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GENERAL HISTORY.
In 1865, 82,000 were appropriated for State aid, and it was voted to raise, by tax. $6.500 to refund subscriptions by citizens.
The town paid on war account $17.026.32, and for State aid $7, 298.55. It sent the men named in the following list to the field:
8th Infantry, 100 days, --- William D. Bliss, corporal; private, Thomas Gannon 49th Infantry, nine months, ---- Charles W. Kniffen, ist lieutenant; Josiah .Arnold, Charles S. Boynton, sergeants; John M. Ganiwell, corporal; privates, Samuel Ar- nold, Charles H. Barnes, George W. Barrett, Almon M. Billings, Robbins K. Bliss, William D. Bliss, Russell Cole, Walter A. Furraw, Thomas Gannon, Daniel Lamento, Daniel Lamont, William Merchant, James S. Moore, Hosea Wheeler.
13th Battery, Light Artillery, three years, -- Private, Asa J. Lerned.
2d Heavy Artillery, three years, -Privates, Timothy Calnan, James Daly, Philip McGuire, John H. Messenger.
Ist Cavalry, three years, -Privates, Andrew Clark, George W. Fields, John H. Tyson.
2d Cavalry, three years, -- Frank P. Turner, corporal.
5th Cavalry, three years,-Henry M. Rogers, sergeant; privates, Robert H. Ro- bertson, Albert M. Rogers.
Ist Battalion, Frontier Cavalry, one year,-Privates, Charles W. Blaney. Cyrus B. McClure.
toth Infantry, three years,-Charles P. French, corporal; privates, Waterman D. Bristol, Michael Finn.
17th Infantry, three years, -- Private, John H. Messenger.
18th Infantry, three years,-Private, Elijah E. Nye.
19th Infantry, three years,-Private, James F. Woodruff.
20th Infantry, three years-Privates, Henry C. E. Bennett, Charles Buck, Mar- tin V. D. Dingham, Charles Goodwin, David Root.
21st Infantry, three years, -Private, Richard Bassett.
24th Infantry, three years, -Private, John Conly.
29th Infantry, three years, -Private, Elijah Hunt.
30th Infantry, three years, -Private, John Riley.
3Ist Infantry, three years, -Privates, D. Francis Blinn, J. Miles Crampton, Ed- win Lowrie, Darwin S. Read, Theodore Smith.
34th Infantry, three years,-Christopher Pennell, sergeant.
35th Infantry, three years, -Private, Elijah Hunt.
36th Infantry, three years,-Richard Bassett, corporal.
37th Infantry, three years,-William H. Bailey, George L. Shook, corporals; privates, William H. Barnes, Judson Bradley, William C. Chapman, Martin V. B, Dinginan, Gideon M. Dutcher, Rufus M. Ford, Albert H. French, Charles H. Fuarey, James M. Fuarey, Thomas Kelly, Asa L. Landon, John Maloney, William Maloney. Demas Mosier, Lewis Mosier, Lewis M. Mosier, Albert Noble, Merritt D). Taylor, James Wilcox.
56th Infantry, three years, -Richard Bassett, corporal.
57th Infantry, three years, -William G. Olds, corporal; privates, Peter A, Bur- rows, Charles Harvey, George Jameson, Daniel Lamont, George E. Reed.
58th Infantry, three years, -Private, John Ryan.
6zd Infantry, three years -- Private, James F. Woodruff.
Veteran Reserve Corps,-Edward J. Ford, Benjamin F. Pike, John M. Sullivan Regular Army-Wilham F. Smith.
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WILLIAMSTOWN.
On the 3d of June, 1861, at the first town meeting held because of the war, $5, 000 were appropriated for State aid to soldiers' families.
In March, 1862. the selectmen were directed to continue assistance to the families of volunteers, a bounty of $100 was voted to each volunteer for three years, and a loan of $3, 100 for recruiting purposes was author- ized. In September the same bounty was voted for nine months' volun- teers.
In 1863 the bounty to volunteers was increased to $150, and State aid to soldiers' families was continued.
In 1864 bounties were made $125 each, and the selectmen were author- ized to borrow money for bounties and reerniting expenses.
State aid was by vote of the town. continued in 1865.
The town expended on account of the war $15, 415. and for State aid to volunteers' families $11,930.92.
The following is a list of the soldiers who went from Williamstown : Sth Infantry, 100 days, - Private, Edward G. Ingraham.
49th Infantry, nine months,-Robert B. Harvie, ist lieutenant; William . Nichols, Robert R. Noble, 2d lieutenants; Dana W. Noyes, David W. Torry, ser- geants; Lobreski Fowler, John W. Nelson, corporals; privates, Zeblon Beebe, Frank- lin Carde, Edward Cobleigh, Semour W. Cox, Lucien A. Daniels, Wallace B. Dor- man, John M. Gallusha, Samuel Hickox. Edwin Ingraham, John M. Leonard, Wells G. Maynard, William Miller, John W. Noyes, Albert W. Reed, William T. Reed, Stephen P. Robinson, Edward G. Smedley, George Smith, Elijah B. Sweet, Thomas J. Sweet, Chauncey E. Torrey, Harrison White.
Ist Heavy Artillery, three years-Privates, Henry Holmes, William Powell, Os. car Simpson.
30th Unattached Heavy Artillery, one year,-Privates, Alonzo Bushby, Seymour Cox, Thomas B. Parker, Barnard Stone.
Ist Cavalry, three years, -Amos L. Hopkins, captain; Edward P. Hopkins, ist lieutenant; Amos L. Hopkins, 2d lieutenant; James M. Cole, John Ryan, corporals; Patrick Davis, farrier; privates, John A. Dean, Patrick Gallagher, James Higginbot- tom, John Kain, Michael Maloney, John McDowell, John Quackenbush, James Rior. dan, Reuben L. Terry.
2d Cavalry, three years, -- John Sullivan, corporal.
5th Cavalry, three years, -Privates, Edward Henderson, Eli L. Stephenson, Wil- liam Todd.
2d Infantry, three years,-Private, Henry C. Horses.
roth Infantry, three years,-Privates, Charles H. Jones, John H. Walker.
18th Infantry, three years, -Private, Nathan Hakes.
19th Infantry, three years, -- Private, Warien L .. Stone.
20th Infantry, three years,-Patrick Kelley, corporal; privates, Walter B. Bryant, Ebenezer Conklin.
22d Infantry, three years, -- Daniel J. Reagan, Ist corporal; privates, David Campbell, Edwin F. Gould, Samuel J. Handley, Herman E. White, Wilbur White.
'24th Infantry, three years,-Cecil T. Maynard, Francis E. Weil, Alson H. Wil- son, sergeants; Horace A. Loomis, corporal; privates, Robert B. Barrows, William
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W. Beals, Franklin B. Benton, Benjamin V. Churchill, Washington S. Cone, David C. Daniels, Darius C. Dorman, Lyman E. Fields, Charles A. Fowler, David Haley, Richard Lama, Horace A. Loomis, John McLane, David W/ Monta, Charles A. Odell, James H. Perkins, Eleazer M. Roberts, Ira S. Smart, William H. Smedley, Charles L. Spooner, William R. Torry, Ephraim Walker.
3ist Infantry, three years, -William B. Town, sergeant; William B. Town, musician: privates, Edward Bills, Henry A. Bridges, Leratus Clark, Tyler Danforth, Amos C. Davis, James E. Davis, Robert W. Davis, William H. Donahue, James Higgin- bottom, Charles H. Lowell, Ichabod D. Main, Edward F. Maynard, Thomas Merry, Henry Pratt, John Sullivan, Frank Turner.
32d Infantry, three years,-Edgar A. Maynard, sergeant; Lewis H. Cheesboro, Edgar A. Maynard, corporals; privates, Edson A. Foster, Elijah B. Hewes ji., Wil- liam E. Wilson.
34th Infantry, three years,-William Claridge, sergeant; private, Liberty B. Sampson.
37th Infantry, three years,-Archibald Hopkins, lieutenant-colonel; Archibald Hopkins, major; Archibald Hopkins, captain; Samuel J. Dean, Patrick Kelley, Richard Welch, corporals; privates, William W. Baldwin, Walter B. Bryant, Franklin Clark, Patrick Clark, George E. Cline, Patrick Collins, Ebenezer Conklin, Francis Daniels, John W. Davis, William Elston, James M. Fletcher, Lucius D. Fletcher. Eber Hake, George Haley, Hiram Horn, Michael Kelly, George Kidder, Lewis Leonard, John McMahon, Michael Mead, Thomas W. Mead, William O'Brien, John Stickney, Edwin R. White, Orsemus H. Wright.
40th Infantry, three years, -Andrew M. Smith, surgeon; Andrew M. Smith, assistant surgeon.
57th Infantry, three years, -- Franklin W. Card, sergeant; George F. Lareby. William Worthy, corporals; privates, Daniel Alcombright, George F. Alcombright, Henry E. Cobleigh, James U. Cobleigh, Delbert S. Dawley, Ensign A. Oakes, Ephraim Walker, Daniel J. Sweet.
WINDSOR.
On the 10th of May, 1861, a town meeting was held, at which a com- mittee for recruiting was appointed, and also another committee of con- ference with other towns. The expense of uniform and equipments. within the limit of $25 cost, was voted to each volunteer, and $S pay per month while in the service.
The direction of recruiting and bestowing State aid in this town appears to have been left to a committee, and the town records do not give particulars concerning these matters.
Windsor expended on war account $9.687.61: and for State aid, re- funded by the commonwealth, of course, $3,809.08.
The following is its soldiers' list:
Sth Infantry, roo days, -Privates, Albert F. Hathaway, William E. Jordan.
49th Infantry, nine months, -James L. White, ist sergeant; Eugene W. Pierce. corporal; privates, Seth C Bartlett, Oscar A. Bicknell, John H. Fairfield, John A. Francis, Lyman Hathaway, Casper J. Higher, Israel H. Johnson, Joseph Mattis, Wil- liam H. Packard, Nathan B. Smith, Nelson B. Stetson, Edwin S. Stevens, Albert F. Thompson, Alexander Van Valkenburg, Henry D. Wentworth, William R. Wheaton.
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6th Battery, Light Artillery, three years,-Privates, Frank Harvey, John Mulcase. 2d Cavalry, three years, -Private, Thomas L. Parker.
2d Infantry, three years, -- Privates, Thomas Hoy, Jeremiah Mahoney.
roth Infantry, three years, -- Orlando W. Pierce, Ist sergeant; David Hamill, cor- poral; private, Franklin Mason.
15th Infantry, three years, -.. Privates, Edward L. Day, Avery N. Hathaway, Henry Hathaway, George A. Hawley, Albert E. Hinkley, James O. Ladd, Morris D). Tucker.
27th Infantry, three years, -- James W. H. Meacham, Joel Meacham, sergeants; privates, Harland Horton, Joseph Mattis, George O. Morey.
31st Infantry, three years, --- Privates, Henry Horton, Reuben Lewis, Thomas I. Randall, John Standish, Allen Warner.
33d Infantry, three years, -- Privates, Jeremiah Mahoney, Patrick Martin.
34th Infantry, three years, -- Albert M. Hubbard, sergeant; Harlem W. Torrey, corporal; privates, William Dolan, Hamblin L. Ford, William A. Hanley, Jeremiah E. Miner, Jonathan I. Miner, Henry M. Whitman, Newton B. Whitman.
36th Infantry, three years, -- Private, Solomon Newton.
37th Infantry, three years, -Orlando W. Pierce, ist sergeant; David S. Hamill, corporal; privates, Adam Bass, John Bass, Ichabod S. Paddock.
57th Infantry, three years, -- Privates, Augustus Bourdon, William H. Doolittle, John H. Fairchild, John Smith, Milo West, Albert C. Wheeler, Otis E. Wheeler.
Veteran Reserve Corps,-Benjamin F. Darling, William Golden, Joseph Hanlon, Henry A. Pinkham, E. V. Skinner.
CHAPTER XV.
BERKSHIRE IN THE WAR OF 1861-5 (continued).
REGIMENTAL SKETCHES.
T HE following are brief sketches of the military organizations in which Berkshire county was represented by considerable numbers of men :
First Regiment of Coralry. In this regiment more than 150 men from Berkshire county were distributed among the different companies. It was raised in the autumn of 1861, and left the State, by battalions. on the 25th, 27th, and 20th of December, in that year. The first battalion went to Annapolis, Md., but the second and third, after remaining in New York till January 13th. 1862, sailed for Hilton Head, S. C. The first battalion joined the main body of the regiment in February of that year.
Like other cavalry organizations this regiment during much of its term of service scattered in detachments, and engaged in the kind of duty to which cavalry is particularly adapted.
Parts of the regiment were engaged during the summer and autumn of 1862 in the following actions and affairs : Affair at Pocotaligo, S. C., May 30th, 1862 ; action at Secessionville, S. C., June 16th, 1862 ; affair at Poolesville, Md .. September 5th, 1862; battle of South Mountain, September 14th, 1862; battle of Antietam. September 17th, 1862 : affair at Snicker's Gap, Va., September 4th, 1862 : another affair at Pocotaligo. S. C.
The third battalion was in the department of the South, and was afterward permanently detached from the regiment and made a part of the Fourth regiment of cavalry.
In November the other battalions were joined by 238 recruits from Massachusetts, and after being newly mounted and equipped went for- ward with the army that was advancing on Fredericksburg. They were held in reserve with the artillery during the battle at that place.
In the following March they participated in the fight at Kelly's Ford, and on the 1st of May they were in action at Rapidan Station.
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They were again engaged on the Rappahannock, June 9th, and at Aldie, quite severely, on the 17th. On the 19th one squadron was en- gaged at Middleburg, and on the 21st a running fight was kept up all day between Middleburg and Upperville.
The regiment was next engaged, July 30. at Gettysburg, and on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of that month it was skirmishing. dismounted, at Jones' Cross Roads.
On the 13th of September it was engaged at Culpepper, and on the 14th it made a reconnoissance to Rapidan Station, and was under a severe artillery fire for six hours.
On the 19th of October the regiment was engaged at Sulphur Springs, and on the 14th, in covering a retreat. it suffered some loss. Two squadrons were, on the same day, engaged without loss near Broad Run. On the 27th the regiment was severely engaged on the plauk road near Hope Church. and on the 29th it had a fight with Stuart's cavalry.
On the 24th of March, 1864, a new battalion joined the regiment in place of the one that had been detached. On the 4th of May it had a spirited engagement at Todd's Tavern, and again on the 7th a slight action at the same place. On the 9th it was attacked near Spottsyl- vania Court House by Stuart's cavalry, and a spirited engagement en- sned. On the 11th it made a reconnoissance toward Ashland, drove the enemy from the town, and destroyed railroad, telegraph, post office. etc. On the 12th it was engaged at Brooks' Church. It was not again in action till the 28th, when it had a sharp engagement at Erin's Church. June 12th it was slightly engaged ten miles from Trevillian's Station, and on the 21st it had a slight action two miles from Pamunkey River. It was engaged on the 24th near St. Mary's Church.
It was next engaged at Malvern Hill, on the 28th of July, and at Lee's Mills on the 30th. It was again engaged at Malvern Hill August 14th, and near Charles City Roads on the 18th. On the 21st, and again on the 23d it was in action on the Weldon Railroad.
On the 16th of September the regiment was attacked on a march be- tween its camp near Weldon Railroad and Hawkinsville, and a spirited fight of two hours ensued.
On the 1st of October another spirited action occurred at Vaughn Road. On the 9th of December it was engaged at Bellefield Station.
For the want of space the marches, scoutings. picketings, campings, etc., of this regiment cannot be given. It was constantly engaged in these duties in the intervals between its engagements. Like all cavalry regiments it was almost constantly in motion, and as this sketch shows, very often in action.
Second Regiment, Infantry. This regiment, which had about eighty men from Berkshire county, was reernited early in the summer of 1861. Its rendezvous was at Camp Andrew, in West Roxbury, and it left for the seat of war on the 6th of July. It went to New York. then by boat to Elizabethtown, N. J., and from there by rail to Hagerstown.
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Pa., from which place it marched to join the army at Martinsburg. Va. It became a part of the corps commanded by General Banks, and entered at once on active service, though it was not during that year engaged in battle.
In the spring of 1862 it was engaged several times with the rear guard of Jackson's retreating army, then it was with General Banks during his famous retreat through the Shenandoah valley. It was in action at New- town, on the retreat from that place, and at Kernstown.
It was next engaged in the disastrous battle at Cedar Mountain, where it suffered a loss of 34 killed, 120 wounded, and 31 missing.
During more than a month after that battle the regiment was on active and severe duty in the campaign of that summer, but was not again engaged till the 17th of September, 1862, at the battle of Antietam. In this fight it lost 13 killed, 54 wounded, and ? missing.
It was then engaged in picket duty on the Potomac till the 12th of December, when it marched to Fairfax Station, and soon afterward to Stafford Court House, where it passed the winter in picket. guard, and fatigue duty.
In the latter part of April, 1863. with its corps (the 12th) it well forward and participated in the battle of Chancellorsville. It was next engaged, on the 19th of June, in an attack on rebel cavalry near Beverly Ford, on the Rappahannock. It next entered on the Gettysburg cam- paign, and at the battle of Gettysburg was hotly engaged, losing, in killed and wounded, more than one third of its mumber.
It was ordered to New York during the disturbances in the summer of 1863, but soon returned, and on the 27th of September took cars for the West to reenforce the army there.
In December a large portion of the regiment reenlisted and had a veteran furlough, from which they returned in the spring of 1864. It participated in the operations of the Army of the Cumberland and on the 15th of May was in action at Resaca.
It was slightly engaged during the operations in the vicinity of Ken- esaw, on the 23d of June, and again skirmishing near Peach Tree Creek, July 20th. On the 30th of July it was engaged near Atlanta, Ga.
The regiment did duty as provost guard in Atlanta from September 2d to November 16th, when it started on the march to Savannah with the army of General Sherman, being the last regiment to leave Atlanta. It was engaged actively in the operations of the famous " March to the Sea." and was slightly in action in Savannah, Ga.
On the 17th of January it took up its march from the vicinity of Savannah, and on the 29th had an affair with some rebel cavalry at Rob- ertsville. It continned its march and crossed the Carolinas, becoming slightly engaged at Chesterfield, and more severely at Averysborough. ยท where it lost seven killed and seventeen wounded. This march was per- formed amid the unpleasant surroundings of a southern winter, and the regiment reached Richmond May 14th. It afterward did provost dinty
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for a time in Washington, and then went. via New York, to Readville, Mass., where, on the 26th of July, 1865. it was discharged, after a service of four years and two and one half months.
Eighth Regiment Infantry, three months. In the autumn of 1800 the military company which had been organized in Pittsfield in 1853 was reorganized as the Allen Guard. The Hon. Thomas Allen had donated $1,600 for this company, and this fund was increased from other sources to $2,000.
In November of 1860 the company was in an effective condition, and during the winter of 1860-61 it maintained a system of semi- weekly drills. By an order of Governor Andrew, in January, 1861, and the prompt and almost unanimous adoption of resolutions by the company, its members became what might be called minute men.
Henry S. Briggs, # the captain of this company, was in Boston when the first call for troops was made, and he at once represented that this company was prepared for immediate service. It was promptly accepted, and on the evening of April 17th. Captain Briggs sent by telegraph to Lieutenant H. H. Richardson the order for the company to report the next evening at Springfield, where it would join the regiment on its way to Washington.
Twenty-three hours after the receipt of this order the company took the cars for Springfield amid the same demonstrations of loyalty on the part of the people that marked the departure of the first troops from all parts of the country. The regiment arrived at Philadelphia on the even ing of the 19th. The next morning it went forward by rail, and then by steamer to Annapolis. After a brief service at that place on board the frigate Constitution. the Allen Guard were sent to Fort MeHenry, Balti- more Harbor, and did not rejoin the regiment for three weeks. They were employed during the remainder of their term of service at Washington, Baltimore, and neighboring points. The Allen Guard returned with the regiment without having met the enemy in battle, but the greater part of its members afterward served in other corps, either as officers or privates; there being among them one brigadier general, two lieutenant colonels. one major, four captains, and seven lieutenants.
Eighth Regiment, M. V. 31., 100 days. In November. 1864, the Eighth regiment of militia was called into service for 100 days. This regiment had one company from Adams and one from Pittsfield. It was not in action, but two members of the Pittsfield company died of disease.
Tenth Infantry Regiment. This regiment was recruited in Western Massachusetts, and had between 300 and 400 men from Berkshire county. Its colonel was H. S. Briggs, who first went out as captain of Company K. in the Eighth regiment. The Tenth had its camp of rendezvous at Spring. field, but before leaving the State it went to Boston and remained several days at Medford. The regiment embarked at Boston. July 25th. for Washington, on two steamers It arrived at Washington on the 25th.
* Hist. of Pittsfield, Vol. 2, p. 612.
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On the 30th it encamped on Kalorama Heights, where it remained till August 6th. when it removed to Brightwood, five miles north from Washington on the Rockville road. During the remainder of the summer and through the autumn the regiment was many times called to arms, or ordered to be in readiness to march, but no important movement was made. It remained in camp till the Joth of March, 1862, when it marched to Prospect Hill, Va. On the 27th of March. it sailed from Washington for Fortress Monroe, where it landed on the 29th and 30th, and soon eu- tered on the active duties of the campaign of 1862. It marched forward on the 5th of April and took part in the operations before Yorktown. On the 8th of May it started in pursuit of the enemy toward Richmond, and on the 31st it was engaged in the battle of Fair Oaks, where it lost 27 killed. and 95 wounded, six mortally. The behaviour of the Tenth in this action was highly commended.
It was again in action on the 25th of June, and on the 1st of July. it was engaged in the battle of Malvern Hill, where it lost 80 killed, and 73 wounded. The regiment fought bravely in that battle, and, in connec. tion with another regiment, almost annihilated a brigade of the enemy.
On the 16th of August this regiment started on the movement toward the scene of operations nearer Washington. It embarked at Yorktown for Alexandria, where it arrived September 1st. On the 3d it crossed into Maryland, and entered on the campaign in that State. Itarrived on the Antietam battle ground September 19th, just after the battle was fought. With the exception of abont a month, during which it was in camp at Downsville, the regiment was almost constantly on the march till November 18th, when it went into camp near Stafford Court House. Virginia. On the 5th of December it moved to Belle Plain, where it re. mained till the 11th of the same month, when it crossed the Rappahannock and took a position in the line of battle at Fredericksburg. Although it was under severe artillery fire it was not actively engaged in this battle. and sustained only a slight loss. In the latter part of January, 1863. the regiment participated in the " Mud Campaign," then went into camp again and remained till April 28th, when it started from its camp, and ou the 24 of May crossed the Rappahannock and took position in Fredericks burg early on the 3d. On that day was fought the battles of St. Mary's Heights and Salem Heights, in which the Tenth lost ten killed.
From soon after that time till the battle of Gettysburg the Tenth was almost constantly on the move. At that battle, though not actively en. gaged, the regiment was under fire and lost slightly. After the battle it engaged in the pursuit of the fleeing enemy, and it continued its marches till July 25th, when it went into camp at Warrenton, Virginia. It left this camp on the 15th of September, and after more than a month of marching from place to place returned to Warrenton October 20th.
On the 7th of November it left its camp and marched to Rappahan- nock Station, and was engaged in the battle at that place and time, with a loss of two men mortally wounded. On the 12th it went into camp at
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Brandy Station, where it remained till the 26th. On that day it broke camp, crossed the Rapidan and, in the eight days' campaign in the Wil- derness, it did some severe marching, and was in line of battle, though not actively engaged. It returned to its old camp at Brandy Station on the 3d of December. It remained there till the 27th of February, 1864, engaged in the usual routine of camp dney. In that time about one fourth of the regiment reenlisted and received their veteran furlough. On the 27th of February it left its camp, to which, after some severe marching, it returned on the 2d of March, and the routine of camp life was resumed and followed for two months.
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