Dutchess
County
- Civil
Pleasant
Valley
2,343.
Poughkeepsie
17,848
75
War 141 1,071
143 218
Red Hook
3,964
238
224
Rhinebeck Stanford
3,289 2,323
197 139
133 109
Union
1,502
90
85
2,685
161
52
Vale
Washington
Total
64,941
3,895
"as near as can be" "no room to put here" "carefully prepared" (no comment) "no record kept" "list according to law" "records negligently kept"
1,877
It can be seen in the previous table that the towns which kept good records do in fact approximate the six per cent level of names. These are LaGrange, Pawling, Pleasant VaLley, Red Hook and Union Vale. Residents of these towns should feel a large measure of pride in their heritage, for it is only through recordedhistory that the heritage can be felt and enjoyed.
Footnote The.author has for some time been engaged in extensive research of various sources in an attempt to 3,895 Civil War produce as many names of the expected volunteers as possible. In contrast to the 1,877names found in Smith's "History of Duchess County", the author has found nearly double that number and now has a list of 3,297 names of Dutchess County volunteers in the Civil War. The six per cent level has now been achieved in the towns of Dover, Pine Plains and Poughkeepsie in addition to those shown previously. The towns of Fishkill, Hyde Park, and Stanford have been significantly improved. Research will continue, and hopefully this list of names can be published in the near future.
