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Frank Dupre

• Father: Francis Dupre
• Mother: Sarah [--?--]

• Company: E

• Frank Dupre was born between 1837 - 1838 at Canada, son of Francis Dupre and Sarah [--?--].
• On 26 Feb 1859 Frank Dufra married Victoria King, daughter of Mitchell King and Florence [--?--], at West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Frank Dupre and Victoria King were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 23 Jun 1860 at West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Frank Dubray, 24, b. Canada
  Victoria, 18, b. VT
  Victoria M., 9/12, b. MA.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Frank gave his occupation as shoemaker.
  
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Frank mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 20 Aug 1862 his infant son, Francis Dabrey, died at West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Frank Dupre was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers.
• On 28 Jul 1864 Frank ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts having fulfilled his term of service.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 21 Oct 1867, and received certificate number 323456.
• He and Victoria King were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 7 Jul 1870 at West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Dupree, Frank, 32, works in boot shop, b. Canada
  ---, Victorine, 28, b. VT
  ---, Victorine, 10, b. MA.
• In 1879 Frank and Victoria King were living at West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 28 Jun 1879 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Frank Dupre attended the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry.
• On 18 Apr 1880 Frank's daughter, Victoria Dupray married Loren Gibson at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Frank Dupre and Victoria King were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 5 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Dupre, Frank, 41, works in shoe shop, b. Canada (of Canadian parents)
  ---, Victoria, 38, wife, b. VT (of Canadian parents).
• On 10 Dec 1887 Victoria King, his wife, died at Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Frank Dupre died on 4 Jul 1896 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He was buried in Jul 1896 at Catholic Cemetery, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (Note: this burial needs viewing for verification. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).
• (Note: the identification of wife Victoria is tentative and needs further documentation. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).

• Last Edited: 1 Aug 2010

Albert W. Duprey

• Company: No_SvcRec

• Albert W. Duprey was born between 1832 - 1833 at unknown.
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  On 29 Jul 1862 Albert mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 2 Aug 1862 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert W. Duprey was mentioned as a new recruit.
• Albert ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts with no further service record in the 1870 roster.
  
  
• According to Ford, men designated here as "No_SvcRec" were apparently "mustered into the service of the United States and assigned to the Fifteenth Regiment, but none of them have a record of service with that organization."
  
• This man is not identifiable in the MASSCW.

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2007

Joseph Durand

• Company: 1_SS

• Joseph Durand was born between 1828 - 1829.
• In 1862 Joseph was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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  On 25 Oct 1862 Joseph Durand mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters according to the 1870 AG report.
• Joseph ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters by desertion, with no further information.
  
  

• Last Edited: 3 May 2008

Calvin P. Dustin

Calvin P. Dustin

• Father: Ebenezer Dustin b. 19 Nov 1788
• Mother: Phebe Tucker

• Company: I

• Calvin P. Dustin was born on 7 Aug 1820 at Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, son of Ebenezer Dustin and Phebe Tucker.
• On 6 Mar 1851 Calvin P. Dustin, 30, married Laura Jane Chapman, 16, daughter of Jehiel Chapman and Eliza Griffin, at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
• Calvin P. Dustin witnessed the marriage of Rowena A. Upton and Orsemus Griffin Chapman on 16 Mar 1854 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Calvin P. Dustin witnessed the marriage of Mary Ann Upton and William Seymour Chapman on 23 Dec 1854 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both. Two brothers married two sisters.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Calvin gave his occupation as farmer.
• In 1861 Calvin was living at Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts, according to Ford's history.
  
• William Seymour Chapman and Orsemus Griffin Chapman, and Calvin P. Dustin brothers, and brothers-in-law served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Co I.
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  On 5 Dec 1861 Calvin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was 41 years, 3 months and 28 days old.
• On 18 Apr 1862 Calvin ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
  
• On 31 Jul 1862 James Phineas Chapman and Edward R. Chapman, brothers-in-law and brothers, joined the 34th Massachusetts Regiment.
• On 17 Sep 1862 his brother-in-law, William Seymour Chapman, died at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
• On 22 Sep 1862 Calvin P. Dustin witnessed the death of Orsemus Griffin Chapman at Mill Creek Hospital, Fortress Monroe, Virginia, "... while in the line of his duty in service contracted disease called dropsy brought on by the necessary hardships of a soldier's life. That the said disability caused his death."
• He was included in the "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879, as a member of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• Calvin P. Dustin made application for a veteran's pension on 17 Apr 1880, and received certificate number 408981.
• He was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Otis, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Calvin DUSTEN, married, age 60, b. MA, is enumerated separately from his wife, in the household of William DUSTEN, age 25, b. MA, as William's "father."
• He was enumerated in the household of Laura Jane Chapman in the 1880 US Federal Census in Jun 1880 at Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, married, age 45, b. CT, (Calvin's wife) is enumerated separately from her husband, in the household of Walter F. REVES, as Walter's mother-in-law. Her daughter, Mary Jane, is Walter's wife.
• Calvin P. Dustin died on 1 Jun 1885 at Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, of consumption. He was 64 years, 9 months and 25 days old.
• He was buried in Jun 1885 at West Granville Cemetery, West Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
• In Jun 1885 Laura Jane Chapman received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Calvin's service; rhis wife, eceived certificate number 247729.
• Laura Jane Chapman was enumerated as the widow of Calvin P. Dustin, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
• Laura, his wife, outlived Calvin and died on 26 Mar 1904 at age 69.
• Descendant(s): Brad Pearson, descendant of Orsemus G. Chapman, who kindly provided the portrait photo above.
• Credits: Patrick Smith, cemetery photography.

• Last Edited: 20 Jun 2011

Charles Henry Eager

Capt. Charles H. Eager

• Father: Col. William Lewis Eager b. 19 Dec 1771, d. 20 Jul 1837
• Mother: Harriet Whittemore b. 13 Jan 1798, d. 1869

• Company: B

• The Biography of Charles H. Eager, researched and written by Paul McCray. Click HERE to read Paul's biography of Eager.
• Charles Henry Eager was born on 8 Sep 1830 at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Col. William Lewis Eager and Harriet Whittemore.
• On 20 Jul 1837 his father, Col. William Lewis Eager, died at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 65.
• On 5 Jun 1855 Charles Henry Eager, 24, married Mary Z. Wetherbee, 21, daughter of John Wetherbee and Mary [--?--], at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, (Note: there was originally confusion about her name. All evidence now indicates that the middle initial "Z" is for Zibbie, as she was known.).
• The letters from Charles H. Eager posted here are from the Lewis Leigh Collection of the US Army Military History Institute, in process of transcription by Paul McCray. To read, press the document icon, and return here with the [Back] key in your browser.
• Charles wrote a letter on 27 Apr 1861 as follows: to his brother, Alfred.
• Charles wrote a letter on 1 May 1861 as follows: to his wife, Zibbie.
• In 1861 Charles was living at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Charles gave his occupation as hardware dealer.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 30 years, 10 months and 4 days old.
• On 1 Aug 1861 Charles was promoted to as a 2nd Lieutenant.
• On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Eager was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester.
• Charles wrote a letter on 6 Sep 1861 as follows: to his wife, Zibbie.
• Charles wrote a letter on 22 Oct 1861 as follows: to his wife, Zibbie, after the Battle of Ball's Bluff.
• Walter Abbott Eames wrote a letter to Sarah Ann Ames, his wife, on 22 Oct 1861, mentioning Charles Henry Eager, as follows.
• Charles wrote a letter on 23 Oct 1861 as follows: to his wife, Zibbie.
• Charles wrote a letter on 25 Oct 1861 as follows: to his wife, Zibbie.
• Charles wrote a letter on 8 Nov 1861 as follows: to his wife, Zibbie.
• Charles wrote a letter on 13 Jan 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 6 Mar 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 16 Mar 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 24 Mar 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 31 Mar 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 4 Apr 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 17 Apr 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• On 11 May 1862 Charles was promoted to as 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quarter Master.
• Charles wrote a letter on 16 Sep 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 18 Sep 1862 as follows: to his brother, Alfred, after the Battle of Antietam.
• Charles wrote a letter on 19 Sep 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• Charles wrote a letter on 26 Sep 1862 as follows: to his wife.
• On 15 Oct 1862 Charles was promoted to as a Captain.
• On 2 Feb 1864 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by resignation.
  
  
• In 1869 his mother, Harriet Whittemore, died.
• Charles Henry Eager and Mary Z. Wetherbee were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 29 Jun 1870 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as:
  Eager, Charles, 40, clerk in express co., b. MA
  ---, Mary, 36, b. MA
  ---, Ethel Marie, 2/12, b. MA
  Nutter, Horton G., 32, R. R. Clerk, b. NH
  ---, Maria, 29, b. MA
  Boadly, Margret, 34, domestic servant, b. Nova Scotia.
• On 3 Jul 1875 Charles Henry Eager attended a reunion of Company B, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He and Mary Z. Wetherbee were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1880 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as:
  Eager, Charles H., 50, boarder, clerk in store, b. MA (as were all)
  ---, Mary Z., 45, boarder
  ---, Ethel M., 10, boarder.
• On 28 Jun 1883 Charles Henry Eager wrote a letter to be read at the 15th annual reunion of Company B, Fitchburg Fusiliers. (click icon to read the report).
• On 20 Jan 1885 Mary Z. Wetherbee, his wife, died at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at age 51.
• In Jun 1886 Charles Henry Eager took part in the regimental reunion Excursion to the Battle-Fields of Gettysburg, PA., Antietam, MD., Ball's Bluff, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• On 28 Jun 1888 Charles Henry Eager wrote a letter read at the reunion of Company B, The Fusiliers. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Belmont, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company B. (Note: his name is spelled differently, but he is positively identified).
• On 28 Jun 1892 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Eager wrote a letter read at the 24th annual reunion of the Company B, 15th Massachusetts, association -- the Fitchburg Fusiliers. (Click the icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
• On 25 Nov 1892 John White Kimball gave his eye-witness account of the Battle of Ball's Bluff to the Boston Journal, and it was reprinted in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
• On 28 Jun 1894 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Eager attended the annual reunion of Company B ("Fitchburg Fusiliers"). Click icon to read the report in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
• He made application for a veteran's pension in Jan 1896, received certificate number 906829.
• In May 1898 Charles was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• On 11 May 1898 at "The Fitchburg Sentinel", Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Eager was mentioned in an article as an original member of the Fitchburg Fusiliers. (click icon to read article).
• On 20 Jun 1899 Charles's daughter, Ethel Maria Eager married Frederick Shenstone Woods in a first marriage for both.
• In 1900 Charles joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Massachusetts Commandery with his membership passing to his nephew, Frederic W. Eager, in 1904.
• On 28 Jun 1900 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Eager attended a reunion of Company B of the 15th Massachusetts. Click icon to read the report in the Fitchburg Sentenel.
• On 18 Aug 1900 his granddaughter, Emily Woods, daughter of Frederick Shenstone Woods and Ethel Maria Eager, was born at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• On 29 Jun 1901 Charles Henry Eager wrote a letter to be read at the 40th reunion of Company B.
• He died on 30 Jan 1903 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, (Click icon to read his obituary.). He was 72 years, 4 months and 22 days old.
• He was buried on 2 Feb 1903 at Howard Street Cemetery, Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Grave No.6, Sect. 4, Lot 21, with his wife.
• On 1 May 1903 his granddaughter, Helen Woods, daughter of Frederick Shenstone Woods and Ethel Maria Eager, was born at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• On 19 Oct 1903 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Eager was noted as deceased in the previous year in a newspaper article about the 38th regimental reunion. (Click the icon to read).
• The personal papers or letters of Charles Henry Eager are available at at Lewis Leigh Collection, US Army Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 100 letters.
• Researcher: Paul McCray, whose e-mail has unfortunately gone bad, a non-related researcher who has studied Eager's letters and life in depth.
• Credits: Portrait photo courtesy of theJeff Randolph Collection.

• Last Edited: 18 Dec 2011