Eli T. Blackmer, Civil War Soldier
Title
Eli T. Blackmer, Civil War Soldier
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
Eli T. Blackmer
Born in New Braintree, Mass._Son of Lewis Blackmer,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company A.
July 24th 1862, he was elected 1st Lieutenant of the company, just then raised in Chicopee, and subsequently received from Governor Andrew his commission, dated August 27th, 1862. Lieut. Blackmer accompanied the men to camp at Worcester, thence to Pittsfield, and on to Washington and Virginia. His military record corresponds with that of the regiment, except in the following particulars.
October 7th he was taken and carried to Capitol Hospital. When the regiment proceeded from “Camp Chase”, Va. To Frederick, Md. By raid, he rode out on the cars with them; but on the march to Downsville, he was obliged to depend for conveyance on the ambulance train and the Chaplain’s horse. At Downsville he was off duty most of the time. Moved on with the regiment ot Hancock and Berlin. Thence he went to the Convalescent Camp at Harper’s Ferry; he remained there but a very short time, and then rejoined his company at New Baltimore, Va._Followed the regiment on, though mostly off duty, to Stafford Court House.
Served for some time as Regimental Master of Ordnance.
Resigned his commission November 20th, 1862, and was honorably discharged from the service.
Born in New Braintree, Mass._Son of Lewis Blackmer,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company A.
July 24th 1862, he was elected 1st Lieutenant of the company, just then raised in Chicopee, and subsequently received from Governor Andrew his commission, dated August 27th, 1862. Lieut. Blackmer accompanied the men to camp at Worcester, thence to Pittsfield, and on to Washington and Virginia. His military record corresponds with that of the regiment, except in the following particulars.
October 7th he was taken and carried to Capitol Hospital. When the regiment proceeded from “Camp Chase”, Va. To Frederick, Md. By raid, he rode out on the cars with them; but on the march to Downsville, he was obliged to depend for conveyance on the ambulance train and the Chaplain’s horse. At Downsville he was off duty most of the time. Moved on with the regiment ot Hancock and Berlin. Thence he went to the Convalescent Camp at Harper’s Ferry; he remained there but a very short time, and then rejoined his company at New Baltimore, Va._Followed the regiment on, though mostly off duty, to Stafford Court House.
Served for some time as Regimental Master of Ordnance.
Resigned his commission November 20th, 1862, and was honorably discharged from the service.
Source
Soldier's Record, Town of Chicopee
Date
ca. 1861-1865
Rights
Public Domain
Type
Text
Coverage
Chicopee (Mass.)
Identifier
SR-186.0
Files
Collection
Citation
“Eli T. Blackmer, Civil War Soldier,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed November 21, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/2704.