Civil War Roster, 2nd MA Infantry, Union

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Surname Index:

Total: 2003

First	Last	Rank	Age	Occupation	Residence	Company
Edward G.	Abbott	Capt	20	lawyer	MA, Boston	Company A
		cm 1861-05-24; mi 1861-05-25; killed 1862-08-09, at Cedar Mountain, Va. Brevet Major US Vols., to date 1865-03-13
Fletcher M.	Abbott	2nd Lt			MA, Lowell	Company D
		cm 1861-07-08; mi 1861-07-08; cm 1st Lt, 1862-06-13; cm Capt, 1862-11-01; declined; resigned and dg. 1863-12-23, as 1st Lt, of Co. K
James S.	Abbott	Pvt	21	farmer	ME, Shapleigh	Company B
		e., must 1861-05-25; mo. 1864-05-23, as Corpl
Sylvester	Aborn	Pvt	19	shoemaker	MA, Reading	Company C
		e. 1862-07-28; mi 1862-08-15; wounded 1863-07-03, at Gettysburg, PA; re-enlist. 1863-12-31; wounded 1864-05-15, at Resaca, Ga.; died 1864-05-25, at Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds
Lord M.	Ackert	Pvt	31	machinist	MA, Medway	Company H
		e. 1862-08-30; mi 1862-09-23; mo. 1864-05-23
George W.	Ackley	Pvt	31	seaman	ME, East Machias	Company A
		e., must 1864-05-28; admitted to hcspl., Atlanta, Ga., 1864-09-18, and reptd. transf. 1864-10-24. No later record
Charles	Adams	Pvt	22	seaman
		e., must 1864-02-19; a deserter from Co. F 1st NJ Cav.; dishonorably dg. from latter organization, 1865-07-15, as Charles P. Adams
Edmund J.	Adams	Pvt	38	trader	MA, Bellingham	Company E
		e., must 1862-07-29; dg. 1863-02-19, for disability
Lyman	Adams	Pvt	30	farmer	MA, Franklin	Company E
		e., must 1861-05-25; prisoner near Harper's Ferry, Aug., 1861; exchanged, date not shown; deserted on or about 1862-07-31
Milton S.	Adams	Corp	27	bootmaker	MA, Medway	Company E
		e., must 1861-05-25; mo. 1864-05-23
Joseph L.	Akerman	Pvt	41	painter		Company K
		e. 1862-08-09; mi 1862-08-15; dg. for disability, 1864-02-04
George H.	Alden	Pvt	22	brakeman	MA, Templeton	Company D
		e., must 1861-05-25; wounded 1862-08-09, at Cedar Mountain, Va.; dg. Jany., 1863, to enlist in Regular Army. See enlist. US Army
Loammi C.	Aldrich	Pvt	25	teamster	MA, Lowell	Company A
		e., must 1861-05-25; mo. 1864-05-23. See Co. K 68th MA Inf. I
Isaac	Alexander	Pvt	24	shoemaker	MA, Ware	Company E
		e., must 1861-05-25; prisoner near Harper's p-erry, Aug., 1801; exchanged, date not shown; wounded near Winchester. Va.. May 24 or 25. 1862; dg. for disability, 1862-10-09. See Co. A 57th MA Inf
John	Alexander	Pvt	24	laborer	Canada	Company B
		e., must 1864-06-28; deserted 1864-11-05, from hospl., Nashville, Tenn
Christian	Alia	Pvt	24	farmer		Company B
		e., must 1864-07-14; mo. 1865-07-14
Charles	Allen	Pvt	22	machinist	MA, Boston	Company D
		e., must 1861-05-25; apptd, Sgt, date not shown; wounded 1863-07-03, at Gettysburg, PA; mo. 1864-05-23
Henry T.	Allen	Pvt	22	seaman	NY	Company I
		e., must 1864-06-23; apptd. Corpl., 1865-06-25; mo. 1865-07-14
James	Allen	Pvt	25	tailor	NY	Company G
		e., must 1861-05-25; wounded 1862-08-22, while serving with Batty. F 4th US Arty.; dg. for'disability, 1862-12-19
Sidney W.	Allen	Pvt	18	bootmaker	MA, Medway	Company E
		e., must 1861-05-25; wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va., 1862-08-09; and at Antietam, Md., 1862-09-17; mo. 1864-05-23
Benjamin M.	Alley	Pvt	33	crier	MA, Lynn	Company G
		e. 1861-05-11; mi 1861-05-24 prisoner near Winchester, Va., 1862-05-25; mo. 1864-05-23. See Co. D 8th MA Inf. (100 days); and Co. C 30th MA Inf
George W.	Alley	Pvt	32	machine sewer	MA, Swampscott	Company C
		e. 1862-07-29; mi 1862-08-15; wounded 1863-07-03, at Gettysburg, PA; dg. for wounds. 1864-05-05. on Surgeon's Certif. of Disability. See Co. D Sth MA Inf. (100 days); and Co. G 2d MHA
Peter	Alsen	Pvt	25	sailor	MA, Boston	Company D
		e., must 1864-06-23; died 1864-09-08 in hospl., near Atlanta, Ga., as Peter Olsten
Samuel T.	Alton	Pvt	21	cabinet maker	MA, Salem	Company B
		e., must 1861-05-25; prisoner May 24 or 25, 1862, near Winchester, Va.; wounded 1863-07-03, at Gettysburg, PA; died 1863-07-19, of wounds, at Gettysburg, Penna
Hans	Anderson	Pvt	21	sailor
		e., must 1864-05-04; transf. to Navy, 1864-05-17. See US Navy
James	Anderson	Pvt	27	sailor	England	Company C
		e., must 1864-07-01; deserted 1864-08-13, near Atlanta, Ga
John	Anderson	Pvt	23	laborer	Canada, Quebec
		e., must 1864-04-25 transf. to US Navy, 1864-06-06. See US Navy
John E.	Anderson	Pvt	26	bootmaker	MA, West Boylston	Company D
		e., must 1861-05-25 prisoner at Winchester, Va., May 24 or 25, 1862; paroled 1862-06-26; re-enlist. Dec. 31 1863; mo. 1865-07-14, as Sgt
William	Anderson	Pvt	22	jeweller	MA, Wellfleet	Company A
		transf. from 33d MA Inf., 1865-06-06; mo. 1865-07-14. See Co. G 33d MA Inf
Charles O.	Andrews	Sgt	22	farmer	MA, Ipswich	Company C
		e., must 1861-05-25; wounded 1862-08-09, Cedar Mountain, Va.; dg. 1863-01-09, on Surgeon's Certif. of Disability
George L.	Andrews	Lt Col	33	military engineer	MA, Roxbury	Company F&S
		cm 1861-05-24; mi 1861-05-25; cm Colonel, 1862-06-13; dg. for promotion, 1862-11-09. See Officer US Vols
John	Andrews	Pvt	27	mariner	MA, Boston	Company D
		e. 1862-07-07; mi 1862-07-09 dg. 1862-12-19
Prince A.	Andrews	Pvt	19		MA, Ipswich	Company F
		e., must 1861-05-25; wounded 1863-05-03, at Chancellorsville, Va.; mo. 1864-05-23
Silas	Andrews	Pvt	29	baker	England
		e., must 1864-05-10; received at Louisville, Ky., and forwarded 1864-06-15, for Nashville, Tenn. No later record
William	Andrews	Sgt	23	morocco dresser	MA, South Danvers	Company G
		e., must 1861-05-25; killed 1862-08-09, at Cedar Mountain, Va
Charles	Angell	Pvt	20	shoemaker	MA, Dudley	Company H
		e., must 1861-05-25; apptd. Corpl., date not shown; wounded 1862-09-17, at Antietam, Md.; and 1863-05-03, at Chancellorsville, Va.; and 1863-07-03, at Gettysburg, PA; mo. 1864-05-23, as Sgt
John	Angus	Pvt	25	laborer	MA, South Boston	Company K
		e., must 1862-07-14; transf. to VRC 1863-12-12; mo. 1865-07-10, as of Co. C 20th VRC as Ankers, John
Charles H.	Annis	Pvt	22	shoemaker	MA, Lynn	Company F
		e. 1862-07-28; mi 1862-08-16; mo. 1864-06-14, order War Dept
Stillman S.	Annis	Pvt	27	shoemaker	MA, Lynn	Company F
		e., must 1861-05-25; died of disease, 1862-11-21, at Frederick, Md
Wilbor F.	Anthony	Corp	22	sawyer	MA, Tyringham	Company D
		e., must 1861-05-25 deserted 1861-06-17, as William F. Anthony
James M.P.	Appleton	Pvt	19	machinist	MA, Lowell	Company B
		e. 1861-10-14; mi 1861-10-23; wounded 1862-09-17, Antietam, Md.; transf. 1863-10-07, to VRC; mo. 1864-10-18, as of 18th Co. 2d Battln. VRC
John L.	Appleton	Pvt	38	salesman	MA, Salem	Company C
		e., must 1861-05-25; dg. for disability, 1861-08-09
Henry	Arnold	Pvt	23	sailor	MA, Boston
		e., must 1864-05-26; deserted while en route to regt
Robert	Arter	Pvt	22	brickmaker	NJ	Company E
		e., must 1864-07-01; deserted 1864-08-12, near Atlanta, Ga
William H.	Atkins	Pvt	23	sailor	ME, Castine	Company I
		e., must 1861-05-25 deserted 1862-06-01, at Williamsport, Md
Ira	Atkinson	Pvt	19	manufacturer		Company A
		e., must 1861-05-25; deserted 1861-06-23. See Co. C 6th MA Inf. (100 days)
Charles	Axworthy	Pvt	28	sailor
		e., must 1864-04-23; transf. to Navy, 1864-05-17. See US Navy
Henry H.	Ayer	QM Sgt	42			Company F&S
		e., must 1861-05-25; no further record
James	Ayrs	Pvt	21	teamster	NY, Rochester
		e., must 1864-07-28; deserted 1864-08-25

Surname Index:

Total: 2003

Sources:
http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/2nd_Regiment,_Massachusetts_Infantry

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