John Strong Platner

In 1860 he was a 23 year old merchant living in Sidney Mallory's Franklin House hotel in Geneva, NY. He enrolled there on 1 May 1861 as First Lieutenant and mustered as Captain of Company H, 33rd New York Infantry on 22 May. He was appointed Major of the regiment on 24 January 1862.

He was with his regiment in Maryland and his horse was killed under him in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He mustered out with the regiment on 2 June 1863 in Geneva. He then helped recruit and organize the First New York Veteran Cavalry and was commissioned their Lieutenant Colonel on 22 September 1863. He was promoted to Colonel on 30 December (to rank from 13 December) 1863 and mustered out with them on 20 July 1865 at Camp Piatt, WV. He was honored by brevet to Brigadier General of Volunteers in November 1865.

He died young, just 31 years old, in 1868 and his widow Anna began receiving a pension based on his war service in December.

His service from the State of New York1 and his muster roll extracts, online from fold3. The Antietam detail from Judd.2 Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860. His gravesite is on Findagrave. His picture from a c. 1862 photograph sold by Heritage Auctions in December 2005.

03/23/1837; Clyde, NY

12/03/1868; Geneva, NY; burial in Maple Grove Cemetery, Clyde, NY