Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives | Civil War Records of Frank Henry Whitcomb

Civil War Records of Frank Henry Whitcomb

Service

Co.	Regiment / Ship	From	To	Residence / Credit	Occupation	Notes
E	6th MVI (9 months)	1st Sergt.; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; must. Aug. 31, 1862 as Sergt.; apptd. 1st Sergt. March 10, 1863	must. out June 3, 1863	Acton	milkman	age 24
E	6th MVI (100 Days)	Captain; comm. May 13, 1864; must. July 18, 1864	must. out Oct. 27, 1864	Acton	milkman	age 26
MASSCW: 1:413, 448.

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): pages 30-31, 32-33 (PDF)

Pension

Co.	Regiment	Date Filed	Type	App. No.	Cert. No.	State	Beneficiary/Remarks
E	6th MVI	Feb. 20, 1891	Invalid	996 249	883 738	Mass.
E	6th MVI	June 26, 1903	Widow	787 076	598 897	Mass.	Frances L. Whitcomb

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives): 7 pages (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

Recorded as member no. 11 in the membership roster of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 G.A.R., Acton, Massachusetts. Served as Post Commander, 1895-97 (Acton Memorial Library archives, 92.2.1).

G.A.R. Personal War Sketch

Death

Date	May 9, 1903
Place	Acton, Mass.
Age	65
Cause
Obituary	Concord Enterprise, May 13, 1903
Funeral
Burial	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Acton, Mass.
Survived by

Additional Information

Frank H. Whitcomb, a 22 year old milk collector, is recorded as an inhabitant of West Acton, Mass. in the 1860 federal census, in household (dwelling no. 200) with Fannie L. Whitcomb and one child ("1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com).

Frank Henry Whitcomb, a 27 year old milk collector, is recorded in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 165) with Frances Lorette Whitcomb and one child (Lainhart, 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for Acton: 60-61).

Frank H. Whitcomb is recorded in the 1890 special veterans census as a resident of Acton ("1890 Veterans Schedules," Ancestry.com).

Capt. Frank H. Whitcomb's name is included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

Portrait with accompanying text above from: Souvenir of the Celebration of the 120th Anniversary of the Concord Fight: 18.