Roster and Genealogies of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Nathan F. Travis

b. between 1830 and 1831, d. 4 October 1861

Father: James Travis b. 25 Jan 1801, d. 25 Nov 1860
Mother: Nancy Foster b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 17 Dec 1879

Company: 1_SS

Nathan F. Travis was born between 1830 - 1831 at Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, son of James Travis and Nancy Foster.
On 8 Feb 1856 Nathan F. Travis married Nancy E. Brown, 15, daughter of Jacob Brown and Ruby Farnum, at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Nathan F. Travis was enumerated in the household of James Travis and Nancy Foster in the 1860 US Federal Census on 1 Jun 1860 at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
James Travis, 59, farmer, b. NH
Nancy, 60, b. MA
Nathan F., Travis, 29, cordwainer, b. NH
Nancy E., 19, b. MA
James F. (sic), 3, b. MA
Ida M., 1, b. MA.
On 25 Nov 1860 his father, James Travis, died at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 59.
In 1861 Nathan was living at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment, Nathan gave his occupation as Farmer.
On 3 Sep 1861 Nathan F. Travis mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters.
He died on 4 Oct 1861 at Poolesville, Maryland, of disease.
On 14 May 1862 Nancy E. Travis received a pension to surviving family member based on Nathan's service; his wife, received certificate number 21729.
In 1865 at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a guardianship hearing was held concerning Nathan's three children.
On 17 Sep 1865 Nathan's widow, Nancy E. Brown remarried to Samuel W. Holt at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the second for her.
On 16 Oct 1865 Samuel W. Holt made application for a pension as guardian to Nathan's surviving dependants, and received certificate number 71313.
He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Samuel W. Holt and Nancy E. Brown in the 1870 US Federal Census on 20 Jun 1870 at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
Holt, Samuel W., 44, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
---, Nancy E., 29
Travis, Nathan F., 13
---, Ida M., 11
---, Arthur, 8
Holt, Maria F., 5
in same two-family house:
Travis, Nancy, 77
Holt, Abbie E., 3/12
Eames, Leonard T., 15, farm hand.
On 26 Feb 1881 Nathan's daughter, Ida Travis married James Kallitt at Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
Nancy E. Holt was enumerated as the widow of Nathan F. Travis, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as being his "former widow."
On 23 Feb 1903 Nathan's son, Arthur Travis married Ella R. Allen at Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the third for her.
Nancy, his wife, outlived Nathan and died on 23 Jun 1906 at North Reading, Middlesex County, New Hampshire, at age 65.
Nathan F. Travis is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

Last Edited: 21 Jan 2012

Family: Nancy E. Brown b. 17 Jul 1840, d. 23 Jun 1906

James F. Travis b. between 1856 - 1857
Madera Ida Travis b. 1 Jan 1859
Arthur Travis b. Aug 1861

William Miller Trescott

b. 21 December 1842, d. 6 September 1864

Father: Jeral Trescott b. between 1804 - 1805
Mother: Betsey Lorenza Tuller b. between 1813 - 1814

Company: I

William Miller Trescott was born on 21 Dec 1842 at Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, son of Jeral Trescott and Betsey Lorenza Tuller.
William Miller Trescott was enumerated in the household of Jeral Trescott and Betsey Lorenza Tuller in the 1860 US Federal Census on 12 Jul 1860 at Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont, probably as follows:
Jeral Trescott, 55, farmer, b. VT (as were all in the family)
Betsey, 46
**William, 17
Malinda, 15
Ellen, 14
Jane, 13
Marcellus, 11
Rosetta, 9
Almira, 7
Henry, 5
Luna, 3.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, William gave his occupation as farmer.
In 1864 William was living at Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont, according to the MASSCW.
In 1864 William was living at Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to Ford's history.
On 9 Mar 1864 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry having received a bounty of $325, being credited to the quota of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 2 months and 17 days old.
On 22 Jun 1864 William was taken prisoner taken prisoner.
On 27 Jul 1864 William ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
On 24 Aug 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William Miller Trescott was reported among the prisoners, for a total of four commissioned officers and seventy-seven enlisted men.
He died on 6 Sep 1864 at Andersonville, Macon County, Georgia, as a prisoner of war. He was 21 years, 8 months and 16 days old.
He was buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Macon County, Georgia, grave # 7996.
On 24 Sep 1875 Betsey L. Trescott received a pension to surviving family member based on William's service; his mother, received certificate number 189376.

Last Edited: 21 Jul 2009

John Q. A. Tripp

b. 19 December 1843, d. 19 March 1865

John Q. A. Tripp

Father: John Tripp b. 1801
Mother: Nancy Adams b. 1810

Company: A

John Q. A. Tripp was born on 19 Dec 1843 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of John Tripp and Nancy Adams.
John Q. A. Tripp was enumerated in the household of John Tripp and Nancy Adams in the 1850 US Federal Census on 13 Aug 1850 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
John L. Tripp, 49, b. NH
Nancy G., 40, b. NH
William A., 20, b. MA (as were all the children)
Lela??, 19 (m.)
Osmond, 16
Edward, 12
**J. Q. A., 7
Hannah, 47, b. Canada.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, John gave his occupation as farmer.
In 1861 John was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 12 Jul 1861 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Sergeant, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 17 years, 6 months and 23 days old.
On 1 Mar 1863 John was promoted to Corporal.
On 3 Jul 1863 John Q. A. Tripp was wounded in the head.
On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Q. A. Tripp was reported as wounded at Gettysburg.
On 1 Nov 1863 John was promoted to Sergeant.
On 12 May 1864 John was taken prisoner at Spotsylvania, Virginia.
John Q. A. Tripp was mentioned in a journal written by George W. Farr covering the dates from 3 May 1864 to 22 May 1865, detailing his prison experiences. Provided courtesey of Ryan M. Cooper. (click icon to read).
On 3 Feb 1865, Samuel Wallace Armington was reported as a released prisoner bringing news of other prisoners at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 9 Mar 1865, John was exchanged from prisoner status.
He died on 19 Mar 1865 at Jarvis Hospital, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, unmarried, of pneumonia. He was 21 years and 3 months old.
On 22 Mar 1865 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John and Charles A. Green were mentioned as "among the paroled prisoners arrived at Annapolis."
John Q. A. Tripp was buried on 23 Mar 1865 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with full military honors, Plot: Section 1, Lot 151.

In 1888, John was included on p. 98 of the Civil War section of Emerson's "Leominster Historical" as follows:

Sgt. John Q. A. Tripp was in seventeen battles. He was wounded at Gettysburg, captured at Petersburg, taken to Andersonville, parolled, entered our lines exhausted by starvation, cold, and sickness, and died in a Baltimore hospital, Mar. 19th, 1864. He was buried with military honors at Leominster, March 23d, 1864.

Credits: Portrait from "Leominster: Historical and Picturesque", by William A. Emerson, 1888.

Last Edited: 10 Jan 2012

Charles Avery Trowbridge

b. 12 June 1826, d. 18 October 1889

Father: Phineas Trowbridge b. 2 Sep 1775, d. 19 Apr 1834
Mother: Rebecca Nutting b. 1784, d. 16 Mar 1866

Company: C

Charles Avery Trowbridge was born on 12 Jun 1826 at Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Phineas Trowbridge and Rebecca Nutting.
On 19 Apr 1834 his father, Phineas Trowbridge, died at Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 58.
On 9 May 1849 Charles Avery Trowbridge, 22, married Harriet Tuttle, 22, daughter of William Amos Tuttle and Prudence Marshall, at Auburn, Cayuga County, New York.
Before 1861 at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Avery Trowbridge as a resident, was a member of "The Clinton Guards."
In 1861 Charles was living at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
From the Trowbridge Genealogy --
"Charles A. Trowbridge was a comb maker by trade and settled in Leominster, Mass. He removed to Northborough, Mass., about 1860. "
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Charles gave his occupation as comb-maker.
On 12 Jul 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 35 years and 1 month old.
Charles Avery Trowbridge and William Henry Trowbridge, the 4th cousins, descendants of Thomas TROWBRIDGE, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
On 22 Jul 1862 Phineas Parker Trowbridge his brother, enlisted at Pepperell, Mass., in Company E, 33d Massachusetts Infantry.
On 28 Aug 1862 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
Starting 10 Mar 1864, Charles also served in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. "G."
He ended his service with the 57th by mustering out on 10 Jun 1865.
From the Trowbridge Genealogy --
"After leaving the army he returned to his home in Northborough. Some years later he moved back to Leominster, where he lived the remainder of his life."
On 16 Mar 1866 his mother, Rebecca Nutting, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 17 Sep 1870 Charles Avery Trowbridge was included on the Civil War memorial at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He made application for a veteran's pension on 29 Mar 1874, and received certificate number 166559.
He was enumerated in the household of Eliza Ann Trowbridge in the 1880 US Federal Census in 1880 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he lives with his widowed sister, Eliza A. GOULD, and works in a comb shop. He is enumerated as "married", but his wife is not present. Also enumerated -- Frank AMES, divorced, 37, b. MA, who also works in the comb shop.
At the civil session of police court, today, the case of Charles A. Trowbridge of Leominster against his son, Henry H. Trowbridge, was tried. The plaintiff claims that his son received and retained $100 of his pension money. The defendant claims in set-off that the plaintiff owes him $104 for money loaned at various times and for the support of the plaintiff and his children. The plaintiff claims that the money was obtained while he was not in his right mind, and stated that for several months he was not in his right mind. (Fitchburg Sentinel, 25 Sept 1880).
On 16 Nov 1886 Charles's daughter, Minnie Wyoma Trowbridge married Edward Russell Tisdale at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
On 18 Sep 1889 Charles's daughter, Nellie May Trowbridge married Albert E. Wilbur at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Charles Avery Trowbridge died on 18 Oct 1889 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of "paralysis of the heart" at age 63.
He was buried in Oct 1889 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Section 1, Lot 239.
Harriet Tuttle received a pension to surviving family member based on Charles's service; his wife, received certificate number 264221.
Harriet, his wife, outlived Charles and died on 26 Apr 1894 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 67.

Last Edited: 30 Jan 2011

Family: Harriet Tuttle b. 17 Nov 1826, d. 26 Apr 1894

Charles Cleavland Trowbridge b. 4 Jul 1850
Eugenie Maria Trowbridge b. 10 Oct 1852
Helen Eliza Trowbridge b. 17 Oct 1854, d. 6 Oct 1855
Henry Hire Trowbridge b. 8 Mar 1857
Harriet Catherine Trowbridge b. 6 Feb 1860, d. 27 Aug 1862
Nellie May Trowbridge b. 9 Apr 1866, d. 14 Nov 1937
Minnie Wyoma Trowbridge b. 17 Apr 1868

William Henry Trowbridge

b. 4 January 1836, d. 3 January 1913

Father: George Trowbridge b. 11 Aug 1796, d. 23 Sep 1888
Mother: Juliana Allin b. 20 May 1805, d. 24 Mar 1892

Company: K

William Henry Trowbridge was born on 4 Jan 1836 at Camden, Oneida County, New York, son of George Trowbridge and Juliana Allin.
In 1861 William was living at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, William gave his occupation as painter.
On 1 Jul 1861 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 25 years, 5 months and 27 days old.
William Henry Trowbridge and Charles Avery Trowbridge, the 4th cousins, descendants of Thomas TROWBRIDGE, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
On 28 Jul 1864 William ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of term of service.
He was enumerated in the household of George Trowbridge and Juliana Allin in the 1880 US Federal Census on on 4 Jun 1880 at at Camden, Oneida County, New York, as:
Trowbridge, George, 82, farmer, b. CT
---, Juliana, 70, wife, b. RI
---, W. Henry, 41, son, single, unemployed, b. NY.
On 23 Sep 1888 his father, George Trowbridge, died at Camden, Oneida County, New York, at age 92.
On 24 Mar 1892 his mother, Juliana Allin, died at Camden, Oneida County, New York, at age 86.

From the Trowbridge Genealogy --

"as a young man he engaged in farming. Early in the Civil War he entered the army. He enlisted at Northbridge, Mass., July 1, 1861, for three years in Company K, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. He was in the battles of Balls Bluff and Chickamauga. He was discharged July 28, 1864, at the expiration of his time of service.
He is blind from disease contracted in the army and resides with his youngest sister on the homestead in Camden. He is unmarried.

William Henry Trowbridge died on 3 Jan 1913 at Camden, Oneida County, New York, unmarried. He was 76 years, 11 months and 30 days old.
He was buried in Jan 1913 at Forest Park Cemetery, Camden, Oneida County, New York, Sect. 9 Lot 7, with his parents.

Last Edited: 16 Jun 2010