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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 P. Baxter

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

William P. Baxter was a resident of Hartford on February 20, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. F of the 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; on November 26, 1864, he was transferred to Co. F of 12^th Battalion Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and he was discharged on February 20, 1865, time expired.

He was born on February 20, 1832 in Connecticut. After the Civil War, he was living in Tolland by the date of the 1870 U.S. census and working as a farm laborer. William Baxter married Clarissa ______ before 1870 and they moved to Willington, Connecticut by 1880; he was a farmer in Willington.

On February 1, 1878, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 247,908 that was granted under Certificate No. 188,110. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, he was receiving $6 per month for a gunshot wound in the right leg, injury to the left leg and chronic diarrhea.

William Baxter died on July 4, 1911 and is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

Ira M. Bowers

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

Ira M. Bowers was a resident of Millbridge, Maine on August 21, 1862 when he enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. H of the 18th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry. He transferred into Co. H of the 1^st Regiment Maine Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 and was promoted to Full 1^st Sergeant on January 23, 1864. On July 27, 1864, he was promoted to Full 2^nd Lieutenant and was discharged for disability on October 27, 1864.

He was born on April 10, 1823 in Hampton, Connecticut to Alpheus and Lucy (Flint) Bowers. One brother, James A.H. Bowers, enlisted in the 10^th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry from Mansfield. In the 1860 U.S. census in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Ira was a 27 year old farmer and head of household. Ira Bowers married Caroline Hyde on May 24, 1846 in Thompson, Connecticut. Children included: James Bowers, born about 1857 and Lucy Bowers, born about 1859. He married, second, Maria Ella Bushnell about 1864. Their children include: Minnie L. Bowers, born about 1865; Clara M. Bowers, born about 1867; William/Willis E. Bowers, born about 1870; Alice M. Bowers, born about 1872; Herbert H. Bowers, born about April 1874; Jessie M. Bowers, born about 1878 and Andrew J. Bowers, born about 1879. After his Civil War service, he returned to Maine and worked as a farmer.

On March 30, 1865, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 64,562 that was granted under certificate No. 41,618. His widow applied for a pension on June 30, 1894. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, he was receiving a pension in Machias Port, Maine of $11.25 per month for a wounded right shoulder.

Ira M. Bowers died on March 12, 1894, reportedly in Jonestown, Maine; he is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

Edward P. Conant

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

Edward P. Conant was a resident of Mansfield on August 11, 1862 when he enlisted as a Corporal in Co. D of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered out June 16, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll for the 21^st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 23 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’8” tall with a fair complexion and auburn hair and blue eyes. His marital status is single.

He was born November 3, 1839 in Mansfield to Nelson and Sarah (Barrows) Conant. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 20 year old farmer in the household of Nelson Conant. Edward P. Conant married Abby C. Smith between 1860 and 1870. He was an overseer at a silk mill in Mansfield.

His widow applied for a pension on May 5, 1908, No. 894,760 that was granted under certificate No. 663,982.

Edward P. Conant died on December 1, 1886 in Mansfield and is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

George H. Crosby

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

George Herbert Crosby 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 died January 3, 1863 at the U.S. General Hospital in Washington, D.C.

“George Crosby, a member of Co. D, 21st Connecticut Regiment from Mansfield, died of fever in the hospital at Washington, recently.”
The Willimantic Journal, Friday, Jan 9, 1863

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 18 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 7” tall with a fair complexion and brown hair and brown eyes.

He was born about August, 1845 in Pomfret, Connecticut to Josiah M. and Mary A. ______ Crosby. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 14 year old in the household of Sarah C. Crosby.

George H. Crosby is buried in the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield; the inscription states that he was 17 years and 4 months old.

John H. Day

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

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.

Horace Harvey

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

Horace Harvey 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 promoted August 31, 1863 to Corporal and discharged June 7, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 20 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 8” tall with a dark complexion and black hair and brown eyes. His marital status is recorded as single.

He was born October 9, 1841 in Mansfield to Samuel C. and Delia (Shepherd) Harvey. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is an 18 year old farm laborer in the household of Samuel Harvey. Horace Harvey married Samantha Jennette ( ______) Harvey on January 2, 1868 in Mansfield; she was the widow of his brother, Samuel Harvey who died on November 25, 1865. Horace had moved to Chester, Vermont by the 1870 U.S. census and the family had two children; the youngest was one month old and was born in Vermont. The family was still living in Chester Vermont in 1880 and Horace was a farmer. Between 1880 and 1890, Horace and his family moved back to Connecticut. Children include: Sarah B. Harvey, born about 1866; Samuel B. Harvey, born about 1867; Charles E. Harvey, born in 1870; Annie C. Harvey, born June 21, 1872 and Susie, born about 1873.

On July 14, 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 911,478 that was granted under certificate No. 666,318. His widow applied for a pension on October 8, 1892.

Horace Harvey died on August 4, 1892 and is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

George F. King

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

George F. King 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 mustered out June 16, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 40 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 8” tall with a dark complexion and dark eyes and black hair. His marital status is married.

He was born March 14, 1823 in Hampshire Mills, England to Joseph and Caroline ____ King. In the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 36 year old farmer in the household of Edward Hester. George King married Caroline _____ in England about 1845 and their first three children were born there. The family immigrated to Connecticut by 1853. Children include: Esther King, born about 1846, Albert King; born about 1847; Herbert King, born about 1849; Wallace King, born about 1853; George King, born about 1857; Joseph King, born about 1859; David King, born about 1861; Freddie King, born about 1863 and Eddie King, born about 1867. After the Civil War, he returned to Mansfield. George King was the farmer for the Connecticut Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home in Mansfield in the 1870 U.S. census.

On July 20, 1889, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 718,298 that was granted under certificate No. 464,732.

George F. King died on December 23, 1908 in Mansfield and is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

Henry N. Livermore

Posted on November 1, 2022November 14, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Henry Newton Livermore was a resident of Lebanon, Connecticut on August 29, 1861 when he enlisted as a Corporal in Co. D of the 8th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He died March 31, 1862.

He was born August 26, 1841 in East Windsor, Connecticut to Aaron Russell and Mary Gay (Skinner) Livermore. In the 1850 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 9 year old in the household of A. W. Livermore.

His father was pastor of the Congregational Church in North Mansfield, now Storrs Congregational Church, from 1843 through 1858. In February 1860 he became pastor of the Goshen Congregational Church in Lebanon.

Henry Livermore is buried at Roanoke Island, North Carolina but there is a headstone for Henry on his family monument at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

Orson M. Presbrey

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

Orson M. Presbrey was a resident of Williamsburg, Massachusetts on December 16, 1863 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery; he died of disease July 29, 1864 at Washington, D.C.

He was born January 23, 1842 in Willington to Wales and Hannah (Fenton) Presbrey.

On June 30, 1890, Hannah Presbrey applied for a dependent mother’s pension, No. 431,202 that was granted under certificate No. 304,214.

Orson M. Presbrey died on July 29, 1864 in Washington, D.C. and he is buried at the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.

Milo Stranger

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

Milo Stranger was a resident of Stafford on August 6, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry; he was discharged on June 3, 1865.

He was born in Mansfield about 1830; in the 1860 U.S. census in Coventry, he is a 28 year old butcher in the household of Henry Barrows. After the Civil War, he moved to Holland, Massachusetts by about 1867. Between 1870 and 1880, he moved to Mansfield and was working as a farmer. Milo Stranger married Mary Elizabeth Pilling on July 28, 1862 in Willimantic, one week before he enlisted in the 1^st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry. Children include: Estella M. Stranger, born about 1866; Walter Lyman Stranger, born about 1868; David Castor Stranger, born February 9, 1870 and Joseph M. Stranger, born about 1879.

Milo Stranger died on July 12, 1899 and is buried in the New Storrs Cemetery in Mansfield.