Roster and Genealogies of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Henry Barry Sargent

b. 26 September 1844, d. 21 October 1914

Father: Silas B. Sargent b. between 1813 - 1814
Mother: Harriet S. Berry b. between 1818 - 1819, d. 4 May 1847

Company: C

Henry Barry Sargent was born on 26 Sep 1844 at West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Silas B. Sargent and Harriet S. Berry.
On 4 May 1847 his mother, Harriet S. Berry, died at Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption.
Henry Barry Sargent was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 19 Aug 1850 at Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Harriet A. Sargent, 10, b. MA
**Henry B., 5, b. MA
Mary, 72, b. NH
living in the family of:
Artemas Pipes, 40, b. ME.
On 17 Aug 1854 Henry's widowed father, Silas B. Sargent, remarried to Elvira Spaulding at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Henry gave his occupation as farmer.
On 12 Jul 1861 Henry mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 16 years, 9 months and 16 days old.
On 11 Feb 1863 Henry ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
He made application for a veteran's pension on 24 Feb 1863, and received certificate number 258760.
Starting 15 Dec 1863, Henry also served in the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
On 6 May 1867 Henry Barry Sargent, 22, married Lucy A. Lyman, daughter of Linus Lyman and Martha [--?--], at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Henry Barry Sargent and Lucy A. Lyman were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 25 Jun 1870 at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Henry Sargent, 25, works in gingham mill, b. MA
Lucy, 24, b. NY
Maud, 2, b. MA
Blanch, 3/12, b. MA b. March.
On 25 Jul 1892 at Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, Henry received a homestead patent for 119 acres.
In 1896, Henry was included in "The History of Clinton, Massachusetts."
He and Lucy A. Lyman were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1900 at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, as:
Sargent, Henry B., b. Sep 1844, married 32 years, b. MA (of MA parents), merchant
---, Lucy A., wife, b. May 1845, three of four children living, b. NY
---, Blanch G., daur, b. Mar, 1870, single, b. MA, book keeper
Gilmore, Mary B., daur, b. July 1874, married 7 years, her one child has died, b. MA, stenographer
Sargent, Harry B., son, b. Oct 1878, single, b. NY, railway clerk
Gilmore, Maud, gran-daur, b. Oct 1899, b. Florida (fat. b. Eng, mor b. MA).
Henry Barry Sargent was enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 28 Apr 1910 at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, as Sargent, H. B., lodger, 66, widower, b. MA, U. S. Gauger, whiskey (?).
He died on 21 Oct 1914 at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. He was 70 years and 25 days old.

Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Family: Lucy A. Lyman b. May 1845

Maud L. Sargent b. 1 Dec 1868, d. before 1900
Blanche Gertrude Sargent b. 16 Mar 1870
Mary B. Sargent b. Jul 1874
Harry B. Sargent b. Oct 1878

James Everett Sargent

b. 21 February 1843, d. 17 September 1862

Father: Winthrop E. Sargent b. 20 May 1808, d. 26 Feb 1891
Mother: Sarah H. Boynton b. 4 Aug 1809, d. 21 Jun 1889

Company: F

James Everett Sargent was born on 21 Feb 1843 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, son of Winthrop E. Sargent and Sarah H. Boynton, grandson of Silas Boynton.
James Everett Sargent was enumerated in the household of Winthrop E. Sargent and Sarah H. Boynton in the 1850 US Federal Census on 24 Aug 1850 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Winthrop E. Sargent, 42, wool carder, b. MA
Sarah H., 40, b. MA
**James E., 7, b. NY
Caroline A., 4, b. MA.
James Everett Sargent was enumerated in the household of Winthrop E. Sargent and Sarah H. Boynton in the 1860 US Federal Census in Jun 1860 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Winthrop E. Sargent, 52, boatmaker (?), b. MA, $1500 real estate, $400 personal estate, b. MA (as was rest of family)
Sarah H., 51
**Everett, 17
Caroline A., 14.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, James gave his occupation as shoemaker.
On 3 Feb 1862 James mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 11 months and 13 days old.
He died on 17 Sep 1862 at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, killed in action. He was 19 years, 6 months and 27 days old.
He was buried in Sep 1862 at Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Plot: M 210, with his parents.
On 6 Dec 1871 James's sister, Caroline A. Sargent, married Richard Irwin at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In May 1879 Sarah H. Boynton applied for a pension to surviving family member, based on James's service; his mother, made application number 245465, but no certificate number is recorded.
On 17 Sep 1900 James E. Sargent was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the 35th anniversary of the battle. (Articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).

Last Edited: 24 Aug 2012

John Mann Sargent

b. 12 December 1824, d. 13 May 1906

Father: Samuel Sargent b. 5 May 1780, d. Nov 1838
Mother: Phebe Mann b. 17 Mar 1783, d. 25 Nov 1871

Company: G

John Mann Sargent was born on 12 Dec 1824 at Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, son of Samuel Sargent and Phebe Mann.
In Nov 1838 his father, Samuel Sargent, died at Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, at age 58.
On 25 Apr 1849 John Mann Sargent, 24, married Martha M. Flagg, 18, daughter of Otis Flagg and Theresa Brigham, at Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
John Mann Sargent and Martha M. Flagg were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 17 Jul 1860 at Millbury P. O., Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
John M. Sargent, 34, shoe click, b. NH
Martha M., 32, b. MA
Samuel O., 4, b. MA
Otis Flagg, 58, farmer, b. MA (his father-in-law).
In 1861 John was living at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, John gave his occupation as clicker.
On 11 Aug 1862 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 37 years, 7 months and 30 days old.
On 17 Sep 1862 John Mann Sargent was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, on the heel and ankle.
On 26 Mar 1863 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by discharge due to disability.
He made application for a veteran's pension in 1863, and received certificate number 15022.
On 9 Nov 1867 Martha M. Flagg, his wife, died at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of typhoid fever at age 37.
John Mann Sargent was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 28 Jun 1870 at Southborough P. O., Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Sargent, John M., 46, carpenter, b. NH
---, Samuel O., 13, b. MA
---, Phebe, 83, b. NH (his mother).
On 25 Nov 1871 his mother, Phebe Mann, died at age 88.
John Mann Sargent was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company G.
He was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1900 at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, a widower, living with his son and daughter-in-law.
He died on 13 May 1906 at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of pneumonia. He was 81 years, 5 months and 1 day old.
He was buried on 16 May 1906 at Pine Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Last Edited: 26 Jul 2012

Family: Martha M. Flagg b. 12 Jun 1830, d. 9 Nov 1867

Samuel Otis Sargent b. 23 Feb 1856

Joseph Sauer

b. 29 January 1839, d. 6 April 1911

Gravemarker of Joseph Sauer

Father: Wendel Sauer
Mother: Katherine Hillsdorf

Company: MusBand

Joseph Sauer was born on 29 Jan 1839 at Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, son of Wendel Sauer and Katherine Hillsdorf.
Joseph Sauer emigrated in 1855 from Germany.
From Crane's history --
He was educated in the schools of his native village, and at the age of fifteen years came to America, landing in New York after a passage of thirty-two days. For a time he worked in a woolen mill in Broad Brook, Connecticut, and in 1859, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. There he found employment in the Allen & Wheelock pistol factory, afterward in the Crompton loom works, and still later in the carbine factory of the Ballards, with whom he remained until they removed their works to Newburyport, Massachusetts.
He was enumerated in the household of John Riedl and Marie Anna Fischer in the 1860 US Federal Census on 27 Jun 1860 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
John Riedle, 55, boarding house, $1500 personal estate, b. Bohemia
Mary A., 48, b. Bohemia
**John, 21, musician, b. Bohemia
**Joseph, 19, musician, b. Bohemia
Mathew, 17, armorer's apprentice, b. Bohemia
Charles, 14, b. Bohemia
Magdalene, 12, b. Bohemia
Cath, 10, b. Bohemia
Francis, 6, b. NY
Joseph Stevens, 23, tailor, b. Switzerland
August Mara, 24, wire drawer, b. Wurtemburg
Mary, 20, b. Bohemia
Mitchel Cronin, 26, cigar maker, b. VA
Fred Scholder, 25, shoemaker, b. Baden
Carl Maybaum, 28, hatter, b. Hanover (served in the 25th Mass. Inf.)
Fried Dahlman, 24, shoemaker, b. Hanover
**A. Fischer, 19, brass instrument maker, b. Bohemia
**J. Sauer, 20, armorer, b. Hanover
George Weimar, 32, carpenter, b. Bohemia
S. Klein, cigarmaker, b. Saxony
M. Gellert, 23, cigarmaker, b. Baden
Joseph Koer, 30, barber, b. Prussia
H. Bachman, 23, wire drawer, b. Bavaria
R. Mende, 25, brass inst maker, b. Prussia
Peter Kameur, 22, polisher, b. Baden
J. Baker, 28, machinist, b. Prussia.
In 1861 Joseph was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to Ford's history.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Joseph gave his occupation as professional musician.
On 5 Aug 1861 Joseph mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Bandsman, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 22 years, 6 months and 7 days old.
On 8 Aug 1862 Joseph ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by order of the War Department to release all bandsmen.
On 13 Aug 1864 Joseph Sauer, 25, married Caroline Meyer, 23, daughter of Francis Meyer and Teressa [--?--], at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
From Crane's Memoirs --
Early in the civil war period he enlisted as a musician in the Fifteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and during a portion of his term of service performed hospital duty. After the war closed, he opened a restaurant on Front street, Worcester, subsequently expanding his business to a hotel, and from which business he retired in 1903.
Joseph Sauer 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 Band.
On 15 Oct 1891 Joseph's daughter, Caroline T. Sauer married Julius Ehlers at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Joseph Sauer made application for a veteran's pension in Sep 1892, and received certificate number 6042080.
On 19 Jun 1895 Joseph's daughter, Minnie Sauer married Herman Klingele at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Joseph Sauer and Caroline Meyer were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 9 Jun 1900 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a hotel keeper, and their son Emil is a student and lives with them.
In 1906 Joseph was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 20 Oct 1906 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Joseph Sauer 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 27 Oct 1910 at The State Mutual Building, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Joseph Sauer attended the 44th reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
He died on 6 Apr 1911 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of Brights disease. He was 72 years, 2 months and 8 days old.
He was buried in Apr 1911 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sec. 43.
On 10 Apr 1911 Caroline Meyer received a pension to surviving family member based on Joseph's service; his wife, received certificate number 722291.
Joseph's wife, Caroline Meyer, died and was buried in 1930 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with her husband. At age 88 years.
Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.

Last Edited: 28 Jul 2012

Family: Caroline Meyer b. 25 Apr 1841, d. 1930

Louisa Sauer d. 1868
Caroline T. Sauer b. 14 Oct 1869
Joseph Sauer b. 29 Sep 1872, d. 10 Jun 1873
Minnie Sauer b. 26 May 1875
Dr. Emil Sauer b. 14 Mar 1881

John Saunders

b. 17 June 1825, d. 17 September 1862

Father: William Saunders b. between 1791 - 1792, d. 1861
Mother: Elizabeth Butchers b. between 1792 - 1793, d. 2 Nov 1862

Company: 1_SS

John Saunders was born on 17 Jun 1825 at Ashburton, Devon, England, son of William Saunders and Elizabeth Butchers.
On 30 Apr 1850 John Saunders, 24, married Elizabeth Joll, 21, daughter of Peter Joll and Mary Ann Brookings, at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
John Saunders was enumerated in the household of Peter Joll and Mary Ann Brookings in the 1850 US Federal Census on 16 Aug 1850 at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
Peter Jolls, 52, farmer, b. England
Mary A., 43, b. Eng .....
**John Saunders, 25, carpenter, b. Eng
Elizabeth, 21, b. England.
John Saunders and Elizabeth Joll were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 26 Jun 1860 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
John Sanders, 35, b. England
Elisabeth, 31, b. MA
William J., 7
John S., 6
Mary E., 2.
In 1861 John was living at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment, John gave his occupation as Carpenter.
On 3 Sep 1861 John Saunders mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters as a Captain. He was 36 years, 2 months and 17 days old.
On 13 Mar 1862 at "Salem Register", Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, John Saunders was mentioned in an article about the bodyguard which returned the deceased General Lander to Salem for interment. He may have been included in a group photo believed to have been taken of the Sharpshooters selected to accompany General. The officer standing at the far left is Captain John "Jack" Saunders.
He died on 17 Sep 1862 at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland. He was 37 years and 3 months old.
On 27 Sep 1862 at "Salem Observer", Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, the following: "The body of Capt. John Saunders of the Sharpshooters is expected to arrive in Salem this morning. Funeral this afternoon at 2 o'clock."
He was buried on 27 Sep 1862 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.
On 4 Oct 1862 at "Salem Observer", Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, the following:
"The late Capt. John Saunders. A writer in the Boston Journal says that "abraver soldier than Capt. Saunders never went forth to the battlefield; and many a rebel has fallen beneath his unerring aim." His first Lieut., Mr. Berry of Boston, fell in the same battle and was buried by his side on the field."
On 9 Dec 1862 Elizabeth Joll received a pension to surviving family member based on John's service; his wife, received certificate number 1863.
He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Elizabeth Joll in the 1870 US Federal Census on 13 Jul 1870 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
Ingalls, Charlotte, 74, b. MA
---, Warren A., 28, carpenter, b. MA
Saunders, Elizabeth, 40, b. England
---, Wm. J., 17, apprentice to brick mason, b. MA
---, John S., 16, grocer's clerk, b. MA
---, Mary E., 12, b. MA
Berry, Maria, 28, stitcher in shoe shop, b. MA.
On 25 Jul 1879 his son, William J. Saunders, died at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, of consumption at age 26.
On 7 Apr 1881 John's daughter, Mary E. Saunders married George H. Newhall at Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Elizabeth Saunders was enumerated as the widow of John Saunders, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.
On 3 Apr 1894 his son, John S. Saunders, died at Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 39.
Elizabeth, his wife, outlived John and died on 19 Jul 1897 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 68.
In 1897, Elizabeth Joll was dropped from the pension rolls.
On 17 Sep 1900 Capt. John Saunders was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the 35th anniversary of the battle. (Articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).
John Saunders is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

Last Edited: 29 Mar 2013

Family: Elizabeth Joll b. 13 Apr 1829, d. 19 Jul 1897

William J. Saunders b. 14 Sep 1852, d. 25 Jul 1879
John S. Saunders b. 6 Apr 1854, d. 3 Apr 1894
Mary E. Saunders b. 1 Nov 1858