Emeline Stetson was unmarried.
4161. Capt. Bildad Arnold Haskell
Bildad Haskell was a blacksmith.
Served in War of 1812
Enlisted November 26, 1812
Served in Capain Hall's Massachusetts Militia
Discharged November 30, 1813
Bounty land warrant # 11887 160 50Reference
The Haskell Family in the Armed Forces, Volume 2
Editor: Peter P. Haskell, 2004
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James L. Haskell was unmarried.
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Seamans certificate of protection for James L. Haskell issued October 31, 1849
Charles Ellis Haskell was unmarried.
Ellen Melissa Haskell was unmarried.
10538. Augustus Medifer Haskell
Civil War Pension File
Father's dependent application # 182713, cert # 153894
Mustered in on November 5, 1861 assigned to Company K, 12th Maine Infantry.
Augustus was born on December 24, 1840 in New Gloucester to Jonathan L. and Sally Haskell.
Augustus died December 1, 1864 at Baltimore, Maryland, from wounds (lass of leg) recieved during service.
Jonathan's claim was that he was aged and dependent on his only son for support.
Jonathan married Sarah B. Witham on November 30, 1838.
Jonathan married Mary B. True on August 8, 1854.
Roman Citizen
July 26 1890Metefer Haskell died at his home in this place Wednesday night. He was 81 years old, and for nearly 50 years he had been in the employ of the New York Central railroad at this place, first as section boss, and then as ticket agent. About three years ago he severed his connection with the company. He was born in Topsham, Maine and while yet a lad went to sea. After leaving the sea he was employed in a store in Bangor, Me. He then went to Boston, and subsequently came to Utica. In 1850, through the influence of the late John Stryker, of Rome, he secured a position on the Utica & Syracuse railroad, and when the road was completed he opened an eating house at Verona Station. That venture did not pay and be secured the position of section boss on the road, which position he held until he was made freight and ticket agent. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. He was twice married, his second wife being Fannie B. Blair, daughter of the late A. B. Blair, of Rome, who survives. He leaves one son by his first wife, Dr. Howard M. Haskell,, of Bath, N. Y., who attended him during the last few weeks of his illness.
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Syracuse Courier
July 25, 1890VERONA, July 24 -- Metafer Haskell, who had for nearly 50 years been in the employ of the New York Central Railroad, died at his home in this village at 10 o'clock last night in the 82nd year of his age.
In 1888, through the influence of the late John Stryker of Rome, he secured a position on the construction of the Utica & Syracuse Railroad which was then being built. Early in life Mr. Haskell married Caroline Thorndike of his native place in Maine. The first wife died in November 1866. Twenty one years ago Mr. Haskell married Fanny B., daughter of Squire A. B. Blair of Rome, who survives him.
Charles Colley was a former house carpenter who was studying to become a teacher when the Civil War began. He first enlisted as a private in Co B, 1st Reg Maine Volunteer Infantry for only 3 months. He re-enlisted on September 28, 1862, as a sergeant in Capt James M Black's Company B of the 10th Maine.
During the battle of Cedar Mountain a courier rode up with orders for the 10th Maine to attack and halt the Confederates. Acting-Lieutenant Colley was hit by a bullet and badly wounded in the knee. The heavy round lead bullets used were able to do a great amount of damage to joints and caused a great deal of pain as well at times loss of limbs. The 10th Maine retreated from their exposed position.
Once the battle was over the wounded went through the First Division field hospital located close behind the lines. During the morning of August 10th, the wounded deemed able to travel were evacuated by rail to major army hospitals in Alexandria, Virginia. Charles Colley was sent to a hospital on Prince Street in Alexandria and placed under the care of Army Surgeon T Rush Spencer. Colley was officially promoted to rank of second lieutenant on September 17, 1862. Sadly he would never know of this promotion for the hospital was not notified of the promotion prior to his death on September 20th.
He was interred the same day in Grave #325 in the Alexandria Cemetery, where a section had been set aside for soldiers. Once his company commander Captain Black was notified of his death he wrote to Surgeon Spencer on the 29th asking that he take all of Colley's personal effects and pack them in a box, taking what he deemed sufficient as "pay" for the trouble of doing so.
Once word was received by his mother Sally Colley of his death she discussed with her step-son, Amos, the returning of his body to the family farm in Gray, Maine. Amos made the necessary arrangements, and in October a plain pine casket arrived by train. Sally wished to view her son's remains one last time. When the lid was removed she looked in and saw a stranger dressed in a gray uniform of the enemy. Although the family was stressed by the events they asked to have the body searched for papers in hopes of finding out who the individual was. No identification was found. The family gave the unknown soldier a Christian burial in the town cemetery at Gray.
A second casket arrived a week later and was taken to the Colley farm. This time it was her son, his body was buried in the same cemetery as the unknown Confederate soldier. After the war many of the women who lost loved ones during the war would come to the cemetery to place flowers on the graves of the soldiers and they would place flowers on the unknown Confederate soldier as well.
According to the United States Veteran Affairs Nationwide Grave site locator this is the official burial place of Charles H Colley. Does this mean that the marker placed in Gray, Maine with the name Lieut Charles H Colley be in fact another unknown soldier?
Amos Colley was a carpenter.
Charles Colley was a former house carpenter who was studying to become a teacher when the Civil War began. He first enlisted as a private in Co B, 1st Reg Maine Volunteer Infantry for only 3 months. He re-enlisted on September 28, 1862, as a sergeant in Capt James M Black's Company B of the 10th Maine.
During the battle of Cedar Mountain a courier rode up with orders for the 10th Maine to attack and halt the Confederates. Acting-Lieutenant Colley was hit by a bullet and badly wounded in the knee. The heavy round lead bullets used were able to do a great amount of damage to joints and caused a great deal of pain as well at times loss of limbs. The 10th Maine retreated from their exposed position.
Once the battle was over the wounded went through the First Division field hospital located close behind the lines. During the morning of August 10th, the wounded deemed able to travel were evacuated by rail to major army hospitals in Alexandria, Virginia. Charles Colley was sent to a hospital on Prince Street in Alexandria and placed under the care of Army Surgeon T Rush Spencer. Colley was officially promoted to rank of second lieutenant on September 17, 1862. Sadly he would never know of this promotion for the hospital was not notified of the promotion prior to his death on September 20th.
He was interred the same day in Grave #325 in the Alexandria Cemetery, where a section had been set aside for soldiers. Once his company commander Captain Black was notified of his death he wrote to Surgeon Spencer on the 29th asking that he take all of Colley's personal effects and pack them in a box, taking what he deemed sufficient as "pay" for the trouble of doing so.
Once word was received by his mother Sally Colley of his death she discussed with her step-son, Amos, the returning of his body to the family farm in Gray, Maine. Amos made the necessary arrangements, and in October a plain pine casket arrived by train. Sally wished to view her son's remains one last time. When the lid was removed she looked in and saw a stranger dressed in a gray uniform of the enemy. Although the family was stressed by the events they asked to have the body searched for papers in hopes of finding out who the individual was. No identification was found. The family gave the unknown soldier a Christian burial in the town cemetery at Gray.
A second casket arrived a week later and was taken to the Colley farm. This time it was her son, his body was buried in the same cemetery as the unknown Confederate soldier. After the war many of the women who lost loved ones during the war would come to the cemetery to place flowers on the graves of the soldiers and they would place flowers on the unknown Confederate soldier as well.
According to the United States Veteran Affairs Nationwide Grave site locator this is the official burial place of Charles H Colley. Does this mean that the marker placed in Gray, Maine with the name Lieut Charles H Colley be in fact another unknown soldier?