Chapter II

EN ROUTE--CAMP AT EAST NEW YORK--ON TRANSPORTS.

On arrival at Groton, the men were immediately marched aboard the steamer _Commodore_, owned by Commodore Vanderbilt, exclusively used for transport service since the war commenced. Owing to a dense fog which prevailed and stormy character of the weather, it was near two o’clock Saturday morning before the boat left her pier.

At this place the regiment came near losing the sergeant-major. After the men had filed aboard and been assigned positions upon the boat, he went ashore to take a look around the wharf, to ascertain if all stragglers had reported on board; while doing so, the darkness causing all lights to be very indistinct, he was about to walk off the dock when a friendly voice of caution was heard just in the nick of time. Dressed in a great coat, with belt and sword, and heavy knapsack strapped upon his back, to have dropped into the chilly water on that cold night was almost certain to have ended his life.

Only those who have participated in like occasions can imagine the scene that presented itself on board the _Commodore_. One would think this body of over nine hundred men were bound on a picnic rather than a duty which involved life or death. No one could foretell what the future had in store for him, whether a victim to disease, maimed or diseased for life, death upon the field, temporary sufferings from curable wounds, or a return home in as good health and spirits as when he left. They took the risk. They should have credit for the courage to do so.

A trip through the cars while _en route_ from Readville Camp showed the men to be in rather a sober state of mind. Nothing gloomy about them, but very thoughtful. The car containing the field, staff and line officers, had the appearance of a silent prayer meeting. The colonel was quite meditative. Parting with wife and children was no easy matter to a man of his noble disposition. Many men had been married only a few weeks or months, and to them the enforced separation was keenly felt. As the day was rainy a very limited number of friends were present in camp to say good-by, and affecting parting incidents were not so many as they otherwise would have been. All homesick feelings passed away when the regiment reached Groton, and each man was himself again.

The quartermaster and commissary stores, ammunition and horses were in cars on the fore part of the train, in charge of detailed men. The jolliest crowd upon the train was in the ammunition car, composed of Sam Hersey, the colonel’s clerk, Sergeant Courtney, Sergeant-Major Bosson, and Sergeant Wentworth.

With singing, dancing, card playing, frolicking, and cutting up pranks of various sorts, time passed rapidly. There were parties who did not sleep at all that night. Those who have ever been on excursions such as used to be indulged in by the old militia organizations, can form some idea of the manner in which the night was passed.

Owing to the late hour of leaving Groton the _Commodore_ did not arrive at New York until noon of Saturday. Rations had been issued, to be carried in haversacks, sufficient to last three meals to each man; but with that carelessness so habitual to a raw soldier the rations lasted a majority of them for one meal; the consequence was, that on arrival at New York, the men were tired, very hungry, and very cross. About dusk orders were received to proceed to the Union Race Course at East New York, and report to Colonel Chickering, Forty-First Massachusetts Volunteers, commanding the post. The steamer _Commodore_ was then lying at Williamsburg. The baggage wanted immediately was packed and sent forward; the troops filed out of the steamer, forming regimental line in South Second Street. The citizens (noble hearted people) furnished the entire regiment with hot coffee, crackers, fresh bread, cheese and cold meats. Some ladies went so far as to furnish hot pies, baking and dealing them out while the men were halted, refreshing themselves in their neighborhood. By eight o’clock the entire body was amply refreshed and ready to commence the ten-mile march which was before them. All through the City of Williamsburg the regiment was greeted with cheers, wavings of handkerchiefs, expressions of good-will, and all those demonstrations which proved a people’s interest in the cause for which the men were enlisted. While this excitement continued the column was steady enough, but after the populous part of the city was passed and the muddy road was reached, with all quiet outside of the column, straggling commenced. The weight of knapsack, gun and ammunition pouch began to be felt; feet became sore; silence reigned in the ranks, and nought could be heard save the rattling of the drums at the head of the column, the solid tramp, splash, tramp, splash, or words of command from officers.

The night was dark as black pitch, the road rapidly became worse as the regiment advanced, the weather became very cold, with strong, chilly, wintry blasts, so that by the time Hiram Woodruff’s hotel and stables was reached the men were not in the best of spirits to receive the intelligence imparted to them. It was here Colonel Chickering had his headquarters. When Colonel Burrell reported himself and command for instructions, he was ordered to the race-course to feed the men, and procure the best quarters possible. There were some four thousand men already in camp and bivouac. No ground had been allotted the regiment, and no tents were to be had, so that soon after reaching the race-course the regiment countermarched back to Woodruff’s stables, and the men were ordered to find shelter for the night in the horse-stalls, hen-houses, etc., to the best of their ability. The One Hundred and Sixty First New York Infantry had arrived but a short time previous, and were placed in a similar position. How the various companies of the regiment passed the night would be an interesting history by itself, suffice it to record every man survived, and in the morning, on forming regimental line, none seemed the worse for a little hard experience so early in his military career. On arrival at New York the colonel, quartermaster, and adjutant, reported to General Banks. Requisition was made at once on Post-Quartermaster Colonel Van Vliet for camp equipage. Adjutant Davis was left to get this camp equipage _en route_ for the camp-ground, and had a tough time to obtain drays and induce the drivers to start for East New York. The late hour when all was ready made it necessary to persistently stick to the work, or else it would not have been accomplished. This camp equipage arrived during the night, ready for use the next morning.

Camp was pitched on Sunday, a bitter cold day, and from this time until the day it was vacated the regular routine of camp life was done. At first the cold weather occasioned much distress, but moderating in a few days comparative comfort was experienced. Most of the men, with “Yankee” ingenuity, built underground ovens in their tents with a passage to the outside for escape of smoke. Towards night these ovens were filled with wood and a fire started, which generally would last all night, enabling occupants, with the aid of straw bedding, to keep tolerably warm. Every night huge bonfires were made at the head of each company street, and around them the men would cluster and discuss their treatment, talk of those at home, crack jokes, sing songs, tell stories (some of them good, others not good), while few of a philosophical turn of mind indulged in speculations as to the future. The poor fellows on sentry duty had a hard time; the guard reliefs would gather about a bonfire in front of the guard tents roasting the side of their bodies nearest the fire while the other side was freezing, then reverse this position and thaw out one side while the other froze again. During the eleven days in camp here a large amount of wood was consumed, in order to keep warm. Many trees in rear of the camp were cut down and burned, besides the amount of wood allowed by Government and drawn through the quartermaster, for the nights would be cold even when the days were comfortable.

There were two evils under which the troops suffered while at this post: rations, and officers on leave of absence. Instead of allowing rations to be drawn in kind, a post-kitchen had been established; somebody having contracted with some United States official to furnish cooked rations at so much a ration. This somebody must have realized a very large amount of greenbacks by the operation. Frequently the food was not fit for dogs to eat. Not once could the coffee be drank without creating a nausea. This necessary article would be drawn by the company cooks from the post-kitchen in pails, and then thrown away, alleging, as a reason for doing so, that so much was stopped from delivery to the rest of the troops in camp. At times the meat served out was eatable, but often better fitted to be used as manure than to sustain life in a human being. The bread was good, and on this, with clear, cold water, most of the men subsisted. Some companies did manage to obtain a little good coffee and cheese, from New York City, on their private account. To such a pitch had the feelings of men been wrought by this one item of bad rations, when the post commissary building caught fire one day, not a soldier would lend a helping hand to quench the flames until it was announced that the post hospital was over the cook-house. They then worked with a will to stop the fire. In the month of December, a few weeks after the regiment had left, this same cook-house caught fire again, and was burnt to the ground. It is supposed to have been designedly set on fire by soldiers then in camp. After this was done Government rations were issued according to army regulations. When the Forty-Second got orders to leave camp, Colonel Burrell had a wordy fight with the contractor who furnished rations, as he refused to sign a receipt for full rations, telling him the whole scheme was a fraud. Time was precious, and a compromise was arrived at by Burrell consenting to sign a receipt for one-third the number of rations claimed to have been issued.

All furloughs or leaves of absence had to be granted by Colonel Chickering. Battalion commanders had no right to grant them. Field officers were obliged to be absent more or less on business. Line officers of the regiment were continually away on furlough, to visit New York City, often without leave, taking the liberty without applying for it in the regular way. At this time the discipline of the enlisted men was far ahead of that shown by their officers. Orders were frequently received from post headquarters when no commissioned officer could be found in camp to take them. The regular drills would, in most cases, have to be conducted by non-commissioned officers, in the absence of those in commission. Is it to be wondered at, with such a state of things existing among the officers, that the men should adopt the same policy? If a furlough was not granted run the guard and be absent on “French leave,” as it was termed. There were some forty cases, on an average, each day, of men absent without leave.

True to his duty and profession, Surgeon Cummings had the hospital tent put up and placed in order immediately after the camp-ground was selected. Those who were under his treatment can testify to his care of them, and the amount of work he did to keep the sick in good spirits. He labored under extraordinary difficulties at this particular time, with several serious cases on his hands. Four of them had to be left in hospital when the regiment proceeded to embark on transports, viz., Private Abijah S. Tainter, Company E, Private Charles S. Knight, Company F, Private Paschal E. Burnham, Company G, and Private George A. Cushing, Company A.

Cushing, Knight and Burnham did not rejoin the regiment, being discharged and mustered out of service during the Spring of 1863. Tainter never rejoined his company, and was not mustered out until the expiration of service by the regiment.

One peculiar case under the surgeon’s care deserves mention. A private from one of the companies was in hospital sick. It was difficult to diagnosis his case. There was no trace of disease except his complaint of being sick. He was in the hospital about two days, eating heartily, sleeping soundly, generally enjoying the snug place like an epicure. The surgeon got mad. It is usual to make convalescents in camp hospitals do some light work when there is any to do and they are capable of doing it. He set this fellow to do some light chores in the tent, when his peculiar disease developed itself suddenly. It was laziness. To square accounts with the impostor, Cummings pronounced him cured, but, before discharging him from the sick-list to duty, said he must take a bath; upon disrobing himself his shirt and flannels were found literally alive with vermin; they could not be cleaned; a hole was dug in the ground, a fire made, when the clothing, with vermin, was burned. The fellow was too lazy to keep himself clean.

Cummings enjoyed a good smoke before going to sleep. A look into his tent any night after he had retired would show him to be covered up to his chin with coverlids, a night-cap on almost covering his eyes, and from the small exposed part of his face volumes of smoke would be rolling upward from an old clay pipe seen in his mouth. Those who were aware of this habit used to think it a good joke to invite anybody to take a peep into the tent and see the surgeon at his devotions.

Thanksgiving Day found most of the companies with enough turkey and chicken to go around. Where they came from is not a mystery. Some from home, but not all. The complaints of farmers near by, who had poultry to lose, destroys all mystery about it. To the credit of the regiment be it said that this was the only time when any foraging was done clandestinely while at East New York. The justification must rest on the ground of neglect by proper officers to furnish proper food.

The City Government of Boston having generously furnished the regiment with a complete set of band instruments, which were received December 1st, while at East New York, a band was organized from the rank and file, consisting of the following members, viz.:

1. Bugler Joseph R. Parks, Company D, Leader.

2. Drummer Frederick L. Bowditch, Company A.

3. Private George A. Morse, Company B.

4. Private Joseph Clark, Company B.

5. Bugler Bernard McKenna, Company C--in February, 1863, gave up his connection with the band and joined his company at Camp Parapet, La.

6. Corporal Frederick S. McIntosh, Company D--was completely prostrated by long sickness, and discharged from the service in June, 1863, for disability.

7. Private Edmund L. Chenery, Company D.

8. Private Francis L. Howard, Company E.

9. Drummer Frank Lamb, Company F.

10. Corporal Charles H. Woodcock, Company F--gave up his warrant in March, to join the band.

11. Corporal Edward A. Spooner, Company F--attached in March.

12. Private Orrin F. Bacon, Company I.

13. Fifer Thomas Bowe, Company I.

14. Bugler Henry B. Sargent, Company I.

15. Corporal William A. Cowles, Company I.

16. Bugler Cyrus S. Loud, Company K.

The places of sick members were temporarily filled by others from the ranks. A queer compound of human flesh, Sergeant Charles A. Attwell, Company G, was made band-major March 2d, magnifying his position and duties to such an extent that his appointment was revoked July 18th. Parks, the leader, was another queer fish. He worked hard in his own way, ably seconded by Tom Bowe, to improve the band. The talent could not be called first-class, while his own ability to instruct members was limited. He should be congratulated for such a tolerable degree of proficiency as was attained. Notwithstanding the band did not have a good selection of band music for a long time, it was a source of pleasure while in service. Old Parks, as he was called, was a great tobacco chewer, with a cud in his mouth at all hours. One afternoon he forgot to remove this article from his mouth while on regimental dress parade in New Orleans, and blew the same into his instrument when the band commenced to sound off down the line. He played, or tried to play away, without success, and set the boys laughing by his look of wonder, and attempts to remedy the evil. Not until this parade was over, amid bantering by his comrades, did he discover what was the source of trouble.

Long since has it been demonstrated that regimental bands are not desirable during active service. The attention, the accommodations and privileges they require, are not commensurate with the service they render. Field music, where there is in addition a band, is sure to be neglected. Out of fourteen to twenty drums in the Forty-Second Regiment that should always have been in good working order, from two to five only were usually found fit for use, while the band was kept supplied with everything it required. The long roll has been beaten by one drum because all other drums were without drum-heads. Often the same drummer has had to first beat drummers call at guard quarters, then beat the stated signals in front of the camp.

Drum-Major Neuert must have been very much disgusted with his position and duties while at Bayou Gentilly Camp in Louisiana, to have devoted so much of his spare time in teaching some of the young darkies who hung around the camp how to drum. These youngsters learned very rapidly how to beat a drum, using a piece of board to practise upon. An excellent drum corps of from twelve to fifteen drummers could easily have been formed from these camp followers, who, in a short time, would be almost as proficient as the regular drummers.

At noon, on the second day of December, orders were received from General Banks directing the regiment to proceed at once to Brooklyn and embark upon transports, that were to be in readiness. Camp was struck at once, baggage packed and sent forward, cooked rations for twenty-four hours issued, or supposed to have been, for what was received from the post-kitchen was not reliable, and by three o’clock in the afternoon the regiment was _en route_. Just before leaving the camp-ground to take the road the Twenty-Eighth Connecticut Infantry Regiment passed by, on the way also to take transports. From the music given by the Twenty-Eighth regimental musicians, that could be distinctly heard for some minutes as the regiment came along the road hid by the woods, it was supposed they had a very fine band. Great was the surprise to those who were near enough the road to see when the head of the column came in sight, that the music was rendered by drummers, fifers and buglers only. With those who were interested in such matters it was the opinion, that the music rendered by these field musicians equalled, and in some selections of pieces played surpassed, anything the band of the Forty-Second ever did.

Passing through Brooklyn, a similar demonstration greeted the regiment as when passing through Williamsburg. It was a fine evening, about dark, as the men marched upon the sidewalks (the streets were quite muddy) along some of the most pleasant thoroughfares of Brooklyn. Houses appeared to be in a blaze of light, the people crowded at windows, on door-steps and sidewalks, full of enthusiasm. Many requests were made by young ladies to be favored with a letter after taking the field; many little necessaries were given to the men; neatly folded within the packages were found _billet-doux_, with the name and address of the writer, saying the donor expected to hear again from the recipient. Some of these notes fell into rather queer hands. So far as could be ascertained, no undue advantage was ever taken by the men of the Forty-Second from this epidemic of nonsense.

On arrival at the South Ferry, foot of Atlantic Avenue, at seven o’clock, one transport was found at the designated pier, accommodating two companies, and she was not ready to embark men. Quarters for the night were generously tendered Lieutenant-Colonel Stedman, for the regiment, by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Regiments, N. Y. National Guard, in their armory. The colonel, major, and quartermaster went to New York on business at General Banks’ headquarters. Refreshments were furnished by the same regiments, and by citizens. Many of the men were entertained in private residences with supper, lodging and breakfast. To the postmaster, and Mayor of Brooklyn the regiment was especially indebted for favors extended. State Agent Colonel Tufts, in charge of the New England rooms in New York, supposing the Forty-Second would embark at foot of Canal Street in that city, had provided a full supply of hot coffee, sandwiches, crackers and cheese, at that point. On learning this fact the sergeant-major was dispatched to have the food brought over to Brooklyn, which was done late in the evening, arriving after the men were all fed. The supply thus obtained was dealt out in the morning to those who needed it.[4]

[4] After sentinels were posted, to prevent men from straggling away from quarters, many ludicrous scenes occurred in attempts made to get out. The most ingenious contrivances were adopted; some men even risked their lives in these attempts to evade the guard, by windows, and from the armory roof. They tried to crawl through ventilators, and to tunnel into the street from the cellar. Nearly all these devices failed, and by midnight all were fast asleep. Private Gusebio, Company C, was caught by a police officer, as he emerged from a coal-hole in the sidewalk, and beaten with a club until the guard took charge of him. These policemen on duty did not exercise any judgment whatever. They were finally taken away from the neighborhood to prevent a collision with the men, who were enraged at their bullying behavior.

The greater part of the regiment behaved finely on this occasion. There was some straggling and some desertions. The worst case of neglect of duty that occurred was Color-Sergeants Vialle, Company G, and Humphrey, Company D, who had in their charge the State and United States colors. Instead of leaving them in the armory where the regiment was quartered, they were left in a low groggery on Atlantic Avenue, and found by the sergeant-major, by the merest accident, late in the evening, taken to the armory, and placed in charge of the color company. It was the intention of Colonel Burrell to have had an inquiry into this case of neglect, when circumstances would permit. The separation of the companies and his being retained a prisoner of war for a long time alone prevented.

Early on the morning of December third the embarkation commenced, transports having arrived. Owing to the large number of stragglers during the day it was dark before all were got aboard, and the vessels hauled into the river.[5] It was now evident that the three steamers upon which the regiment was embarked were not sufficient for the purpose. Upon the _Charles Osgood_, _Shetucket_, and _Saxon_, at least one hundred men upon each vessel were obliged to sleep on deck. Proper representations were made to General Banks the next day, who placed a fourth transport, the _Quincy_, at the colonel’s disposal, when three companies were transferred to that vessel.

[5] Among these stragglers was Private Wilson Curtis, an _alias_, of Company C, a professional bounty jumper, who had deserted from Readville Camp, a tough customer every way. He was spotted in New York by Lieutenant White, over there for the purpose of picking up stray men from his company, as he was on his way to board the _Shetucket_. Lieutenant White accosted him, and expected to have a fight before he could get him on board, but Curtis, who at first denied his identity, soon deemed it best to rejoin his company, as White covered him with his pistol besides using an argument on him, the substance of which was, that his life was not worth a cent if he was handed over to the military authorities. Curtis served faithfully with his company to the end.

Perhaps those men who on the night of the third of December were so loud in their denunciations of the colonel and his staff, laying all the blame for the hardships then suffered on those who strove in every way, and used every means within their power, to benefit their condition; perhaps those men, when time had given them a chance to reflect and compare their whole experience with what it was that night, would acknowledge that they were wrong in their snap judgment. If they could have seen the work done that night, and heard the opinions of their officers, they would then have known that the colonel and staff had their welfare and good condition at heart.

Shame on all men who will endeavor to foment a mutiny on the strength of fancied wrong, or incompetency of those in command, on such occasions as the one in point presented. There were men on board the transports that night who should hang their heads in shame.

The regiment was finally distributed as follows:

On the _Saxon_--Colonel Burrell, Adjutant Davis, Quartermaster Burrell, Surgeon Cummings, Chaplain Sanger, Quartermaster-Sergeant Foster, and Companies D, G and I. On the _Quincy_--Lieutenant-Colonel Stedman, Sergeant-Major Bosson, Commissary-Sergeant Friend S. Courtney, who had been promoted from a private in Company D, _vice_ Hutchinson, discharged at East New York on account of sickness, Drum-Major Neuert, Assistant-Surgeon Hitchcock, the band, and Companies A, B and F, with fifty men of Company C, Twenty-Eighth Connecticut Volunteers. Upon the _Charles Osgood_--Companies E and K, and Hospital-Steward Wood. Upon the _Shetucket_--Major Stiles, Ward-Master Lewis, of Company D, Ordnance-Sergeant Wentworth, Company G, and Companies C and H. A few officers and men were detached for special duty on transports _Quinnebaug_ and _Eastern Queen_.

The regiment departed South in these transports, leaving behind the enlisted men named in the following table, who straggled from their colors or deserted them while in camp at Readville and East New York, and while embarking for the South: a mere handful ever returned.

There may have been some excuse for the desertion of a few of the younger men. Often a young man, after enlisting, has had such a pressure put upon him by family relations as to cause his desertion. In other cases cowardice was the true reason. While in a camp of instruction, and in no danger, all is well; when marching orders are received and preparations made to reach the seat of war, then weak-hearted young or old men are apt to desert. The greater portion of deserters from the Forty-Second Regiment were professional bounty jumpers under assumed names.

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NAME. | RANK. | CO. | DATE.
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William Hoes, | Private. | C. | October 15.
George Gray, | “ | “ | “ 16.
William Nickerson, | “ | “ | “ 18.
John Osborne, | “ | “ | “ 18.
Henry Phillips, | “ | “ | “ 20.
| | |
James Boyd, | “ | “ | “ 20.
David Coleman, | “ | “ | “ 20.
Herman Hemming, | “ | “ | “ 28.
John Single, | “ | “ | November 2.
John Gordon, | “ | “ | “ 2.
Edward Harrison, | “ | “ | “ 15.
John Isensee, | “ | “ | “ 15.
Patrick Murphy, | “ | “ | “ 15.
John Stevens, | “ | “ | “ 17.
James Haley, | “ | “ | “ 17.
Hugh Cameron, | “ | “ | “ 29.
Thomas F. McKenna, | “ | “ | December 2.
Alexander Campbell,| “ | D. |Time not known.
Henry Doyle, | “ | “ | “
William H. Ellis, | “ | “ | December 4.
Michael Hagan, | “ | “ |Time not known.
John Hathon, | “ | “ | December 4.
Samuel Holmes, | “ | “ | “ 4.
James Johnson, | “ | | “ 4.
James Long, | “ | “ | “ 4.
Trueworthy L. | “ | “ | “ 4.
Moulton, | | |
Henry Morrill, | “ | “ | “ 4.
Henry O. Williams, | “ | “ |Time not known.
Christopher Smith, | “ | “ | “
Thomas Burns, | “ | “ | December 4.
| | |
John Nolan, | “ | “ | “ 4.
| | |
Thomas Mathews, | “ | “ | “ 4.
| | |
Patrick Goughan, | “ | E. | October 4.
| | |
Samuel E. Lull, | “ | G. | “ 1.
William Mullen, | “ | “ | “ 12.
Robert Cunningham, | “ | “ |November 10.
Joseph Reed, | “ | “ | “ 18.
Henry Bridges, | “ | “ | December 3.
| | |
| | |
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| | |
James M. Marston, | “ | “ | “ 3.
Joseph V. Colson, | “ | “ | “ 3.
| | |
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Rufus C. Greene, | “ | “ | “ 3.
John Luzardo, | “ | “ | “ 3.
George G. Nichols, | 1st Sergeant. | “ | “ 3.
James L. Vialle, | 2d “ | “ | “ 3.
Charles A. Atwell, | 4th “ | “ | “ 3.
Edward Bliss, | Private. | H. |September 25.
John Fitzsimmons, | “ | “ | “ 25.
John Flanigan, | “ | “ | “ 30.
William Gorman, | “ | “ | “ 25.
Joseph W. | “ | “ | “ 26.
McLaughlin, | | |
John Quinn, | “ | “ | “ 30.
William Thompson, | “ | “ | “ 30.
Charles Stewart, | “ | “ | October 1.
Henry Canivan, | “ | “ | “ 1.
George Cook, | “ | “ | “ 1.
Francis Curly, | “ | “ | “ 20.
Samuel D. Gregory, | “ | “ | “ 1.
Charles Kenney, | “ | “ | “ 18.
Timothy Linehan, | “ | “ | “ 18.
Patrick Maline, | “ | “ | “ 10.
Patrick McNally, | “ | “ | “ 5.
John C. Anels, | “ | “ | November 29.
Thomas Cahill, | “ | “ | “ 18.
Joseph H. Gleason, | “ | “ | “ 14.
John Higgins, | “ | “ | “ 1.
Florence Crowley, | “ | “ | “ 24.
John McCarty, | “ | “ | “ 1.
Dennis O’Connors, | “ | “ | “ 17.
Thomas H. Ryan, | “ | “ | “ 17.
Benjamin F. Wilde, | “ | “ | “ 25.
Hans F. Hansen, | “ | “ | “ 29.
Alonzo Jones, | “ | “ | December 4.
James Baxter, | “ | I. |September 24.
Nathan Green, | “ | “ | “ 25.
James Gorman, | “ | “ | “ 25.
David Gracy, | “ | “ | “ 25.
Frederick Ernell, | “ | “ | November 18.
John Snier, | “ | “ | “ 18.
Levi Elmer, | “ | “ | December 3.
Edward Fisher, | “ | K. | “ 2.
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George A. Whitney, | “ | “ | “ 2.
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Dennis O’Mara, | “ | “ | “ 3.
Andrew J. Horton, | “ | “ | “ 3.
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NAME. | REMARKS.
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William Hoes, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
George Gray, | “ “ “ “
William Nickerson, | “ “ “ “
John Osborne, | “ “ “ “
Henry Phillips, | Deserted from Readville Camp, and also
| was a deserter from the First Mass.
James Boyd, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
David Coleman, | “ “ “ “
Herman Hemming, | “ “ “ “
John Single, | “ “ “ “
John Gordon, | “ “ “ “
Edward Harrison, | “ “ “ “
John Isensee, | “ “ “ “
Patrick Murphy, | “ “ “ “
John Stevens, | “ “ “ “
James Haley, | “ “ “ “
Hugh Cameron, | Deserted from camp at East New York.
Thomas F. McKenna, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Alexander Campbell,| Deserted.
Henry Doyle, | “
William H. Ellis, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Michael Hagan, | Deserted.
John Hathon, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Samuel Holmes, | “ “
James Johnson, | “ “
James Long, | “ “
Trueworthy L. | “ “
Moulton, |
Henry Morrill, | “ “
Henry O. Williams, |Time not known.| Deserted.
Christopher Smith, | “
Thomas Burns, | Straggler at Brooklyn, N. Y.; rejoined
| Feb. 4, 1863.
John Nolan, | Straggler at Brooklyn, N. Y.; rejoined
| Feb 4, 1863.
Thomas Mathews, | Straggler at Brooklyn, N. Y.; rejoined
| Feb. 4, 1863.
Patrick Goughan, | Deserted from Camp Wool, Worcester,
| Mass.
Samuel E. Lull, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
William Mullen, | “ “ “ “
Robert Cunningham, | “ “ “ “
Joseph Reed, | “ “ “ “
Henry Bridges, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N.Y.; apprehended
| at Albany; sent to regiment Dec. 31, by
| Major I. T. Sprague, 1st Inf., U. S. A.,
| Supt. Recruiting N. Y. Vols., but never
| joined; deserted again.
James M. Marston, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Joseph V. Colson, | Straggler at Brooklyn, N. Y.; reported
| himself to the proper officer, and
| rejoined the regiment Feb. 18, 1863.
Rufus C. Greene, | Straggler, } Came to New Orleans on the
John Luzardo, | “ } transport _Quinnebaug_;
George G. Nichols, | “ } rejoined the regiment Feb.
James L. Vialle, | “ } 3, 1863.
Charles A. Atwell, | “ }
Edward Bliss, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
John Fitzsimmons, | “ “ “ “
John Flanigan, | “ “ “ “
William Gorman, | “ “ “ “
Joseph W. | “ “ “ “
McLaughlin, |
John Quinn, | “ “ “ “
William Thompson, | “ “ “ “
Charles Stewart, | “ “ “ “
Henry Canivan, | “ “ “ “
George Cook, | “ “ “ “
Francis Curly, | “ “ “ “
Samuel D. Gregory, | “ “ “ “
Charles Kenney, | “ “ “ “
Timothy Linehan, | “ “ “ “
Patrick Maline, | “ “ “ “
Patrick McNally, | “ “ “ “
John C. Anels, | Deserted from camp at East New York.
Thomas Cahill, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
Joseph H. Gleason, | “ “ “ “
John Higgins, | “ “ “ “
Florence Crowley, | Deserted from camp at East New York.
John McCarty, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
Dennis O’Connors, | “ “ “ “
Thomas H. Ryan, | “ “ “ “
Benjamin F. Wilde, | Deserted from camp at East New York.
Hans F. Hansen, | “ “ “ “
Alonzo Jones, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
James Baxter, | Deserted from Readville Camp.
Nathan Green, | “ “ “ “
James Gorman, | “ “ “ “
David Gracy, | “ “ “ “
Frederick Ernell, | “ “ “ “
John Snier, | “ “ “ “
Levi Elmer, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Edward Fisher, | Straggler at Brooklyn; was sick, and
| discharged the service March 12, 1863.
George A. Whitney, | Straggler at Brooklyn; was sick, and
| discharged the service March 5, 1863.
Dennis O’Mara, | Deserted at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Andrew J. Horton, | Straggler at Brooklyn, N. Y.; rejoined
| the regiment February 3, 1863.
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