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52d Infantry, nine months, -Puvate, Loraine M. Ballou.
53d Infantry, nine months, -Private, Henry H. Wellington.
Ist Heavy Artillery, three years,-Privates, John Fallon, Thomas Gartity, James H. Wylic.
2d Heavy Artillery, three years, -Privates, James Gill, William P. O'Brien, George W. Sprague.
3d Heavy Artillery, three years, -Samuel H. Lee, principal musician; privates, William E. Conrad, Robert J. Darby, Eben R. Deane, Henry I .. Keyser, Stephen F. Kimball, Warren H. Lamphere, Frank O. Loomis.
Ist Battalion, Heavy Artillery, three years,-Private, Romain Maier,
Ist Cavalry, three years,-Lyman E. Field, sergeant; Lewis F. Amidon, John Hazlett, Alonzo Helme, Brian Holien, John Morgan, corporals; Charles H. Jan- nings, farrier; privates, James H. Barnum, Henry O. Bogut, Elson Mlakslee ir , Sam. uel Burrows, Edwin C. Cheesbro, Elisha Downs, William Grando. Lorenzo I. Howes, Robert Hunter, Franklin Jeffers, Walter D. Jennings, Daniel McDonald, Louis F. Moulton, Samuel Owens, Charles Rathburn, Ormond E. Rice, Arthur P. Smith, George W. Stanton, James W. Stocking, William H Swan, Charles C. Veasie, WEBham T. Wheelock, George W. H. H. Whitney.
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2d Cavalry, three years, -George F. Willis, corporal; privates, Abraham Brough. ton, Walter Connor, Charles C. Cousens, James Dolan, Charles Duhard, Milo G. Ford, Charles S. Gleason, Allen Leonard, Benjamin Loud ed, Daniel MENLe, Simdel Morgan.
4th Cavalry, three years,-Privates, Israel Adams, Alfred Brown, William Cadron, Johnson Daniels, Henry A. Fairbanks, Charles Houle, John Janfin, Michael Reynolds, Merritt F. Sampson, Henry A. Shumway, Robert Smith.
2d Infantry, three years,-Privates, Allen A. Marsh, George W. Sprague.
roth Infantry, three years,-Elisha Smurt, Sungel C. Triver, captains: William H. Cousens, Samuel C. Traver, David W. Wells, ist heutenants; N P. A. BLns, Wal- liam F. Darby, Simeon N. Eldridge, Lewis W. Goddard, David W. Wellgad Jeg tenants; N. P. A. Blais, William E. Briggs, ist sergeants; William H. Cousens, Charles H. Hubbard, John W. Mallory, Ashael W. Rouse, George H. Sherman, Divid W. Wells, sergeants; John C. Atwood, Nathan O. Blinn, Henry G. Blossom, George C. Briggs, Alexander W. Fulton, Hiland H. Fuller, Merritt S. Sandford, Cinnatus C. Wiley, corporals; Lewis T. Amidon, James W. Blossom, Charles I. Knapp, wagners; band, William D. Hodge, leader; Edward A. Chase, Francis L Clark, Merritt H. Hall, Frederick R. Hamilton, William E. Haskins, Albert K. Ingraham, Charles B. King, Frank Lewis, Daniel Luther, Burdick A. Stewart, Edward W. Stewart, Henry C. Stewart, Jacob V. Stewart, Henry A. Tower, William G. Viall, Addison G. Wheeler, John D. Worth; privates, George W. Balster, Levi Brooks, William H Brown, Ed- ward C. Burnap, Philo Caneda, James Cavanaugh, John Charles, Alfred Cheesebro, Hiram Clegg, Joseph W. Cole, Simeon B. Colton, Henry W. Cooper, Ferris A, Cooper, Frederick Crossett, James Cummisky, William F. Darby, Major Deon. James II Dyer, Simeon L. Eldridge, John Gaffney, Frederick W. Gage, Peter Galligin, Levi R. Green, Alfred Hall, George Hanson, Henry K. Harris, Orrin $ Harwood, William H. Harrington, Adelbert A. Haskins, John Hazlett, William Hazleu, Stephen W Heckox, John Herman, Henry Hoffmaster, George S. Hubbard, Elisha Hurt. Rus. sell F. Hunt, Charles Jeffers, Rosser Jenkins, Stephen B. Kimball, Charles B. King, Rodolphus Langfair, John H. Larrabee, Jeremiah Leary, George Long. Thomas Maginley, Ethan E. Maynard, James McArthur, Charles H. Miller. Samuel Milles:, John Moore, Charles S. Nichols, Alexander Perry, John Perry, William H. Perkins, Robert C. Pettit, Charles N. Pike, John W. Pike, Patrick Portell, James M. Randal!, John Reilly, Wilson W. Rice, Thomas Riley. Albert Roberts, John C. Robinson. Richard Savage, William Shaftoe, William Shaftoe jr., Edward E, Sherman, James W. Sheldon, Melvin Silkworth, John Sinotte, William Slatterly, Warren MI Smith, Nicholas Stillings, John H. Towle. Charles Van Valkenburgh, Ephraim Walker, Francis Walker, Serene W. Wells, Buel G. Wilsey, Berea M Willsey, Jeremiah Wilbur, Wallace York.
12th Infantry, three years,-Lewis C. Champney, corporal; privates, George N Daniels, Peter Smith.
17th Infantry, three years, -Privates, William P. O'Brien, Abram A Tyler. Emory Watkins.
18th Infantry, three years,-Patrick Gallagher, corporal; private, Edward Har- rington.
19th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Frederick Lentz. Angus McDonald
20th Infantry, three years,-Ashbel W. Rouse, ad Lientenant ; privates, John Gaffney, Peter Galligan, Levi R. Green, William H. Harrington, James McArthur,
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George H. Orcutt, Ashbel W. Rouse, Wiliam Shaftoe, John Schwarnieeherger, Janies W. Sheldon, Warren M. Smith, Charles Van Valkenburgh.
2 Ist Infantry, three years, -Edwin R. Wund, sergeant ; George E. Sayles, Ed. win R. Wood, corporals ; privates, George S. Bonth, John Co-too, Philo N Denio, Henry M. Fellows, Michael Flynn, William Goodell, Proten Henne, Jules Jacgoût, Charles H. Jennings, Joseph Labarns, William L. Orcutt, John Reynolds, Samuel Roulson, Peter Savage, Josephus Thew, George Worthington.
24th Infantry, three years .- Tintothy Riordan, corporal ; privates, Henry Alden, William E. Haskins, David W. Jeffers, George W. Jefters, William O Jennings, James Newman, Peter Powers.
27th Infantry, three years,-William M. Brown, William M. Mckay, majore Miles Sanford, chaplain; Joseph Ainley, Charles D. Sanford, captains ; Grarer M Bowker, William H. H. Briggs, Charles D. Santord, Sidney S. Terry, William H Tyler, ist lieutenants ; William H. H. Briggs, Jerome B. Joslyn, 2d lieutenants ; Jerome B. Joslyn, sergeant major ; George M. Bowker, quartermaster sergeant : Jo- seph Ainley, Nelson W. Bowen, Jerome B. Joslyn, William McKay, ist sergeams ; Parsons M. Ault, Bernard Calwell, Williamt Cambell, Alexander G. Harrington Sid- ney S. Terry, sergeants ; James F. Cousens, Thomas Hare, Joseph M Montgomery, Christopher Reagan, Charles H. Robertson, John B. Shorum, Sulney s. Terry, Fred erick Williams, corporals ; Samuel Lee, musician ; privates, Parsons M Ault, Charles H. Beebe, David S. Blanchard, Frederick E. Blanchard, William P. Bracy, Franklin B. Braton, Jabez C. Brown, Judge Bullard, John Bulpin, William Chesvar, Eda od P. Clark, Charles A. Como, Charles W. Core, Patrick Conley, Henry C Crandall. Thomas Daley, Daniel N. Davis, Wardrop Davidson, Dennis Dilworth, Willing Er- win, John 1. Erwin, Jared Estes, Sidney C. Estes, Charles T. Evans, Robert In Har. rington, John W. Hayden, Caspar J. Hisler, Joseph C. Hisler, David Hogan, Sylves- ter Kent, Robert Lilly, James McGough, George McGue, Edward D. McRes. Joseph M. Montgomery, Samuel L. Montague, John Moody, Charles H. Morgan, Emory P' Morton, James Neale, Romanzo A. Nichols, John O'Brien, Emory Peck, Hente H Peck, Royal H. Plumb, Albert O. Reed, Henry Remington 1St, Alvin Rider, Jamies A. Rider, George Smith jr., Charles 1 .. Spooner, Henry C. Terry, William 1 .. Tarry, Thomas Watson, Frederick Williams, Pliny Witt. John W. Wonenden.
28th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Dennis Daley, Charles R. Hayden
31st Infantry, three years, -- Lester M. Hayden, captain ; Lester M. Hayden, !! lieutenant ; William Adult, Thomas Harrington, William Shattoe, Williams Ward. sergeants ; Charles H. Adriance, John Burt, William IL. Exford, corporais ; Isarah R. Grey, Theodore J. Grey, musicians ; privates, Samuel J. Allen, Matthew Rental. Edward Bowe, Stephen N. Briggs, Henry C. Buit, John Burton, Luther T. Carpenter. Andrew Carr, Charles F. Clark, Thomas S. Cooper, William Comway, William Cray- ton, Jacob Dainton, Tyler Danforth, Patrick Donavan, Michael Doelia, Patrick Dugam, George Estes, Zimri Estes, George P. Fellows, Jonis Fountain, Joseph . Grover, Michael Hagerty, Alfred B. Harrington, Maurice Hayes, Thomas Hennehey. George W. Hewes, Joseph W. Hodgman, Horace O. Jones, Thomas & Kelley, Mares nas P. Kimball, George C. Lawson, Reuben Lewis, Joseph Maginley, George I. Men. chester, George McElroy, George Moore, Joseph Monroe, William He Murphy, Ed ward Newman, Lawrence O'Brien, George H, Orett, Mmer Ormaby, Edward Regas, Matthew Rennon, George Rice, Zelotes Rice, Hiram Rogers, Harvey Sherman, John J. Slitterly, George Stewart, William Thorington, Henry Whitney, Henry White, Marcena Williams, Daniel Woods, James Woods, Emory C. Wright
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32d Infantry, three years, -Privates, Lewis C. Champney, George N Daniels, Homer Haskins, Edwin J. Pettis, Peter Smith.
34th Infantry, three years, -- Henry J. Millard, assistant surgeon ; Wells B. Mitchell, ist lieutenant ; Wells B. Mitchell, 2d lieutenant ; William Carr, Wells 1. Mitchell, sergeants ; Warren N. Phillips, corporal ; Privates, Frederick E Blanchard, Joseph B. Brown, David Davis, Join Gaffney, Peter Galligin, Levi R. Green, WHbur Hart, William E. Haskins, John Morgan, Richard Nokes, John Pourtell, Henry C. Quellett, John W. Stafford. Frank M. Turner, John Wilcox, George O. Wiley
36th Infantry, three years, -Private, Michael Flynn.
37th Infantry, three years,-Jonas A. Champney, John C. Robinson, captains ; Jonas A. Champney, William H. Cousens, John C. Robinson, Ist heutegates, Dar- win R. Fields, John M. Patridge, Frederick L. Wheelock, sergeants ; Thomas J Crandall, Daniel O'Neal, John B. Rouse, Luther M. Tanner, corporals ; privates, Charles M. Babbitt, James L. Bowen, Milton Brooks, William Huldiging Apsel R. Cook, Ferris A. Cooper, James R. Cowden, Urbane H. Critenden, Frederik W. Crossett, James Davis, Philip Dempsey, Richard Fulton, Edward Gregson, William H. Harrington, John Herman, Samuel W. Hogle, John Kelly. Daniel Lewis, Edward R. Lobdell, Joel J. Lobdell, Ormand H. Lovell, James McArthur, Michiel McCor. mie, Dennis McGrah, Leonard Morgan, Patrick Mulcare, John A. Murphy, Stephen O'Connell, William O'Connell, James H. Perkins, William J. Pettit, Edwin E Phelps, Levi A. Rice, Patrick Riley, Joseph Rivet, George Roberts, Ashbel W. Rouse, George H. Sears, William Shaftoe jr., James W. Sheldon, Francis Sherman, William J. Simmons, Henry Slater, Warren M. Smith, William Stone, Henry Van Tassell. Charles Von Valkenburg, Nelson E. Walden.
39th Infantry, three years,-Edwin L. Arnold, corporal ; privates, George .\ Daniels, Peter Smith.
54th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Caleb Boss, Jeremich Bradley
56th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Michael Flynn, Charles Euller, Frederick A. Stratton.
57th Infantry, three years, -Wilbur F. Ward, corporal; privates, Albert Allen, William Boyden, Amasa R. Bullock, Augustus Champney, George Gavin, David A Hart, Joseph Honte, James Hodge, Martin Kelly, Oliver S. Kimbil. Dennis Lan- don, Andrew Powers, Charles Ryan, Edward Saucy, Barnabas Sears, Edwin P. Sher- man, Gilbert L. Walker, George H. Wilcox, Daniel Williams.
58th Infantry, three years, -Private, William Harris.
59th Infantry, three years, -Private, William Bryden.
6ist Infantry, one year,-Simeon N. Eldridge, captain; William W. Montgom ery, George A. Sherman, zd lieutenants; Charles M. Brown, quartermaster sergeant; Harrison W. Benson, ist sergeant; John T. Adams, John F. Bates, William L. Crosier, John D. Follett, sergeants; John H. Abrahams, Edwin R. Atwood, James Baker, Noah J. Ball, Charles M. Brown, Amasa M. Burt, Chadwick B Cheesard Patrick H. Fern, corporals; privates, Ambrose T. Aldrich, George W. Averlall. Horace Avery, Lorenzo D. Bailey, Nathan V. Baker, Daniel Booth, George A. Franc. Noah J. Carter, Benjamin Chapman, Alfred W. Cheesbro, Simeon B. Cotton, Augus- tus Crone, George Crocker, James Croner, Orson Dalrymple, Joel I, David, William H. Emerson, Hawkins Estes, Andrew Fite, Michael Frawley, Ous H. Fuller, Waldo C. Fuller, Jerome Goodsell, Amos Green, Ferdinand Greenwood, Charles Haler, Charles W. Hall, Ethan HI. Hammond, George J. Harwood, Jolin Hart, Ambrose A.
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Hathaway, Homer Haskins, Daniel A. Hewitt, Patrick Hopper, William Houghte. ling, George Hoyt. John W. Illingsworth, Reabien Kent, Willow Kennelly, Adohours Lanfair, Charles Larabee, Edward Madison, Warren Matterson, William McCarts. Isaiah S. Merrill, Witham W. Montgomery, Isaac Mosher. James Murphy, Thomas Munroe, Franklin E. Myers, Thomas O'Brien, Eliner Pech, Israel Plant, Calvin Pratt Amos Preo, Sanford E. Richmond, Sidney E. Rider, William H. Roberts, Somos! F. Roulson, Henry Rowan, Trudy Russell, Peter Savage, John Senott, Henry A. Snel. don, Horace M. Sheldon, Peter Snyder, Horace Stocking, George S. Stockwell, Samuel Tifft, John N. Tumer, James W. Walker, William Wells, Charles HI White. man, Arthur Young.
Veteran Reserve Corps,-Henry Davis, William Davis. James Ganley, Hermsen Jackel, John Leddy, John B. Mam, Henry MeMain, George Reed, Oua Stoll, Freds erick Vandervett, Thomas B. White.
Regular Army,-Henry F. Barber, Frederick R. Hamilton, Charles B. King. Daniel Luther, Duty F. Miller, Henry C. Rand, Lucius C. Rand, Burdick A. Stewart, Edward W. Stewart, Henry C. Stewart, Henry A. Tower, William G. Viall, Charles H. Warren, Addison G. Wheeler, John D. Worth.
U. S. Veteran Volunteers,-Alexander Perry.
U. S. Colored Troops,-Henderson Crosby.
. ALFORD.
In July, 1862, Alford voted a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer for three years, and to this some loyal men in the town added ten dollars for each man. Seventy-five dollars were voted to each drafted man. in case of a draft. In August the town " voted to authorize the selectmen to pledge the credit of the town to any amount that may be necessary to pay to each volunteer soldier re- quired of this town, under the late call of the President for 300.000 nine months' men, the sum of three hundred dollars."
In 1864, the town voted to pay bounties of one hundred and twenty- five dollars to volunteers. Nine men were drafted, and each paid a com- mutation of three hundred dollars.
The town expended $5,348 on account of the war, and $2.931.61 for aid to families, refunded by the commonwealth.
The ladies of Alford bore their share of the burdens of the war.
The following is a list of the soldiers from Alford:
8th Infantry, 100 days, -Private, Frederick E. Brown.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Privates, Mark Bracken, Robert H, Mccurdy. Edwin H. Shook, Jesse H. Calkins.
9th Battery, Light Artillery, three years,-Private, William Johnson
20th Infantry. three years .- Private, Peter Stalker
25th Infantry, three years, -Private, Arthur Donnelly
37th Infantry, three years,-George Prindle, corporal; privates, Peter Stalker, Alexander Beckwith, Benson Brazee, George S. Chapin, Hinos Estes, Richard A. Holmes, Henry Packard, George A. Palmer, John M. Taylor, James Il Wagner, Myrick M. Chapin.
55th Infantry, three years,-Private, Joseph H. Bradley.
57th Infantry, three years .- Robert F. Mc Cardy, corporal.
61st Infantry, one year,-Private, Moses B, Howard.
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BECKET.
In May, 1861. Becket voted two thousand dollars for volunteers, and in June authorized the treasurer to borrow for bounties and for State aid to the families of volunteers.
This vote was repeated in June. 1862, and a resolution was adopted to pay a bounty of $100 to each volunteer who was credited to the town Bounties and State aid to the families of volunteers were continued through 1863.
In 1864 a bounty of $125 was voted to each volunteer for three years, and the treasurer was authorized to borrow " whatever amount of money shall be necessary to fill the contingent of the town."
The town appropriated $16,387 on account of the war. and $10.606 for State aid to soldiers' families.
The following is the list of Becket's soldiers in the war:
49th Infantry, nine months,-Orton W. Jennings, ist sergeant; Henry P. Phelps, corporal; privates, A. C. Barnes, Samuel H. Bennett, Charles T. Broga, George W Brown, Henry P. Clark, George W. Codwell, Isaac Denslow, Chester E. Hamilton, William H. Hinman, Henry E. Lee, Thomas Noonan. Dwight Sherman, Rufus L Thaver, Edmund B. Turner, Allen H. Wheeler, James L. Whipple, Gilbert Worden, jr., Philemon Walker.
2d Heavy Artillery, three years, -- Private, Lysander Miller.
Ist Cavalry, three years,-Private, Charles O. Kingsley.
2d Cavalry, three years,-Private, Oliver H. Bowman.
2d Infantry, three years, -Privates, John Forrest, James Warner.
toth Infantry, three years, - James Burns, corporal; privates, Philieus Bosquet, John Burns, Holly C. Clark, John O'Sullivan, Charles R. Turner.
18th Infantry, three years, -Private, Henry B. Harris.
19th Infantry, three years, -Private, George Blood.
20th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Holly C. Clark, Adelbert N. Messenger, Hubert Moran, Charles R. Turner.
21st Infantry, three years,-John F. Severance, chaplain; private, James Thomal. 26th Infantry, three years, -Private, Abbott M. Messer.
27th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Elisha Allen, Levi Bosquet, Robert H. Macauly, David Martin, Lester H. Quigley.
30th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Frank Bourne, Orin W. Eldridge, William H. Randall.
31st Infantry, three years, -Truman Lemley, Lorenzo 1. Putnam, corporals; pri- vates, George S. Brewater, Isaac Nye, Lorenzo R. Putnam, Charles E. Saninger, I.d. ther A. Simmons.
34th Infantry, three years,-Abram M. Chapman, sergeant; private, Richard Young.
37th Infantry, three years, -- Levi Huntley, Charles Ingham, Henry L Mersin. ger, corporals; privates, George A. Allen, Alevis Baron, Jules Besoncon. James Brown, Lyman Chapel, Holly C. Clark, George J. Daniels, Calvin Goodbo, Paul I .. Granger, George King, Walter J. Lester, George Martin, John McNormy, Adellien W. Messenger, Harrison Mills, Herbert Morin, Edward Murphy, James Pecoy, James B. Rudd, Charles Turner, Frederick A. Willis.
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57th Infantry, three years, -Private, John O'Sullivan.
6ist Infantry, one year .- Privates, Jeremiah Burns, Eugene L. Holmes, Veteran Reserve Corps, -Edward McDonald, Henry Sterger.
Regular Army, -William Smith.
CHESHIRE.
At a town meeting held on the 18th of May, 1861, the selectmen were authorized to " borrow or mise" money to carry out the provisions of the act relative to the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers.
In July, 1862. the selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of $100 to each volunteer credited to Cheshire, and in September they were di rected to pay the same bounty to nine months' volunteers.
In 1863 the town directed the payment of State aid to the families of drafted men as well as to those of volunteers.
In April, 1864, the town authorized a bounty of $125 to each volun- teer for three years, and in December the selectmen were directed to con. tinue to recruit and pay bounties to fill anticipated quotas. They were also directed to borrow money within the limit of $10,000.
The ladies of the town furnished for the soldiers in the field many articles of comfort and luxury.
The town raised and disbursed for war expenses $15.715, and for the payment of State aid. afterward refunded by the commonwealth, $220.77.
The following is a list of the soldiers that went from Cheshire :
Sth Infantry, 100 days, -Private, Samuel P. Whipple.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Henry H. Northrup, commissary sergeant; Daniel B Foster, Ist lieutenant; Lewis W. Goddard, Ist sergeant; Edwin 1. Temple, ser- geant; Emery King, Henry H. Northrup, Traman G. Phillips, corporals; privates, Gilbert A. Bristol, John L. Brown, Eugene Cainsey, Norman Cuminings, Edson Downs, William S. Jacques. Abel Jones, John N. Knight, William E. Loomis, Jaines Maclaly, Peter McCann, John McDonald, John H. Olin, Erastus P. Root, Thomas A. Scott, Michael Silk, Norman W. Stetson, Hezekiah W. Sturtevant, Samuel W Tift, Thurston Tilton, Cyrus R. Tower, Albert W. Wells, John H. Wells,
2d Heavy Artillery, three years, -Private, Benjamin McMillen
Ist Cavalry, three years, -Arthur H. Brown, sergeant; privates, William J Ap- pleton, George N. Baxter, Williant Baxter, James A. Brien, John Snowdon, John V. Willsey, John G. Woodruff.
4th Cavalry, three years, -Private, Thomas Perry.
toth Infantry, three years,-Private, Patrick Callahan.
20th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Abraham Brown, Sylvester Cook, Gilliert W. Dresser.
24th Infantry, three years, -Private, Marson F. E. Briggs.
27th Infantry, three years, -Privates, John W. Allen, Marceline Barrett, Jahn Bulpin, Henry E. Demeranville, Charles W. Leonard, David Rice jr.
28th Infantry, three years,-Private, John P. Noonan.
29th Infantry, three years, -Private, Parker Dwight.
31st Infantry, three years, -- Harvey L. Mason, corporal; William Couch, mest. cian; privates, James Bryant, Marshall Clothier, William Ciothier, James Dalton, Andrew Katchler, Daniel Marks, John W. Miller, George Rice.
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32d Infantry, three years, -Privates, George McNaughton, Selden McNaughton 34th Infantry, three years,-Privates, George Bass, Erastus M. Hubbard.
36th Infantry, three years,-Peter Dooley, captain; Peter Dooley, ist lieutenant; Peter Dooley, 2d lieutenant.
37th Infantry, three years,-Willet H. Couch, Theodore Davis, David D. White, corporals; privates. Joseph Bellevue, James Brown, Scott Brown, Patrick Clancy, Patrick Dalton, Wilbur F. Dwight, Benjamin F. Eddy, John Grace, Alonzo Harring- ton, William R. Hathaway, Thomas B. Jenks, William J. Simmons, Henry J. Tempde.
57th Infantry, three years,-Private, Augustus Clanguin.
Veteran Reserve Corps .-- John Lowe.
CLARKSBURG.
At a town meeting in July, 1862, a bounty of one hundred dollars each was voted for five volunteers from Clarksburg.
In August of the same year a bounty of fifty dollars was voted for each nine months' volunteer.
In June, 1864, one hundred and twenty-five dollars was voted as a bounty for each volunteer for three years.
On account of the war $0,333.73 were paid by the town, and for State aid to soldiers' families the sum of $3.970.61 was expended.
Clarksburg sent the following soldiers to the field :
Sth Infantry, too days,-Private, Eugene Clark.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Privates, Augustine Aldrich, Benedict Niles, What- ren Parsons, Daniel W. Southwick, Charles A. Wilbur.
13th Battery, Light Artillery, three years,-Privates, Felix Bonaparte, Michael Coffey.
Ist Cavalry, three years,-Privates, David S. Clark, Albert L .. Thompson.
Ioth Infantry, three years, -Private, John W. Stafford.
18th Infantry, three years, -- Private, Joel Jeffers.
27th Infantry, three years, -- Private, Avery J. Deming.
3Ist Infantry, three years,-Privates, Ira Harris, Maurice Hayes, John J. Sit. terly.
32d Infantry, three years,-Private, Lewis H. Cheesbro.
34th Infantry, three years, -Private, Ludwig Klahn.
37th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Joel J. Jeffers, Warner Parsons, Gies D. Wilcox.
DALTON.
No record appears of any action by this town during 1861 and 1802.
In March. 1863. it voted one thousand dollars toward the expenses of volunteers, and adopted resolutions approving the action of the selection in offering bounties during the previous year, and assuming the liabilities which they had thus incurred. In September of the same fear the select- men were authorized to borrow necessary sums of money for war pur- poses.
In September, 1964, bounties of one hundred and twenty five dollars were offered for three years' men. in anticipation of a call. Action was
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also taken to encourage private subscriptions, and it is believed that ten thousand dollars were thus raised.
The amount appropriated and expended by the town for war pur- poses was 83,762.81. The aggregate of State aid was $3,325.47.
Dalton's soldiers' list is as follows :
8th Infantry, 100 days,-George W. Smith, corporal.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Albert Griswold, corporal ; privates, Daniel B. Allen, Isaac N. Allen, Edward Bastion, William M. Bailey, Addison W. Brown' Erastus E. Burnham, George W. Fields, Henry C. Gallup, George H. Hodge, Henry Kelley, Octave Murray, Edward A. Tucker, Rensselaer H. Wilcox.
3d Heavy Artillery, three years,-Lemuel Dunton, wagoner ; privates, Martin L. Clark, George E. Tucker.
Ist Cavalry, three years,-Wellington Fuller, corporal ; privates, Charles H Gardiner, Jacob Jackley.
2d Infantry, three years, -- Private, Michael Fagan.
Ioth Infantry, three years .- Privates, William N. Babcock, Abram Bidgood, Maurice Casey, John Campbell, Frederick L. Fierro, George Tucker, Daniel W. Tyler.
19th Infantry, three years, -Private, Henry M. Allen.
2 Ist Infantry, three years, -- Privates, Orrin Bassett, Solomon Wilcox.
27th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Charles A. Smith, William W. Tucker.
31st Infantry, three years,-Privates, Charles Crowley, Richard Fairbanks. Frederick M. Gardner, Myron L. Gear, Edward Hodge, George W. Newell. Allen Warner.
34th Infantry, three years,-Ensign M. Smith, corporal ; privates, Charles F. Bennett, Almon C. Cady, Ira W. Dill, Silas W. Edgerton, John T. Gloyd, Samuel H. Hubbard, Morton Maynard, William F. Newell, James S. Smith, John D. Smith
37th Infantry, three years, -Private, John Bryant.
57th Infantry, three years,-Henry C. Gallup, corporal ; private, Daniel N Young.
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