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George W. Collins was a resident of Mansfield on December 21, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. M of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he deserted on January 24, 1865.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
John H. Day was a resident of West Hartford on May 22, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he reenlisted as a veteran on November 16, 1863, was promoted to Corporal September 16, 1865 and was mustered out September 25, 1865.
He was born about September 1839 in Lyme, Connecticut to John and Lydia (Latham) Day. He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. After the Civil War, he moved to Mansfield and was a farmer. John Day married Emily E. Starkweather about 1868. Children include: Henry S. Day, born about March 1871; Daisy Day, born about 1872 and Johnnie Day, born about 1880.
On October 7, 1892, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 931,789 that was granted under certificate No. 870,455. His widow applied for a pension on January 11, 1902.
John H. Day died on December 31, 1901 in Mansfield and he is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.
Patrick Durgan was a resident of Mansfield on February 3, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. L of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery. He reenlisted as a Veteran on February 9, 1864 and was mustered out September 25, 1865, Washington, DC.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. Patrick Durgan married Mary _______. He moved to Massachusetts at some point after the Civil War.
On May 9, 1895, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 1,166,968. His widow applied for a pension on September 1, 1899. The pension applications of Patrick and his widow were both filed from Massachusetts.
Patrick Durgan died between May 9, 1895 and September 1, 1899, probably in Massachusetts. His burial place is not known.
James Fielding was a resident of Mansfield on February 3, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. L of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery. He reenlisted as a veteran on February 9, 1864 and was mustered out September 25, 1865 in Washington, D.C.
He was not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census.
On July 12, 1892, he applied from Maine for an invalid pension, No. 814,336 that was granted under certificate No. 584,579.
James Fielding was living in Togus, Maine when he was enumerated in the 1890 Veterans Schedule. No further information is known.
Charles Flood was a resident of Mansfield on December 15, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he deserted on January 8, 1865.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
David Gibson was a resident of Mansfield on August 30, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he was mustered out September 25, 1865 at Washington, DC. He is listed in regimental records as a substitute or drafted.
He was born about July 1846 in Connecticut probably to David and Agnes ______ Gibson, both born in Scotland. In the 1860 U.S. census in Enfield, he is a 17 year old farm laborer in the household of David Gibson. David Gibson married Marguerite ______ about 1870; children include Frederick Gibson, born about 1874 and John Gibson, born about 1876. After the Civil War, he worked as a laborer in Enfield, Connecticut; he moved to Bannack, Montana after 1880. He is a laborer there in the 1900 U.S. census and a quartz miner in the 1910 census.
On February 15, 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 755,693 that was granted under certificate No. 504,982. His widow applied for a pension on December 1, 1919.
David Gibson died between 1910 and December 1, 1919. He is buried at the Bannack Cemetery in Bannack, Montana.
Thomas Griffin was a resident of Mansfield on August 25, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he deserted on September 8, 1864. He is listed in regimental records as a substitute or drafted.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
Conrad Konz was a resident of Mansfield on August 20, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery. He deserted on September 23, 1864. He is listed in regimental records as a substitute or drafted.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
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.
Bennett Rowe was a resident of Mansfield on May 31, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he reenlisted as a Veteran on December 28, 1863 and mustered out September 25, 1865.
He was born about October, 1837 in Salem, Massachusetts; he is not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. After the Civil War, he moved to Beverly, Massachusetts and worked as a house painter. Bennett Rowe married Harriet Sophia Prentiss on November 29, 1866 in Beverly. Children include: Lena Davis Rowe, born February 21, 1868; Bennett Prentiss Rowe, born October 14, 1880 and Annie Lavina Rowe born November 20, 1882.
On October 1, 1896, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 1,181,833 that was granted under certificate No. 937,056.
Bennett Rowe died on May 23, 1929 according to pension records. His burial place is not known.
Thomas Smith was a resident of Mansfield on December 21, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he deserted on August 20, 1865.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
James Strayer was a resident of Mansfield on December 17, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he deserted on February 20, 1865.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
John S. Taft was a resident of Mansfield on December 14, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he was mustered out September 25, 1865, Washington, D.C.
He was born on October 20, 1848 in Leicester, Massachusetts to Joseph and Ann (_____) Taft. In the 1860 U.S. census in Stafford, Connecticut, he is a 12 year old in the household of Joseph Taft. After the Civil War, he was a farm laborer in Tolland and by 1900, he was a farmer living in South Windsor, Connecticut. John Taft married Clara E. Brewin between 1865 and 1880. Children include: Joseph J. Taft, born about June 1879; Mabel Taft, born about March 1881 and Clara E. Taft, born about April 1885. Clara E. (Brewin) Taft died before 1888; John Taft married, second, Mary M. _____ about 1888.
On August 5, 1879, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 302,057 that was granted under certificate No. 256,586. His widow applied for a pension on June 30, 1910.
John S. Taft died on June 17, 1910 in South Windsor, Connecticut and he is buried at the Center Cemetery in South Windsor.
William R. White was a resident of Putnam, Connecticut on October 24, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. On October 25, 1862, he was transferred to Co. E of the 2nd United States Cavalry. He was discharged for disability on August 15, 1863. William R. White was a resident of Mansfield on January 14, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he was discharged on June 18, 1865.
He was born about 1845, probably in Mansfield to Rand B. and Sarah (Fenton) White. William White married Anna C. Long about 1865; she was born in Maryland. Two children were born in Maryland and they had moved to Pawnee, Illinois by the date of the 1870 U.S. census. He moved to Douglas, Nebraska by 1878. Children include: Edward E. White, born about 1866; William Rand White, born about 1868; Sarah White, born about 1870; Olivia White, born about 1878 and Barton? White, born about 1879. William White was a farmer and moved back to Mansfield before the 1920 census. He married second, Mary L. _____, born in Indiana.
On August 1, 1881, he applied from Nebraska for an invalid pension under No. 427,466 that was granted under certificate No. 422,635.
William R. White died on November 6, 1930, probably in Willimantic and he is buried at the New Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield.
Charles Williams was a resident of Mansfield on December 15, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he was promoted to Corporal April 10, 1865 and deserted August 2, 1865.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
Charles H. Williams was a resident of Mansfield on January 5, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he was transferred to the 7th Regiment Veterans Reserve Corp on December 30, 1864. Charles Williams was discharged on July 20, 1865.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.
On June 25, 1892, he applied for an invalid pension under No. 1,118,556 that was granted under No. 853,718.
James Wilson was a resident of Mansfield on April 26, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he deserted on September 24, 1864. This James Wilson cannot be the same James Wilson from Mansfield in Co. G of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and the United States Navy.
He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.