Roster and Genealogies of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Charles T. Brown

b. 16 February 1824, d. 23 April 1902

Gravemarker of Charles T. Brown

Father: Edmund Brown
Mother: Sally Yill

Company: A

Charles T. Brown was born on 16 Feb 1824 at Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of Edmund Brown and Sally Yill.
Charles T. Brown was enumerated in the household of Lydia Smith in the 1850 US Federal Census on 13 Sep 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Lydia Smith, 59, b. MA (as were all)
Amariah C., 35 (m.)
Lydia S., 32
Otis R., 23
Sarah E., 21 (his future wife)
Isaac E., 18, shoemaker
David H. Parker, 32, shoemaker
**Charles T. Brown, 26, shoemaker
Gerry H. Ahern, 20, shoemaker.
On 22 Nov 1853 Charles T. Brown, 29, married Sarah E. Smith, 24, daughter of James Smith and Lydia Sargent, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Charles gave his occupation as shoemaker.
In 1861 Charles was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 12 Jul 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 37 years, 4 months and 26 days old.
On 4 Nov 1862 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
He and Sarah E. Smith were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 2 Jun 1870 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Brown, Charles T., 46, express driver, $300 personal estate, b. MA
---, Sarah E., 41, school teacher, b. MA
---, Jennie F., 3, b. MA
Wheeler, Jane, 58, housekeeper, $500 personal estate, b. MA (relationship, if any, unknown).
Charles T. Brown and Sarah E. Smith were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he Works In a Button Shop.
Charles T. Brown made application for a veteran's pension on 9 Jun 1880, and received certificate number 249104.
On 22 Jan 1885 Charles's daughter, Jennie Frances Brown married Phillip S. Tolman at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
Charles T. Brown was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company A.
He died on 23 Apr 1902 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 78 years, 2 months and 7 days old.
He was buried in Apr 1902 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In May 1902 Sarah E. Smith received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Charles's service; his wife, received certificate number 538320.
Sarah, his wife, outlived Charles and died on 8 Sep 1919 at age 90.
The personal papers or letters of Charles T. Brown are available at at Leominster Historical Society, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, consisting of a collection of 21 letters, written to his wife, Sarah.
Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.

Last Edited: 29 Sep 2011

Family: Sarah E. Smith b. 5 May 1829, d. 8 Sep 1919

Jennie Frances Brown b. 22 Aug 1866

Cyrus Brown

b. 1837, d. 1 February 1869

Gravemarker of Cyrus Brown

Father: Moses Brown b. 2 Jan 1802, d. 6 Apr 1887
Mother: Mary Bartlet Bradley b. 14 Nov 1804, d. 5 Jun 1893

Company: B

Cyrus Brown was born about in 1837 at Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine, son of Moses Brown and Mary Bartlet Bradley.
Cyrus Brown was enumerated in the household of Moses Brown and Mary Bartlet Bradley in the 1850 US Federal Census on 27 Aug 1850 at Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine, as:
Moses Brown, 48, farmer, b. ME (as were all in the family)
Mary, 45
Joshu, 22, farmer
**Cyrus, 13
Jothrew (m), 10
Emaline, 7
Roxanna, 4
Ann, 72, b. NH.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Cyrus gave his occupation as scythe maker.
In 1861 Cyrus was living at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 1 Jan 1861 Cyrus was promoted to Sergeant, apparently in the local militia.
On 12 Jul 1861 Cyrus mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Sergeant, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 24 years old.
On 18 Dec 1862 Cyrus ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
He made application for a veteran's pension on 22 Dec 1862, and received ertificate number 10623.
Starting 10 Aug 1864, Cyrus also served in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Co. H.
He ended his service as a Sergeant on 17 Jun 1865.
He died on 1 Feb 1869 at Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine. He was 32 years old.
He was buried in Feb 1869 at Franklin Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine.
On 23 Oct 1876 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Cyrus Brown was reported as deceased at the 10th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts in an article in the Fitchburg Sentinel. Click the icon to read the report.
Moses, his father, outlived Cyrus and died on 6 Apr 1887 at Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine, at age 85.
Mary, his mother, outlived Cyrus and died on 5 Jun 1893 at Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine, at age 88.

Last Edited: 23 Nov 2010

Dexter S. Brown

b. 2 July 1839, d. 15 December 1862

Gravemarker of Dexter S. Brown

Father: Benedict Brown b. 1800
Mother: Hannah P. Spencer b. 4 May 1802, d. 27 Jul 1877

Company: H

Dexter S. Brown was born on 2 Jul 1839 at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, son of Benedict Brown and Hannah P. Spencer.
His father, Benedict Brown, died.
Dexter's widowed mother, Hannah P. Spencer, remarried to Otis H. Briggs.
Dexter S. Brown was enumerated in the household of Hannah P. Spencer in the 1850 US Federal Census on 6 Sep 1850 at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
George A. Brown, 28, farmer, b. RI
Catherine F., 28, b. MA
William U., 2, b. MA
Henry A., 1, b. MA
Hannah P. Briggs, 47, b. RI
**Dexter Brown, 12, b. RI.
Dexter S. Brown was enumerated in the household of Otis H. Briggs and Hannah P. Spencer in the 1860 US Federal Census on 2 Jun 1860 at Sutton P. O., Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Otis H. Briggs, 49, carmaker (?), b. MA
H. P., (f), 58, b. RI
**D. S. Brown, 21, bootmaker, b. RI
S. J. Rawson, 5, b. MA
(two houses away)
Wm. Brown, 62, farmer, b. RI (as were all in family)
James, 21
Alonzo, 17
**Joseph, 15
Susan, 18
Sarah, 16
(Note: these people appear to be related -- Hannah P. Briggs, b. RI, who was later buried in the same RI cemetery, is Dexter's mother. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).
In 1861 Dexter was living at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Dexter gave his occupation as shoemaker.
On 12 Jul 1861 Dexter mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 22 years and 10 days old.
Dexter S. Brown and Joseph Benjamin Brown, who appear to be somehow related, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Co H.
Dexter S. Brown died on 15 Dec 1862 at Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, unmarried, of dysentery, and the death was registered in Northbridge. He was 23 years, 5 months and 13 days old.
He was buried in Dec 1862 at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
Note: it is unclear if the RI marker is his burial or a memorial. There is also a burial registered for him in Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, Section A Site 1164.
Hannah, his mother, outlived Dexter and died on 27 Jul 1877 at Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 75.
Credits: Gravemarker photo kindly provided by Matthew Fatale at find-a-grave.

Last Edited: 23 Nov 2010

Edwin Richmond Brown

b. between 1838 and 1839, d. 23 June 1864

Father: Rowland H. Brown b. between 1808 - 1809
Mother: Nancy M. Whitmarsh b. 1 May 1808, d. 10 Nov 1857

Company: H

Edwin Richmond Brown was born between 1838 - 1839 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, son of Rowland H. Brown and Nancy M. Whitmarsh.
Edwin Richmond Brown was baptized on 7 Mar 1847 at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He was enumerated in the household of Rowland H. Brown and Nancy M. Whitmarsh in the 1850 US Federal Census on 19 Aug 1850 at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
Rowland H. Brown, 41, carder, b. RI
Nancy, 41, b. RI
Charles H., 17, spinner, b. RI
Orin S., 14, b. RI
**Edwin R., 12, b. RI
Nancy I, 10, b. MA
Martha E., 8, b. MA
Hannah E., 2, b. MA.
On 10 Nov 1857 his mother, Nancy M. Whitmarsh, died at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 49.
On 8 Sep 1859 Edwin's widowed father, Rowland H. Brown, remarried to Hannah J. Darling at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
Edwin Richmond Brown was enumerated in the household of Rowland H. Brown and Hannah J. Darling in the 1860 US Federal Census on 8 Jun 1860 at Sutton P. O., Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
R. H. Brown, 50, (m), overseer, b. RI
H. I., 30, (f), b. MA
**E. R., 21, (m), machinist, b. RI
M. E., 17, (f), b. RI
H. A., 11, (f), b. MA
F. S., 9, (m), b. MA.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Edwin gave his occupation as machinist.
In 1861 Edwin was living at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 12 Jul 1861 Edwin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
On 21 Oct 1861 Edwin Richmond Brown was wounded at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, in the neck.
On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edwin Richmond Brown was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
On 2 Nov 1861 at "Worcester Aegis & Transcript", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Edwin Richmond Brown was mentioned among the casualties.
On 18 Sep 1862 Edwin was promoted to Corporal.
On 1 Sep 1863 Edwin was promoted to Sergeant.
Edwin was promoted to 1st Sergeant.
In Jun 1864 Edwin Richmond Brown was wounded in the side.
He died on 23 Jun 1864 at Central Park Hospital, New York City, New York, of wounds from Cold Harbor, VA.

Last Edited: 28 May 2011

Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown

b. 22 May 1842, d. 1 June 1927

Frank A. Brown

Father: Jacob Brown b. 14 Jun 1813, d. after 1880
Mother: Mary Francis Hartwell d. before 1880

Company: B

Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown was born on 22 May 1842 at Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, son of Jacob Brown and Mary Francis Hartwell.
Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown was enumerated in the household of Jacob Brown and Mary Francis Hartwell in the 1850 US Federal Census on 19 Aug 1850 at Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, as follows:
Jacob Brown, 36, b. NH
Mrs. J., 22, b. MA
Calvin, 12, b. NH
Ira, 10, b. NH
**Francis, 8, b. NH
Lucy, 6, b. NH
(next door)
Deliverance Brown, 85, b. MA
Mrs. D., 80, b. MA
Nathaniel, 45, b. NH.
In 1858 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown witnessed the removal of Ira Brown, his brother to DeKalb County, Missouri, from New Hampshire.
In 1861 Francis was living at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Francis gave his occupation as farmer.
In 1861 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown witnessed the removal of Jacob Brown and Mary Francis Hartwell, his parents to DeKalb County, Missouri, from New Hampshire.
On 12 Jul 1861 Francis mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a 1st Sergeant, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 19 years, 1 month and 20 days old.
On 14 Nov 1862 Francis was promoted to Corporal.
On 9 Apr 1863 Francis was promoted to Sergeant.
He was declared missing in action on 3 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown was reported as missing at Gettysburg.
On 30 Oct 1863 Francis was promoted to 1st Sergeant.
On 6 Feb 1864 Francis was promoted to 1st Lieutenant by comission, but not mustered as such.
In May 1864 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown was wounded in the breast.
On 28 Jul 1864 Francis ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of his term of service, with the rank of 1st Sergeant.
After 1863 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown moved to DeKalb County, Missouri.
On 19 Nov 1865 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown, 23, married Harriett Josephine Roberts, 19, daughter of Littleton Roberts and Elizabeth Kincaid, at Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri, (Note: she was the sister of his brother Ira's wife Mary Roberts.).
About 1865 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown and Amable Beaudry moved to Camden, DeKalb County, Missouri, from Massachusetts after the war. Unknown if they travelled together or if this was just coincidence. Both were of Company B, 15th Massachusetts.
Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown made application for a veteran's pension in Jun 1878, received certificate number 1124701.
Before 1880 his son, Robert D. Brown, died and does not appear in the 1880 census with the family.
Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown and Harriett Josephine Roberts were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in 1880 at Camden, DeKalb County, Missouri, where he is a farmer.
In Jun 1886 Francis was living at Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri.
In May 1898 Francis was living at Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri.
On 11 May 1898 at "The Fitchburg Sentinel", Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown was mentioned in an article as an original member of the Fitchburg Fusiliers. (click icon to read article).
He and Harriett Josephine Roberts were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1900 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, as:
Brown, Frank, head, b. May 1842, 58, married 34 years, b. NH (as were his parents), farmer
---, Harriet J., wife, b. May 1846, 54, five of six children still living, b. MO (of KY parents).
On 27 Jun 1908 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown attended the 40th annual reunion of Company B, 15th Mass. (click icon to read news report.).
In Jun 1909 Francis was living at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
On 26 Jun 1909 Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown wrote a letter read at the 41st reunion of Company B, The Fusiliers. (Click icon to read the report.).
He and Harriett Josephine Roberts were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 5 May 1910 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, as:
Brown, F. A., head, 68, married 45 years, b. NH (and his parents), own income
---, Harriet J., wife, 45, five of eight children living, b. MI.
Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown and Harriett Josephine Roberts were enumerated in the 1920 US Federal Census on 24 Jan 1920 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
On 25 Dec 1921 Harriett Josephine Roberts, his wife, died at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at age 75.
Francis "Frank" Arthur Brown died on 1 Jun 1927 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was 85 years and 10 days old.
He was buried in Jun 1927 at Fairview Cemetary, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Block 6; lot 200, with his wife.

Last Edited: 23 Nov 2010

Family: Harriett Josephine Roberts b. 11 Mar 1846, d. 25 Dec 1921

Ellen "Nellie" C. Brown b. 15 Oct 1866
Mary E. Brown b. 19 Feb 1868
Arthur Ira Brown b. 1 Dec 1869, d. 17 Nov 1957
Robert D. Brown b. 26 Sep 1871, d. before 1880
Emily L. Brown b. 15 Mar 1873
Haleiml Brown b. between 1879 - 1880
Henry E. Brown b. 19 Sep 1881