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Beless, George, Co. I, 38th Reg., Aug. 21, 1862, dis- charged for disability Nov. 14, 1862.
Bemis, George, Co. K, 42d Reg., One Hundred Days,
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July 18, 1864, mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. Not in the town books, and said to have served the town of Dover as a soldier.
Bent, Thomas D., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out June 1, 1863, to enlist in the 2d Heavy Artillery.
Berry, Asa B., Co. I, 19th Reg., Aug. 28, 1861, mustered out Aug. 28, 1864. Not in the town books.
Boynton, Richard F., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Brennan, John, Co. B, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, discharged for disability Jan. 30, 1863.
Bullard, Moses H., Co. G, 22d Reg., Sept. 9, 1861, killed at Gaines's Mills, Va., June 27, 1862.
Bullard, William P., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Oct. I, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Cameron, James E., Co. G, 11th Reg., June 13, 1861, killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862.
Carter, Rufus B., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Casey, Daniel, Co. I, 6Ist Reg., One Year, Jan. 16, 1865, mustered out July 16, 1865.
Collier, Isaac, Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 8, 1862, wounded by shell at Fredericksburg Dec. 14, 1862, discharged for dis- ability Apr. 19, 1864.
Conroy, John, Co. I, 6Ist Reg., One Year, Jan. 17, 1865, mustered out July 16, 1865.
Cooper, Hugh, Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Corbett (Cobbett), James A., Co. K, 23d Reg., enlisted Aug. I, 1862, discharged Dec. 2, 1863, to re-enlist, dis- charged at expiration of service June 25, 1865.
Coulter, George, Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Coulter, James C., Co. I, 30th Reg., Dec. 28, 1861, dis- charged to re-enlist Jan. I, 1864, sergeant Jan. I, 1865,
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mustered out July 5, 1866. Son of John S. He died July 24, 1900, aged seventy-two years and twenty-five days, and was buried in Needham.
Coulter, John S., Co. F, 20th Reg., Aug. 19, 1862, dis- charged Jan. 18, 1862. He was a bugler in the British army at Waterloo, when twenty-three years old, and enlisted in the Civil War at seventy. He died May 7, 1874, aged eighty-two years, and was buried in Needham.
Crowley, Dennis, Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, discharged for disability Nov. 4, 1862.
Dadmun, Newell H., Co. K, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Dewing, Joseph H., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, sergeant June 1, 1863, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Donley, Philip, Co. I, 6Ist Reg., One Year, Jan. 16, 1865, mustered out July 16, 1865. His name does not appear in the town book.
Eayrs, Joseph H., Co. E, 24th Reg., Nov. 17, 1861, served three years, and was discharged.
Estabrook, George W., Co. A, 45th Reg., Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Farly, Edward, Co. D, 56th Reg., Dec. 2, 1863, dis- charged for disability Apr. 3, 1865. Not in the town book.
Fiske, Joseph E., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, first sergeant Dec. 3, 1862, post-adjutant at Beau- fort, S. C., Dec. 10, 1862, mustered out May 29, 1863. See Artillery.
Flanagan, Patrick, Co. I, 38th Reg., Aug. II, 1862, mus- tered out June 30, 1865.
Flattery, Patrick, Co. I, 56th Reg., Feb. 4, 1864, dis- charged for disability June 20, 1865.
Fox, Franklin M., Co. F, 18th Reg., Aug. 24, 1861, dis- charged for disability Dec. 31, 1861, re-enlisted from Lowell July 15, 1862.
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Fuller, Albert, Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863. See Artillery.
Fuller, Ezra Newell, Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, died at New Berne, N. C., Feb. 21, 1863, aged nineteen years, buried in Needham.
Fuller, Henry A., Co. A, 20th Reg., transferred to Veteran Volunteers, taken prisoner Aug. 25, 1864, died June 5, 1865.
Fuller, William, Co. F, 18th Reg., Aug. 24, 1861, died Sept. 25, 1862, in Union Chapel Hospital, Washington, D. C., of wounds received at the second battle of Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862.
Gehling, Joseph, Co. K, 32d Reg., Jan. 5, 1864, mustered out June 29, 1865; his first enlistment was from Newton, Aug. 13, 1862, and apparently was in the same company.
Greenwood, John Wesley, Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, discharged Apr. 18, 1863, because of wound received at Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 12, 1862.
Guyot, Joseph, Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Hall, David K., Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, died of disease at Newport News, Va., Feb. 25, 1863; then a sergeant.
Hammill (Hamil), Hugh, Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Hardie, Robert, Co. K, 3Ist Reg., Jan. 20, 1862, died in a hospital at Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 17, 1864.
Hastings, John S., Co. K, 42d Reg., One hundred Days, July 18, 1864, mustered out Nov. 11, 1864.
Hatch, Ambrose P., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Healey, Michael F., Co. K, 20th Reg., Dec. 14, 1864, mustered out July 16, 1865.
Henderson, William H., Co. D, 42d Reg., One hundred Days, July 20, 1864, mustered out Nov. 11, 1864.
Holmes, Charles, Co. B, 55th Reg., Aug. 22, 1864, mus- tered out Aug. 29, 1865.
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Hotchkiss, Willard H., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Hunting, Israel, Jr., Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Hunting, Willard, Co. A, (I) 39th Reg., Aug. 18, 1862, died in Confederate prison at Salisbury, N. C., Dec. 7, 1864. He was captured Aug. 19.
Johnson, Albert S., Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Jones, Alvah T., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Jones, Pliny M., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Juffs, Pedro, Co. I, 56th Reg., Feb. 4, 1864, mustered out July 12, 1865.
Keith, Walter D., Captain 26th, unattached company of in- fantry, One Year, Dec. 15, 1864, mustered out May 12, 1865.
Kennedy, Cornelius, Co. F, 40th Reg., Sept. 3, 1862, miss- ing after action May 16, 1864.
Kibler, Frederick, Co. E, 42d Reg., One hundred Days, July 22, 1864, mustered out Nov. 1I, 1864.
Kingsbury, William H., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, died at Beaufort, N. C., Mar. 1, 1863, aged twenty years, eight months; buried in Wellesley.
Knapp, Charles P., Co. A, 39th Reg., Aug. 18, 1862, transferred to V. R. C. Feb. 5, 1864.
Knapp, Cyrus W., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Knapp, George L., Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, ser- geant Jan. I, 1865, mustered out June 9, 1865.
Koff, Frederick, Co. K, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 16, 1862, deserted at Readville Oct. 7, 1862.
Lyon, Edward, Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Lyon, Henry, Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
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Manning, John S., Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, dis- charged for disability Aug. 18, 1863.
Marshall, John E., Co. C, 62d Reg., One Year, Mar. 24, 1865, mustered out May 5, 1865.
Marshall, John P., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863, enlisted in Co. A, 56th Reg., Mar. I, 1864, mustered out at expiration of service July 12, 1865.
Martel (Martell), John, Co. F, 18th Reg., Aug. 24, 1861, said to have been transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps.
Martin, Frank S., Co. I, 6Ist Reg., Jan. 24, 1865, mustered out July 16, 1865.
May, Albert S., Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, discharged Feb. 28, 1863, because of wound received at Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 16, 1862.
McCarty, James, Co. I, 56th Reg., Feb. 4, 1864, mus- tered out July 12, 1865.
Mckinney, George, Co. F, 19th Reg., Aug. 28, 1861, re- enlisted Dec. 21, 1863, mustered out, as a member of Co. I, June 30, 1865.
McLane, William H., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
McLoud, Robert M., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863; musician.
Monnaghan, John, Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, mus- tered out July 9, 1865.
Morse, Daniel F., Co. A, 39th Reg., Aug. 18, 1862, badly wounded and taken a prisoner at Spottsylvania May 8, 1864, paroled in Aug., mustered out July 2, 1865.
Morton, William H., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Moseley, William, Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Murray, Henry, Co. I, 2d Reg., Jan. 24, 1865, transferred to Co. K, 33d Reg., June 1, 1865, mustered out July 14, I865.
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Newell, Charles, Co. B, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Oakes, Joseph, Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
O'Connor, Robert, unassigned recruit, 19th Reg., Jan. 16, 1865, mustered out May 6, 1865.
O'Leary, Arthur W., Co. B, 5th Reg., One Hundred Days, July 25, 1864, mustered out November 16, 1864.
Palmer, George F., Co. E, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, discharged for disability Oct. 18, 1862.
Ragan, Timothy O., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, mustered out July 7, 1863.
Richards, Samuel F., Co. F, 18th Reg., Aug. 24, 1861, discharged for disability July 28, 1862.
Richards, Samuel F., Co. B, 45th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 26, 1862, killed at Kinston, N. C., Dec. 14, 1862.
Richardson, George, Co. F, 18th Reg., Oct. 24, 1861, wounded at the second battle of Bull Run Aug. 30, 1862, discharged for disability Oct. 13, 1862.
Richardson, James, Co. F, 40th Reg., Sept. 3, 1862, mustered out June 16, 1865.
Richardson, Samuel C., Co. F, 40th Reg., Sept. 3, 1862, severely wounded at Olustee, Florida, Feb. 20, 1864, dis- charged by order of the War Department June 30, 1865.
Rimmele, William J., Co. I, 38th Reg., Aug. 21, 1862, mustered out June 30, 1865.
Russell, William L., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Sargent, George, Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, dis- charged for disability Nov. 18, 1863; wagoner.
Seagraves, Gilbert H., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Severance, Charles R., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863, re-enlisted in Co. A, 56th Reg., Mar. 1, 1864, killed at Bethesda Church, Va., May 31, 1864.
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Small, Edwin, Co. C, 33d Reg., Aug. 6, 1862, discharged for disability Jan. 19, 1865.
Smith, Cornelius D., Co. F, 18th Reg., Aug. 24, 1861, corporal March 1, 1864, acting orderly sergeant on the return of the regiment at completion of its service, mustered out Sept. 2, 1864.
Smith, William H., Co. B, 22d Reg., Sept. 17, 1861, wounded at Cold Harbor, June, 1864, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864.
Snow, Joseph, Co. I, 38th Reg., Aug. 21, 1862, discharged for disability July 3, 1863.
Stevens, Elbridge, Co. A, 39th Reg., Aug. 18, 1862, taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1864, was confined at Salisbury, N. C., died at Richmond, Va., while on his way home, Mar. 5, 1865, aged twenty-one years; buried in Wellesley (West Needham).
Sumner, Lewis N., Co. K, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 16, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Taylor, Edwin A., Co. I, 38th Reg., Aug. 24, 1862, taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864, held four months at Libby Prison, in Richmond, Va., and at Salisbury, N. C., and then paroled, mustered out June 30, 1865.
Thompson, William, Co. B, 22d Reg., Oct. 5, 1861, dis- charged for disability Feb. 18, 1863. See Cavalry.
Turrbridge, John S., Co. I, 56th Reg., Feb. 4, 1864, dis- charged for disability Sept. 9, 1865.
Wallace, William J., Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, mus- tered out June 13, 1865.
Walsh, Patrick, Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Wheeler, Samuel S., Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, cor- poral, discharged at expiration of service June 9, 1865.
Whitaker, Channing, Co. B, 39th Reg., Sept. 2, 1862, got three wounds at Spottsylvania May 8, 1864, and was taken a prisoner, paroled Sept. I, later a clerk in the Adjutant- General's office at Washington, discharged at expiration of service June 19, 1865.
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Whitmarsh, John G., Co. A, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 12, 1862, mustered out June 18, 1863.
Wilkie, Joshua H., Captain of the 24th company of un- attached Infantry Feb. 7, 1865, mustered out May 12, 1865.
Willcutt, William, Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, dis- charged for disability Jan. 26, 1863.
Wisner, Charles F., Co. F, 44th Reg., Nine Months, Aug. 25, 1862, discharged May 25, 1863, re-enlisted in the 11th Battery, Light Artillery, Jan. 2, 1864, corporal, mustered out June 16, 1865.
Wisner, George P., Co. C, 43d Reg., Nine Months, Sept. 24, 1862, mustered out July 30, 1863.
Wood, Ephraim A., Co. C, 13th Reg., July 16, 1861, badly wounded at Antietam, discharged for disability Nov. 18, 1862, mustered as Ist lieutenant in the 55th Reg., July 20, 1863, resigned Nov. 20, 1863.
Woodman, John, Co. E, 2d Reg., Aug. 22, 1864, mustered out July 14, 1865.
Wright, Samuel G., Co. I, 35th Reg., Aug. 16, 1862, died on board the steamer "Des Moines" Aug. 15, 1863.
Needham was also credited with three negroes enlisted at Fortress Monroe, on July 4, 1864, for the 28th United States Colored Troops. The town books contain the names of forty-three men who enlisted, but were not finally cred- ited to this town; eleven, or twelve, of them do not appear to have been mustered into the service, and were perhaps rejected for physical weakness, or for other reasons. The writer has spent much time over the Civil War records, but is not satisfied that the list of soldiers is perfect. It is said that nothing yet published by the Commonwealth is to be relied upon.
Cavalry
Boling, George, Co. L, 5th Reg., Apr. 22, 1864, bugler, mustered out June 21, 1865.
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Carter, Warren, Co. D, 2d Reg., Jan. 18, 1864, mustered out July 20, 1865.
Clark, Joseph J., Co. M, 4th Reg., Mar. 1, 1864, mustered out Nov. 14, 1865.
Forrest, Henry, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 25, 1864.
Harmon, John, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 26, 1864.
Hollinbeck, William, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 25, 1864.
Hurd, Edwin, Co. D, Ist Reg., Jan. 1, 1864, mustered out June 29, 1865.
Keith, Walter D., 5th Reg. See Infantry.
Lewis, John, Co. K, 2d Reg., May 25, 1864, deserted June 25, 1864.
McGregor, John H., 4th Reg., Mar. 1, 1864, assistant sur- geon, discharged for disability, April 23, 1864.
Moore, John, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., Aug. 23, 1864.
Moran, Michael, Co. C, 4th Reg., Jan. 6, 1864, mustered out Nov. 14, 1865.
Morris, Edward, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 26, 1864.
Morris, Samuel, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 26, 1864.
Purple, Charles, Co. D, 4th Reg., Jan. 3, 1865, corporal, mustered out Nov. 14, 1865.
Reynolds, John, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 26, 1864.
Stevens, John, unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 26, 1864, mustered out June 24, 1865.
Thompson (Thomson), William, Co. M, 4th Reg., Mar. I, 1864, discharged at expiration of service Nov. 14, 1865. See Infantry.
Travers, William H., unassigned recruit, 2d Reg., May 25, 1864.
Vernon, John E., Co. B, 4th Reg., Dec. 22, 1864, deserted Sept. 18, 1865.
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Wilkie, Joshua H., 5th Reg. See Infantry.
Woods, Albert A., Co. K, 3d Reg., Aug. 6, 1862, died in New Orleans, Mar. 21, 1863.
Artillery
Bachman, Frederick H., Co. B, 4th Reg. Heavy Artillery, One Year, Aug. 23, 1864, mustered out June 17, 1865.
Brigham, Francis O., 2d Battery, Light Artillery, July 31, 1861, discharged at expiration of service Aug. 16, 1864.
Dill, John, Co. L, 3d Reg. Heavy Artillery, May 30, 1864, deserted July 10, 1864.
Farnsworth, Abram C., Co. L, Ist Reg. Heavy Artillery, Dec. 9, 1861, mustered out Dec. 17, 1864.
Fiske, Joseph E., 2d Reg. Heavy Artillery, June 4, 1863, as 2d lieutenant, Ist lieutenant July 30, 1863, captain Oct. 9, 1863, was in command of Fort Gray, Plymouth, N. C., and surrendered his force of one hundred and fifty men when his superior officer surrendered on Apr. 20, 1864, all the Fed- eral troops at Plymouth. Captain Fiske was a prisoner at Andersonville, Macon, Ga., at Savannah, at Charleston and at Columbia, S. C., till Feb. 13, 1865, when he escaped. He was later on the staff of General Francis P. Blair of the 17th Army Corps, and was mustered out May 15, 1865. See Infantry.
Fuller, Albert, Co. D, 2d Reg. Heavy Artillery, Aug. 22, 1863, quartermaster's sergeant, mustered out Sept. 3, 1865.
Fuller, George, Co. B, 4th Reg. Heavy Artillery, One Year, Aug. 20, 1864, deserted May 15, 1865.
Freeman, Joseph, Co. D, 2d Reg. Heavy Artillery, Aug. 22, 1863, died at New Berne, N. C., July 2, 1864. He had served in the Infantry earlier in the war, enlisting from Newton.
Herring, William, 10th Battery, Light Artillery, Sept. 9, 1862, mustered out June 9, 1865.
Marshall, Frederick F., Co. B, 2d Reg. Heavy Artillery,
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July 29, 1863, corporal, discharged at expiration of service Sept. 3, 1865.
Murray, George M., Co. M, Ist Reg. Heavy Artillery, Mar. 4, 1862, mustered out Mar. 30, 1864, to re-enlist.
Nichols, Stephen, 7th Battery, Light Artillery, Jan. 21, 1864, mustered out Nov. 10, 1865.
Simpson, Frederick J., Co. G, Ist Reg. Heavy Artillery, Dec. 3, 1863, died in prison at Florence, S. C., Nov. 4, 1864. His first enlistment was at Charlestown.
Varney, Henry P., Co. L, 3d Reg. Heavy Artillery, Aug. 23, 1864, corporal, mustered out Sept. 18, 1865.
Withington, Charles P., Co. L, 3d Reg. Heavy Artillery, Aug. 31, 1864, discharged at expiration of service June 17, 1865. See Navy.
Wright, Edwin, Co. A, 3d Reg. Heavy Artillery, Dec. 10, 1863, deserted Jan. 26, 1864.
Engineer Corps
Peabody, Charles E., enlisted in the Engineer Corps Oct. 4, 1861, promoted artificer Jan. I, 1862, but it does not appear whether he was credited to Needham or not.
Veteran Reserve Corps
Anthis, Philip, Aug. 22, 1864.
Ceolins, Clarkson, Dec. 20, 1864.
Dance?, Charles W., Dec. 20, 1864.
Greany?, George, Aug. 20, 1864.
Harley, William A., Aug. 15, 1864.
Huth, John, Aug. 17, 1864.
Johnson, William, Dec. 20, 1864.
McLoughlin, Patrick, Aug. 19, 1864.
Milliken, Robert, Aug. 17, 1864.
Moore, George, Dec. 20, 1864; deserted Feb. 20, 1866(?).
It does not appear that any of these ten men were residents of Needham, and their names are not in the town's book,
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which contains the records of its soldiers. Since the Civil War many veterans, including a brevet Major-General, have made their homes in Needham, but in 1907 only four of the men who filled the town's quota were residents within its limits. In the old cemetery are an ever increasing num- ber of G. A. R. markers, and the Soldiers' Lot has each year more tenants, besides new graves of veterans in private lots.
NAVY
Needham is credited with thirty-nine men furnished for the Navy, but few of whom belonged in the town. Unless otherwise indicated, the time for which the recruit shipped was one year. The list is as follows:
Allen, Andrew, Feb. 15, 1863, Anderson, Andrew, Aug. 22, 1864, three years, Andrews, Henry, Feb. 20, 1863, Barry, James, Aug. 12, 1862, Bigelow, Albert, Feb. 11, 1863, Brown, Daniel H., Mar. 11, 1863, Foster, William, May 17, 1864, three years, Grant, George D., Dec. 22, 1864, three years, Hanson, Carl, Apr. 18, 1863, Hazard, Frank W., Apr. 18, 1863, Pheeney, William, Mar. 17, 1863, Reynolds, Bernard, Mar. 16, 1863, Shaw, William, Jan. 20, 1863, Sheperd, John, Dec. 14, 1861, three years, Smith, John, 3d, Dec. 17, 1861, three years, Smith, Noah, Dec. 17, 1861, three years, Smith, William E., Dec. 18, 1861, three years, Snider, Stephen, Dec. 26, 1861, three years, Sullivan, Dennis, Nov. 7, 1862, Symonds, Daniel, Dec. 23, 1861, three years, Tibbetts, Edward H., Jan. 1, 1862, two years, Todd, Robert, Dec. 14, 1861, three years, Trefry, James, Jan. 14, 1862, three years, Trudo, Francis M., Jan. 6, 1862, two years, Wakefield, Josiah J., Aug. 29, 1862, Wallace, Charles, Aug. 26, 1862, Ward, Abner, Aug. 25, 1862, Ward, John H., Aug. 26, 1862, Welch, Michael, Apr. 24, 1863, Wentworth, George, Aug. 22, 1862, Wheeler, Henry, Aug. 15, 1862, White, William, Apr. 14, 1863, Willard, Henry, Aug. 26, 1862, Williams, George J., Aug. 26, 1862, Williams, Michael,
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Mar. 23, 1863, Wise, Pliny, Aug. 27, 1862, Withan, Francis, Aug. 26, 1862, Withington, Charles P., Feb. 13, 1862, three years, discharged for disability, Aug. 4, 1863, Wood, Charles H., Aug. 25, 1862.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
Abbott Post, No. 21, G. A. R., was organized in 1871?, and included ten East Needham veterans, and a larger number living in the West part of the town. It met the first Monday in each month, alternately in Parker and Waban Halls, and the town at different times paid for the use of these halls by the Post, and from 1874 regularly assumed this expense. In 1875 all of the meetings were held in Waban Hall. This Post survived the division of the town, but was dissolved.
The first commander was Capt. Joseph E. Fiske, who served two years, or more, and the last one was George Henry Robbins. On July 29, 1873, the town authorized its treasurer to convey to Abbott Post, G. A. R., a lot of land in Grantville on the condition that a hall was to be erected thereon, otherwise the ground was to revert to the town, as in fact it did. The old Grantville school-house, now a double dwelling, stands on this G. A. R. lot, and is the third house on Washington Street south of Forest Street. The first appropriation for the observance of Decoration Day was in 1872, and was $200. In 1874 the town referred to the selectmen the matter of putting Civil War names on the monument erected to the memory of the Soldiers of the Revolution, but it was wisely concluded to wait and have another memorial.
Galen Orr Post, No. 181, was formed on June 5, 1885, with sixteen members. It was named in honor of the able and efficient chairman of the selectmen of Needham during the War, and in recognition of what he did for the cause and for the soldiers. On May 31, 1886, Mrs. Orr presented the Post with a beautiful silk flag, which was received in its
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behalf by Dr. Albert D. Kingsbury, its first commander. In 1890 there were forty members, who represented regiments from eight States and also the Naval Service. The Post then met twice each month, on Thursday evenings, in Kings- bury Block. At the close of 1907 there were but eighteen members of this Post.
From its formation the Post has had charge of the ob- servance of Memorial Day, which has been admirably com- memorated by addresses in the town hall, and by the decora- tion of the graves of soldiers, including those of the War of the American Revolution, in the two cemeteries of the town. For years the Post has owned a fine, sightly lot in the Needham Cemetery, where many comrades are buried, but until 1902 the monument was of wood, when the money required for the present handsome and appropriate memorial was secured through the efforts of members of the Post. They also obtained from the Government of the United States the four huge siege guns, which form the monument, and the shells now grouped in piles about them.
Galen Orr Relief Corps No. 85 was organized on March 3, 1887, with twenty-three members. The Relief Corps has met by invitation with the G. A. R. on public occasions, and at other times has held separate meetings, usually twice each month. There were forty members in 1890, and the same number in 1908. General Benjamin F. Butler Camp No. 109, Sons of Veterans, was instituted on April 3, 1890, and was dissolved in 1904.
Ezra Newell Fuller Camp No. 77, Sons of Veterans, was instituted in June, 1907, and had participated in the observ- ances of Memorial Day in that year. It is named in memory of a young soldier from Needham, a native of the town, who gave his life that the Union might be preserved.
In March, 1902, the town voted to give the Post the use of the large room which had been leased for the library; the latter had been removed to the new High School building.
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THE HISTORY OF NEEDHAM
George Warren Colburn, who has been commander of Galen Orr Post, and for many years an active member, is a native of Needham, and has passed most of his life here, although his war record is as follows: while a minor he was mustered into the Thirty-fourth Regiment of Illinois Volun- teers on September 7, 1861, and discharged at Louisville on July 12, 1865.
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR OF 1898
On July 2, 1898, at 6 P.M., the citizens of Needham gave a "Reception and banquet to the 'Needham Boys' who have volunteered their services to their country, and are about to leave for the Front". This gathering was in the town hall, in the May Building, and the following soldiers were present: - John W. Jones, Fred L. Fanning, Oscar C. A. Child, Charles L. Barnes, Thomas E. Wye, all of Needham, and Richard C. Spear of Dover.
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