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Davis Guild

• Company: Z_??

• MASSCW reports him as being in 10th unattached militia, not 15th.
• Davis Guild was buried at Central Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a grave stone that says he was part of the 15th MVI, but he is unidentified in Ford's history. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.

• Last Edited: 3 Apr 2006

Oscar Loring Guild

• Father: Mauran Harlow Guild b. 25 Mar 1820, d. 16 Mar 1883
• Mother: Hannah Ann Levens

• Company: E

• Oscar Loring Guild was born on 21 Feb 1843 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Mauran Harlow Guild and Hannah Ann Levens.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Oscar gave his occupation as shoemaker.
  
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Oscar mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a musician, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 4 months and 21 days old.
• On 1 Mar 1862, Harlow M. Guild, his father, was enlisted in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Co. B, as a Lieutenant, and mustered out 14 February 1865.
• On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Oscar Loring Guild was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers.
• On 27 Mar 1864 Oscar ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the Veterans' Reserve Corps.
  
  
• He ended his service with the 24th V.R.C., Co A on 15 Nov 1865.
• On 24 Nov 1867 Oscar Loring Guild, 24, married Ellen M. Whittemore, 18, daughter of James M. Whittemore and Sarah E. Pratt, at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• In 1879 Oscar was living at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Oscar Loring Guild was mentioned in the report on the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He and Ellen M. Whittemore were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 4 Jun 1880 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Guild, Oscar L., 37, boarder, works in shoeshop, b. MA
  ---, Nellie, 30, boarder, b. MA
  (along with many others).
• In 1887 Oscar Loring Guild was "now engaged in shoe-making " according to the Guild Genealogy.
• On 25 Jun 1887 Oscar's daughter, Isadora Guild married Henry F. Mathewson at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Oscar Loring Guild was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company E as a musician.
• On 28 Jun 1890 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Oscar Loring Guild attended the 23rd annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry.
• He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension in 1891, and received certificate number 1007501.
• On 8 Jul 1892 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Oscar Loring Guild was reported among those attending a reunion of Company E (click icon to read report).
• On 7 Jul 1893 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Oscar Loring Guild was reported as attending the 26th annuel meeting of the Company E association. (click icon to read report).
• He was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 2 Jun 1900 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, as a lodger, married 34 years, but without his wife.
• Oscar Loring Guild was was one of many soldiers who resided at one time or another at Soldiers' Home, Crest Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• He died on 28 Jul 1912 at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was 69 years, 5 months and 7 days old.
• He was buried in Jul 1912 at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• On 5 Nov 1931 Ellen M. Whittemore received a pension to surviving family member in California based on Oscar's service; made application number 1705550; but no certificate is recorded.
• The Guild Genealogy says Oscar's father, "..served in the New York Volunteers in the Mexican War (1843), worked in the mines of California three years, and was a lieutenant in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Rebellion. He (the father) died at Moss Bluffs, Fla., March 16, 1883."

• Last Edited: 9 Jun 2010

Daniel Guilfoyle

• Company: I

• Daniel Guilfoyle was born between 1831 - 1832 at Ireland.
• Daniel Guilfoyle married Margaret Luby.
• Daniel Guilfoyle was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 15 Jun 1860 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, probably as:
  Daniel Kilfoy (sic), 30, day laborer, $50 personal property, b. Ireland
  Margaret, 28, b. Ireland
  Daniel, 4, b. MA
  Anna M., 3/12, b. MA
  (Note: this is believed to be the family Daniel Guilfoyle had before the war. See notes below.).
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Daniel gave his occupation as boot-treer.
• In 1864 Daniel was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 31 Mar 1864 Daniel mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry having received a bounty of $325, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 27 Jul 1864 Daniel ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  
  
• Starting 28 Jul 1864, Daniel also served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company "G."
• On 29 Jul 1864 Daniel was taken prisoner at Deep Bottom, Virginia.
• He died on 15 Dec 1864 at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, as a prisoner of war.
• On 11 Sep 1865 Patrick Guilfoyle made application for a pension as guardian to Daniel's surviving dependants, and received certificate number 80204.
• Daniel Guilfoyle was included on the Civil War memorial at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He's surviving son was enumerated in the following household in the 1870 US Federal Census on 24 Aug 1870 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Guilfoyle, Patrick, 40, gardiner, b. Ireland
  ---, Julia, 38, b. Ireland
  ---, John, 15, b. MA (as were all the children)
  ---, William, 14,
  ---, Maria, 12,
  ---, Danny, 11,
  ---, Timothy, 9
  ---, Juliett, 3/12
  **---, Daniel, 13
  (See notes below.).
• On 14 Oct 1884 Daniel's son, Daniel H. Guilfoyle Jr. married Elizabeth A. Connell at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Ford's history says that Daniel Guilfoyle was "single" when he enlisted in 1864.
  However, after his death, in September 1865, a pension certificate was issued for a "minor", Patrick Guilfoyle, according to the pension file index.
  A careful reading of the 1860 and 1870 Worcester census enumerations shows that there was one Daniel Guilfoyle of appropriate age with a wife and children. (See above.)
  In 1870, there is one Patrick Guilfoyle, with wife Julia, who has an extra child in the household -- Daniel Guilfoyle (Jr.), who is of an age to be the son of Daniel and Margaret enumerated in 1860.
  If the pension file index is inaccurate, and Patrick Guilfoyle is the "guardian" and not the "minor", then it appears that Margaret had died at home before Daniel joined the 15th Massachusetts.
  This is all a very tentative scenario, and this may not be the right Daniel Guilfoyle at all.
  Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.

• Last Edited: 9 Jun 2009

George Wull Gunston

Gravemarker of George W. Gunston

• Father: James Gunston
• Mother: Sarah Mead

• Company: E

• George Wull Gunston was born in Jun 1837 at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, son of James Gunston and Sarah Mead.
• George Wull Gunston was baptized on 22 Jun 1837 at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
• He was enumerated in the household of James Gunston and Sarah Mead in the 1841 UK Census in Apr 1841 at Corsley, Wiltshire, England, as:
  James Gunston, 38, cloth lab., b. Wiltshire (as were all in the family)
  Sarah, 37
  Phillip, 18, cloth lab.
  James, 9
  Ann, 7
  Sarah, 5
  **George, 6
  John, 2
  Eliza, 1.
• George Wull Gunston emigrated in 1848 from England and was later naturalized.
• On 23 Mar 1859 George Wull Gunston, 21, married Sarah A. Richardson at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, George gave his occupation as operative.
  
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  On 12 Jul 1861 George mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 24 years and 1 month old.
• On 13 Dec 1862 George was taken prisoner at The Battle of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
• On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Wull Gunston was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers.
• On 28 Jul 1864 George ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts having fulfilled his term of service.
  
  
• He and Sarah A. Richardson were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 3 Aug 1870 at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, as:
  Gunston, George W., 33, jack spinner, b. England
  ---, Sarah A., 30, b. CT
  ---, Eugene W., 10, b. MA
  ---, George F., 2, b. RI.
• In 1879 George was living at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, where he works for Corliss Steam Engine Works.
• On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Wull Gunston was mentioned in the report on the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He and Sarah A. Richardson were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 12 Jun 1880 at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, as:
  Gunston, George, 43, machinist, b. England (and his parents)
  ---, Sarah, 40, wife, b. CT
  ---, Eugene, 20,son, in woolen mill, b. MA
  ---, George F., 11, son, b. RI
  ---, Mary C., 8, dau, b. RI.
• On 25 Apr 1885 Sarah A. Richardson, his wife, died at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
• Between 1886 - 1887 George Wull Gunston married Marion [--?--].
• George Wull Gunston was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, but no further information is given.
• He made application at Wisconsin for a veteran's pension on 25 Aug 1890, and received certificate number 739680.
• He and Marion [--?--] were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 4 Jun 1900 at Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, as:
  Gunston, George Wull, head, b. June 1837, married 13 years, b. England, immigr in 1848 and nat, machinist
  ---, Marion, wife, b. June 1837 in MA, no children.
• In 1904 George Wull Gunston was described as 5' 5", with a dark complexion, dark eyes and gray hair, married.
• On 13 May 1904, at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, George was admitted.
• On 3 Aug 1904, at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, George was discharged at his own request.
• He died on 1 Nov 1905 at Worcester Insane Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of dementia. He was 68 years and 5 months old.
• He was buried in Nov 1905 at North Cemetery, Main Street, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

• Last Edited: 9 Oct 2010

George Hadfield

• Company: I

• George Hadfield was born between 1824 - 1825 at England.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, George gave his occupation as spinner.
• In 1861 George was living at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He was married at the time of his enlistment according to Ford's history.
  
• George was living at Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to the Webster Times.
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  On 1 Aug 1861 George mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He was declared missing in action on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
• John Maley wrote a letter to The Webster Times, listing his fellow prisoners, on 27 Oct 1861 from Richmond, Virginia,, mentioning George Hadfield, as follows.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Hadfield was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 2 Nov 1861 at "The Webster Weekley Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Hadfield was listed as a Company I casualty of Ball's Bluff.
• On 9 Nov 1861 George Hadfield was mentioned in a report to the Webster Times, by F. Q. Robinson, concerning the aftermath of Ball's Bluff and reporting his status.
• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Hatfield was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
• On 22 Feb 1862 at "The New York Times", New York City, New York, George Hadfield was mentioned in an article about the return of prisoners under a flag of truce.
• On 2 Nov 1862 George ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by desertion.
  
  

• Last Edited: 21 Feb 2007