Homer F.  Damon was born in 1843.  Homer, age 19, enlisted from Hawley, MA into the Massachusetts 52^nd Regiment, Company E on January 9, 1862.  He mustered out on August 14, 1863 at Camp Miller in Granville, MA.  By 1870, he lived in New Britain, worked in a tin shop, with his wife Josephine age 24, and children:  Frederick, age 3, and William A.  By 1880, the family lived in Berlin at 801 Worthington Ridge and added son Hubert, age 6.  He owned a tinsmith shop.  An advertisement states:  dealer in stoves and ranges, tinward, lead pipe, pumps, roofing & jobbing done promptly.  His wife Josephine collected his Civil War pension.  He died on May 27, 1907 at age 64 and is buried in Maple Cemetery.

Roster:  Massachusetts 52^nd Regiment, Company E

Berlin Connection:  Maple Cemetery