Civil War Soldier
2nd Lieutenant, Co. B, 7th MA Infantry (Jun 1861 to Oct 1863)
John, the son of John and Joanna (Bagley) Bosworth, married Maria E. Howe, the 26-year-old daughter of Edward C. and Elizabeth (Barker) at Bridgewater on Jun. 3, 1856. They were the parents of John E., born in 1858; Elizabeth Barker, born Aug. 7, 1859; and Nathan C., born in 1864.
John was a 36-year-old Abington, MA Shoemaker when he enlisted on Jun. 15, 1861 and was mustered that same day as a Sergeant in Co. K of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry. He was “Present” on all Company muster rolls through Sep. 9, 1862 when he was on detached service at Offuts Crossroads , returning to his regiment in Jan. or Feb. 1863. A promotion to 2nd Lieutenant occurred on April 24, 1863 and transferred within his regiment to Co. B, both actions dictated by the need to fill a vacancy.
On May 3, 1863 John suffered a “slight” wound to his right arm by a shell fragment at Fredericksburg. He was granted a 20-day leave of absence to recover, however the wound was neither slight nor did he ever fully recover, which resulted in a discharge on Oct. 23, 1863.
John returned to Abington and took work as a cutter in shoe and boot factories. Seeking “glorious contentment,” he became an active member of the David A. Russell G.A.R. Post 78 in Whitman.
Widowed in 1902, John was 83 when he died of “Senile Debility” at his home on Harvard St., Whitman.
2nd Lieutenant, Co. B, 7th MA Infantry (Jun 1861 to Oct 1863)
John, the son of John and Joanna (Bagley) Bosworth, married Maria E. Howe, the 26-year-old daughter of Edward C. and Elizabeth (Barker) at Bridgewater on Jun. 3, 1856. They were the parents of John E., born in 1858; Elizabeth Barker, born Aug. 7, 1859; and Nathan C., born in 1864.
John was a 36-year-old Abington, MA Shoemaker when he enlisted on Jun. 15, 1861 and was mustered that same day as a Sergeant in Co. K of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry. He was “Present” on all Company muster rolls through Sep. 9, 1862 when he was on detached service at Offuts Crossroads , returning to his regiment in Jan. or Feb. 1863. A promotion to 2nd Lieutenant occurred on April 24, 1863 and transferred within his regiment to Co. B, both actions dictated by the need to fill a vacancy.
On May 3, 1863 John suffered a “slight” wound to his right arm by a shell fragment at Fredericksburg. He was granted a 20-day leave of absence to recover, however the wound was neither slight nor did he ever fully recover, which resulted in a discharge on Oct. 23, 1863.
John returned to Abington and took work as a cutter in shoe and boot factories. Seeking “glorious contentment,” he became an active member of the David A. Russell G.A.R. Post 78 in Whitman.
Widowed in 1902, John was 83 when he died of “Senile Debility” at his home on Harvard St., Whitman.
Civil War Soldier
2nd Lieutenant, Co. B, 7th MA Infantry (Jun 1861 to Oct 1863)
John, the son of John and Joanna (Bagley) Bosworth, married Maria E. Howe, the 26-year-old daughter of Edward C. and Elizabeth (Barker) at Bridgewater on Jun. 3, 1856. They were the parents of John E., born in 1858; Elizabeth Barker, born Aug. 7, 1859; and Nathan C., born in 1864.
John was a 36-year-old Abington, MA Shoemaker when he enlisted on Jun. 15, 1861 and was mustered that same day as a Sergeant in Co. K of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry. He was “Present” on all Company muster rolls through Sep. 9, 1862 when he was on detached service at Offuts Crossroads , returning to his regiment in Jan. or Feb. 1863. A promotion to 2nd Lieutenant occurred on April 24, 1863 and transferred within his regiment to Co. B, both actions dictated by the need to fill a vacancy.
On May 3, 1863 John suffered a “slight” wound to his right arm by a shell fragment at Fredericksburg. He was granted a 20-day leave of absence to recover, however the wound was neither slight nor did he ever fully recover, which resulted in a discharge on Oct. 23, 1863.
John returned to Abington and took work as a cutter in shoe and boot factories. Seeking “glorious contentment,” he became an active member of the David A. Russell G.A.R. Post 78 in Whitman.
Widowed in 1902, John was 83 when he died of “Senile Debility” at his home on Harvard St., Whitman.
2nd Lieutenant, Co. B, 7th MA Infantry (Jun 1861 to Oct 1863)
John, the son of John and Joanna (Bagley) Bosworth, married Maria E. Howe, the 26-year-old daughter of Edward C. and Elizabeth (Barker) at Bridgewater on Jun. 3, 1856. They were the parents of John E., born in 1858; Elizabeth Barker, born Aug. 7, 1859; and Nathan C., born in 1864.
John was a 36-year-old Abington, MA Shoemaker when he enlisted on Jun. 15, 1861 and was mustered that same day as a Sergeant in Co. K of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry. He was “Present” on all Company muster rolls through Sep. 9, 1862 when he was on detached service at Offuts Crossroads , returning to his regiment in Jan. or Feb. 1863. A promotion to 2nd Lieutenant occurred on April 24, 1863 and transferred within his regiment to Co. B, both actions dictated by the need to fill a vacancy.
On May 3, 1863 John suffered a “slight” wound to his right arm by a shell fragment at Fredericksburg. He was granted a 20-day leave of absence to recover, however the wound was neither slight nor did he ever fully recover, which resulted in a discharge on Oct. 23, 1863.
John returned to Abington and took work as a cutter in shoe and boot factories. Seeking “glorious contentment,” he became an active member of the David A. Russell G.A.R. Post 78 in Whitman.
Widowed in 1902, John was 83 when he died of “Senile Debility” at his home on Harvard St., Whitman.
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