Officers of the USS Agawam, aboard the vessel in the summer of 1864, L-R: Assistant Paymaster H.Melville Hanna , Commander Alexander C. Rhind, Assistant Surgeon Heman P.Babcock and Lieutenant George Dewey.(Photo, reference NH61929 courtesy of the Naval Historical Center.)

ROSTER OF THE USS AGAWAM
March, 1864 to April, 1865
The following list of Officers and Crew of the Vessel was compiled from the muster rolls, the deck log, some state rosters and pension records. Each entry is accompanied, where available, by rating, date and place of birth and date and place of death.

William Abbott, Coal Heaver; died in 1921 at Osceola Co., FL.
Charles Adams, First Class Fireman.
Charles Adams, Private, USMC.
Benjamin S. Algan, Landsman.
Delevan Allen, born on Dec. 20, 1842 at Suffield, CT; died on Nov. 27, 1905 at Bomoseen, NJ.
John F. Anderson, Landsman.
Robert Anderson, Acting Masters Mate; born on Dec. 25, 1838 in ME.
Charles M. Anthony, Acting Ensign; 1834; Dartmouth, MA; Nov. 8, 1885; Boston, MA.
Heman Potter Babcock, Assistant Surgeon; born in NY.
Michael Bagley, Second Class Fireman; born in  Ireland.
Oscar F. Balston, Ordinary Seaman; Sep. 12, 1846; NY; Mar. 3, 1929; NY.
William W. Barrett, Paymaster’s Steward.
James Batron, Seaman; born in Philadelphia, PA; dish. disc. Mar. 23, 1864.
Francis E. Beatty, Ordinary Seaman; born in Ocean Co., NJ.
William H. Beckwith, Landsman; born in Canada.
Louis Beismann, Landsman; born in Germany.
Uriah Benson, Landsman.
Charles J. Bibber, Seaman; born in Portland, ME; died on Oct. 8, 1883 at Revere, MA. (MOH).
Eugene Sidney Bisbee, Captain’s Clerk; Mar. 4, 1845; NY; Jul. 12, 1919; NY.
John Bishop, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland; died on Feb. 10, 1910 in NY.    (Army)
Samuel Sherwood Bissell, Acting Ensign; Sep. 17, 1842; Fairfield Co., CT; April 2, 1906;	 Australia.
George E. Blake, Landsman; born in Hampton, NH.
Ely M. Boggs, Acting Ensign.
Isaiah W. Bowden, Mate; Jul. 18, 1841; Penobscot, ME; Apr. 11, 1920; ME. 
Samuel Boyd, Coal Heaver; born in Ireland.
Paul Boyden, Acting Masters Mate; 1838; MA; Dec. 13, 1901; Warrington, FL.
George M. Bradish, Landsman; born in Portland, ME.
Charles Bradley, Landsman.
Terrence Brady, Ordinary Seaman; born in Ireland.
Amos Y. Bragg, Ordinary Seaman; born in China, ME.
James S. Brewster, Landsman; born in York, ME.
Peter S. Brinley, Ordinary Seaman; born in Richmond, NY.
John Brooks, Landsman; born in Calais, ME.
Alexander Brown, Seaman.
Charles Brown, Seaman; born in England.
Edwin F. Brown, Landsman; born in Biddeford, ME.
William Brown, Ordinary Seaman; born in Georgetown, DC.
Edmund H. Burke, Landsman; born in Portland, ME.
James Burke, Ordinary Seaman; born in NY.
William E. Burke, Seaman; born in Scotland; killed in action, Aug. 13, 1864; buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, VA.
Robert Burrell, Ordinary Seaman; born in Newport, RI.
Thomas Butler, First Class Boy; born in Ireland.
John E. Carl, Landsman; born in Ireland.
Augustus S. Case, Private, USMC.
John R. Chadwick, Ordinary Seaman; born in Ocean Co., NJ.
George H. Chase, Ordinary Seaman.
Samuel W. Chase, Seaman; born in North Yarmouth, ME.
George E. Cilley, Ordinary Seaman; born in Seabrook, NH.
John Clare, First Class Fireman.
Robert Martin Clark, Landsman; Jan. 16, 1846; Richmond, VA; Nov. 15, 1924; Richmond, VA.
Albert Clarke, Ordinary Seaman; born in Steuben, ME.
Joseph A. Clarke, Private, USMC.
Thomas Clifford, Sergeant, USMC; born in England.
John Cochrane, Landsman; born in Ireland.
Albert J. Coffee, Landsman; born in Ireland.
Gardner G. Collins, Landsman; born in Exeter, NH.
William T. Collins, Coal Heaver; born in Salisbury, MA.
Zachariah Colwell, Ordinary Seaman; born in  Boston, MA.
William Conklin, Corporal, USMC.
Dennis Conlan, Seaman; born in 1838 in NY.   (MOH)
Thomas Conlong, Landsman.
David Connell, Corporal, USMC; born in Philadelphia, PA.
Lawrence Connolly, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
John O. Connor, Seaman; born in Ireland.
Thomas G. Connor, Second Class Fireman.
Thomas Craven, Ordinary Seaman; born in England.
Thomas Davis, Second Class Fireman.
Henry Dedoll, Ordinary Seaman; born in Paris, France.   (WIA)
John Delany, Landsman.
Carey Dennis, First Class Boy; born in  Hampton, VA.
Joseph Deoderle, Ordinary Seaman; born in LaGrand, Canada.
George Dewey, Lieutenant; Dec. 26, 1837; Montpelier, VT; Jan. 16, 1917; Washington, DC.
Allen DeWolf, reported for duty on USS Agawam on Dec. 8, 1864; placed under arrest on Dec. 9, 1864; no further record.
Patrick Dillon, Second Class Fireman.
Jerome C. Dinsmore, First Class Boy; born in Conway, NH.
John Donaldson, Ordinary Seaman; born in Oswego, NY; des. Nov. 16, 1864.
Patrick Donovan, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
James Doran, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
Sylvester Doremus, Landsman; born in Scotland.
Edward D. Dow, Landsman; born in Seabrook, NH.
John Downey, Seaman.
Henry Fry Dunnels, Gunner; Oct. 15, 1835; Ipswich, MA; Oct. 12, 1917; Ipswich, MA.
Tallas Eager, Mate.
Otis T. Eaton, Landsman; born in Seabrook, NH.
William Edmonds, Landsman.
John English, Ordinary Seaman; born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Henry A. Etter, Ordinary Seaman; born in Harrisburg, PA.
Charles W. Evans, Ordinary Seaman; born in Kennebec, ME.
Barton Farrel, First Class Fireman; died on Feb. 16, 1865 aboard USS Agawam, off Norfolk, VA.
Albert Farren, Landsman.
Daniel Farren, Landsman; des. Dec. 6, 1865.
Adolphus Farstner, Third Class Boy.
William T. Felch, Ordinary Seaman; born in Seabrook, NH; des. Aug. 19, 1865.
Alexander Ferreira, Cabin Steward; born in Madeira, Spain.
Clark Fisher, First Assistant Engineer; May 27, 1837; Levant, ME; Dec. 31, 1903; NY.
Edward Foley, Private, USMC.
George Ford, Ordinary Seaman; born in New Orleans, LA.
Walter Ford, Ordinary Seaman; born in Saco, ME.
William Foss, Landsman; born in Dover, NH.
Otis Foster, Landsman; born in Boston, MA.
Edward Fountain, Landsman.
Andrew Frank, Seaman; born in England.
Joseph M. Freeman, Landsman; born in Newark, NJ.
William Garvin, Captain of the Forecastle; born in 1835.   (MOH)
Isaac Gibson, Landsman; born in Scotland; des. Sep. 28, 1865.
Robert Gleason, Captain of the Hold; born in Mansfield, OH.
Charles Godfrey, Landsman; born in Hampton, NH.   (Army)
Sawney Gordon, First Class Boy; born in Orange Co., VA.   
Patrick Gorman, Coal Heaver; born in NY.
Ellis Goss, Landsman; born in NC; died on Apr. 27, 1865.
Michael Goss, Seaman.
Alfred Greed, Landsman; born in England.
John Green, Seaman; born in Germany.
Charles W. Griffin, Landsman; born in New Brunswick.
A.M. Gronther, Second Class Fireman.
Hannibal Grooms, Landsman; des. Mar. 30, 1864.
George Hamblett, Landsman; born in Ireland.
John Hamilton, Second Class Fireman.
Howard Melville Hanna, Acting Paymaster; Jan. 23, 1840; New Lisbon, OH; Feb. 8, 1921; Thomasville, GA.
Hans Hanson, Ordinary Seaman; born in Denmark.
Joseph H. Harmony, Third Assistant Engineer; died on  Nov. 27, 1877.
John Harrington, Landsman; born in Ireland.
Bradson Harrison, Landsman; born in Curls Neck, VA.
Thomas P. Harvey, Surgeon’s Steward.
Theodore Harvey, Landsman; born in Portsmouth, NH; dish. disc. on Oct. 1, 1864, for ‘utter worthlessness.’
Charles Hawkins, Seaman; born in Scotland.   (MOH)
John H. Hayes, Ordinary Seaman; born in Ireland; des. Jul. 10, 1865.
Michael Hayes, Coal Heaver.
Robert J. Henderson, Seaman; born in England.
William Hennigan, Second Class Fireman; born in Galway, Ireland.   (MOH)
John Hilton, Seaman; born in NY.
John Hokes, Second Class Fireman.
Hiram H. Holbrook, Landsman; born in Great Falls, NH.
Peter Howard, Acting Ensign; born in France.
Aaron D. Howe, Landsman; born in Hallowell, ME.
William Howes, Seaman; born in MA.
John Hughes, First Class Fireman.
Thomas J. Jackson, First Class Boy; born in NJ.
Thomas James, First Class Boy; born in Four Mile Creek, VA.
William Jenkins, First Class Fireman; born in New Brunswick, NJ.
Francis Jerome, First Class Fireman.
Henry Johansen, Seaman; born in Norway.
Robert Johnson, Landsman.
William Johnson, Seaman; born in St. John, New Brunswick; des. Mar. 15, 1864.
James B. Johnston, Ordinary Seaman; born in Boston, MA.
Bedele Jones, Ordinary Seaman; born in Richmond, NY.
Merwin Jones, First Class Fireman; born in Levant, ME.
Thomas P. Jones, Acting Masters Mate.
Truman M. Jones, Third Assistant Engineer; born in MD; died Nov. 22, 1872.
William Joyce, Landsman; born in Wales; des. Dec. 26, 1865.
Owen Kaney, Acting Third Assistant Engineer.
Patrick Keaney, Ordinary Seaman.
John Keef, Master at Arms; born in Ireland.
Maurice Kenneally, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
James Kenney, Landsman; born in Canada.
John Kenny, Second Class Fireman.
Hudson H. Kidd, Coal Heaver; born in Rockland, ME.
James Kimball, Ordinary Seaman; born in Boston, MA.
George Kline, Surgeon’s Steward; born in New York City.
James H. Knox, Landsman; born in Ipswich, MA.
James Kriston, Landsman. 
John C. Laden, Ordinary Seaman.
Edwin D. Lamprey, Landsman; born in Hampton, NH.   (Army)
Lewis S. Lamprey, Landsman; born in Hampton, NH.
Edward D. Lane, Boatswain’s Mate; born in Portland, ME.
Thomas Lannon, First Class Boy; born in NY.
Porter H. Latham, First Class Fireman; born in Grey, ME.
Charles Libbey, Ordinary Seaman; born in England.
Benjamin L. Lord, Landsman; born in Berwich, ME.
Freeman Hinckley Lothrop, Acting Masters Mate; Apr. 6, 1842; Barnstable, MA; Mar. 21, 1914; Barnstable, MA.   (Army)
Franklin Lucas, Coxswain; born in Portland, ME; des. Mar. 26, 1865.
William P. Lunt, Seaman; born in Hancock Co., ME.
Louis Maddiez, Seaman; born in France.
Philip Manning, Ordinary Seaman; born in Albany, NY.
John Mattox, Ordinary Seaman; born in New Brunswick.
Charles Stewart Maurice, Third Assistant Engineer; Jun. 29, 1840; Perth Amboy, NJ; Feb. 20, 1924; Athens, PA.
William McCarthy, Landsman.
John McCartney, Second Class Fireman.
Charles McCarty, Captain of the Forecastle; born in Ireland.
John McCarty, Seaman; born in Boston, MA.
James McConville, Landsman; born in Ireland.
Frank McCullough, Private, USMC.
Daniel McDonald, First Class Fireman; born at Cape Breton Island.
Owen McIlvaine, First Class Fireman.
William D. McIlvaine, Second Assistant Engineer.
Joseph McLaughlin, Private, USMC. 
John McMachan, Coal Heaver.
Patrick Meade, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
Alonzo Merchant, Seaman.
William B. Mitchell, Second Class Fireman. 
Robert William Montgomery, Captain of the Afterguard; 1838; Ireland.   (MOH)
Charles H. Moore, Landsman.
Charles Morey, Landsman.
Charles Morgan, Coal Heaver; born in Bave, NH.
John B. Morgan, Private, USMC.
Philip Morris, Second Class Boy; born in Yorktown, VA.
Anthony T.E. Mullen, Third Assistant Engineer; born in NY; died on Sep. 20, 1877.
James Mullen, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
James H. Mulligan, Coal Heaver; born in Ireland.
James Murphy, Seaman; born in Ireland.
Michael Murphy, Landsman; born in Ireland; des. Jul. 27, 1865.
Albert Nealy, Landsman; born in Frankfort, ME.
Edward Neil, Landsman; born in England.
John Neil, Seaman; born in Newfoundland.   (WIA, Aug. 13, 1864; MOH)
George Crawford Neilson, Third Assistant Engineer; 1842; MD; Mar. 19, 1901; Elizabeth City Co., VA.
Peter Nelson, Ordinary Seaman; born in Prussia.
William Neuick, Private, USMC; born in NH; des. Sep. 13, 1867.
Augustus E. Nichols, First Class Boy; born in Ipswich, MA.
Charles Nickert, Ordinary Seaman; born in France.
John Nixon, Landsman; born in England.
Sebastian D. Norrington, Ordinary Seaman; born in Claremont, NH.
John O’Brian, Ordinary Seaman; born in England.
Joseph A. Palmer, Second Class Fireman; born in Exeter, NH.
George F. Parker, Second Class Fireman; born in Washington, DC.
William H. Pearson, First Class Boy; born in Portsmouth, NH.
Joseph Perento, Ordinary Seaman; born in Canada.
Frederick E. Peterson, Landsman; born in New Haven, CT.
Thomas Peterson, Quarter Gunner; born in Sweden.
Peter E. Plumpton, Coxswain; born in Liverpool, England.
Samuel Pollock, Paymaster’s Clerk; Aug. 22, 1842; Cleveland, OH; Feb. 28, 1907; Washington, DC.   (Army)
William T. Powell, Ordinary Seaman; born in Portsmouth, NH.
Thomas Powers, Landsman; des. Apr. 8, 1865.
James H. Price, Landsman; born in Baltimore, MD.
Benjamin Prosser, Seaman.
Cornelius Quinn, Quarter Gunner; born in Cork, Ireland.
Cyrus R. Rand, Coal Heaver; born in Portsmouth, NH.
Adolphus Relf, Landsman; born in Elizabeth City, NH.
Alexander Colden Rhind, Commander; Oct. 31, 1821; NY; Nov. 8, 1897; NY.
Charles Rice, Coal Heaver; born in Russia.   (MOH)
John M. Richards, Seaman; born in Boston, MA.
James Roberts, Seaman; born in England.   (MOH)
John M. Roberts, Officer’s Cook; born in Norfolk, VA.
Samuel Roberts, Seaman; Brigriarty, NF.
Chrisman Robinson, Landsman; born in St. Thomas, West Indies.
Daniel W. Robinson, Landsman; born in Exeter, NH.
Michael Rowen, Private, USMC. 
James F.P. Rust, Acting Assistant Engineer; died on Apr. 3, 1899 in NY.
Patrick Ryan, Coal Heaver.
Nicholas Sackerof, Seaman; born in Russia.
Redford W. Sargent, Second Class Fireman; born in Dover, NH.
William A. Schuyler, Ordinary Seaman; born in Ireland.   (WIA, Aug. 13, 1864)
John Scott, Seaman; born in Portsmouth, NH.   (WIA, Aug. 13, 1864)
Samuel O. Scranton, Pilot, very brief service aboard USS Agawam in July, 1864.
Frederick Seymour, Landsman; born in England; des. Apr. 13, 1865.
Andrew Sibbett, Private, USMC.
John Silveri, Landsman; born in Gibraltar; des. Apr. 13, 1865.
Obediah Simpson, Ordinary Seaman; born in York, ME.
Artemas C. Small, Seaman; born in Scarborough, ME; died in service at Portsmouth, NH, on Apr. 15, 1864.
Abial T. Smith, Landsman; born in Eastport, ME.
Charles J. Smith, Second Class Fireman; born in Portsmouth, NH; des. Mar. 29, 1864.
David Smith, First Class Fireman; born in Scotland.
Dennis Smith, Seaman; born in Ireland.
George W. Smith, First Class Boy; born in Dover, NH.
Henry Smith, Seaman; born in Stockholm, Sweden.
John Smith, Ordinary Seaman.
John B. Smith, Quartermaster; born in Boston, MA.
John J. Smith, First Class Boy, born in Great Falls, NH.
William Smith, Private, USMC.
Harrison Spear, Third Assistant Engineer; died on Jul. 8, 1873, in Baltimore, MD.
James Sproul, Second Class Fireman; born in Ireland.
Florence Stacy, Wardroom Steward; born in Boston, MA.
H. Trumbull Stancliffe, Acting Assistant Paymaster.
William H. Stephenson, Landsman; born in Portsmouth, NH.
Thomas Stevens, Coal Heaver; born in Russia.   (Army)
Andrew Stone, Coal Heaver; born in West Point, NY.
Daniel Sullivan, Private, USMC.
James Sullivan, Ordinary Seaman; born in NY.   (MOH)
Thomas Symmes, Acting Master; died on Oct. 12, 1888, at Waltham, MA.
Frederick W. Taxter, Ordinary Seaman; born in Richmond, NY.
Augustus Taylor, Seaman; born in Laconia, NH; died on Dec. 29, 1884, at Great Falls, NH.
Samuel L. Taylor, Seaman; born in Portland, ME.
William Thomas, Quartermaster; born in Middlebury, VT.
George G. Thompson, Coal Heaver; born in Philadelphia, PA.
Samuel F. Turner, Coxswain; born in Falmouth, MA.
Daniel Underhill, Landsman; des. Mar. 30, 1864.
Edward W. Very, Midshipman; very brief service aboard the USS Agawam in 1864.
Charles W. Wait, Landsman; born in Ipswich, MA.
James Walker, Ordinary Seaman.
James Wallace, Seaman; born in England.
James A. Warrender, Second Class Fireman; born in Exeter, NH.
Hugh Waterson, Coal Heaver; born in Ireland.
Alexander Watts, Ordinary Seaman; born in Springfield, NY.
Jeremiah F. Waugh, Seaman; born in Starke, ME.
John Welsh, Landsman; born in Ireland; des. on Apr. 9, 1865.
Clayton P. White, Private, USMC.
Joseph Whitson, Landsman.
Clinton Wiley, Acting Ensign; born on Feb. 9, 1836, in NY; died on Jan. 16, 1909, at Jersey City, NJ. 
Charles L. Willcomb, Acting Ensign; born at sea (citizen of MA).
John Williams, Ship’s Corporal; born in England; killed in action aboard USS Agawam on Aug. 13, 1864; 
buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, VA. Louis M. Williams, Landsman. Wallace Wilson, First Class Boy; born in Hampton, VA. William Wilson, Ordinary Seaman; killed in action aboard USS Agawam on Aug. 13, 1864;
buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, VA. (Army) William Winter, Seaman; born in Georgetown, ME. (WIA, Aug. 13, 1864) Peter Wood, Private, USMC. Alfred Woolston, Ordinary Seaman; born in Towns River, NJ. James Wright, Seaman; born in Scotland; des. on Mar. 26, 1865. Owen Wynne, Private, USMC.


Abbreviations:
Army - Previous service in Army claimed.
des. - Deserted
dish. disc. - Dishonourably discharged from service
KIA - Killed in Action.
MOH - Medal of Honor awarded.
USMC - United States Marine Corps.
WIA - Wounded in Action.
Copyright......Terry Foenander
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