Jacob Youmans

Descendents of Jacob Youmans, along with Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci & Commissioner of Veteran Affairs Jerry Donnellon, dedicated a long overdue plaque received from the federal government in honor of Jacob Youmans’ service to our country during the Civil War. In 1862, at the age of 18, Jacob Youmans decided to enlist in the US Army. On August 14, 1862, Jacob Youmans became a private. On September 2, 1862 Jacob was mustered into the army in Yonkers, NY. He was in Company K, Regular New York Heavy Artillery Volunteers. Jacob was in the army for a few months. Then, on December 23, 1862 he was admitted to the Army Hospital at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD with typhoid fever. He died three days later. Jacob was later buried right here in the Youmans Family Cemetery across from the present day Clarkstown Town Hall.