Civil War Veteran
Corporal, Co. I, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry
Note: his headstone at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia is inscribed with the wrong regiment (Co. A, 95th PA Infantry). There were no men named Watson Farrington who served in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War. Watson Farrington of the 18th and 32nd Massachusetts Infantry is the only soldier by that name who served in the Union army.
Watson, the son of Harvey and Nancy (Tilson) Farrington, married Elizabeth N. Kingsbury at Wrentham, MA on October 31, 1852. Watson and Elizabeth were the parents of six children, including Alfred, born in 1854; Ernest in 1856; Clarence in 1858; Abbie Elizabeth in 1861; Harvey in 1866; and Charles in 1868.
Watson was a 30 year-old Bootmaker when he enlisted on May 20, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal with Company I. In 1862 his Regiment was engaged in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, and the Second Battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded on August 30th.
Watson was absent while recovering from his wounds until May 4, 1863. He was then with his Regiment at Gettysburg from July 2 to the 4th and continued as "Present" on all subsequent Company muster rolls. He reenlisted for three years service on Jan. 1, 1864 at Beverly Ford, VA and, in addition to a bounty, was granted a 35-day furlough from Feb. 26th. He was further engaged with his regiment in the Campaign against Richmond beginning May 1, 1864, seeing action at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Bethesda Church, the siege of Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. He was transferred to Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry on Oct. 21, 1864 when the 18th and 22nd Massachusetts regiments were consolidated with the 32nd. Based on his service with the 32nd he was present and an eyewitness to the surrender of battle flags and weapons by the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. After participation in the Grand Review at Washington he was finally mustered out of military service with the 32nd Mass. Infantry on June 29, 1865.
Following his military service, Watson resided at Wrentham, Norfolk, and Boston, MA and Philadelphia, all of which places he worked in hat factories. He was a member of U.S Grant G.A.R. Post No. 4, Melrose, MA and a member of the Hatter's Union. He was 57 years of age when he died of chronic lung inflammation at the home of sister Emeline, 2518 No. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 26, 1887 and was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, his funeral paid for by his Philadelphia G.A.R. Post.
Corporal, Co. I, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry
Note: his headstone at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia is inscribed with the wrong regiment (Co. A, 95th PA Infantry). There were no men named Watson Farrington who served in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War. Watson Farrington of the 18th and 32nd Massachusetts Infantry is the only soldier by that name who served in the Union army.
Watson, the son of Harvey and Nancy (Tilson) Farrington, married Elizabeth N. Kingsbury at Wrentham, MA on October 31, 1852. Watson and Elizabeth were the parents of six children, including Alfred, born in 1854; Ernest in 1856; Clarence in 1858; Abbie Elizabeth in 1861; Harvey in 1866; and Charles in 1868.
Watson was a 30 year-old Bootmaker when he enlisted on May 20, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal with Company I. In 1862 his Regiment was engaged in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, and the Second Battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded on August 30th.
Watson was absent while recovering from his wounds until May 4, 1863. He was then with his Regiment at Gettysburg from July 2 to the 4th and continued as "Present" on all subsequent Company muster rolls. He reenlisted for three years service on Jan. 1, 1864 at Beverly Ford, VA and, in addition to a bounty, was granted a 35-day furlough from Feb. 26th. He was further engaged with his regiment in the Campaign against Richmond beginning May 1, 1864, seeing action at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Bethesda Church, the siege of Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. He was transferred to Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry on Oct. 21, 1864 when the 18th and 22nd Massachusetts regiments were consolidated with the 32nd. Based on his service with the 32nd he was present and an eyewitness to the surrender of battle flags and weapons by the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. After participation in the Grand Review at Washington he was finally mustered out of military service with the 32nd Mass. Infantry on June 29, 1865.
Following his military service, Watson resided at Wrentham, Norfolk, and Boston, MA and Philadelphia, all of which places he worked in hat factories. He was a member of U.S Grant G.A.R. Post No. 4, Melrose, MA and a member of the Hatter's Union. He was 57 years of age when he died of chronic lung inflammation at the home of sister Emeline, 2518 No. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 26, 1887 and was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, his funeral paid for by his Philadelphia G.A.R. Post.
Civil War Veteran
Corporal, Co. I, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry
Note: his headstone at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia is inscribed with the wrong regiment (Co. A, 95th PA Infantry). There were no men named Watson Farrington who served in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War. Watson Farrington of the 18th and 32nd Massachusetts Infantry is the only soldier by that name who served in the Union army.
Watson, the son of Harvey and Nancy (Tilson) Farrington, married Elizabeth N. Kingsbury at Wrentham, MA on October 31, 1852. Watson and Elizabeth were the parents of six children, including Alfred, born in 1854; Ernest in 1856; Clarence in 1858; Abbie Elizabeth in 1861; Harvey in 1866; and Charles in 1868.
Watson was a 30 year-old Bootmaker when he enlisted on May 20, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal with Company I. In 1862 his Regiment was engaged in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, and the Second Battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded on August 30th.
Watson was absent while recovering from his wounds until May 4, 1863. He was then with his Regiment at Gettysburg from July 2 to the 4th and continued as "Present" on all subsequent Company muster rolls. He reenlisted for three years service on Jan. 1, 1864 at Beverly Ford, VA and, in addition to a bounty, was granted a 35-day furlough from Feb. 26th. He was further engaged with his regiment in the Campaign against Richmond beginning May 1, 1864, seeing action at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Bethesda Church, the siege of Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. He was transferred to Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry on Oct. 21, 1864 when the 18th and 22nd Massachusetts regiments were consolidated with the 32nd. Based on his service with the 32nd he was present and an eyewitness to the surrender of battle flags and weapons by the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. After participation in the Grand Review at Washington he was finally mustered out of military service with the 32nd Mass. Infantry on June 29, 1865.
Following his military service, Watson resided at Wrentham, Norfolk, and Boston, MA and Philadelphia, all of which places he worked in hat factories. He was a member of U.S Grant G.A.R. Post No. 4, Melrose, MA and a member of the Hatter's Union. He was 57 years of age when he died of chronic lung inflammation at the home of sister Emeline, 2518 No. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 26, 1887 and was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, his funeral paid for by his Philadelphia G.A.R. Post.
Corporal, Co. I, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry
Note: his headstone at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia is inscribed with the wrong regiment (Co. A, 95th PA Infantry). There were no men named Watson Farrington who served in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil War. Watson Farrington of the 18th and 32nd Massachusetts Infantry is the only soldier by that name who served in the Union army.
Watson, the son of Harvey and Nancy (Tilson) Farrington, married Elizabeth N. Kingsbury at Wrentham, MA on October 31, 1852. Watson and Elizabeth were the parents of six children, including Alfred, born in 1854; Ernest in 1856; Clarence in 1858; Abbie Elizabeth in 1861; Harvey in 1866; and Charles in 1868.
Watson was a 30 year-old Bootmaker when he enlisted on May 20, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal with Company I. In 1862 his Regiment was engaged in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, and the Second Battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded on August 30th.
Watson was absent while recovering from his wounds until May 4, 1863. He was then with his Regiment at Gettysburg from July 2 to the 4th and continued as "Present" on all subsequent Company muster rolls. He reenlisted for three years service on Jan. 1, 1864 at Beverly Ford, VA and, in addition to a bounty, was granted a 35-day furlough from Feb. 26th. He was further engaged with his regiment in the Campaign against Richmond beginning May 1, 1864, seeing action at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Bethesda Church, the siege of Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. He was transferred to Co. B, 32nd Massachusetts Infantry on Oct. 21, 1864 when the 18th and 22nd Massachusetts regiments were consolidated with the 32nd. Based on his service with the 32nd he was present and an eyewitness to the surrender of battle flags and weapons by the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. After participation in the Grand Review at Washington he was finally mustered out of military service with the 32nd Mass. Infantry on June 29, 1865.
Following his military service, Watson resided at Wrentham, Norfolk, and Boston, MA and Philadelphia, all of which places he worked in hat factories. He was a member of U.S Grant G.A.R. Post No. 4, Melrose, MA and a member of the Hatter's Union. He was 57 years of age when he died of chronic lung inflammation at the home of sister Emeline, 2518 No. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 26, 1887 and was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, his funeral paid for by his Philadelphia G.A.R. Post.
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