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 The 9th Massachusetts Battery
Military Roster
Centre Section
Senior Second Lieutenant George W. Foster, commanding
Military Roster
Third Detachment
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George W. Foster
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2nd Lieut. |
Residence: Charlestown; salesman; 27;
comm. Aug. 6, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; comm. 1st Lieut. July 20, 1863; must. Aug. 16, 1863; must. out June 6, 1865 as 1st Lieut. |
| George Murray |
Sgt. |
Res. Boston; plumber; 28; enl. July 17, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; wounded July 2, 1863;
Gettysburg, Penn; comm. 2nd Lieut. from 1st Sergt., Dec. 17, 1864; must. Jan 8 1865,
comm. 1st Lieut. Jan. 1, 1865; must. Jan. 28, 1865; must. out June 6, 1865 as 1st Lieut. |
| John V. Huntress |
Priv.
Gunner |
Res. Blackstone; shoemaker; 20; enl. and must. July 29, 1862;
apptd. Corpl. Nov. 6, 1862; Sergt., Aug. 18, 1853;
must. out June 6, 1865.
| | Charles H. Hall
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Priv. |
Res. Cambridge; stair builder; 29; enl. July 28, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865 as Corporal. |
Gun Detachment
| John A. McCarty |
#1 |
Priv - Res. Troy, NY;
moulder; 21; enl. July 23, 1862;must. Aug. 10 1862; wounded July 2, 1863; at Gettysburg, Penna.;
transf Sept. 30, 1864, to V.R.C.;disch. July 13, 1865, as of Co. "B" 3rd
V.R.C. |
| Charles A. Guinn |
#2 |
Priv. - Res. Cambridge; barber; 22; enl. Aug. 5, 1862;must.Aug. 10, 1872; must. out June 6, 1865. |
| Charles A. Hall |
#3 |
Priv. Res. North Wayne, Maine; machinist; 24;
enl. July 18, 1862; must. Aug. 10 1852; must. out June 5, 1865 as
Corpl. |
| John H. Sullivan |
#4 |
Priv. - Res. Somerville; clerk; 20; enl. Aug. 4, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; must out June 6, 1865, as Corpl. |
| John W. McDonald |
#5 |
Priv. - Res. North Easton;
shovelmaker; 18; enl. July 25, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865. |
| Reuben L. Willis |
#6 |
Priv. - Res. North Bridgewater;
bootmaker; 25; enl. Aug. 1, 1862;must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865, as Bugler |
| Walter Lee |
#7 |
Priv - Res. Boston; blacksmith; 28; enl. July 29,
1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6,
1865. |
Piece Drivers
| James McDavitt |
Lead |
Pvt. - Res. Boston; painter; 26; enl. Aug. 7, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; wounded July 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Penn; must out June 6, 1865.
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| Samuel C. Glover |
Swing |
Priv. - Res. Quincy;
bootmaker; 20; enl. Aug. 1, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865. |
| Nathan H. Brand |
Wheel |
Priv. - Res. Melrose; teamster; 25; enl. July 31, 1862;must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1862. |
Caisson Drivers
| Horace Prescott |
Lead |
Priv. - Res. Melrose; carpenter; 37; enl. Aug. 1, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; must out June 6, 1865. |
| G.F.W. Haines |
Swing |
Priv. - Res. East Dennis; sailor; 24; enl. Aug. 5, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865. |
| Horatio C. Knights |
Wheel |
Priv. - Res. West Roxbury; driver; 24; enl. Aug. 4, 1862;
must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865 as Sergt. |
Bugler
| Charles W.
Reed
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Bugler
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Res. Boston;
student; 21; enl. Aug. 2, 1862; must. Aug. 10 1862; must. out June 6,
1865. Medal of Honor man - date of action, July 2, 1863at Gettysburg,
Penna. "Rescued his wounded captain from between the lines" |
Extras
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John W. Byrnes |
Private |
Residence
-East Cambridge;
clerk; 24; enl. July 30, 1862;must. Aug. 10, 1862; disch. Sept. 4, 1863,
for disability at Boston, Mass. |
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John J. Barry |
Private |
Res. East Boston; clerk; 18; enl.
July 22, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6. 1865. |
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Henry Packard |
Private |
Res. North Bridgewater; bootmaker;
36; enl. July 23, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865. |
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Alfred A. Spalding |
Private |
residence - North Bridgewater;
shoemaker; 19 [born 1844]; enl. July 22, 1862; must. March 4, 1863; disch
for disability, March 25, 1864 at Washington D.C.; 13 Vet. Res. Corp - Sept.
12, 1864 - July 28, 1865;Date of Death: April 7, 1895. |
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Charles L. Sawin |
Private |
Residence - Orange; seaman; 25; enl.
July 23, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; disch. Dec. 30, 1862, for disability, at
Washington, D.C. |
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Charles Simmings |
Private |
Residence - West Roxbury; carpenter; 28;
enl. Aug. 4, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862;must. out June 9, 1865; cause of
discharge: end of war. |
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George W. Stafford |
Private |
Res. Lawrence; clerk;22; enl.
Aug. 2, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; died. Nov. 1862, of disease, at Washington., D.C. |
| Gardner Garey |
Private |
Residence - Charlestown; mechanic; 37'nl.
Aug. 1, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865.
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