"The Irish Ninth in Bivouac and Battle"
by Michael H. Macnamara
APPENDIX.
ROSTER OF THE OFFICERS OF THE
NINTH REGIMENT MASS. VOL. INFANTRY.
THOMAS CASS, Colonel, was the principle organizer of the regiment; commissioned June 11, 1861; mortally wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Va., July 1 , 1862; died of wounds at his residence in Boston, July 12, 1862; buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, with military honors.
PATRICK R. GUINEY, Colonel, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; promoted Major, October 24, 1862; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, July 28, 1862; complimented, in special orders, for bravery at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862; promoted Colonel, July 26, 1862, for bravery on the field; lost left eye by a wound received at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; promoted Brevet Brigadier-General, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war; residence, Roxbury.
C. G. ROWELL, Lieutenant-Colonel, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned June 11, 1861; resigned October 23, 1861; residence, Boston.
ROBERT PEARD, Lieutenant-Colonel, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Major, June 11, 1861; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, October 24, 1861; died of disease at Miner's Hill, Va., January 27, 1862; residence, Milford.
PATRICK T. HANLEY, Lieutenant-Colonel, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, August 26, 1861; promoted Major, January 28, 1862; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, July 26, 1862, for bravery on the field; wounded at the battle of Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; complimented in special orders for bravery during the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
GEORGE W. DUTTON, Major, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; promoted Major; August 26, 1862; wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Va.; resigned at Falmouth, Va., on account of disability received from wounds, March 29, 1863; residence, Stoughton.
JOHN W. MAHAN, Major, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, October 25, 1861; promoted Major, March 30, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
PETER PINEO, Surgeon, commissioned june 11, 1861; appointed Brigade Inspector; promoted Medical Inspector, Army of the Potomac, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel August 27, 1861; residence, Boston.
STEPHEN W. DREW, Surgeon, commissioned August 27, 1861; resigned December 6, 1862, at Falmouth, Va.; residence, Woburn.
JAMES T. SULLIVAN, Surgeon, commissioned Assistant Surgeon, July 31, 1862; promoted Surgeon, December 13, 1862, mustered out with the regiment; residence, Chelsea.
PATRICK A. O'CONNELL, Assistant Surgeon, commissioned June 11, 1861; resigned September 12, 1861; afterwards Medical Director of the Ninth Army Corps; residence, Boston.
FRANCIS M. LINCOLN, Assistant Surgeon, commissioned September 12, 1861; promoted Surgeon 35th Mass. Vols., July 28, 1862; residence, Boston.
JAMES W. FITZPATRICK, Assistant Surgeon, commissioned August 14, 1862; promoted Surgeon of Volunteers, March 29, 1863; residence, Boston.
JOHN RYAN, Assistant Surgeon, commissioned December 13, 1862; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
THOMAS SCULLY, Chaplain, commissioned June 17, 1861; resigned on account of ill health, October 31, 1862; residence, Boston.
CHARLES L. EGAN, Chaplain, commissioned September 18, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; afterwards commissioned by the War Department Hospital Chaplain, and remained on Brevet Major-General Charles Griffin's (5th A. C.) staff till the close of the rebellion; residence, Washington, D. C.
GEORGE W. PERKINS, Adjutant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant and Adjutant, June 11, 1861; resigned August 4, 1861; residence, Boston.
WILLIAM STRACHAN, Adjutant, enlisted as Sergeant Major, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant and Adjutant, August 26, 1861; cashiered February 25, 1862; afterwards reënlisted as private, August 14, 1862; recommended for re-commission, but the numerical strength of the regiment would not admit of any more promotions; discharged at Falmouth, Va.; residence, Boston.
JOHN M. TOBIN, Adjutant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; appointed Adjutant, February 25, 1862; promoted Captain, August 28, 1862; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
MICHAEL W. PHELAN, Adjutant, enlisted as First Sergeant of Company F, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 7, 1861; promoted to First Lieutenant, January 28, 1862; appointed Adjutant, August 28, 1862; wounded at the Battles of Gaines' Mills and Mine Run, Va.; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Salem.
JOHN MORAN, Quartermaster, commissioned First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, June 11, 1861; resigned November 26, 1861; residence, Boston.
THOMAS MOONEY, Quartermaster, enlisted as Quartermaster Sergeant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, November 27, 1861; thrown from his horse, and fatally injured, March 17, 1863, at Falmouth, Va.; died from the injuries received, March 26, 1863, at Washington, D. C.
DANIEL G. MACNAMARA, Quartermaster, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as First Sergeant of Company E, June 11, 1861; promoted Commissary Sergeant, March 10, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, August 27, 1862, to rank from date of commission; appointed Quartermaster at Falmouth, Va., March 26, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
JAMES E. GALLAGHER, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned June 11, 1861; resigned July 9, 1862; residence, Boston.
CHRISTOPHER PLUNKETT, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; resigned August 7, 1861; reënlisted as a private, August 14, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, January 8, 1863; wounded -- right arm carried away by a twelve-pound solid shot -- at the Battle of the North Anna, May 23, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
WILLIAM MADIGAN, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; killed in action at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862.
JOHN R. TEAGUE, Captain, commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; resigned January 27, 1862; residence, Boston.
EDWARD FITZGERALD, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; resigned September 3, 1861; residence, Salem.
JOHN CAREY, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; killed in action at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862.
JEREMIAH O'NEIL, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Captain, June 11, 1861; killed in action at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862.
JAMES E. MCCAFFERTY, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, June 11, 1861; killed in action at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, September 7, 1861; mustered out with the regiment; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 8, 1864; residence, Salem.
JOHN H. RAFFERTY, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, November 2, 1861; promoted Captain, October 24, 1861; commission cancelled; killed in action at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862.
JOHN C. WILLEY, Captain, commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, September 11, 1861; promoted Captain, January 28, 1862; discharged February 7, 1863; residence, Cambridge.
MICHAEL SCANLAN, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, January 28, 1862; wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862; discharged on account of disability received from wounds, October 19, 1862; residence, Boston.
THOMAS K. ROACHE, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, July 8, 1862; dismissed, August 3, 1863.
JOHN H. WALSH, Captain, commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, January 28, 1862; resigned, January 7, 1863; residence, Boston.
JAMES F. MCGONNIGLE, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted Captain, June 28, 1862; wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862, and Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1862; residence, Stoughton.
MICHAEL F. O'HARA, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; promoted Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, February 26, 1862; promoted Captain, June 28, 1862; taken prisoner at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
TIMOTHY BURKE, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, January 5, 1862; promoted Captain, August 27, 1862; wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862, and Wilderness, May 5, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Milford.
PATRICK W. BLACK, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as Commissary Sergeant, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, august 26, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, March 1, 1862; promoted Captain, October 20, 1862; taken prisoner at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862; dismissed July 28, 1863; dismissal revoked by the President, and restored to rank, November 10, 1863, but vacancy filled; afterwards appointed Captain, 28th Mass. Vols; residence, Salem.
WILLIAM A. PHELAN, Captain, enlisted as a private, June 11, 1861; promoted Sergeant; promoted Sergeant Major, November 3, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, February 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, July 3, 1862; promoted Captain, June 8, 1863; killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
MICHAEL FLYNN, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as Ordnance Sergeant, June 11, 1861; appointed Drum Major, July, 1861; promoted Sergeant Major, August 26, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, October 25, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, June 28, 1862; promoted Captain, February 8, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
MICHAEL A. FINNERTY, Captain, enlisted as a private in Company H, June 11, 1861; promoted Sergeant; promoted Sergeant Major, October 25, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, November 3, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted Captain, March 30, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Milford.
MARTIN O'BRIEN, Captain, enlisted as Sergeant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Sergeant, September 1, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, October 20, 1862; promoted Captain, July 20, 1863; wounded at the Battle of Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Salem.
JAMES W. MACNAMARA, Captain, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as Sergeant of Company E, June 11, 1861; appointed Color-bearer, June 11, 1861; promoted First Sergeant, Company I, July 1, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, October 21, 1862; promoted Captain, August 4, 1863; complimented for gallant and meritorious services at the Battles of Hanover Court House, Va., May 27, 1862, and Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862, in special orders, by Colonel P. R. Guiney; wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862, and taken prisoner same day. Mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864, and died two hours afterwards; buried at Holyrood Cemetery, Brookline, with military honors.
WILLIAM H. DOHERTY, First Lieutenant; commissioned June 11, 1861; resigned November 1, 1861; residence, Boston.
MICHAEL H. MACNAMARA, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned First Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; discharged November 1, 1861; reënlisted s a private, august 14, 1862; promoted First Sergeant, Company C, September 26, 1862; appointed Provost Marshal, First Division, Fifth Army Corps, November 1, 1862; highly recommended for re-commission by Colonel P. R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers, General Charles Griffin, commanding First Division, Fifth Army Corps, Colonel McQuade, Fourteenth New York Volunteers, and Colonel Sweitzer, Sixty-Second Pennsylvania Volunteers, but the State authorities refused to make the appointment; the objections, in time, were removed, but the numerical strength of the regiment would not admit of any more promotions; afterwards promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, July 1, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
PATRICK WALSH, First Lieutenant, commissioned Second Lieutenant, june 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, August 26, 1861; resigned January 4, 1862; reënlisted as a private, August 14, 1862; promoted First Sergeant, Company E; recommended for re-commission, but the numerical strength of the regiment was not sufficient to admit of any more promotions; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
PHILIP E. REDMOND, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, june 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, september 7, 1861; cashiered february 28, 1862; reënlisted as a private, August 14, 1862; promoted first Sergeant, company K, september 10, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, March 22, 1863; died of disease, in hospital at Washington, D. C., September 17, 1863.
EDWARD MCSWEENY, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, October 25, 1861; killed in action at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862.
RICHARD P. NUGENT, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, January 28, 1862; killed in action at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862.
ARCHIBALD SIMPSON, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
WILLIAM B. MALONY, First Lieutenant, enlisted as a private in Company A, June 11, 1861; promoted Commissary Sergeant, November 27, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, March 1, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; resigned, March 20, 1863; residence, Boston.
MATTHEW DACEY, First Lieutenant, enlisted as Sergeant in company B, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, January 5, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; resigned, October 14, 1862; discharged as Second Lieutenant; residence, Boston.
NICHOLAS C. FLAHERTY, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as First Sergeant in Company D, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, October 24, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant, september 26, 1862; mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; died a few hours afterwards; buried at Holyrood Cemetery, Brookline, with military honors.
JOHN DOHERTY, First Lieutenant, enlisted as a private in Company F, June 11, 1861; promoted sergeant; promoted Second Lieutenant, February 10, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, July 2, 1862; discharged, February 12, 1863; wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862; residence, Salem.
PATRICK E. MURPHY, First Lieutenant, enlisted as First Sergeant, company H, June 11, 1861; promoted Sergeant Major, in 1862; promoted second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted first Lieutenant, february 8, 1863; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, right arm amputated; mustered out with the regiment; afterwards appointed Lieutenant in the Veteran Reserve Corps; residence, Milford.
BERNARD F, FINAN, First Lieutenant, enlisted as private, Company D, June 11, 1861; promoted, respectively, Corporal, Sergeant, and as First Sergeant, October 24, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, February 13, 1863; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
ROBERT A. MILLER, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as First Sergeant, Company B, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, August 27, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, March 21, 1863; dismissed as Second Lieutenant, August 3, 1863; residence, Boston.
TIMOTHY DACEY, First Lieutenant, enlisted as private, Company I, June 11, 1861; promoted respectively Corporal and Sergeant, in 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, April 7, 1863; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, but remained in command of his company; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Lawrence.
JOHN F. DOHERTY, First Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as Sergeant, Company A, June 11, 1861; promoted Commissary Sergeant, February 10, 1862; promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, March 10, 1862; promoted Sergeant Major, June 20, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, March 30, 1863; wounded at the Battles of Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862, and Wilderness, May 5, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
JOSEPH MURPHY, First Lieutenant, enlisted as Sergeant, Company F, June 11, 1861; promoted Quartermaster Sergeant in 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, April 1, 1863; promoted First Lieutenant, August 4, 1863; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, but remained in command of his company; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Salem.
JAMES O'DONNELL, First Lieutenant, enlisted as a recruit, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, February 8, 1863; promoted First Lieutenant, July 29, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Salem.
WILLIAM R. BURKE, First Lieutenant, enlisted as Sergeant, Company H, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, January 8, 1863; promoted First Lieutenant, August 4, 1863; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Milford.
TIMOTHY F. LEE, Second Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 11, 1861; dismissed, November 2, 1861; residence, Boston.
EDWARD FINNOTTIE, Second Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as First Sergeant, Company G, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 11, 1861; discharged, March 31, 1862; residence, Boston.
FRANCIS O'DOWD, Second Lieutenant, assisted in recruiting and organizing the regiment; enlisted as Sergeant, June 11, 1861; appointed Color Bearer, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, February 10, 1862; killed in action, at the Battle of Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862.
CHARLES B. MCGINNISKIN, Second Lieutenant, enlisted as private, Company D, promoted respectively Corporal and Sergeant; and as Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; leg amputated, died a few days after at Fredericksburg Hospital.
WILLIAM J. BLOOD, Second Lieutenant, enlisted as a recruit, August 11, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, September 26, 1862; discharged for physical disability, August 10, 1863; residence, Boston.
HUGH MCGONNIGLE, Second Lieutenant, enlisted as First Sergeant, Company K, June 11, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, October 21, 1862; discharged, February 28, 1863; residence, Stoughton.
FRANK M. LALOR, Second Lieutenant, enlisted as a recruit, in 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, February 13, 1863; dismissed, August 3, 1863; residence, Lawrence.
WILLIAM A. PLUNKETT, Second Lieutenant, enlisted as a recruit, August 14, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, March 1, 1863; wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864; mustered out with the regiment; residence, Boston.
JAMES O'NEIL, Second Lieutenant, enlisted as Sergeant, Company B, June 11, 1861; promoted First Sergeant, August 27, 1862; promoted Second Lieutenant, April 8, 1863; killed at the Battle of Laurel Hill, Va., May 9, 1864; residence, Boston.
RECAPITULATION
No. of officers mustered out on expiration of term of service 24 " " " killed in battle, 13 " " " " by accident, 1 " " " died of wounds received in battle, 2 " " " died of disease, * 2 " " " discharged to accept promotion in other corps, 3 " " " discharged for disability, 3 " " " discharged, 4 " " " dismissed, 6 " " " cashiered, † 1 " " " resigned, 15 __ Whole No. of officers, 74 * One officer cashiered, who reënlisted, was promoted and died of disease.
† Afterwards re-enlisted and recommended for commission.
Officers Staff NCOs
& BandCo. A Co. B Co. C Co. D Co. E Co. F Co. G Co. H Co. I Co. K
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