In June of 1873, when he was 35, he married Elizabeth Rowe, age 20,and had one child in Boston. The family then moved to Grass Valley, California in 1874, where he became a hostler and watchman for a local hotel, and had seven more children. He moved to Oakland, Ca for health reasons and died on March 16, 1908.
Submitted by ..... kochis@oro.net (Mike Kochis)

Goodwin ,John Augustus... 1st Regiment of Mass. Calvary is the unit that my ansestor served in. He enlisted 9/9/1861 in Readville, Mass. He was wounded and taken prisoner May 9, 1864 in Columbia, SC and parolled May 15, 1865. I am looking for any information that you might have on him and the regiment. I am trying to find out who his parents were. Thanks for your input.
Submitted by: Ddesigns12 @aol.com (Allison Davis)

Priest, Tilly L. ......born August, 1832, Jefferson Co., NY, Enlisted 30 Sept 1862 in Springfield, MA (Co. F.). Married Mary E. Poole of Palmer, MA on 5 May 1862.Lived most of his life before and after the war in Palmer, MA though he travelled a great deal during two enlistments in the US Navy prior to the war, plus a stint in merchant marines. Died from Smallpox on 28 Oct 1872 in Louisville, KY; age 40 years.
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McDowell, John.....of Williamstown, MA ( Williamstown is in the north-east corner of Mass. in the township of Williamstown, County of Berkshire.) who served in Co. F, 1st Mass. Cavalry. Born about 1843, John enlisted at 21 years old on Jan. 19, 1864. He was listed as an "operative" ?? and was wounded on July 28, 1864 in a skirmish at Malvern Hill, VA. (not to be confused with the seven day battle of Malvern Hill which took place in 1862.) According to the Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies..... "July 26, Marched to the James River. July 27, Crossed the James and went into camp near New Market. July 28, Broke camp and marched to Malvern Hill. Had a severe engagement with the enemy, losing nineteen men killed, wounded and missing. Returned to new Market and went into camp; distance marched ten miles." According to the record, John McDowell desserted on May 26, 1865 at Philladelphia., PA. ( I have not, as of yet, found any information of John's place of birth or his parents....but I did find "a" John McDowell, born in 1843 in Worcester, Mass., listed in the IGI at the LDS Library. The date and state are right....but this will take some further digging to prove if this is him.)
Submitted by......Shortyhack@aol.com (Grace-Marie Moore Hackwell)

Bradford, Elias Ford .... of Conway, MA who served in Co. E 1st Mass. Cavalry. He was captured at the battle of Aldie, VA on June 17, 1863 and held at Libby prison for 60 days and in the smallpox hospital at Calarama for four months when he was exchanged.

He was a charter member, past commander and at the time of his death on January 20, 1913 he was junior vice-commander of the Francis A. Clary Grand Army Post #164 of Conway. His wife Fannie Elizabeth Flagg-Bradford was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps (auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic).

Elias F. Bradford was born in Conway, MA on November 21, 1837 the son of Shubal and Mary Ford-Bradford. He was the third of six children. Elias Bradford married his first wife Lottie M. Howe in Barre, MA on Feb. 29, 1860. She died March 12, 1861. They had no children. He married his second wife Fannie E. Flagg on August 13, 1862 the day after he enlisted in the Union Army. She died December 17, 1920. Elias and Fannie Bradford had four children; Lottie, Mary, Samuel and Walter. Walter was my grandfather. Walter and Alice (Rice) Bradford had one child; Fannie E. Bradford-Osgood who is my mother. She is now 83 years old and in a Northampton, MA nursing home.

Elias F. Bradford enlisted twice; once on August 12, 1862 as a private under Captain Bowdith (?) and then again on December 29, 1863. His occupation on his enlistment papers states he was a stone cutter. He served until the end of the war when he returned to the family farm in Conway. The Bradford family are direct decendants of the Mayflower and Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Plantation. My lineage of the Bradfords came from Martha's Vineyard in 1790 to Williamsburg, MA then into Conway in 1791. The Conway family homestead was built circa 1832 by my great-great grandfather Shubal Bradford. Shubal's son Elias and then Elias' son Walter and then Walter's daughter Fannie and then Fannie's daughter (me) were all born and raised there.

Elias F. Bradford's brother John Wrisley Bradford (b. Oct. 14, 1842) served in the Mass 52nd Regiment.

I have many artifacts from my family including many of Elias Bradford's things relating to the Civil War. I would be happy to share them with anyone interested.
Submitted by....RClary@aol.com (Ruth E. Clary)

Jordan, Edwin Arnold..... born on January 14, 1838 in Franklin, MA, enlisted for three years in Company H on October 28, 1861. A bachelor, he lived on his parents' farm at the time of his enlistment, and was the first of three brothers to enlist. My great-great grandfather, Samuel Jordan, enlisted in the 45th Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteer Militia on September 10, 1862, at the age of 16 years, 11 months, and 27 days. Following his discharge from this Regiment, he re-enlisted in the 18th Massachusetts and served until he was wounded at Bethesda Church, VA, which forced the amputation of his left arm. A third brother also served in the 18th and was seriously wounded at Gettysburg.

Edwin Jordan, a private, received a slight wound at Parker's Store, near Aldie, VA on November 29, 1863. He was mustered out November 11, 1864 at the expiration of his enlistment.

After his discharge he returned to the family farm in Franklin and married Eliza Mayo in Franklin on Oct. 28, 1869. She was born in Eden, Maine, the daughter of Ambrose and Pamilia Mayo. Edwin Jordan died at age 62 on Nov. 5, 1902, while his wife died in Medfield, MA on Nov. 19, 1919. Both are buried in the City Mills Cemetery in Franklin.

Following his death, Eliza (Mayo) Jordan was granted received a widow's pension of $25.00 under certificate number 551149 on Nov. 14, 1902.

I recently returned from a trip to Gettysburg and viewed the monument to the First Regiment, which is located on Sedgwick Ave. just north of Wheatfield Rd. It's a very nice monument, featuring a 3d relief of the side of a horse's head, with crossed sabres underneath.

I really appreciate the information on the First Regiment.
Submitted by...YINNA@prodigy.net (Donald Thompson)

Jennings, Walter Dean.... born January 3, 1847 in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass. His father was Samuel Harvey Jennings (1815-1871) and his mother was Lucretia Dean (1815-1872). His grandfather William Jennings (1747-1837) was from Rhode Island and served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Walter’s father was a blacksmith and a member of the local militia. Samuel trained his son Walter to be a blacksmith and Walter worked in his fathers shop, till the age of 15, when he started his own shop.

The Civil War was raging at this time and Walter’s older brother Charles had already joined the 21st Mass. Volunteer Infantry. Charles mustered out in 1862 due to a wound he had received at the battle of Antietam. Charles went to work with his brother Walter. |Both brothers got eager to help out so, Walter lied about his age on his enlistment papers and joined the 1st Regiment, Mass. Cavalry on December 2, 1863 at the age of 16. Mustered into service at Readville, Mass. December 29, 1863. Charles joined the same regiment, but as a farrier. Walter fought in many skirmishes and battles with his unit until the end of the war. He mustered out as a Private on June 26, 1865, as of Co. A, near Clouds Mills, VA. Walter also served in Co. K for a short while during his term of service. He returned to Adams and went back to his blacksmithing business.

A few years later, in the Spring of 1867, Walter visited Long Lake, Hamilton Co., NY and decided to settle there. He soon met a young lady named Annie Welch of Long Lake and married her on November 27, 1870. Walter and Annie first lived in a log cabin, but eventually they bought a house on Maple Avenue. They raised 6 children and lived the rest of their lives there. One of their children ,Walter Henry, was a veteran of WWI serving in the 52nd Pioneer Infantry, Headquarters Co., France.

Walter worked over the years in Long Lake as a blacksmith, guide, lumberman, teamster, laborer, meat cutter, and ran a general store for awhile. Walter was also civic-minded. He served on the Long Lake Town Board in the late 1800’s, he was one of the first trustees of the Town Cemetery in 1880 , and he served on the Town Board of Health. Walter became a trustee of the school system and served as Board President during the early 1900’s. He was one of the first trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Long Lake in 1900. Walter served in many positions in the Grand Army of the Republic, Local Post #531-William Wood, including its commander for many years in the 1890’s. He was active in the Masonic Lodge and in the Order of the Eastern Star, (a charter member of each). Walter’s wife Annie was active in the Easter Star and Methodist Episcopal Church also.

After raising a family and living in Long Lake for 63 years, Walter D. Jennings died on September 23, 1930 at the age of 83. He was the last Civil War veteran in Long Lake to pass on. His wife, of 56 years, Annie, had died 3 years before him on April 15, 1927 at the age of 76. Both are buried in the Long Lake Cemetery. Many of Walter and Annie’s descendants still live in Long Lake to this day.
Submitted by: wdjsaj@aol.com (Walter D. Jennings Jr.)