Civil War Roster, 12th MA Infantry, Union

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Total: 1558

First	Last	Rank	Age	Occupation	Residence	Company
Edwin E.	Abbott	Pvt	27	teamster	MA, Stoughton	Company I
		e., must. June 26 '61; mo. July 8 '64. See Co E 1st MA Cav
William	Abbott	Pvt	27	shoemaker	MA, North Abington	Company G
		e., must. June 26 '61; dg. for disability, July 21 '62
Francis D.	Adams	Pvt	27	upholsterer	MA, Charlestown	Company I
		draft, must July 9 '63; w. June 21 '64, near Petersburg. Va.; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co A 39th MA Inf tr. to Co A 32d MA Inf
George E.	Adams	Pvt	25	sawjer	Canada, Danville	Company B
		draft, must July 22 '63; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co B 39th MA Inf
Henry	Adams	Pvt	25	seaman	Ireland	Company I
		draft, must July 25 '63; deserted Aug 20 '63. near Rappahannock Station VA
Joseph S.	Adlington	Pvt	22	bootmaker	MA, Stoughton	Company I
		e., must. June 26 '61 w. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD; dg. for disabilitj', Nov 13 '62, from wounds received in action
Nathaniel	Agler	Pvt	27	mariner	Canada, St John	Company A
		draft, must July 22 '63; tr. to Navy, Apr 15 '64. See US Navy
Samuel	Aiken	Pvt	19	mason	MA, Boston	Company A
		e. Apr 20 '61; must. June 26 '61 deserted Aug 22 '62; returned Nov 1 '63; absent in confinement for desertion since Nov 1 '63; no further record
Luther E.	Alden	Pvt	30	boot cutter	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		e. June 25 '61; must. June 26 '61; apptd. Corp, date not shown; w. Aug 30 '62, at 2d Bull Run VA tr. to VRC, Apr 20 '64; dg. June 25 '64, as of Unassigned Detachment VRC
Hiram B.	Aldrich	Pvt	41	farmer	MA, Ludlow	Company C
		draft, must July 15 '63; tr. to VRC, March 16, 18G4; died of disease, at Elmira, NY, March 25 '65, as of Co.E 1st VRC
Charles	Aldrocks	Pvt				Company A
		e., must. June 26 '61; no further record found
William	Alexander	Pvt	21	laborer	England	Company A
		draft, must July 27 '63; w. May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania VA; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co F 39th MA Inf
Andrew J.	Allen	Pvt	32	soldier	NH, Goffstown	Company K
		e., must. June 26 '61 tr. to Navy, Feb 17 '62. See US Navy. Name also borne as Alonzo J. Allen
Charles J.	Allen	Sgt	20	clerk	Canada, Halifax	Company E
		e., must. June 26 '61; tr. as Private, Nov 1 '61, to A 3d NY Cav.; re-enlist. Dec 16 '63; mo. Nov 29 '65. as of Co F 1st NY Mounted Rifles, to which tr. July 21 '65
Exlward F.	Allen	Pvt	35	sawjer	MA, Manchester	Company K
		e., must. June 26 '61; w. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD; and Dec 13 '62, at Fredericksburg VA; taken prisoner July 1 '63, at Gettysburg PA; died of disease, Dec 5 '63, at Richmond VA, a Prisoner of War
Isaac F.	Allen	Pvt	24	mechanic	MA, Manchester	Company K
		e., must. June 26 '61; k. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD
James	Allen	Pvt	24	carpenter	MA, Salem	Company C
		e., must. June 26 '61; apptd. Corp, Dec 25 '61; w. at 2d Bull Run VA, Aug 30 '62; dg. for disability, Oct 29 '63, at Portsmouth Grove, RI See Co E 42d MV M. (100 days)
James	Allen	Pvt	19	blacksmith	MA, Cambridgeport	Company D
		e., must. June 26 '61 mo. July 8 '64
James A.	Allen	Pvt	23	machinist	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		e. June 25 '61; must. June 26 '61; apptd. Corp, date not shown; w. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD; apptd. Sgt, date not shown; Sgt Major, Jan 25 '63; cm. 2d Lieut, to date, Dec 21 '62; 1st Lt., July 23 '63; w. May 8 '64, near Spottsylvania VA; mo. July 8 '64, as of Co. B
Lyman	Allen	Pvt	30	storekeeper	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		draft, must July 30 '63; k. May 10 '64, at Spottsylvania Court House VA
William	Allen	Pvt	19	blacksmith	MA, Manchester	Company K
		e., must. June 26 '61; w. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD; and Dec 13 '62, at Fredericksburg VA; taken prisoner July 1 '63, at Gettysburg PA; confined at Richmond VA, where he was admitted to hospl., Nov 3 '63; no further record found
William L.	Allen	Pvt	24	currier	MA, Sturbridge	Company F
		draft, must July 14 '63; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co I 39th MA Inf
David	Allen, Jr.	Capt	31	builder	MA, Gloucester	Company K
		cm. and must. June 26 '61; w. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD; cm. Lieut. Colonel, Oct 8 '62; k. May 5 '64, at Wilderness VA, as Lieut. Colonel
John	Ames	Pvt	21	laborer	MA, Boston	Company I
		draft, must July 9 '63; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co A 39th MA Inf tr. to VRC
Julius A.	Amsden	Pvt	29	bootmaker	MA, Ware	Company E
		draft, must July 13 '63; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co E 39th MA Inf
Roswell C.	Amsden	Corp	33	boot cutter	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		e. June 25 '61; must. June 26 '61; dg. for disability, Aug 18 '62, at Washington DC, as Sgt
Thomas	Anderson	Pvt	22	sailor	NY	Company A
		draft, must Oct 19 '63; tr. to Navy, Apr 15 '64. See US Navy
Edward G.	Andrews	Pvt	41	tinman	MA, Weymouth	Company H
		e., must. June 26 '61 dg. for disability, June 25 '62
James F.	Andrews	Pvt	35	cabinet maker	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		e. July 5 '61 must. July 11 '61; w. Aug 30 '62, at 2d Bull Run VA; taken prisoner, July 1 '63, at Gettysburg PA; mo. July 8 '64. See Co E 61st MA Inf 1 yr.)
Leander B.	Andrews	Pvt	30	painter	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		e. July 5 '61; must. July 11 '61; mo. July 8 '64
Edward D.	Angus	Pvt	21	farmer	MA, Saxonville	Company D
		e., must. June 26 '61; deserted Sep 8 '61; enlist. July 29 '63, in Co E 3d MHA; arrested Sep '63, as a deserter from 12th MA Inf; sent to Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Sep 29 '63; forwarded to regt., Oct 8 '63, via Washington, DC; no later record found. See Co E 3d MHA
Charles T.	Annable	Pvt	26			Company A
		e., must. Aug 3 '61; mo. July 8 '64
James H.	Annable	Pvt	22	teamster	MA, Boston	Company B
		e., must. June 26 '61; apptd. Corp, Jan 1 '64; captured at Beaver Dam Station VA, May 10 '64, while serving with 5th US Cav.; released March 15 '65; mo. Apr 20 '65
Sylvanus	Anthony	Pvt	28	farmer	MA, Uxbridge	Company A
		draft, must July 14 '63; tr. to 39th MA Inf., June 25 '64. See Co F 39th MA Inf tr. to Co G 32d MA Inf
Edward	Appleby	Pvt	28	farmer	VT, Montpelier	Company K
		draft, must July 16 '63; tr. to VRC, March 10 '64; mo. July 24 '65, as of Co E 1st VRC
Samuel	Appleton	2nd Lt	20	student	MA, Boston	Company E
		cm. and must. June 26 '61; cm. 1st Lt., Dec 9 '61; dg. Oct 10 '63, resignation, as 1st Lt, of Co.E
James	Armstrong	Pvt	22	shoemaker	MA, North Bridgewater	Company F
		e., must. Nov 17 '63; deserted Feb 22 '64, near Culpepper VA
Moses N.	Arnold	Pvt	18	shoemaker	MA, North Abington	Company G
		e., must. June 26 '61; w. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD; apptd. Sgt, date not shown; apptd. Sgt Major, date not shown; cm. 2nd Lt, Sep 1 '62; 1st Lt., July 2 '63; Captain, May 6 '64; mo. July 8 '64, as Captain of Co. D
Sanford P.	Arnold	Pvt	20	shoemaker	MA, Haverhill	Company E
		e., must. June 26 '61; captured Dec 2 '63, at Todd'a Tavern VA; died Apr 15 '64, at Richmond VA, a Prisoner of War
James	Atkinson	Pvt	31	dresser	MA, Lawrence	Company H
		e., must. June 26 '61; tr. to 5th US Cav., Nov 1 '61; dg. Jan 15 '63, for disabilitj', while serving with Co.A 5th US Cav
John	Atkinson	Pvt	22	carpenter	Canada, Danville	Company H
		draft, must July 22 '63; died of disease, Dec 6 '63, at Alexandria VA
Richard P.	Atkinson	Musician	43	musician	MA, Chelsea	Company F&S
		e., must. July 10 '61; mo. May 8 '62. See Boston Cadets
Charles	Atwood	Pvt	26	shoemaker	MA, Abington	Company G
		e., must. June 26 '61; w. Aug 30 '62, at 2d Bull Run VA; dg. for disability, March 16 '63, from wounds received in action
Joshua	Atwood	Pvt	29	laborer	MA, Carver	Company B
		draft. July 11 '63; k. May 6 '64. at Wilderness VA
William N.	Atwood	Pvt	40	mariner	MA, Wellfleet	Company K
		e., must. June 26 '61; w. Dec 13 '62, at Fredericksburg VA; dg. for disability, Feb 9 '63, from wounds received in action
George O.	Austin	Pvt	23	shoemaker	MA, Haverhill	Company I
		e., must . June 26 '61; mo. July 8 '64, as Corpl
James H.	Austin	Pvt	27	bootmaker	MA, Stoughton	Company I
		e., must. June 26 '61; k. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam. Md
Ephraim P.	Averill	Pvt	25	cordwainer	MA, Topsfield	Company D
		e., must. June 26 '61; apptd. Corp, date not shown; w. Aug 30 '62, at 2d Bull Run VA; mo. July 8 '64
Benjamin F.	Ayers	Corp	28	shoemaker	Buxton	Company E
		e. Apr 29 '61; must. June 26 '61; k. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD
Adolphus	Aymar	Pvt	19	fisherman	MA, Gloucester	Company K
		e., must. June 26 '61; mo. July 8 '64

Surname Index:

Total: 1558

Sources:
http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/12th_Regiment,_Massachusetts_Infantry
https://archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/n9/mode/2up

Abbreviations:

c - captured	cm - commissioned	e - enlisted	d - died	dg - discharged
dt - detailed	k - killed	m - missing	mi - mustered in	mo - mustered out
p - promoted	pr - prisoner	r - resigned	tr - transferred	w - wounded
MHA - Mass. Heavy Artillery		VRC - Veteran Reserve Corps