Roster Page - 221

Henry Cheney Lowell

Gravemarker of Henry C. Lowell

• Father: Harry G. Lowell
• Mother: Mariann Wright

• Company: B

• Henry Cheney Lowell was born on 13 Jul 1839 at Washington, New Hampshire, son of Harry G. Lowell and Mariann Wright, (Harry G.8, Henry7, Simon6, David5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, Percival1).
• In 1861 Henry was living at Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Henry gave his occupation as tanner, according to the MASSCW; farmer, according to Ford.
• In 1861 Clark Boutwell Lowell his brother, enlisted as a corporal in Battery "M," 1st N. Y. Light Artillery; taken prisoner 1862, in Bank's retreat in Shenandoah Valley, Va.
• 
  On 12 Jul 1861 Henry mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 11 months and 29 days old.
• On 29 Apr 1863 Henry ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, due to disability.
  
  
• Henry also served in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Company D.
• Joseph Walker Lowell his brother, served in Co. "G," 18th N. H. Regt.
• Henry Cheney Lowell ended his service on 17 Jun 1865.
• On 2 Nov 1865 Henry Cheney Lowell, 26, married Jane E. Wells, 29, at Wells River, Orange County, Vermont.
• Henry Cheney Lowell and Jane E. Wells were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he is Asst. Foreman at Depot.
• Henry Cheney Lowell made application for a veteran's pension in Jun 1880.
• In Jun 1886 Henry was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, residence unknown by men at Co. B Reunion.
• After the war, he settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he is employed as a baggage master at the central station, per the Lowell Genealogy.
• Henry's wife, Jane E. Wells, died and was buried in Mar 1896 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sec.36. At age 59 years and 9 months.
• On 11 May 1898 at "The Fitchburg Sentinel", Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Cheney Lowell was mentioned in an article as an original member of the Fitchburg Fusiliers. (click icon to read article).
• On 14 Dec 1898 Henry Cheney Lowell, 59, married Jessie F. Watson, 42, daughter of Charles Henry Watson and Jane Elizabeth Prior, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, her father also being a former member of the 15th Massachusetts.
• Henry Cheney Lowell and Jessie F. Watson were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1900 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
  LOWELL, Hen., head, July 1839, b. New Hampshire (as were his parents), married 27 years, he is a baggage master who has been fully employed in the past year, and they live in a rented home.
  ---, Jessie, wife, July 1858 (?), b. MA (as were her parents?) both of her children are still living
  VERRY, Irving, step-son, b. Dec 1873, b. MA (as were his parents), he is a draughtsman who has been fully employed in the past year.
• Henry Cheney Lowell died on 12 Nov 1901 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 62 years, 3 months and 30 days old.
• He was buried in Nov 1901 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sec.36, with his first wife.
• In Feb 1902 Jessie F. Watson received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Henry's service; received certificate number 273565.
• On 21 Oct 1902 Henry Cheney Lowell was reported as deceased at the 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
• Jessie, his wife, outlived Henry and died on 4 Mar 1926 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 69.

• Last Edited: 9 Oct 2010

Thomas Olney Lucas

Gravemarker of Thomas O. Lucas

• Father: Levi Lucas d. before 1840
• Mother: Cynthia Howland b. between 1797 - 1798

• Company: MusBand

• Thomas Olney Lucas was born in Apr 1827 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Levi Lucas and Cynthia Howland.
• Before 1840 his father, Levi Lucas, died.
• Between 1847 - 1848 Thomas Olney Lucas married Mary Jane Cromb, daughter of George W. Cromb and Lydia Sheffield.
• Thomas Olney Lucas and Mary Jane Cromb were enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 11 Sep 1850 at Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Thos. C. Lucas, 23, shoemaker, b. MA
  Mary J., 21, b. CT
  Cynthia H., 52, b. MA (his mother)
  Hannah E., 21, b. MA (his sister)
  Francis H., 16, b. MA (his brother).
• On 17 Jul 1851 his infant daughter, Emma S. Lucas, died at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 8 Jul 1860 his infant son, Frederick Olney Lucas, died at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• In 1861 Thomas was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to Ford's history.
  
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Thomas gave his occupation as machinist.
  
• 
  On 5 Aug 1861 Thomas mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Bandsman, being credited to the quota of Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 34 years and 4 months old.
• On 8 Aug 1862 Thomas ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by order of the War Department to release all bandsmen.
  
  
• He and Mary Jane Cromb were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 12 Jun 1880 at Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Lucas, Thomas O., 53, works in boot factory, b. MA (fath b. VT, mor b. MA)
  ---, Mary J., 51, wife,
  ---, Inez A., 18, dau, book-keeper, b. MA.
• On 20 Oct 1883 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Thomas Olney Lucas attended the 17th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 110 other veterans of the regiment. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Whitinsville, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Band.
• He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 3 Jul 1890, and received certificate number 695152.
• On 6 Jan 1892 Thomas's daughter, Inez A. Lucas married John P. White at Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 6 Jul 1896 his grandson, Olney Lucas White, son of John P. White and Inez A. Lucas, was born at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Thomas Olney Lucas and Mary Jane Cromb were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 11 Jun 1900 at Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Lucas, Olney, head, b. Apr 1827, 73, married 52 years, b. MA (of MA parents), machinist
  ---, Jane, wife, b. May 1829, one of her five children is still living, b. RI (of RI parents).
• Thomas Olney Lucas died on 22 Jul 1906 at Worcester City Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 79 years and 3 months old.
• He was buried on 25 Jul 1906 at Fairview Cemetery, Rt. 122, Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 3 Aug 1906 Mary Jane Cromb received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Thomas's service; his wife, received certificate number 615836.
• On 20 Oct 1906 Thomas Olney Lucas was noted as deceased during the previous year at the 40th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Click icon to read the report, believed to be from the Worcester Spy.).
• On 3 Jan 1909 his married daughter, Inez A. Lucas, died at Worcester City Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of splenic anemia at age 47.
• Mary, his wife, outlived Thomas and died on 14 Nov 1909 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of apoplexy at age 80.
• Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.

• Last Edited: 24 Feb 2012

John Lupicelle

• Company: F

• John Lupicelle was born between 1837 - 1838 at Canada.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1863, John gave his occupation as student, per MASSCW.
• He was married at the time of his enlistment according to Ford's history.
• In 1863 John was living at Italy per MASSCW.
• 
  On 28 Jul 1863 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as "draftee".
• On 20 Aug 1863 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Morrisville, Fauquier County, Virginia, by desertion.
  
  
• NOTE: the name "Lupicelle" as spelled in the MA records does not seem to exist.
  There was a John Lupicella who enlisted in January 1862 in the 101st NY Infantry and was discharged for disability in January 1863. He was 34 at the time of enlistment which conflicts with the information of the man in the 15th Massachusetts.
  Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2007

Robert Corton Lusty

• Father: Charles Lusty b. between 1787 - 1788
• Mother: Hannah Jacknay b. between 1787 - 1788

• Company: E

• Robert Corton Lusty was born on 5 Jul 1844 at Schatique, Rensselaer County, New York, son of Charles Lusty and Hannah Jacknay.
• Robert Corton Lusty was described as five feet, four and 1/2 inches in height, light complexion, with gray eyes and dark hair.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Robert gave his occupation as operative.
• 
  On 9 Dec 1861 Robert mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
  , being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 17 years, 5 months and 4 days old.
• According to family history Robert ran away from home twice before his father gave him permission to enlist at the age of seventeen.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Robert Corton Lusty was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, in the West Woods, Washington County, Maryland, slightly in the back, due most likely as a result of volleys fired into the backs of the men of the 15TH MA by the 59th NY.
• On 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania,, Robert Corton Lusty was wounded at the time of Confederate General James Longstreet's attack during the late afternoon. The Second Corps regiments, 15th Ma and 82nd NY, were sent forward of the main Union line to protect the right flank of the Third Corps. Robert was wounded in the upper portion of his left leg by a gunshot which shattered that part of his leg. This wound required the amputation of the leg above the knee. Per Civil War medical statistics approximately twenty per cent of the men survived this type of operation.
• On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Robert Corton Lusty was reported as wounded at Gettysburg.
• On 5 Aug 1863, Robert was admitted to the Gettysburg General Hospital according to his medical record.
• On 5 Nov 1863, Robert was transferred to a hospital in Baltimore, which was two weeks before Lincoln's famous speech at Gettysburg. While recuperating, he was under the care of a Dr. Walsh and subsequently a Dr. May.
• On 12 Jan 1864, Robert was discharged from hospital.
• He made application for a veteran's pension in Jan 1864, and received certificate number 27252.
• On 10 Feb 1864 Robert ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by discharge due to disability from wounds.
  
  
• In Apr 1864 his pension became effective.
• On 18 May 1867 Robert Corton Lusty, 22, married Abbie Sullivan, 21, at Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Robert Corton Lusty and Abbie Sullivan lived at Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
• On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Robert Corton Lusty 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 Bondsville, Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company E, where he lost his left leg.
• On 7 Jul 1893 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Robert Corton Lusty was reported as attending the 26th annuel meeting of the Company E association. (click icon to read report).
• On 6 Jun 1900 Robert's daughter, Abbie Lusty married Lawrence F. Sullivan at Bondsville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, in a third marriage for him and the first for her.
• Robert Corton Lusty and Abbie Sullivan were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 18 Jun 1900 at Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as:
  Lusty, Robert, b. July 1843, married 33 years, b. York State
  ---, Abbie, wife, b. Dec 1845, 9 of 14 children still living, b. Ireland
  ---, Abbie, daur, b. Mar 1869 in MA, single
  ---, Anna, daur, b. Sep 1883 in MA, single
  ---, Joseph, son, b. Dec 1886 in MA, single.
• On 21 Jun 1903 his married son, Daniel Lusty, died at Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, of tuberculosis.
• On 4 May 1905 Robert's daughter, Julia A. Lusty married John F. Hayes at Bondsville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• Robert Corton Lusty died on 14 Nov 1912 at Bondsville, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was 68 years, 4 months and 9 days old.
• He was buried in Nov 1912 at St. Thomas Cemetery, Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
• On 11 Mar 1913 Abbie Sullivan received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Robert's service; his wife, received certificate number 856397.
• Abbie, his wife, outlived Robert and died on 28 Oct 1921 at age 75.

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2010

Alexander Lyle

• Company: C

• Alexander Lyle was born between 1831 - 1832 at Scotland.
• He was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1860 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  **Alexander Lyle, 29, weaver, b. Scotland
  living in the house of
  Andrew ARTHUR, 59, weaver, $100 personal estate, b. Scotland
  Elizabeth, 46, keeping house, b. England
  (relationship if any, unknown).
• In 1861 Alexander was living at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Alexander gave his occupation as operative.
• 
  On 12 Jul 1861 Alexander mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Alexander Lyle was wounded at The Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia, on the foot.
• On 18 Sep 1862 Alexander ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• Starting 6 Aug 1863, Alexander also served in the in Company C, 90th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania, having been drafted. This identification is tentative. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
• In 1896, Alexander was included in "The History of Clinton, Massachusetts" where it says that he "re-enlisted in a Pennsylvania regiment."

• Last Edited: 17 Jan 2012