Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Corporal Walter Pinn of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Walter Pinn (1844* - )



Enlisted from Lancaster County, PA on 19 March 1863. He was 19 years old, single and working as a clerk.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

* Birth year calculate from age given at enlistment.

Corporal John Plowden of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Corporal John Plowden (1841* - )



Enlisted from Chambersburg, PA on 29 April 1863. He was 22 years old, single and working as a laborer.

Wounded 18 July 1863 at Fort Wagner.

Discharged 25 May 1865 from St. Andrews Parish, SC.

His grave is at Lebanon Cemetery in Chambersburg, PA.

* Birth year calculated from age given at enlistment.

Private Philip Piner of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Philip Piner (1842* - )



Enlisted on 25 November 1864 and transferred to the Massachusetts 55th. He was 22 years old and working as a seaman when he enlisted.

* Birth year calculated from age given at enlistment.

Sergeant Alexander Pinckney of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Sergeant Alexander Pinckney (1835* - )



Enlisted from Chatham, ONT on 27 March 1863. He was 28 years old, single and working as a pedler.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

Last known location was Toledo, OH.

* Birth year calculated from age given at enlistment.

Private William Passidy of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private William Passidy (1836* - )



Enlisted from Camden County, NJ on 19 March 1863. He was 27 years old, married and working as a farmer.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

* Birth year calculated from age at enlistment.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Private Henry Parker of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Henry J. Parker (1841* - 4 October 1863)



In 1860, he was a laborer living in Columbia, PA. He was 5'7" with brown hair, black eyes and a brown complexion.

Enlisted from Lancaster County, PA on 19 March 1863. He was 29 years old, married and working as a farmer.

Died 5 October 1863 on Morris Island, SC of disease.

His wife's name was Phebe and they had two children: Hettie (b. 15 July 1862) and Annie (b. 1 March 1863.)

His grave is at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, SC.

* Birth year calculated from age at enlistment would have been 1834. Actual birth year from records is 1841.

References
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2018), memorial page for Henry J. “Harry” Parker (1841–4 Oct 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 147672201, citing Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Dennis Brandt (contributor 47232334)

Private John R. O'Neal of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private John R. O'Neal (1839* - )



Enlisted from Buffalo, NY on 17 March 1863. He was 24 years old, married and working as a cook.

Deserted 25 April 1865 from Georgetown, SC.

* Birth year calculated from age at enlistment