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The following record of individual service in the Civil War includes the names of the soldiers who served in a New Hampshire regiment or military organization, and who were born or at some time have lived in Plymouth, and also an incomplete record of the soldiers who were born or have resided in this town, and who enlisted and served in the military organizations of other States.
ABBOT, SYLVESTER D., born in Warren, 1839; Co. D, 6 Mass .; en- listed July 16, 1864, for 100 days ; discharged Oct. 27, 1864 ; he re- moved to Plymouth, 1899, and lived here about three years. He has lived in Rumney several years since the war.
ADAMS, EDGAR A., born in Plymouth, 1839 ; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted Oct. 21, 1861; transferred to Co. 31, 2 Battalion Invalid Corps, Sept. 30, 1863 ; discharged at Fort Monroe, Va., Nov. 28, 1864; died in Plymouth, Nov. 8, 1885.
ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, born in Piermont, 1833 ; he was one of the unas- signed three months' recruits, 1861 ; also Co. F, Second, and Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Oct. 10, 1861 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; discharged Nov. 28, 1864. He lived in Plymouth many years.
AMES, THOMAS G., born in Holderness, 1841 ; Co. H, Fifteenth; enlisted at Tilton on the quota of Northfield, Sept. 1, 1862; first sergeant ; died of disease at Port Hudson, La., July 20, 1863.
ANDREWS, CALVIN M., born in Centre Harbor, 1838; Co. E, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Holderness, Aug. 25, 1862 ; discharged on account of disability at Baltimore, Md., Jan. 26, 1863 ; also Co. G, First Heavy Artillery ; enlisted on the quota of Holderness, Aug. 31,
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1864 ; discharged June 16, 1865. He lived a few years immediately before the war in Plymouth. He married a daughter of John Adams of Plymouth. He resides in Ashland.
AVERY, MARTIN B., born in Ellsworth, 1842; Co. G, Twelfth; enlisted on the quota of Campton, Aug. 14, 1862 ; wounded severely at Chan- cellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; discharged at Concord on account of disability, Nov. 9, 1863. He married Mary Elizabeth Ward of Plymouth. He died Aug. 13, 1879.
BAILEY, GEORGE E., born in Lunenburg, Mass., 1826 ; Co. A, 26 Mass. Inf. ; enlisted Sept. 10, 1861 ; discharged, disability, April 10, 1862. He has lived in Plymouth since 1883.
BAKER, JOHN L., born in Holderness, 1835 ; Second Co. Heavy Artillery ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 19, 1863 ; discharged Sept. 11, 1865. He married Mary Eastman of Plymouth. Resides in Manchester.
BALLOU, FREDERICK W., born in Bristol, 1835; Co. E, Sixteenth ; en- listed on the quota of Franklin, Aug. 28, 1862 ; musician ; discharged Aug. 20, 1863. He was a jeweller in Plymouth from 1875 to 1883. He died in Salisbury, Feb. 20, 1892.
BARRETT, JOEL, born in Lunenburg, Vt., 1831 ; Co. H, Fourteenth ; en- listed on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 15, 1862; died of disease at Poolesville, Md., Feb. 24, 1863.
BATCHELDER, CARLOS E., born in Plymouth, 1844; served in a Massa- chusetts regiment, and after discharge enlisted in the U. S. A. and died in the service. He was a brother of George H. Batchelder. BATCHELDER, GEORGE H., born in Plymouth, 1838 ; Co. C, 30 Mass., three years ; enlisted at Lowell, Nov. 11, 1861; died in the service at Baton Rouge, La., May 2, 1863. He was a son of Clark Gilman Batchelder, and was credited on the quota of Plymouth.
BAYLEY, TIMOTHY E., born in Plymouth, 1829; Co. H, Fourteenth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 21, 1862 ; sergeant; dis- charged July 8, 1865. He died in Plymouth, Feb. 18, 1900.
BEAN, DARIUS K., born in Meredith, 1840; he was one of the three months' recruits unassigned; also Co. F, Second; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, May 22, 1861; corporal; wounded severely at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged June 4, 1864; also Co. B, 24 Veteran Reserve Corps ; enlisted on the quota of Con- cord, Aug. 29, 1864 ; discharged on account of wounds, Jan. 1, 1865.
BENTON, LEONARD P., born in Plymouth, 1837; Co. E, Eighth; enlisted on the quota of Campton, Oct. 10, 1861; captured at Bayou de Glaize, La., May 17, 1864; released and joined his regiment ; dis-
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charged Jan. 18, 1865. The family removed from Plymouth to Campton, 1851. He now resides in Stoneham, Mass.
BERRY, HIRAM O., born in Campton, 1836; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Campton, Oct. 15, 1861 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; discharged Nov. 28, 1864. He lived in Ply- mouth four years, beginning 1883 ; removed to Westboro, Mass. BIXBY, JOSEPH C., born 1834; Co. A, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 12, 1862 ; served until Feb. 26, 1863. He lived in Plymouth a few years before the war.
BLAIR, HENRY W., born in Campton, 1834; Fifteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Oct. 2, 1862 ; major, Oct. 8, 1862 ; lieutenant- colonel, April 8, 1863; wounded severely at Port Hudson, La., May 27 and June 14, 1863 ; discharged Aug. 13, 1863. He was a resi- dent of Plymouth from 1858 to 1885.
BLAIR, JOSEPH C., born in Campton, 1841; Co. B, Fifteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Campton, Sept. 16, 1862; wagoner; discharged Aug. 13, 1863. He has lived in Plymouth, Campton, and Lincoln. BLAKE, JOHN W., born in Andover, 1819 ; Co. A, Sixth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Dec. 10, 1861; corporal ; discharged Feb. 11, 1863. He lived in Plymouth from 1828 to 1867, when he removed to Kansas. On the war rolls he is John Blake.
BLAKE, RUFUS, born in Alexandria, 1825 ; Co. K, Fourth ; enlisted at Franklin, Aug. 6, 1861 ; discharged Sept. 27, 1864. He lived in Plymouth, 1877-1883 ; died in Holderness, May 28, 1884. - BLODGETT, WEBSTER P., born in Plymouth, 1833; Co. B, Eighteenth; enlisted on the quota of Orford, Sept. 7, 1864, for one year; dis- charged June 10, 1865. The family removed from Plymouth to Orford in 1848.
BOYLE, CORNELIUS, born in Ireland, 1823 ; Co. I, Fourth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 5, 1861 ; discharged on account of dis- ability at Beaufort, S. C., April 24, 1863. He lived in Plymouth much of the time from 1850 until his death about 1882.
BRALEY, FRANK A., born in Northfield, 1846 ; Co. F, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Northfield, Aug. 21, 1862 ; discharged June 21, 1865. Beginning 1875 he lived in this town several years. He died at Gilford, July 11, 1892.
BROCK, LEONARD, born 1824; Co. C, 40 Mass. Inf .; enlisted at Law- rence, Sept. 1, 1862 ; discharged, disability, Sept. 4, 1863. He came to Plymouth in 1856, and here died March 21, 1886.
BROWN, ALSTON, born in Wilmot, 1846 ; Co. B, First Cavalry ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, March 29, 1864 ; wounded at Nottoway Court House, Va., June 23, 1864 ; captured at Ream's Station, Va.
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June 29, 1864 ; released Aug. 13, 1864; discharged July 15, 1865. While in the service he suffered amputation of his left arm. He lived in Danbury a few years, and since 1877 has lived in New London.
BROWN, JOHN L., born Richmond, Va., 1844; Co. G, 38 U. S. In- fantry, colored; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 18, 1864; discharged Jan. 25, 1867. Residence in 1895, Indianola, Texas.
BROWN, LEWIS E., born in Kenduskeag, Me., 1846 ; Co. G, First Heavy Artillery ; enlisted at Wentworth, Sept. 2, 1864, for one year ; dis- charged June 1, 1865. He has resided in Plymouth since 1900.
BROWN, MANSON S., born in Bridgewater, 1835; Co. C, Thirteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Campton, Aug. 15, 1862 ; principal musi- cian ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. ; discharged June 21, 1865. He removed to Plymouth, 1865.
BROWN, PHILIP, born in Ireland, 1839; Co. K, Sixth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Dec. 30, 1863; a recruit. He deserted at Spott- sylvania, Va., May 18, 1864.
BRUCE, JOSEPH C., born Northfield, 1822; Second Co. H. A. ; enlisted at Franklin, Aug. 7, 1863 ; discharged Sept. 11, 1865. (See Vol. II.) He lived a few years in Plymouth, and died in Boscawen, 1896.
BRUCE, THOMAS, born in Sanbornton, now Tilton, 1831 ; Co. A, Fifth ; enlisted at Franklin, Sept. 28, 1861; discharged, disability, March 10, 1862; also Co. F, Thirteenth V. R. C .; enlisted on the quota of Franklin, Nov. 24, 1863 ; discharged at Concord, Nov. 13, 1865. He was in Plymouth a short time about 1855. After the war he lived in Franklin. (See Vol. II, where the date of birth, stated as 1834, should be 1831.)
BURLEIGH, ALVIN, born in Plymouth, 1842; Co. B, Fifteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 2, 1862; discharged Aug. 13, 1863. BUTLER, ARTHUR W., born in Plymouth, 1833; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Oct. 28, 1861; corporal; discharged Nov. 28, 1864. He lived in Plymouth many years. He died at Soldiers' Home in Tilton.
BUTTS, GEORGE, born in Virginia, 1845; Co. G, 43 U. S. Infantry, colored ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, July 28, 1864; dis- charged Jan. 20, 1866, a recruit. In 1895 he was living in Lexing- ton, Mo.
BUZZELL, AARON, born in Epsom, 1820; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Holderness, Oct. 31, 1861; re-enlisted Dec. 25, 1863; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 15, 1864 ; discharged at Con- cord on account of wounds, June 26, 1865. He removed to Ply- mouth, 1881, and here died Oct. 3, 1883.
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CAMPBELL, LEONARD, born in Plymouth, 1811; U. S. Navy ; enlisted at Boston, Oct. 2, 1861 ; served on U. S. steamers "Ohio," "North Carolina," and "Wyoming "; discharged from " Wyoming " Aug. 8, 1864.
CARROLL, HENRY, born Albany, N. Y., 1844; 13 N. Y. ; also served as captain's clerk in U. S. Navy. He has resided in Plymouth since 1897.
CASEY, MICHAEL, born in Ireland, 1844; U. S. Navy ; enlisted for three years on the quota of Plymouth, Feb. 27, 1865 ; served on U. S. steamers "Ohio " and " Kearsarge" ; deserted from receiving ship at Boston, Mass., Sept. 15, 1866.
CASS, LUTHER, born in Andover, 1827; Co. A, Sixth; enlisted at Centre Harbor, Oct. 14, 1861 ; drowned by loss of steamer " West Point" on the Potomac River, Aug. 13, 1862. Before the war he lived a few years in this town.
CASS, SAMUEL N., born in Bristol, 1830; 14 Pennsylvania. Lived in Plymouth twenty years, beginning 1870; died in Laconia, Jan. 31, 1897.
CAYES, NATHANIEL, born in Richmond, P. Q., 1834; Co. C, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Alexandria, Ang. 20, 1862; discharged June 21, 1865. He has lived in Plymouth since the date of his discharge from service.
CHAMPION, CHRISTOPHER, born in Worcester, Mass., 1837; enlisted as a seaman while a resident of Plymouth, March 4, 1865. He has not renewed his residence here.
CHANDLER, JOHN, born in Campton, 1837; Co. F, Second; enlisted April 19, 1861, for three months ; not mustered; enlisted May 22, 1861, for three years ; corporal; wounded severely at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862; discharged on account of wounds, May 15, 1863. He has lived in Plymouth almost continuously since 1870.
CHANDLER, WILLIAM A., born in Campton, 1827; Co. D, Eighteenth ; enlisted in the quota of Campton for one year, Sept. 21, 1864 ; dis- charged June 10, 1865. He removed to Plymouth, 1866, and here died Nov. 13, 1870.
CHAPMAN, HENRY E., born in Warren, 1840; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Rumney, Oct. 19, 1861 ; wounded severely at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862 ; right leg amputated ; discharged March 7, 1863. He removed to Plymouth, 1881.
CHASE, DANIEL, born in Warren, 1835; Co. I, First N. H. H. A .; en- listed Sept. 2, 1864, for one year ; discharged June 15, 1865. Now lives in Plymouth.
CHASE, HEBER L., born in Campton, 1842; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on
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the quota of Campton, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; discharged for disability, March 12, 1863. He has resided in Plymouth since the war.
CHENERY, MOSES, born, 1822; Co. I, Second Mass. Cavalry ; enlisted while a resident of Plymouth, Jan. 10, 1863 ; appointed saddler ; dis- charged July 20, 1865.
CHENEY, CHARLES, born in New Brunswick, 1838; U. S. Navy ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Feb. 27, 1865, for three years ; served on U. S. steamers " Ohio " and "Shawnee "; deserted from "Shaw- nee " Sept. 6, 1865.
CILLEY, ANTHONY, born in Plymouth, 1838; Co. D, Seventh ; enlisted on the quota of Manchester, Nov. 6, 1861; corporal; wounded severely at Olustee, Fla .; discharged to date May 20, 1864. He lived in Plymouth in childhood and until 1861; since the war he has lived in Hebron and in Brookfield.
CILLEY, GUSTAVUS R., born in Hebron, 1842; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Oct. 12, 1861 ; corporal ; wounded at Fred- ericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; discharged Nov. 28, 1864. He lived in Plymouth before the war and several years subsequently ; now resides in Lawrence, Mass.
CLAIRMONT, PETER, born in Canada, 1842; Eleventh, not assigned to a company ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, July 29, 1864. He was in the service Aug. 7, 1864, and no added record appears.
CLARK, JOSEPH, born in Campton, 1826 ; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth ; commissioned captain, Nov. 30, 1861 ; resigned April 14, 1862 ; lawyer. He lived in Plymouth from 1857 to 1868; resided San Francisco, Cal .; died Sept. 12, 1902.
CLIFFORD, COMMODORE W., born in Cabot, Vt., 1845 ; Co. D, First Vt. Cavalry ; enlisted at West Fairlee, Vt., Dec. 3, 1861 ; captured April 1, 1863; paroled April 7, 1863; captured Oct. 9, 1863 ; paroled Dec. 28, 1863 ; discharged Jan. 3, 1865. He removed from Haver- hill to Plymouth, 1879, and resided here until 1895.
COBB, WILLIAM A., born in Dedham, Mass., 1845; Co. K, 42 Mass. ; enlisted for 100 days, July 8, 1864 ; discharged Nov. 11, 1864. He lived in Plymouth from 1872 to 1886; subsequently he was registrar of deeds and lived in Haverhill. (See Vol. II.)
COFFIN, HENRY G., born in Lyman, Me., 1823 ; Co. A, Sixth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Nov. 13, 1861 ; wounded at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862; discharged at New York, Sept. 14, 1863 ; also Co. B, Twenty-fourth Veteran Reserve Corps; enlisted Sept. 24, 1864 ; discharged, disability, May 14, 1865. He died in Malden, Mass. VOL. I .- 33
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COLBURN, LEONARD, born in Hanover, 1828 ; Co. H, First Heavy Artil- lery ; enlisted on the quota of Warren, for one year, Sept. 6, 1864 ; discharged June 15, 1865. He lived in Plymouth after 1881, and here died Nov. 4, 1899.
COOK, DANFORD, born in Plymouth, 1820; Co. H, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Waterville, Aug. 16, 1862; discharged, disability, Oct. 14, 1863. Resides in Gilmanton.
CORLISS, CYRUS R., born in Plymouth, 1836 ; Co. B, Fifteenth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 8, 1862; corporal ; discharged Aug. 13, 1863. He lived in Plymouth until 1868 ; died in Clinton, Iowa, Sept. 28, 1875.
CORLISS, FRANCIS R., born in Grafton, 1841; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 25, 1862; discharged, disability, April 25, 1864, to date Dec. 11, 1863. He lived in Plymouth from 1850 to 1866 ; resides in Clinton, Iowa.
CRAIG, GEORGE W., born in Plymouth, 1842 ; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Holderness, Oct. 11, 1861 ; sergeant; killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. (See Vol. II, p. 152.)
CRAIG, OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, born in Rumney, 1813; Co. A, Sixth ; first lientenant, Nov. 30, 1861 ; captain, April 15, 1862 ; resigned Oct. 21, 1862. He lived in Plymouth from 1834 to 1849 ; in Holder- ness, 1849 to 1896 ; died in Plymouth, Jan. 29, 1899.
CRAIG, OLIVER T., born in Plymouth, 1839 ; Co. G, First Heavy Artillery ; enlisted on the quota of Holderness, for one year, Aug. 30, 1864 ; corporal; discharged June 15, 1865. He lives in Ashland.
CRAWFORD, CEPHAS R., born in Bridgewater, 1835; Co. E, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 11, 1862; corporal and sergeant ; captured at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; returned to Camp Parole, July 15, 1863. From childhood he lived in Plymouth until 1901, when he removed to Bristol ; died Oct. 12, 1905.
CRAWFORD, PRENTISS H., born in Colebrook, 1846 ; Co. B, Third Ver- mont; enlisted Dec. 2, 1862; discharged July 11, 1865. He resided in Plymouth in youth and since 1870.
CRAWFORD, WILLIAM H., born in Bridgewater, 1823; served in a New Jersey regiment ; died in the service in May, 1865. He lived in Plymouth from 1849 until his enlistment.
CROSS, WILLIAM, born in Vermont, 1847 ; Co. K, Second Vermont In- fantry from Aug. 16, 1862 to July 3, 1863. He has lived in Ply- mouth sinee 1895.
CUMMINGS, GEORGE H., born in Plymouth, 1838; Co. E, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 22, 1862; wounded
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severely at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; discharged June 21, 1865. Always lived in Plymouth, where he died Feb. 14, 1892.
CUMMINGS, GREENLEAF R., born Parkman, Me., 1835; Co. K, Fifth ; enlisted at Plaistow, Sept. 18, 1861 ; wagoner ; discharged Oct. 29, 1864. He removed to Plymouth, 1875, and here died May 2, 1882. CUMMINGS, WILLIAM H., born in Plymouth; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Oct. 21, 1861; discharged, disability, at Roanoke, N. C., March 3, 1862. He lives in Rumney.
DAILEY, JAMES, born in Ireland, 1820; 16 Co. 2 Battalion V. R. C .; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 26, 1863 ; discharged, dis- ability, at Washington, D. C., Aug. 14, 1865. He was a recruit. He had previously served in 69 Pennsylvania. The town in 1865 advanced soldier's aid to his family. He lived a few years in Ply- mouth and died at Laconia.
DALTON, JOSEPH E., born in Belmont, 1837; Co. H, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Guilford, Aug. 6, 1862; discharged, disability, Dec. 15, 1864.
DAVIDSON, JOHN NEWELL, born in Newton, Mass., 1843 ; Co. G, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Holderness, Aug. 19, 1862 ; captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; escaped ; corporal ; discharged June 21, 1865. He has lived in Plymouth since 1890.
DAVIS, JOSEPH, born in Plymouth, Mass., 1840; Co. F, Ninth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, a recruit, Dec. 24, 1863 ; captured at mine explosion, Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864 ; died in the service at Danville, Va., Jan. 11, 1865.
DIEDRICHI, FREDERICK, born in Germany, 1836 ; Seventh ; an unassigned recruit; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Dec. 24, 1863, and soon deserted.
DIGGS, EDWIN, born South Hampton, Va., 1844 ; Co. G, 38 Inf., col- ored ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 18, 1864 ; discharged Jan. 25, 1867.
DIGGS, KIAH, born South Hampton, Va., 1824; Co. G, 38 Inf., colored ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 19, 1864 ; discharged Jan. 25, 1867.
DRAKE, JOHN A., born New Hampton, 1819; Co. A, Fifteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 2, 1862, first sergeant ; discharged Aug. 13, 1863. He died March 22, 1875.
DUNTON, ALONZO E., was a veteran, having served in a Massachusetts regiment. He lived in Plymouth from 1877 to 1886.
EASTMAN, GALEN, born in Plymouth, 1842; Co. E, Twelfth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 22, 1862; wounded at Chancellors-
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ville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; discharged May 19, 1865. He died July 1, 1873.
EASTMAN, SIMEON, born in Northfield, 1826; Co. B, Fifteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 16, 1862 ; discharged Aug. 13, 1863 ; also Co. A, Eighteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 8, 1864, for one year ; discharged June 10, 1865. He died in Plymouth, May 16, 1887.
EDMONDS, GEORGE E., born in Thornton, 1829 ; Co. C, Heavy Artillery ; enlisted on the quota of Auburn for one year, Aug. 20, 1864; discharged June 15, 1865. He has resided in Plymouth since 1874.
ELA, JOHN W., born in Meredith, 1838 ; Co. B, Fifteenth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 5, 1862 ; captain, Nov. 3, 1862 ; mus- tered out Aug. 13, 1863. He was a student at law and a lawyer in Plymouth ; removed to Chicago, Ill., 1864 ; died Dec. 15, 1902.
ELKINS, FRANK P., born in Andover, 1838; Co. I, First N. E. Cavalry ; enlisted Oct. 2, 1861 ; corporal ; captured at Mountville, Va., Oct. 31, 1862 ; paroled, wounded at Kelley's Ford, Va., March 17, 1863 ; discharged on account of wounds, Oct. 3, 1863 ; also Co. I, First N. H. Cavalry; enlisted on the quota of Newport for one year, March 31, 1865 ; discharged July 15, 1865. After the war he lived a few years in Plymouth, removing to Wilmot.
ELLIS, GEORGE W., born in Plymouth, 1843 ; Co. G, Heavy Artillery ; enlisted for one year on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 5, 1864 ; dis- charged June 15, 1865. He lived several years in New Hampton, and after 1888 again in Plymouth.
ELLSWORTH, SAMUEL, born in Wentworth, 1820; Co. A, Twelfth; en- listed on quota of Wentworth, Aug. 7, 1862 ; captured' at Chan- cellorsville, May 3, 1863 ; paroled May 15, 1863 ; subsequently transferred to V. R. C. He lived in Plymouth several years begin- ning 1887.
EMERSON, JOHN B., born in Plymouth, 1845 ; Second Indiana Cavalry ; enlisted Sept. 13, 1861 ; captured and when released returned to his regiment ; discharged 1864. He resides at Indianapolis, Ind.
EVANS, GEORGE, born in England, 1842 ; U. S. Navy ; enlisted March 8, 1865, for three years, failed to appear. He lived in Plymouth a short time previous to enlistment.
FARMER, LUTHER, born in Alexandria, 1844; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Campton, Aug. 25, 1862 ; died of disease at Antietam, Md., Oct. 3, 1862. (See William W. Farmer.)
FARMER, WILLIAM W., born in Campton, 1843; Co. A, Sixth; enlisted Aug. 25, 1862 ; wounded severely at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862;
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died of wounds at Centreville, Va., Sept. 1, 1862. His father lived in Campton and also in Plymouth and Alexandria. William W. was a brother of Luther Farmer.
FARNUM, GEORGE W., born in Plymouth, 1839 ; Co. I, Fourth ; enlisted Sept. 2, 1861 ; discharged, disability, May 13, 1863. He died April 17, 1866.
FARNUM, HIRAM B., born in Plymouth, 1839 ; Marine Corps; enlisted at Boston, Mass., Sept. 13, 1858, for four years ; served on U. S. steamers " Hartford " and " Vermont" ; discharged Sept. 17, 1862. Always lived in Plymouth.
FARNUM, WALTER B., born in Plymouth, 1837; Co. B, Fifteenth; en- listed on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 17, 1862; wounded May 26, 1863; the first man of the regiment who was wounded by the enemy. He died of diphtheria at Baton Rouge, La., June 16, 1863.
FELLOWS, CHARLES H., born in Bridgewater, 1840; Co. I, First N. H. Cavalry ; enlisted on the quota of Newport for one year, March 31, 1865 ; discharged July 15, 1865. He lived in Plymouth previous to enlistment. He died at Rumney, June 13, 1869.
FERRIN, ALVAH C., born in Plymouth, 1835 ; U. S. Navy; enlisted on the quota of Concord for one year, Aug. 17, 1864; served on U. S. steamers " Vandalia " and " Albatross " ; discharged Aug. 8, 1865. He lived in Concord, where he died Aug. 1, 1898.
FERRIN, EDWARD E., born in Thornton, 1836 ; Co. B, Fifteenth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Sept. 3, 1862; discharged Aug. 13, 1863. He lived in Plymouth from 1848 to 1870, when he removed to Bridgewater.
FIFIELD, DANA, born in Chelsea, Vt., 1836; Co. I, Fourth ; enlisted Sept. 3, 1861 ; corporal ; discharged, disability, June 12, 1863. He was a resident of Plymouth except three years, from 1868 to 1879, when he removed to Laconia.
FLANDERS, EDWARD P., born in Plymouth, 1843; Co. K, Fifth Mass. Militia; enlisted for 100 days July 21, 1864 ; discharged Nov. 16, 1864. He removed to Stoneham, Mass., 1871, where he died.
FLYNN, WILLIAM J., born in Canada, 1843; U. S. Navy ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth for three years, March 2, 1865 ; served on U. S. steamers " Ohio " and " Paul Jones "; deserted June 24, 1866.
FOLEY, MICHAEL, born in New York, 1842; Co. F, Fourth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Dee. 26, 1863; discharged Ang. 23, 1865.
Foss, ELBRIDGE G., born in Thornton, 1829 ; Co. E, Eighteenth ; en- listed on the quota of Thornton, Sept. 16, 1864 ; discharged June
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10, 1865. He removed to Plymouth, 1881, and here died Nov. 11, 1890.
FOSTER, AMOS P., born in Wentworth, 1841; Co. A, Sixth ; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Oct. 28, 1861 ; discharged, disability, Oct. 25, 1862. In youth he lived in Plymouth.
Fox, RUSSELL F., born in Campton, 1818; Co. G, Fifth; enlisted on the quota of Plymouth, Aug. 13, 1862 ; died of wounds at Washington D. C., Jan. 9, 1863. He lived in Plymouth a few years.
FRENCH, ASA P., born in Plymouth, 1839 ; Co. G, Third ; enlisted on the quota of Effingham, Aug. 12, 1861 ; discharged, disability, at Hilton Head, S. C., May 8, 1862. He lived in Plymouth from childhood to 1857, and from 1866 to 1876. He is an inmate of Soldiers' Home at Togus, Me.
GARLAND, JEREMIAH CAVERNO, M. D., born in Strafford, 1814; was a contract surgeon, with rank of assistant surgeon, serving with the army from 1863 to 1865. He lived in Plymouth from 1857 to 1865. After the war he removed to Nashua.
GEORGE, CHARLES HENRY, born in Plymouth, 1835; 16 Maine In- fantry ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; discharged, disa- bility, Feb. 5, 1863. He lived in Plymouth until 1860, when he removed to Hebron, Me.
GEORGE, DANIEL EATON, born in Plymouth, 1837; First Mass. Infantry ; enlisted in April, 1861, and was discharged April 13, 1864. He lived in Plymouth until 1858. He died in Natick, Mass., Feb. 5, 1902.
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