Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Dailey, John F. |
Genealogy ID |
80877 |
Born |
23 MAR 1840 |
Birthplace |
Tioga, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
14 MAR 1931 |
Deceased where |
Tioga, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Occupation |
Lumberman |
Titles & honors |
Civil War G.A.R. Mansfield Post # 48 |
Military |
Civil War |
Father |
Nathan Dailey |
Mother |
Susan Smith |
Spouse |
Ruby A. VanDeren |
Reference |
Obit PDC GAR |
Notes |
DAILEY, John F., son of Nathan Dailey deceased, and Susan (Smith) living, was born March 23, 1840, in Tioga township, Tioga county, Pa.,; his wife, Ruby A. Van Deren, to whom he was married July 24, 1864, in Mansfield, Pa., was born Sept. 25, 1839, in Lawrenceville, Pa., a daughter of Abram C. and Hanna (Eames) Van Deren, both deceased. No children have been born to this marriage. Mrs. Dailey is a charter member and an active worker in Gen. Mansfield W. R. C., No. 6, Dept. Of Pa., and is past S. V. P., also Chap of the Corps. Comrade Dailey enlisted April 20, 1861, in Tioga, Tioga county, Pa., at the age of 21 years joining Co. G, 1st Pa. Rifles Bucktails 1st Brig., McCall's Div., 5th A. C. At the battle of the Wilderness May 7, 1864, he received a gunshot in right shoulder; for this wound he was confined in hospitals at Washington, D. C., Baltimore, Md., Little York, Pa., and Harrisburg, Pa. One month. He took active part in the battles of Drainsville, New Creek, Hunter's Mill, Mt. Jackson, Cross Keyes, Gaines Hill, Malvery Hill and the Wilderness, receiving an honorable discharge June 11, 1864, at Harrisburg, Pa. Comrade Dailey is a member of Gen. Mansfield, Post 48, in which he is P. S. V. C. O. of D and O. of G.; he is by occupation a farmer and may be addressed at Mansfield, Pa. [G.A.R. Biography boov] John F. Daily, Member of "Bucktail" Regiment John F. Daily, born at the Daily Farm, Tioga Township in 1840. He died near Tioga at the age of 91 in 1931. He was next to the last surviving member of the famous Bucktail Regiment of the Civil War. At the age of 13 he began working in the woods on Pine Creek every winter until the call from President Lincoln for 75,000 in April 1861 for 80 days, to quell the disturbance following the firing on Fort Sumpter. Mr. Daily enlisted at Tioga in a Company organized by Capt. H. McDonald, known as Company G. of the old "Bucktail" Rev. 1st Rifles or 13th Infantry Vol. Reserves. A Captain Biddle was Commander. On arriving at Harrisburg they found all the 90-day companies filled but were told they could join three-year companies. Mr. Daily enlisted in one of these companies. He took part in the following battles: New Creek Station, Drainsville, South Mountain, Seven Day’s Fight on the Peninsula, Mechanicsville, Cole Harbor Savage Station, Chickahorning, Peach Orchard, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, Nelson Farm, Turkey Bend, Gettysburg, Mine Run and the Battle of the Wilderness. In July1861, he was sent from Cumberland, Md. With a scouting party of 34 picked men under Col. Kane to a point near Romney to clear the B & O RR for passage of trains with Union Troops and supplies. At New Creek Station, the enemy got between them and their camp. The scouts quartered in a stone and brick house were attacked by a Confederate detachment numbering 400 and repulsed them. Col.Biddle heard the scouts were surrounded and came to their relief. At the battle of Fredericksburg, Daily helped carry back the wounded. The second day of the battle of the Wilderness, while in woods in line of battle, waiting orders, under fire, three men were killed within a few feet of him. Next day he was wounded. He was in hospitals at Washington, D.C, Baltimore, Md., and Little York, Pa. Early in 1862, he was detailed as Teamster of Ammunition wagons, which place he held for six months. While employed in this capacity he was in Chambersburg when that city was captured by the rebel cavalry under General Stuart. He secured a suit of civilian clothes and escaped. He was honorably discharged in June 1864 and returned to Mansfield, where he lived until about 1929. He sold out and visited relatives in the west and died at the home of a cousin near Tioga. He was buried in Prospect Cemetery with military honors. He was a member of General Mansfield Post No. 48 GAR, which he joined on Jan. 1880. He held office of Senior Vice Commander, Surgeon, Officer of the Guard and Officer of the Day. Lester Barden, who sent a clipping on Mr. Daily, lives in the former Daily property on Cole St. Mansfield Advertiser, PA, 22 May 1929, p.1 John Dailey Back From the Wild West Our old friend, John Dailey, wasn’t exactly kidnapped last fall, but there was a niece of his out here on a visit, and she made him believe that the country out around Lake, Geneva, Wisconsin, was a second edition of the Garden of Eden, or at least the Promised Land. But Friend Dailey "came to" after a while, and as soon as he got his correct bearings as to which direction Tioga county, Pennsylvania, really was, he made a bee line for Mansfield. John pulled into town the other day, and it was not long before he showed up at the Advertiser office, where he has always been a sort of a favorite. Mr. Dailey is in his 90th year, but to see him march down the Roosevelt Highway from his place to Main Street, one would think he was about twenty-five years old. He was born on the old Dailey homestead, near Mill Creek, in Tioga township, March 23, 1840, where he passed his boyhood days until his thirteenth birthday. In the fall after his thirteenth birthday, he pulled out for what was then designated as the "lumber woods" in the Pine Creek region. Every winter thereafter until the breaking out of the Civil War, found him in the same occupation – working in the lumber woods. In April, 1861, when President Lincoln called for 75,000 men for 90 days, after the firing on Fort Sumter, in order to quell the disturbance in the South, Mr. Dailey enlisted at Tioga in a company organized by Captain Hugh McDonald, as Co. G, of the old "Bucktails," the first Regt., PA, Vols., Col Biddle, Commander. On their way to Harrisburg, the company went to Troy, where they were joined by Co. A, of Lawrenceville. On the arrival of these companies at Harrisburg, it was found that the three-months companies were all filled up, but that they could join a three-years’ company. Some of the men, including Mr. Dailey, then enlisted for three years, or until the close of the war, while others went back home, and were later drafted. Mr. Dailey got into a company made up of men from Elk county and some from Tioga county, with Capt. McDonald in charge. At Harrisburg the men were drilled until the last of June, when they were sent to West Virginia, where the fun soon began. Mr. Dailey saw a lot of fighting during the three years enlistment, among which were the battles of New Creek Station, Drainsville, South Mountain, Antietam, Seven Days’ Fight on the Peninsula, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Chickahominy, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, Nelson Farm, Turkey Bend, New Market, Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, also Gettysburg, Mine Run, and the Battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Dailey was wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness, but recovered, and for a time was detailed as a driver of an ammunition train. In this capacity he was at Chambersburg, PA, when that city was captured by the rebels under General Stuart. He secured a civilian suit of clothes, and in that way escaped. Mr. Dailey was honorably discharged in June, 1864, when he quit soldier field. Shortly after his return home he secured a position with Ross & Williams, who at that time, in addition to their banking business, did a large business in lumbering. On July 24, 1864, Mr. Dailey was married to Miss Ruby A. Van Dearan, by Rev. N.L. Reynolds, then pastor of Mansfield Baptist Church. [Mr. Reynolds’ son, Rev. W.W. Reynolds, was also the pastor of this same church some thirty years later. Mr. Dailey has lived an honorable and upright life, known and respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. It is the hope and wish of all that he may live to enjoy his pleasant home, and the income he receives and so richly deserves from his great Uncle Sam. John F. Dailey, widowed = 80877 Death Cert. #33541; Cause – Chronic myocarditis; fracture of left hip b. 23 March 1840, Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA; d. 14 March 1931, Tioga Boro, Tioga county, PA Spouse – Nora Fuller Occupation – Laborer Parents – Nathan Dailey, Wellsboro, PA + Susan Smith, Wellsboro, PA Informant – Mrs. L.D. McKinney, Tioga County, PA Signed by – J.H. Doane, MD, Mansfield, PA Burial – 16 March 1931, Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, PA DAILEY, John F. [SRGP 80877] – Once Member of Bucktails is Dead at 91 Mansfield, Mar. 19 – John F. Dailey, 91 one of the tow surviving member of the famous Bucktails Regiment of Civil War renown, died near here several days ago. He was laid at rest in Prospect Cemetery, here, with full military honors. Mr. Dailey was born on Mill Creek, Tioga Township, March 23, 1840, where he remained until the age of 13 when he went into the Pine Creek lumber woods to work until the Civil War broke out. Enlisted in 1861 In April, 1861, when President Lincoln called for 75,000 men, Mr. Dailey enlisted at Tioga in a company organized by Capt. Hugh McDonald as Co. G of the old "Bucktails", First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, of which Colonel Biddle was commander. On arriving at Harrisburg it was found that the three-months’ companies were filled up, but that they could join a three-year company. Mr. Dailey joined one of these companies with Captain McDonald in charge. Among the battles in which Mr. Dailey took part were New Creek Station, Drainsville, South Mountain, Antietam, Seven Days’ Fight on the Peninsula, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Savage Station, Chickahominy, White Oak Swamp, Peach Orchard, Glendale, Nelson Farm, Turkey Bend, New Market, Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Gettysburg, Mine Run and the Wilderness. He was wounded in the Wilderness engagement and after recovering was detailed as a driver of an ammunition train. He was at Chambersburg when that city was captured by the Confederates under General Stuart. He secured a suit of civilian clothes and made his escape. He was honorably discharged in June, 1864. Lived in Mansfield Returning from the war Mr. Dailey secured a position with the Ross & Williams lumber business. In June, 1864 he married Miss Ruby VanDearan, who died several years ago. Mr. Dailey came to live in Mansfield at the close of the war and owned a property at the junction of Coles Street and the Roosevelt Highway until about two years ago, when he sold it to Milton Barden. Since that time he has spent some time with relatives in the West and with his cousin, Mrs. Lettie McKinney, near Tioga, where he died. – Elmira Star-Gazette, NY, 19 March 1931, Thursday, p.5 |
