1864/1865 Payments on Behalf of Parents in Robbinston, Maine, of Civil War Soldier Edwin Stanton; in 1860s/1870s Ledger of Financial Transactions of Robbinston

Edwin Stanton; then serving in the 1st Artillery; payments made in 1864 and 1865 on behalf of his parents in Robbinston, Maine.

"Joseph Stanton died 21 Feb. 1864 at home. Edwin S. was killed in front of Petersburg June 18/64"  

The application for a veterans gravestone indicates Joseph Stanton, who had been a sailor in the U.S. Navy, died on 20 March 1865; perhaps that was the application date mistakenly put in the death field. Whether Joseph died of disease of injury incurred as a result of his service, I do not know.

Thus, in one year, 1864, a few months apart, John and Mary Stanton of Robbinston lost two sons, Joseph and Edwin.

Found on numbered page 41 in a ledger of Robbinston, Maine, financial transactions from the mid 1860s to the 1870s.

Payments were made on behalf of:

• John Stanton, age 72; father
• Mary Stanton, age 72; mother

Edwin Stanton (1849-1864), born at Perry, Maine, son of John Stanton and Mary (Brooks) Stanton, who were born in New Brunswick and Ireland respectively.

1849 - Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 - birth record of Edwin Stanton at Perry, Maine

• parents John and Mary
• William John Stanton, born 20 November 1838 at Saint John, New Brunswick
• Elizabeth Stanton, born 26 May 1835 at Saint John, New Brunswick
• Matthew Stanton, born 26 August 1839 at Saint John, New Brunswick
• Joseph Stanton, born 26 May 1843 at Saint John, New Brunswick [see note above: "Joseph Stanton died 21 Feb 1864 at home."
• Edwin Stanton, born 20 May 1849 at Perry, Maine [Edwin must have fudged his age when he enlisted in 1863, or the date on this record is wrong, and his enlistment shows birth in nearby Robbinston, Maine]
• recorded 1 April 1852 by L. P. Brown, Town Clerk of Perry, Maine

1850 - US Census of Perry, Maine - Edwin Stanton, age 1; his father John a laborer

1860 - US Census of Robbinston, Maine - Edwin Stanton, age 12; his father John a farmer

1863 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957, Military Records - Civil War - Edwin Stanton

• age 18 [either fudged or his birth year is wrong in the birth record above] in 1863
• 5' 7" tall, with dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair
• born in Robbinston, Maine [or nearby Perry]; residence in Eastport, Maine
• single; farmer
• enlisted in Company M of Maine 1st Heavy Artillery as a private for a 3 year period on 29 December 1863
• left service 18 June 1864; killed in action at Petersburg, Virginia

1863-1864 - Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 - Edwin Stanton

• age 18, a farmer; resident of Eastport, Maine; born in Robbinston, Maine
• volunteered 29 December 1863 for a period of 3 years
• sworn and subscribed on 6 January 1864 at Belfast, Maine
• 5' 7" tall, with dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair
• 1st Heavy Artillery

1864 - death near Petersburg, Virginia on 18 June 1864 - Edwin Stanton

1864 - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 - Joseph Stanton is buried in Section B, Lot 156 of the Picnic Hill Cemetery at Robbinston, Maine - this cemetery may now be known as the Brewer Cemetery.  

A book of Robbinston burials compiled by Sharon Howland, Melva Morrell and Frances Raye, published in 1991, notes that Joseph is buried in the new section in back of Section C of the Brewer Cemetery.

If you have information on the family of Edwin Stanton, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

The ledger measures about 13" by 8" by 1/2" and contains entries for almost 50 families and many pages of other financial transactions. About half of the 178 numbered pages have entries. The ledger is missing its covers; the first page of what remains is shown below.

Soldiers and sailors listed in the ledger

• The numbers in parentheses indicate specific pages in the ledger.
• Many of the men listed below were born in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia and may have returned to Canada after the War.  See the map below to see how close New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were, particularly in the Age of Sail.
• If you have information on any of the men listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

The List, Alphabetized

• Sumner Anderson (page 12), age 22; 6th Regiment, Company D - reportedly killed in the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 10, 1864
• Philip H. Andrews (page 45); 11th Regiment, Company B.  
• Benjamin S. Apt (1846-1906), (page 44); age 18; 31st Regiment, Company B.  
• George E. Bean (page 6); age 19; 3rd Maine Battery
• John M. Bean (1832-1905), (page 15), age 32; 6th Regiment Company F.  
• Samuel Boyden (abt 1828-1891), (page 24), age 35; 6th Regiment; Company G.  
• Albert Gallatin Buck (1822-1901) (page 7); age 41; 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Company D
• Daniel Bugbee (page 55) - perhaps not a serviceman but rather Daniel Bugbee (1810-1875, North Dakota ?)
• Philip Caffrey (page 9), age 20; on US Gunboat Ossipee.  Could he be the Navy veteran Philip Caffrey (-1887) buried in the Hampton National Cemetery at Hampton, Virginia?
• Hugh H. Cameron (page 2), age 28; 9th Maine Regiment, Company E; mustered in October 1, 1864
• William H. Campbell (page 8); 11th Maine, Company G
• Thomas Chester (page 10), age 32; 30th Regiment; Company F
• William Embleton, age 41 (page 16); 15th Regiment; Company E.  Presumably the William Henry Embleton (1823-1873) who died in a fall to the rocks when building the bridge at Grand Falls, New Brunswick
• Henry H. Frost (page 27), a3-18ge 21; 1st Regular Heavy Artillery, Company D
• John T. Garnett (1843-1933), (page 6); age 21; 15th Regiment
• Rufus Gates (page 49); State Aid Account with Town of Robbinston - perhaps not a soldier and perhaps Legislator Rufus Gates (1816-1887)
• Allen T. Gow (1846-1893), (page 11); 31st Regiment, Company A.  
• Ebenezer D. Harlow (page 18), age 28; 18th Regiment, Company D.  Ebenezer D. Harlow (1836-1921), son of Jirah Harlow and Lydia (Johnson) Harlow
• Madison B. Hayman (1842-1923), (page 32), age 21; 6th Regiment, Company K. 
• John R. Hickey (page 3); age 39; U.S. Navy; transferred from 18th Regt
• Joseph Hinton, Jr. (page 25), age 22; 15th Regiment, Company K 
• Frank E. Johnson (1843-1909), (page 34), age 21; 6th Regiment; Company K.  Frank Ernest Johnson.
• George E. Johnson (page 17), age 27; 18th Regiment, Company D
• William H. Johnson (page 38), age 21; 15th Regiment, Company A
• William Johnson (page 22); 1st Artillery, Company M.  Possibly the William P. Johnson who is shown as having deserted in March 1865 - though there may be another explanation
• Thomas N. Kerr (page 31), age 29; 6th Regiment, Company K; discharged for disability April 18, 1864 with rank of corporal
• George L. Laskey (page 39); 7th Regiment.  George L. Laskey (1844-possibly 1867), was "transferred to the Invalid Corps Sept. 7, 1863". This record, from Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918, gives a birth year of 1844 but no death year.
• Frank R. Leach (page 26), age 23; 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Company D.  Franklin Rodney Leach (1840-1912)
• Frederick Leighton (page 30), age 20; 15th Regiment, Company K; re-enlisted March 1864
• Samuel Leighton (page 29), age 24; 11th Regiment, Company D.; enlisted in October 21, 1864 at Belfast, Maine
• Henry P. Low (page 33), age 22; 1st Maine Battery
• James E. Merry (page 13), age 46; 6th Regiment, Company F; discharged for disability 18 Dec 1864
• Benjamin C. Morrell (page 23), age 24; 1st Regiment Cavalry; Company D; discharged November 20, 1864.  Presumably Benjamin Charles Morrell (1840-1911)
• James Morrell (page 20), age 25; 18th Regiment or 1st Heavy Artillery, Company D. Did not survive the war; Ebenezer D. Harlow named guardian of his child.  Presumably the James "Morrill" buried in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
• John E. Morrell (page 40), age 21; 11th Regiment, Company F. "Enlisted Novr. 7 /64"
• Maine, State of (page 51); State Aid Account with Town of Robbinston
• Simon O'Brien (page 48); State Aid Account with Town of Robbinston - perhaps not a serviceman
• George Phelps (1840-1923) (page 1); 1864, First Maine Battery, 24 years of age.  George Nelson Phelps
• Q?  Name partially erased - James Qu?
• Curtis Robbinson [sic] (page 36); 31st Regiment, Company A.  He was Curtis Robinson (1846-1865)
• Samuel Ross (page 28), age 29; 11th Regiment, Company D, Mustered in 21 October 1864 at Belfast, Maine.  Samuel L. Ross (abt 1832-1914)
• Samuel S. Seeley 2d (page 14)
• Frederick Stanhope (page 35); 18th Regiment, Company M.  Presumably Frederick Stanhope (abt 1844-1898)
• George A. Stanhope (1839-1919), (page 19), age 24; 18th Regiment or 1st heavy artillery
• Levi Pierce Stanhope (1840-1922), (page 4); age 26; 9th Maine Regiment, Company A
• Edwin Stanton (page 41); 1st Artillery. "Joseph Stanton died 21 Feb. 1864 at home. Edwin S. was killed in front of Petersburg June 18 /64"
• Charles E. Taylor (page 37), age 25; 6th Regiment, Company G. "Wounded 7th Nov. 1863 at Rappahannock & soon died". 
• John Taylor (page 21); 6th Regiment, Company G.  "Nurse in a regimental hospital", in the book Maine at Gettysburg, published Lakeside Press in 1898.  Possibly this John Taylor (abt 1835/6-1904) 
• Thomas Trimble (1846-1914), (page 43); age 19; 31st Regiment, Company A. "enlisted Feb 26/64
• James William Tucker (page 5), age 19; 3rd Maine Battery
• Joseph E. Tucker (1846-1912), (page 42); 3rd Battery.  Joseph Edwin Tucker (1846-1912)  
• Elisha Vose (1841-1896), (page 9); age 22; Company E of First Maine Cavalry
• Lyman Vose (1839-1929), (page 9), age 24; Company E of First Maine Cavalry