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18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

Charles B. Baldwin

Posted on November 4, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Charles B. Baldwin was a resident of Mansfield on July 30, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was killed in action on June 15, 1863 in Winchester, Virginia.

“Two companies, one of which was company F, charged on a body of rebels on the Berryville Road, and captured twelve guns, and took four prisoners. They were ordered to fall back, but Charles Baldwin of Mansfield staid behind, probably not hearing the order. A rebel Lieutenant and two privates came out of the woods, and one ordered him to surrender. He refused, and raised his gun to shoot the rebel, but the gun only snapped the cap, and the rebel Lieutenant shot him through the bowels with his carbine. He was buried where he fell, by a citizen who owned the property.”
The Willimantic Journal reported the above account that was communicated by Corporal Chas. D. Burdick, Co. F 18^th C.V.I. July 24, 1863

He was born July 4, 1845 to Seth P. and Celinda (Farnham) Baldwin. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 15 year old living in the household of Seth P. Baldwin.

Seth P. Baldwin applied for a dependent father’s pension. According to the Pension List of 1883, he was receiving a pension of $8 per month that commenced in October, 1872.

Charles Baldwin shares a headstone with his father at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

William H. Campbell

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

William H. Campbell was a resident of Mansfield on July 17, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was captured June 15, 1863, Winchester, Virginia, paroled on July 14, 1863 and he died September 10, 1863.

He was born about 1846 in Connecticut to William and Nancy M. _____ Campbell. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 14 year old in the household of Nancy M. Campbell.

Nancy M. Campbell applied for a dependent mother’s pension on August 8, 1864, No. 60,188 that was granted under certificate No. 151,803.

William H. Campbell was about 17 years old when he died; his burial place is unknown.

Judson T. Carpenter

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

Judson T. Carpenter was a resident of Mansfield on July 21, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged November 20, 1862.

He was born on January 31, 1833 in Ashford, Connecticut to Uriah B. and Marcia (Scarborough) Carpenter. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 27 year old operative and head of household. Judson Carpenter married Clarissa Perrin on April 10, 1853 in Eastford, Connecticut. Children include: Francis A. Carpenter, born about 1855; Susie Carpenter, born about 1861; Carrie Carpenter, born about 1863 and Harry Carpenter, born about 1866. Clarissa (Perrin) Carpenter died in 1869. Judson Carpenter married second, Adaline L. ____ about 1875; they had no children.

Judson was working in a boot factory in the 1870 U.S. census in Brookfield, Massachusetts. He was living in Holliston, Massachusetts by the date of the 1890 Veterans Census. In 1900, he is the superintendent of the Town Farm in Holliston.

On January 16, 1891, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 980,035 that was granted under certificate No. 677,344. His widow applied for a pension on May 19, 1908.

Judson T. Carpenter died on January 7, 1903 and is buried at the Brookfield Cemetery in Brookfield, Massachusetts.

Lucius P. Clark

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

Lucius P. Clark was a resident of Mansfield on July 21, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was captured June 15, 1863 at Winchester, Virginia, was paroled July 19, 1863 and mustered out June 27, 1865.

He was born about 1836 probably to Lucius and Catherine (Powell) Clark in Coventry. In the 1860 U.S. census in Coventry, he is a 26 year old day laborer and head of household; the previous household is the family of Lucius and Catherine Clark. Lucius Clark married Emily A. _____ between 1850 and 1860. He moved to New Britain by the 1870 U.S. census and was employed as a carpenter/joiner; this is the same occupation as his father. Between 1880 and 1889, he was a resident of Fitch’s Soldiers Home in Darien.

On January 21, 1887, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 594,393 that was granted under certificate No. 914,276. His widow applied for a pension on December 20, 1899.

Lucius P. Clark died on November 24, 1899 at Fitch’s Soldiers’ Home in Darien, Connecticut and is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in New Britain, Connecticut.

Prescott W. Daniels

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

Prescott Waite Daniels was a resident of Mansfield when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry under the name of Prescott Waite; he transferred to Co. I, 1st United States Infantry May 23, 1865 and was discharged October 20, 1865.

He was born about 1840 in Connecticut. In the 1860 U.S. census in New London, he is enumerated as a 19 year old seaman born in Connecticut included among seamen registered at the U.S. Customs House in New London. After the Civil War, he returned to Connecticut and was working as a painter in Coventry in the 1880 U.S. census. Prescott Daniels married Rose H. Robinson between 1870 and 1880; they had no known children.

On December 2, 1886, he applied for an invalid pension under No. 590,465 that was granted under certificate No. 431,249. His widow applied for a pension on August 27, 1892.

On May 11, 1889, he applied for an invalid pension under No. 703,195 that was granted under certificate No. 483,005.

Prescott Waite Daniels died on November 29, 1892 and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry.

Edwin S. Fitch

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

Edwin Sullivan Fitch was a resident of Norwich on August 8, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was promoted to Corporal on March 20, 1864, reduced to ranks May 20, 1864, promoted to Corporal on June 8, 1864 and to 1^st Sergeant on August 20, 1864. He was mustered out on June 27, 1865 at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia.

He was born on December 28, 1839 in Mansfield to Edwin S. and Alice R. (Adams) Fitch. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 20 year old clerk in the household of Edwin S. Fitch (Sr.). His father was a master builder-architect who built numerous houses, churches, mills and other buildings in the area. Several are noted examples of the Greek Revival style.

Edwin S. Fitch married Emma Augusta Smith, born in Norwich between 1870 and 1880. According to his obituary, he married twice but had no children. After the Civil War, he returned to Norwich and was employed as a bookkeeper. His wife, Emma (Smith) Fitch, died in 1892 and he retired to Mansfield about 1902. Edwin S. Fitch resided with his sister, Josephine (Fitch) Buchanan, wife of Archibald Buchanan for the last 14 years of his life.

On November 9, 1881, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 432,963 that was granted under certificate No. 652,394.

Edwin S. Fitch died on February 5, 1916 in Mansfield and is buried at the New Mansfield Center Cemetery.

Albert F. Grant

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

Albert F. Grant was a resident of Mansfield on December 31 1863 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 18^th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was discharged July 19, 1865.

He was born April 1, 1846 in Mansfield to Nelson and Sarah M. (Freeman) Grant. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 14 year old in the household of Nelson Grant. He married Amanda ____ born in New York, about 1862. Children include Alice Grant, born about June 1863 in Connecticut. After his Civil War service, he moved to Coventry and worked as a farm laborer. Albert Grant moved to Little Falls, New York after 1880 and he is enumerated there in the 1890 Veterans Census. In the 1900 U.S. census, he is living in the household of Lerrota F. Jenks, his son-in-law in Little Falls, New York. He is a 60 year old mill framer, boarding in a home in the 1905 New York State census in Little Falls, New York.

On August 21, 1884, he applied in New York for an invalid pension, No. 723,794 that was granted under certificate No. 729,502.

Albert F. Grant died on June 26, 1919 in Little Falls, New York, according to pension records. His burial place is unknown.

William H. Griggs

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

William H. Griggs was a resident of Pomfret on August 11, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was captured June 15, 1863 in Winchester, Virginia, paroled July 15, 1863 and mustered out June 27, 1865.

He was born about October, 1840 in Woodstock, Connecticut to Titus O. and Susan (Harrington) Griggs; he was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. After the Civil War, he worked as a farm laborer, first in Hampton, then in Ashford. He moved to Mansfield after 1880 and was a farmer there. William Griggs married Julia ____ between 1860 and 1870; he married, second Susan M. Hooker. There are no known children from either marriage.

On October 20, 1898, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 953,613 that was granted under certificate No. 1,086,355.

William H. Griggs died on June 13, 1909 in Mansfield and is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Mansfield.

Franklin E. Robinson

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

Franklin E. Robinson was a resident of Mansfield on July 31, 1863 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he deserted on November 11, 1864.

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

William Warren

Posted on October 24, 2022October 26, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Warren’s headstone in New Storrs Cemetery

William Warren was a resident of Mansfield on July 21, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was captured June 15, 1863, Winchester, Virginia, paroled July 14, 1863 and mustered out June 27, 1865.

He was born about 1844 in Coventry, Connecticut to Ziba and Phebe C. (Balch) Warren. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is an 18 year old in the household of Ziba Warren. William Warren married Esther King about 1871. Children include Alice Warren, born about 1874. He returned to Mansfield after his Civil War service and worked as a farm laborer.

On February 2, 1881, he applied for an invalid pension under No. 416,716 that was granted under certificate No. 438,138.

William Warren was a farm hand of Augustus Storrs on May 9, 1883 when he had a serious accident while hitching up a pair of young cattle. The May 16, 1883 issue of the Willimantic Chronicle stated that the cattle bolted before he could extricate himself from the harness. In the article, the correspondent remembered his previous conversations with William Warren about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He was captured with thousands of others at the Battle of Winchester and endured a dry and dusty march down the Shenadoah Valley in Virginia; captors and captives alike were parched with thirst as the wells were drained and water was unavailable. A second article in the May 23, 1883 issue of the Willimantic Chronicle stated that William Warren had died of his injuries and left a wife and daughter.

William Warren died on May 17, 1883 in Mansfield; he is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.