Civil War Service Records
Last Updated 20-Feb-04
Chauncey McClure Allard
9th Vermont Infantry - Company K
& 17th U.S. Infantry
Chauncey McClure Allard was b. 23-Aug-1842 at Sutton, VT. He was the son of Hiloman Allard and Wealthy C. Fogg. Oral family history recovered from different descendants indicate he was at least part Indian. One tradition says he was "part-Indian & lived w/Indian relatives in Vermont as a child" and a letter written by his great grandson in 1986 states he was a full blooded Indian. Chauncey died 3-Mar-1910 at Coopers Mills, ME. During his lifetime he lived in Vermont, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Maine.
In 1862 he was at Brownington VT. He enlisted on 7-Jul-1862 in Co. K, 9th Regiment VT Infantry and was transferred on 15-Jan-1863 to the 17th U.S. Infantry (a regular army unit) for the remainder of his enlistment. He was reported as "deserted" on 2-Jul-1863.
The 9th Vermont served in the Shenandoah Valley and was at Harper's Ferry when it was surrendered to the Confederates on 15-Sep-1862. They were paroled the same day and sent to paroled camp in Chicago. They were exchanged on 10-Jan-1863 and remained at Chicago guarding Confederate prisioners. Chauncey transferred to the 17th U.S.I. from there.
At Gettysburg, Chauncey was wounded and left for dead on the battlefield by his comrades - something which he appeared very bitter about until the end. A local family visiting the battlefield found Chauncey and took him to their home to recover. According to Chauncey, this family told him that officers had come by looking for stragglers. The family told the officers about Chauncey and his injuries and the officers told the family that they would not need his services anymore. After he recovered, he began working as day labor in the area of Taneytown, MD under the name Charlie Fogg.
He married, as Charlie Fogg, on 24-Sep-1867 to Susan Louise Smith at Taneytown, MD. They had nine children, at least five surviving to adulthood. Their first two children were born in Maryland, the next two were born in VT, then two at Denmark, ME and the rest were born at Castle Hill in Aroostock Co. Maine.
Chauncey tried repeatedly to gain a pension for his service, but was denied due to the desertion charge. This charge resulted from his failure to contact his unit once he had recovered from his injuries. However, his efforts were not entirely in vain - the desertion charge was eventually dropped and his widow benefited from his pension in her final years. Another benefit of his effort was a very large pension file, rich in the details of his life after the war - a genealogist's dream come true!
Physical Description: 5'11", complexion dark, hair dark brown, eyes grey
Enlistment: 7-Jul-1862 to 2-Jul-1863
Peter Como
1st Maine Cavalry - Company K
Peter Como of Co. K had the misfortune to have his horse go down under him when the advance was attacked near Amisville: but he had an aversion to being taken prisioner, having always had a fear that he would be taken for a mulatto and shot. He had a very dark complexion, and it was thought that he was part Indian. He handed his arms and his equipment to a couple of his comrades and ran along on foot. He was soon lost sight of in the darkness, but when morning dawned he made his appearance, very worn out with the exhausting trip. He was cared for by his friends and a horse was found for him. [Regimental History, Tobie p.205]
Enlistment: 02-Nov-1861 to 29-May-1865
Notes: Distinguished on 15-Jun-1863
Thomas Verrill
14th Maine Infantry - Company H
Thomas Verrill was born 23-Mar-1833 in Belfast ME, the son of Nathaniel Verrill Jr. and Marguerite Merrithew. His mother was a Native woman, possibly of Penobscot ancestry. She died when Thomas was about 7 years old. Thomas married Harriet Ellen Edwards of Poland ME on 14-May-1854. At the age of 31, Thomas enlisted. His regiment served in the south during the remained of the war. Thomas died 27-Oct-1909 and is buried in Poland ME.
Enlistment: 22-Mar-1865 to 28-Aug-1865
Justus Skeetup
2nd Maine Cavalry - Company F
Justus Skeetup was born 6-Nov-1821 in Washington Plantation ME. He was the son of Mathias Sheetup and Polly Danforth of Martha's Vineyard. Justus married Claire and had two children born in the 1840's. He was a teamster on the 1850 census at Wilton ME. He enlisted at the age of 43 and his regiment served in Alabama and nearby southern states. The regimental history shows a large number of men lost to disease and only a hand full killed by Rebel forces.
Enlistment: 11-Dec-1863 to 30-Jul-1865
Loren Newell
11th Maine Infantry - Company D
Loren Newell's given name would more properly be Laurent. He was born 11-Nov-1840, son of Thomas Newell and Mary Anne. Loren married Suzanne Remmick. He may have had two wives, as there is a woman named Jane with him in 1880. Loren died 20-Dec-1903. He worked as a basket maker and camped at 'Crazy Knoll' in the Locke Mills area of Maine. His son, Sockalexis Newell, settled in the Locke Mills area where he was well known. Loren was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and always marched in local parades.
The Newell family is found in Penobscot tribal records and in the story of John Johnson on this website.
On 1-Nov-1864 Loren entered the army as a substitute and served with the 11th ME Infantry, Company D. He was age 27 and living at Gardiner ME at the time.
During his enlistment, his regiment was stationed near Richmond where they remained until they were mustered out early in 1866. The regiment suffered serious casualties during the month of April of 1865 while fighting at Fort Gregg, Appomattox Court House, and Clover Hill in Virginia.
Enlistment: 1-Nov-1864 to 2-Feb-1866
John Polis
17th Maine Infantry - Company A
John Polis was born about 1832, probably in Maine, son of Joseph Polis of Old Town and Marie Marguerite, a Passamaquoddy woman.
He enlisted at Portland shortly after his marriage to Elizabeth, who was already twice a widow. John died of small pox on 23-Jan-1864 after arriving with his regiment in Virginia and approximately 7 weeks from the time he enlisted.
Enlistment:8-Dec-1863 to 23-Jan-1864
See John Polis & Family for a more complete biography.
Edwin A. Wentworth
30th Maine Infantry - Company E
Edwin Augustus Wentworth was born 28-Apr-1845, son of Noah Wentworth & Ursula J. Wood. He married 1-Sep-1866 at Vassalboro to Sarah Jane Glazier. Edwin died 29-Jan-1888 age of 42 at Sidney ME, leaving his widow, Sarah, with 7 children under the age of 16.
At the age of 18, Edwin enlisted on 12-Dec-1863 with Co. E, 30th Maine Infantry. He was promoted to corporal. Documents in his pension file written by officers from his company state that he was a very fine soldier and continued to serve while suffering from disabilities. His unit served in Louisiana, Georgia, and Virginia. In April of 1864, during the Red River Campaign, he faught at the battles of Sabine Cross Rd and Pleasant Hill where he was slightly wounded. In June of 1864 he was at Morganzia Bend, LA where he contracted Malaria and began suffering from Rheumatism. When his unit returned to Georgia from Virginia in July of 1865, he began suffering severely and could no longer perform his duties. On the steamer trip home to Maine, an officer states that he believed Edwin would die.
Edwin's 2nd oldest child, Laura (aka Hattie) was a midwife and herbal healer. She lived to the age of 92, dying in Califonia in 1961. Her grandchildren knew her to be Indian. We believe that both her parents, Edwin & Sarah, were of mixed blood origins.
Physical Description: complexion dark, hazel eyes, 5'8"
Enlistment: 12-Dec-1863 to 20-Aug-1865
Dennis M. Jackson
4th New Hampshire Volunteers - Company E
Dennis M. Jackson was born about 1841, probably in Vermont, the son of Pierre Taksus of Odanak Reserve in Quebec. Dennis is the younger brother of Sarah Anne (Jackson) Somers, known to locals as "Aunt Sarah", an Abenaki healing woman. A descendant, Trudy Ann Parker, has written a wonderful story about Aunt Sarah and her family.
Dennis married Selina Rivers on 21-Nov-1864 at Newport VT. His occupacion is described as a day laborer and wood chopper. Dennis enlisted a month after his marriage. He describes his disablility as follows; "In the month of May 1865 at Raleigh NC from exposure I contracted the chronic diarrhea & piles & was treated by regt surgeon & was sent to Davids Island NY June 30 1865 & remained until July 7, 1865 when i went home & was unable to return."
Dennis and Selina had four children born bewteen 1866 and 1873. Dennis died 28-Feb-1901 at Lunenburg, VT at the age of 59. His wife survived him.
Enlistment:19-Dec-1864 to 7-Jul-1865
William Moody
9th Maine Infantry - Company I
William Moody was born 22-Oct-1842, possibly in Lowell or Ipswitch, MA. He was the son of Joseph D. Moody & Sarah A. Brewer. His father was an "Indian Doctor" operating out of Lowell MA. William had siblings and grandparents living in Brunswick, ME.
He enlisted as a private in the 9th Maine Infantry, Co. I on 22-Sep-1861, giving his residence as Bangor ME. He was promoted to Corporal. He was discharged at Black Island, SC on the 31-Dec-1864. He then re-enlisted in the same unit as a veteran and was discharged 21-Jun-1865.
After the war, William traveled around listing in his pension records; Maine, Florida, Wisconsin, and California as places of residence. He eventually settled in California where he married a woman named Ella Hocsy (Hoxie?). Ella's place of birth is given as "French Canada". William & Ella had a son, William Moody Jr., born 25-Jun-1886 in California. Ella seems to have died not long after and it doesn't appear that William ever remarried. William died about February 1825 in California according to his pension records.
Physical Description: dark
Enlistment: 22-Sep-1861 to 21-Jun-1865 in the 9th ME Infantry
