| Name |
ROSA, Abram (Abe) |
| Born |
24 Jul 1833 |
Niagara County, New York  [1] |
- GAR Membership Roster for Michigan says he was born in Hamilton, New York, which is in Madison County.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
Details for 1860 Census, Benton Twp., Berrien County, Michigan:
Rosa, Abram age 30 born in NY farmer
Rosa, Janet age 23 born in NY
Rosa, Clarissa age 3 born in MI
Rosa, Janet age 4/12 born in MI
Rosa, Joseph age 25 born in NY farmer
(Note: received online through email from a volunteer who looked it up for me.)
Details for 1870 Census, Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan
pg. 13, 6th of July, line 26-27, 112/112
Abraham Rosa, 36, m, w, farm laborer, b. NY,
Harriet Rosa, 20, f, w, keeps house, b. NY, married Oct. 1869
Details for 1880 Census, Hagar Twp., Berrien County, Michigan
pg. 15, 128/145 (Ancestry.com image pg. 15), June 10-12
Rosa, Abram, 45, b. NY father b. NY, mother b. NY, farmer
Rosa, Harriet, 30, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. NY
Rosa, Alby, 9, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. IN
Rosa, John, 5, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. IN
(Note: information sent by Bonnie Hartmann via email, Feb. 15, 2002)
Details for 1890 Veterans census, Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan:
page 3 of 3 for Hagar, line 28, house 128, family 171, SD 4, ED 56
Abram Rosa private, Co. L, Regiment 3, calv., 7 oct 1861, 17 apr 1864, length of service 4 years, 6 months, 10 days
Berrien County, Michigan Directory, 1892
p. 519
Abram Rosa-Township:Hagar, Post Office:Coloma, Business:f[arming], Section:12, Acres:19, Value:$280
Details for 1900 Census, Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan:
228/230 June 28th & 29
Rosa, Abram b. July 1835, 66 yr., married 31yrs., b. NY, parents born: NY, farmer, own mortgaged farm
Rosa, Harriet b. April 1850, 40 yr., 2 children, 2 living
(Note: information sent by Bonnie Hartmann via email, Feb. 17, 2002)
NEED TO CHECK VETERANS CENSUS 1894, Michigan [2] |
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1860 |
Benton Township, Berrien County, Michigan |
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1870 |
Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan |
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1880 |
Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan |
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1900 |
Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan |
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Civil War Regiment:
3rd Michigan Cavalry, Company L
Abram Rosa, Private
His listing in the roll:
NAME HOME AGE
Rosa, Abram Berrien County 27 [looks like 29 was changed to 27 on original, which is correct as Joseph was older] military_rosaabram_musterinroll]
Rosa, Joseph Berrien County 29 (his brother)
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p.273 - regarding the 3rd Michigan Cavalry’s service in Texas...
The regiment comprised a part of the 1st brigade, 1st cavalry division, Military Division of the Gulf and had its headquarters at San Antonio until February 15, 1866, when it was dismounted and mustered out of service.
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Charge and specifications against Private Abram Rosa Co “L”, 3d Regiment Michigan Vol Cavalry.
Charge - Conduct prejudicial to good order and Military discipline.
Specification 1st, In this that he the said Private Abram Rosa, Co “L”, 3d Regiment Michigan Vol Cavalry did use insulting and threatening language towards his Superior Officer, Major Thomas B. Weir, 3d Regiment Michigan Vol Cavalry, in substance as follows, “No God damned Officer shall abuse that man, “Look here,” God damn you, you have churned that man enough, “ I’ll show you, by God.
This near Eagle Pass Texas in or about the 7th day of September 1865.
Specification 2d, In this that he the said private Abram Rosa, Co “L”, 3d Regiment Michigan Vol Cavalry did take off his coat and shake his fists in a threatening manner towards his Superior Officer, Major Thomas B. Weir*, 3d Regiment Michigan Cavalry and at the same time did make use of insulting and threatening language.
This near Eagle Pass Texas in or about the 7th day of September 1865.
*Major Weir - commanded Company D of the 7th Cavalry under Custer, joining him in the attack on a large Native American encampment on the Little Bighorn River in Montana on June 25, 1876. Weir disobeyed orders to remain on what is now Reno Hill, and instead, moved north to attempt to support Custer, who had led a detachment to attack the encampment from that direction. The effort was too late.
He died in 1876 having drank himself to death. It is believed over the loss of Custer, whom he revered. I can’t believe that Abram would have shown any sadness at his passing.
It is interesting that Weir allows Abram to be sent to hard labor in a horrible prison for three months, when he was only trying to protect a fellow soldier from over-enthusiastic punishment. Yet he disobeys orders to protect Custer from a disastrous attack, fails, and wasn’t punished by his superior officers. But justice comes in many forms.
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Head Quarters Cavalry Forces Military Division of the Gulf San Antonio, Texas, November 5th 1865.
General Orders
I. Before a General Court Martial which convened at this place pursuant to S. O. No. 17, Extract 2, dated San Antonio Texas, Octo. 19th, 1865, from the Head Quarters Cavalry Forces, Military Division of the Gulf, and of which Major T. D. Vredenburg, 10th Illinois Cav., is president, was arraigned and tried:
17th Private Abram Rosa, Co. “L”, 3rd Michigan Cavalry.
Charge: Conduct prejudicial to good order and Military discipline.
Finding: Guilty
Sentence: To be confined at hard labor for three months, at such place as the commanding General may direct, with loss of all pay and allowances for the same time.
II. The proceedings, findings and sentence in the case of:
Private
abram Rosa, Co. “L, 3rd Mich. Cav.,
are approved. The Dry Tortugas is hereby, designated a the place of confinement. The Regimental Commanders will cause stoppages to be made.
VIII. The above named prisoners, ordered to be confined at the Dry Tortugas, will be sent under guard with a copy of this General Order, and descriptive lists, to the Provost-Marshall-General, Mil. Div. of the Gulf. The commanding General 1st Cav. Division is charged with the execution of the same.
According to his military papers Abram was absent in military confinement as San Antonio, Texas from September at time of incident to November at time of sentencing, at which time he was sent to Dry Tortugas, Florida, Fort Jefferson for 3 months hard labor, sentenced November 15. Mustered out in Texas Rolls February 12, 1886(this date is erroneous, because he had no papers when he was returned at end of prison term and was sent to Detroit), then Detroit, Michigan April 26, 1866(this date is probably the correct one). Released from prison February 22, 1866.
Was held at New Orleans, in police jail on December 2, 1865, until his transfer to Dry Tortugas (papers do not say how long he was in police custody until transfer.
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Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Michigan; Michigan online GAR membership roster of individual record:
Post # 1
First Name: Abram
Middle Name:
Last Name: Rosa
Age: 47
Birth place: Hamilton, NY
Residence: Riverside
Occupation: Farmer
Entry Date: 15 Sep 1861
Entry Rank: Private
Company: L
Regiment: 3
State: MI
Branch: Cav.
Discharge Date: 26 Apr 1866
Discharge Rank: Privte
Discharge Company: L
Discharge Regiment/Ship: 3
Discharge Regiment State: MI
Discharge Branch: Inf.
Length of Service (months): 0
Discharge Cause: Sp Ord Close of war
Date of Report: 31 Mar 1881
Charter Member:
Transfer from Post No: 0
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Absent from duty due to sickness - sent back to Michigan from September 1863 - February 1864 returned to duty by March of 1864.
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Abram Rosa Summary from his pension file:
Exact date of birth stated as July 24, 1833.
Came to Berrien county in 1852 with his brother Joseph and worked as a lumberman and farm laborer.
Abram wrote that he couldn’t afford a doctor and was using home remedies.
Harriet (Hata) Emerson is stated as his second wife he had two sons with her; John and Alby.
He says that his first wife Janett Smith left him during the Civil War and moved to Oconto, Wisconsin and she died there. This means that she died between 1870 and 1898[we know she was dead by 1877 because of daughters land deed in Michigan selling their inherited property to their mother’s brother]. So her death date of 1876 from Irv could be correct. We still don’t know if they were divorced, separated or annulled.
Peter Clapsaddle is a witness to a document signing as is Alby Emerson
Depositions from: Alex Finch, Abner Branard, Joseph Harris, William Ferguson, Solon Cutter, James Nelson, Perry Roome, George McCormick, Theophulus Hardenbrook, Henry Hermistan, Thomas Botham
I remember seeing a SMITH name witnessing some documents signature, but I can’t find it now. An interesting bit of reading from the examiner doing the analysis, “P.S. It may be proper to state that claimants brother and sister both have very pale weak looking eyes. Their eyes remind me of the eyes of a dead fish. and claimants brother Abram now has cataract of one eye that first appeared about five years ago. The Rosa family were very ordinary people and had no social standing what ever before the war. Formerly Abram was regarded as no better than the rest of the family. but of late years he has had a good reputation.” [3, 4, 5] |
| Died |
13 Sep 1910 |
Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan [1, 6, 7] |
- Died in the Michigan Soldiers Home Hospital.
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| Buried |
Hagar, Berrien County, Michigan [8, 9] |
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| Person ID |
I2449 |
Shepard and John Tree |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2019 |
1833 - 1910 (77 years)