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5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

William F. Chaffee

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

William F. Chaffee 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 was discharged for disability February 2, 1863.

The descriptive muster roll for the 21^st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 41 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’8” tall with a fair complexion and light hair and blue eyes. His marital status is single.

He was born May 17, 1822 in Ashford to Frederick and Catherine Spring (Knowlton) Chaffee, Jr. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 38 year old farmer in the household of Frederick Chaffee. William married Soviah P. Simonds on August 31, 1862 in Mansfield, just a couple weeks after he enlisted in the army. There are no known children. After his Civil War service, he returned to Mansfield and resumed farming.

On December 20, 1869, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 151,388 that was granted under certificate No. 112,448. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, he was receiving $8 per month for a wound to his abdomen.

William F. Chaffee died on March 21, 1888 and is buried at the Gurleyville Cemetery in Mansfield.

Edwin B. Coolidge

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

Edwin Buckingham Coolidge was a resident of Mansfield on November 4, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded July 20, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia and mustered out July 19, 1865.

He was born September 24, 1836 in Erving, Massachusetts to Wendell and Emma (White) Coolidge. After the Civil War, he succeeded his father in the furniture business, establishing a factory in Willimantic. Edwin Coolidge was a resident of Ashburnham, Massachusetts in January of 1860 but he is not found in the 1860 U.S. census in Massachusetts or Connecticut. In the 1870 U.S. census in Willimantic, he is a 34 year old refinisher of furniture and head of household. He moved to East Hartford about 1874 and resided there for 25 years. The last seven years of his life, he was a resident of Hartford. Edwin Coolidge was a cousin of Civil War Governor William Buckingham. Fitch Soldier Home records indicate that he died there, but his obituary stated that he died at Hartford Hospital.

Edwin B. Coolidge married Josephine A. _____, born in Templeton, Massachusetts about 1855. Children include: Charles W. Coolidge, born July 17, 1857 and Francis Coolidge, born January 19, 1860. He married, second, Mary Josephine Potter of Griswold in 1867. Children include: Clarence Edwin Coolidge, born April 6, 1870; Nellie Isabel Coolidge, born January 29, 1872; Addie Emily Coolidge born July 24, 1873; Ellsworth Coolidge, born 1875, died 1877; Walter Bixby Coolidge, born November 13, 1877; Mary Button Coolidge, born December 19, 1879 and Susan Lois Coolidge, born November 28, 1883.

On November 29, 1878, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 263,232 that was granted under certificate No. 159,728. His widow applied for a pension on August 6, 1906.

Edwin B. Coolidge died on July 31, 1906 at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut and is buried at Center Cemetery in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Michael Giblen

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

Michael Giblen was a resident of Mansfield on December 22, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was transferred from New Haven to the Company on January 7, 1865 and he failed to report.

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

Jesse Gibson

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

Jesse Gibson was a resident of Mansfield on December 15, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was an unassigned recruit and he was discharged for disability on January 31, 1865.

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

Thomas Keyes

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

Thomas Keyes was a resident of Mansfield on December 22, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was transferred from New Haven to the Company on January 7, 1865 and he failed to report.

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

David P. Knowlton

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

David Palmer Knowlton was a resident of Mansfield on November 4, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was transferred to Co. B, 20th Regiment of the Veterans Reserve Corps on December 12, 1863; he was discharged on July 20, 1865.

He was born November 16, 1833 in Ashford to Palmer A. and Harriet E. (Conant) Knowlton. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he was a 26 year old farmer and head of household. David Knowlton married Elmira J. Simons/Simonds on February 28, 1853 in Mansfield. Children include: Adelaide Knowlton, born September 5, 1855; John E. Knowlton, born April 22, 1862 and Edith C. Knowlton, born January 22, 1867. His wife, Elmira died on March 18, 1867, less than two months after the birth of Edith. David Knowlton was a farmer.

On July 17, 1866, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 112,014 but he died before it was granted. A guardianship pension application was filed under certificate No. 111,006 on October 27, 1869 that was granted under 144,258. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, the minors of David P. Knowlton were receiving a pension of $10 per month.

David P. Knowlton died of consumption in Mansfield on July 17, 1869; he is buried at the Gurleyville Cemetery in Mansfield.

James M. Mathewson

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

James M. Mathewson was a resident of Mansfield on June 21, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 5^thRegiment 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

James Williams

Posted on October 24, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

James Williams was a resident of Mansfield on December 15, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was transferred from New Haven to Company on January 7, 1865 and failed to report.

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

Edward S. Wilson

Posted on October 24, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Edward S. Wilson was a resident of Mansfield on February 25, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he mustered out July 19, 1865.

He was born about 1845 in Ashford, Connecticut to Nelson and _____ Wilson. After the Civil War, he moved to Eastford, Connecticut and worked as a farm laborer. Edward Wilson married Julia A. ______ about 1867. Children include: Wayland Wilson, born about 1867; Rose S. Wilson, born about 1869; George C. Wilson, born about 1872 and Dwight O. Wilson, born about 1875.

On August 2, 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 868,253 that was granted under certificate No. 908,699. His widow filed for a pension on October 20, 1899.

Edward S. Wilson died on March 18, 1899 in Ashford and is buried at the South Cemetery in Ashford, Connecticut.

David G. Woods

Posted on October 24, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

David G. Woods was a resident of Indiana when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 19th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which was part of the famous Iron Brigade; he was discharged early in the War from that regiment. He was a resident of Mansfield, Connecticut on January 9, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered out July 19, 1865.

He was born about 1845 in Ohio or Indiana and was not living in Connecticut in 1860. David Woods married Martha M. Buck on February 3, 1874 at her father’s residence in Jasper County, Missouri. Children include: Lee F. Woods, born about 1875; Sarah F. Woods, born about 1875 and Alice Woods, born about 1878. He moved to Elm Grove, Kansas between 1875 and 1877 and he worked as a farmer. In the 1890 Veterans’ Census, he was a resident of Joplin, Missouri.

On June 22, 1880, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 306,873 that was granted under certificate No. 435.107. His widow filed for a pension on July 24, 1896.

David G. Woods died between June 22, 1880 and July 24, 1896, probably in Missouri. He is buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Joplin, Missouri.