Class Year
2015
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
11-7-2013
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Clark Alving Gardner was born on June 20, 1839, to Peleg and Julia Gardner in Rodman, New York, a town in Jefferson County. He was the oldest of five children. On July 31, 1862, at the age of twenty-three years, Gardner enlisted in the Black River Artillery, and was called to service on September 11 of the same year.
The Black River Artillery originated from Sackett’s Harbor, New York, located off the Black River Bay in Jefferson County. The 4th, 5th, and 7th Battalion units of the Black River Artillery were consolidated to form the 10th New York Heavy Artillery regiment on December 31, 1862, shortly after Gardner had joined and one day before President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Kirk, Brianna E., "A Man of Mystery: An Introduction to Mr. Clark Gardner" (2013). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 8.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/8
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