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Roxbury Soldiers in the War of 1861

Chauncey M. Allen, C, 1st Vermont Cavalry; mustered out Nov. 18, 64.
Corp. Frank O. Allen, B, 4th; must, out Apr. 12, 65.
Franklin Anos, H, 6th; discharged Mar 25, '65.
James Bailey, H, 6th; died Oct. 22, '62.
Henry M. Barrington, I, 9th, died Oct. 6, '62.
Byron A. Batchelder, K, 3rd; died at Washington, D. C, May 30, '64.
Harrison Bean, I, 11th; mustered out June 24. '65.
Allen J. Bennett, C, 1st Vermont Cavalry; dis. Nov. 21, 62.
John Benjamin, C, 1st Vermont Cavalry; sick and absent from regiment. Nov. 18, '64, is last report on Adjutant General's report.
Joseph Benjamin, H, 6th; discharged June 1, '63.
Beman H. Campbell, H, 6th; mustered, out May 22, '65.
Marshall Chaffee, H, 6th; discharged May 15, '63.
Frank Clukey, K, 7th; died July 22, '62.
Anson P. Coburn, I, 11th; mustered out June 24, '65.
Patrick Clukey, G, 8th; mustered out June 22, '64.
Andrew J. Cross, 1st S. S., F; transferred, to invalid corps Sept. i, '63.
Henry A. Cross, K, 7th; died at Carrolton, La., Nov. 30, '62.
Martin Cross, K, 3rd; must, out July 27, '64.
Joseph Currier, G, 8th; mustered out June 28, '65.
Thomas Daniels, H, 6th; killed at battle of Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62.
Capt. David B. Davenport, H, 6th; died Sept. 20, '62.
Henry D. Davenport, H, 6th; dis. Nov. 30, '62.
Peter Deott, K, 4th; deserted Dec. 10, '62.
Lieut. Eri L. Ditty, H, 6th; mustered out June 26, '65.
John Q. A. Ditty, F, 2nd; transferred to invalid corps July 30, '63.
Ralph Ditty, F, 2nd; must, out June 29, '64.
John W. Dunton, K, 7th; dis. Feb. 25, '63.
David Ellis, E, 3rd; must, out July 27, '64.
Lorenzo Ellis, I, nth; mustered out June 24, '65.
Samuel R. Ellis, H, 6th; dis. July 7, '62.
John M. Ferris, B, 6th; must, out June 26, '65.
Lieut. Amasa W. Ferry, F, 2nd; discharged Jan. 4, '65.
Gideon E. Fletcher, I, 9th; deserted July 20, '62.
Royal Flint, H, 6th; died June 15, '62.
Victor Goodrich, F, 2nd; killed at battle of Bull Run, July 21, '61.
Dan. A. Grant, H, 6th; discharged Nov. 16, '62.
Willis Grant, H, 6th; transferred to invalid corps Dec. i, '63.
James Hall, K, 7th; died July 24, '62.
Samuel A. Hayward, E, 1st Vermont Cavalry; dis. July 24, '62.
Walter R. Hayward, E, 1st Vermont Cavalry; mustered out Aug. 9, '65.
James C. Hutchinson, H, 2nd; killed at Charlotte, Va., Aug. 16, "64.
Corp. Stearns S. Hutchinson, F, 2nd; must, out June 29, '64.
Stephen H. Jones, G, 8th; mustered out June 28, '65.
Leland Kimball, K, 8th; died at New Orleans, La., Sept. 16, '62.
Mason Knapp, K, 7th; re-enlisted, is the last entry of Adjutant General's report.
Carlos Lafaty, K, 7th; discharged Sept. 27, '64.
Joseph Lavalle, H, 6th; mustered out June 26, '65.
Henry Lock, H, 6th; mustered out Aug. 2, '65.
Alexis Martell, I, nth; mustered out June 24, '65.
Frank E. Martell, H, 6th; mustered out July 7, '65.
Corp. Samuel Maxham, 2nd S. S., E; killed at battle of Wilderness, May 6, "64.
Henry Morfit, K, 7th; died at New Orleans, La., Nov. 16, '62.
Russell Morfit, K, 7th; died at Fort Pickens, Fla., May 5, '63.
Capt. Patrick Murphy, H, 6th; mustered out June 26, '65.
Lieut. Thomas Murphy, H, 6th; mustered out Oct. 28, '64.
William Murphy, H, 6th; died Oct. 25, '62.
Carlos Nedo, K, 7th; discharged Sept. 27, '64.
Langdon H. Nichols, C, 1st Vermont Cavalry; died July 27, '62.
Abial Patch, H, 6th; dis. Dec. 28, '63.
Calvin B. Phillips, E, 1st Vermont Cavalry; discharged May 22, '62.
Edmund Pope, Jr., E, 1st Vermont Cavalry; died Dec. 14, '64.
James Putney, H, 6th; mustered out June 26, '65.
William Ouimby, K, 7th; died at New Orleans, Oct. 16, '62.
Felix Quinn, I, 9th; must, out June 13, '65.
Eli Rich, K, 3rd; died Nov. 1, '62.
John E. Rich, K, 7th; died July 18, '62.
Geo. C. Richardson, H, 6th; died at Frederick City, Md., Dec. 9, '62.
Harrison A. E. Richardson, H, 6th; must, out Oct. 28, '64.
Lafayette Richardson, H, 6th; discharged Nov. 24, '62.
Samuel Richardson, H, 6th; died at Roxbury, Jan. 15, '63.
Corp. Ira Royce, E, 1st Vermont Cavalry; discharged Nov. 22, '62.
Thomas P. Rundlett, E, 1st Vermont Cavalry discharged May 22, '62.
Joseph Shiney, H, 6th; mustered out June 26, '65.
Joseph Simonds, H, 6th; discharged July 24, '65.
John Slocum, H, 6th; mustered out June 26, '65.
Corp. Emery L. Smith, G, 6th; discharged Oct. 31, '64.
Otis Snow, K, 3rd; died Aug. 19, '62.
Lieut. Allen Spalding, K, 6th; resigned July 13, '64.
Sergeant Dennison F. Spalding, K, 6th; must, out May 18, '65.
Israel Steele, K, 7th; dis. Oct. 20, '62.
Stillman S. Stephens, K, 7th; died July 17, '62.
Sergeant Edward F. Stevens, F, 1st S. S.; mustered out Sept. 13, '64.
Benjamin F. Stone, I, 9th; discharged June 27, '65.
Joseph Veo, G, 6th; mustered out Oct. 28, '64.
Lucius W. Wales, H, 6th; killed at Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62.
Samuel Wales, Jr., K, 3rd; transferred, to invalid corps Sept. 1, '63.
Ezekiel D. Waterman, K, 3rd; killed at battle of Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62.
Henry Waterman, C, 1st. Vermont Cavalry; died at Washington, D. C, Aug. 9, '65.
Stillman Waterman, H, 6th; discharged March 31, '62.
Stillman Waterman, 1, 9th; discharged Jan. 15, '63.
Joseph White, H, 6th; died Oct. 22, '62.
Loren J. Wiley, K, 7th; mustered Out May '65.
Wallace Wolcott, H, 6th; discharged Mar. 25, 63.
Augustus Bresette, 3rd Vermont Bat.; must, out June 13, '65.

Volunteers that re-enlisted

Veteran Reserve Corps
John W. Dunton
Also two men were credited to Roxbury, but not by name.

Furnished under Draft and Paid Commutation
Edwin W. Ellis
Edwin Ferris
A. H. Fisk
Lemuel A. Rood
Luther Tracy
Rodney Wiley

Procured Substitute
Nathan W. Cady

Entered Service
Samuel A. Richardson, H, 6th; dis. Aug. 2, '65.

Besides the above-named soldiers, there were several other residents of Roxbury who enlisted, credited to other towns, viz.:

George R. Waterman, F, 1st; mustered out Aug. 15, '65
Franklin Knowles, C. 15th
Charles A. Fisk, F, 17th
Orza Boyce, B, 4th
George H. Pearsons, D, 9th
Samuel Shepherd, I, 56th Mass. Vols.; died June 27, '64
Francis F. Young, Mass. Volunteers.
Sergeant Jones W. Ferris, K, 3rd; severely wounded at the battle of Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62, and discharged Aug. 1, '62.

When the war closed, Roxbury had a surplus of 23 men in excess of all calls for troops that had been made, a much larger number in proportion to the population than any other town in the State.

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Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.

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