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    1. [MAWORCES] Soldiers/sailors of N. Brookfield; Part 6
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    3. Civil War Men John BURNS...John BURTON...Peter CAHILL...Charles L. CHAPIN...Moses A.CHEEVER...George CHRISTY...Wm. CLARK John Burns, 40y, lives Boston, b. Maxfield Co. Ireland to Morris & Elizabeth, enlisted for 3y. $325 Bounty. Mustered Jun 21 '64, 25th Regt, Co. E , Private. Discharged at expiration of service, Jul 15 1865. In 1886, lives Town Farm, North Brookfield. John Burton, 23y, residence, birthplace and parentage unk. Enlisted for 3y. $325. Mustered Jul 14 (?)[it says 1854], 2d Regt., Co. E Heavy Artillery as Private. Discharged Sept 3 1865. Peter Cahill, 25y, unknown birthplace, res. and parents. Enlisted for 3y, bounty of $325. Must. on Jun 18 '64, 3d Regt. Cavalry, Company unassigned, Mass Vols. No account of discharge. Charles L. Chapin, 42y, unk birthplace, residence and parents. Enlisted for 1y, received $123.33 bounty. Must. on Dec 30, '64, 1st Battalion Frontier Cavalry, Co. A. Commissary Sergeant. Discharged Jun 30, '65. Moses A. Cheever, 41y and married, living in N. Bkfld as farmer. Born in Spencer, MA, Apr 4, 1821 to Joseph and Sarah. Enlisted for 3y. Must. Aug 8, '62, 36th Regt., Co. E s Private. Discharged for disability, May 19, '64. In 1886, living in Brimfield, MA George Christy, 21y. Residence, birthplace and parents, unk. Enlisted for 3y with $325 bounty. Must., May 4, '64, 2d Regt., Company unassigned, Mass Vols. Never joined regiment. See Adjutant General's Record, Vol. 2, page 56. William Clark, 18y and unmarried. Living in N. Bkfld as a currier. Born in Scotland, Feb 13, 1843 to Samuel and Margaret. Enlisted for 3y, May 23, '61. Mustered, Jun 8, 1861, 11th Regt., Co. I, Mass Vols as a Private. In Battles: 1st Bull Run; Williamsburg; Fair Oaks; 7days fight before Richmond--wounded. In 2nd Bull Run he was taken prisoner, paroled and came home. Re-enlisted on Sept 17, 1863, for 3y. Mustered (again) Sept 18, '63, 35th Regt., Co. F, New Jersey Infantry Vols at Flemington, NJ. He was killed by a torpedo on Dec 10, 1864 at Pooler's Station, near Savannah, GA while with Sherman in his march to the sea.

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