1835 - 1921

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• Title	Private
  Birth	Jan 1835	Falmouth,Barnstable,MA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Aug 1921	Falmouth,Barnstable,MA   [3]
  Buried	First Burying Ground,Falmouth,MA
  Person ID	I120642	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	25 May 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Jehial Hatch FISH, b. 2 Mar 1808, Sandwich,Barnstable,MA
  Mother	Permelia HINCKLEY, b. 15 Jan 1811, Falmouth,Barnstable,MA
  Family ID	F46684	Group Sheet
  Family	Lucy L. Caswell PRATT, b. 14 Aug 1836, Sandwich,Barnstable,MA
  Married	11 Aug 1855	Sandwich,Barnstable,MA   [4, 5]
  Notes	1 REFN M7512 Married by P.C. Headly, Minister [6]
  Children	1. Otis B. FISH, b. 1 Jul 1856, Falmouth,Barnstable,MA   2. Mary E. FISH, b. 27 Jun 1857, Falmouth,MA > 3. Charles William FISH, I, b. 22 Oct 1859, Falmouth,Barnstable,MA   4. Annie B. FISH, b. 11 Dec 1861   5. Pamelia F. FISH, b. 28 Oct 1864, Falmouth,Barnstable,Massachusetts   6. Hannah H. FISH, b. 13 Mar 1867, Falmouth,Barnstable,MA > 7. Jehial Hatch FISH, b. 9 Apr 1869, Falmouth,MA > 8. James K. FISH, b. 27 Dec 1871, Falmouth,Barnstable,MA   9. Oliver S. FISH, b. 27 Sep 1874   10. Clara H. FISH, b. 27 Dec 1875
  Family ID	F46689	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1 BIRT 2 DATE 7 OCT 1835 2 PLAC Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts 2 SOUR S004900 1 _MILT 2 PLAC Co. H 38th Mass. Vol. Inf. (Civil War) 1 _MILT 2 PLAC Private 1 _MILT 2 DATE 13 AUG 1862 2 PLAC Enlisted 1 _MILT 2 DATE 29 DEC 1863 2 PLAC discharged, Boston, MA 1 _MDCL Light compexion, blue eyes and light hair Cornelius enlisted was enlisted by T.R. Kodman into Company H of the 38thInfantry Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers at New Bedford, MA, onAugust 13, 1862 to serve three years. He was honorably dischargedDecember 9, 1863 as a result of "prostration consequent upon malarialfever and chronic diarrhaea incurred while in the line of his duty." Also said to have "diseased kidneys" since 1859 by the A. A. Surgeon,U.S.A., John H. Maslei (?) Fish Cornelius B. H 38 Massachusetts Infantry. Private Box#000544Extraction#0013 Record#00003488 Name of Regiment Date of Organization Muster DateRegiment Type Massachusetts 38th Infantry Regiment 24 August 1862 30 June1865 Infantry Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 4 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 73 Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 151 List of Soldiers Regimental History Battles Fought Battle at Bisland, Louisiana on 13 April 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 25 May 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 27 May 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 28 May 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 29 May 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 01 June 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 04 June 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 14 June 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 18 June 1863 Battle at Brashear City, Louisiana on 23 June 1863 * Battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana on 02 July 1863 Battle at Snaggy Point, Red River, Louisiana on 13 April 1864 Battle at Cane River, Louisiana on 23 April 1864 Battle at On Steamer *BRASHEAR CITY, LA. JUNE 23RD, 1863 Brashear City, La., June 23, 1863. Detached forces under command of Maj. Robert C. Anthony of the 2nd Rhode Island Cavalry. For some time the enemy had been threatening the post at Brashear City. When Lieut.-Col. Albert Stickney, of the 47th Mass. infantry, withdrew the greater part of the forces there on the 2Oth the action at La Fourche Crossing, it gave the Confederates an opportunity too good to be overlooked. On the evening of the 22nd Maj. Hunter, with about 325 men of Baylor's Texas cavalry, rowed in skiffs from the mouth of Bayou Teche to a position in the rear of the city. About 5:30 on the morning of the 23rd he was within 800 yards of the Union lines. About the same time the Confederates commenced a spirited bombardment of the place from the Valverde battery across the bay. The attack from both sides seems to have disconcerted Maj. Anthony, who doubtless believed the land forces in the rear to be much larger than they really were, and he surrendered without offering any resistance. Some of the 1st Ind. heavy artillery stationed there acted without orders and put up a gallant fight until notified that the place had surrendered. The number of prisoners taken was about 1,000 (accounts differ) and there fell into the hands of the enemy 11 heavy guns, about 2,500 stands of small arms, a large number of wagons and tents, and a supply of ammunition. The prisoners were paroled. In killed and wounded the Union forces lost about 75 and the Confederates 21. Source: The Union Army, vol. 5 1880 Census: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace OccupationFather's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Cornelius B. FISH Self M Male W 44 MA Laborer MA MA Lucy C. FISH Wife M Female W 44 MA Keeping House MA MA Oto B. FISH Son S Male W 23 MA MA MA Mary E. FISH Dau S Female W 22 MA Dress Maker MA MA Charles W. FISH Son S Male W 20 MA Sailor MA MA Pamelia F. FISH Dau S Female W 15 MA At Home MA MA Hannah H. FISH Dau S Female W 13 MA At School MA MA Jehiel H. FISH Son S Male W 11 MA At School MA MA James K. FISH Son S Male W 8 MA At School MA MA Oliver S. FISH Son S Male W 5 MA MA MA Clara H. FISH Dau S Female W 4 MA MA MA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254519 NA Film Number T9-0519 Page Number 56A

• Sources

  [S2463] GEDCOM File : ~AT2E.ged, Jeramie Douglas Hammond, 8 Feb 2003. [S2489] 1900 U.S. Fed. Census, Falmouth, ED#9, p. 126. [S2490] Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-.). [S2534] Falmouth Vital Records. [S2480] Pension Records. This record, dated Ja. 15, 1898, is filled out by Cornelius B. Fishstating his marriage as August 11, 1855 in Sandwich, MA. [S2463] GEDCOM File : ~AT2E.ged, Jeramie Douglas Hammond.