Private George Moore of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private George Moore (1842* - )

Enlisted from Springfield, MA on 17 February 1865. He was 21 years old and working as a farmer.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

* calculated from age at enlistment.

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

Private William Lloyd (1838* - 18 July 1863)

Enlisted from Boston, MA on 18 March 1863. He was 25 years old, single and working as a seaman.

Killed in Action 18 July 1863 at Fort Wagner.

* calculated from age at enlistment.

Private Harrison Lee of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Harrison Lee (1838 - 16 April 1907)

Enlisted from New Bedford, MA on 19 August 1863. He was 21 years old (implies an 1842 birth year), single and working as a laborer.

Mustered out 20 Aguust 1865.

His grave is at Rural Cemetery in New Bedford, MA.

Private John Henderson of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private John Henderson (1840 - )

Enlisted from Boston, MA on 9 December 1863. He was 23 years old, married and working as a cook.

Wounded 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL.

Discharged 1 April 1865 from Beaufort, SC.

Private Theodore Hazard of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Theodore Hazard (1843 - )

Enlisted from Boylston, MA on 13 July 1863. He was 20 years old, married and working as a yeoman.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

Last known location was Sterling, MA.

Private Oliver E. Hazard of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Oliver E. Hazard (23 September 1836 - 13 July 1896)

Born 23 September 1836, he was the son of Emerson Hazzard (1807 - 1840) and Caira Henesy née Boston (1806 - 1889.)

Enlisted from Townsend, MA on 22 December 1863. He was 35 years old, single and working as a laborer.

Wounded 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

Married Emeline Messer (1839 - 1916.)

After the war, he was a member of the Charles H. Stevens Post #53 Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Leominster, MA.

His grave is at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, MA.

Private Horace O. Hazard of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Horace O. Hazard (1835 - )

Enlisted from Townsend, MA on 17 July 1863. He was 28 years old, single and working as a barber.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

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

Private Henry Hazard (1844 - )

Enlisted from Shirley, MA on 7 December 1863. He was 19 years old, single and working as a laborer.

Discharged 7 June 1865 from the General Hospital in New York.

Private Paul Hamilton of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Paul Hamilton (1844 - )

Enlisted from Pittsfield, MA on 21 December 1863. He was 19 years old, single and working as a farmer.

Transferred to Company A.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

His grave is at the Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield, MA.

Private John Hall of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private John Hall (1829 - )

Enlisted from Lenox, MA on 14 March 1863. He was 34 years old, married and working as a seaman.

Died 2 July 1864 on James Island, SC due to sunstroke.

Private James Washington Green of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private James Washington Green (28 September 1847 - 30 April 1864)

He was born on 28 September 1847 in Sherborn, MA, the son of James Green (1805 - 1875) and Maria Green née Cobb (1811 - 1897) and grandson of Thomas Green and Lois Green née Freeman. His brother, Amos Green, was also in Company D of the 54th Massachusetts.

Enlisted from Sheeban, PA on 17 December 1863. He was entered into the roster as 21 years old (which would imply an 1842 birth year), single and working as a seaman.

Died 30 April 1864 at the General Hospital in Beaufort, SC of diahrrea.

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

Private Charles L. Ellis of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Charles L. Ellis (1843 - )


Enlisted from Hyannis, MA on 15 July 1863. He was 30 years old, married and working as a barber.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

Private George E. Coburn of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private George E. Coburn (1822 - )

Enlisted from Boston, MA on 13 March 1865. He was 41 years old and working as a laborer.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

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

Private William Cebolt (12 February 1835 - 10 April 1918)

Born 12 February 1825 in Jackson, TN to father Henry Cebolt and mother Mary (Reeves) Perkins.

Married Martha (Davis), daughter of Mary (Jones) and Allen Davis, in 1857.

Enlisted from New Bedford, MA on 9 October 1863. He was 27 years old, single and working as a farmer.

Discharged 29 May 1865 from St. Andrews Parish, SC.

Private Cebolt and Martha (Davis) had five children, first living in Indiana but relocating to Battle Creek, MI: Christiana (b. 1858 Indiana), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1861 Indiana), William Jr. (1866 Michigan), John H. (b. 1869 Michigan) and Richard Otto (b. 1869 Michigan.)

During his life, he was also married to Sarah (Tusing) (m. 16 March 1885 in Clark, IL) and Martha (Harvey) (m. 23 February 1907 in Indiana.) Private Cebolt and Martha (Davis) divorced and both remarried (Private Cebolt to Sarah (Tusing)) but eventually remarried each other in 18 June 1905.

His grave is at Crown Point Cemetery in Kokomo, IN.

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

Private William Butler (1841 - )

Enlisted from Boston, MA on 10 October 1863. He was 22 years old, single and working as a farmer.

Wounded 30 November 1864 at Honey Hill, SC.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

Last known location: Princeton, IN

Private Caleb J. Boss of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private Caleb J. Boss (1846 - )

Enlisted from Boston, MA on 18 February 1865. He was 19 years old and working as a seaman.

Discharged June 1865 from Georgetown, SC.

Private John Benson, Jr. of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Private John Benson, Jr. (1833 - )

He was 30 years old and working as a brickmaker when he enlisted on 19 March 1863.

Deserted 22 April 1863.

Last known location was Readville, MA.

Captain Thomas Larkin Appleton of Company G, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Captain Thomas Larkin Appleton (14 October 1841 - )

He was single and working as a salesman in Boston, MA when he enlisted.

Also served in Massachusetts 16th, Company C in 1861 as General Alexander Schimmelfennig's staff.

Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 19 February 1863. Mustered out 27 February 1863.

Promoted to First Lieutenant on 24 May 1863. Mustered out 21 August 1863.

Promoted to Captain 26 January 1864. Mustered out 30 March 1864.

Discharged 20 August 1865.

Last known location: Chelsea, MA.

First Lieutenant David Reid of Company G, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

First Lieutenant David Reid (1829 - 30 November 1864)

Served as Commissary Sergeant for Massachusetts 11th, Company F in 1861.

He was married and working as a bookkeeper when he enlisted into the MA 54th from Boston, MA.

Promoted to Second Lieutenant 17 April 1863. Promoted to First Lieutenant 19 July 1863.

Served as Acting Regional Quartermaster in March and October of 1864.

Killed in Action on 30 November 1864 at Honey Hill, SC.

Second Lieutenant Frederick Hedge Webster of Company G, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Second Lieutenant Frederick Hedge Webster (2 August 1843 - 25 January 1865)

Born 2 August 1843 in Boston, MA.

He was 20 years old, single and working as a clark in Boston, MA when he enlisted.

Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 4 May 1864.

Died of disease on 25 January 1865 at the General Hospital in Beaufort, SC.

His grave is at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, MA.