Sept. 9, '62; had been in Co. F, Fifth M. V. M. 3 mos. term, 1861;
later in Co. K, Fifty-ninth Infty. from which he deserted; Willcut
seemed a fitting name.
Williams, John, 32, --; seaman, Boston; July 29, '63, in Thirteenth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth and was dis. disa., Aug. 7, '64.
Wilton, George T., 28, S.; boatman, Conway; Aug. 1, '63; in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth and was wd. May 5, '64, Wilderness;
dis. disa., Aug. 18, '64.
Woodward, Elbridge G., 23, M.; farmer, Colrain; Aug. 1, '63; trans. to
V. R. C., March 21, '65; des. from 22d Co. Second Batt. V. R. C., June
28, '65.
Wright, Robert, 23, --; boiler maker, Ashfield; July 26, '63, in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
COMPANY F
Taunton
CAPTAIN
Joseph J. Cooper, 34, M.; nailer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. Feb. 7,
'65, Hatcher's Run, Va.; bvt. Major, April 1, '65; M. O. June 2,
'65; b. May 8, 1828, Preston, England; came to America, when three
years old; as a boy, worked in Taunton Cotton mill; as a young man,
worked at tack making; in Pittsburg, Penn., from 1854 to beginning
of the Civil War; after the war, engaged in the nail business in
Bridgewater and continued the same for years; later he followed the
same business in Taunton, retiring several years ago; from boyhood,
he was interested in the Fire Department, being an active member of
the Taunton force for many years, and then Ass't Engineer; was a
lifelong member of the Baptist Church; a life member of the Old Colony
Historical Society, his interest continued to the end; Lieut. James E.
Seaver, secretary of the Society pays the Major this tribute, "Always
an honest man! A man with the strongest convictions which he held to
the last, if he believed them to be right; a good friend, an excellent
neighbor, a good citizen and a brave soldier"; he died August 22, 1912.
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Isaac D. Paul, 38, S.; dresser, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; k. May 8, '64,
Spottsylvania; a member of the Masonic Order, Confederate Masons
carried his body to the rear and buried it with Masonic Rites; had
been a corporal in Co. G, Fourth M. V. M., 3 mos. service; before the
war, had been Supt. in the Whittaker Cotton Manufacturing Co. For a
time, Post 55 of Taunton bore his name.
SECOND LIEUTENANT
John D. Reed, 35, S.; grocer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; prom. 1st Lieut.
Sept. 20, '63; vide Co. I.
Joseph A. Merrifield, from Sergt. Major, Sept. 20, '63; trans. to Co.
D, Oct. '63.
Henry F. Felch from Co. I, Oct. 25, '63; wd. Aug. 18, '64; prom. 1st
Lieut. Sept. 15, '64, Co. E.
ENLISTED MEN
Adams, George F., 24, M.; nailer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O. June 2,
'65.
Alexander, William, 21, S.; laborer, Boston; July 27, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M. O.
Anthony, Sylvanus, 28, M.; farmer, Uxbridge; July 5, '63; in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M. O.
Austin, Charles B., 33, M.; Aug. 22, '62; Pris. May 10, '64, to May
10, '65; M. O. June 2, '65.
Babbitt, Charles E., 20, M.; tailor, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; k. May 8,
'64, Alsop's Farm.
Babbitt, Frank S., b. Dec. 22, 1843; 18, S.; tailor, Taunton; Aug.
25, '62; trans. to U. S. Signal Corps, Sept. 1, '63; served in Army
of the Potomac; 1865 to 1889, manufacturing machinery; 1882-'83,
Representative in General Court; 1887, Alderman, Taunton; 1888-'93
inclusive, Bristol Co. Commissioner; 1891-'93 inclusive, Mayor of
Taunton; 1894-'97, Administrator of Estates; 1897-1900 inclusive,
Chief of Police; 1901 to date, Probation Officer, Massachusetts
Superior Court; 1913, Taunton.
Babbitt, George H., Jr., b. Sept. 7, 1841; (Sergt.) 20, S.;
auctioneer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O. June 2, '65; auctioneer and
commission merchant; 1871-'72, Rep. General Court; later was Coroner,
Deputy Sheriff, Justice of the Peace, Constable, Ass't U. S. Marshal,
Enumerator, etc.; d. Dec. 9, 1877.
Barker, Orville A., b. June 17, 1840, 22, S.; apothecary, Taunton;
Aug. 22, '62; prom. Corp.; prom. Hosp. Steward, Oct. 13, '62; vide F.
& S.
Barnes, Charles A., 27, S.; bookkeeper, Taunton; Dec. 28, '63; d. July
15, '64, Taunton.
Barnes, William L., 35, M.; painter, Roxbury; July 15, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; dis. disa., April 22, '65.
Barnum, George D., 29, S.; bootmaker, Boston, cr. to Holliston;
July 14, '63, in Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to
Thirty-second and M. O.
Barrows, George L., 18, S.; shoemaker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; trans.
Co. F, Twenty-fourth V. R. C., March 13, '65; dis. June 28, '65.
Betagh, James, 35, M.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp., Jan. 1,
'64; wd. May 10, '65; Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to May 16, '65; M. O. June
2, '65.
Boardman, Alfred, 24, S.; shoemaker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; trans. to
U. S. Navy, April 19, '64; dis. July 31, '65.
Borden, Clark P., 20, S.; harness maker, Fall River; Aug. 22, '62; wd.
May 8, '64; M. O. June 2, '65.
Braddock, William, 26, M.; knife cutter, Chatham; Oct. 1, '63, in
Twelfth Infty.; M. O. May 15, '65.
Brewster, Charles W. (Corp.), 19, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
dis. March 31, '65.
Briggs, Preserved, 26, M.; wheelwright, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O.
June 2, '65.
Brizzee, Lorenzo, 29, M.; farmer, Deerfield; July 16, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M. O.;
name also found, Brizzer and Brizzie.
Brooks, Freelove, 29, M.; armorer, Springfield; July 11, '63, in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
Brunn, John, 25, S.; shoemaker, Roxbury; Sept. 23, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence as prisoner of war to
Thirty-second and M. O.
Burt, Henry A., 25, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May 16,
'64; M. O. June 2, '65.
Carney, John, 22, S.; shovel maker, Acton; July 23, '63; in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M. O.
Cochran, Matthew, 28, M.; sailor, Marblehead; July 10, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; wd., time and place not given; dis.
disa., June 7, '65.
Cole, Charles H., 19, S.; hostler, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O. June
2, '65.
Conway, Patrick, 28, S.; farmer, New York, cr. to Truro; Oct. 5, '63,
in Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; Pris. Aug. 19, '64; dis.
June 13, '65.
Cotter, Edward A., 22, S.; shoemaker, Dorchester; June 26, '61, in
Twelfth Infty.; re-en. Jan. 5, '64; trans. to Thirty-ninth; dis.
disa., April 3, '65.
Crooker, Lucius (Sergt.), 23, S.; clerk, Bridgewater; Aug. 22, '62;
dis. Dec. 22, '63, for commission, U. S. C. T.; vide Seventy-seventh
Infty. and Tenth H. Arty.; reporting in New Orleans he was
commissioned 1st Lieut. and ordered to Ft. St. Philip and made Post
Adjutant; later became Provost Marshal in N. O., remaining there till
Reg't was M. O. Later still was secretary of U. S. Consul at Panama;
he died several years ago.
Cummings, John A., 25, --; --, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; des. Aug. 29,
'62.
Daniels, George M., 32, M.; mason, Adams; July 14, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; wd., no time or place stated; trans.
to Thirty-second and M. O.
Day, John, 32, S.; fisherman, Gloucester; July 22, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; Pris. Aug. 19, '64; d. from wds. Oct.
28, '64.
Dean, Anson J., 18, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp., March
1, '65; wd. June 18, '64, and March 31, '65; M. O. May 25, '65.
Dean, Erastus L., 18, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; k. May 8,
'64, Spottsylvania.
Dean, William E., 24, S.; Aug. 22, '62; Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to March
2, '65; M. O. June 2, '65.
Delphin, Joseph, Jr., 19, S.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '63; M. O.
June 2, '65.
Doherty, William (Sergt.), 33, M.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
Pris., Aug. 19, '64, to May 16, '65; M. O. June 2, '65.
Dunbar, Robert, 28, S.; plasterer, Boston; July 27, '63; in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; wd. Aug. 19, '64; des. March 2, '65.
Elms, Cyrus O., 35, M.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd., Aug.
19, '64; trans. Feb. 25, '65, to Co. A, Tenth V. R. C.; dis. May 26,
'65.
Ensminger, John, 22, S.; farmer, Stockbridge; July 15, '63; in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; M. O. May 31, '65.
Findell, Adolphus, 44, --; --, Taunton; Aug. 3, '63; though given on
the State House rolls as trans. from the Thirteenth Infty., his name
does not appear in that regiment, nor in the Twelfth; dis. disa.,
Sept. 26, '64.
Gay, Abraham S., 34, M.; shoemaker, Natick; March 17, '62, in
Thirteenth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; M. O. March 17, '65, ex. of
s.
Gay, George W., 19, S.; stitcher, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Pris. Aug.
19, '64; M. O. June 2, '65.
Grover, Hartson C., 27, S.; blacksmith, Canaan, Me., cr. Methuen; July
13, '63, in Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth thence to Co. A,
Ninth V. R. C.; dis. July 22, '65.
Gushee, Sacuel M., 17, --; --, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; N. F. R.
Hall, Benjamin J., 18, S.; printer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; prom. Corp.
July 1, '64; Pris.; d. Dec. 6, '64, Salisbury.
Hall, Daniel, b. Nov. 27, 1839; 23, --; --, Boxford; Nov. 21, '62,
in Washington, D. C.; trans. Aug. 1, '63, U. S. Signal Corps; served
in Dep't, N. C., Dept. of Shenandoah, Georgetown, D. C.; dis. as
Sergt. July 5, '65; says he was in the Navy, '61 and '62; through the
treachery of a Lieutenant, he and twelve others were prisoners of war
ten months; rolls say M. O. in absence, June 2, '65; salesman; 1913,
S. H. Togus, Me.
Hall, Eben A., 22, M.; printer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp. Sept.
1, '63; Sergt. Feb. 1, '65; Pris. Feb. 7, '65, to April 30, '65; M.
O. June 2, '65; Rep. in General Court; Executive Council with Gov.
Butler; publisher of Greenfield Gazette; d. New Orleans, March 17,
1900, while on Press Excursion to that vicinity.
Hall, George W., 18, S.; seaman, Boston; Aug. 23, '62, in Thirteenth
Infty.; re-en. Jan. 4, '64; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to
Thirty-second and M. O.
Hall, Rufus W., b. July 30, 1836; 34, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug.
22, '62; Pris. May 8, '64; recaptured by Sheridan, May 9; dis. disa.,
April 28, '65; machinist; 52 years in Mason Machine Works, including
army service and nineteen months disa. at close; 1913 (retired),
Taunton.
Haniford, William, 20, S.; farmer, Chelmsford; July 11, '63, in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
Harris, Alfred B., 21, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; trans. Jan.
12, '64, U. S. Signal Corps; served in Depts. of Ohio, Va., and N. C.;
taken pris. Feb. 18, '65, near Fort Anderson, N. C.; d. April 7, '65,
Taunton.
Harvey, William F., 22, M.; moulder, Taunton, Aug. 22, '62; dis.
disa., Jan. 2, '64.
Hathaway, James A., 18, S.; nailer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Pris., Aug.
19, '64; d. Jan. 10, '65, Salisbury, N. C.
Hewett, John G., 29, M.; dresser tender, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis.
disa., Jan. 12, '63.
Holloway, Isaac N., 27, M.; shoemaker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May
10, '64, and Aug. 18, '64; dis. May 12, '65.
Horton, Horace B. (Corp.), 36, M.; mason, Taunton; Aug. 8, '62; prom.
Sergt. Nov. 1, '65; wd. and prisoner, Aug. 19, '64; paroled, N. F. R.
Howland, Benjamin L., 21, S.; cooper, Taunton; Oct. 16, '63; in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; Pris. Aug. 19, '64; trans. to
Thirty-second and M. O.
Jewett, Jesse G., b. Oct. 9, 1840, 21, S.; clerk, Bridgewater; Aug.
22, '62; Corp. March 2, '63; dis. Jan. 2, '64, for Commission, U. S.
C. T.; vide Seventy-seventh Infty. and Tenth H. Arty.; with Sergt.
Crocker he reported to General Wm. Dwight, New Orleans; commissioned
1st Lieut.; sent to Fort St. Philip, serving as boarding officer,
i.e., looking after contraband goods in passing vessels; later, served
on staffs of Generals Hamlin, Banks, Hurlbert, Canby, Sheridan and
J. W. Sherman; resigned June 7, 1866; clothing business and farming
till 1871; since then with Old Colony, or N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. to
date, in Paymaster's or Treasurer's Dept.; 1913, Dorchester.
Jones, William H., 23, S.; harness maker, Chatham; July 27, '63, in
Thirteenth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; Pris. Aug. 19, '64; trans.
to Thirty-second and M. O.
Kane, David S., 20, S.; farmer, Bridgewater; Aug. 27, '62; wd. May 10,
'64; Pris. Aug. 19, '64; M. O. July 24, '65.
Kellar, Balthaser, 24, M.; clothier, Littleton; Nov. 5, '63, in
Thirteenth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and
M. O.
Kelly, William, 21, S.; mule-dresser, Taunton; Aug. 29, '62; dis.
disa., March 4, '63.
Kelly, William B., 23, S.; painter, Taunton; wd. Aug. 18, '64; d. Aug.
30, '64, Philadelphia.
King, Edward, b. June 6, 1843, 19, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
on detached duty, the most of his service; M. O. June 2, '65; in
National Banks and manufacturing companies, in Taunton or Newcastle,
Penn.; 1913, New Castle.
Knapp, George L. (Corp.), 36, M.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
dis. disa., June 3, '64.
Knapp, Lorenzo S., 29, M.; farmer, Richmond; July 15, '62; in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M. O.
Laahy, Jeremiah, 42, M.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May 8,
'64; dis. disa., Dec. 3, '64.
Lane, Henry A., 27, S.; coppersmith, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp.
March 2, '63; Sergt. Jan. 1, '64; wd. June 19, '64; M. O. June 8,'65.
Lawler, James A., 20, S.; farmer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May 10,
'64; Pris., Aug. 19, '64, to March 2, '65; M. O. June 13, '65.
Leonard, Henry F., 34, M.; tinner, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O. June
2, '65.
Leonard, William E., 24, M.; moulder, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O.
June 2, '65.
Lincoln, Daniel, 35, M.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; d. May 10,
'64, Laurel Hill, Va., from wds. rec'd on the Eighth, Alsop's Farm.
McClearance, Archibald, 43, M.; weaver, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis.
disa., June 18, '63.
McFarland, Samuel G., 18, M.; clerk, Winchester; July 21, '62; in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
Makepeace, Norman G., 23, M.; shoemaker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd.
May 5, '64; M. O. June 20, '65.
Mason, William W., 35, M.; wheelwright, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp.
Oct. 29, '62; M. O. June 2, '65.
Mitchell, Edward, Jr., 19, S.; clerk, Bridgewater; Aug. 22, '62; dis.
disa., Oct. 13, '63.
Mitchell, Nathan, 21, M.; clerk, Bridgewater; Aug. 22, '62; d. Sept.
27, '62, Edwards Ferry, Md.
Monroe, Charles E., 21, S.; apothecary, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis.
for prom. hospital steward, U. S. A., Feb. 17, '63; March 14, '64,
prom. 1st Lieut. and assistant surgeon, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth
Ohio Vols.; M. O. June 28, '65.
Naylor, Abraham C., 23, M.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O.
June 2, '65.
Nelson, William, 44, M.; dresser, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Pris. May 8,
'64, recaptured by Sheridan May 9; wd. Aug. 18, '64; dis. disa., April
18, '65.
Nichols, William L., 21, S.; blacksmith, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp.
Dec. 1, '64; wd. Feb. 7, '65; M. O. May 27, '65.
Packer, States, 30, M.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; d. a prisoner
Jan. 4, '65, Salisbury, N. C.
Paull, Dyer S., 34, M.; teamster, Taunton; Aug. 22, '65; dis. disa.,
Nov. 18, '64.
Paull, Thomas W., 21, S.; nailer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Pris. Aug.
19, '64, to March 13, '65; M. O. June 2, '65.
Pearson, Charles E., 28, --; --, Taunton; Corp. Nov. 1, '63; M. O.
June 2, '65.
Phillips, Dexter M., 24, M.; farmer, Pittsfield; July 4, '62, in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; Pris. Aug. 19, '64; trans. to
Thirty-second and M. O.
Pierce, Charles A., 25, S.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp.
Jan. 16, '64; dis. disa., Oct. 22, '64.
Quimby, Ira B., 33, M.; carpenter, Boston; Aug. 26, '62; dis. Feb. 2,
'64, for prom. U. S. C. T.
Rand, William L., 25, S.; farmer, Nahant; June 26, '61; in Twelfth
Infty.; re-en. Jan. 5, '64; trans. to Thirty-ninth; prom. Corp.; k.
March 31, '65, Hatcher's Run.
Reynolds, William H. (Mus.), 19, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
dis. May 18, '65.
Riley, James, 33, M.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 25, '62; trans. to Co. E,
Ninth V. R. C.; dis. June 26, '65.
Rocket, James, 19, S.; nailer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis. disa.,
March 4, '63.
Rogers, Eugene S., 26, S.; shoemaker, Natick; March 17, '62; in
Thirteenth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; dis. 17, '65, ex. of s.
Russell, Nathan, 28, M.; carpenter, Marlborough; Jan. 2, '64; in
Thirteenth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; dis. May 13, '65.
Shaw, George W., Jr., 22, S.; --, West Brookfield; July 13, '63; in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
Sherburne, Benjamin F., 20, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; des.
July 9, '63.
Skinner, Fernando C., 21, S.; shovel-maker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd.
May 8, '64; Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to May 16, '65; M. O. June 2, '65.
Smith, Edwin H. C., 18, S.; shoemaker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May
10, '64; Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to March 2, '65; M. O. June 6, '65.
Smith, George T., 20, S.; farmer, Wayland; July 16, '61; in Thirteenth
Infty.; re-en. Feb. 17, '64; trans. to Thirty-ninth; dis. disa., Oct.
17, '64.
Smith, James, 38, M.; mechanic, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Pris. Aug. 19,
'64, to Oct. 9, '64; dis. May 12, '65.
Snow, Charles H., 18, S.; farmer, Taunton; Aug. 21, '62; M. O. June 3,
'65.
Sproal, Arthur H. (Corp.), 19, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; M. O.
May 18, '65.
Stall, John M., 40, S.; Aug. 22, '62; farmer, Taunton; wd. May 8, '64;
dis. Dec. 13, '64.
Staples, Benjamin F., 22, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; ab. sick
at M. O.; N. F. R.
Sullivan, Daniel, 23, M.; laborer, Dorchester; Aug. 4, '63, in
Thirteenth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; though ab. under arrest,
and as such was carried to the Thirty-second.
Taylor, George W. (Wagoner), 34, M.; teamster, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
dis. disa., Feb. 1, '64.
Terry, Apollos P., 22, S.; cooper, Taunton; Aug. 26, '62; Pris. Aug.
19, '64, to Sept. 12, '64; M. O. June 13, '65.
Thayer, Edgar S. (1st Sergt.), 23, M.; farmer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
dis. Oct. 22, '63, for commission as Captain, Co. H, Seventh U. S. C.
T.
Thayer, Henry F., 29, M.; metal-worker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; trans.
Feb. 15, '64, Co. H, 1st V. R. C.
Thomas, Charles, 34, M.; moulder, Taunton; Aug. 12, '62; d. a
prisoner, Florence, S. C., Oct. --, '64.
Thomas, Charles S. (Corp.), 23, S.; farmer, Raynham; Aug. 22, '62; M.
O. June 2, '65.
Tighe, Terrance, 39, M.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; trans. Oct.
27, '63, to Co. A, Twentieth V. R. C.; dis. June 28, '65.
Tinkham, Herbert, 21, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; June 2, '65.
Tisdale, Samuel L., 24, S.; marine, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; trans. Navy
May 4, '64; dis. July 15, '65.
Titus, George L., 20, S.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May 8,
'64; Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to May 16, '65; M. O. June 2, '65.
Townsend, Percival J. (Corp.), 23, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
no M. O.
Turner, George, 37, S.; laborer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis. disa.,
March 4, '63.
Walsh, Harold, 19, M.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; des. July 9,
'63.
Walsh, William, 22, --; --, Charlestown; July 25, '63, in Thirteenth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth; Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to May 16, '65;
trans. to Thirty-second and M. O.
Washburn, Otis (Corp.), 31, M.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Sergt.
March 2, '63; dis. disa., Oct. 20, '63.
Washburn, Salmon, Jr. (Corp.), 19, S.; clerk, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62;
wd. May 10, '64; M. O. May 19, '65.
Waters, Clark, 28, M.; carpenter, Boston; July 13, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M. O.
Webster, Charles C. (1st Sergt.), 25, M.; currier, Boston; June 26,
'61, in Twelfth Infty.; re-en. Jan. 5, '64; trans. to Thirty-ninth;
dis. O. W. D. Sept. 21, '64.
Wescott, Andrew A., 28, S.; carpenter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp.
May 6, '63; wd. May 8, '64; d. a prisoner, Richmond, June 1, '64.
Wheeler, Charles E., 23, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May
8, '64; M. O. June 2, '65.
White, Albert R., 21, M.; butcher, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis. disa.,
Dec. 10, '62.
Whitney, Lorenzo L., 21, M.; teamster, Boston; July 13, '63, in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
Whitters, Edward, b. 1839, 23, S.; harness-maker, Taunton; Aug. 22,
'62; M. O. June 2, '65; harness manufacturer; d. Oct. 12, 1913.
Williams, Reuben B. P., 23, M.; nailer, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; d. June
26, '63, Washington.
Wilson, George W., 2d, 22, S.; brickmaker, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis.
disa., June 3, '64.
Wood, David (Sergt.), 34, M.; Aug. 22, '62; 1st Sergt. Oct. 22, '63;
Pris. Aug. 19, '64, to April 30, '65; prom. 2d Lieut. June 7, '65; M.
O. June 2, '65, as 1st Sergt.
Wood, Jesse, 26, S.; painter, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; dis. disa., Dec.
29, '63.
Woodward, Edward M., 21, S.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; Corp.
Nov. 1, '63; wd. May 10, '64; M. O. June 2, '65.
Woodward, George T., 20, S.; student, Taunton; Aug. 25, '62; trans. to
U. S. Signal Corps Aug. 12, '63; served Dept. of Gulf; dis. July 18,
'65; d. Sept. 17, '65, Taunton.
Woodward, Matthew, 38, M.; moulder, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; chief mus.
Nov. 1, '63; vid. F. & S.
Woodward, Roland P., 23, M.; machinist, Taunton; Aug. 22, '62; wd. May
8, '64; M. O. June 2, '65.
COMPANY G
Boston and South Shore
CAPTAIN
Ezra J. Trull, 20, S.; b. Sept. 13, 1842, Boston; Sept. 2, '62;
Pris. Aug. 19, '64; M. O. June 2, '65; he had en. as Private in Co.
A, Thirteenth Infty. and was dis. Aug. 30, '62, for prom. in the
Thirty-ninth; in the firm of Chase & Trull, he was long a distiller in
Charlestown; d. Charlestown, April 29, 1886; one of the best drilled
men in the Regiment, after the war he enlisted as a private in the
Fifth Regiment, M. V. M.; rose through the grades to its command and
was at its head in the famous Bunker Hill Centennial Parade; also rose
to a captaincy in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS
Charles W. Thompson, --, --; Boston; Aug. 20, '62; on detached service
nearly his entire term; dis. disa., May 3, '64.
William G. Sheen, from Co. I; prom. Captain Sept. 8, '64, Co. D, vice
Spear, res.
Charles K. Conn, March, '65; detached as Quarter-Master, One Hundred
and Fourth N. Y. Vols.; M. O. June 2, '65; d. Oct. 3, 1906.
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Charles Henry Chapman, from Sergt. Major; commissioned Aug. 30, '62;
mustered Nov. 11, '62; Act. Ass't Inspector Gen'l Fourth Brigade,
2d Div. 1st A. C. until Brig. was disbanded, July 17, '63; Pris.
Aug. 19, '64; prom. 1st Lieut. Sept. 6, '64, not mustered; dis. for
Captaincy, Forty-first U. S. C. T., April 29, '65; commissioned Sept.
16, '64; Act. Ass't Adjt. Gen'l 2d Brig. 2d Div. 25th A. C., and Post
Adjt. Edinburg, Texas, Sept. 2, '65, till disbandment of Brigade;
M. O. Dec. 10, '65; 1866, manufacturer, Lambertville, N. J.; 1870 to
'74, Civil Engineer in N. J. and N. E.; in Insurance Business '69 to
'95, for much of the time officially connected with important fire
companies; retired, 1895; since then, spending his winters in warm
climates. The Lieutenant had been first Lieut. and Adjutant in the
Fifth R. I. H. Arty., beginning Nov. 30, '61; dis. disa., May 14, '62.
ENLISTED MEN
Adams, Joseph (Corp.), 28, S.; seaman, Boston; Sept. 2, '62; prom.
Sergt.; Pris. as Color Sergt. Aug. 19, '64; M. O. June 2, '65; d.
Bailey, Charles C. (Corp.), 21, S.; clerk, Hingham; Sept. 2, '62;
"dis. Dec. 23, '63, to en. U. S. Signal Corps," thus the record reads;
on the contrary, Bailey en. as hospital steward, U. S. A., but on
account of his excellent penmanship served as clerk in the office of
the Surgeon General till the fall of 1865.
Bailey, John W., 19, S.; farmer, Hingham; Sept. 2, '62; prom. Sergt.;
M. O. June 2, '65; dead.
Bannon, James, 38, M.; boot crimper, Braintree; Sept. 2, '62; Pris.
Aug. 19, '64; d. April 12, '65, Braintree.
Barney, Horace, 23, --; --, West Cambridge; Aug. 1, '62; des. Aug. --,
'62.
Bates, Charles E., 24, S.; boatman, Scituate; Sept. 2, '62; wd. May 8,
'64; d. Nov. 2, '64, Baltimore, Md.; dead.
Bates, Lorenzo, 21, S.; butcher, Scituate; Sept. 2, '62; trans. June
18, '64, V. R. C.; dis. from One Hundred and Tenth Co., 2d Batt. V. R.
C., Sept. 2, '65; 1913, Hingham Centre.
Bird, John, 27, S.; farmer, West Boylston; July 24, '63, in Twelfth
Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to the Thirty-second and M. O.
Blanding, Daniel W., 30, M.; shoemaker, Warren; July 14, '63, in
Twelfth Infty.; trans. to Thirty-ninth, thence to Thirty-second and M.
O.
Breck, Elijah F., 30, M.; lawyer, New Salem; N. H., cr. Westford;
Sept. 2, '62; M. O. May 30, '65; dead.
Bright, Willard (Mus.), 19, S.; laborer, Watertown; Sept. 2, '62;
Pris. Aug. 19, '64; d. March 29, '65.