John P. H. Van Vladricken served in the Civil War with the 71st
New York Regiment. Like so many young men, he was killed at Gettysburg . It was the
second day of the battle and his regiment charged another. At that time, he had
already served one three year enlistment and was in his second three year term.
New York
in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany : J. B. Lyon
Company, 1912.
New York State Military
Museum and Veterans Research
Center . “Rosters of the
New York Infantry Regiments During the Civil War.” https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/rostersinfantry.htm
When he re-enlisted, his wife followed. Mary Van Vladricken
became a field nurse in Sickle’s Brigade. She served as such even after her
husband’s tragic death. Mary served thru the remainder of the war.
According to her obituary, she had been captured by the
Confederates at one point. Several officers and men who she had cared for at
one time recognized her. She was treated then with consideration until being
recaptured by General Kilpatrick.
She passed in January 1900. She was 70 at the time of her
death, putting her birth about 1830. Her obituary mentions too that her maiden
name was Deyoe and that she “belonged to a titled Holland family.”
Finding mention of either Van Vladricken is proving
difficult however. There were nine enlisted men from the 71st New
York Regiment who were in fact killed at the Battle of Gettysburg but it does
not list them by name. They are also not listed as part of the 71st
Regiment on either the New York
State Military
Museum website or the
National Park Service’s Soldiers’ Database.
Sources:
National
Park Service “Soldiers and Sailors Database.” http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm
New-York
tribune. (New York [N.Y.]), 06
Jan. 1900. Chronicling America :
Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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© Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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