28th Massachusetts Volunteer
Infantry,
Company B
(Information provided by the 28th Mass,
Cos. A&C)
Company B was recruited during the fall of 1861, with most of its original members coming from the Boston area. The first Captain of Company B was Lawrence P. Barrett, a 24-year old actor from Boston. He resigned and was discharged on August 8, 1862. A total of 239 enlisted men served in Company B during the three years it was in existence. In a regiment that was renowned for its hard- fighting reputation, this company stands out for the significant number of soldiers who were promoted from the ranks to assume leadership positions.
Altogether, six of the men of Company B were promoted from the enlisted ranks in recognition of their meritorious service. By far the most prominent was James Fleming, a 19-year old upholsterer who enlisted at the formation of the regiment as 1st Sergeant of this company. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in August, 1862, and 1st Lieutenant the following November. After recovering from a wound at Fredericksburg, he was commissioned Captain at the end of May, 1863. After two months of hard fighting in the Overland Campaign of 1864, he was commissioned Major in July. In November, he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel and held this position in command of the regiment until being mustered out on July 19, 1865.
Patrick Bird was an 18-year old carriage maker who enlisted in January of 1862. In spite of wounds received at 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, and South Side Rail Road, he refused to leave his regiment. He was promoted through the ranks to finish his service in June 1865 as Captain of Company A. During the Overland Campaign, Bird for a time was the highest ranking officer of the regiment still left in the field, and commanded the unit from early June through July of 1864. George W. Beatty also enlisted as a Private in January of 1862. He served in the ranks for two years until being commissioned from the rank of Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant in February 1865. Wounded at Po River and the South Side Railroad, he mustered out in June 1865 as 2nd Lieutenant of Company D.
There are others who served the regiment from its founding during the fall of 1861 to the end of the war that also deserve mention. Patrick McIntire, a 19-year old cabinetmaker, enlisted as a Sergeant at the time the regiment was first mustered. After a wound at Antietam, he re-enlisted in February 1864 as 1st Lieutenant. He was subsequently commissioned Captain in August of that month before suffering a wound at Hatcher's Run in March, 1865. He mustered out of the regiment as Captain of Company B in June, 1865. John H. Miner, a 24-year old cloth printer from Worcester, enlisted as Corporal at the same time as McIntire. The following November, he was promoted Quarter Master Sergeant, a position that was filled with many important responsibilities. After re-enlisting, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company E in May, 1864 where he served out the remainder of the war. John Knight enlisted as a Private at the beginning and was also wounded at Antietam. After returning to the regiment, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in February, 1864. In July of that year, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant before being wounded and captured at Reams' Station. He was paroled in November, 1864 and returned to the regiment to finish out the war faithfully as 1st Lieutenant of Company B.
Also notable is Martin Binney, who enlisted at the rank of Private in March 1864 after having served earlier in the 5th Massachusetts (a 3 mos. regiment) and a full enlistment in the 10th Maine Infantry. He was quickly promoted to 1st Lieutenant before the end of March, 1864, and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain on May 22, 1864. While with the 28th Massachusetts, Binney was wounded three times-- at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Reams' Station before finally being discharged as a result of his wounds at the end of 1864 at the rank of Captain.
Total losses for Company B include 22
men
killed or mortally wounded in action, 3 counted as missing in action,
11
who died by accident or disease, and 6 who died as prisoners of war for
a total of 42. This comprises some 17.5% of the 239 soldiers who served
in this company.
Roster of Company B
Abott, William. Private. Boston, 21,
bookbinder;
enl. and
must. 4/28/1864; no further record.
Alden, Joseph. Private. Boston, 42,
sailor;
enl. and must.
3/31/1864; wounded 5/18/1864 at
Spottsylvania,
Va.; must. out
6/30/1865. Also served in U.S. Navy.
Allison, Robert. Private. Boston, 18,
gilder; enl. and must.
4/27/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Barker, George. Private. Canada, 33,
seaman;
drafted and
must. 8/12/1863; deserted 9/17/1864 at
Culpepper, Va.
Barrett, Lawrence P. Captain. Boston,
24, actor; comm. 10/8/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; resigned and
disch.
to date, 8/8/1862.
Barrett, Lewis F. Sergeant. Boston, 19,
clerk; enl. 9/28/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 8/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va. Also served in Co. A, 24th Mass. Inf.
Beatty, George W. Private. Boston, 19,
tinsmith; enl. and
must. 1/6/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864 as
Sergt.; wounded 6/9/1864
at Po River, Va. as 1st Sergt.; comm.
2nd Lieut. 2/24/1865,
must. 3/15/1865; wounded 4/2/1865 near
South Side R.R., Va.;
must. out 6/30/1865 as 2nd Lieut. of Co.
D.
Beck, John. Private. Brooklyn, N.Y., 36,
butcher; drafted
and must. 8/11/1863; captured 9/17/1863
at Rapidan, Va.;
admitted to hospital, Richmond, Va.
12/1/1863;
confined at
Andersonville, Ga.; no further record.
Behfus, William Private. New Bedford,
18, laborer; enl.
10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Corpl.
9/1/1863; re-enlisted
1/1/1864; deserted 3/31/1864 while on
furlough. Later served in
Co. A, 1st Battln., 14th U.S. Inf. from
9/7/1864 to 9/27/1867
under name "Charles Cameron."
Bergen, John. Private. New York City,
21, seaman; drafted
and must. 8/11/1863; deserted 10/19/1863
at Culpepper, Va.
Binney, Martin. Private. Somerville, 33,
clerk; enl. and
must. 3/18/1864; comm. 1st Lieut.
3/23/1864,
must. 4/6/1864;
wounded 5/6/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; and
5/12/1864 at
Spottsylvania, Va.; comm. and must. to
date Captain, 5/22/1864;
wounded 8/25/1864 at Reams' Station, Va.;
disch. to date 12/19/
1864 as Captain. Also served in Co. I,
5th Mass. Inf. (3 mos.),
and 10th Maine Inf. as "Henry Martin
Binney."
Bird, Patrick H. Private. Chelsea, 18,
carriage maker; enl.
and must. 1/10/1862; wounded 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va. as
Corpl.; and 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg,
Va. as Sergt.; re-
enlisted 1/1/1864; comm. 1st Lieut. from
Sergt. Major and must.
to date, 5/22/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at
Cold Harbor, Va.; comm.
Captain 8/16/1864, must. to date
10/13/1864;
wounded 4/2/1865
near South Side R.R., Va.; must. out
6/30/1865
as Captain of
Co. A.
1864,
Blanchard, Le Roy. Private. Reading, 19,
farmer; drafted and
must. 7/28/1864; must. out 6/14/1865.
Bowen, Francis. Private. Salem, 34,
sailor;
drafted and
must. 7/23/1864; deserted to the enemy,
12/10/1864; absent in
arrest 6/3/1865; must. out to date
7/9/1865.
Bowen, John. Private. Chelsea, 19, farmer;
enl. and must.
2/6/1862; wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg,
Pa.; transf. to V.R.C.
by G.O. #104, 3/16/1864; disch. 1/10/1865
as member of Co. G,
6th V.R.C.
Brabson, William. Private. Boston, 18,
watchmaker; enl.
10/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; re-enlisted
1/1/1864; made
prisoner 5/10/1864 at Po River, Va.;
exchanged
12/1/1864; prom.
Corpl. 5/26/1865; must. out 6/30/1865.
Brodigan, Michael. Private. ---, 21,
shoemaker;
enl. and
must. 10/26/1862; disch. for disability,
12/19/1862 at Falmouth,
Va.
Brown, George. Private. Boston, 23,
sailor;
enl. and must.
3/12/1864; deserted to the enemy,
12/10/1864
at Petersburg, Va.
Buckley, John. Private. Montreal, Canada,
26, farmer; enl.
and must. 7/16/1864; in hospl. 10/25/1864
at Readville, Mass.;
furloughed 11/4/1864; arrested 1/5/1865
and turned over to New
York authorities; deserted 5/11/1865.
Bullard, George H. Private. Shrewsbury,
30, farmer; enl. and
must. 3/31/1864; must. out 6/14/1865.
Burke, John. Private. Kingston, Canada,
27, sailor; drafted
and must. 8/11/1863; made prisoner
10/14/1863
at Bristoe Station
Va.; returned to prison quarters from
hospital, 11/8/1864; no
further record.
Burns, Matthew. Private. Boston, 18,
laborer;
enl. 11/26/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted
12/31/1861
at Camp Cameron,
Cambridge, Mass.
Burns, Michael. Private. Roxbury, 21,
shoemaker; enl. and
must. 3/12/1864; wounded 3/25/1865 at
Hatcher's Run, Va.; disch.
for wounds, 8/28/1865. Also served in
Co. H., 48th Mass. Inf.
(9 mos.)
Burns, William. Private. New York, 21,
laborer; drafted and
must. 8/11/1863; wounded 5/12/1864 at
Spottsylvania, Va.;
furloughed from hospl., 5/27/1864 for
30 days; time expired
6/24/1864; failed to return from furlough;
no further record.
Byrnes, James. Private. Canada, 20,
laborer;
drafted and
must. 8/12/1863; deserted 9/17/1863 at
Culpepper, Va.
Byrns, James. Private. New York, 21,
sailor;
drafted and
must. 8/11/1863; must. out 7/15/1865.
Calher, Patrick. Private. Boston, 19,
farmer; enl. 12/5/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 9/14/1862
at South Mountain,
Md. Name also on rolls as "Patrick Calhar."
Cameron, James. Private. St. Johns,
Newfoundland,
23,
blacksmith; drafted and must. 8/10/1863;
wounded June 1864;
must. out 6/21/1865.
Campbell, Thomas. Private. Boston, 33,
laborer; enl. and
must. 3/22/1864; made prisoner 5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.;
paroled 1/22/1865; killed 3/25/1865 at
Hatcher's Run, Va.
Cannon, Martin E. Private. Raynham, 21,
laborer; enl. and
must. 3/28/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness,
Va.; deserted
from hospital, 7/18/1864 at Philadelphia,
Pa.
Cannon, Thomas. Musician. Cambridge, 15,
laborer; enl. 10/8/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability
11/21/1862 at
Falmouth, Va. Also served in V.R.C.
Carberry, John. Private. New York, 27,
laborer; drafted and
must. 8/11/1863; wounded 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness,
Va.; deserted
from Emory Genl. Hospital, Washington,
D.C.
Carey, Patrick. Private. New Bedford,
25, spinner; enl.
10/28/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted
3/28/1863 from hospital
at Baltimore, Md.
Carlyss, Ralfred A. Private. France, 24,
artist; drafted and
must. 8/11/1863; wounded in 1863; deserted
in Feb. 1864 from
hospital at Washington, D.C. date not
shown.
Carney, Morris. Private. Eastport, Me.,
18, laborer; enl.
and must. 1/16/1864; wounded 5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.; must.
out 6/30/1865.
Carr, John. Private. Pennsylvania, 22,
boiler-maker; drafted
and must. 8/10/1863; deserted 9/16/1863
at Culpepper, Va.
Carr, Patrick. Private. Boston, 21,
laborer;
enl. 10/19/1861
must. 12/30/1861; made prisoner 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.; must.
out 6/30/1865.
Carter, William F. Private. Washington
Village, 32, laborer;
drafted and must. 7/19/1864; must. out
6/30/1865.
Casey, Timothy. Private. South Reading,
32, laborer; enl.
and must. 10/29/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Clark, John. Private. West Canada, 24,
joiner; drafted and
must. 8/10/1863; deserted 9/16/1863 at
Culpepper, Va.
Colburn, Edgar. Private. Vermont, 27,
farmer; drafted and
must. 8/3/1863; disch. for disability,
7/27/1864 at Boston.
Coleman, Albert. Private. Boston, 21,
laborer; enl. 11/4/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 9/14/1862
at South Mt., Md.
Coleman, William. Private. Boston, 44,
pressman; enl. 12/12/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
12/4/1862 at
Falmouth, Va.
Collins, James. Private. Boston, 35,
spinner;
enl. 11/30/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
2/9/1863 at
Washington, D.C. as Corporal.
Collopy, Francis. Private. Burlington,
Vt., 21, seaman;
drafted and must. 8/10/1863; wounded
6/3/1864
at Cold Harbor,
Va.; must. out 6/14/1865 as Corporal.
Conlan, James. Sergeant. New Bedford,
19, teamster; enl. and
must. 1/23/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864;
deserted 4/1/1864 at
Boston.
Conley, Timothy. Private. Boston, 37,
laborer; enl. 9/30/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/17/1862
at Antietam, Md.
Connor, John. Private. ---, 23,
compositor;
drafted and
must. 8/10/1863; deserted 9/17/1863 at
Culpepper, Va.
Connor, John. Private. Boston, 25, sailor;
enl. and must.
9/23/1862; died of disease, 11/8/1863
at Washington, D.C.
Connors, John. Private. New York, 21,
blacksmith; drafted
and must. 8/10/1863; died of disease,
7/6/1864 at Washington,
D.C.
Connors, Joseph. Wagoner. Boston, 18,
teamster; enl. 10/8/
1861, must. 1/6/1862; deserted 6/25/1863.
Also served in Co. I,
2nd Mass. Inf. as "Joseph Toomey."
Connors, Michael. Private. Boston, 24,
blacksmith; drafted
and must. 8/11/1863; wounded 5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.;
deserted in May, 1864 from U.S. Genl.
Hospital, place not shown.
Conway, Daniel. Private. Lexington, 22,
laborer; enl. 10/9/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; killed 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va.
Conway, Patrick C. Corporal. Boston, 28,
machinist; enl.
10/31/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded
6/16/1862 at James Island,
S.C.; disch. for wounds, 2/19/1863 at
Boston.
Cook, William H. Private. Canada, 22,
laborer; drafted and
must. 8/10/1863; deserted 10/19/1863.
Corkery, Timothy. Sergeant. New Bedford,
33, moulder; enl.
10/30/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed
9/1/1862
at Chantilly, Va.
Crosby, Calvin N. Private. Dedham, 18,
farmer; drafted and
must. 8/10/1863; wounded 5/31/1864 near
Cold Harbor, Va.; must.
out 5/18/1865.
Crowley, Daniel. Private. Lexington, 32,
laborer; enl. 10/9/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862
at Antietam, Md.;
killed 12/13/1861 at Fredericksburg, Va.
as Corporal.
Cummings, Dennis. Private. Ireland, 25,
seaman; drafted and
must. 8/10/1863; prom. Corporal 9/1/1863;
prom. Sergt. 6/1/1864;
made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams' Station,
Va.; exchanged 3/8/
1865; must. out 6/2/1865.
Cushman, Timothy. Private. Boston, 36,
cook; enl. and must.
10/31/1862; wounded 5/3/1863 at
Chancellorsville,
Va.; re-
enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness, Va.; must.
out 7/17/1865.
Cusick, John. Corporal. Boston, 24,
carpenter;
enl. 10/10/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; missing 7/3/1863
at Gettysburg, Va.;
paroled in 1863; made prisoner 8/25/1864
at Reams' Station, Va.;
released 3/4/1865; must. out 4/1/1865.
Dahill, Peter. Private. Boston, 31,
laborer;
enl. 10/19/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
12/20/1861.
Dexter, George F. Private. ---, 30, ---;
enl. 12/7/1861;
disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Dodd, Thomas. Private. Boston, 32,
machinist;
enl. and must.
7/19/1864; deserted 9/26/1864 at
Petersburg,
Va.
Doherty, Daniel. Private. Dedham, 18,
laborer; enl. and must
12/13/1861; disch. for disability,
12/20/1861.
Donahue, Philip. Private. North
Bridgewater,
29, shoemaker;
enl. and must. 1/6/1862; wounded 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
disch. 12/13/1864.
Donovan, Charles. Private. Boston, 29,
laborer; enl. 9/13/
1862, must. 9/16/1862; re-enlisted
1/1/1864;
prom. Corporal,
10/1/1864; prom. Sergt. 6/12/1864; must.
out 6/30/1865.
Donovan, Dennis. Corporal. New Bedford,
33, laborer; enl.
10/19/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded
12/13/1862 at
Fredericksburg, Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864;
wounded 8/25/1864 at
Reams' Station, Va.; must. out 7/22/1865.
Downing, Patrick. Private. Boston, 38,
seaman; enl. 10/28/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
1/5/1863 at
Baltimore, Md.
Doyle, Patrick. Private. New Bedford,
28, spinner; enl. 11/2
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va.; and 5/3/1863 at Chancellorsville,
Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Driscoll, James. Private. Boston, 18,
printer; enl. and
must. 3/26/1864; deserted 4/17/1864 at
Stevensburg, Va.
Dugan, John. Private. Boston, 33,
shoemaker;
enl. 10/24/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; transf. to V.R.C.
1/16/1864; must. out
10/24/1864 as member of 75th Co., 2nd
Battln. V.R.C.
Durfee, Michael. Private. ---, 18, ---;
enl. 12/12/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability,
12/20/1861.
Eagleton, Thomas J. Private. Boston, 40,
laborer; enl.
10/19/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch.
3/28/1863
at Washington,
D.C.
Fannon, John. Private. Boston, 36,
laborer;
enl. and must.
12/16/1861; disch. for disability,
12/20/1861.
Farmer, Patrick. Private. Grafton, 25,
farmer; enl. and
must. 7/18/1864; died of disease,
10/8/1864
at Beverly, N.J.
Farwell, James. Private. Boston, 30,
tailor;
enl. 10/5/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; died 6/14/1862 at James
Island, S.C.
Felch, Leverett C. Private. Tamworth,
N.H., 21, farmer; enl.
and must. 4/8/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness, Va.; must.
out 6/30/1865.
Finley, John C. Private. Boston, 23, brass
finisher; enl.
and must. 9/12/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Finnerty, Thomas. Musician. Boston, 18,
drummer; enl. 10/9/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 8/29/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.
Fitzgerald, John. Private. Boston, 19,
shoemaker; enl. and
must. 1/2/1862; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd
Bull Run, Va.; captured
6/25/1863 at Thoroughfare Gap, Va.;
confined
at Richmond, Va.;
paroled 7/2/1863 at Camp Parole, Md.;
sent to regt. 10/5/1863;
no further record.
Fitzmaurice, William. Drummer. Boston,
15, ---; enl. and
must. 3/1/1862; disch. for disability,
11/21/1862 at Falmouth,
Va.
Fitzsimmons, George. Private. Boston,
18, laborer; enl.
10/10/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Fife
Major, 3/1/1862; disch.
for disability, 1/7/1863 at Washington,
D.C.
Flaherty, James. Private. Boston, 29,
laborer; enl. 10/29/
1861; must. 12/13/1861; disch. 8/6/1862,
order of Secty. of War.
Fleming, James. 1st Sergeant. Boston,
19, upholsterer; enl.
10/4/1861, must. 12/13/1861; comm. 2nd
Lieut. 8/9/1862; comm.
1st Lieut. 11/15/1862; wounded 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va.; comm. Captain 5/29/1863, must.
10/3/18;
comm. Major 7/21/
1864, must. 9/10/1864; comm. Lieut.
Colonel
11/30/1864, must.
2/2/1865; wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher's
Run, Va.; must. out
7/19/1865 as Lieut. Col.
Foley, Patrick. Private. Boston, 35,
laborer;
enl. and must.
1/11/1862; wounded 9/17/1862; killed
7/2/1863
at Gettysburg,
Pa.
Foster, Francis. Private. St. John, New
Brunswick, 25,
sailor; enl. and must. 7/25/1864; deserted
12/10/1865 at Peters-
burg, Va.
Frank, Joseph. Private. ---, 32, sailor;
enl. and must. 4/6/
1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Gage, Samuel C. Private. Boston, 40,
laborer;
enl. 11/7/1861
must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability,
5/2/1863 at Conval-
escent Camp, Va.
Gallipeau, Adolphe. Private. Boston, 21,
carpenter; enl. and
must. 4/21/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold
Harbor, Va.; prom.
Corpl. 6/12/1865; must. out 6/30/1865.
Gallagher, James. Private. Boston, 19,
laborer; enl. 10/25/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; drowned 8/9/1862
at Aquia Creek, Va.
Gaynor, Thomas. Private. Boston, 33,
sailor;
enl. and must.
12/13/1861; no further record.
Gelo, Thomas. Private. Newport, Vt., 27,
farmer; enl. and
must. 1/23/1864; deserted 3/21/1864 at
Stevensburg, Va.
Gibbings, Jeremiah. Private. Boston, 18,
laborer; enl.
11/20/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded
9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va.
disch. for disability, 3/25/1864 at
Philadelphia,
Pa. Also
served in V.R.C. as "Jeremiah Gibbins."
Gleason, George A. Private. Groton, 36,
shoemaker; enl. and
must. 3/15/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness,
Va.; died of
wounds 6/26/1864 at Washington, D.C. Also
served in Co. B, 6th
Mass. Inf. (3 mos.) and Co. B, 26th Mass.
Inf.
Gorman, Frank. Private. Boston, 21,
machinist;
enl. 12/17/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; deserted 8/29/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.
Also served in Co. K, 58th Mass. Inf.
as "William Harrison;" and
in U.S. Navy as "William Johnson."
Gowan, Aaron. Private. Boston, 35,
teamster;
enl. and must.
12/24/1861; no further record.
Gray, Henry. Sergeant. Boston, 22,
printer;
enl. 10/8/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/1/1862 at
Chantilly,
Va.
Griffin, Frank. Private. New York City,
34, bricklayer; enl.
and must. 4/8/1864; wounded 6/22/1864
at Petersburg, Va.;
furloughed from hospital, 7/12/1864, and
dropped from rolls as a
deserter, 8/31/1864.
Hanley, Michael. Private. Boston, 18,
laborer; enl. 10/4/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded and made
prisoner, 8/30/1862 at
2nd Bull Run, Va.; paroled 9/3/1862; sent
to Alexandria, Va.,
considered as having deserted on or about
11/15/1862.
Harper, George. Private. Boston, 38,
laborer;
enl. and
must. 4/4/1864; wounded May 1864; made
prisoner 6/22/1864 near
Petersburg, Va.; exchanged 12/17/1864;
must. out 6/30/1865.
Harris, James L. Private. Lowell, 40,
farmer; enl. and must.
1/13/1864; deserted 3/21/1864 at
Stevensburg,
Va.
Hatch, John. Private. Greenfield, 21,
farmer; enl. and must.
transf. sick by order War Dept. to
Galloup's
Island, Boston
Harbor, 10/28/1864 from hospital at
Alexandria,
Va.; no further
record.
Healey, Hugh. Private. South Boston, 39,
tailor; enl. and
must. 9/9/1862; disch. for disability
10/15/1862. Also served in
V.R.C. as "Hugh Haley."
Hennessey, Michael. Private. ---, 19,
---; enl. and must.
12/16/1861; disch. for disability,
12/20/1861.
Henry, John A. Private. Boston, 43,
manufacturer;
enl.
11/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability, 1/29/
1863 at Convalescent Camp, Va. See also
V.R.C.
Hoar, John. Private. Boston, 19, laborer;
enl. 11/14/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862 at
Fredericksburg, Va. as
Corpl.; deserted 6/25/1863 at Thoroughfare
Gap, Va.
Hogan, John. Private. New Bedford, 18,
mechanic; enl. 10/25/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/17/1862
at Antietam, Md.
Holmes, George. Private. Keene, N.H.,
21, farmer; enl. and
must. 3/15/1864; deserted 11/28/1864 from
hospital. True name
"Stephen A. Merrill."
Hopper, George. Private. Paris, N.J.,
40, boiler maker; enl.
and must. 3/10/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Howden, Thomas. Private. Boston, 25,
laborer;
enl. 12/29/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; died of disease
8/31/1864 at Anderson-
ville, Ga. as a prisoner of war.
Howe, John. Private. Boston, 43, laborer;
enl. 10/19/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; missing 8/30/1862 at
2nd Bull Run, Va.; died
of exhaustion 11/26/1863 at Germanna Ford,
Va.
Hunt, Thomas. Private. Boston, 22, farmer;
enl. and must.
3/25/1864; wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher's
Run, Va.; must. out
6/25/1865.
Jackson, William. Private. Boston, 44,
laborer; enl. 10/9/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. for
disability,
10/18/1862.
Johnson, Edward E. Private. Milford, 26,
farmer; enl. 10/29/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va.
Johnson, William. Private. Canada, 21,
farmer; enl. and
must. 3/10/1864; deserted 3/23/1864 at
Stevensburg, Va.
Jones, John. Private. New Orleans, La.,
20, sailor; enl. and
must. 4/30/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Jordan, Charles, C. Private. Boston, 23,
seaman; enl. and
must. 3/10/1864; killed 5/12/1864 at
Spottsylvania,
Va.
Kaine, Benedict F. Private. South Boston,
18, clerk; enl.
and must. 3/25/1864; killed 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness, Va.
Keefe, John. Private. Boston, 44, printer;
enl. 11/9/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability,
9/1/1862.
Kelley, William. Private. Utica, N.Y.,
19, farmer; enl. and
must. 3/9/1864; killed 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness,
Va.
Kelly, Edward. Private. Boston, 30,
laborer;
enl. 10/12/1861
must. 12/13/1861; deserted 7/23/1862 at
Newport News, Va.
Kelly, John J. Private. Boston, 19,
shoemaker;
enl. 12/9/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
12/20/1861.
Kelly, Patrick. Private. Boston, 30,
tailor;
enl. 12/20/1861
must. 12/30/1861; disch. for disability,
December 1861.
Kennison, Josiah F. 2nd Lieutenant.
Boston,
30, mechanic;
comm. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; comm.
1st Lieut. 8/9/1862;
resigned and disch. 10/12/1863 by S.O.
#231.
Knight, John. Private. Boston, 21,
varnisher;
enl. and must.
12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam,
Md.; re-enlisted 2/20
1864; prom. 1st Sergt. from Sergt.
8/18/1864;
comm. 1st Lieut.
7/19/1864, must. 11/23/1864; wounded and
made prisoner, 8/25/
1864 at Reams' Station, Va.; in hospital,
Camp Parole, Annapolis
Md. 11/26/1864; must. out 6/30/1865 as
1st Lieut.
Lang, Francis. Private. Boston, 40,
laborer;
enl. and must.
3/7/1864; deserted 8/15/1864 at
Stevensburg,
Va.
Leary, Timothy. Private. Cambridge, 19,
laborer; enl. 10/5/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/1/1862
at Chantilly, Va.
Lemoyne, William J. 1st Lieutenant.
Boston,
29, actor; comm.
12/3/1861, must. 12/13/1861; comm. Captain
8/9/1862, must. 8/11/
1862; wounded 9/14/1862 at South Mountain,
Md.; resigned and
disch. 10/3/1862 as Captain.
Linsky, Patrick. Private. Boston, 21,
laborer; enl. 10/18/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 5/3/1863
at Chancellorsville,
Va.; transf. to V.R.C. 4/6/1864; disch.
10/25/1864 as member of
Co. B, 6th V.R.C.
Lord, James A. Private. Ipswich, 21,
currier;
enl. and must.
3/15/1864; wounded 6/16/1864 at
Petersburg,
Va.; must. out
6/22/1865.
Loring, Amos A. Private. Braintree, 18,
teamster; enl. and
must. 1/5/1864; died of disease 10/1/1864
on U.S. Transport
Portsmouth while on passage to Washington,
D.C.
Lynch, Jeremiah. Private. Boston, 40,
laborer; enl. 10/30/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 5/3/1863
at Chancellorsville,
Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded
6/22/1864
at Petersburg, Va.;
must. out 6/30/1865.
McDonald, Michael. Private. Boston, 22,
laborer; enl. 12/16/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. for
disability,
Dec. 1861.
McDonough, John. Private. Chelsea, 17,
dyer; enl. and must.
1/10/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; deserted
4/1/1864 at Boston.
McEnenna, Edward. Private. Boston, 22,
sailor; enl. and
must. 4/8/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness,
Va.; deserted
May 1864 from hospital. See also U.S.
Navy.
McEvoy, John. Private. Boston, 25,
printer;
enl. and must.
1/10/1862; missing 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull
Run, Va.; admitted to
Fairfax Seminary Genl. Hospital 9/9/1862;
returned to duty
9/10/1862; no further record.
McEvoy, Keyron. Private. New Bedford,
24, laborer; enl.
12/24/1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded
8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run,
Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
McGovern, Thomas. Private. Boston, 18,
laborer; enl. 11/5/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded
5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.;
deserted 9/21/1864 from hospital.
McGuire, Hugh. Private. Boston, 26,
laborer;
enl. 11/30/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
11/12/1862 at Ft.
Woods, N.Y.
McIntire, John. Private. Boston, 19,
currier;
enl. 10/8/1861
must. 12/13/1861; killed 6/16/1862 at
James Island, S.C. as
Corpl.
McIntire, Patrick. Sergeant. Boston, 19,
cabinet maker; enl.
10/7/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded
9/17/1862
at Antietam, Md.;
re-enlisted 2/18/1864; comm. 1st Lieut.
from 1st Sergt., 5/22/
1864, must. 8/18/1864; comm. Captain
8/7/1864,
must. 11/28/1864;
wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher's Run, Va.;
must. out 6/30/1865 as
Captain.
Maglas, John. Private. Sweden, 21,
mariner;
enl. and must.
4/23/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Mahar, John. Private. Boston, 23, laborer;
enl. 10/26/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; missing 8/30/1862 at
2nd Bull Run, Va.;
wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.;
disch.
12/13/1864.
Maloney, Thomas. Private. North
Bridgewater,
26, shoemaker;
enl. and must. 1/6/1862; wounded 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
missing 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.;
disch.
12/13/1864.
Manning, Bernard. Private. Boston, 27,
laborer; enl. 12/27/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded 9/1/1862
at Chantilly, Va.;
re-enlisted 1/1/1864; killed 5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.
Matten, Alfred. Private. Newport, Vt.,
18, farmer; enl. and
must. 1/23/1864; disch. for disability,
7/27/1865.
Meehan, Charles. Private. Boston, 32,
laborer; enl. 10/14/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/1/1862
at Chantilly, Va.; died
of wounds and disease, 9/25/1862 at
Alexandria,
Va.
Meehan, Edmund B. Corporal. Boston, 21,
machinist; enl. 10/8
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg,
Va. as Sergt.; transft. to V.R.C.
6/9/1863;
re-enlisted 4/11/
1864; prom. 1st Sergt. 6/1/1864; must.
out 11/15/1865 as 1st
Sergt. of Co. A, 14th V.R.C.
Meskill, Sion. Private. Boston, 37,
laborer;
enl. 11/15/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
3/25/1863.
Meyer, Charles. Private. Boston, 31,
clerk;
enl. and must.
3/16/1864; made prisoner 8/25/1864 at
Reams' Station, Va.; sent
to Andersonville, Ga. 10/9/1864; no
further
record.
Millin, Patrick. Private. Boston, 22,
gilder; enl. 10/9/1861
must. 12/13/1861; prom. Corpl. 1/1/1862;
wounded and made a
prisoner 6/16/1862 at James Island, S.C.;
died of wounds 6/24/
1862 as prisoner of war at Charleston,
S.C.
Miner, John H. Corporal. Worcester, 24,
cloth printer; enl.
10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Qr.
Master Sergt. 11/1/1862;
re-enlisted 1/1/1864; comm. 1st Lieut.
5/22/1864, must. 6/28/
1864; must. out 6/30/1865 as 1st Lieut.
of Co. E.
Monahan, John. Private. Boston, 28,
moulder;
enl. 10/16/1861
must. 12/13/1861; died 6/3/1862 at Hilton
Head, S.C.
Moreland, Richard C. Private. Boston,
21, silver plater;
enl. and must. 3/12/1864; deserted
4/25/1864.
Mulcahy, Patrick. Private. Springfield,
25, laborer; enl.
and must. 7/29/1864; deserted 10/10/1864
at Petersburg, Va.
Mullane, Thomas. Private. Salem, 37,
currier;
enl. and must.
4/4/1864; missing in action 5/5/1864 at
Wilderness, Va.; no
further record.
Murphy, Dennis. Private. Boston, 22, enl.
and must. 4/6/1864
transf. to V.R.C. 3/20/1865; must. out
8/24/1865 as member of
42nd Co., 2nd Battln. V.R.C.
Murphy, John. Private. Boston, 25, baker;
enl. and must. 9/9
1864; killed 3/25/1865 at Hatcher's Run,
Va.
Murphy, Timothy. Private. North Easton,
42, iron worker;
enl. and must. 8/12/1862; deserted
7/8/1863
at Frederick, Md.
O'Brien, Michael. Private. Boston, 26,
moulder; enl. 12/29/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded 6/16/1862
at James Island, S.C.;
disch. for wounds 3/4/1863. See V.R.C.
O'Brien, Thomas. Private. Boston, 30,
waiter; enl. 10/18/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
2/5/1863. See
V.R.C.
O'Flaherty, Patrick. Private. Roxbury,
35, teamster; enl.
12/29/1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded
7/3/1863 at Gettysburg,
Pa.; disch. 12/13/1864.
O'Key, Thomas. Private. Gloucester, 21,
seaman; enl. and
must. 4/12/1864; made prisoner 8/25/1864
at Reams' Station, Va.;
exchanged 11/26/1864; killed 3/25/1865
at Hatcher's Run, Va.
O'Neil, Timothy. Private. Boston, 40,
laborer; enl. 10/12/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
2/13/1863 at
Convalescent Camp, Va. See V.R.C.
Pervere, Horace Private. Greenfield, 38,
laborer; enl. and
must. 2/29/1864; prom. Corpl. 2/2/1865;
must. out 6/30/1865.
Also served in Co. D, 10th Mass. Inf.
Piper, Edwin A. Private. Nashua, N.H.,
18, laborer; enl. and
must. 4/1/1864; killed 5/12/1864 at
Spottsylvania,
Va.
Pollard, Jesse. Corporal. Worcester, 24,
mechanic; enl. 10/9
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
disch. for wounds, 1/1/1863 at
Philadelphia,
Pa.
Porter, Frederick K. Private. Boston,
22, clerk; enl. 10/24/
1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. for
disability,
3/23/1864 at
Boston.
Powell, Daniel. Private. Boston, 33,
laborer;
enl. 10/13/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862
at Antietam, Md.;
disch. for wounds 2/7/1863 at Falmouth,
Va.
Radigan, John. Private. Boston, 21,
weaver;
enl. 11/11/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; prom. Corpl. 9/1/1863;
prom. Sergt. 7/1/1864;
made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams' Station,
Va.; died a prisoner
of war 2/1/1865 at Salisbury, N.C.
Rawlin, Thomas. Private. Hamilton, Canada,
33, moulder; enl.
and must. 4/5/1864; wounded 8/14/1864
at Deep Bottom, Va.;
disch. for wounds, 6/15/1865 at
Philadelphia,
Pa.
Regan, James. Private. Boston, 42,
laborer;
enl. 10/17/1861,
must. 12/30/1861; disch. 12/4/1862 near
Falmouth, Va.
Richardson, Nathaniel. Private. Boston,
39, painter; enl.
10/18/1861; must. 12/13/1861; disch.
12/20/1861.
Richardson, Samuel. Private. Lowell, Vt.,
22, farmer; enl.
and must. 1/23/1864; wounded 5/12/1864
at Spottsylvania, Va.;
and 8/25/1864 at Reams' Station, Va.;
must. out 6/30/1865.
Riley, Patrick. Private. Chelsea, 18,
cloth presser; enl.
and must. 1/10/1862; killed 12/13/1862
at Fredericksburg, Va.
Rix, James. Private. Hopkinton, 33,
farmer;
enl. and must.
3/16/1864; deserted 5/3/1864 at
Stevensburg,
Va.
Roxburg, William. Private. New Bedford,
34, cooper; enl.
10/5/1861; must. 12/13/1861; deserted
7/23/1862 at Newport News,
Va.
Rozier, Frank. Private. Boston, 21,
seaman;
enl. and must.
1/22/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness,
Va.; must. out
6/30/1865.
Russell, Isaiah. Private. Boston, 43,
laborer; enl. 10/24/
1861; must. 12/30/1861; disch. for
disability,
2/7/1863 at
Falmouth, Va.
Ryan, William. Corporal. Boston, 19,
blacksmith;
enl. 10/7/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; made prisoner
8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run,
Va.; paroled 9/4/1862, and sent to
Alexandria,
Va. in Nov. 1862;
reported deserter, date not shown. Claimed
to have enlisted in
U.S. Navy.
Shackford, Nathaniel. Private. Worcester,
41, mason; enl.
10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability 1/20/1862.
Shea, Cornelius. Private. Manchester,
N.H., 22, laborer;
enl. 10/10/1861, must. 12/13/1861; transf.
to V.R.C. 11/6/1862;
re-transf. to 28th Mass. Inf. 2/20/1864;
wounded 8/14/1864 at
Deep Bottom, Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Shearing, Charles. Private. Boston, 19,
laborer; enl. 10/7/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 9/8/1862
at Washington, D.C.;
gained 3/30/1864; prom. Corpl. 2/2/1865;
prom. Sergt. 6/12/1865;
must. out 6/30/1865.
Sheehan, Edward. Private. Dedham, 39,
shoemaker; enl. 10/22/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; died of disease,
11/17/1863 at
Washington, D.C.
Sheehan, Michael. Private. Boston, 30,
tailor; enl. 10/11/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
2/23/1864 at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sherrington, William. Private. New York
City, 21, artist;
enl. and must. 3/21/1864; wounded 6/3/1864
at Cold Harbor, Va.;
transf. 10/15/1864 to V.R.C.; deserted
2/2/1865 as member of Co.
C, 9th V.R.C.
Smith, George W. Private. Boston, 21,
clerk; enl. and must.
3/12/1864; died of disease, 11/17/1864
at City Point, Va.
Smith, James. Private. Salem, 33, slater;
enl. and must.
7/19/1864; deserted 12/10/1864 at
Petersburg,
Va.
Smith, John. Private. Utica, N.Y., 19,
silversmith; enl. and
must. 3/9/1864; killed 5/6/1864 at
Wilderness,
Va.
Snow, Franklin J. Private. Springfield,
32, carpenter; enl.
and must. 7/9/1864; must. out 5/25/1865.
Snyder, Asa. Private. Westport, 32,
farmer;
enl. 11/27/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; wounded 8/30/1862 at
2nd Bull Run, Va.; died
of wounds, 11/8/1862 at Washington, D.C.
Stewart, John E. Private. Boston, 18,
cooper; enl. 10/7/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
12/20/1861.
Sullivan, Cornelius. Private. Boston,
18, laborer; enl.
10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; re-enlisted
2/23/1864 as Corpl.;
wounded 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.;
prom. Sergt. 2/2/1865;
must. out 6/30/1865.
Sullivan, James O. Private. Norwich, Ct.,
28, laborer; enl.
and must. 4/2/1864; made prisoner 5/5/1864
at Wilderness, Va.;
exchanged 12/17/1864; disch. to date
2/4/1865.
Sullivan, John. Private. ---, 27, ---;
enl. 11/27/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability,
12/20/1861.
Sullivan, John. Private. Fall River, 19,
farmer; enl. and
must. 2/4/1862; deserted 8/19/1862 at
Kelly's Ford, Va.
Swain, Robert. Private. Chelsea, 31,
painter;
enl. 10/18/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
disch. for wounds, 11/28/1862 at
Baltimore,
Md. Also served in
Co. I, 15th Mass Inf.; and transf. to
Co. K, 20th Mass. Inf.
Thomas, Sidney M. Private. Boston, 43,
carpenter; enl.
11/16/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability, 3/2/1862.
Thompson, William H. Private. Boston,
29, laborer; enl.
10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability, 5/31/1862.
Troy, William. Private. South Boston,
38, laborer; enl. and
must. 2/10/1862; wounded 7/3/1863 at
Gettysburg,
Pa.; disch. for
wounds, 6/30/1864 at Washington, D.C.
Walker, Isaac. Private. Boston, 30,
laborer;
enl. and must.
4/2/1864; wounded 6/22/1864 at Petersburg,
Va.; deserted 8/31/
1864 from Harewood Hospital, Washington,
D.C.
Walsh, James. Private. Boston, 19,
laborer;
enl. 10/10/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; made prisoner 6/25/1863
at Haymarket, Va.;
paroled at City Point, Va., 7/14/1863;
reported at Camp Parole,
Annapolis, Md., 7/15/1863; no further
record found. Also see
service in Co. F, 12th Mass. Inf. as
"James
O'Connell."
Waltern, George. Private. Boston, 22,
seaman; enl. and must.
3/12/1864; deserted 4/26/1864 at
Stevensburg,
Va.
Welch, James. Private. Cohoes, N.Y., 19,
cooper; enl. and
must. 3/9/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold
Harbor, Va.; deserted
July 1864 from genl. hospital while on
furlough.
Welch, John. Private. Chelsea, 18,
laborer;
enl. and must.
1/10/1864; deserted 3/31/1864 from
furlough.
Welch, Patrick. Private. Boston, 19,
shoemaker;
enl. and
must. 1/9/1862; wounded 6/16/1862 at James
Island, S.C.; disch.
by sentence G.C.M. 3/19/1864.
Welch, Patrick. Corporal. ---, 19, ---;
enl. 10/8/1861,
must. 12/13/1861; reported transf. to
V.R.C., record appears on
muster-out roll only.
Wheeldon, Joseph. Private. Fall River,
42, miner; enl. 11/4/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for
disability,
4/4/1863 at
Alexandria, Va.
White, Thomas. Private. Boston, 29,
laborer;
enl. 10/12/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 1/25/1862
at Ft. Columbus, N.Y.
Wightman, John. Private. Boston, 23,
blacksmith;
enl. and
must. 3/21/1864; wounded 5/12/1864 at
Spottsylvania, Va.; no
further record.
Woods, Edward. Private. Boston, 38,
laborer;
enl. and must.
1/25/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Woolsencroft, Samuel. Private. Boston,
40, tinsmith; enl.
and must. 1/14/1862; transf. to V.R.C.
6/18/1864; must. out
at Point Lookout, Md. 1/14/1865 as member
of Co. G, 18th V.R.C.
Wren, Bernard. Private. Boston, 41,
bootmaker;
enl. 10/15/
1861, must. 12/13/1861; missing 8/30/1862
at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
transf. to V.R.C. 8/19/1863; must. out
12/13/1864 as member of
Co. E, 14th V.R.C.