North Windham Cemetery – Mansfield Historical Society

Eber Harris

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

Eber Harris was a resident of Windham on August 27, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. D of the 21^st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was discharged from the U.S. General Hospital, Fort Monroe, Virginia on July 21, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 21^st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 29 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 7” tall with a fair complexion and dark hair and dark eyes. His marital status is married.

He was born about November 1833 in Mansfield. In the 1860 U.S. census in Windham, he is a 26 year old ostler [stableman/groom] and head of household. Eber Harris married Sarah J. ______ about 1855. Children include: Eugene D. Harris, born about 1856 and Ada M. Harris, born about 1857. After the Civil War, he moved to Columbia, where he was working in a cotton mill by the time of the 1870 U.S. census. Later he moved back to Windham where he worked as a farmer.

Eber Harris died on February 7, 1916 and is buried in the North Windham Cemetery in Windham, Connecticut.

Albert Lincoln

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

Albert Lincoln was a resident of Mansfield on August 9, 1862 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. E of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered out July 7, 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut.

The descriptive muster roll of the 22nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 43. No occupation is recorded. He is described as 5’ 11 ½” tall with a light complexion and blue eyes and grey hair. His marital status is married.

He was born about 1820 in Mansfield, Connecticut; in the 1860 U.S. census in Mansfield, he is a 40 year old mechanic and head of household. Albert Lincoln married Rebecca _______ between 1840 and 1850. Children include: George Andrew Lincoln, born about 1845. Rebecca died January 29, 1875 and he married Julia Maria _____ before 1880. After his Civil War service, he was a blacksmith and a farmer. In the 1870 U.S. census, he was living in Andover but had moved to Coventry by 1880.

On October 7, 1872, he applied for an invalid pension, No. 178,518 that was granted under certificate No. 132,710. According to the list of pensioners on the roll in 1883, he was receiving $6 per month for chronic rheumatism. His widow applied for a pension on March 7, 1885.

Albert Lincoln died on January 11, 1885 and is buried at the North Windham Cemetery in Windham, Connecticut.