Here's the challenge .... what can we find out about these boys ? Here is a photo of the Gould family of fighters ! Seated in front is William.B. Gould, of East Dedham, Mass., a veteran of the Civil War. Standing are his six sons who have also served their country Left to Right ....... Lawrence W. Gould, 1st Lt. James E. Gould, Major William B. Gould, Jr., Lt. Herbert R. Gould, 1st Lt. Ernest M. Gould, and Frederick C. Gould
Here's Dad .... actually he could be one of two ...... or they could both be him .... what do you think ? William B. Gould Regiment Name - 42 Massachusetts Mil. Inf. Side - Union Company - K Soldier's Rank_In - Pvt. Soldier's Rank_Out - Pvt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number - M544 roll 16 http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm UNION MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS 42nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (100 days, 1864) (Militia) Organized at Reedville for 100 days July 22, 1864. Mustered out November 11, 1864. William B. Gould Regiment Name - 7 Indpt. Batty., Mass. L. Arty. Side - Union Company Soldier's Rank_In - Pvt. Soldier's Rank_Out - Pvt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number - M544 roll 16 UNION MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS 7th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Lowell as Richardson's Light Guard; an Independent Infantry Company and mustered in May 21, 1861. Left State for Fortress Monroe, Va., May 22, and garrison duty there as Infantry till December 25, 1861. Detached on Light Artillery duty December 25, 1861, and duty at Fort Monroe till May, 1862. Designated 7th Massachusetts Battery March 17, 1862. Attached to Dept. of Virginia to June, 1862. Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1862. Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to January, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1864. Reserve Artillery, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865. Artillery, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to April, 1865. Artillery, 1st Division, U. S. C. T., Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865. Dept. of Texas to November, 1865. SERVICE.-Occupation of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., May 10, 1862. Duty at Fort Monroe May 13 to June 19, and at Newport News, Va., till July 25. Moved to Yorktown, Va., and duty there till September 29. Moved to Suffolk September 29-October 2, and duty there till June, 1863. Expedition from Suffolk December 1-3, 1862. Action on the Blackwater, near Franklin, December 2. Action at Deserted House, Va., January 30, 1863, and at Franklin on the Blackwater March 17. Siege of Suffolk April 11-May 4. Actions at Blackwater April 12 and 14. Somerton Road April 15. Providence Church Road May 3. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Expedition to Carrsville May 13-17. Holland House May 15-16. At Portsmouth till June. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. South Anna Bridge July 4. March to Fort Monroe July 5-14, thence to Portsmouth July 15. Moved to Washington, D. C., July 20-22, and duty at Camp Marshall till August 18. Moved to Alexandria, thence to New York August 18-21. Duty in New York during draft troubles till September 11. Moved to Washington, D. C., September 11, and duty at Camp Barry till January 24, 1864. Moved to Baltimore, Md., thence sailed on Steamer "Arago" to New Orleans January 24-February 5. At Apollo Stables till March 18. Moved to Algiers, thence to Alexandria, La., March 19-31. Red River Campaign April 1-May 22. (1 Section stationed at Pineville April 29 to May 11.) Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. At Morganza till July 13. Expedition to Atchafalaya River May 30-June 6. Moved to White River, Ark.; thence to St. Charles July 13-23. Moved to Morganza August 6-13. Expedition to White River and St. Charles September 3-11. Duty there till October 23. Moved to Duvall's Bluff October 23-24 and duty there till January 10, 1865. Moved to Kennersville, La., January 10-15; thence to Dauphin Island, Ala., February 9-11. Campaign against Mobile and its Defences March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 9. Storming of Fort Blakely April 9. Moved from Mobile to Selma, Ala., April 20-27; thence to Montgomery April 27-30. Moved to Mobile May 9-16 and duty there till June 30. Moved to Galveston, Texas, June 30-July 3, thence to Houston July 9, and duty there till October. Moved to Boston, Mass., via Galveston, Texas, New Orleans, Port Royal, S. C., and New York, October 1-November 3. Mustered out November 10, 1865. Battery lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 36 Enlisted men by disease. Total 40. Edit ....... Forget all of that .... he was a sailor !!
William B. Gould Personal Information Place of Birth - Wilmington North Carolina Age - 26 Complexion - Mulatto Occupation - Brickmaker/Cook Height - 5'6" Naval Service Place of Enlistment - Off Wilmington NC Date of Enlistment - October 1, 1862 Term of Enlistment - 3 Rating - Boy Detailed Muster Records Date Vessel January 1, 1863 Cambridge March 31, 1863 Cambridge November 18, 1863 Niagara December 31, 1863 Niagara April 1, 1864 Niagara June 30, 1864 Niagara September 30, 1864 Niagara December 31, 1864 Niagara March 31, 1865 Niagara June 30, 1865 Niagara September 30, 1865 Niagara http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/sailors_index.html
Well I guess this is over !!!!!!!!!!!! Check out what my friend found for me ........ what a wonderful piece of history !! ... it's like the History Detectives !! .... fascinating stuff !! it's just amazing to me that the Dad ... William B. went through so much and was able to learn how to read and write and make such a life for himself and his family ! I love it !! http://www.mitsawokett.com/Mitsawokett Photos/GouldWilliamBFamily.htm And this is his Great Grandson .... the author !! http://www.law.stanford.edu/directory/profile/26/William B. Gould IV/
Though I'm going to add this as I'd already found it !!!!!!!! ROSTER OF NEGRO OFFICERS. Commissioned at Fort Des Moines - ONLY EXCLUSIVE NEGRO TRAINING CAMP - Mostly from civilian life Fort Des Moines, Iowa, was the only training camp established in the United States exclusively for Negro officers. A few were trained and commissioned at Camps Hancock, Pike and Taylor, and a few received commissions at officers' training camps in France, but the War Department records do not specify which were white and which Negro. The Fort Des Moines camp lasted from June until October 1917. Following is the roster of Negro officers commissioned. With the exception of those specified as from the United States Army or the National Guard, all came from civilian life - Colored Officers of the Seventeenth Provisional Training Regiment Who Won Commissions October 15, 1917---Their Home Addresses, and National Army Camps to which They Were Assigned. Herbert R. Gould, First Lieutenant, National Army, Dedham, Mass., to Camp Upton. James E. Gould, First Lieutenant, National Army, Dedham, Mass., to Camp Upton. http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment/Scott/SChA1.htm http://www.bnl.gov/ewms/cresources/files/pdf/TRENCHES_ April_2007.pdf Gould, Ernest Moore, D.M.D. (1889-19??) , First Lieutenant, Dental Reserve Corps (fig. 13), was born at Dedham, Massachusetts, on 5 November 1889. He graduated from Tufts College Dental School in 1917. He was assigned to active duty on 1 November 1917 and was ordered to Camp Upton, New York, where the 92nd Division was in training. He was assigned to the 367th Infantry's sanitary detachment. In June 1918, he was shipped overseas for duty with the 350th Field Artillery Regiment, 92nd Division. He served with the 350th Field Artillery until December 1918. [U.S. War Department, Special Orders 1917 [special orders no. 255, par. 90, 1917, p. 16] (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918); RG 120, E 2155, AEF, RIIR, "Correspondence, Infirmary 367 Infantry," memo, Captain Walter H. Vosburg to Commanding Officer, 367th Infantry Regiment, 6 February 1918, box 25, NA; RG 120, E 2144, AEF, RCSID, "Returns Medical Officers, Surgeon 92d Division [June-December 1918]," box 4005, NA; Polk, 14th ed., op. cit., pp. 18, 184; Evelyn Hannigan, Staff Assistant, University Development, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, letter (information on Dr. Gould with DenTufts 1917, p. 74) to author, 7 May 1993, PC.] http://history.amedd.army.mil/ameddcorp/African-AmericanDentalSurgeons/default.html From U.S. Veterans Gravesites - Ernest Moore Gould Service Information - 1st Lt. Dental Corps US Army Death Date: 13 Mar. 1945 Buried at Section 8. Site 5340, Arlington National Cemetery 1920 census William B. Gould; 303 Milton St., District 189, Dedham, Norfolf County, Massachusetts; black, 82, wid.; b. North Carolina, parents b. North Carolina; retired Madra, daughter, 53, single, Massachusetts, no occupation Frederic, son, 47, single, Massachusetts, macinist, RR Lawrence, son, 39, single, Massachusetts, mason, shop Herbert, son, 31, married, Massachusetts, architect, office Agnes, d-in-law, 35, married, New Jersey, no occupation Edward, son, 28, single, Massachusetts, inspector, state
