List and record of Civil War veterans : those who enlisted from, now reside in, or are buried in the town of East Haddam, Conn.

              Connecticut State Library
LIST AND RECORD
OF
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Those Who Enhsted From, Now Reside In,
or Are Buried in the Town of
East Haddam, Conn.
THE DRAFT AND OTHER INTERESTING INCIDENTS
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A brief history of this little book may not be without interest to
those who i.' iay scan Its pages. In 1894 a list of the graves we decorate
appeared in the columns of T H E CONNECTICUT VALLEY ADVERTISER.
Soon after the question was asked, " Why not give the record of all East
Haddam men who were in the service?" At that time the work of com-piling
such a record appeared to be too great for the committee to attempt.
Two years after a movement to secure headstones for those who enlisted
from the town and died or were killed in the service was made, the records
were searched, every cemetery in the town was visited, and the plan aban-doned.
In 1898 a roll- call roster was used at our Memorial I > ay service.
The list was hastily prepared, largely from memory; therefore, very in-complete
and incorrect, calling forth much adverse criticism. It was then
decided to prepare a complete roster of all who enlisted from here, were
buried here, or who now reside in the town. Upon investigation it was
found that a number who enlisted from other towns were residents of East
Haddam, and they are included in this list. There are others who enlisted
in regiments of other States and in the United States marine corps or
navy whose record cannot be obtained. Where that is the case their names
do not appear in the roster. There are others whose history was received
from friends, but no data given. Other names are taken from headstones
and they are so noted. Of all men who served in Connecticut regiments
a true transcript is made from the official records of the State. The list of
the dead cannot be perfect, as only the names of those who are known to
have answered the last roll oall are given.
Part II. is not a history, but rather " a gathering around the camp-fire,"
and relates reminiscences of the days when we wore the blue. The
few incidents are written as told by comrade to comrade. Under the head
of " The Draft"— also of " Enlistment"— will be found the local home
work, told in the concise form of a military report. Every incident of
army life herein related is true, being a brief chapter from the lives of the
various parties who have contributed to this part of the work.
Now, kind reader, I crave your indulgence, and speak a word of my
own share in the work. I can lay no claim to being an author and less as
a compiler, this having been my first and only attempt at book making. I
have done my best to present to you in the most concise form possible the
records of East Haddam men who served in the War of the Rebellion. As
a veteran of that war and as a comrade of the Grand Army of the Repub-lic
I deem no task, no sacrifice, no effort, too great that may be of any
service to any comrade- in- arms, wore he the blue or the gray, or that may
tend to keep alive the memory of the eventful days of the Civil War.
My labor has been more of a mechanical nature than that of an au-thor.
I have simply put together the material as it has been placed in my
hands. Do not think that the labor has been a task, but rather a pleasure,
and if this little book proves to be of the least service to any person I am
more than paid for my share therein.
To COMRADE E. W. CHAFFEE and to all others who have assisted me
in the work I desire to tender my most sincere thanks for their kind favors;
and to you, kind reader, please receive this little book in the spirit of
Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, for in such it is written.
Yours truly,
LEVI M. CHAPMAN,
MOODUS, CONN.
Hist of Volunteers in tbe " Rebellion.
The following comprise the list of volunteers now residing in East
Haddam who served in the War of the Rebellion, together with the names
of those who are buried in the different cemeteries, so far as could be
ascertained:
The a b b r e v i a t i o n s used are " co." f o r c o m p a n y ; " regt.," r e g i m e n t ; " L i e u t . ,"
L i e u t e n a n t ; " Capt.," Captain. Substitutes and d r a f t e d men are marked with a *
The word " v o l u n t e e r s " Is omitted in the record, i t being understood t h a t all
Connecticut regiments were volunteers. Where t h e record is marked " U. S.,"
t h e subject was In t h e regular army. The navy is so marked.
* ALGER, EDWIN— Enlisted from Hartford in co. G . 8th regt. Conn, in-fantry,
July 23,' 63; mustered the same date; wounded June 3,' 64, Cold
Harbor, Ya.; dishonorably discharged Nov. 15. ' 65.
ALGIER, SELDEN— Enlisted from Colchester in co. I, 7th regt. Conn,
infantry, August 26, ' 61; mustered September 13, ' 61; discharged Septem-ber
12, ' 64; time expired.
ANDREWS, JOSEPH E.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A. 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, January 5. ' 64; mustered the same date; promoted
corporal November 14,' 64; wounded November 26,' 64, Battery Norton,
Ya. ( siege of Petersburg); died November 26,' 64.
ARNOLD, CURTISS S.— Enlisted from Colchester in co. G-, 12th regt.
Conn. Infantry, November 21, ' 61; mustered November 30,' 61; wounded
June 14,' 63, Port Hudson, La.; re- enlisted as a veteran January 1,' 64; died
April 27, ' 64. ( NOTE.— Mr. Arnold was an East Haddam man, at work in
Colchester at the time of his enlistment; died when home on veteran fur-lough;
is buried at Haddam Neck.)
ARNOLD, WILLIAM E.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 3d regt.
U. S. artillery ( date not shown); mustered December 28,' 64; deserted
February 2, ' 66.
AVERY, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 20,' 61; mustered September 5, ' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, December 22, ' 63; mustered out July 20, ' 65.
ATWELL, BENJAMIN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, October 29, ' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted, vet-eran,
January 1, ' 64; died April 11, ' 64; at home on veteran furlough.
BALEN, JAMES D.— Enlisted from Kingston, N. Y., in co. G-, 20th regt.
New York State militia, for three months, April 18,' 61; mustered as 1st
lieut. April 21, ' 61. At the expiration of the three months' service he re-enlisted
in same co. and regt. in August, ' 61; mustered as capt. co. I, Sep-tember
29, ' 61; resigned on account of disability March 3, ' 63.
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6 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
BAILEY, JOSEPH W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20t. H regt.
Conn, infantry, August 18, ' 62; mustered September 8, ' 62; mustered out
June 13, ' 65.
* BAKER, ABRAHAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 6th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; blustered the same date; deserted No-vember
7,' 64.
• BARBER, ELAM— Enlisted from New Hartford in co. K, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 23, ' 64; mustered the same date; transferred to
co. C, 13th battalion Conn, infantry, December 29, ' 64; discharged August
12, ' 65.
BARTMAN, CASSIUS M.— Enlisted from Lyme in co. G, 13th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 31, ' 61; mustered January 22, ' 62; discharged for
disability February 11, ' 62; enlisted from East JIaddam in co. E, 1st regt.
Conn, cavalry, January 16,' 64; mustered the same date; wounded April
1, ' 65, Dinwiddie Court House. Va.; discharged, disability, July 11, ' 65.
* BARRY, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 13, ' 64; mustered the same date; mustered out
August 25, ' 65.
BARTLETT, LEONARD— Enlisted from East Haddam in co, H, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, October 29,' 61; mustered the same date; died April 20,' 65.
BATTEN, ANDREW— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. 1, 29th regt.
Conn, infantry ( colored), January 5, ' 64; mustered March 8, ' 64; mustered
out October 24, ' 65.
BECKWITH, SAMUEL W.— Enlisted from Lyme in co. F, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30,' 62; mustered Nov. 10,' 62; died August 7,' 63.
BEEBE, ROGER G.— Enlisted from Glastonbury in co. D, 10th regt. Conn,
infantry, September 22,' 61; mustered October 1,' 61; discharged, disabil-ity,
December 22,' 61; enlisted from EasW Haddam in co. F, 25th regt. Conn,
infantry, November 22. ' 62; mustered the same date; mustered out August
26,' 63; enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 1st regt. Conn, heavy artil-lery,'
August 25, ' 64; mustered the same date; deserted August 14, ' 65.
* BEICK, DETLEP— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 6th regt. Conn,
infantry, September 5, ' 63; mustered the same date; wounded May 20, ' 64,
Bermuda hundred, Va.; died April 3, ' 65.
BINGHAM, JOHN F.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 16th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 7,' 62; mustered August 24,' 62; killed September
17, ' 62. Antietam, Md.
BINGHAM, WELLS A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 16th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 7, ' 62; mustered August 14,' 62; promoted corporal
November 1, ' 63; discharged July 8,' 65.
BINGHAM, ELIPHLET N.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A . 1st
regt. Conn, heavy artillery, January 5, ' 64; mustered the same date; trans-ferred
to co. G. February 4, ' 64; died May 1, ' 64.
BINGHAM, WILLIAM H. H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 1st
regt. Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; pro-moted
corporal February 21, "' 62, and sergeant September 20, ' 63; re-enlisted,
veteran, November 6,' 63; promoted 2d lieut. co. L November 8,
' 64, and 1st lieut. by brevet March 25, ' 65; mustered out September 25, ' 65.
7 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
BINGHAM, ALONZO E. — Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 22d regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23, ' 62; mustered as 1st sergeant September 20, ' 62;
promoted 2d lieut. co. F February 19, ' 63; mustered out July 7, ' 63.
BILL, HORACE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt. Conn,
infantry, September 1, ' 61; mustered September 13, ' 61; wounded July 10,
' 63, Morris Island, S. C.; transferred to 128th C. V., 2d battalion, Veteran
Reserve Corps, January 14,' 64;. re- enlisted, veteran, April 29,' 64; dis-charged
December 23, ' 65.
BILL, JULIUS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 10th regt. Conn,
infantry, October 29,' 61; mustered the same date; discharged, disability,
December 21, ' 61.
BIGALOW, LUCIUS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F , 12th regt.
Conn, infantry. November 27,' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 1, ' 64; transferred to co. F, 12th battalion. November 26,
' 64; mustered out August 12, ' 65.
BLYTHE, MARSHALL— Served in co. H, 37th regt. Mass. infantry.
( Taken from headstone, Leesville cemetery.)
BOARDMAN, FREDERICK— Enlisted from Kocky Hill in co. E. 8th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 23, ' 61; mustered September 25.' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, December 24, ' 63; mustered out December 12,' 65.
BOARDMAN, ANDREW J . , JR.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G,
27th regt. Conn, infantry, August 23, 62; mustered as corporal October 22,
' 62; wounded December 13, ' 62, Fredericksburg, Va.; discharged, disabil-ity,
March 12, ' 63.
* BODE, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 6th regt. Conn,
infantry, September 5, ' 63; mustered the same date; mustered out August
21, ' 65.
BOKEL, PHILIP— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. L , 1st regt. Conn,
cavalry, January 5,' 64; mustered the same date; mustered out August
2, ' 65.
* BOHN, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. B, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 15,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted May
28, ' 65.
BOGUE, EDMUND— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 18, ' 61; mustered Jan. 7, ' 62; promoted corporal
May 1. ' 62; died October 9, ' 63.
BOGUE, GEORGE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 18,' 61; mustered January 7,' 62; re- enlisted,
veteran, February 8, ' 64; wounded October 19, ' 64, Cedar Creek. Va.;
transferred to co. D, 13th battalion, December 9, ' 64; discharged October
16,' 65.
BRADLEY, JOHN W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, January 18,' 62; mustered as corporal January 22,' 62;
promoted sergeant June' 30,62; re- enlisted, veteran, February 8,' 64; re-duced
to ranks by consolidation; transferred to co. D, 13th battalion, C. V.,
December 29, ' 64; discharged August 12, ' 65.
BRANNAN, PATRICK— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt.
8 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
Conn, infantry, September 1, ' 61; mustered September 13, ' 61; wounded
August 21, ' 63, Morris Island, S. C.; transferred to the 105th C. V., 2d bat-talion,
Veteran Reserve Corps, April 21, ' 64; discharged September 12.' 64.
BRAMBLE, ALANSON— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 5,' 62; taustered November 10,' 62; wounded
May 27, ' 63, Port Hudson, La.; mustered out August 17, ' 63.
* BRADY, PETER— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 11th regt.
Conn, infantry, Dec. 24, ' 64; mustered the same date; deserted June 16,' 65.
BROWN, JOHN H.— Enlisted from Salem in co. E, 18th regt. Conn,
infantry, August 6, ' 62.; mustered August 18, ' 62; mustered out June 27,65.
* BROWN, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 10,' 64; mustered the same date; died January
16, ' 65.
BROWN, CHARLES R.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 1, ' 61; mustered September 13, ' 61; discharged
September 12, ' 64— time expired.
* BROWN, DANIEL— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 1st regl.
Conn, heavy artillery, December 22,' 64; mustered the same dale; deserted
July 29, ' 65.
BROOKS, WILLIAM E.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F , 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 27,' 61; mustered the same date; discharged
October 15,' 62.
BUELL, JOHN A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 6', ' 61; mustered Sept. 30, ' 61; re- enlisted, vet-eran,
February 7, ' 64; promoted sergeant November 1, ' 64; killed at Fort
Gregg, Va., April 2,' 65—( siege of Petersburg).
BUTTON, NELSON— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K, llth regt. Conn,
infantry, November 19,' 61; mustered November 25,' 61; discharged No-vember
24,' 64— time expired; enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, February 15, ' 65; mustered the same date; transferred
to co. F, 5th regt. Conn, infantry, June 14, ' 65; mustered out July 19,' 65.
BUTTON, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 11th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 3.' 61; mustered December 13,' 61; wounded
September 17, ' 62, Antietam, Md.; discharged, disability, June 1, ' 63.
BUTTON, BENJAMIN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. O, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 1,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; discharged, dis-ability,
December 10, ' 62.
• BURNS, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20tli regt. Conn,
infantry, August 1,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; wounded March 16,' 65,
Silver Run, N. C.; died March 17, ' 65.
BURNHAM, DAVID A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, February 3, ' 62; mustered February 5, ' 62; discharged, dis-ability,
June 1, ' 62.
BURKE, SAMUEL— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 22d regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; mu tered out
July 7, ' 63: enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 14th regt. Conn, infantry,
September 24,' 63; mustered the same date; captured August 25,' 64, Ream's
Station, Va.; died November 12. " 64, Salisbury, N. C.
9 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
CARTER, SIDNEY S., JR.— Enlisted from South Windsor in co. H , 16th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 8th,' 62; promoted corporal August 13,' 63;
mustered out June 24, ' 65.
CARRIER, BOBBINS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. B, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, March 22. ' 64; mustered the same date; wounded April 2,
' 65, Petersburg, Va.; discharged May 24, ' 65.
CHAFFEE, EUGENE W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E , 10th
regt. Conn, infantry, September 10, ' 61; mustered September 30, ' 61; pro-moted
corporal October 5,' 62; wounded August 14,' 64, Deep Bottom, Va.;
discharged October 8, ' 64— time expired.
CHAPMAN. JAMES W.— Enlisted in co. B, 132d regt. Illinois infantry,
May 23, ' 64— three months' troops, for special service; mustered out Octo-ber
25,' 64.
CHAPMAN, JAMES B.— Enlisted from Manchester in co. A, 25th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30, ' 62; mustered Nov. 11, ' 62; died June 18, ' 63.
CHAPMAN, JAMES F.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, November 3, ' 63; mustered out September 25, ' 65.
CHAPMAN, WILLIAM E.— Enlisted from Colchester in co. C, 1st regt.
. Conn, cavalry, as farrier, October 19,' 61; mustered October 26,' 61; dis-charged,
disability, January 5, ' 63; enlisted in co. C, 69t, h regt. New York
infantry, October 15,' 64; wounded March 25,' 65, Hatcher's Bun, Va.;
discharged June 1, ' 65.
CHAPMAN, ALFRED G.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; promoted
corporal February 21,' 62, and sergeant July 9,' 62; re- enlisted, veteran,
December 1,' 63; promoted 1st sergeant May 25,' 64; mustered out Septem-ber
25, ' 65.
CHAPMAN, WATSON B.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; promoted
corporal December 10, ' 61; discharged May 21,' 64— time expired.
CHAPMAN, JOHN— Enlisted from Esst Haddam in co. G, 27th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23,' 62; mustered October 22,' 62; mustered out
July 27, ' 63.
CHAPMAN, GEORGE L.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 24th
regt. Conn, infantry, September 7, ' 62; mustered November 18, ' 62; mus-tered
out September 30,' 63.
CHAPMAN, HORATIO D.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 6,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; promoted
corporal February 27, ' 63; mustered out June 13, ' 65.
CHAPMAN, FREDERICK A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 11, ' 62; mustered September 8, ' 62; wounded
and captured May 3, ' 63, Chancellorsville, Va.; paroled May 14, ' 63; pro-moted
corporal May 24, ' 64; missing in action July 23, ' 64, Atlanta, Ga.—
probably killed.
CHAPMAN, CHARLES H.— U. S. navy; landsman; enlisted August 24,
' 64; discharged June 23,' 65; residence, South Glastonbury.
10 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
CHAPMAN, MARO S.— Enlisted from Manchester in co. C, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 20, ' 61; mustered November 25,' 61; discharged,
disability, June 21, ' 62.
CHAPMAN, LEVI M.— Enlisted from Westbrook in co, G, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 6, ' 62; mustered August 20, ' 62; wounded May 3,
' 63, Chancellorsville, Va.; musteredout June 23, ' 65.
CHARTER, IRVING W.— Enlisted from Ellington in co. D, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 28, ' 62; mustered August 20, ' 62; wounded December
13, ' 62, Fredericksburg, Va.; transferred to co. F, 3d regt. Veteran Reserve
Corps, July 13, ' 63; discharged July 6, ' 65.
" CHURCH, MUNROE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; discharged,
disability, March 15, ' 64.
CLARK, LEONARD S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; mustered out
June 13, ' 65.
CLARKE, J. TILLOTSON— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 12, ' 62; mustered September 8, ' 62; dis-charged,
disability, January 19, ' 63.
CLARK, WILLIAM H — Enlisted in co. D, 79th regt. New York infan-try,
February 21, ' 64; discharged July 14, ' 65.
CLARK, RICHARD M.— U. S. navy; landsman; enlisted October 1, ' 6 3;
no record after February 13, ' 65,
CLARK, GEORGE B.— Enlisted from Glastonbury in co. H, 25th regt
Conn, infantry, September 5, ' 62; mustered November 11, ' 62; wounded
April 14, ' 63, Irish Bend, La.; mustered out August 26, ' 63; enlisted from
Cornwall in co. A, 7th regt. Conn, infantry, November 29,' 64; mustered
the same date; deserted April 4, ' 65.
CLARK, CHARLES L.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 18,' 61; mustered January 7,' 62; discharged,
disability, June 30,' 62; enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 18,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; musteredout
June 13, ' 65.
• CLARKE, THOMAS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 21, ' 64; musteied December 22, ' 64; transferred
to co. M, 1st regt. Conn, heavy artillery, March 3, ' 65; mustered out Sep-tember
25, ' 65.
COCHRANE, JOHN E.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 1,' 61; mustered September 13,' 61; promoted
corporal November 5,' 62; wounded July 11, ' 63, Fort Wagner, S. C.; re-enlisted,
veteran, December 22,' 63; promoted sergeant January 10,' 64;
wounded January 15,' 65, Fort Fisher, N. C.; promoted 1st sergeant May
8, ' 65, and 2d lieut. July 20, ' 65; not mustered; mustered out July 24, ' 65.
COLVIN, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 23,' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, November 11, ' 63; discharged July 28, ' 65.
COLWELL, JAMES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 29th regt.
11 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
Conn, ( colored) infantry, January 5, ' 64; mustered March 8, ' 64; wounded
October 13, ' 64, Darbytown Road, Va.; mustered out October 24, ' 65.
CONE, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt. Conn,
infantry, September 1,' 61; mustered September 13,' 61; discharged Sep-tember
12, ' 64— time expired.
" COOPER, GEORGE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. E, 11th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 24, ' 64; mustered the same date; deserted June
5, ' 65.
* CRONYER, ROBERT— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A , 11th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 25,' 64; mustered the same date; discharged No-vember
4, ' 65.
CULVER, WARREN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 22,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; wounded July 3,
' 63, Gettysburg, Pa.; wounded July 20, ' 64, Peach Tree Creek, Ga.; mus-tered
out June 13, ' 65.
DAILEY, TIMOTHY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, January 4,' 62; mustered January 7,' 62; discharged, dis-ability,
July 5, ' 62.
DATE, DAVID B.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 5th regt.
Conn, infantry, March 5,' 62; mustered the same date; discharged, disabil-ity,
December 20,' 62; enlisted from East Haddam in co. K, 1st regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, December 28,' 63; mustered the same date; wounded April
3,' 65, Petersburg, Va.; discharged, disability, July 7,' 65.
DAVISON, JESSE M— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C. 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, October 17,' 61; mustered October 22.' 61; deserted October
26;' 61; enlisted from East Haven in co. G, 20th regt. Conn, infantry, July
28,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; mustered out June 13,' 65.
* DAY. EBEN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A, 6th regt. Conn,
infantiy, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; wounded May 16,' 64,
Drewry's Bluff, Va.; discharged May 18,' 65.
DEAN, WILLIAM H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 10th regt. •
Conn, infantry, October 26, ' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted, vet-eran.
January 1,' 64; mustered out August 25,' 65.
DICKINSON, CHARLES F.— Enlisted in co. G, 176th regt. New York in-fantry
; no further record.
DICKSON, ALMAR F— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 4,' 61; mustered December 21,' 61; re- enlisted-,
veteran, January 1,' 64; deserted March 17,' 64.
DICKSON, SAMUEL S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 25,' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 1,' 64; deserted March 17,' 64.
• DONOVAS, JAMES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 14,' 64; mustered the same date; mustered out
August 25, ' 65.
DOWD, PHINEAS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I, 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, Aug. 26, ' 61; mustered Sept. 13, ' 61; captured July 11, ' 63,
Fort Wagner, S. C.; died Oct. 1,' 64, Richmond, Va.
12 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
DOWD, EMORY O.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , L. ith regt.
Conn, infantry. December 10,' 61; mustered December 22,' 61; discharged,
disability, March 10,' 62.
DOUGLAS, ROBERT H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A , 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 4,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; mustered
out August 17, ' 63.
DROWNE, WARREN B.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; discharged,
disability, January 4,' 62.
DROWN, AZRO— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 1st regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered as corporal May 22,' 61; promoted
sergeant February 1, ' 62; re- enlisted, veteran, December 1, ' 63; promoted
1st sergeant May 21,' 64, and 2d lieut. co. K November 8,' 64; wounded
November 28,' 64, Petersburg, Va.; promoted 1st lieut. by brevet March 25,
' 65, and first lieut. May 24,' 65; mustered out September 25,' 65.
EDWARDS, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. M, 1st regt.
Conn, cavalry, January 4, ' 64; mustered the same date; mustered out Au-gust
2, ' 65.
EDWARDS, HORATIO N.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 26th
regt. Conn, infantry, Aug. 20,' 62; mustered Nov. 10,' 62; died July 24,' 63.
EMLEY, GEORGE I.— Enlisted from Marlborough in co. B, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 7,' 61; mustered September 30,' 61; promoted
corporal October 18,' 62; re- enlisted, veteran, January 1,' 64; wounded Au-gust
16,' 64, Deep Run, Va.; promoted sergeant November 1,' 64, and 1st
sergeant January 1,' 65; reduced to the ranks July 13,' 65; mustered out on
August 25,' 65.
EMMONS, ALBERT H.— Enlisted from Cheshire in co. K, 16th regt. Conn,
infantry, March 1,' 64; mustered March 15,' 64; captured April 20,' 64, Ply-mouth,
N. C.; died July 16,' 64, Andersonville, Ga.
FOWLER, SAMUEL W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 30,' 61; mustered the same date; promoted cor-poral
March ' 19,' 62; discharged October 20,' 62.
FOWLER, HENRY M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F , 25th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 9,' 62; mustered November 11,' 62; deserted
November 12,' 62.
Fox, HIRAM S.— Enlisted from Windsor in co. F, 12th regt. Conn, in-fantry,
March 26,' 64; mustered the same date; killed September 19,' 64,
Winchester, Va.
FRANCIS, THOMAS A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, February 5,' 62; mustered as musician February 10,' 62;
died September 16,' 62.
FULLER, WILLIAM H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, Aug. 20,' 62; mustered Sept 8,' 62; captured May 3,' 63,
Chancellorsville, Va.; paroled— date not given; mustered out June 13,' 65.
GATES, WALDO J.— Enlisted from Manchester in co. H, 16th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 30,' 62; mustered Aug. 24,' 62; captured Sept. 17,' 62,
Antietam, Md.; paroled Sept. 28,' 62; discharged June 9,' 65.
13 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
GATES, JAMES S.— Enlisted from Killingworth in co. G, 24th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 10, ' 62; mustered November 18, ' 62; transferred
to co. I March 1,' 63; mustered out September 30,' 63.
GATES, HERBERT M.— Enlisted from East Windsor in co. H , 16th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 7,' 62; mustered August 24,' 62; transferred toco.
D, 19th regt. Veteran Reserve Corps, Aug. 20,' 63; discharged July 13,' 65.
GAY, ROYAL L.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 13th regt. Conn,
infantry, January 2,' 62; mustered January 7,' 62; discharged, disability,
June 30,' 62.
GLADWIN, CASPER 8.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 27th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 19,' 62; mustered as sergeant October 22,' 62;
wounded December 13,' 62, Fredericksburg, Va.; mustered out July 27,' 63.
GOFF, ORLANDO S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 19,' 62; mustered as sergeant October 1,' 62;
reduced to corporal September 10,' 63; re- enlisted, veteran, January 1,' 64;
promoted sergeant May 1,' 64; wounded October 18,' 64, Darbytown Road,
Va.; promoted 1st sergeant January 1, ' 65, and 2d lieut. co. K February 14,
' 65; mustered out August 25,' 65.
GOFF, CHARLES A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 19,' 61; mustered as sergeant the same date;
promoted captain co. B, 79th regt. U. S. colored infantry, February 12,' 63;
resigned November 1,' 64.
• GOLDEN, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in c o . F , l l th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 15,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted July 7,' 65.
" GORMAN, MICHAEL— Enlisted from Marlborough in co. A, 8th regt.
Conn, infantry; discharged July 14,' 65.
* Goss, JAMES L.— Enlisted as James M . Warren from East Haddam in
co. F, 14th regt. Conn, infantry, October 1,' 63; mustered the same date;
weunded May 10,' 64, Laurel Hill, Va.; wounded August 16,' 64, Deep Bot-tom,
Va.; transferred to co. D, 2d regt. Conn, heavy artillery, May 30, ' 65;
mustered out August 18,^ 65.
GRANT, JOSEPH H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, February 23,' 64; promoted corporal January 11,' 64; reduced to
the ranks March 23, ' 64; promoted corporal February 9,' 65; mustered out
September 25, ' 65.
GREAR, GCRDON— Enlisted from New Haven in co. D, 15th regt. Conn,
infantry, August 12,' 62; mustered August 25,' 62; discharged, disability,
January 11,' 63.
GREENFIELD, JACOB R.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 22d
regt. Conn, infantry, August 23, ' 62; mustered as corporal September 20,
' 62; mustered out July 7,' 63.
GROVEK, GEORGE S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 11th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 4, ' 61; mustered November 14, ' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, December 13,' 63; wounded and captured May 16,' 64, Drewry's
Bluff, Va.; died June 10,' 64, Richmond, Va.
GROVER, ASA M.— Enlisted from Killingworth in co. C, 10th regt.
14 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
Conn, infantry, September 30, ' 61; mustered October 22, ' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 1,' 64; mustered out August 25,' 65.
HAMILTON, CHARLES T — Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 14th
regt. Conn, infantry, July 27,62; mustered August 20,' 62; wounded Sep-tember
17,' 62, Antietaui, Md.; died" October 29, ' 62.
HART, HENRY— Enlisted from Windham in co. K, 5th regt. Conn, in-fantry,
July 13,' 61; mustered July 22,' 61; discharged July 21,' 64— time
expired.
HARVEY, AMOS S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 27th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23, ' 62; mustered October 22, ' 62; discharged, disa-bility,
March 29, ' 63.
HASKELL, WILLIAM A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 6,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; mustered
out June 13, ' 65.
HATHAWAY, WILLARD H. M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D,
22d regt. Conn, infantry, August 30, ' 62; mustered September 20, ' 62; mus-tered
out July 7, ' 63.
HAYDEN, ALBERT S.— Served in the 7th regt. New York infantry.
( Record taken from headstone, Landing cemetery.)
HAVENS, CALVIN B.— Enlisted from Old Lyme in co. C, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 17,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; discharged,
disability, March 25,' 63.
" HENDERSON, JAMES W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A, 14th
regt. Conn, infantry, September 13,' 63; mustered the same date; wounded
February 6,' 64, Morton's Ford, Va.: transferred to co. K, 2d regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, May 30,' 65; transferred to co. A, July 20,' 65; discharged
August 18, ' 65. ( Correct name Hezekiah Schetler.)
HEARN, MICHAEL— Enlisted from Glastonbury in co. B, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 2,' 61; mustered September 30,' 61; wounded
March 14,' 62, Newbern, N. C.; died March 15,' 62. ( Mr. Hearn was an
East Haddam man, working in East Glastonbury at the time of his enlist-ment.)
* HINES, JAMES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. 1,10th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 15,'€ 4; mustered the same dale; deserted June 18,' 65.
HINE, LUTHER R.— Enlisted from New Haven in co. C, 3d regt. Conn,
infantry, April 24,' 61; mustered May 14,' 61; mustered out August 12,' 61;
enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 14th regt. Conn, infantry, September
8,' 63; mustered the same date; killed May 5.' 64, Wilderness, Va.
HOLCOMB, WILLIAM H— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, July 26,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; captured
May 3, ' 63, Chancellorsville, Va.; paroled May 15,' 63; transferred to co. H,
1st regt. Veteran Reserve Corps, December 8,' 63; discharged July 14,' 65.
HUNGERFORD, GORDON H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 1st
regt. Conn, heavy artillery, March 26,' 62; mustered the same date; died
November 26,' 62.
HYDE, JAMES P.— Enlisted from Colchester in co. G, 13th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 24,' 61; mustered December 30,' 61; discharged, disa-
15 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
bility, July 5,' 62; enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 16th regt. Conn,
infantry, August 6, ' 62; mustered August 14, ' 62; deserted August 30, ' 62.
HYDE, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 16th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 6, ' 62; mustered August 24, ' 62; captured April 20,
' 64, Plymouth, N. C.; died September 17,' 64, Charleston, S. C.
INGRAM AM, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, October 29,' 61; mustered the same date; killed May 14,64,
Drewry's Bluff, Va.
INGRAHAM, WILLIAM J.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 29,' 61; mustered September 13,' 61; re- en-listed,
veteran, December 22,' 63; promoted corporal March 14,' 64; cap-tured
March 16,' 64, Drewry's Bluff, Va.; " promoted sergeant June 19,' 65;
mustered out July 20,' 65.
INGRAHAM, ASAHEL— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, January 30,' 62; mustered February 5,' 62; re- enlisted, vet-eran,
August 8,' 64; wounded September 19,' 64, Winchester, Va.; trans-ferred
to co. D, 13th battalion, December 29,' 64; discharged August 14,' 65.
INGRAHAM, JARED— Enlisted in co. C, 3d regt. U . S. artillery, Decem-ber
28.' 64; deserted February 2,' 66.
JACKSON, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
Conn, infanciy, November 2, ' 61; mustered November 19, ' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 17,' 64; captured October 19,' 64; released February 28,
' 65; discharged June 23,' 65.
JAMES, HENRY B.— Enlisted from Colchester in co. A , 13th regt. Conn,
infantry, November 5,' 61; mustered January S, ' 62: discharged, disability,
March 14,' 62; enlisted in co. C, 20th regt. Conn, infantry, August 5,' 62;
mustered September 8,' 62; discharged, disability, April 15,' 63.
JAMES, JOHN M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. B, 16th regt.
CONN, infantry, August 1,' 62; mustered as sergeant August 24,' 62; pio-moted
1st lieut. co. A, September 17,' 62; resigned October 30,' 62; enlisted
from East Haddam in co. H, 1st regt. Conn, heavy artillery, December 26,
' 63; mustered the same date; promoted corporal January 23,64, and ser-geant
April 10, ' 65; mustered out September 25, ' 65.
JEWETT, DAN LEE— Enlisted from East Haddam, August 15, ' 6 2 ; mus-tered
as assistant sergeant 20th regt. Conn, infantry, August 1 7 , ' 6 2 ; mus-tered
out June 13, ' 65.
* JOLEY, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 11th regt. Conn,
infantry, Aug. 19,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted Nov. 30,' 64.
JOHNSON, MICHAEL— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, June 6,' 62; mustered August 20,' 62; mustered out May
31,' 65.
JOHNSON, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; mustered out
August. 17, ' 63.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 29th regt.
Conn, ( colored) infantry, January 5,' 64; mustered March 8,' 64; wounded
October 27,' 64, Kell House, Va.; mustered out October 21,' 65.
16 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
JONES, JOHN H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 29th regt.
Conn, ( colored) infantry, January 5, ' 64; mustered March 8,' 64; deserted
April 9,' 64.
• KANAN, JOSEPH— Enlisted from East Haddam in co; E, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, October 1,' 63; mustered the same date; promoted corporal
November 3,' 63; wounded May 7,' 64, Wilderness, Va.; deserted August
2, ' 64.
KEENAN, HENRY P.— Enlisted from East Windsor in co. G , 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 22,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; tranferred to the
96th, co. Q, battalion Veteran Reserve Corps, November 25,' 63; discharged
September 7, ' 65.
. KIESH, GEORGE R.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th Conn,
infantry, August 10,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; wounded May 19, ' 64,
Cassville, Ga.; captured March 25, ' 65, Goldsboro, N. C.; paroled April 2,
' 65; discharged June 12,' 65.
KENNEDY, PATRICK— Enlisted from Colchester in co. F,. 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, January 16,' 62; mustered the same date; promoted corpo-ral
December 1,' 63; re- enlisted, veteran, January 22,' 64; reduced to the
ranks— date not given; transferred to co. F, 12th battalion, November 26,
' 64; mustered out August 12, ' 65.
KIDDER, JAMES P.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F , 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, October 18, ' 61; mustered November 19, ' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 1,' 64; transferred to co. F, 12th battalion, November 26,
' 64; mustered out August 12,' 65.
KIDDER, JOSEPH M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 14,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; discharged,
disability, August 6,' 63.
• KING, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam IN co. I , 8th regt. Conn,
infantry, July 27,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted from hospital Jan-uary
3,' 65.
KLINE, JACOB— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. M, 1st regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; mustered out
September 25,' 65. /
• LANPHERE, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I), 14th
regt. Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; missing
May 6,' 64, Wilderness, Va.
LANE, R I C H A R D . — U . S . navy; landsman; enlisted June 24,' 61; dis-charged,
2d quarter,' 64.
• LARKINS, WILLIAM H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 11th
regt. Conn, infantry, December 20,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted
May 12,' 65.
LEE, DRAPER— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 3d regt. U. S.
artillery, January 12,' 65; discharged January 12,' 68— time expired.
LEE, EDWARD N.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 21,' 61; mustered the same date; died Septem-ber
2,' 62.
LEE, ANDREW M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
17 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
Conn, infantry, December 12,' 61; mustered the same date; discharged Au-gust
18,' 62; enlisted from Bast Haddam in co. G, 3d regt. U. S. artillery,
September 22. ' 63; deserted January 20, ' 65.
" LEE, JOSEPH— Enlisted from. East Haddam in co. D, 10th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 15,' 64; mustered the same date; wounded April 2,' 65.
Fort Gregg, Va. ( siege of Petersburg); mustered out August 25,' 65. '
LEONARD, JAMES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, January 9,' 62; mustered January 22,' 62; re- enlisted, vet-era*;,
February 8,' 64; deserted August 28,' 64.
LEONARD, THOMAS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 24,' 62; mustered September8,' 62; mustered out June
13, ' 65.
LOVELAND, GEORGE G.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 1st
regt. Conn, heavy artillery, April 17,' 62; mustered the same date; dis-charged
August 17, ' 65— time expired.
LUTHER, JOHN W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; mustered out
August 17,' 63.
LUTHER, ORRIN M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30,' 62; mustered Nov. 10,' 62; died August 5,' 63.
MECKENSTURM, CHARLES F.— Enlisted in co. B, 1st regt, New York-engineers,
February 18,' 65; discharged June 7,' 65.
" MALOY, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 15th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 2,' 64; mustered the same date; captured March 8,
' 65; paroled March 26,' 65; transferred to co. H, 7th regt. Conn, infantry,
June 23,' 65; discharged August 24,' 65.
* MALONEY, JAMES— Unassigned recruit, 12th regt. Conn, infantry; en-listed
from East Haddam ( no date given); mustered December 24,' 64; dis-charged
August 2, ' 65.
MARTIN, DATUS W.— Enlisted from New Haven in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, February 27,' 62; mustered March 13,' 62; discharged, disa-bility,
July 5, ' 62; enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 22d regt. Conn, in-fantry,
August 23, ' 62; mustered Nov. 10, ' 62; mustered out July 7,63.
" MATTHEWS, JAMES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. M, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; deserted
January 8,' 65.
MCCARROLL, THOMAS— U. S. navy; landsman; enlisted August 31,' 64,
as Thomas McCann; discharged September 30,' 65.
" MCCORMICK, THOMAS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I. 14th
regt. Conn, infantry, September 28, ' 63; mustered the same date; trans-ferred
to co. L, 2d regt. Conn, heavy artillery, May 30,' 65; transferred to
co. H, July 20,' 65; mustered out August 18,' 65.
" MCNEIL, JOHN— Enlisted from New Britain in co. H , 13th regt. Conn,
infantry, September 30,' 64; mustered the same date; transferred to co. E,
13th battalion, December 29,' 64; discharged August 12,' 65.
MINER, CHARLES C.— Enlisted from Lyme in co. I , 18th regt. Conn,
infantry, Aug. 8,' 62; mustered Aug. 22,' 62; discharged, disability, April 28,' 63.
18 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
• MILLER, WILLIAM.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 8,' 63; mustered same date; deserted April 18,' 64.
MITCHELL, WARREN W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A , 26th
regt. Conn, infantry, September 15,-' 62; mustered November 10, ' 62; woun-ded
June 14,' 63, Port Hudson, La.; mustered out August 17, ' 63.
MOORE, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. L, 1st regt.
Conn, cavalry, November 30,' 64; mustered the same date; promoted cor-poral
May 1,' 65; mustered out August 2,' 65.
* MORTON, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 15th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 26,' 64; mustered same date; died October 12,' 64.
MOULTON, GEORGE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 31st regt.
U. S. colored infantry, January 25,' 64; mustered the same date; missing
in action, July 30,' 64— probably killed.
MUCKETT. NEHEMIAH M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th
regt. Conn, infantry, December 1,' 61; mustered December 21,' 61; re- en-listed,
veteran, January 1,' 64 ; transferred to co. F, 12th battalion, Novem-ber
26,' 64; mustered out August 12, ' 65.
MULLAHAN, EDWARD— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 29tli regt.
Conn, infantry ( colored), January 5,' 64; mustered March 8,' 64; dis-charged,
disability, May 23,' 64.
* MULLER, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. 1,14th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; captured Octo-ber
14,' 63, Bristoe Station, Vs.; died June 21,' 64, Andersonville, Ga.
MURDOCK, JOHN S.— Residence, Moodus, Conn.; enlisted in co. A , 4th
regt. Rhode Island infantry, October 30,' 61: re- enlisted, veteran, January
5,' 64; transferred to co. G, 7th regt. R. I. infantry, October 21,' 64; mus-teied
out July 13,' 65. ( The above record is from " Conn. Men in Regi-ments
of Other States." I think that a mistake was made as to residence,
as I can find no one in Moodus who knew the man.)
" NELSON, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 25, ' 64; Clustered the same date; deserted Aug. 20, ' 64.
" NOLAL, MARTIN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 14tli regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; captured Octo-ber
14,' 63, Bristoe Station, Va.; paroled March 21,' 64; captured August 25
' 64, Ream's Station. Va.; parolnd February 26,' 65; transferred to co. L, 2d
regt. Conn, heavy artillery, May 30,' 65; transferred to co. G, July 20,' 65;
muslered out August 18, ' 65.
NUTINGHAM, JUSTICE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 26,' 61; mustered September 13,' 61; deserted Sep-tember
18, ' 61.
O'NEILL, PATRICK— Enlisted from Hartford in co. I I , 11th regt. Conn,
infantry, January 27,' 65; mustered the same date; mustered out Decem-ber
21,' 65.
OLIVER, WILLIAM— Enlisted in co. H , 32d regt. Wisconsin infantry,
August 21,' 62; discharged, disability, June 2,' 63; enlisted in co. E, 2d
regt. Wisconsin cavalry, January 18,' 64; discharged, disability, Novem-ber
8, ' 64.
19 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
PALMER. ANDREW— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 25th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 9, ' 62; mustered November 11,' 62; died Febru-ary
13,' 63.
* PAVONET, ALPHONSO— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 6th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5, ' 63; mustered the same date; mustered out
August 21,' 65.
PAYNE, CLARENCE D.— Enlisted from Stonington in co. K, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, January 9,' 64; mustered the same date; captured August
23, ' 63, Monetl's Ferry, La.; transferred to co. C, 13th battalion, December
29,' 64; paroled May 27,' 65; discharged August 12,' 65.
PENFIELD, FREDERICK W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 7,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; promoted
corporal February 27, ' 63; transferred to the 21st co., 2d battalion, Veteran
Reserve Corps, August 10,'( S3; seduced to the ranks April 17,' 64; dis-charged
July 14,' 65.
PHELPS, ANDREW C., JR. — Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 22d
regt. Conn, infantry, September 9,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; mus-tered
out July 7, ' 63.
PHELPS, MARO— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 22d regt. Conn,
infantry, August 25,' 62; mustered Sept. 20,' 62; mustered out July 7, ' 63.
PHELPS, JOHN H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, February 27,' 62; mustered March 5,' 62; discharged, disa-bility,
May 31,' 62.
POTTER, DAVID— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 22d regt. Conn,
infantry, August 23.' 62; mustered Sept. 20,' 62; mustered out July 7,' 63.
POTTER, JAMES N.— Enlisted from Colchester in co. E, 18th regt. Conn,
infantry, July 25,' 62; mustered August 18,' 62; captured June 15,' 63, Win-chester,
Va.; paroled Jul}- 14,' 63; mustered out June 25,' 65.
PIERCE, DWIGHT B.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, December 8,' 63; mustered the same date; mustered
out September 25, ' 65.
PURPLE, DANIEL— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 62; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, November 6,' 63; mustered out September 25,' 65. Served in the
Florida and Mexican Wars.
PURPLE, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 12th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 27,' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 17,' 64; captured October 19,' 64, Cedar Creek, Va.; re-leased
February 17,' 65; discharged June 23,' 65.
PURPLE, LEVI W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 4, ' 62; mustered September 8, ' 62; wounded March
16,' 65, Silver Run, N. C.; discharged June 23,' 65.
PURPLE, EDMUND C.— Enlisted fiom East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 4,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; mustered out
June 13,' 65.
RAND, ULYSSES H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 26th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 30,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; mustered out
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August 17,' 63; enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 10th regt. Conn, in-fantry,
March 22,' 64; mustered the same date; musteredout on August
25, ' 65.
RATHBONE, ORAMEL W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A, 26th
regt. Conn, infantry, October 20,' 62: mustered November 10,' 62; wounded
June 14,' 63, Port Hudson, La.; mustered out August 17,' 63; enlisted from
Norwich in co. H, 1st regt. Conn, cavalry, December 8,' 63; mustered the
same date; promoted corporal December 18,' 63; transferred to co. K, 9th
regt. Veteran Reserve Corps, August 2," 64: discharged July 28.' 65.
REYNOLDS, GILBERT G.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 8th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 10,' 64; mustered the same date; killed Sep-tember
29,' 64, Fort Harrison, Va.
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th
regt. Conn, infantry, January 4,' 62; mustered January 7,' 62; promoted
corporal October 28,' 62; re- enlisted, veteran, February 4,' 64; promoted
sergeant February 27,' 64; wounded April 2i,' 64, Cane River, La.; died
May 11,' 64.
REYNOLDS, ANDREW J.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th
regt. Conn, infantry, January 9,' 62; mustered January 22,' 62; detailed
wagoner; died August 17,' 63.
REYNOLDS, JOSEPH N.— Enlisted fiom East Haddam in co. G, 13th
regt. Conn, infantry, December 10,' 61; mustered December 17, ' 61; re- en-listed,
veteran, February 8,' 64; injured September 18,' 64, Cedar Creek,
Va.; transferred to co. D, 13th battalion, December 29,' 64; mustered out
April 25,' 66.
RICH, EDGAR— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 3d U. S. artillery,
February 24,' 64; discharged February 24,' 67— time expired.
ROBERTS, ALEXANDER— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 29th
regt. Conn, colored infantry, January 5,' 64; mustered March 8,' 64; mus-tered
out October 24, ' 65.
ROBBINS, CEPHAS B.— Unassigned recruit; enlisted from East Had-dam
in the 1st regt. Conn, cavalry, January 26,' 64; transferred to U. S.
navy, April 27,' 64; served on U. S. S. Cyane and Independence; discharged
May 22,' 66.
ROBINSON, FREDERICK C.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A , 1st
regt. Conn, heavy artillery, January 5,' 64; mustered the same date; mus-tered
out September 25,' 65.
RODMAN, WILLIAM— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 1,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; wounded De-cember
1,' 62, at Stafford Court House, Va.; discharged, disability, April
15, ' 63.
RODMAN, WILLIAM C— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th
regt. Conn, infantry, January 9,' 62; mustered January 11,' 62; discharged,
disability, July 5,' 62; enlisted in co. C, 22d regt. Conn, infantry, Septem-ber
6,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; deserted October 2,' 62.
ROSE, GEORGE H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 22d regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23, ' 62; mustered as corporal September 20, ' 62, and
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promoted sergeant February 19,' 63; mustered out July 7,' 63; enlisted
from East Haddam in co. L, 1st regt. Conn, cavalry, January 5,' 64; mus-tered
the same date; promoted sergeant February 1,' 64, and first sergeant
January 1,' 65; mustered out August 2,' 65.
SAWYER, JOHN A— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 11th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 4, ' 61; mustered November 14, ' 61; transferred
to co. F, 3d regt., Veteran Reserve Corps, July 20,' 63; discharged Novem-ber
14,' 64.
SEXTON, CALVIN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 21st regt.
Conn, infantry, August 12, ' 62; mustered September 5, ' 62; promoted cor-poral
April 20,' 63, and sergeant Feb. 12,' 65; mustered out June 16,' 65.
SHAILER, CHARLES M.— Enlisted from East Hartford in co. A, 1st
regt. Conn, infantry, April 16,' 61; mustered April 22,' 61; mustered out
July 31, ' 61; enlisted from East Haddam in co. I, 7th regt. Conn, infantry,
August 26,' 61; mustered as corporal September 13,' 61; reduced to the
ranks June 18,' 62; promoted corporal September 21,' 62; re- enlisted, vet-eran,
December 22,' 63; promoted, sergeant, January 2,' 64; wounded Au-gust
14,' 64, Deep Bottom, Va.; promoted 1st sergeant September 13,' 64,
and 1st lieut. co. K, May 8, ' 65; mustered out July 20, ' 65.
SHAILER, JOSEPH N.— Enlisted from Middletown in co. B, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, July 21,' 62; mustered August 20,' 62; discharged, disabil-ity,
February 11, ' 63.
IJSHEEN, JAMES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 10th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 15,' 64; mustered the same date; killed April 1,' 65, at
Hatcher's Run, Va.
SHEPARD, JOEL F.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 25th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 6,' 62; mustered November 11 ,' 62; mustered out
August 26, ' 63.
* SHULTZ, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 15,' 63; mustered the same date; mustered out
August 25, ' 65.
SIDDERS, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th regt.
Conn, infantry, December 10,' 61; mustered December 22,' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, February 8,' 64; deserted August 28,' 64.
SIMPSON, JOHN R.— Corporal co. E, 32d regt. New York infantry.
( The above record is from a headstone in the Moodus Cemetery. Mr.
Simpson, a resident of New York, was in East Haddam on a visit at the
time of his death.)
* SLOAN, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. H, 10th regt. Conn,
infantry, Dec. 23,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted Feb. 10.' 65.
SLINGERLAND, JOSEPH H.— Served in co. A , 95th regt. Penn. infantry;
wounded at West Point, Va.; died in hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., on May
23,' 63.
SMITH, ABNER C.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 9,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; promoted cor-poral,
December 25,' 63; wounded March 19,' 65, Bentonville, N. C.; died
Jtlarch 28, ' 65.
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SMITH, JOEL— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 20th regt. Conn,
infantry, August 7,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; died March 18,' 64.
SMITH, HENRY H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 22d regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; mustered out
July 7,' 63. *
SMITH, WILLIAM GAD.— Co. P, 9rh regt. New Jersey infantry. ( The
above is from the headstone in Mount Parnassus Cemetery.)
SNIDER, HENRY— There is but little known of Mr. Snider. He came
to East Haddam soon after the close of the war and worked for Adam
Clevenshire. He died in ' 66 or ' 67 and was buried in the Congregational
Church Cemetery. His company and regiment is unknown, and his grave
cannot be identified at this time.
SNOW, ROMANZO E.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, June 6,' 62; mustered August 20,' 62; transferred to co. D,
11th regt. Veteran Reserve Corps, March 2, ' 64; discharged June 5,' 65.
SOUTHWICK, WILLIAM A.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th
regt. Conn, infantry, October 18.' 61; mustered the same date; re- enlisted,
veteran, January 2,' 64; captured May 16,' 64, Drewry's Bluff, Va.; paroled
April 28, ' 65; discharged June 23, ' 65.
SOULE, GEORGE O.— Enlisted from Killingly in co. D, 1st regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, February 24,' 62; mustered February 26,' 62; discharged
February 25, ' 65— time expired.
SPENCER, FREDERICK A.— Enlisted ftom East Haddam in co. D422d
regt. Conn, infantry, August 25,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; died Au-gust
12,' 63.
SPENCER, WILLIAM H.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A. 16th
regt. Conn, infantry, August 6,' 62; mustered as wagoner August 26,' 62;
discharged, disability, February 19,' 63; enlisted from Haddam in co. A,
1st regt. Conn, heavy artillery, January 5,' 64; mustered the same date;
discharged February 9,' 65.
SPENCER, CHARLES p.— Enlisted from Haddam in co. D, 20th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 25,' 62; mustered September 8,' 62; discharged, dis-ability,
March 16, " 63; enlisted from Haddam in co. G, 1st regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, January 21,' 64; mustered the same date; discharged on
June 1,' 65.
SPENCER, RICHARD D.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 22d
regt. Conn, infantry, September 6.' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; dis-charged
January 6, ' 63.
• STANLEY, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 29th regt.
Conn, colored infantry, August 24,64; mustered the same date; mustered
out October 24, ' 65.
STEVENS, JOSEPH S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 24th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 10, ' 62; mustered November 18.' 62; transferred
to co. I, March 1,' 63; mustered out September 30,' 63.
STEVENS, FRANCIS J.-- Enlisted in the 5tli Excelsior regt,, New York
infantry, October 10,' 61; killed in May,' 62, at Williainsburgh, Va. ( Mr.
Stevens was a native of Killingly, but had made his home on Mount. Par-
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nassus for. a number of years, and was in New York upon a visit at the
time of his enlistment.)
STEVENS, JONATHAN D.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 10th
regt. Conn, infantry, October 14,' 61; mustered the same date; discharged,
disability, March 4, ' 62; enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 24th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 10,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; transferred
to co. I, March 1,' 63; mustered out September 30,' 63.
STEVENS, WILLIAM N.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 29,' 61; mustered September 13,' 61; re- enlisted,
veteran, December 23,'. 63; wounded October 1,' 64; mustered out on July
20,' 65.
STEWART, GORDON W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22,' 61; mustered the same date; promoted cor-poral
October 19,' 61; appointed regimental quartermaster's sergeant No-vember
6, ' 61; reduced to the ranks and transferred to co. I, March 26, ' 63;
promoted to 1st lieut. co. H, 29th regt. Conn, colored infantry, January 1,
' 64; dismissed September 5,' 64; reinstated November 2,' 64; promoted
capt. co. F, May 12, ' 65; mustered out October 24, ' 65.
* STONE, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F , 11th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 23,' 64; mustered the same date; reported absent in
arrest for desertion at muster out.
SKINNER, EDWIN F.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 27th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 23,' 62; mustered October 22,' 62; captured May 3,
' 63, Chancellorsville, Va.; paroled May 14,' 63; mustered out July 27,' 63.
SQUIRES, WILBUR J.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G , 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, May 22.' 61; mustered the same date; discharged
May 21,' 64— time expired.
TILLINGHAST, BENJAMIN F . - Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F ,
12tli regt. Conn, infantry, December 9,' 61; mustered December 27,' 61; re-enlisted,
veteran, January 1,' 64; promoted corporal June 16,' 64; wounded
October 19,' 64, Cedar Creek, Va.; transferred to co. F, 12th battalion, No-vember
26,' 64; transferred to co. A, 22d regt. Veteran Reserve Corps,
March 14,' 65; discharged August 25,' 65.
THOMPSON, EPHRAIM H.— Enlisted from Coventry in co. C, 24th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 9,' 62; mustered November 18, ' 62; mustered
out September 30, ' 63; enlisted from East Windsor in co. H, 1st regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, January 5, ' 64; mustered the same date; discharged No-vember
9,' 65.
TRYON, SAMUEL, JR.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. A, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, December 7,' 63; mustered December 8,' 63; mus-tered
out September 25,' 65.
• THOMAS, JOSEPH— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 16,' 63; mustered the same date; promoted cor-poral
November 17,' 63; wounded May 6,' 64, Wilderness, Va.; transferred
to co. M, 2d regt. Conn, heavy artillery, May 30,' 65; transferred to co. D,
July 30,' 65; mustered out August 18, ' 65.
VANCE, THOMAS— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K, 29th regt.
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Conn, colored infantry, January 5,' 64; not mustered; died January 26,' 64,
prior to muster in.
VENTRES, ALEXANDER H.— Enlisted from Haddam in co. C, 7th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 6, ' 61; mustered September 16, ' 61; captured
June 2,' 64, Bermuda Hundred, Va.: paroled February 24,' 65; discharged
May 15, ' 65.
* WARREN, JAMES M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. M, 1st regt.
Conn, heavy artillery, September 5, ' 63; mustered the same date; dis-charged
June 3, ' 65.
WATROUS, HEZEKIAH S.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. G, 13th
regt. Conn, infantry, January 30, ' 62; mustered February 5, ' 62; discharged,
disability, July 5, ' 62; enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 22d regt. Conn,
infantry, September 6,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; deserted October
2,' 62.
WAY,' NEWTON F.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 22d regt.
Conn, infantry, August 25,' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; mustered out
July 7, ' 63.
WAY, HENRY C.— Enlisted from Salem in co. D, 26th regt. Conn, in-fantry,
August 26,' 62; mustered November 10,' 62; mustered out August
17,' 63.
WAY, OLIVER P.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 8th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 10, ' 61; mustered September 21, ' 61; promoted
corporal October 1,' 62; re- enlisted, veteran, December 24,' 63; promoted
sergeant July 1,' 65; musteredout December 12,' 65.
WELCH, EDWARD C.— Enlisted from East Haddaai in co. H, 10th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 19,' 61; mustered October 1,' 61; discharged,
disability, October 16,' 62.
WELLER, HENRY— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F, 25th regt.
Conn, infantry, November 11,' 62; mustered the same date; deserted No-vember
12, ' 62.
WETHERELL, RANDALL H— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 11 th
regt. Conn, infantry, December 14, ' 61; mustered December 15, ' 61; detailed
musician in June,' 62; returned to the ranks in April,' 63; re- enlisted, vet-eran,
as musician, January 1 , ' 6 4 ; mustered out December 21,' 65.
WETHERELL, ALONZO R.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D , 22d
regt. Conn, infantry, August 23, ' 62; mustered September 20,' 62; mustered
out July 7, ' 63.
WHITE. GOSS— CO. G, 57th regt. Mass. infantry. ( The above is from
a headstone in the Moodus Cemetery; no further record could be ob-tained.)
WHEELER, ALFRED— Enlisted July, ' 61, in co. M, 1st regt. California
Volunteers, transferred to co. H, 71st regt. Pennsylvania Volunteers; died
September 22,' 62.
WILLIAMS, ALBERTF— Enlisted from Bristol in co. C, 2d regt. Conn,
heavy artillery, January 26,' 64; mustered the same date; promoted cor-poral
April 17, ' 65, and sergeant July 20, ' 65; reduced to the ranks July 29,
' 65; mustered out August 18,' 65.
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WILLIAMS, H. EGBERT— Assistant Surgeon U. S. Volunteers; was ap-pointed
from New York and assigned to the General Hospital, Davis Isl-and,
New York Harbor; transferred to the Medical Staff, Freedman's Bu-reau,
where he served for one year- after the close of the war.
" WILLIAMS, GEORGE— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. D, 10th
regt. Conn, infantry, December 14,' 63; mustered the same date; mustered
out August 25,' 65.
" WILSON, ROBERT— Enlisted from East Haddam' in co. F , 14th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; deserted Octo-ber
12,' 63.
" WILSON, CHARLES— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. K , 6th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 5,' 63; mustered the same date; deserted Au-gust
19, ' 64.
" WOOD, JOHN— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 11th regt. Conn,
infantry, December 24,' 64; mustered the same date; promoted corporal
June 24,' 65; deserted September 13,' 65.
WRIGHT, CHARLES M.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. C, 10th
regt. Conn, infantry, October 17,' 61; mustered October 22,' 61; died Janu-ary
22, ' 62.
WRIGHT, HENRY H.— Enlisted from New Haven in co. F, 15th regt.
Conn, infantry, August 18,' 62; mustered as corporal August 25,' 62; pro-moted
sergeant April 1, ' 63, and 1st sergeant December 1, ' 63; mustered
out June 27, ' 65.
WRIGHT, JAMES W.— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. F , 25th regt.
Conn, infantry, September 9,' 62; mustered November 11,' 62; died August
17,' 63.
WRIGHT, FREDERICK— Enlisted from East Haddam in co. I , 29th regt.
Coun. colored infantry, January 5,' 64; mustered March 8,' 64; wounded
April 1,' 65, Petersburg, Va.; mustered out October 21,' 65.
" YOUNG, CHARLES— Enlisted from EaBt Haddam in co. 1,10th regt.
Conn, infantry, Dec. 15,' 64; mustered the same date; deserted May 2,' 65.
£ be © eat).
THE KNOWN DEAD WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THIS LIST ARE
Andrews, Joseph E.
Arnold, Curtis S.
Atwell, Benjamin
Bartlett, Leonard
Beckwith, Samuel W.
Beick, Detlief
Bingham, John F.
Bingham, Eliphlet N.
Bigalow, Lucius
Blythe, Marshall
Bogue, Edmund
Bradley, John W.
Brown, Charles R.
Brooks, William E.
Burns, John
Buell, John A.
Burke, Samuel
Button, Nelson
Button, Benjamin
Chapman, James B.
Chapman, John
Chapman, George L.
Chapman, Frederick A.
Clarke, J. Tillotson
Culver, Warren
Daily, Timothy
Dickinson, Charles F.
Dowd, Phineas
Drowne, Warren B.
Edwards, Horatio
Fox, Hiram S.
Francis, Thomas A.
Gates, James S.
Grover, Asa M.
Grover, George S.
Grear, Gurden
Greenfield, Jacob R.
Hathaway, William H. H.
Hayden, Albert S.
Hern, Michael
Hine, Luther R.
Hungerford, Gorden H.
Hyde, Charles
Ingraham, William
Johnson, Michael
Lane, Richard
Lee, Edward N.
Luther, Orrin M.
Martin, Datus W.
McNeill, John
Moulton, George
Muller, Charles
Morton, Henry
Palmer, Andrew
Payne, Clarence I).
Potter, David
Purple, Daniel
Purple, Henry
Purple, Edmund C.
Reynolds, Gilbert G.
Reynolds, William H.
Reynolds, Andrew J.
Rodman, William
Sexton, Calvin D.
Simpson, John R.
Smith, William Gad
Smith, Abner C.
Smith, Joel
Sheen, James
" Snider, Henry
Slingerland, Joseph H.
Squires, Wilbur J.
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Southwick, William A.
Spencer, Frederick
fSpencer, George
Stevens, Jonathan D.
Stevens, Joseph S.
Stevens. Francis J.
Thompson, Ephraim H.
Vance, Thomas
* HENRY SNIDER— Reference in " List and Record," page 32.
FGEORGE SPENCER— Not enlisted; a civil employe in the Quartermas-ter's
Department, and acting fireman on a tugboat on the Potomac River,
which was fired upon by a rebel battery, a steam pipe being cut by the
shell. Mr. Spencer was badly scalded and returned to his home in East
Haddam, where he died soon afterward.
Wetherell, Alonzo R.
Wheeler, Alfred
White, Goss
Williams, H. Egbert
Wright, Henry H.
Wright, Charles M.
Wright, James W.
ADDENDUM.
To complete the record of East Haddam I now present that of one
who served under the Stars and Bars and wore the gray— DAVID ROSS.
He writes as follows: " Being a merchant of New Orleans at the com-mencement
of the Civil War, I was obliged to enlist as a Confederate sol-dier.
I enlisted with the commission of a first lieutenant at New Orleans
in the summer of ' 61, and was at Fort Jackson when it was bombarded by
the fleet of Commodore Farragut, April 16,' 62. The bombardment lasted
for seven days before the fleet passed the fort. Three days after we sur-rendered
to Commodore Porter, of the mortar fleet, and taken to New Or-leans,
where we were paroled by General Benjamin F. Butler. The cap-tain,
being wounded, I had command of the company at its surrender. At
that time our only rations were corn bread and molasses, with a very scant
allowance of bacon and coffee, flour selling at one hundred dollars a bar-rel.
My commission and sword are at the Russell Library, Middletown,
Conn., as relics of the Civil War."
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I
Draft....
BY A TOWN OFFICIAL OF THE TIME.
President Lincoln's first call for troops was speedily answered by vol-unteers,
and East Haddam was one of the first towns of this State to
answer to that call; but later, although there was a continuous stream of
volunteers from East Haddam and other portions of the country, the calls
became so frequent and for such large numbers that drafts were ordered
on numerous occasions and for a long period of time.
East Haddam rose to the occasion, and our records show that meeting
after meeting was held for the purpose of voting money to pay not only
for volunteers, but for substitutes for those who were drafted. Taxes were
imposed, sometimes twice a year, to procure funds to pay such volunteers
and substitutes, and in a few instances over $ 1,000 each was paid for such
substitutes by our town.
One amusing incident occurred in this town regarding said drafts.
The drafts were drawn at New Haven, and it was usual for those liable to
a draft to be in that city on the days of drawing to learn their destiny.
One of the subjects, whom we will call Horace S. Smith, became quite
nervous as draft after draft was made. Finally a large call was issued— I
think for 500,000 men— and Smith was sorely perplexed; he felt that his
hour had surely come. His business prevented him from going to New
Haven, and he arranged with half a dozen of his friends who made the
trip to give him the earliest news of the draft. As those who went were
to arrive home about midnight, it was agreed, if Smith were so unfortu-nate
as to be drafted, that the messengers were to place a large stone on
the gate- post of his door- yard fence, but, if not drafted, there were to be
no such signal made.
Smith was not drafted, but the boys, out of pure cussedness, placed a
rock on his post. At early dawn his eye took in the signal and that stone
weighed down his heart until after mid- day, when he finally learned the
truth, and was once more able to relish his food and smile on the cruel
joke played on him.
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] fun on tbe picket line.
We were on duty in the trenches in the front of Petersburg. Our
camp was in the second line of works, to the left and rear of Port Burn-ham
and near the celebrated " dug way." The first or front line was called
the picket line, and was less than sixty yards from the front works of the
enemy. There was always a full line of battle in the trench. By mutual
agreement there was no picket firing on this part of the line, and the
relief was made in the morning. The relief was by brigade, so that every
third day was spent in the trench. The turn of the Third Brigade came.
The morning was cold, with a raw wind and light rain. There was no
wood to be had, so we were without fires— cold, cross and ugly. About
noon the hail went over:
" Ho, Johnnie!"
" Hey, Yank!" came back.
" We are d cold; how are you? "
" If you're cold, go to h and warm. What you want?— some fun;
so lay low."
" All right. Look out!" and a ball whistled high over our heads and
was replied to in kind, as notice that we were ready.
Prom that on not a head could show over the breastworks without an
exchange of compliments." The cards were leaden ones, and sent as close
as possible from both sides. A little after dark there was a fearful thun-der
shower, the rain falling in torrents for nearly two hours, and the water
in the trench was knee- deep, what shelter we had being flooded.
After the rain some of the boys thought that when we had a good
thing we should share it with the officers and men in camp. Word was
sent along the line, arrangements made, the signal given, and every mus-ket
flashed as volley after volley was fired as only veterans can load and
fire. The artillery opened fire and we saw a grand display of fireworks—
the distant flash; the burning fuse, as it flies through the air; the screech-ing
shell, as it rises from the mortar and makes that grand curve in the
heavens, with its trail of fire. Who can tell of the grandeur of a night
cannonade ? The long roll is sounded, re- enforcements rush through the
" dug way," headed by the division commander and staff. By the time
they arrived at the trench everything was as calm as a summer's morn,
with every man at his post, and, strange as it was, no one knew why or
where the firing first began. The only explanation given was that in the
dark some one gave the alarm and every man began to fire without orders.
The re- enforcements and General C. returned to camp. The next morning,
in place of the relief, an order came from General C. stating that as the
Third Brigade had received so much enjoyment there, they could do an
extra turn of twenty- four hours' picket duty.
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Hn East fmfcfcam ae a Volunteer Scout.
The Second Corps was in camp around Falmouth, Va., during the
winter of 1862-' 3. The battle of Fredericksburg had been fought and all
was quiet on the Eappahannock, when one evening at dress parade an
order from division headquarters was read calling for volunteers for a
scouting expedition within the rebel lines. There was no response; not a
man moved from the ranks. Parade was dismissed and the company dis-banded,
when two boys about seventeen years of age— Cy Webb, a drum-mer
of company D, and Cal Brown, of company G— met and agreed to go.
They called at headquarters and were ordered to report to General F.,
commanding the division. There we found sixteen others who had volun-teered
for the same duty and learned that the service required was to visit
a ford that crossed the Rapidan River a good eight miles from our camp,
cross it if we could, and ascertain the strength of the force guarding it.
Sergeant Imes, of a Delaware regiment, was placed in command of the
squad, which soon moved off. _ We then reported to an aide, who stood
near the General's tent, and he demanded to know why we did not go with
the squad, why we were not armed, and threatened to send us to the
guard house. He would not listen to any explanation. General F., hear-ing
the conversation, stepped to the door of his tent. Webb saluted and
appealed to him, saying that we were drummers and had no guns; that
we did not want to go with the squad, for they were sure to be captured;
we had heard the instructions given and that we would get the information
wanted, and asked for two revolvers. They were given to us, with a writ-ten
order to the officer of the picket, and we were off' as happy as a boy
free from school. Little we dreamed of what would befall us before our
return; had we known we would have been less gay and would have re-turned
to our quarters.
The distance was soon covered and we found that we were on the ex-treme
flank of the army. After nearly an hour's search we found Colonel
Gale, delivered our orders, and were escorted beyond the lines and nearly
to the river, where, with a kind word, our escort left us.
We crossed the stream about a mile below the ford, the water being
cold but not deep. We then went into the brush and held a council of
war. Our only plan was to stick together, no matter what happened.
After a good rest we started and found the road leading from the ford.
We did not see any picket fires, but could hear men moving, and we again
hid in the brush and waited. They proved to be Sergeant Imes and squad
and were taking no precautions whatever, but were marching in an easy, ,
careless manner and talking loudly. We resolved to watch them awhile,
remaining in the brush. They went but a short distance when a large
squad of the enemy filed into the road behind them— a trap had been set
and Imes and his men marched into it. From their front came the order:
'' Halt! Surrender! Throw down your guns!" Everyone of the squad
31 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
was captured without making an effort to escape. Taking the chances
ottered we crawled past them and were soon in sight of the rebel camp,
where we discovered a battery of artillery and a large force of infantry,
all protected by heavy breastworks. We made a careful survey of the
position and started for our linest but as we were above the ford we re-solved
to go direct to the river and cross. We again flank the pickets and
all is well. We saw a house about five hundred yards from us and visited
it, going to the smoke house and securing a fine ham. We also found a
guard, but he was asleep. The dogs heard us and barked. The guard
awakes and orders us to halt; then fires his musket, and there is a rush
from a picket post not far from the house.
Our only hope of escape was in the cover of a canebrake, all of a half
mile away and beyond an open field. Did we run? The bullets whistled
close, and at times seemingly cut the grass under our very feet. Away
went our ham and haversacks as we flew over that field and plunged into
the cane, landing in a ditch waist deep in mud and slime; but we are not
out of danger. The alarm was given and a searching party ordered out.
Into the cane and through the mud we wade until we find a place to hide.
It was now daybreak and we knew that we could not leave our hiding
place until night. We finally found a place where the ground was hard,
and there we lay through the longest day that ever was— to us; it seemed
a week before the sun turned upon its downward course. To add to our
discomfort we had a very heavy shower, soaking not only us, but the thick
leaves of the cane, which soon froze, cutting our hands like knives when-ever
we touched them. Night came on and we soon realized that we were
surrounded by a perfect line of sentries on each side of the brake. There
appeared to be no escape unless we followed the cane, which we did, often
being compelled to crawl on our hands and knees through the cane, brush
and briers.
We reached the river near daylight the next morning. There was no
time to find a crossing, so into the ice- cold water we plunged, finding it
chin deep. As we climbed the bank we came face to face with our pickets
and were soon before a roaring fire. Here we were placed under arrest
and informed that we would be compelled to await the relief before we
could go to camp, the officer of the post refusing to believe our story.
And well he might, for two more pitiful objects would be hard to unearth.
Our hands and faces were scratched and covered with blood, our clothing
was in shreds and covered with mud. and we were so weak from our long
fast and the cold that we could scarcely move. The relief came about
noon, and we were escorted to division headquarters and turned over to
the Provost Marshal as two deserters. In a very short time we were or-dered
to report to General F., to whom we related our adventures, drawing
a rough plan of the rebel works, and were released, with instructions to
proceed to the quarters of the guard, where we were supplied with new
clothing, a good square meal of hot soup, and coffee. Near dark that
evening two weary, worn- out, but much wiser boys reported to their regi-ment,
cured of skylarking as volunteer scouts.
32 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
Enlistments.
There was no assignment made by the State of the number of men
required from the different towns. Under the first call for 75,000 volun-teers,
for three months, the records show that East Haddam furnished its
full share. There was no bounty paid for men under that call or under
the first call for 300,000 men for three years, as more men offered them-selves
than could be used. The first bounty voted by the town was at a
special meeting held July 31,1862, when it was voted to pay the sum of
$ 100 to each and every man who should enlist and be accepted before the
20th day of August of that year.
The call of July, 1862, for 300,000 men for three years, or during the
war, was followed by a call for 300,000 men for nine months, there being
but about twenty days between the dates of the two calls. Enlistments at
this time were made but slowly. The number required was about eighty.
To secure the quota of the town a town meeting was called for September
6, whereat it was voted to increase the bounty $ 75 and to pay the sum of
$ 175 to all who enlisted for nine months. At this town meeting there was
a committee appointed to ascertain the total number of men who had en-listed
from the town. The report is not on record as to the number of
enlistments, but to October 1, 1862, the enlistments from the town exceed-ed
the number required. At this town meeting ( October, 1862) it was
voted to increase the bounty $ 25, paying $ 200 for each enlistment. This
meeting was the last for the year.
To meet the calls of the spring and summer of 1863 it was found
necessary to resort to the draft, and we find that on July 13,1863, the town
voted to pay to each able- bodied man who should be drafted the sum of
$ 300. At a town meeting held July 27 the above vote was rescinded and
$ 12,000 were appropriated to secure substitutes for all drafted men, and a
committee of three was appointed to expend the same.
On August 13 that sum of $ 12,000 was increased by an appropriation
of $ 8,000. It appears that this plan did not work as well as expected, for
at a town meeting held December 20 a special agent was appointed to ob-tain
volunteers and substitutes, and an appropriation of $ 500 was made for
his expenses and $ 3,500 placed at his command. General Grant was now
in command of the armies, and a supreme effort was to be made to crush
the rebellion. It required men, and President Lincoln called for 500,000
men. The number assigned for East Haddam to furnish was sixty- five.
At a town meeting held June 16,1864, the special agent was continued
and $ 500 set aside for his expenses, no limit being placed as to the amount
that he should expend. The town's quota was to be filled regardless of
expense; men were not plenty and enlistments were very slow. There-fore,
at a town meeting held on August 6, it was voted to pay a bounty to
each and every man who should volunteer or was drafted of $ 300, pro-
THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER. 33
vided he was accredited to East Haddam, and a committee of three was
appointed to borrow the money required to pay said bounty.
The last town meeting for war purposes was held December 7,1864,
and the only business transacted that we will note was to continue the
bounty of $ 300.
The total amount expended by the town for bounties to volunteers, for
securing substitutes for drafted men, and the expense connected therewith
cannot be ascertained at the present time, but from July, 1862, when the
first bounty was paid, until April, 1865, the date of the order from the
War Department to stop enlistments, the sum was not less than $ 80,000,
exclusive of the indirect expense, which could be no small item, for, to
the honor of the town, it can be said that no soldier's family suffered for
the want of any of the necessaries of life while he was at the front fight-ing
for his country.
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34 THE EAST HADDAM VOLUNTEER.
Gbe Wfcette.
Deep and silent flowed the waters of the Appomattox. The eddy
caused by the little brook as its waters joined those of the river shows
not a ripple, yet what tragedies that silent place hide from the eye of man
are known only to the Great Unseen and Jlis Recording Angel. The
extreme right of the Union breastworks in front of Petersburg, Va.— the
high bank covered with a jangied growth of mountain laurel, with a nar-row
path at the water's edge— was the spot most dreaded by every soldier
of the Army of the Potomac,
To prevent any crossing of the river between the lines at night there
was a sentry, or vidette, placed some Ave hundred yards down the stream,
or to the right of the works, and there many a brave and gallant man per-formed
his last duty, and ever after his name was carried on the rolls of
his company as " missing on picket."
In the early months of the year 1865 the Second Corps held the right
of the line for a few days, and nearly every relief of the pickets reported
the loss of one or more men. Some were found dead upon vidette post
and others were missing, the extreme or outer post being the one of the
most danger. The writer's regiment relieved the th New York; they
reported one killed and found on post, with the outer post vacant or miss-ing.
In the forming of the relief the writer was an extra man, but when
the videttes were posted for the night one man was considered unsuitable
for the position and the narrator was placed at the outer post, going on at
2 o'clock in the morning and being relieved at 4.
The night was dark and cloudy but very still, and the rippling waters
seemed to sing of home and the loved ones far away. Surely, the soldier's
thoughts were there. But hark! what is that sound? Some one creeping,
or is it an animal? Home and loved ones are forgotten; every nerve is at
its utmost tension. The vidette hears again the sound; this time a low
hiss, as if to caution another. He dare not call for help; he must not give
a false alarm; he has but to wait— he knows not for what. The sound
comes nearer; the sentry moves to where he has the protection of a clump
of laurel, and there, with gun at a " ready," he awaits them. He hears a
whisper, but can see no one. Now a loosened stone rolls down the bank
and drops into the water below. They are crawling upon him; how many
he knows not. Will they make a rush to capture him or to throw him
over the bank into the riter? Oh! how long will this thing last? He
feels his strength giving way to the terrible nervous strain. At last he
can bear the suspense no longer. His linger is on the trigger of his gun to
give the alarm when he is hailed in a hoarse whisper:
" Yank," don't shoot; but let us come in— we are deserters. Speak
low, or our pickets over the river will fire on us."
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" How many are there ? "
" Three."
" Are you armed?"
" No."
" Then hands up and advance as you are called."
At the same time the call, loud and clear, rang out upon the night air:
" Officer of the Post, with men, come quick; outer vidette."
A commissioned officer and six men are soon at the post; the sentry
tells his story, sinking exhausted to the ground, and is carried to the post.
Truly, the suspense or nervous strain of that hour was more than he could
endure. At the post he soon recovered; but never will he forget the hours
spent on duty as a vidette.
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