Civil War Roster, 1st MA Sharpshooters, Union

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Surname Index:

Total: 182

First	Last	Rank	Age	Occupation	Residence
Samuel D.	Abbott	Pvt	23	moulder	MA, Lowell
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61; died Sep 20 '62, at Bolivar VA, of wounds received Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD
Wesley	Abbott	Pvt	27	sailor	MA, Andover
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61; dg. for disability, Dec 10 '62, at Newark, NJ
Albion A.	Adams	Pvt	22	student	MA, Boston
		e., must. Aug 15 '62; w. in '62; dg. for wounds, Feb 13 '63, at Fort Monroe VA See Co A 1st Battln. MA Cav. (26th NY Cav.)
Charles P.	Adams	Pvt	22	lather	MA, Salem
		e., must. March 17 '62; w. in '62; dg. for wounds, Sep 16 '62, at New York, NY See Co A 5th MA Inf 3 mos.)
John O.	Adams	Pvt	36	farmer	MA, Boston
		e., must. Aug 15 '62; k. Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD
Samuel A.	Ainsworth	Pvt	20	gunsmith	MA, Millbury
		e., must. Nov 10 '62 dg. for disability, Feb 18 '63. See Co E 51st MA Inf (9 mos.)
Edward A.	Allen	Pvt	35	shoemaker	MA, Lynn
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61 dg. for disability, Apr 2 '62, at Falmouth VA
George S.	Allen	Pvt	21	shoemaker	MA, Lowell
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61 re-enlist. Feb 16 '64; died June 1 '64, of wounds received May 31 '64, near Cold Harbor VA
John B.	Ambrose	Pvt	23	moulder	MA, Newburyport
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61; deserted Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD See Co A 8th MA Inf (3 mos.)
John	Amott	Pvt	32	sailor
		e. Nov 19 '62; must. Nov 20 '62; dg. for disability, Apr 25 '63, at Falmouth VA
Edward A.	Andrews	Pvt	25	farmer	MA, Shrewsbury
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61; died of disease, March 1 '62, at Pawpaw VA
John L.	Andrews	Pvt	35	shoe cutter	MA, Saugus
		e., must. Sep 11 '62; absent without leave from enlist, to Jan 16 '64; mo. Sep 8 '64
James M.	Archer	Pvt	18	teamster	MA, Lynn
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61; mo. Sep 8 '64
Marcus P.	Arnold	Pvt	23	bootmaker	MA, Boston
		e., must. Oct 29 '62; reenlist.Feb 16 '64; tr. to 19th MA Inf., Oct 21 '64. See Co K 19th MA Inf
Otis W.	Atwood	Pvt	22	shoemaker	MA, South Reading
		e. Sep 2 '61; must.Sep 3 '61; deserted Sep 17 '62, at Antietam MD
Trask W.	Averill	Pvt	21	trader	MA, Boston
		e., must. Oct 25 '62; dg. for disability, Apr 17 '64
John H.	Ayers	Pvt	31	mason	MA, South Danvers
		e. Sep 2 '61; must. Sep 3 '61; prisoner Sep 3 '62; paroled Sep 9 '62; deserted Jan 13 '63

Surname Index:

Total: 182

Sources:
https://archive.org/stream/massachusettssol21931mass#page/204/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