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The population of Topsfield in 1860 was 1,292; in 1865, 1,212. Valuation in 1860, $624,769; in 1865, $687,610. The selectmen in 1861 were John Wright, A. S. Peabody, and Dudley Bradstreet: in 1862, 1863 and 1864, A. S. Peabody, Samuel Todd and Dudley Bradstreet; in 1865, Jacob Foster, J. W. Batchelder and David Clark. The town clerk during all these years was Jacob P. Towne. The town treasurer in 1861 was Benjamin Kimball: in 1862, 1863 and 1864, Ne- hemiah Balch; in 1865, Jeremiah Balch.
A legal town meeting was held May 17th, 1861, at which the following preamble and resolutions were adopted :-
Considerating the present position of our country, not as waging war against the South, nor a party device, but an essay of the people to sustain their own rights, preserve their own institutions, give efficiency to their own laws, invigorate their execution, and perpetuate the inheritance of our fathers unimpaired,-
RESOLVED, That we, the loyal people of Topsfield, in town meeting assembled, constitute ourselves a National Guard for the preservation of our national integrity.
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RESOLVED, That we appropriate the sum of three thou- sand dollars to meet the exigency of a national requisition on any detachment of our National Guard, giving a bounty of ten dollars to each one who may conform to this requisition.
RESOLVED, That there be a discretionary committee of five, chosen by ballot, to furnish good and sufficient support from such appropriation to the families of those who may be detailed by our Government into its service, giving said com- mittee power to draw on our treasury for the same.
VOTED to appropriate a sufficient sum to pay each soldier twenty dollars a month while in the military service.
July 22, 1862, Voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town for three years' military service; and the treas- urer was authorized to borrow nineteen hundred dollars to pay the same, and to pay State aid to the families. The Selectmen were requested to use their utmost endeavors to procure enlistments. August 12th, the bounty to volunteers was raised to two hundred dollars for each inhabitant enlist- ing to the credit of the town. A committee of seven was chosen by ballot to help the selectmen in recruiting men in the town; and if a sufficient number of the inhabitants could not be enlisted within two days to fill the quota, "then to secure them wherever they may be obtained." The treasurer was authorized to borrow money. It was also voted that "any person who may be drafted from this town during the war shall be liberally provided for during his term of ser- vice." August 20th, the selectmen were directed to take legal advice in regard to raising money and paying monthly pay to volunteers, and to be governed thereby. August 29th, Voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer enlisting for nine months' military service, to the credit of the town.
No vote appears to have been taken in 1863 in regard to military matters.
February 9, 1864, a committee of five was chosen by ballot to aid the selectmen in recruiting men to fill the quota of the town. April 12, Voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town; and the treasurer was authorized to pay three hundred and seventy-five dollars to certain citizens who had advanced this amount for recruiting purposes. June 29th, the same amount of bounty was voted to be paid to any one enlisting to the credit of the town in the army or navy. July 28th, the treasurer was authorized to borrow twenty-seven
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hundred and fifty dollars to pay bounties, and the selectmen were directed to continue recruiting. Nothing further of importance appears to have been done during the year, and recruiting continued.
May 19, 1865, the town voted to raise thirty-four hundred and sixty dollars to repay money advanced by individual citizens for the encouragement of recruiting.
Topsfield furnished one hundred and thirteen men for the war, which was a surplus of six over and above all demands. Five were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town for war purposes, exclusive of State aid, was fourteen thousand seven hundred and forty-six dollars and thirty-five cents ($14,746.35).
The amount of money raised and expended by the town in the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers during the four years of the war, and which was afterwards reimbursed by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $307.46; in 1862, $1,628.58; in 1863, $2,259.00; in 1864, $2,020.00; in 1865, $1,419.06. Total amount $7,634.10.
The ladies of Topsfield worked heartily in the cause of the soldiers during the war, and forwarded to the army, money, clothing, and hospital stores to value of five hundred dollars.
The news of the firing on Fort Sumter reached town about five o'clock in the afternoon, a militia officer bringing it over the road from Salem, and three men, James Wilson, David Casey and Edward Otis Gould, dropped their tools and start- ed at once for the rendezvous at Salem. James Wilson was the only one of the three who had a uniform and proper equipment and was accepted on the first call.
LIST OF TOPSFIELD MEN
This list includes all who served in the Army and Navy, in the Civil War; also those from other towns who served on the quota of Topsfield or whose names are credited to Tops- field in the Adjutant General's records, and men living in Topsfield at time of enlistment on the quota of other towns.
ANDREWS, AARON A., m., butcher, s. Moody and Mercy (Perkins) Andrews, b. Topsfield, Feb. 1, 1823, d. Topsfield, May 9, 1877; enlisted 1861, sworn into a company but not mustered into U. S. service, 23rd Mass. Inf. Co. H.
ANDREWS, DANIEL H., private, shoemaker, 29y., b. 1832; 3yr., mustered in Dec. 3, 1861, 24th Mass. Vols. Co. H., mustered out Apr. 20, 1863, cause disability, Newbern, N. C.
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AVERELL, EPHRAIM PERKINS, private, shoemaker, 28y., s. Ephraim and Lydia (Potter) Averell, b. Ipswich, Mar. 10, 1836, d. Topsfield, Nov. 29, 1909; mustered in June 26, 1861, 12th Mass. Inf., Co. D, mustered out July 8, 1864, corporal. Wounded Aug. 30, 1862, at 2nd Bull Run, Va.
AVERELL, GEORGE F., private, 18y., farmer, shoemaker ; s. of Thomas and Sophronia (Moore) Averell, b. Jan. 6, 1844, d. July 26, 1926; 6 mos., mustered in July 1st, 1862, 7th Mass. militia, Co. B, mustered out Dec. 31, 1862; enlisted 2nd, mus- tered in July 15, 1864, 6th Mass. Vols. Co. I; mustered out Oct. 27, 1864.
BAKER, RICHARD, 23y., shoemaker, Boston, ordinary seaman; enlisted June 14, 1861, Boston, 1 year, credited to Gloucester, vessel North Carolina, discharged June 26, 1862, from vessel Connecticut. Private. 25 y. seaman, b. England, 1837 ; 9 mos., mustered in Dec. 3, 1862, 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D. mustered out Sept. 3, 1863. Served in quota of Topsfield. Re- sided in Ipswich at time of enlistment. An alien not enrolled anywhere. He deserted immediately on receiving his bounty and has not been heard of since. Topsfield Town Records.
BALCH, GEORGE E., private, 23y., apothecary, b. Tops- field, Jan. 23, 1839, s. of Nehemiah and Mary Ann (Lovett) ; d. South Boston, Jan. 11, 1874; buried Topsfield; mustered Oct. 20, 1862, 43d Regt., Mass. Vol. Inf. Co. A., res. Rox- bury ; mustered out July 30, 1863.
BALCH, JEREMIAH, private, 39y., m., shoemaker, s. of Perley and Sarah (Perkins) Balch, b. May 17, 1823, d. July 27, 1904, in Waltham : 9 mos., mustered in Oct. 11, 1862, 50th Mass. Vols. Co. K. mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
BARKER, FELIX, 16y., b. Manilla, P. I., enlisted June 29, 1861, 2y., landsman, vessel Vincennes, discharged Ang. 1, 1862, from R. S. Ohio. Served in the quota of Topsfield.
BATCHELDER, GEORGE E., 27y., m., farmer, s. Joseph W. and Nancy (Fuller) Batchelder, b. Middleton, Aug. 14, 1836, d. in Worcester: enlisted Ang. 14, 1862, 3y., mustered in Sept. 3, 1862, 40th Mass. Vol. Co. F. (corporal). Trans- ferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Ang. 1, 1863, while at conva- lescent camp at Alexandria, Va. Mustered out from Co. B. 12th V. R. C. June 28, 1865.
BENSON, BENJAMIN, 39y., seaman, b. Sweden, enlisted July 2, 1861, in Boston, Vessel North Carolina and Supply. Discharged July 1, 1863, Vessel, Minnesota. Served in the quota of Topsfield. Enl. 2nd time Oct. 23, 1863, 3y. Served on R. S. Ohio, U. S. S. Flag and William G. Anderson, dis-
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charged Oct. 22, 1866, from R. S. Vermont. Served on quota from Danvers.
BIXBY, ALBERT W., private, m., shoemaker, 24 y., s. Asa and Lucy Ann (Shepard) Bixby, b. May 28, 1840, d. Sept. 24, 1899, in Rowley; mustered in Aug. 23, 1864, 28th unattached Co. Hy. Artly., afterwards 4th Mass. Hy. Artly. Co. M. mus- tered out June 17, 1865.
BIXBY, CHARLES W., private, 18y., shoemaker, s. Has- kett G. and Harriet (Blodgett) Bixby, b. Boxford, Oct. 11, 1844; 3y., mustered in Sept. 3rd, 1862, 40th Mass. Vols. Co. F; mustered out June 16, 1865.
BIXBY, JOSEPH ADDISON, private, 19y., shoemaker, s. Asa B. and Lucy A. (Shepard) Bixby, b. Dec. 26, 1842, d. in Salem; 9 mos., mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3rd, 1863. Enlisted 2nd, Veteran Reserve Corps Co. K. 13th. Regt., mustered in Sept. 5th, 1864, mustered out Nov. 30, 1865. Credited to Salem.
BLAISDELL, JOHN, private, 33y., m., shoemaker, s. Sam- uel and Annis (Averill) Blaisdell, b. Jan. 22, 1832, d. Dec. 11, 1889. Enlisted Aug. 18, 1862, 3y., mustered in Sept. 3, 1862, 40th Mass. Vols. Co. D. Discharged at Richmond, Va., May 28, 1865 at Camp Lee.
BOARDMAN, THOMAS G., private, 23y., carpenter, s. John and Louisa (MacKensie) Boardman, b. Feb. 12, 1839; 9 mos., mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D. mustered out Sept. 3, 1863.
BOHEN, FRANCIS, private, res. Boston, laborer, 22y., 3y., mustered in July 12, 1864, 35th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mus- tered out by being transferred June 9, 1865, to 29th Mass. Vols. Co. D., credited to Boston when in the 29th Infantry, mustered out July 29, 1865 as absent, sick.
BOOTH, THOMAS S., 32y., b. New Bedford, enlisted July 3, 1861, at Boston, in Navy, 2y., boatswain's mate, vessel North Carolina and Ohio; deserted Nov. 30, 1863, from Potomac. Served in quota of Topsfield.
BRADSTREET, JOHN H., private, 27y., farmer, shoe- maker, s. Josiah and Sally Bradstreet, b. in 1834, d. Dec. 10, 1863 at New Orleans, La., dysentery, at St. Louis Hospital ; 3y., mustered in Nov. 17, 1861, 4th Light Battery M. V.
BROWN, GEORGE W., ordinary seaman, 30 y., b. June 19, 1831, Ipswich, s. James. Enlisted in Navy May 11, 1861, 1yr. served on Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Dis- charged May 3, 1862 at Boston ; served in quota of Topsfield ; was of Newburyport at time of enlistment. Enlisted July 29, 1862 at Boston as George N. Brown. Credit Halifax, served
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on R. S. Ohio and Farragut's Squadron, U. S. S. Brooklyn and Portsmouth ; discharged July 28, 1865 as Capt.
BROWN, JAMES, 22y., shoemaker, b. Ireland ( ?), d. Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va., 3y., mustered in June 26, 1861, 12th Mass. Infantry Co. D., as 1st Sergt., served in the quota of Topsfield. He had lived in Topsfield for about five years previous to his enlistment. Had an uncle living in Pea- body, a currier, named Mahoney. The records state that Brown was killed by a fragment of a shell, but Abijah B. Richardson said that it was reported at the time that he was shot in the back by men of his own company.
BRYANT, TIMOTHY (E.), 26y., b. Nova Scotia ; enlisted July 2, 1861 at Boston, in the Navy, 3y., ordinary seaman ; vessels, North Carolina, Vincennes, and Tennessee. Discharged Oct. 5, 1864 from ship Ohio. Served in quota of Topsfield.
BUCKLEY, MICHAEL, private, 26y., m., blacksmith, s. John and Mary Buckley, b. Apr. 2, 1836, North Andover ; 9 mos., mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3, 1863, served in the quota of Topsfield. Enlisted 2nd time in 4th Hy. Arty. Co. M. Residence Boxford, 1 yr. mustered in Aug. 23, 1864, mustered out June 17, 1865, served in quota of Boxford.
BURKE, CYRUS H., private, m., music teacher, 31y. ; 3yr. mustered in Apr. 21, 1864, 59th Mass. Vols. Co. K. transferred June 1, 1865 to 57th Mass. Vols. Co. G., sergeant; mustered out July 30, 1865, at expiration of service, quota, Topsfield.
BURNS, PETER, private, laborer, Boston, 24y .; 3y. 28th Regt. Mass. Vols. Co. A., mustered in Dec. 13, 1861, wounded Dec. 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Va., and again May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Va. Corporal. Deserted Aug. 21, 1863; served in quota of Topsfield.
CARLETON, DALMER JEROME, private, 19y., teamster ; s. Samuel and Nancy (Richardson) Carleton, b. West New- bury, Mar. 1, 1842, d. Topsfield Aug. 28, 1888; mustered June 13, 1861, 11th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf. Co. H., wounded July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pa., discharged Dec. 26, 1863, at hospital in R. I. disability.
CARMODY, CHARLES, private, 20y., butcher and shoe- maker, b. 1840 in Salem, s. of John, d. Dec. 1, 1913; 3y., mus- tered in June 26, 1861, in 12th Mass. Infantry Co. D., de- serted July 27, 1862, served in quota of Topsfield. Enlisted and mustered as Charles Hood, Aug. 12, 1862, Co. H. 130th Penn. Inf., mustered out May 21, 1863 as 2nd Lieut. Returned to 12th Mass. Vol. Inf. Co. D., Aug. 26, 1863, mustered out Feb. 11, 1865. Taken prisoner at the first battle of "The
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Wilderness," May 8, 1864. Imprisoned at Andersonville, Ga., 5 mos. and afterwards at Florence, S. C., 3 mos. Paroled after 8 months' imprisonment, and reached home about 1st of June, 1865. During last 7 mos. his food, with a few exeptions, was 1 pint of coarse corn meal each day, and during the whole time of his imprisonment the food supply was wholly insuffi- cient in quantity. Statement to town clerk, Sept. 28 and October 4, 1867.
CASEY, DAVID, 23y., butcher, s. Daniel Casey, b. Sept. 19, 1835; 3y., mustered in May 25, 1861, 2d Mass. Vols. Co. C, mustered out Dec. 3, 1863. Mustered in Dec. 31, 1863, 2nd Mass. Vols. Co. C., promoted July 1st, 1864, to commissary sergeant, commissioned 2nd Lieut. July 3, 1865, mustered out July 14, 1865. Wounded Aug. 9, 1862 at Cedar Mountain, Va.
CHANNELL, LEONARD, private, 18y., farmer, d. Oct. 14, 1862, of disease, at New Orleans, La. Mustered in Oct. 23, 1861, 26th Mass. Vols. Co. D. 3y.
CHAPMAN, LEWIS A., private, 16y., farmer, s. Amos S. and Eliza A. (Perkins) Chapman, b. July 23, 1848, d. Jan. 8, 1917 ; 1 yr., mustered in Sept. 1, 1864, 4th Mass. Light Arty. Transferred to 13th Mass. Light Arty., Jan. 17, 1865, mus- tered out June 16, 1865, at New Orleans, La., served in quota of Salem, saw service in Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee.
CLARKE, CHARLES HENRY, private, 19y., shoemaker, s. Samuel and Anna P. (Gould) Clarke, b. Sept. 12, 1841 in Lynn, d. June 28, 1886 in Danvers; 3y., mustered in May 25, 1861, 2nd Mass. Vols. Co. F., mustered out May 25, 1864. Wounded July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, Va. Enlisted 2nd time 1 yr., mustered in Aug. 23, 1864, 28th Unattached Co. Hy. Arty., afterwards 4th Mass. Hy. Arty. Co. M., corporal, mus- tered out June 17, 1865, expiration of service.
CLARKE, CHARLES P., private, 45y., m., farmer and shoemaker, 3 y., mustered in Dec. 4, 1861, 23rd Mass. Vols. Co. F., discharged Dec. 28, 1861, disability ; cause, injury re- sulting from a fall, Annapolis, Md. Enlisted 2nd time 6 mos., mustered in July 1, 1862, 7th Mass. Vols., Co. B., mustered out Dec. 31, 1862; served in a fort in Boston harbor for about six months. Enlisted 3rd time, Apr. 20, 1863, 3y. mus- tered in Apr. 22, 1863, 1st. Battalion Hy. Arty. Co. C., de- serted Aug. 17, 1863. Residence Salem.
CLARKE, GEORGE G., private, 28y., m., shoemaker, resi- dence Danvers; s. Samuel and Anna P. (Gould) Clarke, b. Ipswich, Apr. 19, 1833; 3y., mustered in July 5, 1861, 1st Hy. Arty. Co. I., mustered out Dec. 14, 1863, to re-enlist, served in quota of Danvers, prisoner, June 15, 1863, Winches-
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ter, Va. Enlisted 2nd time; mustered in Dec. 15, 1863, 1st Mass. Hy. Arty. Co. I., sergeant, discharged Aug. 5, 1865, served in quota of Danvers.
CLARKE, JOSEPH H., private, residence Pawtucket, R. I., fisherman, 21yr .; 3 yr. mustered in Apr. 29, 1864, 29th Mass. Vols. never assigned to a Co., served in quota of Topsfield, service in 3rd. Rhode Island Cavalry and Co. B. 11th R. I. Inf .; deserted, May 16, 1864, arrested Sept. 1, 1864 and tried by General Court Martial, found guilty and sentenced to be dishonorably discharged and confined to hard labor 3 years.
CLARKE, WILLIAM W., private, 23y., shoemaker, s. Sam- uel and Anna P. (Gould) Clarke, b. Topsfield, June 3, 1838; enlisted in Navy, Aug. 2, 1861, at Boston for 2 yrs., gunboat Louisville, Benj. A. Dove, commander, assigned to a vessel at the naval station D. C. Aug. 24, 1861, discharged Dec. 20, 1862, from vessel Clara Dolsen, cause physical disability, served on quota of Boston, sick on Louisville and sent to a hospital at Cairo, Ill., Sept. 30, 1862. Enlisted 2nd time, private, shoe- maker, 26y., m., Lynn, mustered in Oct. 18, 1864, 23rd. Mass. Infy. Co. A., mustered out June 25, 1865, credited to Salemn.
CHENEY, GEORGE W., private, 19y., farmer, 3y., mus- tered in Jan. 14, 1864, 59th Mass. Vols. Co. C., transferred June 1, 1865 to 57th Mass. Vols. Co. E., mustered out Aug. 8, 1865 by order of War Dept., absent, wounded, June 17, 1864, Petersburg, Va.
COFFIN, REUBEN H., private, 29y., m., residence Danvers, shoemaker ; b. Maine, d. Topsfield, Nov. 25, 1899 ; mustered in Jan. 23, 1862, 17th Mass. Vols. Co. C., transferred to Co. D., Nov. 1864, mustered out Jan. 22, 1865.
CONANT, WILLIAM P., private, 33y., farmer, s. John and Anna Maria (Brown) Conant, b. Topsfield, July 22, 1828; mustered in Sept. 28, 1861, 3y., 23rd. Mass. Vols., Co. A., mustered out Dec. 2, 1863, to re-enlist. Enlisted 2nd time, Dec. 2, 1863, 3y., 23rd. Mass. Vols. Co. A., mustered out June 25, 1865, at expiration of service.
CUMMINGS, EDWARD, b. out of town; private, 18y., farmer, d. Dec. 21, 1894, at Soldiers' home, Chelsea ; 3y., mus- tered in Dec. 4, 1861, 23d. Mass. Vols. Co. F., discharged Oct. 4, 1862, physical disability. Reported wounded Mar. 14, 1862, Newbern, N. C. Enlisted 2nd time, July 17, 1863, 19th U. S. Infy. Co. A., discharged July 17, 1868.
CURTIS, CHARLES H., 18y., landsman, b. Burroughs- ville, R. I., enlisted Feb. 3, 1863 at New Bedford, 2y., credited to Topsfield, assigned to East Gulf Squadron, deserted July 4, 1863. from the Ohio.
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CURTIS, FRANCIS, JR., private, 26y., m., farmer, s. Francis and Lorinthia (Davis) Curtis, b. Boxford, July 29, 1836; d. Topsfield, May 29, 1900; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862, mus- tered in Sept. 3, 1862, 3y., 40th Mass. Vol. Co. F., mustered out June 26, 1865, expiration of service. Wounded July 24, 1864, near Petersburg, Va., as of 234th Co., 1st Battalion V. R. C., to which transferred accidentally.
CURTIS, OSCAR F., private, 22y., s. Francis and Lorintha (Davis) Curtis, b. Jan. 2, 1839, Boxford, d. June 8, 1864, in Washington, D. C., buried in Topsfield ; mustered July 5, 1861 ; wounded May 19, 1864, Spottsylvania, Va ..
DAY, CALVIN, private, 22y., farmer, b. Shapleigh, Maine, enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, mustered in Sept. 3, 1862, 3y., 40th Mass. Vols. Co. F., mustered out June 16, 1865, expiration of service.
DEALAND, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, private, 25y., shoe- maker, s. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Ross) Dealand, b. Dan- vers, Oct. - , 1835, d. Rowley, Jan. 3, 1907 ; enlisted Aug. 30, 1861, mustered in Sept. 28, 1861, 23rd. Mass. Inf. Co. A., mustered out Dec. 2, 1863, to re-enlist. Enlisted 2nd time, Dec. 2, 1863, 3y., 23rd Mass. Vols. Co. A., mustered out June 25, 1865, at expiration of service.
DEALAND, MOSES, private, 22y., farmer and shoemaker, s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Ross) Dealand, b. Ipswich, Nov. 8, 1838; killed in battle, May 30, 1864, Bethesda Church, Va., mustered in Aug. 22, 1861, 3y., 2nd Co. S. S., quota, Danvers. DEALAND, ROYAL A., private, 18y., laborer, shoemaker, s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Ross) Dealand, b. Boxford, Dec. 7, 1843; d. Washington, D. C., June 20, 1864; enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3, 1863. Enlisted 2nd time, Dec. 21, 1863, mustered in Jan. 5, 1864, 59th Mass. Vols. Co. B., wounded May 31, 1864, at Totopotomoy Creek, Va.
DICKINSON, ALBERT, private, 19y., res. Lynn, shoemak- er; s. Horace and Eunice Dickinson, b. July 13, 1842, Tops- field, d. Aug. 27, 1866, Topsfield; 3yrs., mustered in Nov. 17, 1861, 4th Light Battery, Capt. Manning, discharged Feb. 22, 1863, physical disability, at New Orleans, La.
DODD, BENJAMIN COLBY, JR., private, 18y., shoemaker, mechanic ; s. Benjamin C. and Elizabeth T. (Goodale) Dodd, b. May 22, 1844, Danvers, d. Nov. 16, 1905, Topsfield ; enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, 3y., mustered in Sept. 3, 1862, 40th Mass. Vols. Co. F., (corporal) mustered out June 16, 1865, expiration of service.
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DODGE, IGNATIOUS S., private, 26y., shoemaker, 9 mos., mustered in Oct. 18, 1862, 50th Mass. Vols. Co. E., mustered out Aug. 24, 1863, afterwards lived in Georgetown.
DODGE, OTIS FRANKLIN, private, 20y., single, clerk, s. William P. and Rebecca (Perkins) Dodge, b. July 15, 1841, Topsfield, d. Mar. 7, 1865, New Boston, N. H., buried in Bos- ton St. cemetery, Topsfield; mustered in May 25, 1861, 3y., 2nd Mass. Inf. Co. F., discharged at Fairfax Courthouse, Va., June 16, 1863, physical disability. Prisoner, Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862; paroled June 7, 1862.
DOWNES, MOSES H., private, 18y., jeweler, s. Moses and Anstiss P. (Balch) Downes, b. Sept. 3, 1846, Topsfield; en- listed, Boston, Apr. 22, 1864, signal corps. By reason of dis- ability was discharged at Petersburg, Va., quota, Boston.
DUDLEY, JOHN S., private, 24y., m., farmer, shoemaker, s. Cyrus and Almira Dudley, b. 1837 in Gloucester; 3y., mus- tered in Dec. 4, 1861, 23rd. Mass. Inf. Co. F., mustered out Oct. 13, 1864, at expiration of service. Was at the taking of Newbern, N. C.
DUFFIE, WILLIAM, b. out of town, private, 28y., farmer, 3y., mustered in July 26, 1861, 20th Mass. Inf. Co. H., wound- ed Dec. 11, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va., transferred July 16, 1863, to V. R. C. Promoted Corp., July 21, 1863; mustered out Aug. 1, 1864, as of Co. A., 13th V. R. C.
DUNLOP, JAMES, b. out of town, private, 19y., farmer, shoemaker, Topsfield, d. July 30, 1864; 3y., mustered in June 26, 1861, 12th Mass. Infy. Co. D., discharged Oct. 13, 1863. Re-enlisted in 59th Mass. Vols. Co. K., Oct. 13, 1863; 2nd. Lieut.'s commission Dec. 9, 1863; 1st Lieut., commission June 21, 1864, mustered in to the credit of Newbury, July 13, 1864, killed July 30, 1864, Petersburg, Va. John Smith said (1893) that he died of sunstroke. Other accounts state that he was shot by his own men.
EDWARDS, CHARLES, private, m., New York City, blacksmith, 23y., mustered in Apr. 25, 1864, 3y., 28th Mass. Vols. never assigned to a company, served in Topsfield quota.
EDGERLY, LORING B., private, seaman, Bath, Me., 37y., mustered in Jan. 2, 1865, 1yr., 1st. Batt. Frontier Cav. Co. E., mustered out June 30, 1865, expiration of service. Served in quota of Topsfield.
FLETCHER, ALBRO, private, farmer, 29y., enlisted Aug. 22, 1864, 1 y., 28th Unattached Co., Hy. Arty. afterwards 4th Mass. Hy. Arty. Co. M., mustered out June 17, 1865.
FLOYD, CHARLES J. P., private, 32y., m., shoemaker, b. Newburyport, Mar. 16, 1829, d. Topsfield, June 1, 1890; 3y.,
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mustered in Dec. 4, 1861, 23rd. Mass. Inf. Co. F., discharged Aug. 1, 1863, disability, Newbern, N. C.
FOSTER, EDWIN K., private, 24y., farmer, b. Ipswich, Feb. 7, 1838; s. Samuel and Lydia (Perkins) Foster, d. Wakefield, Mar. 31, 1914, buried in Topsfield (res. Ipswich and Georgetown) ; mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 48th Mass. Vol. Inf. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3, 1863; mustered in Aug. 20, 1864, 4th Mass. Vol. Heavy Arty. Co. M., mustered out June 17, 1865.
FOSTER, JACOB, private, 21y., enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, 3y., deserted August, 1862.
FOSTER, WILLIAM H., landsman, 22y., shoemaker, s. Stephen B. and Lucy (Peabody) Foster, b. Topsfield, Feb. 11, 1839, d. on board U. S. S. Wyandank, in Potomac River, Nov. 15, 1862; enlisted July 30, 1861, at Portsmouth; landsman, 3y., credited to Topsfield, assigned to a vessel at the Naval Station at Washington, D. C., Aug. 24, 1861.
FRAME, FRANCIS J., (enlisted as F. J., should have been F. C.), private, shoemaker, 20y., b. July 30, 1845, Truro, Nova Scotia, son of Samuel and Hannah (Whidden) ; d. May 13, 1925. Mustered in by G. H. Holmes, May 30, 1864, 3y., 15th Unattached Company, afterwards Co. L. 3rd Mass. Heavy Arty. and stationed at Fort Scott, near Washington, D. C. Reported absent, sick, when regiment mustered out. Mustered out Dec. 17, 1884 to date from July 15, 1865, "to complete his military record under the provision of the act of Congress, approved July 5, 1884." His own statement-served in quota of Tewksbury, Mass., but Topsfield records and Adjutant's records at State House credit him to Topsfield. He made the following statment in Dec. 1896, "Enlisted with A. J. Phillips, as above, going first to Galloupe's Island, Boston Harbor, from there to Washington, D. C., then to Fort Scott. In August, 1864, was taken sick and sent North to various hospitals, reached home Dec. 1864, and stayed there."
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