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Civil War Roll
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AUBURN CIVIL WAR ROLL
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MC CANN, Owen, 20, carder Co. E, 15th MVI enlisted 1 July 1861 head wound (Antietam) 17 Sept 1862 transferred 25 Oct (29 Nov) 1862 to 1st US Engineers reenlisted 3 Feb 1864
discharged Feb 1867 Born in Ireland, son of James and Mary. In 1860 census his age is given as 13; he was living with his brother Peter (age 19) in the household of Rose Limney, washerwoman. According to TR his age at enlistment was 16, and gives "Brigid Doherty" as next-of-kin. Brother of the next entry. Living in Worcester in 1890.
MC CANN, Peter, 21, carder (or spinner) Co.D, 15th MVI enlisted 1 July 1861 captured (Antietam) 17 Sept 1862, paroled discharged disabled March 1863 received town bounty($5) 7 Feb 1862 See note on his brother, Owen (last entry).
MC DERMOTT, Felix, Co. C (Emmett Guards), 3rd Bn Rifles enlisted April 1861 discharged July 1861 [also] Co. E, 21st MVI enlisted 23 Aug 1861 1st Sergeant 1 Oct 1862 commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 26 April 1863 slight wound (Wilderness) 6 May 1864 flesh wound at temple (Spottsylvania) 12 May 1864 leg wound (Bethesda Church) 2 June 1864 Acting Adjutant June 1864 wound in thigh (Weldon RR fight) 19 Aug 1864 transferred 8 June 1864 to Co. I, 36th MVI discharged disabled (wounds) 28 Nov 1864 received town bounty 23 Aug 1861.
MC DERMOTT, John, 20 Co. E, 25th MVI enlisted 14 Sept 1861 reenlist 17 Dec 1863 Corporal 1 Jan 1864 transferred to Co. B 5 Oct 1864 discharged 13 July 1865 born in Ireland, son of Thomas and Rose.
MC GINNISS, Horatio, 22, spinner Co. F 21st MVI enlisted 19 Aug 1861 lost arm (Chantilly) 1 Sept 1862 discharged disabled 11(or 22) Dec 1862 may have also served in VRC. received town bounty 23 Aug 1861 born Great Barrington
MC INNIS, see MC GINNIS
MC KEON, see MC CANN
MC KOWN, see MC CANN
*MALONEY, William, 23, tailor (Brookfield) Co. C, 19th MVI enlisted Jan 1865 discharged June 1865
MARCY, Hoseah J., 27, farmer Co. C, 25th MVI enlisted 1 Oct 1861 discharged 20 Oct 1864 1890 veterans' census says he still suffered from "internal injuries" from handling "heavy goods" during service.
MARSH, Charles P., Batt. H 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery,br. enlisted 17 July 1862 transferred 28 July 2864 to 117th Co., 2nd Bn, Veterans Reserve Corps (Invalid Corps) discharged 10 Oct 1865
MARSH, James N. , Co. K, 33rd MVI enlisted 8 Aug 1862 discharged 27 May 1865, "per S O War Dept" (TR)
MAYERS, Charles A., 20, wire worker Co. A, 25th MVI enlisted 10 Sept 1861 slight leg wound (Arrowfield Church) 4 May 1864 transferred to Co. C 5 Oct 1864 transferred to Co. I, 61st MVI discharged 25 July 1865 born St. John,s N.S., son of Francis and Harriet. In 1860, living (farm laborer) in Auburn with parents and six siblings.
NEAYLON, John, 44, stonelayer Co. C, 57th MVI enlisted 5 Feb 1864 twice wounded (Spottsylvania) 10 May (broken shoulder) and 12 (bullet to head) May 1864 discharged 30 July 1865 born Co. Clare, Ireland. 1860 census gives his age as 38. Enlistment papers give age: 40, height: 5'4", comp.: dark, eyes: gray, hair: black. Died 1891.
NEAYLON, John jr, 20 Troop G, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry born Ireland (to be researched)
NEEDHAM, Carlos (or Charles) D., 21, manufacturer Co. F 4th Heavy Artillery enlisted 15 Aug 1864 discharged June 1865
NEELAND, see NEAYLON
NELAND, see NEAYLON
NEWTON, Eugene Herbert, Co. D 4th US Engineers (Corps d'Afrique) commissiomed Captain 16 Sept 1863 unit reorganized 4 April 1864 as 98th US Colored Infantry unit consolodated Aug 1865 into 78th US Colored Infantry discharged 6 Jan 1866 There is confusion here to be resolved. According to TR he was commissioned Captain, US Engineers, 19 Nov 1861, but this service does not appear in S&S. Recorded as receiving town bounty 26 Nov 1861, so enlistment at that time highly likely. Born Auburn, 5 Sept 1842, son of Samuel A. and Mary W.
NEWTON, George F., 18, farmer Co. A, 15th MVI enlisted 7 Oct 1861 captured (Ball's Bluff) Oct 1861, paroled soon thereafter died (wounds received "by the Elm City at Yorktown" (per Aegis, 14 June) during the Penninsula Campaign)) 10 June 1862 TR has cause of death as "typhoid fever." Born in Auburn, 1 Dec 1845, son of Lydia Hart (possibly illegetimate)
NEWTON, Henry Gregory, 20, farmer Co. D, 25th MVI enlisted 7 Oct 1861 Corporal 18 June 1864 (TR gives 12 Match 1863) reenlisted 18 Jan 1864 Sergeant 1 Jan 1865 discharged 13 July 1865 OR captured, died a POW. (Needs clarification) Born Auburn, 12 Jan 1841, son of Ebenezer and Sarah.
NYE, Franklin, 22, farmer Co. C, 51st MVI enlisted 22 Aug 1862 (res Hardwick) discharged 27 July 1863 [also] 4th Heavy Artillery enlisted as Corporal, Aug 1864 (res Auburn) discharged June 1865 According to 1890 veterans' census was still suffering from "weak bowels" due to service. Born Hardwick. Died Auburn, 20 March 1921
OWEN, Sanford Mason, 21, weaver Co. F, 21st MVI enlisted 21 Aug 1861 transferred Oct 1864 to Co. K, 36th MVI transferred 8 June 1865 to Co. B, 56th MVI discharged 28 June 1865 received town bounty 23 Aug 1861 Born in Boylston, son of Benjamin and Harriet. Family living in Auburn in 1860. Often listed as "Mason Owen". Rarely "Owens".
RACE, Eugene, 19, machinist Co. F, 4th Heavy Artillery enlisted 15 Aug 1864 discharged June 1865 Corporal
REYNOLDS, John, unattached Heavy Artillery enlisted Jan 1865 discharged 3 June 1865 received town bounty 16 Jan 1865
RICE, George Dwight, 20, farmer Co. C, 51st MVI enlisted Aug 1862 died (disease) May 1863 (reg. hist. has 9 March) at New Bern, NC. (TR says "typhoid fever") Born Auburn, 16 April 1842, son of Ezra and Luthera.
RICE, Henry F., 21, music teacher Co. C, 51st MVI enlisted 25 Sept 1862 discharged 27 July 1863 [also] 4th Heavy Artillery enlisted Aug 1863 Corporal 15 Aug 1864 discharged July 1865 Born Auburn, son of Leonard and Charlotte (not in Auburn VR).
RICHARDSON, Aaron M., 40, mechanic or blacksmith Co. I, 36th MVI enlisted 4 Aug 1862 discharged 8 June 1865 received town bounty ($150) 11 Aug 1862 Born Maine.
RICHARDSON, George D., received town bounty ($100) 8 Oct 1864, for a re-enlistment. No further record. (needs further research)
SIBLEY, Francis Stephen, 21 Co. K, 25th MVI enlisted 21 Sept 1861 discharged disabled 24 March 1864 Born Auburn, 26 Dec 1839, son of Stephen and Charlotte.
SMITH, Bernard 2nd, 20, shoemaker Co. J, 15th MVI enlisted 29 July 1861 captured (Ball's Bluff) Oct 1861. Exchanged discharged disabled 29 Nov 1864 received town bounty 5 Aug 1861 Born Ireland.
SOUTHGATE, James S., 20, trader Navy enlisted 13 July 1863 receiving ship USS Ohio served on USS Canandiagua and USS Princeton discharged Aug 1864 Born Worcester.
STAFFORD, Rhodes, 34, shoemaker Co. E, 4th Mass. Cavalry enlisted 5 Jan 1863 died (disease) in Mower's Hospital, Philadelphia, 21 Oct 1864 Born Connecticut, son of Allen and Huldah. In Auburn in 1860, census gives his age as 36.
STOWELL, Edward Davis, 30, shoemaker Co. F, 21st MVI enlisted 23 Aug 1861 discharged Aug 1864 Born Charlton, son of Charles and Ruth B.
*STRATTON, Walter L., 18, conductor (Worcester) Co. A, 1st Heavy Artillery enlisted 21 Sept 1864 discharged June 1865
TIFFANY, Charles M., 16, farmer Co. K, 42nd MVI enlisted (as musician) 1 Nov 1862 discharged 20 Aug 1863 Born Ashford, Ct., son of George and Harriet. Living with parents and siblings in Auburn (Oxford St.) in 1860. Brother of the next two entries.
TIFFANY, Edwin T., 26, machinist Co. F, 22nd MVI enlisted 11 July 1864 discharged 11 Nov 1864 (needs clarification as to reason for discharge) See note under TIFFANY, Edwin T. Brother to last and following entries. Died in Auburn, 20 Sept 1911.
TIFFANY, Nelson, Co. A, 25th MVI enlisted 16 Sept 1861 reenlisted 18 Jan 1864 severely wounded (Arrowfield Church) May, 1864 deserted (from hospital in Boston) Oct 1864 returned under Presidential amnesty April 1865 discharged July 1865. Brother to last two entries. See note under TIFFANY, Edwin T.. Born Ashford, Ct, 1843. Died Auburn (of 1864 wounds) 4 Oct 1899.
TOLE, Patrick, 19, weaver Co. G(or E), 25th MVI enlisted 13 Sept 1861 reenlisted 18 Jan 1864 discharged 13 July 1865 Born Ireland, son of Patrick and Anne.
*TURLEY, William L., 20, machinist (Worcester) Co. G, 42nd MVI enlisted 9 July 1864 discharged 11 Nov 1864 (needs clarification)
*WHITE, George, 23 "colored" (Boston) Co. H, 2nd Heavy Artillery enlisted 15 Aug 1864 discharged 3 Sept 1865 (as Corporal).
WILLIAMS, Charles C., 22 farm laborer Co. K, 25th MVI enlisted 17 Sept 1861 reenlisted 16 Dec 1863 discharged 16 Dec 1863
WILLIAMS, George, 20 Co. F, 21st MVI enlisted 23 Aug 1861 discharged disabled 7 May 1862 Born Yarmouth, N.S.
WILLIAMS, George O., 18, farmer Co. E, 15th MVI enlisted Nov 1861 wounded in arm (Antietam), 17 Sept 1962 transferred 15 Jan 1864 to Co. E, 20th MVI discharged June 1865
WILLIAMS, George S., 23, farmer Co. E, 15th MVI enlisted June 1861 reenlisted 15 Jan 1864 KIA (Spottsylvania) 13 May 1864 Born Holliston. Brother of Charles C. (above - see note). According to Daniels' History of Oxford, ke was "killed while on picket duty and buried in the field".
*WILLIAMS, Jackson, 22, mechanic (Manchester, NH) Co. C, 2nd Heavy Artillery enlisted 23 Dec 1864 deserted at Worcester during training.
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