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"Mr. Isaac Reed, who during the Rovolutionary war had becomo a Christian, joined the church at the same time, with his wife, and invited the congregation aud ministers to hold their public meetings in his house. In this place the ark of Methodismn rested for nineteen years, and this excellent family subjected themselves, during all this time, to the in- convenience of accommodating, almost weekly, meetings, supporting the preachers and their horses, and also furnishing moro than their quota of traveling expenses.
"' After frequent petitions, the town, which was at that timo under thio influence of the Congregational order, granted to tho "Fanatics" a placo -a mud-hole-on the commons on which to build a church. About 1813 the church was finished and dedicated, and six yoars after was cleared of debt.'
"Such, probably, was the origin of this enterprising denomination of Christians in this village. Our town records show that the selectmen were empowered, Feb. 17, 1814, 'to give a lease for ninety-nine years to the trustees of the Methodist Society of a spot of ground near the dwelling-house of Fred. Hoyt, on the west side of the old burying-ground, for the purpose of erecting a meeting-house.' This must have been the 'mud-hole' referred to in the preceding statement. It was a little to the east of the present site of the Methodist church on the park, and the frame of that first church still stands on River Street, the second house from the corner of Park Place.
"The only nanies on the record of this church for thirty years are the following: Martha Reed, Elsy Scofield, Lanney Garnsey, Jonathan Brown, Ezra Garnsey, John Thompson, William Waterbury, Lois Waterbury, Hannah Brown, Richard Scofield, Heph- zibah Scofield, Joseph Selleck, Pliebe Selleck, Solo- mon Smith, Polly Smith, Isaac Wardwell, Jane Weeks, Mary Trowbridge, Joanna Augusta Devinne, Nancy H. Lockwood, James H. Trowbridge, Plebe Adams, Nancy Knapp, and Margaret Valentine.
" The second Methodist church built in the village was finished and dedicated Oct. 12, 1843. It stood northwest of the first house, where it was used by the society until 1859.
" The present Methodist church was dedicated Feb. 16, 1859.
" The following is a list of the ministers of this de- nomination, so far as we have been able to secure them : 1788, S. Q. Talbot and P. Moriarty; 1789, Jesse Lee and Andrew Van Nostrand; 1790, Freeborn Garretson; 1812, Samuel Luckey; 1813, Thomas Drummond and Benjamin Griffin; 1814, Phineas Rice and Benjamin Griffin ; 1815, Coles Carpenter and Theodosius Clark ; 1816, Theodosins Clark and Aaron Hunt; 1817, John Reynolds, two years; 1819, John M. Smith and Samuel D. Ferguson ; 1820, Elisha P. Jacob and John M. Smith ; 1821, John B. Matthias, two years; 1822, Eli Denniston, two years; 1823, Jarvis Z. Nichols ; 1824, Nathaniel Porter and Noble W. Thomas, two years; 1825, Cyrus Foss; 1826, Elijah Woolsey, two years, and Luman Andrews; 1827, Samuel U. Fisher, two years; 1828, Daniel De Vinne, two years ; 1829, Edward Oldren; 1830, Samuel Cor- coran and Daniel I. Wright, two years; 1831, Henry Hatfield, two years; 1832, John Lovejoy; 1833, E. Hibbard, Abraham S. Francis, and George Brown; 1834, Oliver V. Ammerman and Charles Stearns ; 1835, Richard Seaman and Zachariah Davenport : 1836, A. S. Hill, two years, and D. B. Ostrander. Jr .: 1837, William Gothard, two years; 1838, Edward Oldren, two years; 1839, S. J. Stebbins, two years ; 1840, John Tackerbury; 1842, George Brown; 1844, Peter C. Oakley; 1846, Aaron Rodgers; 1850, Friend W. Smith ; 1852, Albert Nash ; 1854, Samuel Smith ; 1856, George Dunbar ; 1858, Robert M. Hatfield, D.D .: 1860, L. S. Weed, D.D .; 1862, Thomas Burch, D.D .;
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1864, E. G. Andrews, D.D .; 1867, William C. Steele, Dr. J. M. Bulkley, J. S. Willis, J. M. Bulkley, George E. Reed.
HIGHRIDGE.
" From the historieal sketch drawn up by Mr. De Vinne in 1830, we learn that this organization, then called the Dantown Church, is the oldest Methodist Chureh on the Stamford Circuit. We learn, also, that the Stamford Circuit is the oldest circuit in New England. It appears that one Henry Eames, who had been converted under Wesley's preaching in Ireland, eame to this country and settled in the south part of Poundridge. He soon gathered about him a number ' of the sons in the gospel of his spirit- ual Father, and invited them to his house.' These became the nueleus of a church and society.
"Some time in the year 1787 the Rev. Samuel Q. Talbot, stationed on New Rochelle Circuit, eame to these neglected parts, preached in several places, and formed several in a class, some of whom remain to this day (1830).
"The first house of worship built by this society stood just across the Stamford line, in Poundridge, where the elurch held their meetings until 1841, when the present chapel was built for them on High- ridge. The only two names now on the records of the Dantown Church for the ycar 1787 are Samuel and Ruhamah Dann. In 1797 these two are added : Sarah Selleck and Hannah Deforest; and in 1799 these four: John Slauson, Rhoda Slauson, Enoch Stevens, and Rulamalı Bishop.
"The Stamford Circuit was already organized be- fore 1790, the year in which the three circuits of New Haven, Hartford, and Litchfield were established, and when, according to the "Contributions to the Ecclesiastical History of Connecticut," there were but four Methodist ministers in New England. The ministers of this church have been the same as those who have officiated at Huntingridge and Poundridge. The present pastor is Rev. A. R. Goodenow.
LONG RIDGE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHI.
"My account of this church is also taken from the records of the Stamford Circuit, as made out in 1830 by Mr. De Vinne : 'About the year 1809, Mrs. Phebe Mead moved into this neighborhood, and, finding no religious meetings, invited the Methodist ministers to come and preach at hier housc. The first who accepted the invitation and preached was Daniel Welpley, a local preacher. Some time after liim the Rev. Eben Smith occasionally visited the place and preached.
"When the Rev. John Reynolds was appointed to this circuit, he preached here some time steadily, although it was even to a single family. About the year 1819, when the Rev. John M. Smith traveled, the preach- ing was moved to the school-house, in which place it has continued ever since ; that is, until 1830."
BANGALL CHAPEL.
" This chapel was built before 1834."
HUNTING RIDGE.
"This chapel was built in 1850, the Rev. Walter W. Brewer having previously labored successfully for two years in gathering a congregation on the Ridge. Mr. Brewer subsequently made the Ridge his home, where he died, in 1868, much esteemed for his piety and usefulness, and among the ministers who have officiated since then have been Miles Olmstead, Joseph Heuton, John A. Silleek, Harvey Husted, T. D. Littlewood, William Crawford, William Ross, - - Monson, - Maguire, and Rev. A. R. Goodenow."
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, LONG RIDGE.#
"For the following facts, respecting this society, I am indebted to Rev. Eber Francis, formerly of this town :
"During the Revolutionary war, Richard Sibley, a Universalist, came from Long Island and settled on Long Ridge ; and, so far as is known, he was the first resident who openly avowed Universalist sentiments in the town. Solomon Glover, of Newtown, Conn., a few years later, eame down occasionally and preached in the school-house on the Ridge. Mr. Ferris, Mr. Dykeman, Mr. Babbitt, and Thomas F. King were successively employed as preachers on the circuit to which Long Ridge belonged. This Mr. King was father of the late lamented lecturer and preacher. T. Starr King, of San Francisco. From the removal of Mr. King in 1825 to 1832 there was no stated preaching here. Rev. Shaler J. Hillyer was settled here at this date, preaching a part of the time.
" The formal organization of the society bears date April 27, 1833. Fourteen persons gave in their names to constitute the society.
" Of them the late Ebenezer Dean, Esq., was chosen moderator, and Smith R. Sibley clerk. The first committee were Geo. Lounsbury, William Todd, and Aaron Dean.
"In October, 1834, the present house of worship having been completed, it was formally 'dedicated to the worship of Almighty God,' with appropriate so- lemnities, the Rev. Dr. Sawyer, of New York, preach- ing on the occasion. For years this was the only house for public worship in that part of the town. Rev. J. C. Partridge is the present pastor."
SECOND UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY.#
"For a number of years there had been irreg- ular preaching here by ministers of the Univer- salist denomination, when in the spring of 1835 the Rev. F. Hitehcock accepted a eall to settle here. He was suceeeded by Rev. S. J. Hillyer, who also remained but a short time, and was succeeded by Rev. B. B. Hallock. The society was not organized until 1841, at which timc thirteen persons subseribed the constitution. Its committee were William H. Potts, William E. Young, and James B. Seofield. In 1844 the society took steps towards building, having
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mainly depended upon the town-house for a place to worship. They purchased the corner lot on which their church now stands. The church was dedicated Feb. 5, 1846, during the ministry of 'Mr. Hallock. The following ministers have succeeded Mr. Hal- lock: J. J. Twiss, J. H. Moore, two years; C. H. Fay, two years ; Asa Countryman, onc year; Eben Francis, and J. Smith Dodge, Jr. Rev. M. Nash is present pastor."
CATHOLIC CHURCHI.
" The first Catholic services in Stamford, of which we have any account, were held by Rev. John Smith, in September, 1842, in the house of P. H. Drew, in West Stamford. At that date there were but thrcc Catholic families in the town. Services were held there monthly until 1846. Mr. Drew removing to the old ' Webb Place' on South Street, services were there held, first, by the Right Rev. Bishop Tyler. Here the meetings of this denomination were continued by several ministers until the church on Meadow strcet was built in 1851. Since then the Catholic popula- tion has increased very rapidly.
"The following priests have been stationed here : James Brady, Edward Coney, Jamcs Reynolds, James O'Neil, John Fagan, Michael Tierney, and William H. Rogers, H. T. Walsh, assistant.
"In 1869 the church commenced the erection of a church edifice, which is now in process of construc- tion, and when completed will be one of the finest and most substantial in the State."
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHI OF STAMFORD.
The first records of any movement towards organ- izing a Presbyterian Church in Stamford are found among the records of the Congregational Church. After the communion service of Jan. 2, 1853, in a church-meeting, the following members of the Con- gregational Church called for letters of dismission from the church, to constitute a Presbyterian Church about to be formed: Augustus R. Moen, Alexander Milne, George Elder, James D. Haff, Luke Baker, Hiram Warner, James Robinson, John Holmes, Mrs. Sophia A. Moen, Miss Cornelia A. Moen, Hannah E. Elder, Mrs. Mary E. Haff, Mrs. Almira Baker, Mrs. Sophia Warner, Miss Elizabeth M. Warner, Mrs. Georgette A. Robinson, Mrs. Catharine Helmes.
Letters of dismission were voted to these members of the church, according to the rules of the church, Jan. 16, 1853. During the next few wecks similar letters were given to the following members of the Congregational Church : Wells R. Ritch, Mary Ann Sturges, Elizabeth Sturges, Mrs. Amzi Ayres, Miss Matilda Moen, Mrs. Sarah A. Ritch, Miss Sarah L. Ritch. .
This church was organized Feb. 25, 1853, with twenty-six members. It has since then added about two hundred and fifty to its membership, and is one of the wealthiest of our churches. Its ministers have been J. L. Corning, installed April 19, 1853, and
resigned Oct. 15, 1856. He is now settled in Pough- keepsie. R. R. Booth, D.D., installed March 4, 1857, and resigned in February, 1861, to accept the pastor- atc of tlic Mercer Street Presbyterian Church, in New York ; James P. Leeds preached very acceptably one year; Dwight R. Bartlett, installed April 14, 1862, resigned in February, 1864; Samuel P. Halsey, installed March 8, 1865, and resigned Feb. 7, 1867 ; A. S. Twombly, installed April 30, 1868; - Van Slyke, Rich. P. H. Vail.
The church edifice was enlarged, remodeled, and repaired in 1877, and the seating capacity about doubled.
Mission Chapel .- This chapel of the First Presby- terian Church grew out of a movement organized in 1859 to supply a local want in the Wescott neighbor- hood. It is situated on tlic "Cove" road, and was built in 1868.
Union Chapel, at New Hope, was built in 1858, and was dedicated Jan. 27, 1859.
Union Chapel, turn of the river, was built and dedi- cated in 1860.
There is also an Episcopal chapel located at Spring Dale.
MILITARY RECORD. SIXTH REGIMENT.
Company D.
This company was mustered iu Sept. 5, 1SG1, re-enlisted Dec. 24, 1863, and mustered out Aug. 21, 1865.
Lorenzo Meeker, commissioned captain Ang. 23, 1861; pro. to major, July 24, 1862, and to lieutenant-colonel Nov. 27, 1863; res. Sept. 30, 1864.
Charles H. Nichols, commissioned first lieutenant Aug. 23, 1861, and captain July 24, 1862.
John Stottlar, commissioned second lientenant Ang. 23, 1861 ; pro. to first lieutenant July 24, 1862, and to captaiu Feb. 19, 1864, and assigned to Company C; disch Dec. 2, 1864.
William H. Mecker, first sergeant ; commissioned second lienteuant July 24, 1862; res. Feb. 10, 1863.
Martin Stottlar, second sergeant; commissioned second lieutenant Feb. 10, 1863, and first lieutenant Jan. 19, 1864; res. March 17, 1864.
Norman Provost, third sergeant; re-enlisted; commissioned second lien tenant March 17, 1864 ; pro. to first lieutenant May 31, 1864. HA brought back with him the medal which testifies to his goud con- duet on the battle-fiold.
Jolin II. Botts, wounded in the eyes at Bermuda Hundred ; commissioned first lieutonant March 3, 1865, and assigned to Company C.
John Vandervalt, sergeant ; served in the signal corps.
Giles Carcy, sergeant; disch. for disability in 1863.
George W. Finch, sergeant; wounded nt Fort Darling, May 20, 1864.
Robert Wilson, corporal ; wounded at Pocotaligo; trans. to Iuv. Corps, Sept. 30, 1863.
Thomas Scriber, wounded at Fort Darling, May 15, 1864.
George W. Youngs, detailed for quartermaster's department.
William H. Innes, disch. for disability, Jan. 7, 1863. Edward J. Bing.
Joel M. Anderson, re-enlisted; wounded May 20, 1864; disch. by reason of his wounds, Juno 28, 1864.
James McGee, re-enlisted; wounded July 9, 1863.
William H. Reynolds, re-culisted.
Georgs Lord, musician.
Charles II. Lock wood, musician; trans. to Inv. Corps, July 1, 1863. Fredorick Bates, re-cul. Jan. 4, 1864.
Georgo W. Anderson, re-enlisted.
Edward Arents, trans. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863.
Seth S. Bonton, re-enlisted; captured June 17, 1864.
John Bohan, disch. for disability, May 24, 1863; re-enl. iu Company I. 10th Regt.
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Dennis Burns, wounded at Pocotaligo and trans. to Iuv. Corps. John Clark, re-enlisted. William II. Coyne, re-enlistcd.
Albert W. Crocker, wounded at Pocotaligo and re-enlisted.
Thomas Craw, re-enlisted.
Alonzo Dixon, re-enlisted.
John Drew, re-enlisted.
Davil Finch, trans. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863.
Charles E. Finch, re-enlisted.
Johu Grady, wounded at Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863.
John F. Ilassenau, re-enl .; taken prisoner and escaped.
Roper Hounslow, re-enlisted.
George Hoyt, disch. Sept. 11, 1864.
Jolin L. Hoyt, disch. to rc-enl. into the United States Army.
James II. Jerman, enl. Sept. 6, 1862, and after being on detailed service at Fort Trumbull, Conn., and elsewhere, joined his regiment in May, 1865.
James Jones, re-enlisted.
George W. Kent, disch. for disability, April 29, 1863.
Lewis Lower, re-enlisted.
Robert McDonald, re-enlisted; taken prisoner near Bermuda Hundred and sent to Andersonville and other rebel prisons; paroled Dec. 13, 1864.
Michael Morgan, re-enl .; had arm broken at Morris Island ; disch. Sept. 11, 1864.
Silas Northrup, re-enl. and was wounded in the shoulder.
Frank O'Bricn, re-eul. ; wounded May 15, 1864.
Thomas Picker, re-enl .; taken prisoner June 17, 1864.
James A. Potts, re-enlisted.
Edgar L. I'ratt, re-enl. Jan 4, 1863 ; wounded May 15, 1864.
Andrus Provost, wounded; disch. May 28, 1863.
Henry Scofield, re-eul. ; wounded May 20, 1864, and again the following August.
Smith Scofield, wounded May 16, 1864.
Edward Searles, re-enl .; wounded May 10, 1864.
George E. Searles, re-enl .; taken prisoner June 17, 1864.
Irving L. Sniffin, re-enlisted.
John S. Sparks, disch. for disability, April 22, 1863.
Oscar E. Snyder, re-enlisted.
Barney Tonar, re-enl. ; taken prisoner June 17, 1864.
Joseph A. Toepfer, re-enlisted.
Oliver W. Vernal, re-cnl .; was twice wounded.
Charles C. Walters, re-eulisted.
Edward H. Walters, re-enl. and trans. to Inv. Res. Corps, March 15, 1864 ; disch. in October, 1865.
John D. Ward, re-enlisted.
Charles H. Weed, re-enl. Jan. 4, 1864 ; wounded at Pocotaligo, and again May 10, 1864.
John R. Youngs, disch. for disability, May 24, 1863.
James Wright, Co. B; cul. Sept. 12, 1861 ; disch. to enl. into the United States Army.
De Forest W. Ferris, Co. E; enl. March 11, 1862; commissioned second lieutenant Feb. 2, 1865 ; must. out August 21st, same year.
Edward M. Abbott, Co. A; enl. March 16, 1864.
George Brown, Co. B; enl. Jan. 29, 1862. William Brown," Co. A ; enl. Oct. 15, 1863.
Ilarry Bush,* Co. D; enl. Feb. 16, 1864. James B. Cunningham, Co. D; enl. Dec. 31, 1863. Carl Diener,* Co. B; enl. Oct. 20, 1863. Charles Drewer,* Co. F; enl. Oct. 15, 1863.
Isaac Dinger, Co. D; enl. Feb. 20, 1864. I'atrick Fox, Co. D; enl. Nov. 7, 1862. Eugene Gay,* Co. II ; enl. Oct. 15, 1863. Stephen Ganung, Co. A ; enl. Feb. 25, 1864.
William Halpin, front Co. H, 28th Regt., Co. D; enl. Sept 5, 1864 ; must. out June 26, 1865, at Goldsborough. George Hanford, Co. B; enl. Feb. 20, 1862. Joseph Hoovey,* Co. F; enl. Oct. 15, 1863. John Hunter, Co. F; enl. Oct. 14, 1863. John J. Haight, Co. D; enl. Dec. 9, 1863. Hanford Avery, Co. B ; enl. Feb. 25, 1864. John Hull, Co. A ; enl. Feb. 26, 1864. Theron B. June (?) ; Feb. 25, 1864. Henry Jackson,* Co. C; enl. Aug. 15, 1863.
* Substitutes or drafted.
Charles II. Kreig, Co. E; enl. Jan. 29, 1862.
Frederick Kapf, Co. C; enl. Oct. 12, 1863.
John Lawler, Co. B; enl. Jan. 29, 1862.
Charles M. Lockwood, Co. K; enl. Jan. 29, 1862.
James Morann,* Co. G ; enl. Oct. 10, 1863. James Morriss," Co. K ; enl. Oct. 15, 1863.
Charles Newman,* Co. H; enl. Oct. 16, 1863.
William C. Oakes, Co. B; enl. Feb. 19, 1862; disch. for disability Nov, 9, 1862; re-enl. Jan. 19, 1864.
Jolın W. Pender, Co. B ; enl. Feb. 24, 1862.
George G. Smith, Co. B; cnl. Feb. 27, 1862.
Theophilus F. Smith, Co. B; enl. Feb. 25, 1862.
Francis L. Still, Co. B; eul. Feb. 11, 1862; trans. to Signal Corps, United States Army.
Clarence E. Searles, Co. D; enl. Feb. 16, 1864; wounded in the arm at Deep Run.
John Trechardt,* Co. K; enl. Oct. 14, 1863.
Orlando Townsend, Co. D; enl. Feb. 2, 1864.
Benj. S. Timson, Co. D; enl. Feb. 20, 1864.
Neliemiah Taylor, Co. D; enl. Feb. 23, 1864.
Samuel Waterbury, Co. D; enl. Jau. 2, 1864.
TENTII REGIMENT. Company G.
Mustered in Oct. 2, 1861; re-enlisted Jan 1, 1864; mustered out Aug. 25, 1865.
Benjamin L. Greaves, first sergeaut; enl. Jan. 1, 1862; com. second lieu- tenant May 20th, first lieutenant Aug. 25th, and captain Oct. 25th, of same year; must. out Oct. 25, 1864.
Theodore Miller, com, second lieutenant Sept. 25, 1861; res. Dec. 4th, same year. His name appears again with the 139th N. Y. State Militia. John M. Simms, must. Oct. 9, 1861, as second sergeant ; pro. to second lieutenant Aug. 15, 1862; wounded Dec. 14, 1862; died Jan. 11, 1863. Andrew F. Jones, re-enl. ; com. second lieutenant Jau 7, 1865; wounded at Fort Gregg.
Henry M. Capper, enl. Oct. 2, 1861 ; wounded ; disch. Sept. 21, 1862. Alfred C. Arnold, enl. Aug. 28, 1862; disch. June 15, 1865.
Morris Carrol, wounded May 13, 1864 ; died July 28, 1864.
Samuel B. Hoyt, disch. for disability Oct. 31, 1861 ; died Nov. 2, 1861. Alfred N. Husted, re-enlisted.
Thomas S. Ingersoll, re-enl .; died Oct. 24, 1866.
Rufus S. Knapp, re-enlisted.
Smith O. Keeler, enl. Oct. 9, 1861; lost an arm; disch. Dec. 10, 1862.
George E. Lockwood, enl. Oct. 16, 1861; disch. Oct. 28, 1861.
Sidney R. Lounsbury, re-enl. Feb. 19, 1864.
James Lynott, re-enlisted.
Edmund G. Nugent. enl. Oct. 9, 1861 ; re-enl. Feb. 6, 1864.
Nicholas F. Nichols, disch. for disability, Feb. 22, 1863. Two others of his brothers, Joseph and John, both natives of the town, were in the service during the war, though not on the Stamford quota.
Reuben Peatt, re-enl .; died.
Samnel S. Rambo, re-enl. Feb. 6, 1864.
Sylvanus Smith, disch. for disability Dec. 18, 1861 ; re-enl. 28th Regt .; died Aug. 19, 1863.
Henry Tucker, enl. Oct. 26, 1861; disch. for disability March 27, 1863; re-enl. Dec. 24, 1863 ; wounded Oct. 13, 1864.
Isaac L. Tucker, enl. Oct. 26, 1861; re-enl. Dec. 24, 1863.
John Whaley, wounded Aug. 14, 1864.+
James M. Cragur, Co. C; enl. Jan. 28, 1864.
Benjamin G. Blake, Co. D; enl. Sept. 1, 1862.
John B. Newell, Co. D; enl. Aug. 6, 1862; com. second lieutenant Jan. 7, 1865; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
James Barber, Co. H; enl. Dcc. 26, 1863.
John Bohan, Co. I; cnl. Dec. 26, 1863 ; killed.
Joseplı Corris, Co. I; enl. Jau. 5, 1864. Wm. H. Ferris, Co. I; enl. Dec. 28, 1863.
William L. Hays, Co. I; enl. Jan. 25, 1863.
Aaron J. Moger, Co. I; enl. Jan. 1, 1864.
Aaron J. Sherwood, Co. I; enl. Jan. I, 1864. John Sherwood, Co. I; enl. Jan. 1, 1865.
t To the above we should add the following: Alfred Bishop, who en- listed with the company and drilled with them in Hartford until an at- tack of bleeding at the lungs disabled him. He afterwards applied to be mustered in and was rejected, but on being drafted still later, was passed by the surgeon. Finding himself unable to bear the exposure, he pro- cnred a substitute.
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SEVENTEENTII REGIMENT.
Company B.
The men on this roll wero mustered in separately in 1862, and mus- tered out with the regiment, July 19, 1865.
Allen G. Brady, com. captain Aug. 1, 1862; pro. to major Aug. 19, 1862; ho had already done good service as lieutenant-colonel In the 3d Regt .; wounded at Gettysburg; disch. for disability Oct. 21, 1863; appointed major in the Inv. Corps.
Marcus Waterbury, com. second lieutenant July 22, 1864; pro. to first lieutenant July 21, 1862 ; captain Co. I, Aug. 22, 1863 ; captured ; ex- changed.
Charles A. Hobby, com. first lieutenant Aug. 1, 1862; pro. to captain Aug. 29, 1862; wounded May 2, 1863; taken prisoner with his com- mand May 19, 1864, in Florida.
Edgar Hoyt, first sorgeant; enl. Aug. 6, 1862; com. second liontenant Aug. 29, 1862; receivod au injury on the railroad between Washing- tou and Baltimoro in tho spring of 1863; he was compelled to ro- sign May 12, 1863.
Jolın Harvey, enl. July 25, 1862; com. first lieutenant Sept. 19, 1863; pro. to captain June 29, 1865.
George A. Scofield, enl. July 24, 1862; taken prisoner May 19, 1864, and released in the spring of 1865.
Lewis W. Scofield, enl. July 22, 1862 ; pro. to sergeant ; taken prisoner at Welaka, May 19, 1864.
Edwin O. Harrison, enl. July 11, 1862; taken prisoner May 2, 1863.
Selah R. Hobby, eul. July 28, 1862; pro. to sergeant; wounded at Gettys- burg; taken prisoner in Florida, May 19, 1864.
Murray H. McCrea, enl. July 22, 1862; pro. to sergeant; capturod; died in prison Jan. 1, 1865.
Alfred V. Scofield, enl. Aug. 11, 1862; captured May 19, 1864.
Edwin B. Jessup, corporal; enl. July 21, 1862; died March 2, 1863.
Christopher Stottlar, corporal ; onl. July 21, 1862; takon prisoner May 19, 1864.
Edson C. Beardsley, corporal ; enl. July 21, 1862.
Martin Cash, corporal; enl. July 23, 1862; taken prisoner in Florida, May 19, 1864, and sent to Andersonvillo; disch. Nov. 25, 1864.
Henry I. Lounsbury, musician ; enl. July 22, 1862; disch. for disability Feb. 7, 1863.
William Dunham, musiciau; enl. July 25, 1862; trans. to Inv. Corps Sept. 1, 1863.
John H. Chadwick, wagoner; enl. July 18, 1862.
Elbert Ayres, enl. July 18, 1862; taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, sent to Richmond, and again captured in Florida.
Dennis Burns, enl. Aug. 11, 1862; disch for disability Ang. 12, 1863.
John Buttry, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; captured; supposed to havo diod in An- dersonville.
George B. Christison, enl. Ang. 15, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg. Ebenezer S. Crabb, enl. July 22, 1862; trans. to Inv. Corps Feb. 15, 1864. John Collins, enl. July 28, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg.
Goorge W. Chamberlain, enl. July 18, 1862; trans. to U. S. Cav. Michael Egan, enl. Aug. 12, 1862.
George D. Feeks, enl. Aug. 11, 1862; disch. for disability March 10, 1863; re-enl. Jan. 28, 1864; captured; died May, 1865.
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