Company B was recruited during the fall of 1861, with most of its original members coming from the Boston area. The first Captain of Company B was Lawrence P. Barrett, a 24-year old actor from Boston. He resigned and was discharged on August 8, 1862. A total of 239 enlisted men served in Company B during the three years it was in existence. In a regiment that was renowned for its hard- fighting reputation, this company stands out for the significant number of soldiers who were promoted from the ranks to assume leadership positions.
Altogether, six of the men of Company B were promoted from the enlisted ranks in recognition of their meritorious service. By far the most prominent was James Fleming, a 19-year old upholsterer who enlisted at the formation of the regiment as 1st Sergeant of this company. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in August, 1862, and 1st Lieutenant the following November. After recovering from a wound at Fredericksburg, he was commissioned Captain at the end of May, 1863. After two months of hard fighting in the Overland Campaign of 1864, he was commissioned Major in July. In November, he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel and held this position in command of the regiment until being mustered out on July 19, 1865.
Patrick Bird was an 18-year old carriage maker who enlisted in January of 1862. In spite of wounds received at 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, and South Side Rail Road, he refused to leave his regiment. He was promoted through the ranks to finish his service in June 1865 as Captain of Company A. During the Overland Campaign, Bird for a time was the highest ranking officer of the regiment still left in the field, and commanded the unit from early June through July of 1864. George W. Beatty also enlisted as a Private in January of 1862. He served in the ranks for two years until being commissioned from the rank of Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant in February 1865. Wounded at Po River and the South Side Railroad, he mustered out in June 1865 as 2nd Lieutenant of Company D.
There are others who served the regiment from its founding during the fall of 1861 to the end of the war that also deserve mention. Patrick McIntire, a 19-year old cabinetmaker, enlisted as a Sergeant at the time the regiment was first mustered. After a wound at Antietam, he re-enlisted in February 1864 as 1st Lieutenant. He was subsequently commissioned Captain in August of that month before suffering a wound at Hatcher’s Run in March, 1865. He mustered out of the regiment as Captain of Company B in June, 1865. John H. Miner, a 24-year old cloth printer from Worcester, enlisted as Corporal at the same time as McIntire. The following November, he was promoted Quarter Master Sergeant, a position that was filled with many important responsibilities. After re-enlisting, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company E in May, 1864 where he served out the remainder of the war. John Knight enlisted as a Private at the beginning and was also wounded at Antietam. After returning to the regiment, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in February, 1864. In July of that year, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant before being wounded and captured at Reams’ Station. He was paroled in November, 1864 and returned to the regiment to finish out the war faithfully as 1st Lieutenant of Company B.
Also notable is Martin Binney, who enlisted at the rank of Private in March 1864 after having served earlier in the 5th Massachusetts (a 3 mos. regiment) and a full enlistment in the 10th Maine Infantry. He was quickly promoted to 1st Lieutenant before the end of March, 1864, and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain on May 22, 1864. While with the 28th Massachusetts, Binney was wounded three times– at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Reams’ Station before finally being discharged as a result of his wounds at the end of 1864 at the rank of Captain.
Total losses for Company B include 22 men killed or mortally wounded in action, 3 counted as missing in action, 11 who died by accident or disease, and 6 who died as prisoners of war for a total of 42. This comprises some 17.5% of the 239 soldiers who served in this company.
Roster of Company B
Abott, William. Private. Boston, 21, bookbinder; enl. and must. 4/28/1864; no further record.
Alden, Joseph. Private. Boston, 42, sailor; enl. and must. 3/31/1864; wounded 5/18/1864 at Spotsylvania, Va.; must. out
6/30/1865. Also served in U.S. Navy.
Allison, Robert. Private. Boston, 18, gilder; enl. and must. 4/27/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Barker, George. Private. Canada, 33, seaman; drafted and must. 8/12/1863; deserted 9/17/1864 at Culpepper, Va.
Barrett, Lawrence P. Captain. Boston, 24, actor; comm. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; resigned and disch. to date, 8/8/1862.
Barrett, Lewis F. Sergeant. Boston, 19, clerk; enl. 9/28/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 8/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va. Also served in Co. A, 24th Mass. Inf.
Beatty, George W. Private. Boston, 19, tinsmith; enl. and must. 1/6/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864 as Sergt.; wounded 6/9/1864 at Po River, Va. as 1st Sergt.; comm. 2nd Lieut. 2/24/1865, must. 3/15/1865; wounded 4/2/1865 near South Side R.R., Va.; must. out 6/30/1865 as 2nd Lieut. of Co. D.
Beck, John. Private. Brooklyn, N.Y., 36, butcher; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; captured 9/17/1863 at Rapidan, Va.; admitted to hospital, Richmond, Va. 12/1/1863; confined at Andersonville, Ga.; no further record.
Behfus, William Private. New Bedford, 18, laborer; enl. 10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Corpl. 9/1/1863; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; deserted 3/31/1864 while on furlough. Later served in Co. A, 1st Battln., 14th U.S. Inf. from 9/7/1864 to 9/27/1867 under name “Charles Cameron.”
Bergen, John. Private. New York City, 21, seaman; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; deserted 10/19/1863 at Culpepper, Va.
Binney, Martin. Private. Somerville, 33, clerk; enl. and must. 3/18/1864; comm. 1st Lieut. 3/23/1864, must. 4/6/1864; wounded 5/6/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; and 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.; comm. and must. to date Captain, 5/22/1864; wounded 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; disch. to date 12/19/ 1864 as Captain. Also served in Co. I, 5th Mass. Inf. (3 mos.), and 10th Maine Inf. as “Henry Martin Binney.”
Bird, Patrick H. Private. Chelsea, 18, carriage maker; enl. and must. 1/10/1862; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va. as Corpl.; and 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va. as Sergt.; re- enlisted 1/1/1864; comm. 1st Lieut. from Sergt. Major and must.
to date, 5/22/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold Harbor, Va.; comm. Captain 8/16/1864, must. to date 10/13/1864; wounded 4/2/1865
near South Side R.R., Va.; must. out 6/30/1865 as Captain of Co. A. 1864,
Blanchard, Le Roy. Private. Reading, 19, farmer; drafted and must. 7/28/1864; must. out 6/14/1865.
Bowen, Francis. Private. Salem, 34, sailor; drafted and must. 7/23/1864; deserted to the enemy, 12/10/1864; absent in arrest 6/3/1865; must. out to date 7/9/1865.
Bowen, John. Private. Chelsea, 19, farmer; enl. and must. 2/6/1862; wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.; transf. to V.R.C. by G.O. #104, 3/16/1864; disch. 1/10/1865 as member of Co. G, 6th V.R.C.
Brabson, William. Private. Boston, 18, watchmaker; enl. 10/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; made prisoner 5/10/1864 at Po River, Va.; exchanged 12/1/1864; prom. Corpl. 5/26/1865; must. out 6/30/1865.
Brodigan, Michael. Private. —, 21, shoemaker; enl. and must. 10/26/1862; disch. for disability, 12/19/1862 at Falmouth, Va.
Brown, George. Private. Boston, 23, sailor; enl. and must. 3/12/1864; deserted to the enemy, 12/10/1864 at Petersburg, Va.
Buckley, John. Private. Montreal, Canada, 26, farmer; enl. and must. 7/16/1864; in hospl. 10/25/1864 at Readville, Mass.; furloughed 11/4/1864; arrested 1/5/1865 and turned over to New York authorities; deserted 5/11/1865.
Bullard, George H. Private. Shrewsbury, 30, farmer; enl. and must. 3/31/1864; must. out 6/14/1865.
Burke, John. Private. Kingston, Canada, 27, sailor; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; made prisoner 10/14/1863 at Bristoe Station Va.; returned to prison quarters from hospital, 11/8/1864; no further record.
Burns, Matthew. Private. Boston, 18, laborer; enl. 11/26/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 12/31/1861 at Camp Cameron, Cambridge, Mass.
Burns, Michael. Private. Roxbury, 21, shoemaker; enl. and must. 3/12/1864; wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.; disch. for wounds, 8/28/1865. Also served in Co. H., 48th Mass. Inf. (9 mos.)
Burns, William. Private. New York, 21, laborer; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; wounded 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.; furloughed from hospl., 5/27/1864 for 30 days; time expired 6/24/1864; failed to return from furlough; no further record.
Byrnes, James. Private. Canada, 20, laborer; drafted and must. 8/12/1863; deserted 9/17/1863 at Culpepper, Va.
Byrns, James. Private. New York, 21, sailor; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; must. out 7/15/1865.
Calher, Patrick. Private. Boston, 19, farmer; enl. 12/5/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 9/14/1862 at South Mountain, Md. Name also on rolls as “Patrick Calhar.”
Cameron, James. Private. St. Johns, Newfoundland, 23, blacksmith; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; wounded June 1864; must. out 6/21/1865.
Campbell, Thomas. Private. Boston, 33, laborer; enl. and must. 3/22/1864; made prisoner 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; paroled 1/22/1865; killed 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.
Cannon, Martin E. Private. Raynham, 21, laborer; enl. and must. 3/28/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; deserted from hospital, 7/18/1864 at Philadelphia, Pa.
Cannon, Thomas. Musician. Cambridge, 15, laborer; enl. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability 11/21/1862 at Falmouth, Va. Also served in V.R.C.
Carberry, John. Private. New York, 27, laborer; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; deserted from Emory Genl. Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Carey, Patrick. Private. New Bedford, 25, spinner; enl. 10/28/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 3/28/1863 from hospital at Baltimore, Md.
Carlyss, Ralfred A. Private. France, 24, artist; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; wounded in 1863; deserted in Feb. 1864 from hospital at Washington, D.C. date not shown.
Carney, Morris. Private. Eastport, Me., 18, laborer; enl. and must. 1/16/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865.
Carr, John. Private. Pennsylvania, 22, boiler-maker; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; deserted 9/16/1863 at Culpepper, Va.
Carr, Patrick. Private. Boston, 21, laborer; enl. 10/19/1861 must. 12/30/1861; made prisoner 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865.
Carter, William F. Private. Washington Village, 32, laborer; drafted and must. 7/19/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Casey, Timothy. Private. South Reading, 32, laborer; enl. and must. 10/29/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Clark, John. Private. West Canada, 24, joiner; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; deserted 9/16/1863 at Culpepper, Va.
Colburn, Edgar. Private. Vermont, 27, farmer; drafted and must. 8/3/1863; disch. for disability, 7/27/1864 at Boston.
Coleman, Albert. Private. Boston, 21, laborer; enl. 11/4/ 1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 9/14/1862 at South Mt., Md.
Coleman, William. Private. Boston, 44, pressman; enl. 12/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/4/1862 at
Falmouth, Va.
Collins, James. Private. Boston, 35, spinner; enl. 11/30/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 2/9/1863 at Washington, D.C. as Corporal.
Collopy, Francis. Private. Burlington, Vt., 21, seaman; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold Harbor, Va.; must. out 6/14/1865 as Corporal.
Conlan, James. Sergeant. New Bedford, 19, teamster; enl. and must. 1/23/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; deserted 4/1/1864 at Boston.
Conley, Timothy. Private. Boston, 37, laborer; enl. 9/30/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md.
Connor, John. Private. —, 23, compositor; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; deserted 9/17/1863 at Culpepper, Va.
Connor, John. Private. Boston, 25, sailor; enl. and must. 9/23/1862; died of disease, 11/8/1863 at Washington, D.C.
Connors, John. Private. New York, 21, blacksmith; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; died of disease, 7/6/1864 at Washington, D.C.
Connors, Joseph. Wagoner. Boston, 18, teamster; enl. 10/8/1861, must. 1/6/1862; deserted 6/25/1863. Also served in Co. I, 2nd Mass. Inf. as “Joseph Toomey.”
Connors, Michael. Private. Boston, 24, blacksmith; drafted and must. 8/11/1863; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; deserted in May, 1864 from U.S. Genl. Hospital, place not shown.
Conway, Daniel. Private. Lexington, 22, laborer; enl. 10/9/ 1861, must. 12/30/1861; killed 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.
Conway, Patrick C. Corporal. Boston, 28, machinist; enl. 10/31/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 6/16/1862 at James Island, S.C.; disch. for wounds, 2/19/1863 at Boston.
Cook, William H. Private. Canada, 22, laborer; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; deserted 10/19/1863.
Corkery, Timothy. Sergeant. New Bedford, 33, moulder; enl. 10/30/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va.
Crosby, Calvin N. Private. Dedham, 18, farmer; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; wounded 5/31/1864 near Cold Harbor, Va.; must. out 5/18/1865.
Crowley, Daniel. Private. Lexington, 32, laborer; enl. 10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md.; killed 12/13/1861 at Fredericksburg, Va. as Corporal.
Cummings, Dennis. Private. Ireland, 25, seaman; drafted and must. 8/10/1863; prom. Corporal 9/1/1863; prom. Sergt. 6/1/1864; made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; exchanged 3/8/1865; must. out 6/2/1865.
Cushman, Timothy. Private. Boston, 36, cook; enl. and must. 10/31/1862; wounded 5/3/1863 at Chancellorsville, Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; must. out 7/17/1865.
Cusick, John. Corporal. Boston, 24, carpenter; enl. 10/10/1861, must. 12/13/1861; missing 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.; paroled in 1863; made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; released 3/4/1865; must. out 4/1/1865.
Dahill, Peter. Private. Boston, 31, laborer; enl. 10/19/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Dexter, George F. Private. —, 30, —; enl. 12/7/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Dodd, Thomas. Private. Boston, 32, machinist; enl. and must. 7/19/1864; deserted 9/26/1864 at Petersburg, Va.
Doherty, Daniel. Private. Dedham, 18, laborer; enl. and must 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Donahue, Philip. Private. North Bridgewater, 29, shoemaker; enl. and must. 1/6/1862; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Donovan, Charles. Private. Boston, 29, laborer; enl. 9/13/1862, must. 9/16/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; prom. Corporal, 10/1/1864; prom. Sergt. 6/12/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Donovan, Dennis. Corporal. New Bedford, 33, laborer; enl. 10/19/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; must. out 7/22/1865.
Downing, Patrick. Private. Boston, 38, seaman; enl. 10/28/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 1/5/1863 at Baltimore, Md.
Doyle, Patrick. Private. New Bedford, 28, spinner; enl. 11/2/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.; and 5/3/1863 at Chancellorsville, Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Driscoll, James. Private. Boston, 18, printer; enl. and must. 3/26/1864; deserted 4/17/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Dugan, John. Private. Boston, 33, shoemaker; enl. 10/24/1861, must. 12/13/1861; transf. to V.R.C. 1/16/1864; must. out 10/24/1864 as member of 75th Co., 2nd Battln. V.R.C.
Durfee, Michael. Private. —, 18, —; enl. 12/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Eagleton, Thomas J. Private. Boston, 40, laborer; enl. 10/19/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. 3/28/1863 at Washington, D.C.
Fannon, John. Private. Boston, 36, laborer; enl. and must. 12/16/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Farmer, Patrick. Private. Grafton, 25, farmer; enl. and must. 7/18/1864; died of disease, 10/8/1864 at Beverly, N.J.
Farwell, James. Private. Boston, 30, tailor; enl. 10/5/1861, must. 12/13/1861; died 6/14/1862 at James Island, S.C.
Felch, Leverett C. Private. Tamworth, N.H., 21, farmer; enl. and must. 4/8/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865.
Finley, John C. Private. Boston, 23, brass finisher; enl. and must. 9/12/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Finnerty, Thomas. Musician. Boston, 18, drummer; enl. 10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 8/29/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.
Fitzgerald, John. Private. Boston, 19, shoemaker; enl. and must. 1/2/1862; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; captured 6/25/1863 at Thoroughfare Gap, Va.; confined at Richmond, Va.; paroled 7/2/1863 at Camp Parole, Md.; sent to regt. 10/5/1863; no further record.
Fitzmaurice, William. Drummer. Boston, 15, —; enl. and must. 3/1/1862; disch. for disability, 11/21/1862 at Falmouth, Va.
Fitzsimmons, George. Private. Boston, 18, laborer; enl. 10/10/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Fife Major, 3/1/1862; disch. for disability, 1/7/1863 at Washington, D.C.
Flaherty, James. Private. Boston, 29, laborer; enl. 10/29/ 1861; must. 12/13/1861; disch. 8/6/1862, order of Secty. of War.
Fleming, James. 1st Sergeant. Boston, 19, upholsterer; enl. 10/4/1861, must. 12/13/1861; comm. 2nd Lieut. 8/9/1862; comm. 1st Lieut. 11/15/1862; wounded 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.; comm. Captain 5/29/1863, must. 10/3/18; comm. Major 7/21/1864, must. 9/10/1864; comm. Lieut. Colonel 11/30/1864, must. 2/2/1865; wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.; must. out 7/19/1865 as Lieut. Col.
Foley, Patrick. Private. Boston, 35, laborer; enl. and must. 1/11/1862; wounded 9/17/1862; killed 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.
Foster, Francis. Private. St. John, New Brunswick, 25, sailor; enl. and must. 7/25/1864; deserted 12/10/1865 at Petersburg, Va.
Frank, Joseph. Private. —, 32, sailor; enl. and must. 4/6/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Gage, Samuel C. Private. Boston, 40, laborer; enl. 11/7/1861 must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 5/2/1863 at Convalescent Camp, Va.
Gallipeau, Adolphe. Private. Boston, 21, carpenter; enl. and must. 4/21/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold Harbor, Va.; prom. Corpl. 6/12/1865; must. out 6/30/1865.
Gallagher, James. Private. Boston, 19, laborer; enl. 10/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; drowned 8/9/1862 at Aquia Creek, Va.
Gaynor, Thomas. Private. Boston, 33, sailor; enl. and must. 12/13/1861; no further record.
Gelo, Thomas. Private. Newport, Vt., 27, farmer; enl. and must. 1/23/1864; deserted 3/21/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Gibbings, Jeremiah. Private. Boston, 18, laborer; enl. 11/20/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va. disch. for disability, 3/25/1864 at Philadelphia, Pa. Also served in V.R.C. as “Jeremiah Gibbins.”
Gleason, George A. Private. Groton, 36, shoemaker; enl. and must. 3/15/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; died of wounds 6/26/1864 at Washington, D.C. Also served in Co. B, 6th Mass. Inf. (3 mos.) and Co. B, 26th Mass. Inf.
Gorman, Frank. Private. Boston, 21, machinist; enl. 12/17/1861, must. 12/30/1861; deserted 8/29/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va. Also served in Co. K, 58th Mass. Inf. as “William Harrison;” and in U.S. Navy as “William Johnson.”
Gowan, Aaron. Private. Boston, 35, teamster; enl. and must. 12/24/1861; no further record.
Gray, Henry. Sergeant. Boston, 22, printer; enl. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va.
Griffin, Frank. Private. New York City, 34, bricklayer; enl. and must. 4/8/1864; wounded 6/22/1864 at Petersburg, Va.; furloughed from hospital, 7/12/1864, and dropped from rolls as a deserter, 8/31/1864.
Hanley, Michael. Private. Boston, 18, laborer; enl. 10/4/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded and made prisoner, 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; paroled 9/3/1862; sent to Alexandria, Va., considered as having deserted on or about 11/15/1862.
Harper, George. Private. Boston, 38, laborer; enl. and must. 4/4/1864; wounded May 1864; made prisoner 6/22/1864 near Petersburg, Va.; exchanged 12/17/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Harris, James L. Private. Lowell, 40, farmer; enl. and must. 1/13/1864; deserted 3/21/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Hatch, John. Private. Greenfield, 21, farmer; enl. and must. transf. sick by order War Dept. to Galloup’s Island, Boston Harbor, 10/28/1864 from hospital at Alexandria, Va.; no further record.
Healey, Hugh. Private. South Boston, 39, tailor; enl. and must. 9/9/1862; disch. for disability 10/15/1862. Also served in V.R.C. as “Hugh Haley.”
Hennessey, Michael. Private. —, 19, —; enl. and must. 12/16/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Henry, John A. Private. Boston, 43, manufacturer; enl. 11/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 1/29/1863 at Convalescent Camp, Va. See also V.R.C.
Hoar, John. Private. Boston, 19, laborer; enl. 11/14/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va. as Corpl.; deserted 6/25/1863 at Thoroughfare Gap, Va.
Hogan, John. Private. New Bedford, 18, mechanic; enl. 10/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md.
Holmes, George. Private. Keene, N.H., 21, farmer; enl. and must. 3/15/1864; deserted 11/28/1864 from hospital. True name
“Stephen A. Merrill.”
Hopper, George. Private. Paris, N.J., 40, boiler maker; enl. and must. 3/10/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Howden, Thomas. Private. Boston, 25, laborer; enl. 12/29/1861, must. 12/30/1861; died of disease 8/31/1864 at Andersonville, Ga. as a prisoner of war.
Howe, John. Private. Boston, 43, laborer; enl. 10/19/1861, must. 12/13/1861; missing 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; died of exhaustion 11/26/1863 at Germanna Ford, Va.
Hunt, Thomas. Private. Boston, 22, farmer; enl. and must. 3/25/1864; wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.; must. out 6/25/1865.
Jackson, William. Private. Boston, 44, laborer; enl. 10/9/1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. for disability, 10/18/1862.
Johnson, Edward E. Private. Milford, 26, farmer; enl. 10/29/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.
Johnson, William. Private. Canada, 21, farmer; enl. and must. 3/10/1864; deserted 3/23/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Jones, John. Private. New Orleans, La., 20, sailor; enl. and must. 4/30/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Jordan, Charles, C. Private. Boston, 23, seaman; enl. and must. 3/10/1864; killed 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.
Kaine, Benedict F. Private. South Boston, 18, clerk; enl. and must. 3/25/1864; killed 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.
Keefe, John. Private. Boston, 44, printer; enl. 11/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 9/1/1862.
Kelley, William. Private. Utica, N.Y., 19, farmer; enl. and must. 3/9/1864; killed 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.
Kelly, Edward. Private. Boston, 30, laborer; enl. 10/12/1861 must. 12/13/1861; deserted 7/23/1862 at Newport News, Va.
Kelly, John J. Private. Boston, 19, shoemaker; enl. 12/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Kelly, Patrick. Private. Boston, 30, tailor; enl. 12/20/1861 must. 12/30/1861; disch. for disability, December 1861.
Kennison, Josiah F. 2nd Lieutenant. Boston, 30, mechanic; comm. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; comm. 1st Lieut. 8/9/1862;
resigned and disch. 10/12/1863 by S.O. #231.
Knight, John. Private. Boston, 21, varnisher; enl. and must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md.; re-enlisted 2/20/1864; prom. 1st Sergt. from Sergt. 8/18/1864; comm. 1st Lieut. 7/19/1864, must. 11/23/1864; wounded and made prisoner, 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; in hospital, Camp Parole, Annapolis Md. 11/26/1864; must. out 6/30/1865 as 1st Lieut.
Lang, Francis. Private. Boston, 40, laborer; enl. and must. 3/7/1864; deserted 8/15/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Leary, Timothy. Private. Cambridge, 19, laborer; enl. 10/5/1861, must. 12/13/1861; killed 9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va.
Lemoyne, William J. 1st Lieutenant. Boston, 29, actor; comm. 12/3/1861, must. 12/13/1861; comm. Captain 8/9/1862, must. 8/11/
1862; wounded 9/14/1862 at South Mountain, Md.; resigned and disch. 10/3/1862 as Captain.
Linsky, Patrick. Private. Boston, 21, laborer; enl. 10/18/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 5/3/1863 at Chancellorsville, Va.; transf. to V.R.C. 4/6/1864; disch. 10/25/1864 as member of Co. B, 6th V.R.C.
Lord, James A. Private. Ipswich, 21, currier; enl. and must. 3/15/1864; wounded 6/16/1864 at Petersburg, Va.; must. out 6/22/1865.
Loring, Amos A. Private. Braintree, 18, teamster; enl. and must. 1/5/1864; died of disease 10/1/1864 on U.S. Transport Portsmouth while on passage to Washington, D.C.
Lynch, Jeremiah. Private. Boston, 40, laborer; enl. 10/30/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 5/3/1863 at Chancellorsville, Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 6/22/1864 at Petersburg, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865.
McDonald, Michael. Private. Boston, 22, laborer; enl. 12/16/1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. for disability, Dec. 1861.
McDonough, John. Private. Chelsea, 17, dyer; enl. and must. 1/10/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; deserted 4/1/1864 at Boston.
McEnenna, Edward. Private. Boston, 22, sailor; enl. and must. 4/8/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; deserted May 1864 from hospital. See also U.S. Navy.
McEvoy, John. Private. Boston, 25, printer; enl. and must. 1/10/1862; missing 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; admitted to Fairfax Seminary Genl. Hospital 9/9/1862; returned to duty 9/10/1862; no further record.
McEvoy, Keyron. Private. New Bedford, 24, laborer; enl. 12/24/1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
McGovern, Thomas. Private. Boston, 18, laborer; enl. 11/5/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; deserted 9/21/1864 from hospital.
McGuire, Hugh. Private. Boston, 26, laborer; enl. 11/30/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 11/12/1862 at Ft. Woods, N.Y.
McIntire, John. Private. Boston, 19, currier; enl. 10/8/1861 must. 12/13/1861; killed 6/16/1862 at James Island, S.C. as Corpl.
McIntire, Patrick. Sergeant. Boston, 19, cabinet maker; enl. 10/7/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md.; re-enlisted 2/18/1864; comm. 1st Lieut. from 1st Sergt., 5/22/ 1864, must. 8/18/1864; comm. Captain 8/7/1864, must. 11/28/1864; wounded 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865 as Captain.
Maglas, John. Private. Sweden, 21, mariner; enl. and must. 4/23/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Mahar, John. Private. Boston, 23, laborer; enl. 10/26/1861, must. 12/13/1861; missing 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Maloney, Thomas. Private. North Bridgewater, 26, shoemaker; enl. and must. 1/6/1862; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.;
missing 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Manning, Bernard. Private. Boston, 27, laborer; enl. 12/27/1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded 9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va.;
re-enlisted 1/1/1864; killed 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.
Matten, Alfred. Private. Newport, Vt., 18, farmer; enl. and must. 1/23/1864; disch. for disability, 7/27/1865.
Meehan, Charles. Private. Boston, 32, laborer; enl. 10/14/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/1/1862 at Chantilly, Va.; died
of wounds and disease, 9/25/1862 at Alexandria, Va.
Meehan, Edmund B. Corporal. Boston, 21, machinist; enl. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va. as Sergt.; transft. to V.R.C. 6/9/1863; re-enlisted 4/11/1864; prom. 1st Sergt. 6/1/1864; must. out 11/15/1865 as 1st Sergt. of Co. A, 14th V.R.C.
Meskill, Sion. Private. Boston, 37, laborer; enl. 11/15/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 3/25/1863.
Meyer, Charles. Private. Boston, 31, clerk; enl. and must. 3/16/1864; made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; sent to Andersonville, Ga. 10/9/1864; no further record.
Millin, Patrick. Private. Boston, 22, gilder; enl. 10/9/1861 must. 12/13/1861; prom. Corpl. 1/1/1862; wounded and made a prisoner 6/16/1862 at James Island, S.C.; died of wounds 6/24/1862 as prisoner of war at Charleston, S.C.
Miner, John H. Corporal. Worcester, 24, cloth printer; enl. 10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Qr. Master Sergt. 11/1/1862; re-enlisted 1/1/1864; comm. 1st Lieut. 5/22/1864, must. 6/28/1864; must. out 6/30/1865 as 1st Lieut. of Co. E.
Monahan, John. Private. Boston, 28, moulder; enl. 10/16/1861 must. 12/13/1861; died 6/3/1862 at Hilton Head, S.C.
Moreland, Richard C. Private. Boston, 21, silver plater; enl. and must. 3/12/1864; deserted 4/25/1864.
Mulcahy, Patrick. Private. Springfield, 25, laborer; enl. and must. 7/29/1864; deserted 10/10/1864 at Petersburg, Va.
Mullane, Thomas. Private. Salem, 37, currier; enl. and must. 4/4/1864; missing in action 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; no
further record.
Murphy, Dennis. Private. Boston, 22, enl. and must. 4/6/1864 transf. to V.R.C. 3/20/1865; must. out 8/24/1865 as member of
42nd Co., 2nd Battln. V.R.C.
Murphy, John. Private. Boston, 25, baker; enl. and must. 9/9 1864; killed 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.
Murphy, Timothy. Private. North Easton, 42, iron worker; enl. and must. 8/12/1862; deserted 7/8/1863 at Frederick, Md.
O’Brien, Michael. Private. Boston, 26, moulder; enl. 12/29/1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded 6/16/1862 at James Island, S.C.;
disch. for wounds 3/4/1863. See V.R.C.
O’Brien, Thomas. Private. Boston, 30, waiter; enl. 10/18/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 2/5/1863. See V.R.C.
O’Flaherty, Patrick. Private. Roxbury, 35, teamster; enl. 12/29/1861, must. 12/30/1861; wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.; disch. 12/13/1864.
O’Key, Thomas. Private. Gloucester, 21, seaman; enl. and must. 4/12/1864; made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; exchanged 11/26/1864; killed 3/25/1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Va.
O’Neil, Timothy. Private. Boston, 40, laborer; enl. 10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 2/13/1863 at Convalescent Camp, Va. See V.R.C.
Pervere, Horace Private. Greenfield, 38, laborer; enl. and must. 2/29/1864; prom. Corpl. 2/2/1865; must. out 6/30/1865. Also served in Co. D, 10th Mass. Inf.
Piper, Edwin A. Private. Nashua, N.H., 18, laborer; enl. and must. 4/1/1864; killed 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.
Pollard, Jesse. Corporal. Worcester, 24, mechanic; enl. 10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; disch. for wounds, 1/1/1863 at Philadelphia, Pa.
Porter, Frederick K. Private. Boston, 22, clerk; enl. 10/24/1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. for disability, 3/23/1864 at Boston.
Powell, Daniel. Private. Boston, 33, laborer; enl. 10/13/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md.; disch. for wounds 2/7/1863 at Falmouth, Va.
Radigan, John. Private. Boston, 21, weaver; enl. 11/11/1861, must. 12/13/1861; prom. Corpl. 9/1/1863; prom. Sergt. 7/1/1864; made prisoner 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; died a prisoner of war 2/1/1865 at Salisbury, N.C.
Rawlin, Thomas. Private. Hamilton, Canada, 33, moulder; enl. and must. 4/5/1864; wounded 8/14/1864 at Deep Bottom, Va.; disch. for wounds, 6/15/1865 at Philadelphia, Pa.
Regan, James. Private. Boston, 42, laborer; enl. 10/17/1861, must. 12/30/1861; disch. 12/4/1862 near Falmouth, Va.
Richardson, Nathaniel. Private. Boston, 39, painter; enl. 10/18/1861; must. 12/13/1861; disch. 12/20/1861.
Richardson, Samuel. Private. Lowell, Vt., 22, farmer; enl. and must. 1/23/1864; wounded 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.; and 8/25/1864 at Reams’ Station, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865.
Riley, Patrick. Private. Chelsea, 18, cloth presser; enl. and must. 1/10/1862; killed 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va.
Rix, James. Private. Hopkinton, 33, farmer; enl. and must. 3/16/1864; deserted 5/3/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Roxburg, William. Private. New Bedford, 34, cooper; enl. 10/5/1861; must. 12/13/1861; deserted 7/23/1862 at Newport News, Va.
Rozier, Frank. Private. Boston, 21, seaman; enl. and must. 1/22/1864; wounded 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; must. out 6/30/1865.
Russell, Isaiah. Private. Boston, 43, laborer; enl. 10/24/1861; must. 12/30/1861; disch. for disability, 2/7/1863 at Falmouth, Va.
Ryan, William. Corporal. Boston, 19, blacksmith; enl. 10/7/1861, must. 12/13/1861; made prisoner 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; paroled 9/4/1862, and sent to Alexandria, Va. in Nov. 1862; reported deserter, date not shown. Claimed to have enlisted in U.S. Navy.
Shackford, Nathaniel. Private. Worcester, 41, mason; enl. 10/9/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability 1/20/1862.
Shea, Cornelius. Private. Manchester, N.H., 22, laborer; enl. 10/10/1861, must. 12/13/1861; transf. to V.R.C. 11/6/1862; re-transf. to 28th Mass. Inf. 2/20/1864; wounded 8/14/1864 at Deep Bottom, Va.; disch. 12/13/1864.
Shearing, Charles. Private. Boston, 19, laborer; enl. 10/7/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 9/8/1862 at Washington, D.C.; gained 3/30/1864; prom. Corpl. 2/2/1865; prom. Sergt. 6/12/1865; must. out 6/30/1865.
Sheehan, Edward. Private. Dedham, 39, shoemaker; enl. 10/22/1861, must. 12/13/1861; died of disease, 11/17/1863 at Washington, D.C.
Sheehan, Michael. Private. Boston, 30, tailor; enl. 10/11/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 2/23/1864 at Philadelphia, Pa.
Sherrington, William. Private. New York City, 21, artist; enl. and must. 3/21/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold Harbor, Va.; transf. 10/15/1864 to V.R.C.; deserted 2/2/1865 as member of Co. C, 9th V.R.C.
Smith, George W. Private. Boston, 21, clerk; enl. and must. 3/12/1864; died of disease, 11/17/1864 at City Point, Va.
Smith, James. Private. Salem, 33, slater; enl. and must. 7/19/1864; deserted 12/10/1864 at Petersburg, Va.
Smith, John. Private. Utica, N.Y., 19, silversmith; enl. and must. 3/9/1864; killed 5/6/1864 at Wilderness, Va.
Snow, Franklin J. Private. Springfield, 32, carpenter; enl. and must. 7/9/1864; must. out 5/25/1865.
Snyder, Asa. Private. Westport, 32, farmer; enl. 11/27/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; died of wounds, 11/8/1862 at Washington, D.C.
Stewart, John E. Private. Boston, 18, cooper; enl. 10/7/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Sullivan, Cornelius. Private. Boston, 18, laborer; enl. 10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; re-enlisted 2/23/1864 as Corpl.; wounded 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.; prom. Sergt. 2/2/1865; must. out 6/30/1865.
Sullivan, James O. Private. Norwich, Ct., 28, laborer; enl. and must. 4/2/1864; made prisoner 5/5/1864 at Wilderness, Va.; exchanged 12/17/1864; disch. to date 2/4/1865.
Sullivan, John. Private. —, 27, —; enl. 11/27/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 12/20/1861.
Sullivan, John. Private. Fall River, 19, farmer; enl. and must. 2/4/1862; deserted 8/19/1862 at Kelly’s Ford, Va.
Swain, Robert. Private. Chelsea, 31, painter; enl. 10/18/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; disch. for wounds, 11/28/1862 at Baltimore, Md. Also served in Co. I, 15th Mass Inf.; and transf. to Co. K, 20th Mass. Inf.
Thomas, Sidney M. Private. Boston, 43, carpenter; enl. 11/16/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 3/2/1862.
Thompson, William H. Private. Boston, 29, laborer; enl. 10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 5/31/1862.
Troy, William. Private. South Boston, 38, laborer; enl. and must. 2/10/1862; wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.; disch. for
wounds, 6/30/1864 at Washington, D.C.
Walker, Isaac. Private. Boston, 30, laborer; enl. and must. 4/2/1864; wounded 6/22/1864 at Petersburg, Va.; deserted 8/31/
1864 from Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Walsh, James. Private. Boston, 19, laborer; enl. 10/10/1861, must. 12/13/1861; made prisoner 6/25/1863 at Haymarket, Va.; paroled at City Point, Va., 7/14/1863; reported at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., 7/15/1863; no further record found. Also see service in Co. F, 12th Mass. Inf. as “James O’Connell.”
Waltern, George. Private. Boston, 22, seaman; enl. and must. 3/12/1864; deserted 4/26/1864 at Stevensburg, Va.
Welch, James. Private. Cohoes, N.Y., 19, cooper; enl. and must. 3/9/1864; wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold Harbor, Va.; deserted July 1864 from genl. hospital while on furlough.
Welch, John. Private. Chelsea, 18, laborer; enl. and must. 1/10/1864; deserted 3/31/1864 from furlough.
Welch, Patrick. Private. Boston, 19, shoemaker; enl. and must. 1/9/1862; wounded 6/16/1862 at James Island, S.C.; disch. by sentence G.C.M. 3/19/1864.
Welch, Patrick. Corporal. —, 19, —; enl. 10/8/1861, must. 12/13/1861; reported transf. to V.R.C., record appears on muster-out roll only.
Wheeldon, Joseph. Private. Fall River, 42, miner; enl. 11/4/1861, must. 12/13/1861; disch. for disability, 4/4/1863 at Alexandria, Va.
White, Thomas. Private. Boston, 29, laborer; enl. 10/12/1861, must. 12/13/1861; deserted 1/25/1862 at Ft. Columbus, N.Y.
Wightman, John. Private. Boston, 23, blacksmith; enl. and must. 3/21/1864; wounded 5/12/1864 at Spottsylvania, Va.; no further record.
Woods, Edward. Private. Boston, 38, laborer; enl. and must. 1/25/1864; must. out 6/30/1865.
Woolsencroft, Samuel. Private. Boston, 40, tinsmith; enl. and must. 1/14/1862; transf. to V.R.C. 6/18/1864; must. out at Point Lookout, Md. 1/14/1865 as member of Co. G, 18th V.R.C.
Wren, Bernard. Private. Boston, 41, bootmaker; enl. 10/15/1861, must. 12/13/1861; missing 8/30/1862 at 2nd Bull Run, Va.; transf. to V.R.C. 8/19/1863; must. out 12/13/1864 as member of Co. E, 14th V.R.C.