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Isaac T. BOOTHBY

Isaac T. BOOTHBY

Male 1820 - 1892  (71 years)

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  • Name Isaac T. BOOTHBY 
    Born 21 Aug 1820  Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Questions Received a military pension 27 Mar 1863, as an invalid, so I presume he was wounded during the Civil War. Fredericksburg? 
    Military Event Civil War - 5th ME Inf, Co F; Pvt 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died 2 May 1892  Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Moore Cemetery, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I42831  Main
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2019 

    Family Louisa M. SPEAR,   b. 15 Jan 1826, Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1906, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1848  Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F30182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Aug 1820 - Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Oct 1848 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 May 1892 - Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Moore Cemetery, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • s/o Walter Boothby & Betsy Ayer per Maine marriage record. Date of birth calculated from date of death/age [71y 8m 11d].
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      UNION MAINE VOLUNTEERS
      5th Regiment, Maine Infantry
      OVERVIEW:
      Organized at Portland and mustered in June 24, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., June 26. Attached to Howard's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia, to August, 1861. Heintzelman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1862. Slocum's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac and Dept. of the Rappahannock, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1864.
      SERVICE:
      Camp at Meridian Hill till July 16, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Battle of Bull Run July 21. Duty in the Defences of Washington till March, 1862. Expedition to Pohick Church, Va., October 3, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on Fredericksburg, Va., April 4-12. Ordered to the Peninsula April 22. Siege of Yorktown (on Transports) April 24-May 4. West Point May 7-8. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Gaines' Mill June 27. Golding's Farm June 28. Savage Station June 29. Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison Landing till August 15. Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Centreville August 15-27. In works at Centreville August 27-31. Assist in checking Pope's rout at Bull Run and cover retreat to Fairfax C. H., September 1. Maryland Campaign September-October. Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, September 14. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. At Hagerstown, Md., September 26 to October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Operations about Deep Run Ravine June 6-13. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-4. Near Funkstown, Md., July 10-13. Hagerstown July 13. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3 to June 15. Battles of the WildernessMay 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 842; Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. "Bloody Angle," assault on the Salient, May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 19-22. Ordered to the rear for muster out. Mustered out July 27, 1864, expiration of term. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 6th Maine Infantry.
      Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 99 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 76 Enlisted men by disease. Total 184.
      https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UME0005RI; 20 Mar 2019

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 174474294.


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Updated 23 Dec 2023