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From: David J Lindstedt <>
Subject: [NYNASSAU] Fw: [MONTREAL] Montrealers in the Civil War - a short list
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:56:58 -0500


Thought this might be of interest to some in the group.
Dave
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From: "Bob Carswell" <>
To:
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 03:58:07 -0500
Subject: [MONTREAL] Montrealers in the Civil War - a short list

Montrealers in the Civil War reflects those Montreal-born or
Montreal-resident soldiers, who listed, Montreal, Canada as their place
of residence or birth when enlisting. Those listed in Vermont regiments
died during the war and are buried in Vermont for the most part. Some
10,000 Canadians fought in the Civil War. These are only a few.



Beauchine, John, Montreal, Pvt, Vermont, 9th Infantry, Co. F
Bellware, John, Montreal, Vermont, 17th Infantry, Co. F
Bolduc, Joseph. 22, laborer; Pvt., 28th Massachusetts., Co.B, enlisted
5/13/1864; promoted Corpl., 10/20/1864; mustered out 6/30/1865.

Buckley, John. 26, farmer Pvt. 28th Massachusetts., Co.B, Enlisted
7/16/1864; in hospl. 10/25/1864 at Readville, Mass.; furloughed
11/4/1864; arrested 1/5/1865 and turned over to New York authorities;
deserted 5/11/1865.

Cannon, Barney, Mt. Holly, SGM, Vermont 6th Infantry, Staff, born
Montreal
Davis, Frederick, Montreal, Pvt, Vermont, 1st Infantry, Co. A
Davis, John W., 21, painter, Pvt., 28th Massachusetts., Co.C, drafted
8/10/1863; deserted 11/26/1863 at Germanna Ford, Va.

Deschamps, Joseph, Brandon, Pvt, Vermont 5th Infantry Co.H, born 1838,
Montreal
Flynn, John H., Montreal, Pvt, Vermont, 11th Infantry, Co. K
Harding, Charles, Montreal, Corp/Sergt., Vermont, 1st Cavalry, Co. M
Jerd/Giard/Girard, Peter/Pierre, Braintree, Pvt, Vermont 2nd Infantry,
Co. C, born May 30, 1836, Montreal, Canada
Lescarbo, Joseph, Fair Haven, Pvt, 11th Infantry, Co.C, born 1822,
Montreal
McFadden, James, 26, Pvt, 15th Maine Infantry, Co.K enlisted Dec. 21,
1862
Newton, Samuel. 28, laborer; Pvt. 28th Massachusetts., Co.E, joined up
7/27/1864; deserted from furlough, 11/15/1864
Nickerson, John, Montreal, Pvt, Vermont, 9th Infantry, Co. F
Radford, James, Montreal, Pvt, Vermont, 9th Infantry, Co. F
Scott, Alexander Jr., Burlington, PVT/CPL, Vermont 10th Infantry,Co.D
born August 19, 1844, buried Montreal
Todd, William, Montreal, Sergt-Major, Vermont, 1st Battery
Trudeau, Napoleon, Montreal, Sergt-Major, 10TH Maine Infantry, Field and
Staff
West, William C., Montreal, Pvt, Vermont, 9th Infantry, Co. F

Many Canadians only indicated Canada as their home or place of birth. It
is necessary to go through the various U.S. Union Army rosters to
determine if the names are family members.
For links to lists of Canadians, Montrealers and otherwise Canadian, who
joined the Union Army go to:

For Company Roster of the 28th Massachusetts:
http://www.28thmass.org/RegiRost/RegRost.htm

For those who joined up in and are buried in Maine:
http://www.islandregister.com/mainem.html

For those who joined up in Michigan:
http://www.geocities.com/mich2inf/canada/canuck2nd.html

Bob in Toronto
For those who joined up in and are buried in Vermont:
http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/ethnic/canadians.shtml


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