Posted 10 years ago
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I am looking in this old book and found this scrap paper. looks like Harrison Chase union soldier taken prisoner. This book has been written from 1898 to the 1930s, Starter by my wife's Great Grandmother and finished by her son.
From what I see on Ancestry the info matches official records.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 26 Nov 1862.Enlisted in Company C, Massachusetts 34th Infantry Regiment on 31 Jul 1862.Mustered out on 16 Jun 1865.
After his capture in New Market, VA, he was sent to Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison), he was lucky to have survived 10 months in there.
Mt wife's G.G. Grandfather and my G.G Uncle were both Union soldiers. Mine died as a prisoner in the war, he was from Londonderry N.H.
Robert Adams
Can't find anything on a Robert Adams from New Hampshire.
Do you have a middle initial or birth date for him?
walksoftly
Sorry it was David H Adams who died. his father was Robert Adams from Derry N.H. My mother's family came from Robert Adams she married my dad Francis Adams, so 2 Adams family's we had,
Found him living with his father & siblings in the 1860 census. (B 1842)
Enlisted 14 Aug 1862
Private
Enlisted in Company A, New Hampshire 10th Infantry Regiment on 23 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 18 Jan 1863 at Falmouth, VA.
All that I can find on his death is a note saying that he didn't survive the war.
He was a prisoner and died down south my mother told us, I just told my wife about this paper Harrison Chase. She said he was from her grandmothers family and they had a painting/portrait of him as she grew up. Which was sold in 1970s possibly
Here is the HDS info on Adams-- no record of him being a POW:
David H. Adams
Residence Derry NH; 20 years old.
Enlisted on 8/14/1862 as a Private.
On 8/23/1862 he mustered into "A" Co. NH 10th Infantry
He died of disease on 1/18/1863 at Falmouth, VA
Other Information:
born in Derry, NH
scott
HDS info on Chase:
Harrison Chase
Residence West Boylston MA; a 32 year-old Spinner.
Enlisted on 7/29/1862 as a Private.
On 7/31/1862 he mustered into "C" Co. MA 34th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/16/1865 at Richmond, VA
He was listed as:
* POW 5/15/1864 New Market, VA
* Exchanged 3/10/1865 (place not stated)
Promotions:
* Corpl 11/26/1862
scott