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

by Albert Plummer

COMPANY I

MICHAEL C. MAGUIRE. Capt. Boston. Com. Nov. 13, 1862. M. Nov. 26, 1862. Was Com. Capt. in 55th reg’t 9 months. Reg’t was disbanded and the men transferred and discharged Dec. 22, 1862, by Gov. Andrew.

FRANCIS M. SMITH. Capt. Lynn. Com. Dec. 26, 1862. Enl. Aug. 22, 1862. M. Sept. 16, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Priv. Co. A. 1st Lt. Co. F, Nov. 1, 1862. Capt. Dec. 26, 1862.

JOHN READE. 1st Lt. Milford. Com. Nov. 13, 1862. M. Nov. 29, 1862. Was Com. 1st Lt. in the 55th reg’t 9 months. Regiment disbanded and men transferred to the 48th reg’t. Resigned and discharged Mar. 7, 1863.

JOHN W. RICKER. 1st Lt. Newburyport. Com. May 8, 1863. Enl. Sept. 19, 1862. M. Sept. 22, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Priv. Co. A. Sergt. Dec. 8, 1862. 1st Lt. May 8, 1863. Wounded May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La. and lost his right leg.

GEORGE F. WAGNER. 2nd Lt. Boston. Com. Nov. 13, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Com. 2nd Lt. in 55th reg’t 9 months, which was disbanded and men transferred to the 48th reg’t. Discharged by G. O. No. 1288, Mass., Dec. 22, 1862.

WILLIAM J. HARTWELL. 2nd Lt. Dedham. Com. Dec. 26, 1862. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. 1st Sergt. 2nd Lt. Dec. 26, 1862. Resigned and discharged Mar. 7, 1863.

JAMES BASSETT. 2nd Lt. Lowell. Com. May 8, 1863. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. 1st Sergt. 2nd Lt. May 8, 1863. Mustered June 24, 1863. Taken prisoner at battle of Donaldsonville, La., July 13, 1863.

THOMAS W. HERRICK. 1st Sergt. Boston. Enl. Oct. 5, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Discharged July 23, 1863, to re-enlist in Hdqts. Troop, Dept. of the Gulf. Discharged Mar. 19, 1864, for promotion 2nd Lt. Co. I, 78th U. S. Colored Troop.

TERENCE WADE. 1st Sergt. Cambridge. Enl. Nov. 9, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Sergt. 1st Sergt. July 1, 1863.

JAMES NOLAN. Sergt. Boston. Enl. Aug. 23, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MICHAEL KILDUFF. Sergt. Roxbury. Enl. Oct. 16, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOHN H. RAYMOND. Sergt. Boston. Enl. Oct. 22, 1862. M. Oct. 22, 1862. Transferred June 23, 1863, to Hdqts. Troop, Dept. of the Gulf.

JOHN MORRIS. Sergt. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Sergt. May 1, 1863.

TIMOTHY CURTIN. Sergt. Quincy. Enl. Oct. 8, 1862. M. Oct. 8, 1862. Corpl. Sergt. July 1, 1863. Wounded May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La. Absent sick when the reg’t was mustered out. Honorably discharged Sept. 3, 1863.

HERMAN MANPHELT. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 21, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. Mar. 1, 1863.

MATHEW McDERMOTT. Corpl. Charlestown. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 8, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. May 1, 1863.

GEORGE WAGNER. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. May 1, 1863.

JOHN FREEL. Corpl. So. Braintree. Enl. Oct. 10, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. May 1, 1863.

THOMAS HARPER. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 29, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. July 1, 1863.

JAMES COLWELL. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. July 1, 1863.

JOSEPH SEMPLE. Corpl. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. July 1, 1863.

JAMES REILLY. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Sept. 27, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Corpl. July 1, 1863.

ROBERT BURNS. Musician. Boston. Enl. Oct. 11, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Died April 18, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

JOHN SLATTERY. Musician. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Transferred Mar. 6, 1863, to 2nd R. I. Cav.

BAILEY, JAMES E. Priv. Cambridge. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 21, 1862.

BARNETT, RICHARD. Priv. Dedham. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 24, 1862.

BELMONT, CHARLES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 7, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 18, 1862.

BOYD, THOMAS. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 5, 1862.

BROOD, HENRY. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 18, 1862.

BROOKS, FREDERICK. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 18, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BROWN, DAVID. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 22, 1862.

BUTLER, PATRICK. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CALLAHAN, MICHAEL. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 4, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Nov. 24, 1862.

COLLINS, PATRICK. Priv. Woburn. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 16, 1862. Left sick hospital, Cleveland, O., en route home. Absent when the reg’t was mustered out.

COY, MICHAEL. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Discharged June 26, 1863, to re-enlist. Enl. and mustered into Co. B, Hdqts. Troop, Dept of the Gulf, July 25, 1863. At Port Hudson, La., for one year. Discharged Nov. 24, 1863, by reason of civil arrest and conviction.

CROAKER, MICHAEL. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Deserted Dec. 4, 1862.

CRONIN, LAWRENCE. Priv. Gardner. Enl. Nov. 4, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DARMODY, JAMES. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 11, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 7, 1862.

DAVIS, GEORGE W. Priv. Cambridge. Enl. Nov. 11, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 18, 1862.

DONOVAN, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 7, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 6, 1862.

DOWNEY, PATRICK. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Sept. 8, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Absent sick when the reg’t was mustered out.

DOYLE, DAVID. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 11, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 4, 1862.

DOYLE, EDWARD. Priv. Chelsea. Enl. Oct. 2, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Deserted Dec. 4, 1862.

FLORENCE, JOHN. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Transferred Mar. 6, 1863, to 2nd R. I. Cav.

GIBBONS, JOHN. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 12, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 20, 1862.

GIBBONS, THOMAS. Priv. Lowell; Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 12, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Received $200 bounty from Charlestown Nov. 29, 1862, at camp.

GILLESPIE, PETER. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Deserted Dec. 4, 1862.

GLENNON, WILLIAM. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Oct. 31, 1862. M. Oct. 31, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

HARRIS, ALBERT C. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 12, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 23, 1862.

HOFFMAN, CHARLES. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 27, 1862.

HOLLAND, WILLIAM A. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

HOMER, JOHN. Priv. Milford. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 16, 1862.

HURLEY, JEREMIAH. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

HUTCHINS, NOYES P. Priv. New Bedford. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 12, 1862.

HYLAND, JOSEPH. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 18, 1862.

KEAN, MICHAEL. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Sept. 24, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Name not on muster in roll.

KRON, HENRY. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 10, 1862. M. Oct. 15, 1862. Transferred June 26, 1863, to Co. B, Hdqts. Troop, Dept. of the Gulf.

KRONSE, CHARLES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Nov. 26, 1862.

LEWIS, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 21, 1862. Transferred June 26, 1863, to Co. B, Hdqts. Troop, Dept of the Gulf.

LONG, JOSEPH. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 20, 1862.

LORIGAN, PATRICK. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

LYONS, JOHN. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Died April 11, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

McCARTY, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 21, 1862.

McLURE, THOMAS. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 15, 1862.

McDONALD, JAMES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 15, 1862. M. Sept. 30, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Not on muster in roll. Wounded May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.

McDONALD, MICHAEL. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Deserted. Held by civil authorities and never rejoined the reg’t.

McHENCH, JAMES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MEHEGAN, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 4, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MELIA, EDWARD. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Deserted Nov. 10, 1862.

MOREY, DANIEL C. Priv. New Bedford. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Transferred June 26, 1863, to Co. B, Hdqts. Troop, Dept. of the Gulf.

MORRISON, CHARLES E. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 1, 1862.

MURPHY, JAMES. Priv. Charlestown. Enl. Oct. 10, 1862. M. Oct. 10, 1862. Never rejoined the reg’t. Held by civil authorities during term of service.

NELSON, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 4, 1862.

NEWTON, LEVI L. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’BRIEN, CORNELIUS A. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 9, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’BRIEN, DENNIS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 20, 1862.

PARKER, JAMES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 20, 1862.

PHILIP, AUGUST. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 21, 1862. Transferred to 2nd R. I. Cav.

ROBERTSON, JAMES G. Priv. Quincy. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

RONAN, CARL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Nov. 30, 1862.

ROSS, WILLIAM. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 7, 1862.

RUSSELL, MITCHELL. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Died June 19, 1863, at New Orleans, La.

SANTRY, ARTHUR. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Nov. 6, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Wounded July 13, 1863, at battle of Donaldsonville, La.

SCHMIDT, WILLIAM F. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Nov. 29, 1862.

SHEA, TIMOTHY. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 5, 1862.

SHORT, CHARLES. Priv. Fall River. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Discharged Dec. 30, 1862, disability.

SIMMS, WILLIAM. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 20, 1862.

SLATTERY, MICHAEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SMITH, JOHN, 1st. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 7, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 10, 1862.

SMITH, JOHN, 2nd. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SMITH, JOHN, 3rd. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Nov. 28, 1862.

SMITH, LEWIS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 8, 1862.

SMITH, THOMAS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 12, 1862.

STODDER, JOSEPH F. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Wounded May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.

SULLIVAN, PATRICK. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SWEENEY, DENNIS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 21, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Not on muster in roll.

TAYLOR, ANDREW. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 6, 1862.

THOMPSON, DAVID. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 16, 1862. Deserted Dec. 6, 1862.

TRACEY, THOMAS. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Discharged Dec. 25, 1863, disability.

WALCH, THOMAS. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WELCH, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 22, 1862.

WILLIAMS, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WILSON, JOHN F. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 7, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Transferred Mar. 6, 1863, to 2nd R. I. Cav.