Marcus M Bartlett, Co. K, 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

Sergeant Marcus M Bartlett, Company K, 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery  

Eldest child of Richard Bartlett (1808-1849) and Sally Fellows (1815-1907), Marcus M Bartlett was born 04 Aug 1839 in Kingston, New Hampshire.  Listed as 22 Year old “painter” on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Marcus joined his younger brother, George enlisting for service on 05 July 1861 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  Both brothers were mustered into Capt Rolf’s Company 14^th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers on July 5^th 1861.  This regiment’s designation changed to Company K, 1^st Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery on 01 Jan 1862 and was attached to General Wadsworth’s command of the military district of Washington, DC.   On 01 March 1862, Marcus was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant.   He was counted among the ill on Muster Rolls during Sept-Oct 1863 but was still listed as present with his unit.  On 01 May 1864 was promoted to 1^st Sergeant of Company K, 1^st Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.  While this regiment wasn’t involved in many battles during the years Marcus served, they were present at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse.  Because of his exposed position as 1^st Sergeant, Marcus was an easy target for the enemy and was wounded in action on 19 May, 1864.  He remained hospitalized until he was mustered out on 08 July 1864. 

Less than a week following his discharge he married Elizabeth Collins (1840-1941) of Lawrence, Massachusetts.  The couple was married in Haverhill, Massachusetts by R. H. Dudley, Congregational Church clergyman.  Marcus and Elizabeth Bartlett moved to Washington D.C. and were the parents of at least one child, Mattie, born 03 April, 1870.  The family remained living in Washington, D.C.  Daughter Mattie married John D. Morgan of Ohio, a patent attorney.  Marcus was employed by the U.S. government as a clerk in the War Department for many years.  He died 16 December 1917 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 17, Grave B-19076.

Marcus M Bartlett as listed on the muster rolls for the following engagements:

Spotsylvania Courthouse May 19-21, 1864

Researched and written by Bruce D Frail and Laurie L Pratt.

(Sources used: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; original muster rolls and pension files found and researched at the National Archives.  Death record found at familysearch.com; United States Federal Census Records (1850, 1860, 1900, 1910) at Ancestry.com.  Burial information for Marcus Morton Bartlett courtesy of Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) Grave Registration Database  www.suvcwdb.org ) 

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