Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), 512.
The War of the Rebellion ... Soldiers Furnished by the Town of Oxford ...
Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly Under Direction of the Adjutants-General, Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889), 115.
Third C. V. Light Battery Privates: Shey, Joseph Residence: Oxford Date of Enlistment: Sep. 15, '64 Date of muster in this organization: Sep. 15, '64 Remarks: des. Oct. 20, '64.