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Francis Marble

Francis Marble

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Francis Marble was a resident of Mansfield on September 8, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered out July 7, 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut.

The descriptive muster roll of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 38.  No occupation is recorded.  He is described as 5’ 9” tall with a light complexion and blue eyes and sandy hair.  His marital status is married. 

He was born about 1824 in Mansfield, Connecticut; in the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 36 year old shoemaker and head of household. Francis Marble married Mary Ann Storrs on April 15, 1846 in Mansfield. Children include: Edgar Francis Marble, born July 19, 1847; Eugene Storrs Marble, born April 18, 1852 and Lillian Mary “Libbie: Marble, born on July 7, 1859. 

After his Civil War service he returned to Mansfield, where he worked as a shoemaker and a farmer. He was living on Maple Street in Willimantic by 1880 and his November 17, 1880 obituary in The Willimantic Chronicle stated that he had lived in Willimantic for several years. 

On July 17, 1890, his widow applied for a pension, No. 44,443 that was granted under certificate No. 341,297.

Francis Marble died on November 14, 1880 in Willimantic, Connecticut and is buried at the Old Cemetery in Willimantic.

James M. Mathewson

James M. Mathewson

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James M. Mathewson was a resident of Mansfield on June 21, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was promoted to Corporal September 1, 1864 and mustered out July 19, 1865 at Alexandria, Virginia.

He was born April 13, 1837 in Connecticut to Edwin and Sarah (_____) Mathewson. In the 1850 U.S. census in Worcester, Massachusetts, he is a 13 year old in the household of Edward/Edwin Mathewson. His family was in Ashford by the time of the 1860 U.S. census, but James is not enumerated with them. James Mathewson married Frances J. Joslin about 1870. Children include: George T. Mathewson, born about 1874 and Chester S. Mathewson, born about 1876. After the Civil War, he moved to the Joslin homestead in Thompson and worked as a carpenter.

On September 29, 1879, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 312,442 that was granted under certificate No. 206103.  

James M. Mathewson died on September 24, 1910 in Thompson and is buried at the Joslin Cemetery in Thompson, Connecticut

George McFall

George McFall

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George McFall was a resident of Mansfield on December 17, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was transferred to Co. K of the 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, May 30, 1865. On July 20, 1865, George McFall was transferred to Co. B of the same regiment. He deserted on August 2, 1865.

He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.

John M. Milliken

John M. Milliken

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John Mulberry Milliken was a resident of Hampton on August 22, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he reenlisted as a veteran on December 22, 1863, was promoted to Corporal June 1, 1865 and mustered out on July 20, 1865.

He was born about May 1839 in New York City, New York to James and Elizabeth (_______) Milliken. In the 1860 U.S. census in Hampton, he is a 22 year old farm laborer in the household of James Hutchins. John M. Milliken married Cordelia R. (_____) Scott on August 25, 1865 in Mansfield. Cordelia was 22, born in Ellington and this was her second marriage.  Children include: Lizzie Milliken, born about 1868; Rosa Milliken, born about November 1869 and George Milliken, born about 1875. Harlo/Harlan Milliken, born about 1863 is probably a son from Cordelia’s first marriage or his age is misstated in the census. After the Civil War, John M. Milliken moved to Mansfield and worked as a farmer and a laborer. In the 1900 U.S. census, he is living in Clinton, Connecticut and in 1910, Providence, Rhode Island. 

On July 12, 1886, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 579,693 that was granted under certificate No. 596,883.

John M. Milliken died June 20, 1913 in Providence, Rhode Island and is buried at the Atwoodville Cemetery in Mansfield.

Samuel L. Morey

Samuel L. Morey

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Morey/Mowrey/Mowry

Samuel Ladoit Morey was a resident of Mansfield on August 7, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. In April, 1863, He was sent to the U.S. General Hospital at Hampton, Virginia for Ascitis, an abnormal buildup of fluid in his abdomen. He was transferred to the 32nd Co. 2nd Battalion Veterans Reserve Corp on January 25, 1864 and discharged on September 4, 1865.

Soldiers in the Veterans Reserve Corp were men who could no longer serve on the front lines due to illness or severe injury. These units guarded prisoners, worked as cooks or at hospitals to free up able bodied soldiers. The 32nd Co. 2nd Battalion Veterans Reserve Corp was stationed at the U.S. General Hospital at Hampton, Virginia. In a letter from Samuel Morey to Jerome Baldwin, he stated that he had escorted an insane man to the insane asylum in Washington, D.C. and also worked in the knapsack room at the hospital.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 24 and his occupation as farmer.  He is described as 5’ 11” tall with a dark complexion and dark eyes and dark hair.  His marital status is married. 

He was born March 8, 1838 in Mansfield to Charles Lee and Eunice (Church) Morey/Mowry, In the 1850 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is enumerated as Ladoyt Mowrey, a 12 year old living in the household of Charles L. Mowrey. Samuel Morey married Mary Ann Buckingham on September 10, 1860 in Windham, Connecticut.   After the Civil War, he was a farm laborer by the 1870 U.S. census in Windham, Connecticut.

Samuel L. Morey died on July 22, 1892 in Mansfield and is buried at the Atwoodville Cemetery in Mansfield.

Willard R. Moulton

Willard R. Moulton

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Willard R. Moulton was a resident of Mansfield on April 25, 1861 when he enlisted as a Corporal in Co. D of the 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was captured July 21, 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, paroled June 2, 1862 and discharged July 6, 1862. 

He was born about 1842 in Mansfield probably to Harvey and Anna (Turner) Moulton. In the 1850 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is believed to be the Rufus W. Moulton, 19 in the household of Anna Moulton; he was a factory laborer. It is possible that he was the Willard R. Moulton who enlisted as a 1st Sergeant in Co. K of the 4th New York Regiment Volunteer Cavalry on October 30, 1862. That soldier was transferred to Co. D of the 20th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corp on May 19, 1864. 

The Mansfield death record does not list a place of death and stated that he was 33 and was married; the name of his wife was not provided and no pension record has been located for him.

Willard R. Moulton died of consumption on April 2, 1865 and is buried at the Gurleyville Cemetery in Mansfield.

Charles Munroe

Charles Munroe

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Charles Munroe was a resident of Mansfield on October 31, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he died January 28, 1862, Hatteras Inlet.

He was not living in Mansfield in 1860, but he may be the Charles Monroe, age 23, residing in Hampton, Connecticut in the 1860 U.S. census. That individual was a farm laborer born in Connecticut and was married to Hortensia.

On February 27, 1864, his widow, Esther H. Munroe applied for a widow’s pension, No. 46,232 that was granted under Certificate No. 23,966.

The burial place of Charles Munroe is not known.

James Myers

James Myers

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James Myers was a resident of Mansfield on December 27, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he was turned over to the Provost Marshalls of the Army of the Potomac as a deserter from the 2nd New York Artillery.

He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.

Charles W. Nichols

Charles W. Nichols

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Charles Waterman Nichols was a resident of Mansfield on August 7, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia and his arm was amputated. Charles Nichols was discharged for disability May 8, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry list his age as 22 and his occupation as farmer.  He is described as 5’ 5” tall with a fair complexion and blue eyes and dark hair.  His marital status is single. 

He was born January 26, 1840 in Mansfield to Thomas and Laura (Colburn) Nichols. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 20 year old farm laborer in the household of Thomas Nichols. His brother, Melvin Lewis Nichols, a 15 year old farm laborer, who served in the Civil War from Mansfield is also living in the household. Charles Nichols married Elizabeth C. Topliff on March 23, 1862 in Mansfield. He married second, Harriet Elizabeth (Parish) Hutchins on November 22, 1868 in Mansfield. She was the widow of George Hutchins of Co. D and in the 1860 U.S. census, they were the next household to Charles Nichols’ family. Charles and Harriet had one son, Charles T. Nichols, born about 1869. After the Civil War, Charles W. Nichols was a farmer in Mansfield until after 1900.

On May 11, 1865, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 68,089 that was granted under certificate No. 44,661. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, he was receiving a monthly pension of $24 for the loss of his left arm.

Charles W. Nichols died on September 3, 1911 and is buried in the New Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield.

Joseph M. Nichols

Joseph M. Nichols

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Joseph M. Nichols was a resident of Mansfield on September 2, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on October 18, 1862, then reenlisted as a veteran January 1, 1864. He was wounded May 16, 1864 at Fort Darling, Virginia, wounded August 16, 1864 at White’s Tavern, Virginia and wounded October 12, 1864 at Darbytown Road, Virginia.  He was promoted to Sergeant November 1, 1864 and discharged for disability July 6, 1865.

He was born about August 1839 in Rhode Island, probably to Sylvester and Martha H. (Briggs) Nichols. In the 1860 U.S. census in Willington, he is a 20 year old in the household of Sylvester Nichols. After the Civil War, he lived in Rhode Island until about 1879 when he moved to Ashford, Connecticut where he resided with his growing family and his parents. The 1890 Veterans Census enumerated Joseph Nichols in Providence, Rhode Island and he moved to Oswego, New York between 1890 and 1900 where he was a laborer in a woolen mill. Joseph Nichols married Harriet M. _____ about 1858. They had sixteen children, probably including: James S. Nichols, born about 1859 in Connecticut; Harry Arthur Nichols, born September 16, 1874 in Smithfield, Rhode Island; Horace Toby Nichols, born January 11, 1876 in Lincoln, Rhode Island; Edith Nichols and Bertha Nichols, twin daughters born about July 1879, probably in Ashford, Connecticut.

On February 4, 1867 he applied for an invalid pension, No. 121,880 that was granted under certificate No. 79,087. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, he was receiving $6 per month for a wounded right arm. His widow applied for a pension on December 29, 1913.

Joseph M. Nichols died on December 4, 1913 in Fulton, New York according to the Civil War pension index; his burial place is not known.

Melvin L. Nichols

Melvin L. Nichols

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Melvin L. Nichols

Melvin Lewis Nichols was an 18 year old, single resident of Mansfield on November 15, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was transferred to Co. H on April 1, 1862 and reenlisted as a veteran on January 17, 1864. On November 26, 1864, he was transferred to Co. A of the 12th Battalion Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and mustered out on August 12, 1865 in Hartford, Connecticut.

He was born about 1844 in Mansfield to Thomas and Laura (Colburn) Nichols. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 15 year old farm laborer in the household of Thomas Nichols. His brother, Charles Waterman Nichols, a 20 year old farm laborer, who served in the Civil War from Mansfield is also living in the household. After the Civil War, he returned to Mansfield and began working in a thread mill. He began as a thread finisher, was a boss spooler by 1910 and by the time of the 1920 U.S. census, he was an overseer in a silk mill. 

Melvin Nichols married Adella A. Edmond about 1872. Children include: Frank M. Nichols, born about 1873; Clarence E. Nichols, born about November, 1880 and Leslie M. Nichols (son), born about December 1885. Adella (Edmond) Nichols died in 1903 and Melvin married second, Nellie Dorman about 1910. 

On August 26, 1891 he applied for an invalid pension, No. 911,748 that was granted under certificate No. 983,366.

Melvin L. Nichols died on January 26, 1939 in Groton, Connecticut and is buried at the New Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield. He is believed to be the Mansfield Civil War soldier to live the longest and was about 95 when he died.

Henry H. Noble

Henry H. Noble

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Henry H. Noble was a resident of Mansfield on August 14 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was discharged June 15, 1865.

He was born about 1838 probably to Solomon and Sarepta (______) Noble in Connecticut. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 32 year old farmer and head of household. After the Civil War, he returned to Mansfield and worked as a farmer; he moved to Coventry after 1880. Henry Noble married Hannah S. Grant between 1855 and 1860. Children include: Ella S. Noble, born about 1861; Edward/Edwin A. Noble, born about 1868; William H. Noble, born about 1870 and Ernest L. Noble, born about 1874.

On August 6, 1890 he applied for an invalid pension, No. 880,261 that was granted under certificate No. 639,209. His widow applied for a pension on May 15, 1900.

Henry H. Noble died on March 31, 1900 at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut; he is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut.

Elijah F. Owen

Elijah F. Owen

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Elijah F. Owen was a resident of Mansfield on November 8, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he died of disease January 27, 1863 at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 43 and his occupation as operative.  His is described as 5’ 9” tall with a dark complexion and dark eyes and dark hair.  His marital status is married.

He was born about 1818 in Mansfield, probably to Elijah and _____ Owen. In the 1860 census in Ashford, Connecticut, he is a 42 year old farmer. Elijah Owen of Chaplin married Lucinda Brown of Ashford on December 17, 1843 in Ashford. Lucinda Owen received a widows pension and a guardianship pension was later filed for the minors of Elijah Owen.

Elijah F. Owen died on January 27, 1863 and is buried at the South Cemetery in Ashford, Connecticut.

John Packer

John Packer

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John Packer was a resident of Coventry on September 9, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded March 14, 1862 at Newbern, North Carolina and discharged for disability November 30, 1862.

He was born of August 25, 1833 in Bozrah, Connecticut to John and _____ Packer. It is possible that his mother was the Eunice Randall that married John Packer in Colchester, Connecticut on March 15, 1829; Colchester is not far from Bozrah. In the 1860 U.S. census in Salem, John Packer is a 25 year old farmer and head of household. John Packer married Mary C. _____ between 1850 and 1860. Children include: Caroline Packer, born about 1857; Edward E. Packer, born February 1, 1859 and Cora Packer, born about 1866. 

John Packer moved to Mansfield before 1870 and was a farmer there until after 1900. In the 1900 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a widower living in his son, Edward’s household.

On July 26, 1879, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 300,384 that was granted under certificate No. 791,792.

John Packer died on February 27, 1910 at Fitch’s Home for Soldiers in Darien, Connecticut and is buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Mansfield.

John A. Parker

John A. Parker

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John A. Parker was a resident of Mansfield on August 11, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he died December 17, 1864. In a December 21, 1864 letter written at the U.S. General Hospital in Hampton, Virginia, Samuel L. Morey informs Jerome B. Baldwin that John A. Parker entered the hospital, sick last month and died the previous Saturday. He further stated that Julian came to the hospital and sent his body home by express. Julian was Julian Parker, brother of John A. Parker. All four soldiers had served in Co. D of the 21st Regiment C.V.I. and were from Mansfield. The Mansfield death record stated that he died from chronic diarrhea at Fort Monroe in Virginia.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 21 and his occupation as farmer.  He is described as 5’ 7” tall with a fair complexion and brown eyes and brown hair.  His marital status is single. 

He was born in 1841 to Charles and Ann/Anna (Utley) Parker. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 19 year old farm laborer in the household of Charles Parker. One brother in the household, Julian N. Parker, enlisted in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on the same day as John A. Parker.

Anna Parker applied for a dependent mother’s pension on March 18, 1870, No. 185,218 that was granted under certificate No. 152,804.

John A. Parker died on December 17, 1864 at Hampton, Virginia and is buried at the Gurleyville Cemetery in Mansfield.

Julian N. Parker

Julian N. Parker

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Julian N. Parker was a resident of Mansfield on August 11, 1862 when he enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed Hospital Steward on June 30, 1863 and he was mustered out June 16, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 23 and his occupation as student.  He is described as 5’ 10” tall with a fair complexion and blue eyes and dark hair.  His marital status is single. 

He was born July 3, 1839 in Mansfield to Charles and Ann/Anna (Utley) Parker. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 21 year old teacher in the household of Charles Parker. One brother in the household, John A. Parker, enlisted in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on the same day as Julian N. Parker. 

After the Civil War, he studied medicine with Dr. Norman Brigham in Mansfield and then continued his studies at Yale Medical School, graduating as a physician in 1867.  

He married Caroline Shepard of New Haven in 1868; they had no children. 

After practicing medicine in Mansfield for two years, he moved to South Manchester, where he had a medical practice for more than thirty years. Julian Parker was a surgeon with the First Regiment of the Connecticut National Guard and went with them to the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Drake Post of the G.A.R (Grand Army of the Republic) in South Manchester and served as their surgeon for many years. 

On July 26, 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 844,420 that was granted under certificate No. 857,429. His widow applied for a pension on April 30, 1908.

Julian N. Parker died on February 7, 1901 in Manchester and is buried at the East Cemetery in Manchester, Connecticut.

William R. Payne

William R. Payne

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William R. Payne was a resident of Mansfield on August 7, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered out on June 16, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 20 and his occupation as clerk.  He is described as 5’ 6” tall with a fair complexion and brown eyes and brown hair.  His marital status is single.

He was born about 1842 in Buffalo, New York.  His parents may be Josiah and Maria (Ramsdale) Payne. In the 1870 U.S. census in Mansfield, William Payne is a 28 year old born in New York in the household of Maria Payne. There is a William R. Payne living in Jefferson Township, Indiana in the 1880 U.S. census that may be him. He is 38 years old, born in New York and married to Ada E. _______, 21, born in Michigan. They have a one month old unnamed female.

The date of death and burial place of William R. Payne are unknown.

Dwight P. Peck

Dwight P. Peck

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Dwight P. Peck was a resident of Chaplin on August 7, 1862 when he enlisted as a Corporal in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he died of disease January 13, 1863 at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 21 and his occupation as farmer.  He is described as 5’ 8” tall with a fair complexion and blue eyes and brown hair.  His marital status is single.

He was born about 1841 in Mansfield to Pearl L. and Anna/Adaline ______ Peck. In the 1860 census in Chaplin, he is a 19 year old in the household of Pearl L. Peck.

Dwight P. Peck died January 13, 1863; his burial place is unknown.

James M. Perkins

James M. Perkins

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James M. Perkins was a resident of Mansfield on August 19, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was wounded June 16, 1862 at James Island, South Carolina and discharged for disability September 22, 1862. The July 4, 1862 issue of The Willimantic Journal reported that James N. Perkins of Mansfield, a member of Co. H., 7th Connecticut Volunteers Regiment was seriously wounded in the back by a rifle shot. The 7th C.V.I. loss in the disastrous battle on James Island resulted in 11 killed, 4 prisoners and 67 wounded. In the July 11, 1862 issue of The Willimantic Journal , it was reported that James M. Perkins of Mansfield and Benj. E. Sanford of Willimantic, both wounded soldiers of the Conn. 7th, have arrived at a hospital in New York.

“Benj. E. Sanford, of Willimantic, and James M. Perkins, of Mansfield, wounded soldiers of the Conn. 7th, have arrived in New York. By a recent regulation soldiers arriving in New York are not forwarded to their homes, but sent to the hospitals in that vicinity.”

The Willimantic Journal, Friday, July 11, 1862

He was born about 1835 in Connecticut and married ______. His 1865 death record stated that he left one child, Ella, who was one year old, giving her a birth year of about 1864.

On April 4, 1863, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 16,882 that was granted under certificate No. 15,150. Pension applications were later filed by his widow and for his minor child.

James M. Perkins died September 29, 1865, 30 years, 4 months and 7 days old. The cause of death was tuberculosis and phthisis, induced by the wound received in battle. He is buried at the Old Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield.

Hiram Peure

Hiram Peure

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Hiram Peure was a resident of Mansfield on April 22, 1863 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was discharged for disability April 6, 1865.

He was born about April, 1830 in Connecticut and he is not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. It is not known if he married or had any children.

In the 1900 U.S. census, he is a 70 year old pensioner living in the household of his brother, James Pence. Hiram Pence is an 80 year old boarder in the household of Herbert Boynton in Coventry in 1910.

On August 24, 1888, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 669,761 that was granted under certificate No. 452,810.

Hiram Peure died on September 10, 1912 at the Fitch’s Home for Soldiers in Darien, Connecticut. He is buried at the Fitch’s Veteran Cemetery in Darien.

Ellery C. Pike

Ellery C. Pike

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Ellery Clark Pike was a resident of Mansfield on September 8, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered out on July 7, 1863. He apparently wrote to many family members and friends from 1861 to 1869 as many of the return letters received by him were saved and are in the collection of the Connecticut Historical Society. They provide insight into life on the home front and in the military.

The descriptive muster roll of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 19.  No occupation is recorded.  He is described as 5’ 11” tall with a light complexion and blue eyes and brown hair.  His marital status is single. 

He was born on November 21, 1842 in Mansfield to Gardiner C. and Selina (Dunham) Pike. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 17 year old farmer in the household of Gardner C. Pike. Ellery Pike married Martha J. Snow December 16, 1865. Children include: Arthur C. Pike, born about 1867; Walter M. Pike, born about 1868; Helen A. Pike, born about 1871; Mabel A. Pike, born about 1872; Herman E. Pike, born about November 1875 and Bertha Cleopatra Pike, born about May, 1880. After his Civil War service, Ellery was a farmer in Mansfield; in the 1880 U.S. census, he was listed as a butcher.

On April 13, 1891, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 1,011,189 that was granted under certificate No. 788,077. His widow applied for a pension on November 24, 1909.

Ellery C. Pike died on October 18, 1909 in Mansfield and is buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Mansfield.

Orson M. Presbrey

Orson M. Presbrey

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Orson M. Presbrey was a resident of Williamsburg, Massachusetts on December 16, 1863 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he died of disease July 29, 1864 at Washington, D.C.

He was born January 23, 1842 in Willington to Wales and Hannah (Fenton) Presbrey.

On June 30, 1890, Hannah Presbrey applied for a dependent mother’s pension, No. 431,202 that was granted under certificate No. 304,214.

Orson M. Presbrey died on July 29, 1864 in Washington, D.C. and he is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

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