Roster and Genealogies of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Leonard L. Wright

b. between 1841 and 1842, d. 5 August 1898

Father: Charles Wright b. 1802
Mother: Mary Ann Gibson b. 29 May 1800, d. 29 Jul 1858

Company: E

Leonard L. Wright was born between 1841 - 1842 at Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Charles Wright and Mary Ann Gibson.
Leonard L. Wright was enumerated in the household of Charles Wright and Mary Ann Gibson in the 1850 US Federal Census on 30 Jul 1850 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Charles Wright, 47, b. MA (as were all in the family)
Mary Ann, 49
Mary P., 14
Lucy Ann, 12
Estalla A. Harris, 3/12
Charles H. Wright, 10
**Leonard L., 7.
On 29 Jul 1858 his mother, Mary Ann Gibson, died at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption at age 58.
Leonard L. Wright was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 8 Aug 1860 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
James Dike, 58, gun smith, b. MA (as were all in the household)
Calista, 50
Calista A., 30
Lydia D., 25
Mary E., 21
James A., 15
Charles Wright, 20, stage driver
**Leonard, 17.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Leonard gave his occupation as chair maker.
On 12 Jul 1861 Leonard mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 16 Mar 1862 Leonard ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts for reasons not given in the 1870 roster.
In Jul 1862 Leonard L. Wright was armorer.
Starting 30 Jul 1862, Leonard also served in the 34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. F.
He ended his service with due to disability on 8 May 1863.
He made application for a veteran's pension on 23 Jun 1864, and received certificate number 863558.
On 10 May 1868 Leonard L. Wright married Sarah J. Thompson, daughter of Nahum W. Thompson and Sally [--?--], at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Leonard L. Wright and Sarah J. Thompson were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 28 Jun 1870 at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Wright, Leonard L., 26, in tool factory, b. MA
---, Sarah J., 24, b. RI
---, Leon E., 8/12.
On 12 Aug 1870 his toddler son, Leon Elmer Wright, died at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 26 Jan 1872 Sarah J. Thompson, his wife, died at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption.
In 1879 Leonard was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Leonard L. Wright was mentioned in the report on the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company E.
In 1898 Leonard L. Wright was a barber.
He died on 5 Aug 1898 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of pulmonary tuberculosis.
He was buried in Aug 1898 at Central Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In 1915 Leonard Wright was included on the roster of of Millbury men in the 15th Massachusetts Infantry in the Centennial History of Millbury Massachusetts, pages 164 to 166.

Last Edited: 26 Jul 2009

Family: Sarah J. Thompson b. between 1846 - 1847, d. 26 Jan 1872

Leon Elmer Wright b. 30 Sep 1869, d. 12 Aug 1870

George L. W. Cross

b. between 1840 and 1841, d. 2 July 1863

Company: E

George L. W. Cross was born between 1840 - 1841 at East Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
He was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 11 Sep 1860 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
George W. Cross, 22, shoemaker, b. NH
one of many in a boarding house.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, George gave his occupation as shoemaker.
George was living at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Starting 16 Jul 1861, George also served in the 13th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. F.
On 13 Jan 1862, George was furloughed from the 13th Massachusetts; he wrote to Captain Whitcomb for money to return, and was refused, whereupon he enlisted in the 15th Massachusetts and was considered a deserter from the 13th.
He ended his service with the 13th Massachusetts, being dropped from the rolls on 1 Feb 1862.
On 17 Feb 1862 George mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
George also served in company G.
He died on 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, killed in action.
He was buried at Soldiers National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Sec. D Grave # 5.
On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George L. W. Cross was listed as a casualty of Gettysburg.
About 1890 George L. W. Cross was included on the Civil War memorial at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as "George Cross."

Last Edited: 23 Sep 2007

David A. Craig

b. 7 September 1845, d. 31 July 1888

Father: William Craig
Mother: Sarah Ann Burns

Company: E

David A. Craig was born on 7 Sep 1845 at England, son of William Craig and Sarah Ann Burns.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, David gave his occupation as operative.
On 7 Jul 1862 David mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a drummer, according the the 1870 roster, being credited to the quota of Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was 16 years and 10 months old.
On 27 Jul 1864 David ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
On 27 Jul 1864 David Craig appeared on the muster rolls of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry asssigned to Company E.
Starting 28 Jul 1864, David also served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company "E."
He ended his service by mustering out on 16 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
In 1879 David was living at an unknown place.
On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David A. Craig was mentioned in the report on the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
He was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 4 Jun 1880 at North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
Rand, Joseph, 28, works in woolen mill, b. MA
---, Jannie, 26, wife, , b. NY (fath b. Scotland; mor b. England)
---, Cilla Bele, 1, dau, b. MA
Robins, Elroy, 13, boarder, b. NH
Tatwiley, Agnes, 23, sister-in-law, married, works in woolen mill, b. NY (fath b. Scotland; mor b. England)
---, Sarah, 2, niece, b. MA (fat b. VA, mor b. NY)
---, William, 5/12 (Dec), nephew, b. MA (fat b. VA, mor b. NY)
**Craig, David A., 34, boarder, single, machinist, b. England (fath b. Scotland; mor b. England).
He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 8 May 1888, but no certificate number is recorded in the index.
He died on 31 Jul 1888 at North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, unmarried, of pulmonary phthisis. He was 42 years, 10 months and 24 days old.
In 1909 David A. Craig was included on the Civil War memorial at Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Last Edited: 7 Jun 2009

Charles Jones

b. between 1821 and 1822, d. 11 March 1862

Company: E

Charles Jones was born between 1821 - 1822 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
He died on 11 Mar 1862 according to a grave marker in the River Street Burying Ground, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Charles gave his occupation as seaman.
He was married at the time of his enlistment according to Ford's history.
On 31 Jul 1863 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
On 7 Jan 1864 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
In the River Street Burying Ground
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, there is a grave marker reading, "Charles Jones, d. Mar 11, 1862, of Co. E 15th Mass. Infantry, G.A.R. 62, 44y," in Plot 485.
The age (b. 1818-19) is too old for this man, and the death date is wrong, not to mention that this man did not join the 15th until 1863.. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.

Last Edited: 25 Jul 2009

David Matthews Earle

b. 15 August 1838, d. 29 January 1917

David M. Earle

Father: Slade A. Earle b. 31 Jul 1810, d. 9 Jul 1884
Mother: Fanny R. Matthews b. 8 May 1816, d. 3 Oct 1899

Company: F

David Matthews Earle was born on 15 Aug 1838 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Slade A. Earle and Fanny R. Matthews.
David Matthews Earle was enumerated in the household of Slade A. Earle and Fanny R. Matthews in the 1850 US Federal Census on 20 Aug 1850 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Slaid A Earle, 30, carpenter, b. MA (as were all)
Fanny, 34
Slaide A., 13
David M., 11
Israel C., 9
Lydia R., 8
Henry G., 7
Elizabeth C., 5
Harriet F., 2
Edward E., 1.
On 14 Dec 1859 David Matthews Earle, 21, married Emily A. Ives, 20, daughter of Jesse B. Ives and Almira Lombard, at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
David Matthews Earle and Emily A. Ives were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 19 Jun 1860 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
David M. Earle, 21, shoe clicker, b. MA
Emily E., 20, b. MA
(living in what appears to be a boarding house nextdoor to her parents).
In 1861 David was living at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, David gave his occupation as farmer.
David Matthews Earle and Henry Gardner Earle, brothers, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Co. F.
On 12 Jul 1861 David mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 22 years, 10 months and 27 days old.
On 24 Jul 1862 David was promoted to Sergeant.
On 22 Aug 1862 Israel C. Earle another brother, enlisted in the 46th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, being discharged at the end of his service the following year.
On 17 Sep 1862 David Matthews Earle was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
On 20 Sep 1862 David was promoted to 1st Sergeant.
On 8 Jan 1863 David was promoted to as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 6 Apr 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle was mentioned in an article about promotions.
On 10 Apr 1863 at "The Southbridge Journal", Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle was mentioned in an article listing commissions and officer promotions in the regiment, as well as which discharged or deceased officers they replaced.
On 17 Apr 1863 David was promoted to as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 9 Sep 1863 David was promoted to Captain.
On 12 Oct 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle was mentioned as promoted.
On 28 Jul 1864 David ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of service term, as a Captain.
On 23 Oct 1876 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle was reported present at the 10th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts in an article in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
He made application for a veteran's pension on 12 Jul 1879, and received certificate number 180710.
He and Emily A. Ives were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 5 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Earle, David M., 38, dept. sheriff, b. MA (as were all)
---, Emily A., 40, wife
---, George W., 15, son, clerk in store
---, Walter H., 13, son
---, Mary E., 9, daur
---, David M., Jr., 5, son
---, William S., 4, son
Ives, Almira, 71, mor-in-law, widow.
On 21 Oct 1882 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the 16th annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
On 20 Oct 1883 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the 17th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 110 other veterans of the regiment. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
On 9 Jul 1884 his father, Slade A. Earle, died at Lancha Plana, Amador County, California, at age 73.
On 21 Oct 1884 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the 18th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
In 1886 David was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In Jun 1886 He wrote the "History of the Excursion of the Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment and its Friends to the Battle-Fields of Gettysburg, PA., Antietam, MD., Ball's Bluff, Virginia and Washington, D.C. May 31-June 12, 1886," by Capt. David M. Earle. (Read it by clicking the document icon. Return to the person page with your button.).
On 9 Jul 1886 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle was reported as having attended the 19th reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
On 21 Oct 1888 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
On 15 Jun 1891 David's daughter, Mary E. Earle married Charles S. Knight Jr. at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for birth.
On 19 Sep 1896 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended a reunion of Company F, as reported in the Worcester Daily Spy the following day.
On 21 Oct 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
In 1904 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended a reunion of G. A. R. Post 57. Click HERE to see the photo.
In 1906 David was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 4 Jul 1906 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the dedication of a statue of General Charles Devens, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
On 5 Jul 1906 David Matthews Earle sent regrets that he could not attended the 39th annual reunion of the association of companies E and I.
On 20 Oct 1906 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the 40th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 75 other veterans of the regiment. (Report believed to be from the Worcester Spy.).
On 21 Oct 1907 at Grand Army Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, David Matthews Earle attended the 41st annual regimental reunion and banquet on the 46th anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel the following day.
On 29 Jul 1908 Emily A. Ives, his wife, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 68.
On 20 Nov 1909 David Matthews Earle, 71, married Lola M. [--?--], 50, daughter of Mark Ham and Lois A. Davis, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both. She was the widow Martin.
According to the MOLLUS Directory of 1912, his career was as follows:
Private and Sergeant, 15th Mass. Infantry, July 12, 1861.
2d Lieutenant, 15th Mass. Infantry, January 8, 1863; mustered, April 9, 1863.
1st Lieutenant, April 17, 1863; mustered, October 16, 1863.
Captain, September 9, 1863; mustered, December 8, 1863. Discharged July 28, 1864.
On 4 Jul 1912 David Matthews Earle sent a letter of regret that he wasn't able to attend the 45^th annual reunion of the Companies E and I Association of the 15^th Regiment. (click icon to read the report.).
He died on 29 Jan 1917 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 78 years, 5 months and 14 days old.
He was buried in Jan 1917 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, School St., North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with his first wife.
An obituary for David Matthews Earle was published at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows.
On 18 Sep 1917 Lolie M. Earle received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on David's service; his wife, received certificate number 921515.
Researcher: Paul McCray, a non-related researcher who grasciously contributed the History of the 1886 Excursion.
Credits: Portrait photo by permission from Isn't This Glorious!, by Edwin R. Root and Jeffrey D. Stocker, Moon Trail Books, 2006.

Last Edited: 9 Jul 2010

Family 1: Emily A. Ives b. 15 Oct 1839, d. 29 Jul 1908

George Wade Earle b. 25 Sep 1864
Walter Gate Henry Earle b. 29 Aug 1866
Mary E. Earle b. 1871
Freddie W. Earle b. 12 Sep 1872, d. 14 Oct 1873
David M. Earle Jr. b. 1875
William Slade Earle b. 1 Mar 1876

Family 2: Lolie M. Ham b. Aug 1859

Benjamin Cristifor Wheelock

b. 24 March 1830, d. 20 February 1909

Father: Rufus Wheelock b. 25 Oct 1768, d. 26 Jan 1853
Mother: Polly A. Conant b. 30 Nov 1788, d. 15 Apr 1873

Company: F

Benjamin Cristifor Wheelock was born on 24 Mar 1830 at South Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, son of Rufus Wheelock and Polly A. Conant, 1830 according to "History of North Brookfield, MA", by Josiah H. Temple, 1887.
In Nov 1843 Benjamin's sister, Caroline M. Wheelock, married William Jones Babbitt at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 13 Dec 1857 Benjamin Cristifor Wheelock, 27, married Jane Donahue, 17, daughter of Edward Donahue and Mary Boyd, at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Benjamin Cristifor Wheelock and Jane Donahue were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 22 Jun 1860 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, a couple doors from his brother-in-law as:
Benj. C. Wheelock, 29, boot maker, b. MA (as were all)
Jane, 20
Abba J., 2.
Joseph B. Wheelock brother of Benjamin Wheelock, and brother-in-law to William J. Babbitt, served in the 36th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry. He also survived the war.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, Benjamin gave his occupation as shoemaker.
In 1862 Benjamin was living at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Benjamin Cristifor Wheelock and William Jones Babbitt, brothers-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Co. F.
On 3 Feb 1862 Benjamin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 31 years, 10 months and 10 days old.
On 4 Mar 1863 Benjamin ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts for disability, as a member of Company A. (The MASSCW places this man totally in Company A, but F is the Brookfield company).
He made application for a veteran's pension on 16 Apr 1863, and received certificate number 107840.
Benjamin also served in the 106th New York Infantry.
He and Jane Donahue were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 20 Jul 1870 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Wheelock, Benj. C., 38, agent for pegging machine, b. MA
---, Jane, 30, b. Ireland
---, Abbie J., 12, b. MA (as were all the children)
---, Benj. E., 9
---, Joseph W., 6
---, Francis J., 3.
Benjamin Cristifor Wheelock was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 25 Jun 1880 at Laramie River, Laramie County, Wyoming, alone among a few others, mostly cattlemen, as:
Wheelock, C. Benj., 42, single, cook, b. MA (as were his parents).
He was not enumerated in the household of Jane Donahue in the 1880 US Federal Census on on 1 Jun 1880 at at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Wheelock, Jane, 40, married, b. Ireland
---, Abbie J., 22, daur, works in corset factory, b. MA (as were all children)
---, Joseph W., 17, son
---, Francis J., 14, son
---, James E., 4, son.
In 1886 Benjamin was living at Fort Fetterman, Converse County, Wyoming Territory.
In 1886, Benjamin was included in the North Brookfield Civil War Memorial publication.
He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Douglas, Glenrock, Converse County, Wyoming, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company F.
He was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 23 Jun 1900 at Lower La Prele Precinct, Converse County, Wyoming, as a "widower" with son Frank and family.
He died on 20 Feb 1909 at Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming. He was 78 years, 10 months and 27 days old.
He was buried in Feb 1909 at Douglas Park Cemetery, Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming.
On 30 Mar 1909 Jane Wheelock received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Benjamin's service; his wife, received certificate number 695907.
Descendant(s): Debra (Cleeton) Stukes, ( djcinkc@webtv.net updated Dec 2005).
Researcher: Rick Sullivan, Wheelock Researcher.

Last Edited: 18 Jan 2010

Charts: Descendants of the Rev. Ralph and Rebecca (Clark) Wheelock

Family: Jane Donahue b. Apr 1840

Abbie J. Wheelock b. 11 Feb 1859
Benjamin Ellsworth Wheelock b. 9 Aug 1862
Joseph W. Wheelock b. 25 Mar 1865
Francis James Wheelock b. 6 Nov 1866
James Eugene Wheelock b. Feb 1876

Sardis Sears Sloan

b. between 1834 and 1835

Father: John Pierce Sloane b. between 1802 - 1803, d. before 1860
Mother: Rachael Upton b. between 1803 - 1804

Company: F

Sardis Sears Sloan was born between 1834 - 1835 at Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, son of John Pierce Sloane and Rachael Upton.
Sardis Sears Sloan was named for Sardis Sears, his uncle, who married aunt Electa Sloan apparently.
Sardis Sears Sloan was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 27 Aug 1850 at Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, as:
Timothy W. Sloane, 23, shoemaker, b. MA (his brother)
Sardis Sloane, 19, shoemaker, b. MA
(along with other shoemakers).
He was not enumerated in the household of John Pierce Sloane and Rachael Upton in the 1850 US Federal Census on 25 Sep 1850 at Prescott, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as:
John Sloan, 47, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
Rachel, 46
Lucy A., 14
Laura L., 12
George W., 9
Abby M., 2.
Before 1860 his father, John Pierce Sloane, died.
Sardis Sears Sloan was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 18 Jun 1860 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Sardus Sloan, 26, a shoemaker, b. MA
George W., 19, shoemaker, b. MA
(boarders among other young men).
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Sardis gave his occupation as shoemaker.
On 1 Aug 1861 Sardus mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Captain, being credited to the quota of Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sardis Sears Sloan was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester.
On 16 Oct 1861 at Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Timothy W. Sloan, his brother, was enlisted in the 27th Massachusetts Infantry, as a Captain.
On 21 Oct 1861 Sardis Sears Sloan was wounded at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sardis Sears Sloan was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
On 2 Nov 1861 at "Worcester Aegis & Transcript", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sardis Sears Sloan was mentioned among the casualties.
On 16 Jan 1862 Sardis ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by resignation.

Last Edited: 30 Apr 2009

Jeremiah Evarts Greene

b. 27 November 1834, d. 8 November 1902

Father: Rev. David Greene b. 15 Nov 1797, d. 7 Apr 1866
Mother: Mary Evarts b. 2 Dec 1806, d. 25 Oct 1850

Company: F

Jeremiah Evarts Greene was born on 27 Nov 1834 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, son of Rev. David Greene and Mary Evarts, grandson of Thomas and Anna (Knight) Greene; and on the maternal side of Jeremiah and Mehitable (Sherman) Evarts, making Jeremiah a great-grandson of American founding father, Roger Sherman.

Aaron E Baldwin writes:

George William Baldwin's father, Governor and United States Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin, graduated from Yale College in 1811, and nine years later married Emily (Pitkin) Perkins.
Emily was the granddaughter of the Connecticut Colony assemblyman and House Speaker, Rev. Timothy Pitkin (Yale 1747), and the great-granddaughter Governor William Pitkin and Yale College's first President Rev. Thomas Clap. She was also a descendant of Connecticut Colony Governors George Wyllys and John Haynes, Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor Thomas Dudley and Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford.
Governor Roger Sherman Baldwin's sons were: Roger Sherman Baldwin Jr. (S&B 1847), George William Baldwin (S&B 1853) and Simeon Eben Baldwin (S&B 1861). All followed in the footsteps of their Bonesmen cousin, U.S Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator, William Maxwell Evarts (S&B 1837) (also a Sherman grandson.) George's brother, Roger Sherman Baldwin Jr., died age 30 in 1856 at Baker's Ranch, near Michigan Bluff, in California....while looking for gold!.
Additionally, Jeremiah Evarts Greene, of the 15th Massachusetts, was George's cousin. His mother Mary Evarts, sister of William Maxwell Evarts (see above), was also Roger Sherman Baldwin's first cousin; as her mother Mehitable (Sherman) Evarts was Roger Sherman's daughter (his 14th of 15 children).
Jeremiah's father, David Greene, was the corresponding secretary of an organization partially founded by his father-in-law, the Rev. Jeremiah Evarts -- the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missons (ABCFM).

On 25 Oct 1850 his mother, Mary Evarts, died at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 43.
Jeremiah Evarts Greene was graduated in 1853 at Yale College, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
"The year following graduation he taught in the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire, Conn., and the next year in Keosauqua, IA., and was then occupied for two years in the survey for the U.S. Government of public lands in Kansas. He returned to Massachusetts in 1859, was admitted to the Worcester County bar less than a year later, and settled in North Brookfield." (from his obituary, see below).
In 1861 Jeremiah was living at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Jeremiah gave his occupation as lawyer.
On 1 Aug 1861 J. mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant, being credited to the quota of North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 26 years, 8 months and 5 days old.
On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester.
Jeremiah Evarts Greene and George William Baldwin, and William Brandt Storer, second cousins, and descendants of founding father, Roger Sherman, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as officers.
Jeremiah Evarts Greene was declared missing in action on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, and was taken prisoner.
In Oct 1861 Jeremiah Evarts Greene was mentioned in a report to the Richmond Dispatch about the arrival of federal prisoners in that city.
On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.

On 9 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah was mentioned as follows:

Lieut. Greene----Dispatches have been received by L. H. Boutelle (sic), Esq. of Westborough, brother- in law of Lieut. Greene of North Brookfield, expressing strong hopes, founded on inquiries made at Poolesville, that he is still living.

On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, J. Evarts Greene was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was listed as a prisoner at Richmond.

Jeremiah wrote a letter on 4 Dec 1861 from Richmond Prison, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, as follows: From the Worcester Daily Spy:

THE PRISONERS AT RICHMOND.-The friends of Lieut. Green of the fifteenth regiment have received a letter from him, dated at Richmond, December 5th, in which he writes, among other things, of the condition and deprivations of his company. What he says of his own men will doubtless apply to all, whose wants the generous and humane people of Worcester county should not have left unsupplied. Blankets and clothing of verious kinds have been sent to some of the prisoners, and have arrived safely; and there is little risk of loss if the goods are properly packed and directed. The letter says:-
"The twenty four men of my company need such things more than I do, and I hope something has been done already towards supplying them. They, of course, have not much money, and are confined in a large ware room without fire, unless that has been supplied them within a few days. They are furnished with course cotton enough to make a narrow bed for each man, and straw to fill them with, and with a thin cotton comforter each. The weather for a few days has been quite severe, so that the snow, of which there was a slight fall a few days ago, hardly melts in the sun at noon. A splendid supply arrived yesterday for the Fitchburg company, and you have no idea how delighted they were with it."

On 17 Jan 1862 Jeremiah was promoted to Captain.
On 22 Oct 1862, Jeremiah was returned as a paroled prisoner.
On 23 Oct 1862 Jeremiah ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by resignation.
On 14 Apr 1864 Jeremiah Evarts Greene, 29, married Mary Anna Bassett, daughter of John G. Bassett and Henrietta Clark Kirtland, at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
On 7 Apr 1866 his father, Rev. David Greene, died at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 68.
J. Evarts Greene and Mary Anna Bassett were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 20 Jun 1870 at Ward 2, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Greene, J. Evarts, 35, editor
---, Mary A., 35
Mooney, Mary E., 13, domestic servant
Powers, Margaret, 25, domestic servant.
J. Evarts Greene and Mary Anna Bassett were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 2 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
J. Evarts GREEN, 45, b. MA, as a newspaper editor, and wife Mary A. , 45, b. CT, and two servants in the house.
On 21 Oct 1882 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene attended the 16th annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
On 20 Oct 1883 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene attended the 17th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 110 other veterans of the regiment. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
In 1886 Jeremiah was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In 1886 Jeremiah Evarts Greene was included in the Civil War memorial publication at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 9 Jul 1886 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was reported as having attended the 19th reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
In 1888 J. Evarts Greene was editor of the Worcester "Daily Spy" according to the city directory.
On 21 Oct 1888 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene attended the annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
In 1890 Bernard B. Vassal wrote a letter to William H. Jeffrey for his book, Richmond Prisons 1861-62, describing prison conditions and mentioning his imprisoned fellow officers of the 15th Massachusetts.
He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
In 1892, Jeremiah was on the council of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.
In 1892 Jeremiah Evarts Greene was the Post Master of Worcester, Massachusetts.
He was a pall bearer at the burial of Bernard Barton Vassall on 26 Mar 1894 at North Cemetery, Main Street, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 14 Jan 1897 Mary Anna Bassett, his wife, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
J. Evarts Greene was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 11 Jun 1900 at Ward 1, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as a widower, age 65, and post master. His nephew Evarts Loomis, b. Dec 1879 in CA, is a student and living with him. There is one servant in the house.
He died on 8 Nov 1902 at Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, while on a visit to his sister. He was 67 years, 11 months and 12 days old.
He was buried in Nov 1902 at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
An obituary for Jeremiah Evarts Greene was published as follows.
Jeremiah Evarts Greene and Mary Anna Bassett had no issue.
On 12 Nov 1902 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the following appeared:
Memorial to Mr. Greene Placed at Postoffice
A beautiful memorial for the late Postmater J. Evarts Greene was completed in his old office at the post office yeaterday and it will remain in place for 30 days. It is placed over the open fireplace, the space above the mantel being heavily draped in black. In front of this sombre background is a fine portrait of the deat postmaster, flanked on each side by wreaths of ferns and asparagus sprays. The wreaths on the left hand side are tied with a blue ribbon bearing the words "Yale '51," and those on the right being tied with white ribbon bearing in gilt letters the "15th Regiment."
On 19 Oct 1903 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was noted as deceased in the previous year in a newspaper article about the 38th regimental reunion. (Click the icon to read).
Descendant(s): Aaron E. Baldwin, a researcher who kindly provided much information here, and who is currently researching Roger Sherman and his descendants.
Credits: Cemetery photo by Terry A. McGuire.

Last Edited: 29 Jul 2010

Family: Mary Anna Bassett b. 1834, d. 14 Jan 1897

Lyman Haskell Ellingwood

b. 1 September 1839, d. 23 November 1911

Lyman H. Ellingwood

Father: Ezra Ellingwood b. 9 Dec 1787, d. 22 Apr 1869
Mother: Elizabeth Haskell b. 3 Apr 1810, d. 10 Jun 1844

Company: F

Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was born on 1 Sep 1839 at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of Ezra Ellingwood and Elizabeth Haskell.
On 10 Jun 1844 his mother, Elizabeth Haskell, died at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 34.
On 2 Nov 1845 Lyman's widowed father, Ezra Ellingwood, remarried to Mary Ann Haskell, 57, at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was enumerated in the household of Ezra Ellingwood and Mary Ann Haskell in the 1850 US Federal Census on 31 Aug 1850 at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
Ezra Ellingwood, 63, male, merchant, $4000, b. MA (as are all here)
Mary A., 28, F,
Edward P., 15
Charles H., 13
**Lyman H., 12
Melanie A., 2
Augusta Clear (?), 44, f, (relationship if any, unknown).
In 1861 Lyman was living at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Lyman gave his occupation as clerk.
On 1 Aug 1861 Lyman mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a 2nd Lieutenant, being credited to the quota of Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years and 11 months old.
On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester.
On 17 Jan 1862 Lyman was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
On 17 Sep 1862 Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
On 18 Sep 1862 Lyman was promoted to Captain.
On 4 Jul 1863 Lyman was promoted to Major, but not mustered in this rank.
On 11 Dec 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was mentioned as wounded: "Among the list of casualties in the Potomac army, on Friday, the 27^th, we find the following in the 15^th regiment; Adjutant Dwight Newbury, lower jaw fractured; G. Hawley, in arm; A. W. Potter, arm; Capt. L. H. Ellingwood, in head; J. H. Boyd, in hand, and J. E. Shepherd in shoulder." (Volume 18 # 273).
On 28 Dec 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was mentioned: (Volume 18 #305) "Military Appointments - Maj. I. Harris Hooper of Boston has been appointed lieut.colonel of the 15^th Mass. regiment, and Captain Lyman H. Ellingwood of Beverly, major."
On 11 Jan 1864 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lyman Haskell Ellingwood was honored by local citizens. (click icon to read).
On 6 May 1864 Lyman ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by dishonorable dismissal by Special Order War Department No. 169, with the rank of Captain.

On 8 Jun 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lyman was mentioned (Volume 93 #23):

Unjustly Accused

Several days ago a paragraph, telegraphed from Washington, appeared in all the papers, stating that Captain Ellenwood of the fifteenth Massachusetts regiment had been dishonorably discharged from the service for cowardice, and, we believe, for absence from his regiment under false pretences. The accused officer has been with the fifteenth during the greater part of its trying history, has been engaged in not less than fifteen battles, and to the date of these accusations, has had the confidence of his superior officers. He thinks he has been the victim of most unfortunate circumstances, and is confident he will be able to show to the government, as soon as he can have a hearing that in this matter he is without fault. Till then he has the right to ask that he shall not be condemned, and that the reputation that he had bravely earned shall have its just weight in his behalf.

The circumstances of his dismissal are unclear. Click icon to read current information.
On 21 Oct 1864 at The Bay State House, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lyman Haskell Ellingwood attended the First Annual Reunion of the Fifteenth Regiment Association.
In 1880 Lyman has not been identfied in the 1880 US census to date (June 2006).
About 1890 Lyman may have lived with the family of John Draper, a photographer in New York City, according to Doug Sinclair.
He was enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census in 1910 at New York, New York.
He died on 23 Nov 1911 at New York, New York. He was 72 years, 2 months and 22 days old.
He was buried in Nov 1911 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx Borough, New York.
Descendant(s): Doug Sinclair, a descendant of one of Lyman's brothers, who kindly provided the portrait photo above. For further information, see Doug's website.

Last Edited: 31 May 2010

Edward Justin Russell

b. 23 October 1833, d. 16 December 1915

Edward J. Russell

Father: Charles Russell
Mother: Delia R. Smith

Company: F

Edward Justin Russell was born on 23 Oct 1833 at Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, son of Charles Russell and Delia R. Smith.
On 8 Jan 1856 Edward Justin Russell, 22, married Lucina Prouty, daughter of Spencer Draper Prouty and Mary Bride.
Edward Justin Russell and Lucina Prouty were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 15 Jun 1860 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is enumerated as a "shoemaker", and "Lucinia" is enumerated as a "domestic". There are no children, and they appear to live in a boarding house.
In 1861 Edward was living at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Edward gave his occupation as carpenter.
On 12 Jul 1861 Edward mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 27 years, 8 months and 19 days old.
On 24 Jul 1862 Edward was promoted to as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 28 Sep 1862 Edward was promoted to as a 1st Lieutenant.
He wrote a letter on 28 Sep 1862 from Bolivar, Virginia, as follows: in support of a widow's pension for the wife of Sidney Smith.
On 27 Jan 1863 Edward was promoted to as a Captain.
On 6 Apr 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell was mentioned in an article about promotions.
On 10 Apr 1863 at "The Southbridge Journal", Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell was mentioned in an article listing commissions and officer promotions in the regiment, as well as which discharged or deceased officers they replaced.
On 8 Sep 1863 Edward ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
On 29 Oct 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward was mentioned. (click icon to read).
Starting 5 May 1864, Edward also served in the 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery, as Captain.
He ended his service with by mustering out of the 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery on 1 Oct 1865.
He was a member of the George H. Ward Post #10 of the GAR in Worcester, MA.
On 23 Oct 1876 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell was reported present at the 10th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts in an article in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
He was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he is a Deputy Sherriff. Also enumerated - Mary STONE, widowwed, 70, b. VT, as his mother-in-law.
On 21 Oct 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended the 14th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment.
On 21 Oct 1884 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended the 18th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
In 1885 He was a member of Gov. George D. Robinson's staff.
In 1886, Edward was included in the North Brookfield Civil War Memorial publication.
In 1886 Edward was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Charlestown District, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company F.
He was a pall bearer at the burial of Bernard Barton Vassall on 26 Mar 1894 at North Cemetery, Main Street, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 19 Sep 1896 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended a reunion of Company F, as reported in the Worcester Daily Spy the following day.
On 21 Oct 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
In 1904 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended a reunion of G. A. R. Post 57. Click HERE to see the photo.
He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 1 Jun 1904, and received certificate number 1089635.
In 1906 Edward was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 5 Jul 1906 Edward Justin Russell sent regrets that he could not attended the 39th annual reunion of the association of companies E and I.
Edward Justin Russell was also mentioned in attendance in the Fitchburg Sentinel coverage of the 1906 reunion.
On 21 Oct 1907 at Grand Army Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended the 41st annual regimental reunion and banquet on the 46th anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel the following day.
On 27 Oct 1910 at The State Mutual Building, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edward Justin Russell attended the 44th reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
He died on 16 Dec 1915 at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 82 years, 1 month and 23 days old.
He was buried in Dec 1915 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Credits: Primary photo above by permission of the Worcester Historical Museum, Ward Collection.

Last Edited: 28 Jul 2009

Family: Lucina Prouty b. between 1835 - 1836

Charles Arthur Russell b. 12 Oct 1866
Bertha L. Russell b. 26 Sep 1867