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10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

Ferring W. Abbe

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Ferring/Fearing W. Abbe was a resident of Mansfield on September 9, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged for disability December 20, 1861.

He was born about 1812 and he married Julia A. Thompson on __ 26, 1835 in Mansfield. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 48 year old farm laborer and head of household. After the Civil War, he moved to Portland, New York where he was a farmer. Fearing moved back to Connecticut between June 9, 1880 and September 23, 1881.

On September 24, 1881, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 430,198 that was not granted.

He died on March 17, 1907 and is buried at the Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford.

James A. H. Bowers

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

James A. H. Bowers was a resident of Mansfield on September 18, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, he reenlisted as a veteran on February 7, 1864 and was mustered out August 25, 1865.

He was born about 1835 in Hampton, Connecticut to Alpheus and Lucy (Flint) Bowers. One brother, Ira M. Bowers, enlisted in the 18^th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry and the 1^st Maine Heavy Artillery from Millbridge, Maine.

In the 1860 U.S. census in Killingly, Connecticut, James was a 15 year old in the household of Alpheas Bowers. After the Civil War, he moved in Mansfield and was a farmer. James Bowers married Marie/Mariah ______ between 1860 and 1870. Children include: Emma Bowers, born about 1860.

On July 16, 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 894,843 that was granted under certificate No. 730,062.

James A. H. Bowers died on November 4, 1921 and was buried at the New Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield.

Wesley Brown

Posted on November 4, 2022December 2, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Wesley Brown was a resident of Mansfield on September 5, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he reenlisted as a veteran reenlistment on January 1, 1864. He was wounded October 7, 1864 at Newmarket Road, Virginia and August 16, 1864, at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia. He was mustered out August 25, 1865.

He was born about December, 1840, probably in Mansfield to John and Abigail Maria (Fenton) Brown. In the 1860 U.S. census in Coventry, he is a 19 year old farmer in the household of Lyman Starkweather. Lyman’s wife is Abigail M. and three of Wesley’s siblings are living in the household; it appears that Lyman Starkweather is his stepfather. After the Civil War, he returned to Coventry and worked as a farm laborer. In both the 1880 and 1900 U.S. censuses, he is living in the Coventry household headed by a sibling or a brother-in-law. Wesley Brown never married, and after 1900, he moved to the Fitch’s Home for Soldiers in Darien.

On September 16, 1882, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 460,115 that was granted under certificate No. 518,271. The pension index also states that he served in Co. E of 3^rd United States Artillery Regiment.

Wesley Brown died on November 7, 1909 at Fitch’s Home for Soldiers in Darien, Connecticut and is buried at the Fitch’s Home for Soldiers Cemetery also known as the Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien, Connecticut.

Andrew J. Hovey

Posted on November 1, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Andrew J. Hovey was a resident of Mansfield on September 4, 1861 when he enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was promoted 1st Sergeant May 1, 1864 and discharged October 7, 1864, time expired.

He was born about 1833 in Mansfield; in the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 27 year old mechanic and head of household. Andrew Hovey married Elizabeth Brown between 1850 and 1860. Children include: Carrie M. Hovey, born about 1859 and George Hovey, born about 1861. After his Civil War service, he returned to Connecticut and worked as a carpenter. He is living in Coventry by 1870, Windham by 1880 and Tolland by 1900.

Andrew J. Hovey died on April 22, 1906 at Fitch’s Home for Soldiers in Darien, Connecticut and is buried at the Old Willimantic Cemetery in Windham, Connecticut.

William Keough

Posted on November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

William Keough was a resident of Mansfield on September 8, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was discharged October 7, 1864, time expired. According to his pension record, he may also have had service in Co. E of the 5^th United States Volunteer Infantry.

He was born on May 13, 1842 in Galveston, Texas to Michael J. and Jane H. (Hall) Keough; he was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. After his Civil War service, he moved to Michigan and he was enumerated in both the 1880 U.S. census and the 1890 Veterans’ Census in Jonesville, Michigan. William Keough worked as an engineer and he married Mary Elizabeth “Libbie” Ketchum before 1880. She died before September 29, 1913 when he married, second, at age 70, Emma M. (Jones) Leonard. There are no known children from either marriage.

On May 13, 1889, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 704,848 that was granted under certificate No. 473,414. His widow applied for a pension on October 23, 1914.

William Keough died on October 8, 1914 in Battlecreek, Michigan according to the Civil War pension index. He is buried at Section B 10 of the Sunset View Cemetery in Fayette, Michigan.

Joseph M. Nichols

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

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.

Henry H. Noble

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

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.

John Packer

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

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.

Charles E. Randall

Posted on October 25, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Charles E. Randall was a resident of Mansfield on February 29, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. On June 16, 1865, he was transferred to Co. G of the 10^th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered out on August 25, 1865.

The descriptive muster of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 18 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 6” tall with a light complexion and blue eyes and light hair.

He was born about 1847 in Connecticut to Augustus and ______ Randall. In the 1850 U.S. census in Oxford, Massachusetts, he a 3-year-old, born in Connecticut in the household of Augustus Randall. The wife of Augustus in that household, Keziah (Hale) (Rogers) Randall is unlikely to be his mother as that couple was married on June 15, 1848. His mother may be the Abby Bartlett/Bartelle who married Augustus W. Randall on March 16, 1848 in Thompson or more likely, an unknown previous wife. He is a 14 year old living in the household of Augustus Randall in Mansfield, Connecticut in 1860. Charles E. Randall and his father, Augustus, both joined Co. D of the 21^st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.

According to his 1896 admittance application to the National Soldiers’ Home, he lived in Kansas after the Civil War and his closest living relative was a half-sister, Ella, living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ella was a daughter of Augustus and Keziah Randall. Charles was 50 and single. He was described as 5’ 11” tall with a fair complexion and blue eyes and brown hair.

His first admission to a National Soldiers’ Home was on February 1, 1896; he was readmitted on August 6, 1909 and for a third time on January 21, 1910. He suffered from gastritis, heart problems and impaired vision.

Charles E. Randall died on April 19, 1918 at the National Soldiers’ Home in Johnson City, Tennessee. This was known locally as the Mountain Home. He is buried at the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Tennessee, Section C, Row 10, Site 12.