Joseph Cushing Edmands
Residence Newton MA; a 19 year-old Clerk.
Enlisted on 10/4/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 10/9/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 7/30/1862
On 7/30/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. MA 32nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/1/1865
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* POW 12/17/1863 Sangster's Station, VA (Confined at Macon, GA)
* Paroled 3/11/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA
* Wounded 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA
Promotions:
* Capt 7/30/1862 (As of Co. K 32nd MA Inf)
* Major 12/29/1862
* Lt Colonel 6/29/1864
* Colonel 6/30/1864
* Colonel 9/30/1864 by Brevet
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born 3/26/1842 in Boston, MA
Member of GAR Post # 62 (Charles Ward) in Newtonville, MA
Held GAR Offices:
* Post Commander # 62
died 12/28/1879 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mt Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Residence Newton MA; a 19 year-old Clerk.
Enlisted on 10/4/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 10/9/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 7/30/1862
On 7/30/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. MA 32nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/1/1865
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* POW 12/17/1863 Sangster's Station, VA (Confined at Macon, GA)
* Paroled 3/11/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA
* Wounded 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA
Promotions:
* Capt 7/30/1862 (As of Co. K 32nd MA Inf)
* Major 12/29/1862
* Lt Colonel 6/29/1864
* Colonel 6/30/1864
* Colonel 9/30/1864 by Brevet
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born 3/26/1842 in Boston, MA
Member of GAR Post # 62 (Charles Ward) in Newtonville, MA
Held GAR Offices:
* Post Commander # 62
died 12/28/1879 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mt Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Joseph Cushing Edmands
Residence Newton MA; a 19 year-old Clerk.
Enlisted on 10/4/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 10/9/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 7/30/1862
On 7/30/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. MA 32nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/1/1865
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* POW 12/17/1863 Sangster's Station, VA (Confined at Macon, GA)
* Paroled 3/11/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA
* Wounded 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA
Promotions:
* Capt 7/30/1862 (As of Co. K 32nd MA Inf)
* Major 12/29/1862
* Lt Colonel 6/29/1864
* Colonel 6/30/1864
* Colonel 9/30/1864 by Brevet
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born 3/26/1842 in Boston, MA
Member of GAR Post # 62 (Charles Ward) in Newtonville, MA
Held GAR Offices:
* Post Commander # 62
died 12/28/1879 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mt Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Residence Newton MA; a 19 year-old Clerk.
Enlisted on 10/4/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 10/9/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 7/30/1862
On 7/30/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. MA 32nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/1/1865
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* POW 12/17/1863 Sangster's Station, VA (Confined at Macon, GA)
* Paroled 3/11/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA
* Wounded 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA
Promotions:
* Capt 7/30/1862 (As of Co. K 32nd MA Inf)
* Major 12/29/1862
* Lt Colonel 6/29/1864
* Colonel 6/30/1864
* Colonel 9/30/1864 by Brevet
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born 3/26/1842 in Boston, MA
Member of GAR Post # 62 (Charles Ward) in Newtonville, MA
Held GAR Offices:
* Post Commander # 62
died 12/28/1879 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mt Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
