James Edwin Cross

1840 - 1917  (76 years)

• Name	James Edwin Cross
  Born	27 Mar 1840	Darien, Genesee County, NY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient  [2]
  _MILT	Cpl. Co K, 12th NY Infantry  [2]
  Died	6 Jan 1917  [2]
  Buried	Albany Rural cemetery, Menands, Albany County, NY   [2]
  Person ID	I344992	Day Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Dr. Erastus Tuff Cross,   b. 1801,   d. 17 Apr 1880, Buffalo, Erie County, NY  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sophia Otis,   b. 7 Jul 1808, Westfield, Hampden County, MA ,   d. 7 Aug 1850  (Age 42 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1827	Westfield, Hampden County, MA   [1]
  Family ID	F123149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Margaret Wilbur,   b. 1849,   d. 1920  (Age 71 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1873  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Harry Wilber Cross,   b. 16 Sep 1874,   d. 1940  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	26 May 2017
  Family ID	F123165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Albany Rural cemetery, Menands, Albany County, NY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  During the actions at Blackburn Ford, VA on July 18, 1861 in the First Bull Runn Campaign, Corporal Cross's regiment was driven back by Confederate forces. He refused to retreat with the rest of his unit, and returned fighting to the skirmish line despite obvious danger. He was awarded a CMOH for this act in 1898. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S704] http://www.familysearch.org. [S1383] http://www.findagrave.com/.