Enlisted Men of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry
(last name beginning with a 'G')
Co -- Company
d. -- died
DFD -- discharged for disability
k. -- killed
MO -- mustered out (completed service and honorabled discharged)
nfr -- no further record
POW -- prisoner
w. -- wounded
G
GALLIGAN, Owen
Company: Co. H; AGE: 20; Place of Birth (Residence): Longford, Ire. (No. Bridgewater); Occupation: Shoemaker; Record of Duty: deserted 3 Jl 61
GARDINER, Benjamin B.
Co. B; 26; Salem, MA (Salem); Carpenter; w. in head at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); DFD
GARDNER, Benjamin N.
Co. H; 28; No. Bridgewater, MA (N. Bridgewater); Shoe-finisher; Corp. (My 61); detached to Div. ambulance corps (19 O 62); d. of disease 31 D 62
GARDNER, Robert
Co. C; 40; [?] (Beverly or Salem); Seaman; DFD 9 D 61
GARLAND, John A.
Co. A; 19; Tewksbury, MA (Lowell); Milkman; MO 28 My 64
GARRITY, Daniel
Co. B; 23; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Laborer; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 25 O 62; w. in face & neck at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 19 O 63; MO 28 My 64
GASSELL, Henry
Co. G; 35; [?]; [?]; deserted 6 Jl 64
GATCHELL, Thomas D.
Co. E; 18; Northbridge, MA (Milford); Bootmaker; Company musician; MO 28 My 64
GAYNOR, Patrick
Co. D; 35; [?]/Boston/Boston; Clerk; 23 Je 64; MO Jl 65
GEISSLER, Eugene
Co. D; 19; Germany/Boston/No. Andover; Stone-cutter; 16 Jl 64; deserted 11 Mr 65
GELRAY, Joseph W. see OFFICERS
GEORGE, John F. see OFFICERS
GERSTLE, John
Co. F; 23; Boston, MA (Bellingham); Bootmaker; 24 Jl 62; MO 28 My 64
GERSTLE, Joseph
Co. F; 19; Bellingham, MA (Bellingham); Bootmaker; 24 Jl 62; MO 28 My 64
GIBSON, George
Co. G; [?]; [?]; [?]; deserted 12 N 64
GIFFORD, Leonard G.
Co. A; 18; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Engine driver; DFD 20 D 61
GILBERT, Frederick
Co. F; [?]/Prussia/Sailsbury; Clerk; 9 Jl 64; w. in neck at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); MO Jl 65
GILDAY, Edward
Co. C; 23; Charlestown, MA (Marblehead); Currier; w. in leg at Antietam (17 S 62); MO Jl 65
GILLANEY, John
Co. K; 19; Leitrim, Ire. (Boston); Tailor; Company cook (10 Mr 63); MO 28 My 64
GILLEEN, John
Co. G; 36; [?] (Lowell); Laborer; 23 Je 62; DFD 24 O 62
GILLESPIE, James J.
Co. I; 20; Galway, Ire. (Boston); Printer; detailed as clerk in Adjutant's office (5 Ag 62); DFD 28 Ja 63
GILLEY, George
Co. H; 18; b. at sea off Cape Cod (Boston); Sailor; Company musician (My 61); MO Jl 65
GILMAN, Newhall G.
Co. A; 35; Norridgewock, ME (Lowell); Watchman; w. in arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62) & d. 14 S 62
GILSON, Albert
Co. B; 22; Dunstable, MA (Lowell); Teamster; 12 O 61; k. at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62)
GIROUX, Thomas C.
Co. A; 32; Monteal, CE (Lowell); Dresser; Company musician; MO 28 My 64
GLASSER (or GLOZIER), Louis
Co. G; 21; [?]/Boston/Chelsea; Sailor; 30 N 64; MO Jl 65
GLEASON, John
Co. B; 22; Limerick, Ire. (Chicopee); w. in knee at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 17 Ja 64; MO 28 My 64
GLENN, Alexander B.
Co. G; 25; Richmond, VA (Boston); Pattern-finisher; 21 Je 62; w. at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); transf. to Invalid Corps 15 N 63
GLIDDEN, George A.
Co. I; 32; New Durham, NH (Natick); Shoemaker; Corp. (Je 61); Sgt. (25 F 62); w. in arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 2 F 63
GLINES, Amos
Co. A; 44; Moultonborough, NH (Lowell); Blacksmith; 7 Ag 62; MO 28 My 64
GOETZ, Fritz
Co. C; 21; Germany (Brookline); 20 Ag 62; w. in thigh at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63) & d. 6 Jl 63
GOODALE, Lewis E.
Co. C; 19; Danvers, MA (Danvers); Shoemaker; DFD 9 Mr 63
Co. G; 20; Saxony, Ger. (So. Hadley Falls); Farmer; w. in hand & POW at Winchester (25 My 62); paroled; discharged 17 O 63
GOODHIND, Richard
Co. G; 18; Devonshire, Eng. (Russell); Paper-maker; Corp. (1 Ap 64); POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 19 D 62; MO 28 My 64
GOODWIN, Alfred R.
Co. A; 21; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Operative; deserted 8 Je 61
GOODWIN, Horatio E.
Co. C; 23; Shapleigh, ME (Danvers?); Corp. (24 My 61-26 Jl 62); term of service prolonged; k. near Atlanta (30 Jl 64)
GORDON, Elbridge G.
Co. B; 24; Solon, ME (Solon); Painter; detached as ass't to Div. Commissary (1 Mr 62); MO 28 My 64
GORDON, John
Co. H; 45; Hampstead, NH (Winchester); Farmer; 23 Jl 63; d. of chronic diarrhea 6 Ja 63
GORMAN, John
Co. E; 19; Tyrone, Ire. (Medway); Bootmaker; transf. to Invalid Corps 1 S 63
GORTON, Samuel M.
Co. F; 44; Cambridge, MA (Cambridge); Carpenter; 29 Ag 62; in hospital 23 F 64; nfr
GOULD, Benjamin F.
Co. C; [?]; Andover, MA (Middleton); Shoemaker; detailed as wagoner (19 Ap 64); Wagoner (Ja 65); MO Jl 65
GOULD, Edward O.
Co. F; 20; Boxford, MA (Topsfield); Shoemaker; w. at Winchester (25 My 62); DFD 25 Jl 62
GOULD, James
Co. C; 28; New Boston, NH (Beverly); Shoemaker; DFD 1 Mr 63
GOULD, John
Co. B; 39; Groton, MA (Lowell); Teamster; Company cook (61); w. in arm at Kenesaw Mt. (22 Je 64); DFD 24 My 65
GOVE, Ira L.
Co. G; 32; Montpelier, VT (Winchester); Laborer; 23 Jl 62; transf. To Invalid Corps 1 S 62
GOZENBACH, Ferdinand
Co. H; 19; Germany/Boston/Northampton; 14 Je 64; POW (N 64-Ja 65); MO 22 Jl 65
GRANT, Charles
Co. E; 34; Douglas, MA (Medway); Bootmaker; DFD 30 My 61
GRANT, Frank S.
Co. E; 18; Wrentham, MA (Medway); Farmer; w. in knee at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); transf. to Invalid Corps 14 Ja 64
GRANT, James
M.21; Woonsocket, RI (Medway); Boot-fitter; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 23 O 62; MO 28 My 64
GRAY, Timothy
Co. A; 22; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Mechanic; d. of heart disease 2 N 62
GREEN, John
Co. G; 32; St. Johns, NB/St. Johns/Kingston; Seaman; 2 Je 64; deserted 17 Ag 64
GREEN, Joseph D.
Co. G; 20; Petersham, MA (Ware); Barber; transf. to Co. H (1 Ja 62); Corp. (31 Jl 63); detached to duty at Long Island, Boston Harbor (16 Jl 63); MO 28 My 64; also appears as GREENE
GREEN, Martin
Co. G; 39; Roxbury, MA (Melrose); Shoemaker; w. in thigh & arm at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); left behind at Culpeper on 17 Ag & presumed dead
GREEN, William
Co. E; 22; Lancaster, PA/Frankfort, PA/No. Brookfield; Machinist; 14 Jl 64; deserted 9 Ja 65
GREEN, William R.
Co. B; Salem, MA (Salem); Tanner; POW near Manassas Junction (Ag 62); ret. 17 My 63; MO Jl 65
GREENE, Charles F.
Co. H; 25; Meredith, NH (NY); Shoemaker; 1st Sgt. (24 My 61-19 D 61); detailed as QM clerk (Mr 62); MO 28 My 64
GREENE, Charles G.
Co. F; 21; Colebrooke, NH? (Oakham); Shoemaker; detailed as wagoner (8 Jl 61); d. of fever 30 Ja 62
GREENOUGH, Daniel S.
Co. B; 31; Salem, MA (Salem); Cordwainer; w. in foot at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. O 62; w. in head at Resaca, GA (15 My 64) & d. 6 Je 64
GREENWOOD, George E.
Co. E; 19; Franklin, MA (Medway); Bootmaker; Corp. (9 Ap 63); Sgt. (30 D 63); w. in arm at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 18 Ag 63; MO 28 My 64
GREENWOOD, Isaac C.
39; Franklin, MA (Medway); Bootmaker; detailed as hospital wagoner (1 Jl 61-4 Je 62); detached to Div. Ambulance corps (? 62-Ja 63 & 1 F 63-25 Ap 63 & again on 30 Ap 63); w. in arm & side at Resaca, GA (15 My 64); MO 28 My 64
GREGG, Thomas
Co. B; 37; [?]/Oswego, NY/Shelburne; 23 D 64; deserted 26 Je 65
GREGORY, Samuel D.
Co. F; 18; [?]/Bellingham/Bellingham; Farmer; 22 Ag 64; POW 14 Ao 65; MO
GREY, Patrick
Co. E; 37; [?]/Boston/W. Springfield; Boiler-maker; 17 Ag 64; MO Jl 65
GREY, Thomas H.
Co. C; 21; Troy, NY (Wenham); Seaman; Corp. (24 My 61); k. at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62)
GREY, William
Co. D; 24; Glasgow, Scot. (Boston); Miner; 8 Ag 62; MO 28 My 64
GRIFFIN, John
Co. B; 21; Cork, Ire. (Boston); Upholsterer; 11 Ag 62; w. in leg at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 21 Ag 63; MO 28 My 64
GRISWOLD, Alonzo
Co. B; 24; Hinsdale, MA (Dalton or Hinsdale); Farmer; Sgt. (My 61); Color-Sgt. (D 62); on detached service on Long Island, Boston Harbor (26 Jl 63); absent when MO 28 My 64
GRISWOLD, Dwight F.
Co. B; 21; New Orleans, LA (Brattleboro, VT); Painter; Sgt. (My 61-1 Ag 61); enlisted in 4th US ARTY (27 O 63) & d. of wounds rec'd in action
GROSS, (or GRASS), Henry
Co. I; 20; Germany/Boston/Boston; Laborer; 16 Jl 64; absent in hospital when MO 30 My 65
GROVES, George
Co. C; 28; Cork, Ire. (Marblehead); Grocer; deserted 2 Jl 61
GRUNDEL, Sebastian
Co. E; 21; Baden-Baden, Ger. (Ware); Shoemaker; w. in arm at Winchester (25 My 62); MO 28 My 64
GUTHRIE, Henry A. (or V.)
Co. E; 21; Stafford, CT/Stafford/Boston; Operative; 11 My 64; Corp. (1 Je 65); MO Jl 65
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Richard Goodhind - Prisoner of War
Battle of Chancellorsville
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