Tag: 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

Seth D. Bennett

Seth D. Bennett

Seth Dunham Bennett was a resident of Mansfield on August 29, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged September 12, 1864, time expired.

He was born May 27, 1840 in Mansfield to William and Harriet (Dunham) Bennett. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 20 year old teacher in the household of William Bennett. Two of his brothers, George D. Bennett and Theodore F. Bennett also served in the Civil War from Mansfield; they were both in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. 

Seth Bennett was a 30 year old teacher living in the household of his brother John Bennett in Marietta, Marshall County, Iowa by the date of the 1870 U.S. census. He moved to Polk, Canada County, Nebraska by the 1880 U.S. census date. He married Laura ____ between 1870 and 1880. In the 1890 Veterans’ census, Seth D. Bennett was residing in Rising City and Reading in Butler County, Nebraska. He was a member of G.A.R (Grand Army of the Republic) Post 20.102 in Nebraska.

On July 14, 1882, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 454,792 that was granted under certificate No. 249,323. His widow later filed application for a pension.

Seth D. Bennett died on February 24, 1893 and is buried at the Circle Mound Cemetery in Rising City, Nebraska, Lot 77, Section B.

William Brown

William Brown

William Brown was a resident of Mansfield on February 20, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. C of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he transferred to the ship U.S.S. Mackinaw of the United States Navy on April 28, 1864 and deserted on April 30, 1864.

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

Henry A. Clark

Henry A. Clark

Henry A. Clark was a resident of Southington on September 5, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on March 1, 1865 and then promoted to Sergeant on May 1, 1865.  He mustered out July 20, 1865 at Goldsboro, North Carolina.

In the descriptive muster roll of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, his age is listed as 37 and his occupation as mechanic.  He is described as 5’10” tall with a dark complexion and brown hair and grey eyes. 

He was born in Mansfield about 1824. Henry A. Clark married Harriet Jaycox on May 3, 1855.  Children include: George A. Clark born in 1866 and Harriet Adell Clark Pauer born in 1871.

Henry A. Clark died on November 18, 1905 and is buried at the Quinnipiac Cemetery in Southington, Connecticut.

Enoch Dodd

Enoch Dodd

Enoch Dodd was a resident of Mansfield on August 24, 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 July 1, 1865 and he was mustered out July 20, 1865.

He was born to Samuel and Mary A. _____ Dodd about 1835. There are conflicting birth places in several census records and the death record has Michigan crossed out and Kingston, Canada written in. Since both the 1900 and 1910 U.S. censuses give Canada as his place of birth and he is listed as a naturalized alien who immigrated about 1834, Kingston, Canada may be correct. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 26 year old farm laborer and head of household. After the Civil War, he returned to Mansfield and continued to work as a farm laborer.

Enoch married Mary Emily Perkins, born in Mansfield on January 28, 1853, in Marlborough, Connecticut. They had the following children: Victor H. Dodd, born September 15, 1854; Annie E. Dodd, born September 22, 1856; Annette F. Dodd, born about 1858 and Charlie Dodd, born February 22, 1861. Emily (Perkins) Dodd died on October 8, 1862 in Mansfield and Enoch married second, Caroline Wilbur about 1870. They had one child, Gertrude, born February 13, 1875; Caroline (Wilbur) Dodd died August 30, 1881. Enoch Dodd married third, Katie Smith on September 8, 1882 in Mansfield. Enoch married fourth, Julia M. Copeland about 1884. Their children include: Llewelyn (or Louis V.) Dodd, born about January 1889, Gertrude A. Dodd, born about June 1890; Robert L. Dodd, born December 23, 1892; Florence E. Dodd born about July 1895 and Alfred Dodd, born about 1900.

On July 8, 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 887,647 that was granted under certificate No. 755,920. His widow applied for a pension in 1911.

Enoch Dodd died on December 22, 1910 in Mansfield and he is buried at the New Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield.

Welcome H. Geer

Welcome H. Geer

Welcome H. Geer was a resident of Mansfield on December 16, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was transferred to Co. E of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on June 23, 1865 and was mustered out July 20, 1865.

He was born about 1843 in Rhode Island, probably in Hopkinton, to Charles H. and Eliza P. (_____) Geer. In the 1860 U.S. census in North Stonington, Connecticut, he is a 15 year old in the household of Charles H. Geer. After the Civil War, he returned to Connecticut and worked as a farm laborer. Welcome Geer married Helen E. _____ about 1885. Children include: Welcome Arthur Geer, born about April 1888 and Raymond Geer, born about October, 1891. 

In the 1890 Veterans census, he is living in Hopkinton, Rhode Island and he is a farm laborer there in the 1900 U.S. census.

Welcome H. Geer died on March 18, 1901 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island; his burial place is not known.

James B. Golden

James B. Golden

James B. Golden was a resident of Hartford on September 2, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he transferred to Co. K on March 1, 1863 and was mustered out September 30, 1863. He was a resident of Mansfield on October 9, 1863 when he enlisted as a private in Co. E of the 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and he deserted on November 9, 1864.

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

James Hagan

James Hagan

Also known as James Wilson

James Hagan was a resident of Mansfield on February 19, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry as James Wilson; he transferred to United States Navy on April 28, 1864, serving on the U.S.S. Minnesota and Agamenticus. He was discharged on September 4, 1865.

His correct name is identified in the 1890 Veterans census. The census enumerated him at 2412 Ashburton Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His service in the 7th C.V.I and in the United States Navy is shown. According to this record, he was a petty officer and served on the Minnesota, Princeton and the Unadilla.

Lorenzo A. Hall

Lorenzo A. Hall

Lorenzo Ambrose Hall was a resident of Mansfield on August 22, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was wounded October 22, 1862, Pocotaligo, South Carolina and discharged September 7, 1864, time expired.

He was born about 1841 in Mansfield to Ambrose and Esther (Batten) Hall. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 19 year old farm laborer in the household of Ambrose Hall. His brother, William H. Hall, a 15 year old in the same household was a Mansfield Civil War soldier killed at the Battle of Antietam.  After his Civil War service, Lorenzo moved to Danvers, Massachusetts about 1870 and worked in a shoe factory. He married Amanda Durfee about 1865. Their children were born in Danvers, Massachusetts and include: John Lawson Hall, born September 27, 1865; Jane Violetta Hall, born November 9, 1866; Jerry/Jeremiah Lorenzo Hall, born October 18, 1867; Julia Esther Hall, born December 25, 1868 or and Addie Francis Hall, born April 9, 1870. Lorenzo married second, Annie O’Leary on July 3, 1877 in Danvers.

On May 27, 1880, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 366,164 that was granted under certificate No. 220,918. His widow applied for a pension on March 19, 1900.

Lorenzo Hall died on February 26, 1900 in Danvers, Massachusetts and is buried in Salem, Massachusetts.

William J. Holland

William J. Holland

William J. Holland was a resident of Mansfield on September 5, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. H of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.  He was wounded October 22, 1862 at Pocotaligo, South Carolina and discharged for disability March 18, 1863.

He was born about 1837 in Rhode Island to Eber and Elizabeth (Tucker) Holland. In the 1860 U.S. census in Lebanon, he is a 23 year old in the household of Eber Tucker. William Holland married Eliza A. about 1860. Children include: William Holland, born about 1861, Lillian Holland, born about 1865 and Mary Holland, born about 1869. After his Civil War service, he returned to Mansfield and worked as a farmer and a night watchman.

On February 1, 1864, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 40,000 that was granted under certificate No. 30,195. His widow applied for a pension on June 10, 1882.

William J. Holland died on May 27, 1882 in Mansfield and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut.

Levi G. Holston

Levi G. Holston

Levi G. Holston was a resident of Mansfield on December 17, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was transferred to Co. G of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on June 23, 1865 and mustered out July 20, 1865.

He was born about May, 1837 in New York City to Kenning and Samantha (Cafefs) Holston; he was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. After the Civil War, he moved to Alabama where he was a farmer. Between 1870 and 1880, he moved to Texas and eventually settled in Marshall, Texas. Levi Holston married Samantha R.  ____ between 1860 and 1870; she died on October 7, 1905 and he married, second, Martha J. Allen on June 4, 1906. Children from his first marriage include: Levy Holston, born about 1862; Charlie Holston, born about 1866; Maria Holston, born about 1869; Nellie/Nettie L. Holston, born about May 1872; Henry H. Holston, born about March 1877; Alvis N. Holston, born about 1879 and Ethel Holston, born about March 1886.

On May 16, 1892, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 1,111,602 that was granted under certificate No. 1,007,429.

Levi G. Holston died on August 13, 1916 in Marshall, Texas and is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Marshall, Texas.

Mitchell Laforce

Mitchell Laforce

Mitchell Laforce was a resident of Mansfield on February 19, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded May 14, 1864 at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia and he deserted July 16, 1864.

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

John Latham

John Latham

Also known as George J. Smith

John Latham was 20 years old when he enlisted from Utica, New York on August 28, 1862 as a Private in Co. A of the 146th New York Volunteer Infantry. This regiment was better known as Garrard’s Tigers and became a Zouave unit after initially wearing regulation uniforms. He was captured on May 1, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia and was paroled, no date given. John Latham was a resident of Mansfield on February 22, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry under the name of George J. Smith. He was captured June 17, 1864, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia and was a POW at Andersonville, Georgia. Union prisoners were transferred from Andersonville to other prison camps as General Sherman’s army entered Georgia. George J. Smith a/k/a John Latham escaped from the prison camp at Salisbury, North Carolina, April 12, 1865 and was discharged August 28, 1865.

He was born about 1842, probably in New York and he was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. There is a John Latham in Utica, New York in that census living in the household of Charles and Lauryn A. Latham. He was an 18 year old laborer and may be the George J. Smith a/k/a John Latham that served in the regiments listed above. John Latham was married to Margaret ______ according to pension records; no children are known.

On January 17, 1885, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 530,294 that was granted under certificate No. 452,734. The pension lists his correct name, his Civil War service in both regiments and his wife’s first name. His widow applied for a pension on August 14, 1902? from New York.

John Latham died between January 17, 1885 and August 14, 1902?; his burial place is not known.

Felix Lavoi

Felix Lavoi

Also known as Joseph Goodyear

Felix Lavoi was a resident of Mansfield on February 19, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was wounded and captured June 2, 1864, Hatcher’s Run, Virginia. Felix Lavoi was a prisoner of war in Andersonville, Georgia, paroled December 11, 1864 and discharged June 23, 1865. 

On October 17, 1882, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 462,638 that was granted under certificate No. 269,428; the pension application was filed in New York. There is only one Joseph Goodyear in the 1900 and 1910 U.S. censuses in Watervliet, New York. If this individual identical to the Felix Lavoi who enlisted in Mansfield, he was born in Canada about 1847. In the 1870 and 1880 U.S. censuses, he was residing in West Troy, New York. Joseph Goodyear married Annie _____ about 1869. Children were all born in New York and include: Joseph Goodyear, born about 1870; Annie Goodyear, born about 1873; Katherine/Katie Goodyear, born about 1874; William Goodyear, born about 1877; Elizabeth/Lizzie Goodyear, born about September 1879; Mary Goodyear, born about October 1882; Theresa Goodyear, born about January 1884; Nellie Goodyear, born about April 1887; Julia Goodyear, born about November 1888 and Robert Goodyear, born about November 1891. Annie (_____) Goodyear died between 1892 and 1900. Joseph Goodyear was a barber and he owned his own shop.

According to pension records, Felix Lavoi, (Alias) Joseph Goodyear died on October 14, 1917 in Watervliet, New York; his burial place is not known.

John M. Milliken

John M. Milliken

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.

James M. Perkins

James M. Perkins

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.

Daniel Travis Jr

Daniel Travis Jr

Also Known as Daniel Jones Jr

Daniel Travis Jr. was a resident of Mansfield on February 22, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry under the name of Daniel Jones, Jr.  He was captured June 17, 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. He was imprisoned in Andersonville, Georgia and later transferred to the Florence, South Carolina Stockade as Union forces under General Sherman moved into Georgia. Daniel Jones Jr., a.k.a. Daniel Travis died on January 18, 1865 in Florence, South Carolina.

He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. Daniel Travis Jr. was born in New York to Daniel and Maria (Morgan?) Travis.

On July 24, 1884, his mother, Maria Travis filed from New York for a dependent mother’s pension under application No. 318,100 that was granted under certificate No. 245,243. His father, Daniel Travis filed for a dependent father’s pension on April 11, 1891.

Daniel Jones Jr., a.k.a. Daniel Travis, is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave at the Florence South Carolina Stockade in Florence, South Carolina.

Lucius D. Wilson

Lucius D. Wilson

Lucius D. Wilson was a resident of Vernon on April 19, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. The first shots of the Civil War had been fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, one week previously. President Lincoln issued a proclamation for 75,000 volunteers on April 15, 1861 and Governor Buckingham issued a call on April 16th. On July 20, 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run, the first Connecticut was ordered to advance at 10 A.M.; they met and repelled a body of infantry and cavalry. They were in action until 4 P.M. and retired from the field in good order. Lucius Wilson was honorably discharged on July 31, 1861.

He enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. B of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, on August 19, 1861 from Mansfield, less than three weeks after his discharge from the 1st Connecticut. On December 11, 1862, he was discharged for disability in Beaufort, South Carolina.

The descriptive muster roll of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 21 and his occupation as wool sorter.  He is described as 6’ tall with a fair complexion and blue eyes and light hair.  

He was born November 11, 1839 in Mansfield to Thomas and Marcia (Hilliard) Wilson. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 20 year old operative in the household of Thomas Wilson. His brother, Reuben E. Wilson is also living in this household; he enlisted in Co. B in September of 1861. Lucius Wilson married Mary Jane Abbott on December 1, 1864. Children include: Reuben Herbert Wilson, born October 6, 1867; Howard Abbott Wilson, born February 16, 1875 and Lucius Everett Wilson, born September 27, 1877. Lucius Wilson worked as a wool sorter in a woolen mill, first in Coventry, Connecticut and later in Maynard, Massachusetts. He moved to Maynard between 1880 and 1900.

On May 13, 1880, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 371,619 that was granted under certificate No. 257,575 His widow filed for a pension on November 17, 1917.

Lucius D. Wilson died on October 10, 1917 in Maynard, Massachusetts and is buried at the Glenwood Cemetery in Maynard, Massachusetts.

Reuben E. Wilson

Reuben E. Wilson

Wilson’s Grace in Gurley Cemetery

Reuben E. Wilson was a resident of Mansfield on September 7, 1861 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was discharged for disability June 8, 1862. 

The descriptive muster roll of the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 19.  No occupation is recorded.  He is described as 5’ 9” tall with a fair complexion and blue eyes and light hair. 

He was born about 1841 in Mansfield to Thomas and Maria (Hilliard) Wilson. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is an 18 year old farm laborer in the household of Thomas Wilson. His brother, Lucius D. Wilson is also living in this household; he enlisted in Co. B in August of 1861.

Reuben E. Wilson died of consumption on August 18, 1862 in Mansfield, two months after he was discharged from the army; he is buried at the Gurley Cemetery in Mansfield.

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