Orlando F. Carpenter

Orlando was born on December 8, 1843 in Douglas, MA to shoemaker and trader Comfort and Mary J. (Simmons) Carpenter. He had an older brother named Merrill Edwin who was born about a year before him who died young, so Orlando was his parents' oldest surviving child. His siblings included Julia Ann, Edwin Cook, Mary A., Herbert Irving, and Alice Jane.

He enlisted as a Private into Company B of the 25th Massachusetts Infantry on September 30, 1861 a few months before his 18th birthday. He served out his first enlistment, and reenlisted on January 30, 1864. He was wounded in his right arm at Cold Harbor on May 16, 1864 which necessitated amputation. He was brought to Carver General Hospital in Washington DC where he died of pneumonia on June 16, 1864. Private Carpenter was originally buried in the Soldier's Home Cemetery in Washington, DC, but was brough home to Douglas after the War. His gravestone is in the Carpenter Family Lot in Douglas Center Cemetery.

ORLANDO F.

Son of Comfort &

Mary J. Carpenter

born in Douglas Dec. 8, 1843

enlisted in the service of

his country Sept. 31, 1861

fought in the battles of

ROANOKE, NEWBERN, KINGSTON,

GOLDSBOROUGH & PLYMOUTH

Reenlisted Jan 20 1864

was in the battles of

POINT OF ROCKS, VA

DRURIES BLUFF,

WAS WOUNDED AT COAL HARBOR

& died at Washington DC

June 16 1864.