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Soldier from 45th MA

Below is a working list of Franklin Veterans from the Civil War. Click on them to read their Civil War story. (We are posting them as fast as we can research them).

Name Regiment State Company

Adams, Alvin B. 16th MA co.G

Adams, Charles R. 33rd MA co.A

Adams, Henry P. 13th MA

Adams, Lowell W. 45th MA co.G

Adams, William G. 45th MA co.K

Adams, William M.E. 18th MA co.I

Adams, William W. 45th MA co.C

Alexander, Andrew J. 45th MA co.C

Baldwin, William H. 35th MA co.A

Ballou, Adin 10th ME

Ballou, Caleb W. 40th MA co.H

Ballou, Owen E. 45th MA co.C

Ballou, William A. 45th MA co.C

Bassett, Oscar M. 29th MA Buried @ City Mills

Bemis, Charles H. 45th MA co.C

Blake, Seth 18th MA co.I

Bourne, Samuel C. U.S. Navy

Bright, Warren H. 11th MA

Brock, Albert L. 21st MA co.E

Chute, Rupert J. 8th MA co.C

Clark, George 18th MA co.I

Clark, James 18th MA co.B

Clark, Nathan 18th MA co.I

Cody, George Patrick 38th MA

Cody, William H. 46th MA co. K

Coffield, Thomas 18th MA co.I

Cole, Charles A. 45th MA co.C

Cole, George W.J. 45th MA co.C

Colvin, Barton A. 45th MA co.C

Connor, Anthony 18th MA co.I

Cook, Barton F. 3rd RI Artillary co.H

Cook, Joseph W. 1st RI Cavalry co. D

Corbin, Daniel O. 18th MA co. H

Day, Joseph 35th MA co.A

Dean, Edward 7th MA

Dugan, Cornelius 33rd MA co.K

Eddy, Alonzo F. 18th MA co.I

Farrington, George H. 35th MA co.A

Fisher, John M. 38th MA co.C

Fisher, Walter M. 45th MA co.C

Fitzpatrick, Alfred J. 18th MA co.H

Follen, Dana (unknown)

Freeman, Edward H. 45th MA co.C

Gay, Samuel E. 31st MA co.K

Gilmore, Marcus 35th MA co.A

Gilmore, William S. 10th MA co.F

Gowen, Charles R. 14th NH co. B

Grow, Nathaniel S. 45th MA co.C

Haslam, Wesley W. 18th CT co.E

Hastings, Norman 45th MA co.C

Hodges, Frank F. 45th MA co.C

Holbrook, Joseph W. 45th MA co.C

Holbrook, Pliny A. 45th MA co.C

Hunt, Samuel C. 45th MA co.C

Jordan, Albert L. 18th MA co.I

Jordan, Edwin A. 1st MA cavalry

Jordan, Henry A. 1st MA cavalry

Jordan, Samuel H. 45th MA co.C

King, George 16th MA

King, Richard H. 4th MA Cavalry co.L

Kingsbury, Emery T. 45th MA co.C

Kingsbury, George A. 42nd MA co. B

Kingsbury, Henry D. 1st MA Cavalry co. K

Labardie, Eldolph 7th VT co. A

Lincoln, Herbert L. 35th MA co. A

Mar..., H 3rd MA co. E

Marsh, Eugene, H 2nd RI Cavalry

McGuire, Bernard 1st Sergeant 20th MA co. F

McWilliams, John C. (unknown)

Miller, Lewis L. 12th MA co. E

Morse, Granville 18th MA co. I

Murphy, Jeremiah45th MA co. C

Nason, albert D. 45th MA co. C

Nason, Charles M. 35th MA co. A

Nason, George W.J. 5th MA co. I

Nason, William E. 18th MA co. A

Newell, Albert J. 23rd MA co. I

Newell, Duane 45th MA co. C

Newell, Olney P. 1st MA Cavalry co. B

O'Brien, Patrick (unknown)

Partridge, George L. 42nd MA co. B

Peck, Whipple 1st RI

Pickering, Henry M. 45th MA co. C

Pierce, Alfred J. RI Artillary

Pierce, Israel F. RI Cavalry

Pillsbury, Horace W. 18th MA co. I

Riley, Philip 7th RI co. E

Rixford, Goerge L. 4th MA Cavalry

Russell, George R. 12th MA Heavey Artillary

Russell, Thomas J. 3rd MA Heavey Artillary co. H

Ryan, James M. Sergeant 45th MA co. C

Sayles, Smith O. RI Cavalry

Sayles, Thomas W. RI Cavalry

Scott, Charles H. 35h MA co. A

Scott, George H. 18th MA co. I

Snow, James F. 56th MA co. C

Sullivan, Michael O. 45th MA co. C

Sullivan, William P. 33rd MA co. K

Taft, David 18th MA co. G

Thayer, Charles H. Captain 1st RI Cavalry

Thomas, William H. 18th MA co. I

Thompson, George W. 18th MA co. I

Tift, Ransom 18th MA co I.

Wales, Abiram W. 18th MA co. I

Wales, John D. 42nd MA co. B

Wales, Lewis E. 42nd MA co. B

Wales, Owen W. 45th MA co. C

Ward, Henry J. 45th MA co. C

Warren, William Lieutenant 38th NY co. E

Whittaker, Lewis R. 2nd Lieutenant 45th MA co. C

White, George C. 11th MA co. E

White, William G. 16th MA Light Artillary

Whiting, Daniel W. Sergeant 23rd MA co. K

Whiting, John B. 45th MA co. C

Wiggin, Shepard G. 35th MA co. A

Williams, Lewis F. 45th MA co. C

Wilson, Charles H. 11th MA co. C

Wilson, Silas H. 35th MA co. A

Winn, Otis 35th MA co. A

Wood, Josiah O.C. 27th MA co. D

Wood, Horace 16th MA co. E

Woodward, George F. 45th MA co. C