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

* 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]

* 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.

William Hastings (1742-c1758): Brother of Benjamin. Served with Capt. Jonathan Brown's Company at Lake George in 1758.

* 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. 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. 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).

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.

* 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.

Maj. Jacob Brown (c1788-1846):  Son of Jacob Brown above.   He served in the U.S. military from 1812 until his death in 1846.

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.

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.

(?) 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. 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.

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.

* 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.

Col. Smith H. Hastings (1848- ): Born in Quincy, Mich. 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. Descent from Thomas the immigrant, if any, not yet established.

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. 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. 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 Calvln & 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.

* Lt. John Habberton (1842: 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).

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.

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.

Sgt. Horace Nutter Hastings (1829-? ): Brother of Sgt George (see above) and Benjamin (below). Served as an Orderly Sergeant in the 11th Massachusetts Infantry from Sept. 1864 to June 1865.

Cpl Charles Wesley Hastings (1847-1911):  Son of Ephraim & Sarah (Parker) Hastings.  He served with Company G, 72d Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Pvt. Andrew Jackson Hastings:  (1845-1916):  Son of Ephraim & Sarah (Parker) Hastings of Parkertown, OH.  He served with Company K, 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

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. Edgar Hastings:  He served in the 13th Vermont Infantry.   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. 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. 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. 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.

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- ): 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!

* 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 2lst 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.

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.  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 Hastings ( -1867):  Son of Dr. Waitstill & Lucinda (Brown) Hastings of Parkertown, OH.  He served with an unidentified Union unit from California. 

David L. Hastings:  Probably son of Jefferson & Lydia (Lord) Hastings.  Served in Company E, 3rd Vermont Infantry.

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."

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.

Henry Clay Hastings (1844-1862): Brother of William (see above). He also served with the 16th at Shiloh. He died from his wounds, in the same hospital, twenty-one days later (April 29).

Ira Budd Hastings (c1825-1864): 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.

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.

James Hastings ( -1878):  Brother of the above.  He served with an unidentified Union unit from California.  He was captured and imprisoned at infamous Andersonville Prison.

James Hastings:  Served with Company A, 61st Illinois Infantry.   He was probably from Woodville, IL.  Link, if any, not yet established.

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 M. Hastings (1826- ?):  Son of John Minot & Jane (Hudson) Hastings.  He served with Company A, 57th Mass, was captured and became a POW in 1864.

Jonathan Lovell Hastings (1821-1864): Son of Hezekiah Hooper & Mary (Lovell) Hastings of Worcester, MA. He served in the Mass. Volunteers.

Joseph Chapin Hastings (c1820- ?): Son of Elisha & Abigail (Potwine) Hastings. He served with the forces of Massachusetts.

Joseph Emmary Hastings (1822- ?): Son of Joseph & Dolly (Andrew) Hastings of Shrewsbury, MA. He served in the 51st Mass. Regt.

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): Brother of the above. A serving officer with John Fremont in 1846, he tried to position himself to be the first governor of California.  A few years later he earned a measure of infamy as the disreputable guide of the ill-fated Donner Party. He is the only known descendant to have fought for the Confederacy.  After the war he attempted to establish a homeland in Brazil for Confederate comrades.

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.

Marshall Hayden Hastings (1827-? ): Brother of Joseph (see above) and served with him in the 51st Mass.

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.

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, MA. 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, MA. 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.

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.