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6 In service prior to 1861. See Navy Register.
8 Credit, Ipswich.
7 See enlistment, July 8, '64.
Credit, Agawam.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. Actg. Master.
Powhatan.
South Atlantic.
Lehigh.
Sonth Atlantic.
Penobscot; Lackawanna.
West Gulf.
Actg. Ensign.
Catskill.
South Atlantic.
Appointment re- voked. Hon. discharged.
Actg. Master.
Yonng Rover.
North Atlantic.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Master.
Thistle ; Dunbarton.
Mississippi; No. Atlantic. Supply Steamer. Pacific.
Dec. 4, '68.
Hon. discharged.
Bienville.
Merrimac; Althea; Pam- pero.
Mercedita; Howquah.
South Atlantic; East Gulf.
Deceased.
Actg. Master.
Actg. Master.
156
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
Officers from Massachusetts
NAME.
Where Born.
State of which a Citizen.
State from which AAppointed.
Date.
Rank.
Wilson, Benjamin F., .
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Mass.
Mass
Aug. 15, '61.
Actg. Asst. Surgeon.
Wilson, C. Webster,
Conn.
Mass.
Mass.
May 13, '61. Apr. 23, '62. Feb. 3, '61.
Actg. Master's Mate. Acig. Master. Actg. Vol. Lieut.
Wilson, David,1
Scotland.
Mass.
Mass. Mass.
Apr. 29, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Wilson, James,2
Ohio.
May 16, '62.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Wilson, James H.,
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 28, '65.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Wilson, John II., 3
Me.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 22, '64. Nov. 4, '63.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Winchester, J. F.,5
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Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 9, '61.
Actg. Master.
Winchester, Jacob O.,6
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 27, '63.
Actg. Ensign.
Winde, Henry J.,
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Jan. 21, '64.
Actg. Master's Matc.
Wing, William,
N. Y.
Mass.
Mass.
Apr. 28, '64.
Actg. Ensign.
Wingood, William, Jr.,7
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 28, '62. Sept. 21, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Ensign.
Winn, John K.,8
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 8, '62. 1 June 2, '63.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Winn, Joseph,
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 28, '61.
Actg. Vol. Lieut.
Winslow, Francis,
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
-, '61.
Lieutenant. Commander.
Winslow, George F.,'
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Jan. 25, '62. May 23, '63. Jan. 14, '64.
Actg. Master.
Winslow, George F.,10 .
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 26, '62. May 28, '61.
Actg. Asst. Surgeon. Asst. Surgeon.
Winslow, Henry A.,5
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 26, '63. Oct. 31, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Ensign.
Winslow, John A.,10 .
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N. C.
Mass.
Mass.
-, '61. July 16, '62. June 19, '64.
Commander. Captain. Commodore.
Winslow, John C.,
Mass.
Mass.
Ill.
Oct. 3, '63.
Actg. Master's Mate.
1 See enlistment, Mar. 6, '63. Credit, Worcester.
: See enlistment, May 18, '61. Credit, West Brookfield.
& See enlistment, Jan 25, '64. Credit, Salem.
' See enlistment, July 11, '63. Credit, Melrose.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Wilson, Thomas E., 4 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 6, '64. July 27, '65.
Actg. Ensign.
Actg. Master.
Actg. Vol. Lient.
May 6, '62.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Actg. Ensign.
APPOINTMENT.
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
in United States Navy - Continued.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
Vessels on which Served.
Squadron.
Date.
Discharged or Otherwise.
Pank.
Fearnot.
Gulf.
Feb. 18, '64. Nov. 12, '66.
Resigned.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Asst. Surgeon. Actg. Vol. Lieut.
South Carolina.
Rhode Island; Massa- chusetts ; Newbern. Dacotah.
North Atlantic. Store Ship. West Gulf.
Vermont. Albatross ; Kensington ; Richmond ; Metacomet ; Galena; Mahaska.
Napa; Bienville. Ohio.
Special Service. Reeg. Ship. Naval Academy. Boston.
South Atlantic.
Sonoma; New Hampshire ; John Adams. South Carolina.
West Gulf.
Ang. 9, '65. May 26, '63. Feb. 12, '69. Oct. 27, '65. Ang. 12, '65. Sept. 30, '65. Aug. 9, '65. Aug. 13, '67. Oct. 27. '65. Nov. 1, '65.
Appointment re- voked. Dismissed.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Master's Mate.
Ticonderoga; Canan- daigna.
European.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Saco; Crusader; Nanse- mond.
North Atlantic.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Aries.
North Atlantic.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Monticello.
North Atlantic.
Actg. Master.
Nipsic; Pawtuxet.
So. Atlantic; No. Atlantic. West Gulf; North Atlantic. Supply Steamer.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
Ossipee; Penobscot.
West Gulf.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
Commodore McDonough; Bat; Independence; Newbern.
Sonth Atlantic; North Atlantic; Recg. Ship; Supply Steamer.
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East Gulf.
July 24, '62. Aug. 26, '62.
Resigned.
Actg. Vol. Lieut. Commander.
Katahdin ; Marblehead ; Pontiac; Kansas.
West Gulf. South Atlantic.
Jan. 5, '68.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Master.
Morse; Osceola.
North Atlantic.
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Fahkee.
North Atlantic.
Ang. 28, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
Kearsarge.
Special Cruise.
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Osage ; Pocahontas.
Mississippi; Gulf.
May 6, '65.
Resigned.
Actg. Master's Mate.
5 Credit, West Roxbury.
6 Credit, Framingham.
7 Credit, Springfield.
8 See enlistment, Sept. 2, '61. Transferred to regular serviee.
9 Credit, Becket.
10 See Navy Register.
R. R. Cuyler.
West Gulf.
Deceased.
Actg. Ensign. Mate.
Buckthorne; De Soto.
Fort Morgan.
Hon. discharged. Hon. discharged. Hon. discharged. lIon. discharged. Hon. discharged. Hon. discharged.
Tonawanda; Constitution. Navy Yard.
Gulf. Supply Steamers.
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
Officers from Massachusetts
NAME.
Where Born.
State of which a Citizen.
State from which Appointed.
Date.
Rank.
Winslow, W. R., .
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Dec. 24, '62. July 2, '64. May 4, '66.
Actg. Asst. Paymr. Asst. Paymr. Paymaster.
Winsor, Gustavus A.,1
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 24, '63.
Actg. Ensign.
Wise, George E., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 28, '64.
Actg. Ensign.
Wisner, George,2 .
P. E. I.
Mass.
Mass.
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Carpenter.
Wisner, Robert,3 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
May 22, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Witherbee, John J.,4 .
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Mass.
Mass.
Jan. 7, '63.
Actg. Asst. Surgeon.
Witherell, A. D.,5
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 27, '63. May 2, '64.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.
Withington, Samuel L.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 19, '61.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Withington, Sumner,
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Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 29, '61.
Actg. Master.
Wixon, Oscar F.,6
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Dec. 17, '62. Dec. 31, '63.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Ensign.
Wolff, Charles,?
Germany.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 20, '63.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Wood, Chester O.,
Conn.
Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 9, '61.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Wood, George H.,
Germany.
Mass.
Mass.
Apr. 24, '62. Sept. 16, '62.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Ensign.
Wood, Jaines B.,8
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Jan. 25, '62.
Aetg. Master.
Wood, Lemuel C., Jr., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Apr. 6, '65.
Actg. Asst. Paymr.
Wood, William H.,9
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 25, '61. Dec. 24, '64.
Actg. Master. Actg. Vol. Lient.
Woodbury, George A.,
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 9, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Woodland, Charles,10 .
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Md.
Mass.
Mass.
- '61.
Boatswain.
Woods, Charles II.,11 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 28, '65.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Woods, Henry L. R.,9 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Apr. 3, '63. Apr. 7, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Ensign ..
Worth, Jethro, 12
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 28, '63.
Actg. Ensign.
Wright, Albert J., Jr., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
May 23, '63.
Actg. Asst. Paymr.
Wright, Emory, .
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Mass.
Mass.
June 30, '62.
Actg. Asst. Paymr.
Wright, Henry C.,
Me.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 18, '63.
Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.
Wright, Jesse,13
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 27, '63.
Acig. 3d Asst. Engr.
Wright, John H.,14
N. H.
Mass.
Mass.
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Surgeon.
1 Credit, Palmer.
2 In service prior to 1861.
3 Credit, Springfield. Died in Marine Hospital, Key West, Fla.
" Died on Courier at New Orleans 6 Biek.
6 See enlistment, Oct. 15, '61. Credit. Kingston. Credit, Palmer.
" Credit, Charlestown. See enlistment, Feb. 3, '62.
APPOINTMENT.
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
in United States Navy - Continued.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
Vessels on which Served.
Squadron.
Date.
Discharged or Otherwise.
Rank.
Massasoit ; Roanoke.
North Atlantic.
Feb. 25, '69.
Deccased.
Paymaster.
Geranium ; Banshee.
South Atlantic. South Atlantic. Gulf.
June 8, '64. May 22, '65. Mar. 24, '66.
Deceased.
Carpenter.
Ino; Powhatan.
East. Gulf.
Deceased.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Conrier.
Store Ship.
June 28, '61. Aug. 30, '63. Apr. 20, '65.
Deceased.
Actg. Asst. Surgeon.
Hetzel.
North Atlantic.
Appointment re- voked.
Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.
Vermont; South Carolina. Circassian.
South Atlantic. Supply Steamer.
Feb. 13, '65.
Resigned.
Mate.
W. G. Anderson.
West Gulf.
Dec. 31, '63.
Resigned.
Actg. Master.
Newbern. Saco; Unadilla.
Supply Steamer. North Atlantie.
May 10, '65.
Resigned.
Actg. Ensign.
Princess Royal; Arkansas.
West Gulf.
Aug. 29, '65. Sept. 15, '65. Oct. 28, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
Maratanza.
North Atlantic.
Jan. 9, '66.
Ilon. discharged.
Aetg. Master.
Nantucket.
North Atlantic.
Sept. 3, '65.
Mustered out.
Actg. Asst. Paymr.
Potomac; Union ; Niagara.
W. Gulf; Supply Steamer ; Spe- cial Serviec. Convoy Service.
June 30, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Mate.
Navy Yard.
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North Atlantic.
May 24, '66.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Primrose.
Potomac Flotilla.
May 12, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
Mahaska; Supply.
East Gulf; Store Ship.
Aug. 14, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Aetg. Ensign.
Marion ; Pocahontas.
West Gulf.
Dec. 3, '65.
Mustered out.
Actg. Asst. Paymr.
R. R. Cuyler.
North Atlantic.
Nov. 4, '65.
Mnstered out.
Actg. Asst. Paymr.
Massasoit; Phlox.
North Atlantic; Naval Academy. South Atlantic.
Aug. 3, '65.
Appointment re- vokcd.
Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.
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11 Credit, Dormile, Vt. See enlistment, Jan. 16, '65.
12 Credit, Palmer. See Co. F. 3d Mass. Infantry. Nine months.
13 See enlistment, July 16, '62. Credit, Amesbury.
14 In service prior to 1861. Retired.
Oct. 28, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Neptune.
Convoy Service.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
America ; Seneca; Nor- folk Packet.
South Atlantic.
Feb. 23, '66.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Vol. Licut.
Neptune.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Catskill.
Appointment re- voked. Resigned.
Actg. Ensigu. Aetg. Ensign.
Powhatan.
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
Officers from Massachusetts
NAME.
Where Born.
State of which a Citizen.
State from which Appointed.
Date.
Rank.
Wrightington, Charles D., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Dec. 30, '64.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Wyatt, Robert T.,1
R. I.
Mass.
Mass.
Aug. 14, '61.
Actg. Master.
Wyman, Henry, .
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Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 24, '61.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Young, John M., .
Canada.
Mass.
Mass.
Dec. 27, '64.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Young, Joseph S.,2
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 21, '62. Sept. 23, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Ensign.
Young, Philander S., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Dec. 2, '64.
Actg. Ist Asst. Engr.
Young, V. J.,3
France.
Mass.
Mass.
May 21, '64.
Actg. Eusign.
Zettick, John P., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 24, '64.
Actg. Ensign.
1 Credit, West Roxbury.
2 Credit, Wilbraham.
MIDSHIPMEN.
Ackley, Seth M.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 6, '62.
Midshipman.
Amory, Edward L.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Dec. 4, '62.
Midshipman.
Barnes, James A.,?
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 30, '62.
Midshipman.
Baylies, Alfred W.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 15, '61.
Midshipman.
Belnap, Frederic A.,4 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 8, '62.
Midshipman.
Bennett, Daniel F.,2
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 29, '63.
Midshipman.
Bigelow, Horatio R.,5 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 30, '61.
Midshipman.
Blake, Charles H. M.,2
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 25, '63.
Midshipman.
Bolles, Matthew, Jr.,1 .
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 30, '63.
Midshipman.
Bridge, Henry M.,6
Me.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 25, '62.
Midshipman.
Brown, Charles E.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 25, '63.
Midshipman.
Colby, Harrison G. O.,1
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 25, '62.
Midshipman.
Crocker, Frederick W.,1
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 26, '62.
Midshipman.
Davis, Charles H., Jr.,'
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 29, 61.
Midshipman.
Davol, George S.,1
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Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 26, '63.
Midshipman.
Day, Murray S.,1 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 21, '61.
Midshipman.
Delano, Francis H.,1
Ohio.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 23, '63.
Midshipman.
Duncomb, John,3 .
Germany.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 20, '62.
Midshipman.
Eaton, Joseph G.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 24, '63.
Midshipman.
1 Graduated.
2 Resigned.
$ Dropped.
' Died Nov. 20, 1865.
APPOINTMENT.
161
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
in United States Navy -- Continued.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
Vessels on which Served.
Squadron.
Date.
Discharged or Otherwise.
Rank.
Delaware.
North Atlantic.
Oct. 27, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Genesce; Harvest Moon.
North Atlantic ; South Atlantic.
Aug. 28, '65.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Master.
Tioga; Metacomet.
E. Gulf; W. Gulf.
Apr. 5, '65.
Resigned.
Mate.
Paul Jones.
Sonth Atlantic.
Jan. 24, '67.
Resigned.
Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.
Roanoke: Miantonomoh.
North Atlantic; European.
May 14, '67.
Hon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
Mahaska.
East Gulf.
June 20, '65.
Resigned.
Actg. Ist Asst. Engr.
Fort Donelson.
North Atlantic.
Dec. 13, '64.
Appointment re- voked.
Actg. Ensign.
W. G. Anderson.
West Gulf.
Apr. 25, '66.
Ilon. discharged.
Actg. Ensign.
3 Bick.
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6 Dismissed.
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
Officers from Massachusetts
APPOINTMENT.
NAME.
Where Born.
State of which a Citizen.
State from which Appointed.
Date.
Rank.
Field, Welles L.,1 .
Mo.
Mass.
N. Y.
Nov. 20, '62.
Midshipman.
Foote, Francis-D.,2
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 27, '61.
Midshipman.
Foster, Perey R.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 24, '63.
Midshipman.
Frost, Louis W.,3.
N. H.
Mass.
At large.
Sept. 23, '62.
Midshipman.
Gardner, Frederic A.,3.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 29, '62.
Midshipman.
Gookin, Charles B.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 25, '62.
Midshipman.
Handy, Henry O.,4 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 26, '64.
Midshipman.
Harrington, Charles D.,2
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 24, '63.
Midshipman.
Hawley, Jolm M.,1 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 23, '63.
Midshipman.
Huttleston, George K.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 24, '63.
Midshipman.
Lyon, IIenry W.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 7, '62.
Midshipman.
Mansfield, Henry B.,1 .
N. Y.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 27, '63.
Midshipman.
Mitchell, Richard,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 22, '64.
Midshipman.
Morse, Jerome E.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 13, '62.
Midshipman.
Nichols, Frank W.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 24, '62.
Midshipman.
Nickels, John A. II.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Oct. 8, '64.
Midshipman.
Paul, William M.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 24, '63.
Midshipman.
Perry, William C. G.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 20, '63.
Midshipman.
Pillsbury, John E.,1
Mass.
Mass.
At large.
Sept. 22, '62.
Midshipman.
Schouler, Jolm,1 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 25, '61.
Midshipman.
Scott, Charles N.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 21, '64.
Midshipman.
Sherburne, John II.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 24, '61.
Midshipman.
Soley, John C.,1 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 20, '62.
Midshipman.
Stedman, Edward M.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 27, '61.
Midshipman.
Sullivan, George S. B.,3
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 27, '61.
Midshipman,
Train, Charles J.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 28, '61.
Midshipman.
Very, Samuel W.,1
England.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 23, '63.
Midshipman.
Webster, Ashburton,3 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
July 28, '63.
Midshipman,
Welch, Charles P.,1
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 29, '64.
Midshipman.
Wilde, George F. F.,1 .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Nov. 30, '61.
Midshipman.
Wilson, llenry II.,s
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Sept. 24, '62.
Midshipman.
1 Graduated.
2 Dropped.
3 Resigned.
163
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
in United States Navy. MIDSHIPMEN -- Concluded.
Vessels on which Served.
Squadron.
Date.
Discharged or Otherwise.
Rank.
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Appointment re- voked.
Midshipman.
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' Reappointed July 28, 1865. Graduated.
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TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
Officers from Massachusetts
APPOINTMENT.
NAME.
Where Born.
State of which a Citizen.
State from which Appointed.
Date.
Rank.
Bigelow, Horatio R., .
Mo.
Mass.
Mass.
Feb. 6, 65.
2d Lieut.
Marston, Ward,
Mass.
Mass. .
Mass.
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Lieut. Col.
Saltmarsh, Edward G.,
Pa.
Mass.
Mass.
June 14, '62. Apr. 2, '64.
2d Lieut. Ist Lieut.
Stoddard, George C., .
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
June 14, '62. June 10, '64.
2d Lieut. 1st Lleut.
Watson, A. L.,
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mar. 9, '65.
2d Lient.
D. C.
Mass.
Mass.
Mar. 18, '64.
2d Lient.
Young, Albert B.,
ADDENDA to Officers from Massa- [The facts in regard to the following names were
APPOINTMENT.
NAME.
Where Born.
State of which a Citizen.
State from which Appointed.
Date.
Rank.
Buttrick, William, .
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Gardner, Samuel H.,1 .
Mass.
Mass. Mass.
Mass. Mass.
Aug. 24, '61. Nov. 16, '64.
Actg. Master's Mate.
Actg. Master's Mate.
1 See enlistment, Aug. 12, '64. Credit, Milford.
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165
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES NAVY.
in United States Navy. MARINE CORPS.
Vessels on which Served.
Squadron.
Remarks.
Marine Barracks.
Boston.
See Navy Register.
Sabine; Susquehanna.
Gulf.
In service prior to 1861. See Navy Register. See Navy Register.
Sabine.
Gulf.
See Navy Register.
Marine Barracks.
Washington, D. C.
New Ironsides.
South Atlantic.
See Navy Register. See Navy Register.
chusetts in United States Navy. obtained after the foregoing list was compiled.]
TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
Vessels on which Served.
Squadron.
Date.
Discharged or Otherwise.
Rank.
Vixen ; Corwin.
Harvest Moon; John Adams.
South Atlantic. South Atlantic.
Jan. 31, '63. Ang. 24, '65.
Resigned. Discharged.
Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Master's Mate.
166
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL OFFICERS.
II. LIST AND MILITARY HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL OFFICERS.
NOTE. This list of general officers, by brevet or otherwise, includes (I) those born in Massachusetts (2) those appointed from Massachusetts into the regular army (3) those serving previously in Massachusetts volunteer regiments. In many cases the brevets were conferred at the very close or even after the close of the civil war, but they were, in all cases here included, based in part at least on services during the war itself. Details in regard to these brevets will be found in a separate table.
Abbot, Henry Larcom. Born at Beverly, Mass., Aug. 13, 1831. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1850, to July 1, 1854. Brevet Second Lientenant, Topographical Engineers, July 1, 1854. See- ond Lientenant, Oct. 2, 1855. First Lientenant, July 1, 1857. Assistant Topographical Engineer on the staff of Brig. General MeDowell, July 5-15, 1861. Chief Topographical Engineer of Gen- eral Tyler's division in the Manassas campaign of July, 1861. Engaged in the action of Black- burn's Ford, July 18, 1861, and battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, where he was wounded. Brevet Captain, July 21, 1861. Assistant Topographical Engineer in the defences of Washington, on the staff of General MeDowell, July 23 to Ang. 21, 1861. Assistant to General Barnard in the con- struction of field-works south of the Potomac, Aug. 21, 1861, to Mar. 19, 1862. Brevet Major, May 4, 1862. Captain, Topographical Engineers, June 18, 1862. Colonel, Ist Conn. Artillery, Jan. 19, 1863. Transferred to Corps of Engineers, Mar. 3, 1863. Aide-de-Camp to General Bar- nard in the Virginia Peninsular campaign, Army of the Potomac, Mar. 10 to July 24, 1862. being engaged in the siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4, 1862, and various engineer duties of the seven days' operations before Richmond, June 26 to July 2, 1862, including the preparation of maps. On sick leave of absence, July 24 to Sept. 25, 1862. Aide-de-Camp to General Barnard, Sept. 25 to Nov. 11, 1862, being engaged in fortifying the southern approaches to Alexandria, Va. Chief Topographieal Engineer of General Banks's expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, Nov. 11. 1862, to Feb. 10, 1863. At the defences of Washington, Feb. 28, 1863, to May 10, 1864. Member of the Board of Engineers to reorganize our system of seacoast fortifications, Jan. 27 to May 31, 1864. Organizing siege train for the armies operating against Richmond Apr. 20 to May 10, 1864. In command of the siege artillery of the Army of the James, May 13 to June 23, 1861, and of the armies operating against Richmond, June 23, 1861, to Jan. 5, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 1, 1864. Chief of artillery of the expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., Jan. 5-22, 1865; in command of the siege artillery of the armies operating against Rielmond, Jan. 22 to July 13, 1865. Engaged in the siege of Petersburg till Apr. 2, 1865, including the Mine assault July 30, 1864; battle of Fort Steadman, Mar. 25 and assault of the rebel entrenehments, Apr. 2, 1865. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Chief of artillery of the department of Virginia, May 10 to July 13, 1865; in command of brigade in the defenees of Washington, D. C., July 15 to Sept. 25, 1865; awaiting orders Oet. 4 to Nov. 23, 1865. Mustered out of volunteer service, . Sept. 25, 1865. Major, Corps of Engineers, Nov. 11, 1865. Lient. Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 31, 1SSO. Colonel, Oct. 12, 1SS6.
Abbott, Henry Livermore. Born at Lowell, Mass., Jan. 21, 1842. Private "New England Gnards," 4th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May, 1861. Mustered out, June, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 20th Mass. Infantry, July 10, 1861. Left the state with his regiment in Sept. for the Potomae River ; at the battle of Ball's Bluff, Va. ; in camp at Poolesville, Md., winter of 1861-62. First Lieutenant, Nov. 8, 1861. Captain, Aug. 29, 1862. Doing guard duty on the Potomac River opposite Leesburg, Va., till Feb., 1862; in the valley of the Shenandoah, Mar .; present at the siege of Yorktown, battles of West Point and Fair Oaks, where he received the sword of General
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Abbott, Henry Livermore, continued.
Pettigrew, taken prisoner by his company. Engaged in the Seven Days' battle; wounded in the arm at Glendale, June 30; at Malvern Hill; on furlough for a few weeks. Rejoined his regiment on the James River. In Pope's campaign ; present at the battle of Chantilly. Started on the Maryland campaign; was taken ill at Frederick, Md. On sick leave until the last of Nov. Rejoined his regiment at Warrenton, Va .; engaged in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Major, 20th Mass. Infantry, May 1, 1863. In command of his regiment till May 6, 1864. Present at the battles of Bristoe Station, Va., Mine. Run and Wilderness. Killed at the battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864. Brevet Lient. Colonel, Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Abert, William Stretch. Born at Washington, D. C., Feb. 1, 1836. Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, June 18, 1855. First Lieutenant, Mar. 31, 1857. Captain, 3d Cavalry, May 14, 1861. Captain, 6th Cavalry, Ang. 3, 1861. Stationed at Fort Monroe, Va. Brevet Major, May 27, 1862. Brevet Lient. Colonel, Sept. 17, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Assistant Insp. General, assigned, Nov. 17, 1862, to Oct. 6, 1864. Colonel, 3d Mass. Artillery, Nov. 16, 1864. In the defences of Washington. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out of volunteer service, Sept. 18, 1865. Major, 7th U. S. Cavalry, June 8, 1867. On duty at Galveston, Tex. Died at Galves- ton, Tex., Aug. 25, 1867.
Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. Born at Boston, Mass., May 27, 1835. First Lieutenant, Ist Mass. Cavalry, Dec. 19, 1861. Accompanied regiment to Port Royal, S. C .; remained until Ang., 1862. Took part in the James Island advance on Charleston; ordered to Virginia in Aug. ; took active part in Antietam, Md., campaign, during which he was Adjutant of regiment. Captain, Oct. 30, 1862. Served constantly with the Army of the Potomac throughont the year 1863, in all its actions and skirmishes ; detailed for service in command of squadron of cavalry at army head- quarters, Apr., 1864. Lient. Colonel, 5th Mass. Cavalry, July 15, 1864. Mustered, Sept. 8, 1864. Joined regiment at Point Lookout, Md. Colonel, Feb. 15, 1865; mustered, Mar. 14, 1865. Trans- ferred to the Army of the James ; entered Richmond, Va., Apr. 5. Went home on sick leave in May. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, Ang. 1, 1865.
Ames, John Worthington. Born at Lowell, Mass., Nov. 23, 1833. Captain, 11th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Colonel, 6th U. S. Col'd Infantry, Sept. 28, 1863. Mustered out of volunteer ser- vice, Sept. 20, 1865. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, June 27, 1862, and Brig. General U. S. Volun- teers, Jan. 15, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, Oct. 4, 1866. Died at San Rafael, Cal., Apr. 6, 1878.
Amory, Thomas Jonathan Coffin. Born at Boston, Mass., abont 1830. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1846, to July 1, 1851. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1851. Second Lieutenant, Aug. 24, 1851. First Lientenant, Oct. 16, 1855. Captain, May 7, 1861. In command of regiment at Baltimore, Md., Sept., 1861, to Mar., 1862. Colonel, 17 Mass. Infan- try, Sept. 2, 1861. In operations in the department of North Carolina, Mar., 1862, to Oct., 1864, commanding his regiment and Acting Brig. General at New Berne and Beaufort; in command of brigade on expedition to Goldsboro', Dec., 1862; participating in the action of Kinston, Dec. 14, 1862, and action of Goldshoro' Bridge, Dee., 1862. Commissary of Musters of 18th Army Corps, Dec., 1862, to Dec. 19, 1863. In command of regiment at New Berne, N. C., Dec. 19, 1863, to Feb. 13, 1864. Major, Sth U. S. Infantry, Sept. 19, 1864. On the south side of Trent River, N. C., Mar. 1 to July 5, 1864, and in sub-district of Beaufort, N. C., July 5 to Oct. S, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oet. 1, 1864. Died at Beaufort, N. C., Oct. 8, 1864.
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