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NOTE 1:
His wife Emma is a distant cousin of Earl Crocker. Her 3rd
Great-grandfather Andrew Toothacker is the the 7th
Great-grandfather
of Earl Crocker.
NOTE 2:
The history of Mechanic Falls 1795 - 1893 to commemorate the
town's 100th year was reprinted in 1993. The book includes
references to the [Jacob] Morrell Hackett farm, and the
twins Edward and Edwin who both joined
Company K of the 5th Maine. Edward was
taken prisoner at Brandy Station, VA, Nov. 27, 1863 by
guerillas, while guarding the cattle. He was eventually
sent to the Andersonville, GA prison and died there in 1864.
Edwin was wounded but returned to Mechanic Falls and later
relocated to Brunswick, Maine.
NOTE 3:
Edwin A. Hackett, Enlisted from Oxford, Maine at age 19, on
6/24/1861,
as Pvt.. Mustered into K Co. of the
Maine 5th. Infantry.
On 3/19/62 he transfered into B co. of the
Maine 7th.
Infantry.
On 8/21/64 he transfered into B Co. of the
Maine 1st. Vet.
Infantry
No dates or method of discharge
Absent - Wounded 5/13/63 at Chancellorville, Va.
(Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine)
(Historical Data Systems Inc.)
NOTE 4:
5th Maine Infantry
Muster In: June 24, 1861
Muster Out: July 27, 1864
Length of Service: Three Years
Engagements
First Bull Run, VA - July 21, 1861
West Point, VA - May 7, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Gaines Mill, VA - June 27-29, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Goldings Farm, VA - June 27-28, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Malvern Hill, VA - July 1, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Cramptons Gap, MD -September 14, 1862 (Antietam Campaign)
Antietam. MD - September 17, 1862
Fredericksburg, VA - December 13, 1862
Chancellorsville, VA - May 1-4, 1863
Gettysburg, PA - July 1-3, 1863
Funkstown, MD - July 10, 1863
Rappahannock Station, VA - November 7, 1863 (Bristoe
Campaign)
Locust Grove, VA - November 27, 1863 (Mine run Campaign)
Wilderness, VA - May 5-7, 1864
Spottsylvania, VA - May 7-20, 1864
North Anna, VA - May 23-27, 1864
Cold Harbor, VA - May 31-June 12, 1864
Casualties
107 Killed or Died of Wounds
77 Died of Disease
NOTE 5:
7th Maine Infantry
Muster In: August 21, 1861
Muster Out: September 5, 1864
Length of Service: Three Years
Engagements
Yorktown, VA - April 5 - May 4, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Williamsburg, VA - May 4, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Mechanicsville, VA - June 26, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Gaines Mill, VA - June 27-28, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
White Oak Swamp, VA - June 30, 1862 (Peninsular Campaign)
Crampton's Gap, MD - September 14, 1862 (Antietam Campaign)
South Mountain, MD - September 14, 1862 (Antietam Campaign)
Antietam, MD - September 17, 1862
Fredericksburg, VA - December 13, 1862
Brandy Station, VA - June 9, 1863 (Gettysburg Campaign)
Gettysburg, PA - July 1-3, 1863
Locust Grove, VA - November 27, 1863 (Mine Run Campaign)
Wilderness, VA - May 5-7, 1864
Spottsylvania, VA - May 7-20, 1864
Cold Harbor, VA - May 31 - June 12, 1864
Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C. - July 11, 1864 (Defense of
Washington)
Casualties
1,505 Enrollment
152 Killed or Died of Wounds
403 Wounded
212 Died of Disease
19 In Confederate Prisons
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