ENLISTED MEN OF THE 2ND MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY

Enlisted after May 1861.
"Second Term" recruit (1864). Place name in italics is the town receiving credit for the enlistment.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Co.=Company / d.=died / DFD= discharged for disability / k.=killed /MO=Mustered Out / nfr=no further record / POW=prisoner / ret.= returned to duty / w.=wounded

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PACKARD, Joseph S.
Company: Co. B; AGE; 24; Place of Birth (Residence): Boston, MA (Boston); Occupation: Clerk; Record of Duty: Corp. (14 Ag 61); Color-Corporal (4 Jl 62); w. in back at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); DFD 1 D 63

PAGE, John
Co. H; 30; South Berwick, ME/Salisbury/Salisbury; 26 Je 64; Corp. (5 Je 65); MO Jl 65

PAGE, George W.
Co. A; 20; Canaan, NH (Lowell); Harness-maker; w. in thigh & POW at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret, 23 O 62; detach. to Div. ambulance corps (28 O 62); MO 28 My 64

PAGE, Lucius
Co. A; 19; Hyde Park, VT (Lowell); Machinist; Corp. (25 Ap 63); w. in arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); w. in thigh at Chancellorsville (3 My 63) & d. Je 63

PAGE, Theophilus F.
Co. G; 18; Woburn, MA (No. Woburn); Currier; Corp. (My 61); Sgt. (18 My 62); w. in hand at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 26 Ja 63; 2Lt., 28th MA INF

PALMER, Azro.
Co. G; 22; Dickinson, NY (Dickinson); Carpenter; DFD 17 O 62

PALMER, William
Co. D; 23; Northbridge, MA (W. Boylston); Shoemaker; Corp. (My 61-15 Je 61); detach. to gunboat on Mississippi 18 F 62

PANZLOFF, Julius
Co. E; 25; Germany (Boston); Sailor; 25 Ag 62; w. in leg at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); DFD 15 Ag 63

PARKER, Alfred R.
Co. F; 20; Hubbardston, MA ([?]); Hostler; Corp. (28 D 63); k. at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65)

PARKER, Alva J.
Co. G; 23; Peterboro, NH (Peterboro); Machinist; w. in arm (amputation) at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 11 S 62

PARKER, Charles A.
Co. G; [?]; [?] (Lowell); O61; absent in hospital when MO 28 My 64

PARKER, John M.
Co. D; 18; Pittsfield, MA /Worthington/Worthington; Farmer; 25 Jl 64; MO Jl 65

PARKER, Richard S.
Co. E; 28; Salem, MA/Fairhaven, CT/Amesbury; Clerk; 9 Jl 64; deserted 12 Ag 64

PARKER, Rufus A.
Co. I; 20; Monson, MA (Springfield); Farmer; 11 Mr 62; w. through lungs at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63) & d. 21 Jl 63

PARKER, Stephen S.
Co. F; 19; Hubbardston, MA (Hubbardston); Farmer; Corp. (8 Jl 61); Sgt. (30 D 62); w. in thigh at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); absent in hospital when MO 28 My 64

PARKER, Theodore K.
see OFFICERS

PARKER, Thomas S.
CO. F; 23; Boston, MA (So. Gardner); Clerk; POW at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. N 63; MO 28 My 64

PARKHURST, William
Co. D; 34; Townshend, VT (Springfield); Shoemaker; deserted 5 Jl 61

PARSONS, William R.
Co. E; 35; Lancaster, Eng. (Medway); Boot-clicker; 1st Sgt. (25 My 61-13 Jl 61); Sgt; 1st Sgt. (14 My 62); w. in hand at Antietam (17 S 62); DFD 14 Ja 63

PATIO, Timothy
Co. G; 28; Billerica, MA (Burlington); Farmer; w. in breast at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); absent in hospital when MO 28 My 64

PATTERSON, Robert
Co. G; 21; Nova Scotia/St. Johns, NB/Abington; Clerk; 20 Ap 64; Corp. (23 Je 65); MO Jl 65

PATTISON, Everett W.
see OFFICERS

PAUL, Joseph
Co. H; 19; Williston, VT (Webster); Shoemaker; Corp. (22 My 61-5 S 61); w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. Ap 64; MO 28 My 64

PEABODY, David B.
Co. C; 19; Boxford, ME (Middleton); Farmer; w. in leg at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 18 Ag 63; deserted 22 F 64

PEASE, Franklin C.
Co. K; 18; Halifax, MA (Northampton); Laborer; transf. to Invalid Corps 1 Ag 63

PECK, Chauncy
Co. G; 20; Hawley, MA (Warren); Farmer; k. near Kernstown, VA (24 My 62)

PECK, Philo H.
Co. G; 18; Hawley, MA (Warren); Laborer; Hospital attendant (61-13 Ap 62); k. at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63)

PENDERGAST, Richard
see OFFICERS

PEELER, Albert S.
Co. K; 21; Springfield, MA (Brattelboro, VT); Farmer; w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 6 N 63; MO 28 My 64

PEELER, David L.
Co. K; 24; Vernon, VT (Brattelboro); farmer; Corp. (11 O 63); Sgt. (1 Jl 64); MO Jl 65

PEHMOLLER, Richard
Co. A; 22; Germany/Boston/[?]; Clerk; 22 Jl 64; deserted 15 Ag 64

PENTLAND, William J.
Co. G; 26; Boston, MA (So. Boston); Painter; detach. as Post mail agent (20 Mr 63-My 63); POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 24 O 62; MO 28 My 64

PERKINS, Charles E.
Co. A; 40; Swanton, VT (Lowell); Carder; DFD 5 N 62

PERKINS, Lafayette
Co. K; 20; Manchester, NH (Northampton); Farmer; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 23 O 62; w. in thigh at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 19 O 63; Corp. (1 Jl 64); discharged in hospital 17 Je 65

PERRY, Charles R.
Co. H; 22; Truro, NS (Plaistow, NH); Corp. (5 S 61-Ja 62); deserted 25 D 62

PETERSEN, Andrew S.
Co. B; 26; Boyen, Norway (Lowell); Cabinet-maker; detach. on signal service (28 Ag 61-17 Ag 62); w. in elbow at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); absent in hospital when MO 26 Jl 65

PETERSEN, Hans P.
Co. K; 41; Copenhagen, Den. (Boston); Book-keeper; 1st Sgt. (13 My 61-27 Je 61); detach. to Brig. commissary dept as clerk (23 Jl 61-Jl 63); Regt. Armorer (28 Jl 63); MO 28 My 64

PETERSON, John
Co. D; 23; Germany (Boston); Clerk; w. in face at Winchester (25 My 62); discharged by order of War Dept

PETERSON, John
Co. B; 21; [?]/Hartford, CT/Harvard; Silver-plater; 23 Je 64; transf. to 33rd MA INF Ag 64

PETERSON, Otto
Co. G; [?]/Boston/Sunderland; Clerk; 3 S 64; discharged in hospital 10 Jl 65

PHALEN, Edward A.
see OFFICERS

PHELPS, Francis D.
Co. A; 23; Leonminster, MA (Lowell); Currier; Corp. (25 My 61); w. in shoulder at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 26 Ja 63

PHELPS, Leander W.
Co. F; 30; Walpole, NH (Athol); Shoemaker; DFD 30 My 63

PHILLIPS, George R.
Co. D; 18; Keene, NH (Leonminster); Shoemaker; Corp. (15 F 63); detailed as attendant in Regt. hospital (16 N 62-11 My 63); w. & POW at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); absent when MO 28 My 64

PHILLIPS, Erwin T.
Co. F; 23; Boxford, MA (Topsfield); Shoemaker; w. at Antietam (17 S 62); ret. Ap 64; Mo 28 My 64

PHILLIPS, James M.
Co. D; 21; Keene, NH (Leonminster); said to have been appt. a hospital steward; dropped from rolls 7 O 62

PHILLIPS, Samuel R.
Co. A; 34; Brecon, Wales (Lowell); Book-keeper; Sgt. (25 My 61-13 F 62); Color-Sgt; DFD 25 O 62

PHILLIPS, William P.
Co. D; 42; Boston, MA (Boston); Clerk; 4 Ag 62; MO 28 My 64

PHIPPS, Rufus G.
Co. K; 24; Framingham, MA (Framingham); Clerk; Sgt. (My 61-29 D 61); det. as Company clerk (15 Je 62); detach. as clerk at General Hospital (1 Je 62-19 Je 62); detach. as clerk at Div. HQ (30 Jl 62); MO 28 My 64

PICKARD, David
Co. K; 43; Rowley, MA (Ipswitch); Teamster; 8 Ag 62l Company Cook (1 O 62); w. in leg at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63) & d. Ja 64

PICKERING, Asa
Co. F; 21; Bellingham, MA (Bellingham); Teamster; 24 Jl 62; Corp. (23 Je 65); MO Jl 65

PICKERING, Theophilus D.
Co. A; 22; Gorham, ME (Lowell); Lamplighter; detach. to Div. ambulance corps )16 O 62-16 Jl 63); detailed as Regt. wagoner (Ja 64); MO 28 My 64

PICKETT, David S.
Co. E; 23; Kerry, Ire./Boston/Boston; Laborer; 9 My 64; POW (Jl 64); discharged 5 Je 65

PIERCE, George W.
Co. I; 28; New Bedford, MA/Charlestown/So. Hadley; Sailor; 4 Je 64; Corp. (7 N 64); discharged in hospital 25 My 65

PIERCE, Henry O.
Co. D; 18; Westminster, MA (Fitchburg); Carpenter; DFD 30 D 62 & d. Ja 63

PIERCE, Henry S.
Co. D; 18; Nashua, NH (Winchendon); Farmer; w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); w. in breast at Resaca, GA (15 My 64); in hospital when MO 28 My 64

PIERCE, Ivory W.
Co. F; 23; Sanford, ME (Lynn); Shoemaker; Corp. (9 Ap 63); w. by sabre near Kernstown, VA (24 My 62); w. in leg at Antietam (17 S 62); ret. 11 O 62; MO 28 My 64

PIERCE, James
Co. H; 21; Roscommon, Ire. (Roxbury); Laborer; d. of diarrhoea 20 D 61

PIERCE, John A.
Co. E; 32; Milford, MA/Medway/Medway; Bootmaker; 25 F 64; MO 28 My 64

PIERCE, John B.
Co. C; 21; Wellfleet, MA (Swampscot); Teamster; 29 Jl 62; MO Jl 65

PIERSON, Hiram J.
Co. I; 28; Tewksbury, MA (Tewksbury); Carpenter; Corp. (18 S 61); Sgt. (14 Ap 63-25 Ag 63); Corp. (24 D 63-29 D 63); w. in head at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 25 O 62; w. in shoulder at Resaca, GA (15 My 64) & d. 11 Je 64

PIERSON, Oscar
Co. F; 18; Norway/Chelmsford/Chelmsford; Laborer; 10 F 64; MO Jl 65

PINKHAM, Daniel G.
Co. C; 42; Milton, MA (Boston); Mason; 2 Ag 62; DFD 18 Jl 63

PINNEY, James
Co. F; 19; Nottingham, Eng. (So. Dedham); Cabinet-maker; w. at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); absent in hospital when MO 28 My 64

PLAISTED, Edwin.
Co. B; 21; Watertown, MA (Windham); Shoemaker; enlisted in 4th US ARTY 25 O 62

POLLARD, Edwin R.
Co. D; 23; Winchendon (Winchendon); Shoemaker; DFD 13 S 61

POPE, Joseph N.
Co. B; 18; Salem, MA (Salem); Teamster; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); DFD 3 Ja 63

PORTER, George E.
Co. K; 28; Bridgeport, CT (Boston); Merchandise-broker; Sgt. (15 My 61-1 Jl 61); w. in leg at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); MO 28 My 64

POWERS, Albert
see OFFICERS

POWERS, James
Co. H; 25; Limerick, Ire. (Easton); Shovel-maker; DFD Je 61

POWERS, Lorenzo J.
Co. F; 18; Gardner, MA (So. Gardner); Carpenter; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 19 D 62; w. in ankle (amputation) at Beverly Ford, VA (9 Je 63); DFD 22 Ja 64

POWERS, Patrick
Co. B; 22; Waterford, Ire. (Chicopee); Laborer; MO 28 My 64

POWERS, Richard
Co. H; 21; Limerick, Ire. (Easton); Shovel-maker; deserted 7 Jl 61

PRATT, John A.
Co. H; 40; Portland, ME (Winooski, VT); Dyer; 11 Ag 62; transf. to Co. K (24 O 62); Company musician; MO Jl 65

PRATT, Reuben A.
Co. I; 24; North Chelsea, MA (N. Chelsea); Brickmaker; DFD 15 Ja 62

PRESCOTT, James M.
Co. D; 18; West Boylston, MA (Oakdale); Bootmaker; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); escaped & ret. Je 62; transf. to Co. D (My 64); MO Jl 65

PRESCOTT, Morrill
Co. B; 24; Buxton, ME (Holyoke); Manufacturer; Sgt. (11 My 61); DFD 3 Ja 63

PRESCOTT, William W.
Co. D; 20; West Boylston, MA (Oakdale); Farmer; 30 Ag 62; MO 28 My 64

PRESTON, John C.
Co. C; 19; Salem, MA (Salem); Sailor; Company musician (24 My 61-S 61); injured by accidental shot S 62; detach. to Div. ambulance corps (19 O 62); DFD 10 N 63

PRIEST, M. Augustus
Co. D; 19; Marlboro, MA (Marlboro); Carpenter; Corp. (1 N 63); Color-Corporal; w. in leg at Resaca, GA (15 My 64); MO 20 My 64

PROCTOR, George
Co. H; 37; Springfield, VT (Reading); Shoemaker; Corp. (Je 61); deserted Ag 61

PROUTY, Sidney S.
Co. A; 31; Onondaga Co., NY (Lowell); Mason; w. through leg at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63) & d. 19 Jl 63

PURCELL, James
Co. G; 27; Dublin, Ire. (Natick); Shoemaker; Corp. (12 F 62); Color-Corp. (15 Ja 63); POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 23 O 62; k. at Chancellorsville (3 My 63)

PURINGTON, Daniel
Co. E; 44; Lynn, MA (Boston); Machinist; 19 Ag 62; deatch. to Div. ambulance corps (16 O 62-27 Jl 63); MO 20 My 64

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