Civil War Soldier
Corporal, Co. I, 35th Massachusetts Infantry

The son of Henry and Susan Maria Hatton. His mother died on March 21, 1855 and is interred at the Village Cemetery, as is his father who died on June 12, 1866 and a brother George who died on May 16, 1872.

Edward was a sixteen-year-old Clerk and one of four passengers who arrived from Demerara, British Guyana aboard the bark Montezuma at the Port of New York on June 30, 1856. His parents were not listed on the ship's passenger manifest and had actually immigrated with his brother George in 1850.

Edward was a 22-year-old Dedham, MA Clerk when he enlisted on July 23, 1862 and was mustered August 16th as a Corporal in Co. I of the 35th Massachusetts Infantry.

His regiment left Massachusetts and arrived in Washington on August 24, 1862 where it was assigned to the Ninth Corps. The regiment saw its first action at South Mountain on Sep. 14th and three days later was thrust into the single bloodiest day of the Civil War when they fought at Antietam. His regiment suffered heavy losses, including Edward who was killed in action, one of 69 men from his regiment killed or mortally wounded on Sep. 17th.

Civil War Soldier
Corporal, Co. I, 35th Massachusetts Infantry

The son of Henry and Susan Maria Hatton. His mother died on March 21, 1855 and is interred at the Village Cemetery, as is his father who died on June 12, 1866 and a brother George who died on May 16, 1872.

Edward was a sixteen-year-old Clerk and one of four passengers who arrived from Demerara, British Guyana aboard the bark Montezuma at the Port of New York on June 30, 1856. His parents were not listed on the ship's passenger manifest and had actually immigrated with his brother George in 1850.

Edward was a 22-year-old Dedham, MA Clerk when he enlisted on July 23, 1862 and was mustered August 16th as a Corporal in Co. I of the 35th Massachusetts Infantry.

His regiment left Massachusetts and arrived in Washington on August 24, 1862 where it was assigned to the Ninth Corps. The regiment saw its first action at South Mountain on Sep. 14th and three days later was thrust into the single bloodiest day of the Civil War when they fought at Antietam. His regiment suffered heavy losses, including Edward who was killed in action, one of 69 men from his regiment killed or mortally wounded on Sep. 17th.