Miscellaneous
Occupations
Alexander, Charles W. (314)v 1st Vt Btry Light Art. 8 Feb 1862 - 5 Jul 1862 Hardwick PVT Capitol Engine No.5 12 Sep 1871 - 14 Aug 1873 Residence 1886 Woodbury, Vt. Residence 1887-88 House – 57 Berlin St., Berlin, Montpelier, Vt. Occupation 1887-88 Painter Born 1846 (A) Died 4 Jul 1892(C). 6 Mar 1905 (A) Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C)(A) Cemetery record: Charles Wesley Alexander Alexander, Thomas C. (184)v 13th Vt Infantry Co I 25 Aug 1862 - 21 Jul 1863 Montpelier WAG (in), PVT (out) Capitol Engine No.5 Apr 1865 - 28 Nov 1866 Residence 1869 Montpelier, Vt. (5) Born 1835 (A) Died 27 Nov 1869(5)(C). 2 Dec 1882 (A). Buried Calais, Vt.(C). North Troy Cemetery, North Troy, Vt. (A). 1850 Census, Berlin Twp: Thomas Alexander, age 20, b. Vt., household of Robert (farmer) and Abagail Alexander. Thomas C. Alexander married Harriet Dudley in Montpelier on 25 Oct 1853 (LDS). Atherton, Omri S. (106)* Capitol Engine No.5 30 Nov 1861 - 29 Aug 1862 (enlisted) Capitol Engine No.5 3 Aug 1863 - 16 Feb 1864 (enlisted) 17th Vt Infantry Co C 15 Feb 1864 - 6 Nov 1864 (died) Montpelier CPL (in/out) Wounded 30 Jul 1864 (in the hand) Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Va. Prisoner of war 30 Jul 1864 - 6 Nov 1864. Held at Danville, Va. 2 Aug 1864. Born 1842 (C)(A) Died 6 Nov 1864 (5)(C)(A), Confederate prison, Danville, Va. (C) Buried Elm Street Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (A) Farwell, Kneeland and Welch enlisted in the 13th Vt Infantry on 29 Aug 1862, but no record that Atherton enlisted at that time. Ballou, Jerome E. (107)* 2nd Vt Infantry Co F 7 May 1861 - 23 Feb 1862 Montpelier age 20 SGT Capitol Engine No.5 30 Nov 1861 - 9 Oct 1862 (enlisted) 13th Vt Infantry Co C 9 Oct 1862 - 21 Jul 1863 Berlin PVT (in/out) Wounded 3 Jul 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg (third day) Capitol Engine No.5 3 Aug 1863 - 2 Mar 1865 Born 1841 (C)(A) Died 24 Jan 1875 (5)(C)(A), Cincinnati, Ohio (5). Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier (5) 1850 Census, Montpelier Township: Jerome Ballou, age 8, born Vt., household of Eli (clergyman) and Adaline Ballou. Ballou joined No.5 (Nov 1861) several months before he left the 2nd Infantry (Feb 1862). He next enlisted at Berlin, about five miles from Montpelier. Ballou, Wallace H. (69)* Capitol Engine No.5 10 Mar 1860 - 25 Aug 1862 (enlisted) 13th Vt Infantry Co I 25 Aug 1862 - Montpelier CPL(in) 13th Vt Infantry Staff 25 Aug 1862 - 21 Jul 1863 Montpelier SGM (out) Residence 1886 Bethel, Vt. Died 3 Jan 1897 (C) Buried Bethel, Vt. (C) Barrett, John (235)v 7th Vt Infantry Co C 30 Nov 1861 – 14 Mar 1866 Middlebury PVT (in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 12 Jun 1868 - 30 Mar 1869 Residence 1886 Blackstone, Mass. Four other John Barretts are on the Vermont roster. Two died before 1868, and one remained in Ludlow after the war. The fourth, John C. Barrett (1st Vt Cav Co G Manchester) is a less likely match. Batchelder, Josiah L. (4)* Capitol Engine No.5 4 Jan 1860 - May 1861 (enlisted) 3rd NH Infantry Co CT PVT (in/out) (as Josiah Bachelder) 13th NH Infantry Co C 12 Aug 1862 – 25 Apr 1864 Concord, NH age 28, PVT(in), CPL (out) 13th NH Infantry Co C 25 Apr 1864 – 21 Jun 1865 CPL Capitol Engine No.5 29 Nov 1865 - 30 Mar 1869 Residence 1886 Concord, N.H. Born Danville, Vt. 1850 Census, Worcester Township: Josiah Batchelder, Jr., age 15, farmer, b. Vt., household of Josiah Batchelder. Unknown if enlistment in 3rd NH Infantry conforms to May 1861 enlistment shown on roll of No.5. Enlisted in 13th NH as Josiah Batchelder. Bolton, George W. (346)v 11th Regt U.S. Infantry Co E (Regular Army) Capitol Engine No.5 8 Mar 1873 - 26 Nov 1873 Capitol Engine No.5 2 Jan 1875 - 2 Nov 1881 Residence 1886 Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1887-88 House - 23 E. State St., Montpelier Occupation 1887-88 Compositor Born 1848 (A) Died 4 Jun 1891 (C)(A). Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C)(A) Brown, George G. (403)v 10th Vt Infantry Co B 30 Jul 1862 - 22 Jun 1865 Montpelier PVT (in), CPL (out) Capitol Engine No.5 1 Mar 1876 - 4 Apr 1877 Residence 1886 Brooklyn, N.Y. Born 25 Mar 1845 (A) Died 21 Jul 1920(C). 22 Jul 1920 (A) Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C)(A) Brown, George S. (253)v 11th Vt Infantry Co L 14 May 1863 - 21 Jun 1865 Wolcott PVT (in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 11 May 1869 - 24 Mar 1870 Residence 1886 Waterbury, Vt. Residence 1890 Freemont, Michigan Brudnell, Thomas (348)v 9th Vt Infantry Co I 29 May 1862 - 13 Jun 1865 Waterbury CPL (in), PVT (out) Capitol Engine No.5 8 Mar 1873 - 7 May 1879 Residence 1886 Chicago, Illinois Buried Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Cook City, Ills.(C) Thomas enlisted as Thomas Brudenell Burbank, William B. (10)* Capitol Engine No.5 4 Jan 1860 - 22 May 1860 (honorary member) 17th Vt Infantry Co E 9 Apr 1864 - 17 Apr 1864 Montpelier 2LT (in) 17th Vt Infantry Co E 22 Aug 1864 - 14 Jul 1865 Montpelier 1LT (out) Born 17 Jan 1837 (C)(A) Died 5 Nov 1870 (5)(C)(A), resident of Montpelier (5). Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C)(A). 1850 Census, Montpelier Township: William Burbank, age 10, born Vt., household of Silas (merchant) and Mary Burbank; age does not match cemetery record. Burns, James P. (413)v Capitol Engine No.5 1 Aug 1877 - 27 Nov 1878 Residence 1886 Omaha, Nebraska Military unit unknown. The Vermont roster has four enlistments by James Burns at Tinmouth, Weybridge and St. Albans (twice). Out-of-state enlistments for James P. Burns are 152nd NY Infantry (New York City), 71st Ohio, and 49th Ills. The history of No.5 shows an asterisk by his name, which is an error. Buxton, John H. (138)* 1st Vt Infantry Co F 2 May 1861 - 15 Aug 1861 Montpelier age 18 PVT (in/out) 1st Vt Cavalry Co C 11 Sep 1861 - 23 Nov 1862 Montpelier PVT (in/out) Discharged for disability 23 Nov 1862 Capitol Engine No.5 7 Jan 1863 - 24 Nov 1864 U S Marines (Mass.) 19 Jun 1863 - 15 Feb 1864 PVT Discharged for disability 15 Feb 1864 U S Navy (Mass.) 6 Jul 1864 - 18 Apr 1865 1st Class Fireman Residence 1886 Buxton, Prince George's County, Md. Occupation 1861 Machinist Occupation 1886 Hydraulic engineer Born 24 Jul 1842 (F), Woodstock, Conn. (F) Died 19 Nov 1914 (F), Baltimore, Md. (F) Buried Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. (F) John Healy Buxton was the son of Simeon Bentley and Caroline Boyden (Bullard) Buxton (F). He was one of the first men to enlist from Montpelier. Later, he was the first in Montpelier to enlist in the Vt Cavalry. As permitted, he remained on the roll of No.5 while in the Marines. See biography & photo, VTCW150. Campbell, Alexander, Jr. (229)v 6th Vt Infantry Co K 13 Jul 1863 - 13 May 1865 Montpelier PVT (in/out) Wounded 21 Aug 1864 - Near Charlestown, W. Va. (Shenandoah Valley Campaign) Capitol Engine No.5 23 Mar 1868 - 27 Nov 1872 Residence 1886 Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1887-88 Granite House, Barre, Vt.(boarder) Occupation 1887-88 Stonemason Born Jul 1839 (L), Montpelier, Vt. (L) Died 26 Jul 1905 (A) Buried Catholic Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (A) Alexander Campbell was born Montpelier, Vt. Jul 1839, the son of Alexander and Laura (Mathieu) Campbell (LDS). 1850 Census, Montpelier Township: Alexander Campbell, age 11, b. Vt., household of Alexander (laborer) and Laura Campbell. He was the brother of James Campbell. They joined No. 5 on the same day. Campbell, James (228)v 13th Vt Infantry Co I 25 Aug 1862 - 21 Jul 1863 Montpelier PVT (in/out) 3rd Vt Btry Light Art 23 Dec 1863 - 15 Jun 1865 Montpelier PVT (in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 23 Mar 1868 - 4 Jan 1886 Residence 1886 Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1887-88 House - 6 Northfield St., Berlin, Montpelier, Vt. Occupation 1887-88 Laborer Born Apr 1845 (L), 22Jan 1845 (A), Montpelier, Vt. (L) Died 12 Apr 1909 (C)(A) Buried Catholic Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (A) 1850 Census, Montpelier Township: James Campbell, age 6, b. Vt., household of Alexander (laborer) and Laura Campbell. James Campbell was born Montpelier, Vt. Apr 1845 (LDS). James was the brother of Alexander Campbell. They joined Capitol No.5 on the same day. Carpenter, Charles D. (11)* Capitol Engine No.5 4 Jan 1860 - 20 Feb 1862 (enlisted) 1st Vt Cavalry Co C 20 Sep 1861 - 23 Oct 1862 Montpelier SADR (in/out) Residence 1886 Barre, Vt. Residence 1887-88 House – 13 Pleasant St., Barre, Vt. Occupation 1887-88 Harnessmaker Born 1836 (A) Died 26 Mar 1905 (A) Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Vt. (A) 1850 Census, Barre Township: Charles Carpenter, age 14, b. Vt., household of Mason (painter) and Fanny Carpenter. The roll of No.5 states that Carpenter enlisted on 20 Feb 1862; however, it appears that he enlisted five months earlier, and was retained on the active list of No.5 until he resigned. Clark, Charles W. (12)* Capitol Engine No.5 4 Jan 1860 - 31 Mar 1860(honorary member) 11th Vt Infantry Staff 1 Sep 1862 - 28 Mar 1863 Montpelier CSSG 11th Vt Infantry Co G 29 Mar 1863 - 1 Nov 1863 Montpelier 2LT 11th Vt Infantry Co G 2 Nov 1863 - 24 Jun 1865 Montpelier 1LT Residence 1886 Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1887-88 House – 39 Barre St., Montpelier, Vt. Occupation 1887-88 Baggageman, Central Vermont Railroad Born 14 May 1838 (C) Died 11 Oct 1896, Montpelier, Vt. (C) Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C) Charles Wayland Clark was born 6 Oct 1840 in Townshend, Windham Co., Vt., the son of Charles and Hannah F. (Ober) Clark (LDS). Soldiers and Sailors shows Clark as Com Sgt (in), Reg. Q. Mr. (out). Clark, William H. (154)v 2nd Vt Infantry Co E 10 May 1861 - 10 Jan 1863 Randolph age 20 PVT Wounded 29 Jun 1862 at Savage's Station (Peninsula Campaign) Discharged for wounds 10 Jan 1863 Capitol Engine No.5 1 Apr 1863 - 26 Mar 1873 13th Regt VRC Co E 6 Jul 1863 (enlisted) - 5 Nov 1865 Residence 1878 Left Montpelier on 1 Dec 1878. Residence 1886 "Unknown; supposed to be deceased" 1850 Census, Waterbury Township: William Clark, age 11, b. Vt., household of Michael (laborer) and Margaret Clark; age does not match enlistment. An asterisk should have accompanied Clark’s name on the No.5 roll, as with William Dodge. Clark was elected First Assistant Foreman of Capitol No.5. See biog., pp. 33, 40. Clogston, Charles H. (132)* 8th Vt Infantry Co E 26 Sep 1861 - 14 Jul 1862 Worcester PVT (in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 26 Nov 1862 - 15 Mar 1864 (enlisted) 17th Vt Infantry Co E 15 Mar 1864 - 27 May 1865 West Fairlee CPL (in/out) Wounded 12 May 1864 Lost arm; Assault on the Salient, Spotsylvania, Va. Residence 1886 East Montpelier, Vt. Born 1 Jan 1840 (L), Worcester Township, Washington Co., Vt. (L) Charles H. Clogston was born Worcester Twp., Washington Co., Vt., 1 Jan 1840, the son of Rodney and Martha Clogston (LDS). Clogston enlisted at Worcester, about ten miles from Montpelier, and West Fairlee, nearly 40 miles. He married Betsey Hill in Worcester 30 Dec 1863 (LDS) while in the 17th Infantry. Coffey, Robert J. (326)v 1st Vt. Infantry Co F 2 May 1861 - 15 Aug 1861 Montpelier age 19 PVT 4th Vt Infantry Co K 5 Sep 1861 - 30 Sep 1864 Montpelier age 19 3SGT Wounded 18 Oct 1863 Fairfax Court House, Va. (bone fragments below left knee) Medal of Honor 13 May 1892 (awarded for action at Banks Ford, Fredericksburg, Va., 4 May 1863) Capitol Engine No.5 27 Mar 1872 - 5 Jun 1872 Capitol Engine No.5 29 Nov 1873 - 2 Mar 1881 Residence 1886 Windsor, Vt. (left Montpelier in March 1881) Occupation 1860 Stage driver (letter, RJC) Occupation 1888 Superintendent, Soldiers Home, Bennington, Vt. (letter, RJC) Born 15 Dec 1842 (C), Nova Scotia (see citation) Died 9 Jul 1901 (C) Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C) Robert John Coffey was the first man to enlist in Montpelier. He was active in the GAR, Masons, the Society of Vermont Officers, and was a captain in the State Militia. He helped organize the Soldiers' Home at Bennington in the late 1880's, and served as its first superintendent. His Medal of Honor is at the Vermont Historical Society. Coffey married Demis Hattie Burnham in 1867. They had at least two children. The 1850 Census, Montpelier Township, does not include Coffey, but may list his parents John (farmer, age 30, b. Nova Scotia), and Mary, age 25, b. Nova Scotia; also Elizabeth, age 7. Some sources state he was b. St. Johns, New Brunswick. Coffey was elected foreman of No.5; See biog., pp. 31-32. Also see photo, VTCW150. Colby, George W. (345)v 2nd Vt Infantry Co D 7 May 1861 - 6 Feb 1865 Stowe age 19 PVT (in/out) Wounded 5 May 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness (first day) Capitol Engine No.5 8 Mar 1873 - 4 Jan 1886 Residence 1886 Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1887-88 House – 52 Barre St., Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1898 58 Barre St., Montpelier, Vt. Occupation 1887-88 Painter Colby, Lucius (204)v 2nd Mass Infantry Co B PVT(in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 14 Sep 1866 - 23 Mar 1868 Residence 1886 Manchester, N.H. Born 14 Jan 1837 (L), Waterbury, Washington Co., Vt. (L) Lucius Colby was born Waterbury, Washington Co., Vt., 14 Jan 1837, the son of True Batchelder and Julia E. (Allen) Colby (LDS). He is the only Lucius Colby on the Union rosters. Collins, John S. (209)v Frontier Cavalry Co M 3 Jan 1865 - 27 Jun 1865 Montpelier PVT (in), CPL (out) Capitol Engine No.5 28 Nov 1866 - 27 Nov 1867 (died) Died 27 Nov 1867 (5)(C) Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C) 1850 Census, Montpelier Township: John Collins, age 13, born Vt., household of Salvin R. (druggist) and Adeline Collins. Soldiers and Sailors shows John S. Collins in 4th Vt Infantry Co G, PVT (in/out), but he is not on the Vermont roster of that unit. Conner, John W. (330)v 1st N.J. Infantry Co C PVT(in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 3 Apr 1872 - 2 Dec 1874 Residence 1886 Waterbury, Vt. Residence 1898 38 Main St., Montpelier, Vt. (John W. Connor) This is a tentative match. Two other Union enlistments by John W. Conner are 110th Ohio Infantry and 1st West Virginia Infantry. 1850 Census, Woodbury Township: John Conner, age 6, b. Vt., household of Silas (shoemaker) and Ellenor O. Conner. Cox, Amariah A. (210)v 4th Vt Infantry Co G 13 Aug 1862 - 17 Jul 1865 Duxbury age 29 PVT Capitol Engine No.5 28 Nov 1866 - 23 Mar 1868 Residence 1886 Calais, Vt. Name also seen as Amasiah and Amanah. Coy, Charles P. (276)v 16th Vt Infantry Co H 18 Sep 1862 - 10 Aug 1863 Royalton PVT (in/out) Frontier Cavalry Co F 3 Jan 1865 - 27 Jun 1865 Royalton PVT (in/out) Capitol Engine No.5 13 Jun 1870 - 5 Jun 1872 Residence 1886 Bethel, Vt. Born 7 May 1843 (A), Royalton, Vt. Died 3 Jul 1908 (A) Buried Cherry Hill Cemetery, Bethel, Vt. (A) Full name: Charles Pixley Coy. Cross, Oscar N. (74)* Capitol Engine No.5 17 Mar 1860 - 1 Jun 1861(honorary member) Frontier Cavalry Co M \3 Jan 1865 - 27 Jun 1865 Montpelier CSGT Residence 1886 Montpelier, Vt. Residence 1887-88 56 East State St., Montpelier, Vt. (boarder) Residence 1898 56 East State St., Montpelier, Vt. Occupation 1887-88 Mfg. refrigerators Born 10 Jan 1841 (L), Montpelier Township, Washington Co., Vt. (L) Died 14 Dec 1903 (C)(A) Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. (C)(A) Oscar Newel Cross was born Montpelier Township, Washington Co., Vt., 10 Jan 1841, the son of Charles H. and Caroline Webster (Houston) Cross (LDS). 1850 Census, Montpelier Township: Oscar N. Cross, age 9, b. Vt., household of Charles H. (Baker) and Caroline Cross. Crossman, Horace F. (62)* Capitol Engine No.5 16 Feb 1860 - 7 May 1861 (enlisted) 2nd Vt Infantry Co F 20 May 1861 - 23 Jan 1862 Montpelier 2LT 2nd Vt Infantry Co F 24 Jan 1862 - 30 Sep 1862 Montpelier 1LT 2nd Vt Infantry Co F 1 Oct 1862 - 30 Oct 1863 Montpelier CPT Wounded 3 May 1863 Lost a leg at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. Discharged for wounds 30 Oct 1863 VRC 2nd Batt Co 96 CPT (in/out) Died 5 Aug 1867 (5)(C), Washington, D.C. (5) Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Va. (C) Nine members of No.5 enlisted in the 2nd Infantry on 7 May, and the roll of No.5 gives that date of enlistment for Crossman. The 20 May date may be that of his commission. He was a graduate of a military school, and was Foreman of Capitol No.5. See biog., pp. 29-30.