Adjutant Leffert L. Laidlaw
Born: February 1, 1835.
Died: September 6, 1884 (aged 49 years).
Occupation: Unknown.
Enlisted: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 25 years).
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as 1st Lieutenant. Company: G
Commissioned: April 28, 1861 as 1st Lieutenant in the 14th New York
Militia.
With rank from the same date.
Promoted: Adjutant on July 1, 1861. Not commissioned
Discharged: August 2, 1861. No further information given.
Wife: Cornelia Lewis Daniels.
Born on August 2, 1831.
Died on December 12, 1876 (aged 45 years).
Children: Unknown.
Leffert is buried in Lot 01987, Section 23, Greenwood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York.
Source: The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.