William Henry Schieffelin

[1] During the American Civil War in 1862, William Henry Schieffelin was drafted to the front with his 7th New York Infantry Regiment.

In Baltimore he left his regiment, commissioned to recruit men for military service as Major of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles.

[1] At the time of William Henry's military service during the period that the siege of Suffolk took place he participated in various engagements almost every day.

[1] William Henry Schieffelin was fond of shooting and fishing, of driving fast horses and farming.

He was good-looking and sang charmingly and presented a fine figure as a cavalry officer in the Civil War.

Office and Warehouse of W. H. Schieffelin & Co. 170 to 172 William Street, on the corner of Beekman Street in Manhattan.