In the "Soldiers of the Regiment" section above, you will see under Co. F the name John G. Gammons, and the notation that he was a 27-year-old clergyman from Westport (near New Bedford.) He left the artillery business behind in January 1865 as a sergeant, when he was promoted to lieutenant. The source for this section, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, Vol. 5 (Norwood: Adjutant General, 1932), gives two other units where he served but no dates. Rev. Gammons went on to earn a Ph.D., teach at a military school, and serve as a pastor, president of corporations, and also authored some local histories. He also wrote a book about one of his units, the 3rd MA Volunteer Militia, and included a photo of himself and some more personal information. He was not in the pictures on this web site, though, which is unfortunate because it would have been a nice challenge to look for him and to see what sort of uniform he wore, assuming he served in some kind of clergy role. His book was digitized by the New York Public Libraries and can be downloaded from the Internet Archive and has lots of details about the men in this regiment and 17 photos. A dozen or so men from the 3rd MA Heavy Artillery also served in the 3rd MA Vols, like Rev. Gammons, but unfortunately their images are not among the photographs. However, you might find some personal information about your ancestor, including occupation, which is always useful for genealogy. The book is The Third Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Militia in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1863 (Providence: Snow & Farnham, 1906.)
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