The 9th Massachusetts Battery
Military Roster

 

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Junior First Lieutenant 
Alexander H. Whitaker, Commander

Military Roster
Sixth Detachment


Alexander H. Whitaker

Junior 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieut -- Res. Roxbury; bookeeper; 20; comm 2d Lieut., July 31, 1862; not must; comm. 1st Lieut., Aug. 6, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; wounded July 2, 1862; Gettysburg, Penna; died July 20, 1863 of wounds, at Roxbury. Mass.  See Co. "B" 4th Battln. Mass Inf.
Joseph Akerman Sergeant

Sergt. -- Res. Boston; policeman; 30; enl. Aug. 8, 1862; must. Aug 10, 1862; disch. for disability, April 2, 1863; at Washington DC  See 2d Battery Mass. Lt. Arty.

Joseph Hirst Gunner

Priv.--Res. Malden; machinist; 22; enl. July 30, 1862; must. Aug 10, 1862; wounded July 2, 1863; as Sergt. At Gettysburg, Penn; disch, Sept. 2, 1863 for wounds, at Washington, DC

L. N. Langelier Corporal

Priv. - Res. West Roxbury; driver; 24; enl. July 30, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; wounded July 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Penn; transf., date not shown, at Philadelphia, Penn., to VRC; must. out July 14, 1865, as of Co. "H" 2st VRC

Gun Detachment

Nelson Lowell No. 1 Priv. - Res. Stoughton; machinist; 35; enl. Aug 5, 1862; must. Aug.. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865, as Serg.
Levi W. Baker No. 2 Priv.--Res. Marlboro; wheelwright; 34; enl. July 31, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; wounded July 2, 1863;  Gettysburg, Penn., as Sergt; must. out June 6, 1865; as 1st Serg.
James L. Clapp No. 3  
Richard Holland No. 4  
Zimri Whitney No. 5  
John B. Stowe No. 6  
Elbridge Wilkins No. 7  

 

Hiram Fay Lead  
H.H. Burdett Swing  
Eleazer Cole Wheel  

Caisson Drivers

Albert Taylor Lead
John A. Fulsom Swing
Charles Tibbets Wheel

Extras

Stephen H. Goodwin
Edwin Knapp
James E. Kimball
R. B. Rice
William H. Strong
John Q. Adams
Henry F. Nash