onnecticut Men in the War of Rebellion both Spalding (p. 3) and Spaulding (p. 861).
Spear, Charles.
Born in Massachusetts.
Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 23, 1862.
Appointment revoked, Dec. 11, 1862.
Spear, Samuel Perkins.
See General Officers.
Speer, Calvin T.
Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 4th N. J. Infantry, Aug. 13, 1861.
Resigned, Sept. 9, 1862. First Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Colored Infantry, Aug. 25, 1863.
Captain, Dec. 21, 1863.
Dismissed, Aug. 21, 1864.
Private, 2d U. S. Infantry, June 25 to July 27, 1867. Second Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Infantry, July 27, 1867.
Unassigned, May 3, 1869.
Assigned to 11th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 1, 1871.
Dismissed, Jan. 16, 1874.
Died, Aug. 30, 1883.
Spencer, James Herbert.
Born in Massachusetts.
Private, 6th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 22 to Aug. 2, 1861.
Sergeant, 20th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 24, 1861. First Lieutenant, Sept. 9, 1863.
Captain, Apr. 27, 1864.
Mustered out, Ju
d, June 11, 1862.
Captain, 44th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Sept. 12, 1862.
Mustered out, June 18, 1863.
Captain, 7th U. S. Colored Infantry, Oct. 22, 1863. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U S. Volunteers, Oct. 27, 1865.
Discharged, Oct. 22, 1866.
Speer, Calvin T.
Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 4th N. J. Infantry, Aug. 13, 1861.
Resigned, Sept. 9, 1862. First Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Colored Infantry, Aug. 25, 1863.
Captain, Dec. 21, 1863.
Dismissed, Aug. 21, 1864.
Private, 2d U. S. Infantry, June 25 to July 27, 1867. Second Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Infantry, July 27, 1867.
Unassigned, May 3, 1869.
Assigned to 11th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 1, 1871.
Dismissed, Jan. 16, 1874.
Died, Aug. 30, 1883.
Stone, Frank L.
Corporal, 13th Mass. Infantry, July 16, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 35th U. S. Colored Infantry. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 37th U. S. Colored Infantry, Oct. 15, 1863.
Resigned, Sept. 16, 1865.
Stone, Henry L.
Born i
ts may have been omitted, from the difficulty of tracing out their birthplaces.
The list is based partly on the Army Register, and partly on the publications and private correspondence of the efficient Quartermaster of the Medal of Honor Legion, at Washington, James R. Durham, Esq, to whom this work is much indebted.
Anderson, Frederick C.
Private, Co. H, 18th Mass. Infantry. Medal issued, Sept., 1864, for the capture of battle flag of 27th South Carolina, at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 21, 1864.
Baybutt, Philip.
Private, Co. A, 2d Mass. Cavalry. Medal issued, Oct. 19, 1864, for capture of flag in action at Luray, Va., Sept. 24, 1864.
Boss, Orlando P.
Corporal, Co. F, 25th Mass. Infantry. Medal awarded, May 10, 1888, for bravery in battle at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Brown, John Harties.
Captain, Co. D, 12th Ky. Infantry. Medal issued, Feb. 4, 1865, for capture of flag at Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864.
(Formerly Sergeant, 36th Mass. Infantry.)
Bryant
or 3d Div.; two columns.
Army and Navy Journal, vol. 7, p. 177.
— – Crossing the North Anna, Va., May 23, 1864; short account, from a Massachusetts soldier.
Boston Evening Journal, June 3, 1864, p. 4, col. 3.
— – At Weldon R. R., Aug. 17-21, 1864. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 2, p. 36.
— – Corrections of previous accounts, March 29-April 4, 1865. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 2, pp. 562, 601.
— – Operations, March 29–April 9, 1865.
Report of Gen. Griffin. Army and Navy Journal, vol. ph and by letter.
Boston Evening Journal, May 6, 1863, p. 4, col. 6; May 7, p. 4, col. 4.
— – 6th Regt. M. V. M. go out to look for departed enemy.
Boston Evening Journal, May 11, 1863, p. 4, col. 5.
Summit Point, Va.
Engagement of Aug. 21, 1864. Shenandoah valley.
Army and Navy Jour , vol. 2, p. 9.
Sumner, Hon.
Chas.
Address on the rebellion, before the Fraternity of the 28th Cong.
Soc., Boston, Nov. 25, 1861; report in full, and editorial comment.
Boston Ev