Civil War Records of Wellington Chickering

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
USN Recg. Ship Ohio, U.S.S. Housatonic, Princeton Aug. 1, 1862 at Boston for 1 year as 2nd Class Fireman disch. Aug 4, 1863 from Princeton Boston boiler maker enl. at age 43
USN Recg. Ship Ohio, U.S.S. Niagara, North Carolina Sept. 18, 1863, for 3 years as 1st Class Fireman disch. Aug. 10, 1864 from North Carolina for disability Boston    

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): x

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
USN Recg. Ship Ohio, U.S.S. Niagara, North Carolina   Invalid     Mass.  
  Widow     Mass. Sylvina S. Chickering

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  8 pages (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

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Death

Date May 13, 1888
Place Chelsea soldiers home?
Age  
Cause  
Obituary Concord Enterprise, May 19, 1888
Funeral Chelsea, Mass.
Burial  
Survived by  

Additional Information

Wellington Chickering's service in the Navy is recorded in the 1862/63 annual report for the Town of Acton (p. 18).

 

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