Research Arsenal Spotlight 84: Uriah Massena 6th West Virginia Infantry
Uriah Massena was born in 1842 in Pennsylanvia to Samuel Massena and Barbara (Cramer)Massena. The Messena family relocated to Cameron, Virginia (later to become part of West…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 83: Isaac Mead 17th Connecticut Infantry
Isaac Mead was born in 1834 to Jonas and Abigail Mead of Greenwich, Connecticut. He married his second cousin, Esther Mead, in 1855. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 82: Thomas Conley 33rd Ohio Infantry
Thomas Conley was born around 1843 in Ohio. His father’s name isn’t known but his mother’s name was Margaret and she was born in Ireland. Thomas Conley enlisted on August 18, …
Research Arsenal Spotlight 81: Seth Bishop 4th Vermont Infantry
Seth Bishop was born in 1839 to Chauncey Bishop and Samantha (Stearns) Bishop of Readsboro, Vermont. On April 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company I of the 4th Vermont Infantry….
Research Arsenal Spotlight 80: Perry Farlow 29th Wisconsin Infantry
Perry Farlow was born in 1842 to Alfred and Anna Marie (Taylor) Farlow of Dodge County, Wisconsin. He enlisted in Company K of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry on August 21, 1862….
Research Arsenal Spotlight 79: Joseph Patterson 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
Joseph Patterson was born in December, 1847 to Robert Patterson and Elizabeth (Gilles) Patterson. He was not yet 14 years old when he enlisted as a drummer in Company I, 90th…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 78: Mahlon Thatcher 40th Massachusetts Infantry
Mahlon Thatcher was born in 1821 to John and Charlotte Thatcher of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He later moved to Boston and worked as a salesman. In 1850 he married Julia…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 77: William Augur 7th Connecticut Infantry
William Augur was born in 1836 to Horace and Catharine (Hanson) Augur of New Haven County, Connecticut. Before the war he worked as an architect in New Haven. He enlisted in…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 76: Martin Culver 16th Connecticut Infantry
Martin Culver was born in 1833 to Martin Culver and Lucy P. (Bailey) Culver of Portland, Connecticut. He enlisted in company A of the 16th Connecticut Infantry in 1862. The…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 75: Joseph Philp 161st New York Infantry
Joseph Philp was born in Crediton, England in 1843 to Joseph Philp and Ellen Ann (Hutchinson) Philp. The family immigrated to the United States sometime in the mid 1840s. He…
