Special Features
Some Who Served
ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY WAR AND RANK (IF KNOWN). WITHIN EACH SECTION,
ALPHABETIZED BY SURNAME, THEN FIRST NAME.
A GUIDE TO RANKS---(OFFICERS) General
(Gen), Lieutenant General (Lt Gen), Major General (Maj Gen), Brigadier General (Brig Gen),
Colonel (Col), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col), Major (Maj), Captain (Capt), lst & 2nd
Lieutenant (Lt)*when Ensign (Ens) is used it also equates to Lt---(NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS/ENLISTED) Sergeant Major (Sgt Maj), First Sergeant (1Sgt), Master/Staff, etc.
(Sgt), Corporal (Cpl)*when Fife Major is used it roughly equates to Cpl, Private (Pvt)
* = RELATED BY MARRIAGE
War Service = Name
Died during service = Name
King Phillip's War (1675-1676)
French & Indian Wars (King William's
1689-1697), Queen Anne's 1702-1713, King George's 1744-1748, The French & Indian War
1754-1763)
The American Revolution (1775-1781)
The War of 1812 (1812-1814)
The Civil War (1861-1865)
Western Indian Wars (1835-1895)
King Phillip's War (1675-1676)
* Stephen Coolidge (1639-c1710): Uncle of Sarah Coolidge, wife of
Samuel Hastings, son of Thomas & Margaret (Cheney) Hastings. He served at Billerica
under Lt Edward Oakes and later in the company commanded by Capt John Cutler.
John Hastings (1654-1718): Brother of Thomas above. He served under
Capt. Daniel Henchman (Sept. 1675), Capt. Joseph Syll (Jan. 1675), probably Capt. Nathan
Davenport (Nov. 1675), and Lt. Edward Oakes (April 1676).
Thomas Hastings (1652-1712): Son of Thomas & Margaret (Cheney)
Hastings. He served under Capt. Richard Beers (Feb. 1675) and Capt. Samuel Appleton (Dec.
1675) during the "Great Swamp Fight."
* Benjamin Taynter (1650- ): Uncle of Mary Taynter, wife of Benjamin
Hastings, son of Samuel & Sarah (Coolidge) Hastings. He served during the war which
came about "when all the Indian tribes conspired together to exterminate the white
men."
* Jonathan Taynter (1654-1712): Uncle of
Mary (see above). He was at the Great Swamp Fight in Dec 1675. "The swamp fight
happened on a severe cold night, in which about 50 English were killed in the action and
died of their wounds or of the severity of the storm and cold. Three hundred or 350
Indians, men, women and children, were killed, and as many captured. It is said 500
wigwams were burned with the Indian Fort, and 200 more in other parts of
Narrangaset."[sic]
French & Indian Wars (King
William's 1689-1697), Queen Anne's 1702-1713, King George's 1744-1748, The French &
Indian War 1754-1763):
* Capt William Shepard (1737-1817): Father of Lucy Shepard
(1778-1833), wife of Ephraim Hastings, son of John & Content (Little) Hastings of
Hatfield, Mass. He enlisted at the age of 17 and endured six years of combat, emerging
from the war as a Captain. (See also Revolutionary War--Gen. Shepard)
Ens. Seth Hastings (1722-1775): Son of John & Mary Hastings.
Served as an officer during the war.
Benjamin Hastings (1731-c1758): Son of Benjamin & Mary (Taynter)
Hastings. Served in the Indian War and died at Montreal, in captivity, circa 1758.
Eliphalet Hastings (1734-1824): Son of Joseph & Lydia (Brown)
Hastings: of Waltham, Mass. "Early in the war, he entered the Army, and was taken
prisoner at Fort William Henry, Lake George, August 1757. He was sent to Canada, thence to
France, and lodged in the Rochelle prison, where he remained about a year, when he was
exchanged and sent to England. The expedition to Canada under Gen. (James) Wolfe was
nearly ready to start at this time, and he joined it; was at the taking of Quebec, 1759,
and assisted in carrying Gen. Wolfe to the rear, when mortally wounded." (See also
Revolutionary War--Capt. Eliphalet)
Nathaniel Hastings, Jr. (1738-1820): Son of Nathaniel & Esther
(Perry) Hastings of Shrewsbury/Boylston Mass. Served in the Mass. Militia and
probably the same as Cpl. Nathaniel who marched with Col. Oliver Wilder
towards Ft. William Henry in 1757.
William Hastings (1742-c1758): Brother of Benjamin. Served with Capt.
Jonathan Brown's Company at Lake George in 1758.
The American Revolution
(1775-1781):
* Maj. Gen. William Shepard (1737-1817): In May 1775 he was
commissioned( a Lt. Col. in Timothy Danielson's Mass. Regt, where he helped defend Boston
during the siege. In Jan of 1776 he was given command of the 3rd Continental Infantry. He
endured the brutal winter at Valley Forge. As a Colonel he commanded the 4th Mass.
Infantry Regiment, par' of Brig. Gen. John Glover's Brigade. He commanded the 4th Inf from
1777 to 1783. During the course of the war he served in about twenty-two battles. He was
honored by Gen. (Marquis de) La Fayette who presented
* Lt. Col. Benjamin Flagg (1723-1819): Uncle of Lois Rice, daughter of
Absalom & Elizabeth (Flagg) Rice. Lois was married to Nathan Hastings Benjamin served
on many important committees during the war. He entered the war as a Capt. and in 1777 he
was promoted to Lt. Col.
Maj. Samuel Hastings (1757-1834): Son of Samuel & Lydia (Tidd)
Hastings of Lincoln, Mass. "He was present at Lexington Common (under the command of
Capt. John Parker) on the l9th of April 1775 (the first engagement of the Revolution). As
soon as it was understood that the Colonies had organized an army to oppose the British he
volunteered, and was chosen one of General Lee's life guard, and was taken prisoner with
him at Long Island (Maj Gen Charles Lee is a very controversial figure in American
history---a very effective general, and a pragmatic one as well. He decided the Revolution
was doomed to fail and helped the British in an effort to bring it to a quicker end. He
was later court-martialed by Gen Washington)." Samuel was later released and soon was
appointed Major of the Lexington Artillery. He was buried, among his ancestors; at the old
graveyard in Lexington.
Capt. Eliphalet Hastings (1734-1824): "On the breaking out of the
War of Revolution, he again volunteered; and was commissioned a Captain."
Capt. Benjamin Hastings: Commanded a company of Lancaster Minutemen in
Col. Whitcomb's Regiment. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any,
not yet established.
Capt. Charles Hastings (1760-1860): Husband of Anna Woods. Served in
the Mass. Militia. He fought in the Burgoyne campaign and at the Battle of Rhode Island.
He later served under Gen. Lafayette. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet
established.
Capt. Enoch Hastings (c1728-1812): Husband of Sally Anderson. Served
in the Pennsylvania Militia. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if
any, not yet established.
Capt. John Hastings (1754-1839): Husband of Lydia
Dana. Served in the
Mass. Militia. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet
established.
* Capt. Josiah Warren (1748-1797): Son of Phineas & Grace
(Hastings) Warren. He served as an Artillery Commander at Bunker Hill.
Capt. Josiah Hastings (1760-1843): Son of Josiah & Lydia (Ball)
Hastings. He served in the "MA Line."
Capt. Samuel Hastings (1735-1823): Son of Nathaniel & Esther
(Perry) Hastings of Shrewsbury & Boylston, Mass. Served with the Massachusetts
Militia.
Capt. Sylvanus Hastings (1721-1806): Husband of Jemima Willard. Served
in the New Hampshire Militia. Buried in Charleston, NH. Descent from
Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Oliver Hastings, M.D.: Served in the New Hampshire Militia. Buried at
Charleston, NH. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet
established.
Seth Hastings, Sr., M.D. (1745-1830): Son of Hopestill Hastings of
Hatfield, Mass. Served as a Doctor in the Conn. Militia. Brother of Elihu (see below).
Interred at Kirkland Ave Cemetery Clinton, New York.
Lt. Benjamin Hastings (1728-1806): Husband of Mary Porter. Son of
Benjamin & Prudence (Smith) Hastings. Served in the Mass. Militia. Buried in
High Street Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass.
Lt. Elijah Hastings: Served in the Mass. Militia. Buried in West
Cemetery, Amherst, Mass. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any,
not yet established.
Lt. Thomas Hastings (1721-1787): Grandfather of Harriet Hastings, who
married Charles Dickinson Adams. He "turned out at the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Eli
Parker's company. In 1776 he served as lieutenant in the Amherst Company, Hampshire County
Regt."
* Lt. Josiah Moore: Husband of Mary Hastings, daughter of Seth (see
above) & Hannah (Soden) Hastings.
Lt. Aaron Willard (1743-1817): Son of Lt. Moses & Susanna
(Hastings) Willard of Charlestown, NH. He served as an officer during the Revolution.
Ens. Abijah Hastings (1730-1826): Served as an officer in the Mass.
Militia.
2Lt. John Hastings (1738-1802): Son of Daniel & Sarah (Ball)
Hastings of Watertown, Mass. Served in the Mass. Militia.
Ens. Josiah Hastings (1727-1810): Husband of Mary Hartwell. Served in
the New Hampshire Militia. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if
any, not yet established.
1Sgt. Jonathan Hastings (1738-1804): Husband of Abigail Smith. Served
in the Mass. Militia. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not
yet established.
Sgt. William Andrews (c1750- ): Father-in-Law of Simon Hastings
(1771-1840), son of Simon & Sarah (Coolidge) Hastings. Simon married Mindwell Andrews.
Her father, Sgt William, served as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the Continental
Army.
Sgt. Nevinson Hastings (1756-1835): Son of Moses & Abigail
(Taylorro: Brookfield, Mass. He served in the Mass. Militia for three years.
Fife Maj. Martin Rice (1757-1833): Husband of Ruth Hastings, daughter
of Daniel & Priscilla (Keyes) Hastings of Shrewsbury, Mass. "He was the eight
months service, 1775, from Petersham, a fifer in Holman's company, and in Pollard's
company, In Denney's Regiment, 1780, he was Fife Major."
Cpl. Jonathan Hastings (1752-1822); Husband of Hannah Shaw. Served in
the Mass. Militia. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not
yet established.
* Pvt. William Symes Ashley (1756-1846): Husband of Clarissa Willard,
daughter of Lt. Aaron Willard above.
Pvt. Augustus Coolidge (c1758-?): Son of Henry & Phebe
(Dana) Coolidge of Brighton, MA. He served with Capt Samuel Patch's Company, Col.
William Prescott's Regiment.
Pvt. Andrew Hastings
(c1738-1794): Son of Levi & Edith (Farr) Hastings. He served the 6th
Company of Co. Ashley's New Hampshire Militia.
Pvt. Daniel Hastings, jr. (1732-1807): Brother of 2Lt John. Served in
the Mass. Militia.
Pvt. Henry Hastings (1758-1803): Son of Pvt. Daniel,Jr. He served in
the Mass. Militia.
Pvt. Isaac Hastings (1755-1831): Brother of Maj Samuel (see above).
"He also was on Lexington Common, on the memorable l9th of April, but' took no active
part until a later period, when he was among the volunteers at the capture of Burgoyne,
and was detailed, with others, being swift of foot, as a spy or scout, to learn the
position of the British forces sent up the Hudson from New York, to relieve, or cooperate
with Burgoyne. After the surrender of the British forces, was among the troops detailed to
guard the Army of Burgoyne at Prospect Hill, where they passed the winter of
1776-77."
Pvt. Nathaniel Hastings, Jr. (1730-1820): Brother of Capt. Samuel. He
served in the Mass. Militia.
Pvt. Silas Hastings (1746- ): Brother of Capt. Samuel. He served in
the Mass. Militia.
Pvt. Simon Hastings (1735-1785): Son of Benjamin & Mary (Taynter)
Hastings of Watertown. He served in the Mass. Militia. He was a member of Capt. John
Parker's Company of Minutemen at Lexington, April 19, 1775. John Hancock and Samuel Adams
were in the town at this time and fled only after being notified by Paul Revere that the
British were on the way to capture them. John Hancock consulted with Capt. Parker before
his Company's fateful engagement with the British.
Pvt. Zenas Hastings: Served during the war. See also War of 1812. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Pvt. Abijah Jennison (1747-1830): Grandson of Hopestill
& Elizabeth (Hastings) Mead. He served with the Mass. Militia.
* Pvt. John Stone (1757-1844): Father-in-Law of Reuben Hastings, son
John & Elizabeth (Howe) Hastings of Shrewsbury, Mass. Reuben married Hannah Stone.
Pvt. John served in Capt. Simon Edgell's company of Minutemen from Framingham, Mass. He
was among those who responded to the alarm (April 19, 1775--initiaiated by Paul Revere
during his famous ride) and marched to Concord and Cambridge to fight the British. After
this engagement, he enlisted with Capt. Thomas Drury's company (Col. Nixon's Regt). During
his time in uniform, he also served with Capt. Caleb Brook's company (Col. Nicholas Dike's
Regt). "On Aug 17, 1777, enlisted in Capt Joseph Winch's company, Col. Samuel
Bullard's Regt, which marched to reinforce Gen. Gates army in the campaign resulting in
the capture of Gen. Burgoyne's army at Saratoga."
Jacob Brown (1763-1845): Son of David & Mindwell (Cummins)
Brown of Charlton, MA. He was a descendant of William & Hepzibah (Hastings)
Bond.
* Joseph Coolidge (1730-1775):
Brother-in-Law and distant cousin to Pvt. Simon (see above) and Samuel (see below).
"Killed in the retreat from Concord, April 19, 1775. Joseph, who had been an ardent
patriot, serving his country well during the years leading to the Revolution, was the only
Watertown man to fall in defense of Concord and Lexington." A monument to his
sacrifice was unveiled in Watertown one hundred years later, April 19, 1875. He is listed
among the "first martyrs in the cause of American liberty" (Vol. XVIII,
Massachusetts Historical Collections).
Jonathan Farnsworth (1754-1822): Son of Stephen
& Eunice (Hastings) Farnsworth of Charlestown, N.H..
He settled in Vermont where he entered the Continental Army.
Benjamin Hastings (1760-1835): Son of Lt. Benjamin above.
He marched to Ticonderoga as a drummer boy in Capt. Timothy Childs Company, Colonel David
Leonards Regiment.
Elihu Hastings (1751-1837): Son of Hopestill & Lydia (Frary)
Hastings of Hatfield, Mass., and Clinton, N.Y. Served in the New York Militia. He was
interred at Kirkland Ave Cemetery, Clinton, New York.
Jonathan Hastings (1756-1824/5): Son of Nathaniel & Lois
(Houghton) Hastings. He served in the "Mass. Line."
Jonas Hastings (1755-1846): Son of Joseph & Hannah Hastings of
Shrewsbury.
Oliver Hastings (1754-1820): Son of Moses & Abigail (Taylor)
Hastings of Brookfield & Shrewsbury, MA. Served in the "Mass. Line."
Oliver Hastings (1755-1825): Son of Benjamin & Mary (Porter)
Hastings. Served in the "Mass. Line."
Samuel Hastings (1750-1834): Brother of Pvt Simon (see above). He
served briefly as a courier for John Hancock and Gen. George Washington. A free passage
document (signed by Hancock) was passed down to his daughter, Mary Ann Hastings.
Samuel Hastings (1721-1820): Son of Samuel & Bethia (Holloway)
Hastings of Lexington, Mass. Father of Maj. Samuel, Jr., and Pvt. Isaac (see above).
"He was among the men (there were a total of eighty) paraded on Lexington Common, on
the morning of the l9th of April, 1775 to resist the British. He stood at the right front
of the line" (known as the Battle of Lexington, the first engagement of the
Revolution; eight Minutemen were killed). He went on to serve "with the Army at
Cambridge, in July, when Gen. Washington took command."
Eliphalet Warren (1757- ): Son of Phineas & Grace (Hastings)
Warren.
Moses Warren (c1759- ): Brother of Eliphalet above.
The War of 1812:
* Col. Josiah Snelling (1782-1829): Father of Dr. Josiah R. Snelling,
Jr. who married Frances Emmeline Hastings, daughter of Dr. Seth & Huldah (Clark)
Hastings. He served with distinction during the war al later commanded several outposts on
the western frontier. "In 1824, Ft. Snelling, which was named in his honor by Gen.
Winfield Scott, was completed under his direction (with the assistance of his subordinate
Lt. Col. Henry Leavenworth)." During his career he served in the 4th, 5th and 6th
Infantry Regiments---in 1819 he assumed command of the 5th Infantry, where he had been
assigned as a young lieutenant.
Col. William Wheeler (1782-1851): Grandson of Benjamin
& Keziah (Hastings) Blanchard. He served as a captain and later
colonel in the Vermont militia that operated in and around Portland, Maine.
Lt. Col. Walter Hastings: He raised a Mass.
regiment consisting of companies from the Mendon and Shrewsbury area and they
served at, among other places, Ft. Warren. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant unknown and considered unlikely.
Maj. Jacob Brown (c1788-1846): Son of Jacob Brown above.
He served in the U.S. military from 1812 until his death in 1846.
Lt. Simeon Hastings: He served in Capt. S. Graves'
Company of Artillery, Lieut. Col. W. Edwards' Regiment. He was among
those "raised" in Worcester with service from Sept. 8 - Nov. 5, 1814.
Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
William Ashley (1788-c1878): Son of William Symes & Clarissa
(Willard) Ashley and grandson of Lt. Aaron Willard above. Served in Capt. Dodge's Company,
Col. Fifield's Regt. during 1812 and enlisted in Capt. Jonathan Prentiss, Jr.'s, Company,
Col. Dixon's Regt. in September 1813.
Robert Collins Hastings (c1790- ): Husband of Patience Brayton of
Watertown, New York. He served as an officer in the New York Militia. Commanded soldiers
at Sacketts Harbor. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Seth Hastings, Jr., M.D. (1780-1861): Son of Dr. Seth & Eunice
(Parmele) Hastings of Washington, CT, and Clinton, NY. Served as the Regimental Surgeon
(officer) for the Regt of Militia of the County of Oneida (NY), commanded by Lt. Col.
Silvester Gridley, Esq.
(?) Sgt. Daniel Hastings: Husband of Rebecca Harrington (m. 4 Nov 1823
at Lexington). Served in Capt Moses Ames company of Mass. Militia. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Cpl. Ebenezer Hastings:
He served in Capt. S. Graves' Company of Artillery, Lieut. Col. W. Edwards'
Regiment. He was among those "raised" in Worcester with service
from Sept. 8 - Nov. 5, 1814. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
(?) Pvt. Asa Hastings: Served in Capt. Ira Drew's company, 2lst US
Infantry. SC-13897. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not
yet established.
Pvt. Lewis Hastings: A Vermonter who served in Lt William S.
Foster's company, 11th US Infantry Regt.. Service included at least the
period from Jan. - Feb. 1813. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not
yet established.
(?) Pvt. Zenas Hastings: Served in the war. IF-27953. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Symes Ashley (1796 -1812): Son of William
Symmes Ashley above. Enlisted at age 16 and died shortly thereafter, probably a combat
casualty.
(?) Francis Hastings: Served in Capt. Daniel St. Johns' company of NY
Militia. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet
established.
Ebenezer Hobbs (1794 - ?): Son of Elisha & Sally
(Gale) Hobbs of Camden, Maine and grandson of Elisha & Lois (Hastings)
Hobbs. He served at Camden during the War of 1812.
The Civil War (1861-1865):
Maj. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891): Son of the Hon.
Solomon Sibley. Born in Detroit, MI. He was the first Governor of Minnesota.
Served as an officer with the Minnesota Volunteers and, in 1864, was breveted to
Major General, U.S. Volunteers. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Brig. Gen. Russell Hastings (1835-1904): Son of Col. Russell &
Harriet (Thayer) Hastings of Greenfield, MA. Served with the 23rd Ohio during the Valley
Campaign (1864) and Opequon, VA. Promoted to Brevet Brigadier in 1865. His Regimental
Commander in the 23rd was Lt. Col. Rutherford B. Hayes (later President of the United
States). Hayes preserved Hastings' wartime papers and they can be seen at the
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. Another fellow officer in
the Regiment was (Brevet) Major William McKinley (25th President of the United States).
Brig. Gen. Edward Hastings Ripley (1839-1915). Born in Center
Rultand, VT. He left Union College as a medical student to enlist as a Private in
the 9th Vermont Infantry. Because of his ability to recruit, he was quickly promoted
into the officer ranks. He was the captured with his company at Harper's Ferry, West
Virginia in September 1862. He didn't return to active combat until the Fall of
1864. He was promoted to Brigadier General at the age of twenty five.
Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established. For
additional information there is a book about him entitled
Vermont General: The Unusual War Experiences of
Edward Hastings Ripley, 1862-1865, ed. Otto Eisenschiml (New York:
Devin-Adair Company, 1960).
* Col. Lorin Andrews (1819-1861): Husband
of Sarah Rebecca Gates, daughter of Simon S. & Sarah (Hastings) Gates. "On the
fall of Sumter, he immediately offered his services, and led to the Camp a company of his
neighbors, the first company of volunteers from the state. He was soon commissioned a
Colonel of the 4th Regt of Ohio Volunteers." Sadly, he was stricken by "camp
fever" not long after deploying with his unit. He returned home and died less than a
month later (Sept 18, 1861).
Col. George Seymour Hastings (1836- ): Son of George & Mary
(Seymour) Hastings of Mt. Morris, New York. "On Aug 19, 1862, he obtained from the
Governor of New York authority to recruit a company for the 24th New York Independent
Battery of Light Artillery, then in the field. For over a year (during the progressive
occupation of the South) he served as Judge-Advocate (he was a lawyer by training) of the
Sub-District of the Albemarle, in North Carolina, and participated in several battles. On
April 20, 1864, while on duty at Plymouth, N.C., with a small brigade, numbering about two
thousand men, he was captured after a series of engagements, commencing on April 17, and
resulting finally, after repeated repulses of the enemy, in a grand charge over our
earthworks and defenses, and the capture of the entire garrison after several hours
fighting within the defenses." He was held in confinement for several months at
Macon, Georgia. He finally escaped (after three failed attempts), along with four other NY
officers, to the hills of Tenn. After 34 days on the run, they reached Union lines near
Knoxville.
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Col. Smith H. Hastings
(1843-1905): Born in Quincy, Mich., son of Zina Henry & Angeline (Gordinier)
Hastings. As a Captain he
commanded Troop M, 5th Michigan Cavalry. His Brigade Commander ("The Michigan
Brigade") was George Armstrong Custer. He was decorated with the Medal of Honor, for
actions at Newbys Crossroads, July 24, 1863, while under Custer's command.
Col. David Hastings Moore (1838- ): Son of Eliakim Hastings & Amy
(Barker) Moore of Athens, Ohio. He served in the 87th Ohio Volunteers which was later
combined with the 125th Regt. This unit was dubbed the "Ohio Tigers" at the
Battle of Chickamauga. He later commanded the
Regiment during the Atlanta Campaign in the final stages of the war. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Lt. Col. William Y.W. Ripley: Brother of Brig. Gen. Edward
Hastings Ripley. He served with the 1st U.S. Sharpstooters. He won a
Congressional Medal of Honor for combat performance at Malvern Hill, VA, on July 1,
1862. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet
established.
Capt. Charles W. Hastings: He served with Company H,
12th Regiment, Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry. A photo of him exists at
the US Army's Military History Institute. He may be same person listed as
Charles Worthington Hastings below. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Capt. Christopher Sawyer Hastings
(1815-1863): Son of Ephraim & Achsah (Sawyer) Hastings of Boylston, Mass.
"Volunteered his services to his country, Aug 1, 1862; was at the Battle of Fredericksburg; went with
the 9th Army Corps to Vicksburg, and shared in the capture of Jackson, Miss. Here he had
the small-pox. Recovering from this, and on his way to Kentucky, he was seized with
malaria fever, contracted in the swamp of Miss., and died at Mound City Hospital,
Illinois. His body was interred at Berlin (Mass.) with full military honors. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Capt. Walter Hastings (1839 - aft. 1912): He served
with the 12th Illinois and in Company D, 96th
Regiment, Illinois Voluntary Infantry. A wartime bust image of him exists
at the US Army's Military History Institute. This is
believed to be Capt. Walter W. Hastings, son of Gardner & Judith (Warren)
Hastings.
* Capt. Jay Lee: Husband of Harriet Lansing Hastings, daughter of
George & Mary (Seymour) Hastings. He served in the NY Militia.
Frank Hastings Hamilton, M.D. (1813-1886): Son of Calvin & Lucinda
(Hastings) Hamilton of Wilmington, Vermont. "At the beginning of the Civil War he
accompanied the 3lst New York Regt to the front, and had charge of the general field
hospital in Centreville during the first battle of Bull
Run. For nearly two years he remained in the army, being promoted several times, but
he resigned in Feb 1863 and returned to his duties in Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
where he had been appointed Professor of Military Surgery." How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Rev. Lewis Merwin Hobbs (1824-1901): Son of Joseph Hastings
& Rachel (Merwin) Hobbs of Delaware Co., NY. He descended from Thomas Hastings1
via his son John2. He served as the Staff Chaplain for the 3rd Regiment,
U.S. Colored Infantry from December 1863 - October 1865. The latter part of his
service was spent in the Union occupation force in and around Jacksonville, FL. He
remained there after the war and was appointed as an Assistant State Superintendent for
Education (for Florida) by the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands. In January of 1866, he was appointed by the Governor of Florida as
Superintendent of Colored Schools. He lost this position after testifying in
February 1866 before the first session of the 39th United States Congress, Joint Committee
on Reconstruction. His liberal views on race issues were at odds with the governors.
* Rev. James Nichols (1818-1864): Husband
of Sarah Jane Hastings, daughter of Ephraim & Lucy (Shepard) Hastings and
grand-daughter of Maj Gen Shepard (see above). Rev. Nichols was the Chaplain (officer) for
the 108th New York Regt of Volunteers. During his service he contracted disease and died,
Jan 1864.
1Lt. Thomas J. Hastings: He served in Company C, 15th
Regiment, Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry. A photo of him exists at the
US Army's Military History Institute. Link,
if any, not yet established.
* Lt. John Habberton (1842 - 1921): Husband of Alice Lawrence Hastings,
daughter of Dr. P.M. & Jane (Sheldon) Hastings of New York. He enlisted (May 1862 in
the 13th NY Militia Regt. He later reenlisted in the lst NY Mounted Rifles where "he
was a brother sergeant of Charles H. Hastings and Frederick G. Hastings"(see below).
In Jan of 1864, he was commissioned and reassigned to the 2Oth Colored Infantry. He went
on to become a newspaper man and author of the "widely popular" Helen's
Babies (1876).
Lt. Henry Hastings Hunt (1842 - 1894): He served with the
First Maine Battery of Light Artillery and fought with it at Second Bull Run and
Gettysburg. He
was from Gorham, ME. Link, if any, not yet
established.
Daniel Ashley Dickinson (1839-1902): Son of Wright S. & Martha
(Jennison) Dickinson of Hartland, VT. He served as an Assistant Paymaster on the US Navy
gunboat "Thomas Freeborn" from 1863-1865.
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First Sergeant Henry C. Hastings
(1844-1934): Son of Lambert & Martha (Holton)
Hastings of Saint Johnsbury, Vt. He enlisted as a private,
December 1863, in Company A, 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery.
He completed his service as a First Sergeant, Veteran Reserve Corps,
and was mustered out on September 15, 1865.
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QMSgt. Andrew J. Hastings: He served in Company
H, 1st Regiment, NH Volunteer Heavy Artillery. A photo of him exists at
the US Army's Military History Institute. Link, if
any, not yet established.
1st Sgt. Horace Nutter Hastings (1829-1904): Brother of Sgt George (see
above) and Benjamin (below). Served with the 5th Massachusetts (as an Orderly Sergeant)
and 11th Massachusetts Infantry from Sept. 1864 to
June 1865. He was present for the surrender at Appamatox.
1Sgt. James R. Hastings (?-?): Served with Company E,
2nd Regiment, New York State Volunteer Heavy Artillery. A photo of him
exists at the US Army's Military History Institute. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Sgt. Charles Henry Hastings (1822-1892): Son of Charles & Martha
(Barker) Hastings. Served with the 1st New York Mounted Rifles.
Sgt. Frederick Guernsey Hastings (1843-? ): Son of Rev. Parsons &
Mary Ann (Guernsey) Hastings. Served with the 1st New York Mounted Rifles.
Sgt. George Henry Hastings (1841- ?): Son of Charles & Mary
(Frost) Hastings of Boston, MA. Served in the 56th Mass. Regt. He was wounded at the
Battle of Petersburg.
Cpl Charles Wesley Hastings (1847-1911): Son of Ephraim &
Sarah (Parker) Hastings of Groton Center, OH. He served with Company G, 72d Ohio Volunteer
Infantry and was present when his regiment particiapted in the battle of Brice's
Cross Roads, Miss., June 10, 1864.
Cpl John F. Sluman (1829-1863):
Husband of Sarah Hastings. He served with Company D, 96th Illinois
and died Feb. 18, 1863.
Edward Hastings: He was an NCO and principal musician
who served with Company K, 48th New York State Volunteers. Link, if any, not
yet established.
Pvt. Andrew Jackson Hastings: (1845-1916): Son of Ephraim
& Sarah (Parker) Hastings of Groton Twp., Erie Co., OH. He served with Company K, 128th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry and as a guard at the Union prison camp at Johnson
Island, OH.
Pvt. Amos Hastings: (1828 - ?): He was
born in Grantham, NH, and served with the 2nd Regt. of US Sharp Shooters of
Newport, NH. He was mustered out in Sept. 1863 due to lameness. Descent from Thomas the immigrant not established or likely.
Pvt. Charles S. Hastings (c1842 -?
): Son of Alvah & Ruth (Edwards) Hastings. He was a cutler from Deerfield,
MA. He enlisted in Company K, 20th
Mass. Infantry on September 4, 1861. He was killed at the battle of Fredricksburg. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Pvt. David L. Hastings (1842 -
1864): Probably son of Jefferson & Lydia (Lord)
Hastings. Served in Company E, 3rd Vermont Infantry. He was killed
at the battle of Brandy Station and buried at nearby Culpepper, VA.
Pvt. Edgar A. Hastings (c1840 - 1909): He was probably
from Waitsfield, Mass. and served with Company B, 13th Vermont Infantry.
He died at S. Lawrence, Mass.. Link, if any, is unknown.
Pvt. Elias Oliver Hastings (1830-1913): Son of Lemuel &
Hannah (Holton) Hastings of St. Johnsbury, VT. He enlisted in 1862 and served
primarily with Company H, 36th Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry. He mustered out
of Company C of the 36th on June 8, 1865, at North Alexandria, VA.
Pvt. Flavel J. Hastings (c1843 - aft. 1913): He was
from Middlesex, Vt. He enlisted on Dec. 4, 1863 and served in Company C,
1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry. He later transferred to Company A. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Pvt. George Hastings (c1843 -? ): "Boatman from Worcester,
MA." Mustered into Company H, 2nd Mass. Heavy Artillery on August 6, 1864.
He deserted at New Bern, NC, on September 7, 1864. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
Pvt. George A. Hastings (c1839 - ?): A cutler of
Deerfield, MA. He enlisted in Company K, 20th Mass. Infantry on September 4,
1861. He transferred out of the 20th. Descent from
Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.
20th Mass.
Pvt. Henry C. Hastings (1840 - 1929):
Son of Jonas & Almira (Jones) Hastings of Concord, MA. Served with
Company H, 70th New York Infantry. He fought at several major battles to include
"Second Manassas," "The Wilderness," Gettysburg, Spotslyvania and Coal
Harbor. He was discharged on 22 June 1864. He and his wife spent most of their
lives in Utica, NY, where he died and is buried.
Pvt. James Hastings (? - ?):
Served with
Company A, 2nd New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery. A photo of him exists
at the US Army Military History Institute.
Pvt. John S. Hastings: Served with Company F, 34th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Daysville, IL. A photo of him exists at the US Army
Military History Institute. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Pvt. Russell Hastings (? - 1864):
Served with Company C, 57th Mass and died, probably of disease, at Washington, D.C.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Pvt. Samuel H. Hastings: Served with Company H, 53rd
Mass. Regiment (consisting of men from Hubbardston, Phillipston, Warwick, and
Winchendon).
Link,
if any, not yet established.
Pvt. Sidney B. Hastings (1818 - 1906): He was from
Middlesex, Vt. and was possibly father or brother of Flavel. He
served in Company C, 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Pvt. Thomas A. Hastings: Served with Company M, 102nd
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
A photo of him exists at the US Army Military History Institute. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Pvt. Waitstill Alonzo Hastings (1836-1884): Son of Waitstill
& Permelia (Carr) Hastings. He served with Company K, 21st Ohio Volunteer
Infantry and was captured at the battle of Chickamauga.
He was held prisoner at Danville, VA, until he escaped on 1 July 1864. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Pvt. Charles Person (c1841-1861): Brother
of Maryette Elizabeth Person, wife of Almon Woodard Hastings of Jamaica, Windham Co, VT. He
enlisted in Company I, 4th Regt. of Vermont Volunteers and died of
Typhoid at Camp Griffin (near McClean), VA, on Nov. 29, 1861.
4th Vermont
* Everett L. Abbott (1834-1924): Son of Lucius & Esther (Goddard)
Abbott and nephew of William & Susan (Goddard) Hastings. Served with the Vermont
Volunteers.
* Ora S. Abbott (1835-1920): Brother of Everett (above) and George
(below). Nephew of William & Susan (Goddard) Hastings. Served in Company H, 6th Mass.
Volunteers.
* George Tyler Abbott (1843-1903): Brother of Everett and Ora. Nephew
of William & Susan Hastings. Served in Company I, 4th Vermont Infantry.
4th
Vermont
John Emerson Anderson (1833- ): Son of John M, & Parney H.
(Hastings) Anderson of West Boylston, MA. He was a nephew of Lewis M. (see above) and
Lemuel G. (below). Served two terms 2nd Regt of Mass. Volunteers.
Orange Ayers (1831 - bef.
1865): Son of James & Sally (Hastings) Ayers of Bakersfield, Vt.. He
joined late in the war and died in a confederate prison.
Elias Hastings Bennett (1840-1862): Son
of Elias Dexter & Almira (Wellington) Bennett of Brighton, MA. He was killed during
the Second Battle of Bull Run while serving with
Company C, l3th Regt. Mass. Volunteers. He was interred on the field. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Marcus M. Coolidge (1839-1861): Son
of Charles & Nancy (Spaulding) Coolidge of Westminster, MA. He was killed
at the battle of Booneville, MO on June 17, 1861.
William Coolidge: Son
of Jonathan & Harriet (Neel) Coolidge of Waltham, MA, Mobile, Alabama and
Mississippi. It is believed that he fought in the Civil War and, if so, probably for
the Confederacy. He died during the war. His father left New England and moved
to the South where he prospered and owned slaves.
Andrew Cutting (1840 - ): Son of Gilbert & Mary Adaline (Hastings)
Cutting of Boston. Served as a Quarter-Master clerk with the 44th Regt of Mass.
Volunteers. Captured, with most of his unit, on April 20, 1864 at Plymouth, NC, and spent
the remainder of the war at Andersonville prison.
* Austin Hastings Cutting (1839 -?): Son of Thaniel & Elmira
(Hastings) Cutting. Served briefly in the 13th Mass. Volunteers at Ft. Warren.
Charles Edwin Fay (1840 - aft. 1865): Brother of Sarah Fay. He served in the
21st Mass, for eighteen months and fought in several engagements. The Regiments
first battle was fought at New Berm, North Carolina. They went on to fight at Antietam (Sept 1862), as part of Maj. Gen. Samuel D.
Sturgis' Division and Gen Ambrose E. Burnside's 9th Corps. In the aftermath of this
horrendous battle,"boy's from the 21st carried their wounded into a farmhouse where
an energetic young woman named Clara Barton (later to found the American Red Cross) had
set up a dressing station." How you can help
save the Battlefield!
* Luke H. Gilson (1819-1867): Son of Calvin &
Mehitable (Partridge) Gilson of Chesterfield, N.H.. He was a
Hastings descendant via his mother's descent from John Hastings (2).
Luke served with Company F, 14th New Hampshire Volunteers.
* Daniel Goddard (1812-1894): Son of Enoch & Esther (Bliss)
Goddard of Windham, Vt. Brother-in-Law of William Hastings, husband of Susan (Goddard)
Hastings. He served with the Vermont Volunteers.
* Elisha Waters Goddard (1842-1895): Son of Daniel (see above) and
nephew of William & Susan (Goddard) Hastings. Served with the Vermont Volunteers.
Frederick Hagar (c1845- ): Son of Truman & Martha (Hastings) Hagar
of Framingham, MA. He served for nine months in the 45th Regt of Mass. Volunteers.
George S. Hall ( ?-1861): Son of John S.
& Abbie (Hastings) Hall. He served in the 36th Regt. Illinois Volunteers and was
killed on the second day of the battle at Murfreesborough.
Abel Bowers Hastings (1843-? ): Son of Joel & Almira (Bowers)
Hastings. Served in the 13th Mass. Volunteers.
Albert Smith Hastings (1840-1864): Son of
Levi Moore & Mary Fay (Hastings) Hastings of Boylston, MA. He was a first cousin of
Ira B. Hastings. Served in the 21st Mass. Regt. He died a POW at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, in
March 1864.
Alfred Hastings: He served with Company C, 13th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Sublette, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
Aquilla Hastings: He served with Company A, 51st Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Chicago, IL. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Artemus A. Hastings (1836 -
1864): He served with the 93rd New York Infantry. He was from Bolton
and Horicon, N.Y. Artemus died at the Battle of the Wilderness where he
was buried. He was the brother of James, Rufus and Joseph who served with
N.Y. forces.
Augustus Hastings: He served with both Company F and
Headquarters Company, 126th Illinois Infantry. He was probably from Nokomis, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Azariah Hastings: He served with Company H, 18th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Livingston, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
Benjamin Franklin Hastings (1846 - ?): Brother of Sgts George &
Horace (see above). He served briefly at the end of the war with the Cambridge Home Guard.
Calvin Hastings: He served with Comany A, 5th Illinois Cavalry.
He was probably from Woodbury, IL. Link, if any, not
yet established.
Charles Hastings: He served with Company H, 42nd Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Eaton Rapids, MI. He may have been a
son of Waitstill Jr. & Permelia (Carr) Hastings who moved to Eaton Rapids
after the war and had a son named Charles. Link,
if any, not yet established.
Charles Hastings: He served with Company D, 133rd Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Upper Alton, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
Charles Hastings: He served with Company B, 12th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Mendota, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
Charles Eliphalet Hastings (1844 -? ): Son of George & Dorothy
(Temple) Hastings. He served in the 35th & 56th Mass. Regiments.
Charles Worthington Hastings (1842- ): Son of Samuel W. & Louisa
(Babbitt) Hastings of Brookfield, MA. "Volunteered in a regiment of sharp shooters,
October 1861. He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, and lost
his right arm." How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Daniel Ephraim Hastings ( -1867): Probably the son of Ephraim & Sarah
Hastings. At least one other source lists his parents as Dr. Waitstill & Lucinda
(Wood) Hastings of Parkertown, OH, and claims that served with an unidentified Union unit from
California. All of this is under active research by Julie
Hastings-Barnes, a descendant and member of our Editorial Board. If you
can contribute elucidating information please contact email her at barnesjr@jps.net.
Edward Hastings: He served variously with Company H & K,
23rd Illinois Infantry and Company G, 19th Illinois Infantry. He was probably from
Chicago, IL. Some possibility that there may have been more than one by this name
who served in these units. Link, if any, is not yet
established.
Edward Hastings: He served with Company K, 42nd Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Thornton, IL. Link, if any, not
yet established.
Edward Merton Hastings (1841-? ): Son of Joel & Almira
(Bowers) Hastings of Marlboro, MA. Served in Company I, 5th Regiment of
Massachusetts Volunteers.
Edward Rollin Hastings (1845-? ): Son of Samuel (see above) &
Elizabeth Ann (Parmlee) Hastings of Illinois. "He enlisted in the Navy, May, 1864,
for one year, and was on board the Steamship Connecticut of the blockading fleet;
afterwards on the gunboat Dawn, from,which he was discharged from the service at the close
of the war."
Ezra Hastings: He served with Company G, 6th Illinois Cavalry.
He was probably from Golconda, IL. Link,
if any, is not yet established.
Frederick Emmons Hastings (1841-aft 1899): Son of George & Mary
(Seymour) Hastings of Mt. Morris, NY. He enlisted in the 24th Independent Battery of NY
Artiller on 1 October 1861 and was mustered out in January 1864.
George Hastings: He served with both Company G & K,
65th Illinois Infantry. Link, if any, is not yet established.
George Hastings: He served with Company A, 16th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Prairie City, IL. Link, if any, is not yet established.
George Hastings: He served with Company C, 23rd Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Chicago, IL. Link, if any, is not yet established.
Gustavus Hastings: He served with Company A, 74th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Rockford, IL. Link, if any, is not yet established.
H. L. Hastings: He served with Company H, 96th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Mercerville, IL. Link, if any, is not yet established.
Henry Hastings: He served with Company D, 4th Illinois Cavalry.
He was probably from Caledonia, IL. Link, if any, is not yet established.
Henry Baxter Hastings (1843 - ?): He enlisted with
Co. D, 27 Mass. Infantry on July 24, 1862. His brother Willard enlisted
in that unit the year before.
Henry Clay Hastings (1844
-1862): Brother
of William (see above). He also served with the 16th Wisconsin at Shiloh. He died from his wounds,
in the same hospital, twenty-one days later (April 29).
Ira Budd Hastings (c1840 -
1864): Son of
Luke & Eliza (Haslitt) Hastings of Maine. He served in both the 6th and 51st Mass.
Regiments and was killed shortly before Christmas, 1864. He is buried at
Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
Ira C. Hastings: Served with Company B, 25th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from State Line, IN. Link, if any, not
yet established.
Isaac Hastings (1836 - ): Son of Samuel & Lucy R. (Reed) Hastings
of Lexington, MA. He served with the Mass. Volunteers.
J. Wood Hastings: Served during the Civil War and was
afterwards active in the GAR Chapter (Jarvis Post No. 7) in Springfield, VT.
He was elected the first adjutant of that chapter in 1868. Link, if any, not
yet established.
James Hannum Hastings (? -1878 or 1890): Brother of the
Daniel listed above. He served
with an unidentified Union unit from California. He was captured and imprisoned at
infamous Andersonville Prison. This service information is unverified
(beyond a single source) as is the date of death. All of this is under
active research by Julie Hastings-Barnes, a descendant of James's brother Daniel
and member of our Editorial Board. If you can contribute elucidating
information please contact email her at
jimandjulie@barnesyard.net
James Hastings: Served with Company A, 61st Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Woodville, IL. Link, if any, not
yet established.
James Hastings (c1829 - 1864):
He served with Co. D, 118th New York Infantry and later the 14th Regiment .
He was born in Canada but later from Bolton and Horicon, N.Y. He was the
brother of Artemus, Rufus and Joseph who served with N.Y. forces. James is
buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
James Hastings: Served with Company G, 3rd Cavalry. He was
probably from Normal, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
James L. Hastings: Served with both Company C and Headquarters
Company, 85th Illinois Infantry. He was probably from Mason City, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
Jefferson or Jeff Hastings: Served with the 10th Illinois
Cavalry. He was probably from Vandalia, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
John Hastings: Served with Company D, 110th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Carbondale, IL. Link,
if any, not yet established.
John Hastings: Served with Company H, 35th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Bond Co., IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
John Hastings: Served with Company E, 78th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Beverly, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
John Hastings: Served with Company A, 92nd Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Cadiz, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
John Hastings: He served with Company K, 94th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably fro McLean County, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
John Minot Hastings (1826 - 1864): Son of John Minot & Jane
(Hudson) Hastings. He served with Company A, 57th Mass, was captured and became a
POW in 1864. He died at Spotsylvania, Virginia on May 12, 1864.
Jonathan Lovell Hastings (1821-1864): Son of Hezekiah Hooper &
Mary (Lovell) Hastings of Worcester, MA. He served in the Mass. Volunteers.
Joseph A. Hastings (1827 - ): He served with Co. D,
118th New York Infantry. He was born in Canada but settled at some point
in Bolton and Horicon, N.Y. He was the brother of James, Rufus and Artemus
who served with N.Y. forces.
Joseph Chapin Hastings (c1820 - ?): Son of Elisha & Abigail
(Potwine) Hastings. He served with the forces of Massachusetts.
Joseph Emmary Hastings (1822 - aft. 1865): Son of Joseph & Dolly (Andrew)
Hastings of Shrewsbury, Mass. He served in the 51st Mass. Regt. He is
buried at the Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
Joshua Hastings: He served with Company H, 25th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Tuscola, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
Maj. (C.S.A.) Lansford Warren Hastings (c1819-1870): Son of
Dr. Waitstill & Lucinda (Wood) Hastings of Ohio.
Lemuel G. Hastings (1822 - ): Brother of Lewis M. (see above). He
served in Company I, 1st California Cavalry Volunteers.
Lewis M. Hastings (1813 - ): Son of Nahum & Anna (Powers) Hastings
of Oakham, MA. He served as a volunteer in the 9th Iowa Cavalry.
Lovell Hastings: He served with Company C, 4th Illinois Cavalry.
He was probably from Oswego, IL.
Link,
if any, not yet established.
Marshall Hayden Hastings (1827 - 1899): Brother of Joseph (see above) and
served with him in the 51st Mass. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery,
Shrewsbury, Mass.
Matthew Hastings: He served with Company A, 25th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Danville, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Nelson Hastings: He served with Company E, 134th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Wauconda, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Patrick Hastings: He served with Company G, 147th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Maquoketa, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Richard Hastings: He served with Company E, 143rd Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Vandalia, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Rufus D. Hastings (1839 - ): He served with Co. A,
93rd New York Infantry and later Co. A, 4th U.S. Cavalry. He was from
Bolton and Horicon, N.Y. He was the brother of James, Joseph & Artemus who
served with N.Y. forces.
Samuel Hastings: He served with Company A, 142nd Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Chicago, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Samuel Hastings: He served with Company F, 25th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Onarga, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Samuel Hastings: He served with Company I, 67th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Chicago, IL.
Link, if any, not yet established.
Scott Hastings: He served with Company B, 145th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Bloomington, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
Samuel Nelson Hastings (1816-? ): Son of Jonathan & Nancy (Adams)
Hastings of Lincoln, Mass. Grandson of Maj. Samuel (see Revolution above). He served in
Company A, 143rd Regt. of Illinois Volunteers, under the command of Gen. Washburn.
Theophilus Hastings: He served with both Company G, 106th
Illinois Infantry and Company B, 32nd Illinois Infantry. He was probably from
Lincoln, IL. Link, if any, not yet established.
Thomas Hastings (1818-1862): Son of
Reuben & Hannah (Puffer) Hastings. He served with the forces of Massachusetts
and died of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam. How you can help
save the Antietam battlefield.
Thomas Hastings: He served with Company C, 104th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Mendota, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
Thomas Hastings: He served with Company H, 107th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Bement, IL. Link, if any,
not yet established.
Walter Hastings: He served with Company D, 96th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Antioch, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
Walter Hastings: He served with Company K, 12th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Chicago, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
Warren Hastings: He served with Company M, 9th Illinois Cavalry.
He was probably from Chicago, IL. Link, if any, not yet
established.
Willard Dwight Hastings: He enlisted with Company
D, 27th Mass. on Sept. 27, 1861. His brother Henry B. also served with
that regiment. He was buried at Windsor, CT.
William Hastings (1845- ): Son of Thomas H. & Fanny (Loomis)
Hastings. Enlisted, August 1862, in Company A, 46th Mass. He reenlisted in 1863 and joined
the 2nd Mass. Regt of Heavy Artillery.
William Hastings: He served with the 47th Illinois Infantry.
He was probably from Logan, IL. Link, if any, not yet
established.
William Hastings: He served with Company C, 110th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Marion, IL. Link, if any,
not yet established.
William Hastings: He served with the 138th Infantry. He
was probably from Wenona, IL. Link, if any, not yet
established.
William J. Hastings: He served with Company D, 59th Illinois
Infantry. He was probably from Greencastle, IL. Link, if
any, not yet established.
William Hastings (1839-1862): Son of
David & Mary (Sprague) Hastings of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He served in the 16th Wis.
Volunteers and died from wounds received during the battle of Shiloh. How you can help
save the battlefield.
* Charles Adams Jackson (1845- ): Son of Alden & Susan (Mills)
Jackson of Portland, ME. He served in Company F, 13th Regt Maine Volunteers and fought at
the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hills (May 1864). How you can help
save the battlefields!
*Solomon Krom (c1845-1888): Husband of Mary E. Hastings, daughter of
Seth P.M. & Elizabeth (Burrtick) Hastings of Accord, NY. Served in the Civil War.
Edwin Walker Pierce (1842
-1864): Son of
Walker Hastings & Frances Anne (Hayward) Pierce of Boylston, MA. He served with
Company C, 34th Regt. of Mass. Volunteers. Died of wounds received during the Battle of
Winchester, VA. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
Walker Glazier Porter (1838 -? ): Son of Asaph King & Rachel
(Glazier) Porter of Covert, New York. He enlisted in Sept 1862 and was later captured and
held prisoner at Cahawba. He was one of the few survivors of the horrific Sultana Steamer
explosion in 1865.
Benjamin Proctor (1843 -? ): Brother of George (see below). He served
in the lst & 45th Mass. Regiments. The 1st Mass. fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, Gettysburg and during the Wilderness Campaign.
How you can help
save the Battlefield!
George Burroughs Proctor, Jr. (1839 - ?): Son of George Burroughs &
Harriet Elizabeth (Glazier) Proctor of Middleborough, Vt. and Boston, Mass. He served with
the 42nd Mass. Regt and was taken prisoner at Galveston.
Samuel Henry Russell (1849-c1864): Son of
Samuel Henry & Lucy Lealand (Pierce) Russell of Boylston, Mass. First cousin of Edwin
(see above). He served in the Mass. Volunteers and never returned home.
Nathan Simonds (1838- ): Brother of William (see above). Served in the
10th Mass. Regt.
William Simonds (1828- ): Son of Nathan & Mary (Morgan) Simonds of
Northfield, MA. He served with the Mass. Volunteers at the Battle for New Orleans.
* Augustus M. Staples (c1845- ): Husband of Mary Julia Hastings,
daughter of Nathaniel & Ann Elizabeth (Packard) Hastings of Boylston, MA. He was
captured at Fredericksburg
while a member of the 21st Regt of Mass. Volunteers. He spent 11 months as a POW at the
infamous Confederate prison of Andersonville. How you can help
save the Battlefield!
* Samuel Emery Stevens (1824- ): Husband of Sarah Fay, daughter of
Adam Howe & Julia Ann (Hastings) Fay of Fitchburg, Mass. Brother-in-Law of Charles
(see below). He served in the 53rd Regt of Mass. Volunteers. He was a veteran of five
battles.
Henry Warren Townsend (1824-1865): Son of
Warren & Almira (Bennett) Townsend of Lancaster, Mass. He served with the Conn. State
Volunteers. He died of natural causes one day after the Battle of Murfreesborough, TN.
How you
can help save the Battlefield!
Edward Francis Waite (1839- ): Son of Edward & Mary Hastings
(Mills) Waite of Portland, ME. First cousin of Charles (see below). He was wounded while
serving with the 17th Regt. Maine Volunteers.
Western Indian Wars (1835-1895):
Daniel A. Hastings: Probably from Wyoming. He served with the 7th US
Cavalry from 1878 to 1883. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if
any, not established.
Frederick G. Hastings: Probably from New York. He served with the 3rd
US Artillery from 1870 to 1875. Descent from Thomas the immigrant,
if any, not established.
Henry Hastings: Served with the 2nd US Infantry. Descent
from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not established.
John C. Hastings ( -1916): Lived in Oregon. He served in the
Washington Mounted Volunteers during the Oregon & Washington Indian uprisings. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not established.
Matthew Hastings: Probably from Pennslyvania. He served in the Army as
a Musician from 1885 to 1893. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if
any, not established.
Millard F. Hastings: Probably from Arizona or Texas. He served in the
Texas Frontier Battalion in 1882. Descent from Thomas the immigrant,
if any, not established.
Stephen Hastings: Probably from Alabama. He served with the Alabama
Volunteers from 1837 to 1839. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if
any, not established.
Neo-Colonial Wars (1880-1899):
Norman Hastings (1882 - ?): Served in the Philippines
during the
insurrection. Descent from Thomas the immigrant,
if any, not established.
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