History of the Forty-Eighth Regiment M. V. M. During the Civil War

by Albert Plummer

COMPANY H

JAMES C. ROGERS. Capt. Chelsea. Com. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Wounded at Port Hudson, La.

PETER O. C. TRAWLEY. 1st Lt. Lowell. Com. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JAMES McGINNIS. 2nd Lt. Belmont. Com. Nov. 25, 1862. Enl. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 20, 1862. Priv. 2nd Lt. Nov. 25, 1862. Mustered Dec. 20, 1862. Died June 21, 1863, in Hosp., Baton Rouge, La., from wounds received in action.

THOMAS McLAUGHLIN. 1st Sergt. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 21, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MAURICE HEALY. Sergt. Boston. Enl. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Jan. 28, 1863.

JOHN W. LAYS. Sergt. Boston. Enl. Oct. 1, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

RICHARD WARD. Sergt. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 10, 1862. M. Oct. 20, 1862. Absent in Hosp. in New York when the reg’t was mustered out, suffering from wounds received at Port Hudson, La.

JAMES STEAD. Sergt. Lawrence. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Died June 4, 1863, at Reg’t Hosp., Baton Rouge, La., of wounds received at Port Hudson, La.

ROBERT LEACH. Sergt. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 1, 1862. M. Oct. 6, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

PATRICK McCARTHY. Sergt. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. Sergt. July 1, 1863.

TIMOTHY LAHIFFE. Corpl. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Died June 3, 1863, in Hosp., Baton Rouge, La., of wounds received in action.

WILLIAM SHEEHAN. Corpl. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Arrested as witness. Absent in Buffalo, N. Y., when the reg’t was mustered out.

JAMES GILDEA. Corpl. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WILLIAM HALL. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Sept. 27, 1862. M. Sept. 27, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DANIEL DESMOND. Corpl. So. Malden. Enl. Sept. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Taken prisoner in battle of Donaldsonville, La., July 13, 1863.

MICHAEL FARLEY. Corpl. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JAMES RYAN. Corpl. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 17, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

PATRICK O’CONNOR. Corpl. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOHN WILKINS, 2nd. Musician. Boston. Enl. Sept. 1, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Discharged Mar. 28, 1863, to re-enlist in 2nd R. I. Cav.

JOHN KEENAN. Musician. So. Andover. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

AHERN, MAURICE. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

AHERN, STEPHEN. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 20, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 2, 1862.

BANAN, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 27, 1862.

BATES, NICHOLAS. Priv. Taunton. Enl. Oct. 23, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BEARY, THOMAS F. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 8, 1862.

BOYLE, JOHN. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 13, 1862. M. Oct. 17, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BRADLEY, JOHN. Priv. Marblehead. Enl. Sept. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BRANNON, THOMAS. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BROPHY, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BROWN, JOHN. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Oct. 1, 1862. M. Oct. 1, 1862. Deserted Oct. 6, 1862.

BROWN, PHILIP. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Dec. 21, 1862.

BROWN, RUFUS F. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BRYANT, GEORGE. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BURGESS, JOSEPH. Priv. Lawrence. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BURNS, MICHAEL. Priv. Lynn. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Oct. 20, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BURNS, THOMAS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Arrested as witness and absent in Buffalo. N. Y., when the reg’t was mustered out.

CAHILL, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 12, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CALLAGHAN, CHARLES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 31, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. Deserted Dec. 9, 1862.

CAMPBELL, MICHAEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CLARK, MICHAEL. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

COLLINS, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

COYLE, JOHN. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 1, 1862.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN, 1st. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 18, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Died July 15, 1863, in Reg’t Hosp., Baton Rouge, La.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN, 2nd. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 18, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN C. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 6, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DALEY, MATHEW. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DEVINE, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 7, 1862. M. Oct. 7, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DOHERTY, JAMES. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DUNNEY, PATRICK. Priv. So. Danvers. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FENTON, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 7, 1862. M. Oct. 7, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FINNEGAN, WILLIAM. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 13, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FLOOD, WILLIAM. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 12, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FOLEY, WILLIAM J. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FRAWLEY, MICHAEL. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FRAZER, HUGH. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 16, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

GALLAGHER, EDWARD. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 17, 1862. M. Oct. 17, 1862. Shot and killed by Provost Marshal at Camp Meigs, Readville, Mass.

GALOGLY JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 13, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

GIBBONS, JOSEPH. Priv. Saugus. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

GLEASON, MATHEW R. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 21, 1862. Enl. Nov. 26, 1862, in Co. H, 49th reg’t as John Carroll. Retaken from the 49th reg’t at Baton Rouge, La., April 1, 1863.

GORMAN, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 9, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

GRIFFIN, MICHAEL. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 17, 1862. M. Oct. 17, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

HARNEY, RICHARD. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 13, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 27, 1862.

HARPER, WILLIAM. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 18, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 16, 1862.

HARRIMAN, NOAH G. Priv. Saugus. Enl. Sept. 1, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Sergt. Reduced July 1, 1863, for cowardice.

HAWKINS, PATRICK. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Nov. 20, 1862.

HAYDEN, THOMAS. Priv. Dracut. Enl. Oct. 13, 1862. M. Oct. 17, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Taken prisoner at battle of Donaldsonville, La.

HAYES, PETER. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Arrested as a deserter June 2, 1863, in Boston. Released to duty July 10, 1863, at Fort Independence.

HOY, THOMAS. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Left sick Hosp., New York, Dec. 28, 1862. Never joined the reg’t or officially heard from.

JOHNSON, JOSEPH. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 1, 1862.

KANE, RICHARD. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 10, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

KELLY, JOHN. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 12, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

KELLY, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. Deserted Dec. 27, 1862.

KEARNS, DANIEL. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 6, 1862.

LANNAN, JAMES. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 27, 1862.

LAWLER, MARTIN. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Nov. 5, 1862.

LEACH, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

LEHAM, DENNIS. Priv. Canton. Enl. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

McCAULEY, PETER. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

McCARTY, JOHN. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 9, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. Deserted Nov. 16, 1862.

McMANUS, PATRICK. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MONAGHAN, MAURICE. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MURPHY, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MURPHY, WILLIAM A. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MURRAY, PATRICK. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Died Aug. 9, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of wounds received in battle of Donaldsonville, La., July 13, 1863.

NOONAN, DENNIS. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Absent when the reg’t was mustered out, and suffering from wounds received at Port Hudson, La.

NOONAN, MICHAEL. Priv. Burlington. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 21, 1862.

O’BRIEN, JOHN. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 18, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’CONNELL, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 1, 1862. M. Oct. 6, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’CONNELL, PATRICK. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’NEIL, JOHN. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 17, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

PARKER, ALEXANDER. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

POWERS, WILLIAM. Priv. Winchendon. Enl. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

QUIGLEY, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 23, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

RILEY, GEORGE. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 6, 1862. M. Oct. 6, 1862. Deserted Oct. 6, 1862.

RILEY, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SKELLEY, THOMAS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SLYNE, EDWARD. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SMITH, CHARLES. Priv. Belmont. Enl. Oct. 1, 1862. M. Oct. 1, 1862. Deserted Oct. 21, 1862.

SPEAR, JAMES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 17, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SULLIVAN, DANIEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

TAGGART, WILLIAM. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Sept. 25, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Died Aug. 29, 1863, in Roxbury, Mass., after the reg’t returned home.

TIGHE, WILLIAM. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 31, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

TILTON, JAMES L. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. Killed Aug. 19, 1863, near Mattoon, Ill., by being thrown from railroad car on the way home.

TULLY, HUGH. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WALSH, JAMES. Priv. Billerica. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WHELAN, PATRICK. Priv. Chelsea; Lowell. Enl. Sept. 17, 1862. M. Sept. 25, 1862. Deserted Oct. 28, 1862.

WILLIAMS, JOHN, 1st. Priv. Lynn. Enl. Oct. 23, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. Deserted Oct. 28, 1862.