Thinking about our Grandfathers and Cousins on this
respectful 2026 Day of Honorable Remembrance.
Seven related men in Six Wars.
French and Indian War
Mortally-Wounded-In-Action, Battle of Ticonderoga, 8 Jul 1758, during the disastrous British General James Abercrombie's failed frontal attack on Fort Ticonderoga at Lake Champlain, New York Province.
Died of wounds near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers while in transit back to his Dutchess County home.
Thomas is probably interred near his homeland church in Bethel Churchyard Cemetery, Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York Province. No gravestone is presently found.
American Revolutionary War
Killed-In Action, The Battle Of Groton Heights, 6 Sep 1781.
Soldiers serving in Colonel William Ledyard's Connecticut Militia Defense at Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut.
Interred at Stanton-Hull Cemetery, North Stonington, Connecticut.
Gravestone inscription: “Here Inter'd are the bodies of two brothers, Sons of Capt. Phineas Stanton and Elizabeth his wife who fell with many of their friends Sept 6th, 1781 while manfully fighting for the liberty of their Country and defense of Fort Griswold. The assailants were troops commanded by that most despicable patricide, Benedict Arnold.”
American Civil War
Corporal William Moegling (a Great-Great Grandfather) – died Nov 1869.
Wounded-In-Action, The Battle Of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Virginia (a gunshot wound).
Service with General Abram Duryea's Brigade, Company H, 97th Infantry Regiment, New York State Volunteers.
NARA official records show William's Discharged For Disability from a Belle Plains Landing Field Hospital, Virginia in February 1863.
William's untimely death is logically at least partially military-service-connected.
William was first interred at Potter Street Cemetery, the first municipal cemetery at Utica, New York, then in 1916 was re-interred with about 5,000 others at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica as Potter Street Cemetery was totally removed.
World War I
Private Charles E. Covert, U.S. Army, Company M, 1st New York Infantry, 54th Brigade of the 27th Division (a first cousin-1xRemoved).
Wounded-In-Action in France, battles include: Dickenbusch, Battles of the Meuse–Argonne, and The Hindenburg Line (a gas attack), et al.
U.S. Army Honorable Discharge – French overseas military service 9 May 1918–26 Dec 1918. Official records report "Wounded severely in action about 30 Oct 1918" – a head wound and documented at 40% disabled on discharge date.
U.S. Veterans Hospital, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, official recorded condition is "Neuropsychiatric."
Deceased while a patient and resident at Canandaigua VA Medical Center, where Charles has been in residence for over 25 years.
Charles was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, New York.
World War II
Private Mahlon Barnes Zeh, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, U.S. Army (a distant cousin).
Mortally-Wounded-In-Action February 1945, wounds suffered as his unit was combat engaged in Germany and he died 8 Feb 1945 while a patient at a Belgium Field Hospital.
Mahlon is interred at the WWII American Military Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Liege, Belgium.
Vietnam War
Corporal James Richard Brink, USMC (a contemporary Second Cousin).
Enlisted U.S. Marine Corps in July 1965. Active overseas service with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF).
Killed-In-Action 14 Dec 1966, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Official records report “...a USMC Rifleman – KIA by combat enemy ground fire, remains recovered.” Military awards include The Purple Heart.
James is interred at a family burial plot, Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, California. His name is inscribed at Washington DC "THE WALL" -- Panel 13E, Line 43.
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