History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 210

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

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ABSTRACT .-- Commissioned officers, 3 ; non-commissioned offi- cers, 7; private soldiers, 38 : total, 48.

Middleboro' men who performed eight months' mil- itary duty in Col. Jacobs' regiment in 1778:

Robert Cushman.

Isaac Billington.

Perez Cushman.

Timothy Cox.

Homes Cushman.

Jonah Washburn, Jr.

Ezra Leach.

In the Continental works, Benona Teague and James Barrows.

At the second " Rhode Island alarm," in August, 1780, Middleboro' sent to the field the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Companies in the local militia of the town.

The Second Company was commanded by Capt. Abner Bourne.

The Third Company was commanded by Capt. William Tupper, and the names of those of the Third Company who participated in that service were as follows :

Commissioned Officers.

William Tupper, capt. James Weston, 2d lieut. John Murdock, liout.

Non-Commissioned Officers.

Samuel Eaton, sergt.

Bonjamin Leonard, sorgt.

Joseph Leonard, oorp.

Abner Pratt, sergt. David Weston, oorp.

Nathaniel Wilder, sergt. Silas Whito, corp.

Musicians.

Joseplı Barden, drummer.

Lemuel Bryant, fifer.

Prirates.

Joseph Bumpus (2d). Samuel Pratt.

Joseph Bumpus.

Zebadee Pratt.

Jesso Bryant.

Ebonezer Richmond.

Archipus Cole.

George P. Richmond.

Robert Cushinan.

Joseph Richmond.

William Cushman.

Ezra Richmond.

Zebadee Cushman.

Joshua Reed.

Joseph Darling.

Jepthah Ripley.

Eliphalet Elms.

Hushai Thomas.

Israel Eaton.

Elisha Tinkham.

Robert Green.

Joseph Tupper, Jr.

Jabez Green.

Israel Thomas.

John Heyford.

Levi Thomas.

Joseph Jackson.

Jabez Thomas.

Archipas Leonard.

Edward Thomas.

Perez Leonard.

Enoch Thomas.

George Leonard.

Daniel Tucker.

Samuel Leonard.

Seth Tinkham.

Joseph Leonard.

David Turner.

Roland Leonard.

David Wilson.

Ichabod Leonard.

Elnathan Wood.

Lemuel Lyon. Lemuel Wood.

James Littlejohn.

Ephraim Wood.

Andrew Murdock.

Ebenezer White.

John Norcutt.

Edmund Weston.

Ephraim Norcutt.

ABSTRACT .- Commissioned officers, 3 ; non-commissioned offi- cers, 8; musicians, 2; private soldiers, 52 : total, 65.

THE FOURTH COMPANY. Commissioned Officers.

Henry Peirce, capt. Ezra Clark, 2d lieut.

Peter Hoar, lieutenant.

Non- Commissioned Officers.

Ebenezer Hinds, sergt. Joseph Boothe, sergt.

Robert Hoar, sergt. Ebenezer Heyford, sergt.

Nathaniel Macomber, Benjamin Boothe, corp.

sergt. Henry Edminster, corp.

Privates.

Daniel Collins. George Peirce.

Roger Clark.

Uriah Peirce.

John Church. Ezra Reynolds.

Ebenezer Howland. Elections Reynolds.

Samuel Howland. Benjamin Reynolds.

John Howland. John Reynolds.

Joshua Howland. Enos Reynolds.

Eseck Howland. Isaao Reynolds.

John Hoar. Earl Sears.

John Holloway. Seth Simmons.

Josiah Holloway. Lebbeus Simmons.

Samuel Parris.

Isaac Sherman.

Richard Parris.

Nathan Trowant.

ABSTRACT .- Commissioned officers, 3; non-commissioned officers, 7; private soldiers, 26: total, 36.

THIE FIFTH COMPANY.

Peter Tinkham, corp.

Commissioned Officers.

Perez Churchill, oapt. George Shaw, 2d liout.

Consider Bonson, lieut.

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Non-Commissioned Officers.

Daniel Smith. sergt. Ezra Harris. corp.

Benona Lucas, sergt.

Japhet LeBaron, corp.

Joseph Thomas, sergt.

William Shaw, corp.

Perez Churchill, sergt. Eleazer Thomas, Jr., corp-

Musician.

Josiah Thomas, drummer.

Prirates.

Benjamin Thomas.

Solomon Thomas.

Ichabod Benson.

Hosea Washburn.

James LeBaron, Jr.

Zeb Thomas.

James Raymond.

Nathan Muxom.

William Churchill.

William Holmes.

Mark Shaw.

Sylvanus Thomas.

Baruabas Shurtliff.

Isaac Morse.

Joseph Bessie.

Asa Barrows.

David Bates.

Isaac Benson.

Seth Thomas.

Samuel Thomas, Jr.

Zephaniah Thomas.

George Howland.

Joseph Lovell. Caleb Benson, Jr.

Nathaniel Shaw. James Raymond, Jr.

Abel Tinkham. Isaac Shaw.

Samuel Hackett.

Nathan Burden.

John Raymond.

Ichabod Atwood.

John LeBaron, Jr.

Samuel Thomas.

Robert Sturtevant.

Nathan Thomas.

Caleb Atwood.

David Thomas.

Stephen Washburn.

ABSTRACT .- Commissioned officers, 3; non-commissioned officers, S; musiciau, 1; private soldiers, 39 : total, 51 ._

The regiment of which the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Companies of the local militia of Middle- boro' formed a part, and participated in the stirring events at Rhode Island in August, 1780, was led to and in the field of bloody strife by Lieut .- Col. Ebenezer White, of Rochester.1

Middleboro' men who enlisted into the three months' service and were mustered Sept. 18, 1780 :

Lemuel Thomas.

Nathan Richmond.

Joseph Tupper, Jr.

Ezra Clark.

Ichabod Leonard.

Luke Reed.

Abiel Edson.

Joseph Wood.

Nathan Shaw. Lemuel Lyon.

William Drake.

Roland Leonard.

The following is a true copy of an order sent to Middleboro' in 1781 :

" ROCHESTER, March 5th, 1781.

"SIR,-This day orders is received from Brigdr Cushing, in consequence of a order from Governor Hancock, the purport of which is that a hundred men be detached from this Regimeut, properly arm'd & acquipt, with three days' provisions, & march immediately to Tivertown, & from thence to Newport, for the term not exceeding forty days, to be under the command of Major-Gen1 Lincoln; the Town of Middleboro' proportion,

whereof is fifty-nine men, which you are ordered to cause to be raised immediately, & form them into oue company, & appoint one captain & two Lieutenants to command them ; & see that they march without Lose of time to the place of destination. Should any thing turn up so that it is not convenient for said town of Middleboro' to form a company I shall take care to advise you of it.

"I am, Sir, your most obt Servaut, " ISRAEL FEARING, Maj'r. " MAJOR NELLSON.

" P. S .- The towu of Middleboro' must hold themselves in rediuess to march ye shortest notice."

The term " this Regiment," as used in the order, meant the Fourth Regiment of the local militia of Plymouth County, which regiment then embraced the local militia of the then towns of Middleboro', Rochester, and Wareham. That Fourth Regiment was formed in 1776, and disbanded by legislative enaetment April 24, 1840.

The " Brigadier" Cushing was Gen. Joseph Cush- ing, of Hanover. He was commissioned a brigadier- general in the early part of 1776. His brigade eon- sisted of all the local militia of Plymouth County except that of the town of Hingham. Israel Fear- ing, of Wareham, was at the date of the order hold- ing the office of senior major of the Fourth Regi- ment, and John Nelson, of Middleboro', was junior major, having held those positions from 1876.2

The local militia of the State of Massachusetts was entirely reorganized in 1781, and all officers commis- sioned anew. Many of the old officers were recom- missioned to their former positions, and some pro- moted to a higher rank. Middleboro', Rochester, and Wareham were made to continue as before, the militia of these towns forming the Fourth Regiment of the Plymouth County brigade.

The field officers of the Fourth Regiment, commis- sioned in 1781, were John Nelson, of Middleboro' (that part now Lakeville), colonel; William Tup- per, of Middleboro', lieutenant-colonel ; and Edward Sparrow, of Middleboro', major.

The war for independenee was still going on, and

2 The general and field officers of the Plymouth County bri- gade at that time were as follows : Joseph Cushing, of Hauover, brigadier-general.

First Regiment .- Theophilus Cotton, colonel, John Gray, lieutenant-colonel, and Seth Cushing, major.

Second Regiment .- John Cushing, Jr., colonel, Jeremiah Hall, lieutenant-colonel, and John Clapp and David Tilden, majors.

Third Regiment .- Eliphalet Carey, colonel, Edward Cobb, lieutenant-colonel, and Abraham Washburn and John Ames, Jr., majors.

Fourth Regiment .- Ebenezer Sproutt, colonel, Ebenezer White, licutenant-colonel, Israel Fearing and John Nelson, majors.

All honorably discharged in 1781.

1 He conducted bravely, and thus relieved himself of the odium occasioned by his not accompanying the regiment to the field of the Rhode Island alarm of December, 1776. A part of his sword was shot off by an enemy's bullet while he held that weapon in his hand. He lived honored and died lamented.

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with these new organizations and appointments of new officers, it was intended and confidently expected that a new and improved order of things would be realized, initiating better drill and better discipline. One of the first steps toward cffeeting these desirable objects in the Fourth Regiment was to cause a rigid inspection of both men and arms, equipments and ammunition.

The official returns made of that inspection show that

In the first company of the local militia in Middleboro' there were of officers commissioned, non-commissioned, musicians, and private soldiers 81 men, of which 68 were in the train-band and 13 in the alarm-list, total. 81

Second company, 68 train-band, and 39 alarm-list, total ... 107 Third company, 72 train-band, and 32 alarm-list, total .. 104 Fourth company, 45 train-band, and 8 alarm-list, total 53 Fifth company, returns lost.

Sixth company, 66 train-band, and 17 alarm-list, total ..... 83 Seventh company, 53 train-band, and 22 alarm-list, total .. 75

Eighth company, 50 train-band, and 16 alarm-list, total ... 66

Total 569

Here is the evidence that in the latter part of 1781, or beginning of 1782, those persons residing in the town of Middleboro' liable to perform military duty in ease of invasion or alarm were five hundred and sixty-nine, beside those embraced in the fifth eom- pany, of which the inspection-roll and official return is lost, and which doubtless swelled this foree to some- thing over six hundred persons.1

Last War with England, sometimes called the War of 1812 .- The militia of Massachusetts were officially notified that this war had been declared by an order from the Governor, of which the following is a true copy :

" COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,

" HEAD-QUARTERS, BOSTON, July 3ª, 1812. " GENERAL ORDERS.

" War having been declared by the government of the United States against Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, the Commander-in Chief calls upon the Militia of Mass. duly to notice the solemn and interesting crisis, and exhorts them to meet the occasion with constancy and firmness.

1 The general and field officers of the Plymouth County bri- gade, commissioned at the reorganization, July 1, 1781, were Joseph Cushing, of Hanover, brigadier-general.

First Regiment .- Seth Cushing, of Plympton, colonel, Calviu Partridge, of Duxbury, lieutenant-colonel, and Benjamin Rider, major.

Second Regiment .- William Turner, of Scituate, colonel, Amos Turner, of Hanover, lieutenant-colonol, and Briggs Thomas, major.

Third Regiment .- Josiah Hayden, colonel, Aaron Hobart, of Abington, lieutenant-colonel, and Robert Orr, of Bridgowater, major.

Fourth Regiment .- John Nelson, of Middleboro' (now Lake- ville), colonel, William Tupper, of Middleboro', lioutonant-col- onel, and Edward Sparrow, major.

Brigade-Train of Artillery .- Thomas Mayhow, of Plymouth, captain.

" When war is commenced, no human foresight can discern the time of its termination or the course of events that must follow in its train, but the path of duty is the path of safety. Providence seldom abandons to ruin those who to a just reli- ance on the superintending influenco of Heaven add their own vigilant and strenuous exertions to preservo themselves. At the present moment, therefore, the Commander-in-Chief earnestly recommends to tho officers of every grade a close and persevering attention to the duties resulting from their several stations, particularly that they acquire and maintain a perfect knowl- edge of the condition of their respective commands, and see as far as is in thoir power that their men are duly armed and cquipped ; that the time allotted to trainings be devoted to the instruction of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers in the exercise of arms and in the practice of the evolutions as pre- scribed in the established regulations, and that the provisions and intentions of the laws being in every respect fulfilled, they may be ready with alacrity and effect to defend their country, their constitutional rights, and those liberties which are not only our birthright, but which at the expense of so much blood and treasure were purchased in the late revolution.

" From the docility, from the good sense and patriotism of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers, the Commander-in- Chief is led to expect a patient submission to the instructions of their officers, prompt obedience to orders, and the practice of all those military and masculine virtues which adorn the sol- dier and exalt the man.

"To all the militia, both officers and soldiers, the Comman- der-in-Chief would superadd an earnest exhortation, as they are citizens as well as soldiers, to cultivate a spirit of candor, of friendship, and mutual forbearance, and an ardent love of country that shall elevate them above all sinister views, and eventually secure to them and their children the blessings of peace, of liberty, and good government.

" The Commander-in-Chief requires that particular atten- tion be paid to the Town Magazines, that they are fully provided with the ammunition, military stores, and utensils which the law directs, and the brigade quartermasters are required to perform their duty with promptitude and exactness.

"In such divisions as have not completed the detachments of ten thousand men called for by the General Orders of the twenty-fifth day of April last, the Major-Generals or command- ing officers of those divisions are enjoined to attend to that service without delay, and to make and complete the detach- ments from their respective comps, of their several quotas of the said ten thousand men, and to make return of the same as speedily as may be to the Adjutant-General ; the said Generals and other officers will take care that the militia so detached are duly provided with the efficient arms and accoutrements necessary for actual service.

" The urilitia detached by the orders above alluded to, after they are formed conformably to said orders, will hold themselves in readiness to march on the shortest notice, pursuant to the orders to be given by the Commander-in-Chief, unless in case of actual invasion or imminent danger thercof, in which case, with- out waiting for such orders, they will march without dolay to tho defonse of any part or parts of this commonwealth that shall be so invadod or in imminent danger of invasion, and when in the actual service of the United States will be under the command of the President, agreeably to the Constitution of the United States.

" And whercas tho quota of ton thousand militia required as aforesaid, being to be raisod from thoseveral divisions and corps throughout the commonwealth, cannot bo assembled in time to repel a sudden invasion, and to embody them previously and keep them in constant service would be extremely burdensome,

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and even if assembled would not he adequate to the defense of the numerons points on a coast of several hundred miles in ex- tent, the Commander-in-Chief further orders and directs that the generals and other officers of the whole militia of the com- monwealth, bearing in mind the possibility of sudden invasion, hold themselves and the corps of militia under their respective commands in constant readiness to assemble and march to the defense of any part or parts of the commonwealth, pursuant to the orders to he given by him, but as that waiting for such orders in case of actual invasion or such imminent danger thereof as will not admit of delay.

". By the gen1 orders above mentioned, of the 25th of April last, three major-generals and six brigadier-generals were as- signed to command in detachments without being regularly detailed from the Roster.

"The Commander-in-Chief therefore orders that the following gen1 officers heing detailed from the Roster, as the law directs, be appointed to command in the said detachments in lieu of the gen1 officers named in the gen1 orders aforsd :

" WESTERN DIVISION.

" Maj .- Gen. Ebenezer Mattoon, Amherst.

" Brig .- Gen. Caleh Burhank, Sutton.

"Brig .- Gen. Isaac Malthy, Hatfield.

" EASTERN DIVISION.

" Maj .- Gen. Henry Sewall, Angusta.

"Brig .- Gen. John Blake, Orrington.

"Brig .- Gen. David Payson, Wiscasset.

" SOUTHERN DIVISION.

" Maj .- Gen. Joseph B. Varnnm, Dracut.

" Brig .- Gen. Ebenezer Lothrop, Barnstable.

" Brig .- Gen. William Hildreth, Dracut. " By order of the Commander-in-Chief,

"Wx. Dossisos, Adjutant-General."

Pursuant to these orders detachments were made of officers and soldiers who were required to hold themselves in readiness to march at the shortest no- tice, but comparatively few of whom were called into actual service.

But by division orders, bearing date of Sept. 17, 1814, a part of the force held in readiness by the town of Middleboro' was sent to the field. Capt. Peter H. Peirce, with his company, being ordercd to form a part of the coast guard for the defense of the port of Plymouth and that vicinity.

Maj. Levi Peirce had previously entered upon the duties of a battalion commander at and near New Bedford, and Capt. Peter H. Peirce marched his company to and entered upon the service of defend- ing the coast at and near Plymouth. The names of the officers and soldiers then furnished by the town of Middleboro', to constitute a part of the coast guard stationed at Plymouth, and who repaired to the place required and performed a tour of duty, were as fol- lows :

Commissioned Officers.

Peter H. Peirce, capt.

Luther Murdock, lient.

Orrin Tinkham, ensign.

Non-Commissioned Officers.

Thomas Bump, sergt.

Daniel Hathaway, corp.

Hercules Richmond, sergt.

Abner Leonard, corp.

George Shaw, sergt.

Daniel Thomas, corp.

Ezra Wood, sergt.

Andrew Warren, corp.

Ichabod Wood, sergt.

Musicians.

Oliver Sharp. Paddock Tinkham.

Privates.

Jeremiah Wood.

Thomas C. Ames.

Levi Wood.

Unite Kinsley.

Cyrenus Tinkham.

Leri Haskins.

Gideon Leonard.

George Ellis.

Peter Vaughan.

Cornelius Tinkham.

Joseph Clark.

Samuel Cole.

Edmund Ellis.

Thomas Southworth.

Eliphalet Doggett.

Daniel Vaughan.

Oliver L. Sears.

Cushman Vaughan.

Nathan Perkins.

Sylvanus T. Wood.

Josiah D. Burgess.

Cyrus Nelson.

Joseph Waterman.

Augustus Bosworth.

Isaac Thomas, Jr.

Lorenzo Wood.

Joshua Atwood, Jr.

Jacoh Bennett (2d).

Andrew McCully.

Andrew Bump.

Daniel Norcutt.

Josephus Bump.

Seth Weston.

Nathan Reed.

Ahel Howard.

Benijah Peirce.

Benjamin Leonard.

William Littlejohn, Jr.

Cyrus White.

Warren Bump, Jr.

Benijah Wilder.

Francis Billington.

Levi Thomas (2d).

Joseph Standish.

Calvin Dunham.

Earl Bourne.

Caleb Tinkham.

George Caswell, Jr.

Abraham Thomas, Jr.

Israel Keith.

Rufus Alden, Jr.

Sylvanus Vaughan.

Daniel Weston.

Leonard Southworth.

Joseph Paddock.

James Bump.

Nathaniel Macomber. Elijah Shaw.

William Ramsdell.

James Cole.

John C. Perkins.

Rodolphus Barden.

Edward Winslow, Jr.

Sylvanus Barrows.

Isaac Cobb.

ABSTRACT .- Commissioned officers, 3 ; non-commissioned offi- cers, 9 ; musicians, 2; private soldiers, 66 : total, 80.

Beside these, Samuel Morton and Allen Reed were reported absent, sick, and Elias Richmond recorded as a deserter. Benjamin Haffords was reported absent, but no cause given for his absence, and James Bump was discharged after serving one day.

The coast-guard, stationed at and near New Bed- ford, was commanded by Lieut .- Col. Commandant Benjamin Lincoln, of that place, Senior Major Levi Peirce, of Middleboro', ranking as second in com- mand, and performing such duties as now devolve upon a lieutenant-colonel.

These three companies were commanded by Capts. Nathaniel Wilder, Jr., Joseph Cushman, and Gaius Shaw, and composed of officers and soldiers as fol- lows :

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CAPT. WILDER'S COMPANY.

Commissioned Officers.

Nath'l Wilder, Jr., capt.

Calvin Shaw, ensign.

Non-Commissioned Officers.

Joseph Haskell, sergt. George Leonard, corp.

Isaac Stevens, sergt.

Ahner Leonard, corp.

Sylvanus Warren, sergt. Abner Leach, corp.

Benjamin White, sergt. Stephen Burgess, corp.

Musicians.

Isaac Tinkham, drummer.

Joshua Haskins, fifer.

Privates.

Benjamin Hayford.

Willis Sherman.

Israel Keith.

Sylvanus S. Wood.

John Perkins.

Ira Tinkham, Jr.

Daniel Snow. Peter Winslow, Jr.

Daniel Warren.

Ichahod Wood (2d).

Jacoh Bennett. Joseph Paddock.

Jacob Stevens. Alby Wood.

Andrew Warren. John Barden.

Nathan Reed.

Cushman Vaughan.

Benjamin Tinkham.

Rodolphus Barden.

Calvin Dunham. Lemuel Southworth.

Ziba Eaton. William Southworth.

Hosea Aldrich.

Israel Eaton, Jr.

Thomas Washhurn.

Cyrus Nelson.

Fran. K. Alden.

George Caswell.

Alfred Eaton.

John Shaw, Jr.

Silas Hathaway.

George Vaughan.

Solomon Reed. Samuel Leonard.

Elisha Shaw.

Joshua Cushman.

CAPT. CUSHMAN'S COMPANY.

Commissioned Officers.

Joseph Cushman, capt.

Ebenezer Vaughan, ens.

Pelham Atwood, lieut.

Non-Commissioned Officers.

Zenas Cushman, sergt. Levi Tinkham, corp.

Nathan Barney, sergt.

- Soule, Jr., corp.

Ezra Thomas, sergt. Cyrus Tinkham, corp.

Joseph Barker, Jr., sergt. S. Fuller, corp.

Musicians.

Gco. Thompson, drummer. Samuel Bent, fifer.

Privates.

Jacob Covington.

Joseph Farmer.

Calch Tinkham.

Isaac Briggs.

Cyrus Ellis.

Enoch Tinkham (2d).

James Thomas, Jr. - Bosworth.

Joshua Sherman (2d).

Josiah Robertson.

T. Wood. Samuel Shaw.

Merchant Shaw.

Obed King (3d).

Cyrus Thrashor. - Standish.

Consider Fuller. Goorge Cushman. Isaac Bryant (2d).

Luther Washburn. Edmund Hinds. Leonard Hinds.

Lovi Bryant.

Darius Darling. Zchadee Pratt.

Timothy -

Thomas -.

Joshua Swift.

Ezra Eddy.

Thomas Sampson. Amos Washburn. Lomuol Robbins. Abram Skiff.

Goorgo Peirco. Bonnett Briggs.

CAPT. SHAW'S COMPANY. Commissioned Officers.

Gaius Shaw, capt. Abiatha Briggs, ens. Alden Miller, lieut.

Non-Commissioned Officers.

Warren Clark, sergt. Earl Alden, corp.

Jonathan Cobh, sergt. Calch Washburn, Jr., corp.

Abiel P. Booth, sergt. James Sturtevant, corp.

Japhet Le Baron, sergt. Zenas Raymond, corp.

Musicians.

Joshua A. Bent, drummer.

Martin Keith, Jr., fifer.

Privates.

Clothier Allen.

Eli Peirce.

Stephen Atwood.

Eliphalet Peirce, Jr.

William Barrows.

Elisha Peirce.

Judson Briggs. Enos Parris.

Malbone Briggs.

Enos Peirce.

-- Bumpus. Henry Pickens.

Samuel Cole.

William Nelson.

Elnathan Coomhs. Robert Rider, Jr.

Isaac Cushman (3d). Henry Strobridge. Silas Shaw. Daniel Gifford. Andrew Swift.

Nathaniel G. Hathaway.

Eliphalet Hathaway.

Winslow Thomas.

Samuel Hall.

Thomas Wood.

Branch Harlow.

Lemuel Wood.

Aherdcen Keith.

Jonathan Westgate.

Samuel Lovell.

Ziba Leharon.

Elijah Lewis.

Jonathan Westgate, Jr. Joshua Lebaron.

This company served until July 8, 1814, and the companies of Capts. Wilder and Cushman until July 10, 1814. Capt. Cushman received a ten days' leave of absence that had not expired when the following order was issued :

"NEW BEDFORD, July, 1814. " CAPT. NATHL. WILDER :

"SIR,-You will consider yourself discharged from the pres- ent detachment, together with the officers and soldiers recently under your command, and those officers and soldiers recently under tho command of Capt. Joseph Cushman, whose absence from service has caused his officers and soldiers to do duty under your command.

"You will accept my thanks, and also those of Major Levi Peirce, and through you to the Officers and Soldiers under your command, for your and their good conduct and prompt atton- tion to orders. BENJN. LINCOLN, Col."

Beside the company of Capt. Peter H. Peiree, sta- tioned at or near Plymouth as a part of the coast- guard, in the last war with England, and the three companies just enumerated as stationed at or near New Bedford, Middleboro' also furnished another company in that eoast-guard at or near Plymouth, which company was commanded by Capt. Greenleaf Pratt, but the roll of which company the writer of this historic sketch has not been fortunate enough to find. Brigade orders of Sept. 17, 1814, eaused Maj. Ephraim Ward, of Middleboro', to be detailed and sent to Plymonth, where he served as a field- officer in the coast-guard.

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The local militia of Plymouth County in the time of the last war with England continued to be as from the war of the Revolution it had been organized as one brigade, which brigade was composed of four regiments of infantry, a battalion of artillery, and a battalion of cavalry. That was before the days of steam-engines and railroad-cars and telegraphs, and. as a means of bringing plainly to mind the modes then available in transmitting information or convey- ing orders, the following true copy of a brigade order is presented. and which order was addressed to the captain of one of the companies of cavalry :

" BRIGADE ORDERS.

" HEAD QUARTERS, BRIDGEWATER. Oct. 12, 1814.

" You will immediately detach a dragoon from your Company of horse, who is to be considered a Videt till he shall be dis. charged. He must be completely equipd with a good service- ahle and fleet horse, and hold himself in readiness to march at a moment's warning.

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History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 210

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