Fernando C. Whitcomb

b. 1 September 1840
  • Father: Franklin Whitcomb b. between 1803 - 1804
  • Mother: Charlotte Johnson b. between 1800 - 1801
  • Company: D
  • Fernando C. Whitcomb was born on 1 Sep 1840 at Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Franklin Whitcomb and Charlotte Johnson.
  • Fernando C. Whitcomb was enumerated in the household of Franklin Whitcomb and Charlotte Johnson in the 1850 US Federal Census on 19 Aug 1850 at Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Franklin Whitcomb, 46, laborer, b. MA (as were all in the family)
    Charlotte, 49
    **Fernando C., 9
    Sarah Johnson, 76 (his grandmother).

  • In 1861 Fernando mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 20 years old.
  • 186x Fernando ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts.

  • On 20 Dec 1862 Fernando C. Whitcomb, 22, married Amelia A. Seaborne at Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 24 Aug 1869 his daughter, Minnie Amelia Whitcomb, died at age 4.
  • Fernando C. Whitcomb and Amelia A. Seaborne were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 5 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Whitcomb, Fernando C., 39, b. MA
    ---, Amelia A., 40, wife, b. England
    ---, Lilla R., 14, dau, b. MA
    ---, Alice C., 12, dau, b. MA.
  • Fernando C. Whitcomb was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at 30 Union Street, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D. He states he is suffering from fever and ague, but has lost his papers. I cannot relate this to any man on the known rosters. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
  • The Compiled Military Service Records at the National Archives show a "T. C. Whitcomb" in Co. D of the 15th Massachusetts, and this man claimed in 1890 that he had been a member of the regiment. However, he does not appear either in Ford's history, the 1870 roster, or the MASSCW. The appears to be some error here. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
  • Last Edited: 6 Jun 2007

Family: Amelia A. Seaborne b. 1840

  • Minnie Amelia Whitcomb b. 14 Nov 1864, d. 24 Aug 1869
  • Lilla R. Whitcomb b. 14 Apr 1866
  • Alice C. Whitcomb b. 27 Aug 1867, d. 5 Apr 1887
  • Alonzo A. Whitcomb b. 13 May 1882

William Carter

b. between 1823 and 1824, d. 18 July 1862
  • Mother: Sally [--?--] b. 1788
  • Company: E
  • William Carter was born between 1823 - 1824 at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Sally [--?--].
  • William Carter was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 7 Sep 1850 at Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as:
    John B. Gould, 29, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
    Olive M., 23
    Jerome, M., 4
    Elmer, 3
    **William Carter, 27, farmer
    Ezra Bowen, 15
    Henrietta Converse, 17 (his future wife).
  • On 28 Nov 1850 William Carter married Henrietta S. Converse, 16, daughter of Edwin Converse and Mary Polly Munger, at Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
  • On 1 Jul 1853 his infant son, Lewis Carter, died at Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts, of "fits" at age 1.
  • William Carter and Henrietta S. Converse were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 27 Jul 1860 at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    William, 36, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
    Henrietta, 26
    Mary P., 6
    William E., 4
    Frank E., 9 mos.
  • In 1861 William was living at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, William gave his occupation as farmer.

  • On 17 Dec 1861 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Company C, according to Ford's history, but both the MASSCW and the 1870 roster place him Company E, being credited to the quota of Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • He died on 18 Jul 1862 at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, of disease, as a member of Company C.
  • On 21 Aug 1862 Henrietta S. Converse received a pension to surviving family member based on William's service; his wife, received certificate number 2150.
  • On 26 Sep 1863 William's widow, Henrietta S. Converse remarried to George L. Marsh at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the second for her. She was the widow of William Carter, who had died in 1862 at Harrison's Landing with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  • On 11 Dec 1863 D. Hyde made application for a pension as guardian to William's surviving dependants, and received certificate 26236 (Relationship, if any, unknown.).
  • (Note: Dwight Hyde and his wife, Martha Rice, appear to have become guardians to the surviving children of two men from the 15th Massachusetts, William Carter and Harrison W. Stone. To date there is no known family connection in either case. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).
  • He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Dwight Hyde and Martha M. Rice in the 1870 US Federal Census on 20 Aug 1870 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Hyde, Dwight, 51, farmer, b. MA (as were all in the family)
    ---, Martha M., 44
    **Carter, Mary E., 16
    **---, William E., 13.
  • On 22 Dec 1881 William's widow, Henrietta S. Converse remarried to Sidney Albert Whiting at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both (sic).
  • William Carter was included on the Civil War memorial at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on the memorial tablets.
  • Henrietta, his wife, outlived William and died on 28 Aug 1908 at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 74.
  • Last Edited: 24 Jan 2010

Family: Henrietta S. Converse b. 20 Jun 1834, d. 28 Aug 1908

  • Lewis Carter b. 19 May 1852, d. 1 Jul 1853
  • Mary P. Carter b. between 1853 - 1854
  • William Everett Carter b. 2 May 1856
  • Frank E. Carter b. Oct 1859

Oliver Leonard White

b. July 1841, d. 6 March 1930
  • Company: E
  • Oliver Leonard White was born in Jul 1841 at Lagrange, Penobscot County, Maine.
  • He was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 14 Aug 1850 at Lagrange, Penobscot County, Maine, in the following enumeration:
    O. White, 77, farmer, $500 estate, b. MA
    Sally, 52, b. ME
    Elizabeth, 13, b. ME
    **O. or L. White, (m) 11, b. ME
    Sarah Lachton, 38, b. ME
    (Note: this may be the right family.).
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Oliver gave his occupation as bootmaker.
  • Starting 17 Apr 1861, Oliver also served in the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Company A.
  • He ended his service with the 1st N. H. Infantry in Aug 1861.
  • In 1862 This man is placed in Co. D, per 1870 roster, but the MASSCW puts him in Co. E, which is confirmed by the 1890 Veterans' Enumeration.

  • On 19 Feb 1862 Oliver mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years and 7 months old.
  • On 17 Sep 1862 Oliver Leonard White was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
  • In 1863 Oliver was taken prisoner place and exact date not given.
  • Oliver ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts transferred to the Veterans' Reserve Corps at a date not given in the 1870 roster.

  • He ended his service with the 1st VRC, Company A on 9 Nov 1865.
  • Between 1864 - 1865 Oliver Leonard White married Polly E. Meacham, daughter of Lyman Meacham and Lois Monks.
  • Oliver Leonard White made application for a veteran's pension on 28 Jan 1869, and received certificate number 103945.
  • He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1880 at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company E, as well as in the 1st N.H. Infantry, and noted that he received a gunshot wound to the left leg.
  • He and Polly E. Meacham were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Duncan, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, as:
    White, Oliver L., 39, laborer, b. ME, (father b. MA, mor b. ME)
    ---, Polly E., 38, wife, b. NY
    ---, Addie E., 12, dau, b. PA
    ---, Emma C., 10, dau, b. PA
    West, Isaac, 32, boarder
    Childs, John, 21 boarder.
  • Oliver Leonard White and Polly E. Meacham were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 4 Jun 1900 at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, as:
    White, Oliver, head, July 1841, married 35 years, b. ME, father b. MA, mor b. ME, wool carder, they own their own home with a mortgage
    ---, Polly E., wife, Mar 1842, both of her children are still living, b. NY.
  • Oliver Leonard White and Polly E. Meacham were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census in 1910 at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, where grandson, Earl Quick, 13, b. PA, lives with Oliver, 69, and Polly, 67; only one of Polly's two children is still living.
    (Note: Earl Quick, is apparently the son of their deceased daughter, Emma.).
  • In 1917 Polly E. Meacham, his wife, died at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  • Oliver Leonard White was enumerated in the 1920 US Federal Census on 18 Jan 1920 at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, as a widower, with his single daughter, Adelaide.
  • On 28 Mar 1926 his daughter, Adelaide E. White, died at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in a TB sanitorium, unmarried at age 57.
  • Oliver Leonard White died on 6 Mar 1930 at Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He was 88 years and 8 months old.
  • He was buried in Mar 1930 at Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, with his wife and daughter, Adelaide.
  • Last Edited: 28 Apr 2006

Family: Polly E. Meacham b. Mar 1842, d. 1917

  • Adelaide E. White b. 1 Jul 1868, d. 28 Mar 1926
  • Emma C. White b. between 1869 - 1870

Charles Henry Watson

b. 12 March 1824, d. 6 January 1892

Capt. Charles H. Watson
(from the family archives of S. L. Harnwell)
  • Father: John Watson
  • Mother: Nancy Grillow
  • Company: E
  • Charles Henry Watson was born on 12 Mar 1824 at New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of John Watson and Nancy Grillow, (according to his pension file, though no primary documentation has been found).
  • Research note: NEED record of his birth. His enlistment paper of 31 March 1863 states he was born in New Braintree, MA. His death certificate makes the same claim. No record has been found to date (2007.).
  • Starting May 1840, Charles also served in the regular army, having enlisted.
  • In Jun 1840, Charles was assigned to Battery F, 1st Regiment, of the U. S. Artillery.
  • In Jan 1841 Charles was promoted to Corporal at Hancock Barracks, Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine.
  • In Feb 1842, Charles was reduced to private for reasons that remain unclear.
  • In 1842, at Fort Adams, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, Charles was reassigned.
  • On 20 Mar 1842 Charles's sister, Frances Elizabeth Watson, married William Slocum Hall at Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut.
  • On 20 Oct 1844 Charles Henry Watson, 20, married Jane Elizabeth Prior, daughter of John Perior and Rebecca [--?--], at Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.
  • In 1845 Charles re-enlisted as a member of the 1st Artillery Band in which he played the "bombadoon", a type of brass horn.
  • In May 1846, at Fort Barrancas, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Charles was transferred to the staging point for General Winfield Scott's Mexican campaign.
  • In 1850 Charles Henry Watson was Shoemaker.
  • He and Jane Elizabeth Prior were enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 12 Aug 1850 at Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Charles Henry Watson and Jane Elizabeth Prior appeared on the census of 4 Sep 1855 at Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the state census.
  • On 30 Aug 1858 Jane Elizabeth Prior, his wife, died at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of "abortion" (i.e. miscarriage).
  • Jessie F. Watson, his daughter, was legally adopted by Freeman Henry CLARK at the time of her mother's death, and her name was changed.
  • Charles Henry Watson was enumerated in the household of Joseph Jennison Jr. and Henrietta Seagrave Tiffany in the 1860 US Federal Census on 23 Jul 1860 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Joseph Jennison was a farmer living in Oxford, MA, with his wife and daughter.
    At that time, Charles H. Watson, who would become Captain of Co. E the following year, was living with the Jennisons.
    It would be Capt. Watson's duty to certify his friend's death at Balls Bluff 18 months later.
    Also living in the Jennison home was one Luther Bacon, age 75, possibly a relative of the Charles A. Bacon of Co. E, 15th MVI.
    Unknown if there is any Watson familial relationship to the Bacons or Jennisons.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Charles gave his occupation as shoemaker.

  • On 1 Aug 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Captain, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 37 years, 4 months and 20 days old.
  • Charles Henry Watson and William Slocum Hall, brothers-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  • On 10 Aug 1861 Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in an article about The Webster Times an unknown place .
  • On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester. (click icon to read).
  • Andrew Jackson Bartholomew wrote a letter, which was published in the Southbridge Journal , on 2 Oct 1861 from Poolesville, Maryland,, mentioning Charles Henry Watson, as follows: (Click icon to read).
  • After the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Ithiel Johnson wrote the following about Capt. C. H. Watson:
    During the next few days, a number of the missing managed to find their way back to camp, among these came Capt. Watson, who I was so delighted to see. Capt. Watson, a man weighing about 210 pounds, was forced to hide out between the floor timbers of an old mill when he was over taken by the enemy. He hid there motionless for 24 hours; he said once the enemy came into the old mill and ate their breakfast, and he could plainly hear their talk as they gloried over their victory.
  • On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in dispatches or (not necessarily correctly) among the casualties of Ball's Bluff.
  • On 11 Dec 1861 Charles Henry wrote as follows: to the Worcester Weekly Spy, about Lt. Nelson Bartholomew. Click the icon to read it.
  • On 12 Feb 1862 Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in the Worcester Spy (Volume 91 #7) as follows:
    Furlough - The Fifteenth:---Major J. Kimball, of Fitchburg, Capt. Watson of the Oxford company, and Capt. Philbrick of the Northbridge company, of the fifteenth, are at home, on a short furlough. They report matters all right at Poolesville. Lieut. Jorgensen has recruited 67 men for this regiment since the first of January, who will start from Camp Cameron for Poolesville, this afternoon.
  • On 30 Jun 1862 Charles Henry Watson was wounded at Nelson's Farm, Virginia, in the thigh.
  • Thomas Blasland wrote a letter on 6 Jul 1862, mentioning Charles Henry Watson, as follows: for publication in the Southbridge Journal. (Click icon to read.).
  • On 9 Jul 1862 at "The New York Times", New York City, New York, Charles Henry Watson was included on a list of sick and wounded on board the Knickerbocker, arrived at Old Point from James River, July 6, bound to New York and Philadelphia.
  • On 2 Aug 1862 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles was mentioned as follows:
    Oxford News Extract
    Capt. Charles H. Watson, who has been here recovering from a wound in the thigh, intends to join his regiment on the Pensula next week. He intends to take with him about fifty recruits.
  • On 21 Jan 1863 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by resignation and discharge.

  • Starting 31 Mar 1863, Charles also served in the 1st Batallion Heavy Artillery as 1st Sergeant.
  • On 6 Apr 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in an article about promotions.
  • On 10 Apr 1863 at "The Southbridge Journal", Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in an article listing commissions and officer promotions in the regiment, as well as which discharged or deceased officers they replaced. (Click icon to read listing.).
  • On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers. (click icon to see excerpt).
  • On 27 Apr 1863 Charles Henry Watson, 39, married Annie Mary Hooker, 29, daughter of Liberty Hooker and Mary Harriet Prescot, at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  • On 16 Aug 1864 Charles was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
  • On 21 Oct 1864 at The Bay State House, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson attended the First Annual Reunion of the Fifteenth Regiment Association. (click icon to read).
  • He ended his service with 1st Bn. Heavy Arty, Company F as a 2nd Lieutenant on 28 Jun 1865.
  • He and Annie Mary Hooker were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 20 Jun 1870 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  • Charles Henry Watson made application for a veteran's pension on 26 Apr 1874.
  • On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson was mentioned in the report on the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • He and Annie Mary Hooker were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as:
    Charles H. WATSON, 46, b. MA, Occ: Shoe Maker, Fa: b. RI, Mo: CT
    Marry A., Wife, 46, b. MA, Occ: Keeping House, Fa: b. MA, Mo: b. MA
    Charles F., Son, 11, b. MA, Occ: At School
    Author M., Son, 10, b. MA, Occ: At School
    Willie F., Son, 4, b. MA.
  • On 21 Oct 1882 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson attended the 16th annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Click the icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • On 20 Oct 1883 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson attended the 17th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 110 other veterans of the regiment. (Click icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • On 21 Oct 1884 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson attended the 18th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Click icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • On 5 Jul 1889 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Henry Watson attended a reunion of Company E. (click icon to read report).
  • He provided an affadavit for the veteran's pension of Edward L. Cudworth in Oct 1889 at Massachusetts (Click the icon to see his affidavit.).
  • About 1890 Charles had his photo taken. (click icon to view).
  • He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company E, as Captain.
  • On 28 Jun 1890 Charles Henry Watson was remembered at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at the 23rd annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry.
  • He died on 6 Jan 1892 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, (Click icon to read his obituary in the Webster Times.). He was 67 years, 9 months and 25 days old.
  • Two other obituaries were also published in the area. (Click icon to read them.).
  • He was buried in Jan 1892 at Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  • On 8 Jul 1892 Charles Henry Watson was remembered at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as one of the deceased.
  • On 14 Dec 1898 Charles's daughter, Jessie F. Watson married Henry Cheney Lowell, another former member of the 15th Massachusetts, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, her father also being a former member of the 15th Massachusetts.
  • Annie, his wife, outlived Charles and died on 25 Apr 1918 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  • Descendant(s): Susan L. Harnwell, your webmaster, who married into the family.
  • Last Edited: 24 Oct 2009

Family 1: Jane Elizabeth Prior b. 1824

  • Henriette Mary Watson b. May 1845, d. after 1920
  • Laura Jane Watson b. 5 Aug 1847, d. 5 Jul 1937
  • Eveline Frances Watson b. 3 Aug 1850
  • Rosalia Maria Watson b. 10 Aug 1852, d. after Jan 1892
  • Luella Mabel Watson b. 4 Aug 1854, d. 31 Mar 1934
  • Jessie F. Watson b. 27 Jul 1856, d. 4 Mar 1926

Family 2: Annie Mary Hooker b. 7 Feb 1834, d. 25 Apr 1918

  • Harry Prescott Watson b. 22 Dec 1866, d. 22 Dec 1866
  • Charles Frederick Watson b. 29 Dec 1868
  • Arthur Sutter Watson b. 3 Dec 1869, d. 1 Jun 1937
  • Leon Virgil Watson b. 20 Jul 1871, d. 14 Apr 1872
  • William Fletcher Watson b. 12 Jul 1874, d. after Apr 1930

Albert Abel Prince

b. 4 July 1839, d. 2 March 1881

Albert Prince
  • Father: Freeman Prince b. 2 Aug 1807, d. 27 Aug 1853
  • Mother: Charlotte Lamb b. 15 Sep 1811, d. 5 Jul 1880
  • Company: E
  • Albert Abel Prince was born on 4 Jul 1839 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Freeman Prince and Charlotte Lamb.
  • In 1848 his Samuel F. Prince, died brother.
  • On 27 Aug 1853 his father, Freeman Prince, died at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 46.
  • On 17 Jun 1858 his sister, Sarah Prince, died at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, unmarried at age 22.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Albert gave his occupation as shoe-cutter.
  • Charles Henry Lamb and Lucien G. Lamb, Albert Abel Prince, first cousins, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  • Albert Abel Prince and Peleg Freeman Murray, future brothers-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Co. E.

  • On 30 Jul 1861 Albert mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 22 years and 26 days old.
  • Bob Ducharme says of the photo posted here, "You can see the stripes on their greatcoats. I have heard of this but have never seen a photo of it before." (Click icon to view).
  • On 22 Feb 1862 Albert was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
  • On 18 Sep 1862 Albert was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
  • On 14 Nov 1862 Albert was promoted to Captain.
  • On 9 Feb 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was mentioned in an article about promotions.
  • On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers. (click icon to see excerpt).
  • On 2 Jul 1863 Albert Abel Prince was wounded at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
  • 8 Jul 1863 Salem Street Church, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts He was present at a funeral held for George H. WARD. Click the icon to read a report.
  • On 8 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was mentioned in the first dispatches from the Gettysburg battle. (click icon to read).
  • On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was reported as wounded at Gettysburg. (click icon to read).
  • On 9 Feb 1864 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert was mentioned (Volume 19 # 34): "Military - Capt. A. Prince of the 15th regiment has opened a recruiting office at 271 Main street, where he invites all young men, who would avoid the draft and join as gallant a regiment as ever left the state, to call and sign their names on the rolls of his company."
  • On 13 Apr 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert was mentioned (Volume 93 #15): "Fifteenth Regiment -- Capt. Albert Prince of the 15th, who has been detailed on recruiting service in this city for the past two months, has been ordered to report for duty and left for his regiment last evening."
  • On 15 May 1864 Albert Abel Prince was wounded.
  • On 25 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was mentioned among the casualties. (click icon to read details).
  • On 27 Jul 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was mentioned in an article about the return of the regiment to Massachusetts. (click icon to read).
  • On 28 Jul 1864 Albert ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of service term.

  • On 17 Oct 1864 Albert's sister, Mary Prince, married Peleg Freeman Murray at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Read an article from Daniel's History of Oxford.
  • On 24 Dec 1868 Albert Abel Prince, 29, married Sarah Jane Dyke, 31, daughter of David R. Fuller and Mary Jane Eastman, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the second for her.
  • Albert Abel Prince made application for a veteran's pension on 12 Feb 1869, and received certificate number 115036.
  • He was enumerated in the household of Charlotte Lamb in the 1870 US Federal Census on 15 Jun 1870 at Ward 8, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Prince, Charlotte, 59, keeping house, b. MA
    **---, Albert, 30, clicker, b. MA
    ---, Sarah Jane, 29, tailoress, b. VT (his wife)
    ---, Emily, 27, tailoress, b. MA
    ---, Edward, 23, clerk in store, b. MA
    (next door)
    **Murray, Peleg, Jr. 39, carpenter, b. Nova Scotia
    ---, Mary, 26
    ---, Charles B., 4.
  • In 1879 Albert and Sarah Jane Fuller were living at 46 Hermon St., Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 28 Jun 1879 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince attended the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • He and Sarah Jane Fuller were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 8 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Prince, Albert, 42, boot cutter, suffers from neuralgia, b. MA
    ---, Sarah J., 42, wife, b. VT
    ---, Charlotte, 68, mother, widow, b. VT.
  • Albert Abel Prince died on 2 Mar 1881 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (Click icon to read his obituary.). He was 41 years, 7 months and 26 days old.
  • He was buried in Mar 1881 at South Cemetery, Church St., Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Sarah Jane Fuller received a pension to surviving family member based on Albert's service; his wife, received certificate number 919369.
  • On 9 Jul 1886 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Albert Abel Prince was remembered at the 19th reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • Sarah Jane Fuller was enumerated as the widow of Albert Abel Prince, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Sarah, his wife, outlived Albert and died after 1910.
  • Albert Abel Prince and Sarah Jane Fuller had no issue.
  • Credits: Primary photo above by permission of the Worcester Historical Museum, Ward Collection.
  • Last Edited: 21 Aug 2009

Family: Sarah Jane Fuller b. Aug 1837, d. after 1910

Nelson Bartholomew

b. 29 December 1835, d. 21 November 1861

Nelson Bartholomew
  • Father: Adolphus Bartholomew b. between 1794 - 1795
  • Mother: Lydia C. Nye b. between 1806 - 1807, d. 17 Aug 1873
  • Company: E
  • Nelson Bartholomew was born on 29 Dec 1835 at Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Adolphus Bartholomew and Lydia C. Nye.
  • Nelson Bartholomew was enumerated in the household of Adolphus Bartholomew and Lydia C. Nye in the 1850 US Federal Census on 10 Sep 1850 at Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
    Adolphus Bartholomew, 55, m, farmer, $4000, CT
    Lydia C., 43, f, b. MA
    **Nelson, 15, m, farmer, b. MA.
  • Nelson was educated and graduated at Yale College, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, in 1856.
  • In 1858 Nelson Bartholomew was a lawyer and had opened a law office.
  • Nelson was educated and graduated at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1858.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Nelson gave his occupation as lawyer.
  • He was comissioned as a 1st Lieutenant with the 15th MVI on 1 Aug 1861 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nelson Bartholomew was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester. (click icon to read).
  • On 26 Aug 1861 Nelson Bartholomew was ill at Camp Kalorama, Washington, District of Columbia, with with malarial fever and was never on active duty after that date, although he remained a member of the regiment until his death.
  • Andrew Jackson Bartholomew wrote a letter, about his brother, on 20 Sep 1861 from Poolesville, Maryland,, mentioning Nelson Bartholomew, as follows: published in the Southbridge Journal (Vol. 1, #32), in which he states that his brother, Lieut. Nelson Bartholomew, Co. E. Oxford, who has been very low with typhoid fever, is gradually improving, and as soon as he is able to be removed will obtain a furlough and return to Massachusetts where he will remain until sufficiently restored to health and strength to resume his duties. He was to start with his brother in a few days, unless there was a change for the worse. The many friends of Lieut. Bartholomew will be happy to learn that he is recovering.
  • Andrew Jackson Bartholomew wrote a letter, which was published in the Southbridge Journal , on 2 Oct 1861 from Poolesville, Maryland,, mentioning Nelson Bartholomew, as follows: (Click icon to read).
  • Andrew Jackson Bartholomew wrote a letter, which was published in the Southbridge Journal , on 12 Oct 1861 from Poolesville, Maryland,, mentioning Nelson Bartholomew, as follows: (Click icon to read).
  • He died on 21 Nov 1861 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was 25 years, 10 months and 23 days old.
  • On 23 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, his death was reported. (click icon to read).
  • On 29 Nov 1861 his death was reported in the Southbridge Journal. (Click icon to read.).
  • On 30 Nov 1861 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, his death was reported. (Click icon to read.).
  • On 11 Dec 1861 Charles Henry Watson wrote a letter mentioning Nelson Bartholomew as follows: to the Worcester Weekly Spy, about Lt. Nelson Bartholomew. Click the icon to read it.
  • On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nelson Bartholomew was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers. (click icon to see excerpt).
  • About 1890 Nelson Bartholomew was included on the Civil War memorial at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Credits: Primary photo and research courtesy of the Westminster, MA, Historical Society and Mark Landry.
  • B. Ducharme writes the following:
    Nelson Bartolomew was born in Hardwick on Dec.29,1835. He was graduated from Yale college in 1856. He then entered Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1858, and opened an office in Oxford. When the war broke out he determined to enlist, and his patriotism was so great that he persisted, although he was warned that he would be likely to break down under the strain. A local paper says: "Lieutenant Bartolomew was the life and soul of company E in it’s formation.....He was the true type of New England soldier."
    He was taken sick August 26, ( I believe that this was on the regiment’s first march, a distance of about 35 miles from Camp Kalorama in Washington toward Poolsville MD ) with malarial fever, and was never on active duty after that date, although he remained a member of the regiment until his death. Early in November he started for home in charge of his brother, but was unable to go further than Philadelphia, where he died November 21.
  • Last Edited: 26 Apr 2009

Bernard Barton Vassall

b. 10 October 1835, d. 23 March 1894

Bernard B. Vassall
  • Father: Vester Vassall b. 31 Jul 1809, d. Sep 1880
  • Mother: Sarah Barton b. 20 Mar 1811, d. 24 May 1874
  • Company: E
  • Bernard Barton Vassall was born on 10 Oct 1835 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Vester Vassall and Sarah Barton, (Note: his mother was the sister of Clara Barton, of Red Cross fame.).
  • Bernard Barton Vassall was enumerated in the household of Vester Vassall and Sarah Barton in the 1850 US Federal Census on 24 Sep 1850 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (Noted: Two doors further, one David Barton, 49, a lawyer, brother of Sarah Barton, his mother.).
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Bernard gave his occupation as clerk.

  • On 1 Aug 1861 Bernard mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a 2nd Lieutenant, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 25 years, 9 months and 22 days old.
  • On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester. (click icon to read).
  • On 21 Oct 1861 Bernard was taken prisoner at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, In 1890, he wrote a letter telling of his experiences in captivity. (Contributed by Will Melton. Click the icon to read.).
  • In Oct 1861 Bernard Barton Vassall was mentioned in a report to the Richmond Dispatch about the arrival of federal prisoners in that city. (Click icon to read.).
  • On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was mentioned in dispatches or (not necessarily correctly) among the casualties of Ball's Bluff.
  • On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff. (click icon to read report).
  • An erroneous report of his death printed in the "Worcester Aegis and Transcript" as follows:
    Lieut. Vassall.-Among the officers of the Fifteen Regiment reported as probably killed at Edward's Ferry, is Lieut. Bernard B. Vassall of Oxford, twenty-five years.
    He was second Lieutenant of company E. We can but hope the painful rumor of his death may be without good foundation, as ? his death we must mourn the untimely fall of a friend sincerely esteemed for his amicable qualities and praise worthy endevors as in life.
    Mr. Vassall was a native of Oxford, but has been a resident of Washington city, where is parents reside, and was in business in North Carolina, where he held the office of postmaster at the place of his residence. His kind disposition and excellent character gave him many friends and no enemies, and his early loss, however nobly the sacrifice of his life was rendered, will bring poignant sorrow to all whose fortune it was, like ours, to know him well.-Taunton Gazette.
  • John Toomey wrote a letter to Dennis Toomey on 20 Nov 1861, mentioning Bernard B. Vassall, as follows: (click icon to read).
  • On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1Lt. Bernard B. Vassall was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
  • On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was listed as a prisoner at Richmond. (click icon to read article).
  • On 6 Aug 1862 Bernard was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
  • On 6 Nov 1862 Bernard ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

  • On 9 Feb 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard B. Vassall was mentioned in an article about promotions.
  • On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers. (click icon to see excerpt).
  • On 26 Nov 1863 Bernard Barton Vassall, 28, married Frances Maria Childs, 29, daughter of Benjamin Willis Childs and Elizabeth Southworth.
  • On 21 Oct 1864 at The Bay State House, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended the First Annual Reunion of the Fifteenth Regiment Association. (click icon to read).
  • On 6 Jul 1872 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was mentioned as having attended the fifth reunion of company E. (click icon to read).
  • On 27 Jun 1873 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended a meeting of the Co. E association. (click icon to read).
  • In 1879 Bernard and Frances Maria Childs were living at 28 West Street, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 28 Jun 1879 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • From the Hammond Genealogy --
    He was a lieutenant in the Oxford company which went to the Civil war, was captured and held prisoner at Ball's Bluff, Va. Was some years in the U. S. postal service. A grocer at Newton Lower Falls, Mass., for some years.
  • Bernard was employed at as a Civil Servant. He was associated with his uncle, Stephen Barton, in the lumber business in North Carolina. At the outbreak of the civil war he returned to Oxford joining the DeWitt Guards which became Company E, 15th MA Volunteers and was commissioned a Lieutenant. He was captured at the Battle of Balls Bluff and held at Richmond, VA. He was paroled to Anapolis, MD where he waited to be exchanged. Bernard began the genealogical inquirys which resulted in the Rev. William Barton publishing his work in Vol 64 (Oct. 1930) of the NEHGR.
  • He and Frances Maria Childs were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a State Official, and his father Collects Rent.
  • On 21 Oct 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended the 14th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment. (Click icon to read the newspaper report.).
  • On 20 Oct 1883 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended the 17th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 110 other veterans of the regiment. (Click icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • On 21 Oct 1884 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended the 18th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Click icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • In 1886 Bernard was living at Newton Lower Falls, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  • In Jun 1886 Bernard Barton Vassall took part in the regimental reunion Excursion to the Battle-Fields of Gettysburg, PA., Antietam, MD., Ball's Bluff, Virginia and Washington, D.C. (click icon to read about their activities).
  • On 9 Jul 1886 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall was reported as having attended the 19th reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • On 5 Jul 1887 at G. A. R. Hall, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard B. Vassall attended the 20th reunion of Company E.
  • On 5 Jul 1889 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended a reunion of Company E. (click icon to read report).
  • In 1890 Bernard was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • In 1890 Bernard B. Vassal wrote a letter to William H. Jeffrey for his book, Richmond Prisons 1861-62, describing prison conditions and mentioning his imprisoned fellow officers of the 15th Massachusetts. (Click icon to read his letter.).
  • On 28 Jun 1890 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall attended the 23rd annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry.
  • On 8 Jul 1892 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Bernard Barton Vassall 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, Bernard Barton Vassall was reported as attending the 26th annuel meeting of the Company E association. (click icon to read report).
  • On 22 Mar 1894 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, it is noted that: "Capt. B. B. Vassall, one of the old 15th regiment soldiers, is seriously ill at the residence of B. W. Childs on Cedar street."
  • He died on 23 Mar 1894 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 58 years, 5 months and 13 days old.
  • He was buried on 26 Mar 1894 at North Cemetery, Main Street, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (click icon to read report).
  • On 30 Mar 1894 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, it is noted that: "Samuel R. Barton has received a letter from Miss Clara Barton, in which she speaks feelingly of the death of her nephew, Capt. Vassall."
  • On 3 Apr 1894 Frances Maria Childs received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Bernard's service; and received certificate number 444771.
  • Descendant(s): Will Melton, who married into the family.
  • Credits: Primary photo above by permission of the Worcester Historical Museum, Ward Collection.
  • Last Edited: 14 Apr 2009

Family: Frances Maria Childs b. 21 Mar 1834

Peleg Freeman Murray

b. 26 March 1837, d. 12 March 1922
  • Father: Charles Murray Jr.
  • Mother: Susan Harlow
  • Company: E
  • Peleg Freeman Murray was born on 26 Mar 1837 at Liverpool, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada, son of Charles Murray Jr. and Susan Harlow.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Peleg gave his occupation as carpenter.
  • In 1861 Peleg was living at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 Peleg mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Sergeant, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 24 years, 3 months and 16 days old.
  • Peleg Freeman Murray and Albert Abel Prince, future brothers-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Co. E.
  • On 1 Mar 1862 Peleg was promoted to 1st Sergeant.
  • On 8 Nov 1862 Peleg ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability, as a Captain.

  • On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers. (click icon to see excerpt).
  • 8 Jul 1863 Salem Street Church, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts He was present at a funeral held for George H. WARD. Click the icon to read a report.
  • On 8 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray was mentioned in the first dispatches from the Gettysburg battle. (click icon to read).
  • On 17 Oct 1864 Peleg Freeman Murray, 27, married Mary Prince, 20, daughter of Freeman Prince and Charlotte Lamb, at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
  • Peleg Freeman Murray was enumerated near the household of Charlotte Lamb in the 1870 US Federal Census on 15 Jun 1870 at Ward 8, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Prince, Charlotte, 59, keeping house, b. MA
    **---, Albert, 30, clicker, b. MA
    ---, Sarah Jane, 29, tailoress, b. VT (his wife)
    ---, Emily, 27, tailoress, b. MA
    ---, Edward, 23, clerk in store, b. MA
    (next door)
    **Murray, Peleg, Jr. 39, carpenter, b. Nova Scotia
    ---, Mary, 26
    ---, Charles B., 4.
  • Peleg Freeman Murray made application for a veteran's pension on 3 Jul 1876, and received certificate number 148883.
  • On 23 Oct 1876 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray was reported present at the 10th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts in an article in the Fitchburg Sentinel. (Click the icon to read the report.).
  • In 1879 Peleg and Mary Prince were living at 50 High Street, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 28 Jun 1879 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • He and Mary Prince were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Murray, Peleg F., 43, carpenter, b. Nova Scotia
    ---, Mary P., 35, wife, b. MA
    ---, Charles B., 14, son, b. MA.
  • On 21 Oct 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 14th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment. (Click icon to read the newspaper report.).
  • On 2 Mar 1881 his brother-in-law, Albert Abel Prince, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (Click icon to read his obituary.) at age 41.
  • On 21 Oct 1884 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 18th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Click icon to read the report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • In 1886 Peleg was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • In Jun 1886 Peleg Freeman Murray took part in the regimental reunion Excursion to the Battle-Fields of Gettysburg, PA., Antietam, MD., Ball's Bluff, Virginia and Washington, D.C. (click icon to read about their activities).
  • On 5 Jul 1889 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended a reunion of Company E. (click icon to read report).
  • He 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, Co. E.
  • On 7 Jul 1893 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray was reported as attending the 26th annuel meeting of the Company E association. (click icon to read report).
  • He was a pall bearer at the burial of Bernard Barton Vassall on 26 Mar 1894 at North Cemetery, Main Street, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 28 Jun 1894 at Grand Army Hall, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended a reunion of Company E, as reported in the Worcester Daily Spy the following day.
  • On 27 Jun 1896 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended a reunion of Company E. (click icon to read report.).
  • On 21 Oct 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association. (Click icon to read the report.).
  • On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
  • In 1904 at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended a reunion of G. A. R. Post 57. Click HERE to see the photo.
  • On 5 Jul 1906 Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 39th annual reunion of the association of companies E and I. (click icon to read report).
  • On 20 Oct 1906 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 40th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 75 other veterans of the regiment. (Click icon to read the report, believed to be from the Worcester Spy.).
  • Peleg Freeman Murray was also mentioned in attendance in the Fitchburg Sentinel coverage of the 1906 reunion. (Click icon to read.).
  • On 4 Jul 1912 Peleg Freeman Murray sent a letter of regret that he wasn't able to attend the 45th annual reunion of the Companies E and I Association of the 15th Regiment. (click icon to read the report.).
  • He attended the funeral of Amos Bartlett in 1912 at Mount Zion Cemetery (East Village), Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 26 Jun 1920 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Peleg Freeman Murray attended the 53rd reunion of Companies E, I and F of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment. (click icon to read report).
  • He died on 12 Mar 1922 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 84 years, 11 months and 14 days old.
  • He was buried in Mar 1922 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sec. 7.
  • On 18 Mar 1922 Mary Prince received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Peleg's service; his wife, received certificate number 919369.
  • Mary, his wife, outlived Peleg and died on 4 Jan 1933 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 88.
  • Peleg's wife, Mary Prince, died and was buried in Jan 1933 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sec. 7, with her husband. At age 88 years and 11 months.
  • Descendant(s): Jack R. Box, who married into the family.
  • Last Edited: 21 Aug 2009

Family: Mary Prince b. 20 Jan 1844, d. 4 Jan 1933

  • Charles Bernard Murray b. 6 Apr 1866

John Moses Norcross

b. 11 January 1824, d. 20 March 1872
  • Father: John Norcross b. 23 Jun 1785
  • Mother: Mary Bigelow b. 22 Aug 1799, d. 14 Sep 1880
  • Company: E
  • John Moses Norcross was born on 11 Jan 1824 at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of John Norcross and Mary Bigelow.
  • On 9 Jul 1850 John Moses Norcross, 26, married Eliza Jane Sherman, daughter of Henry Sherman and Abigail Staples, at Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
  • Before 1860 Eliza Jane Sherman, his wife, died.
  • John Moses Norcross was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 12 Jul 1860 at Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    J. M. Norcross, 37, miller, b. MA
    Mary, 62, b. MA (his mother)
    Chas. H., 10, (m.) b. NH.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, John gave his occupation as shoemaker.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 37 years, 6 months and 1 day old.
  • He was declared missing in action on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
  • On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Moses Norcross was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff. (click icon to read report).
  • On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John E. Norcross was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
  • On 6 Jun 1862 John was promoted to Sergeant.
  • On 8 Nov 1862 John was promoted to Sergeant 1st Class.
  • On 27 Jan 1863 John was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
  • On 6 Apr 1863 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John E. Norcross was mentioned in an article about promotions.
  • On 10 Apr 1863 at "The Southbridge Journal", Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Moses Norcross was mentioned in an article listing commissions and officer promotions in the regiment, as well as which discharged or deceased officers they replaced. (Click icon to read listing.).
  • On 6 Sep 1863 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by resignation for health reasons.

  • He was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 15 Jun 1870 at Wilkinsonville P. O., Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Norcross, Moses, 47, shoemaker, b. MA (as were all in the household)
    in the household of
    Ruggles, Clarence M., 38, farmer, b. MA
    ---, Ann F., 35 (née Marble)
    nextdoor to
    McIntire, Orlando, 36
    two doors away from
    Norcross, Mary, 71, b. MA (his mother)
    in the household of
    Brigham, Elijah, 42, blacksmith, b. MA
    ---, Fanny, 38
    ---, Anna, 16
    (Relationships if any, unknown. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).
  • He died on 20 Mar 1872 at Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption. He was 48 years, 2 months and 9 days old.
  • On 6 Jul 1872 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Moses Norcross was reported as deceased at the fifth annual Company E reunion.
  • On 23 Oct 1876 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Moses Norcross 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.
  • Last Edited: 23 Aug 2007

Family: Eliza Jane Sherman b. 1827, d. before 1860

  • Charles H. Norcross b. Aug 1850

Luther Campbell Torrey

b. 30 April 1824, d. 31 May 1862
  • Father: Alfred Torrey b. 9 Aug 1797, d. 20 Sep 1853
  • Mother: Fannie Hawkins Thurston b. 2 Mar 1800, d. 6 Mar 1881
  • Company: E
  • Luther Campbell Torrey was born on 30 Apr 1824 at Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, son of Alfred Torrey and Fannie Hawkins Thurston.
  • On 13 Apr 1846 Luther Campbell Torrey, 21, married Annie Frances Wheeler, daughter of Simon Wheeler and Hannah [--?--], at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 20 Sep 1853 his father, Alfred Torrey, died at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 56.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Luther gave his occupation as painter.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 Luther mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 37 years, 2 months and 12 days old.
  • He died on 31 May 1862 at The Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia. He was 38 years, 1 month and 1 day old.
  • On 6 Dec 1862 Annie Frances Wheeler received a pension to surviving family member based on Luther's service; and received certificate number 1976. (Note: card is difficult to read.).
  • On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Luther Campbell Torrey was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers. (click icon to see excerpt).
  • On 28 Apr 1864 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William Campbell Torrey his son, a mechanic, enlisted in the 10th Massachusetts Unattached Infantry, mustering out on 8 Aug 1864.
  • Luther Campbell Torrey's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Annie Frances Wheeler in the 1880 US Federal Census on 22 Jun 1880 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Torry, Ann F., 56, b. MA (of RI parents)
    ---, William C., 32, son, married, machinist, b. MA (as were his parents).
  • In 1890 Luther Campbell Torrey was included on the Civil War memorial at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Click HERE to see the full listing.
  • Annie Frances Wheeler was enumerated as the widow of Luther Campbell Torrey, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Annie, his wife, outlived Luther and died on 16 Mar 1896 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 30 Apr 1896, Annie Frances Wheeler was dropped from the pension rolls.
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2009

Family: Annie Frances Wheeler b. between 1823 - 1824, d. 16 Mar 1896

  • William Campbell Torrey b. 12 Mar 1848
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