Age: 78 Civil War Soldier:
Residence: Worcester, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mechanic
Service Record:
-Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1861 at the age of 22
-Enlisted in Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment
Massachusetts on 19 August 1861
-Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 October 1862 (Estimated day)
-Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 August 1863 (Estimated day)
-Transfered in Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 21 October 1864
-Transfered in Company B, 56th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 08 June 1865
-Mustered out on 12 July 1865 in Alexandria, VA
Regimental History (Partial)
TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT
MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS (Re-enlisted)
The 21st Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was made up of companies
raised in the central and western part of the State in the
summer of 1861. It rendezvoused at Camp Lincoln, Worcester,
Mass.Under command of Lieut. Col. Alberto C. Maggi it formed a part of Reno's Brigade of Burnside's Coast Division, Army of the Potomac. It was present at 2d Bull Run, Aug. 30, suffering slight loss, but at Chantilly, Sept. 1, it was heavily engaged and lost 38 men killed or mortally wounded. At Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 it helped to carry the Burnside Bridge and lost heavily. At Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, it participated in the assaults, suffering severe losses. Here the color bearer, Thomas Plunkett, lost both his arms.
Residence: Worcester, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mechanic
Service Record:
-Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1861 at the age of 22
-Enlisted in Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment
Massachusetts on 19 August 1861
-Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 October 1862 (Estimated day)
-Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 August 1863 (Estimated day)
-Transfered in Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 21 October 1864
-Transfered in Company B, 56th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 08 June 1865
-Mustered out on 12 July 1865 in Alexandria, VA
Regimental History (Partial)
TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT
MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS (Re-enlisted)
The 21st Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was made up of companies
raised in the central and western part of the State in the
summer of 1861. It rendezvoused at Camp Lincoln, Worcester,
Mass.Under command of Lieut. Col. Alberto C. Maggi it formed a part of Reno's Brigade of Burnside's Coast Division, Army of the Potomac. It was present at 2d Bull Run, Aug. 30, suffering slight loss, but at Chantilly, Sept. 1, it was heavily engaged and lost 38 men killed or mortally wounded. At Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 it helped to carry the Burnside Bridge and lost heavily. At Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, it participated in the assaults, suffering severe losses. Here the color bearer, Thomas Plunkett, lost both his arms.
Age: 78 Civil War Soldier:
Residence: Worcester, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mechanic
Service Record:
-Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1861 at the age of 22
-Enlisted in Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment
Massachusetts on 19 August 1861
-Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 October 1862 (Estimated day)
-Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 August 1863 (Estimated day)
-Transfered in Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 21 October 1864
-Transfered in Company B, 56th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 08 June 1865
-Mustered out on 12 July 1865 in Alexandria, VA
Regimental History (Partial)
TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT
MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS (Re-enlisted)
The 21st Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was made up of companies
raised in the central and western part of the State in the
summer of 1861. It rendezvoused at Camp Lincoln, Worcester,
Mass.Under command of Lieut. Col. Alberto C. Maggi it formed a part of Reno's Brigade of Burnside's Coast Division, Army of the Potomac. It was present at 2d Bull Run, Aug. 30, suffering slight loss, but at Chantilly, Sept. 1, it was heavily engaged and lost 38 men killed or mortally wounded. At Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 it helped to carry the Burnside Bridge and lost heavily. At Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, it participated in the assaults, suffering severe losses. Here the color bearer, Thomas Plunkett, lost both his arms.
Residence: Worcester, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mechanic
Service Record:
-Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1861 at the age of 22
-Enlisted in Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment
Massachusetts on 19 August 1861
-Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 October 1862 (Estimated day)
-Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 August 1863 (Estimated day)
-Transfered in Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 21 October 1864
-Transfered in Company B, 56th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 08 June 1865
-Mustered out on 12 July 1865 in Alexandria, VA
Regimental History (Partial)
TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT
MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS (Re-enlisted)
The 21st Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was made up of companies
raised in the central and western part of the State in the
summer of 1861. It rendezvoused at Camp Lincoln, Worcester,
Mass.Under command of Lieut. Col. Alberto C. Maggi it formed a part of Reno's Brigade of Burnside's Coast Division, Army of the Potomac. It was present at 2d Bull Run, Aug. 30, suffering slight loss, but at Chantilly, Sept. 1, it was heavily engaged and lost 38 men killed or mortally wounded. At Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 it helped to carry the Burnside Bridge and lost heavily. At Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, it participated in the assaults, suffering severe losses. Here the color bearer, Thomas Plunkett, lost both his arms.
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