Thomas Bagley
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Thomas H Bagley (1841 - 1864)

Private Thomas H Bagley
Born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 22 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Thomas passed away in 1864 as a Prisoner of War at Andersonville. [1]

Military Service

Private Thomas Bagley served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: Aug 28, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Roll of Honor
Private Thomas Bagley was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.
Roll of Honor
Private Thomas Bagley Died while Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.
Roll of Honor
Private Thomas Bagley Died of Disease during United States Civil War.
  • Civil War
Andersonville Prison death records:
Name: BAGLEY, THOMAS
Alternate spelling of last name: BAGGARD
Year born: 1842
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: B
Arm: HEAVY ARTILLERY
Regiment number: 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Date captured: 6/22/1864
Location captured: Petersburg, Virginia
Date of death: 8/28/1864
Cause of death: SCORBUTUS. [2]
Bagley, Thomas H.
BATTLE UNIT NAME: 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
SIDE: Union
COMPANY: B
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private/ [3]
Thomas H Bagley
BIRTH -6 Oct 1841
Born at: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
1st Heavy Artillery
COMPANY: B
ENLISTMENT: 24 Jun 1861
SERVICE START DATE: 5 Jul 1861
Captured:: June 22, 1864
Captured near the Weldon Railroad/Petersburg VA
Confined at Richmond Jun 25, 1964
sent to Lynchburg Jun 29, 1864
DEATH: 28 Aug 1864
Camp Hospital, Andersonville GA
BURIAL: Andersonville National Cemetery, GA; ::PLOT: #7116 [4]

Burial

Andersonville Grave 7116 is registered to Thomas Bagley, Pvt. 1st Mass. Artillery. [5]
Find a Grave Memorial ID 51150912 lists Thomas W Bagley in Grave 7116. [1]
Find a Grave Memorial ID 31857757 is a hometown memorial (cenotaph) for Thomas W Bagley. [6]

Research Notes

1) Identity?
Who this person was is not certain.
CMSR has a lot of red ink corrections. Originally marked as "mustered out" (at Page 35). Then changed to "died at Andersonville". With a statement from Adjutant General that "accepted as". (at Page 36). [7]
2) Military records describe to different men in the respective physical descriptions. One is born in England and the other is born in Andover, Mass.
CMSR contains a Discharge document showing birth in England.
Thomas Baggaley,
Private
Co. A
1st Regt. Mass. Heavy Artillery
Born in: England
Age: 19
Height: 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion: light
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Occupation: Farmer
Joined at: Metheun, Mass. (at Page 35). [7]
There is a separate Company Descriptive Bood entry showing birth at Andover, Massachusetts.
Thomas Bagley
Co B
1st Regt Mass. Heavy Artillery
Ate 19
Height: 5' 7 1/2"
Complexion: dark
Eyes: blue
"Hair: black
Where born: Andover, Mass.
Occupation: Farmer
Captured: June 16, 1864. [8]
3) Middle Initial?
Find a Grave Memorial ID 51150912 lists the soldier buried in Andersonville Grave 7116 as Thomas W Bagley. [1]
VA Graves Registration lists Andersonville Grave 7116 as Thomas Bagley, Pvt. 1st Mass. Artillery. [5]
He is indexed as Thomas H Bagley at National Park Service [3] and at Fold3 [9]
4) Residence?
The bio at his Find a Grave hometown memorial said he was the son of Frances and Ann. [6]
The FamilySearch file for Francis Baggaley has 2 different 1850 census records attached. Both have sons Thomas (born in England) and Joshua.
1850 Census shows 2 possible families.
Francis and Ann Beggley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [10]
Frances and Ann B Bagley, Tolland County, Connecticut. [11]
This is likely the family (of the Thomas born in England) in the 1855 Massachusetts Census. Frances and Ann Baggeley, Andover, Essex County, Mass. [12]
This is likely the family (of the Thomas born in England) in 1860. Francis and Ann Bagley, Andover, Essex County, Mass. [13]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51150912/thomas-w-bagley: accessed 27 October 2023), memorial page for Thomas W Bagley (6 Oct 1841–28 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51150912, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
  2. ↑ Civil War Prisons, Andersonville Prison, Record for BAGLEY, THOMAS. http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=Thomas&lname=Bagley&regiment=1st&database=andersonville
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Bagley, Thomas H. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=355DDF7D-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
  4. ↑ Fold3, Thomas H Bagley (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/632723348/thomas-h-bagley : accessed October 27, 2023), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/632723348/thomas-h-bagley
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fold3, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, US Department of Veterans Affairs, INDEX RECORD FOR Bagley, Thomas. https://www.fold3.com/record/724555858/bagley-thomas-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31857757/thomas-w-bagley: accessed 27 October 2023), memorial page for PVT Thomas W. Bagley (6 Oct 1841–28 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31857757, citing South Church Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fold3, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Massachusetts, CMSR for Bagley, Thomas H. (38 pages). https://www.fold3.com/image/314995586?terms=artillery,massachusetts,thomas,bagley
  8. ↑ Fold3, Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Massachusetts, CMSR for Bagley, Thomas, 1st Mass Heavy Artillery. https://www.fold3.com/image/315697691?terms=artillery,massachusetts,thomas,bagley
  9. ↑ Fold3, US, Civil War Service Index (CMSR) - Union - Massachusetts, 1861-1865, Index for Bagley, Thomas H. https://www.fold3.com/image/289017745?terms=artillery,massachusetts,thomas,bagley
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44P-2TZ : Wed Oct 04 08:34:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Baggley and Ann Baggley, 1850.
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68Y-7NQ : Wed Oct 04 04:50:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Frances Bagley and Anna B Bagley, 1850.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ45-TZB : Sat Oct 07 00:56:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Baggaley and Ann Baggaley, 1855.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCZ-35X : Wed Oct 04 16:35:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Bagley and Ann Bagley, 1860.




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