Civil War Veteran's

We are looking for the grave sites of the following men from Carleton County who served in the US Civil War. If you know the burial site of any veteran please e mail Terry Middleton and / or  Lezlie Carson.

Co. I of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, is a Canadian based reenactment unit headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick. They have taken on a project where they are attempting to identify and locate Civil War Veterans that are buried in the Maritime Provinces. Once identified they conduct a graveside ceremony with the reenactors firing a salute with the black powder muskets to honour the memory of the Veteran. On each grave they place a plaque with a shield and the letters GAR which signify Grand Army of the Republic. A chaplain also performs a reading over each grave.

Men who listed Woodstock, (or surrounding area) as their home or place of birth when enlisting in Maine Regiments. Name, age at time of enlistment. Unless otherwise stated, Woodstock is the hometown.

Acheson, William _of Avondale
was a name given in Jay Walker's column in the 1860's of old men of that time period who recalled Civil War Veterans living in their towns.

Asher, Samuel S _ 21 years in 1861,

Averil, Oliver l-25 years in 1864,

Berryment, James -28 years in 1864,

Bloodsworth, Henry Found
lived in Bath at a house called "Willow Inn."
Grave site at Upper Kent Cemetery
Tombstone
1839 - 1929

Boyer, George R. _19 years in 1864,

Brawn, Amos -23 years in 1861,

Brawn, John A. -25 years in 1863,

Briggs, George W -25 years in 1865,

Brown, Ezekiel - 23 years in 1862,

Burnham, James D Found
Ptv. in Regiment 15th Me, Co I . Buried in Florenceville Main Street Cemetery

Camber, John C - 26 years in 1863,

Cameron, John -25 years in 1864 (also listed PEI)

Carvell, John H - 26 years in 1862

Case, Alexander -27 years in 1863

Connell, George W - 21 years in 1864

Connell, Joseph - receiving pension July 26, 1884 issue

Cox, Bentley Found
A story about his wife receiving a pension, in the Fredericton, N. B. newspaper June 1892 which mentioned he was from Southampton. His grave site is at Nortondale Cemetery, York County, New Brunswick.
Bently Cox
Died Feb 19, 1884
Aged 39 Years and 10 months

Cronan, John -26 years in 61
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper, March 12, 1864
Married In Houlton, Me., on the 12 ult., Mr. John Cronan, the 6th Maine Battery, to Miss Caroline Jones, of Woodstock.

Dooley, Martin of Florenceville Found
Born June 21, 1828 Died January 11, 1913 in Johnville, Carleton Co., N.B. Buried at Clearview Cemetery, Wicklow Parish .

DeBeque, Walace A E -22 years old in 1863

Dill, Albert T - 18 years old in 1864

Dillon,Charles - 26 years in old 1864

Dority, John J - 27 years old in 1863- died of wounds

Edwards, Thomas W. - 26 years old in 1863 – died

Estabrooke, Edward M (Jacksontown) –24 years old in 1861

Estabrooke, Joseph W - 21 years old in 1861 (died Apr 22, 1911, Bangor)

Estabrooke, Thomas S -26 years old in 1861

Estabrook, Glazier - 45 years old in 1862 (20^th Maine, Co H. )

Fairfield, Edward F -27 years old in 1861

Faulkner, George (Jacksontown) 27 years old in 1862

Feely, James A - 41 years old in 1863

Fenton, Abraham -19 years old in 1861

Fields, Lorenzo -26 years old in 1863

Finnigan, John - 23 years old in 1862

Fitzpatrick, Thomas - 21 years old in 1861

Foster, Alonzo Y (Jacksontown) –20 years old in 1862

Fulton, James Edward _of Knoxford, Carleton County Found
Hartland Observer 5th July, 1934
James E Fulton on June 24- The death of James E Fulton at the home of Mrs. Ada Fulton - Lower Knoxford.
Deceased was 93 years of age, born in Centreville where he spent his life until he was 23 at which time he was mustard into the United States Army as a private __First Marine 1864 he was wounded in action during an assault by his regiment on the Congina__his wounds incapacitated him until the end of the conflict.
On Sept 11, 1865 he received a honourable discharge from the US Army at Fort Baker, D. C.
Following the war service, Mr. Fulton was for many years a resident of Houlton, Maine. Since the death of his wife who pre-deceased him 18 years ago. Mr. Fulton has spent the greater part of his life in Carleton County and up until a few months ago has enjoyed the best and although of quite an advanced age, he will long be remembered by young and old for his humorous jokes.
The funeral was held from his late residence on Tuesday 6 June. Lic Harvey Blaney was the officating Minister. He was assisted by Rev Hollis Kimball of Fort Fairfield.
Several appropiate selections were beautifully rendered by the Eastern Nazarene College Male Quarette of Boston, Massachusetts. Buriel was conducted in Houlton, Maine where the body was interred in the Foxcroft Cemetery.
Information thanks to Carroll Kimball
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Gear, John -18 years old in 1861

Geddis, William ( Richmond) 18 years old in 1861

Gerow, Abram G _(Jacksontown) 22 years old in 1862

Giberson, Charles H - US Navy Surgeon, in Oct 27, 1888 issue, ( Arthurette, Victoria County )

Gilaspie, Edward -19 years old in 1863

Gilchrist, David - 38 years old in 1863

Grass, Charles A -( Waterville)-21 years old in 1861

Grass, Enoch B -(Waterville)- no age given- died swamp fever in LA.

Hanning, Merril B _ (Brighton)-25 years old in 1861

Hayes, Maurice - 20 years old in 1861

Hill, Robert -27 years old in 1861

Jackson, Charles W. - 22 years old in 1864
Note: A Charles Jackson of Avondale was a name given in Jay Walker's column in the 1860's of old men of that time period who recalled Civil War Veterans living in their towns.

Jackson, Henry A - 24 years old in 1864

Kent, John E _(Richmond) 18 years old in 1861

Kinney, A. P.
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Dec 4, 1886, page 2 Plymouth ( Carleton Co.)
A veteran of the war of rebellion showed his fantasmagoria here Friday eve., His battle scenes were fine.
On Wednesday eve. 21st May ,
A. P. Kinney, who served in the war of the Great Rebellion from 61 to 65 gave a Magic Lantern exhibition in the school. house.
June 7, 1890 , Woodstock Supplement .
The Sentinel had an interesting caller Saturday in the person of Mr. A. P. Kinney of Houlton who was born at Victoria Corner 83 years ago on the " Jim Jones" place. The aged gentlemen is very active and has a fund of interesting reminiscences. He is a veteran of the American civil war and took part in fourteen battles, the last being in the " Wilderness " where he was wounded and lay a day and night on the battlefield before receiving any attention. Mr. Kinney is now living with his son Harry at Westfield and has been attending a conference of the United Baptists at Caribou, Maine, where he took an active part in the musical exercises, singing a tenor solo. He is a cousin of the Hon. George E. Foster.

Laing, Francis -25 years old in 1861 –from Pvt to 1^st Sgt.

Laing, John K -25 years old in 1861- from Pvt to Lt. Col. Found
I am writing on behalf of Mrs. Barbara (Laing) Tompkins re: another of the veterans of the American Civil War. Her grandfather  John Laing, originally from Dundee, Scotland and Halifax, N.S. moved to Boston and joined the North Mass. Light Infantry and was subsequently wounded at Gettysburg early in the war...1861. After his service in that conflict, Mr. Laing and his wife moved to West Glassville, N.B. where he  lived out his short life  on their farm. He died at the age of 44 a direct result of his war wounds. Mr. Laing and his wife are buried in the Glassville Cemetery, Glassville, N.B. and I thought it might be nice to have his name listed among the Maritime volunteers of that war.
Information thanks to Andy Martel
Note: I found John Laing (Lang) in Co F, 11 MASS Inf. . He was wounded at Chancellorsville in 1863. Info. thanks to Terry Middleton.

Lancaster, Benjamin -(Jacksontown) 32 years old in 1864

Lang, Thomas L -18 years old in 1861

Laughlin, William E –19 years old in 1862

Leonared, John - ( Magaguadavic) 23 years old

Loggin ? ( Laggan) of Bath

Madden, John -25 years old in 1861

Mahany, Cain Found
Ptv. in Regiment 31st Me. Co. E / Buried in Clearville St. Bartholemew Catholic Cemetery

Maloney, John -18 years old in 1864


Mahoney, John of Debec, May 16, 1889 receiving a pension.

Morden, George F - 27 years old in 1865- Tobique

McCarron, Andrew - 27 years old in 1861, Woodstock

McDonald, Frederick L - 25 years old in 1863, Richmond

McDonald, W H - 22 years old in 1864- Carleton

McGee, George Found
I had a g great uncle, George McGee, that grew up in Somerville [Hartland] NB and signed up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and was killed at the end of the war and buried in Virginia. Information thanks to Carroll Kimball

McHugh, Charles -20 years old in 1861, Woodstock

McHugh, William- 21 years old in 1864

McKeen, James H - 22 years old in 1861, Woodstock (was a carriage maker)

Mills, Jeremiah -20 years old in 1862, Woodstock

Mills, John S - 18 years old in 1864, Wakefield

Moore, Charles A - 21years old in 1863, Richmond

Moren, Allen - 20 years old in 1861, Woodstock

Morris, William - 20 in years old 1861, Wakefield

Mulligan, M - 28 years old in 1862, Woodstock

Mulvey, Stephen - 23 years old in 1862 Magaguadavic

Nepting, Charles - 21 years old in 1865, Tobique

O’Conner, John W 24years old in18 61, Simonds

Palmer, James _ 18 years old in 1864- Woodstock

Olmstead, Charles W - 25 years old in 1861 , Andover

Pearce, Thomas- 26 years old in 1861, Kent Found
Member of Capt Daniel Prescott's Infantry at Brazos de Santiago Texas in the Maine 15th Infantry. He died 12/01/1913 in Caribou and is buried Holy Rosary Cemetery. He was the son of Robert Pearce of Beechwood, N. B.
Info. thanks to Bill Andrews

Porter, Andrew H- 21 years old in 1864, Woodstock (shoemaker)

Proctor, Gordian - 44 years old in 1862, Magaguadavic

Quimby, Luther F - 43 years old in 1865,  Richmond

Randall, Henry C –20 years old in 1864

Rideout, Isra - 23 years old in18 61

Rideout, E – 23 years old in 1861

Rideout, Sylvester _18 years old in 1861, Florenceville

Rogers, Bart of Fielding

Rugan, James - 21years old in 1862, Jacksontown

Rutherford, Samuel - 22 years old in 1862, Centreville

Sennet, Warren - 18 in years old 1864, Bristol

Sewell, Charles- 19 years old in 1865, Brighton

Shaw, Charles H - 19 years old in 1861, Woodstock

Sloat, George B - 21 years old in 1864, Andover

Snow, Isaiah – 23 years old in 1861 FOUND

Snow, William R - FOUND
July 6, 1889 issue, receiving pension, enlisted Aug 16, 1862 Co. E , 1st Maine Cavalry
Died in a Boston Hotel fire March, 1914 buried in St. Stephen , New Brunswick.

Snow, Johnathen  - 21 years old in 1861 FOUND

b. Mar. 27, 1840 Wakefield or Woodstock, New Brunswick

d. Sept. 9, 1924 Blaine, Maine  - Information courtesy of Ernie Keene

Stewart, John - 26 years old in 1862, Wicklow

Stewart, William H- 28years old in 1863, Greenfield

Stillman,Hiram E - 19 years old in 1862, Richmond

Stockford, Joseph N - 18 years old in 1862, Brighton Found
Born 1843 -- died 1924 Buried in the Hodgdon Mills Cemetery, Maine,U.S.A. ''Source Tombstone .'' 
Joseph was born in Brighton, Carleton Co. N.B. His father was Abraham Jr. Stockford & his Mother was Rhoda Ann (Day)Stockford. Info. thanks to The Langilles's

Suitor, John W - 31years old in 1862, Woodstock FOUND

Taggart, Howard- 21 years old in 1861, Woodstock

Taylor, Francis F- 36 years old in 1862, Brighton

Thompson, Louis N _21 years old in 1862, Williamstown

Tobin, Owen - 24 years old in 1865, Woodstock

Todd, George- 22 years old in 1864, Woodstock

Turney, Winston _ of Riverbank
( could be Francis W Turney) his brother Enoch died in the war.

Tweedie, James - East Glassville (Carleton Co.) March 21 - James TWEEDIE died here 28th Feb., age 73 years. He was a native of Lockerbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. He came to America 45 years ago and entered the American Army in 1861, remaining a soldier until the end of the war. He afterwards took up a farm in East Glassville on which he remained until his death. He was originally  a gardener by trade. The Presbyterian church at Aberdeen has lost a much  valued member. For the last two years, Mr. Tweedie has been more or less complaining, till his trouble, heart disease, developed alarming symptoms  a fortnight before his death. He leaves a widow and four daughters. His remains were interred in the Glassville cemetery.

Vosmus, Orin D - 35 years old in1864, Woodstock

Walker, James - 19years old in 1861 , Woodstock

Welch, Michael - 23years old in 1865, Woodstock.

Wever, John W- 21years old in 1862, Woodstock

White, James - 24 years old in 1861, Grand Falls

White, William - 22 years old in 1863

Williams, John C - 21 years old in 1865, Woodstock

Wilson, William G- 24years old in 1861, Richmond

Wolhaupter, Charles H - 24years old in 1861, Richmond

Woodbury, Edward H - 29years old in 1861, Brighton

Graveside ceremony for Private John Powers,
Co. D., 7th Maine Infantry,
St. Gertrude's Calvary Cemetery in Woodstock, N. B. Aug 24, 2002.
( Photo by Devon Judge / Woodstock " Bugle " Newspaper .)

The project is co-ordinated by Pvt. Terry Middleton with assistance from the Chaplain. The ceremonies are photographically recorded by Jessica Middleton. Visit their web site 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Co.

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