He was the son of Ira and Maria D (Haskell) Parker,

He married Abby J. Rockwood on 19 May 1864 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of George Rockwood and Anna B Stickney

He was a soldier in the civil war. Enlisted in Company G, Massachusetts 21st Infantry Regiment on 19 Jul 1861. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 28 May 1862. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 06 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 02 Mar 1863

Charles Parker (153193185)

Suggested edit: A 22 year old draftsman (draughtsman) in Ashburnham, MA, he mustered as Private in Company G, 21st Massachusetts Infantry on 19 July 1861. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 28 May 1862 and promoted to First Lieutenant, Company D, to date from 6 September 1862.

He was wounded by gunshot to both legs during the attack on the Lower (Burnside's) Bridge at Antietam on 17 September 1862. "He was in command of his Company [G] in the battle, and after he was wounded and unable to stand, sat down behind his men and still retained his command until too faint from the loss of blood."

He was treated at the Locust Spring field hospital near Keedysville, MD and then at US Army General Hospital #1 in Frederick, MD. He resigned and was discharged for wounds on 2 March 1863.

[from _Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War_ (1931-35), Wolcott's _History of the Twenty-first Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers_ (1882), military hospital records]
Contributor: Brian Downey (48681317)

He was the son of Ira and Maria D (Haskell) Parker,

He married Abby J. Rockwood on 19 May 1864 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of George Rockwood and Anna B Stickney

He was a soldier in the civil war. Enlisted in Company G, Massachusetts 21st Infantry Regiment on 19 Jul 1861. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 28 May 1862. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 06 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 02 Mar 1863

Charles Parker (153193185)

Suggested edit: A 22 year old draftsman (draughtsman) in Ashburnham, MA, he mustered as Private in Company G, 21st Massachusetts Infantry on 19 July 1861. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 28 May 1862 and promoted to First Lieutenant, Company D, to date from 6 September 1862.

He was wounded by gunshot to both legs during the attack on the Lower (Burnside's) Bridge at Antietam on 17 September 1862. "He was in command of his Company [G] in the battle, and after he was wounded and unable to stand, sat down behind his men and still retained his command until too faint from the loss of blood."

He was treated at the Locust Spring field hospital near Keedysville, MD and then at US Army General Hospital #1 in Frederick, MD. He resigned and was discharged for wounds on 2 March 1863.

[from _Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War_ (1931-35), Wolcott's _History of the Twenty-first Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers_ (1882), military hospital records]
Contributor: Brian Downey (48681317)