Frank Eaton Stimpson was born around 1839 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Herbert and Mary Stimpson. His father was a stone dealer who owned $10,000 of real estate and $25,000 of personal property by 1860. Stimpson was baptized on November 24, 1839. He grew up and attended school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and by 1855, he was working as a clerk.

 

He enlisted in the Union army on April 2, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company B of the 13^th Massachusetts Infantry on July 16. On July 21, 1862, he became a sergeant in the 17^th United States Infantry. He took part in the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Overland Campaign. He was promoted to 2^nd lieutenant on March 17, 1863, and he eventually earned a promotion to 1^st lieutenant. He was wounded on May 12, 1864, in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and he died on May 28, 1864.

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