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In July, 1863, the selectmen were authorized to borrow money for State aid, and in September of that year it was voted to raise 87,247.52 to settle bounties.
In 1864 the bounty for three years' volunteers was fixed at $125, and so continued till the close of the war. The selectmen were also author- ized to borrow money and continue recruiting.
The citizens of Lee contributed large sums of money to encourage recruiting, and the town expended on account of the war $21. 654.56. The amount raised for State aid. reimbursed by the comonwealth, was $20,776.46.
The ladies of Lee contributed $470.10 in cash, and more than that amount in supplies for the soldiers in the field. in hospitals, etc.
The men named in the subjoined list went from Lee to fight the bat. tles of the Union :
8th Infantry, 100 days, -Privates, Clark D. Blood, Richard Wheeler.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Benjamin A. Morey, Augustus V, Shannon, Byron Weston, captains ; Leroy S. Kellogg, Ist lieutenant ; DeWitt S. Smith, ed heutenant; Chauncey T. Bliss, Albert P. Silva, ist sergeants ; Mills J. Bosworth, Edward Me. Donald, Elias H. Murray, Gustavus A. Phelps, sergeants; George T. Brad. ley, John M. Fuller, William Hess, William Odenwaldt, Lucius W. Wright, corporals; Albert J. Morey, hospital steward ; George S. Baker, bugler ; John McGinty, Hot- tio E. Murray, musicians ; privates, Austin .A. Alexander, De Witt C. Beach, Henry L. Beach, Lourence Bewer, Dennis Burke, George Cady, George B. Chapir. George Cline, Henry A. Collins, George H. Comstock, Luke S. Dennison. Alphonzo Foote, William F. Fuller, George Gregory, Henry R. Harrington, Edmund Hatch, Orrin Halet, Eugene Ingersoll, Michael Keough, William C. Kittredge, Harvey Loomis. Thomas McDonough, Benjamin F. Morse, Thomas Norton, Michael T. O'Donnell, George Osborn, George Potter, Homer Rowe, John Saviner, George H. Stone. George E. Sturgis, James S. Steadman, Oscar D. Street, John Vincent, Herman Vos- burg, James Ward, Ezra A. D. Wilson, John J. Wolfinger,
9th Battery, Light Artillery, three years, -Private, Michael Shechan.
2d Heavy Artillery, three years,-Privates, Daniel Harrington, Roland R. Joslyn, Alfred Mitchell, John Vincent.
3d Heavy Artillery, three years,-Private Benjamin L. Ross.
Ist Cavalry, three years, - Privates, Joseph W. Blake, Henty J. Bliss, Peter Cook, Henry M. Evans, Charles H. Groesbeck, Alfred J. Hunt, John Lee. David Owens, Richard W. Stedman.
2d Cavalry, three years, -Privates, James Anderson, William Brown, Henry Carleton, John Casey, William Clarkson, Adam Hart, Jacob Krumm, John Lee, Charles Mayer, John Radcliffe, John Riley, James Roach, James Ward, August Whitman.
3d Cavalry, three years,-Rufus A. Lovering, sergeant ; Lucas A Nickerson, corporal ; privates, William Corse, Timothy Crane, Clarence O. Poland.
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4th Cavalry, three years,-Franklin H. Porter, corporal ; privates, Charles H Carr, James Galloway, Henry E. Hill, John King, Joseph H McQutire, James C. Priest, William Stone.
5th Cavalry, three years, -Privates, George R. W. Chadwell, Frederick B. Ran- dolph, John Thompson.
Ist Battalion, Frontier Cavalry, one year,-Solomon R- Atwood, quartermaster sergeant ; Charles A. Cole, sergeant ; John J. Searle, corporal.
2d Infantry, three years, --- Adam Miller, ist lieutenant ; Adam Miller, ed Neu- tenant ; William I. White, Ist sergeant; Horatio 1. Cobb, musician ; privases, Mar- vin Backus, Milton G. Bishop, Thomas Circasy, William H Daniels, John Dufty. Thomas Dunn, George W. Fenner, Robert Ford, Michiel Garwery, Roscoe E Hough- ton, Gilbert B. Ingraham, William Johnson, John Knowles, John Ledy Joho M Leonard, Asher Livingston, John McCarty, William McDonald, Adam Miller, Addr. son C. Miner, Thomas Rafferty, Richard Rine, William Ryan, Egbert Sanger, Hein- rich Wilkins, John Willard, Alexander C. Wilson, Melvin A Woodward.
Toth Infantry, three years, -John W. Nye, ist sergeant : Varnum Buzzell, Ser. geant ; Orville E. Cutting, Marshall A. Hines, Kenan Ryan, corporals : Charles A. Peters, musician : privates, Henry Cadry, William H. Clapp, Franklin Dawley, John Donovan, Crowell Fairchild, Charles A. Gates, Robert Hewitt, Robert Keenan, John H. Merrill, John W. Primey, William Wheeler, Henry Woodward.
rith Infantry, three years,-Private, Homer G. Williams.
16th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Edward Kelsey, Homer G. Williams.
17th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Michael Casey, Daniel Harrington, Roland R. Joslyn.
18th Infantry, three years, -Private, Patrick Keiley. 20th Infantry, three years, -- Orville E. Cutting, sergeant. 21st Infantry, three years,-Privates, John R. Clathin, George Lemley, Richard Wheeler.
24th Infantry, three years,-Private, Fabi in A. Fortier
26th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Henry Chambers, Simeon Grow, Heinrich Tauge.
27th Infantry, three years, -Luther J. Bradley, captain ; Luther J. Bradley, 158 lieutenant ; Luther J. Bradley. Edgar H. Coombs, ed lieutenants ; Edgar H, Coombs, Ist sergeant ; Charles O. Benedict, Eldad E. Moore, corporals ; privates, Sylvader Beach, Charles O. Benedict, George H. Benedict, John G. Biekley, Milton 1. Brook. lin, Albert B. Champlin, Samuel S. Chapman, Harvey De Forrest, Charles Derinison. Elijah Dennison, Hugh Dolan, James Dolan, Henry Fisher, Charles A. Gates, Henry A. Gifford, Norman L. Gifford, Owen Hulitt, Edward A. Jackson, Patrick Kenny, Dennis McDonough, Thomas Norton, Charles L. Nye, George W. Parrish, John R Ryan, Hiram Sheffield, Edward Smith, Charles A. Tucker, Thomas J. Turney, James Ward, Edwin P. Wheeler, Amos F. Whittaker, Franklin Williams.
3ist Infantry, three years, -Benjamin F. Morey, captain ; Benjamin F. Morey. Ist lieutenant ; John Harrington, sergeant ; privates, Chester Bevens, Clark D Blood, Thomas Burnick, Patrick Casey, William HI. Cogg-well, William Contam. Delbert Deland, Benjamin Donnally, Frederick Donnally, John Donnelly Owen Flannigan, Henry F. Harding, Dexter V. Harringtor, John Hecker, Lyman J Ingram, Horace Lumley, George McElroy, John Millard, Charles H. Rathbon. Wil- liam Ross, Henry Smith, Daniel Washburn.
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33d Infantry, three years, -Private, Thomas Wilson.
34th Infantry, three years .- Private, Stephen E. Gifford.
37th Infantry, three years,-George H_ Hyde, Franklin W, Pease, captains ; John S. Bradley, George H. Hyde, Julius H. Reed, Albert C. Sparks, rst lichtenants; John S. Bradley, George H. Hyde, P. Woodbridge Morgan, Julius H. Reed, Altiert C. Sparks, 2d lieutenants ; John W. Nye, sergeant major ; John S. Butdley, Charles W. Freeman, John W. Nye, Julius H. Reed, Ist sergeants ; Orville E Cutting. Albert C. Sparks, sergeants ; George Albee, James F. Allen, Jay S. Bliss, Martin H Bliss, Martin Conners, Noah M. Freeman, William H, Hinckley, Lewis W, Spolford, corporals ; John McCann, wagoner ; privates, George I. Bidwell, George C Bles, Quinton F. Bliss, Dwight P. Bradley, Edward W. Coope, John .\ Durant, William Foley, William H. Henderson, William I. Johnson, Michael Keyes, William Keyes. John Millerd, Patrick Mohan, Charles E. Morey, George 1. Phinney, William Smith, Charles M. Taylor, John Tierney, Sylvester Van Dusen, Thomas Whalen.
54th Infantry, three years,-Aaron Spencer, corporal ; privates, Henry F. Burg- hardt, George M. Pell, James E. Sharts, William H. Sharts,
56th Infantry, three years, -Private, George Lemley.
57th Infantry, three years .- Charles E. Moore, corporal ; private, John H Casey, Henry A. Collins, Orrin Hewlitt, Egbert S. Jacquins, Alfred McDonald, Pat- rick McDonough, John H. Merrill, James Richards, James S. Steadman, Wesley R. Williams.
Veteran Reserve Corps,-Herman F. Feldgren, John B Foster, Benjamin B. Gardener, John Stickleman, Alexander C. Wilson.
LENOX.
A town meeting was held in Lenox on the 6th of May. 1861, at which patriotic resolutions were adopted. and the sum of 22,000 was appropri- ated to arm, equip, and discipline the militia of the town, and So per month, in addition to government pay. were pledged to volunteers.
During 1862 $4,000 were appropriated for bounties and State aid. and bounties of $100 were authorized for volunteers, both for thise years and nine months.
In 1863 $1,500 were appropriated for aid to soldiers' families, and $300 were voted to each drafted man who had paid his commutation.
In April, 1864, $1,200 were appropriated for State aid. In May the selectmen were authorized to pay $125 each to those who furnished sub stitutes to the credit of the town, and in June they were authorized to reimburse those who had contributed money to encourage eulist ments. They were also authorized to borrow 83,000 for bounties.
In 1865 $3,800 were appropriated for State aid, and at a meeting in June of that year a vote was passed to reimburse citizens who had contributed to aid recruiting.
A Ladies' Aid Society existed in the town during the continuance of the war.
The amount expended by Lenox on war account was $11, 61257. and for State aid $8, 636.15 ; and the town furnished solving- as follows:
Sth Infantry, too days, -Private, John Broderick.
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49th Infantry, nine months, -Thomas Back, Crowell H. Brooks, Ogden H. Planke, sergeants ; Henry R. Tucker, Henry W. Wade, Ames Whittaker, corporals ; privates, Charles G. Bangs, Morris Barry, Henty J. Bhas, Michael Broderick, Jamies B. Bull, Willard L. Burkett, Peter Conte, Thomas Conors, John H. Curtis, Hiram Farling, John Godson, William Hogan, William Hunt, John Mason, Henry Miller, Isaac J. Newton, Theron F. Parker, Edwin W. Parsons, William H. Farseal, . Solomon E. Peck, Daniel A. Sedgwick, Alexander Smith, Antoine Steinhardt, Benjamin D. Wade, Charles E. Wink.
52d Infantry, nine months, - Henry M. Sabine, assistant surgeon. 2d Battery, Light Artillery, three years, -Private, Hugh Kiordin
2d Heavy Artillery, three years,-Privates, Charles E. A Thompson.
Ist Cavalry, three years, -Privates, Luke McGrath, William R. Sterritt.
2d Cavalry, three years, -Private, Barnes E. Carey.
3d Cavalry, three years, -- Privates, Michael Doyle, William M. Hubby. 5th Cavalry, three years, Privates, Alexander Adams, Alfred Michael.
2d Infantry, three years, -- William D. Sedgwick, ist lieutenant ; Arthur J. Bliven, sergeant ; Daniel Reardon, corporal ; private, Charles J. Blich.
roth Infantry, three years. Mark H. Cottrell, ist lieutenant : Mark H. Cottrell, Ist sergeant ; privates, Elbridge Collamer, Henry P. Hines, William L. Jennie. Charles W. Perry.
ISth Infantry, three years, -- Benjamin F. Hastings, assistant surgeon.
19th Infantry, three years,-Privates, David Cote, Hugo E-minger, John Leakey, Julius Schoder.
2Ist Infantry, three years, -Privates, Ransom Bailey, Albert H. Northrop.
27th Infantry, three years, -Frank Hurst, Amos D. Whittaker. 2d Heurenings. privates, Charles S. Coleman, John King, George Manning. Augustus N Mittin. John McDonough.
31st Infantry, three years,-Charles J. Wade, 2d lieutenant; Chauncey W Smil sergeant; Chauncey W. Smith, corporal; privates. James Anderson, Albert D. Cook. Lewis E. Collins, John Hall, John Lassure, James Miles, Darius Sce, Henry D. Thomas, Charles J. Wade.
34th Infantry, three years, -- Oliver Cottrell, corporal: privates, Patrick Cina mings, William E. Donnelly, William Doren, Joseph Fisher, Jacob Martin, Heury R. McCullock, Elijah Plass, Joseph M. Sherman, Patrick Shields.
36th Infantry, three years,-Private, Jerry Lahee.
37th Infantry, three years,-Edward M. Reynolds, wagoner: privates, John Kearsley, John Mahoney, John S. Mckibbon, Samuel H. Myers, William H. Shet- field, Joseph Stumph, Garrett H. Whittaker.
54th Infantry, three years, -Henry J. Carter, sergeant; privates. Jacob Adanis, John Hall, Thomas Jackson, Charies F. Patterson, George G. Peters, Edward Porger, Peter H. Pruyn, Charles Van Allen, John E. Vasburgh, George F. Waterman, Samuel Weever.
55th Infantry, three years, -- Private, Charles M. Hollen.
57th Infantry, three years, -Privates, Thomas Henry, William HL Jeone. James Larkins, Saybrook Lee. Diniel Morrisey, William A, Sandding
5Sth Infantry, three years,-Edward Brown, sergeant; privates, John Crooks. Walter Hammett, James Hartley, George Hoibrook.
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Gist Infantry, three years,-Edward J. Perry, corporal ; privates, William E Bucknam. Franklin Carpenter, Alonzo Clark, William H Drown, Charles O. Mxme John Menning. Henry N. Merry.
Veteran Reserve Corps,-Noble Carrothers, Obed Coffin, William MeGrath
MONTEREY.
On the 31st of July, 1862. the first war town meeting was held in Monterey. At that meeting the selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and ten dollars each to ten volunteers for theos years, to fill the quota of the town. Mr. John D. BidwyW jabl to curb of these ten volunteers, from his own means, ten dollars The safeetten paid to each of the volunteers for nine months a bounty of one bombed dollars, and at a town meeting October 21st the town ratified their setient
In March, 1863, the selectmen were directed to continue wil to the families of volunteers, and in November they were instructed to give such aid to the families of those who had died in the service, also to the families of drafted men.
In June, 1864, twenty-five hundred dollars were appropriated to pro- mote recruiting, and the selectmen were authorized to pay two hundred and fifty dollars to each man who should procure a substitute to the draft of the town. Five men procured such substitutes.
In this town, as in many others, the ladies did their part in furnish- ing clothing and other necessary articles for the soldiers.
The town expended on account of the war 83.848:44: and for State aid $3.030.65. It also furnished soldiers as follows :
49th Infantry, nine months,-John Doolittle, 2d Lieutenant; John Doolittle, ist geant; Philander B. Chadwick, Charles I. Townsend, corporals: George E Thomp- son, musician; privates, George W. Alexander. Miles & Beach. John \\' Hintwell, Charles W. Brett, Stever W. Carley, Miles H Curtis, Soloman Drawed, Walds R. Fargo, Levi H. Gilmer. Moses Harmon, Thomas M. Judd. Lewis Mosely, Lucescu Mosely, Henry Morrison, Edward F. Perry, Curtis Pomeroy. Moseley Pomeris, John S. Sears, Harmon Sperry, Sheridan W. Thompson, Henry W. Wright
toth Infantry, three years,-Allen S. Mansir, ist Heuterant; privates. Mbert Fargo, Chester B. Scudder, George Shelters.
12th Infantry, three years,-Private, James H. Maxwell.
20th Infantry, three years,-Privates. Philo H. Dowd, Henry R_ Heath
27th Infantry, three years,-Otto L. Stamm, sergeant; privates, Edward Church. Roswell D. Cobb, Alonzo H. Conklin, Samuel Day, Egbert P. Garfield, John H Hewitt, James M. Kenny, Peter King, Judson A. Potter. Sylvester Root, James E. Thompson, William M. Tymeson.
31st Infantry, three years, -- Clinton A. Tyrrell, hospital steward: prixates. George Bishop. Clinton A. Tyrrell.
32d Infantry, three years,-James H. Maxwell, corporal; privates, Terrence Connors, Richard Little.
37th Infantry, three years .- Gilbert J Bentley, sergeant. Watson S. Bentley, Charles H. Butler, William H, Minsir, corporal :: privates, Chandle; 1. Dowd. Egbert J. Olds, Winfield S. Tyrrell.
39th Infantry, three years,-James H_ Maxwell, corporal
54th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Charles Jackson, Jeremylab. Noket, Charles Swan, William Wells.
57th Infantry, three years,-Charles E. Heath, assistant surgeon; privaten. George W. Alexander, James C. Houston, Simeon Stover,
CHAPTER XIV.
BERKSHIRE IN THE WAR OF 1861-5 (continued.
MOUNT WASHINGTON.
A T a town meeting on the 30th of August, 1862, a bounty of 8150 was voted to each volunteer credited to the town.
In August, 1863, the selectmen were authorized to borrow whatever might be necessary to pay State aid to the families of soldiers. This authorization was repeated in 1864, and in that year a bounty of $125 was voted to each volunteer for three years. Money was also voted in 1805 for State aid.
The whole amount disbursed for State aid during the war. apoi sub. sequently refunded by the commonwealth, was $1.211.61. The amount expended on account of the war was $1,885.
It was stated by the adjutant general that Mount Washington fur nished for the war twenty men, which was the exact number regwinst to fill all its quotas. The following list. compiled from the adjoint geaja eral's record of Massachusetts volunteers, shows the number to have been twenty-seven.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Marcus M. Schutt, sergeant: privater, George . Campbell, Levi Campbell, Philander Culver, David Funk, Levi Funk, Owen Gar- land, Horace W. Lampson, Samuel Slater.
11th Infantry, three years,-George W. Speed, corporal; private, Andrew ! Speed.
22d Infantry, three years, -- Private, Knapp Brasie
27th Infantry, three years,-Charles H Bligh, captain; Charles H High, iar lieutenant; Joseph H. Cowles, Robert M. Roberts, sergeants; Charles II. Wiele. Robert M. Roberts, corporals; privates, Cyrus Agains, Jean Dedier, Kagene Gerard. William W. Tucker.
31st Infantry, three years .- Privates, Francis S Trink, George Frink. Lomin Frink, Seth Frink, William Frink
NEW ASHFORD.
The first legal town meeting held because of the war was on the 9th of November, 1861 ; and at that meeting fifty dollars were voted to the
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family of Charles Goodell, who had volunteered in the United States military service.
August 18th, 1862, seventy five dollars were voted to each volunteer who had enlisted, and in 1863 a bounty of one hundred dollars, which was afterward increased to one hundred and twenty-five, was voted to such as should enlist. In February, 1604, the last amount was again fixed on, and it so continued to the end of the war.
On account of the war an aggregate of $1,385 was paid by the town; for State aid, repaid by the commonwealth. $319.40.
The soldiers' list of the town is as follows :
49th Infantry, nine months,-Privates, George W. Babbitt, Arwold Beccher, Frederick Belcher, James A. Jordan.
Ioth Infantry, three years,-James W. Wheeler, sergeant; privates, Stephen Clark, Charles T. Goodale.
27th Infantry, three years,-Private, James Goll.
34th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Darius N. Goodell, Albert Howe, George F. Ingraham.
NEW MARLBORO.
At the first town meeting held on account of the war. December 2d. 1861, the selectmen were instructed to give aid to the families of volan- teers in accordance with the provisions of the legislative act providing for such aid, and to borrow money for that purpose.
In 1862, on the 23d of July, the town anthorized a bounty to volun- teers for the town's quota of one hundred and twenty-five dollars each. and George Stephens added to this five dollars to each volunteer. At a meeting in August the selectmen were directed to pay bounties of the hundred dollars each for nine months' men.
At a meeting on the 22d of September, 1893, it was voted to raise the sum of $2.735.90 to reimburse the commonwealth for bounty money which the State had assumed.
April 4th, 1864, $5, 750 were appropriated for bounties to those who had enlisted or should afterward enlist to the credit of town, and to te imburse those who had subscribed and paid money to encourage oulis; ments. At a meeting June 4th, in the same year, the selectmen were in structed to enlist thirty men in anticipation of a future call, and the trens urer was authorized to borrow money for that purpose. In December a committee was appointed to procure sufficient volunteers to clear the town from draft in case of a future call for men
March 6th, 1865, it was voted to raise twenty-seven hundred dollars for the payment of commutations.
The town expended on account of the war 825.778.52, and for Store aid $6,896.45.
Twenty-four men from this town enlisted in Couneeriont ticiments Besides these it furnished the men nomed below for Marsenekarsofts organizations.
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GENERAL HISTORY.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Henry D. Siscom ad lieutenant : Thomas Caleb, Loren P. Keyes, Edward J. Rising. David K. Stanmard, Henry R. Warner dergeante [ Edwin L. Booth, Joseph H. Moore, George W. Palmer Homer A Parmealne, George H. Wheeler, corporals ; privates, Harvey D. Adams, Lake Bremsen, Alanze SV Brett, Stephen Brochee, David Campbell, Benjamin Carman. Herms M Carroll, Alvin W. Chapin, Thomas Collins, Dennis Foley, Nicholas Herford, William Henry nessey, Gilbert Hollister, Henry D. Hyde, James Mahadev, Wilf toi Mikswell, Heim W. Palmer, Stephen Powell, Christopher Rhoades, Henry D. Rboules, George M Sage, Gilbert L. Sheldon, Alva M. Suoth, Charles Turgon, Jains C. Wand, Sean R Webster, Charles K. Williams.
9th Battery, Light Artillery, three years,-P'rivotes, William Kelley, Stielidel McCarty, Thomas Rochford.
11th Battery, Light Artillery, three years,-Private, Jong S. Hanley
2d Heavy Artillery, three years,-Private, David Planety
2d Cavalry, three years,-Privates, Samuel Harvey, Bernard Logan.
4th Cavalry, three years,-Private, Elwyn Ewins.
5th Cavalry, three years, -- Willis Adams, Edward Bl. Benton. corporales prb vates, George Baredock, George Bell, Edward Larry, Dennis Moods, Joseph Stal ford. Samuel Walkins.
2d Infantry, three years, -Privates, Ferdinand Kanz, George G. Reading, Goorge Turner.
Ioth Infantry, three years, -Hubert I. Birber, commissary sergeant : WILDaus M. Stannard, sergeant ; privates, George A. Barber, James Hecox.
15th Infantry, three years, -Privates, James H_ Adams, Thomay Mordo, Charles H. Nichols.
19th Infantry, three years, -Privates, John Mitchell, John Twitchell
20th Infantry, three years, -Privates, James H. Adams, Jami Hccox, Thanist Moran.
24th Infantry, three years,-Privates, George N. Fellows. Jobn Wiedell
27th Infantry, three years,-Alonzo H. Conklin. Charles H. Couk, iargéant privates, Marcus R. Canfield, Charles H. Cook, George Duncan, William Henne
28th Infantry, three years,-Privates, Charles Bailey, George Dxwarn, Jolm Kelley, Nicholas Smith.
30th Infantry, three years, -Josiah W. Brett, ed lieutenant ; Josiah W. Brett. Ist sergeant.
31st Infantry, three years, -Alfred Warner, ist sergeant: Edward C Cook, Henry W. Cowles, corporals ; privates, Edward C. Cook, Henry W. Cowles, PAgar Durant, George Warner, William W. Warner.
34th Infantry, three years. - Privates, Adrian Adams, George H. Fellows.
37th Infantry, three years, -Edward E Stannird, ad hemtenant ; Edam s Adams, Edward E. Stannard, ist sergeants : John Alvin Hall, Michael Morco, Var- entine Stannard, corporals : privates. Selkirk Alexander, Almin Cadwell. Jargb Decker, Peter Durant, Timothy Fitzgerald, James Hecox, William H Jackson, Tales A. Jacote, James McCormick, Josiah O. Outrom, Trelowrey Sicket, Woham A Stone. William L. Wheelock.
54th Infantry, three years, -Private, Jolin Barrows
55th Infantry, three years, -Private, John Harrows. 56th Infantry, three years, -Private, Joseph Kysick
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57th Infantry, three years .- Charles Williams, ist sergeant ; privates, Luke Breman, Edward Carroll, Timothy Curtin, Peter J. Mambert, Edwin R. Reed, Henry C. Scriber, Charles H. Wilcox, Herry L. Wilcox
Veteran Reserve Corps,- - Richard Burton, Thomas Canteros, Stratton Cleveland. Thomas E. Dewey, George M. Dow, Timothy Driscoll. Dennis Galvin. Thomas Heavers, James Hickey, Melvin S. Hutchinson, Michael Jordan, James C Kelly. Frederick Lambert, Daniel O'Conner, John Walsh, Thomas Whoremore.
Regular Army, -- John F. Minot, David Wright.
OTIS.
May 11th, 1861, the town voted seven dollars per month to each of its volunteers while in the service, and State ail to their families.
In 1862 State aid was continued, and bounties of one hundred dol- lars were voted to each volunteer for three years or nine months
In 1863 fifteen hundred dollars were voted for State aid.
In March, 1864, the selectmen were instructed to pay the same bonn ties to colored volunteers as to white men. In May the bounties were fixed at one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and during the year hans to the amount of seven thousand dollars were authorized. The mien snb- ject to draft raised five hundred dollars.
In 1865 the selectmen were authorized to borrow, for State aid, such sums as were necessary.
On account of the war Otis expended $13.741.74 ; and for State aid $5,394.93. The town sent to the war the men named below :
49th Infantry, nine months, -- Myron Nichols, Ist sergeant : Andrew J Flot, sergeant ; privates, George G. Carter, Henry .1. Day, Isaac B. Downs, Liness Fay. Sheldon E. Gibbs, William J. Gleed, Henry C. Green, Addison J. Harris, David Haskell, Merritt S. Huggins, Rufus Hunt, Henry A Knapp, Watson C. Latham. William Morgan, Elijah M. Morse, Willis K. Norton, William N. Pearle. Gliszint Sprague, Marcus A. Thompson, Eleazer Twining.
2d Heavy Artillery, three years,-Privates, Henry C. Green, Wilber Hall, Ad dison J. Harris, Rufus Hunt, William H. Lightbourne.
3d Heavy Artillery, three years, -- Private, Harlo Collins.
Ist Cavalry, three years, -Privates. Curtis L. Kibbe, Lafayence Proper,
5th Cavalry, 3 years, - Homer C. Dolphin, corporal ; privates, Samuel jackson. Joshua Rodman, Charles Van Hasen.
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