James Sprague

1839 - 1864  (25 years)

• Name	James Sprague  [1]
  Born	20 Apr 1839	Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA   [4]
  Page 54
  Isaac, age 34 Mary A., age 32 Ezra, age 11 James, age 10 Josiah, age 8 Calvin, age 6 Sarah, age 1
  Census	25 Sep 1850	Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA   [5]
  Census	1855	Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA   [6]
  New York State Census, House no. 246
  Isaac Sprague  39  b "unknown"  res. 30y  farming Mary A.  38  wife  b Rensselaer  res. 25y Ezra  16  child  [all children b Allegany]  farming James  15  child   farming Josiah  13 Calvin  11 Sarah  6 Louisa  4 Alice M.  2
  Census	31 Aug 1860	Ward, Allegany Co., NY, USA   [7, 8]
  Dwelling 1981 – Dwelling 16, P.O.Hallsport R718P245S#531
  Sprague, Isaac, 44, M, W, Farmer, RP: $4000, PP: $1000, Born New York. Sprague, Mary A., 44, F, W, Born New York. Sprague, Ezra, 21, M, W, Born New York. Sprague, James, 20, M, W, Born New York. Sprague, Jonah (Josiah), 18, M, W, Born New York. Sprague, Calvin, 16, M, W, Born New York. Sprague, Sarah, 12, F, W, Born New York. Sprague, Louisa, 9, F, W, Born New York. Sprague, Miranda, 8, F, W, Born New York. Sprague, Mary, 4, F, W, Born New York. Sprague, Sarah, 1, F, W, Born New York. Note: Sarah, age 1, is likely the same person as Minerva Alice Sprague I139835 based on her age.
  Military	Between 31 Dec 1863 and 19 Jul 1964	Civil War   [1, 9, 10, 11]
  	Pvt., Co. I, 85th New York Infantry
  	(Code No: 13593 Grave No: 3593 Last Name: Sprague First Name: James Rank: Private Company: I Regiment: 85 State: NY Branch of Service: Infantry Date of Death: 7/19/1864 Cause of Death: Diarrhea Remarks: J. Sprague [3] Reference: p 42 [3]., p 307 [302] Place Captured: Plymouth, NC Status: Died at Andersonville More Information Available:  At time of enlistment his place of residence was Ward, NY.) Place of Capture, Plymouth, North Carolina
  Died	19 Jul 1864	Andersonville National Historical Site, Andersonville, Macon Co., GA, USA   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Diarrhea
  Buried	Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY, USA   [5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  	James and Josiah Sprague share one tombstone in Fairlawn Cemetery. James' half reads: Died in the service of his Country as a Prisoner of war at Andersonville, Georgia July 18, 1864 Aged 24 Yrs & 2 M's From findagrave.com as provided by Arlene Spragg Pater-Rov and corrected by A. Arnold Sprague on February 2, 2015 James Sprague Birth:  unknown Death:  Jul. 19, 1964 Note: PVT I 85 NY INF Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville National Historic Site Macon County Georgia, USA Plot: , Row: 3593 Created by: John C. Anderson Record added: Apr 15, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 51144288
  Person ID	I132593	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Isaac Sprague,   b. 1816, Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1896, Scio, Allegany Co., NY, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Berry,   b. 1816, NY, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1898, Scio, Allegany Co., NY, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1837  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F12337	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Apr 1839 - Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA Census - Page 54 - 1850 - Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA Census - 25 Sep 1850 - Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA Census - New York State Census, House no. 246 - 1855 - Alfred, Allegany Co., NY, USA Census - Dwelling 1981 – Dwelling 16, P.O.Hallsport R718P245S#531 - 31 Aug 1860 - Ward, Allegany Co., NY, USA Died - Cause: Diarrhea - 19 Jul 1864 - Andersonville National Historical Site, Andersonville, Macon Co., GA, USA Buried - - Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		An explanation of the headstone/monument for Sprague, James (ca Jan 1839-Mar 1861) and his brother, Sprague, Josiah (ca Apr 1837-Jul 1861) As you face the cemetery with the main highway to your back, this stone sits off to the right side and one row in front of the others. It is broken in half and the top half is laid up against the bottom half. It is for two men who apparently are not buried there but is a monument to them. The top half is for Josiah Sprague: "Josiah Sprague died at UN General Hospital Elmira NY March 11 1861 Aged 22 yr 2 mos 5 da." The bottom half is for JaMes Sprague: "James Sprague died in the service of this Country as a prisoner of war at Andersonville, Ga July 18 1861 Age 24 yr 3 mos." (Source unknown)
  		Sprague, James (ca Jan 1839-Mar 1861) and his brother, Sprague, Josiah (ca Apr 1837-Jul 1861) Grave stone/monument at Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY (See above for more information.)
  		Sprague, James (ca Jan 1839-Mar 1861) and his brother, Sprague, Josiah (ca Apr 1837-Jul 1861) Grave stone/monument at Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY (See above for more information)
  		Sprague, James (ca Jan 1839-Mar 1861) and his brother, Sprague, Josiah (ca Apr 1837-Jul 1861) Grave stone/monument at Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY (See above for more information)
  		Sprague, James (ca Jan 1839-Mar 1861) and his brother, Sprague, Josiah (ca Apr 1837-Jul 1861) Grave stone/monument at Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY (See above for more information)
  		Sprague, James (ca Jan 1839-Mar 1861) and his brother, Sprague, Josiah (ca Apr 1837-Jul 1861) Grave stone/monument at Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, Allegany Co., NY (See above for more information)

  
  

• Sources

  [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of October 15, 2015. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of July 28, 2010. [S5275] Correspondent: Sprague, Maurice. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of July 19th, 2003. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of October 16, 2015. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of March 25, 2012. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of October 18, 2015. [S52] Internet Web Site, Ancestry, Andersonville Prisoners of War, "d. July 19, 1864 of Diarrhea.". [S52] Internet Web Site, National Park Service: http://www.montezuma-ga.org/chamber/prisoner.asp?code=13593. [S991] Correspondent: Cassidy, Rossana, note of May 1st, 2006. [S114] Correspondent: Sprague, Cecil R., III, note of May 30th, 2008. [S2799] Internet Web Site: FindaGrave, Memorial 51144288. 1 [S2799] Internet Web Site: FindaGrave, Memorial 51144288, 0001. 1 1 [S2799] Internet Web Site: FindaGrave, Memorial 51144288.