A Melancholy Affair at the Weldon Railroad JUNE 23, 1864
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UPDATES -- Casualties APPENDIX  C FEDERAL CASUALTIES ON JUNE 23, 1864 AT THE PETERSBURG & WELDON RAILROAD
	Austin Malley (aka Austin Gill) Co. F 11th Vermont Infantry. "At the battle of Petersburgh, Virginia, on the 23d day of June, 1864, he was wounded in the left arm above the elbow by a musket ball which so injured the arm that it had to be amputated about three inches from the shoulder on the day following." The photograph is to be found in his Disability Pension file #41687dated 5/1/1865 at the National Archives. The positive has been printed with the image reversed. He was age about 27 at that time it was taken.
CASUALTIES FROM THE VERMONT BRIGADE ON JUNE 23, 1864 AT THE PETERSBURG & WELDON RAILROAD (8/21/2010) SECOND REGIMENT Charles H. Price Co. F. Wounded. "a Minie ball passed through the calf of the right leg while on the skirmish line." Spent two weeks in Grant Hospital at Gillette Point, New York, then furloughed. Discharged 7/15/65 at Washington D.C. Was a farmer and a laborer. The Elizabethtown (New York) Post & Gazette of 2/15/1894 reported: Mr. Charles Price has been confined to the house for six weeks with consumption and we fear his recovery is doubtful. Died at Port Henry, New York, on 5/29/94 of phthisis [tuberculosis] and alcoholic addiction. Buried in the St. Patrick's Cemetery at Moriah, New York, Section J Lot 452. The grave is marked by a simple marble stone inscribed: Charles Price May 29, 1894 Æ 52 years There is no notation of his Civil War service nor a graveside GAR marker. Granted an invalid pension in 1879. Mary Price granted a widow's pension in 1894 from New York. THIRD REGIMENT none. FOURTH REGIMENT Killed Captain William Carter Tracy Co. G. "shot through the neck." Buried in the South Church Cemetery at Windsor, Vermont. In the church yard there is a weathered and almost illegible stone that reads: Memoria pii aeterna Capt. William Carter Tracy Co. G 4th Vt. Vol. Born in Windsor, Vt. July 14, 1838 Killed near Petersburgh, Va. June 23, 1864 A Volunteer at the first call to arms in the war of the Great Rebellion, he served his country in the ranks and as an officer with earnest devotion, until he fell at the head of his command. A fearless, dutiful soldier. An honest, capable, exemplary officer. A Christian man. Come from the din of battle and in peace Soldier go home: for thee the fight is won. Thanks be to God who giveth us the victory Through our Lord Jesus Christ Martha S. Tracy granted a mother's pension, unknown date. William Carter Tracy of the class of 1858 is on the list published in The Dartmouth Review 6/2/2005 of Dartmouth College alumni who died in the service of their country. George H. Cushman Co. G. Probably buried near the Fenn House and reinterred in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Petersburg, Virginia, as an "unknown U.S. Solider." Joseph Minott Co. A. Buried on "Mrs. Finn's farm" (Fenn property). Reinterred in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Petersburg, Virginia, grave #2966. The inscription reads: 2966 J. MINOTT VT. Henry Minett and Mary Minett granted father and mother's pensions in 1877. Oscar W. Paine Co. K. Buried (may be a cenotaph) in Maplewood Cemetery at Stockbridge, Vermont. The gravestone is inscribed: In memory of OSCAR W. PAINE Killed in battle near PETERSBURGH June 23, 1864 Æ 31 yrs. Enlisted at age 29 in 1862 in the 16th VT. Infantry and served 10 months. Reenlisted in the 4th VT. Infantry 12/29/63. Edwina E. Perkins Paine granted a widow's pension in 1864. Charles A. Smith Co. C. G. G. Benedict says he is one of 3 enlisted men from the 4th Vermont KIA (plus 3 more mortally wounded) on 6/23/64 but Peck's Roster lists his death as occurring 6/21/64. Not listed among those buried in any of the National Cemeteries and presumably interred in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Petersburg, Virginia, as an "Unknown U. S. Soldier." There is a handsome stone in the Village (Upper Plain) Cemetery at Bradford, Vermont, that reads: CENOTAPH CHARLES A. SMITH SON OF JONATHAN & SOPHIA SMITH BORN June 25, 1839 Killed in his countrys service June 21, 1864 His motto God is with the right and sooner or later the right shall prevail. God help me to be ever in the right. Wounded Captain Charles G. Fisher Co. I. “flesh wound in shoulder.” Mustered out 7/13/65. Living in Enterprise, Volusia County, Florida, on 1880 Federal census (where he is described as age 35, "born about 1845"[actually born about 1836], single, and an "artist") and also on the 1883 Volusia County Pensioner Roll. Known alive in Enterprise in 1889. Not located on the 1900 Federal census for Volusia County. Dropped from pension rolls 11/30/95 for "failure to claim" [pension check]. Letter from Pension Commissioner in 1916 stated, "It is not known whether Mr. Fisher is living or deceased." Reportedly buried in Volusia County, Florida, but not found on any of the Volusia cemetery lists. Granted an invalid pension in 1879 of $3.75 per month for a "gun shot wound in right shoulder." May be the Charles G. Fisher who is buried in the Lonoke City Cemetery at Lonoke, Arkansas, but not listed on the 1900 Federal census for Lonoke County. His gravestone reads only: CHAS. G. FISHER BORN Dec 7, 1845 DIED SEPT. 21, 1904 Earl Warren Bliss (Warren Earl Bliss) Co. G. “wrist, slight.” Transferred to the VRC 2/25/65. Mustered out 7/1 or 7/6/65. May be the Warren E. Bliss described on the 1880 Federal census as a publisher living in Des Moines, Iowa. Listed under Warren E. Bliss in the 1883-1884 Calais Directory as a farmer with 112 acres, 21 head cattle, 700 sugar trees, 100 apple trees; selectman, road commissioner, served in Co. G 4th Vt. Vols. As W. E. Bliss attended 50th GAR Reunion at Gettysburg in 1913 from Calais, Vermont. As Warren Earl Bliss he is one of 16 veterans in a photograph labeled reunion of remaining members of Co. I 11th Vermont held at the GAR hall in North Calais, Vermont, on 8/22/1922 (Weston A. Cate, Jr. Forever Calais, A History of Calais, Vermont, 1999). Died 3/26/1930. Buried in the Fairview Cemetery at East Calais, Vermont, where there is a metal plaque fixed to a rough stone reading: WARREN EARL BLISS SEPT. 20, 1840 - MAR. 25, 1930 CO. G 4TH REGT. VT. VOLS. SEPT. 21, 1861 - JULY 27, 1865 There is a GAR grave marker with flag. Warren E. Bliss granted an invalid pension in 1865. Elmina M. Bliss granted a widow's pension in 1930. Listed on the St. Johnsbury Civil War Memorial as Earl Warren Bliss wounded 6/23/64. George F. Fulton Co. C. “arm severe.” Died of wounds 2/5/65. Buried in the National Cemetery at Cypress Hill, New York, as "George E. Fulton died 2/8/65" plot #2286. Listed in State of Vermont Vital Statistic records as buried in the South Vershire Cemetery at Vershire, Vermont, and in the South Vershire Cemetery records as George Fulton, died February 5, 1865, age 28 years, Soldier but this was probably a cenotaph. In any case, survey of the cemetery 1989 revealed no headstone and none was found during a search conducted in 2008. Elvira Fulton granted a mother's pension in 1867. Joseph Wolcott Lease Co. D. “left wrist amputated.” Died of wounds 7/8/64. Buried in the Village Cemetery at Plainfield, Vermont. A gravestone he shares with his wife reads: G.A.R. Orilla Thompson Joseph W. Lease WIFE 1836 - 1864 1836 - 1865 Orilla Lease granted a widow's pension in 1864. Three members of the Lease family volunteered in 1863 and served in Co. D 4th Vermont Infantry. The father Rufus Lease (born in 1802) died of disease 5/15/64 and is listed as buried in the National Cemetery at Alexandria, Virginia. There is a GAR headstone next to that of Joseph inscribed: Rufus Lease 1802 - 1864. A younger brother, Julian Lease (born In 1848), was wounded 5/5/64 and discharged for disability 7/3/65. He died in 1933 and is buried in Milford, New Hampshire. Xenophon Edson Lockwood Co. C. “groin, severe.” Wounded again 3/27/65. Mustered out 7/1/65. Died 12/271905 of "typhoid pneumonia" at Woodstock, Vermont, and is buried in the Taftsville Cemetery at Woodstock where his headstone has broken off at its base and lies on the ground. The inscription reads: XENOPHON E. LOCKWOOD Co. C 4th Vt. Vol. Inf. June 8, 1840 Dec. 27, 1905 At Rest There is a GAR grave marker. Listed as Naphex E. Lockwood in the Vermont AGO burial record. John Lyman Mattoon Co. E. “arm, slight” ("badly wounded" according to The Vermont Gazetteer of 1871.) Discharged for disability 5/14/65. Died 6/17/94. Buried in the Center Cemetery at Vershire, Vermont. No gravestone was discovered during a search of the cemetery in 2009. He is listed as buried in grave #384 with an inscription that reads: John L. Mattoon Died June 17, 1894 Æ. 62 yrs. 3 mo. 3 dys. Served in Co. E 4^th VT. Regt. We think of him now in that better land, Pain and suffering now at an end. In the home our Father has given, Resting sweetly in Heaven. Granted an invalid pension in 1865. Isaac P. Morey Co. C. “left side, severe.” Mustered out 6/19/65. Was a farmer in Thetford, Vermont. Died 4/2/1924 in Thetford. Buried in the Post Mills Cemetery at Thetford, where there is a large stone inscribed: ISAAC P. MOREY 1842 - 1924 HIS WIFE MARTHA A. HOSFORD 1846 - 1932 MOREY At graveside there is an American flag and iron star reading VETERAN 61-65. Granted an invalid pension in 1866. Adelia M. [Hosford] Morey granted a widow's pension in 1924. Corliss [Carlos Jay Marrow] Marrow Co. G. “leg, severe.” Mustered out 7/13/65. Living in Jacksonville, Florida, and as C. G. Morrow worked briefly in 1906 as an engineer for the Florida East Coast Railroad on the construction of he Long Key Viaduct. Accidental death ("crushed between walls") aboard railroad houseboat during a hurricane in Key West, Florida, on 10/18/1906. As C. G. Morrow and C. J. Morrow he was listed by the FECRCo. among the men missing from Long Key Viaduct following the 1906 hurricane. Reported buried in the City Cemetery at Key West but the cemetery has no record of him. Ella B. Morrow of Jacksonville, Florida, was awarded a death benefit of $500. She was granted a widow's pension, unknown date, when Mrs. Broward, wife of Governor Broward, became interested in the claimant and persuaded the Governor to intercede on her behalf with the Department of the Interior. In 1940 she was still attempting to document her husband's death for the Veterans Administration. William J. Sly (William Slye) Co. H. “flesh wound in neck.” Died of wound 7/4/64. Buried in the National Cemetery at City Point, Virginia, plot #787. The grave stone is inscribed: 787 W. J. SLY VT. Jane Moore Slye granted a mother's pension in 1864. William P. Young Co. K. “leg and foot, slight.” Discharged for disability 7/26/65. Described as a farmer residing in Bethel, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 10/10/1920. Buried in Pleasant View Cemetery at Randolph, Vermont. The gravestone is inscribed: WILLIAM P. YOUNG CO. K 4th VT. REG. BORN MAY 26, 1843 DIED OCT. 10, 1920 Granted an invalid pension in 1865. Captured Officers––Field & Line Major John Edward Pratt Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book (Abbott, Prison Life in the South) as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Paroled 3/1/65. On leave of absence (as a paroled POW) in April 1865. He rejoined his regiment and returned to Vermont as the lieutenant colonel of the 4th Vermont Infantry when his unit was mustered out 7/13/65. Upon returning to Bennington, Vermont, he ran a clothing business and then for several years manufactured surgical splints. Reportedly, he never fully recovered from the effects of his incarceration. He died suddenly at age 48 in Bennington of apoplexy on 10/11/82. Buried in the Village Cemetery at Bennington, Vermont. His headstone reads: JOHN EDWARD PRATT Lieut. Col. 4th Vt. Vols. 1835-1882 A newspaper article reporting his death observed that The fame won by Col. Pratt for bravery and gallant conduct was well earned. Granted an invalid pension in 1880. Mary L. Pratt granted a widow's pension in 1883. Lieutenant Charles William Boutin Co. D. Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Paroled 3/1/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Locating Hampton, Iowa, in 1867 he was a prominent architect & builder. He was listed as residing in Hampton on 1908 roster. Died at Des Moines, Iowa, 1/4/1912. The Duluth (Minnesota) News Tribune of 1/5/1912 ran the following article: CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD DES MOINES, Iowa. Jan. 4. Major C. W. Boutin, for several years custodian of the state house, died here today aged 72 years. Major Boutin, who served in the Fourth Vermont infantry during the Civil war, was many times promoted and was mustered out as a major of his regiment at the close of the war. Buried in the Hillside Cemetery at Hampton, Iowa, where his grave stone reads: C. W. Boutin Nov. 8, 1839 Jan. 4, 1912 Maj. 4th Vt. Vol. Inft. Adorning the grave are two metal cemetery plaques: a standard GAR plaque and a plaque revealing Boutin was a Master Mason being a Knights Templar. He had a keen interest in matters Masonic being a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar. He took a prominent part in the organization of the Iowa National Guard and for 16 years served as captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel of the "crack" Sixth Regiment of the Iowa National Guard. He was a past commander of his GAR Post and twice served as a national delegate. He married three times (his first wife died while he was a POW.) Granted an invalid pension from Iowa in 1900. Emma K. Boutin granted a widow's pension from Iowa in 1912. Lieutenant Carlos Wellington Carr Co. C. “said to be slightly wounded in the arm.” Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Paroled 3/1/65. Mustered out 5/6/65. With rank of major, served as adjutant in the Vermont militia in the 1870's. Listed on the 1880 Federal census as a carpenter residing in Brandon, Vermont. Died 9/11/1914. Buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery at Brandon. The gravestone is inscribed: CARLOS W. CARR Lieut. 4th Vt. Inf. '61 - '65 July 13, 1838, Sept. 11, 1914 Granted an invalid pension in 1874. Captain Howard Church Chapin Co. F. Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. According to Lake County Colorado Biographies he was held 9 months [sic] at Charleston and was one of the 60 [sic] officers deliberately placed under the fire of the Federal guns at Charleston. [This is doubtful as these 50 Federal officers were transferred to Charleston from Camp Ogelthorpe prior to June 23, 1864. This may be a reference to confinement in the Charleston City jail which was within the range of Federal artillery. Chapin may have been confined in the Charleston jail about 9/13/64] Subsequently he was reportedly held 30 days at Libby Prison and also was one of the number who tunneled out of Libby Prison. (This is impossible since Colonel Ross's mass escape occurred 2/9/64 prior to Chapin's capture.) Paroled 3/1/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Employed in running a grocery store, mining, and operated hotels in Georgetown, Denver, and Leadville, Colorado. In 1888 he lost an appeal to the Federal circuit court of Colorado involving litigation with his former partner in the ownership of the Clarendon Hotel in Leadville amounting to $7,000. Living in Denver boarding house on 1910 Federal census. Led a colorful lifestyle: His first wife shot him during an argument. He attended the 50th Anniversary GAR Encampment at Gettysburg as the governor's representative for Colorado. Died 3/19/1917 in Denver, Colorado. Buried in the Military Section of Fairmount Cemetery at Denver, where a simple stone reads: HOWARD C. CHAPIN 1841 - 1917 His obituary in a Denver newspaper referred to him as "Colonel H. C. Chapin." It related that he was taken prisoner by a Confederate cavalry outpost on June 23, 1864 while carrying orders and was confined to Libby prison. Granted an invalid pension from Colorado in 1914. Lieutenant Lewis W. Fisher Co. I. Initially reported "missing and said to be killed." Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Paroled 3/1/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Farmed in Stannard, Vermont, and engaged in the lumber business in Danville, Vermont, before moving to East St. Johnsbury. Described as a miller living in Danville on the 1880 Federal census. The 1888 Danville Directory described him as owner of a saw & grist mill and manufacturer of coarse lumber, dealer in grain, flour and feed. Was residing in East Hardwick, Vermont, on 1885 Reunion Society of Vermont Officers roster of members. Attended 50th GAR reunion at Gettysburg in 1913 from St. Johnsbury. Member of GAR Post #1 (Chamberlain) in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and GAR Post #12 (Horace M. Warren) in Wakesfield, Massachusetts. Died 12/2/1920. Buried in the Danville Green Cemetery at Danville, Vermont, where there is a very large four-sided FISHER monument with multiple inscription including: LEWIS W. FISHER BORN MAR. 4 1838 DIED DEC. 2 1920 ALVIRA J. FISHER HIS WIFE BORN MAY 6 1841 DIED JAN 17 1905 There is no GAR grave marker. Granted an invalid pension in 1880. Lieutenant James G. Gallagher Co. A. Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Paroled 3/1/65. Mustered out 7/13/65 at Halls Hill, Virginia. Erroneously listed as died in 1892 and buried in St. Bridget's Cemetery at West Rutland, Vermont. Living in Philadelphia on 1908 roster. Died in Philadelphia 3/2/1913. Buried in the Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia section R range 9 lot #48. A badly weathered obelisk which does not have an epitaph specifically for James Gallagher is inscribed: In Memory of MARY E. Daughter of JAMES & JULIA GALLAGHER BORN ??? 1852 DIED ??? 1871 Lieutenant Joseph Bruce Needham Co. H. Listed in the Confederate adjutant's book as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Paroled 3/1/65. Rejoined the regiment in January Mustered out 7/13/65. Listed as a carpenter living in Rutland, Vermont, on 1880 Federal census. Residing in Rutland on RSVO 1885 roster. He was a contractor and builder for many years and later acted as a pension attorney. Died 1/19/1913. The Burlington Free Press reported: Rutland, Jan. 22 1918. Among the Civil War veterans who attended the funeral of Joseph B. Needham, a member of Co. C. 4th Vermont at his home here this morning was Capt. C. W. Carr of Brandon, who 49 years ago was in Libby and Charleston prisons for five months with Lieutenant Needham. The obsequies today were in charge of Vermont Lodge Knights of Pythias, at the house Roberts Post, G. A. R. at the grave. The Bearers were members of these organizations. Mr. Needham had held the highest offices in both orders The Rutland Herald of 1/20/1913 reported Joseph Bruce Needham, a veteran of the Civil War, and an old resident of this city, died at his home…of heart disease…[He] served with the Old Vermont Brigade until June 1864 when he was taken prisoner during the attack on the Weldon railroad in Virginia. He was confined in Libby prison, and other prisons at Charleston, Columbia and other places for nine months, and was released just before the grand review of the army at Washington when he had command of his company as first lieutenant. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery at Rutland, Vermont. A large granite stone bears the inscription: JOSEPH B. NEEDHAM 1^st LIEUT. COS. H & F 4^th REGT. VT. VOLS. 1837----1913 CORDELIA M. NEEDHAM HIS WIFE 1846---1929 Granted an invalid pension in 1881. Cordelia M. Needham granted a widow's pension in 1913. He served the Rutland GAR Post (Roberts) as a past commander and was a past senior vice commander of the department of Vermont. Lieutenant William Ward Pierce Co. D. Paroled 12/13/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. Listed on the 1880 Federal census as a butter tub manufacturer residing in Londonderry, Vermont. Living in South Londonderry, Vermont, on 1885 RSVO roster. Died 12/23/90 of "bilious fever" or 1/6/91 "after a short illness" according to an obituary in The Rutland Herald of 1/7/91 which reported one of Londonderry's most prominent citizens died recently after a short illness…He was wounded at Fredericksburg and taken prisoner at Petersburg. He languished in southern prisons for nearly seven months and during that time lay unconscious three weeks from yellow fever. Buried in Rest Haven Cemetery at Londonderry, Vermont, where his gravestone is inscribed: CAPT. WM. WARD PIERCE MAR. 14, 1836 DEC. 23, 1890 ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY SEPT. 2ND 1861. DISCHARGED JULY 13TH 1863. One by one they fall and perish Faltering sink beneath the wave. One by one the throng immortal Beckon us through the open grave. Lieutenant George Perham Spaulding Co. C. said to be slightly wounded.” Sent to Lynchburg, Virginia, 6/29/64 and on to Danville, Virginia, apparently with enlisted men. Incarcerated at Andersonville. Transferred to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 11/26 or 28/64 at Savannah, Georgia. Reported College Green Barracks, Maryland, 12/1/64 and arrived Camp Parole, Annapolis, 2/3 or 4/64. Furloughed 12/12/64 for 30 days. Absent sick from 1/12/65 until return to Camp Parole 2/4/65. Furloughed 3/13/65. Returned 4/29/65. Sent to his regiment 5/3/65. Mustered out 7/13/65 as acting captain of his company his commission not having come through. Reportedly he returned home from the army aching to the bone with scurvy which he had contracted while in prison. Listed as a farmer living in Middletown Springs, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Residing in Rutland, Vermont, where he was a locomotive engineer running between Rutland and Schenectady, New York. Living in Proctorsville, Vermont, on RSVO 1885 roster. Lived in Longview, Texas, for 33 years. Died 11/23 or 11/28/1913 in Worchester, Massachusetts, of cancer of the larynx. Reportedly buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Longview but no grave stone is present for him or his wife in the Spaulding plot (cemetery records were destroyed in a fire). Granted an invalid pension from Missouri in 1883. The Adjutant & Inspector General's Report for 1864 lists George P. Spaulding promoted to 2nd Lt. of Co. K on 5/5/64. Peck's Roster also lists Spaulding as promoted from 1st sergeant of Co. C to 2nd lieutenant of Co. K on 5/11/64. The Burlington Times of 7/9/64 lists "Lieutenant George Spaulding" one of the officers captured on 6/23//64. If this is correct, it must have been temporary or rescinded as Spaulding appears to have been an NCO in Co. C on 6/23/64 since he was incarcerated with the enlisted men. His military record at the National Archives records his promotion to 2nd lieutenant 5/23/65. In 1890 the War Department decreed his commission "to take effect from 1/1/65." Spaulding is not listed in the Confederate adjutant's book (Abbott, Prison Life in the South) as confined at Columbia, South Carolina. Listed at Andersonville as Sgt. F. P. Spaulding of Co. C 4th Vermont Infantry. Lieutenant Ransom W. Towle Co. A. Escaped 6/28/64. Reached Federal lines in West Virginia, 7/19/64. Mortally wounded at Winchester, Virginia, on 9/19/64. Died 9/20/64. Buried in the Bingo Road Cemetery at West Rochester, Vermont, where there is a handsome obelisk bearing the inscription: RANSOM W. TOWLE WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, VA. SEP. 19. DIED 20, 1864 Æ 28 His grave is marked by a simple soldier's grave stone inscribed: R. W. TOWLE CO. A 4TH VT. INF. His name is inscribed on the Civil War Monument in the Rochester village park. Captured Enlisted Men Company A Elisha Badger From Richmond sent to Belle Isle from 6/27 to 7/1. Arrived Andersonville 7/12. Transferred to Savannah, Georgia, on 9/9 and Millen, Georgia on 10/1. Sent to Blackshear, Georgia, and Thomasville, Georgia. Returned to Andersonville on 12/24. Sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, on 3/25/65. Paroled 4/8/65. Arrived Brattleboro, Vermont, on 5/17. Mustered out 5/18/65. Granted an invalid pension in 1868 of $8 per month that was increased in 1869 to $15 per month for "paralysis of lower extremities." Residing in Albany, Vermont, in 1868 and Craftsbury, Vermont, in 1869. Was a farmer in Wolcott, Vermont, when he died 3/12/71 at age 45 of a chronic disease ['consumption'] which had troubled him ever since his discharge. Listed as E. Bader at Andersonville. In his pension application of 1868 he described the symptoms of scurvy: Was taken with violent pains through the back & hips and great numbness in the legs and continued to grow worse [until exchange] when he was in such condition he had no use of either leg---that he has never entirely recovered…that he is unable to earn a living… George Baxter Died at Andersonville 1/6/65 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #12406. John Blair Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Recorded as died at Florence, South Carolina, 1/25/65 but listed on the Roll of Honor as having died 1/25/65 at Salisbury of “typhus.” Listed as buried in the unmarked trenches in the National Cemetery at Salisbury, North Carolina. Elisha Burbank (Asher S. Burbank) Confined at Richmond 6/25/64, sent to Belle Isle 6/27/64, and arrived Andersonville 7/15/64. Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled at Wilmington, North Carolina, 2/28/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Living in Boston in the 1870's according to the History of Antrim, New Hampshire (1880). Working as janitor of building in Boston on 1880 Federal census. Died 12/7/1913 of chronic myocarditis & angina pectoris. As Asher S. Burbank buried in the North Branch Cemetery at Antrim, New Hampshire. The inscription on the BURBANK monument reads: ASHER S. BURBANK 1831------1913 MARY A. BURBANK 1841------1928 Separated here below, United above There is a GAR grave marker. On his pension application in 1889 he stated: I was captured on…June 23, 1864…and was taken to Castle Thunder and Libby…and from there to Andersonville Ga. arriving in August, and kept there about 5 months…while there I was troubled with chronic diarrhea, malaria, scurvy and deafness…As a result of malaria I have an enlarged liver and spleen. Scurvy has caused the loss of my teeth…At the time of parole I was in feeble health and weighed less than 100 lbs. From Andersonville I was sent to Millan [sic] remaining a short time, and from thence to Savannah & Charleston, and thence to Florence, and from thence to Goldsboro NC, and to Wilmington arriving the last day of February 1865. Was treated in Wilmington DEL. about the first of March 1865 and at Camp Parole, Annapolis MD about 20th to last of March. Member of GAR Post #200 (Boston) in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Asher P. Burbank granted an invalid pension in 1889. Arvilla Burbank granted a widow's pension from Massachusetts in 1914. Listed as Asher L. Burbank at Andersonville. Charles Burnham Died 9/21/64 in the prison hospital at Savannah, Georgia, according to The New York Times of 12/17/64. Mary H. Burnham, possibly his widow, granted a pension in 1885. Charles B. Buxton Died at Andersonville 10/6/64 of DYSENTERY. Grave #10431. Listed as C. Burton. Henry G. Camp Paroled 4/5 or 4/28/65. Mustered out 7/5/65. Listed as a farmer in the 1891-92 Bennington Directory. In 1911, at the age of 64, while residing at the Vermont Soldiers' Home in Bennington he was involved in an altercation resulting in the death of Alexander Freeman, formerly of Co. B 11th Vermont Infantry. Died 4/27/1924 at the Vermont Soldiers’ Home. Buried in the Village Cemetery at Bennington where his grave stone bears the simple inscription: HENRY G. CAMP 1846 - 1924 The New York Times of 4/28/1924 contain a brief article in the Sports Section with the headline: Henry G. Camp: Youngest Vermont Veteran of the Civil War Dies in Soldiers’ Home. According to his obituary in The Bennington Banner of 4/28/1924 and an article which ran 7/3/1915 commemorating the 50^th Anniversary of his Return from Andersonville, Camp, who enlisting at the age of 14, was thought to be the youngest Vermonter to have volunteered during the first year of the war and probably outlived all his Company A comrades. He was one of four members of his family who served in the Civil War. His father, Jonathan Camp of Co. A 2^nd VT was KIA 8/21/64. One brother, William J. Camp of Co. A 4^th VT, was discharged for wounds received at Savage's Station 6/29/64 while another brother, Charles Camp also Co. A 4^th VT, was KIA at Cedar Creek 10/19/64. At age 14 Henry Camp enlisted 8/27/61 in Co. A 4^th VT. Discharged 12/15/62 for wounds to his left shoulder and left hand. Reenlisted 12/19/63 and returned to Co. A 4^th VT. He reportedly saw the inside of no less than 13 different Confederate prisons. He was sent to Libby, T Pemberton, Castle Thunder, and Belle Isle and Lynchburg prisons. Escaped at Bush Bridge near Lynchburg, Virginia, running into the woods with Myron Montgomery and was reported killed by the Confederate guards. Recaptured after five days, the two were sent to Salisbury for two days and on to Andersonville. In November 1864 he was transferred to Savannah, then Station #8, Station #16, Thomasville, Blackshear, Millan [sic], Americus, Albany, and back to Andersonville in January 1865. Among the last to leave Andersonville, between 4/21 and 5/6/65 he was transported by wagon to Jacksonville. He remembered awakening in a Federal hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He remand in the hospital in Jacksonville and Annapolis, Maryland, for two months before regaining sufficient strength to endure the journey by stretcher home to Vermont. When he arrived by train in Bennington he was “the emaciated wreck of a man.” His weight prior to capture was 179 lbs and was 77 lbs upon reaching Bennington. Granted an invalid pension in 1865. Felix G. Cole Reported to have been in Belle Isle, Libby and Andersonville. Paroled 4/24/65. Granted an invalid pension in 1876. Application states "has never enjoyed good health since he left the army…has pulmonary problems with hemorrhages from the lungs." Settled in O'Brien Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota. Living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1912. Died 1/5/1915 in Minneapolis of lobar pneumonia. Buried in Layman's Cemetery (aka Old Pioneers & Soldiers Memorial Cemetery) at Minneapolis. Disinterred 4/29/1924 and moved to Lakewood Cemetery where he is interred in section 21, lot #701 grave #7 among numerous Cole family members. His grave stone is flat and flush with the ground reading: FELIX G. COLE 1840 - 1915 There is no indication he was a Civil War veteran. He was a member of the Appomattox GAR post in Minneapolis. Brother of Norman Cole. Norman D. Cole. Paroled 12/13/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. Mustered out 7/7/65 or 7/13/65 at Halls Hill, Virginia. In 1865 in Bennington, Vermont, was described as suffering from scurvy, argue & chronic diarrhea. In 1869 in Franklin, Missouri, he was described as having lung difficulty and argue. Living in Bennington, Vermont, on 1870 Federal census. In 1880 he declared that at Andersonville in August 1864 he contracted Argue caused by exposure, at Savannah GA Sept. 1864 he contracted scurvy affecting both legs below the knees, at Florence prison SC Oct. 1864 he contracted lung disease… Worked as a farm laborer and at various odd jobs in Bennington after the War. In 1878 he went to St. Louis and Pacific, Missouri, where he farmed. Worked as a railroad engineer out of Sedalia, Missouri, before returning to Bennington for 5 years. In 1884 moved to Topeka, Kansas, and in 1886 to Sargents, Colorado, to do prospecting. Residing with his brother, Felix, in Sargents, Colorado, in near-poverty in 1890. Reported as living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 1908 roster (probably confusion with his brother.) Died 3/8/1901. Enlisted at age 16 In 1863. Granted an invalid pension in 1880 and received $6 per month. William A. Comar Died at Andersonville 8/26/64 DIARRHEA. Grave #6932. Listed as W. A. Connor on Atwater List. Rachel Comar granted a widow's pension in 1864. George Convats (Canouts) Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 4/28/65 at Jacksonville, Florida. Reported Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, 5/11/65. Mustered out 5/23/65 at Brattlboro, Vermont. Died 6/15/1913 at Watertown, New York. Name given as George Canouts in The Watertown Herald of 5/19/1906 announcing that he been granted an increase in his disability pension. Reported buried at Adams Center, New York. The Adams Center town clerk does not have him recorded as buried in the Adams Center Cemetery or the Honeyville Cemetery. Delilah J. Canouts received a widow's pension in 1913. Listed as George Carronte at Andersonville. Listed in military records variously as George Convats, Corvouts, Canvoute and Canauts. Listed as George Canouts in pension records. Lysander Davis Paroled 12/16/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. Listed on the 1880 Federal census as a farmer residing in Jamaica, Vermont. Died 4/29/1901. Buried in the Village Cemetery at Grafton, Vermont, where his gravestone reads: DAVIS Lysander A. Apl. 29, 1901 Æ 61 ys. 6 ms. Ella R. Howe his wife died Dec. 18, 1899 aged 17 yrs. 10 mos. 20 dys. Granted an invalid pension in 1889. Samuel F. Dunbar Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Died at Wilmington 3/18/65. Buried in the National Cemetery at Wilmington, North Carolina, Section #1 Site 1946. The gravestone is inscribed: 1946 SAMUEL F. DUNBAR VT. Phebe Dunbar granted a mother's pension in 1869. Listed in pension files as Samuel F. Dunbell. Listed as L. Dunbar at Andersonville. Wallace W. Kendall (William W. Kendall) Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 2/28/65. Mustered out 4/5/65. Moved to a farm near St. Paul, Nebraska, in 1872. Joined GAR Post #8 (Conby) in St. Paul in 1880. Living in St. Paul on the 1893 Nebraska Veterans Roster. Moved to Hitchcock, Oklahoma, in 1897. Died 4/9/1906 of pneumonia in Hitchcock. Buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery in Blaine County, Oklahoma. The grave stone reads: William W. Kendall Co. A 4th Regt. Vt. Vol. Inf. Adin H. Knapp (Adam Knapp, Aden Knapp, Alvin Knapp) Paroled 2/27 or 2/28/65 at North East Ferry, North Carolina. Furloughed from Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, from 3/17/65 to 4/15/65 to go to Bennington, Vermont. Mustered out 7/13/65. Married Nora L. Knapp 12//30/66 in Pownal, Vermont. Living in Bennington 1867-1869 and then moved to Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Nora Knapp filed for a divorce in Keene, New Hampshire, in 1871. According to The Keene New Hampshire Sentinel of 11/27/1873 she was granted a divorce from Adin Knapp on grounds of imprisonment for felony & abandonment. Listed in the Report of the Officers of the Vermont State Prison for 1871-1872 as Alvin Knapp, age 26, born in Woodford, Vermont, convicted 6/17/70 in Manchester, Vermont, of burglary stealing clothing, a watch, money, jewelry and sentenced to a term of 2 1/2 years in the Vermont State Prison at Windsor. Reported in legal proceedings to be living in Bennington in 1873. Also listed as Adam Knapp, Aden Knapp, and Eden Knapp. [The 1894 Brattleboro Directory lists a Dr. Alvin Knapp working as a surgeon & dentist. As Alvin Knapp 1850-1946 he is buried in the Meeting House Hill Cemetery at Centerville (West Brattleboro). Adin H. Knapp was born in Woodford, Vermont, about 1843-44.] Philip Kranz Paroled 11/30/64. Mustered out 2/8/65. Listed on the 1880 Federal census as residing in Brooklyn, New York, naming occupation as stationery. Still living in Brooklyn on 1908 roster. Died 8/28/1911. Buried in the National Cemetery at Cypress Hills, New York, plot #6981. Granted an invalid pension from New York in 1891. Sarah Kranz granted a widow's pension from New York in 1911. Squire A. Mallory Paroled 3/15/65. Mustered out 4/28/65. Living in Bennington, Vermont, on the 1870 and 1890 Federal census. Listed as a teamster residing in Bennington in the 1891-92 Bennington Directory. Jointed GAR Bennington Post #42 (Custer) in 1880. Described as a laborer when married for 2nd time in 1886. Died 6/14/1901. Buried in the Village Cemetery at Bennington where his gravestone is inscribed: SQUIRE A. MALLORY CO. A 4th VT. VOLS. DIED JUNE 14, 1901 Aged 64 years Granted an invalid pension in 1883. Nathan Mann Paroled 12/11/64. Reached his home 12/28/64. Died 12/31/64. An obituary in The Hoosac Valley News and Transcript of 2/2/1865 reads: Nathan Mann of Searsburg, Co.A 4th Vt Vols. has just deceased. He was taken prisoner at Petersburg and was for a long time in the Andersonville Hell. He was finally paroled and died in three days after his arrival home. Buried in the Eames Yard Cemetery at Searsburgh, Vermont. Cemetery records list his cause of death as "starvation at Andersonville prison." The gravestone is the standard Civil War veteran's model inscribed simply: Nathan Mann Co. A 4 Vt. Inf. Antoine Ranney Died at Andersonville 10/24/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11426. Susan Ranney granted a mother's pension from Connecticut in ?1870. Listed as A. Raney. John Smith Drafted from Rutland, Vermont. Received $25 bounty. Paroled 12/6/64 at Charleston. Reported at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, where he was furloughed 12/16/64 for 30 days and failed to return. Reported on regimental roll as absent without leave from Camp Parole from January through April 1865. Considered a deserter from 1/16/65. Benedict lists J. Smith, Co. A … captured 6/23 and not heard from after…probably died in the enemy's hands. On the Vermont Adjutant General's list of soldiers…not as yet fully accounted for in July 1866: Smith, John co A 4th: Substitute for Hiram Gould of Shrewsbury; paroled prisoner since 12/6/64 (The Burlington Free Press 7/16/66). No further record. Not the John Smith buried in Howell Cemetery at Chittenden, Vermont, who served in Co. I 5th Vermont Infantry. Moses G. Smith Paroled 3/4/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Moved to Anacortes, Washington, in 1891. Living in Anacortes on 1908 roster and on the 1910 Federal census for Skagit County. Granted an invalid pension in 1899 from Washington. Died 9/15/1912 in Anacortes. His body was cremated. Member of Anacortes GAR Post #68 (Emery). Mary Smith granted a widow's pension in 1912. Herbert L. Veber Died at Florence, South Carolina, 1/20/65. Listed as buried in the National Cemetery at Florence, South Carolina. Adeline E. Veber granted a widow's pension in 1865. Nathan L. Webster Paroled 12/16/64. Died 12/23/64 at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland. Buried in the National Cemetery at Annapolis, Maryland, plot #L104 (or Section L Site 544). The headstone reads: 544 N. L. WEBSTER VT. Sarah J. Webster granted a widow's pension in 1865. William Albert Webster Died at Andersonville 10/11/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #10711. Benedict lists his death as 10/9/64. There is a cenotaph in the Village Cemetery at Plainfield, Vermont, bearing the inscription: WILLIAM ALBERT WEBSTER Born Sept. 3, 1828 Died Oct. 8, 1864 AT ANDERSONVILLE A MEMBER OF CO. A 4TH REGT. VT. VOLS. HIS WIFE ASENATH CLARK Born May 14, 1839 Died Feb. 27, 1895 At Rest Company B – none Company C Daniel H. Gilson Paroled 11/21/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. On the 1880 Federal census he was living in Plymouth, Vermont, and works in gold mine. Died 4/3/1913. Buried in the Plymouth Notch Cemetery at Plymouth where his gravestone reads: DANIEL H. GILSON Co. C 4th Vt. Vols. 1838-1913 SELINDA H. SOLTER his wife 1847 - 1933 Granted an invalid pension in 1879. Selinda H. Gilson granted a widow's pension in 1913. Hiram Eugene Hardy Escaped 11/11 or 12/12/64 from Millen, Georgia. Reached Federal lines 12/12/64. Mustered out 1/2 or 1/9/65. Listed as a Civil War veteran living in Big Rapids City, Mecosta County, Michigan, on 1894 Michigan census. He was appointed postmaster of Big Rapids by President Harrison in 1891 being one of the most active and influential wheelhorses of the Republican party. He was again appointed postmaster by President McKinley and served 21 years as postmaster at Big Rapids being appointed to his 5th four-year tern just prior to his death on 3/5/1912. An obituary in The Big Rapids Pioneer of 3/15/1912 recounted He was captured at Weldon Railroad on July [sic] 23, 1864, was confined in the Libby and afterward Andersonville prisons. With three others he escaped from Andersonville in November 1864 and after 17 days reached Sherman's army, then on its "March to the Sea. Buried in the Highland View Cemetery at Big Rapids, Michigan. The grave stone reads simply: H. E. HARDY 1844 - 1912 Granted an invalid pension unknown date. Member of Big Rapids GAR Post #294 (Andrews). Sarah M. Hardy granted a widow's pension in 1912. Also listed as Eugene Hardy at Andersonville. James Hatch Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 4/28/65. Mustered out 5/23/65. In 1886 Hatch recounted: The Confederate forces took us first to Richmond, then to Belle Island, then to Andersonville where [we] stayed until the close of the War, except that at time of Sherman's Raid, we were moved to Savannah, Ga., thence to Milan, Ga., to Blackshear, Thomasville and then back to Andersonville. Died 4/29/1917. Buried in the Weathersfield Bow Cemetery at Weathersfield, Vermont, where his gravestone is insrcibed: JAMES HATCH BORN AUG. 22, 1842 DIED APRIL 29, 1917 Member of Co. C 4th Vt. Vol. 1861 ---- 1865 Listed as T. Hatch at Andersonville. Granted an invalid pension in 1875. Elisha S. Palmer Died at Andersonville 8/23/64 of DIARRHEA. Grave #6586. Martha Palmer granted a widow's pension in 1865. Listed as E. Parmor. Benjamin H. Patch Died at Andersonville 10/20/64 DYSENTERY. Grave #11225. Listed as #11225 B. F. Batch Co. C 4th Vermont Regiment on the Atwater List. The grave in Andersonville National Cemetery bears the inscription: 11225 B. H. Patch VT. There is supposedly a cenotaph in the Cedar Grove Cemetery at Fair Haven, Vermont. However, this is the grave of Benjamin Augustus Patch of Co. A 4th Vermont Infantry who was never a POW and who died in 1912. Franklin Pillsbury Died at Andersonville 9/29/64 DIARRHEA. Grave #10040. Listed on the Civil War Memorial in Rochester village park. Leonidas S. Strong Paroled 11/14 or 11/20/64. Died 12/18/64 at Camp Parole Annapolis, Maryland. Buried in the Perkinsville Plain Cemetery at Weathersfield, Vermont, where a handsome gravestone is inscribed: LEONIDAS STRONG Died at Annapolis, Md. Dec. 18, 1864 Æ. 20 Yrs. 2 Ms. Sergt. of Co. C 4th Regt. Vt. Vols. Mother's pension granted to Nancy F. Strong in 1865. Father's pension granted to Paschal P. G. Strong of Maine in 1886. Also list as Leonad Strong. Lycurgus Strong Wounded "severely in the right leg below the knee" 5/12/64 near Spotsylvania. Mustered out 9/30/64. Worked as a millwright in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and in 1880 was foreman in a factory in Claremont, New Hampshire, manufacturing wooden handles for brooms, hoes, forks. The Argus & Patriot of 1/11/82 lists Lycurgus Strong as an officer in The Sons of Temperance in Bellows Falls. Died in Bellows Falls on 12/29/1908. Buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Bellows Falls, Vermont, on 1/2/1909. The grave stone reads: LYCURGUS STRONG MAY 1, 1836 DEC. 29, 1909 (sic) CO. C 4th VT. REG. FRANCINA H. HIS WIFE MAY 8, 1842 JULY 15, 1929 Granted an invalid pension in 1875. Widow's pension granted to Francina Strong in 1909. Although both Peck's Roster and the Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (CWS&SS) database list Lycurgus Strong as captured 6/23/64, neither his service record at the National Archives nor a pension application prepared in 1876 by S. M. Pingree, formally Lt. Col. of the 4th Vermont Infantry, mention his being a POW. Probably represents confusion of his record with Leonidas S. Strong. Also appears as Lucious Strong in military records. Miles Wallace Whitlock Escaped 9/14/64. Returned to regiment 10/12/64. Discharged 10/22/64 at Strasburg, Virginia. Enlisted in Co. C, 4th Regiment, Hancock's First Corps 3/6/65-3/6/66. Living in the National Home for Disabled Soldiers (Danville branch) in 1905. Died 2/24/1911. Buried in the National Cemetery at Danville, Illinois, section 6, row 5, plot #1413. Granted an invalid pension from Missouri in ?1876. Company D Elnathan Bailey Died at Andersonville 2/4/65 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #12585. Benedict lists his death as 2/3/65. Mary A. Bailey granted a widow's pension in 1866. Charles O. Blodgett Died on 2/28/65 either on marrch to Goldsboro, North Carolina, or in the prison hospital there. Luther B. Harris remembered seeing Blodgett died on the march to Gouldsboro (sic.) Presumably reinterred in the National Cemetery at Florence, South Carolina, but not listed in any National Cemetery. Also, recorded by the Vermont AGO as buried in the Stannard Cemetery at Stannard, Vermont, which describes a small marble stone bearing an inscription, presumably a cenotaph but not found ("no marker"). Instead, present in the Blodgett family plot is a small stone inscribed IDA MAE. On its reverse side is the inscription: IDA MAE DAUR. OF C. O. & H. BLODGETT DIED OCT. 1, 1866 Æ. 2 YRS. 11 M'S 16 DS. Hannah Blodgett granted a widow's pension in 1866. Lewis S. Bundy Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 12/13/64. Mustered out 4/19/65. Listed as a farmer living in Stockbridge, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Married three times. Died 11/15/1914. Buried in the Lympus Cemetery at Bethel, Vermont. Also listed as L. Rundy at Andersonville. In the back corner of the Lympus Cemetery a small stone reads simply : L. S. BUNDY CO D 4TH VT REG Clark Bunker Died at Andersonville 10/11/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #10745. Adaline M. Bunker granted a widow's pension in 1865. Listed as C. Barker and C. Punker. Ephraim Downer Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 11/19/64. Discharged 6/12/65 for disability. Died 11/1/1900. Buried in the North Walden Cemetery at Walden, Vermont, where there is a handsome stone inscribed: EPHRAIM DOWNER DEC. 15, 1825 - NOV. 1, 1900 SARAH HIS WIFE OCT. 24, 1824 - SEPT. 28, 1908 There is a GAR grave marker. Granted an invalid pension in 1865. Sarah Downer granted a widow's pension in 1900. Also listed as Ephiam Downer at Andersonville. Zelotes Drown Paroled 2/28/65. Furloughed to return home from U. S. General Hospital at Annapolis, Maryland. He was found dead in New York City by his brother, Orville Drown, who had gone to meet him. His death 3/30/65 in New York City of disease attributed to his captivity. Initially buried in the National Cemetery at Cypress Hills, New York but not currently listed as buried In the National Cemetery. Listed as buried in the Village Cemetery at Sutton, Vermont. Possibly a cenotaph as the records of the town of Sutton have no listing for a gravestone of Zoletes Drown erected prior o 1870. In the Sutton Village cemetery on the backside of the gravestone of John H. Drown is this inscription: ZELOTES DROWN A member of Co. D 4th Reg't Vt. Vols. Died in New York on his way home from Andersonville Prison, Ga. March 30, 1864 Æ. 25 Peter H. Farrell Died at Andersonville 10/22/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11314. Julia A. Farrell granted a widow's pension in 1865. Listed as J. H. Farrell. Luther Burnham Harris Spent one day on Belle Island. Arrived Andersonville 7/12/64. Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Held at Savannah, Charleston, Florence, Salisbury, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Goldsboro. Paroled at North East Ferry on Cape Fear River north of Wilmington, North Carolina, 2/28/65. Sailed on the Lady of Lyons to Annapolis, Maryland. Mustered out 6/5/65. He returned to Sutton, Vermont, but in 1869 was appointed as a Route Agent of the Post Office which took him to the West. He became a surveyor for the Union Pacific Railroad; Southern Pacific; and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. He returned to Vermont in 1784. In 1879 he left to work for a Post Office friend, Theodore N. Vail, who had become General Manager of the infant American Bell Telephone Company. Harris prospered financially and in 1882 he returned to Vermont to purchase a large farm and live the rest of his life at Lyndon Center. He was an innovative and successful farmer. He was a founder of the Lyndonville Savings Bank. The 1888 Directory of Lyndon lists Harris, Luther B. (Lyndon Center) pres. of Lyndonville National Bank, 75 registered Hereford and Devon cattle, 40 full blood Shropshire sheep, 5,000 sugar trees, farmer 600 [acres], served in Co. G 4th Vt. Vols. He spent three months in Europe in 1906. Died 11/12/1913 of "apoplexy." Buried in the Lyndon Center Cemetery at Lyndon, Vermont. Adjacent to the HARRIS family monument is a low headstone inscribed: LUTHER B. HARRIS 1847 - 1913 There is no GAR grave marker. Luther Harris enlisted at age 14 1/2 in 1861 and was age 17 when captured. He was 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighted 96 lbs when he arrived in Wilmington. Claimed in A Prison Story that he escaped three times, once from briefly from Andersonville, and was at large in Charleston for two weeks before being recaptured. But he also related he was captured at "Reams' Station" and "30,000" POW's died at Andersonville. Served as commander of the Vermont Department of the GAR in 1899. Granted an invalid pension in 1889. Chauncey Frost Hartson (Hartshorn) Paroled 11/20 or 11/29/64. Furloughed home for forty days. Rejoined his regiment 3/1/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. A Chaney Hartson was living in Wheelock, Vermont, on the 1870 Federal census. As Chancy Hartson died 8/29/78 at Hardwick, Vermont. Buried in the Greensboro Village Cemetery at Greensboro, Vermont. The headstone reads: Chancy F. Hartson Co. D 4th VT Infantry Aug. 29 1878 Aged 35 yrs Chauncey F. Hartson granted an invalid pension in 1877. Lucy F. Hartson granted a widow's pension in 1878. One of four sons of H. Hartshorn who enlisted in Company D. Also served in Co. K 7th Vermont Infantry in the lower Mississippi valley. At Andersonville suffered extremely with the cold; sick with scurvy and diarrhea. Received a $300 bounty from the town of Greensboro and $400 from the federal government. Sumner F. (or T.) Keyes Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 11/24/64. Mustered out 4/19/65. Listed as died before 1890 in Madrid, Nebraska, on Roster. Nebraska 1890 Veterans & Widows Census lists Elizabeth R. Purdy as widow of Sumner T. Keyes. Actually died 4/3 or 4/5/72 at his farm near Ellsworth, Kansas, of chronic diarrhea. Elizabeth R. Keyes granted a widow's pension in ?1874. Also listed as L. N. Keyes at Andersonville. Calvin E. Lumsden (Erastus Calvin Lumsden) died at Andersonville 2/8/65 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #12916. Stephen B. Rogers Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 2/28/65. Died 4/13/65 at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, “of disease attributed to his captivity.” Buried in National Cemetery at Annapolis, Maryland, plot #490/L118. The headstone reads: 480 S. B. ROGERS VT. Also listed as J. B. Rogers at Andersonville. The Greensboro Memorial Record notes "He was a faithful and devoted soldier…" Three sons of W. Rogers of Grenesboro served in Vermont units. Robert Rogers, Company E 9th Vermont, was mortally wounded in the Wilderness on 5/5/64. Peter Rogers survived the war. Abel Bugbee Smith Paroled 4/1 or 4/21/65. Mustered out 5/18/65. Residing in Burke, Vermont, as a clothier on 1870 Federal census. Living in Westmore, Vermont, as a farmer on the 1880 and 1890 census. Living again in Burke on the 1900 census. Died of apoplexy (The Caledonian reported acute appendicitis) in West Burke, Vermont, on 8/22/1903. Buried in the Burke Meeting House (Woodmont) Cemetery at Burke Hollow where the gravestone is Inscribed: ABEL B. SMITH DIED AUG. 22, 1903 Æ. 70 Yrs.1 Mo. 20 Ds. MARY M. BRUCE HIS WIFE DIED MAY 14, 1865 Æ 20 Yrs. There is no GAR grave marker. Granted an invalid pension in 1866. Mary F. Smith of Vermont granted a widow's pension in 1903. Christopher M. Snell Paroled 11/27/64. Discharged 12/16/64 for disability. Living in East Brainerd, Minnesota, on 1908 roster. Died 1/31/1909. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery at Brainerd, Minnesota. Gravestone reads: CHRISTOPHER SNELL CO. D 4 VT. INF. Granted an invalid pension in 1865. Mary J. Snell of Minnesota granted a widow's pension in 1909. William F. Stoddard Paroled 11/26/64. Mustered out 6/19/65. The 1888 Lyndon Directory lists: Stoddard, William F. (Lyndon Center) carpenter Pass. [Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad] R.R. shop. Died 12/3/1922. Buried in the Lyndon Center Cemetery at Lyndon, Vermont, where his gravestone is inscribed: WILLIAM F. STODDARD CO. D 4TH REG. VT. INF. 1843 - 1922 ANNJANETTE S. BUNDY HIS WIFE 1846 - 1927 Granted an invalid pension in 1903. Annjanette S. Stoddard granted a widow's pension in 1922. Company and Andersonville comrade, Luther B. Harris, named his eldest son William Stoddard Harris. Edward B. Varney Arrived Andersonville 7/12/64. Sent to Millen, Georgia. Confined Florence 11/12/64. Paroled 2/27 or 2/28/65 (or 3/8/65) at North East Ferry, North Carolina, and hospitalized in Wilmington, South Carolina. Reported College Green Barracks 3/29/65. Arrived Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, 3/8/65 or 4/2/65. Furloughed 4/2 or 4/7/65 for 30 days. Medical certificate for extension of furlough for 30 days dated at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 5/5/65 for "chronic diarrhea." Listed on muster roll 3/1/65-7/3/65 as "absent sick paroled prisoner." Mustered out 7/1/65 near Annapolis, Maryland. Moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1872 and worked for Atlantic Mills for 8 years. Listed on the 1880 Federal census as works in cotton mill living in Lawrence. Employed doing light duties as a janitor thereafter. Died 7/22/1913. Buried in the Bellevue Cemetery at Lawrence, Massachusetts. The grave stone labeled VARNEY that he shares with his wife reads simply: Edward B. Varney 1836 -- 1913 Granted an invalid pension in 1882. He told a Lawrence, Massachusetts, newspaper that he weighed 155 lbs before enlistment and 72 lbs when exchanged. Also, that he "would have died had it not been for L. B. Harris…who cared for him during his entire prison life." Portrayed as the character "Edward" in Luther B. Harris' "A Prison Story." Belonged to GAR Post #146 (General Lawton) in Lawrence. Was confined at Millen with his brother, Harrison W. Varney, where last saw him alive. Harrison W. Varney Paroled 11/14 or 11/20/64. Died 12/2 or 12/20/64 at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, of starvation endured while in prison. Buried in Grave #1,576 in United States General Cemetery, Division No. 1. Subsequently reinterred in the National Cemetery at Annapolis, Maryland, plot #857/K86. The headstone reads: 857 H. W. VARNEY CORP'L VT. Katie Varney granted a widow's pension in 1864. Also listed as N. H. Varney at Andersonville. Brother of Edward B. Varney. Company E -- none Company F James Everett Alden (J. Everett Alden) Sent to Millen, Georgia, 10/31/64. Paroled 4/28/65. Mustered out 5/23/65. Living in Springfield, Massachusetts, on the 1870 Federal census. Worked as a stock broker/banker managing Richter & Co. ("investment securities") in Springfield. Testified at the trial of Captain Henry Wirz. He testified to having knowledge of seven prisoners who were shot by he Confederate sentinels. He told the military tribunal, I have seen acts of cruelty committed by Captain Wirz. He acknowledged that he had not actually seen Wirz himself commit any such acts but said he witnessed Wirz order the guards to use their clubs to force the prisoners back into line. Died 11/26/1921 in Torrington, Connecticut, of a cerebral hemorrhage. Buried in the Springfield Cemetery at Springfield, Massachusetts, plot #1861 (surname listed In cemetery records as "Aldin"). An handsome granite monument bears the inscription: J. EVERETT ALDEN 1st Sergt. Co. F 4th Vt. Regt. enlisted at Brattleboro Vt. Sept. 21, 1861 discharged at Brattleboro Vt. May 23, 1865 participated in 20 battles a prisoner 10 months at Andersonville Ga. Savannah Ga. Millen Ga. Libby Va. According to his obituary in The Springfield Daily Republican of 11/30/1921, Alden was commander of I. W. Steele GAR post of Torrington…was president of Co. F Association of the 4th Vermont regiment and a member of the National Association of Andersonville Survivors… Also listed as J. W. Ulden at Andersonville. Phineas Bemis Listed in Peck's Roster as captured 6/22/64. POW records indicate he was captured 6/22/64 but his company muster roll shows him absent as a POW since 6/23/64. Paroled 2/26/65 and died the same day. Buried in the National Cemetery at Wilmington, North Carolina, in Section #3 Site 2037 identified as "T. Bemis d. 3/11/65." The grave stone reads: 3037 PHINEAS BEMIS VT. The History of Athens (Lora W. M. Wyman, 1963) records that Phineas Bemis, after languishing in a southern prison for almost a year, died the day he was paroled. He was interred in Wilmington North Carolina National Cemetery. Amos L. Bontell (Boutell) Died at Andersonville 10/3/64. Not identified in the Andersonville Cemetery (May be interred in grave #11747 as "A. Boulon.") Benedict lists his death as 10/1/64. Margaret E. Boutell granted a widow's pension in 1865. Also listed as Amos L. Boutell and Bontel at Andersonville. Joseph Freeman Drury Paroled 12/13/64. Died 2/11/65 of disease at Saxton's River, Vermont, another victim of rebel cruelty to our prisoners according to The Bellows Falls Times of 2/24/65. Vermont newspapers reported his death as 2/18/65. Buried in the Saxton's River Cemetery at Saxton's River where a white marble headstone is inscribed: JOSEPH F. DRURY DIED FEB. 11, 1865 Aged 25 There Is a GAR grave marker. Mary M. Drury granted a mother's pension unknown date. Charles W. Elliot (Elliott) Died at Andersonville 10/4/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #10316. Louisa Elliott granted a mother's pension in 1865. Listed as C. Ellot and Charles W. Elliott. Clark A. Ferguson Listed in Peck's Roster as having died at Andersonville 10/?1/64. Died at Millen, Georgia, 10/11/64. Listed as P. Ferguson in the National Cemetery at Lawton, Georgia, grave A-27. Remains moved to National Cemetery at Beaufort, South Carolina, section 23, plot #2033 under name of Clark A. Furguson. Jane S. Ferguson granted a widow's pension in 1865. Roscoe Fisher Paroled 4/15 or 4/21/65. Mustered out 5/18/65. Listed as works in organ factory and residing in Brattleboro, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. The St. Albans Daily of 8/20/1902 listed him among those attending the reunion of Co. F 4th Vermont held at Brattleboro. He also was one of seven veterans to attend the 1906 Company F reunion at the dedication of the Brattleboro Civil War monument on the site of Camp Holbrook. Listed as a stone mason in Brattleboro in Walton’s Vermont Register 1910 Business Directory. Died 5/20/1917. Buried in the Meeting House Hill Cemetery at Brattleboro where his gravestone is a standard veteran’s headstone inscribed: ROSCOE FISHER Co. F 4 Vt. Inf. There is no GAR grave marker. Granted an invalid pension in 1882. Lura L. Fisher granted a widow's pension in 1917. Thomas Flinn (Flynn) Peck's Roster, pension records, and the CWS&SS list his capture as 6/20/64. Paroled 4/28/65. Discharged 5/23/65. Died 1/31/1922. An obituary in The Burlington Free Press of 2/1/1922 reported: Thomas Flinn died at the home of Kate J. Hildreth, 82 North Champlain Street last evening at 8 o'clock. He was 80 years old. Mr. Flinn was a soldier of the Civil War, a corporal in Company F of the 4TH. Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted in 1862 and was honorable discharged May 23, 1865. He was in many important engagements and June 23, 1864, was taken prisoner at Welden Railroad, VA. serving eleven months at Andersonville Prison. The funeral will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral, the date to be announced later. The newspaper identified his burial as being in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at Burlington, Vermont. Actually, buried across the street in St. Joseph Cemetery where his gravestone is inscribed: THOMAS FLINN 1841 – 1922 CORP. CO. F 4^TH VT. VOL. INF. Melvin Monroe Hale Paroled 11/26/64. Mustered out 6/19/65 near Washington, D.C. Died 2/20/84 at Leeds, Massachusetts, of consumption. His attending physician wrote he died of dropsy…caused by disease of the heart following rheumatism contracted while in the late war as a soldier. Buried in the Bellevue Cemetery at Lawrence, Massachusetts, where there is a small obelisk marking the family plot. Much of the inscription is now illegible. There is a foot stone inscribed M.M.H. There is no GAR or veteran's grave marker. Granted an invalid pension from Massachusetts in 1882 due to scurvy, rheumatism and resulting kidney disease from exposure at Andersonville. Sarah A. Hale granted a widow's pension from Massachusetts in 1887. Alonzo Howard Heath Paroled 12/13/64. Returned to his regiment. Mustered out 7/13/65. Living in Sherman, Maine, after 1880. Listed as residing in Sherman Hills (actually Sherman Mills), Maine, on 1908 roster and in Sherman, Aroostook County, Maine, on 1910 Federal census. Listed erroneously by the Vermont Adjutant General as died 9/2/62 and buried in the Village Cemetery at Cabot, Vermont, (probably his father). Died 11/24/1913. Buried in Cemetery #2 on Golden Ridge Road in Sherman, Maine. Gravestone reads: GAR Alonzo Heath Co. F 4th Reg. Vt. Vol. Inf. 1841-1914 Granted an invalid pension from Maine unknown date, probably 1912. After investigation, Lovina A. Heath granted a widow's pension from Maine in 1914. James A. Ingraham Reportedly died at Andersonville 11/?/64. Not identified in the Andersonville Cemetery. Ferdinand Klinger [Klinge] Paroled 4/15 or 4/28/65. Mustered out 5/23/65. Living in Brattleboro, Vermont, working as a machinist according to the Brattleboro Directory of 1871. Moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts, and died 8/4/1921 at Easthampton, Massachusetts. Buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery at Brattleboro, Vermont, in the Klinge family plot. His inscription simply says: Ferdinand Klinger [sic] Ferdinand Klinger enlisted 8/22/61 and was discharged for disability (chronic diarrhea) 1/3 or 1/6/63. He reenlisted 2/20/63 and served at the General Hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont, as a nurse, orderly, and clerk. He rejoined his company in June 1864. Also listed as Ferinand Klinger and F. Klinher at Andersonville and F. N. Klinger, F. L. Klinger, and F. Clinger in his military record. Family surname was Klinge. Belonged to GAR Post #86 (W. L. Baker) in Northampton, Massachusetts and GAR Post #166 (George C. Strong) in Easthampton. As Ferdinand Klinge granted an invalid pension in 1891 from Massachusetts. Dennis Mahoney Paroled 11/19/64. Died at Petersburg, Virginia, in the Regimental Hospital 4/3/65 of wounds received 4/2/65. Both legs shattered by a shell in action. Minor Children's Claim for Pension granted in 1865 to L. G. Mead guardian of Patrick Mahoney aged 13 and Mary Mahoney aged 10. Probably re-interred in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Petersburg as an "unknown U. S. Soldier." Franklin Oaks (Oakes) Paroled 2/26/65. Mustered out 3/17/65. Listed as Franklin Oakes a farmer residing in Athens, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 4/10/84. Buried in the Valley Cemetery at Athens where he and his wife have fancy twin monuments. His reads: FRANKLIN OAKES Died Apr. 14, 1884 Æ. 43 Y's 5M's 4 D's Member of Co. I 4th Vt. Vol. Asleep in Jesus There is a GAR grave marker. The History of Athens (Lora W. M. Wyman, 1963) records Franklin Oakes lived to return home. Pvt. Oakes was taken prisoner June 23, 1864 on the Welden Railroad at Petersburg, Virginia. His regiment, the 4th Vermont Volunteers, Company F, was on a mission to intercept a train load of Rebels on their way to Petersburg, with a view to stopping their advance. The Rebels greatly outnumbdred the Yankees, overpowering them, and taking many prisoners. Pvt. Oakes with other prisoners was thrown into Andersonville, Georgia, prison. In the nearly one year he was confined there, he suffered severe injury to his health from which he never wholly recovered. When at last the order for discharge came, the prisoners were herded onto a train for the North. Pvt. Oakes was so weak from near starvation that he almost missed the train. Just as it was pulling out, a southern guard pushed him through the door. His brother, Ebenezer Oakes, Jr. Co. H 8th Vermont died of disease 10/15/62 in Louisiana. Henry L. Perry Paroled 3/4/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Died 12/6/84 in New York City. Buried in the South Newfane-Branch Road (Augar Yard) Cemetery at Newfane, Vermont. The headstone reads: HENRY L. PERRY DIED DEC. 6, 1844 Æ. 46 Y's 2 M's There is a GAR grave marker. Listed on the Civil War monument on the village green in Newfane, Vermont. Fred W. Rice Died at Andersonville 10/31/64 of DYSENTERY. Grave #11691. William Delos Ryerson Died at Millen, Georgia 10/31/64. Amanda M. Ryerson granted a widow's pension in 1865. Royal O. Scott Died at Andersonville 12/12/64 of DYSENTERY. Grave #12266. Royal Scott granted a father's pension in 1868. Thomas B. Sexton Died at Andersonville 9/1 of DIARRHEA. Grave #7509. Listed as T. B. Seaton. Benedict lists his death as 9/11/64. James B. Sexton granted father's pension in 1866. Permelia (Boswell) Sexton granted a mother's pension in 1870. Listed as T. B. Seaton at Andersonville. Served in Co. I 16th Vermont Infantry 10/23/62-8/10/63. Winthrop C. Stevens Sent to Millen, Georgia 11/11/64. Benedict's History lists W.C. Stevens as died in Confederate prison pens. The Barry Report on National Cemeteries lists him as known to have died at Millen. Recorded in Peck's Roster as admitted to hospital at Andersonville 4/13/65. W. Stephens of Co. F 4th Vermont Infantry is listed as exchanged 4/1/65 in the CWS&SS. His service record on the company Mustering-Out Roll at Hall's Hill, Virginia, on 7/13/65 states he was last paid to 2/29/65 and under "remarks" adds: Erroneously dropped from the rolls Jan & Feb 1865. Transferred from Co. G 2/25/1865. Absent sick. Paroled prisoner. No discharge furnished. [This card has the name "William Stevens" apparently confusion with William Stevens of Co. G 4th Vermont who died of wounds 6/12/64.] A "notation card" in the service record dated 6/27/1876 states: Admitted to Hospl at Andersonville Ga 4/13/1865 with diarrhoea and was reported exchanged April 1865. Investigation fails to elicit further information. A Civil War soldier named W. Stephens is buried in the National Cemetery at Annapolis, Maryland, section L site 549, but his stone is inscribed "Indiana" and he appears to have been a private in Co. G of an unrecorded Indiana regiment. No pension record found at the National Archives. Not listed as buried in the Stevens Cemetery at Barnet, Vermont, nor recorded as having died in Vermont. Although credited to the town of Barnet, his name is omitted from the list of soldiers from Barnet on the 1915 Civil War memorial in Barnet Village. Also, listed variously as W. H. Stevens, M. Stevens, William Stevens, and W. C. Stephens at Andersonville and in his service record. George Alonzo Wells Died at Andersonville 8/28/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #7063. Recta Wells granted a widow's pension in 1865. The Vermont Adjutant General lists a cenotaph in Weatherhead Hollow Cemetery at Guilford, Vermont, but this is probably his son, George Alonzo Wells 1853-1858, who is buried there. Oliver A. Wilson In prison hospital and thought to have died at Goldsboro, North Carolina, 2/23/65. Reported as buried in the National Cemetery at New Berne, North Carolina but not listed in any National cemetery. Mary S. Wilson granted a mother's pension in 1873. James M. Woods Died at Andersonville 10/24/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11398. Thomas Young Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Died and buried at Florence, South Carolina 1/21/65. Benedict lists his death as 2/25/65. Listed as buried in the National Cemetery at Florence, South Carolina. Also listed as F. Young at Andersonville. Company G Charles Adams Paroled 2/28/65. Mustered out 4/21/65. Died 4/26/1909. He is buried in the Peacham Corners Cemetery at Peacham, Vermont, next to his wife with simple paired grave stones--his reads: CHARLES ADAMS 1840 - 1909 Granted an invalid pension in 1871. Chloe T. Adams granted a widow's pension in 1909. Charles Smith Bowker Listed in the CWS&SS as captured 6/23/64 at the Weldon Railroad. Peck's Roster records Charles S. Bowker as discharged 5/7/62 for disability. He is carried on the company Muster Roll for May-June 1864 as "absent sick in Gen. Hosp." and as "absent-sick" until expiration of service 9/20/64. His listing as being captured 6/23/64 appears to do to a clerical mix-up with John Boyce of Co. I. Died 12/23/79. Buried in the Restland Cemetery at Wilmington, Vermont, where a weathered stone is inscribed: A member of Co. I 14th Reg. NHVI CHARLES SMITH BOWKER Died Dec. 23, 1879 Æ. 48 yrs. 8 mos. ? dys. There is a GAR grave marker. Russell Tyron Chamberlin Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 11/20/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. Living in Portland, Oregon, on 1910 Federal census. Attended 50th GAR reunion at Gettysburg in 1913 from Oregon. Died 12/3/1918 in Portland as Russell T. Chamberlain. Buried in the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery at Portland where a flush stone reads: LIEUT. R.T. CHAMBERLAIN CO. A 4 VT. INF. As Russell S. Chamberlin granted an invalid pension in 1914. Mary E. Chamberlin granted a widow's pension in 1918 from Oregon. Moses Ryder Cheever Paroled 2/28/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Listed on 1880 Federal census as a cider maker living in San Francisco. Applied for an invalid pension in 1896 from ?Colorado (maybe California.) Listed in the 1896 San Francisco directory as employed in mining. Probably died on or before 1/25/1900 when his wife, Mary (or Annie) Pennie Cheever, applied for a widow's pension from California. Not listed in the California Death Index, as having died in Los Angeles County in 1900, nor in the San Francisco Death Record "Book O" (July 1, 1898 to March 16, 1900). Not listed in the Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations 1862-1949. His wife is listed as a widow living in Los Angeles on 1900 Federal census. Possibly listed as Moses Ryder Cheener on pension records. Pension records reported lost in Veterans' Administration storage (thought to have been destroyed in a fire in the VA storage facility in St. Louis.) Charles Payne Leonard Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 4/28/64. Mustered out 5/23/65. Died 3/17/1905. Buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Northfield, Vermont, where there is a large reddish stone labeled GOVE. On the reverse side is the inscription: CHARLES PAYNE LEONARD 1841 - 1903 HIS WIFE ELLEN SYLVERSTER 1848 -1917 Also listed as Charles P. Leonards at Andersonville. Granted an invalid pension in 1880. Ellen S. Leonard granted a widow's pension in 1905. Wesley P. Martin (Westly P. Martin). Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 4/1 or 4/28/65. Mustered out 5/23/65. As Westly P. Martin listed as a farmer residing in Marshfield, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 6/11/1902. Buried in the Eaton Cemetery at Marshfield. The gravestone reads: We miss thee at home Westly P. Martin Born Aug. 6, 1826 Died June 11, 1902 his wife Mary H. Spencer born Jan. 26, 1832 died Dec. 27, 1885 Prepare to meet me in Heaven Granted an invalid pension in 1880. Also listed as W. R. Martin at Andersonville. Jonas Galusha McLoud  Paroled 11/19/64.  Mustered out 6/27/65. In 1868 left Vermont to reside in Steele County, Minnesota, where he farmed near the village of Bixby. He is listed as a farmer in Owatonna, Minnesota, on the 1880 Federal census. Described as being in continuing poor health since Andersonville.   Prior to 1898 committed to the Rochester State Hospital for senility. Died 12/15/1902 of "general debility following a fall." Buried in Oak  Hill Cemetery at Clinton Falls, Minnesota. A flush stone is inscribed: McLOUD JONAS G. MANADANA AUG 14, 1821 MAR 13, 18?? DEC 16. 1892 JUNE 15, 1896 Listed as Jonas G. McLoud/McCloud died 10/15/1892 (sic) on the internet Oak Hill Cemetery  list and December 16, 1892 on the gravestone.  Granted an invalid pension in 1867. Biographical sketch in 1887 reported Mr. McLoud was taken prisoner June 23, 1864 at Petersburg and realized all the horrors of Richmond, Libby, Belle Isle and Andersonville prisons. An obituary in The Owatonna Peoples Press on 12/19/1902 makes no mentions that he was a Civil War veteran. Patrick Mooney Paroled 4/28/65. Mustered out 5/23/65. May be the Patrick Mooney listed on the 1880 Federal census as an iron moulder residing in Pittsford, Vermont. Died 9/25/95. Buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Putney, Vermont, where there is a polished granite MOONEY monument inscribed on its front face: PATRICK MOONEY NOV. 20, 1822 SEPT. 25, 1895 Co. B 4 REGT. VT. VOL. KATE MOONEY MAR. 5, 1832 MAY 16, 1905 Granted an invalid pension in ?1889. Kate Mooney granted a widow's pension in 190?. Orin Nelson (Orrin Nelson) Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Died while a POW at Wilmington, North Carolina 3/5 or 3/6/65. Buried in the National Cemetery at Wilmington, North Carolina, as "Aaron Nelson PVT. Co. G 4th Kentucky" section 5 site #1403. There is a grave stone (probably a cenotaph) in the Woodbury Center Cemetery at Woodbury, Vermont, bearing the inscription: Orrin Nelson Born 1847 Died 3/5/1865 18 yrs. 4 mos. Co. G 4th Vermont Volunteers Son of Alva and Laura Nelson William E. Parrish Listed in the CWS&SS as captured 6/23/64 at the Weldon Railroad held at Andersonville and survived. Peck's Roster lists his capture as 5/5/64. Reported in the Vermont Adjutant General's Report as sick in General Hospital 7/13/64. The St. Johnsbury Soldiers' Record records he was wounded and captured during the battle of the Wilderness. Supposed to have died while a POW. John E. Paul Died at Andersonville 10/1/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #10237. Benedict lists his death as 10/2/64. Harriet B. Hall granted a widow's pension in 1865. Listed as John C. Paul at Andersonville. There is a cenotaph in the Highland Cemetery at Chelsea, Vermont, inscribed: JOHN E. PAUL Co. G 4th Reg. Vt. Vol. Died at Andersonville, Ga. Oct. 2, 1864 Æ 39 yrs. 9 mos. There is a GAR grave marker. Samuel Ward Rollins Paroled 12/10/64. Died 1/14/65. Buried in the Danville Green Cemetery at Danville, Vermont. His grave stone reads: Samuel W. Rollins Aged 29 Son of Benj. & Catherine Rollins 3 years a member of Co. G 4th Vt. Infantry died at Danville, Vt. 14 Jan 1865 of diseases Contracted by 6 mos. Confinement in the Rebel Prisons of Ga. Catherine Rollins granted a mother's pension in 1880. Henry M. Sanborn Died at Andersonville 9/11 or 10/11/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #10969. There is a cenotaph in the Button Cemetery at South Tunbridge, Vermont, which reads: JOSEPH SANBORN - 1855 EUNICE M., His wife 1803 - 1896 Their sons HENRY, Co. G 4th Vt. Inf. 1837 - 1864 ROYAL Co. E 2nd Vt. Inf. 1843 - 1903 Martha Sanborn granted a widow's pension in 1867. A minor's pension granted in 1867 for J. F. Bennett. Listed as H. Sanburn at Andersonville. Walter Scribner Paroled 4/28/65 at Jacksonville, Florida. Mustered out 5/23/65 at Brattleboro, Vermont. Living in Worcester, Vermont, on 1870 Federal census and Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1891. Occupation wood dryer. Died in South Groveland, Massachusetts, 2/4/1905. Reportedly buried in Riverview Cemetery at Groveland, however, a Walter Scribner could not be located in the cemetery records. Death certificated gives cause of death as heart disease. His name appears on a stone in the Old West Church Cemetery at Calais, Vermont. The MARTIN/SCRIBNER monument bears the inscription: WALTER SCRIBNER AUG. 6, 1840 HIS WIFE MIMIE E. MARTIN NOV. 12, 1843 APR. 6, 1888 There is no record of Walter Scribner being buried in Vermont in 1905 at the Vermont Department of Vital Statistics nor in the records of the Calais town clerk. Initially granted an invalid pension in 1866. A pension application of 1891 describes his as totally unable to earn a support by manual labor by reason of scurvy, chronic diarrhea, rheumatism & organic heart disease. His second wife, Mary Collins Scribner, granted a widow's pension of $25 per month in 1905 from Massachusetts. William Twaddle Died at Andersonville 10/26/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11476. Listed as W. Swaddle. Ezra G. Williams Died at Florence, South Carolina 11/24/64. Listed as buried in the National Cemetery at Florence, South Carolina. Ellen M. Williams granted a widow's pension in 1865. Was wounded in The Wilderness 5/5/64. Company H Joseph H. Eaton Died at Millen, Georgia, date unknown. Elizabeth D. Eaton granted a mother's pension in 1865. Eli P. Gerry Died at Andersonville 1/26/65 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #12531. The gravestone reads: 12531 E. P. GERRY CORP'L VT. Listed as E. B., E. T., and E. I. Garry at Andersonville. Also recorded as died at Salisbury 1/14/65. Sarah Gerry granted a widow's pension in 1865. B. F. Scott granted a minor's pension in 1867. Listed on the Civil War monument on the village green at Cabot, Vermont, to the memory of Cabot soldiers who fell in the great rebellion of 1861-1865. John M. Hibbard Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Died at Millen, date unknown. Erroneously listed in the Vermont Adjutant General's Civil War burial database as buried in the Walden Heights Cemetery, Walden, Vermont (actually the gravestone reads Philura H. Hibbard, wife of John M. Hibbard). Philura H. Hibbard granted a widow's pension in 1865. Adolphus Benzeil Perry, Jr. Died in prison hospital at Andersonville 3/2 or 3/3/65 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #12712. There is a cenotaph in the West Hill Cemetery at Cabot, Vermont, which reads: Adolphus B. Perry, Jr. Died at Andersonville, Ga. March 2, 1865 Æ 23 years Died a martyr, this only son, the love, the lost, His country's cause his blood has cost, The traitor's hands are dyed with blood. Their crimes are like the raging flood. Abigail Perry granted a mother's pension in 1865. Listed on the Civil War monument on the village green at Cabot, Vermont, to the memory of Cabot soldiers who fell in the great rebellion of 1861-1865. Edgar H. (probably Hoyt) Preston Belle Isle 6/28-6/29/64. Departed Andersonville 9/7/64 for Savannah, Georgia. Arrived Millen, Georgia, 10/3/64. Died at Millen, 10/28/64. Was drafted from Newport, Vermont, in 1863. Sarah Ann (Chamberlin) Preston granted a widow's pension in 1865. Ruel J. Rounds (Round) Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Thought to died at Millen, Georgia, date unknown. Benedict states … captured 6/23 and not heard from after…probably died in the enemy's hands. A Ruel Rounds enlisted from Rutland, Vermont, 5/2-61 until 8/15/61 in Co. K 1st Vermont Infantry. He reenlisted 10/14/62 to 7/14/63 in Co. K 16th VT. Infantry. A Ruel J. Rounds then enlisted as a substitute for Henry C. Rounds of Clarendon, Vermont, in Co. H 4th Vermont Infantry on 8/27/63. Wounded 5/12/64 at Spotsylvania. In 1866 Ruel Rounds went west as a prospector to Virginia City, Montana and accompanied William Henry Jackson on the Oregon Trail. After several occupations and locations in the West he settled in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1890. He served as a state senator in 1893 and was post master of Idaho Fall in 1897 where he owned a large farms and other property. The Deseret Evening News of 10/24/1903 reported that as a U. S. Marshal in Boise, Idaho, he was arrested for assault on a woman he was attempting to arrest. He served as a U. S. Marshal for Idaho from 1902 until summarily removed by President Theodore Roosevelt. He was accused of manipulation of the jury rolls in the indictment of Senator Borah in connection with certain land deals. Rounds is described as a ward politician and was a tough in-fighter---known as "Rocky." He is buried in the National Cemetery at Los Angeles as Ruel Rounds CPL. K 12th VT. INF. died October 19, 1922. A biography in An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (1899) recounts his service in the 1st and 16th Vermont Regiments but makes no mention of the 4th Vermont or his being a POW suggesting two different men or, more likely, that he preferred to hide the circumstances of his final discharge. He was awarded a veteran's pension of $36 per month in 1918. Horace E. Rowe Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 11/24/64. Mustered out 3/11/65. Listed as a stone mason residing in Danville, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 12/17/1903. Buried in the Danville Green Cemetery at Danville, Vermont, where a large stone is inscribed: HORACE E. ROWE JUNE 20, 1835 - DEC. 17, 1903 MEMBER OF CO. H 4TH VT. VOLS. A PRISONER IN ANDERSONVILLE 6 MONTHS LIZZIE A. WEST HIS WIFE JAN 27, 1845 - FEB. 14, 1930 There is a GAR grave marker. Granted an invalid pension in 1877. Lizzie A. Rowe granted a widow's pension in 1904. Francis A. Skinner Died at Andersonville 8/15/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #5707. Clara Skinner granted a widow's pension in 1865. A cenotaph is list in the Highland Cemetery at Chelsea, Vermont, but no stone was found and it does not appear on the Highland Cemetery Plot map of 1884. The cenotaph is actually located in the Skinner family plot in the Old Cemetery at Chelsea. It reads: Francis A. Skinner Co. H 4th Reg. Vt. Vols. Captured near Weldon Railroad June 23, 1864 Died at Andersonville, Georgia August 11, 1864 Æ. 30 yrs. 9mos. 16 ds. God has marked every sorrowing day And numbered every secret tear. William A. Smith Reportedly died at Andersonville 8/5/64. E. H. Preston’s diary records the death as 9/2/64. Not identified in the Andersonville Cemetery. William Nelson West Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Mark M. Wheeler of Co. D 1st Vermont Cavalry remembered in his Memoirs seeing West on 12/1/64 [probably during the last week in November] on a passing train headed for Florence as he was leaving Florence to be paroled. Paroled 3/4/65. Mustered out 7/17/65. Listed on 1880 Federal census as a day laborer living in Peachem, Vermont. Died 2/25/1910. Buried in the Peacham Corners Cemetery at Peacham, Vermont. A large granite WEST family stone bears the inscription: G.A.R. WILLIAM N. WEST 1836 - 1910 SERG. CO. H 4 VT. VOLS. PRISONER 9 MONTHS IN ANDERSONVILLE Granted an invalid pension in 1874. Elvira E. West granted a widow's pension in 1910. Company I John Boyce Company muster roll May to December 1864 and subsequently reported him absent a Prisoner of War since 23 Jun 1864 with the remark investigation fails to elicit any further information concerning him. Winslow C. Rollins of Co. D 2nd Vermont Infantry who was at Andersonville stated in a affidavit 10/6/1870 that he was a messmate of John Boyce and that he died of scurvy at Andersonville on 11/20/64. Not identified in the Andersonville Cemetery. The CWS&SS lists capture as 6/28/64 and as Reported to have died at Andersonville. Peck's Roster records capture 6/23/64, parole 11/30/64 and discharge 9/13/65. The Barry Report on National Cemeteries lists his death as a POW on 2/11/65 Harriet (nee Harriette Hall) A. Boyce granted a widow's pension in 1865. Drafted from Hyde Park, Vermont, 7/17/63. The Morrisville Messenger of 5/25/64 listed John Boyce of Hyde Park wounded in the [right] hand on 5/5/64 in the Wilderness. Leonard N. Cummings Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 2/28/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Was a farmer in Wilmington, Vermont. Died 4/29/67 at age 30 of consumption. Buried in the Cutting (Intervale) Cemetery at Wilmington, Vermont. There are two veterans buried in plot #45 with a peculiar grave stone with one side bearing the inscription: LEONARD N. CUMMINGS Co. I 4th Vt. Vols 1839 - 1867 while the other face is inscribed: SOLOMON GATES Co. I 6 Vt. Vols. 1832 - 1891 Also listed as L. W. Cummings at Andersonville. Elias B. Dow Paroled 12/13/64. Discharged 7/1/65 for disability. Granted an invalid pension in 1865. Receiving $15 per month at time of his death. Living in South Strafford, Vermont, on 1870 Federal census. Died 2/13/72. Buried in the Evergreen Cemetery at Strafford, Vermont, where there is a standard government-issue veteran's gravestone inscribed: E. B. DOW CO I 4th VT. INF. Pension application states Dow came home [from Andersonville] with his health all broken down with chronic diarrhea of the bowels resulting in 3 shocks of apoplexy of the last of which he died. Aurora Dow granted a widow's pension in 1872. Luther Eames Paroled 2/26/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Listed as an unmarried farmer residing in Halifax, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 11/26/1905. Buried in the Vermont Soldiers Home Cemetery at Bennington, Vermont, section 1 plot #B20. The headstone reads across its top: LUTHER EAMES and on its face within a Greek Cross: Co. F 4th Vt. Regt. Died Nov. 26. 1905 Aged 72 years Granted an invalid pension in 1880. On 3/26/64 the town of Whitingham, Vermont, voted to pay Luther Eames $300 bounty for reenlisting. Joseph Mortimer Edson Date of parole unknown. Mustered out 7/13/65. The Brattleboro Directory of 1871 lists him as residing in Brattleboro, Vermont, and working as a painter. On the 1880 Federal census he is residing in Brattleboro and works in an organ shop. Died 9/23/88. Buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery at Brattleboro. On the Edson monument is the inscription: JOSEPH MORTIMER EDSON Born 20 Jan 1835 Died 23 Sept 1888 There is an adjacent small headstone inscribed JME. Granted an invalid pension unknown date. Jennie E. Edson granted a widow's pension unknown date. George Henry Estabrooks (Estabrook) Died Wilmington, North Carolina, 3/26/65. Buried in the National Cemetery at Wilmington, North Carolina, plot #3-2039. The grave stone is inscribed: 2039 G. H. ESTERBROOKS (sic) VT. Also listed as C. H. Esterbrooks, G. H. Estabrook and Estrbrook. George W. French Paroled 12/13/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. Listed as an unmarried laborer residing in Barre, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 8/2/1908. Buried in the Lake View Cemetery at Addison, Vermont. There is an impressive French family marble obelisk with the inscription: GEORGE W. FRENCH NOV. 11 1826 AUG. 2 1908 Hiram J. Gorham In the engagement along the Weldon Railroad, a short time before he was captured, Gorham was struck in his left shoulder by a spent ball. The bullet passed through his coat but did not penetrate to the flesh, causing only a temporary lameness. Also, Sergeant Gorham, while on picket line on that morning, discovered a rebel soldier, captured him, and took him to the headquarters of Gen. Wright. Gorham with Francis Hosmer escaped 7/6/64 from a train 7/6/64 near Greensboro, North Carolina. They were recaptured 7/22/64 near Boone Court House, Watauga County, and incarcerated in the Boone Jail for several days. Marched to the railroad at Morgantown. Arrived Salisbury, North Carolina, 7/28/64. Departed Salisbury 8/6/64. Arrived Andersonvile 8/11/64. During 10/64 sent to Savannah for one month and then transferred to Millen. After 2-3 weeks at Millen returned to Andersonville via Savannah and various other stops arriving 12/23/64. Released 4/28/65 at Lake City, Florida. Mustered out 5/23/65 at Brattleboro, Vermont. Worked as a farmer in Lyndonville, Vermont, until 1873 when he became a locomotive engineer. On the 1880 Federal census he is listed as a railroad engineer living in Greenbrier, West Virginia. Living in Huntington, West Virginia, until 1884, then Lexington, Kentucky, until 1888, and Nashville, Tennessee, until 1891working for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. He suffered an injury to the right elbow in 1888 while reversing a locomotive on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad making it impossible to perform manual labor. Residing in Henryville, Lawrence County, Tennessee, until 1900. On the 1908 4th Vermont Infantry Association roster his home is listed as Washington D.C. Attended the 50th GAR Reunion at Gettysburg in 1913 from Georgia. Lived with his son in Alabama; Macon, Georgia; and Beresford, Florida, until 10/21/1918 when, at the age of 74, he entered the Vermont Soldiers Home in Bennington. He was discharge 2/1/1919 for refusing to pay the $20 per month as he agreed to do when admitted. He owed the Home $73.33. Died 10/12/1921 of chronic interstitial nephritis at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Southern Branch), Hampton, Virginia. Buried in the National Cemetery at Hampton, Virginia, plot #B9121G. Granted an invalid pension from Tennessee in 1891 claiming sunstroke and sprained elbow while in service. In 1892 he claimed I was attacked by rheumatism in left shoulder about April 1891. In 1918 he was receiving a pension of $40 per month. In 1920, a year prior to his death, his pension was increased to $50 per month. Also listed as Hiram I. Gorman at Andersonville. Charles H. Hall Paroled 11/19/64. Mustered out 6/19/65. Listed as a farmer residing in Townshend, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 6/10/1910. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Townshend where his gravestone is inscribed: CHARLES H. HALL MEM. Co. I 4th Vt. April 3, 1843 June 19, 1910 ------- No night in Heaven There is a GAR grave marker. Wounded at Funkstown, Maryland, 7/10/63 and in The Wilderness 5/5/64. Granted an invalid pension in 1867. Delia M. Hall granted a widow's pension in 1910. Family oral history relates that: [Hall] was captured by the Southern army and sent to the prison in Andersonville…he became so ill that prison authorities freed him, with a companion, because the two were expected to die anyway, and it might save digging a hole to bury them. Somehow, the two men lived and they slowly worked their way North and came home. Mr. Hall never recovered from the effects of the war, although he married and had three children and bought them to…a farm in [Townshend] Vermont. John C. Hogan. Paroled 2/26 or 2/28/64 at North East Ferry, North Carolina. Listed as mustered out 7/13/65 as "absent sick paroled prisoner" with notation that "Investigation fails to elicit any further information." An 1880 affidavit by John O'Connor formerly of Co. I 4th Vermont Infantry, stated he saw John C. Hogan killed 6/12/64 at Cold Harbor struck by a musket ball in the forehead. This is almost certainly erroneous as the CWS&SS confirms that John C. Hogan of Co. I 4th Vermont Infantry was captured at the Weldon Railroad, held at and survived Andersonville. Peck's Roster lists Private O'Connor as having deserted 5/20/64 and returned on unlisted date. Michael Hogan granted a father's pension in 1885. Francis J. Hosmer Escaped from train 7/6/64 near Greensboro, North Carolina. Recaptured 7/22/64 near Boone Court House, Watauga County, and incarcerated in the Boone Jail for several days. Marched to the railroad at Morgantown. Arrived Salisbury, North Carolina, 7/28/64. Departed Salisbury 8/6/64. Arrived Andersonvile 8/11/64. During 10/64 sent to Savannah for one month and then transferred to Millen. After 2-3 weeks at Millen returned to Andersonville via Savannah and various other stops arriving 12/23/64. Released 4/28/65 at Lake City, Florida. Mustered out 5/23/65. Resided in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he manufactured small tools and was respected in the business community. He published an account of his POW experience in A Glimpse of Andersonville in 1896. Attended 50th GAR Reunion at Gettysburg in 1913 from Massachusetts. Belonged to GAR Post #10 (George H. Ward) in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was commander of the Greenfield GAR Post #174 (Edwin E. Day). Died 2/24/1919. Buried in the Forestdale Cemetery at Holyoke, Massachusetts, where the Hosmer family headstone bears the inscription: FRANCIS J. HOSMER 1840 - 1919 HIS WIFE CLARA SHATTUCK 1846 - 1919 GORHAM P. HOSMER 1873 - 1949 HIS WIFE MARY E. MOAKLER 1875 - 1938 There is no GAR flag holder. An obituary in The Greenfield Recorder of 2/28/1919 reported he carried a rebel bullet which he received at the battle of Spotsylvania courthouse in his body for the remainder of his life. Granted an invalid pension from Massachusetts in 1904. Marcus J. Howard Died at Millen, Georgia, 10/23/64. James A. Howard granted a father's pension 6/12/75. Stephen Hubbard Nelson Admitted prison hospital at Andersonville 11/10/64. Died at Andersonville 12/13/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #12283. Reported stomped to death by Captain Wirz in various prisoners' accounts and scene depicted in a post-war print by Thomas O'Dea. Minerva W. Nelson granted a widow's pension in 1865. Edgar W. Paige Died at Andersonville 10/17/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11041. Listed as E. Page at Andersonville. Listed as Edgar W. Page in The News And Citizen (Morrisville, Vermont) of 6/9/1877. Mary Paige granted a mother's pension in 1865. Albert L. Pike Paroled 12/10/64. Mustered out 7/13/65. Died 6/26/71 in fall from a tree. Buried in the Sherman Cemetery at Whitingham, Vermont. The inscription reads: ALBERT L. PIKE CO. I 4 REG. VT. VOL. 1842 --- 1871 Granted an invalid pension unknown date. Norman Taylor Pike Died Andersonville 11/30/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #12198. Otis H. Pike Paroled 2/26/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Described as a carpenter residing in Whitingham, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census and 1890 in the Whitingham reunion book. Living in North Adams, Massachusetts, on the 1900 Federal census and in Lynn, Massachusetts, on 1908 roster. Entered the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Eastern Branch in Togus, Maine, 0/21/1906 at which time he was receiving a pension of $25 per month. Residing in the Soldiers Home on the 1910 Federal census. Returned to his daughter's home and died 5/4/1917 in the Union Hospital at Lynn. The Lynn Item of 5/7/1917 noted he was a veteran of the Civil War and members of GAR (General Frederick W. Lander) Post #5 assisted in his funeral service. His gravestone in Pine Grove Cemetery's GAR (Civil War or Soldiers) area (Lot 29) Row 10 Grave #18 Cemetery at Lynn reads: OTIS H. PIKE Co. F 4 VT. INF. There is a GAR Post #5 flag holder. William Henry Seymour Paroled 12/10/64. Mustered out 7/13/65 at Halls Hill, Virginia. Lived in Spencer, Dedham, and Needham, Massachusetts. Died 1/14/96 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, at the age of 80. Buried at East Brookfield, Massachusetts, according to New Hampshire records. Probably buried in the East Brookfield Cemetery (now Evergreen Cemetery) at East Brookfield with his wife, Pallace Seymour, in the Sullivan and Nancy Richardson (his parents-in-law) plot. There is no inscription for either Pallace or William Seymour. Granted an invalid pension from Massachusetts in 1889. Reported I was exchanged in Dec 1864 being almost dead with diarrhea. Claimed chronic diarrhea since Andersonville. Gave his age as 39 upon enlistment in 1861 but probably closer to 46. Served in the U. S. Navy 1836-39. Edwin Ruel Shumway Paroled 2/28/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, shortly after the Civil War and residing there on the 1908 roster and 1920 Federal census. Member of GAR Post #10 (George H. Ward) in Worcester. Joined the Worcester City Guards, 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia as a 2nd lieutenant In 1869 and advanced to captain in 1876. Served as the lieutenant colonel during the Spanish American War and was an Acting Brigade Commander in Cuba. Was a member of the Worcester camp of the United Spanish War Veterans which was named after him. The Worcester Daily Spy of 5/10/1901 lists him as a lieutenant colonel in the Emmett Guards. As Lt. Col. Shumway was present at the dedication of an equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker in Worcester in 1903. Died 10/16/1924. Buried in the Hope Cemetery at Worcester where a government issued headstone reads: Lt. Col. Edwin R. Shumway 2 Mass. Inf. Sp. Am. War Granted an invalid pension from Massachusetts in 1890. Mabel L. Shumway granted a widow's pension from Massachusetts in 1924. Cyrus Thornton Smith. Paroled 12/10/64 at Charleston. Reported Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, 12/16/64. Arrived home in Cambridge, Vermont, on furlough in January 1865 looking more like an Egyptian mummy than a live human being. Returned to his company in March 1865. Mustered out 7/13/65. He was a merchant dwelling initially in Fairfax, Vermont. Described in his obituary as never since [his military service] has been well. Died 10/1/81 of "consumption." Buried in the Valley Cemetery (not to be confused with the Pleasant Valley or Doran Cemetery) at Underhill, Vermont. The gravestone reads: CYRUS T. SMITH BORN DEC. 15, 1825 DIED OCT. 1, 1881 MARIA ELLSWORTH HIS WIFE BORN MAR. 6, 1830 DIED MAY 1, 1911 Granted an invalid pension in 1880. Maria Smith granted a widow's pension in ?1885. William A. Thompson Died at Andersonville 10/20/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11220. Mary F. Thompson granted a mother's pension in 1868. Company K Lewis Bumblebee (Louis Bourdon) Paroled 4/21/65. Mustered out 5/18/65. Living in Woodstock, Vermont on 1908 roster. Died 2/25/1912 of "chronic ventricular disease." Buried in the River Street Cemetery at Woodstock, Vermont, where an elegant monument is inscribed: LOUIS BOURDON BORN AUG. 19, 1845 DIED FEB. 25, 1912 Sergeant in Co. K 4th Reg. Vermont Volunteers CLUFFIE GOBEILLE HIS WIFE BORN JAN. 15, 1851 DIED DEC. 7, 1914 There is no GAR grave marker. Lewis Bumblebee (aka Lewis Bourdon) granted an invalid pension in 1867. Cluffe G. Bumblebee granted a widow's pension in 1912. Probably brother of Leander Bordeau (Bourdon) of Co. H 11th Vermont Infantry. Listed as Louis Bourdon in the Vermont AGO burial record. William P. Fisk (William Porter Fiske) Died Andersonville 10/15/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #10969. David A. Fiske granted a father's pension in 1883. There is a cenotaph in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Northfield, Vermont. The headstone next to those of his parents reads: WILLIAM P. SON OF D.A. & R.B. FISK A member of Co. K 4th Vt. Regt. Taken prisoner at the battle on the Weldon Railroad Died in Andersonville prison June 14, 1864 (sic) Charles V. Flint Died at Andersonville 10/22 or 23/64 of SCORBUTUS. Grave #11351. Listed as Charles B. Flint at Andersonville. Hannah E. Flint granted a mother's pension in 1871. Frank Glazier Paroled 2/27/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Died 8/15/1903 He suffered an apoplectic shock at Gouldsville [now called Northfield Falls, part of Northfield, Vermont.] Buried in the Northfield Falls Cemetery (old Gouldsville Cemetery). His headstone reads: FRANK GLAZIER 1842 - 1903 CO. K 4th VT. REG. The Argus & Patriot of 8/19/1903 reporting his death observed He served in the Civil war being a member of Company K, Fourth Vermont Volunteers, having been a prisoner at one time in Libby prison…The burial service was conducted by the G.A.R. Granted an invalid pension in 1891 being unable to work by reason of scurvy and its results, rheumatism and disease of heart. Almira E. Glazier granted a widow's pension in 1903. Kendrick Ralph Howard Departed Andersonville 9/28/64. Arrived Savannah, Georgia, 9/29 for one month. Left Millen, Georgia, 11/18/64. Arrived Savannah 11/19/64 and paroled same day. Left Hilton Head, North Carolina, 11/21/64. Arrived Camp Parole at Annapolis, Maryland, 11/25/64. Mustered out 2/3/65. Living in Evanston, Wyoming Territory, in 1877. Not listed 1880 Federal census nor on the 1883 Pensioners Roll for Uinta County, Wyoming. Appears to have died between 1877 and 1880 as he left an apparently orphaned daughter, Adelia, age 7 on the 1880 Federal census for Unita County, Wyoming. The Howard Genealogy by Jarys C. Howard, ed. (1884) states Kendrick Ralph Howard is said to be a surveyor and civil engineer, was employed in constructing the Union Pacific Railroad. Know to have resided in Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming Territory. Supposed to have removed to California. Charles D. Johnson Paroled 2/22/65. Mustered out 7/27/65. Died 5/5/1913. Buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Orwell, Vermont, where a simple stone reads: CHARLES D. JOHNSON JAN. 4 1841 MAY 5 1913 Granted an invalid pension from New York in 1891. Edward N. Kibbie (Kibbee) Sent to Millen, Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled 11/26/64. Mustered out 12/24/64. Enlisted in U. S. Navy in 1866 and served aboard the frigate Franklin in the European Squadron. Sent home in 1868 for illness and discharged that August from the Naval Hospital at Brooklyn, New York, on account of heart disease and kidney complaints. As Edward M. Kibbee listed as a laborer residing in Hixon, Wisconsin, on the 1880 Federal census. Residing in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Northwestern Branch) at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1891. Died 3/29/1915 of "cardiac hypertrophic dilatation" in the National Home at Danville, Illinois. Buried in the National Cemetery at Danville under the name Edward N. Kibbes, Section 8 grave 2075. Edward N. Kibbee granted an invalid pension in 1885. Also listed as E. N. Kebia at Andersonville. William E. Murphy Date of parole unknown. Mustered out 7/13/65. No pension record found at the National Archives. Served in the 1st Vermont Regiment 5/61-815/62. Reenlisted in Co. K 4th Vermont Infantry 8/28/61. May be the William Murphy age 26 stone cutter living in Northfield, Vermont, on the 1870 Federal census. Not the William E. Murphy of Co. A 2nd Vermont Infantry who died 12/18/93 and is buried in the Village Cemetery at Bennington, Vermont. Patrick Riley (Frederick Parker Riley) Paroled 11/14 or 11/20/64. Mustered 6/24/65. Died 6/25/1916 at Newport Center, Vermont. Buried in the Newport Center Cemetery at Newport, Vermont. A handsome monument bears the inscription: FREDERICK PATRICK RILEY APR. 10, 1835 JUNE 25, 1916 SABRA HELEN CRAWFORD HIS WIFE NOV. 20, 1839 NOV. 16, 1916 There is a GAR grave marker and flag. Patrick Riley (aka Frederick P. Riley) granted an invalid pension in 1871. Sabra Helen Riley granted a widow's pension in 1916. Charles Rumney Company Muster Roll records capture as 6/23/64. Military records give date of capture as 6/22/64 at Petersburg. Sent to Millen Georgia, 11/11/64. Paroled at North East Ferry, North Carolina, 2/26/65. Received at Camp Parole 3/7/65. Mustered out 7/17/65. Listed at Andersonville as Charles Rubble, Charles Rowney, Charles Ramey, and L. Rundy. Although his company muster rolls give his date of capture as 6/23/64, POW records, the CWS&SS, and Peck's Roster list 6/22/64. Listed on 1880 Federal census as a farm laborer in Berlin, Vermont. Living in Northfield, Vermont, on 1908 roster and in Berlin, Vermont, on 1910 Federal census. Died 12/15/1911. Buried in Riverton Cemetery at West Berlin, Vermont. The gravestone is inscribed: Charles Rumney Co. K 4 Regt. VT. Inf. 1837 - 1911 his wife Catherine F. 1853 - 1928 Bradford Poke Sparrow Was at Belle Isle. Released from Andersonville 4/1, 4/18, or 4/28/65 near Jacksonville, Florida, emaciated and weak, barely escaping with his life. Discharged 6/17/65 from McDougal Hospital in New York harbor for disability that "greatly injured his health." Never married. He obtained a scholarship to Middlebury College and graduated in the class of 1874 and from Columbia Law School in 1876. He began worked as Assistant Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and was a U.S. Commissioner for the District of Columbia until forced to retire "due to consideration of health" in 1880. Purchased land in Caroline County, Virginia, in 1882 and engaged in lumbering and farming. The Middlebury College directory 1886-1891 lists Bradford P. Sparrow '73 as engaged in manufacturing & lumbering and living at Stafford Court House, Virginia. An obituary in The Bennington Banner of 8/12/1920 titled VETERAN WHO WAS CONFEDERATE PRISONER NEARLY A YEAR record that while in Virginia he met with an accident which finally resulted in paralysis. He went to the National Soldiers' Home in Hampton, Virginia, whence he was taken to his brother's hotel in Montpelier…[being] entirely helpless requiring constant care. At age 76 he was living at the Vermont Soldiers' Home in Bennington, Vermont, on the 1920 Federal census. Died 8/11/1920 at the Vermont Soldiers' Home. Buried in the Robinson Cemetery at Calais, Vermont, where there is a large stone inscribed: ABNER D. SPARROW 1813 - 1883 HIS WIFE ALMIRA M. SHEPARD 1820 - 1910 THEIR SON BRADFORD P. SPARROW 1843 - 1920 MEMBER OF CO. K 4TH REG. VT. VOLS. WAR OF REBELLION Men of Vermont (Jacob C. Ullery, ed., 1894) states On the 23d of June 1864 [Sparrow] with 2,000 [sic] of his comrades was captured near Petersburg, Va., and hurried through Richmond and Belle Island to Andersonville prison until 4/18/65…[When] he was exchanged…[he was]so emaciated and weak as to be unable to march, barely escaping with his life after a captivity of 10 months. Was drafted from Elmore, Vermont, in 1863. Granted an invalid pension in 1885 which was increased to $50 per month in 1917. Azro B. Stiles Died at Andersonville 10/12/64 of DIARRHEA c. Grave #10811. Listed as A. B. Styles died 9/12/64 on the Atwater list. Sarah L. Stiles granted a widow's pension in 1865. Michael C. Tearney (Tierney) Paroled 2/26/65. Mustered out 7/13/65. Died 12/23/92. Buried in the Calvary Cemetery at Rutland, Vermont, where a large TIERNEY monument reads: MICHAEL TIERNEY BORN JAN. 14, 1836 DIED DEC. 23, 1892 HIS WIFE MARY WARD BORN JAN. 1, 1836 DIED APR. 12, 1894 In front there is a small government issue head stone inscribed: M. C. Tierney Co. D 4th Vermont Inf. Mary Tearney granted a widow's pension unknown date. Morris P. Titus Paroled 11/20/64. Mustered out 6/24/65. Listed as a farmer living in Ely, Vermont, on the 1880 Federal census. Died 12/10/1900. Buried in the Village Cemetery at Strafford, Vermont. His gravestone reads: FATHER MORRIS P. TITUS Born APR. 4, 1845 Died DEC. 10, 1900 One precious to our hearts has gone. There is no indication of his Civil War service nor a GAR grave marker. Mary A. Titus granted a widow's pension unknown date. FIFTH REGIMENT none SIXTH REGIMENT none Click here to Continue to 11TH REGIMENT
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