History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 133

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706

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two hours. During that time they had five officers wounded and fifteen men killed, eighty-seven wounded, and three miss- ing, making an aggregate of one hundred and five out of two hundred and fifty-eight, with which they went into the fight."

On the 3d of May, 1861, the President called for forty-two thousand and thirty-four volunteers to serve for three years, unless sooner discharged, to be mus- tered into infantry and cavalry service; also for an increase of the regular army of twenty-two thousand seven hundred and fourteen, making nearly sixty-five thousand.

The number required of Massachusetts was three regiments ; this number was afterwards increased to six, and again, by the persuasion of Col. Fletcher Webster, to seven regiments.

On the 17th of June, Massachusetts offered ten more regiments to the United States for three years, which were accepted. Under these calls regiments were filled and sent to camp or to the field to fill up old regiments, as they were needed.

The following lists will show the regiments in which the men from North Bridgewater have served :

First Massachusetts Cavalry .- List of Com- pany I, First Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry, Capt. Lucius Richmond, under Col. Robert Williams :

Nathaniel Merchant, Ist lieut., disch. Dec. 26, 1861.

Freeman H. Shiverick, Ist lieut .; pro. from 2d lieut. Lewis Cabot, 2d lieut.

George B. Mussey, com .- sergt .; Francis A. Richardson, q.m .- sergt.

Sergeants.

Robert S. Capen. Joseph E. Cole.

William S. Huntington. George N. Holmes.

George W. Leach.

Corporals.

Benjamin Knight, Jr. Joshua Turnbull.

Joseph T. Stevens. Roscoe Tucker.

Augustine A. Colburn. John H. Walker.

Matthew W. Lincoln. Samuel C. Lovell.

Buglers.

Henry T. Daggett. John D. Darling.

Farriers.

A. J. Bailey. Alfred Worthington.

Privates.

Richard Adams. Richard Cunningham.

Giles R. Alexander. Thomas F. C. Dean.

Martin Argan. Joel D. Dudley.

Caleb Badger. Edward Drury.

Andrew W. Bartlett. George A. Edson.

Joseph Bisbee.

Elihu T. Ellis.

Francis A. Bliss. Joseph C. Estes.

James Baynes. William H. French.

Ezekiel N. Brown. Ebenezer R. Faxon.

Virgil F. Blaisdell. James Fitzpatrick.

Isaac W. Cox.

Tolman French.

Samuel A. Chandler.

Charles P. Farnsworth.

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Edward T. George,

Horace F. Pool.

Isaac P. Gaynor.

Isaac R. Porter. John T. Peterson.

Francis O. Harlow. Henry P. Holmes.

Hiram F. Howe.

Charles M. Packard. Samuel Patterson.

George W. Hunt. James H. Howland. Freeman P. Hlowland. Daniel W. Jacobs.

John Jewett.

Edward T. Jordan.

Caleb II. Joslyn. Andrew J. Keeno.

Noah M. Knight.

Joseph S. Stone. William A. Smith. John Sylvester. Edward Tilden.

Thomas D. Knight.

William H. S. Kimball. John H. Leonard.

James H. Tucker. William A. Vining. Rufus H. Willis.

Ellis V. Lyon.

Edward A. Lunt.

Henry M. Wheeler. Joseph Ware.

Jeremiah Leavitt. Daniel Linnchan. Stephen C. Moulton.

Nathan C. Wood.

Frederick M. Wortman.

Andrew Morse.

Eugene W. Whitehouse.

Wilson Orr.

This company was recruited in North Bridgewater by Capt. Lucius Richmond. In 1853 a dragoon com- pany was chartered in the town, and when the call was made for men, he enlisted as many of that com- pany as he could, and offered their services to the government, and was accepted.

The company left North Bridgewater in the morn- ing train for Camp Brigham, Readville, on the 11th of September, 1861. Before leaving the town the company partook of a collation at their armory, and then marched through the principal streets in the vil- lage to the music of drum and fife, escorted by a large concourse of citizens, with Engine Companies Nos. 2, 3, and 5. The streets were filled with an eager crowd to witness their departure and bid them farewell.

The regiment left the State in battalions. The First Battalion left on the 25th, the Second on the 27th, the Third on the 29th of December, 1861. The Third Battalion-consisting of Company I, of North Bridgewater, Capt. Lucius Richmond ; Com- pany K, Capt. James H. Case, of Middleboro'; Com- pany L, Capt. William Gibbs, of Waltham ; Company M, Capt. Marcus A. Moore, of Waltham-left Camp Brigham Dec. 29, 1861, by the way of the "Shore Route" to New Haven and New York.

Upon their arrival in New York they had a colla- tion provided for them at Park Barracks, where they remained for fourteen days. Left New York for Port Royal in steamer "Marion," Jan. 11, 1862, where they arrived after a passage of seventy-two hours. Camped at Hilton Head till about the 1st of August. From thence removed to Beaufort, S. C .; was en-

gaged in the battle of Pocotaligo, S. C., during which three men were slightly wounded in Company I. Afterwards remained in camp till April 1, 1863, when twenty-five men were detached for courier duty on Morris and Folly Islands. On the last of May the remainder of the company was ordered from Beaufort to Hilton Head, and again, on the 7th of June, fifteen were ordered to James Island, under Gen. Terry.

On the 7th of July, Capt. Richmond was placed in command of fourteen infantry companies, forming the picket-line from Hilton Head to Cariboque Sound, near Fort Pulaski; removed to headquarters at Hil- ton Head, Jan. 4, 1864. Ordered to Jacksonville, Fla., February 5th, where they arrived on the 8th of February. Here they joined Capt. Elder's First United States Battery of four guns, and the Fortieth Massachusetts Regiment Mounted Infantry, under command of Col. Guy V. Henry. These companies were brigaded and placed under the command of Col. Henry, as acting brigadier-general.

These forces started on an expedition of one hun- dred and fifty miles into the country on the day of their arrival, and during the first night surprised and cap- tured four picket-posts of five men each, and captured an artillery camp of eight guns, called Camp Fin- negan, after which they proceeded on to Baldwin Station, on the Jacksonville and Tallahassee Rail- road, where they arrived at sunrise, Feb. 9, 1864, and captured four cars loaded with ammunition, cannon, and forage, and also a quantity of turpen- tine, rosin, and cotton. On the 10th, arrived at Barber's Ford, on the South Fork of St. Mary's River. Here the forces engaged in fight about noon. During this engagement, Thomas F. C. Dean, of Stoughton, was killed. He was a member of Com- pany I, from North Bridgewater. Four men were slightly wounded. The Union forces captured forty- five prisoners. The next night they bivouacked at Sandersonville, after driving Finnegan's forces from there, which was his headquarters at that time.

After destroying distilleries, corn, etc., started for Lake City, and arrived within one and a half miles of that place, when they engaged Gen. Finnegan's force, in sight of the city. After a severe fight of about two hours, ammunition becoming short, and having no supply-train, they fell back to Barber's Ford, by order of Gen. Seymour.

On the 15th of February, went to Callihan Station, on the Gainesville and Fernandina Railroad. At St. Mary's River, destroyed three ferries, and returned to Barber's Ford on the 19th of February. On the following day, Gen. Seymour engaged the rebels at Olustee with five thousand men, the enemy having

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thirteen thousand men. After a severe fight, both sides fell back. On their retreat, the Union forces destroyed Baldwin village. Fought at Camp Finne- gan February 23d, Mile Run, February 25th.

On the 30th of March the battalion was ordered to Pilatka, Fla., where they remained fourteen days. While there they lost four men while on picket duty, -Matthew Lincoln, of Abington ; H. F. Poole, of Easton ; John Sylvester, of East Bridgewater; Ros- coe Tucker,-who were carried to Andersonville Prison ; the last three have since died. On the 14th of March the battalion evacuated Pilatka. At this time. part of the company having re-enlisted and gone on a furlough to the North, Capt. Richmond was ordered to St. Augustine, Fla., with the remain- der of the company ; stopped there three days; from thence removed to Jacksonville, Fla. On the 22d of April was ordered to Virginia ; embarked for Hilton Head. and arrived there next day. May 1st, started for Yorktown, Va .; arrived May 3d; joined Gen. Gillmore, May 8th, at Bermuda Hundred. The company was engaged in fights on the 8th and 9th of May at Swift Creek ; was engaged in front of Fort Darling from the 11th to the 16th of May, and fell back to Bermuda Hundred the same day. On the 9th of June was engaged in front of Petersburg, Va. ; on the 28th of September was in front of Richmond, and from that time to the middle of November was in several fights. About the 15th of November, was ordered to the headquarters of the Army of the James, under Gen. Butler. and was employed on es- cort and courier duty. Capt. Richmond was honor- ably discharged Dec. 17, 1864, after thirty-nine months' service, in which he proved himself a brave and good officer. In the advance from Jacksonville to Lake City it was Capt. Richmond's company that led the advance, capturing and first engaging the forces of the enemy in front, and was in almost every instance successful.

In 1864 this company was consolidated into the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, so that the history of those from North Bridgewater, or belonging to Com- pany I, may be found in that regiment.

List of men from North Bridgewater in Company K, First Massachusetts Cavalry, Capt. James H. Case, of Bridgewater :

Edmund Crockett. Austin H. Snow. Hiram Thayer.

Joseph Dam. Waldo Field.

William Welsh.

John Simonda.

DEATHS, CASUALTIES, ETC .- List of changes, casualties, deaths, etc., that have occurred in Com-

pany I, of the First Massachusetts Cavalry, under Capt. Lucius Richmond :

Freeman H. Shiverick, Ist lieut., resigned July 28, 1862. Lewis Cabot, 2d lieut., trans. to the 4th Mass. Cav.

B. Knight, Jr., corp., discb. for disability at Beaufort, May 12, 1863. He was engaged in the battle of Pocotaligo, Oct. 22, 1862.

George N. Holmes, sergt., discb. for disability April 23, 1864. Joseph T. Stevens, corp., died at Hilton Head, March 31, 1862.

A. J. Keene, private, disch. for disability at Beaufort, April 22, 1863.

Joshua Turnbull, corp., disch. for disability Jan. 19, 1863.

A. W. Bartlett, private, died at Beaufort, from wounds received at Barber's Ford, Fla., Feb. 10, 1864.

Joseph C. Stone, private, disch. for disability at Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, Aug. 29, 1862.

Henry T. Daggett, bugler, pro. to chief bugler of the regiment May 7, 1864.

Richard Adams, private, disch. for disability April 20, 1862. Virgil S. Blaisdell, private, disch. for disability April 8, 1864.

Caleb Badger, private, disch. for disability July 9, 1863, at Beaufort, S. C.

Joseph B. Bisbee, private, died July 14, 1862 ; was in action at Pocotaligo.

Thomas F. C. Dcan, private, killed at Barber's Ford Feb. 12, 1864. He was in action on James and Morris Islands during the siege of Fort Wagner and Pocotaligo, S. C.

Tolman French, private, disch. for disability May 4, 1864.

James Fitzpatrick, private, trans. to the Invalid Corps July 9, 1863.

Eben R. Faxon, private, disch. for disability at Beaufort April 22, 1863.

James H. Howland, private, discb. for disability at Hilton Head April 8, 1862.

Jobn Jewett, private, trans. to Co. K Dec. 23, 1861.

Jeremiah Leavitt, private, pro. to hospital steward 1862.

Edward A. Lunt, disch. for disability at Beaufort July 9, 1863. George B. Mussey, com .- sergt., trans. to the non-com. staff April 9, 1862; disch. Dec. 10, 1862.

Francis A. Richardson, q.m .- sergt., disch. for disability at Hil- ton Head December, 1863.

Gilbert R. Richardson, private, disch. Feb. 7, 1862.

W. A. Smith, private, disch. for disability at Hilton Head April 8, 1862.

Frederic M. Wortman, private, fell overboard from steamer " Rebecca Clyde," in Port Royal harbor, Feb. 6, 1864, in action at Pocotaligo.

Hiram M. Wheeler, private, disch. for disability at Boston, No- vember, 1862.

R. S. Capen, private, pro. to sergt .- maj. in the 4th Mass. Cav. S. C. Lovell, corp., trans. to Co. K ; pro. to ord .- sergt. Aug. 23, 1864.

F. A. Bliss, corp., trans. to Co. F; pro. to q.m .- sergt. Aug. 12, 1864.

J. E. Cole, private, trans. to the non-com. staff as saddler's sergt. Sept. 10, 1864.

John H. Walker, corp., pro. to q.m .- sergt .; disch. at the exp. of service, Sept. 24, 1864.

Augustine A. Colburn, corp., pro. to com .- sergt .; disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

J. H. Leonard, corp., hon. disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

Isaac Cox, private, disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

William S. Huntington, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

George N. Hunt, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

F. O. Harlow, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

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D. W. Jacobs, sergt., disch. Sopt. 24, 1864.

Jolin 'T'. Petorson, sergt. ; dischi. Sept. 24, 1864.

J. R. Porter, sorgt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864.

J. D. Darling, bugler, pro. to tho non-com. staff Sept. 25, 1864. 11. l'. Ilolines, privato, disch. Oct. 8, 1864. George S. Richards, privato, disch. Oct. 14, 1864.

Il. F. Howard, private, disch. Oct. 30, 1864.

A. J. Bailey, farrier, dischi. Oct. 30, 1864.

E. W. Whitohouso, private, disch. Nov. 13, 1864.

John Sylvester, private, diod at Andersonville December, 1864. Roscoe Tucker, private, died at Florence, S. C., Jan. 29, 1865. Horace F. Poole, private, died on the passage home from Flor-

ence, where he had been confined as a prisoner of war, March 9, 1865.

Matthew W. Lincoln, private, was a prisoner at Florence; ex- changed Aug. 9, 1865. R. H. Willis, private, pro. to 2d lieut. January, 1865. George W. Leach, private, pro. January, 1865.

H. S. Kimball, private, pro. to 2d lieut. in colored infantry De- cember, 1864.

Joel D. Dudley, corp., killed at High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865.

Samuel Patterson, private, captured in front of Jacksonville March 16, 1864.

Ellis V. Lyon, private, died Sept. 24, 1864; funeral Oct. 2, 1864.

First Massachusetts Regiment :

Co. E, Capt. Clark B. Baldwin, John Donahue.

List of men in Capt. Franeis H. Tucker's company, Company H, of the Second Regiment of Massachu- setts Volunteers, under command of Col. George H. Gordon, for three years' service, as mustered May 25, 1861, from North Bridgewater :

James P. Bell. Patrick Keenan.

John Cullen.

Patrick Murray.

Richard Casey.

Linus B. Thomas.

Benjamin N. Gardner.

Jeremiah Merea.

Charles M. Hall.

Hugh O. Denald.

Maurice Keating.

List of men in Capt. Ward L. Foster's company, Company G, of the Seventh Regiment of Massachu- setts Volunteers, under the command of Col. Darius N. Couch, as mustered into three years' serviee June 11, 1861, from North Bridgewater :

Charles W. George, corp. Albert D. Hunt.

James S. Newman, corp. Edward B. Leach.

George L. Horr. Francis S. Packard.

Samuel F. Howard. Joseph Reynolds, Jr.

Alonzo S. Hamilton. Horace M. Clark.

Russell S. Higgins. Jacob Rotchi.

Oliver Horton. Alfred II. Tilden.

Morgan Jones. David Thompson, Jr.

John B. Dean. John Griffin.

We also find the following names in the same regi- ment as follows :

Co. A, Capt. David H. Dycr, John B. Cobb.

Co. K, Capt. Franklin P. Horlow, Walter C. Churchill.

Co. E, Capt. Horace F. Fox, William Douglas.

List of men in Company K, Capt. George W. Dut-

ton's company, of the Ninth Regiment of Massachu- setts Volunteers, Col. Thomas Cass, as mustercd into three years' service June 15, 1861, from North Bridgewater :

John Lanagan. John Swceny.

William Linuehan. John Scannell.

David Maguire. Dennis Wlicelan.

William Mitchell. James Webb.

Michacl Connell. Roger Cunningham.

Charles O. Collins. William Farrell.

Michael Clark. James Gilbridge.

Patrick Cunninghaul. James Harris.

Also in Company B, Capt. Christopher Plunkett, June 15, 1861 :

Thomas Hogan. Michael Kelly.

James Riley. John Russell.

John Horan. Patrick Sheridan.

Co. E, Capt. John R. Teague, Michael Horan.

Co. I, Capt. James E. McCafferty, Jr., Owen Sweeney.

A list of men from North Bridgewater in the Eleventh Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers for three years, as mustered June 12, 1861 :

Co. B, Capt. John H. Davis, Thomas Donahue, William Walsh. Co. C, Capt. Porter D. Tripp, George W. Wood.

Co. E, Capt. James R. Bigelow, Dennis Downey, Miletus Luther, Patrick O'Brien, Perley A. Doyle.

In the Thirteenth Regiment of Massachusetts Vol- unteers, Company K, Capt. William P. Blaekmer, is Charles Drayton, must. June 26, 1861.

The muster-rolls of the Eighteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. James Barnes, contain the following names, mustered in July and August, 1861 :

Co. A, Capt. Lewis N. Tucker, James Mathison.

Co. B, Capt. George C. Ruby, William Flannagan.

Co. E, Capt. Thomas Weston, Samuel Kimball, Ferdinand Rob- inson, David Sanford, Thomas W. Childs, Howard P. Keith.

Co. F, Capt. Henry Onion, Thomas P. Leyden. Co. H, Capt. Joseph W. Collingwood, James F. Willis. Ce. I, Capt. Frederic D. Forrest, Ira Belcher.

Twentieth Regiment, Col. W. Raymond Lee :

Co. II, Capt. George M. Macy, George H. Howard. Co. I, Capt. A. W. Beckwith, James Barney.

Twenty-second Regiment, under command of Col. Henry Wilson and Col. Jesse Gove :

Co. D. Capt. John F. Duuning, Francis E. Allen, Edward Lathrop.

Twenty-third Regiment, Col. John Kurtz :

Co. K, Capt. Carlos A. Hart, Moses Paron.

Twenty-fourth Regiment, Col. Thomas G. Steven- son :

Co. G, Capt. Robert F. Clark, George A. Howard, Justin How- ard, Paul W. Jackson.

Co. F, Capt. Georgo F. Austin, Heman E. Packard.

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List of men in the Twenty-eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers :

Co. B. Capt. Lawrence P. Barrett, Philip Donahue.

Co. C. Capt. John Brennan, Timothy Connolly, Michael Casy, Edward Dnyer, John Doherty, Edward Magrane, Thomas Maloney, Thomas Sullivan, Uriah Phillips, John Flanna- gan.

Co. I. Capt. G. F. McDonald, Timothy Regan, Hugh Riley, John Canara.

Twenty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment, under com- mand of Col. E. W. Peirce, three years' service, 1861 :

Co. B, Capt. Israel N. Wilson, Anthony La Rochelle.

Co. C, Capt. Lebbens Leach, Edward F. Drohan, David W. Harden, John S. Howard, William Keith.

Co. G, Capt. Charles D. Richardson, George W. Pope.

Thirtieth Regiment, Col. N. A. M. Dudley :

Co. D, Capt. Marsh A. Ferris, D. M. Rochester.

Thirty-second Regiment, Col. Francis J. Parker :

Co. B, Capt. George L. Prescott, Charles Angustus. Co. G, Capt. Charles Bowers, Julius R. Churchill.

Co. H, Capt. Henry W. Moulton, Sylvester Russell, Daniel Shannaban.

Again the President, at the request of the various Governors of the loyal States, issued a proclamation July 1, 1862, calling for three hundred thousand more volunteers to serve for three years, or during the war. The number of regiments sent from the State up to this date was twenty-seven, besides thir- teen unattached companies, making in all thirty-one thousand three hundred and seventy-seven men.

The quota for Massachusetts was fifteen thousand ; the number called for from North Bridgewater was fifty-two. In response to the above call, a legal meet- ing of the town was held at the new church vestry July 19, 1862, at which it was " voted to borrow five thousand two hundred dollars for a term of years ; and to pay one hundred dollars each to any person that should volunteer into the service of the United States, under the late call of the President."

After remarks by several gentlemen present, the following resolutions were offered by D. C. Cowell, and adopted :

" Resolved, That earth has never seen a holier war than that now waged by the Government of the United States to put down rebellion; and that we should be derelict and criminal in the highest degree, if we failed to make every needful sacri- fice, in order to transmit to our posterity the glorious heritage of popular government.

" Resolved, That we hail with satisfaction the recent legisla- tion in Congress, as an evidence on the part of the government that treason and rebellion shall be promptly and effectually crushed.

" Resolved, That there shall be paid from the town treasury to each volunteer from this town, who shall enlist on or before

the 30th inst., until our quota is complete, the sum of one hun- dred dollars.

" Resolred, That while the citizens of this town will endeavor to do, and will do, their duty, and their whole duty, they have a right to expect that those in authority, whether in Congress, the cabinet, or the field, will pursue a vigorous policy, and make war in earnest, until the last rebel has laid down his arms, and acknowledge paramount allegiance to the United States.

" Resolved, That justice, which is the only sound policy and the best economy, demands that the government should call upon every loyal person without distinction of complexion or race, within the rebel States, to rally around the flag of the Union, and should give freedom and protection to all who obey the call, and that the neglect in the future so to do will be a stupendous blunder, unparalleled in the history of the world."

Immediately after the above meeting, the business of recruiting and filling the town's quota was brisk, resulting in the following persons enlisting for the term of three years, or during the war.

In the Thirty-third Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers for three years' service, Col. Albert C. Maggi commander, we find,-

Enlisted in July and August, 1862.

Co. B, Capt. James Brown, Andrew Anderson, Alexander Turner.

Co. H, Capt. Edward B. Blasland, Thomas Drohan, Charles O. Flannagan, Arthur McIntee, Peter Donahue, Patrick McEstee.

Co. I, Capt. Elisha Doane, Caleb Athearns, Albert B. Dunbar, Matthew Grady, Gustavus Arfridson, Daniel Feeley, Oliver M. Holmberg, Joseph Beals, John Finnegan, John Maguire, Charles Strommet.

Co. M, Capt. B. Frank Rogers, William O'Brien, John H. T. Sanford, John Mason, Harrison L. Higgins, Charles F. Swanstrom.

List of men in the Thirty-fifth Regiment of Mas- sachusetts Volunteers for three years' service, Col. Edward A. Wild commander :

Enlisted in July and August, 1862.

Co. A, Capt. Stephen H. Andrews, Thomas P. Barnfield, Albert G. Drake, Marcus E. Packard, Alden Cushing, Charles N. Packard, Edwin L. Snow, Dudley Wade, Henry C. Ames. Co. C, Capt. Tracy P. Cheever, Preston Holbrook, Davis B. Reynolds, William P. Roberts, Elmer W. Holmes, IIeman F. Stranger, John Kendall, James Ide, Horatio D. Snow, Edward F. Snow, George L. Robinson, Elisha A. Cushing, Henry A. Willis, William Deane.

List of men in Company K, Thirty-eighth Mas- sachusetts Regiment of Volunteers, Col. Timothy Ingraham :

Capt. James H. Slade.

George A. Jenks. John Kendall.

Edmund A. Landers. William A. W. Averill.

Gibbon Sharp, Jr. Thomas R. Broadhurst.

Samuel H. Sanford, Jr.

Thirty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment, Col. P. Stearns Davis :

Co. A, Capt. George S. Nelson, Sylvanus E. Packard, George W. Cole, Samuel Dean.

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Co. F, Capt. Joseph J. Cooper, Fernando C. Skinner.

Co. II, Capt. Charles N. Hunt, Francis J. Childs, Ephraim F. Howard.

List of men in Company A, Capt. James T. Lurvey, Fortieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. Burr Porter :

Nelson Cushman. John L. Mason. .

John D. Sanford.

Lucius S. Perkins.

A. G. Tinkham.

Albert W. Hayden.

The following men enlisted in the Ninth Massa- chusetts Light Battery in July and August, 1862, for three years' service, under the command of Capt. Achille De Vecchi :

David Brett. Henry Paekard. Eleazer Cole.

Bartlett C. Edson.

Henry Fenn.

H. A. Packard.

Richard Holland.

Reuben L. Willis.

John H. Kelley.

Austin Packard.

Henry F. Nash.

List of men in Tenth Massachusetts Battery, under the command of Capt. J. Henry Sleeper, for three years' serviee, mustered Sept. 9, 1862 :

John P. Apthorp. Charles N. Packard.

Franklin Ward.

In the early part of the year 1862, permission was given to raise a company of heavy artillery for gar- rison duty at Fort Warren, Boston harbor. This company was raised by Stephen Cabot, of Boston.

For this service we find the name of

John Geary, must. March 6, 1862.

Again in August eame a call for three hundred thousand more troops, as follows :

" Ordered, First, that a draft of three hundred thousand mi- litia be immediately ealled into the service of the United States, to serve nine months, unless sooner discharged.

" Ordered, Second, that if any State shall not, by the 15th of Angust, furnish its quota of tho additional three hundred thou- sand authorized by law, tho deficieney of volunteers for that State shall be made up by a spocial draft from the militia.

"EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War."

The quota for Massachusetts, under this eall, was nineteen thousand and eighty. In response to this call the people were, as in the previous calls, " wide awake." Early on Thursday morning, Aug. 21, 1862, a large handbill was circulated, with the fol- lowing announcement: " War meeting! Grand rally ! Volunteering vs. drafting! Rally to your country's call!" etc. The meeting which this bill called together was held on the afternoon of Thurs- day, the 21st, at two o'clock, in the new church ves- try. Patriotic speeches were made by Hon. B. W. Harris, of East Bridgewater, J. C. Cluer, of Boston, and others of the town, the sentiment of the meeting being decidedly in favor of erushing the Rebellion.

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History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 133

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1706

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706