Civil War veteran
Private, Company I, 28th Massachusetts Infantry (Dec. 1861 to Nov. 1862)
Private, Company F, 4th United States Infantry (Nov. 1862 to Dec. 1864)
The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Catharine (Caldwell) Ballou.
Lawrence was an 18-year-old Clerk and Quincy, MA resident when he enlisted on Oct. 30, 1861 and was mustered on Dec. 13, 1861 as a Private in Co. I of the 28th Massachusetts Infantry. He served with the regiment until Nov. 17, 1862 when he was discharged for service with the 4th United States Infantry. During his time with the 28th the regiment fought at the Battle of Secessionville in S.C. on June 16, 1862. The regiment was transferred to Virginia, however, Lawrence did not see any combat in with the 28th in Virginia as he was hospitalized at Alexandria, VA from July through October 1862.
As indicated he transferred to the 4th U.S. Infantry on Nov. 17, 1862. That regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. His regiment was in action at Fredericksburg in Dec. 1862 and in 1863 at Chancellorsvills and Gettysburg, where they were situated at Houch's Ridge. In 1864 they fought at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and the North Anna River, where Lawrence was taken prisoner on May 24, 1864. Where he was held as a prisoner is unknown, but he is not on a list of men held at Andersonville in Georgia.
Lawrence is reported to have escaped from captivity on Nov. 8, 1864 and made his way to Union lines on James Island, SC. He was discharged from the army on Dec. 13, 1864. Of note is the fact that approximately 2,800 Union prisoners escaped from captivity in South Carolina between Sep. 1864 and Feb. 1865.
Returning to Massachusetts, Lawrence is listed in the 1865 State census in his parents' Quincy, MA home, with an occupation of "Soldier." He married Margaret O'Keefe, a 20 year old Irish immigrant, on Aug. 12, 1866 at Woburn, MA. They were parents to two children, Mary born in Quincy in 1867 and Dennis Christopher born Nov. 27, 1869 at Hanover, MA where Lawrence was employed as a Shoe Cutter. It may have been an error, but another record states a son Dennis Christopher was born Nov. 28, 1872.
They were back in Quincy by March 3, 1877 where his wife Margaret died of Purpureal Fever. She was interred at St. Mary's Cemetery in Quincy.
Lawrence, who was residing at 237 Freeport St. in Dorchester, was admitted to Boston City Hospital on October 26, 1906 due to Cirrhosis of the Liver. He died from the disease at the hospital 19 days later. His burial was beside his wife at St. Mary's in Quincy.
Private, Company I, 28th Massachusetts Infantry (Dec. 1861 to Nov. 1862)
Private, Company F, 4th United States Infantry (Nov. 1862 to Dec. 1864)
The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Catharine (Caldwell) Ballou.
Lawrence was an 18-year-old Clerk and Quincy, MA resident when he enlisted on Oct. 30, 1861 and was mustered on Dec. 13, 1861 as a Private in Co. I of the 28th Massachusetts Infantry. He served with the regiment until Nov. 17, 1862 when he was discharged for service with the 4th United States Infantry. During his time with the 28th the regiment fought at the Battle of Secessionville in S.C. on June 16, 1862. The regiment was transferred to Virginia, however, Lawrence did not see any combat in with the 28th in Virginia as he was hospitalized at Alexandria, VA from July through October 1862.
As indicated he transferred to the 4th U.S. Infantry on Nov. 17, 1862. That regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. His regiment was in action at Fredericksburg in Dec. 1862 and in 1863 at Chancellorsvills and Gettysburg, where they were situated at Houch's Ridge. In 1864 they fought at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and the North Anna River, where Lawrence was taken prisoner on May 24, 1864. Where he was held as a prisoner is unknown, but he is not on a list of men held at Andersonville in Georgia.
Lawrence is reported to have escaped from captivity on Nov. 8, 1864 and made his way to Union lines on James Island, SC. He was discharged from the army on Dec. 13, 1864. Of note is the fact that approximately 2,800 Union prisoners escaped from captivity in South Carolina between Sep. 1864 and Feb. 1865.
Returning to Massachusetts, Lawrence is listed in the 1865 State census in his parents' Quincy, MA home, with an occupation of "Soldier." He married Margaret O'Keefe, a 20 year old Irish immigrant, on Aug. 12, 1866 at Woburn, MA. They were parents to two children, Mary born in Quincy in 1867 and Dennis Christopher born Nov. 27, 1869 at Hanover, MA where Lawrence was employed as a Shoe Cutter. It may have been an error, but another record states a son Dennis Christopher was born Nov. 28, 1872.
They were back in Quincy by March 3, 1877 where his wife Margaret died of Purpureal Fever. She was interred at St. Mary's Cemetery in Quincy.
Lawrence, who was residing at 237 Freeport St. in Dorchester, was admitted to Boston City Hospital on October 26, 1906 due to Cirrhosis of the Liver. He died from the disease at the hospital 19 days later. His burial was beside his wife at St. Mary's in Quincy.
Civil War veteran
Private, Company I, 28th Massachusetts Infantry (Dec. 1861 to Nov. 1862)
Private, Company F, 4th United States Infantry (Nov. 1862 to Dec. 1864)
The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Catharine (Caldwell) Ballou.
Lawrence was an 18-year-old Clerk and Quincy, MA resident when he enlisted on Oct. 30, 1861 and was mustered on Dec. 13, 1861 as a Private in Co. I of the 28th Massachusetts Infantry. He served with the regiment until Nov. 17, 1862 when he was discharged for service with the 4th United States Infantry. During his time with the 28th the regiment fought at the Battle of Secessionville in S.C. on June 16, 1862. The regiment was transferred to Virginia, however, Lawrence did not see any combat in with the 28th in Virginia as he was hospitalized at Alexandria, VA from July through October 1862.
As indicated he transferred to the 4th U.S. Infantry on Nov. 17, 1862. That regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. His regiment was in action at Fredericksburg in Dec. 1862 and in 1863 at Chancellorsvills and Gettysburg, where they were situated at Houch's Ridge. In 1864 they fought at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and the North Anna River, where Lawrence was taken prisoner on May 24, 1864. Where he was held as a prisoner is unknown, but he is not on a list of men held at Andersonville in Georgia.
Lawrence is reported to have escaped from captivity on Nov. 8, 1864 and made his way to Union lines on James Island, SC. He was discharged from the army on Dec. 13, 1864. Of note is the fact that approximately 2,800 Union prisoners escaped from captivity in South Carolina between Sep. 1864 and Feb. 1865.
Returning to Massachusetts, Lawrence is listed in the 1865 State census in his parents' Quincy, MA home, with an occupation of "Soldier." He married Margaret O'Keefe, a 20 year old Irish immigrant, on Aug. 12, 1866 at Woburn, MA. They were parents to two children, Mary born in Quincy in 1867 and Dennis Christopher born Nov. 27, 1869 at Hanover, MA where Lawrence was employed as a Shoe Cutter. It may have been an error, but another record states a son Dennis Christopher was born Nov. 28, 1872.
They were back in Quincy by March 3, 1877 where his wife Margaret died of Purpureal Fever. She was interred at St. Mary's Cemetery in Quincy.
Lawrence, who was residing at 237 Freeport St. in Dorchester, was admitted to Boston City Hospital on October 26, 1906 due to Cirrhosis of the Liver. He died from the disease at the hospital 19 days later. His burial was beside his wife at St. Mary's in Quincy.
Private, Company I, 28th Massachusetts Infantry (Dec. 1861 to Nov. 1862)
Private, Company F, 4th United States Infantry (Nov. 1862 to Dec. 1864)
The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Catharine (Caldwell) Ballou.
Lawrence was an 18-year-old Clerk and Quincy, MA resident when he enlisted on Oct. 30, 1861 and was mustered on Dec. 13, 1861 as a Private in Co. I of the 28th Massachusetts Infantry. He served with the regiment until Nov. 17, 1862 when he was discharged for service with the 4th United States Infantry. During his time with the 28th the regiment fought at the Battle of Secessionville in S.C. on June 16, 1862. The regiment was transferred to Virginia, however, Lawrence did not see any combat in with the 28th in Virginia as he was hospitalized at Alexandria, VA from July through October 1862.
As indicated he transferred to the 4th U.S. Infantry on Nov. 17, 1862. That regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. His regiment was in action at Fredericksburg in Dec. 1862 and in 1863 at Chancellorsvills and Gettysburg, where they were situated at Houch's Ridge. In 1864 they fought at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and the North Anna River, where Lawrence was taken prisoner on May 24, 1864. Where he was held as a prisoner is unknown, but he is not on a list of men held at Andersonville in Georgia.
Lawrence is reported to have escaped from captivity on Nov. 8, 1864 and made his way to Union lines on James Island, SC. He was discharged from the army on Dec. 13, 1864. Of note is the fact that approximately 2,800 Union prisoners escaped from captivity in South Carolina between Sep. 1864 and Feb. 1865.
Returning to Massachusetts, Lawrence is listed in the 1865 State census in his parents' Quincy, MA home, with an occupation of "Soldier." He married Margaret O'Keefe, a 20 year old Irish immigrant, on Aug. 12, 1866 at Woburn, MA. They were parents to two children, Mary born in Quincy in 1867 and Dennis Christopher born Nov. 27, 1869 at Hanover, MA where Lawrence was employed as a Shoe Cutter. It may have been an error, but another record states a son Dennis Christopher was born Nov. 28, 1872.
They were back in Quincy by March 3, 1877 where his wife Margaret died of Purpureal Fever. She was interred at St. Mary's Cemetery in Quincy.
Lawrence, who was residing at 237 Freeport St. in Dorchester, was admitted to Boston City Hospital on October 26, 1906 due to Cirrhosis of the Liver. He died from the disease at the hospital 19 days later. His burial was beside his wife at St. Mary's in Quincy.
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