PRIVATE OSCAR O. OLMSTEAD

October 13, 1847 (unknown) – July 30, 1864 (unknown); 16 years old Enlisted December 30, 1863 Mustered in December 30, 1863 Unit: 15th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company G Born to Thomas J. (1819-1854) and Mary J. Hallock Olmstead (1824-?). Siblings were George (1843-?), Ann E. (1845-?), and William J. (1853-1910). Died July 30, 1864 ofContinue reading “PRIVATE OSCAR O. OLMSTEAD”

PRIVATE CALVIN NOBLES

DOB/DOD: August 25, 1843 (Glastonbury, CT) – July 2, 1863 (Gettysburg, PA); 19 years old ENLISTMENT: August 5, 1862; mustered in August 28, 1862 UNIT: Company A, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Born to Adorinam (?-1867) and Lucy E. Hodge Nobles (?-1889). Siblings were Jennett B. Nobles Bishop (1838-1919), William W. (1837-?), Emma (1845-1876), JohnContinue reading “PRIVATE CALVIN NOBLES”

PRIVATE WILBUR NASH

June 7, 1845 (Norwalk, CT) – December 13, 1862 (Fredericksburg, VA); 17 years old Enlisted September 2, 1862 Mustered in October 4, 1862 Unit: 27th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company C Born to Burr (1807-1893) and Abbie J. Morgan Nash (1812-1849). Siblings were Lucy (1832-?), Melissa J. Nash Fowler (1832-1855), Sara A. (1836-1898), Minerva H. (1837-1927),Continue reading “PRIVATE WILBUR NASH”

CORPORAL CORNELIUS NASH

1827 (Redding, CT) – August 10, 1864 (Beaufort, SC); 37 years old Married to Charlotte White Nash (1819-) on November 19, 1846 in Norwalk, CT Children Francis (1846-?), Charlotte (1848-?) and Cornelius M. (1857-1934) Enlisted December 1, 1863 Company B, 29th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. Died August 10, 1864 of chronic diarrhea. Buried in Norwalk UnionContinue reading “CORPORAL CORNELIUS NASH”

PRIVATE OWEN MURPHY

DOB/DOD: Unknown DOB – August 20, 1862 (Alexandria City, VA) MARITAL STATUS: Married to Maria Dart Murphy (?-?) CHILDREN: Sons Edward M. (?-?) and George E. (?-1861) ENLISTMENT: June 22, 1861; mustered in July 22, 1861 UNIT: Company E, 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers CIRCUMSTANCES: Wounded August 9, 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA and died ofContinue reading “PRIVATE OWEN MURPHY”

PRIVATE JOHN W. METCALF

Unknown DOB – July 2, 1863 (Gettysburg, PA); unknown age Enlisted August 12, 1862 Mustered in August 28, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company F Killed July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA. Buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery, National Cemetery Drive; Gettysburg, PA; Section B, Plot 9 END

PRIVATE THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN

1838? – May 22, 1863 (Chancellorsville, VA); 24 or 25 years old Enlisted August 8, 1862 Mustered in August 8, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company F Wounded May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia and died of those wounds on May 22, 1863. Burial information is unknown. FindAGrave.com lists him as “Lost at War.”Continue reading “PRIVATE THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN”

PRIVATE THOMAS MCCUE

Unknown DOB – February 7, 1865 (New Haven, CT); unknown age Enlisted October 25, 1864 Mustered on October 25, 1864 Unit: 3rd Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery Died February 7, 1865, of “chronic inflammation of the brain.” Buried in Saint Bernard Cemetery, 520 Columbus Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut. The cemetery doesn’t have records going backContinue reading “PRIVATE THOMAS MCCUE”