Thirteenth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Ship Island Memorial

(Flag by Dave Martucci at Flags of the World)

Memorial to Members of the Thirteenth Regiment,

Maine Volunteer Infantry

Who Died While Serving at Ship Island, Mississippi - March 1862 - February 1863.

Ship Island took quite a toll on the Thirteenth. 37 men of the 13th died on Ship Island. Lufkin, in his history of the 13th, lists 159 men dying of disease during the regiment's 36-month service. Most of regiment spent only four months on the Island with Cos. D & F remaining an additional seven months. Since there were no combat casualties on the Island, the Ship Island deaths must be attributed to other causes, most probably disease. Therefore a disproportionate number of deaths due to disease occurred on the Island. Lufkin, in Chapter III of his history, provides considerable details on the miserable conditions on the island. Most of the deaths occurred in June and July just as the summer heat and humidity set in and just before the bulk of the regiment left the island.

Those Who Died At Ship Island, Mississippi, March 1862 - February 1863
Name	Rank	Company	Hometown	Date of Death
Theodore Turner	Private	E	No. 6 Plantation	March 29, 1862
Randolph T. Jordan	Private	K	Biddeford	April 7, 1862
Henry E. Durell	Private	K	Paris	April 26, 1862
Thomas H. Osgood	Private	H	Bethel	May 7, 1862¹
Alonzo Tuttle	Private	A	Athens	May 20, 1862¹
Alonzo Barrett	Private	E	Weld	May 27, 1862¹
William Aderton	Private	A	Canaan	June 1, 1862
Wallace Wyman	Private	B	Kingsbury	June 1, 1862²
Jacob P. Chapman	Private	D	Dead River Plantation	June 2, 1862²
Alfred Fly	Private	G	Hiram	June 2, 1862¹
William E. Millet	Private	K	Hebron	June 2, 1862¹
John T. Luce	Private	E	Industry	June 8, 1862²
Samuel Thompson	Private	D	Madison	June 8, 1862
Ira Pugsley	Private	G	Hiram	June 10, 1862¹
Carlostin J. Bean	Corporal	C	Harmony	June 16, 1862
David C. Kennesaw	Private	H	Bethel	June 18, 1862
Caleb S. Hooper	Private	K	Biddeford	June 19, 1862¹
Cuvier G. Hardin	Private	H	Bethel	June 22, 1862
Albion Cross	Private	E	Portland	June 25, 1862¹
Joseph Fernald	Private	A	Winterport	June 25, 1862¹
Charles Prentice	Private	C	Troy	June 25, 1862¹
Edwin I. Wilder	Private	I	Machias	June 25, 1862
James L. Berry	Private	C	Pittsfield	June 26, 1862
Sewall L. Cates	Private	H	Berlin Falls, NH	June 27, 1862
Albert H. Woodman	Private	G	Hiram	June 27, 1863¹
Charles V. Wright	Private	H	Newry	June 27, 1862
Oscar C. Small	Private	I	Cherryfield	June 30, 1862¹
Orlando Hooper	Private	K	Biddeford	July 2, 1862¹
Lewis T. Allen	Private	I	Centerville	July 12, 1862
Paris Parker	Private	F	Bucksport	July 12, 1862¹
Charles M. Knight	Private	D	Skowhegan	July 17, 1862
Marshall H. Quimby	Corporal	E	Westbrook	July 18, 1862
Orrin C. Dinsmore	Private	I	Lubec	July 19, 1862
William F. Bird	Private	F	Auburn	August 20, 1862¹
Adoniram J. Billings	Corporal	F	Brooksville	August 23, 1862¹
Sanford Crowell	Corporal	D	Smithfield	September 1, 1862
Reuben Gray	Private	D	Starks	November 30, 1862

Notes:

1. Confirmed buried in Chalmette National Cemetary.

2. Possibly buried in Chalmette National Cemetary

Links:

Companies D and F, 13th Maine Page

Thirteenth Maine Homepage

Maine State Archives Civil War Page

Fort Massachusetts (on Ship Island)

Gulf Islands National Seashore (includes Ship Island)

US Army Military History Institute Bibliography

MISSME: The Mississippi-Maine Link

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