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Joel Prouty started off in the civil war with the 6th Mass and transferred to the 51st.
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51st Massachusetts Infantry
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Company Unknown
Corporal
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Company A
Private
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Company A
Captain
Enlisted as a Captain on 7 August 1862 at the age of 36.
Commission in Company A, 51st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 25 September 1862.
Mustered out on 27 July 1863 at Worcester, MA.
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Company D
Private
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Company D
Private
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Company D
Captain
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Company F
Private
Died of disease - Newborn, N.C. 1/18/1863
Company F
Private
Enlisted as a Private on 8 September 1862 at the age of 20.
Mustered in Company F, 51st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 October 1862.
Mustered out on 27 July 1863 at Worcester, MA.
Company F
Corporal
Enlisted as a Private on 08 September 1862 at the age of 35
Enlisted in Company F, 51st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 October 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 October 1862
Mustered out Company F, 51st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 27 July 1863 in Worcester, MA
Company G
Sergeant
My Great-great grandfather.
Enlisted on 25 Aug 1862 in Company 'G', as a Corporal, promoted to Sergeant 7 Feb 1863, Mustered out of Federal Service with his company in Worcester, MA
His brother, Eden Nichols Leavens, was a 1st LT and RQM for the 10th Minnesota Infantry.
William's son, William Nichols Leavens, married Josephine P Kuykendall, daughter of Spear Fort Kuykendall (15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, CSA)
Company K
Private
I know next to nothing about the 51St Massachusetts infantry or their exploits. Any information which can be shared will be appreciated. Thank you.