From Waldron's military records it has him at age 18 when he enlisted in December 28, 1863. We belive this is wrong. On his birth record it has him born in August 2, 1847 in Rockport Massachusetts, so in 1863 he would of been 17years old. In 1864 when he died he would be about 10 days shy of his 18th birthday.

"* 30th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Organized at Augusta and mustered in January 8, 1864. Left State for New Orleans, La., January 31, 1864, arriving February 16. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864; and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. Garrison of Winchester, Va., Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. Dept. of Washington to June, 1865. District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South, to August, 1865."

"SERVICE.--Duty at Algiers, La., February 16-18, 1864. Moved to Franklin February 18, and duty there until March 15. Red River Campaign March 15-May 22. Advance to Alexandria March 15-26, and to Natchitoches March 29-April 2. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. Cane River Crossing April 23. Construction of dam at Alexandria April 30-May 10. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. At Morganza until July 2. Moved to New Orleans, then to Fortress Monroe and Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 2-18. Duty at Deep Bottom until July 31. Moved to Washington, D.C.. then to Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. On detached duty, guarding trains, stores, etc., until October 26. Bunker Hill October 25. Duty near Middletown until November, and at Newtown until January, 1865. At Winchester and Stevenson's Depot until April, 1865. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 20, and duty there until June 30. Provost guard during Grand Review May 23-24. Moved to Savannah, Ga., June 30-July 7, and duty there until August. Mustered out August 20, 1865."

"Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 31 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 254 Enlisted men by disease. Total 290".

Ultimate Civil War Reference Manual, the "Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion," ISBN 0-9641675-9-X, edited and compiled by Ronald A. Mosocco, with a foreward by Dr. Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr.,

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