Research Arsenal Spotlight 59: Gustavus Williams 51st Massachusetts Infantry
Gustavus Williams was born on October 28, 1834 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He married Nancy Bernette Hill in 1859 and had two children with her (a daughter, Myrtle, and son,…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 58: Benjamin Blatchford 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Benjamin Blatchford was born in 1835 to William Blatchford and Mary (Gott) Blatchford of Massachusetts. He enlisted first in the 50th Massachusetts Infantry, a nine month’s r…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 57: Elbert Corbin 1st New York Light Artillery
Elbert Corbin was born in 1835 to Justus Corbin and Amanda (Hibbard) Corbin of Liverpool, New York. He married Emily Marie Noyes in 1857 and they had two sons, Justus “Jutty” …
Research Arsenal Spotlight 56: Albert Brown 16th Maine Infantry
Albert Brown was born in 1843 to John Hanson Brown and Sarah Copeland (Haywood) Brown of Smyrne, Maine. On August 15, 1863 he was conscripted into Company C of the 16th Maine…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 55: John Clarkson Jay 71st New York National Guard
John Clarkson Jay came from a family steeped in American history. His great-grandfather, John Jay, was one of the founding fathers of America, served as a delegate to the…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 54: Charles Brayton 3rd Massachusetts Infantry
Charles Brayton was born in 1843 to Shubael F. Brayton and Mary M. (Bunker) Brayton of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Before the war, Charles Brayton worked in an apothecary. He…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 53: Charles Hobbs 13th New Hampshire Infantry
Charles Hobbs was born in 1844 to Moody Hobbs and Elizabeth P. (Spofford) Hobbs of Pelham, New Hampshire. Moody Hobbs served as a state senator in New Hampshire in 1863….
Research Arsenal Spotlight 53: Gustavus Gould 17th Vermont Infantry
Gustavus Gould was born in 1843 to Joseph Gould and Lucinda (Sanders) Gould of Montpelier, Vermont. He enlisted in Company E of the 17th Vermont Infantry on February 24,…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 52: Theodore Vaill 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery
A few weeks ago we highlighted our collection of letters by Joseph Vaill, this week our focus is on his brother, Theodore Vaill of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery….
Research Arsenal Spotlight 51: Henry Chandler Smith 1st New York Mounted Rifles
Henry Chandler Smith was born in 1838 to Chandler Smith and Electra Marie (Wilcox) Smith of Canaan, New York. His father, Chandler, died in 1861. Henry Chandler Smith…
