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LEVI B. JOHNSON. Private, Co. K, 15th Maine Reg't. Served eight months and was discharged May 7, 1863.
ROBERT JOHNSON. Substitute for John B. Dame. Private, Co. F, 14th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 14, 1863. Deserted March 18, 1864.
WILLIAM JOHNSON. Substitute for Nathaniel Cross. In Navy three years. Mustered Sept. 20, 1864.
CYRUS WOODBURY JONES. Substitute. Private, Co. K, 4th Reg't. After- wards in a N. Y. Reg't, also in Navy.
GEORGE W. JONES. Private, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Dis- charged for disability April 15, 1863.
SAMUEL JONES. Enlisted in Navy Aug. 29, 1864. Was at Portsmouth on " Vandalia " and "Colorado" till December, then on "Ohio," then on transport "Kensington " at Mobile, then on "Portsmouth " at New Orleans. Transferred Feb. 1865 to "Oneida," cruising in Gulf about Galveston. Discharged Aug. 11, 1865.
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WALTER S. JONES. Private, Co. G, 8th Reg't. Mustered Dec. 23. 1861. Re- enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Transferred to Co. C, Veteran Battalion, Jan. 1, 1865.
CHRISTIAN JUAL. Private, Co. A, 7th Reg't. Mustered March 7, 1865. Mus- tered out July 20, 1865.
PATRICK KAY (or Kane). Mustered in Navy Sept. 1, 1864.
JOHN KEEGAN. Private, Co. H, 14th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 12, 1863. Wounded Sept. 19, 1864. Mustered out June 26, 1865.
WILLIAM KELLEY. Private, Co. K, 5th Reg't. Mustered Dec. 28, 1863. Sup- posed to have deserted en route to Reg't.
GEORGE M. D. KENT. Private, Co. F, 7th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 19, 1864. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
ALVAH M. KIMBALL. Private, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Served mostly as Quartermaster. Re-enlisted Ist Lieutenant, Co. I, J5th Reg't. Had sword presented by citizens. Commissioned Nov. 3, 1862. Appointed Com- missary of Reg't. Resigned Jan. 15, 1863.
JEREMIAH BELKNAP KIMBALL. Son of Nehemiah and Betsey, was born in Milton or Middleton about 1822. Worked at shoemaking in Rochester for several years. Private, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Died of consump- tion at Portsmouth Grove, R. I., Oct. 24, 1862, and was buried there. Left a wife.
JOSIAH B. KIMBALL. Commissary-Sergeant, 15th Reg't. Appointed Oct. 30, 1862. Had served as Captain's Clerk before enlisting. Clerk to Brigade Commis- sary. Discharged for disability May 6, 1863. Died Dec. 10, 1865, æt. 32.
SAMUEL H. KIMBALL. Private, Veteran Reserve Corps. Mustered Dec. 29, 1863. Discharged May 10, 1865.
LOUIS KING. Private, Co. E, 2d Reg't. Mustered Nov. 25, 1863. Deserted Aug. 18, 1865.
HOSEA B. KNOX. Substitute for Edward B. Mills. Private, Co. B, 5th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 14, 1863.
MARCENIA W. LANE. Son of Winthrop, who moved to Rochester after his enlistment.
JOSEPH LAGUE. Private, Co. E, 2d Reg't. Mustered Nov. 25, 1863. Mus- tered out Dec. 19, 1865.
WILLIAM J. LAVENDER. Private, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Wounded in foot at Fredericksburg, May, 1864. Discharged for disability Jan. 12, 1865.
OCTAVIO LE BLANK. Private, Co. E, 2d Reg't. Mustered Nov. 25, 1863. Wounded June 3, 1864. Died of wounds July 17, 1864.
NARCISSE LEBRAN. Private, Co. E, 2d Reg't. Mustered Nov. 25, 1863. Mus- tered out Nov. 23, 1865.
ELIHU HAYES LEGRO. Son of David, was born in Rochester, July 21, 1827. Was a Methodist minister stationed at Tamworth, from which place he enlisted. Private, Co. D, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Died of disease in Washing- ton, D. C., Jan. 1, 1863. Brought home and buried under Masonic honors. Pro- moted Lieutenant about the time of his death. "A man much esteemed for Christian character."
EDWIN G. LEIGHTON. Private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 1861. Dis- charged for disability, Oct. 26, 1863. Died soon after reaching home.
NAHALA DAVIS LEIGHTON. Son of Ephraim and Nancy F., was born in New Durham, Nov. 27, 1818. Was a sole-leather cutter in Wallace's factory. Pri- vate, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. He was taken sick, but a bru- tal surgeon ordered him on a march of 75 miles to Washington. He marched 31 miles in one day. The next day he was exposed to a rain, which prevented the Reg't from marching. At night the Doctor, at Capt. Edgerly's intercession,
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sent Leighton a little shelter tent and a man to watch with him. The watcher deserted his post, and Leighton was found in the morning dead, on the bare ground, Nov. 14, 1862. This was at White Sulphur Springs, Va., where he was buried.
MICHAEL LEONARD. Private, Co. F, 5th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 1, 1864. Mustered ont JJune 28, 1865.
SUMNER LEWIS. Private, Co. F, 14th Reg't. Mustered Dec. 28, 1863. Mus- tered out July 8, 1865.
ARTHUR LIBBEY. Private, Co. B, Ist Reg't. Mustered May 2, 1861. Mus- tered ont Ang. 9, 1861.
ROBERT M. LIBBEY. Private, Co. B, 1st Reg't. Mustered May 2, 1861. Mustered out Ang. 9, 1861.
ARCHIBALD LITTLE. Private, Co. F, 5th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 30, 1864. Deserted at Petersburg, Va., Oct. 10, 1864.
WILLIAM O. LITTLE. Drummer, Co. D), 12th Reg't. Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Died of disease July 18, 1864, near Petersburg, Va., where he was buried.
HENRY W. LOCKE. Second Lieutenant, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Commissioned Sept. 20, 1861. Had sword presented by citizens. Promoted Captain June 25, 1864. Led his company in the battle of Pocataligo. "Was a tip-top officer - liked by the boys for his kindness." In 1865 was Post Commissary at Browns- ville, Tex., and had contract for supplying 18,000 men with beef. Resigned Nov. 1865.
WARREN F. LOVEJOY. Private, Co. A, 1st Reg't. Mustered April 29, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted private, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability July 21, 1862. Re-enlisted private, Veteran Reserve Corps. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Discharged June 19, 1865.
CHARLES LYNCH. Private, Co. G, 5th Reg't. Substitute for Charles A. Giles. Mustered Aug. 15, 1864. Deserted near Petersburg, Va., Sept. 8, 1864.
JAMES E. MACK. Private, Co. G, 8th Reg't. Mustered Dec. 23, 1861. De- serted at Manchester, Dec. 25, 1861.
THOMAS MACK. An Irishman, whose real name was McNamara, son of Mi- chael and Bridget, born in Mass. about 1845, a shoemaker, " a very soldierly ap- pearing and brave young man." Private, Co. A, 1st Reg't. Mustered April 29, 1861. Re-enlisted Sergeant, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Se- verely wounded in leg by the explosion of a torpedo buried by the enemy. Lived a few days, and the surgeon thought he might possibly have survived, but he stubbornly refused to have his leg amputated. Died at Morris Island, S. C., Sept. 16, 1863, and was buried there.
JOHN MAHONEY. Private, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Badly wounded at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 13, 1863.
JACOB C. MAIN. First Lieutenant, Co. G, 8th Reg't. Commissioned Dec. 20, 1861. "As good an officer as in the Reg't, in spite of some bad habits." Resigned March 3, 1863.
THOMAS J. MALLARD. Private, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability.
PATRICK MCCORMACK. Substitute for M. V. B. Wentworth. Reg't unknown. Mustered Aug. 17, 1864.
DANIEL MCCRILLIS. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Re- enlisted Feb. 12, 1864. Mustered out July 20, 1865. " A good soldier."
DAVID MCCRILLIS. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Dis- charged for disability Oct. 17, 1861.
JOHN G. MCCRILLIS. Private, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 13, 1863.
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JABEZ MCDUFFEE. Private, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Deserted Dec. 13, 1862. Returned May 10, 1865. Mustered out May 11, 1865.
SIMON CURTIS MCDUFFEE. Son of Louis and Lovey, was born in Rochester, May 12, 1844. Private, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. His con- stitution was not fitted for hard service, and the surgeon of the Reg't said he ought not to have been accepted. He, however, performed such service as he was able and bore his lot cheerfully. From April, 1864, was in the Ambulance Corps, and died of disease at Washington, D. C., Aug. 14, 1864. Buried there, but afterwards brought to Rochester.
MICHAEL MCHUGH. Private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Mustered out Sept. 27, 1864.
GEORGE W. MELLEN. Private, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Promoted Sergeant. Wounded June 6, 1864. Mustered out Oct. 29, 1864.
GEORGE H. MESERVE. Private, Co. A, 1st Reg't. Mustered April 29, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Re-enlisted Feb. 15, 1864. Taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff, and endured the horrors of Andersonville and Salisbury. Paroled Nov. 1864. Pro- moted Sergeant. Mustered out Aug. 23, 1865.
JACOB C. MESERVE. Private, Co. A, 1st Reg't. Mustered April 29, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Wounded July 30, 1864. Mainly on guard duty, or cook, Brigade headquarters. Mustered out Sept. 27, 1864.
WALTER S. MESERVE. Landsman in Navy. Enrolled April 5, 1864. On ship " Vandalia." Discharged for disability June 20, 1864.
JAMES MORRISON. Substitute for Dudley B. Waldron, 1863.
JAMES W. MORSE. Substitute for Jeremiah Randall. Private, Co. F, 14th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 14, 1863. Lost a leg Sept. 19, 1864. Discharged for disability June 9, 1865.
HIRAM P. MURPHY. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Sergeant May 1, 1865. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
JOHN A. MURRAY. Substitute for Joseph H. McDuffee. Private, Co. D, 8th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 14, 1863.
JAMES NEELAND. Private, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Wounded in right shoulder at Antietam. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Jan. 15, 1864. Discharged Nov. 28, 1864.
SOLOMON MOSES NEWLAND. Born in Sehrberg, Bavaria, about 1841. Had been in this country two or three years and worked in Wallace's tannery. Pri- vate, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Wounded in arm and chest at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863. Died of his wounds July 4, 1863, and was buried in the National Cemetery at Baton Rouge, La.
JAMES T. NICHOLS. Private, Co. G, 8th Reg't. Mustered Dec. 23, 1861. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 1, 1864. Slightly wounded below knee while in camp. Mustered out Jan. 8, 1865.
GEORGE H. NICKERSON. Private, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 13, 1863.
JOHN R. NUTE. Carpenter in Construction Corps about five months.
JOHN H. NUTTER. Enlisted in Navy Aug. 25, 1861. On receiving ship " Ohio " one month. On store ship " Brandywine," mostly at Fortress Monroe. Witnessed " Monitor" fight. Discharged Aug. 28, 1864. Re-enlisted private, Co. K, 18th Reg't. Mustered March 22, 1865. Mustered out May 6, 1865.
FREDERICK A. ORNE. Sergeant, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 13, 1863.
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JAMES BURLEIGH OSGOOD. Son of James H., was born in Rochester, 1841. An experienced seaman before the war. Enlisted in Navy at Boston. On reeeiv- ing ship "Ohio." On the "Hartford," the flag ship of Admiral Farragut. Served nearly three years in many of the most exciting naval battles of the war. Was first guimer of the forecastle gun. "Showed himself a brave man, - was a favorite with the whole crew." At the storming of the Forts in Mobile Bay le was killed with 12 others by the explosion of a shell, Aug. 5, 1864.
FRANCIS L. OTIS. Private, Co. 1, 3d Reg't. Mustered Ang. 24, 1861. Wounded July, 1863. Promoted Corporal Sept. 17, 1863. Resigned Oct. 15, 1863. Re-enlisted in same Co. Jan. 1, 1864. Wounded Aug. 17, 1864, Mus- tered out July 20, 1865.
FREDERICK Oris. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Dis- charged for disability May 9, 1863. Re-enlisted private, Veteran Reserve Corps. Mustered Dee. 22, 1863.
ORANGE B. OTIS. Sergeant, Co. D, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Promoted 1st Lieutenant Nov. 4, 1863. Wounded in left leg June 3, 1864. Discharged for disability Nov. 28, 1864.
ALPHONZO PAGE. Private, Co. I, 6th Reg't. Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Dis- charged for disability Jan. 19, 1865.
JAMES W. PAGE. Private, Co. HI, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 2, 1864. Mus- tered out June 10, 1865.
ROBERT M. PALMER. Musician, Co. A, 1st Reg't. Mustered April 29, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted private, Troop K, Ist Reg't Cavalry. Mustered Oet. 7, 1861. Captured at Columbia Furnace, Va., Oct. 9, 1864. Five weeks in Libbey prison, then exchanged. Mustered out Oet. 24, 1864.
CHARLES H. PARKER. Substitute for William P. Abbott. Private, Co. B, 5th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 14, 1863. Promoted Corporal. Wounded June 3, 1864. Deserted while on furlough from hospital, Oet. 30, 1864.
BRADLEY F. PARSONS. Enlisted in Navy Sept. 1861. Served 7 or 8 months on sailing vessel " Onward," visiting Western Islands and the Mediterranean. Re-enlisted Aug. 1864, and served on " Colorado "; was at Fort Fisher; after- wards Paymaster's Steward on "Winona "; in Santee River expedition. Dis- charged June, 1865.
CHARLES PATTERSON. Substitute for Charles F. Hayes. Private, Co. C, 6th Reg't. Mustered May 18, 1864. Deserted near Petersburg, Va., Sept. 26, 1864.
WILLIAM A. PEABODY. Private, Co. F, 35th Mass. Reg't.
ABRAM PEARL. Son of Isaae and Rachel, was born in Rochester, 1812. Pri- vate, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Wounded in hip and captured at James Island, S. C., June 16, 1862, while he with John Yelden was trying to remove their fallen Captain from the field. Died of wounds June 20, and was buried in National Cemetery at Charleston, S. C. Left a wife and five children.
ABRAM WELCH PEARL. Private, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Captured at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864, and died in Sept. or Oct. following, at Charleston, S. C.
GEORGE O. PEARL. Private, Co. H, 18th Reg't. Mustered Feb. 9, 1865. Mustered out July 29, 1865.
CHARLES C. PERKINS. Private, Co. D, 2d Reg't. Mustered June 1, 1861. Deserted Aug. 24, 1862. Returned and was mustered out May 9, 1865.
DUANE T. PERKINS. Sergeant, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability Nov. 17, 1862.
JAMES H. PERKINS. Private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Deserted at Cold Harbor, Va., June 5, 1864. Returned and was mustered out May 9, 1865.
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NATHANIEL W. PERKINS. Substitute for William Toben. Private, Co. B, 1st Reg't. Mustered May 2, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. CHARLES F. PICKERING. Private, Troop A, 1st Cavalry. Mustered May 21, 1864. Mustered out July 15, 1865.
GEORGE W. PICKERING. Private, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability.
THEOPHILUS PICKERING. Private, Co. A, 2d Mass. Reg't.
EBENEZER H. PIERCE. Corporal, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Re-enlisted in same Co. Feb. 15, 1864. Employed as baker. Absent, sick, after May 21, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 23, 1865.
JOHN C. PIERCE. Corporal, Co. D, 5th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Wounded at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. Discharged for disability June 13, 1863. CHARLES E. PIKE. Private, Troop A, 1st Cavalry. Mustered March 19, 1864. In hospital four months. Mustered out July 15, 1865.
GEORGE E. PINKHAM. Captain, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Commissioned Nov. 3, 1862. Had sword presented by citizens. " A popular officer." Mustered out Aug. 13, 1863.
JOHN M. PINKHAM. Private, Troop E, 1st Cavalry. Mustered April 5, 1865. Never reached his Reg't. Mustered out May 6, 1865.
HENRY PITCHENGER. Substitute for William Rand. Private, Co. K, 5th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 17, 1864. Transferred to Co. I. Absent in arrest June 28, 1865.
JAMES F. PLACE. Private, 4th Mass. Reg't. Editor of "Lawrence Daily Journal." In camp at Wenham, Mass., performed duties of Provost-Marshal. Went to New Orleans under Gen. Banks. On detached service as Clerk under Capt. Swift of Gen. Emery's staff, engaged two months clearing a bayou on Atchafalaya River. Captured at Springfield, four miles below Port Hudson, but re-captured in a few hours. After the taking of Port Hudson, had charge of gov- ernment printing-office there a few weeks. Enlisted for nine months, but remained a year, returning home enfeebled by severe disease.
LEONARD F. PLACE. Sergeant, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Promoted 2d Lieutenant July 4, 1862. Had sword presented by citizens. Pro- moted 1st Lieutenant April 15, 1863. Resigned July 22, 1863.
JOHN M. PLUMER. Private, Co. D, 1st Heavy Artillery. Mustered Sept. 4, 1864. Mustered out June 15, 1865.
JOSEPH HARTFORD PLUMER. Son of Ephraim, was born in Rochester, July 31, 1841. Was wool-sorter in factory. Private, Co. B, 1st Reg't. Mustered May 2, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted Corporal, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Discharged for disability Oct. 26, 1863. Died Dec. 6, 1863, twelve days after reaching home.
NARCISSE PRAUGH. Private, Co. F, 2d Reg't. Mustered Nov. 25, 1863. Dis- charged for disability.
SIDNEY PRINCE. Substitute, 1864, for three years. Reg't unknown.
GEORGE PROVER. Substitute, for three years. Reg't unknown.
FRANK PUGSLEY. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Nurse in hospital. Discharged for disability Oct. 17, 1861. Re-enlisted private, Co. D, 1st Heavy Artillery. Mustered Sept. 4, 1864. Promoted Corporal March 22, 1865. Mustered out June 23, 1865.
JOHN PUGSLEY. Private, Co. D, 1st Heavy Artillery. Mustered Sept. 4, 1864. Transferred to Co. B, June 10, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 11, 1865.
JAMES RAMSBOTTOM. Son of John, who came to Rochester about 1840, was born in England about 1826. Was in the U. S. Navy for about 20 years before the war. Went by the name of Charles Melvin. Was on board Admiral Farra-
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gut's flag ship " Hartford." Was at the capture of New Orleans, and the attack on the Forts in Mobile Bay. The same shell which killed J. B. Osgood (q. v.) so injured him that it was probably the remote cause of his death, After an apparent recovery he re-shipped at Portsmouth, but in about two weeks had a shock of paralysis and was sent home insensible and helpless. He remained in this condition about 14 months, when he died, Jan. 5, 1867.
HORACE RANDALL. Private, Co. D, 2d Reg't. Mustered June 1, 1861. Dis- charged for disability Aug. 21, 1861. Re-enlisted private, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Ang. 13, 1862. Promoted Sergeant April 1, 1865. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
CHARLES O. RANKINS. Private, Co. F, 4th Reg't.
ENOS REWITZER. Born at Bamberg, Germany. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Ang. 24, 1861. Discharged for disability July 29, 1862. Re-enlisted private, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Promoted Corporal Nov. 1, 1862. Wounded in left ankle at Port Hudson and suffered two amputations. Discharged Aug. 13, 1863. Built a house in Rochester after the war.
CHARLES E. RICKER. Private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Discharged for disability Sept 20, 1863.
ISAAC E. RICKER. Private, Co. F, 7th Reg't. Mustcred Nov. 7, 1861. De- serted at Manchester Dce. 30, 1861.
THOMAS P. RICKER. In Navy.
WILLIAM RICKER. Mustered Oet. 23, 1861. Wounded Junc 3, 1864. Mustered out Oct. 29, 1864.
HARRISON ROBERTS. Carpenter in Construction Corps about five months.
JOHN HARRISON ROBERTS. Son of John L. and Rebecca, was born in Roeh- ester July 30, 1840. Member of Senior Class in Bowdoin College. Said his country needed his services more than he needed an education. Corporal, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 28, 1862. About the time his term of service ex- pired was taken with diphtheria in Louisiana, but lived to reach Concord, where he died Aug. 13, 1863. " An ambitious, patriotic, and every way worthy young man."
JOHN W. ROBERTS. Corporal, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Wounded May 18, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
JAMES ROBERTSON. Substitute, Marine Corps, for four years. Mustered Aug. 23, 1864.
NATHANIEL D. ROBINSON. Son of David and Martha H., was born at Roches- ter May 9, 1830. Resided in Lawrence, Mass., where he had a family. Private in a Mass. Reg't. Died at home March 29, 1869.
SAMUEL ROBINSON. Brother of preceding, was born Dec. 19, 1840. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Promoted Corporal March 15, 1862. Promoted Sergeant Oct. 15, 1862. Promoted 1st Sergeant. Re-enlisted in same Co. Feb. 12, 1864. Severely wounded in thigh at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 13, 1864. Promoted 2d Lieutenant May 24, 1864. Died of wounds in Hospital at Hampton, Va., June 2, 1864. He was specially cared for by his Masonic breth- ren, and his body was sent home and buried by them in Rochester. " A very commendable young man, universally esteemed."
CALVIN ROGERS. Private, Troop K, 1st Cavalry, afterwards N. H. Battalion of 1st N. E. Cavalry. Mustered Oct. 7, 1861. Promoted Corporal Oct. 8, 1861. Promoted Sergeant March 1, 1863. Captured at Kelley's Ford March 17, 1863. Prisoner at Belle Isle till exchanged in Fall of 1863. Mustered out Oct. 24, 1864.
STEPHEN HENRY ROGERS. Son of Edmund and Nancy, was born at New Durham, 1843. Private, Co. A, 4th Reg't. Mustered Sept. 18, 1861. Re-enlisted in same Co. Feb. 17, 1864. Died of disease at Point of Rocks, Va., Jan. 13, 1865. Buried in National Cemetery there, grave No. 134, Section F, Division 1.
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JAMES Ross. Private, Co. D, 7th Reg't. Substitute for John F. Hoyt. Mus- tered Aug. 14, 1863. Severely wounded Feb. 20, 1864. Deserted at Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 1864.
WILLIAM ROSIER. Substitute for John W. Tebbets. Private, Co. F, 14th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 14, 1863. Deserted at Washington, D. C., Nov. 30, 1863. SAMUEL C. ROWE. Private, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Wounded Sept. 17, 1862. Mustered out Nov. 27, 1864.
JAMES RUSSELL. Substitute for John F. Low. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1864.
ANDREW SAMPSON. Brother of the following. On " Mohican," in Navy.
JOHN CALVIN SAMPSON. Son of Luther and Mary E., was born in Dover, Dec. 1, 1839. Resided in Rochester since 1857. Went to Europe as a sailor twice before he was 17. While at work in the shop the paper brought discour- aging news from our army. Removing his apron, he turned to his employer and said, " This must be fought out. Somebody must go to the front. You have a family to support and care for, and must remain ; but it is my duty to go." En- listed in Navy, 1861, and served a year on board U. S. Man of War " Bainbridge." Re-enlisted Sergeant, Co. H, 9th Reg't. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Promoted 2d Lieutenant, Co. B. Commissioned April 1, 1863. Promoted 1st Lieutenant, Co. E, Jan. 1, 1864. When at home on a furlough, learning that his Reg't was about to go to the front, he hastened back before his time was up. Was killed in a charge on the enemy's works at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864. His body, re- covered under flag of truce, was found within the rebel intrenchments, pierced by two minie balls. He was buried in Rochester with both Masonic and military honors, the former conducted by Humane Lodge under Franklin McDuffee, W. M., the latter by Strafford Guards of Dover under Lieut. Vittum. " All who knew him speak in terms of unfeigned praise of his rare personal merits, his excellence of character, his pleasing, modest demeanor, his warm, generous- hearted friendship, his determined patriotism and unflinching bravery."
LUTHER B. SAMPSON. Brother of preceding. Sergeant, Co. K, 84th Penn- sylvania Reg't. Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. Promoted 2d Lieutenant June 21, 1862. Promoted 1st Lieutenant May 3, 1863. Promoted Captain, Co. F, Sept. 3, 1864. Was in 37 battles. His superior officers testify that he was " esteemed and admired for gentlemanly deportment, coolness and bravery on many a hard fought battlefield."
JAMES SANDERS. Private, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Re- enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Promoted Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out July 17, 1865.
BETTON W. SARGENT. Appointed, 1862, Surgeon, 30th Missouri Reg't. Was at siege and capture of Vicksburg. Afterwards Surgeon on Staff of Gen. Thomas while organizing colored Regiments in Tennessee.
ZEBADIAH SARGENT. Corporal, Co. H, 6th Reg't. Mustered Nov. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability May 16, 1863.
WILLIAM N. SARLES. Private, Co. I, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Slightly wounded June 16, 1862. Re-enlisted Feb. 14, 1864. Slightly wounded May 13, 1864. Promoted Corporal March 22, 1865. Resigned June 1, 1865. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
JACKSON SHAW. Private, Co. I, 15th Reg't. Mustered Oct. 14, 1862. Mus- tered out Aug. 13, 1863. Re-enlisted private, Co. H, 18th Reg't. Mustered Jan. 28, 1865. Wounded in hand. Mustered out July 29, 1865.
GEORGE EDWIN SHOREY. Son of Jeremiah and Eliza, was born in Rochester Oct. 1848. Private, Troop C, 1st Cavalry. Mustered March 30, 1864. Cap- tured June 13, 1864, on account of his horse's failing him. Died of cruelty and starvation amid the horrors of Andersonville prison, Aug. 12, 1864. Buried there in grave No. 5405.
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NATHANIEL SHOREY. Private, Co. D, 3d Reg't. Mustered Aug. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted Feb. 19, 1864. Wounded Aug. 16, 1864. Promoted Corporal Aug. 24, 1864. Promoted Sergeant March 2, 1865. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
WALTER SHURHAN. Substitute for Noah A. Jenness. Marine Corps. Mus- tered Aug. 23, 1864.
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