ENLISTED MEN OF THE 2ND MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY

Enlisted after May 1861.
"Second Term" recruit (1864). Place name in italics is the town receiving credit for the enlistment.
ABBREVIATIONS: Co.=Company / d.=died / DFD= discharged for disability / k.=killed /MO=Mustered Out / nfr=no further record / POW=prisoner / ret.= returned to duty / w.=wounded

Ma-Me

MACINTIRE, George G.
Company: Co. F; AGE: 18; Place of Birth (Residence): No. Reading, MA (N. Reading); Occupation: Shoemaker; Record of Duty: DFD 25 S 61

MACK, David F.
Co. E; 21; London, Eng. (Medway); Tailor; w. in hand at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. (11 Mr 63); w. in leg at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 16 D 63; MO 28 My 64

MACOMBER, Elijah
Co. D; Bristol, VT (Fairhaven, VT); Iron-roller; deserted 25 Ag 61

MACOMBER, Horatio N.
Co. H; 29; Durham, ME (Newburyport); Shoemaker; 30 Ag 62; Company Cook (2 D 63-10 Ja 64); MO 28 My 64

MADDEN, Amos L.
Co. G; 18; Milford, MA (Milford); Farmer; Corp. (3 Jl 63) & Color Corporal; w. in neck at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 10 O 62; MO 28 My 64

MADDEN, Daniel H.
Co. B; 21; Fall River, MA/Fall River/Chelsea; Soldier; 14 Je 64; deserted 25 Je 65

MADDEN, Harry O.
Co. F; 19; Quincy, IL (Watertown); Farmer; Corp. (30 D 62); DFD 22 Ap 63

MAGARVEY, James
Co. C; 24; Collihilan, Ire. (Marblehead); Shoemaker; w. in knee at Antietam (17 S 62); DFD 18 Mr 63

MAGEE, Deyea
Co. A; 28; Decatur, NY (Lowell); Carder; Sgt. (25 My 61-14 Jl 62); DFD 9 Mr 63

MAGEE, William
Co. C; 18; Hartford, CT (Marblehead); Shoemaker; MO Jl 65

MAGOUN, William
Co. G; 18; Shepton, Canada/Warwick, CE/Boston; Teamster; 28 Ap 64; deserted 20 D 64

MAGUIRE, James
Co. C; 22; Boston, MA (Wenham); Shoemkaer; Corp. (26 Jl 62); Sgt. (2 Je 64); w. in thigh at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 5 N 63; MO Jl 65

MAHONEY, John
Co. I; 18; Cork, Ire./Boston/Boston; Teamster; 10 Mr 64; MO Jl 65

MAHONEY, Timothy
Co. A; [?]; [?]/[?]/[?]; 8 Ja 65; MO Jl 65

MALLARD, Levi W.
Co. G; 31; Tuftonborough, NH (Lynn); Cordwainer; Corp. (Jl 61); Color Corp. (4 Jl 62); Sgt. (1 N 62-30 D 62); ret. to ranks at own request due to health; DFD 30 Mr 63

MALLEN, John
Co. I; 18; Canada/Dover, NH/Leicester; Farmer; 23 Je 64; MO Jl 65

MALONE, Bernard G.
Co. E; 21; Galway, Ire. (Natick); Cordwainer; on furlough when deserted 24 S 62

MANN, Albert W.
see OFFICERS

MANNING, John
Co. B; 27; Ireland (Lowell); Painter; 7 Ag 62; w. in thigh at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); d. 25 Ag 63

MANNING, Thomas
Co. C; 37; Boston, MA (Boston); Seaman; detach. to gunboat on Mississippi (14 F 62); DFD 26 Ja 63

MANNING, Thomas
Co. C; 22; Tewksbury, MA (Tewksbury); Farmer; 11 O 61; POW at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); k. at Chancellorsville (3 My 63)

MANNION, John
Co. G; 27; Queenstown, Ire. (Wareham); Laborer; POW at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 26 O 62; w. at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 28 Jl 63; DFD 30 S 63

MARA, Patrick
Co. I; 22; Athlone, Ire. (Roxbury); Shoemaker; w. in arm at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 30 Jl 63; DFD 24 F 64

MARSH, Allen A.
Co. G; 20; Coleraine, MA (So. Adams); Tailor; w. in shoulder by a shell & POW at Winchester (25 My 62); paroled; dropped from rolls 17 O 62

MARSH, Edward
Co. F; 25; Marblehead, MA (Swampscott); Seaman; Corp. (My 61-1 Jl 63); Color-Corp. (4 Jl 62-1 Jl 63); w. in shoulder at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. (26 O 62); MO 28 My 64

MARSHALL, Frederick H.
Co. B; 22; Bangor, ME (Lowell); Dyer; Corp. (My-Je 61 & 1 Ag 61-11 D 61); while on furlough deserted 28 Ja 62

MARSHALL, Joseph T.
Co. F; 31; NYC (NY); Seaman; deserted 20 Je 61

MARSHALL, William
Co. C; 32; East Weare, NH (Boston); Machinist; 5 Ag 62; k. at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63)

MARTIN (or MASTERS), George
Co. I; 23; New Durham, NH/[?]/[?]; Farmer; 18 My 64; MO Jl 65

MARTIN, Henry
Co. K; 24; London, Eng. (Boston); Steward; POW near Harrisonburg, VA (4 My 62); paroled; DFD S 62

MARTIN, James
Co. F; 32; Portland, ME (Lynn); Shoemaker; 14 S 62; w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 16 My 63; MO 28 My 64

MARTIN, James
Co. I; Ireland/Albany/So. Danvers; 8 Jl 64; in hospital when DFD 27 My 65

MARTIN, John
Co. I; 33; [?], NB (Roxbury); Carpenter; 4 Je 62; k. at Chancellorsville (3 My 63)

MARTIN, Solomon
Co. F; 35; Porland, ME (Lynn); Silk-printer; 1st Sgt. (My 61); k. at Antietam (17 S 62)

MARTIN, Thomas J.
Co. C; 35; Boston, MA (Boston); Painter; 21 Ag 62; Transf. to Invalid Corps 1 S 63

MARTIN, William
Co. C; 42; Chesterville, ME (Medway); Bootmaker; 6 Ag 62; MO 28 My 64

MARX, Peter
Co. B; 40; Germany/Boston/Westminster; Tailor; 12 Ag 64; deserted 23 S 64

MASON, Charles H.
Co. H; 25; Boston (Boston); Painter; deserted 18 S 61

MASON, Ripley E.
Co. A; 26; Mercer, ME (Lowell); Shoemaker; Hospital attendant (13 Ag 61); transf. to Invalid Corps 1 Jl 63

MASON, William
Co. F; 21; England/Boston/Malden; Seaman; 23 My 64; d. in front of Atlanta (14 Ag 64)

MATHER, Frederick A.
Co. E; 38; [?]/Milford/Milford; Bootmaker; 15 Ag 64; MO 11 Je 65

MATHER, Samuel A.
Co. E; 33; Winsted, CT (Milford); Bootmaker; w. in thigh at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); transf. to Invalid Corps (1 Jl 63); MO 28 My 64, but re-enlisted 15 Ag 64; MO 11 Je 65

MATONE, Johann Peter
Co. D; 36; [?]/Boston/Roxbury; Painter; 3 O 64; MO Jl 65

MATTESON, William E.
Co. E; 20; So. Shaftsbury, VT/VT/Chelsea; Turner; 24 My 64; MO Jl 65

MATTHEWS, John
Co. I; 27; Boston, MA (Boston); Steward; 7 Jl 62; w. in hand at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); deserted from hospital 11 O 62

MAUD, John
Co. D; 42; Hailfax, Eng. (Framingham); Painter; 30 Ag 62; w. in hand at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 3 N 63; MO 28 My 64

MAWN, Peter
Co. E; 26; Ireland (Medway); Bootmaker; 12 Ag 62; w. in leg at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); DFD 21 Ag 63

MAXCEY, Edward
Co. I; 23; New Bedford, MA (New Bedford); Sailor; Corp. (11 My 61-S 61); deatch. to gunboat on Mississippi 14 F 62; dropped from rolls 27 Jl 63

MAY, Edward A.
Co. E; 18; Attelboro, MA (Medway); Farmer; Marker (61); DFD 6 D 62

MAY, James B.
Co. E; 38; Attleboro, MA (Medway); Boot-treer; Corp. (1 Ag 62); w. in groin at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 8 Ap 63

MAYALL, John C.
Co. F; 19; Effingham, NH (Ipswitch); Spinner; alleged that he had not been sworn in & discharged 4 Ag 61

MAYNARD, Charles E.
Co. G; 32; Ashburnham, MA (Brookline); Brakeman; 14 Ag 62; DFD 18 F 63

MAYNARD, Frederick
Co. D; So. Hadley, MA (Winchendon); Machinist; Corp. (My 61-15 Ap 62); detailed as pioneer, 1st Div. (29 My 62-26 S 62); k. at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63)

MAYNARD, Simon O.
Co. I; 23; Enosburg, VT (Enosburg); Grocer; Corp. (15 My 61-11 Ag 61 & 25 F 62); Sgt. (22 O 63); w. in arm at Winchester (25 My 62); ret. 16 S 62; MO 28 My 64

MAYNARD, William W.
Co. C; 22; Tewksbury, MA (Tewksbury or Lowell); Cabinet-maker; detailed wagoner (Jl 61); MO Jl 65

MAYO, John
Co. G; 24; Montreal, CE/Montreal/Lancaster; Soldier; 2 Jl 64; deserted 10 Ag 64

MCALEVEY, Daniel
Co. H; 30; Ireland (Boston); Laborer; 28 Ag 62; w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); transf. to Invalid Corps 25 N 63

MCALPINE, Thomas D.
Co. A; 22; Lowell, MA (Lowell); Wool-spinner; w. in shoulder (by shell) & abdomen at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 19 Ag 62; w. in heel at Antietam (17 S 62); DFD 25 Je 63; 2Lt. in Invalid Corps

MCALPINE, William T.
See OFFICERS

MCCAFFREY, Cornelius
Co. I; 18; Ireland (Boston); Operative; 21 F 62; Corp. (28 My 64); Sgt. (1 Jl 64); w. in thigh at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 1 Ap 64; DFD 25 Ja 65

MCCARTHY, Charles
Co. C; 18; Cork, Ire. (Marblehead); Shoemaker; w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. (3 N 63); MO 28 My

MCCARTHY, Daniel
Co. C; 19; Cork, Ire. (Marblehead); Shoemaker; w. in arm & both legs at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); in hospital when MO 16 Je 64

MCCARTHY, James
Co. B; 24; [?]/Boston/Charlestown; Laborer; 26 Ja 65; MO Jl 65

MCCARTHY, John
Co. C; 20; Springfield, MA (Beverly); Shoemaker; Corp. (15 Jl 64-22 Je 65); MO Jl 65

MCCARTHY, John
Co. G; 19; Lee, MA (Lee); Farmer; Regt. wagoner (20 O 61); enlisted in 4th US ARTY 27 O 62

MCCARTHY, John
Co. K; 20; Cork, Ire. (E. Boston); Laborer; Corp. (27 N 61); w. in foot at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); ret. 29 N 62; d. of bronchitis 8 D 62

MCCARTHY, John
Co. K; 21; Ireland/Boston/Boylston; Farmer; 8 Je 64; deserted 30 Ag 64; arrested 2 S 64; nfr

MCCARTHY, Michael
Co. I; 19; Boston (Springfield); Farmer; 13 Mr 62; w. at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 6 N 62

MCCAULEY, Henry
Co. E; 35; Fermor, Ire/Boston/Abington; Laborer; 23 Ap 64; Corp. (1 Jl 64); w. in head in front of Atlanta (30 Jl 64); w. in thigh at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); in hospital when MO Jl 65

MCCORMICK, John
Co. I; 24; Tyrone, Ire. (Boston); Teamster; Wagoner (My 61); DFD 16 N 62

MCCOWAN, James
Co. E; 19; Derry, Ire. (Medway); Bootmaker; DFD 30 D 61

MCCREADY, James
Co. H; 22; Monahan, Ire. (Easton); shovel-maker; DFD 19 N 62

MCCROHAN, Daniel
Co. G; 22; Tralee, Ire. (Holyoke); Servant; w. at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); enlisted in US CAV. 29 D 62

MCDAVITT, Philip
Co. F; 19; Ireland (Lynn); Shoemaker; MO 28 My 64

MCDERMOTT, John
Co. G; 19; Halifax, NS (S. Boston); Painter; MO 28 My 64

MCDONALD, Charles A.
Co. G; 26; Chatham, NB (N. Woburn); Currier; Corp. (My 61); Sgt. (5 Ja 62); 1st Sgt. (1 N 62-19 Ap 63 & 17 Jl 63-1 O 63); MO 28 My 64

MCDONALD, John
Co. K; 19; Lansingburg, NY (Lee); Farmer; w. in neck at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); MO Jl 65

MCDONALD, William
Co. K; 25; Dover, Eng. (Lee); Paper-maker; Corp. (14 O 61); Sgt. (27 O 62-11 O 63); w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 14 S 62; transf. to Invalid Corps Ja 64

MCDONNELL, Philip
Co. H; 23; Cork, Ire. (Salem); Shoemkaer; MO 28 My 64

MCDOUGAL, Duncan
Co. H; 25; Scotland (Roxbury); Farmer; 26 Jl 62; MO 28 My 64

MCDOWELL, Thomas
Co. F; 20; Bellingham, MA (Bellingham); Farmer; 24 Jl 62; MO 28 My 64

MCGETRICK, John
Co. H; 25; Sligo, Ire. (Brookline); Coachman; 12 Ag 62; MO 28 My 64

MCINTIRE, Albion C.
Co. A; 20; Waterford, ME (North Reading or Lowell); Carpenter; detach. to 4th US ARTY (8 Ap 62); DFD 4 Je 62

MCINTOSH, Augustus
Co. K; 20; Brookline, NH (Ashburnham); Paper-maker; Company Cook (62); Corp. (1 Mr 63); w. in head at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); in hospital when MO 27 Jl 65

MCKEAN, Peter
Co. B; 36; Edinboro, Scot. (Bellingham); Shoemaker; w. in groin at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); DFD 17 N 62

MCKENNY, Elisha
Co. I; 34; Woolwich, ME (Boston); Carpenter; Corp. (15 My 61-11 Ag 61); detach. as pioneer to 1st Div. (F 62-1 Ap 62 & 6 Ap 62-23 Mr 63); k. at Chancellorsville (3 My 63)

MCKINSTREY, Charles O.
Co. H; 19; Northbridge, MA (Southbridge); Shoemaker; Company Cook (My 61-10 Ja 64); Corp. (1 Jl 64); Sgt. (5 Je 65); 1st Sgt. (3 Jl 65); appointed 2Lt (3 Jl 65) but not mustered in as such before MO Jl 65

MCLAUGHLIN, Daniel
Co. H; 43; Ireland (Winchester); Farmer; 23 Jl 62; transf. to Invalid Corps 30 N 63

MCLAUGHLIN, Michael J.
Co. A; 19; Clinton, MA (Lowell); Grocer; POW at Brock's Gap, Massanutten Mts. (5 My 62); escaped & reached regt. 13 My 62; w. in hand at Winchester (25 My 62); on furlough when deserted

MCLAUGHLIN, Michael S. M.
Co. A; [?]; [?]/[?]/[?]; [?]; deserted

MCLAUGHLIN, Patrick
Co. I; 22; Donegal, Ire. ([?]); Currier; MO 28 My 64

MCLAY, James
Co. C; 18; Sydney, NS (E. Boston); Painter; 6 Ag 62; d. of typhoid 5 O 62

MCLAY, John
Co. F; 19; Sydney, NS (E. Boston); Mason; enlisted in US ARTY 15 F 63

MCMEE, Alexander
Co. A; 25; Nova Scotia/Ireland/Duley; Blacksmith; 13 J3 64; d. in hospital 17 Ag 64

MCMULLEN, Michael
Co. K; 23; Aghrim, Ire. (Easton); Laborer; 11 Jl 61; w. in leg at Cedar Mt. (9 Ag 62); w. at Antietam (17 S 62); dropped from rolls Ag 63

MCNAMARA, George
Co. G; 19; Ireland/Ireland/Sandwich; Mariner; 23 Ap 64; w. in leg at Averasboro, NC (16 Mr 65); in hospital when discharged 1 Je 65

MCNANY, Richard
Co. E; 26; Chicopee, MA (Ware); Factory operative; DFD Je 61

MCNANNY, Thomas
Co. D; Toronto, NY/NY/Leverett; Boatman; 25 Jl 64; deserted 23 S 64

MCNULTY, John
Co. H; 33; Ireland/Boston/W. Cambridge; Mariner; 2 Ap 64; MO Jl 65

MCTIERNY (or MCTOMEY), John
Co. E; 21; Yorkport, NJ/Jersey City, NJ/Westminster; Farmer; 2 Ag 64; deserted 15 N 64

MCTIGHE, Patrick
Co. I; 18; Galway, Ire. (Roxbury); Carpenter; MO 28 My 64

MCVEY, Michael
Co. B; 22; Tyrone, Ire. (Lowell); Cotton-buffer; deserted 22 Ag 61

MEHAN, Dennis
see OFFICERS

MEHAN, Matthew
Co. F; 20; [?]/Salem/Ashby; Laborer; 15 F 65; MO Jl 65

MEHLER, Michael
Co. E; 21; NJ/Boston/Royalston; Laborer; 30 Je 64; deserted 16 Ag 64; arrested 17 Ag 64; in penitentiary at Nashville when MO Jl 65

MELEY, James
Co. D; [?]; deserted 4 Ag 64

MERRIAM, Wilder.
Co. C; 23; Westminster, MA/Gardner/Gardner; Mechanic; 20 F 64; detach. to Brig. Band; nfr

MERRILL, Truman
Co. G; 18; Seabrook, NH/Salisbury/Salisbury; Shoemaker; 30 Ja 64; MO Jl 65

MERRITT, John R.
Co. F; 19; Marblehead, MA (Swampscott); Shoemaker; 23 O 61; Company musician (28 F 63); MO 17 O 64

MERRITT, Wesley M.
Co. B; 21; Sharon, VT (Lowell); Teamster; Corp. (My 61); Sgt. (1 Ag 61-12 Ag 61); DFD 5 Je 62

MERTZ, Jacob
Co. H; 29; Germany/Jersey City, NJ/Chelsea; Laborer; 27 My 64; deserted 15 Jl 64

METCALF, George L.
Co. E; 17; Bellingham, MA (Bellingham); Farmer; Corp. (9 Ap 63); w. in knee at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); ret. 1 N 63; MO 28 My 64

METCALF, George O.
Co. E; 31; Newport, RI (Medfield); Confectioner; w. in hand at Chancellorsville (3 My 63); ret. 16 D 63; w. in hand at Resaca, GA (15 My 64); MO 28 My 64

METCALF, John C.
Co. E; 18; Bellingham, MA (Bellingham); Farmer; Corp. (30 D 62); Sgt. (31 Ag 63-30 D 63); MO 28 My 64

METZKE, Henry
Co. H; 30; Germany/Prussia/Chelsea; Soldier; 9 Je 64; deserted 3 Ag 64

MEYER, Henry G.
Co. G; 43; Bokenhein, Ger. (Boston); Barber; 5 Ag 62; w. in abdomen at Gettysburg (3 Jl 63); MO 28 My 64

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