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About Brevet Major Jacob Henry Sleeper (USA)
The first Commander of the Tenth Massachusetts Battery and the first President of the Tenth Massachusetts Battery Association. Commissioned an officer in Company F, Massachusetts 5th Infantry Regiment on 01 May 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 23 Sep 1861. Commissioned an officer in the Massachusetts 1st Light Artillery Battery on 23 Sep 1861. Promoted to Full Captain on 21 Sep 1862. Commissioned an Officer of the Tenth Massachusetts Battery 01 Oct 1862 at the age of 23. Promoted to Brevet Major on 02 Dec 1864.
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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Jacob Henry Sleeper
Name: Jacob Henry Sleeper
Residence: Boston, Massachusetts
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 18 Apr 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
State Served: Massachusetts
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 23 Sep 1861. Commissioned an officer in Company F, Massachusetts 5th Infantry Regiment on 01 May 1861. Mustered out on 31 Jul 1861 at Boston, MA. Commissioned an officer in the Massachusetts 1st Light Artillery Battery on 23 Sep 1861. Promoted to Full Captain on 21 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 20 Sep 1862. Commissioned an officer in the Massachusetts 10th Light Artillery Battery on 01 Oct 1862. Promoted to Brevet Major on 02 Dec 1864. Mustered out on 27 Feb 1865.
Birth Date: abt 1839
Death Date: 10 Aug 1891
Death Place: Marblehead, MA
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts MOLLUS
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about J. Henry Sleeper
Name: J. Henry Sleeper
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Massachusetts
Regiment Name: 10 Indpt. Batt'y., Massachusetts Light Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 10th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery
Rank In: Captain
Rank In Expanded: Captain
Rank Out: Captain
Rank Out Expanded: Captain
Film Number: M544 roll 37
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Jacob Henry Sleeper
Name: Jacob Henry Sleeper
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Massachusetts
Regiment Name: 10 Battery, Massachusetts Light Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 10th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery
Rank In: Corporal
Rank In Expanded: Corporal
Rank Out: Captain
Rank Out Expanded: Captain
Alternate Name: J. Henry/Sleeper*
Film Number: M544 roll 37
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Jacob Henry Sleeper
Name: Jacob Henry Sleeper
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Massachusetts
Regiment Name: 5 Massachusetts Mil. Inf. (3 Months, 1861)
Regiment Name Expanded: 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (3 months, 1861) (Militia)
Company: F
Rank In: First Lieutenant
Rank In Expanded: First Lieutenant
Rank Out: First Lieutenant
Rank Out Expanded: First Lieutenant
Film Number: M544 roll 37
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Obituary from the Boston Transcript, August 20, 1891
Major J.H. Sleeper died yesterday at his summer residence at Marblehead Neck, aged fifty-two years, four months. He had been ill for about a year with liver troubles. He leaves a wife and three sons. He was a son of Jacob Sleeper and was born in Boston. He went out in 1861 as second lieutenant in the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteers, but returned at Governor Andrew's request to take command of the Tenth Massachusetts Light Artillery, afterwards known as Sleeper's Battery. He served with Hancock in the Army of the Potomac to the close of the war. He was a warm friend of Hancock and a firm believer in Fitz-John Porter. He was prominent in the preparation of the history of the battery, which met with a large sale. He was a prominent member of the Union, Somerset and Eastern Yacht Clubs, and of the Loyal Legion. His winter home was at 295 Marlborough street. He had an office at 31 Milk street, but had retired from active business. His funeral will take place at noon Saturday at Trinity Church. The interment will be private.
[Sleeper is buried at Mt Auburn Cemetary, Cambridge, MA]
NY Times Obituary: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20716F73F5E10738...
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1860 United States Federal Census about Jacob H Sleeper
Name: Jacob H Sleeper
Age in 1860: 21
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Post Office: Boston
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Sleeper 57
Maria D Sleeper 57
Caroline M Sleeper 23
Jacob H Sleeper 21
Agnes A Craig 35
Margtt Kent 25
Elizabeth Vanse 26
John Smith 30
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1870 United States Federal Census about Jacob H Sleeper
Name: Jacob H Sleeper
Birth Year: abt 1839
Age in 1870: 31
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: West Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Westcott 72
Jacob H Sleeper 31
Maria W Sleeper 30
Jacob H Sleeper 8/12
Ann Mcalear 50
Bridget Mc Donald 40
Catherine Kenan 20
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1880 United States Federal Census about Jacob E. Sleeper
Name: Jacob E. Sleeper
Home in 1880: Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Maria W. Sleeper
Father's birthplace: Maine
Mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Real Estate
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob E. Sleeper 41
Maria W. Sleeper 40
Jacob Sleeper 2nd 10
Stephen W. Sleeper 6
Harry D. Sleeper 2
Frances Shepard 28
Mary Smith 22
Eliza Masby 20
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Brevet Major Jacob Henry Sleeper (USA)'s Timeline
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April 6, 1839
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Boston, Essex, MA, United States
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| 1869 |
December 23, 1869
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Boston, MA, United States
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January 30, 1874
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Boston, Suffolk, MA, United States
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March 27, 1878
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Boston, Suffolk, MA, United States
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| 1891 |
August 10, 1891
Age 52
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Marblehead, Essex, MA, United States
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Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, United States
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