Served in the Civil War in Company G of 15th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.1587

The regiment was mustered into Federal service on July 12, 1861. It was engaged with the heaviest loss among all Federal regiments at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. It was engaged at the Battles of Seven Pines, Savage's Station, and Glendale. [In 1862] The regiment embarked upon the Maryland Campaign, where it was savagely flanked by the Confederates at the Battle of Antietam, losing over 50% of its 600 men. Also involved in the Battle of Fredericksburgg and the Battle of Gettysburg By 1864, the regiment's strength had dwindled, but it still faced rigorous campaigning with action at The Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the siege of Petersburg. By June 22, the regiment could field only 75 officers and men. This small group was captured en masse that day when they were outflanked by a Confederate force on the Jerusalem Plank Road. (Wikipedia)