killed in battle?

Went overland towards California many years since, and is supposed t o have been killed by Indians on the way. No intelligence of him wa s ever recieved.

Several reports about brothers John and William. "They went to sea a nd were never heard from;" "They went away into the southern state s when young;" "John died of yellow fever in New Orleans, issue uncer tain."

died of peritonitis

Died a boy in Windsor.

Yale 1822

Attended district schools and the academies at China, Me., an d Monmouth, Me. He was an excellent scholar and of good understandin g,d but of an adventurous spirit. Restrained by his father from enli sting in the Mexican war, he made several voyages in one of which h e was shipwrecked. Upon the discovery of gold in California he saile d on the Cordovia via Cape Hope, from Boston. After the usual viciss itudes of '49ers in mining, lumbering and other enterprises, he retur ned to Maine and settled in Presque Isle, trading, lumbering, and far ming. He enlisted in Co. B., 16th Maine Volunteers, in the war of 186 1, and was known as a soldier of unusual courage and daring. He wa s killed in front of Petersburg, Va., Jun 21, 1864, by a bullet throu gh the brain. His widow resides (1890) in Presque Isle where his chi ldren were born. Of William's war record his brother Frederick write s: "One of his exploits was the capturing and bringing in of two Con federate soldiers, in the following manner: At one of the battles o f the Wilderness, while on picket duty, he became seperated from hi s regiment by some manoeuvers and in trying to find his way into hi s own line, became confused in the woods, lost his way and was captur ed by two of the enemy. While his captors were wandering about in li ke confusion, William discovered his bearings. Watching his opportun ity while the two were resting, he suddenly knocked one down, snatche d his gun, 'got the drop' on the other,disarmed him, and brought bot h into camp. He fell while on picket duty, within a stone's throw o f what was afterward was called Fort Hell, and his comrades of the ol d 16th know that he fell not only in doing his own duty, but in volun teering to do the duty of another....Colonel Tilden of his regiment d etailed a member of Company B. to show me where my brother was buried . THis man related to me instances of the nerve and courage of my br other, that could not have been exceeded by Julius Caesar himself. M y brother had been one of the principal municipal officers at Presqu e Isle, and could have entered service as a commissioned officer ha d he desired, but he chose the situation of plain private.

Killed at the second battle of Manassas (Bull Run).

He was a member of Co. G., 27 Mass Infantry; he was taken prisoner, a nd died while a prisoner near the end of the war.

Inventer of the 'Wight' Engraving Machine.

died young.

Left the University of Virginia and entered the Confederate army Ma y 2 1861. He was present at the first battle of Manassas (Bull Run ) although not actively engaged. Afterwards he was in all the fighti ng in Virginia until after the Seven Days' Battles around Richmond . His health then giving away, he was discharged. I the spring of 1 864 he entered the service as lieutenant of engineers, and was parole d after the fall of Richmond. Although participating in many battles , acting most of the time as color-bearer, he escaped unscathed.