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29th Massachusetts Infantry
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Henry Knight GouldRank Unknown
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Date Added: 3/27/2008

Company A
Albert Harris DeCoster - Sergeant
Wife''s 3rd gr gf. Was born c. 1835 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Lived in Stoughton, MA in 1860, was a shoemaker. Enlisted May 21, 1861. Was discharged at Hampton, VA July 6, 1861 due to physical disabilty. Returned to MA. Later served in the 26th NY Cavalry guarding the northern borders.... Died in the Stoughton area about 1900.
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Date Added: 1/12/2005

Company B
Ezra Ripley - 1st Lieutenant
Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 24 July 1861 at the age of 35.
Commission in Company B, 29th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 24 Jul 1861.
Died of disease Company B, 29th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 28 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
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Date Added: 10/18/2009

Company D
David B Coleman - Corporal
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Date Added: 9/13/2014

Company E
George Thomas Peckham - Private
Residence: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Occupation: Manufacturer
Age at enlistment: 34
Enlistment Date: 3 Jan 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Massachusetts 29th Infantry Regiment on 01 Mar 1862.
Mustered out on 01 Nov 1863 at Lenore, TN.
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1826

Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War

Census of Civil War Veterans and Widows of Veterans: 1890

Pension Papers for George Thomas Peckham
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Date Added: 1/25/2011

Company E
David King Stanard - Sergeant
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Date Added: 3/27/2009

Company E
Samuel Cole Wright - Private
Enlisted in army at Plymouth in Company E,Mass.,Voluntary Regiment. Wounded five times,twice reported dead. Mustered out in 1865 with rank of Sargeant. Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 29th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Entered service at: Plympton, Mass.
Birth: Plympton, Mass.
Date of issue: 29 January 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily advanced under a destructive fire and removed a fence which would have impeded a contemplated charge.
In the Battle of Antietam-Fall, 1862, wound resulted in loss of right eye. The bullet which destroyed that eye was carried throughout the remainder of his life on his watch chain. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Contact Name: Paul Wright
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Date Added: 8/31/2004

Company H
Albert E Prouty - Private
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Contact Name: Shawn Verdine
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Date Added: 8/31/2006

Company K
John H Harbourne - Private
My Great Great Grandfather, won Congressional Medal of Honor June 17, 1864 Petersburg, VA (captured enemy colors and 3 prisoners while saving his colors and was wounded in the foot)from Deeds of Valor
Contact Name: C. Wayne Weart
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Date Added: 11/18/2007

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