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Note N1968 Index
Henry was a merchant. He lived his entire life in Springfield, except for 8 years which he spent in California.
During the Civil War, he served for a time as a Private in Co. G, 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment, enlisting 3 July 1861.
The 2nd Maine has the distinction of being the first regiment to leave Maine for the battlefront. It was originally organized for a three month enlistment, but on 28 May 1861, the unit was mustered into the United States service for two years. Some of the battles this regiment participated in include: First and Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, plus many others.
It was during the First Battle of Bull Run that Henry was taken prisoner, 21 July 1861 (just 18 days after enlisting). After his release (in a prisoner exchange) he was transferred to Co. A of the famous 20th Maine Infantry Regiment 20 May 1863.
Henry became a part of the 20th Maine just in time to take part in the Battle of Gettysburg. Though many Union regiments took part in the battle, the 20th Maine's effort was pivotal to the Union's success there. The Union forces were spread out along the high ground at Gettysburg, with the 20th Maine at the very end of the line, positioned on Little Round Top hill. Though the Confederate forces tried again and again to break through (in order to get behind the Union troops), they were repulsed by the men from Maine. Finally, after the Maine soldiers were out of ammunition, they mounted a daring bayonet charge and captured dozens of Confederate soldiers. They held their position, and the Union forces carried the day. The 20th Maine's exploits at Gettysburg are featured in the 1993 motion picture, "Gettysburg."
Other battles in which the 20th Maine took part were: Chancellorsville, Rappahannock Station, Wilderness and Spottsylvania, to name only a few. At the war's end, the 20th Maine was honored to be one of the regiments designated to receive the Confederate arms at the formal surrender ceremonies.
Henry was discharged 3 July 1864, after honorably serving for three years (Maine Adjutant General's Office. RETURNS OF DESERTIONS,DISCHARGES, DEATHS, ETC. IN MAINE REGIMENTS FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY, JUNE AND JULY, 1864; page 54).
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Note N1969 Index
Lorenzo was a carpenter and tinsmith in So. Gardiner, Maine, and in Boston.
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Note N1971 Index
Levi died on board the steamer "Chesapeake" on Long Island Sound, NY, from diseases contracted in the Civil War. Along with his brother, Miles, and two of his cousins, he had been a member of Co. B, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment. After being discharged on 7 June 1865, Levi filed for a Civil War Pension on 24 June 1865, according to the GENERAL INDEX TO CIVIL WAR PENSION FILES, 1861-1934 (op. cit.).
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Note N1975 Index
Frederic was a farmer.
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Note N1976 Index
Almira appears twice in the 1920 Census. She is listed in the Census of Springfield, Maine [op.cit.], as well as the Census of Machias, Maine, where she was living (or, visiting) with daughter Lavina and her family.
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Note N1978 Index
Frank worked as a joiner (a person who made less expensive items than those made by a cabinet maker).
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Note N1981 Index
Ai was a farmer in Patten and, later, in Crystal Plantation, Aroostook County.
Sarah is a classic example of a person whose birthdate is difficult to affirm. In the 1860 Census, she said that she was 23 (indicating a birthdate in 1837). In the 1880 Census, she claimed to be 38 (indicating a birthdate in 1842). In the 1900 Census of Crystal, she stated that she was born in September 1840 (NARA Microcopy T623, Roll 588, Vol. 3, E.D. 15, Page 256A). It seems logical to accept the date (1838) suggested by her parents, who said in 1850 that she was 12 years old.
After Ai died (sometime after 1880), Sarah married a Mr. Kanney, who died before 1900.
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Note N1983 Index
During the Civil War, George (along with brother William and two cousins, Miles and Levi) served in Co. B, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment (GENERAL INDEX TO COMPILED MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS OF VOLUNTEER UNION SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN MAINE REGIMENTS [NARA Microcopy M549] Alphabetized). George enlisted 18 August 1862, and received a disability discharge 9 May 1863.
They were living in Stewardson Twp., Potter County, PA in 1870 and 1880, where George worked as a stagedriver (NARA 1870 Microcopy M593, Roll 1446, Vol. 78, Page 587A, Dwelling 32, Family 32; NARA 1880 Microcopy T-9, Roll 1165, Page 417B).
Later in his life, George was Superintendent of the Standard Oil Company in New Jersey.