Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Axel Sherman,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862.
The only expedition in which he participated with the regiment, was that to Goldsboro.
About the 1st of March 1863, he was taken with measles and carried to the hospital. He remained at Newbern while the regiment was at Plymouth, and rejoined his company on their return.
Discharged from service June 20, 1863 and returned to Chicopee]]>