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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, chapter 10 (search)
to Newton's (3d) Division, Sixth Corps. The brigade took the field in May, 1864, under command of General Eustis, as the Fourth Brigade of Getty's (2d) Division, Sixth Corps. Colonel Parsons led the regiment in the battles of Grant's campaigns, its losses at the Wilderness amounting to 21 killed, 105 wounded, and 2 missing,--over one-third of those engaged. A still heavier percentage of loss occurred in the various actions about Spotsylvania (15 killed, 64 wounded, and 13 missing), Major Dexter F. Parker being mortally wounded there. The action of May 12th, at Spotsylvania, was the closest and deadliest of any in which the Tenth had been engaged. On June 20, 1864, while in the trenches before Petersburg, the regiment received the orders to return home for muster-out; one of the officers was killed just before the regiment left its position to go home. Eleventh Massachusetts Infantry. Carr's Brigade — Humphreys's Division--Third Corps. （1) Col. George Clarke. （2) Col. W<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 2: (search)
avis, who commanded an Acton company to defend the North Bridge, across Concord River, on the 19th of April, 1775, where he fell a martyr to liberty and American independence. Company F, Warren Light Guard, Lawrence. Officers: Benjamin F. Chadbourne, captain; Melvin Beal, Thomas J. Cate, and Jesse C. Silver, lieutenants,—all of Lawrence. Company G, Worcester Light Infantry, Worcester. Officers: Harrison W. Pratt, captain; George W. Prouty, Thomas S. Washburn, J. Waldo Denny, and Dexter F. Parker, lieutenants,—all of Worcester. This company was originally organized in 1803, by Hon. Levi Lincoln, and served in the war of 1812, under command of his brother, Captain John W. Lincoln. Company H, Watson Light Guard, Lowell. Officers: John F. Noyes, captain; George E. Davis, Andrew F. Jewett, and Benjamin Warren, lieutenants,—all of Lowell. Company I, Light Infantry, Lawrence. Officers: John Pickering, captain; Daniel S. Yeaton, A. Lawrence Hamilton, Eben H. Ellenwood, and E<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
Briggs, wounded, and promoted brigadier-general. Captain Dana, of the regular army, was the choice of nearly all. Dexter F. Parker, who has resigned his commissariat to go into the line is highly recommended by General Devens, for a major-ship in the Tenth. Captain Parker said he would not go into the regiment; but, on the suggestion that the regiment might get Captain Dana for colonel, Parker said, that, in such a case, he would be too glad to go into it; that he knew Dana well, and considerParker said, that, in such a case, he would be too glad to go into it; that he knew Dana well, and considered him one of the entirely honest and reliable men and gentlemen in the Quartermaster's Department. Captain Dana was not commissioned colonel of the Tenth, but Henry L. Eustis, a graduate of West Point, was. Captain Parker was commissioned major, anCaptain Parker was commissioned major, and served until he was mortally wounded in General Grant's advance from the Rapidan, and died May 12, 1864. The remaining part of Colonel Ritchie's report relates to matters not of general interest, though of importance to the Governor, in furnishing
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1: prelminary narrative, Preliminary narrative. (search)
ar Creek, Va. See his memoir in Harvard Memorial Biographies, I, 296. Another and an earlier instance was that of Dexter F. Parker of Worcester, a young mechanic of marked literary tastes, who had already at thirty years of age represented Worcestl, For the early use of Scott's tactics, see Comte de Paris, Civil War, I, 273; England's Evolution of a Life, p. 144; Parker's 32d Mass., pp. 12, 29. Hardee was used for rifles only. others the Hardee tactics, then a novelty, afterwards universalre down upon recruits with great severity. J. D. Billings, Hard-tack, etc., p. 202. Compare the graphic description in Parker's 32d Mass. Vols. of the derisive and unmannerly reception of a recruiting force by an old regiment (pp. 45, 46). The rege a part of it, were Lieuts. Henry W. Nichols (7th Mass. Infantry), James O'Neil and Archibald Simpson (9th Mass.); Maj. D. F. Parker, Capt. J. H. Wetherell and Lieuts. E. B. Bartlett and A. E. Munyan (10th Mass.); Capt. J. S. Stoddard and Lieuts. E
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers who died of wounds. (search)
1863. Paine, Daniel A.,55th Mass. Inf.,Nov. 30, 1864,Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 11, 1864. Paine, William W., 1st Sergt.,33d Mass. Inf.,– –Resaca, Ga., May 23, 1864. Palmer, William, 1st Lieut.,35th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.Oct. 13, 1862. Park, Edward G., Major,35th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va., July 1, 1864.Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 14, 1864. Park, Henry M., Corp.,40th Mass. Inf.,– –Cold Harbor, Va., June 6, 1864. Parker, Austin G.,12th Mass. Inf.,Aug. 30, 1862,Nov. 6, 1862. Parker, Dexter F., Maj.,10th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.May 30, 1864. Parker, Edward E.,21st Mass. Inf.,Camden, N. C.,Old Point Comfort, Va., June 6, 1862. Parker, George B.,56th Mass. Inf.,July 29, 1864,Beverly, N. J., Sept. 28, 1864. Parker, Jerome S., 1st Sergt.,16th Mass. Inf.,July 2, 1863,Gettysburg, Pa., July 12, 1863. Parker, Rufus A.,2d Mass. Inf.,July 3, 1863,Gettysburg, Pa., July 21, 1863. Parker, Thomas J., 1st Lieut.,28th Mass. Inf.,Before Petersburg, Va., March 28, 186
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Orr, Jesse H. (search)
1863. Paine, Daniel A.,55th Mass. Inf.,Nov. 30, 1864,Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 11, 1864. Paine, William W., 1st Sergt.,33d Mass. Inf.,– –Resaca, Ga., May 23, 1864. Palmer, William, 1st Lieut.,35th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.Oct. 13, 1862. Park, Edward G., Major,35th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va., July 1, 1864.Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 14, 1864. Park, Henry M., Corp.,40th Mass. Inf.,– –Cold Harbor, Va., June 6, 1864. Parker, Austin G.,12th Mass. Inf.,Aug. 30, 1862,Nov. 6, 1862. Parker, Dexter F., Maj.,10th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.May 30, 1864. Parker, Edward E.,21st Mass. Inf.,Camden, N. C.,Old Point Comfort, Va., June 6, 1862. Parker, George B.,56th Mass. Inf.,July 29, 1864,Beverly, N. J., Sept. 28, 1864. Parker, Jerome S., 1st Sergt.,16th Mass. Inf.,July 2, 1863,Gettysburg, Pa., July 12, 1863. Parker, Rufus A.,2d Mass. Inf.,July 3, 1863,Gettysburg, Pa., July 21, 1863. Parker, Thomas J., 1st Lieut.,28th Mass. Inf.,Before Petersburg, Va., March 28, 186
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Index of names of persons. (search)
r, W. A., 403 Palmer, W. D., 403 Palmer, W. H., 403 Palmer, W. L., 149 Palmer, William, 473 Panis, W., 540 Parementer, J. A., 540 Parfitt, John, 540 Parides, Lucien, 540 Paris, Comte de, 4, 24, 29, 31, 36, 40, 54, 59, 136, 143, 144 Paris, F., 540 Parish, Charles, 540 Park, D. H., 541 Park, E. G., 262, 473 Park, H. L., 403 Park, H. M., 473 Park, Joseph, 541 Parke, J. G., 37 Parke, W. G., 541 Parker, A. C., 403 Parker, A. G., 473 Parker, A. R., 403 Parker, Clark, 403 Parker, D. F., 16, 120, 214, 473 Parker, E. E., 473 Parker, F. J., 18, 38, 75, 256 Parker, G. B., 473 Parker, H. J., 106, 403 Parker, J. C., 494 Parker, J. S., 473 Parker, J. W. D., 541 Parker, James, 541 Parker, P. J., 403 Parker, R. A., 473 Parker, R. W., 404 Parker, S. H., 494 Parker, T. F., 404 Parker, T. J., 473 Parker, Thomas, 541 Parker, W. L., 404 Parkhurst, W. L., 541 Parkis, Francis, 494 Parkman, Chauncey, Jr., 473 Parkman, Theodore, 48, 404 Parks, D. H., 541 Parks, E
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 3 (search)
s. Infantry, Aug. 22, 1861. First Lieutenant, June 18, 1862. Captain, Apr. 16, 1863. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, Apr. 8, 1865; not mustered. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1865. Mustered out, July 28, 1865, as Captain. Died at New Brighton, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1884. Park, Edward G. First Lieutenant, 35th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 4, 1862. Captain, Mar. 23, 1863. Major, May 10, 1864. Died of wounds at Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 14, 1864. Parker, Dexter F. Private, 3d Battalion Riflemen, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 22, 1861. Fourth Lieutenant, May 4, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861. Resigned, July 15, 1862. Major, 10th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 12, 1862. Died, May 30, 1864, of wounds received May 12, 1864, at the battle of Spotsylvania. Parker, Francis Jewett. Major, 1st Battalion Mass. Infantry, stationed at Fort Warren, Mass., afterwards 32d Mass. Infantry, Dec. 2, 1861. Disch
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 7 (search)
ant, Oct. 6, 1861. Captain, Mar. 3, 1863. Absent on surgeon's certificate of disability, July 6 to Nov. 6, 1863. Resigned, Nov. 6, 1863. Died at Beverly Farms, Mass., Sept. 14, 1889. Palfrey, Francis Winthrop. See General Officers. Palfrey, John Carver. See General Officers. Pangborn, Zebina K. Born at Burlington, Vt. Appointed from Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 5, 1861. Appointment negatived by the Senate, Mar. 11, 1862. Parker, Dexter F. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 3d Battalion Riflemen, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 22, 1861. Fourth Lieutenant, May 4, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861. Resigned, July 15, 1862. Major, 10th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 12, 1862. See Massachusetts Field Officers. Parker, Edwin Griffin. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 7, 1862. Resigned, Jan. 21, 1864. Died, Apr. 1, 1868. Parker, T
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 11 (search)
nel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Hatcher's Run, Va., to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. — Brevet Lieut. Colonel William L., late Major of the 19th Mass. Infantry, to be Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for meritorious services during the recent campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General R. E. Lee, to date from Apr. 9, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. Parker, Second Lieutenant T. D., of the 2d U. S. Infantry, to be First Lieutenant, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Gaines's Mill, Va., to date from June 27, 1862. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. Parsons, Lieut. Colonel J. B., of the 10th Mass. Infantry, to be Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. Patten, Henry Lyman, late Major of the 20th Mass. Infant
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