STOUGHTON CIVIL WAR DRAFT REGISTER FOR 1863

Transcribed from the Records of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. by David Allen Lambert

Exact and complete Roll of the names of the persons drawn in the Draft made the 17 of July 

In the Second District, State of Massachusetts

Where Born Enrolled Drafted
Name Age Eyes Hair Complexion Ft. Inches State or Kingdom Town or County Occupation When Where When Where Remarks
Francis Capen

31

Grey Sandy Light 5 9 Massachusetts Stoughton Artist June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Fistula in Ani - 
John Welch

33

Grey Black Dark 5 6 1/2 Ireland Boot treer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Dislocation Patella, right Knee
John H. Hartwell

Grey Black Dark 5 9 Massachusetts West Bridgewater Spinner June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Over age
Israel H. Lamb

31

Hazel Black Dark 5 11 3/4 Maine Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to left ankle
Ellery Capen

21

Hazel Brown Light 5 5 5/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Machinist June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound - Substitute no. 96
Patrick Landy

27

Blue Brown Dark 5 11 1/2 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Arm stiff from fracture
Francis Smith

37

Blue Brown Light 5 6 1/2 Ireland Boot treer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Over age
Hiram Johnson

31

Blue Light Light 5 7 3/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Marble worker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Teeth very bad
Hugh Gilligan

23

Grey Brown Light 5 5 1/4 Ireland Sligo Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
William Brunnon Jr.

37

Grey Black Light 5 3 3/4 Ireland Kildare Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Loss of teeth
Luther Belcher Jr.

21

Blue Brown Light 5 6 3/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound - Substitute no. 306
Albert G. Leonard

19

Blue Brown Light 5 10    Massachusetts Stoughton Teacher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton under age
John Holmes

31

Blue Light Light 5 9 1/2 Massachusetts Bridgewater Shoemaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Fracture of leg, badly united
Elisha E. Capen

31

Grey Sandy Sandy 5 7    Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound - Substitute no. 109
Francis Neunan

26

Grey Brown Dark 5 3 1/4 Massachusetts Boston Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Elected by father
Charles L. Jone

26

Blue Brown Medium 5 6 1/8 Massachusetts Needham Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Malformation of chest
James O. Sullivan

31

Blue Brown Light 5 3 1/2 Ireland Cork Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Only son of father, dependant
James H. Burrill

29

Blue Brown Medium 5 6    Massachusetts Stoughton Stitcher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Decided feebleness of constitution
David H. Blanchard

29

Blue Black Dark 5 6    Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Bad feet
William M. Sawyer

25

Grey Black Dark 5 6 1/8 Massachusetts Newton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton

Deficient capacity of chest

Wilbur F. Fuller

31

Blue Brown Medium 5 10    Maine Augusta Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Son of widow dependent
Frederick Beals

31

Blue Brown Medium 5 6 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Son of dependent mother
William W. Taylor

23

Hazel Black Dark 5 7 1/2 Massachusetts Boston Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton In Heavy Artillery Long Island
Francis Packard 2d

22

Grey Brown Medium 5 5 1/2 Massachusetts Easton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Spermatorhoea
Charles Smith 2d

30

Grey Brown Dark 5 8 3/4 Ireland Longford Co. Laborer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Joseph Stickney

27

Hazel Black Dark 6  3/8 Massachusetts Boston Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Exfoliation of femur
Joseph D. Porter

27

Hazel Brown Medium 5 9 1/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Boot cutter June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Malformation of chest
Heber Chase

27

Black Black Dark 5 8    Massachusetts Stoughton Teacher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Sent to rendezous Aug. 19, 1863
Luther S. Leach

33

Black Black Dark 5 8 3/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound - Substitute no. 111
Hiram Belcher

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Died since enrolled
Parsons Bartlett

30

Lt. Hazel Dark Dark 5 6 1/2 Vermont Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to left knee
George H. Goward

29

Brown Brown Dark 5 8 3/8 Massachusetts Easton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Decided by scrofulous - diseased right lung
Thomas Boyhan

22

Grey Light Light 5 5 1/8 Ireland Westmeath Co. Painter June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Horace M. Burrill

25

Blue Brown Light 5 7 1/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Incapacity of chest
Charles M. Smith

28

Black Black Dark 5 8 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Clergyman June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sworn certificate of attg. Physcian
Daniel Doherty

28

Grey Brown Dark 5 7 1/2 Ireland Donegal Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Henri L. Johnson

26

Blue Brown Medium 5 11 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Ankle joint visibly out of shape
Henry M. Gill

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton In service Mar 3d 1863 35th Regt.
Daniel Callahan

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton In service Mar 3d 1863 35th Regt.
Thomas Carroll

26

Blue Black Medium 5 6 1/2 Ireland Cork Co. Marble polisher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Thomas Finn

24

Blue Brown Light 5 2 1/2 Ireland Longford Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
John Keys

27

Blue Brown Dark 5 7 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Michael Ragan

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton In service Mar 3d 1863 9th Regt.
John Tondry

35

Hazel Black Dark 5 7 3/4 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Physically unfit for service
Dennis Kelly 2d

29

Grey Black Dark 5 5    Ireland Miller June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Consul's certificate Alien
William F. Sprague

23

Blue Brown Light 5 5    Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sworn certificate chorea
Thomas Daley

26

Hazel Brown Dark 5  1/2 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton son of aged & infirm parents
Theodore P. Holbrook

31

Blue Brown Medium 5 8 1/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Boot June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Overweight 226 lbs.
Hiram Blanchard

23

Blue Light Light 5 6 5/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Deficient capacity
George O. Orcutt

29

Blue Brown Light 5 5 1/2 Massachusetts Abington Laborer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Hemorrhage of lungs
Charles T. Drake

29

Grey Brown Dark 5 7 1/4 Massachusetts Canton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Initation of Bladder
Leonard Fisher

30

Grey Grey Dark 5 9 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Currier June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Deficient capacity of chest
Alonzo W. May

26

Grey Brown Dark 5 6 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Stitcher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Scrofulous tumor surgeon sworn 
Henry E. Wilkins

23

Brown Brown Medium 5 5    New Hampshire Apothecary June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound substitute no. 112
Charles Labider

33

Hazel Black Dark 5 6 1/4 Massachusetts Canton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to ankle
Henry Quail

20

Blue Brown Medium 5 8 1/2 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Sewall P. Bryant

24

Brown Red Light 5 5    Massachusetts Quincy Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Valvular disease of heart
Emery E. French

33

Brown Brown Medium 5 11 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Elected prior to draft
Robert Bruham

20

Grey Brown Medium 5 9 1/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Boot fitter June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound substitute no. 114
Thatcher Snow

33

Blue Brown Medium 5 7 1/2 Massachusetts Orleans Teacher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Loss of upper teeth
Francis Brett

30

Blue Brown Medium 5 9 1/4 Maine Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound Oct 28, 1863 Substitute
Charles N. Butler

24

Blue Light Light 5 7 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Exempt surgeons Certified
James A. Goward

28

Blue Light Light 5 7 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Chronic Diarrhoea
Jeremiah Callahan

30

Grey Dark Dark 5 7    Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Entire loss of penis
Henry F. Packard

24

Blue Brown Light 5 10 1/2 Massachusetts Easton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Elected by mother
Thomas Neal

26

Hazel Brown Dark 5 5    Massachusetts Dorchester Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to abdomen
Barker Cannada

23

Colored Man 5 8    North Carolina Charlotte Farmer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Sent to camp Sept. 15, 1863
Joseph W. Bryant

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton In service Mar 3, 1863 4th Regt.
Morrison A. Alden

29

Grey Brown Swarthy 5 5 1/4 Maine Livermore Carpenter June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Elected
Stephen F. Oliver

20

Blue Brown Sallow 5 5 5/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Rubber June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Only son of aged & infirm parents
Dennis Brigham

26

Blue Light Light 5 8 New Brunswick Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Seth H. Goldthwait

28

5 6 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Elected prior to draft
Emery E. Beals

32

Brown Brown Dark 5 7 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Excesive action of heart
James Feeney

27

Grey Brown Dark 5 10 Ireland Boot treer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Substitute number 226
Warren C. Pelter

25

Hazel Brown Dark 5 9 Massachusetts Stoughton Stitcher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound - Substitute no. 247
James Masterson

27

Blue Sandy Light 5 5 1/8 New York Brooklyn Shoemaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Lung diseased
John Duggan

20

Grey Brown Dark 5 5 3/4 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Albert Holbrook Jr.

31

Brown Brown Dark 5 11 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Substitute no. 136
Daniel Murphy

31

Blue Brown Medium 5 5 1/4 Ireland Cork Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Chronic Dispepsia
Thomas Nally

37

Blue Dark Light 5 6 7/8 Ireland Boot treer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Seth Wales

25

Blue Brown Light 5 3 5/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Manufacturer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Deficient capacity of chest
Neale Gill

30

Hazel Brown Light 5 4 3/4 Ireland Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Disease right testicle
Daniel Mahoney

40

Blue Light Sandy 5 5 3/4 Ireland Cork Co. Farmer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Walter A. Swan

20

Grey Brown Light 5 5 1/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound Substitute no. 105
Elmer H. Capen

24

Blue Brown Medium 5 11 Massachusetts Stoughton Student June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Decided feebleness of constitution
Michael Welch

29

Brown Brown Light 5 7 1/2 Ireland Cork Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Physically unfit
Thomas Riley

30

Grey Dark Dark 6  1/2 Massachusetts Laborer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound
E. Dexter Littlefield

26

Hazel Dark Dark 5 9 Massachusetts Randolph Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton chronic bronchitis
Minot H. Raymond

24

Grey Lt. Brown Medium Massachusetts Randolph Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Incapacity of chest
Luther O. Holmes

24

Brown Brown Flosid 5 7 3/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Farmer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Only son of widow
Ruel Phillips

33

Grey Light Light 5 9 7/8 Maine Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to right side
James Tenney

23

Blue Brown Fair 5 5 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to righ ankle
Horatio K. Bailey

23

Blue Brown Dark 5 6 3/4 Massachusetts Gloucester Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Very large varicocele
James Doherty Jr.

25

Grey Brown Light 5 5 1/2 Ireland Donegal Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
John Kerns

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton In 9th Regt.
Joseph L. Lewis

23

Grey Brown Light 5 8 Maine Dexter Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Double varicoele
Dennis Carney

36

Grey Black Light 5 6 7/8 Ireland Laborer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Over Age
Charles H. Drake Jr.

22

Blue Brown Light 5 10 1/2 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Substitute no. 116
James W. Staples

26

Blue Brown Light 5 5 1/4 Maine Mechanic June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Amaurocis right eye
John N. M. Hamilton

27

Blue Light Light 5 5 Massachusetts North Bridgewater Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton 29 inches chest
William Bowker

31

Hazel Brown Light 5 9 1/4 Maine Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to hip. Surgeons certificate
Benjamin H. Atherton

33

Blue Brown Dark 5 11 3/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Farmer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Substitute no. 107
Hiram B. Beals

31

Grey Brown Medium 5 5 Massachusetts Stoughton Boot treer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Hemorrhoids with prolapsus
Amasa A. Lamb

29

Blue Black Medium 5 5 1/2 Massachusetts North Bridgewater Boot Seamer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Deficient capacity of chest
Frederick  Savels

24

Grey Brown Medium 5 6 3/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Substitute no. 97
Augustus Henry

27

Blue Brown Light 5 8 1/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Sound. Paid Commutation - 55.
Samuel J. B. Taylor

June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Erroneously enrolled
James C. Jenkins

26

Brown Brown Medium 5 8 1/2 Massachusetts Dorchester Stitcher June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Malformation of chest
John Doherty

24

Brown Light Sandy 5 6 3/4 Ireland Donegal Co. Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Alien
Lewis Daley

26

Grey Black Dark 5 6 Massachusetts Taunton Shoemaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Syphilitis eruptions
Moses A. Linfield

21

Grey Brown Light 5 5 1/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Last maker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to right foot
Elijah C. Hall

33

Hazel Black Dark 5 7 7/8 Maine Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Ankle out of place
Frank H. Goward

20

Grey Brown Medium 5 8 3/4 Massachusetts Stoughton Farmer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Disease of heart
Charles H. Shaw

25

Blue Brown Light 5 6 3/4 New Hampshire Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Hemopthesis
Albert H. DeCostar

26

Blue Light Light 5 5 1/4 Maine Buckfield Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Injury to right knee
Alden Gilbert

27

Black Brown Dark 5 10 Maine Turner Bootmaker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Erroneously enrolled
Ellis Drake

24

Brown Brown Dark 5 5 1/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Boot cutter June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Incapacity of chest
Constant Southworth

25

Blue Brown Dark 5 6 5/8 Massachusetts Stoughton Clerk June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Chest 29 inches
Charles Waugh

21

Blue Light Light 5 5 3/4 Massachusetts Canton Boot maker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Left testicle very much enlarged
Gilbert J. Smith

20

Blue Brown Dark 5 8 1/2 Maine Farmer June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton son of aged & infirm parents
Charles E.  Anderson

29

Brown Black Dark 5 4 3/4 Maine Coach maker June 1863 Stoughton July 17, 1863 Taunton Father of motherless child

Back to the main page of www.StoughtonHistory.com