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Amee, Josiah L. C. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 18, 1864. Mustered out, Mar. 30, 1866. Died, Feb. 4, 1867.
Ames, Franklin. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, May 28, 1864. Mustered ont, Apr. 30, 1866.
Ames, George Leonard. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Vol- unteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 30, 1865. Mustered out, Mar. 30, 1866.
Ames, John Worthington. See General Officers.
Amory, Charles Bean. Born in New York. First Lieutenant, 24th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 2, 1861. Captain, Sept. 27, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 18, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, May 9, 1865.
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Amory, Copley. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Cavalry, Ang. 5, 1861. First Lieutenant, Oet. 17, 1862. Resigned, Dec. 15, 1863. Died at Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1879.
Amory, Thomas Jonathan Coffin. See General Officers.
Anderson, John. Born at Monson, Mass., Jan. 9, 1841. Private, Ist Mich. Sharpshooters, Jan. 5, 1863, to Feb. 9, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 57th Mass. Infantry, Feb. 1, 1864. Discharged (disability), Jan. 21, 1865. Brevet First Lieutenant and Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 20th Veteran Reserve Corps, Mar. 25, 1865; accepted, Apr. 4, 1865. Mustered out, June 30, 1866. Second Lieutenant, 25th U. S. Infantry, Aug. 10, 1867; accepted, Aug. 13, 1867. Trans- ferred to 18th U. S. Infantry, Apr. 26, 1869. First Lieutenant, Oct. 17, 1878. Regimental Quar- termaster, Nov. 16, 1889. Captain, June 21, 1890. Retired, June 6, 1894.
Anderson, John Fromen. See General Officers.
Andrews, Albert Haynes. Born in Massachusetts. First Lientenant, Adjutant, 9th Mass. Militia, 1859 to 1861. First Lieutenant, 19th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Apr. 7, 1862. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Dec. 31, 18$2. Quartermaster, 1st Battalion, 19th U. S. Infantry, Captain, 19th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 30, 1863. Transferred to 28th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Transferred to 19th U. S. Infantry, Mar. 31, 1869. Unassigned, June 24, 1870. Mus- tered out, Jan. 1, 1871.
Andrews, George Leonard. See General Officers.
Andrews, William Howard. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 108th N. Y. Infantry, Aug. IS, 1862. Major, Aug., 1864; not mustered. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, May 28, 1865. Captain, U. S. Veteran Volunteers, Sept. 11, 1865. Mustered out, May 1, 1866. Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, 12th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 23, 1866. Transferred to 30th Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Unassigned, Mar. 23, 1869, to Dec., 1870. Assigned to 3d U. S. Cavalry, Dee. 15, 1870. Regimental Quartermaster, Oct. 1, 1874, to May 31, 1875. Captain, U. S. Infantry, May 31, 1875. Retired, Nov. 30, 1879. Died, June 21, 1880.
Armsby, James II. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 24, 1865. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 11, 1866. Mustered out, Jan. 18, 1866. Died, Dec. 3, 1875.
Arnold, Lewis A. Born in New York. Appointed from Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, ist U. S. Infantry, May 7, 1867. Died at New Orleans, La., Sept. 25, 1867.
Austin, Albert Smith. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, Ist Mass. Infantry, May 25, 1861. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, July 17, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Commissary of Subsistence, assigned, Nov. 10, 1862, to Mar. 23, 1864. Dis- missed, Apr. 1, 1864.
Avis, Samuel. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, July 2, 1864. Mustered out, Oct. 7, 1865. Died, June 9, ISGS.
Babbitt, Lawrence S. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1857, to June 24, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Artillery, June 24, 1861. Brevet First Lieutenant, U. S. Army, July 21, 1861. Transferred to Ordnance Department, Oct. 26, 1861. First Lieutenant, Ordnance, Mar. 3, 1863. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. . Captain, Ordnance, Dec. 22, 1866. Major, May 10, 1878. Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 15, 1890.
Bacon, Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 34th Mass. Infantry, July 31, 1862. First Lieutenant, June 25, 1863. Discharged (disability), Nov. 28, 1864. Second Lieutenant, 23d U. S. Infantry, Mar. 7, 1867. Resigned, Oct. 3, 1867.
Badger, Norman. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Mus- tered out, Sept. 23, 1865. Chaplain, Post of Louisville, Ky., from Aug. 24, 1865, to Apr. 30, 1867. Post Chaplain, Apr. 3, 1867. Died, June 5, 1876.
Bagg, Sylvester. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 25, 1862. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 22, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 22, 1865.
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Baker, William L. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artil- lery, Aug. 5, 1861. Killed at the battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Baldwin, James Hammond. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 35th Mass. Infantry, July 30, 1862. First Lieutenant, Aug. 2, 1862. Captain, Sept. IS, 1862; not mustered. First Lieutenant, 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery, Dec. 31, 1862. Transferred to 1st Battalion, Mass. Heavy Artillery, Jan. 19, 1863. Captain, May 25, 1863. Mustered out, Oct. 20, 1865. Second Lieu- tenant, 16thi U. S. Infantry, Mar. 30, 1866. Transferred to 25th Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. First Lieutenant, July 31, 1867. Transferred to 18th Infantry, Apr. 26, 1869. First Lieutenant, Regi- mental Quartermaster, Apr. 29 to June 30, 1869. Captain, Oet. 6, 1887.
Ball, William T. W. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 1, 1862. Resigned, Sept. 30, 1864.
Bancroft, Eugene Adolphus. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Sturgis Rifles, Ill. Volunteers, May 6 to Nov. 9, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, Oet. 24, 1861 ; accepted, Nov. 9, 1861. - Brevet First Lieutenant, U. S. Army, June 25, 1862. First Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, Dec. 13, 1862. Brevet Captain, July 3, 1863. Regimental Quartermaster, 4th U. S. Artillery, July 12, 1865, to Apr. 26, 1873. Captain, 15th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 22, 1867 (declined). Captain, 4th U. S. Artillery, Apr. 26, 1873. Retired, June 17, 1889 (by operation of law, sect. 1, Act June 30, 18S2).
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss. See General Officers.
Barlow, Edward E. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 27, 1862. Resigned, July 30, 1863.
Barnard, John Gross. See General Officers.
Barnes, James. See General Officers.
Barney, Benjamin Griffin. See General Officers.
Barr, Thomas Francis. Born at Arlington, Mass., Nov. 18, 1832. Major and Judge Advocate, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 26, 1865; accepted, Apr. 13, 1865. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 2, 1865. Transferred to U. S. Army as Major and Judge Advocate, Feb. 25, 1867. Lieut. Colonel and Deputy Judge Advocate General, July 5, 1SS4; accepted, July 8, 1884.
Barrett, Addison. Born in Massachusetts. Sergeant in the General Service, U. S. Army, Aug. 16, 1862, to Apr. 1, 1863. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 21, 1864; ac- cepted, Mar. 25, 1865. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 14, 1865. Captain and Military Storekeeper, Quartermaster's Department, U. S. Army, July 28, 1866; accepted, Dec. 5, 1866. Mustered out of volunteer service, Dec. S, 1866.
Barrett, William F. Born in Connecticut. Second Lieutenant, 27th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 20, 1861. Second Lieutenant, U. S. Signal Corps, Mar. 3, 1863. Mustered ont, Aug. 12, 1865. Died, Aug. 31, 1865.
Barri, Thomas Oliver. Born in Connecticut. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 5th Infantry, M. V. M., in , service of the U. S., May 1, 1861. Captain, 11th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Brevet Major, July 2, 1863. Killed at the battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Barstow, Elijah W. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery, Nov. 2, 1863. First Lientenant, Dec. 23, 1864. Mustered out, Sept. 18, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Artillery, May 5, 1866. First Lieutenant, Mar. 7, 1867. Died at Newport, R. I., June 6,1867.
Barstow, George Forrester. Born at Salem, Mass., Apr. 4, 1828. Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Artillery, Nov. 30, 1861. First Lieutenant, Nov. 30, 1861 ; accepted, Dec. 9, 1861. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, July 3, 1863. Brevet Major, Aug. 25, 1864. Captain, 3d U. S. Artillery, Dec. 20, 1875. Retired, Dec. 10, 1889, disability in line of duty.
Barstow, Simon Forrester. See General Officers.
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Bartlett, William Francis. See Gencral Officers.
Barton, David. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Resigned, Ang. 5, 1864.
Batchelder, George A. Boru in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 22d Mass. Infantry, Oct. 1, 1861. Captain, Sept. 26, 1862. Mustered out, Oct. 17, 1864. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Vol- unteers, Mar. 7, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 5, 1866. Died, May, 1875.
Bates, Erastus Newton. See General Officers.
Bates, James Lawrence. See General Officers.
Bates, Joshua Hall. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837. Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1837. First Lieutenant, Jan. 31, 1842. Resigned, July 20, 1842. Brig. General, Ohio Volunteers, Apr. 27, 1861. Sce Massachusetts Officers in Regiments of Other States.
Baxter, DeWitt Clinton. Sce General Officers.
Baxter, Jedediah Hyde. Born in Vermont. Major, Surgeon, 12th Mass. Infantry, June 26, 1861. Major, Brigade Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 4, 1862. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 30, 1865. Brevet Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Army, July 20, 1867. Lieut. Colonel, Assistant Medical Purveyor, U. S. Army, July 20, 1867. Lient. Colonel, Chief Medical Purveyor, Mar. 12, 1872. Colonel, Chief Medical Purveyor, June 23, 1874.
Beecher, Frederick H. Born in Louisiana. Appointed from Massachusetts. Sergeant, 16th Me. Infantry, Aug. 14, 1862. Second Lientenant, Feb. 1, 1863. First Lieutenant, Apr. 11, 1863. Second Lieutenant, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, Aug. 22, 1864. Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Infantry, Nov. 29, 1865. Brevet First Lientenant and Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 5, 1865. Mustered ont of Veteran Reserve Corps, Mar. 3, 1866. First Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866. Killed in action with Indians on Delaware Creek, eighty-five miles from Fort Wal- lace, Kan., Sept. 17, 1868.
Beecher, James Chaplin. See General Officers.
Belcher, John Hill. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 14, 1864; accepted, Nov. 4, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, June 16, 1866; accepted, Aug. 2, 1866. Vacated as Cap- tain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Ang. 2, 1866. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 2, 1867. Major, Quartermaster, U. S. Army, July 2, 1883. Retired, Apr. 20, 1892 (by operation of law, sect. 1, Aet June 30, 1882).
Belknap, Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 1Sth U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Resigned, May 30, 1863.
Bell, Joseph MI. Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from Massachusetts. Major, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 7, 1863. Resigned, Jan. 18, 1865. Died, Sept. 10, 1868.
Bell, Luther V. Born in New Hampshire. Major, Surgeon, 11th Mass. Infantry, June 13, 1861. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861. Died, Feb. 11, 1862, at Budd's Ferry, Md.
Bellows, Alonzo J. Born in Massachusetts. Private and Corporal, 2d U. S. Dragoons, Jan. 7, 1856, to Jan. 7, 1861. Private and First Sergeant, 14th U. S. Infantry, Aug. 10 to Nov. 25, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Nov. 20, 1861. First Lieutenant, Sept. 17, 1862. Resigned, Sept. 28, 1865.
Benson, Frederick Shepard. Born at Boston, Mass., Nov. 29, 1838. Sergeant Major, 22d Mass. Infantry, Oct. S, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Feb. 17, 1862. First Lieutenant. Adjutant, June 28, 1862. Detached as Second Lieutenant, U. S. Signal Corps, Mar. 3, 1863. Discharged as First Lieutenant, 22d Mass. Infantry, Aug. 27, 1864. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1865. Mustered out of U. S. Signal Corps, Aug. 17, 1865.
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Bertram, Joseph Hardy Milet. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Vol- unteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Resigned (disability), July 27, 1863. Died at Salem, Mass., Feb. 3, 1877.
Binney, Amos. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 5, 1861. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Dec. 26, 1865. Died, Mar. 11, 1880.
Blair, George Train. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 3, 1865. Mustered out, July 31, 1865.
Blaisdell, William. See General Officers.
Blanchard, Claude D. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 28, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, Quartermaster, assigned, Sept. 19 to Nov. 12, 1862. Honorably discharged, May 9, 1863.
Bliss, Alexander. Born in Massachusetts. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, _ Feb. 3, 1862. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1863. Lieut. Colonel and Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 20, 1863, to Aug. 1, 1865. Brevet Major, Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Colonel, Quartermaster, May 7, 1866, to Jan. 1, 1867. On leave of absence at Berlin, Germany, as Secretary of Legation, July, 1867, to July, 1868. Re- signed, Mar. 30, 1868.
Blodget, John J. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 7, 1862. Resigned, Nov. 12, 1863.
Blood, Henry B. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 15, 1862. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, Quartermaster, assigned, May 22 to Sept. 15, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 9, 1865.
Bodfish, Sumner Homer. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 46th Infantry, M. V. M., in the service of the U. S., Sept. 25, 1862, to May 30, 1863. Private, 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery, July 28 to Sept. 16, 1863. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, Sept. 16, 1863. Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, June 15, 1868. Regimental Adjutant, Nov. 27, 1869, to Aug. 31, 1870. Honorably discharged at his own request, Jan. 1, 1871.
Bogle, Archibald. Born in Scotland. Second Lieutenant, 17th Mass. Infantry, July 22, 1861. First Lieutenant, May 28, 1862. Major, 35th U. S. Col'd Infantry, May 21, 1863. Lient. Colonel ; not mustered. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Discharged, May 21, 1866. First Lieutenant, 39th U. S. Infantry, May 21, 1867. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, May 21, 1867. Transferred to 25th Infantry, Apr. 20, 1869. Dismissed, Dec. 20, 1871.
Boies, Justus A. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 71st N. Y. Militia, Apr. 20 to June 21, 1861. First Lieutenant, 13th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Brevet Captain, June 28, 1863. Died at Chicago, Ill., June 28, 1863, of wounds received in action before Vicksburg, Miss., May 19, 1863.
Bolles, John Augustus.' See General Officers.
Bonney, Seth. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 6th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 16, 1861. Mustered ont, Aug. 2, 1861. Private, 26th Mass. Infantry, Sept., IS61. Second Lien- tenant, Sept. 24, 1861. First Lientenant, Feb. 11, 1863. Captaiu, Oct. 18, 1864. Major, Dec. 11, 1864; not mustered. Mustered out as Captain, Aug. 26, 1865. First Lieutenant, 27th U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866. Captain, Nov. 11. 1868. Unassigned, June 14, 1869. Assigned to 13th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 1, 1871. Resigned, Apr. 1, 1872. Private, 13th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 24, 1879. Discharged, Nov. 11, 1879.
Bowers, Henry William. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volun- teers, Apr. 14, 1862. Mostered out, June 30, 1865.
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Bowman, Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 15th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 1, 1861. Major, 34th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 6, 1862. Colonel, 36th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 22, 1862. Honorably dis- charged, July 27, 1863. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 29, 1864. Major, Quartermaster, assigned, Aug. 2 to Nov. 10, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Ang. 15, 1866.
Boynton, Henry Van Ness. See General Officers.
Bradley, Jerome. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 3d Iowa Battery, Feb. 28, 1862. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 9th Iowa Infantry, Mar. 16, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 19, 1863. Resigned, Jan. 9, 1865.
Brady, Allen G. Born in Massachusetts. Lieut. Colonel, 3d Conn. Infantry, May 7, 1861 ; mustered, May 14, 1861. Mustered out, Ang. 12, 1861. Captain, 17th Conn. Infantry, July 18, 1862; mus- tered, Aug. 28, 1862. Major, Ang. 28, 1862. Discharged (disability), Oct. 21, 1863. Major, Vet- eran Reserve Corps, Nov. 23, 1863. Brevet Lient. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Ang. 7, 1865. Mustered out, Dec. 15, 1866. First Lienteuant, 43d U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866. Ap- pointment expired, Mar. 4, 1867.
Brastow, George O. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 5, 1862. Resigned, Mar. 7, 1863.
Brayton, George Mitchell. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 15th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861; accepted, July 2, 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, May 8, 1862, to Oet. 3, 1862. Captain, 15th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 3, 1863. Brevet Major, Mar. 13, 1865. Transferred to 33d U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Transferred to 8th U. S. Infantry, May 3, 1869. Major, 15th U. S. Infantry, Feb., 6, 1882. Lieut. Colonel, 9th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 6, 1SS6. Colonel, 19th U. S. Infantry, Mar. 23, 1892. Retired, Sept. 16, 1892, at his own request; over 30 years' service (seet. 1243, Rev. Stats.).
Breck, Samuel. See General Officers.
Breed, Bowman B. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Oet. 4, 1862. Mus- tered out, Aug. 5, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 15, 1865. Died, Dec. 16, 1873.
Brewer, Anson L. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 19, 1863. Drowned, Feb. 22, 1866.
Brewster, Cyrus. Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, July 28, 1864. Mustered out, July 26, 1865.
Bridgman, Frank. Born in Massachusetts, July 10, 1820.' Major and Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 5, 1861; accepted, Sept. 12, 1861. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 24, 1865. Mustered out, Jan. 1, 1869. Major and Paymaster, U. S. Army, Feb. 3, 1869; accepted, Mar. 23, 1869. Retired, July 10, 1884 (by operation of law, sect. 1, Aet June 30, 1SS2).
Briggs, Henry Shaw. See General Officers.
Brigham, Elijah D. Born in Massachusetts. Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volun- teers, Sept. 30, 1861, to Feb. 9, 1863. Private in general service, and Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Infantry, Nov. 28, 1862. First Lieutenant, Nov. 4, 1863, to June 11, 1864. Captain and Commis- sary of Subsistence, Feb. 9, 1863. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, Feb. 25, 1867.
Brigham, Henry A. Born in Massachusetts. Ordnance Storekeeper, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army, Mar. 6, 1862. Captain and Ordnance Storekeeper, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army, July 28, 1866. Died, Nov. 15, 1870.
Brigham, Henry Oliver. Born in Vermont. Appointed from Massachusetts. Private and Principal Musician, 9th U. S. Infantry, Apr. 10, 1847. Honorably discharged, Aug. 26, 1848. Major, Ad- ditional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 1, 1861. Resigned, Sept. 30, 1864. Major, Paymaster, U. S. Army, Jan. 17, 1867. Died, Jan. 22, 1868.
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Brigham, John L. Born in Massachusetts. Commissary Sergeant, Ist Mass. Cavalry, Dee. 17, 1861. First Lieutenant, Regimental Commissary of Subsistence, Mar. 7, 1862. Mustered out, Oct. 24, 1864. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 25, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 28, 1865. Mustered out, Oet. 9, 1865.
Brodhead, Josiah A. Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 14, 1862, to Dec. 8, 1862. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 27, 1865. Mus- tered out, Apr. 1, 1869. Major, Paymaster, U. S. Army, July 25, 1875. Died, Apr. 3, 1884.
Brooks, Edward. Born in Massachusetts. Aeting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, June, 1862. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, Aug. 19, 1862. Brevet Captain and Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Rockdale, N. Y., Apr. 19, 1866.
Brooks, Horace. See General Officers.
Brown, Edward Augustus. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 53d Mass. Infantry, Dee. 15, 1862. Mustered out, Sept. 2, 1863. Captain, Commissary of Sub- sistenee, U. S. Volunteers, May 28, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 1, 1865. Mus- tered out, Oet. 9, 1865.
Brown, Harvey Ellicott. Born in New York. Appointed from Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 70th N. Y. Infantry, June 29, 1861. Major, Surgeon, Aug., 1861. Resigned, Dee. 10, 1862. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, Apr. 13, 1863. Brevet Captain and Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Army, Feb. 23, 1881. Died, Aug. 20, 1889.
Brown, John T. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 105th N. Y. Infantry, Sept. 17, 1862. Transferred to 94th N. Y. Infantry, Mar. 17, 1863. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, July 6, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Oet. 14, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 15, 1865.
Brown, Joseph Mansfield. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, Ist Mich. Laneers, Nov. 16, 1861. Mustered out, Mar. 20, 1862. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 2d Mass. Cavalry, Nov. 10, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Vol- unteers, Feb. 20, 1864. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mus- tered out, July 17, 1867.
Brown, Joseph Willard. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 7th Mass. Infantry, June 15, 1861. Second Lieutenant, U. S. Signal Corps, Mar. 3, 1863. Mustered out, Dec. 19, 1865.
Brown, Orlando. See General Officers.
Browne, Charles C. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 20, 1864. Resigned, Apr. 25, 1865. Died, Nov. 30, 1865.
Browne, George. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 15, 1865.
Brownson, Edward P. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Additional Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volun- teers, June 3, 1862. Killed at the battle of Reams's Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864.
Brownson, Henry Francis. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 15th N. Y. Engineers, June , 17, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Artillery, Dec. 1, 1861. First Lieutenant, Feb. 28, 1862. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, July 1, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 3, 1863. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, May 3, 1863. Resigned from volunteer service, July 2, 1865. Captain, 43d U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866. Unassigned, Apr. 8, 1869. Assigned to 25th Infantry, Dec. 15, 1870. Honorably discharged, Dec. 29, 1870, at his own request.
Bryant, Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, 20th Mass. Infantry, July 1, 1861. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861. Resigned, July 16, 1863. Died, Feb. 1, 1867.
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Buekland, Ralph Pomeroy. See General Officers.
Bullard, John L. Born in Louisiana. Appointed from Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Dec. 31, 1S65.
Burbank, Nathaniel. Born in Maine. Private, 15th Mass. Infantry, July S, 1863. Discharged, Sept. 15, 1864. First Lieutenant, 7tli U. S. Col'd Heavy Artillery, May, 1864, and Aeting Regimental Adjutant to Sept., IS64; not innstered. Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Col'd Heavy Artillery, Sept. 17, 1864. First Lieutenant, Sept. 27, 1864. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 37th U. S. Infantry. Jan. 22, 1867. Mustered out as First Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Col'd Heavy Artillery, Feb. 22, 1867. Brevet First Lieutenant, U. S. Army, Mar 2, 1867. Unassigned, May 19, 1869. Assigned to 5th U. S. Infantry, July 14, 1869. Resigned, Aug. 1, 1869.
Burbank, Sidney. See General Officers.
Burdett, Michael. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Mustered out, Ang. 4, 1865.
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