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Riggs, Ira J., ..
36
Robinson, Henry F.,
21
66
66
Stowe, Ithamer F.,
26
Stratton, James B.,
35
Stratton, George K.,
18
66
66
Goddard, John H.,
21
Hall, Samuel D.,
20
66
Hammond, William H.,
23
66
68
Keith, Edward W.,
66
Bruce, Marcus M.,
32
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60
Axtell, Cyrus R.,
136
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
Age.
Date of Muster. Aug. 15, 1864.
Discharge. June 28, 1865.
Truax, Richard 24
Walcott, Frederick F., .
18
Webster, George C. N.,
20
White, Charles A.,
19
66
66
66
Wood, Azor B., .
37
Wood, William S.
40
Young, Thomas
21
66
66
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Mulqueeney, Patrick 26
Feb. 4, 1865.
Colburn, Franklin C.,
28
March 22, 1864.
Faerl, John 26
April 30, 1864.
Whitney, Frederick
18
July 30, 1862.
June, 1865.
Brigham, Phineas F.,
32
Jan. 5, 1864.
Jan. 9, 1864,
rejected recruit.
SECOND REGIMENT OF CAVALRY. (THREE YEARS).
Company I.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Discharge.
McCallen, John C., 25
March 7, 1863.
July 7, 1865, Disability.
* Reed's Company.
Amsden, Albert D., . . . . . 19
Nov. 15, 1861. Died May 13, 1862,
in New Orleans, La.
FOURTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY. (THREE YEARS).
Company C.
Age. Cady, Henry K., Sergeant . . 32
Date of Muster. Discharge. Jan. 6, 1864. March 1, 1865, pro-
moted in U. S. C. V.
Walcott, George W., Corporal. 18
66
Nov. 14, 1865.
Claflin, Charles 22
April 1, 1865. Disability.
Peckham, Henry A., . . 38
April 1, 1865.
Company D.
Fullerton, William S., . 38
Howe, Charles E., .
18
66
66
Company F.
Bigelow, Edward E., . 18
Discharge. Deserted March 19, 1865. Deserted May 12, 1864.
66
66
66
* Originally First Unattached Company of Cavalry ; afterwards known as " Reed's Company."
137
LIST OF MEN WHO ENLISTED.
Company H.
Smith, Edward R., Q. M. Serg't 21
Gibbs, Ira S., Com. Sergeant . 33
Pratt, Edward W., Corporal . 18
66 66
TWELFTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS).
Company D.
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Putnam, Charles
. 29
July 14, 1863.
Trans. June 25,
1864, to 39th Inf'try.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS).
Rev. W. G. Scandlin, Chaplain. 33 Age. Date of Muster. Aug. 5, 1861.
Walter Forehand, Captain . . 35
Aug. 1, “
Henry T. Dudley, . 22 Dec. 3, 1863.
Newell K. Holden, 1st Lient. . 24
Aug. 1, 1861.
Charles M. Batchelder, "
. 33
Jan. 3, 1863.
Stephen L. Kearney, 2nd Lieut. 26
Aug. 1, 1861.
Albert A. Smith,
30
Oct. 24, 1862.
Discharge. Resigned Aug. 12, 1862.
Resigned Oct. 9, 1862. Trans. 1864, to 20th Infantry. Resigned April 27, 1862. Declined pro -- motion. Resigned Jan. 16, 1862. Declined com- mission.
Company A.
Colburn, Franklin C., 28
Aug. 23, 1862. Dis. Mar. 22, 1864,
to re-enlist.
Colburn, Franklin C., . 30
March 23, 1864.
Trans. 1864, to
20th Infantry.
Company C. Minot, Joseph . . 24 Aug. 7, 1862.
Company D.
Cobb, Andrew S.,
July 12, 1861.
Cummings, S. L., Childs, George G., Daniels, James
66
Blodgett, William
..
Bond, Herbert 19
Sibley, Augustus
25
Aug. 7,
“
Age. Date of Muster. Jan. 6, 1864.
Discharge, July 29, 1864. Disability.
Nov. 14, 1865.
Aug. 23. 1861. Disability. May 1, 1862. Disability.
18
138
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
Company E.
Age.
Date of Muster. Jan. 30, 1861.
Brown, Horace C., 25
Hoyle, Henry 18
Hudson, Archibald B., . 39
Feb. 28, 1864.
Discharge. · Jan. 16, 1863. Disability. Trans. 1863, to V. R. C. Trans. 1864, to 20th Infantry.
Company G.
Oakes, Charles H., Ist Serg't . 25 Wheelock, George W., " . 23
Davis, John W., Sergeant . . 36
Howe, Alfred A.
. . 19
Johnson, Charles A. "
. 38
66
66
Rice, Abner H.,
23
66
Smith, Albert A., 66
29
66
Stow, Jonathan P., "
29
Balcom, Gilbert E., Corporal . 20 Clisbee, Julius A., . 28
66
66
Dec. 11, "
Davis, George, 66
. 36
July 12, "
Fairbanks, Francis P., "
19
11
Ford, Levi I.,
26
Kimball, John H.,
30
66
Macker, George A.,
18
66
Robinson, Fred'k B., “
22
66
Allen, Thomas W., Musician . 18
Allen, Thomas W., 60 20
Feb. 21, 1864.
Aldrich, Bradford E., 21
Ball, Henry S., 24
Bassett, Harvey .
Berry, Charles W.,
18
July 28, 1864. Killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa. Dishonorably dis- charged Nov. 4, '63. Died Dec. 23, 1864. Oct. 12, 1863. Disability. Killed May 5, 1864, Wilderness, Va. Oct. 28, 1852. Disability. Died of wounds Sept. 17, 1862, An- tietam, Md. Died Dec. 6, 1862. Dec. 6, 1862. Disability. Aug. 20, 1862. Nov. 25, 1862. Disability. May, 1862. Disability. June 6, 1865, as ex- changed prisoner of war. May 17, 1865, as ex- changed prisoner of war. May 24, 1862. Disability. Feb. 21, 1864, to re-enlist.
Trans. to 20th Infantry. Trans. to V. R. C. Died Dec. 9, 1862.
66 Feb. 5, 1863. Disability.
,
4, 1862. July 12, 1861.
July 12, "
July 12, 1861.
66
LIST OF MEN WHO ENLISTED.
139
Bigelow, Thomas M.,
19
Bonnor, Joseph 35
Boyden, Lucius
25
Brown, Adelbert L.,
19
Bryant, Asa T.,
22
Burns, George E.,
27
July 30, 1862.
Campbell, Donald A.,
18
July 12, 1861.
Chappell, John 23
Claflin, Charles
20
Clisbee, Harrison J.,
18
Dec. 11, "
Collins, William E.,
18
Daniels, Marcus .
19
Davis, Orin L.,
41
Day, Horace
35
Dean, William B.,
Dennis, James T.,
20
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Desmond, John C.,
66
Ellis, R. A., .
22
Flagg, Walter J.,
Fairbanks, Alton W.
18
Frissle, Henry A.,
18
Grovling, Alexander
Hill, Crowell L.,
18
66
July 23, 1862.
Disability.
Harris, Daniel
-
Holt, Theodore E.,
18
Howith, Jolin
38
¥
"
Discharge. Trans. to V. R. C. Killed May 6, 1864, Wilderness, Va. Died of disease, Aug. 26, 1862. Died of wounds, June 18, 1862. Killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Died of wounds Nov. 15, 1862. Died Feb. 16, 1865, in Libby prison, in Andersonville, Ga. Killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericsburg, Va. Dec. 20, 1862. Disability. Aug. 25, 1861. Disability. Killed.Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. July 28, 1864. Never left the State. Killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. April 25, 1862.
At exp. of service he was absent on sick list.
Died Dec. 25, 1861,
Richmond, Va.
Nov. 22, 1862. Disability. Died March 7, '64, Richmond, Va.
Hammond, Edwin H.,
Holland, John
18
April 19, 1862.
Disability.
Trans. 1863, to
V. R. C.
July 23, 1862.
Disability.
Age.
Date of Muster. July 12, 1861. ¥
Caswell, C. L., 18
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140
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Huckins, Francis E.,
19
Dec. 11, 1861.
July 28, 1864.
Hughes, James
.
18
Johnson, E. S., 17
Johnson, Richard M.,
19
66
Johnson, Richard M.,
21
Dec. 26, 1863.
Keating, James L., .
23
July 12, 1861.
Never left the
State.
Kelley, James C.,
23
66
Nov. 26, 1861.
Legasy, John
20
July 30, "
July 12, "
Margrum, Frederick C.,
21
Martin, John
20
Dec. 11, **
Jan. 2, 1864.
Matthews, William
. 25
Mckenzie, John M.,
26
July 12, 1861.
Ang. 6, "
McLaughlin, James
33
July 12, "
March 12, 1862.
Mitchell, Charles L.,
45
Morse, Willie E.,
18
Munroe, George A.,
18
V
Newton, Elmer M.,
23
July 12,
Oakes, Sylvester
21
July 30,
Killed Dec. 13, '62. at
Fredericsburg, Va.
Oakes, Charles H.,
Plimpton, Frank A.,
20
Plympton, Webster
21
July 12,
July 29, 1864.
Dec. 31, 1863.
Disability.
July 30, "
Oct. 20, 1862,
to enlist in U. S. A.
Roods, M. A.,
23
Robbins, William E.,
-
Feb. 11, 1862.
Sargent, John M.,
36
Sherman, J. D., .
21
Sherburt, Peter
23
July 12, "
July 28, 1864.
Jan. 18, 1863.
Disability.
Aug. 11, "
March 26, 1863.
Disability.
July 12, 1861.
Killed Oct. 21, '61,
Ball's Bluff.
Feb. 12, 1862.
Died Sept. 28, 1862.
Missing Sept. 17, '62.
Dec. 25, 1863,
to re-enlist.
Trans. to 20th
Infantry.
Kirkup, James S.,
18
Marble, Francis H.,
18
March 12, 1862.
Dec. 25, 1863,
to re-enlist.
Nov. 15, 1862.
Disability.
Died of wounds
Nov. 26, 1862.
March 25, 1863.
Disability.
Jan. 1, 1864, to
re-enlist.
Trans. to 20th
Infantry.
Killed Dec. 13, '62,
Fredericsburg, Va.
Never left the
State.
Martin, John
22
Aug. 11, 1862.
July 12, 1861.
Dec. 11, "
Died Oct. 24, '62.
Died Dec. 30, '62.
Trans. to 20th
Infantry.
Killed Oct 21, '61,
at Ball's Bluff.
141
LIST OF MEN WHO ENLISTED.
Age.
Date of Muster. July 12, 1861.
Discharge. Sept. 19, 1862. Disability.
Snow, Alfred
66
Died Oct. 19, 1862, of wounds at Antietam.
Smith, John R.,
Sargent, Lucius M.,
Ang. 25, 1862. July 12, 1861.
Sibley, William
31
Sweeney, J. Frank
23
66
Tiffney, G. E.,
23
Wheelock, G. E.,
66
66
Whitney, Frederick
18
July 30,
Wait, Albert
July 12, "
Whitney, Frederick 33
Feb. 4, 1862.
Young, Samuel
17
July 12, 1861.
Jnlv 31, 1862. Disability. Aug. 25, 1861.
Company I.
Burdsley, Joseph 37
July 28, 1862.
Killed July 2, 1863, Gettysburg, l'a.
Remick, Alpheus
. 28
Feb. . 10, "
Died Feb. 27, '64.
Company K.
Howe, Adolphus
July 12, 1861.
1863, Disability.
Howarth, James
31
July 1, “
Dec. 15, '63, Dis- ability, as " Howard."
Rhodes, Rufus A., .
19
66 Jan. 19, 1861, to enlist in U. S. A.
Thornton, John G.,
.
20
July 28, 1864.
NINETEENTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company A.
Age.
Date of Muster. Discharge.
Nelson, Leroy A.,
.
20
Aug. 28, 18G1.
Killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericsburg, Va.
Company F.
* Case, Harrison E.,
" Among those wounded in the late battles before Richmond, was Harrison E. Case, twenty-seven years old, son of Mr. Elijah L. Case of Grafton. He enlisted from Hopkinton into company F, of the 19th regiment, Colonel Hinks. Captain Rice, of his company. being in com- mand of the regiment since the battle, Lieutenant Hill writes to his father as follows: "In the battle of June 30, at Nelson's farm, in
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Camp Scott, '61, Disability. Nov. 14, 1862. Disability. Never left the State. Trans. to V. R. C. Killed July 1, '63, at Gettysburg. Trans. to 20th Infantry.
Snow, Charles . .
-
142
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Henry G. Dudley, Captain . . 22 Dec. 3, 1863.
March 25, 1865.
Company G.
Allen, Thomas, Musician . 18 Feb. 21, 1864. July 16, 1865.
Hudson, Archibald B., 37 Feb. 27, "
July 24, “
Johnson, Richard M., 19 Dec. 25, 1863. July 16,
TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Band.
Age.
Date of Muster. Aug. 23, 1861.
Discharge. Aug. 11, 1862.
Hathaway, Dexter S., 39
Company D.
Howe, Edward A.
19
Aug. 23, 1861.
Aug. 30, 1864.
Prentice, Henry 24
Oct. 12, 1861. Disability.
Whitney, James D., .23
Jan. 1, 1864.
Whitney, James D., 25
Jan. 2, 1864.
Trans. to 36th Infantry.
Company E.
Tuhy, Peter 38
Aug. 23, 1861.
Oct. 20, 1862. Disability.
Webster, Lucius 37
Jan. 2, 1864.
Trans. to 36th Infantry.
Company F.
Gee, James S. W., 27
Aug. 19, 1861. Aug. 30, 1864.
TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company D.
Age. Whitney, George T., Sergeant. 22
Date of Muster. Sept. 6, 1861.
Discharge.
Oct. 8, 1863. . Disability.
White, James 31
Nov. 3, 1862.
Whitney, Luther W., 26
66
66 Oct. 5, 1864.
TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS).
Company A.
Minnahan, John, Corporal . . 28
Age.
Date of Muster. Dec. 21, 1863.
Discharge. Jan. 20, 1866, in Co. K.
which the 19th suffered severely, your son, Mr. Harrison E. Case, was wounded, and it is believed mortally, the wound being in a bad place- the left side-and after it he seeming unconscious. He was left on the battle-field, so I am not able to tell you certainly his fate. He was a good man and a brave soldier, always ready and willing to do his duty." -- Spy.
143
LIST OF MEN WHO ENLISTED.
TWENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Pratt, Henry H., Captain 25
May 17, 1865. July 13, 1865.
Band.
48 Sept. 26, 1861. Aug. 30, 1862.
Chase, David Company A.
Wesson, Calvin A., Sergeant . 29
Sept. 11, 1861.
Oct. 20, 1864.
Brown, George R., Corporal . 23
Sept. 10, "
Putnam, William W.,
21
Sept. 14, "
Jan. 18, 1864.
Putnam, William W.,
23
Jan. 16, 1864. July 13, 1865.
Wesson, llale .
19
Sept. 16, 1861.
Traus. to Signal Corps.
Wesson, James
18
Sept. 11, "
Oct. 20, 1864.
Company B.
Gibson, Henry H., . Company C.
Leland, Augustus J.,
. 41
Jan. 5, 1864.
Missing since June 3.
Company D. Champney, Preston D., Serg't. 21
Sept. 27, 1861. Trans. to Signal Corps.
Champney, Samuel G., . . 19
Aug. 7, 1862.
Died Oct. 10, '64, N. Y. C.
Hastings, George W.,
. 48
Oct. 14, 1861.
March 12, 1862.
Disability.
Dec. 17, 1863.
66
66
Leland, John W.,
18
Leland, Royal A.,
-
Sept. 10, "
Died Oct. 16, 1864,
at Newbern, of
yellow fever.
July 14, 1865.
Leland, Johu W.,
20
Dec. 18, 1863.
Company E.
Jamison, Hugh
Jamison, Hugh
Company K.
Currier, Le Roy S., 18
Currier, Le Roy S.,
20
Davis, Augustus E.,
20
Davis, Augustus E.,
22
Sept. 17, 1861. Jan. 3, 1864.
Grim, Joseph M.,
19
Grim, Joseph M.,
21
Johnson, Jerome
20
Dec. 18, 1863.
Parmenter, Joshua R., .
45
Sept. 16, 1861.
Oct. 16, 1861. Jan. 19, 1864. Jan. 19, 1864. June 29, 1864.
Sept. 20, 1861. Jan. 3, 1864.
Sept. 20, 1861. Jan. 19, 1864.
Jan. 2, 1864. Died of wounds July 10, 1864. Jan. 2, 1864. July 20, 1865. Disability. July 18, 1864. Missing since May 16. Died Feb. 26, '65, Florence, S. C. Jan. 18, 1864.
144
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company A.
Sherry, William, Corporal . 23
Sullivan, Timothy, 18
Stacy, Orrin, Musician 16
June 22, "
Bigelow, George M., 25
Bryant, Thomas C.,
31
Burns, John S.,
Aug. 19, 1863. Disability.
Clapp, Willard 44
June 16, 1865.
Grant, Jos. H.,
31
Dec. 10, 1862.
Kelley, Patrick
18
Knights, Benjamin W., 18
Oct. 17, 1863.
Putnam, Austin 42
July 31, 1862.
June 16, 1865. Trans. to 24th Infantry. June 3, 1863. Disability. Missing since Oct. 19, 1864.
Savage, John 41
Spring, Charles F., 18
July 22, "
June 16, 1865.
Wheeler, Caleb W.,
19
Trans. to V. R. C.
Whitney, Franklin
18
Ang. 4, 1862. July 31, ‘ June 16, 1865.
THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company E.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Keyes, John
22
Aug. 8, 1862.
June 8, 1865.
Company F.
Balcom, Abel H.,
35
Aug. 11, "
Trans. to V. R. C.
Company K.
Smith, Silas W., Sergeant . . 26
Ang. 8, “ June 8, 1865, in Co. B.
FIFTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company A.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Rivod, Moses . 18
Jan. 4, 1864.
Walker, William R., -
Dec. 7, 1863.
Discharge. Killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. July, 1864.
Company B.
Terrill, Edward 45
Missing July 30, 1864.
Company D.
Remick, Augustus 21 Dec. 25, “
Feb. 27. 1865. Disability.
Age. Date of Muster. July 31, 1862.
Discharge.
June 24, 1865. June 16,
July 31, 66
145
LIST OF MEN WHO ENLISTED.
Company G.
Age.
Date of Muster.
White, Albert
. 20
Mar. 10, 1864.
Discharge. Deserted April 17, 1864.
Company H.
Shamboo, Edward . 21
Jan. 11, 1864.
July 30, 1865.
Shamboo, Christopher 18
Webb, Joseph C., 32
Company K.
Lee, Smith J.,. 20
April 8, 1865.
Sept. 16, 1865.
Mitchell, John F., 18
April 6, 1864.
Trans. to V. R. C.
Company F.
Wilson, Joseph
Feb. 2, 1864.
Deserted.
FIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company C.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Laflin, John .
18
Feb. 20, 1864.
..
Robinson, Stephen
22
Company G.
Byron, Marcus M., 23
June 26, 1864.
Lynch, Mack 30
Mar. 26, "
June 30, 1865. July 14, "
VETERAN RESERVE CORPS.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Vail, Jeffery
23
Aug. 5, 1864.
REGULAR ARMY.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Afel, Charles
31
July 19, 1864.
Cain, Baruey
32
Cobb, Joel F.,
43
Jan. 4, “
Cryan, John W.
April 30, "
Doran, John
35
July 19, “
Gay, Charles 25
Lathe, Cheney
Mar. 18, "
Signal Corps. Band.
Lougee, Stephen N.,
36
Nov. 23, 1863.
Lucas, Thomas O.,
38
Nov. 28, “
Malone, Bernard 32
Third Artillery.
Moore, James .
80
Feb. 3, 1865. July 19, 1864.
Second
Morton, William 25
First
Wilson, John
28
July 5, “
Organization. First Artillery.
Band. Signal Corps. First Artillery. =
19
Fourth
66
Discharge. Deserted April 29, 1864. Deserted April 29, 1864. Deserted May 12, 1864.
Robinson, John 23
146
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
SECOND HEAVY ARTILLERY. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Bonner, Edward .
July 15, 1863.
Sept. 3, 1865.
Brewer, Joshua
Brewer, Thomas H.
Hennessey, Michael
Dec. 7, July 7,
Melney, Charles W.,
July 27,
Sept. 3,
FIRST PROVO GUARD. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Barney, B. F. (drafted).
.
July 14, 1863.
Dec. 18, 1863.
Disability.
Powers, M. V.,
. .
June 29, 1865.
Snow, Charles . . .
66
Dec. 1863.
Disability.
FOURTH CAVALRY. (THREE YEARS).
Company G.
Age.
Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Claflin, Willard G.
July 12, 1861.
Cady, Curtis
Disability, 1861, while the reg't were at Camp Scott. Killed June 4, '64, by a shell, at Cold Harbor.
Hildreth, Martin T., .
Dec. 15, 1863. Killed Oct. 28, '64,
in battle at
Gun Creek.
Whitney, Sidney H.,
Jan. 7, 1864.
Nov. 14, 1865.
THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Allen, Benjamin F.,
Aug. 22, 1862.
Company C.
Buxton, Joseph
Aug. 27, 1862.
BUTLER'S BRIGADE. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Barras, Peter
Oct. 19, 1861.
Died Dec. 19, '62,
in New Orleans,
of fever.
FIRST BATTALION, HEAVY ARTILLERY. (ONE YEAR).
Age.
Date of Muster. Aug. 15, 1864.
Discharge.
Bartlett, George A.,
Sept. 3, 1865.
Ballon, Job D.,
147
LIST OF MEN WHO ENLISTED.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT. Age. Date of Muster. Discharge. Jan. 16, 1863. Disability.
Brown, H. C.
TWENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT. (THREE YEARS).
Company D.
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Davis, Watts E.,.
Mar. 16, 1864.
Sept. 23, 1865.
Gilson, William H.,
May 3, “
ELEVENTH INFANTRY.
Company A.
Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Farfey, Patrick
Deserted.
SIGNAL CORPS.
Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Hanson, C. M., .
May 2, 1864.
Kimball, Charles E.,
May 10, " Aug. 18, 1864. Disability.
UNKNOWN.
Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge,
Laduke, Isaac
Jan., 1864.
Simson, Levi .
Nov. 3,
Stampley, Henry
Wigfall, Harry
66
TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT, INFANTRY.
Company D.
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Miller, A. J.,
TWENTIETH INFANTRY. Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Myott, Charles
July 14, 1863. Died May 29, '64, of wounds.
THIRD ARTILLERY, HEAVY. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
V
Newton, Albert S.,
Feb., 1864. Sept. 18, 1865.
THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT, INFANTRY.
Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Ryan, John
Aug. 7, 1862. Dec., 1862. Disability.
148
HISTORY OF GRAFTON.
FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. Age. Date of Muater. Discharge. June 20, 1863. Aug. 19, 1865. Co. K.
Shaw, John
SECOND CAVALRY. (THREE YEARS). Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Clapp, William A. Bugler . .
Dec. 18, 1863.
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY. (THREE YEARS). Company A.
Callahan, Daniel
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge. Aug. 5, 1864. June 30, 1865.
FIRST CAVALRY. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Davis, Everett
Mar. 24, 1864. June 29, 1865.
NINTH INFANTRY. Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Smith, Mathew
June 11, 1861.
Killed at Gains- ville, June 27, '62.
FIRST BATTALION, M. V. M. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Diacharge.
Copp, Andrew J. Mar. 13, 1861.
NAVY.
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Newton, George M., .
April 12, 1861. April, 1864.
Pratt, Richard K., .
Jennings, Edward
Aug. 19, '
Wood, Samuel H.,
Turner, Arba T.,
THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT. (THREE YEARS).
Company A.
Age. Date of Muster. Diacharge.
Clark, Lorin S., .
July 22, 1862. June 16, 1865.
Pratt, Richard K.,
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT. (THREE YEARS).
Age. Date of Muster. Discharge.
Cole, A. M.,
Aug. 23, 1862.
TENTH REGIMENT. Age. Date of Muster.
Discharge.
Preston, Robert
May 18, 1863.
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DEATH OF JAMES E. MCCLELLAN.
The following notice of the death, ete., of James E. Me- Clellan, member of company E, 51st Regiment, written by Rev. Gilbert Robbins, we clip from the Woreester Spy :-
"On the night of July 7, the 51st Regiment was marching on the road leading along the banks of the Chesapeake canal, to Maryland Heights. When opposite Flarper's Ferry the men were ordered to halt and rest. They sat down with their equipments all on, near the brink of the preci- pice overlooking the canal, which at this point was a perpendicular bank wall, twenty feet or more from the water, the depth of water being about nlne feet. After a panse of abont an hour, during which our lamented young friend, with many others, being overcome with fatigue, fell asleep, the order was given to march. Getting up suddenly, and not being able, on account of the darkness of the night, to see how near he was to the edge of the embankment, he made a misstep, fell over into the canal, and was drowned. This occurred about one o'clock on the morning of the 8th inst. To save him seemed impossible. One or two were about to make the attempt, but so dark and rainy was the night, and so high the embankment, that it was thought by the officers that a plunge from it would prove fatal to any person attempting to rescue him. After daylight the same morning a small party returned to the place, and after several hours' search succeeded in finding his body, which was immediately sent to his friends in Grafton. The funeral services were attended on the following Sabbath, at the Baptist Church, in the presence of a vast congregation of sympathizing friends. His pastor, Rev. G. Robbins, preached a very solemn and impressive ser- mon, from the text, 'Be still, and know that I am God.' (Psalms 46 : 10). The procession to the church, and from thence to the cemetery, was escorted by the entire fire department of the town, and embraced, besides the large circle of relatives, the present and past members of the board of selectmen, the clergy, and a large body of citizens.
His death at the early age of twenty-five years, adds another to the long list of brave, self-sacrificing, Christian young men, who have fallen victims to this terrible war. And it would be difficult to mention one exhibiting a loftier patriotism, or a higher degree of moral and religious excellence, than he did. Distinguished from childhood by remarkable conscientiousness, guileless integrity, and great energy of character, by deep filial affection and strong attachment to home and kindred, he carried these qualities with him when he entered the army ; and from the day of his enlistment till the hour of his death, he exhibited a rare combination of soldierly, humane and Christian elements of character. As a son, as a brother, as a teacher in the district and Sabbath schools, as a church member, as a personal friend, as an instructor of the poor contrabands of North Carolina, and as a young man of great prospect- ive usefulness in the town, he adorned and blessed every relation in
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which he stood, and secured the respect, the confidence, the love of all who knew him. Those who knew him best, loved him most. Not ouly was he the light and joy of his father's beautiful home, but he was equally a favorite among his comrades in arms. Lieutenant Winslow, of company E, in writing the particulars of his death to his friends, says : 'This is a sad and painful duty to perform, to notify the friends of the death of one so young and full of promise cut down, without a moment's warning, so near the time, too, when he anticipated going home and being released from his duties as a soldier. It is sad indeed, and a gloom is again spread over our company. This is the seventh time that we have been called upon to notify friends of the death of members of our company since we entered into the service. And this seems the most sad and painful of them all. Though it seems blind and unaccountable to us, yet it is the working of an all-wise providence. It is a heavy blow upon us as a company, and still a more dreadful calamity and bereavement to his family and friends. Corporal McClel- lan was a good soldier, a consistent Christian, a true friend; always ready to perform any duty which was put upon him as a soldier. As a Christian, I never heard him utter one word derogatory to his profes- slon, never saw him in the least degree angry, or knew him to utter an unkind word to any person. I believe him to be the most exemplary person, most true to his profession, that I have ever known. It must be a great comfort to his friends in this bereavement to know that he had always done his duty well, and endeavored to do good to all about him. He has gone and left us. We mourn his loss sincerely as a company and a regiment.' The same testimony, substantially, has been given by Colonel Sprague, Captains Wheeler and Wood, and other members of the regiment.
To be good, and to do good, was the highest aim, the noblest ambi- tion of our beloved friend. His life was short, but crowded with use- fulness. His death was afflictive, but full of hope. Farewell, dear friend, a short farewell, till we shall meet again in heaven.
' If life be not in length of days, In silvered locks and furrowed brow, But living to the Saviour's praise, How few have lived so long as thou l'
The following touching lines were sent by young Mcclellan to his friends at home, in his last letter, which reached them but a day or two before his death. They seem alinost prophetic of his own coming :-
WAITING FOR OUR SOLDIERS.
By the blue Potomae's waters, By the Rappahannock's liue, By the sunny Southern rivers, 'Neath the holly and the pine,
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Falling in the shock of battle, Wounded, in their blood they lie,- Pining with the dark malaria, - So our youthful patriots die. In the city, in the village, In the hamlet far away, Sit the mothers, watching, waiting, For their soldier-boys to-day. They are coming ; daily coming- One by one, and score by score ; In their leaden casings folded, Underneath the flag they bore.
Thinks the mother, weeping, waiting, And expectant all the day- How his regiment was summoned, How her soldier went away : With his bayonet a-gleaming, With his knapsack ou his back, With his blanket strapped and folded, And his home-filled haversack.
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