Milford N. Bullock

A farm laborer's son, in 1860 he was an 18 year old living with his parents, paternal grandparents, and 15 year old twin brothers Orin and Warren at Stratford in Fulton County, NY. He enlisted there on 1 May 1861 and mustered on 15 June as a Private in Company K, 34th New York Infantry.

He was mortally wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

Milford N. Bullock, of Company K, was found dead on the field after the battle. The position in which he was lying indicated the painful circumstances of his death. He was lying on his back, his rifle by his side. The ramrod of his gun was in his hand, the lower end against the trigger of the gun, and the muzzle of the gun at his head.

It appeared at the time that the wound he had received had not been sufficient to cause instant death; but, being in mortal agony, he had contrived to end his sufferings by taking his own life. He had placed the gun by his side, the muzzle at his head, and by means of the ramrod had succeeded in discharging it. The circumstances were all so painful, that his comrades, at the suggestion of Captain Northup, agreed that they would not mention them in their letters home. But now [in 1902], after forty years, there is no harm in referring to them.

His service from the State of New York,1 which has him killed outright at Antietam, with further detail and the quote above from Chapin.2 Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860. His memorial on Findagrave has him in Antietam National Cemetery, but there's no evidence of that. It's possible he was buried there as an "unknown," or he may still be on the battlefield.

08/07/1841; Stratford, NY

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD