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Soldiers in the War of 1861-1865. Massachusetts Volunteers. Residence West Cambridge, or credited to that place. Prepared from the record published by the Adjutant-General.

abbreviations used: Abs. absent—art. artillery—batt'n battalion—cav. Cavalry—d. died—des. deserted—dis. discharged—disa. disability—dr. dropped—exp. expiration—inf. infantry—prom. promoted—receiv. receiving—recr. recruit—re—enl. or re-enlis. re-enlisted—reg. regiment—rej. rejected—squad. squadron—super. supernumerary—tr. or trans. transferred—unas'd unassigned—w'ds wounds.

First Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.		Co.	Age.	Term of service.
1	Charles Carroll		I	18	Jan. 16, 1862; des. June 29, 1862.
2	William Hobill		I	18	Jan. 10, 1862; des. Aug. 24, 1862.
3	Arthur B. Moulton		I	31	Jan. 11, 1862; trans. to 11th Inf.
4	John Brown	unassigned	recruit	25	Dec. 9, 1862. [May 20, 1864.
5	Thomas Brown	unassigned	recruit	21	Dec. 9, 1862.
6	William Collins	unassigned	recruit	22	Dec. 9, 1862.
7	John Cummings	unassigned	recruit	25	Dec. 9, 1862.
8	George Davis	unassigned	recruit	24	Dec. 9, 1862.
9	Charles Hegert	unassigned	recruit	36	Dec. 9, 1862.
10	Charles Hughes	unassigned	recruit	26	Dec. 9, 1862.
11	Richard James	unassigned	recruit	24	Dec. 9, 1862.
12	Patrick Lufkin	unassigned	recruit	21	Dec. 6, 1862.
13	James Lyons	unassigned	recruit	26	Dec. 9, 62.
14	John Mack	unassigned	recruit	26	Dec. 9, 1862.
15	Francis Marr	unassigned	recruit	22	Dec. 9, 1862.
16	William Moore	unassigned	recruit	21	Dec. 9, 1862,
17	George Mulligan	unassigned	recruit	21	Dec. 9, 1862,
18	John Murphy,	unassigned	recruit	23	Dec. 9, 1862,
19	Christopher Parker	unassigned	recruit	24	Dec. 6, 1862.
20	John Paul	unassigned	recruit	21	Dec. 6, 1862.
21	George Ray	unassigned	recruit	26	Dec. 9, 1862,
22	James Smith,	unassigned	recruit	22	Dec. 11, 1862.
23	John Smith	unassigned	recruit	22	Dec. 9, 1862.
24	William Smith	unassigned	recruit	26	Dec. 9, 1862.
25	Henry Smithson	unassigned	recruit	23	Dec. 9, 1862.
26	Henry Stone	unassigned	recruit	22	Dec. 10, 1862.
27	Frank Turner	unassigned	recruit	22	Aug. 4, 1862.
28	John Warren	unassigned	recruit	23	Dec. 9, 1862.
29	Daniel Williams	unassigned	recruit	22	Dec. 13, 1862.

Second Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.		Co.	Age.	Term of service.
30	John McNulty		H	33	April 2, 1864, to July 14, 1865.
31	Charles Adams	unassigned	recruit	26	Aug. 16, 1864; never joined reg.
32	John Reno	unassigned	recruit	30	Aug. 16, 1864; never joined reg.

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Third Regiment Infantry. (three months）

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
33	Samuel H. Libbey	C	21	April 23, 1861, to July 22, 1861.

Fourth Regiment Infantry. (three Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
34	Lemuel Chisholm	F	20	April 22, 1861, to July 22, 1861.

Fifth Regiment Infantry.¹ (three Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
35	William H. Pattee, 3d lieut.	E	28	May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861.
36	James A. Bailey, sergt.	E	24	May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861.
37	William H. Lawrence, sergt.	E	26	May 1, 1861; killed July 21, 1861, Bull Run, Va.
38	William B. F. Emerson	E	24	May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861.
39	Alfred M. Thorpe	E	28	May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861.

Fifth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
40	John P. Gay	H	23	Sept. 16, 1862, to July 2, 1863.

Sixth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
41	Henry M. Farnsworth	B	21	Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863.
42	George F. Patch	B	20	Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863.
43	William F. Patch	B	21	Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863.

Sixth Regiment Infantry. (one hundred Days.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
44	Oliver Wilson	A	34	July 16, 1864, to Oct. 27, 1864.
46	Eugene Wilworth	A	20	July 16, 1864, to Oct. 27, 1864.

Ninth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
46	Joseph Mullen unas'd	recruit	18	Dec. 24, 1863; rejected Dec. 28, 1863.

Eleventh Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
47	Edward Lennon	E	21	Aug. 12, 1861, to Aug. 29, 1864.

Twelfth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
48	James Shaw	A	25	June 26, 1861; deserted Aug. 24, 1862.

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Thirteenth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
49	Samuel D. Thurston	C	20	Aug. 11, 1862, to Aug. 1, 1864.
50	James B. Dunn	E	18	July 2, 1861; died April 12, 1862, at Williamsport, Md.
51	Edmund G. Eastman	G	18	Aug. 1, 1862; dis. Jan. 13, 1863, disa.
52	Ephraim T. Whittemore	G	18	Aug. 11, 1862, to Aug. 1, 1864.

Fifteenth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
53	Isaac P. Coning	C	24	Aug. 12, 1862; dis. Mar. 17, 1863, disa.

Sixteenth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
54	Michael Campbell	C	35.	July 2, 1861; deserted May 12, 1864.
47*	Edward Lennon	D	21	Aug. 30, 1861; trans. to 11th Inf. July 11, 1864.
55	John J. Hagan	F	17	July 12, 1861; dis. June 26, 1863, disa.
56	Thomas O'Leary	F	31	July 12, 1861, to July 27, 1864.

Seventeenth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
57	Algernon S. Nichols, hos.	stew.	18	March 4, 1866, to July 11, 1865.
57*	Algernon S. Nichols	C	18	Dec. 26, 1863; hos. stew. Mar. 4, 1865.

Nineteenth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.		Co.	Age.	Term of service.
58	William Lynch		D	30	July 26, 1861, to Aug. 28, 1864.
59	Thomas J. Keough		G	19	Jan. 9, 1865, to July 14, 1866.
60	John Payne		G	40	Jan. 9, 1865, to June 30, 1866.
61	James Clark	unas'd	recruit	37	April 19, 1864; sent by mistake to 28th Inf. April 24, 1864.
62	Daniel W. Folger	unassigned	recruit	25	Apr. 18, 1864; trans. June 1864, to navy.
63	Norman Johnson	unassigned	recruit	23	April 22, 1864; died April 23, 1864, at Gallop's Island, B. H.
64	Seth M. Staples	unassigned	recruit	18	April 4, 1864; dis. Apr. 21, 1864, disa.

Twentieth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
65	John Delvin	F	42	July 26, 1862, to October, 1864.
66	Charles E. Humphrey, corp.	K	34	Sept. 4, 1861; dis. May 6, 1863, disa.

Twenty-Second Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
67	William S. Payne	B	46	Sept. 6, 1861; dr. from rolls Oct. 8, 1861.
68	Elisha Sargent	B	28	Sept. 5, 1861, to Oct. 17, 1864; abs. sick.
69	Alfred Thorp²	B	28	Sept. 17, 1861; dr. from rolls Oct. 8, 1861
70	Alvah Cotton	F³	24	Aug. 10, 1861; dis. Oct. 7, 1862, disa.
67*	William S. Payne	K	46	Sept. 16, 1861; dis. Nov. 1, 1862, disa.

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Twenty-Third Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
71	Edward P. Cowing, 2d lieut.		33	June 2, 1865, to June 26, 1865, exp. of service, as sergt.

Twenty-fourth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
72	Philip T. Greeley	D	27	Aug. 16, 1862; re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1861.
73	Charles J. Moore, corp.	E	19	Dec. 9. 1861; re-enlisted Jan.:, 1864.
74	Charles J. Moore, corp.	E	21	Jan. 4, 1864; died April 11, 1864, at Washington, D. C.
75	William A. Whittemore, corp.	E	24	Jan. 4, 1864; tr. May 10, 1864, to V. R. C.
76	William A. Whittemore	E	22	May 10, 1862; re-enlisted Jan. 3, 1864.

Twenty-eighth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
77	George Harper	B	38	April 4, 1864, to June 19, 1865.
78	Dennis O'Mahoney, corp.	C	26	March 9, 1864, to June 30, 1865.
79	John Noonan	C	39	Aug. 26, 1864, to June 30, 1865.
80	Dennis O'Mahoney	C	18	Jan. 20, 1862; re-enlisted Mar. 9, 1864.
81	James Carrigan	E	18	Dec, 13, 1861; deserted Sept. 20, 1862.
82	Charles Marchant	F	22	April 8, 1864; died Aug. 29, 1864, at Anderson ville, Ga.
83	Calvin Fisher unas'd	recruit	23	April 5, 1864; rejected April 21, 1864.
84	George L. Fisher unassigned	recruit	21	April 5, 1864; tr. May 17, 1864, to navy.
85	Edward McEnenna unassigned	recruit	22	April 8, 1864.
86	Patrick McMullen unassigned	recruit	24	April 27, 1864.

Twenty-Ninth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
87	Horace Barney	G	23	Aug. 1, 1862; deserted August, 1862.
88	Charles Danbenmayer	G	20	Sept. 2, 1862.
89	George C. Hatch	G	19	Sept. 2, 62, to June 2, 1865.

Forty-Second Regiment Infantry. （Nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
90	Major Bacon	D	18	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
91	Edward Boardman	D	31	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
92	John Burns	D	35	Oct. 1, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
93	Thomas Burns	D	21	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
94	William Burke	D	2S	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
95	George T. Clinton	D	26	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
96	Dennis Dailey	D	26	f Sept. 20, 1862; died Aug. 1, 1863, at Hemstead, Texas.
97	John Drury	D	23	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
98	Peter Sumam	D	21	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
99	Fitzallen Gourley	D	20	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
100	James Johnson	D	44	f Sept. 20, 1862; deserted Nov. 20, 1862, at Keadville, Mass.
101	Frank McConlow	D	18	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
102	John O'Harran	D	22	f Sept. 20, 1862; arrested by civil authority, Oct. 18, 1862.
103	George Powers	D	23	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
104	Jeremiah S. Russell	D	19	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
105	Cornelius Ryan	D	23	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
106	Daniel J. Sullivan	D	19	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
107	Laban Thaxter	D	18	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.
108	Nathaniel White	D	43	Sept. 20, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863.

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Forty-Second Regiment Infantry. (one hundred Days.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
109	James K. Blackstone	D	18	July 20, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.
110	George Burgess	D	26	July 20, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.
111	Albert W. Cotton	D	36	July 20, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.
112	John Davis	D	38	July 20, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.
113	Peter Durnam	D	32	July 20, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.
114	Frank Harden	D	21	July 20, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.
115	Edward W. Taylor	K	19	July 18, 1864, to Nov. 11, 1864.

Forty-Third Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
116	John Geier	I	35	Sept. 24, 1862, to July 30, 1863.

Forty-fourth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
117	James F. Clark, sergt.	A	36	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
118	J. Willard Russell, corp.	A	28	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
119	William H. Green	A	24	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
120	Charles A. Grover	A	21	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
121	James L. Noyes	A	30	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
122	William F. Teel	A	21	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
123	John E. Tukey	A	24	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
124	George W. Danforth	C	21	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
125	William F. Hadley	C	27	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
126	Horace K. Hill	C	35	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
127	Jason M. Patten	C	23	Sept, 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
128	George W. Springer	C	18	Oct. 8, 1862, to June 18, 1863.
129	James A. Blanchard	D	19	Sept. 12, 1862; dis. Mar. 9, 1863, disa.
130	William E. Gibbs	D	26	Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863.

Forty-fifth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
131	William W. Tobey	C	19	Sept. 26, 1862, to July 7, 1863.
132	Edward T. Russell, corp.	I	36	Oct. 7, 1862. to July 7, 1863.
133	Harvey Bacon	I	32	Oct. 17, 1862, to July 7, 1863.
134	Frank Brooks	I	23	Oct. 13, 1862; dis. Mar. 2, 1863, disa.
135	Reuben Frost	I	36	Oct. 7, 1862, to July 7, 1863.
136	Amos W. Hill	I	22	Oct. 7, 1862, to July 7, 1863.
137	James McDonald	I	21	Oct. 7, 1862, to July 7, 1863.
138	James Murphy	I	23	Oct. 7, 1862; killed Dec. 14, 1862, at Kinston, N. C.
139	Henry W. Whittemore	I	40	Oct. 7, 1862, to July 7, 1863.
140	George W. Martin	K	23	Oct. 7, 1862, to July 7, 1863.

Forty-Seventh Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
141	Jackson H. Libby	A	29	Sept. 19, 1862, to Sept. 1, 1863.
142	Robert H. Mitchell	F	22	Oct. 9, 1862, to Sept. 1, 1863.

Fifty-sixth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
143	Samuel W. Ward	B	39	March 1, 1864, to July 12, 1865.
144	Patrick Kerrigan	C	23	Dec. 28, 1863; killed July 30, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.
145	James Boylen, corp.	K	21	Feb. 25, 1864, to July 12, 1865.

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Fifty-Seventh Begiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
146	Andrew Callan, corp.⁴	B	41	Jan. 6, 1864, to July 30, 1865.
147	Charles A. Sargent, sergt.⁵	H	21	March 12, 1864, to July 30, 1865.

Fifty-eighth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
148	William G. Cushing	H	43	April 18, 1864; die. May 12, 1865, by order War Department.

Fifty-Ninth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
146*	Andrew Callan	B	41	Jan. 5, 1864; tr. June 1, 1865, to 57th Inf.
149	Arthur Boyer	F	27	Feb. 20, 1864; deserted Feb. 26, 1865.
147*	Charles A. Sargent, sergt.	H	21	March 12 1864 trans. June 1, 1865 to 57th Inf.

Sixtieth Regiment Infantry. (one hundred Days.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
160	Charles Cunningham	G	21	July 19, 1864, to Nov. 30, 1864.

Sixty First Regiment Infantry. (one Year.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
161	Charles K. Drury, sergt. maj.		21	Aug. 26, 1864, to June 4, 1865.
162	John H. Grant	A	22	Aug. 17, 1864, to June 4, 1865.
151*	Charles K. Drury, sergt.	B	21	Aug. 26, 1864; sergt. maj. May 13, 1865.

First Company Sharpshooters. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
153	Ammi Hall	28	Sept. 2, 1861; dis. Sept. 26, 1862, disa.

First Light Battery. (three Months.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
154	Josiah Porter, 1st lieut.	38	May 18, 1861, to Aug. 2, 1861.

First Battery Light Artillery.⁶ (three Years.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
155	James W. Kenney, sergt.	25	Aug. 28, 1861, to Aug. 29, 1864.
156	Daniel Benham, corp.	27	Aug. 28, 1861; re-enl. Dec. 23, 1863.
157	Daniel Benham, corp.	29	Dec. 24, 1863; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
158	John W. Carroll	18	Aug. 29.1864; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
159	Willard Chaffin	26	Dec. 24, 1863; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
160	Jeremiah Clancy	25	Aug. 15, 1864; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
161	Chester S. Ellis	22	Dec. 24, 1863; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
162	John Gardner	18	Aug. 29, 1864; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
163	John Kelly	35	Aug. 28 1861; re-enl. Dec. 23, 1863.
164	John Kelly	37	Dec. 24, 1863; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
165	Alonzo F. Sackett	30	Dec. 24, 1863; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
166	Charles Schwamb	18	Aug. 29, 1864; tr. 9th bat. Mar. 12, 1865.
167	James Smith	19	Aug. 2, 1862.
168	Joseph Yeats	24	Aug. 28, 1861; dis. Jan. 19, 1863, disa.

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Sixth Battery Light Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
169	Henry Ford	37	July 15, 1862; re-enlis. Jan. 6, 1864.

Ninth Battery Light Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
157⁷	Daniel Benham, corp.	29	Dec. 24, 1863, to Apr. 26, 1865, super.
168⁸	John W. Carroll	18	Aug. 29, 1864, to June 6, 1865.
159⁹	Willard Chaffin¹⁰	26	Dec. 24, 1863, to June 6, 1865.
160¹¹	Jeremiah Clancy	36	Aug. 16, 1864, to June 30, 1865.
161¹²	Chester S. Ellis	22	Dec. 24, 1863, to June 6, 1866.
162¹³	John Gardner	18	Aug. 29, 1864, to June 6. 1866.
164¹⁴	John Kelly	37	Dec. 24, 1863, to June 6, 1865.
166¹⁵	Alonzo F. Sackett	30	Dec. 24, 1863, to June 6, 1865.
166¹⁶	Charles Schwamb	18	Aug. 29, 1864, to June 6, 1865.

Twelfth Battery Light Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
170	William Gallagher	18	April 2, 1864, to July 26, 1865.
171	John Tierney	18	April 2, 1864, to June 18, 1865.

Thirteenth Battery Light Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
172	William Smith	19	April 25, 1864.

Fourteenth Battery Light Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
173	Thomas Mitchell	21	March 29, 1864; died Nov. 6, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
174	Michael Timney.	32	Feb. 27, 1864, to June 16, 1865.
175	John Tynan	30	Feb. 27, 1864; dis. Sept. 23, 1864, disa.
176	Moses J. Whittemore	27	Feb. 27, 1864, to June 15, 1865.

First Regiment Heavy Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
177	Elisha F. Sargent	B	43	Dec. 3, 1864, to Aug. 16, 1865.
178	William Hil, corp.	K	18	Aug. 9 1862; died June 18, 1864, at City Point, Va.
179	George A. Crane	K	18	Aug. 9, 1862, to July 8, 1864.
180	Henry J. Crosby	K	20	Aug. 9, 1862, to July 8, 1864.

Second Regiment Heavy Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
181	Michael W. Coughlin	C	19	Aug. 18, 1864, to June 26, 1865.
182	William Coleman	D	19	Aug. 15, 1864, to June 26, 1865.
183	Joseph Foster	D	22	Jan. 2, 1864; deserted July 2, 1865.
184	Edmund Joyce	D	20	Aug. 15, 1864, to June 26, 1865.
185	Lewis Martin	E	21	Aug. 18, 1864, to June 26, 1865.
186	David H. Pierce	E	20	Aug. 18, 1864, to June 26. 1865.
187	Peter Johnson	F	18	Aug. 23, 1864, to June 26, 1865.
188	John Kelly	F	42	Aug. 19, 1864; died Oct. 12, 1864, at Newbern, N. C.
189	Daniel Creamer	G	24	Aug. 15, 1864, to Sept. 3, 1865.

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Third Regiment Heavy Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
190	Otis K. Wilber	M	21	Aug. 17, 1864, to June 17, 1865.

First battalion Heavy Artillery. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
191	George N. Ladd	D	29	Aug. 9, 1864; deserted Sept. 13, 1864.
192	Samuel Nason	D	37	Aug. 9, 1864, to Sept. 12, 1866.
193	Leander T. Gilceas	E	18	Aug. 11, 1864, to June 28, 1866.

First Regiment of Cavalry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
194	Edward Meredith, band		32	Jan. 6, 1862, to Aug. 16, 1862.
196	Matthew Rowe, corp.	H	20	Dec. 26, 1863, to June 26, 1865.
196	James Ferguson	H	30	Dec. 17, 1861; d. of w'ds Nov. 19, 1863.
197	Matthew Rowe	H	18	Dec. 17, 1861; re-enl Dec. 26, 1863.
198	Alfred M. Thorp	H	27	Oct. 6, 1861; deserted.
199	Henry D. Trask, sergt.	L	19	Sept. 23, 1861; tr. to Co. L, 4th Cav.

Second Regiment of Cavalry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
200	James Caldwell	A	24	April 9, 1864; deserted May 24, 64.
201	George R. Rockwell	A	21	April 9, 1864; deserted May 24,?64.
202	Henry McAllister, sergt.	C	24	April 2, 1864, to May 26, 1865.
203	Ebenezer Lane	I	23	Feb. 10, 1863, to July 20, 1866.
204	Thomas O'Brien	I	18	Aug. 26, 1864, to June 17, 1865.
205	Walter E. Jaquith	K	18	Dec. 21, 1863; dis. Apr. 20, 1864, disa.
206	Charles Smith, unas'd	recruit	30	Dec. 22, 1863; rejected Dec. 24, 1863.

Third Regiment of Cavalry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
207	Robert Guild	F	21	April 6, 1864; died July 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
208	Kendall L. Flint, unas'd	recr.	21	Apr. 4, 1864, to Apr. 21, 1864, rej. recr.

Fourth Regiment of Cavalry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
199*	Henry D. Trask, corp.	L	19	Sept. 23, 1861; re-enl. April 20, 1864.
209	Henry D. Trask	L	21	April 21, 1864; prom. Nov. 29, 1864.

Fifth Regiment of Cavalry. (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
210	Henry L. Brison	A	20	Jan. 9, 1864; died April 30, 1864, at Readville, Mass.
211	John Doughty	A	27	Jan 9, 1864; died April 4, 1864, at Readville, Mass.

First battalion frontier Cavalry. (one Year.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Term of service.
212	George T. Litchfield	B	19	Dec. 30, 1864, to June 30, 1866.

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Veteran Reserve Corps.

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.
213	Joseph Drugan	27	Aug. 9, 1864.
214	Patrick Fallon	26	Aug. 24, 1864.
216	Victor Victorine	28	Aug. 10, 1864.

United States Veteran Volunteers. (Hancock's Corps.)

	Name.	Age.	Term of Service.
216	Robert Jost	33	March 20, 1865; dis. March 20, 1866.
217	Thomas M. Kenny	22	Dec. 12, 1864; prom. sergt.
218	William M. Payne	22	Jan. 18, 1865; dis. Jan. 16, 1866.
219	Joshua P. Sawyer	30	Dec. 12, 1864; 1st sergt.

From a town Book, and not mentioned in the preceding list.

	Name.	Age.	Co.	Term of service.
220	John S. Alanson	31	D	2d Heavy Art.; Aug. 22, 1863.
221	Thomas Burns, recr.	21		1st Inf.; Dec. 9, 1862.
222	Michael Cannon recr.	23	H	1st Cav.; Jan. 3, 1865, to June 26, 1865.
223	William Fox recr.	23		1st Inf.; Dec. 9, 1862.
224	John Higgins			2d Inf.; uncertain.
225	Hamus Hudson recr.	19	B	11th Inf.; Aug. 26, 1864; des. Dec. 11, 1864.
226	George Jones	18	B	1st Cav.; Dec. 29, 1863, to June 26, 1865.
227	Samuel H. Libbey¹⁷	21	K	99th N. Y. Vols. (3 years); Dec. 31, 1861.
228	Gotlieb Luthey			Hancock's Corps; Dec. 27, 1864.
229	Lawrence Lynch	38	I	blacksmith, 1st Cav. (new batt'n); Dec. 5, 1863, to June 26, 1865.
230	William McDermott [recr.	21	H	69th Inf.; April 21, 1864; trans. to 67th Inf. June 1, 1865.
231	Thomas McDool	23	K	1st Heavy Art, March 31, 1864; dis. July 29, 1865, disa. in Co. I
232	George W. Nesmith	26	I	4th Heavy Art.; Aug. 17, 1864, to June 17, 1865.
233	Talbot W. Nichols	34		Hancock's Corps; Dec. 26, 1864.
234	William Price	18	E	61st Inf.; Sept. 24, 1864, to June 4, 1865.
235	Robert Sullivan, recr.	18	C	1st Cav.; March 30, 1864, to June 29, 1865.
236	Nathaniel H. White	20	I	5th Inf. (9 mos.); Sept. 16, 1862, to July 2, 1863.

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Seamen and officers in the Naval service. From a town Book.

	Name.	Age.	Term of service.	Vessel.
237	Gustavus Anderson¹⁸	24	July 11, 1864 (3 yrs.).
238	Oscar Bailey	26	July 9, 1861 (3 yrs.).	Cumberland.
239	Constant V. Berry	21	July 9, 1861 (2 yrs.).	Cumberland.
240	John Brann, act. mast. mate		（3 years.)
241	Isaac N. Bridges	36	July 9, 1861 (3 yrs.).	Cumberland.
242	James Brown	32	July 18, 1861 (3 yrs.).
243	George Burns	23	July 11, 1861 (3 yrs.).	Cumberland.
244	James Cassidy		Aug. 23, 1864 (1 yr.).
246	Noah Chick	32	June 25, 1861 (3 yrs.).	No. Carolina.
246	George Churchman	36	June 29, 1861 (3 yrs.).	No. Carolina.
247	James Claffey	27	June 24, 1861 (3 yrs.).	No. Carolina.
248	Jerome Colburn	21	June 18, 1861 (3 yrs.).	No. Carolina.
249	John Connor		Aug. 13, 1864 (3 yrs.).
250	Franklin D. Covell	19	June 25, 1861 (3 yrs.).	No. Carolina.
251	Wilson H. Crass	21	June 28, 1861 (3 yrs.).	Susquehanna.
262	John Dempsey¹⁹	23	July 2, 1864 (3 yrs.).	S. Atlantic Squad.
263	George Foster²⁰	31	July 9, 1864 (3 yrs.).
254	George Friend²¹	28	July 14, 1864 (3 yrs.).
266	James Gibson	21	Jan. 11, 1866 (3 yrs.).
266	William N. Jones²²		July 6, 1864.
267	Thomas King²³		July 22, 1864,
268	William Lairson(or Lewis）²⁴	28	July 11, 1864 (3 yrs.).
269	Charles H. Macomber	19	Aug. 4, 1862 (1 yr.).
260	James Mahoney	24	July 28, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
261	Frederick Mark	22	Aug. 5, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
262	Patrick McCann	19	Aug. 1, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
263	James McLeod	26	Aug. 6, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
264	Daniel Meyall	23	Aug. 4, 1862 (1 yr.).
265	John F. Moody	22	July 29, 1862 (1 yr.).	Housatonic.
266	James Moore		Aug. 23, 1864 (1 yr.).
267	Joshua Moore	28	Aug. 4, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
268	Daniel Mulhiven	21	Aug. 1, 1862 (1 yr.).
269	Frank Mulreay	27	Aug. 2, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
270	Thomas Munday	22	Aug. 1, 1862 (1 yr.).	Ino.
271	John Murphy	20	Aug. 5, 1862 (1 yr.).	Wilkes's Squad.
272	Charles Murray	21	Aug. 6, 1862 (1 yr.).
273	Dau. Sidley	21	Jan. 12, 1864.	Receiv. Ship Ohio.
274	John Silloway, landsman	38	Jan. 7, 1864.	Receiv. Ship Ohio.
276	Anthony Smalley, act.	ensign	Dec. 1, 1863.
276	Edward K. Smith Jr., act.	ensign	Dec. 2, 1863.
277	Henry Smitht	23	June 26, 1864 (3 yrs.).	E. G. Squad.
278	Michael J. Smith act.	ensign	Dec. 28, 1863.
279	Charles T. Somes, act. mast.	mate	Oct. 26, 1862.
280	Thomas Stephens, act. mast.	mate	Nov. 4, 1861.
281	Charles A. Stewart, acting master's	mate	Jan., 1862
282	E. W. B. Stewart, acting master's	mate	April 4 1862
283	John Sullivan, boy	14	March 12, 1864.	Receiv. Ship Ohio.
284	John D. Sullivan	27	Oct. 29, 1863.	Receiv. Ship Ohio.
285	John S. Sullivan	17	Nov. 28, 1863.	Receiv. Ship Ohio.
286	John Sutton, 1st class boy	18	Dec. 22, 1863. Receiv. Ship Ohio.
287	Samuel G. Swain, act. mast.	mate	Nov. 3, 1862.
288	William Westcott²⁵	23	Jan. 29, 1864 (3 yrs.).

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Fortieth Regiment New York State Volunteers.²⁶ (three Years.)

	Name.	Co.	Age.	Enrolled.
289	Albert 8. Ingalls, capt.	H	30	June 27, 1861, at Yonkers, N. Y.; major, June 20, 1862.
290	John Locke, 2d lieut.	F	35	June 27, 1861; 1st lieut. Sept. 25, 1861.
291	Francis Gould, 1st sergt.	H	31	C June 27, 1861; 2d lieut. Dec. 16, 1861; 1st lieut. March 20, 1862.
292	Horace D. Durgin, sergt.	H	21	June 27, 1861; 1st sergt.
293	Charles H. Graves, sergt.	H	22	June 27, 1861; 2d lieut., Dec. 16, 1861; 1st lieut., Aug. 28, 1862.
294	Edwin E. Snow, sergt.	H	18	June 27, 1861.
295	Fred C. Floyd, corp.	H	24	June 27, 1861; sergt.
296	John B. Wiley, corp.	H	21	June 27, 1861.
297	Ammi C. Teel, corp.	H	20	June 27, 1861.
298	Thomas Braslin, corp.	H	18	June 27, 1861.
299	Horatio N. Shepard, corp.	H	22	June 27, 1861.
300	John P. Tufts, corp.	H	25	June 27, 1861.
301	Henry C. Cobb, wagoner	H	20	June 27, 1861.
302	Daniel Barnett	H	24	June 27, 1861.
303	John B. Busteed	H	21	June 27, 1861.
304	James H. Cole	H	20	June 27, 1861; sergt.
305	John P. Daniels	H	25	June 27, 1861.
306	Edwin A. Frost	H	24	June 27, 1861.
307	John P. Gammon	H	25	June 27, 1861.
308	Alexander H. Greenlaw	H	23	June 27, 1861.
309	Winfield S. Hammond	H	22	June 27, 1861; corp.
310	John Hanna	H	25	June 27, 1861; corp.
311	John H. Hill	B	22	June 14, 1861.
312	Robert Jost	H	30	June 27, 1861.
313	Andrew J. Kenny	B	28	June 14, 1861.
314	James W. Kenny	H
315	William M. Payne	H	20	June 27, 1861.
316	Francis Quinn	H	22	June 27, 1861.
317	Alvin Bobbins	H	24	June 27, 1861.
318	Ezra W. Thompson	H	20	June 27, 1861.
319	George S. Wilson	H	29	June 27, 1861.
320	William S. Woods	H	20	June 27, 1861.

Albert S. Ingalls died of a wound Aug. 11, 1862 (see p. 157 previous). John Locke died in the service Sept. 22, 1862 (see p. 168 previous). Francis Gould received a ball in his knee Sept. 1, 1862, and died from its supposed effects Sept. 7, 1874 (see p. 263 previous). John B. Wiley was killed in battle. Gammon died of disease in the service. Greenlaw was killed in battle. John H. Hill died in prison at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. Andrew Kenny was killed at battle of Williamsburg, May 6, 1862. Ezra W Thompson was killed while on picket. The New York muster rolls examined do not give the place of residence of any, and we have depended on the statements of remaining members of the company for correction of the above list.
The following are said by members of the regiment to have belonged to the old company enlisted in West Cambridge, but were not residents of the town. They were all of Co. H, and enrolled June 27, 1861, at Yonkers, N. Y. Their names and ages were thus: George O. Ballou, 1st Lieut., 36; Ira Keyes, 2d Lieut., 38; Sewall B. Ellis, Corp., 21 (killed); Daniel C. Fletcher, Corp, 33; Patrick Byrne, 25; Samuel A. Fish, 24; William J. Flynn, 21; Phineas J. Jeffers, 27; George W. Lang, 22; Charles Smith, 28; Christopher Smith, 23; George Thompson, 22.

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Miscellaneous. Residents or the town and Credit to other places.

321. Joseph P. Burrage, 2d Lieut., age 22, Thirty-Third Regiment Infantry (three years), May, 18, 1863, credited to Cambridge. Killed Oct. 29, 1863, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. A graduate of Harvard University in 1862. His remains were brought home in December, 1863, and funeral services were held in the Orthodox Church, before the town authorities, and many relatives and friends. Rev. Mr. Cady preached a discourse on the occasion, which was afterward printed for gratuitous distribution at the expense of Mr. John Field.

322. Edward Clark. See 22d Regiment Infantry, note.

323. Warren H. Freeman, Sergt., age 18, Co. A, Thirteenth Regiment Infantry (three years), Dec. 1, 1861, credited to Boston. Transferred to Co. A, 39th Regt., July 14, 1864. Discharged Sept. 13, 1864, order War Dept.

A little book, entitled ‘Letters from Two Brothers serving in the War for the Union, to their Family at Home in West Cambridge, Mass.’ (Cambridge, printed for private circulation, 1871),²⁷ is deserving of high commendation. It is the record of Warren H. Freeman, who served as a soldier in the Thirteenth and afterward in the Thirty-ninth Massachusetts Regiments, and his brother Eugene H. Freeman, who was an engineer in the transport service, sons of Mr. J. D. Freeman. Warren H. joined Company A, 13th Mass. Regiment, in Maryland, on the third day after leaving home on Dec. 1, 1861, and his first letter from the army is dated Dec. 21. He was then engaged in campaigning in Virginia. Received a corporal's warrant some weeks before April 13, 1863, was made prisoner at Gettysburg, Pa, first day of the series of battles July, 1863, and afterward paroled; promoted to sergeant, warrant dated July 1, 1864; transferred to Co. A, 39th Regt., and discharged Sept. 13, 1864, in the field, by reason of no vacancies existing in the regiment to which he was assigned. The letters of Eugene H. are confined to matters on the Potomac River and its neighborhood.

324. Charles C. Haskell, age 25, Co. I, Sixtieth Regiment Infantry (one hundred days), July 23, 1864, credited to Boston. Drowned July 29, 1864, Readville. Buried here.

326. Thomas Martin, age 22, Co. G, First Regiment of Cavalry (three years), Sept., 23, 1861, credited to Charlestown. Died of wounds June 10, 1863. Buried here, age 24—monument.

326 George H. Sprague, age 30, Co. B, Forty-Third Regiment Infantry (nine months), Oct. 11, 1862, credited to Boston. Died March 27, 1863, at Newbern, N. C. Buried here.

327. George Trask, age 18, Co. M, First Regiment of Cavalry (three years), Oct. 1, 1861—residence or place credited to not given-transferred to Co. M, 4th Cavalry. (Died May 3, 1862, Port Royal, S. C.—Family account and monument. )

328. Rev. Samuel A. Smith, minister First Congregational Parish, missionary to the army, died of a fever contracted at Norfolk, Va., on May 20, 1866, aged 36.

Given in Letters from Two Brothers, and not previously mentioned:

329. Alfred Bloxham, age 26, First Battery Light Artillery (three years), July 24, 1862, to Oct. 19, 1864, credited to Cambridge.

330. George H. Cutter, age 19, Co. H, 3d Wisconsin Infantry, enlisted April 24, 1861, for three years, re-enlisted Dec. 25, 1863; promoted Corp. Nov. 21, 1862; Commissary Sergt, Oct. 29, 1864; First Lieut., May 21, 1866. (See Cutter Book, p. 235.) [351]

331. Eber Hill, Artificer, age 25, First Battery Light Artillery (three years), Sept. 6, 1861, credited to Boston. Re-enlisted Jan. 3, 1864, age 27, credited to Cambridge. Transferred March 12, 1865, to 9th Battery. Discharged April 26, 1865, supernumerary.

332. William H. White, Corp., age 23, First Battery Light Artillery (three years), Sept. 13, 1861, credited to Medford. Re-enlisted Jan. 3, 1864, age 26. Transferred March 12, 1865, to 9th Battery. Discharged April 26, 1865, supernumerary.

Non-resident soldiers and other buried here.

333. Augustus O. W. Cutter, age 21, Co. G, Ninth Regiment Infantry (three years), July 9, 1863, Charlestown. Died March 4, 1864 (Bealton Station, Va.). Son of Ezra, s. of Nehemiah Cutter (par. 44).—See Genealogies.

334. Franklin E. Ford, Acting Ensign in the Navy, appointed Aug. 7, 1863, a native of Maine and a citizen of Mass.; stationed on Steam Sloop Tuscarora in 1864, and on the Keystone State (3d rate) during 1865.

335. Albert C. Frost, age 17, Co. C, Fifteenth Regiment Infantry (three years), Aug. 14, 1862, Belmont. Died of wounds Sept. 16, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa Son of .Henry Frost (par. 35).—See Genealogies.

336. Samuel Gates, age 43, Co. E, Sixteenth Regiment Infantry (three years), July 12, 1861, credited to Woburn. Discharged June 6, 1862, disability. Samuel Gates (probably the same), age 46, credited to Charlestown, of the Veteran Reserve Corps, Aug. 1, 1864.

337. Charles C. Henry, age 44, Co. A, Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry (three years), Sept. 11, 1861, to Sept. 1, 1862. Credited to Worcester.

338. Henry S. Pollard, enlisted from N. Y. in New York State Volunteers.

339. Samuel G. Rawson, age 19, Co. E, Forty-Fourth Regiment Infantry (nine months), Sept. 12, 1862, to June 18, 1863. Credited to Boston.

340. Minot Robbins, Seventh N. Y. Regiment.

341. William W. Snelling, age 33, Ninth Battery Light Artillery (three years), Aug. 10, 1862, credited to Boston. Discharged March 14, 1863, disability.

342. William Stacy, Co. K, 99th New York Vols. (three years); Jan. 13, 1862,

Not buried here.

343. George P. Cotting, age 20, Co. F, Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry (three years), Oct. 10, 1861, credited to Fitchburg; re-enlisted Dec. 18, 1863, credited to Boston. Died Dec. 29, 1864, at Annapolis, Md.

note.
Charles H. Graves, formerly 1st Lieut. in the Fortieth N. Y. Regiment, born Mass. and appointed from Mass., was commissioned Assistant AdjutantGen-eral of Volunteers, with the rank of Captain, Feb. 29, 1864; Assistant Adjutant-General of Volunteers with the rank of Major, Jan. 15, 1865. Brevet Colonel of Volunteers and Aide-de-Camp to Brevet Major-General A. H. Terry. Entered the Regular Army as First Lieutenant in the Fourteenth Infantry, Nov. 29, 1865. Captain, Thirty-Fourth Infantry, commissioned July 28, 1866. Brevet Major and Brevet Lieut.—Colonel of Regulars, March 2, 1867. Captain ‘unassigned,’ discharged Dec. 29, 1870.
Thomas M. Kenny, of the U. S. Veteran Volunteers, served one term in the Regular Artillery before 1864. See No. 217.

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1 Daniel Bennem, referred to on page 157 as one of the citizens connected with the fifth Regiment, was probably the Daniel Benham, age 26, Co. E, credited to Medford; discharg. Ed June 29, 1861, disability.

2 Eugene H. Freeman, on the Potomac about June 1, 1864, saw among the soldiers, ‘Thorpe,’ who used to work at the saw-factory. He had been in the navy, and his family lived in Philadelphia. He had enlisted again, and then belonged to the 187th Pennsylvania.—Letters from Two Brothers, p. 118.

3 Edwin Clark, age 20, Co. F, 22d Reg. Inf., credited to Charlestown, died June 20, 1862, at West Cambridge.

4 See Fifty-Ninth Regiment Infantry.

5 See Fifty-Ninth Regiment Infantry.

6 Warren H. Freeman, in April, 1862, saw Capt. Porter's (First) Battery, at Manassas, Va., and several of the members from West Cambridge. The Battery was encamped for a long time near West Camb., and the commander was a son of the somewhat noted hotelkeeper in the vicinity.—Letters from two Brothers, pp. 22, 23; also see same, pp. 72, 73, for further mention.

7 See First Battery.

8 See First Battery.

9 See First Battery.

10 Credited to Cambridge.

11 See First Battery.

12 See First Battery.

13 See First Battery.

14 See First Battery.

15 See First Battery.

16 See First Battery.

17 See Third Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Three Months).

18 Substitute.

19 Substitute.

20 Substitute.

21 Substitute.

22 Substitute.

23 Substitute.

24 Substitute.

25 Substitute.

26 Mozart Regiment, organized June 14, 1861; left the State, July 4, 1861.

27 Riverside, Cambridge. Printed by H. O. Houghton & Co. Pp. 168.

Boston: David Clapp and son. 564 Washington Street, 1880.

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Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct.