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McKim, William Walker. Born in Massachusetts. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861, to Ang. 3, 1864. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, July 2, 1864. Colonel, Quartermaster, assigned, Ang. 2, 1864, to Mar. 8, 1866. Colonel, U. S. Vol- unteers, and Depot Quartermaster, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Feb., 1865. Brevet Major, Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, Mar. 8, 1866. Died, Apr. 2, 1895.
MeLaughlen, Napoleon Bonaparte. See General Officers.
McNaught, John Smith. Born in Massachusetts. Entered the service under the name of Jolin McIntosh. Private, Sergeant and First Sergeant, 11th U. S. Infantry, 1st Battalion, Aug. 16, 1861, to Mar. 25, 1863. Second Lieutenant, Feb. 19, 1863; accepted, Mar. 25, 1863. First Lieu- tenant, May 29, 1864. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Aug. 1, 1864. Transferred to 20th U. S .. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Captain, Oct. 5, 1867. Retired, Oet. 15, 1887, disability in line of duty (sect. 1251, Rev. Stats.).
Meacham, Franklin. Born at Williamstown, Mass., Sept. 21, 1833. First Lieutenant, Assistant Sur- geon, 14th Ky. Infantry, Mar. 30, 1862. Mustered out, Nov. 10, 1862. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 23, 1863. Major, Surgeon, July 9, 1863, to Aug., 1863. Brevet
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Lieut. Colonel, Aug. 9, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 10, 1865. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, May 14, 1867. Major, Surgeon, Oct. 6, 1882. Died at Fort Douglass, Utah, Oct. 9, 1888.
Means, James. Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 13, 1862. Died, Apr. 6, 1863.
Mears, George Washington. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 4th N. Y. Artillery, Jan. 3, 1862. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 10, 1862. Resigned, Dec. 19, 1863. Died, June 26, 1882.
Melville,. George S. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 1st N. Y. Infantry, May 8, 1861. Resigned, Sept. 19, 1862. First Lieutenant, U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps, Dec. 8, 1863. Captain, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, May 11, 1864. Mustered out, July 20, 1865.
Merriam, Joseph Waite. Born in New York. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 18th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 14, 1862. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 7, 1863. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, June 1, 1865. Mustered out, July 27, 1865. Died, Aug. 12, 1877.
Merritt, Charles Melville. Born in Massachusetts. Third Lieutenant, Sth Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 30, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 1, 1861. First Lieutenant, 19th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 22, 1861. Captain, Oct. 22, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Vol- unteers, May 18, 1864. Mustered out, Sept. 20, 1865.
Messinger, Daniel. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 16, 1861. Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, June 17, 1865.
Miles, Nelson Appleton. See General Officers.
Millard, Harrison. Born at Boston, Mass., Nov. 27, 1830. Private, 71st N. Y. State Militia, from Apr. 20 to June 21, 1861. First Lieutenant, 19th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1831. Resigned, Nov. 7, 1863.
Miller, James. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 50th Infantry, M. V. M., in service. of the U. S., Sept. 11, 1862, to Ang. 24, 1863. Second Lieutenant, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Jan. 9, 1861. First Lien- tenant, Feb. 8, 1864. Captain, May 8, 1865; not mastered. Mustered out as First Lieutenant, Nov. 14, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 16th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 23, 1866; accepted, Apr. 26, 1866. First Lieutenant, July 28, 1866. Transferred to 2d Infantry, Apr. 17, 1869. Regimental Quarter- master, Jan. 1, 1871, to Aug. 20, 1873. Captain, June 7, 1879.
Miller, Marcus Peter. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, Sept. 1, 1854, to July 1, 1858. Brevet Second Lieutenant of U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1858. Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, Sept. 27, 1859. First Lieutenant, May 14, 1861. Quartermaster, 4th Artillery, Feb. 14 to Apr. 1, 1862. Adjutant, Apr. 1, 1862, to Mar. 11, 1864. Brevet Captain, July 1, 1862. Captain, 4th Artillery, May 11, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Mar. 31, 1865. Major, 5th U. S. Artillery, Sept. 14, 1SS3.
Mills, Charles James. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lientenant, 2d Mass. Infantry, Aug. 14, 1862. First Lieutenant, Ang. 17, 1862. First Lieutenant, 56th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 22, 1863. Captain, July 7, 1864. Captain and Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, July 25, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 23, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, Mar. 31, 1865. Killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 31, 1865.
Monroe, Francis LeBaron. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, Ist Bat- tery Light Artillery, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 18, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 2, 1861.
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First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, Ist Mass. Infantry, Sept. 3, 1861. Major, Surgeon, 15th Mass. Infantry, Dee. 29, 1862. Mustered out, July 29, 1864. First Lieutenant, Assistant Sur- geon, U. S. Army, May 26, 1867. Resigned, Dec. 31, 1875.
Moore, Edwin L. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, May 1, 1867. Mustered out, Feb. 1, 1869. Died, Apr. 22, 1874.
Morey, Benjamin F. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 31st Mass. Infantry, Aug. 19, 1862. Captain, Feb. 2, 1864. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 26, 1864. Mus- tered out, Sept. 19, 1865.
Morgan, Edwin Dennison. See General Officers.
Morris, Charles. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, Sept. 1, 1861. Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, 19th U. S. Infantry, June 23, 1865. Transferred to 37th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Regimental Adjutant, Dee. 14, 1866, to Oct. 31, 1868. Transferred to 5th U. S. Infantry, May 19, 1869. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, Aug. 10, 1869, to June 10, 1870. Regimental Adjutant, June 10 to Dec. 15, 1870. Transferred to 5th Artillery, Dec. 15, 1870. Captain, Mar. 6, 1882.
Morse, Augustus. Born in Massachusetts. Colonel, 21st Mass. Infantry, Aug. 21, 1861. Resigned, May 15, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, July 14, 1862. Resigned, June 10, 1863. Died, Nov. 25, 18SS.
Morse, Charles F. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lientenant, 13th Mass. Infantry, July 16, 1861. First Lientenant, July 23, 1862. Captain, Commissary of Subsistenee, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 30, 1862. Resigned, May 10, 1865.
Morse, Edmund Alonzo. Born at Newton, Mass., June 11, 1833. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, Ist Vt. Infantry, Apr. 26, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 15, 1861. First Lientenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 7th Vt. Infantry, Dec. 5, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 1, 1862. Mnstered out, Sept. 20, 1865.
Morse, Edwin C. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 1, 1861. Mustered ont, Nov. 1, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 11, 1865. Died, Apr. 14, 1886.
Moseley, Nathaniel R. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, 36th N. Y. Infantry, June 14, 1861. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 17, 1861. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 23, 1865. Died, Feb. 9, 1889.
Motley, Thomas Lawrence. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 2d Mass. Infantry, May 28, 1861. Captain, Ist Mass. Cavalry, Dec. 25, 1861. Major, Mar. 5, 1864; not mustered. Major, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 25, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volun- teers, Sept. 26, 1865. Brevet Colonel, Sept. 27, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 1, 1866.
Moylan, Myles. Born in Massachusetts. Served as an enlisted man in the U. S. Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, 2d U. S. Dragoons and 2d Cavalry, June 8, 1857, to Mar. 28, 1863. Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Cavalry, Feb. 19, 1863; accepted, Mar. 28, 1863. Out of service, Oet. 20, 1863. Private and Sergeant, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Dee. 2, 1863. to Jan. 25, 1864. First Lieutenant, Jan. 25, 1864. Captain, Dee. 1, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 14, 1855. Private and Corporal, General Mounted Sergeant and Pri- vate and Sergeant Major, 7th U. S. Cavalry, Jan. 25, 1866, to Dee. 16, 1866. First Lieutenant, July 28, 1866; accepted, Dee. 16, 1866. Regimental Adjutant, Feb. 21, 1867, to Dec. 31, 1870. Captain, Mar. 1, 1872. Major, 10th U. S. Cavalry. Apr. 8, 1892. Retired, Apr. 15, 1893, at his own request; over thirty years' service (seet. 1243, Rev. Stats.).
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Munn, Curtis Emerson. Born in Vermont. Hospital Steward, Ist Mass. Cavalry, Dec. 21, 1861. Discharged, July 10, 1863. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 27th Mass. Infantry, July 11, 1863. Mustered ont, Dec. 30, 1864. Major, Surgeon, 2d Mass. Infantry, Jan. 19, 1865. Mus- tered out, July 14, 1865. Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, June, 1868. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, Nov. 16, 1868; accepted, Dee. 5, 186S. Captain, Assistant Surgeon, Dec. 2, IS69. Major, Surgeon, Mar. 29, 1859.
Muzzey, Loring William. Born in Massachusetts. Q. M. Sergeant, 12th Mass. Infantry, June 26, 1861. First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, May 17, 1862. Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 21, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, July 7, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 13, 1865.
Nelson, George C. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 28, 1862. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 4, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 9, 1865.
Nesmith, Clarence Eugene. Born in New Hampshire. Private, Ist Mass. Heavy Artillery, Ang. +, 1862. Discharged (disability), Jan. 7, 1863. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Vol- unteers, May 18, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 30, 1865. Mustered out, Dec. 8, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, Apr. IS, 1866. First Lieutenant, Dec. 12, 1866. Regimental Commissary of Subsistence, Dec. 12, 1866, to Feb. 28, 1870. Captain, May 22, 1872. Died, Sept. 20, 1874.
Newell, James J. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 5, 1861. Resigned, Nov. 1, 1862.
Niles, Peter H. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 23d Mass. Infantry, Oct. 8, 1861. First Lieutenant, June 1, 1863; not mustered. Mustered out as Second Lieutenant, June 3, 1863. First Lieutenant, U. S. Signal Corps, Mar. 3, 1863. Brevet Captain, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 12, 1865.
Nims, Henry G. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 52d Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Sept. 9, 1862, to Aug. 14, 1863. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, May 28, 1864. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 1, 1865. Mustered out, July 1, 1867. Died, Feb. 29, 1884.
Noble, Henry Theophilus. Born at Otis, Mass. First Lieutenant, 13th Ill. Infantry, May 24, 1861. Captain, June 25, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, July 8, 1863. Col- onel, Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 16, 1865, to Oct. 5, 1866. Brevet Major, Lient. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 5, 1866.
Norcross, Frederick Malcolm. Born in Maine. Second Lieutenant, 30th Mass. Infantry, Feb. 20, 1862. First Lieutenant, Aug. 19, 1862. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out, Mar. 13, 1866. Died, Dec. 24, 1887.
Norcross, Nicholas Warren. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volun- teers, Nov. 26, 1862. Mustered out, Apr. 24, 1866.
Norton, Alfred. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 27, 1863. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Dec. 31, 1865.
Norton, George A. Born in Maine. First Lientenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 5th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Oct. 8, 1862. Mustered out, July 2, 1863. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 25, 1863. Mustered out, Nov. 8, 1865.
Norton, Joshua, 3d. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 29thi Mass. Infantry, May 7, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 1, 1862. Resigned, Mar. 6, 1865.
Noteware, James H. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 25, 1865. Mustered out, July 31, 1865.
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Noyes, Henry Erastus. Born in Maine. Appointed from Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1. 1857, to June 24, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Dragoons, June 24, 1861. Transferred to 2d U. S. Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861. First Lieuten- ant, Feb. 15, 1862. Brevet Captain, Aug. 1, 1863. Acting Assistant Insp. General of Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, Oct. 26, 1864, to Oct., 1865. Captain, 2d Cavalry, Jan. 25, 1865. Brevet Major, Apr. 2, 1565. Major, 4th Cavalry, June 14, 1879. Lient. Colonel, 5th Cavalry, July 1, 1891. Transferred to 2d Cavalry, Aug. 12, 1892.
Noyes, Edward Follansbce. See General Officers.
Oceleston, William Baily. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Ist U. S. Cav- alry, Feb. 16, 1857, to July 13, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 15th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. First Lientenant, Oct. 24, 1861. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Apr. 7, 1862. Brevet Major, Dec. 31, 1862. Captain, July 1, 1865. Transferred to 33d U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866, by the reor- ganization of the army. Died at Providence, R. I., Oct. 24, 1867.
O'Connell, Patrick A. Born in Ireland. First Lientenant, Assistant Surgeon, 9th Mass. Infantry, June 11, 1861. Resigned, Sept. 12, 1861. Major, Surgeon, 28th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 25, 1861. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, June 4, 1863. Major, Surgeon, June 13, 1863. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, June 1, 1865. Mustered out, July 27, 1865. Died, Jan., 1874.
O'Hare, Thomas. Born in Ireland. Captain, 16th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 1, 1861. Mustered out, July 27, 1864. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 17, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 10, 1865. Mustered out, Ang. 15, 1865.
Oliver, George II. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 21, 1861. Re- signed, Dec. 31, 1864.
Oliver, Robert Shaw. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lientenant, 5th Mass. Cavalry, Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered out, Oct. 31, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 17th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 23, 1866. Resigned, July 27, 1866. Second Lieutenant, Sth U. S. Cavalry, July 28, 1866. First Lieutenant, Mar. 7, 1867. Regimental Commissary of Subsistence, Aug. 26, 1867. Resigned, Oct. 31, 1869.
Ordway, Albert. See General Officers.
Osborn, Francis Augustus. See General Officers.
Osborne, Nathan Ward. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 13th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861 ; ae- cepted, Sept. 2, 1861. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, July 4, 1863. Major, 15th U. S. Infantry, Dec. 11, 1873. Lieut. Colonel, 6th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 6, ISS2. Colonel, 5th U. S. Infantry, Ang. 5, ISSS.
Otis, Elmer. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1849, to July 1, 1853. Brevet Second Lieutenant, Ist U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1853. Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, Feb. 3, 1855. Second Lientenant, Ist Cavalry, Mar. 3, 1855; accepted, May 29, 1855. First Lieu- tenant, Feb. 28, 1856. Captain, Ist Cavalry, May 1, 1861 ; 4th Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861. Major, Ist Cavalry, May 9, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Oct. 19, 1864. Brevet Colonel, Apr. 15, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, 7th Cavalry, June 25, 1876. Colonel, Sth Cavalry, Apr. 2, 1883. Retired, Feb. 7, 1891 ; disability in line of duty (sect. 1251, Rev. Stats.).
Otis, George Alexander. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, 27th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 14, 1861. Resigned, June 26. 1864. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. Major, Surgeon, Aug. 30, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, Feb. 28, 1866. Brevet Captain, Major and Lient. Colonel, U. S. Army, Sept. 29, 1866. Major, Surgeon, Mar. 17, ISSO. Died, Feb. 23, 1881.
Owen, Frederick Wooster. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 38th N. Y. Infantry, Nov. 12, 1861. First Lieutenant, Dec. 10, 1862. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 27, 1863. Resigned, Nov. 18, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
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Page, Calvin C. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 8, 1862. Major, Surgeon, 39th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 22, 1862. See Massachusetts Surgeons.
Page, Henry. Born at Sharon, Vt., Mar. 4, 1840. Enlisted in 11th Mass. Infantry, May 8, 1861. Q. M. Sergeant, June 13, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Sept. 10, 1861, for gallant conduct in the first battle of Bull Run. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Quartermaster, assigned, July 11, 1864, to Ang. 1, 1865. Brevet Major, Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 17, 1867.
Paige, James Alexander. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 4, 1862. Mustered out, Nov. 20, 1865.
Paine, Albert. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, June 13, 1862. Re- signed, Aug. 28, 1862.
Paine, Charles Jackson. See General Officers.
Paine, William Cushing. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1854, to July 1, 1858. Brevet Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1858. Second Lientenant, Oct. 20, 1859. First Lieutenant, Oct. 6, 1861. Captain, Mar. 3, 1863. Absent on surgeon's cer- tifieate of disability, July 6 to Nov. 6, 1863. Resigned, Nov. 6, 1863. Died at Beverly Farms, Mass., Sept. 14, ISS9.
Palfrey, Francis Winthrop. See General Officers.
Palfrey, John Carver. See General Officers.
Pangborn, Zebina K. Born at Burlington, Vt. Appointed from Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 5, 1861. Appointment negatived by the Senate, Mar. 11, 1862.
Parker, Dexter F. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 3d Battalion Riflemen, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 22, 1861. Fourth Lientenant, May 4, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861. Resigned, July 15, IS62. Major, 10th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 12, 1862. See Massachusetts Field Officers.
Parker, Edwin Griffin. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 7, 1862. Resigned, Jan. 21, 1864. Died, Apr. 1, 1868.
Parker, Thomas D. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Sth U. S. Infantry, Jan. 6, 1860, to Oet. 30, 1861. Second Lientenant, 21 U. S. Infantry, Oct. 24, 1861. Brevet First Lieutenant, June 27, 1862. Killed at the battle of Gaines's Mill, Va., June 27, 1862.
Parkinson, Edward T. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 17th Mass. Infantry, Jan. 11, 1862. First Lientenant, Jan. 9, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, July 7, 1863. Mustered out, Sept. 19, 1865.
Parsons, Elias Howard. Born in Massachusetts. Q. M. Sergeant, 46th Ohio Infantry, Dec. 16, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Mar. 12, 1863. First Lieutenant, Apr. 15, 1864. Captain, Sept. 8, 1864. Mus- tered out, July 22, 1865. First Lieutenant, 12th U. S. Infantry, July 28, IS66. Unassigned, Mar. 19, 1869. Honorably discharged at his own request, Ang. 13, 1870.
Parsons, Foster E. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Sergeant, Commissary Sergeant and Sergeant Major, 2d Battalion, 13th U. S. Infantry, Nov. 28, 1863, to May 24, 1866. Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, Dec. 6, IS65. Transferred to 31st U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Regimental Quartermaster, Mar. 31, 1867, to May 15, 1869. Transferred to 22d Infantry, May 15, 1869. Hon- orably discharged at his own request, Dec. 19, 1870.
Patten, Henry Lyman. See General Officers.
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Pearsons, William Barron Chapin. Born in Vermont. Appointed from Massachusetts. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. Volunteers, May 28, 1864. Mnstered out, Nov. 1, 1865.
Pease, Roger Williams. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, 12th N. Y. Infantry, May 7, 1861. Resigned, Aug. 28, 1861. Major, Surgeon, 10th N. Y. Cavalry, Nov. 20, 1861. First Lieu- tenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 2, 1863. Major, Surgeon, Mar. 30, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Oet. 1, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 7, 1865. Died, May 28, 1886.
Peirce, Charles HI. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Artifieer and Sergeant, U. S. Engineers, June 10, 1846, to Mar. 26, 1849, and from June 16, 1849, to Mar. 29, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Artillery, Mar. 23, 1861. First Lieutenant, May 14, 1861. Captain, June 11, 1864. Mustered out, Dec. 31, 1870.
Peirson, Charles Lawrence. See General Officers.
Perkins, Benjamin W. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volun- teers, Aug. 12, 1861. Honorably discharged, Feb. 20, 1862. Died, Oct. 30, 1862.
Perkins, Francis William. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 2d N. H. Infantry, Aug. 26, 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, June 9, 1862. Mustered out, Sept. 20, 1865. Died, Mar., 1871.
Perkins, Rollin. Born in Vermont. Corporal, 6th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. Private and Corporal, July 7 to Oet. 27, 1864. First Lieutenant, 24th U. S. Col'd Infantry, Apr. 11, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 30, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 23, 1866. First Lieutenant, July 28, 1866. Retired, June 10, 186S.
Perry, Leonard B. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 55th Mass. Infantry, July 14, 1863. First Lieutenant, Feb. 7, 1864. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 28, 1865. Mustered out, Oct. 12, 1865.
Pettce, Lemuel. Born in Massachusetts. Private and Sergeant, 11th U. S. Infantry, Oct. 25, 1861, to Oct. 6, 1862. Second Lieutenant, Sept. 25, 1862. Brevet First Lieutenant, U. S. Army, July 2, 1863. First Lieutenant, Apr. 26, 1864. Brevet Captain, Mar. 13, 1865. Transferred to 29th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866. Captain, 29th U. S. Infantry, Nov 2, 1867. Unassigned, Apr. 25, 1869. Assigned to 25th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 1, 1871. Resigned, Nov. 30, 1873.
Phillips, Charles Blanchard. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1860, to June 13, 1864. First Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, June 13, 1864. Brevet Captain, Apr. 9, 1865. Captain, Corps of Engineers, Mar. 7, 1867. Died at Norfolk, Va., June 14, 1SS1.
Phipps, Frank Huntington. Born at Northampton, Mass., Aug. 9, 1843. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1859, to July 11, 1863. First Lieutenant, Ordnance, June 11, 1863. Brevet Captain, Mar. 13, 1865. Captain, Ordnance, June 23, 1874. Major, Ordnance, Dec. 4, 1882.
Pickett, Eugene. Born in Massachusetts. Sergeant, S3d N. Y. Infantry, May 27, 1861. First Ser- geant, July 25, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Aug. 6, 1861. First Lieutenant, Feb. 23, 1862. Re- signed, Dec. 31, 1862. Captain, Veteran Reserve Corps, Mar. 18, 1864. Brevet Major and Lient. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 12th U. S. Infantry, Aug. 9, 1867. Unassigned, Apr. 9, 1869. Assigned to 22d U. S. Infantry, Aug. 3, 1870. Honorably discharged, Dec. 31, 1870, at his own request. Died, Oct. 10, 1884.
Pickett, Josiah. See General Officers.
Pierce, Charles P. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 1, 1862. Resigned, Sept. 12, 1862.
Pierce, Henry Hubbard. Born in Massachusetts. Private and First Sergeant, 4th Coun. Infantry, May 22, 1561, to Nov. 6, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Ist Conn. Heavy Artillery, Nov. 6, 1861. First
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MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS IN REGULAR ARMY.
Pierce, Henry Hubbard, continued.
Lientenant, Mar. 1, 1862. Captain, Feb. 9, 1863. Brevet First Lientenant, U. S. Army, Oct. 16, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, Ist Conn. Heavy Artillery, May 24, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 25, 1865. Second Lieutenant, Ist U. S. Infantry, Oct. 16, 1867. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Oct. 16, 1867. Unassigned, Apr. 8, 1869. Assigned to 21st U. S. Infantry, Aug. 3, 1870. First Lieutenant, May 19, 1874. Regimental Adjutant, Oct. 1, 1880, to Oct. 14, 1882. Died, July 17, 1883.
Pike, Albert Field. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Artillery, July 21, 1866. Transferred to 3d U. S. Artillery, Oct. 23, 1866. First Lieutenaut, 3d U. S. Artillery, July 9, 1868. Died, May 21, 1875.
Pineo, Peter. Born in Nova Scotia. Major, Surgeon, 9th Mass. Infantry, June 11, 1S61. Discharged, Aug. 26, 1861. Major, Brigade Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 3, 1861. Lient. Colonel and Medical Inspector, Feb. 9, 1863. Mustered out, Oct. 31, 1865. Died at West Somerville, Mass., Oet. 2, 1891.
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