Vermont AHGP
Part of the American History and
Genealogy Project
Those Who Served
The Memorial Record of Waitsfield, Vermont, prepared by Rev. A. B. Dascomb. Published by vote of the town, Montpelier: Printed at the Freeman Steam Printing Establishment, 1867.
Extract from, of interesting facts not given in Mr. Fisk's paper:
Luther Ainsworth enlisted August 14, 1861, in Company H, 6th Vermont Regiment; mustered in 2nd Lieutenant; promoted Feb. 18, '62, to 1st Lieutenant; Sept. 20, '62, Captain; killed May 4, '63, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, while leading his men in a charge upon the enemy. He was shot through the abdomen, dying a few hours after he was wounded. His homeless, orphaned children draw a pension of $20 per month.
Albert D. Barnard enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Aug. 25, 62; mustered in Oct. 10, '62; discharged with his company at Brattleboro, July 21, '63, in a state of exhaustion; fever set in; died Aug. 12. '63, aged 21 years.
Mitchell Basconner enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Company H, 6th Regiment; mustered Oct. 15, '61; killed at Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62. Charles M. Benedict enlisted May 7, '61, in Company F, 2nd Regiment; mustered in June 20, '61; deserted Aug. 30, '62.
Leonard C. Berry enlisted in Company H, 2nd U. S. Sharpshooters, Dec. 14, '63; mustered in Dec. 18, '63; was in hospital at Washington 3 months with a wound; transferred to Company H, 4th Regiment, Feb. 25, '65; mustered out July 13, '65; wounded June 16, '64, in the arm.
Henry N. Bushnell enlisted Aug. 14, '61, as a member of Company H, 6th Regiment; mustered in as Sergeant, Oct. 15, '61; received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, May 4, '63; as 1st Lieutenant, May 15, '64; as Captain, Oct. 29, '64; on detached service in Division Sharpshooters 4 months; 5 months served as 1st Lieutenant Company C, 6th Regiment With others of his company from this town, he was in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged, about 25 engagements, covering 50 days' fighting; in his 4 years' service was sick less than a week, and never wounded, save very slightly; mustered out June 26, '65.
Bertram D. Campbell enlisted in Company H, 3rd Regiment June 3, 61; mustered out Aug., '61; enlisted again ii. Company H, 6th Regiment; thrown out by the surg.; re-enlisted in Company G, mustered in Oct. 15, 1862. Toward the close of the summer campaign, sent to hospital at Philadelphia; discharged honorably Oct. 22, '62, receiving a pension of $6 per month. Aug. 9, '64, again enlisted for the town of Barton, in Company C, 1st Vermont Cavalry; mustered in Aug. 11, '64. In the battle at Winchester, Sept. 19, '64, shot through the abdomen and died in a few moments. He was buried near a white church, 1½ mile east of Winchester.
Oliver C. Campbell, brother of Bertram D., enlisted in Company I, 9th Regiment, June 9, '62; promoted 2nd Lieutenant July 9, '62; taken prisoner with his Regiment at Harper's Ferry, Sept. 14, '62; paroled, was sent to Chicago; Dec. 1, resigned his commission; re-enlisted July 9, '63, in the Veteran Reserve Corps; promoted, 1st Sergeant at the organization of the company, and served at Rutland, Concord, New Hampshire, Boston, Massachusetts, till Nov. 15, '65, was discharged. Wesley E. Dana enlisted in Company F, 17th Regiment, Jan. 2, '64; discharged July 17, '65; was wounded at Spottsylvania by a ball passing through the neck.
Foster S. Dana, brother of the above, enlisted July 2, '61, in Company H, 3rd Regiment; mustered in July 16, '61; mustered out July 27, ''64; was on duty every day of his 3 years' service, though twice wounded, once at Lee's Mills, and again at Spotsylvania, Virginia. Three other brothers of the above, C. S., Edwin H., and S. J. Dana, enlisted and served in the army. All six returned safely, after being honorably discharged, having performed 12 years of service.
Albee H. Dewey enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Aug. 25, '62; was mustered in as Sergeant, Oct. 10, '62; re-enlisted in the Signal Corps, Oct. 23, '63; Jan. 1, '64, sent to Newbern, North Carolina; soon after placed in command of a signal station at Fort Gaston; Sept. 26, attacked by yellow fever; died the 28th, aged 32; buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery at Newbern.
Hiram F. Dike enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Company H, 7th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 15, '61; promoted Corporal, Mar. 12, '62; missed in action at Banks' Ford, May 4, '63; supposed to be dead.
Alba B. Durkee enlisted in Company I, 9th Regiment, Dec. 21, '63; mustered in Jan. 6, '64; died Sept. 25, '64.
Isaac H. Elliot enlisted in Company I, 9th Regiment, June 26, '62; mustered in July 9, '62; taken prisoner at Winchester, Sept. 3, '62; held by the enemy 20 days; discharged Sept. 25, '62, by reason of ill health.
Edward A. Fisk enlisted Aug. 21, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 10, '62; mustered out July 21, '63.
Heman R. French enlisted June 23, '62, in Company I, 9th Regiment; mustered in July 9, '62; taken prisoner with his regiment at Harper's Ferry, Sept. 14, '62; promoted hospital steward, Feb. 4, '65; mustered out June 13, '65.
Ephraim H. Fuller enlisted in Company H, 6th Regiment, Aug. 14, '61; mustered in Oct. 15, '61, as corporal; discharged Oct. 28, '64; wounded at Lee's Mills, Virginia, Apr. 16, '62, in both thighs; draws a pension of $4. per month.
William H. H. Greenslit enlisted June 20, '62, in Company I, 9th Regiment; mustered in July 9, '62; committed suicide Aug. 21, '62, at Winchester, Virginia
Manley N. Hoyt enlisted in Company G, 6th Regiment, Oct. 7, '61; mustered in Oct. 15, '61; died July 18, '62, at Philadelphia, of chronic diarrhea, aged 31 years.
George M. Jones enlisted in the 2nd Regiment U. S. S. S., Company H, Nov. 28, '63; mustered in Dec. 18, '63; killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, '64, while assisting a wounded comrade from the field. He, like the others from this town killed in that battle, was struck in the head and killed instantly.
John F. Jones enlisted Sept. 10, '61, in Company G, 6th Regiment; mustered in as Sergeant, Oct. 15, '61; discharged Apr. 17, '63, on account of sickness; re-enlisted in Massachusetts; after a few months' service, sickened, and died Nov. 28, '64.
Eugene E. Joslin enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of U. S. S. S., Company H, Nov. 28, '63; mustered in Dec. 18, '63; promoted Corp., Nov. 1, '64; afterwards Sergeant; transferred to Company H, 4th Regiment, Feb. 25, '65; discharged July 13, '65; wounded in the shoulder at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, '64.
Seymour L. Kneeland enlisted Nov. 28, '63, in 1st Cavalry Regiment, Company C; mustered in Dec. 25, '63; transferred to Company A, June 21, '65; mustered out Aug. 9, '65; taken prisoner Dec. 19, '64, on picket duty near Woodstock, Virginia, by scouts of the 12th Virginia Cavalry; kept at Staunton, Virginia, 12 days; taken to Richmond and confined in Libby Prison. His food was the usual scant allowance of corn bread and poor bacon just enough to hold flesh and spirit together; was paroled Mar. 9. '65; exchanged about a month after.
James L. Maynard enlisted in Company H, 2nd Regiment, U. S. S. S., Nov. 28, '63; mustered in Dec. 18, '63; killed May 6, '64, at the battle of the Wilderness; shot through the head. Like the others from this town killed in that battle, his body was not recovered.
Ziba H. McAllister enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 10, '62; mustered out July 21, '63; re-enlisted in Company C, 1st Vermont Cavalry, Nov. 30, '63; mustered in Dec. 25, '63; mustered out Aug. 9, '65, having been transferred to Company A, June 21, '65; wounded Oct. 7, '64, in the side and back, while on duty in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
Irenas P. Newcomb enlisted in Company H, 6th Regiment, Aug. 14, '61; mustered in Oct. 15, '61; died at Hampton, Virginia, of typhoid pneumonia, Apr. 9, '62, aged 18 years and 8 months; buried there.
Edwin F. Palmer enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; mustered in as Sergeant, Oct. 10, '62; promoted 2nd Lieutenant, Nov. 4, '62; mustered out July 21, '63. Lieutenant Palmer kept a record of his army life, and has since published it in a neat book form, entitled "Camp Life," containing 224 pp. The book is a history of his company, in which there were 23 men from this town; also of the 13th Regiment and 2nd Brig. It is a graphic portrayal of the discomforts, weariness, danger, with the occasional relief of comfort, rest and pleasure, incident to soldiers' life.
Dexter Parker enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 10, '62; in the battle of Gettysburg was severely wounded in the hand; mustered out July 21, '63; draws a pension of $4 per month.
Lorin B. Reed enlisted Aug. 25, '62; in Company B, 13th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 10, '62; musician in the brigade band; died of measles in hospital at Wolf Run Shoals, 'May 30, '63, aged 21 years, 11 months.
Oscar C. Reed enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; died of fever in hospital near Fairfax, Virginia, Dec. 26, '62, aged 24. His body, and that of his cousin, Lorin B. Reed, were brought home for burial.
Edwin R. Richardson enlisted in Company H, 6th Regiment, Aug. 14, '61; mustered in Oct. 15, '61; promoted Corp., Feb. 8, '62; promoted Sergeant, July 10, '63; 1st Sergeant, June 5, '64; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63; killed at Charlestown, Virginia, Aug. 21, '64; shot through the head, and died immediately. His body was brought home for burial.
Loren S. Richardson enlisted Nov. 28, '63; mustered in as a recruit in Company H, 2nd Regiment of U. S. S. S., Dec. 18, '63; transferred to Company H, 4th Regiment, Feb. 25, '65; mustered out July 14, 65; wounded severely in the shoulder, at Cold Harbor, June 10, '64.
Lucius D. Savage enlisted in Company F, 2nd Regiment, May 20, '61; in the battle of Savage Station, June 29, '62, wounded and permanently disabled in the right knee, and taken prisoner; released July 25, '62; discharged Nov. 29, '62; receives a half pension, $4 per month.
Dr. Henry C. Shaw went out from this town as Assistant Surgeon of the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment; serving out his time, 3 months, returned as Assistant Surgeon in 5th Vermont Regiment; died of fever at Alexandria, Virginia, Sept. 7, '62, aged 30. His remains were brought home for interment.
Lucius S. Shaw, Esq., brother of Dr. Henry C, while practicing law in Lawrence, Kansas, enlisted in the 2nd Kansas Regiment; was promoted Lieutenant, and killed Sept. 3, '61, aged 31, by an accident on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, caused by the burning of a bridge. His body lies beside that of his brother.
Daniel P. Shepard enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Company H, 6th Regiment; mustered Corp., Oct. 15, '61; afterwards served as teamster; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63; mustered out June 26, '65; wounded in the leg at Lee's Mills, Virginia, Apr. 16, '62.
Mason C. Shepard, brother of Daniel P., enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Company H, 6th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 15, '61; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63; transferred to Company G, Jan. 1, '65; transferred back May 18, '65; in hospital several months; mustered out June 26, '65; wounded in the breast and face at Lee's Mills, April 16, '62.
Lewis M. Spaulding enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Company H, 6th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 15, '61; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63; killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, '64. A ball pierced his head while charging the enemy with the Vermont troops, and he died instantly.
Solon S. Spaulding, brother of Lewis M., enlisted Aug. 14, '61, in Company H, 6th Regiment; mustered in Oct. 15, ''61; promoted Corp.; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63; discharged June 12, '65, with health impaired by long continued sickness.
Harlan P. Stoddard enlisted in Company E, 2nd Regiment, May 1, '61; in the battle at Savage Station, wounded by the passage of a ball through the pelvis, and taken prisoner; discharged July 30, '63. His wound he will probably never recover from. He receives a full pension, $15 per month. Three of his brothers followed him into the U. S. service.
Horace B. Stoddard enlisted in Company F, 2nd Regiment. Sept. '61; a few months before the expiration of his time of service, while at his post in the battle of the Wilderness, was struck by a ball in the head, and it is supposed died instantly. His body, and that of his brother, L. Thompson Stoddard, were not recovered.
L. Thompson Stoddard enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Aug. 25, '62; mustered out July 21, '63; re-enlisted in Company C, 17th Regiment, Jan. 5, '63; mustered in Corp.; carried the State colors till cut and torn in pieces by shot and shell; at the time of the explosion of the mine at Petersburg, was wounded in the shoulder while trying to get back to the Union lines, and taken prisoner; spared the horrors of long confinement in Southern prisons; died 8 days after the explosion, Aug. 7, '64, while in the hands of the enemy.
Lyman Stoddard enlisted Sept. 20, '61; mustered in Oct. 15, '61, as a member of Company G, 6th Regiment; re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63; mustered out June 26, '65; two brothers also served in the army for other towns, Daniel and Franklin Stoddard.
Cyron G. Thayer enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; died May 20, '63, of measles, age 21.
James M. Thayer, brother of Cyron G., enlisted; mustered into the same company at the same time; discharged for sickness Jan. 22, '63; has since died.
Orcus C. Wilder enlisted Aug. 25, '62, in Company B, 13th Regiment; mustered Captain Oct. 10, '62; mustered out July 21, '63. Captain Wilder and the 20 men or more in his company from Waitsfield, were hotly engaged in the battle of Gettysburg, though none were killed. This was all the fighting they saw during their g months' service.
Our Enlistments in other Towns
Young men who grew up among us and are known to all.
Matthias J. Bushnell, age 26, enlisted in 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company B, Aug. 24, '61; mustered in Corp.; killed in a small engagement with the rebels, near Madison, Arkansas, Aug. 3, '62, while guarding a wagon train. All who were with him were killed or taken prisoners.
Hiland G. Campbell, age 26, enlisted for the town of Warren, as a recruit for the 3rd Vermont Battery. In Oct. kicked by a horse, and injured in the thigh; remained in hospital; discharged; receives a pension of $8 per month; bounty $733.34, Government and town.
Israel Childs, a former resident of the town for many years, enlisted early in the war, in the 30th Wisconsin Regiment, and served 3 years, a part of the time in the frontier service.
Chester S. Dana, age 33, enlisted for Fayston; bounty $200, from Government. Edwin H. Dana, age 32, enlisted for Waterbury; was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, '64; draws a pension of $6 per month; bounty, $300 government, and $300 town.
Samuel J. Dana, age 29, brother of Edwin H. and the three before named, enlisted for Fayston; wounded by a shell at Gettysburg; bounty from government $25.
William W. McAllister, age 20, enlisted Aug. 8, '64, in 3rd Vermont Light Artillery, on detached service at Rutland, Vermont, and Fairhaven, Ct., 6 months, the remainder of the time at Petersburg, Virginia discharged June 15, 65; bounty, $500.
Harlen G. Newcomb, age 24, enlisted Aug. 19, '62, in Company K, 145th New York Volunteers; mustered in on Staten Island; fall of the next year, while in hospital, detailed as nurse; Mar., '64, transferred to Company I, 107th New York Volunteers; next month joined the company at Shelbyville, Tennessee, detailed at Division Head Quarters, Sept., '64, after surrender of Atlanta; rejoined his company, May 23, '65; discharged June 19, '65; bounty, $175, from government, state, and town.
Daniel Russ, age 29, enlisted June 23, '62, in Company I, 9th Regiment Vermont Volunteers; taken prisoner and paroled at the surrender of Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15, '62; detailed as clerk in dispensary, April 15, '63; in hospital from Sept. '63, till Jan. 12, ''64, when he rejoined his company; promoted Sergeant Mar. 26, '64; 1st Sergeant, Mar. '65; discharged by order of the President, June 8, '65, at Manchester, Virginia; bounty, $100. James C. Russ, brother of Daniel, enlisted in Company A, 42nd Wisconsin Volunteers; discharged June 28, '65.
Frank E. Spaulding, aged 26, enlisted in Sheldon, Sept. 61, in Company K, 6th Regiment Vermont Volunteers; discharged June 30, '62, for disability.
George E. Spaulding, aged 18, brother of Frank E., Solon S. and Lewis M., enlisted in Company G, 10th New York. Volunteers, for Albany; served from April till Aug. '65; bounty, $600, from town.
Charles D. Tewksbury, aged 23, enlisted Sept. 17, '61, in Company B, 52nd 111. Vols. Inf.; mustered in at Geneva, 111., Oct. 25, '61, as Corp.; promoted Sergeant, May 16, '62; re-enlisted as veteran Dec. 25, '63; promoted 1st Sergeant Apr. '64; mustered out July 6, '65, at Louisville, Kentucky, receiving a lieutenant's commission; received $502 bounty from government, and $1 from Bureau Company, Illinois; was wounded at the battle of Shiloh in the head; in hospital only long enough to have his wound dressed during his 4 years' service; traveled with his regiment over 6,000 miles, 1,600 of which he marched on foot; after that, started off under General Sherman, and marched around to Savannah, and up to Washington.
Isaac Norton Tewksbury, uncle of Chas. D., native of Waitsfield, and more than 20 years resident, served in a Michigan Regiment; killed in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, aged 52.
Other persons, natives of Waitsfield, have doubtless served in the army, but the compiler has failed to learn the facts in regard to them.
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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