Andrew D. Lull

UNIT: Company E, 144th New York Volunteer Infantry

HOMETOWN: Bovina, New York; later Woodland Township / Shamong Station

BORN/DIED: 1843–1895

RANK: Private

GRAVE LOCATION: Old Tabernacle Cemetery, Row 23 Lot 2

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I was born in 1843 in New York and lived with my parents, who were farmers, and siblings in Bovina, NY, until I joined the Union Army. At the age of 19, I enrolled in the 144th New York Volunteer Infantry on August 28, 1862, and was mustered in as a Private in Company E on September 27, 1862.

In October of 1862, we left for Washington, DC. We were attached to the 3rd Brigade, and our duty was to defend Washington, DC. For the remainder of that year, we were assigned to different brigades and divisions. On April 7, 1863, we participated in the second bombardment of Fort Sumter; the first battle had occurred in April of 1861.

Known as the “Ironclad Attack,” this second battle lasted two and one-half hours. The fort and other Confederate installations at the harbor’s entrance defeated nine Federal gunboats in their attempt to move past the fort and enter Charleston harbor. Three months later, in July, a U.S. Army-Navy force began operations to move onto Morris Island, erect batteries, bombard and capture Fort Sumter, and remove the harbor obstructions so that the navy could enter the harbor and capture Charleston.

The greatest number of casualties incurred by my regiment was during our service on Folly Island during the siege of Charleston, South Carolina. Contaminated drinking water caused severe illnesses among almost the entire regiment. So many of my fellow soldiers became ill with diarrhea that a board of surgeons was appointed to determine which men would be eligible for furloughs so that they could recover from the sickness. A convalescent camp was established at St. Augustine, Florida, where many of the men spent their illness-caused furloughs. By the end of the war, 174 enlisted men in my regiment had died from disease.

I served the full balance of the war in the field and was honorably mustered out at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on June 25, 1865. I was 22 years old. After I mustered out, I returned home to live with my family and six siblings and took up the life of a farmer. A few years later, I married Annie, and by 1880, I was living as a farmer in Woodland Township. Annie and I had four children, and my mother came to live with us after my father died. From the years 1876-1879 I was a member of the Woodland Township Committee. In 1879 we sold land on the “Duckingham” waterway because taxes were unpaid. In 1883, as mentioned in my father-in-laws will probate, our town was known as “Shamong Station.”

In 1884, I filed for an Invalid Pension. I died in 1895 at the age of 52.

Andrew Lull (Old Tabernacle cemetery Row 23 Lot 2)

Timeline

1843: Born in New York; grew up in Bovina.
August 28 / September 27, 1862: Enrolled in the 144th New York Volunteer Infantry, then mustered into Company E as a Private.
October 1862: Left for Washington, D.C., where the regiment performed defensive duty.
June 25, 1865: Honorably mustered out at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
1876–1879: Served on the Woodland Township Committee.
1879: Sold land along the “Duckingham” waterway because of unpaid taxes.
1880: Lived in Woodland Township with his wife Annie and family and worked as a farmer.
1884: Filed for an invalid pension.
1895: Died at the reported age of 52.