Privateer Junius Brutus.

I received a nice letter from Jeanne Sandford, asking if I new anything about the Privateer Junius Bruius.  Of course I new nothing of the ship, but would look into it for her.

 

Well I found very little on the ship, but found a lot of names from the crew.  All who follow this site know how I like surnames.  I hope this information well help those looking into this ship.

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Junius Brutus

Ship Junius Brutus, 20 six-pounders, 120 men. Privateer. On petition of Joshua Ward and Henry Rust of Salem, John Leach commissioned commander, Benjamin Moses 1st lieutenant, William Carleton 2nd lieutenant, Daniel Adams master. Names of Beverly men in the crew. Jack ElUs, Isaac Cornish, James Black, Robert Remond, John Groce, and Absalom Goodrich. (Massach.usett8 Archives, clxxi. 168.)

Ship Junius Brutus, 260 tons, 20 six and' 9-pounders, 120 men. Privateer. On petition of Josiah Orne and others of Salem, August 23, 1780, John Brooks ommissioned commander. (Massachusetts Archives, clxxi. 260.)

Ship Junius Brutus, 200 tons, 20 guns, 120 men. Privateer. Petition of Nathan Goodale of Salem, Nathaniel Brookhouse commissioned commander, October 27, 1781. (Massachusetts Archives, clxxii. 44.)

Ship Junius Brutus, same tonnage and force. Privateer. On petition of Henry Rust and others of Salem, John Brooks commissioned commander June 19, 1782. Bond signed by Andrew Cabot and Henry Rust. The Junius Brutus was taken by an English cruizer in 1782 and carried into Newfoundland. October 17, 1782, a cartel arrived in Salem bringing the crew of the Junius Brutus. (Massachusetts Archives, clxxii. 175.)

The capture of Junius Brutus.

Junius Brutus of Salem. This was a ship of 200 tons, carrying 20 guns and 120 men. On May 23, 1780, on petition of Joshua Ward and Henry Rust, John Leach was commissioned commander. She was afterwards commanded by John Brooks and later by Nathaniel Brookhouse, both of Salem, and while under command of the former had a well contested engagement with the English ship Experiment, lasting three glasses. The Experiment mounted 18 long sixes and carried the then very valuable cargo of 1500 barrels of flour. The Experiment finally surrendered with a loss of two killed and two wounded. The Junius Brutus during her privateer life sent 890 tons of prizes into Salem and was captured in the autumn of 1782 and sent in to Newfoundland.

Authors note. Although we know when the Junius Brutus was captured and what country capture her.  however there are no records on what happened before after or during the captured.

Captains of the Pivateer Junius Brutus.

1. Nathaniel Brookhouse, October 26, 1781.

2. John Brooks, August 23, 1780.

3. William Cole, July 10, 1781.

4. John Leach, May 23, 1780.

Crew of the Junius Brutus.

 

Authors note.  Because of a mess up of the records these names are not in order.

Also there will be some missspellings of some of the names.

1. Bickford, David, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 34 Yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Salem.

2. Black, James, Beverly. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 28  yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, light.

3. Bright, Jos., Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 4 ft. 11 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Salem.

4. Brigs, Philip, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 34 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Marblehead.

5. Brookhouse, Nathaniel. Petition dated Boston, Oct. 25, 1781, signed by Nathan Goodale of Salem, asking that said Brookhouse be commissioned as commander of the ship " Junius rutus" (privateer) ; ordered in Council, Oct. 26, 1781, that a commission be issued; also, petition dated Boston, March 8, 1783, signed by Paul Dudley Sergent, Samuel Page and others of Salem, asking that said Brookhouse be commissioned as commander of the brigantine " Lively " (privateer) ; ordered in Council, March 8, 1783, that a commission be issued.

6. Brooks, John. Petition dated Salem, Feb. 25, 1778, signed by Elias Hasket Derby, asking that said Brooks be commissioned as commander of the schooner " Scorpion " (privateer) ; ordered in Council, Feb. 27, 1778, that a commission be issued ; also, petition dated Boston, Aug. 23, 1780, signed by William Orne in behalf of Josiah Orne and others of Salem, asking that said Brooks be commissioned as commander of the ship "Junius Brutus" (privateer); ordered in Council, Aug. 23, 1780, that a commission be issued, and that said ship cruise along shores of eastern Massachusetts; also, petition dated Boston, June 15, 1782, signed by N. Goodale in behalf of Josiah Orne and others of Salem, asking that said Brooks be commissioned as commander of the ship " Juniiis Bnitus " (privateer) ; ordered in Council, June 19, 1782, that a commission be issued.

7. Brown, Thomas, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded bj- Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June l.i, 1780; age, 23 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark; residence, Marblehead.

8. Butler, Benjamin, Boston. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 25 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; residence, Boston.

9. Dowell John, Descriptive list of officer and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus", commanded by Capt. John Leach sworn to at Salem June 15, 1780; age, 25yrs.; stature 5ft. 8in.; complexion dark; reported a foreigner.

10. Dode Andrew, Wenham, Descriptive list of officer and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus", commanded by Capt. John Leach sworn to at Salem June 15, 1780; age 18 yrs.; stature 5ft. 4in.; complexion light residence Wenham.

11. Deiver Thomas, , Descriptive list of officer and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus", commanded by Capt. John Leach sworn to at Salem June 15, 1780; age 15 yrs.; stature 4ft. 8in. complexion dark residence Salem.

12. Desborne William, , Descriptive list of officer and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus", commanded by Capt. John Leach sworn to at Salem June 15, 1780; 32 yrs.; stature 5ft. 7in.; complexion dark; reported a foreigner.

13. Diforth John, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 27 yrs.; stature 5ft. 7in.; complexion dark; reported a foreigner.

14. Dennis Amos, Marbelehead, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 30yrs.; stature 5ft. 7in.; complexion dark; residence Marbelehead.

15. Dalvon Edward, Salem, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 35yrs.; stature 5ft. 7in.; complexion dark, residence Salem.

16. Cummins Benjamin, Salem, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 25 yrs.; stature 5ft. 7in.; complexion dark, residence Salem.

17. Dennis John, Marbelehead, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 31 yrs.; stature 5ft. 8in.; complexion dark, residence Marbelehead.

18. Davis John, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 30 yrs.; stature 5ft. 7in.; complexion dark, reported a foreigner.

19. Allorn, Ebenezer, Danvers. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 23 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark.

20. Archer, John, Salem. Descriptive list, dated June 15, 1780, of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach; age, 15 yrs.; stature, 4 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

21.Archer, Stephen, Salem. Descriptive list, dated June 15, 1780, of officers and crew of ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach; age, 40 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Salem.

22.Bartlett, Mark, Middletown. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 23j-rs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Middletown.

23. Bartlett, Robert, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 34 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 4 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Salem.

24. Beal, Othniel, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 20 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, light; residence, Marblehead.

25. Bean, James. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June If), 1780; age, 29 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

26. Camron, John, Scotland. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 24 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, light; residence, Scotland.

27. Cane, John, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded hj Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 15 yrs; stature, 4 ft. 4 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Salem.

28. Caret, Michael. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs.stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

29. Carlton, William, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 36 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

30. Cash, Moses, Marblehead. Ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach; descriptive list of officers and crew dated Salem, June IS, 1780; age, 30 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Marblehead.

31.Clough, Gibson, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, sworn to at Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 38 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in ; complexion, light; residence Salem.

32. Cochrin, John, Ireland. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; residence, Ireland.

33. Cole, William. Petition dated Boston, July 10, 1781, signed by George Williams in behalf of himself and others of Salem, asking that said Cole be commissioned as commander of the ship " Brutus " (privateer) ; age, 45 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. complexion, dark; ordered in Council July 10, 1781, that a commission be issued.

34. Collins, John, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 16 yrs.; stature, 4 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Salem.

35. Cornish, Isaac, Beverly. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 29 yrs ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Beverly.

36. Ellis, Jack, Beverly. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded hv Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 30 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, negro ; residence, Beverly.

37.  Emmerson, James, Danvers. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 23 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Danvers.

36. Fairservice, Robert, Jr., Boston. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, sworn to at Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 26 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Boston.

37. Farwich, Michael. Descriptive list sworn to at Salem, June 15, 1780, of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach; age, 29 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

38.Felton, David, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Marblehead.

39. Folsom, Peter, Lynn. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, sworn to at Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 26 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, light; residence, Lynn.

40. Fuller, Comfort, Providence. Descriptive listof officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, sworn to at Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 35 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, light ; residence. Providence.

41.Gomey, John. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship <' Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 31 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; nationality, Portuguese.

42.Goodrich, Absalom, Beverly. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, sworn to at Salem, June 15,1780 ; age, 23 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Beverly.

43.Gordon, John. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, sworn to at Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 24 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark.

44. Grow, John, Beverly. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus,"
commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 16 yrs. ; stature, 4 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Beverly

45. Hall, John. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 35 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

46. Hall, Thomas. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 26 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

47. Hall, William. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 28 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

48. Hodgdon, Thomas, Gloucester. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 24 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Gloucester.

49. Hodge, John, Newbury. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded bj' Capt. John Leacii, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 25 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, light ; residence, Newbury.

50. Ho3iAN, Thomas, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 25 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Marblehead.

51. Hooper, Benjamin, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 1 in.; complexion, light; residence, Marblehead.

52. Hortov, George, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 15 yrs. ; stature, 4 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

53. Horton, Jonathan, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 28 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

54.Hovey, John, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 33 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, dark; residence, Salem.

55. Ingersoll, William, Gloucester. Descriptive list of ofBcers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June lij, 1780; age, 29 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Gloucester.

56. Ikeson, Robert. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs.stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

57 Kenney, Abi.tah, Middletown. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, light; residence, Middletown.

58. Kenney, Abijah, Jr., Danvers. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 15 yrs.; stature, 4 ft. 3 in.; complexion, light; residence, Danvers.

59. Knap, Samuel, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 32 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

60. Larabee, Benjamin, Lynn. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 25 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, light; residence, Lynn.

61. Leach, George, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 28 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

62. Leach, John, Salem. Petition signed by Samuel Page, asking that said Leach be commissioned as commander of the schooner " Sweat" (privateer) ; ordered in Council Sept. 9, 1778, that a commission be issued ; also, petition dated Boston, Dec. 20, 1779, signed by Samuel Page, of Salem, asking that said Leach be commissioned as commander of the brigantine " Lively " (privateer) ; ordered in Council Dec. 20, 1779, that a commission be issued ; also, petition dated Boston, May 23, 1780, signed by Henry Rust, in behalf of himself and others, of Salem, asking that said Leach be commissioned as commander of the ship "Junius Brutus " (privateer) ; ordered in Council May 23, 1780, that a commission be issued ; also, Captain, ship " Junius Brutus ; " descriptive list of officers and crew, dated Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 29 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 4 in. ; complexion, dark  residence, Salem.

63. Macketirs William, Salem,Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 14 yrs.; stature 4ft. 4in.; complexion dark; residence Salem.

64. Meek John. Salem, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 18 yrs.; stature 5ft., complexion dark, residence Salem.

65. Merrill John, Saliabury, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs.; stature 5ft. 8in., complexion light, residence Saliaburg.

66. McFarland Robert, Palmounth Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age 30yrs.; stature 5ft. 8in.; complexion light, residence Palmouth.

67. Moses, Benjamin, Salem. 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Benjamin Ward, Jr. 's co. ; company receipt for advance pay for 1 month, given to Daniel Hopkins, dated Salem, Sept. 25, 1775; also, same co. ; enlisted July 11, 1775; service, 6 mos. 5 days; company stationed at Salem for defence of seacoast ; also, Master, brigantine "Tyrannicide," commanded by Capt. John Fisk ; engaged Oct.27, 1776; discharged Jan. 1, 1777; roll sworn to at Boston; also, same vessel and commander; engaged Jan. 1, 1777; discharged Feb. 20, 1777; roll sworn to at Boston ; also, 2d Lieutenant, brig " Tyrannicide," commanded by Capt. Jonathan Harraden ; list of officers of the State Navy ; commissioned March 10, 1777 ; also, 2d Lieutenant, same vessel and commander ; engaged Feb. 20, 1777 ; discharged Aug. 31, 1777 ; roll sworn to in Suffolk Co. ; also, 2d Lieutenant, ship "Pilgrim" (privateer); petition dated Salem, Sept. 11, 1778, signed by Andrew Cabot, of Salem, asking that Hugh Hill be commissioned as commander of said vessel ; ordered in Council Sept. 12, 1778, that a commission be issued ; also, descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 42 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

68. Norris, Thomas, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 30 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, light; residence,

69. Oliver, James, Stoneham. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 30yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Stoneham.

70. Parker, John. Descriptive list of oflicers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

71. Peabody, Jonathan, Andover. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age,29yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Andover.

72. Peabody, Jonathan, Middleton. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age,25yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Middleton.

73. Peabody, Samuel, Middleton. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Jvmius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 24 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Middleton.

74. Perkins, Edward. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a Frenchman.

75. Pitman, John, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 25 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; residence, Marblehead.

76. Pope, Henry, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 30 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; residence, Marblehead.

77. Porter, Aaron, Boxford. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Boxford.

78. Powell, Thomas, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 16 yrs. ; stature, 4 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Salem.

79. Kedsod, Samuel. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 29 yrs. ;stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark; reported a foreigner.

80. Reed, Jonathan, Danvers. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Jiuiius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 19 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 3 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Danvers.

81. Remond, Robert, Beverly. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Jimius Brutus," commanded bj' Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 28 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Beverly.

82. Revell, John. 1st Lieutenant, shii> " Brutus " (privateer); petition dated Boston, July 10, 1781, signed liy George Williams, of Salem, in behalf of himself and others, asking that William Cole be commissioned as commander of said vessel; age, 30 jts. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; ordered in Coiuicil July 10, 1781, that a commission he issued ; also, petition dated Boston, Dec11, 1782, signed by Thomas Saunders, in behalf of Josiah Orne and others, of Salem, asking that said Revell be commissioned as commander of the schooner " Polly " (privateer) .

83.Roach, John, Cape Cod. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the .ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 24 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, dark; residence. Cape Cod.

84. Sinclair John, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age 24 yrs.; stature 5ft. 2in.; complexion light; reported a foreigner.

85. Smith Ephraim, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age 27yrs.; stature 5ft. 6in.; complexion dark; reported a foreigner.

86. Smith Hugh, Salem, Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age 30yrs.; stature5ft. 4in.; complexion Light; residence Salem.

87.Symonds, John, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 22 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

88. Thomson, Samuel, Marblehead. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Jimius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 24 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 m. ; complexion, dark; residence, Marblehead.

89.Tuttle, Thomas, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, light; residence, Salem.

90. Weeb, Jajiks, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 18 j'rs. ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, light; residence, Salem.

91. Wellman, Oliver, Salem. Descriptive list of oflicers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 16 yrs. ; stature, 4 ft. 9 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Salem.

92. Whipple, Benjamin. Danvers. Descriptive list of ofiicers and crew of the ship " Jvmius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780 ; age, 28 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 1 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Danvers.

93.Whipple, David, Danvers. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 28 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Danvers.

94. White, Samuel, Dan vers. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Jimius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 30 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7 in. ; complexion, light ; residence, Danvers.

95. Whitefoot, Ebexezer, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," (-ommanded by Capt. John Leacli, dated Salem, June lo, 1780; age, 16 yrs. ; stature, 4 ft. 4 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

96. Wilkins, Richard, Middleton. Descriptive list of oflicers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 23 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; residence, Middleton.

97. Williamson, John. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 30 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 6 in. ; complexion, dark ; reported a foreigner.

98. Wilson, Charles, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 27 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. ? in. ; complexion, dark; residence, Salem.

99. Witworth, Maltis," Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship "Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

100.Youns, John, Salem. Descriptive list of officers and crew of the ship " Junius Brutus," commanded by Capt. John Leach, dated Salem, June 15, 1780; age, 15 yrs. ; stature, 4 ft. 10 in. ; complexion, dark ; residence, Salem.

Authors note.  As its been stated the Junius Brutus carried a crew of 120.  The above list has only 100, because of computer and my own errors I missed a few.

Edward Malone.

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Edward Malone.

 

Birth; 1828, Ireland.

Death: 1883.

 

Wife Ellen Malone.

 

Children: Henry, Frank and Owen Malone.

 

Burial: Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois.

 

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: MALONE, EDWARD. Rank: PVT. Company: G. Unit: 96 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: WAUKEGAN, LAKE CO, IL. Age: 34. Height: 5' 9 1/2. Hair: MIXED. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: FAIR. Marital Status: MARRIED. Occupation: LABORER. Nativity: IRELAND.

Service Record. Joined When: JUL 22, 1862. Joined Where: WAUKEGAN, IL. Joined By Whom: ISAAC L CLARK. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: SEP 6, 1862. Muster In Where: ROCKFORD, IL. Muster Out: JUN 10, 1865. Muster Out Where: CAMP HARKER, TN. Muster Out By Whom: CPT MORRIS. Remarks: PROMOTED CORPORAL & SERGEANT.

Illinois 96th., Infantry, Regimental History.

Sergeant Edward Malone. Age 34 ; born in Ireland ; butcher ; enlisted from Waukegan ; promoted to Corporal Jan. 16, 1863. as a recognition of his efficiency as a soldier, in apprehending and arresting two men who had attempted to desert from a Battery attached to the Brigade; promoted to Sergeant Dec. 1, 1864 ; at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19, 1864, was severely wounded in left leg, but rejoined the Regiment at Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; m. o. with Regiment. Was conspicuous for his courage, and a great favorite both during his service and after his return home ; died in Waukegan, Ill.., from heart disease, July 17, 1883. He was the wit and humorist of the Company, always ready with some original and side splitting remark to liven up the drooping spirits of the men, on "many a weary march and tented field"; he was a good soldier, always ready for duty, twice promoted for gallant conduct, and after his return home, living the life of an honorable, worthy citizen ; he died as he had lived, honored by all his comrades.

Jonas W. "Tip" Winans

Jonas W. Winans.

Birth: Unknown.
Death: May 12, 1929.

Wife: Alice E. Winans.

Children: Non recorded.

Burial: Unknown.

Authors note.  Although his real name was Jonas all his military records state "Tip".  His pension records however state both names.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: WINANS, TIP. Rank: PVT. Company: B. Unit: 28 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: PITTSFIELD, PIKE CO, IL. Age: 20. Height: 5' 3 1/2. Hair: BLACK. Eyes: BLACK. Complexion: DARK. Marital Status: MARRIED. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: N. J..

Service Record. Joined When: AUG 17, 1861. Mustered in : Aug. 23, 1861. Period: 3 YRS. Remarks: DISCHARGED DEC 9, 1862 OF WOUNDS.

Surgeon General Files.

CASE 816. Private Tip Winans. Co. B., 28th Illinois, age 22 years, was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Surgeon R. Nicholls, U. S. V., reported that he was "admitted to the hospital at Quiney. May 7, 1862, with a gunshot fracture of the neck of the left femur. The ball entered three inches below and two inches behind the anterior superior spinous process of the left ilium, passed through the bladder, and lodged in the region of the sacrum. Treatment by Buck s method."

This man was discharged from service December 6, 1862, with the accompanying remark over an illegible signature: Hip anchylosed; general health good. About the fracture as above, I have my doubts." The patient receives a pension. On February 6, 1872, Pension Examiner J. H. Ledlie reports, several pieces of dead bone have been removed. Some months since a tumor presented itself near the anus.

This suppurated, and upon opening it a large conical leaden ball was found, half of which was covered with what appeared to be the salts of the urine. Urine was freely discharged through the opening for several weeks. At present this is all healed. There is anchylosis of the hip-joint, shortening of the limb one inch and a half, atrophy of the whole limb, and constant pain along the sciatic nerve, which is much increased by walking." Disability is rated total and permanent.

Adin B. Mickle, 23rd., Penn. Infantry.

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Adin B. Mickle.

Birth: Unknown.
Death Unknown.

Wife: Mary Mickle.

Children: Adin B. Mickle, ( 1882-1887 ), Catherine Mickle Dunn, (1880-1912 ).

Burial: Unknown.

Authors Note. Re-research before stating as fact.

Pennsylvania State Record.

Adin B. Mickle, Private, Mustered into Pennsylvania 23rd., Infantry, Company H., August 10, 1861, for 3 years.  Wounded at Cold Harbor; Mustered out with Company September 8, 1864
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John Moffitt, 23rd., Penn. Infantry.

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John Moffitt.

Birth: 1842, Ireland.
Death: October 20, 1905.
Age 63.

Father: Robert Moffitt.
Mother: Bertha Moffitt.

Brothers and sister: Margaret, John, Robert, William and Henry Moffitt.

Wife: Amanda Moffitt.

Burial: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Authors note. Re-research the above names and dates before stating as fact.

Pennsylvania State Records.

John Moffitt, Private, Mustered in August 2, 1861, for 3 years.  Wounded at Fair Oak's, May 31, 1862; Missing at Marye's Heights, May 3, 1863; Mustered out with company September 8, 1864.

How General Stonewall Jackson Got His Name.

The following story came from the Shakopee Argus, Shakopee Minnesota, July 26, 1862.
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George E. Sly, Fourth Minnesota Infantry.

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George E. Sly.

Birth: March 2, 1846.
Death: April 28, 1912.

Wife: Elenor Ann Sly.

Children: Sydney L. Sly.

Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California.

In 1880 was living in Belle Plaine, Minn., with his family, he was a Shorthand Reporter.

Minnesota State Records.

George E. Sly, Private/Musician, Age 16, Nativity of New York, Enlisted September 30, 1861, Mustered in October 4, 1861, Residence Belle Plaine.  Re-enlisted January 1, 1864.  Discharged with Regiment.

Minnesota Fourth Infantry Regimental History.

p. 47-48, May 13, 1862, Tuesday. We passed Pittsburgh Landing at twelve o'clock. The steamboats Glendale and Silver Moon have steam calliopes, which play the tunes "Dixie'' and ",The Girl I Left Behind Me." This boat is not as large as the Roe, and our quarters are more cramped. Just after the boat touched the shore at Brown's Landing, Tenn., the men on both decks crowded forward and both decks broke down in front of the cabin, and about fifteen men were injured. Fully fifty men were precipitated to the lower deck, which was crowded with their comrades.

Captain White of Company F says : " I remember very well her breaking down, I was officer of the day that day, and in the Texas at the time, and told the pilot it was his fault in running on the bank so hard, and that if anyone was killed he would suffer for it." Mr. George Sly says: "I was sleeping on some cracker boxes on the cabin deck, and woke up down on the gang plank, the men crying 'Look out for, the bell.' I ran to the side of the boiler. Several men were wounded and one man was pushed 'overboard." That man was Anthony Capser of Company G, and in trying to save his gun from getting wet by holding it up, he was drowned."

p. 438, Mr. Sly says, under date of August 5, 1865.:

I left borne (Belle Flaine) with Colonel Edson and went down to Carver. Walked to Sbakopee. Went to J. L. McDonald's and stopped until Monday morning. Got on a boat and went to Fort Snelling. Got in a wagon and went to St. Paul. Signed the pay rolls. I was the only one of the drum corps who served the fall time.

Authors note. George E. Sly, name is stated 22, times in the Regimental History.  The History was written by ( Alonzo L. Brown ), published in 1892, and can be read on line.

James Miffin Linnard Jr.

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James Miffin Linnard Jr.

Birth: 1940, Canada.
Death: July 10, 1881, Pennsylvania.

Father: Stephen Beasley Linnard.
Mother: Emily Kelly Linnard.

Wife: Sara Jane Sounder Linnard, ( 1843-1911 ).

Children: Emily Sounder and Fanny Cecella

Burial: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania State Records.

James M. Linnard, Captain, Mustered in August 2, 1861, for 3 years.  Promoted to Captain January 1, 1863,  detached to General Detreauriand's Staff, August 15, 1864.

Chester Bishop, Tenth N. Y. Cavalry.

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New York, State Records.

BISHOP, CHESTER.—Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 1,1861, at Golden; mustered in as private, Co. B, October 12, 1861, to serve three years; re-enlisted, December 31, 1863; missing in action (probably killed), June 24, 1864, at St. Mary's Church, Va.; never heard from.

New York Tenth Cavalry Regimental History, p. 306-307.

Bishop, Chester. Promoted from private, date not given ; missing in action at St. Mary's Church, Va., June 24, 1864 ; probably killed.

Chester Bishop was born in Aurora, Erie County, N. Y., in the year 1843, being eighteen years old at the time of enlisting.

Previous to his enlistment his life was, as usual in the rural districts, uneventful. The eldest son of a large family, he was early accustomed to hard work. This, however, did not prevent his acquiring a very good common English education. As his father, Dr. F. T. Bishop, was infirm in health, and never in early life accustomed to physical labor, Chester was almost indispensable at home. But those who were his comrades can recall the martial spirit and enthusiasm everywhere prevailing in the fall of 1861.

Lieutenant Woodruff was recruiting for the Tenth New York Cavalry, and came to my father's house to obtain his consent to Chester's enlisting, which was much more readily procured than mother's ; although the patriotic blood of two Revolutionary soldiers, as grandfathers, coursed in her veins, it was only after a long argument, added to Chester's entreaties, that she yielded a reluctant consent to his enrollment. Still she believed, as did many others who had better means of judging, that in a few months the war would close, and her boy be home again. So, equipped with perfect health and a buoyant, cheerful temperament, he left us.

His earlier letters, written in a large, boyish hand, gave us pleasant incidents of camp life, and made kindly mention of "the boys." Then he is in hospital, having taken the  umps. From thence he is removed to convalescent camp near Fort Barnard, where he gets very impatient at the long detention from his Regiment. I give an extract from a letter while detained there : " We were to have a Christmas dinner. There were some New York people here, and they were going to give us a grand dinner. We were ordered to build a table in each street to seat one hundred men. We backed the boards and built the tables;  there were about twenty streets. Now comes the joke of it. We waited patiently for the roast turkeys, but when they reached our street, which was among the last, there was nothing left for a hundred men except five small pies. To-morrow will be New-Year's-day, but nothing is said about a dinner. After his return to the Regiment came long, cheerful, and affectionate letters, only complaining of the long delay in receiving equipment's, and longing to be sent to the front in short, to be doing something.

After the Regiment is engaged in active service, letters are more infrequent, but contained brief though enthusiastic accounts of raids and battles following in quick succession. His history henceforth is the history of his Regiment, now greatly reduced in numbers. In the winter of 1863-'64 came the re-enlistment, followed by a month's furlough. Every home that sent a soldier can remember what that means. There was no railroad to bring the soldiers nearer than Buffalo, and when the stage stopped and " Chet " was not among those that alighted, we were sadly disappointed, until told that he gave up his seat to a comrade who had a wife and child.

Every soldier and soldier's family remembers the glad home-coming. The change m Chester's personal appearance was quite marked. He left us a mere boy, small and youthful- looking for his age ; he returned matured, with the serious, candid manner of a thoughtful man. The month's furlough was one continued ovation. Neighbors and friends vied with each other in doing honor and giving pleasure to the returned soldiers; and I remember so well that, not a little to the regret and annoyance of ourselves, we were obliged to give up some precious days and one or two nights spent with '' the boys," as he termed his comrades.

But the last day came. By this time we all knew what war was, and felt the bitterness of parting ; and, although we repeatedly assured him that we believed he would come back, it was with tearful eyes and sinking hearts that we saw him ride away. And we all felt that he thought his return very doubtful. Soon after his return to the front our father's death occurred. I find among Chester's letters to my mother a very affectionate one, urging her to use whatever money of his she needed for debts, expenses, etc., saying he might never need it.

Not many more letters were received before the news reached us by a letter from John B. Buffum that on the 34th of June, 1864, after an engagement at St. Mary's Church, Va., he was missing, supposed to have been taken prisoner. After this mother received the following letter from Captain Blynn :

Headquarters Tenth N. Y. Cav., July 15, 1864.

Mrs. Bishop : Your letter to John Buffum, making inquiries for your son Chester, came to-day.

I should have written you before, had I not supposed his friends in the company had informed you of his probable fate.

On the 34th of June, Gregg's division of cavalry moved out to St. Mary's Church, and took up a position between the rebels and the road our wagon-train was passing to the James River on. We remained there until afternoon quietly, when, it becoming evident that the rebels were in force on our front, our Regiment, with many others, was dismounted and sent forward on the skirmish-line. The portion under my command pushed into the woods a short distance, until we reached a rail fence, which we hastily pulled down, piling up the rails for breastworks. We remained there for an hour or two quietly, when heavy firing commenced on the right of our line, and in a short time we heard the rebel officers giving commands to their men on our front, and in a second's time we were hotly engaged. After a short but terrific fight the rebels charged our breastworks with a force which our thin skirmish-line could not check. During the fight your son was the next man to me on my right, and I shall never forget with what bravery he fought, how deliberately he aimed his carbine, and how nobly he held his post.

When the rebels charged over our breastworks he was the only man left on my right, and there was but one on my left. When they came through the line they were not over five yards from me, and Chester was still between them and myself. I consider it almost a miracle that J escaped, and I consider it morally certain that your son was captured.

I have no idea that he was either killed or wounded, and I expect in time to welcome him back to the old company, if I am spared from the carnage of this wicked war. It gives me pleasure to be able to speak highly of him as an intelligent and dutiful soldier. Since I have commanded the company (October last) I believe I have not had occasion to reprove him once.

For his good conduct and soldierly bearing I had but recently made him a corporal of the company, which of course was but slight recognition of what he so well deserved. Chet, as we familiarly called him, was a general favorite among us, and none regret his loss more than I.

Anything further in regard to your son that I can do I will cheerfully.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Martin H. Blynn,
Captain Company B, Tenth N. Y. Cav.

As at this time communications had been opened with rebel prisons, every means was used to ascertain where he was, if he really was a prisoner ; but after months of anxious suspense we and some of his comrades came to the conclusion that he was killed in the charge of which Captain Blynn speaks, and that instant death saved him the tortures of a rebel prison. At the organization of the Grand Army post at Colden his comrades honored his memory by naming the post for him— a compliment which was greatly appreciated by his family, and especially pleasing to our dear mother. Anna Bishop Church.

William F. Chapple & "Curly".



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William F. Chapple.

 

Birth 1832-1835.

Death: Unknown.

 

Father: Samuel Chapple.

Mother: Sarah Dismore Chapple.

 

Wife: Rebecca F. Cowley Chapple.

Married August 1, 1875.

 

Children: Non found.

 

Burial: Unknown.

 

Received pension May 17, 1879.

In 1880 was a Police Officer.

 

Authors note. research the above names again before stating as fact.

 

Massachusetts Eight Infantry Co. I., Three Month Service. 

William F. Chapple, Private; Residence Salem; Age 35; Enlisted April 15, 1861; Mustered in April 30, 1861; Mustered out August 1, 1861.

Massachusetts Twenty-Third Infantry Co. F., Three Years Service.

William F. Chapple, Private; Residence Salem; Police Officer; Age 35; Enlisted October 4, 1861; Mustered in December 4, 1861; Mustered out October 13, 1864; Corporal.

Regimental History, p. 31-32.

Morning found us with bright sky and fairly smooth sea, meekly following the Hussar in a similar, though more scattered, column, to that in the bay. Some of the boys found the motion too frisky, but the right wing of the 23rd was too web-footed to suffer long and we thought ourselves pretty fairly settled down to enjoy u sea-life. Towards dark a fresh gale from the southwest arose and so hindered us that it was decided to cast off the hawser.

All hands, but enough to work ship, were ordered below, and, then, as we stood off and on, ensued scenes which, though not without their laughable side, may perhaps best be left to the memories of the participants.  One of these was provided by Commissary Chappie's spaniel as " sick as a dog " in her master's bunk. " Curly," the pet of Company 'F', if not of the regiment, was conspicuous with her red blanket on the march through Boston and New York. Her pups, born on the eve of the battle at Roanoke Island, were in great demand as souvenirs of that affair.

William Whittier Brown & Son.

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William Whittier Brown.

Birth: 1805, Vershire, Orange County, Vermont.
Death: Jan. 6, 1874, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

Children: William Gerrish Brown (1840 - 1865), Charles Lawrence Brown (1843 - 1863).

Burial: Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

Civil War Record.

WILLIAM WHITTIER BROWN was born in Vershire, VT, in 1805. After attending school in his native state, he attended the academy at Hudson, NY. In 1827 and 1828 he taught school in NY.

At the age of 23 he began studying medicine with John Poole, M.D. at Bradford, VT. He also attended lectures at Hanover, NH and graduated from the NH Medical Institution in 1830. He began his practice in Fremont, NH and in 1835 moved to Chester, NH. In 1843 he went to New York City to further his education. He returned in 1846 and opened a new practice in Manchester, NH.

In 1861 he was appointed Surgeon of the 7th NH Volunteer Infantry. He served until July 22, 1864, when he resigned due to ill health and returned to his medical practice. At the time of his death he was the Post Surgeon for Louis Bell Post #3 GAR. He died on January 6, 1874 at the age of 68.

Extract from the Report of Surgeon WILLIAM W. Brown, 7th New Hampshire Volunteers. St. Augustine, Florida, quarter ending September 30, 1862.

The 7th New Hampshire volunteers sailed from New York about the middle of February, 1862, and arrived at Fort Jfferson, Tortuous, Florida, on the 9th of March. About the middle of June we were ordered to Hilton Head, South Carolina, and encamped at Beaufort. When we arrived the weather was extremely hot and the atmosphere close and unpleasant. At Baufort the sea breezes arc cut off by the outside islands. Our encampment was under a beautiful shade of old live oaks. A gneral hospital had been established under the direction of Surgeon C. H. Crane, U. S. A., Medical Director of the Department of  the South, and thither I was ordered to send all very sick men. Our men were rapidly attacked with bilious remittent fever.

Our first cases were most severe, and typhoid symptoms came on early. Some twenty died during our first month at Beaufort. As  the disease advanced it assumed a milder type. Nearly all the cases were attended with diarrhoea of a serous or bilious caracter, which was not easily controlled. Our treatment was at first an active mercurial cathartic, followed, when a remission ocurred, with qinine in doses of ten grains. For the diarrhoea we gave a turpentine emulsion containing laudanum. We left Baufort September 1st, and arrived at St. Augustine, Florida, on the 3d. Here the health of the regiment has evidently com mnced to improve, though cases of fever similar to those we had at Beaufort still occur.

 

Hospital Steward William G. Brown.

 

William Gerrish Brown, son of Surgeon William W. Brown, was born August 17, 1841, in Chester, N. H. ; when about five years old his father removed to Mancester, N. H., where William was educated in the public shools and afterwards spent two years at Phillips Exeter Aademy, preparing for Dartmouth College. He left the aademy at Exeter to enlist in the Seventh Regiment, in 1861, and was appointed hospital steward, to date from December14, 1861 : he suffered much from impaired halth during the last year of his service, but served out his enlistment and was discharged with the three years men, December 22, 1864. He died on July 11, 1865.

Wyman H. A. Godfrey, New York Dragoons.

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Wyman H. A. Godfrey.

Birth: 1843.
Death: December 1, 1917.

Father: Melborn Godfrey.
Mother: Anan V. Holcomb Godfrey.

Wife : Julia A. waterman Godfrey, ( 1845- 1916 or 1918.
Married August 17, 1869, Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan.

Children: non recorded.

Burial: Likeside Cemetery, Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan.

Regimental history.

Godfrey, Wyman H. A. Age, 19 years. Enlisted. Aug. 11, 1862, at Attica, N. Y.; mustered in as first sergeant, Co. C, Sept. 3, 1862, to serve three years; mustered in as captain, Jan. 30, 1863; mustered out, June 30, 1865, at Clouds Mills, Va. ; commissioned captain, March 12, 1863, with rank from Jan. 30, 1863, vice Taylor, killed. Quincy, Mich. Though perhaps the youngest company commander, his duties were performed with efficiency..

Lieutenant John T. Magruder

Lt. John T. Magruder.
Just out of West Point.
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This a picture of Brevet Second Lieutenant John T. Magruder, West Point Class of 1857, who was fatally shot about 10 PM, the evening of June 28, 1858 by a resident of Palmetto just west of Marysville, Kansas Territory.  The individual named as the assailant was reported to be a Poor, from Palmetto.

To learn more about his killing and burial and family ties, take this link to my Kansas web site.
http://kansasoakland.blogspot.com/2014/05/lieutenant-john-t-magruder.html

Four Missouri Guerrillas.

I realize There  are not a lot of names here, but there are a lot of researchers looking for names of Confederate guerrillas.  This page is to help those researchers.
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From the Surgeon General Files.

CASE 628. Alfred Piles, Missouri guerilla; admitted November 24, 1864. Acute dysentery. No previous history.  Died, December 1st. Autopsy twenty-four hours after death: The lungs and heart were normal. The intestines were distended with gas. The intestinal mucous membrane was much congested ; in the rectum it was softened and ulcerated. The mesenteric glands were enlarged. Acting Assistant Surgeon J. M. Witherwax.  Burial: Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.

CASE 631. Charles S. Jordan, Missouri guerrilla ; admitted November 20, 186.4. Typhoid pneumonia. Died, December 6th. Autopsy twelve hours after death : The lower lobe of the right lung was hepatized. The right auricle of the heart contained clots. The small intestine was inflamed ; the solitary glands enlarged. The mucous membrane of the colon and rectum was softened and ulcerated. The mesenteric glands were enlarged. Acting Assistant Surgeon J. M. Witherwax  Burial: Unknown.

CASE 633. Private William A. King, company H, Wood s Missouri guerrillas; age 37; admitted November 29, 1864. Acute diarrhoea. This man was conscripted October 14th and deserted ten days afterward. He had diarrhoea at the time, and it persisted. Was detained as a prisoner of war and sent to Rock Island. When admitted he had ten to twenty copious stools daily ; was much emaciated ; tongue brown and dry ; pulse weak and rather slow ; skin dry and husky. He had no appetite, and was inclined to sleep much of the time; when awake seemed moody and dispirited. To take a drachm of sulphate of magnesia with a grain of opium three times a day, and enemata containing acetate of lead. Milk-punch. Died, December 8th. Autopsy four hours after death : Some congestion of the abdominal viscera was found, otherwise all the organs appeared to be normal. Acting Assistant Surgeon J. B. Young.  Burial: Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.

CASE 650. Abraham T. McDaniel, Missouri guerilla ; age 23 ; admitted December 19, 1864. Chronic diarrhoea. This man was conscripted by General Price, deserted and surrendered himself to the United States forces. He was sick with diarrhoea from the time he joined Price s army. When admitted to hospital the disease was in an advanced stage; stools involuntary; tongue brown and dry; pulse feeble, frequent and wiry; dyspnoea; anorexia. The treatment consisted of stimulants, tonics and astringents. Died, December 25th. Autopsy eight hours after death : Both lungs were filled with tubercles. The pericardium contained a quantity of serum. The liver was normal ; the gall-bladder distended with bile. The mesentery was congested, the mesenteric glands enlarged. The mucous membrane of the descending colon and rectum was ulcerated and broken down. Acting Assistant Surgeon J. B. Young.  Burial: Unknown

James M. Latta, Iowa.

James M. Latta.

Birth: Sep. 22, 1834.
Death: Feb. 3, 1920.

Wife: Anna Jane Kendall Latta, ( 1838-1897 ).

Children: James Harry Latta (1869 - 1934), John Charles Latta (1871 - 1923), Walter L Latta (1873 - 1952), Frank F Latta (1875 - 1923).

Burial: Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison County, Iowa.

Iowa State Records.

James M. Latta, Private, Age 28, Residence Pottawattamie County, Nativity Pennsylvania, Enlisted in Iowa 29th., Infantry, Company B., November 30, 1862, Mustered in same.  Wounded April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.  Mustered out June 17, 1865, at Davenport, Iowa.

Surgeon General Report.

CASE 895. Private J. M. Latta, Co. B, 29th Iowa, was wounded at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas, April 30, 1864, and was reported by Surgeon L. Nicholson, of his regiment, as mortally wounded by a shot perforation of the pelvis. On June 16th, he was admitted to hospital at Camden with "gunshot wound of the pelvis," but there is no record of treatment or disposition. He was mustered out of service on June 17, 1865. Pension Examiner D.  H. O. Linn, of Magnolia, Iowa, reported, August 27, 1870 : " The ball entered the left groin and passed directly backward, making its exit in the left hip. In its course it seems to have partially paralyzed the rectum, so that to effect a passage ho has to resort to a powerful cathartic or enema. It also seems to have injured some of the muscles and nerves in this region, so that walking a short distance produces stiffness of the leg and considerable pain at the knee." J. H. Rice, late assistant surgeon 29th Iowa, in an affidavit made July 18, 1870, testifies that he has frequently been consulted in this case, and describes the wound as follows : "The ball entering near the left groin, passing over the edge of the pubis, and coming out through the left natis. Said wound frequently breaks, and discharges for several weeks in succession." This pensioner was paid to June 4, 1873.

 

Colonel John Morrow Hedrick.

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John Morrow Hedrick.

Birth: Dec. 16, 1832, Scott County, Indiana.
Death: Oct. 3, 1886, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.

Wife: Matilda Caroline Haines Hedrick.
Married 1853.

Children: Clarence H., dying in infancy; Kate M., Howard L., Harry McPherson, Charles M., and Carita B. Hedrick.

Burial: Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.

Iowa Adjutant General Office.

Company D.

John M. Hedrick, Age 28, residence Ottumwa, Nativity Indiana.  Appointed First Lieutenant November 1, 1861, from Quartermaster.  Mustered in November 1, 1861.  Promoted Captain Company K., February 11, 1862.

Company K.

Wounded and taken prisoner April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tennessee. Paroled.  Promoted Major January 17, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel April 22, 1863.  Wounded left side July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Georgia.  Promoted Colonel August 18, 1864.  Brevet Brigadier General United States Army, March 13, 1865.  Mustered out August 11, 1866.

General note.

Colonel John M. Hedrick. was so severely wounded at Atlanta, July 22, 1864, as to disable him for active service, was detailed for special duty as a member of a General Court Martial in Washington D. C., and was retained upon that duty until August 11, 1866.  When he was mustered out of service, he received the Brevet rank of Brigadier General March 13, 1865.  After the close of the war he made a most honorable record in public and private life.
He died at his home in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Surgeon General Report.

CASE 621. Lieutenant Colonel John M. Hedrick, 15th Iowa, was wounded near Atlanta on July 22, 1864, and after Surgeon William H. Gibbon, of his regiment, had applied a primary dressing, he was transferred to the hospital of the Seventeenth Army Corps, thence was admitted into hospital at Chattanooga, where Surgeon J. H. Phillips, U. S. V., records the injury as a flesh wound of the back. Thence this officer was sent to hospital at Louisville on August 10th, where Surgeon A. T. Watson, U. S. V., records "gunshot wound of left forearm and of left hip." He was mustered out of service on August 11, 1866, and was pensioned. On September 4, 1867, Pension Examiner W. S. Orr reports: "A musket ball carried away the left transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra, penetrated the os ilium of the same side near its connection with the sacrum, and emerged through the ilium near its anterior superior spinous process. The wound has been followed by extensive exfoliation of the ilium, which has not yet entirely ceased. Disability total." Promoted to a colonelcy, and brevetted a brigadier for gallantry, this officer subsequently regained his strength, and, in 1872, visited Washington, in tolerably robust health.

John Morrow Hedrick Biography.

Publish in 1878.

Picture publish date 1878.

HEDRICK, JOHX MORROW, GEN. is a native of Indiana; born in Rush Co., Dec. 16, 1832; son of Hon. J. W. Hedrick, afterward a resident of Wapello Co.; came to Iowa in 1845 ; his opportunities for education were limited, yet at the age of 17, he had qualified himself for a teacher, and from that time until he was 20, passed his winters in teaching, and his summers on his father's farm ; in 1852, entered a mercantile house as clerk ; soon became a partner, and, before long, proprietor of the house ; with the exception of two years devoted to the real estate business, gave his entire attention to mercantile pursuits until the beginning of the war. In August, 1861, he closed out his business in Ottumwa for the purpose of entering the service, and before the close of that month, had enlisted enough men to entitle him to a First Lieutenant's commission ; received his commission as First Lieutenant of Co. D, 15th I. V. I., Sept. 20, 1861 ; Dec. 23, was made Quartermaster of that regiment.

While in rendezvous at Keokuk, was promoted to the captaincy of Co. K, and with this rank entered the field ; Shiloh was the first battle in which this regiment was engaged, and there Gen. Hedrick distinguished himself; was wounded and taken prisoner ; he, with about two hundred and fifty other officers, was forwarded to Corinth, thence by rail to Memphis ; was more than fifty hours without food, and the first given them was raw bacon and rotten bread ; was six months and seven days in the various prisons of the South ; finally paroled Oct. 18, 1862, and came to his home in Ottumwa ; as soon as he learned of his exchange, rejoined his regiment at La Fayette, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1863, and was immediately promoted to the rank of Major.

On the 22d of the following April, was made Lieutenant Colonel, and with this rank won his chief laurels ; in 1864. while before Atlanta, the Republican State Convention, on account of the fact that Iowa soldiers were allowed to vote, sent him as a delegate to represent the Iowa soldiers at the Baltimore National Convention which renominated Abraham Lincoln, he voting for Lincoln and Johnson. When, after the fall of Atlanta, Col. Belknap was made Brigadier General, Lieut. Col. Hedrick was promoted to the full colonelcy of the 15th I. V. I., his commission dating Aug. 20, 1864; in this battle, he was wellnigh fatally wounded, but was so conspicuous for bravery that he was brevetted Brigadier General ; his injuries were too severe to permit him to again take command in the field ; after many weeks, when partially recovered, was detailed for duty in the War Department at Washington, where he remained from March, 1865, to Sept. 1866.

This military record was taken from Stewart's " Iowa Colonels and Regiments," and from Ingersoll's " Iowa and the Rebellion. When mustered out of service, he was appointed Postmaster of Ottumwa, which office he held until 1870, when he was appointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue for Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado and Dakota, which position he held until 1876 ; during his incumbency of this office, he was especially detailed in charge of the great whisky cases at Milwaukee and Chicago, which required his entire attention for twelve months, and for the management of which he was complimented by Secretary Bristow and the Treasury Department. At his appointment as Postmaster, in 1866, was elected by the stockholders of the Ottumwa Courier Company as its editor, and had charge of the editorial columns until 1869, meantime becoming half-owner of it. In that year.

Maj. Hamilton bought the other half, and they together had charge of it until Jan. 1, 1878, during which time its general business and property value increased three or four fold. In 1868, he was one of the Delegates at Large to the Chicago Convention, which first nominated Gen. Grant, and was one of the Vice Presidents of that Convention, and also one of the committee that went to Washington to notify Grant of his nomination. When Gen. Hedrick retired from the Courier, he gave his time chiefly to looking after the interests of the Cedar Rapids, Sigourney & Ottumwa Railroad Co., of which he is President, and of attending to his real estate matters in Ottumwa.

He is extensively engaged in fruit-growing; is somewhat interested in agriculture, and is President of the Wapello County Agricultural Society. Gen. Hedrick was one of the first to agitate the subject of the improvement of the waterpower in Ottumwa, and when he became connected with the Courier, brought all the influence of his paper to bear toward its accomplishment. He has also always been actively interested in the projection and completion of railroad facilities for Ottumwa. In 1853, he married Matilda Caroline Haines, a native of Illinois ; resident of Wapello Co. since 1844 ; have had six children, the eldest, Clarence H., dying in infancy ; the living are Kate M., Howard L., Charles M., Harry McPherson and Carita B.

Arthurs note.  His Biography was written ten years before his death.  HIs Obit., has some information not in his biography if you would like to read it take this link.
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Charles L. Odell, 86th., New York.

Charles L Odell.

Birth: Feb. 27, 1842.
Death: Apr. 19, 1869.

  Burial: Potter Brook Cemetery, Potter Brook, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

New York State Records.

ODELL, CHARLES L.—Age, 21 years. Enlisted, September 8, 1861, at Osceola, Pa., to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, 86th N.Y. infantry regiment, September 13, 1861; wounded in action, June 9, 1863, at Beverly Ford, Va.; again, July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa.; captured in action, May 10, 1864, at Spotsylvania, Va.; paroled, no date; mustered out, September 13, 1864.

Surgeon General Report.

 

CASE 270. Private Charles L. Odell, Co. B, 86th New York, aged 22 years, was wounded at Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864, by a conoidal ball. He was taken prisoner, and, on August 24th, was brought, by steamer New York, to Annapolis, and admitted to No. 1 hospital, where the injury was recorded as a "gunshot wound through the abdomen." On August 24th, he was transferred to Camp Parole, whence he was returned to duty, September 30, 1864. On March 19, 1865, he was discharged from the service.

Pension Examiner Ira W. Bellows, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, reports, May 7, 1866: " Ball entered the left side, over the descending colon, came out through the posterior superior spinous process of the left ilium; faecal matter is now discharging from the wound in the back; general emaciation; is unable to leave his room. Disability total ; will probably prove fatal." II. A. Phillips, M. D., of Knoxville, reported that the pensioner died April 19, 1869, at Westfield, Pennsylvania, and states :

"I attended Charles L. Odell for about a month prior to his death ; when I first saw him, I found him suffering from a fistulous opening, communicating with the bowels, with profuse discharge of faecal and purulent matter, resulting from a wound received in the United States service, from which injury he died, very much emaciated, April 19, 1869."

Sylvanus Randall Lathrop, Michigan

Sylvanus Randall Lathrop.

 

Birth: 1842, Michigan.

Death: December 24, 1909.

*Father: Horance N. Lathrop.
*Mother: Lucy A. Stiles Lathrop.

*Wife: Lucy E. Stiles Lathrop.
Married March 22, 1868, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan.

*Children: John H., Paul BEnson, Eugene, Mul Benson Lathrop.
*Note Names so marked need more research before stating as fact.

 

Burial:: Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan.

 

Civil War Record.

Sergeant 1 Michigan Calvary Company-F. Enlisted: August 20, 1861, Discharged: July 24, 1865. Prisoner Of War: August 29, 1862 at Bull Run, Virginia. Reenlisted: December 21, 1863. Promoted To: Sergeant

Surgeon General Report.

CASE 571. Corporal Sylvanus Lathrop, Co. F, 1st Michigan Cavalry, aged 22 years, was wounded at Winchester, September 19, 1864, by a revolver ball, which entered the left iliac region two inches above Poupart's ligament and one and a half inches to the right of the anterior superior spinous process of the ilium, passed backward, and emerged between the body of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the posterior superior spinous process of the ilium. He was removed to the Cavalry Corps /> Hospital, where he remained until October 29th, when he was transferred to the hospital at Cumberland.

Acting Assistant Surgeon S. B. West reports that "a considerable piece of the omentum protruded and sloughed off." His health was good, and the wound was discharging healthy pus and healing. He was returned to duty January 16th, and discharged from service July 24, 1865, and pensioned. Pension Examiner David Clark, of Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, reported, in March, 1870, that "in consequence of the wound the patient suffers from a partial paralysis of the left leg and weakness of the back. The left leg is somewhat smaller than its fellow. The power of rotating the body on the hips is impaired, and the response of the muscles in rising from a sitting posture, or in attempting to lift, is uncertain, causing him to fall if thrown out of a perpendicular line."

Henry Sluder, Indiana

Henry Sluder.

Birth: 1807, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
Death: Aug. 29, 1863, Sullivan County, Indiana.

Husband of Nancy Lockhart, (married November 16, 1826 at Washington, Indiana).

Son of Isaac Sluder and Elizabeth Carter Sluder.

Father of William Sluder, Thomas C.Sluder, Elizabeth Sluder, James Sluder, Isaac Sluder, Robert L. Sluder, John Sluder and Aaron Sluder.

Burial: Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Service Record.

Henry Sluder, Private, Enlisted October 22, 1862, at Marion County, Indiana, 24th., Light Artillery, Company L., Age 31.  Died  in hospital at Louisville, Kentucky.

Surgeon General Report.

CASE 708. Private Henry Sluder, company I, 24th Indiana battery; age 33; admitted August 20, 1863. Chronic diarrhoea. When admitted the patient was very weak and much emaciated ; pulse 100. He had about ten or twelve evacuations daily. He stated that he had been suffering with diarrhoea for about four months. Has performed no duty for two months. P;. Powdered opium six grains, tannin ten grains; make six powders. Take one every three hours. Whiskey every two hours; milk diet. August 21st: Had ten evacuations during last night. Treatment continued, with the addition of beef-tea. August 22d : Substitute the following : R;. Subnitrate of bismuth half a drachm, powdered opium eight grains ; make eight powders. Take one every three hours. August 25th : Condition continues without much change ; pulse 95. Substitute opium, in grain doses every three or four hours, for the former medicine. August 29th : Sinking. Pulse feeble and over 100, Died during the morning. Autopsy six hours sifter death.

Hayden Ogden, 47th., Indiana.

Hayden Ogden.

Birth: Mar. 10, 1838.
Death: ???. 27, 1872.

Wife's: Charity Warner Ogden-Fites (1842 - 1925). Lucy Ann Loutzenhiser Brown (1846 - 1934).

Children: Charles Benton Ogden (1861 - 1945), George F Ogden (1864 - 1957), Allen W Ogden (1867 - 1951).

Burial: Crescent Heights Cemetery, Pleasant Hill (Pike County), Pike County, Illinois.

Service Record.

Enlisted October 20, 1862, at Wabash, Indiana, age 28.  Discharged September 30, 1863; Disabled.

Surgeon General Report.

CASE 839. Private Hayden Ogden, company I, 47th Indiana volunteers; age 24; admitted to the Marine hospital New Orleans, Louisiana, September 12, 1863, with paralysis of the left lower extremity. He stated that he was attacked with  a severe diarrhoea about ten months since, which lasted fur four mouths, when he lost both sensation and motion in his left thigh and leg; the diarrhoea continued for two months longer, when typhoid fever set in, from the effects of which he is still in a very prostrate condition. Strychnia was tried without benefit, and the patient was discharged the service on surgeons certificate of disability, October 8, 1863. Acting Assistant Surgeon Wm. Cleary.
 

David F. Taylor, 20th., Arkansas, Infantry.

David F. Taylor.

Birth: 1829, Tennessee.
Death: November 20, 1863, Point Lookout, St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Wife: Margaret Taylor.

Children: Martha, Louisa, John, James, and Ambrose Taylor.

Burial: Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Service Record.

Taylor, David F., Private, Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; died in prison, November 20, 1863.

Surgeon General Report.

The next case was forwarded on medical descriptive lists from the HAMMOND HOSPITAL, Point Lookout, Maryland, Surgeon Anthony Heger, U. S. A., in charge. All  the patients were prisoners of war.

CASE 228. Private David F. Taylor, company A, 20th Arkansas; admitted November 7, 1863. Chronic diarrhoea. The patient stated that he was taken sick in July last ; he was very weak. Ordered Stimulants and opium pills. November 18th :The diarrhoea has diminished ; during the day the patient had a chill. The stimulants were continued, and mustard plasters applied to the extremities. November 19th : Had another chill. Treatment continued. November 20th : He had another chill, during which he died. These chills partook rather of the nature of spasms ; during the intervals the patient was able to sit up. Autopsy the same day. 

Charles A. Baxter, 8th., Illinois Cavalry.

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Charles A. Baxter.

Birth: Oct. 29, 1842, Chenango County, New York.
Death: Jun. 26, 1921, Toledo, Tama County, Iowa.

Wife: Mary Jane Smith Baxter (1843 - 1907).

Children: Jessie A., Henry A., Ettie M., Clara A., Cora Elizabeth Baxter Eaton, M. Maude Baxter Nelson.

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Tama County, Iowa.

Biography of Charles A. Baxter.

Charles A. Baxter was born in Chenango county, New York, October 29, 1842. His father, Augustus Baxter, was a native of Scotland ; his mother, Hannah Padgett, of New York. His parents were married in Cienango county, where three of their children were born. The father, for many years, was engaged in the mercantile business, and just previous to his death he followed farming. The subject of this sketch enlisted in April, 1861, in the 13tli Illinois Volunteer Infantry for three months, being discharged at the expiration of his time of service.

He again enlisted in the 8th Illinois Cavalry, and participated in  the battles of Ball Bluff, Warrenton Junction, seven days fight before Richmond, Malvern Hill, second battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, Anteitam, Martinsbrug, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, where he was severely wounded, Spottsylvania Court House, and Coal Harbor, where he left the command and was detailed at General Wilson's headquarters, as head blacksmith, receiving a commission as Second Lieutenant.

He also participated in Wilson's Raid and battle of Stone River, where he was again wounded, lying for five days without food and surrounded by rebels. When he was relieved he went to City Point. He was discharged at Chicago, September 28, 1864.

The following fall he was married to Miss Mary J. Smith, of DeKalb county, Illinois. They have a family of five children; Henry A., Ettie M., Clara A., Cora E., and Jessie A. In the spring of 1865, Mr.  Baxter came to Tama county, where he purchased land and made a home. He has 160 acres valued at $45 per acre, and nine acres of timber land valued at $15 per acre. In politics he is a Republican, and is  a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Arthurs note.  When he enlisted in the 8th., Cavalry, he was 19 years, was 5 feet 8 inches, hair brown, eyes gray and complexion light.