I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865.
By Captain Charles W. Wilson.
Note.
The following list of naval officers, with their records, has been in course of gradual preparation for many years, under a resolve of the Massachusetts Legislature, approved March 31, 1875, providing for ‘a full list, as nearly as may be practicable, of the officers, sailors and marines of Massachusetts who served in the navy during the late civil war, on the quota of Massachusetts, designating the name, age, rank and residence of each at the time of appointment or enlistment, with date of discharge or resignation and the reason therefor; the vessels and squadrons to which attached; also, the name of town or city, if any, upon whose quota said officers or seamen were credited.’ Resolves of 1875, c. 15.This was modified five years later by a resolve, approved Feb. 18, 1880, providing for the inclusion in this report of ‘the names and record of all persons who served in any capacity in the United States navy, in the late civil war, who had their residence in Massachusetts at the time of said service.’ Resolves of 1880, c. 8.
The original intention, as stated in the resolve, was to have this report published in a volume by itself, uniform with the ‘Record of Massachusetts Volunteers.’ The work of preparation proved, however, to be very much more laborious and difficult than was expected. Since 1885 it has been entirely in charge of Captain Charles W. Wilson, of the Adjutant-General's Department, who has bestowed upon it an immense amount of labor, and whose thoroughness and accuracy are recognized by all who have come in contact with him. Even he has not yet been able to bring the list of sailors into condition for publication, and as this is the case, he has consented to publish the list of officers, as a partial report in connection with this work, an arrangement which is eminently satisfactory to all concerned.
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Officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy.
| name. | Where Born. | State of which a Citizen. | State from which Appointed. | appointment. | Vessels on which Served. | Squadron. | Termination of service. | |||
| Date. | Rank | Date. | Discharged or Otherwise. | Rank. | ||||||
| Abbott, Charles F., | Me. | Mass. | Mass. | Apr. 24, 1865. | Actg. Asst. Paymr. | Memphis. | North Atlantic. | Dec. 10. 1865. | Discharged. | Actg. Asst. Paymr. |
| Abbott, Francis O., | Mass. | Mass. | Mass. | May 11, 1864. | Actg. Ensign. | Blenville. | West Gulf. | May 5, 1865. | Resigned. | Actg. Ensign. |
| Abbott, George P.,1 | Mass. | Mass. | Mass. | Dec. 17, 1863. | Actg. Master's Mate. | Galatea. | West India. | Aug. 12, 1865. | Hon. discharged. | Mate. |
| Abbott, Isaac A.,2 | - | Mass. | Mass. | Feb. 2, 1863. | Actg. Master's Mate. | Cayuga. | West Gulf. | Dec. 25, 1865. | Hon. discharged. | Actg. Ensign. |
| Jan. 19, 1864. | Actg. Ensign. | |||||||||
| Abbott, Samuel W., | - | Mass. | Mass. | Jan. 24, 1862. | Asst. Surgeon. | Tioga; Catskill. | West India; So. Atlantic. | May 27. 1864. | Resigned. | Asst. Surgeon. |
| Abbott, Stephen A., | - | Mass. | Mass. | April 18. 1864. | Actg. Master's Mate. | Orvetta; Don. | West Gulf; Potomac Flotilla. | July 25, 1865. | Hon. discharged. | Mate. |
| Abbott, Trevett,3 | R. I. | Mass. | Mass. | —--, 1861. | Lieutenant. | Mercedita; Constellation; Kennebec. | South Atlantic; Mediterranean; West Gulf. | Oct. 27, 1869. | Deceased. | Commander. |
| July 6, 1862. | Lieut-Comdr. | |||||||||
| Abbott, William A., | Mass. | Mass. | Mass. | May 13, 1861. | Actg. Master's Mate. | South Carolina; Macedonian; National Guard. | West Gulf; Practice Ship; Special Service. | Oct. 30, 1865. | Hon. discharged. | Actg. Ensign. |
| Oct. 13, 1862. | Actg. Ensign. | |||||||||
| Abrahams, Benjamin, | - | Mass. | Mass. | Dec. 14, 1864. | Actg. Asst. Paymr. | Stettin. | South Atlantic. | Sept. 24, 1865. | Hon. discharged. | Actg. Asst. Paymr. |
| Adams, Alfred B., | N. H. | Mass. | Mass. | July 2. 1863. | Actg. Asst. Paymr. | Fort Hindman. | Mississippi. | Jan. 28. 1864. | Resigned. | Actg. Asst. Paymr. |
