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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SADLER, Rupert J.
Company: Co. D; AGE: 19; Place of Birth (Residence): Dublin, Ire. (Boston); Occupation: Machinist; Date of enlistment if after May 1861: 10 O 61; Record of Duty: Corp. (26 N 62); Color-Corp.; k. while carrying the colors at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63)

SANBORN, Levi C.
Co. C; 19; [?], NH (Lowell); Painter; Corp. (14 Ja 63); POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 14 O 62; w. in right arm at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); DFD 6 Ja 64

SANBORN, Wheelock
Co. K; 19; Bethlehem, NH (Manchester, NH); Mechanic; w. in both legs at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 4 N 63; MO 28 My 64

SANDER, William
Co. H; 37; [?]/Boston/Bridgewater; Cigar-maker; 10 O 64; discharged by order of War Dept.

SANDERS, D. Henry
Co. H; 21; Rowley, MA (Rowley); Farmer; Corp. (23 My 61-Je 61 & 1 Mr 63); detailed to Regt. band (61-62); POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 28 O 62; w. in groin at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); in hospital when MO 28 My 64

SANFORD, John M.
Co. H; 38; Rochcester, NY ([?]); Sailor; Sgt. (My 61-Jl 61); detach. to gunboat on Mississippi 18 F 62

SANGER, Egbert
Co. K; 25; Barrington, MA (Lee); Paper-maker; Company Cook (3 O 62); detailed to Div. ambulance corps (29 O 62); detach. as hospital attendant in Washington 2 Je 63; discharged Ja 64

SARGENT, Harrison
Co. B; 37; Wells, ME (Kennebunk); Butcher; DFD 3 Je 62

SARGENT, John S.
Co. A; 18; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Salesman; 9 Jl 62; absent when MO 28 My 64

SAWYER, Andrew H.
Co. I; 24; New Gloucester, ME (Boston); Sailor; 22 Jl 62; w. in hip at Chancellorsville (3 My 63) & d. 18 Ag 63

SAWYER, Jonas H.
Co. G; 26; Sidney, ME (Boston); Hack-driver; 10 O 62; w. in leg at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); never returned to Regt.; MO 28 My 64

SAWYER, Nathan D.A.
see OFFICERS

SAXTON, Orin D.
Co. K; 23; Stamford, VT (Easthampton); Farmer; DFD 24 Ap 62

SCANLON, Patrick
Co. C; 29; [?]/Salem?Northampton; 26 Ag 64; MO Jl 65

SCANNELL, James
Co. G; 26; Croome, Ire. (Quincy); Laborer; w. in foot & POW at Winchester (25 My 62); paroled; DFD 22 Ap 63

SCHAEFFER, Frederick
Co. K; 27; Ilsfesdlt, Ger. (Chelsea); Baker; Bugler (O 61); w. in knee at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 2 O 62

SCHIEL, Charles
Co. H; 31; Germany (Roxbury); Carpenter; DFD 14 O 62

SCHERB, E. Vitalis
Co. C; 44; Basle, Switz. (Boston); Lecturer; 8 Ag 62; sent to hospital & never returned; d. of heart-disease in Philadelphia 11 Jl 65

SCHLUSEMEYER, William
Co. E; 19; Boston, MA (Medway); Cabinet-maker; discharged as a minor 6 Jl 61

SCHMIDT, Joseph
Co. A; 20; Germany/[?]/Salisbury; Clerk; 11 Jl 64; deserted 7 Je 64

SCHMIDTGREELER (or SCHNUDGUEDER), John
Co. A; 24; [?]/Boston/Lowell; Butcher; 14 S 64; POW; w. Mr 65 (leg amputated) in attempting to escape from prison at Florence, SC; DFD 25 My 65

SCHNEIDER, Albert
Co. C; 21; Wurtemberg, Ger./Boston/Northampton; Watchmaker; 16 Jl 64; POW during No. Carolina campaign; MO Jl 65

SCHULER, Frederick
Co. A; 25; [?]/Boston/West Springfield; Plumber; 17 Ag 64; deserted 17 Je 65

SCOTT, Thomas
Co. B; 34; Tyrone, Ire. (Lowell); Soap-maker; 10 Jl 62; sent to hospital 12 F 64; MO 20 Jl 65

SEAVERS, Richard
Co. H; 26; Dublin, Ire. (Easton); Laborer; k. at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); buried at Gettysburg; a memorial erected in the family plot at Lusk, County Dublin reads "Killed in the American War."

Letters written by Pvt. Richard Seaver(s) to his family.

SEBBENS, Rufus W.
Co. C; 20; [?], ME (Lowell); Carpenter; enlisted in US CAV in 62

SEPPELLER, Richard
Co. A; 26; [?]/Boston/Chicopee; Clerk; 1 N 64; MO 26 Jl 65

SEYMOUR, George H.
Co. A; 28; Maidstone, Eng. (Lowell); Painter; DFD 7 D 61

SHARON, Joseph D.
Co. G; 29; Boston, MA (Winchester); Wheelwright; 23 Jl 62; MO 28 My 64

SHATTUCK, Danforth
Co. D; 18; Pepperell, MA (Pepperell); Farmer; w. in side at Antietam (17 S 62); ret. 5 Ap 63; POW at Waynesboro (2 F 65); at parole camp (28 Mr 65; MO 12 Je 65

SHAUGHNESSY, Michael
Co. F; 20; St. Andrews, NB (So. Boston); Carpenter; w. & POW at Winchester (25 My 62); paroled; dropped as deserter Jl 63

SHEA, David
Co. C; 20; Salem, MA (Wenham); Shoemaker; d. of typhoid fever 28 D 61

SHEA, John J.
Co. C; 18; Boston, MA (Marblehead or Boston); w. in side at Antietam (17 S 62); ret. 11 Mr 63; w. in thigh at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 8 O 63; Corp. (5 Je 65); deserted 3 Jl 65

SHEERIN, Charles S.
Co. 20; Boston, MA (Boston); Printer; discharged 14 F 63; 2Lt., 16th MA INF

SHELDON, Duane C.
Co. E; 18; [?]/Andover, VT/Roxbury; Clerk; 17 O 64; DFD 27 My 65

SHEPHERD, Eugene
Co. E; 19; Newark, NJ/New Bedford/Chelsea; Laborer; 7 My 64; d. of disease; Ja 65

SHEPHERD, Joseph F.
Co. 22; Northampton, MA (Northampton); Bookbinder; Corp. (18 S 61-5 D 61); DFD 5 Je 62

SHERMAN, George W.
Co. A; 18; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Scholar; 1 Jl 62; w. in shoulder at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); probably a POW on the march from Kingston, GA (6 Je 64); reported as having d. in Andersonville prison

SHERMAN, Hezekiah E.
Co. E; 29; Mansfield, MA (Mansfield); Boot-maker; Corp. (3 F 62); Color-Corp. (4 Jl 62); Sgt. (1 Ag 62); 1st Sgt. (14 Ja 63-1 My 63); Sgt. (30 D 63); MO 28 My 64

SHERMAN, William H.
Co. A; 20; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Weaver; w. in side at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); MO 28 My 64

SHERWOOD, Charles
Co. A; 21; Canada/Canada West/Southbridge; Boatman; 2 Je 64; deserted 5 Jl 64

SHIRLEY, James H.
Co. A; 24; Portland, ME (Lowell); Moulder; w. in arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 6 N 62

SHOOTMETER (or SCHATTMULLER), Ignatz
Co. D; 25; [?]/Germany/Chelsea; Teamster; 6 AG 64; in hospital when MO 26 Jl 65

SHORT, James
Co. H; 20; Hartford, CT/Albany, NY/Wellfleet; Laborer; 9 Jl 64; deserted 30 Je 65

SHOTT, John
Co. D; 32; [?]/Patterson, NJ/Lynn; Butcher; 5 Jl 64; deserted 8 Ag 64

SHUFELT, Stephen
Co. B; 20; St. Ambrose, CW (Lowell); Machinist; Corp. (4 O 62-29 F 64); detach. to Div. ambulance corps (16 O 62); MO 28 My 64

SHULTZ, Edmund
Co. A; 29; Germany/Boston/Chelsea; Tinsmith; 7 My 64; sick in hospital at Nashville; nfr

SIEGRIST, John
Co. A; 22; Germany/Boston/Royalston; Carpenter; 25 Je 64; MO Jl 65

SKINNER, Austin L.
Co. B; 26; Nashua, NH (Lowell); 7 Ag 62; DFD 26 O 62

SKINNER, Charles M.
Co. K; 28; Royalston, VT (Lowell); Weaver; 14 O 61; w. in shoulder at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 14 Ag 62; POW near White Plains, VA (25 Jl 63); at parole camp when MO 28 My 64

SLAVEN, Michael
Co. E; 26; Ireland (Medway); Bootmaker; MO 28 My 64

SLOCUM, Hazard P.
Co. F; 40; Tolland, MA (Bellingham); Teamster; 24 Jl 62; d. of dysentery 19 Mr 63

SMITH, Alonza
Co. H; 21; Canada/Canada/Boston; Butcher; 12 My 64; deserted 30 Je 65

SMITH, Charles
Co. E; 24; Tipperary, Ire./Lowell/[?]; Shoemaker; 2 Ag 64; deserted 12 S 64

SMITH, Charles F.
Co. H; 23; Boston, MA (Boston); Chemist; 30 Ag 62; discharged 18 Ap 63 to receive commission in 54th MA INF, but commission cancelled

SMITH, Ervil L.
Co. H; 21; Essex, MA (Roxbury or Rowley); Shoemaker; Corp. (5 S 61); d. of typhoid fever 28 Ap 62

SMITH, Frank (aka Peter Millen)
Co. B; 23; [?]/Boston/Winchendon; Clerk; 27 Jl 64; d. of disease 19 N 64

SMITH, George A.
Co. G; 18; Springfield, MA (Springfield); Laborer; 17 F 62; w. in shoulder at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62) & d. 29 O 62

SMITH, George E.
Co. F; 18; Portland, ME (Cape Elizabeth, ME); Teamster; enlisted in US ARTY 15 F 63

SMITH, Henry
Co. A; 28; Germany/[?]/Holyoke; Hatter; 30 Je 64; w. in leg at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); DFD 30 My 65

SMITH, Henry
Co. B; 21; Ireland/NY/Northampton; Baker; 8 Je 64; Corp. (1 S 64-13 N 64); MO Jl 65

SMITH, Henry
Co. E; 21; [?]/Boston/Chatham; Moulder; 3 N 64; deserted 10 Je 65

SMITH, Hubbard V.
Co. F; 18; Shutesbury, MA (Athol); Painter; w. in side & POW at Winchester (25 My 62); paroled; DFD 29 D 62

SMITH, James
Co. A; 20; [?]/Brooklyn, NY/Chelsea; Laborer; 11 Je 64; nfr

SMITH, James
Co. B; 28; NY/Patterson, NJ/Chelsea; Blacksmith; 10 My 64; w. in thigh (leg amputated) at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); in hospital when MO 26 Jl 65

SMITH (or SMIDT), John
Co. B; 20; Ireland/Quebec/Southbridge; Farmer; 2 Je 64; deserted 15 Jl 64

SMITH, John
Co. B; 19; [?]/Canada/Princeton; Caulker; 17 Je 64; nfr

SMITH, John T.
Co. H; 21; Boston, MA (Easton); Blacksmith; transf. to Invalid Corps 22 N 63

SMITH, Knox
Co. H; 34; Ireland/Fall River/Roxbury; Laborer; 26 Ap 64; MO Jl 65

SMITH, Orin E.
Co. H; 22; Barrington, MA (Webster); Sailor; Corp. (My 61); Sgt. (5 S 61); 1st Sgt. (24 N 62); discharged 13 Mr 63; 1Lt., 54th MA INF (5 Mr 63); Capt. (31 My 63); w. at Ft. Wagner, SC & resigned from disability 25 Ja 64

SMITH, Patrick C.
Co. I; 34; Dublin, Ire. (Lawrence); Tanner; w. in arm at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 2 Ap 64; MO 28 My 64

SMITH, Peter
Co. K; 34; Germany/Philadelphia, PA/Chelsea; Cook; 23 Jl 64; in hospital since 10 AG 64; nfr

SMITH, Reuben
Co. B; 18; Lancashire, Eng. (Lowell); Cordwainer; w. in hip at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 28 Ag 63; Corp. (1 Jl 64); Sgt. (10 S 64); w. in arm at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); in hospital when MO 26 Jl 65

SMITH, William
Co. H; 25; Montague, NS (Boston); Caulker; 18 Ag 62; w. in thigh at Resaca, GA (15 My 64); Corp. (5 Je 65-28 Je 65); MO Jl 65

SMITH, William H.
Co. B; 23; Nashua, NH (Dracut); Painter; 14 Ag 62; w. in leg at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 3 n 63; MO 28 My 64

SMITH, William H.
Co. F; 21; Dorchester, MA (E. Cambridge); Farmer; detached to 3rd US ARTY (14 F 63); transf. to same 16 F 63

SMITHICK, Maurice
Co. B; 20; Methuen, MA (Somerville); Laborer; DFD 22 Ap 63

SNOW, Charles
Co. E; 18; Ware, MA (Ware); Shoemaker; w. at Antietam (17 S 62); DFD 8 Ap 63

SNOW, George W.
Co. D; 24; Orelans, MA (Nashua, NH); Accountant; Sgt. (My 61); DFD 2 O 62

SNOOK, John F.
Co. K; 21; Mallow, Ire. (No. Abington); Shoemaker; MO Jl 65

SOLOMON, Maurice
Co. A; 36; Poland/NY/Stockbridge; Machinist; 11 My 64; Corp. (27 Ag 64); Sgt. (27 D 64); MO Jl 65

SOMMERS, Henry
Co. A; 20; Germany/Philadelphia, PA/Lowell; 10 Ag 64; deserted

SOPER, William M.
Co. C; 30; Livermore, ME (Beverly); Currier; Company cook (1 Jl 61); MO 28 My 64

SOUTHACK, George P.
Co. G; 21; Boston, MA (Boston); Soldier; 1st Sgt. (My 61-9 My 62); w. in arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); transf. to Invalid Corps

SPARROW, Herman S.
Co. E; 20; Medway (Medway); Bootmaker; k. at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62)

SPAULDING, Oscar
Co. A; 18; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Weaver; w. in thigh & arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62) & d. Ag 62

SPEISER, Henry
Co. A; 21; Germany/Boston/Northampton; Tinsmith; 8 Je 64; nfr

SPENCER, John
Co. C; 24; Wilmington, DE/Wilmington/So. Danvers; 5 Jl 64; MO Jl 65

SPENCER, Lorenzo D.
Co. G; 32; Tyringham, MA (Russell); Paper-maker; Corp. (My 61-1 Jl 62); detached as clerk to Div. Ordnance Dept. (9 Ag 61); DFD 20 O 62

SPERY, Thomas B.
Co. I; 22; [?]/Berlin, CT/Springfield; Farmer; 17 F 65; discharged by order of War Dept. 16 Je 65

SPIEGEL, Charles
35; Berlin, Prussia (Malden); Musician; Band Leader (25 My 61); discharged with Regimental Band 16 Ag 62

SPRAGUE, George W.
Co. G; 18; Deerfield, MA (No. Adams); Laborer; deserted 19 Ag 62

SPRINGER, William A.
Co. K; 43; Robbinston, ME (Campton, NH); Lumberman; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 25 O 62; POW at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 12 O 63; w. in thigh at Resaca, GA (15 My 64); transf. to Veterans Reserve Corps Ap 65

STACY, John R.
Co. A; 30; Manchester, NH (Lowell); 12 O 61; DFD from sunstroke 16 Ja 63

STACY, John W.
Co. C; 18; Annismullen, Ire. (Marblehead); Shoemaker; MO 28 My 64

STANDISH, Miles
Co. K; 28; Foxboro, MA (Bridgewater); Shoemaker; POW 14 Ag 62; dropped from rolls 17 O 62; returned & term prolonged; MO 26 Jl 65

STANLEY, Joseph M.
Co. C; 20; Beverly, MA (Beverly); Shoemaker; DFD 14 D 62

STANTON, William
Co. B; 23; Ireland (Lowell); Shoemaker; DFD 62

STAPLES, George
Co. C; 37; Sebago, ME (Salem); Ship-carpenter; k. at Winchester (25 My 62)

STARBUCK, George
Co. E; 24; Quincy, MA (Quincy); Sewing-machine operator; Company musician (My 61); d. of chronic diarrhoea 3 Mr 63

STATEN, William H.
Co. F; 19; Gloucester, MA (Ipswitch); Farmer; Corp. (11 Ap 62); Sgt. (13 Mr 64-4 Mr 65); MO Jl 65

STEELE, Charles H.
Co. F; 18; Holden, MA (Holden); Bar-tender; DFD 25 S 61

STEELE, Joseph
Co. I; 32; Newburyport, MA (Byfield); Sailor; w. in leg & POW near Kernstown, VA (24 My 62); ret. 19 D 62; w. in breast at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 2 Ap 64; MO 28 My 64

STEPHENS, Alexander
Co. B; 18; Mayo, Ire. (Lowell); Laborer; 11 O 61; w. at Winchester (25 My 62) & d. Je 62

STEPHENS, John
Co. B; 22; Mayo, Ire. (Lowell); 15 O 61; w. in shoulder at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62) & d. S 62

STETSON, Samuel L.
Co. H; 39; Boston, MA (Boston); Carpenter; Corp. (13 My 61-Je 61); detach. as pioneer to 1st Div. (6 Ap 62); POW at Front Royal, VA (23 My 62); ret. 22 O 62; MO 28 My 64

STEVENS, Alfred
Co. G; 21; Charlestown, MA (warren); Farmer; d. of typhoid fever 8 Ap 62

STEVENS, Edward G.
Co. E; 44; [?]/Boston/Haverhill; Painter; 20 S 64; in hospital when MO Jl 65

STEVENS, James
Co. G; 22; Lancashire, Eng./Boston/Salisbury; Blacksmith; 12 Jl 64; deserted 17 Ag 64

STEVENS, William
Co. K; 44; Calais, ME (Ipswitch); Baker; 8 Ag 62; DFD 22 Je 63

STEWART, John
Co. C; 27; Middleton (Middleton); Carpenter; Hospital attendant (Ja 65); MO JL 65

STEWART, John
Co. H; 22; Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh/Dorchester; 14 My 64; MO Jl 65

STEWART, Levi D.
Co. C; 30; Fox Island, ME (Lowell); Machinist; detach. as pioneer, 1st Div. (6 Ap 62); POW at Front Royal, VA (23 My 62); ret. 12 O 62; MO 28 My 64

STICKNEY, Henry E.
Co. A; 21; Andover, MA (Wilmington); School-teacher; 12 Je 61; DFD 12 Ag 61

STIMPSON, Jesse F.
Co. B; 21; Fredericktown, NB (Milford); Blacksmith; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 25 O 62; w. in ankle at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); absent in hospital when MO 28 My 64

STOCKBRIDGE, Lebbens
Co. K; 35; Hanover, MA (Hanover); Farmer; app't Wagon Master (3 Jl 61); QM Sgt. (2 D 62-1 Ap 63); absent sick; DFD 27 Ja 64

STONE, Addison D.
Co. F; 18; Swampscott, MA (Swampscott); Fisherman; dropped from rolls 24 Mr 64; trasnf. to Regular battery

STONE, Henry Van Dyke
see OFFICERS

STONE, James Kent
see OFFICERS

STONE, Joseph
Co. E; 22; Canada (Ware); Farmer; w. in shoulder at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 20 F 63; d. of lung fever 22 My 63

STONE, Roswell L.
Co. G; 21; Warren, MA (Warren); Laborer; w. in groin at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 9 Mr 63

STONEHALL, John
Co. C; 20; Lowell, MA (Danvers); Shoemaker; missing & presumed k. at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62)

STOVER, Jesse G.
Co. A; 23; South Thomaston, ME (Lowell); Spinner; Sgt. (25 My 61-25 Ap 63); MO 28 My 64

STOWE, Henry A.
Co. A; 26; Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island/Malden; Car-maker; 23 My 64; in hospital when discharged 1 Je 65

STRAFFORD, James M.
Co. C; 32; North Attelboro, MA (Salem); Engine-driver; Corp. (12 Je 61); Sgt. (24 S 62); 1st Sgt. (1 Ja 63); POW at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 22 O 62; in hospital when discharged 26 Je 65

SULLIVAN, Daniel
Co. C; 17; Boston, MA (Beverly or Lowell); Farmer; Corp. (1 Ja 63); w. in abdomen at Chancellorsville (3 My 63) & d. 14 My 63

SULLIVAN, Florence
Co. B; 21; Ireland/NY/Barre; Laborer; 29 Je 64; sent to hospital 13 S 64; MO Jl 65

SULLIVAN, James
Co. E; 35; Kerry, Ire./NY/Wayland; Clerk; 26 Jl 64; POW during No. Carolina campaign; discharged 24 Jl 65

SULLIVAN, John
Co. E; 21; Ireland/Cambridge/Barre; Hostler; 29 Je 64; deserted 8 Ag 64; arrested 10 Ag 64; in penitentiary when Regt. was MO Jl 65

SULLIVAN, Timothy
Co. E; 19; Kerry, Ire. (Melford); Bootmaker; detailed as orderly at Regt. HQ (19 O 62); POW at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 14 N 63; MO 28 My 64

SULLIVAN, Timothy
Co. K; 19; Chelsea, MA (Ashland); Shoemaker; enlisted in US ARTY 8 N 62

SUMNER, Eugene
Co. E; 19; Fall River, MA (Medfield); Cabinet-maker; dropped from the rolls in 63

SWARMAN, John H.
Co. E; 25; Boston, MA (Medway); Farmer; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 23 O 62; w. in leg at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); MO 28 My 64

SWEAT, Joseph S.G.
Co. A; 18; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Sash & blind maker; DFD 1 Je 61

SWEENY, Morgan
Co. C; 18; Ireland (Salem); Currier; DFD 15 S 61; enlisted in 9th MA INF

SWEENY, Wallace H.
Co. E; 24; England/Brooklyn, NY/Lowell; Laborer; 2 Ag 64; deserted 17 JA 65

SWEET, George H.
Co. D; 18; Tyringham, MA (Tyringham); Farmer; seized by writ of habeas corpus at Boston as a minor 8 Jl 61

SYLVIA, John
Co. B; 30; Italy/Italy/Brookline; 16 D 63; discharged (no date)

SYLVESTER, Loammi B.
Co. I; 29; Hanover, MA (Boston); Shoemaker; 27 F 62; w. in arm & breast at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62) & d. 7 S 62

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