Mexican-American War veteran
Private, Co. B, 1st Massachusetts Volunteers
Civil War veteran:
Private, Co. E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Caleb, the son of Caleb and Elizabeth (Thayer) Howland.
He served with the 1st Massachusetts Volunteers in the Mexican-American War, from December 1, 1846 to August 1, 1848, although the regiment never saw action and entered Mexico City after the cessation of fighting.
Caleb made two voyages aboard New Bedford, MA whaling vessels, including the bark Anadir as a “Greenhand” in 1851. In 1854 he was aboard the bark LaGrange as a “Boatsteerer.”
He married Harriett Peterson on May 13, 1857 at Abington, MA. She was born at Abington May 4, 1838, the daughter of Luther and Wealthy (Howland). Caleb and Harriett were the parents of Warren, born 1858; Isabel, born 1860; and Isabel, born 1864.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Caleb enlisted on April 16, 1861 and was mustered on April 22nd as a Private in Co. E of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry. His regiment performed service at Fortress Monroe in Hampton, VA and were involved in the battle of Big Bethel, fought on June 10th. He was mustered out with the Regiment on July 22, 1861 at the end of their three-month enlistment.
Less than a month later, Caleb, then a 32-year-old Shoemaker from Abington, MA, enlisted for a second time at Dedham, MA on August 14, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal in Co. H. Per records he was 5 ft. 8-1/4 in. tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. He was recorded as “Present” on all regimental muster rolls from August 1861 to December 1862.
He was wounded, losing a finger, at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862 and discharged due to the severity of his wounds from McKims General Hospital, Baltimore, MD on March 23, 1863. He applied for an Invalid pension on March 28, 1863 and received benefits under Certificate #: 18206.
Caleb resided in Brockton, MA following his military service, where he resumed working as a Shoemaker. Two years after the death of his wife Harriett on June 26, 1865, he moved with his three children to Linn County, Missouri and then in 1875 to near Ludell, Rawlins County Kansas, where he homesteaded. Per the 1880 U.S. Census, Caleb was a farmer residing in Rawlins County, Kansas, with his children, Warren, 21, Isabel, 16, and daughter, J.W., age 14. In 1900, according to the US Census, Caleb, then age 70, resided alone in Ludell, KS and was employed as a Shoemaker. He was also a member of the J.C. Davis G.A.R. Post 452 in Ludell.
Caleb was admitted to the National Soldier’s Home at Leavenworth, KS on January 2, 1905 and died there died on Dec. 7, 1906. Interment was on Dec. 8th in the Leavenworth National Cemetery, Section 21, Plot R6, Grave 13.
(Bio by Donald Thompson, Member# 46594704)
Private, Co. B, 1st Massachusetts Volunteers
Civil War veteran:
Private, Co. E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Caleb, the son of Caleb and Elizabeth (Thayer) Howland.
He served with the 1st Massachusetts Volunteers in the Mexican-American War, from December 1, 1846 to August 1, 1848, although the regiment never saw action and entered Mexico City after the cessation of fighting.
Caleb made two voyages aboard New Bedford, MA whaling vessels, including the bark Anadir as a “Greenhand” in 1851. In 1854 he was aboard the bark LaGrange as a “Boatsteerer.”
He married Harriett Peterson on May 13, 1857 at Abington, MA. She was born at Abington May 4, 1838, the daughter of Luther and Wealthy (Howland). Caleb and Harriett were the parents of Warren, born 1858; Isabel, born 1860; and Isabel, born 1864.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Caleb enlisted on April 16, 1861 and was mustered on April 22nd as a Private in Co. E of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry. His regiment performed service at Fortress Monroe in Hampton, VA and were involved in the battle of Big Bethel, fought on June 10th. He was mustered out with the Regiment on July 22, 1861 at the end of their three-month enlistment.
Less than a month later, Caleb, then a 32-year-old Shoemaker from Abington, MA, enlisted for a second time at Dedham, MA on August 14, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal in Co. H. Per records he was 5 ft. 8-1/4 in. tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. He was recorded as “Present” on all regimental muster rolls from August 1861 to December 1862.
He was wounded, losing a finger, at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862 and discharged due to the severity of his wounds from McKims General Hospital, Baltimore, MD on March 23, 1863. He applied for an Invalid pension on March 28, 1863 and received benefits under Certificate #: 18206.
Caleb resided in Brockton, MA following his military service, where he resumed working as a Shoemaker. Two years after the death of his wife Harriett on June 26, 1865, he moved with his three children to Linn County, Missouri and then in 1875 to near Ludell, Rawlins County Kansas, where he homesteaded. Per the 1880 U.S. Census, Caleb was a farmer residing in Rawlins County, Kansas, with his children, Warren, 21, Isabel, 16, and daughter, J.W., age 14. In 1900, according to the US Census, Caleb, then age 70, resided alone in Ludell, KS and was employed as a Shoemaker. He was also a member of the J.C. Davis G.A.R. Post 452 in Ludell.
Caleb was admitted to the National Soldier’s Home at Leavenworth, KS on January 2, 1905 and died there died on Dec. 7, 1906. Interment was on Dec. 8th in the Leavenworth National Cemetery, Section 21, Plot R6, Grave 13.
(Bio by Donald Thompson, Member# 46594704)
Mexican-American War veteran
Private, Co. B, 1st Massachusetts Volunteers
Civil War veteran:
Private, Co. E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Caleb, the son of Caleb and Elizabeth (Thayer) Howland.
He served with the 1st Massachusetts Volunteers in the Mexican-American War, from December 1, 1846 to August 1, 1848, although the regiment never saw action and entered Mexico City after the cessation of fighting.
Caleb made two voyages aboard New Bedford, MA whaling vessels, including the bark Anadir as a “Greenhand” in 1851. In 1854 he was aboard the bark LaGrange as a “Boatsteerer.”
He married Harriett Peterson on May 13, 1857 at Abington, MA. She was born at Abington May 4, 1838, the daughter of Luther and Wealthy (Howland). Caleb and Harriett were the parents of Warren, born 1858; Isabel, born 1860; and Isabel, born 1864.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Caleb enlisted on April 16, 1861 and was mustered on April 22nd as a Private in Co. E of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry. His regiment performed service at Fortress Monroe in Hampton, VA and were involved in the battle of Big Bethel, fought on June 10th. He was mustered out with the Regiment on July 22, 1861 at the end of their three-month enlistment.
Less than a month later, Caleb, then a 32-year-old Shoemaker from Abington, MA, enlisted for a second time at Dedham, MA on August 14, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal in Co. H. Per records he was 5 ft. 8-1/4 in. tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. He was recorded as “Present” on all regimental muster rolls from August 1861 to December 1862.
He was wounded, losing a finger, at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862 and discharged due to the severity of his wounds from McKims General Hospital, Baltimore, MD on March 23, 1863. He applied for an Invalid pension on March 28, 1863 and received benefits under Certificate #: 18206.
Caleb resided in Brockton, MA following his military service, where he resumed working as a Shoemaker. Two years after the death of his wife Harriett on June 26, 1865, he moved with his three children to Linn County, Missouri and then in 1875 to near Ludell, Rawlins County Kansas, where he homesteaded. Per the 1880 U.S. Census, Caleb was a farmer residing in Rawlins County, Kansas, with his children, Warren, 21, Isabel, 16, and daughter, J.W., age 14. In 1900, according to the US Census, Caleb, then age 70, resided alone in Ludell, KS and was employed as a Shoemaker. He was also a member of the J.C. Davis G.A.R. Post 452 in Ludell.
Caleb was admitted to the National Soldier’s Home at Leavenworth, KS on January 2, 1905 and died there died on Dec. 7, 1906. Interment was on Dec. 8th in the Leavenworth National Cemetery, Section 21, Plot R6, Grave 13.
(Bio by Donald Thompson, Member# 46594704)
Private, Co. B, 1st Massachusetts Volunteers
Civil War veteran:
Private, Co. E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
Corporal, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Caleb, the son of Caleb and Elizabeth (Thayer) Howland.
He served with the 1st Massachusetts Volunteers in the Mexican-American War, from December 1, 1846 to August 1, 1848, although the regiment never saw action and entered Mexico City after the cessation of fighting.
Caleb made two voyages aboard New Bedford, MA whaling vessels, including the bark Anadir as a “Greenhand” in 1851. In 1854 he was aboard the bark LaGrange as a “Boatsteerer.”
He married Harriett Peterson on May 13, 1857 at Abington, MA. She was born at Abington May 4, 1838, the daughter of Luther and Wealthy (Howland). Caleb and Harriett were the parents of Warren, born 1858; Isabel, born 1860; and Isabel, born 1864.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Caleb enlisted on April 16, 1861 and was mustered on April 22nd as a Private in Co. E of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry. His regiment performed service at Fortress Monroe in Hampton, VA and were involved in the battle of Big Bethel, fought on June 10th. He was mustered out with the Regiment on July 22, 1861 at the end of their three-month enlistment.
Less than a month later, Caleb, then a 32-year-old Shoemaker from Abington, MA, enlisted for a second time at Dedham, MA on August 14, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Corporal in Co. H. Per records he was 5 ft. 8-1/4 in. tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. He was recorded as “Present” on all regimental muster rolls from August 1861 to December 1862.
He was wounded, losing a finger, at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862 and discharged due to the severity of his wounds from McKims General Hospital, Baltimore, MD on March 23, 1863. He applied for an Invalid pension on March 28, 1863 and received benefits under Certificate #: 18206.
Caleb resided in Brockton, MA following his military service, where he resumed working as a Shoemaker. Two years after the death of his wife Harriett on June 26, 1865, he moved with his three children to Linn County, Missouri and then in 1875 to near Ludell, Rawlins County Kansas, where he homesteaded. Per the 1880 U.S. Census, Caleb was a farmer residing in Rawlins County, Kansas, with his children, Warren, 21, Isabel, 16, and daughter, J.W., age 14. In 1900, according to the US Census, Caleb, then age 70, resided alone in Ludell, KS and was employed as a Shoemaker. He was also a member of the J.C. Davis G.A.R. Post 452 in Ludell.
Caleb was admitted to the National Soldier’s Home at Leavenworth, KS on January 2, 1905 and died there died on Dec. 7, 1906. Interment was on Dec. 8th in the Leavenworth National Cemetery, Section 21, Plot R6, Grave 13.
(Bio by Donald Thompson, Member# 46594704)
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