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Green, George A. b. 1814. M. March 10,1864. Corporal in Co. I, 57 Mass. Vol.
Green, Joseph Duff. b. 1840. M. May 25, 1861 for 3 yrs. Corporal in Co. G, 2 Mass. Vol. E. Bank's Retreat, Cedar Mt., Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Greenleaf, John R. b. 1840. M. Oct. 30, 1862 for 9 mos. Hospital Steward in 46 Mass. Vol.
Grout, Horace V. B. b. 1835. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. His regiment was sent to Ship Island where Comrade Grout was taken ill and died Apr. 14, 1862.
Grundell, Sebastian. b. 1839. M. May 25, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. Participated in the engagements of his regiment, also was with Gen. Sherman on his march to Atlanta.
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Hall, Samuel A. b. 1833. M. Oct. 14, 1862 for 9 mos. Corporal in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Detailed for pontoon service.
Hatstat, William F. b. 1843. M. May 25, 1861. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. Dis. Apr. 1863 for disability. E. at Second Bull Run, Cedar Mt. and Antietam. Died at New Haven, Nov. 1864.
Hannum, Charles C. b. 1844. M. June 22, 1862 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. I, 34 Mass. Vol. E. at Harper's Ferry, Lynchburg, Cedar Creek, Winchester and Petersburg.
Hastings, Henry C. b. 1835. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 1864. Participated in the engagements of his regiment.
Hastings, John Hunt. b. 1826. M. Oct. 15, 1862 for 9 mos. Private in Co. H, 46 Mass. Vol. E. at Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsboro and Gum Swamp.
Hayes, Patrick. b. 1840. M. Oct. 26, 1861. Private in Co. K, 27 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted on the quota of Springfield, Dec. 23, 1863. Taken prisoner at South West Creek Mar. 8, 1865, and confined in Libby prison for about 3 weeks.
Hempten, Daniel. b. 1834. M. Sept. 7, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 24 Mass. Vol. E. at Roanoke Id., Kingston, Newbern and others of his regiment.
Hill, James Gilbert. b. 1841. M. Oct. 14, 1862 for 9 mos. First Sergeant in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted May 10, 1863 as First Lieutenant in 3 La. Engineers. Cap- tain Sept. 12, 1863. E. at Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Hill, William Harrison. b. 1842. M. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. E. at Bisland, Siege of Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Hitchcock, Henry M. b. 1843. M. May 22, 1862. Pri- vate in Co. D, 27 Mass. Vol. Dis. Oct. 1862 for disability. Re-enlisted Apr. 9, 1863 as private in Co. G, 2 Mass. Vol. Cavalry. Dis. Dec. 1863 for disability. Re-enlisted July 1864 as musician in Co. F, 60 Mass. Vol. for 100 days. E. at Roanoke Id. and Trenton.
Hitchcock, Newton E. b. 1835. Having entered the U. S. Navy in 1859 as Hospital Steward he was assigned to the South Atlantic Squadron. Transferred in 1862 to the U. S. Hospital and Store Ship Vermont. E. at Port Royal.
Holden, Daniel. b. 1819. M. Aug. 6, 1862. Captain in Co. I, 34 Mass. Vol. Dis. Nov. 8, 1862 for disability.
Holden, D. Otis. b. 1843. M. July 31, 1862 for 3 yrs.
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Private in Co. I, 34 Mass. Vol. E. at Newmarket, Rich- mond and Petersburg. Wounded at Newmarket.
Hopkins, William S. B. b. 1836. Commissioned as Captain Nov. 20, 1861 in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Lieut .- Col. Dec. 24, 1862. Dis. Apr. 1864 on account of resignation from company. E. at Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign. Prior to muster was unanimously elected as Capt. of the Ware Company.
Howard, Ocran Hanks. b. 1838. Entered U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1857. Commissioned as 2nd. Lieut. in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. May 28, 1861. 1st. Lieut. Sept. 1861. Capt. Aug. 1862. Capt. in U. S. Signal Corps Sept. 1863. Dis. in 1866 with rank of Capt. and Brevet Lieut. Col. As signal officer he served on the staff of Generals Veile, Stevens, Grant, Sherman, McPherson, Howard and Sheridan. He rendered service in all the Con- federate States except Texas.
Howard, Warren V. M. May, 1861. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol.
Howard, William Fay. b. 1845. M. Oct. 14, 1862 for 9 mos. Private in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Mar. 10, 1864 in Co. I, 57 Mass. Vol. E. at Wilderness, Spott- sylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Taken prisoner in the last named engagement, he died at Danville, Va., Feb. 23, 1865.
Howe, John W. b. 1833. M. Oct. 14, 1862 for 9 mos. Sergeant in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Detailed for duty in the Pontoon Bridge Corps, Dept. of the Gulf. E. at Bisland and Port Hudson.
Howland, Edward A. b. 1840. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 23, 1864. E. at Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Johnson, Emery W. b. 1844. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 23, 1864. Partici- pated in the engagements of the Red River Campaign.
Keefe, Michael. b. 1844. M. Sept. 27, 1861. Private in Co. B, 8 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Dec. 1863. E. at Roanoke Id., Newbern and Fort Mason. Wounded in the head at Antietam.
Kendall, Ransom. b. 1831. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 23, 1864. Partici- pated in every engagement of his regiment.
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Kennedy, David. b. 1845. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 1864. E. at Bis- land, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Kenney, James. b. 1838. M. May 25, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. E. at Winchester, Chancel- lorsville and Gettysburg.
Kilmer, John. b. 1831. M. Sept. 20, 1861. Private in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Dis. Aug. 26, 1863 for disability. E. at Roanoke Id., Newbern, Kingston and Goldsboro.
Knight, Alva A. b. 1835. Commissioned as First Lieu- tenant in 34 U. S. Colored Troops, Apr. 27, 1863. Captain Mar. 1865. E. at Fort Wagner, Siege of Charleston, and Olustee. Detached for duty as Quartermaster and as Judge Advocate.
Knight, Charles S. b. 1830. M. Oct. 13, 1862 for 9 mos. Private in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Detached for duty in the Pontoon Bridge Corps, Dept. of the Gulf.
Lamb, David P. b. 1843. M. Aug. 30, 1862. Private in Co. F, 37 Mass. Vol. Dis. Feb. 8, 1865 for disability. Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness which resulted in the loss of 3 fingers.
Lamberton, Charles T. b. 1840. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. Sept. 26, 1862 for disability. Re-enlisted July 20, 1864 in Co. F, 60 Mass. Vol. for 100 days.
Lamberton, Henry C. b. 1837. M. July 21, 1862. Pri- vate in Co. H, 34 Mass. Vol. Dis. May 19, 1865 for disa- bility resulting from wounds received at Stickney's Farm.
Lashua, John. b. 1844. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 1864. E. at Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Lawton, Erastus P. b. 1847. M. July 20, 1864 for 100 days. Private in Co. F, 60 Mass. Vol. Term of service spent in guard duty.
Lawton, Joseph Wallingford. b. 1839. M. Sept. 20, 1861. First Sergeant in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Second Lieut. Feb. 13, 1862. Killed at Newbern, N. C., Mar. 14, 1862, being the only commissioned officer from Ware to fall in battle. Post 85, Dept. of Mass. Grand Army of the Republic, was named in his honor.
Lewis, William E. b. 1839. M. Aug. 30, 1862 for 3 yrs. First Sergeant in Co. F, 37 Mass. Vol. Dis. June, 1865 with rank of Brevet 2nd. Lieut. E. at Fredericksburg,
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Mary's Heights, Mine Run, Laurel Hill, Wilderness, North Anna, Gettysburg and Sailor's Creek.
Loud, Cyrus S. b. 1830. M. Oct. 14, 1862 for 9 mos. Musician in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Mar. 1864 in Co. I, 4 Mass. Vol.
Maloney, Patrick. M. 1861. Served on U. S. Ship Cumberland. Drowned at sea.
Mahan, Robert L. b. 1834. M. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Participated in most of the engagements of his regiment.
Marsh, George S. b. 1842. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. Dec. 1863 for disability re- sulting from wound through the face. E. at Bisland and Siege of Port Hudson.
McKenney, Michael. b. 1843. Enlisted at Palmer Sept. 20, 1861 as private in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted on the quota of Ware, Dec. 23, 1863. Taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff May 14, 1864 and confined in prison at Anderson- ville. Sent to Parole Camp at Annapolis where he died Dec. 10, 1864.
McMahon, William. b. 1843. M. Sept. 12, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 24 Mass. Vol. Dis. Mar. 23, 1863 for disability. E. at Roanoke Id., Newbern and Little Washington.
McMahon, Patrick. b. 1840. M. June 29, 1861 for 3 yrs. Corporal in Co. K, 5 Conn. Vol. Participated in all the engagements of his regiment.
McNary, Richard. b. 1842. M. Oct. 1, 1861. Private in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Wounded and taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 15, 1864. Confined in Anderson- ville prison and died there Aug. 8, 1864.
Miller, Michael G. b. 1844. M. Feb. 16, 1865. Private in Co. E, 15 Conn. Vol. E. at Kingston.
Mott, Abner R. b. 1841. Enlisted at Greenwich Aug. 19, 1861 as private in Co. I, 21 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted on the quota of Ware Jan. 2, 1864. Second Lieutenant Sept. 7, 1864. First Lieutenant Oct. 12, 1864. E. at Roanoke Id., Newbern, Knoxville and others.
Mott, John F. b. 1817. M. Dec. 10, 1861. Corporal in 6 Mass. Light Battery. Dis. July, 1862 for disability re- sulting from injury received on voyage to Ship Island.
Mudgett, E. F. M. 1861. Private in 11 Mass.
Murdock, Alexander B. b. 1830. M. Sept. 20, 1861.
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Private in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Mar. 2, 1864. Taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff May, 1864. Died at Andersonville Feb. 9, 1865.
O'Brien, Michael. b. 1836. M. May 25, 1861. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. Dis. Dec. 10, 1862 for disability resulting from the loss of a leg in the engagement at Cedar Mt.
O'Connell, James. b. 1838. M. July 13, 1862 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. I, 34 Mass. Vol. Transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps in Feb. 1864.
Olds, Lewis C. b. 1842. M. Sept. 20, 1861. Private in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. E. at Roanoke Id. and Newbern. Died in Washington Oct. 4, 1862.
Olney, James W. b. 1840. M. Aug. 5, 1861. Private in Co. H, 21 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864. Transferred to Co. H, 36 Mass. Vol. and promoted to rank of Corporal. E. at Roanoke Id., Newbern and others in which his regi- ment participated.
Osborne, Clark J. b. 1836. M. Sept. 20, 1861. Corporal in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Sergeant Oct. 1862. Died at Flor- ence, S. C., Jan. 1865 while prisoner of war. Participated in the engagements of his regiment. Made prisoner at Drury's Bluff, he was taken to Andersonville and later transferred to Florence.
O'Sullivan, Thomas. b. 1841. M. Sept. 7, 1861. Dis. Apr. 20, 1863 for disability. E. at Roanoke Id. and Newbern.
Osborne, Daniel L. b. 1828. M. Dec. 4, 1861. Private in Co. F, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. July, 1862 for disability.
Osborne, Henry Simeon. b. 1832. M. Aug. 11, 1862. Private in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Dis. June, 1863 for disabil- ity. E. at Little Washington, Kingston and Goldsboro.
Parmenter, Charles. b. 1845. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 23, 1864. Participated in all the engagements of his regiment until July 1, 1864, when being home on furlough he did not rejoin his command and so became a deserter.
Phelps, John F. b. 1842. Commissioned Jan. 20, 1862 as First Lieut. of 6 Battery Mass. Light Artillery. Capt. Oct. 1863. E. at Baton Rouge, Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Pierce, Leverett. b. 1836. E. Sept. 9, 1862 for 3 yrs.
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Private in 10 Battery Mass. Light Artillery Vol. Partici- pated in all the engagements of his regiment.
Puffer, Emerson O. b. 1843. E. Oct. 11, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Sergeant Aug. 1, 1863. Engagements at Bisland and Siege of Port Hudson. Re- cruiting Officer at Boston.
Quevillon, John B. M. July, 1862. Private in Co. I, 34 Mass. Vol.
Raymond, Thomas E. b. 1838. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted as Corporal Feb. 1864. E. at Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Richards, Marshall N. b. 1840. M. Aug. 6, 1862. Pri- vate in Co. E, 1 Mass. Vol. Cavalry. Re-enlisted Dec. 1863. Participated in the engagements of his regiment in the Army of the Potomac.
Richardson, Alfred H. b. 1844. M. Sept. 3, 1861 for 9 mos. Private in Co. A, 46 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Aug. 1864 for 1 year. Corporal in Co. B, 61 Mass. Vol. Sergeant Mar. 1865. E. at Batchelor's Creek and Petersburg.
Richardson, Ebenezer C. b. 1820. Commissioned as surgeon in U. S. Vol. service and assigned to duty Apr. 26, 1863 as surgeon of Board of Enrollment for 9 Mass. District. Dis. June 15, 1865 at close of war.
Richardson, Edwin E. b. 1839. M. Sept. 25, 1862 for 9 mos. Private in Co. A, 46 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted July 13, 1864 as Corporal in Co. A, 8 Mass. Vol. for 100 days. Detailed for picket duty at Newport Barracks and provost duty at Baltimore.
Robbins, Henry M. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol.
Robinson, John Wales. b. 1826. M. Oct. 14, 1862 for 9 mos. Private in Co. K, 42 Mass. Vol. Served as Hospital Steward.
Rogers, David D. b. 1833. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Corporal in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 24, 1864. E. at Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Rogers, Joseph J. b. 1838. M. Aug. 30, 1862. Private in Co. F, 37 Mass. Vol. Killed at the Battle of the Wilder- ness May 6, 1864.
Ronan, Thomas. b. 1837. Enlisted at Chicopee Dec. 13, 1861. Sergeant in Co. G, 28 Mass. Vol. Killed in action at Gettysburg July 2, 1863.
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Sagendorph, Edward. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol.
Sagendorph, Milton. b. 1839. Enlisted at Meriden, Conn., Apr. 22, 1861 for 3 mos. Private in 1 Conn. Vol. Re-enlisted on the quota of Ware Nov. 20, 1861. Corporal in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Subsequently made Sergeant and First Sergeant. Second Lieutenant Dec. 1862. First Lieu- tenant Aug. 1863. Captain Aug. 1864. Dis. Sept. 9, 1865 as Brevet Captain. E. at First Bull Run, Port Hudson, Red River Campaign.
Salie, Robert C. b. 1840. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Taken ill on his arrival at Ship Id., the disability continued and he was discharged June 18, 1862.
Saunders, Charles. b. 1831. Enlisted at Wilbraham Sept. 4, 1861 as private in Co. A, 18 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted on the quota of Ware Jan. 2, 1864. Died at Ware Mar. 14, 1864.
Sawin, Samuel H. M. Sept. 1861. Private in Co. H, 21 Mass. Vol.
Seamans, Charles. b. 1844. Enlisted in U. S. Navy June, 1861, for 3 yrs. Assigned to duty on Gun Boat Cambridge. Took part in the capture of a number of prizes.
Seamans, James O. b. 1836. Enlisted in U. S. Navy, May, 1861 and was assigned to duty on Flagship Colorado. Dis. July, 1862. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1864 as private in Co. F, 1 Battalion Mass. Heavy Artillery.
Simonds, Francis N. b. 1837. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 1864. E. at Port Hudson, Red River Campaign and Mobile.
Shaw, Theodore D. M. Aug. 1862. Private in Co. A, 37 Mass. Vol.
Smith, Royal Amos. b. 1831. M. Sept. 21, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. I, 27 Mass. Vol. Dis. June 10, 1862 for disa- bility. E. at Roanoke Id. and Newbern.
Snell, William D. b. 1840. M. Aug. 5, 1861. Corporal in Co. H, 21 Mass. Vol. Died in service June 19, 1862. E. at Roanoke Id. and Newbern.
Snow, Charles. b. 1843. M. May 25, 1861. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. Dis. Dec. 1862 for disability. Re- enlisted Sept. 21, 1864 in the 6 Mass. Light Battery. E. at Winchester, Cedar Mt., Rappahannock, South Mt. and Antietam.
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Snow, George Warner. b. 1843. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 24, 1864 and was killed in action at Yellow Bayou, La., May 18, 1864. Participated in all the engagements of his regiment.
Spooner, Silas Anderson. b. 1837. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Corporal in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. Aug. 1863 for disa- bility. Re-enlisted July 20, 1864 in Co. F, 60 Mass. Vol. for 100 days.
Stafford, Thomas. b. 1844. M. July 1, 1862. Private in Co. D, 14 Conn. Vol. Reported as "missing in action," and supposed to have been killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Stearns, Charles F. b. 1837. M. Dec. 28, 1861. Musician in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Principal Musician June 30, 1862. Dis. Feb. 1864 for disability. E. at Bisland and Port Hudson.
Stearns, Francis D. b. 1839. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. in Aug. 1863 for disability.
Stevens, George Wilder. b. 1836. M. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dec. 22, 1863 transferred to U. S. Signal Corps in which he was made Sergeant. Engagements at Bisland, Port Hudson and Red River Campaign.
Stone, Joseph. b. 1839. M. May 25, 1861. Private in Co. E, 2 Mass. Vol. Died at Aquia Creek, Va., May 22, 1862.
Tayler, Dwight B. b. 1842. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Corporal in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. Apr. 1862 for disability.
Thornton, Michael. b. 1843. M. Aug. 23, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. K, 21 Mass. Vol. Dis. Feb. 1863 for disability resulting from gun-shot wound received at Fredericksburg.
Tierney, Daniel. M. July, 1862. Private in 34 Mass. Vol. Tisdale, Charles E. b. 1842. M. July 31, 1862. Corporal in Co. H, 34 Mass. Vol. Dis. Jan. 8, 1863 for disability.
Tisdale, Estes F. b. 1834. M. Aug. 30, 1862 for 3 yrs. Corporal in Co. F, 37 Mass. Vol. Participated in all the engagements of his regiment.
Tisdale, James W. b. 1818. M. Aug. 30, 1862. Private in Co. F, 37 Mass. Vol. Dis. at Alexandria, Va., July 12, 1863 for disability and died within a few days. E. at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
Towne, Dennis. b. 1826. M. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. E. at Bisland and Port Hudson. Detailed for 6 mos. duty in Battery F, 1 U. S.
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Artillery, and participated in campaign of 1864 in the Gulf Department.
Towne, William A. b. 1842. M. Mar. 31, 1864. Private in Co. L, 4 Mass. Vol. Cavalry. Detailed as member of the regimental band, and stationed at the head-quarters of the Army of the James.
Turner, Hollis. b. 1829. M. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Sergeant in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. E. at Bisland, Port Hud- son and Red River Campaign.
Walker, Henry. b. 1818. M. Nov. 25, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Transferred Apr. 1864 to Veteran Reserve Corps. E. at Bisland and Port Hudson, subsequent to which he became incapacitated for further field service.
Warburton, Aram. b. 1845. E. July 12, 1864 for 100 days. Musician in Co. F, 60 Mass. Vol.
Warburton, Ezra. b. 1842. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. Mar. 20, 1863 for disability. Detailed for guard and garrison duty.
Warburton, Hiram. b. 1840. M. Sept. 9, 1862 for 3 yrs. Private in 10 Mass. Artillery Vol. E. at Auburn, Mine Run, North Anna, Petersburg and others.
Wetherell, Henry L. b. 1847. M. Aug. 29, 1864. Pri- vate in Marine Service at Charlestown, Mass. Granted a special discharge in Sept. 1866 on account of enlisting as a minor. Served on Circassian and Kearsarge.
White, Alonzo. M. Sept. 1861. Private in Co. H, 21 Mass. Vol.
Wilcox, Hiram A. b. 1831. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. June, 1862 for disability. Died at Ware Nov. 11, 1864.
Wilcox, Chauncey C. b. 1848. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Youngest soldier to enlist from Ware. Spent first year of service as Captain's orderly. Served as musician and later performed the whole duty of a soldier in the ranks. Re-enlisted Feb. 1864.
Wilcox, J. Hiler. b. 1841. M. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. E. at Bisland, Port Hud- son and Red River Campaign.
Winslow, Jasper Albert. b. 1842. M. July, 1862 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. C, 16 Conn. Vol. Died of yellow fever at Newbern, Oct. 14, 1864.
Wilder, Wales Tileston. b. 1825. M. July 21, 1862 Private in Co. E, 36 Mass. Vol. Dis. as Corporal June, 1865
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E. at Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Petersburg and others of his regiment.
Witherow, William. b. 1845. E. Nov. 20, 1861 for 3 yrs. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Re-enlisted Feb. 23, 1864 and promoted to rank of Corporal. Died at Ware, April 8, 1865 from wounds received at Sabine Cross Roads.
Wotton, Wallace M. b. 1841. M. July 25, 1864 for 100 days. Sergeant in Co. B, 5 Mass. Vol.
Woodis, John. b. 1820. M. Nov. 20, 1861. Private in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Detailed as nurse in the Regimental Hospital. Dis. June 18, 1862 for disability, and died soon after in New Orleans.
Woodward, Charles E. b. 1834. M. Dec. 2, 1861. Pri- vate in Co. D, 31 Mass. Vol. Dis. Nov. 23, 1863 for disa- bility. E. at Bisland and Siege of Port Hudson.
Wright, Willard E. Private in Co. C, 52 Mass. Vol.
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MANUFACTURES
THE value of the water-power afforded by the Ware River was recognized at an early date, the river dropping seventy feet in less than a quarter of a mile; but with the excep- tion of saw and grist mills already described, there was no utilization of the power until after 1813, when Alpheus Demond and Col. Thomas Denny purchased the Magoon property, consisting of some 400 acres of land, for $4,500. They built a new dam above where the lower stone bridge now stands, repaired the saw-mill and grist-mill, started two carding machines, and a small plant for making machin- ery. The machine shop stood just above the bridge on the north side of the river. The carders were intended to supply merely a local need. Colonel Denny died in 1814, and the business was not pushed.
Early in the year 1821 the entire property was purchased by Holbrook and Dexter of Boston for $15,000, and a com- pany formed in which a number of wealthy and influential Boston men were interested. In 1823 the Ware Manufac- turing Co. was incorporated with a capital of $600,000. Gardner Green was president. John Tappan, Samuel Hub- bard and S. V. S. Wilder were among the directors. The company at once erected a woollen mill on the south side of the river, a part of which is still standing, by far the oldest of the factory buildings in Ware.
In 1824 the Company branched out and built a large mill, 271 feet long, a little farther up the river, taking its power from the upper falls. Great expense was involved in mak- ing the water-power available, as a large amount of ex- cavation through the solid rock was necessary, and the Company failed within a few years.
In the "Gazetteer of Massachusetts " published in 1828
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by Jeremiah Spofford there are several notes of interest. The Ware River is spoken of as "a large and powerful stream." The manufacturing industry is described as fol- lows: "An immense change has been made at the falls in the town within a short period, by which a desolate wilder- ness has been changed into a populous village. ... The Ware Manufacturing Co. employs 450 hands, ... consumes 850 bales of cotton and 300 bales of sheep's wool annually, from which are made 850,000 yds. of cotton cloth, and 300,000 yds. of coarse woollens, mostly adapted to the use of the negroes of the southern states and West Indies. . .. The population of the village exceeds 1,400, being more than that of the whole town of the last census."
In 1829 the Hampshire Manufacturing Co. was incor- porated with a capital of $400,000, purchasing the entire property of the old company. The plant was somewhat enlarged in 1836. In 1837 however came the great finan- cial crash, and the Company went under.1
Barber's Historical Collections, published in 1839, give the following statistics of the Hampshire Manufacturing Co. for the year 1837. Two cotton mills, with 6,544 spindles. Raw cotton consumed, 516,000 pounds. Cloth manufac- tured, 1,450,000 yards, valued at $160,000. Males employed, 62; females, 200. Two woollen mills with eleven sets of machinery. Wool consumed, 276,000 pounds, from which 230,000 yards of cloth were made, valued at $280,000. In the woollen mills were employed 77 males and 80 females.
In 1839 the Otis Company 2 was organized and purchased that part of the property of the Hampshire Manufacturing Co. which lies north of the river. The large one-story mill built by the Ware Co. in 1824 was burned in 1845, where- upon the Company erected on the same site the large five- story brick mill known as No. 2. At the same time the stone mill was erected of stone quarried on the Coney farm in the edge of West Brookfield. As Gilbert and Stevens at about the same time added largely to their plant, manu-
1 Among the assets of the company were a number of pews in the East Meeting- house, evidently representing the value of the land on which the church stands. William Hyde bought the whole lot in 1839 for $750.
: One of the original incorporators was James W. Otis, from whom the com- pany derived its name.
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facturing on a large scale in Ware dates from this period. Then it was that a radical change came over the population of our town. Hitherto the comparatively small factories had been manned almost wholly by people of native Ameri- can birth, gathered from the outlying farms. Now began an influx of foreigners in such numbers that a healthy assimilation of them was impossible, coming as they did with different social and political ideas. As a result the moral and social condition inevitably suffered. There is much evidence to show that the town was at a low ebb morally during the years following immediately after 1850. At the town meeting in March, 1851, it was deemed neces- sary to appoint a Committee of Law and Order of twenty members. The list includes the names of the foremost citizens of the town. At the annual meeting the following year the selectmen were instructed not to license immoral exhibitions, "nor let the use of the town hall on Saturday or Sunday evenings for any purposes that are contrary to law." William C. Greene, Esq., settled in town in 1853, and acted as local magistrate for a number of years, dealing out jus- tice in what he called "an unique town." He says that at that time the foreigners were coming in, holding the idea that they were entering a land of absolute freedom "in mind, matter, body, soul, spirit, inclination and appe- tite." It is certainly to the credit of the town that read- justment on a high plane was speedily effected.
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