Civil War Pension File
Invalid application # 522927, cert # 888492
Widow application # 768540
Minor application # 933130, cert # 700783
Enlisted August 29, 1864, Company C, 20th Maine infantry.
Discharged June 4, 1865.
Inmjured by a falling limb during battle of Hatchers Run, February 5, 1864.4
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Wilbert P Friend
Age at Enlistment:21
Enlistment Date: 2 Dec 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Maine
Survived the War?:Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in the Maine 4th Light Artillery Battery on 21 Dec 1861.Promoted to Full Corporal.Promoted to Full Sergeant.Promoted to Full Private.Mustered out on 17 Jun 1865 at Augusta, ME.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources:Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
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U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: Wilbert P Friend
Birth Year: abt 1840
Keyed Birth Location: Maine
Birth State: Maine
Admitted Year: 1888
Age at Admission:48
State: Wisconsin
County: Milwaukee [Washington]
City: Milwaukee [Wood]
Branch: Northwestern Branch
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U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: Wilbert P Friend
Birth Year: abt 1840
Keyed Birth Location: Maine
Birth State: Maine
Admitted Year: 1888
Age at Admission:48
State: Virginia
City: Hampton
Branch: Roseburg Branch
Enlisted October 19, 1861 as a private in the First Maine Cavalry. Promoted March 9, 1863 to Quarter Master Sargent and promoted September 3, 1864 to 1st Lt. Begining with Antietam he participated in every major battle fought by the Army of The Potomac up to and including Appomattox.
THE PITTSFIELD ADVERTISER started publication as a four page monthly in April, 1882 by Charles B. Haskell and Orin S. Haskell. It's banner read "DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY". L.O. Haskell took over editorship in 1896. Sold to J.R. Cianchette in 1945. Name changed from Pittsfield Advertiser to Valley Times in September, 1967. Sold to Cianbro Corp in 1972. Moved from Park Street location (right photo), which was the former stables at the Going Hathorn Estate, to the Hunnewell Ave. location (left photo), then moved again in 1980 when Hunnewell Ave building was due for demolition during urban renewal. Merged with Newport Times in 1986 and Sharon Mack becomes editor. Sold to Dexter's Eastern Gazette in 1987 and closed. (Last issue was March 18, 1987.) Microfilm archives exist at the Pittsfield Public Library (which also has a bound collection), Maine State Library, and the Folger Library at the University of Maine. See N. W. Allen Printing. Also see The Pittsfield Times.
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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Nathaniel Haskell
Residence: Lewiston, Maine
Age at enlistment: 20
Enlistment Date: 24 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Maine
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Maine 5th Infantry Regiment on 24 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full Musician.
Promoted to Full Private on 15 Jun 1863.
Mustered out on 27 Jul 1864.
Transferred to on 27 Jul 1864.
____Nathaniel Haskell was a laborer. He served in the Civil War.