West Brookfield in the Civil War

In August of 1860, the towns of the Brookfield's celebrated the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Quaboag Plantation. The inhabitants of West Brookfield, in common with the rest of the nation, were soon called upon to take up arms to preserve the Union. Over one hundred and fifty men responded, and of those, 30 never returned.

With much pride a list has been complied of West Brookfield's Civil War soldiers. This list will tell of ancestors, cousins, friends, born and raised in the West Brookfield area of Massachusetts who served with the Union Army during the Civil War.

Some of these fine soldiers who "wore the blue uniform" returned safely to their families...and sadly, some did not.  Click Here for our Roll of Honor.

We have added profiles of our soldiers KIA and MWIA at the battle of Antietam and listed our soldier killed at Gettysburg. Click What's New for the list of the Profiles completed.

• Names on our Civil War Monument - Profiles of Soldiers
• Civil War Soldiers not listed on the Monument, but credited to West Brookfield
• Civil War Soldiers Buried in West Brookfield
• After the War - GAR Post 160
• Roll of Honor for West Brookfield Soldiers   updated 4/28/2007
• Regiment Information - Massachusetts 15th & 34th  The greater number of West Brookfield soldiers were in these two regiments.
• 15th at Antietam & West Brookfield soldiers, plus their profiles  new 4/24/2007
• 15th at Antietam &  all Brookfield casualties   new 4/25/2007
• 15th at Gettysburg, Day 2 & 3    updated 4/27/2007
• A Letter Home from the Civil War   new 5/1/2007
• Rededication of Civil War Monument on the Common    new 5/26/2007