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Burton, Francis M., was on artillery duty at Morris Island, S. C .; wounded and prisoner at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; paroled. and sent to Annapolis, Md. Died in Hope Valley, R. I.
Bibber, Benjamin P., wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862, and at Deep Run, Va., Ang. 16, 186-4.
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Ballard, John, was Company Cook for nearly all his term of service. Died at Oldtown, Me.
Buswell, William L., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
. Boston, Benjamin F., wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Butler, Daniel O., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
Bailey, Joseph L., wounded at Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 13, 1864.
Bowdenstein, Josef, wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Collins, Edward F., wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Crocker, Nelson C., reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864, and wounded at Deep Run, Va., Ang. 16, 1864. Leg amputated.
Carter, James, was on duty in the Regimental Quartermaster's Department from April, 1865. Died at Oxen Hill, Md.
Carson, Grandison, lost three fingers from his right hand in line of duty. He was Millman at Department Headquarters, February, 1865.
Cook, Thomas D., mortally wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
Cushing. Stillman, detailed as Wagoner at Division Head- quarters, May 19, 1864. Died in Massachusetts.
Campbell, John, died in Minnesota.
Crombie, Joseph C., served as Brigade Sharpshooter under Lieutenant Payne in the campaign of 1865.
Doyle, Michael, on artillery service at Morris Island, S. C .; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
Day, Augustus, died at Brownfield, Me.
Eastman, Hiram W. K., served in the Ambulance Corps from May 3, 1864, to May 4, 1865.
Edwards, Louis E., died at Galveston, Tex.
Frye, Stephen F., died at Fryeburg, Me.
Flanders, Enoch, died at Penobscot, Me.
Goldthwait, William, died at Bridgton, Me.
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Gilman, Hezekiah, served as Brigade Sharpshooter under Lieu- tenant Payne in the campaign of 1865.
Gomery, Aaron, wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864 ; mortally wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1864.
Hodsdon, Charles S. B., severely wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
Hartford, William H., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864. Died at Wells, Me.
. Heald, William S., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 18, 1864.
Harris, Frederick G., mortally wounded at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Hinkley, Haskell W., died at Bluehill, Me.
Johnson, Albert A., died at Chicago, Ill.
Jewett, Joseph B., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
Johnston, Charles, on duty in the Quartermaster's Department from Jan. 1, 1865. .
Kenniston, Samuel E., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted Ang. 27, 1863, in Co. H, 4th Me. Infantry, and died at Washing- ton, D. C., of wounds received in action, May 29, 1864.
Kenniston, Watson, wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Lynch, George, on artillery service at Morris Island, S. C. Died at Angusta, Me.
Lary, Jonas G., died at Gilead, Me.
Miles, Charles E., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. C, 1st Me. Veterans, Aug. 18, 1864 ; mustered out at Defenses of Washington, June 16, 1865. Died at Oldtown, Me.
Miles, George O., after leaving the Eleventh, reënlisted in 2d Me. Cavalry, Nov. 17, 1863 ; as Sergeant, mustered out at Bar- rancas, Fla., Dec. 6, 1865.
Mace, Andrew C., the first man killed in the regiment, also the first killed in Casey's division.
Morrison, David, mortally wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Moore, Calvin D., wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Shot through chest. Died at Haverhill, Mass.
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Maloney, John, entered service in Co. F ; transferred to Co. A, May, 1862. After leaving the Eleventh, reënlisted in Co. F, 29th Me. Infantry, Jan. 1, 1864 ; died of disease at Darlington, S. C., while in service.
Mills, Edward W., killed on the railroad at Augusta, Me.
McFarland, Daniel Y., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864. Right arm amputated.
McFarland, Thomas, wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
Mahomet, Abel, taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Monroe, Frederick O., died at York, Pa.
Noyes, Frank E., on artillery service at Morris Island, S. C. After leaving the Eleventh he reenlisted Dec. 15, 1866, in the United States Army as Frank E. Varden, and was assigned to Troop I, 7th Cavalry. Discharged and reenlisted May 26, 1872, and appointed First Sergeant. Killed with General Custer at Battle of Little Big Horn, Montana.
Noonan, John, after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. I, 29th Me. Infantry, Oct. 26, 1863 ; discharged at Augusta, Me., Aug. 28, 1865. Died at Leeds, Me.
Nadeau, Mitchell and Peter (borne on rolls as Neddo), were twins from Oldtown. Mitchell reonlisted Jan. 21, 1864 ; on artil- lery service at Morris Island, S. C. ; wounded at Bermuda Hun- dred, June 2, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, June 12, 1865 ; returned to the ranks, Aug. 1, 1865. Peter reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864 ; on artillery service at Morris Island, S. C. Wounded at Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 13, 1864; left hand and right arm -- severe.
Orr, George A., wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Palmer, Charles E., wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Pingree, Thomas G., discharged for disability at Augusta, Me., Sept. 15, 1862, and reënlisted in same company, Dec. 14, 1863. Died at Denmark, Me.
Poor, Francis, accidentally wounded in camp, June 8, 1864.
Peterson, George H., died at Machiasport, Me.
Rounds, Ezra, discharged for disability at Washington, D. C.,
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July 5, 1862 ; reenlisted in same company, Jan. 6, 1864. Died at Brownfield, Me.
Rounds, Leonard P., after being transferred to the V. R. C., reënlisted in 14th New Hampshire Infantry, March, 1865; dis- charged with that regiment, July 18, 1865 ; discharged from the V. R. C., to date March, 1865. After the war, served for six years in the Massachusetts Militia.
Richardson, George H., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 16, 1864. Arm amputated.
Small, Ruben H., mortally wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
Struck, Henry G., wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. Stratton, John, died at Boston, Mass.
Smith, Eben E., severely wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1861. Leg amputated.
Sites, Joseph S., wounded at Appomattox, Va., April. 9, 1865.
Spearin, John, detailed as Millman at Department Headquar- ters, February, 1865.
Tuck, Cass, wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Died at Milton, N. H.
Thompson, Ezra, died at Buxton, Me.
Witham, Phineas, wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., by the acci- dental discharge of his gun, May 13, 1864.
Wood, Ira D., died at Steep Falls, Standish, Me.
Witham, Albert N., died at Rockland, Mc.
COMPANY B.
Captain Nathaniel W. Cole entered service as First Lieutenant ; promoted to Captain, May 23, 1862.
Colonel Charles Sellmer joined the Eleventh as First Lieuten- ant in Co. D, June 13, 1863, from First Sergeant, Battery D, 1st U. S. Artillery, in which he had served from Nor. 8, 1854, to date of joining the Eleventh Maine. During these nine years he served in Florida (taking part in Second Seminole War), Vir- ginia, Louisiana, and South Carolina, and was present at sur- render of Baton Rouge Arsenal to the State of Louisiana in February, 1861, declining splendid offers made him to join the
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Southern cause. Lieutenant Sellmer acted as Instructor of Ar- tillery to the 11th Maine, and as A. A. I. G., District of Amelia Island, until ordered to command a detachment of forty men from companies C, E, F, G, and K, 11th Maine, to serve as artillerists on Morris Island, S. C., during the siege of Charleston and Fort Wagner, manning mortar batteries and the famous " Swamp Angel," which fired the first shell into the city. Upon the organization of the " Army of the James " he was appointed A. A. I. G., 3d Brigade, Ist Division, 10th Army Corps, and A. A. I. G., 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, December, 1864 ; promoted to Captain, Co. B, July 17, 1864. Captain Sellmer served on the staff of Major-General R. S. Foster, commanding Ist Division, 24th Army Corps, during the winter of 1864 to July, 1865, and as A. A. I. G., Dept. of Va., from that time to muster out of- the regiment. He was brevetted Major for " conspicuous gal- lantry in the assault on Fort Gregg, Va. ," and Lieutenant-Colonel for " gallant and meritorious services during the war." He was in the field from the surrender of Baton Rouge Arsenal, La., 1861, until the war ended, with Lee's surrender; was twice wounded, though never officially reported. Appointed Second Lieutenant U. S. Army, Sept. 2, 1867 ; graduated at the U. S. Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, Va., in 1872. During his twenty-four years' service as a commissioned officer of the regular army he has served in almost every capacity-Commissary of Subsistence, Quartermaster, Adjutant, Ordnance Officer, Post Treasurer, Recruiting Officer, Battery Commander of heavy and light Artillery Batteries-in almost every State of the Union. Retired July 31, 1891.
Lieutenant Corydon A. Alvord, Jr., entered service as Principal Musician ; promoted to Second Lieutenant, Co. B, May 1, 1862, and to First Lieutenant, May 23, 1862 ; after the Peninsula cam- paign, detached and served as aid on staff of General John C. Caldwell.
Lieutenant Fred T. Mason entered service as private ; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 8, 1862 ; to Second Lieutenant, Oct. 31, 1862; to First Lieutenant, July 18, 1864 ; served as aid on staff of the Brigade Commander much of his time ; wounded at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865 ; commissioned Captain, but not mustered.
Lieutenant James Whitney, before entering the Eleventh, served :
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as private in Co. E, 1st Me. Infantry, from May 3, 1861, to Aug. 5, 1861. Joined Co. B as First Sergeant ; promoted to Second Lieutenant, May 23, 1862 ; dismissed by sentence of a G. C. M .; reënlisted in Co. E, 8th Me. Infantry, Sept. 25, 1862 ; promoted to Sergeant. Died at Milport, Mass.
Lieutenant Clarence C. Frost entered service as private in Co. F; promoted to Corporal, Feb. 1, 1863, to Sergeant, May 1, 1864, to First Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865, to Second Lieutenant, Co. B, April 16, 1865, and to First Lieutenant of Co. F, Oct. 30, 1865, but not mustered. In the last months of his service he served as Act. Asst. Adjutant-General, Dist. of N. E. Va.
First Sergeant George Jackson entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864 ; to First Sergeant, May 1, 1865 ; wounded at Fort Whitworth, Va., April 2, 1865.
First Sergeant Robert F. Robinson entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865 ; to First Sergeant, July 1, 1865.
First Sergeant Charles Haney entered service as private ; pro- moted to Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1865 ; to First Sergeant, Nov. 12, 1865.
First Sergeant Henry F. Randall entered service as private ; promoted to First Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1866.
Sergeant Charles A. Cooke, after leaving the Eleventh, reën- listed as private in Co. D, 30th Me. Infantry, Dec. 29, 1863 ; taken prisoner at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864, and a prisoner in the hands of the enemy until Oct. 23, 1864 ; mustered out with his regiment at Savannah, Ga., Aug. 20, 1865.
Sergeant William A. Stackpole entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Jan. 15, 1862, and to Sergeant, May 31, 1862 ; died on transport Elm City, on his way north from Harrison's Landing, Va.
Sergeant Alexander T. Katon entered service as Corporal ; pro- moted to Sergeant, June 1, 1862. He carried the colors at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Died on transport on his way north.
Sergeant John W. Hayward entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Sept. 28, 1862; to Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862 ; wounded at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864. Died at Glen- wood, Iowa.
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Sergeant Rufus M. Davis entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 26, 1862 ; to Sergeant, April 1, 1864.
Sergeant Nathau Averill entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 26, 1862 ; to Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865.
Sergeant Nehemiah R. Maker entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Feb. 1, 1863; to Sergeant, May 1, 1865.
Sergeant Harris W. Anderson entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, July 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, Ang. 1, 1865.
Sergeant Henry McCoy entered service as private ; promoted to Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1865. His true name is Francis K. House.
Sergeant William Smith entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Aug. 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1866.
Corporal Seth C. Welch entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 12, 1862 ; taken prisoner at Savage Station, Va., June 29, 1862. Died in the hands of the enemy at Savage Sta- tion, Va., July 3, 1862.
Corporal Jefferson H. Pike entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 16, 1862.
Corporal Francis A. Faulkner entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Sept. 26, 1862.
Corporal John F. Ramsdell entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 19, 1862.
Corporal James L. Potter entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Feb. 1, 1863. Killed in action at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864, while serving as Color Guard.
Corporal Joseph H. Crosby entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, July 1, 1863 ; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864. Killed in action at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Corporal William Rushton entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded at Deep Bottom, Va .. Aug. 14, 1864 ; wounded and taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Corporal Henry L. Blake entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 31, 1864 ; mortally wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864. Died of wounds, at Beverly, N. J., Sept. 4, 1864.
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Corporal Anson Crocker entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, June 4, 1864.
Corporal Joseph F. Barney entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, July 2, 1861 ; severely wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
Corporal Henry A. Carter entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864.
Corporal Samuel B. Kneeland entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Aug. 1, 1865.
Corporal George W. Rushton entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, April 10, 1865. After leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in the U. S. Cavalry, and served five years. Died in Melissa, Collin Co., Texas.
Corporal John S. Smith entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, April 10, 1865.
Corporal Lovi A. Coombs entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865.
Corporal Lewis S. Henderson entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, May 1, 1865. Died at Lagrange, Me.
Corporal Charles C. Davis entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865. Killed in action at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Corporal Michael Ryan entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865.
Musician John S. Kelley died at Gardiner, Me.
Musician Benjamin A. Smith died at Hallowell, Me.
Ames, Henry C., wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
Annis, James B., died at South Gardiner, Me.
Austin, Jesse, died at Beach Hill, Me.
Bangs, Albion A., wounded and taken prisoner at Deep Run, Va., Ang. 16, 1864.
Bean, Timothy, died at Passadumkeag, Me.
Blackburn, John, died at Haverhill, Mass.
Brown, Daniel S., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864.
Bryant, Henry S., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1804.
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Campbell, James H., taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865. Died at Medford, Me.
Carter, Charles E., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 17, 1864 ; leg amputated. Discharged at Chester, Pa.
Clark, Charles H., wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va., April 2, 1865.
Crocker, Hanford, taken prisoner at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864, and is supposed to have died in rebel prison.
Crone, John, transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps and mustered out in that corps.
Curtis, Zina, died at Enfield, Me.
Davis, William, wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864; wounded at Deop Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
Day, Jacob L., died at Wesley, Me.
Feogodo, Emanuel S., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864.
Gibbs, Locero J., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. H, Sth Me. Infantry, Oct. 29, 1862 ; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 7, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal and Sergeant, and mus- tered out at Richmond, Va., Oct. 30, 1865, at expiration of his term of service.
Graffam, James, taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Hodgdon, John B., died at North Windham, Me.
Hurd, Stephen A., died at Boston, Mass., on his way home after being discharged.
Kenney, Frank L., wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16. 1864. Lothrop, Ellis A., wounded at Gort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865.
McGibbons, John, taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Miller, George H., wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864. Arm amputated.
Mills, Jeremiah, died at Hilton Head, S. C.
Murphy, Patrick, the assumed name of our own "Edward Kelley " ; wounded at Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Niles, Samuel C., wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
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Prebble, Charles M., wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1865. . Died at Corinth, Me.
Prescott, Hiram S., a member of Co. D, 6th New Hampshire Infantry ; served with Co. B, of the Eleventh, for a short time. Died at Chicago, Ill.
Raymond, Manuel, wounded at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Riggs, Seth II., wounded at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. ? , 1864.
Rowell, George W., died at Medway, Me.
Scott, Ezekiel, wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Ang. 14, 1864.
Smiley, Charles E., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. M, 1st Me. Heavy Artillery, Dec. 29, 1863 ; killed in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1864.
Smith, Alfred, wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864. Died at Weston, Me.
Stevens, John II., died at Benton, Me., and is buried at Fair- field, Me.
Tyler, Russell, a member of Co. G, 6th New Hampshire In- fantry ; served with the Eleventh for a short time. He returned to the 6th New Hampshire about June 30, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 24, 1862 ; reënlisted Dec. 21, 1863 ; promoted to Sergeant : wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864 ; wounded at. Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864 ; promoted to First Lieutenant, March 4, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ; mustered ont July 11, 1865.
Weeks, John R., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 18, 1864. Died at Brewer, Me.
White, Thomas F., wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va., March 31, 1865. Arm amputated.
COMPANY C.
Captain George W. Seavey entered service as First Lieutenant ; promoted to Captain, May 31, 1862. After leaving the Eleventh he reentered service as First Lieutenant of Co. D, 2d Me. Cav- alry. Discharged for disability. Died at Winmegan, Linn Co .. MIo.
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Captain Edgar A. Nickels entered service as First Sergeant ; promoted to First Lieutenant, May 31, 1862 ; to Captain, May 1, 1863.
Captain Grafton Norris entered service as Private in Co. F ; promoted to Sergeant, September 1, 1862 ; to Second Lieutenant, Co. F, May 10, 1864 ; to First Lieutenant, Co. C, July 21, 1864 ; to Captain, Co. C, Dec. 17, 1864 ; commanded Co. D during the month of August, 1864. He was sent with a party of scouts to examine the ground between the lines at Hatcher's Run, Va., the night of April 1, 1865. When the regiment was ordered to the N. E. District of Va., he was assigned to duty as Post Quarter- master at Tappahannock, and later was given command of the Sub-District of Fauquier, with headquarters at Warrenton, which position he held until mustered out.
Lieutenant George W. Haskell entered service as private in Co. F ; promoted to Corporal, May 10, 1864 ; wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 14, 1864 ; promoted to Sergeant, Dec. 1, 1864; to Second Lieutenant, Co. O, Jan. 15, 1865 ; and to First Lienten- aut, Co. C, July 1, 1865. When the regiment was ordered to the N. E. District of Virginia he was assigned to duty as Provost Marshal and Superintendent of Freedmen for the counties of Richmond und Westmoreland, with headquarters at Warsaw, until mustered oni.
Lientenant J. William West entered service as Second Lieuten- ant ; he fell while bravely commanding Co. C at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., and was buried where he fell, the nearest to Richmond of any Union soldier who fell in that battle. Before the war Lieutenant West was Captain of a Volunteer Militia Company called the " Silver Greys," organized at East Machias, Me., in 1849, and disbanded in 1853.
First Sergeant Fletcher K. Leighton entered service as Ser- geant ; promoted to First Sergeant, May 31, 1862.
First Sergeant Charles W. Bridgham entered service as Corpo- ral ; promoted to Sergeant. May 31, 1862 ; to First Sergeant, Sept. 27, 1862; wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1864; com- missioned Second Lieutenant, but not nmstered.
First Sergeant Gustavus Hayford entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864; to Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865 : to First Sergeant, May 4, 1865.
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Sergeant Adams D. Plummer, wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Sergeant Edwin J. Miller entered service as private ; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 27, 1862 ; wounded at Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 13, 1864.
Sergeant James Gross entered service as Corporal, and served on the Color Guard; promoted to Sergeant, May 31, 1862, and was selected as Color Sergeant and carried the colors of the regi- ment until his muster out.
Sergeant George Weston entered service as private ; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 27, 1862.
Sergeant Thomas S. Albee entered service as Corporal; pro- moted to Sergeant, Nov. 27, 1862.
Sergeant Allen M. Cole entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1862 ; to Sergeant, June 1, 1863 ; wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1864. Arm amputated.
Sergeant Asa W. Googing entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 31, 1862; to Sergeant, May 1, 1864 ; on artil- Jery service on Morris Island, S. C., and the "Swamp Angel." .
Sergeant Lovell L. Gardiner entered service as private; pro- moted to Corporal, May 1, 1864; to Sergeant, Dec. 1, 1864 ; wounded at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Sergeant Charles A. Davis entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864 ; to Sergeant, Dec. 1, 1864 ; wounded at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865. Arm amputated.
Captain Hugh McGonagle first entered service as First Ser- geant in Co. K, 9th Massachusetts Infantry, June 11, 1861 ; promoted to Second Lieutenant, Oct. 21, 1862 ; resigned Feb. 28, 1863. He joined the Eleventh as private ; promoted to Cor- poral, Dec. 1, 1864; to Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865. After the war he served in the 9th Massachusetts Infantry Militia, joining in 1866 as Second Lientenant, and being successively promoted to First Lieutenant and Captain ; he resigned Oct. 16, 1822. He again entered service in the Militia in May, 1875, in Co. G. First Battalion, Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers, and served until March, 1877.
Sergeant Adolphus L. Cole entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1863; to Sergeant, May 1, 1865.
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Sergeant Heury Miller entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal and Sergeant.
Sergeant Henry Albee entered service as private ; reenlisted April 12, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865 ; to Ser- geant, July 1, 1865.
Sergeant Dwight C. Rose entered service as private ; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, June 13, 1865 ; to Sergeant, July 15, 1865.
Sergeant William C. Goodwin entered service as private ; pro- toted to Corporal, May 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, Aug. 10, 1865.
Sergeant John Reed entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, Oct. 8, 1865 ; wounded at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Sergeant Charles M. Dexter entered service as private ; pro- moted to Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1865.
Corporal Roswell M. Hoyt entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 31, 1862.
Corporal Melville Cole entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 31, 1863 ; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
Corporal John A. Hammond entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, May 1, 1864 ; wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Ang. 14, 1864. Foot amputated.
Corporal Edward Noves entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864 ; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1861. Arm amputated.
Corporal James E. McGinnis entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal May 1, 1864.
Corporal William H. Newcomb entered service as private in Co. B ; transferred to Co. C in 1863 ; wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864.
Corporal Raben C. Bunker entered service as private : pro- moted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865.
Corporal Thomas Donahue entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal. March 1, 1865 ; mortally wounded at Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865.
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