Massachusetts in the army and navy during the war of 1861-65, vol II pt 2, Part 6

Author: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. cn; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905. dn; Wilson, Charles Webster; Jaques, Florence Wyman; Massachusetts. General Court
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Boston, Wright & Potter
Number of Pages: 878


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Cutler, Lysander. See General Officers.


Dalton, Edward Barry. Born at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 21, 1834. Major, Surgeon, 36th N. Y. In- fantry, Oct. 31, 1861. Resigned, Apr. 8, 1863. First Lientenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volun- teers, Mar. 11, 1863. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 26, 1863. Resigned, May 12, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 15, 1865. Died, May 13, 1872.


Dalton, Henry Rogers. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, Ist Mass. Heavy Artillery, Feb. 10, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 28, 1862. Major, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Resigned, Nov. 25, 1864.


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Damrell, Andrew Neaf. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1860. First Lieutenant, U. S. Engineers, June 13, 1864. Brevet Captain and Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Captain, U. S. Engineers, Mar. 7, 1867. Major, Aug. 8, 1882.


Dana, James Jackson. See General Officers.


Dana, Samuel. Born in Massachusetts. Corporal, 7th N. Y. State Militia, Apr. 26 to June 3, 1861. Captain, 17th U. S. Infantry, Ang. 5, 1861. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, July 2, 1863. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Transferred to 26th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Major and Paymaster, U. S. Army, Mar. 7, 1867. Died at San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 27, 1870.


Danforth, Joslma N. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 5th Infantry, M. V. M , in service of the U. S., July 16 to Nov. 16, 1864. Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Col'd Infantry, June 15, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 13, 1866. Second Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Infantry, Mar. 7, 1867. Unassigned, Apr. 7, 1869. Assigned to 13th U. S. Infantry, Aug. 3, 1870. Honorably discharged at his own request, Sept. 10, 1870.


Darling, Henry A. Born in Massachusetts. First Lientenant, 25th Conn. Infantry, Aug. 20, 1862; mustered, Nov. 11, 1862. Mustered out, Aug. 26, 1863. Captain, U. S. Volunteers (Commissary of Subsistence), Sept. 15, 1863. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, June 23, 1866.


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Davidson, Francis Snelling. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1862, to Jan. 31, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 5th Mass. Cavalry, May 20, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 31, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry, Mar. 7, 1867. First Lieutenant, July 31, 1867. Dis- missed, Dec. 8, 1875.


Davis, Charles Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Sergeant Major, 25th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 26, 1861, to May 20, 1863. Captain, Connnissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 21, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 29, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 9, 1865.


Davis, Charles W. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 21st Mass. Infantry, Aug. 21, 1861. Captain, Mar. 3, 1862. Transferred to 36th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 21, 1864. Mustered out, Mar. 18, 1865. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 23, 1865. Brevet Major, Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 23, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 19, 1865.


Davis, George Breckenridge. Born in Massachusetts. Sergeant and Q. M. Sergeant, 1st Mass. Cavalry, Sept. 10, 1863; mustered, Dec. 5, 1863. Second Lieutenant, June 17, 1865. Mustered ont, June 26, 1865. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1867. Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Cavalry, June 12, 1871. First Lieutenant, May 9, 1877. Captain, Aug. 21, 188S. Major, Judge Advocate, Dec. 10, 1888; accepted, Jan. 16, 1889.


Davis, Hasbrouck. See General Officers.


Davis, Henry T. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, Ist Mass. Cavalry, Oet. 31, 1861. First Lieutenant, May 1, 1862. Resigned and honorably discharged, Apr. 9, 1864. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Captain, 10th U. S. Cavalry, July 28, 1866. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 2, 1867. Died at New York City, Apr. 10, 1869.


Davis, Nelson Henry. See General Officers.


Davis, Phineas Alonzo. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 7th Battery, Mass. Light Artillery, Apr. . 20, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 16, 1863. Brevet Major, U. S. Volmiteers, Jan. 1, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, Assistant Adj. General, Mar. 21, 1565. Mustered out, May 19, 1566. Died at New Can- ton, Va., Aug. 22, 1872.


Davis, Robert. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Ist Mass. Infantry, Jan. 31 to July 15, 1848. Pri- vate, Corporal and Sergeant, 2d Mass. Infantry, June 11, 1858, to Nov. 19, 1862. Second Lieu- tenant, 20 U. S. Infantry, July 18, 1562. First Lieutenant, Oct. 20, 1863. Brevet Captain, U. S.


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Davis, Robert, continued.


Army, Aug. 1, 1864. Retired for incapacity, resulting from long and faithful service, from wounds or injury received, from disease contracted, or exposure in the line of duty, July 18, 1866, with rank of Captain, July 28, 1866, and rank of First Lieutenant, Mar. 3, 1875. Died, Dee. 29, ISS9.


Davis, Robert S. Born in Massachusetts. Volunteer Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 20 to Oct. 1, 1862. Captain, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 1, 1862. Major, Assistant Adj. Gen- eral, Nov. 9, 1862. Mustered out, Oct. 26, 1865.


. Davis, William Watts Hart. See General Officers.


Deane, Charles H. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, S6th Ill. Infantry, Aug. 11, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 5, 1863. Appointment negatived by Senate, Feb. 23, 1864. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Vol- unteers, July 2, 1864. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mus- tered out, Apr. 30, 1866. Died, June 15, 1882.


DeCosta, George W. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 5th Kan. Cavalry, Sept. .


15, 1862. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 21, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Feb. 15, 1866. Mustered out, Feb. 15, 1866. Died, Sept. 18, 1884.


DeLand, Charles Victor. See General Officers.


Dennis, John Benjamin. See General Officers.


Derby, George. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, 23d Mass. Infantry, Sept. 11, 1861. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, May 18, 1864. Major, Surgeon, June 30, 1864. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Jan. 18, 1866. Died, June 20, 1874.


Devens, Charles. See General Officers.


Devereux, Arthur Forrester. See General Officers.


Dexter, John Bangs. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lientenant, 2d Kan. Cavalry, Mar. 20, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out, June 5, 1866. Died, Dec. 25, 1883.


D'Hauteville, Frederick Sears Grand. Born in Massachusetts. Volunteer Aide-de-Camp to Gen- eral Banks, Dec. 5, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1862. Re- signed, Feb. 24, 1863.


Dike, Edward Goodwin. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant. 38th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 12, 1862. First Lieutenant, Regimental Adjutant, Mar. 4, 1863. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 24, 1864. Mustered out, Sept. 29, 1865.


Dimon, Charles Augustus Ropes. See General Officers.


Doan, George P. Born in the West Indies. Appointed from Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 27, 1862. Mnstered out, Mar. 7, 1866.


Dodd, Albert. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 17th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Captain, 3d Bat- talion Riflemen, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 19, 1861. Mustered out of volunteer ser- vice, Ang. 3, 1861. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, June 27, 1862. Killed at the battle of Gaines's Mill, Va , June 27, 1862.


Dodge, Francis Safford. Born at Danvers, Mass., Sept. 11, 1842. Private and Corporal, 23d Mass. Infantry, Oct. 9, 1561, to Dec. 19, 1862. First Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Col'd Cavalry, Dec. 20, 1863.


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Dodge, Francis Safford, continued.


Captain, July 6, 1865. Mnstered out, Feb. 12, 1866. First Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry, July 28, 1866; accepted, Jan. 24, 1867. Captain, July 31, 1867; accepted, Sept. 6, 1867. Major, Pay- master, Jan. 13, 1880; accepted, Jan. 25, 1880.


Dodge, Frederick Laighton. Born at Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 9, 1840. Private, 44th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Sept. 12, 1862. Honorably discharged, June 18, 1863. First Lieutenant, ISth N. II. Infantry, Mar. 22, 1865. Mustered out, July 29, 1865. Second Lieuten- ant, 23d U. S. Infantry, Mar. 7, 1867. First Lieutenant, Jan. 22, 1873. Captain, June 22, 1889. Died, Sept. 18, 1891.


Dodge, Grenville Mellen. See General Officers.


Dodge, Nathaniel Shatswell. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 119th N. Y. Infantry, Sept. 1, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 1, 1863. Resigned, July 21, 1865. Died Feb. 2, 1874.


Dodge, Theodore Ayrault. Born at Pittsfield, Mass., May 28, 1812. Private, 101st N. Y. Infantry, Apr., 1861. First Lieutenant, Feb. 13, 1862. Resigned, Oct. 16, 1862. First Lieutenant, Adju- tant, 119th N. Y. Infantry, Oct. 17, 1862. Commissioned Captain and Major; not mastered. Mustered out as First Lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1863. Captain, 23d Veteran Reserve Corps, Nov. 12, 1863; accepted, Nov. 26, 1863. Major, Aug. 17, 1864; accepted, Aug. 22, 1864. Brevet Lient. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 2, 1865. Captain, 44th U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866 ; accepted, Nov. 22, 1866. Mustered out of volunteer service, Dec. 1, 1866. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 2, 1867. Unassigned, May 27, 1869. Retired, Apr. 28, 1870, on account of loss of right leg from wound in line of duty (Aet Aug. 3, 1861) .


Donnell, Edward P. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 3d Me. Infantry, June 4, 1861. Cap- tain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 19, 1862. Honorably discharged, Mar. 11, 1863.


Donohoe, Michael Thomas. See General Officers.


Dorman, Orloff Mather. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, July 17, 1862. Mustered out, Feb. 15, 1866.


Dorr, James Colby. Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, June 11, 1862. Resigned, May 4, 1864. Died, Sept. 19, 1880.


Drake, George Bernard. See General Officers.


Draper, Alonzo Granville. See General Officers.


Draper, William Franklin. See General Officers.


Dresser, George Warren. Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1856, to May 6, 1861. Second Lientenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, May 6, 1861. First Lieutenant, May 14, 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, Aug. 1, 1862, to Oct. 1, 1863. Brevet Captain, Ang. 18, 1864. Brevet Major, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, Oct. 13, 1865. Died, May 27, 1883.


Drew, Charles E. Born in New Hampshire. Sergeant, 6th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 22 to Ang. 2, 1861. First Lieutenant, 26th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1861. Taken pris- oner by the rebels, Nov., 1863, and exchanged, Jan., 1864. Mustered ont, Nov. 7, 1864. Second Lientenant, 16th U. S. Infantry, Mar. 8, 1866. Transferred to 34th U. S. Infantry by the re- organization of the army, Sept. 21, 1866. First Lieutenant, 34th U. S. Infantry, July 31, 1867. Unassigned, Apr. 14, 1869. Died, June 5, 1870.


Drew, Samuel S. Born in Maine. Appointed from Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Resigned, Apr. 15, 1865.


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Driver, Joseph Metcalf. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 4, 1862. Honorably discharged, July 25, 1864.


Driver, William Raymond. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 19th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 2, 1862. First Lieutenant, Nov. 21, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 20, 1804. Major, Assistant Adj. General, Nov. 17, 1861. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 2, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 19, 1865.


. Dudley, Nathan Augustus Monroe. See General Officers.


Dunham, Thomas Harrison, Jr. See General Officers.


Dutton, Everell Fletcher. See General Officers.


Dwight, Howard. Born in Massachusetts. First Lientenant, 24th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 1, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 4th Mo. Cavalry, Oct. 4, 1861. First Lieutenant, Mar. 21, 1862. Captain, Nov. 4, 1862. Captain and Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 10, 1862. Killed by gueril- las at Bayou Boeuf, La., May 4, 1863.


Dwight, William. See General Officers.


Eaton, Alonzo. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 2d Iowa Infantry, May 28, 1861. Regi- mental Quartermaster, Aug. 7, 1861. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Mustered out, Oet. 30, 1865.


Eaton, Charles G. See General Officers.


Eaton, Joseph Horace. See General Officers.


Eddy, Augustus. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, July 4, 1862. Mus- tered out, Nov. 20, 1865.


Eddy, George Warren. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volun- teers, Mar. 2, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 23, 1865. Mustered out, Dee. 6, 1865.


Edmands, Joseph Cushing. See General Officers.


Edson, Theodore. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1855, to July 1, 1860. Brevet Second Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, July 1, 1860. Second Lieutenant, Ord- nance, Apr. 22, 1861. First Lieutenant, Ordnance, July 1, 1861. Brevet Captain, Dee. 31, 1862. Captain, Ordnance, Mar. 3, 1863. Brevet Major, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, Ordnance, Dee. 15, 1867. Died at Rock Island, 111., Nov. 17, 1870.


Edwards, Oliver. See General Officers.


Eldridge, Hamilton N. See General Officers.


Eldridge, Shalor W. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 11, 1863. Resigned, Mar. 10, 1864.


Elliot, George Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1851, to July 1, 1855. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1855. Second Lieutenant, Ist Ar- tillery, July 1, 1855. Transferred to Corps of Engineers, Jan. 26, 1857. First Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, Aug. 3, 1861. Captain, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 3, 1863. Brevet Major, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 7, 1867. Lieut. Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Ang. 8, 1882. Colonel, May 18, 1893.


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Ellis, James Marsh. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 2d Mass. Infantry, May 28, 1861. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 14, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, Commis- sary of Subsistence, assigned May 5 to Dec. 21, 1863. Resigned, July 21, 1864.


Ellis, Theodore Grenville. See General Officers.


Ellis, William Irving. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 7th N. Y. State Militia, Apr. 19 to June 3, IS61. Second Lientenant, 2d R. I. Infantry, July 22, 1861. First Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1861. Cap- tain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 10, 1862. Resigned, Mar. 17, IS65.


Ely, Alfred Brewster. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 13th Conn. Infantry, Nov 8, 1861 ; not mustered. First Lieutenant, 11th Conu. Infantry, Jan. 16, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 28, 1862. Resigned, Jan. 27, 1863.


Emery, Samuel Hopkins. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 10, 1863. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.


Erving, John. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, U. S. Artillery, Jan. 9, 1809. First Lieu- tenant, U. S. Artillery, Aug. 16, 1812. Major and Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Army, Apr. 6, 1813, to June 15, 1815. Retained as First Lieutenant in Corps Artillery, May 17, 1815. Battalion Adjutant, Mar., 1817, to Apr., ISIS. Captain, Apr. 25, 1818. Transferred to 4th Artillery, June 1, 1821. Brevet Major, Apr. 25, 1828. Major, 3d U. S. Artillery, June 25, 1841. Transferred to 2d U. S. Artillery, Dec. 2, 1813. Lient. Colonel, 2d U. S. Artillery, Aug. 18, 1846. Colonel, Ist U. S. Artillery, Oct. 5, 1857. Retired from active service, Oct. 26, 1861, on his own application, after more than forty consecutive years of service. Died at New York City, Oct. 26, 1862.


Eustis, Charles L. Boru in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Resigned, Feb. 13, 1863.


Eustis, Henry Lawrence. See General Officers.


Everett, Charles. See General Officers.


Farmer, Thomas. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Resigned, Mar. 4, 1864.


Fisher, George Augustine. Born at Salem, Mass., June 22, 1837. Second Lieutenant, 23d Mass. In- fantry, Oct. 8, 1861. First Lieutenant, Mar. 15, 1862. First Lieutenant, U. S. Signal Corps, Mar. 3, 1863. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 6, 1865.


Fisher, Horace Newton. Born in Massachusetts. First Lientenant, Volunteer Aide-de-Camp, staff of Brig. General William Nelson, Feb. 14, 1862. Captain, Volunteer Aide-de-Camp, staff of Maj. General McCook, May 18, 1862, to May 7, 1863. Chief Engineer, 2d Division, Army of the Ohio, Sept. 20, 1862. Topographieal Engineer, right wing, Army of the Cumberland, Dec. 25, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Ist Middle Tenn. Cavalry, May 7, 1863, to qualify for promotion as Insp. General, 20th Army Corps. Lient. Colonel, Assistant Insp. General, U. S. Volunteers, on the staffs of Maj. Generals MeCook, Rosecrans and Thomas, May 21 to Nov. 1, 1863. Resigned on account of injuries received in service, Nov. 10, IS63.


Fiske, Alexander P. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 57th N. Y. Infantry, Nov. 5, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 7, 1862. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 22, 1865.


Fiske, George Alfred, Jr. Born in Massachusetts. Private and Quartermaster Sergeant, 41st Mass. Infantry, Sept. 29, 1862. Second Lieutenant, 41st Mass. Infantry, afterward 3d Mass. Cavalry, Dec. 13, 1862. First Lieutenant, Oct. 23, 1863. Captain and Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Vol- unteers, May IS, 1864; declined. Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Re- signed, Aug. 26, 1864.


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Fiske, William Oscar. See General Officers.


Fitzpatrick, James W. Born in Ireland. Appointed from Massachusetts. First Lientenant, As- sistant Surgeon, 9th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 14, 1862. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 7, 1863. Resigned, Oct. 11, 1863. Died, May 6, 1864.


Flagg, Algernon S. Born in Vermont. Captain, 37th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 27, 1862. Discharged (disability), May 14, 1864. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, May 18, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, June 10, 1866.


Flagg, Henry F. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Died, May 23, 1864.


Flint, Franklin Foster. Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1837. Second Lientenant, 6th U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1841. First Lientenant, Oct. 12, 1817. Captain, Sept. 16, 1856. Major, 16th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, 7th Infantry, Oct. 20, 1863. Colonel, 4th Infantry, July 8, 1868. Retired, Apr. 11, 18S2.


Flood, Martin. See General Officers.


Folsom, Charles W. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 20th ยท Mass. Infantry, July 1, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Major. Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 31, 1868.


Foote, Horatio. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 4, 1862. Mus- tered out, July 12, 1865.


Ford, Frank C. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 7, 1862 Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Jan. 27, 1866.


Foster, Charles Warren. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Artificer, Corporal and Sergeant, U. S. Engineers, June 1, 1846, to June 1, 1851, and from Aug. 26, 1851, to Ang. 26, 1856. Captain and Assistant Adjutant, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 19, 1861; accepted, Sept. 24, 1861. Major and As- sistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 21, 1863. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 24, 1864. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, Nov. 4, 1865; accepted, Nov. 8, 1865. Brevet Major, Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Army, Nov. 4, 1865. Mnstered ont of volunteer service, Sept. 1, 1867. Major, Quartermaster, Mar. 15, 1883. Retired, Sept. 24, 1891, at his own request, after forty years' service (sect. 1, Act June 30, 1882).


Foye, John W. Born in New Hampshire. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 11th Mass. Infantry, June 13, 1861. Major, Surgeon, Apr. 23, 1862. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 26, 1863. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 7, 1S65.


Frankle, Jones. See General Officers.


Frazar, Douglas. See General Officers.


Freeman, Edmund. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, June 7, 1855. First Lieutenant, Mar. 27, 1861. Retired, Oct. 26, 1861. Died, Sept. 18, 1865.


French, William Harrison. Born at Nantucket, Mass., Aug. 29, 1838. Private Secretary to Gen- eral Burnside, Nov., 1861. Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S Volunteers, Feb. 19, 1863. Resigned, Sept. 28, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.


Frothingham, John Bradbury. Born in Massachusetts. Major, 6th West Va. Infantry, Nov. 1, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, Additional Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, July 16, 1862. Resigned, Mar. 2, 1865. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.


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Fry, Thomas William Gardiner. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quarter- master, 72d N. Y. Infantry, July 23, 1861. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 7, 1862. Appointment expired, Mar. 4, 1863. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 21, 1863. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1865. Mnstered out, Aug. 5, 1865. Died, May 17, 1869.


Fuller, Charles Emerson. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volun- teers, Aug. 3, 1861. Assigned as Chief Quartermaster, 10th Army Corps, with rank of Lieut. Colonel, Feb. 1, 1864 (under Act July 17, 1862). Resigned, Nov. 18, 1864.


Fuller, James G. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 22d Mass. Infantry, Oct. 1, 1861. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 27, 1861. Honorably discharged, Sept. 6, 1862.


Fuller, William Greenleif. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Vol- unteers, Oct. 27, 1863. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mus- tered out, Aug. 25, 1865.


Gage, Rodney. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 6, 1862. Appoint- ment expired, Mar. 4, 1863. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 22, 1863. Mustered out, June 2, 1865.


Gardner, John Lane. See General Officers.


Gardner, Nathan R. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volun- teers, Feb. 28, 1865. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 3, 1865.


Gaskill, Edwin Collins. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 25th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 12, 1861, to Feb. 29, 1864. Second Lieutenant, 36th U. S. Col'd Infantry, Apr. 21, 1864. First Lieutenant, July 11, 1864. Captain, Oct. 21, 1864. Mustered out, Oct. 28, 1866. First Lieutenant, 43d U. S. Infantry, May 21, 1867. Unassigned, Apr. 8, 1869. Retired with rank of Captain, Dec. 15, 1870. Died, June 17, 1889.


Gates, William. See General Officers.


Gaylord, Noah M. Born in Ohio. Chaplain, 13th Mass. Infantry, July 17, 1861. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 10, 1863. Mustered out, July 1, 1865.


Gelray, Joseph Wiley. Born in England. Private, Corporal and Sergeant, 2d Mass. Infantry, May 25, 1861, to Dec. 24, 1862. Second Lieutenant, Dec. 25, 1862. First Lieutenant, Nov. 1, IS63. Mustered out, July 24, 1864. Captain, 57th Mass. Infantry, July 25, 1864. Mustered out, Nov. 14, 1864. Major, 4th Mass. Heavy Artillery, Dec. 7, 1864. Colonel, 59th Mass. Infantry, Feb. S, 1865; not mustered. Captain, 45th U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866; accepted, Oet. 4, 1866. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 2, 1867. Unassigned, July 22, 1869. Retired, Dec. 15, 1870, for loss of right arm from wound in line of duty (Aet Aug. 3, 1861).


Gere, John A. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 20, 1864. Mus- tered out, July 26, 1865.


Gibbs, Ira B. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Oet. 31, 1861. Resigned, Aug. 7, 1862.


Gifford, Edmund. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 19, 1863. Mustered out, Nov. 15, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Dee. 1, 1865. Died, July 19, 1883.


Glover, Elisha V. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 34th N. J. Infantry, Sept. 3, 1863. Cap- tain, May 15, 1864. Brevet Major and Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 11, 1865. Mustered out, Apr. 30, 1866. Second Lieutenant, 29th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 22, 1857. Dismissed June 9, 1868.




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