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" Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to pay recruiting expenses," "in- curred or which may be incurred by them during the current year to fill the town's quota under any call which has been or may be made by the President of the U. S., to an extent not exceeding the sum of fifteen dollars each for new recruits and twenty-five dollars for veterans.
"Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to pay the town bounty to those who put in substitutes for the credit of the town's quota.
"Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to draw the town bounty for all the recruits that they have procured and had credited to the town's quota."
The only subsequent action of the town relating to the long and costly struggle between the loyal friends of the Union and Liberty and the seceding traitors, occurred at the adjourned annual meeting held April 3, 1865, when it was
"Voted, To pay the town bounty to soldiers who re-enlisted for the town's quota.'
Six days later, April 9, 1865, the Rebellion was virtually brought to an end by the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, Va., in a letter addressed to Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, then at the head of the Federal army. On the 26th of the same month Gen. J. E. Johnston entered into stipulations
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for a cessation of hostilities with Gen. W. T. Sherman at Bennett's House, N. C. Other departments of the Confeder- ate army in different localities soon afterward capitulated to Union commanders, -the last occurring on the 26th of May, when Gen. E. Kirby Smith gave up the trans-Mississippi forces to Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby, thereby closing the conflict and re-establishing the supremacy of the Republic throughout the entire territory of the seceded states. This final act of the tragic national drama was anticipated by the capture at Irwins- ville, Ga., fourteen days before, of the arch rebel and conspira- tor, Jefferson Davis, with his family and attendants, by Lieut. Col. Pritchard of the 4th Michigan cavalry, and a body of his men.
Thus ended the greatest civil war of modern times, -the most unnecessary, irrational, audacious, and bitter conflict that ever convulsed a nation, deluged a land with blood, multiplied widows and orphans on every hand, and filled human hearts and homes with lamentation and woe. Yet in the midst of their desolation and grief the people rejoiced that the Republic was safe, that slavery was no more, that the stars and stripes floated over an undissevered country-now indeed "the land of the free and the home of the brave." All were glad to return once more to the cultivation of the arts of peace, to the quietude' of domestic and social life, to customary avocations and pursuits, to be no longer disturbed by the alarms of war, reports of carnage and death, or the loss of dear and beloved ones consigned, by the shock of battle or the ravages of camp- engendered disease, to premature graves.
It is at the present writing impossible to ascertain how many native-born sons of Westminster were sacrificed to the demon of American slavery during the four years' continuance of this terrible conflict, and the number will probably never be known to the registries of time. Of the thirty-four soldiers whose names are upon the monument, hereafter to be more fully noted. twenty-two were born in this town, and of the ninety-five differ- ent men serving on the town's quota, more than one-fourth were killed on the battlefield, died either in the hospital, or, at an early day, by disease engendered in the service of their country, while probably as many more have had, or will have, their mor- tal lives essentially shortened by causes incident to their army experience.
According to statistics collected presumably from trustworthy sources by Adjt. Gen. Schouler of Massachusetts, the amount of money expended by Westminster on account of the Rebel- lion, exclusive of State aid, was $10,694, -such aid, afterwards reimbursed, being in the aggregate $7,775.68.
The women of the town were by no means indifferent to the exigencies of those fearful times, and to the obligations im- posed upon them thereby. With diligent, patriotic, self-forget-
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ful zeal they engaged in the work of mitigating the sufferings of their relatives, friends, and neighbors, in camp and field, not only by words of encouragement and sympathy, but by such substantial, material help as their warm hearts and ready hands could render. They organized a Ladies' Aid Society, composed of most of the matrons and maids of the community, of which Mrs. Sally M. Titus was president. This society met regularly for counsel and work in the soldiers' behalf. It contributed about $1200 worth of clothing, hospital stores, etc., for the sick and wounded at the front, besides $525 in money.
ALPHABETICAL RECORD
Of Westminster Men in the War of the Rebellion. TOWN QUOTA.
[ The abbreviations are those commonly used and readily understood. ]
AMES, JEROME S., s. of Jacob and Fannie M., b. W. Nov. 18, 1839: merchant, unm. Enl. as private for 9 mos. service at Ash. Oct. 18, 1862. in Co. I, 53d Regt., John Kimball, Col. In battles of Port Hudson and vicinity: must. out Sept. 2, 1863 : time expired.
BAKER, ADIN F., s. of Joel and Maria (Smith), b. W. Feb. 4, 1839; a chairmaker, unm. Must. as private in Co. D. Ist Batt. Heavy Artillery, April 28, 1863, for 3 yrs: prom. corp. Co. D, June 6th, following. In no battles; stationed most of the time at Ft. Warren; disch. Sept. 12, 1865: war closed.
BAKER, JOEL B., s. of Alden B. and Eliza A., b. W. Dec. 30, 1841 : mechanic, unm. Mustered into Co. H. 36th Regt., under Col. Henry Bow- man, Aug. 27, 1862; served as corporal. Prob. at Fredericksburgh and other battles with regt .: disch. June 8, 1865.
BARNES, GEORGE W., s. of Samuel N. and Susan (Barnes), b. W. Feb. 28. 1841 ; farmer, unm. Enl. July 21, 1862, for 3 yrs. in Co. H, 36th Regt., Henry Bowman, Col .; a private. In 9th Army Corps under Gen. A. E. Burnside till after battle of Antietam. Sept. 17, 1862; soon taken sick with diphtheria which permanently incapacitated him for service: in dif. hospitals; disch. for disability Feb. 5, 1863.
BATES, ASA B., s. of Emory and Mary R., b. Phillipston, April 19, 1832; a farmer, m. Enl. as private for 3 yrs. Nov. 3. 1861, in Co. A, 32d Regt., Luther Stephenson, Col. In all battles of the Regt. during service, coming out "without a scratch"; disch. Nov. 24, 1864; time expd.
BENJAMIN, GEORGE F., s. of Ahijah W. and Mary F., b. W. Sept. 25, 1840; farmer, unm. Enl. private Co. B, 15th Regt., under Col. Charles Devens, July 12, 1861, for 3 yrs. In disastrous battle of Ball's Bluff, Oct. 21. 1861 ; never seen afterwards; killed in the conflict or drowned during retreat.
BOLTON, AARON S .. s. of Hollis and Betsey (Sawin), b. W. April 3, 1828; farmer, m. Enl. (?) 1861 for 3 yrs. and must. as private in Co. D, 26th Regt., Edward F. Jones, Col., Sept. 17th. In battle at LaFourche Crossing, La., etc .: afflicted with pulmonary troubles and went to hospital in New Orleans : disch. for disability March 14, 1864; died Oct. 8, 1871.
BOLTON, ALONZO D., bro. of last, b. W. Dec. 17, 1835; painter. m. Enl. as private for 3 yrs. Nov. 6, 1861, in Co. A, 32d Regt., under Col. Luther Stephenson: disch. for disability June 6, 1862. Re-enl. in Co. H, 4th Mass. Heavy Artillery, under Capt. E. F. Hayward; disch. June 17, 1865; war closed.
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BROOKS, ALBERT E., s. of Stillman and Eunice, b. W. July 18, 1836: a chairmaker, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. as private and must. into Co. D, 2d Regt .. under Col. George H. Gordon, May 25. 1861. Drowned in Charles River, at Camp Andrew, while attempting to rescue a comrade with whom he was bathing, June 2. 1861 : no service at the front.
BROOKS, ALFRED L., twin bro. of the last: R. R. station agent, unm. Enl. for 9 mos. as private and must. into Co. B. 53d Regt., Col. J. W. Kim- ball commanding. Oct. 17, 1862. At seige of Port Hudson; sick there and in hosp. a week: disch. Sept. 2, 1863 : time expd.
BROWN, ALONZO F., s. of Philander C. and Louisa, b. W. July 11, 1833; chairmaker, unm. Enl. for three yrs. Sept. 19, 1861. and served as private in Co. F, 25th Regt .. under Col. Edwin Upton. In battles of Roanoke Island and Newbern, N. C .: sick of chronic diarrhea and in hosp. at Beaufort: disch. for disability March 27, 1863: died of typhoid fever at Fitchburg, Sept. 9, 1871.
BROWN, JOHN L., bro. of last, b. Jan. 19, 1841; chairmaker. unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. Sept. 27, 1861, and served as private in Co. F. 25th Regt., under Col. Edwin Upton. In battles at Roanoke Island, Newbern, Goldsboro. N. C., Drury's Bluff, and Cold Harbor, Va., where he was wounded in the hand: must. out Oct. 20, 1864, having served his full term of enlistment.
BUTTERFIELD, WALLACE W., s. of Warren S. and Lucie, b. Temp. Feb. 17. 1843; student. unm. Enl. July 7. 1862. as private in Co. F., Chas. H. Foss, Capt., 25th Regt., Col. Upton commanding. Engaged in all the bat- tles where his regt. took part until the first week in June. 1864, when he was wounded in the knee at Cold Harbor, Va .. in consequence of which he d. in Campbell Hosp .. Washington, D. C., June 17. 1864. " A brave soldier and a fine young man."
COLEMAN. LUCIUS, s. of Joel P. and Abigail K., b. W. Nov. 16, 1839; farmer, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. as private Oct. 31, 1861, in Co. A. 32d Regt .. Luther Stephenson, Col., serving mostly as ord. sergt .; disch. at exp. of time, Nov. 24, 1864.
COOLIDGE, CHARLES M .. s. of Charles and Nancy, b. W. May 10, 1835 : attorney, unm. Enl. at Worc. July 12, 1861, for 3 yrs. in the quota for W .. joining Co. A, George Rockwood, Capt., in 15th Regt., under Col. Charles Devens. In battle of Ball's Bluff, but escaped without injury: his health failing, he was disch. in consequence Dec. 15, 1861.
CRONAN. LAWRENCE, s. of Cornelius and Mary, b. Ireland: laborer, m. Enl. for 9 mos. as private Nov. 4. 1862, and served in Co. 1, 48th Regt .. under Col. Eben F. Stone. On W. records, but cred. to Gr. in Schouler's Mass. Vols .: must. out at exp. of time.
CRUSE. ROBINSON, s. of John T. G. and Jane, b. W. 1844: mechanic. unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. as private and must. into the 21st Regt .. Augustus Morse, Col., Aug. 12, 1862; rendered no service.
CRUSE, WILLIAM H., bro. of the last, b. W. March 3, 1842: chairmaker. unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. as private Aug. 7, 1862. belonging to Co. H, 36th Regt., under Col. Henry Bowman. In battles of Antietam, Fredericksburgh. etc .; disch. for disability by order of War Dept. May 13, 1865.
DRURY, A. EVANDER, s. of Abner M. and Maria, b. W. Oct. 25, 1832: mechanic, m. Enl. Oct. 28, 1861, for 3 yrs. and joined Co. A, First Mass. Batt., afterward 32d Regt., under Col. Luther Stephenson, serving as 2d sergt. until his disch. Jan. 4, 1864. He immediately re-enl. in the same capacity, was com. 2d lieut. July 20th, and prom. to the rank of Ist lieut. April 1, 1865. In all the battles of the Army of the Potomac from July 2. 1862, to the close of the war, receiving no injury great enough to disqualify him for duty; belonged to the brigade of the 5th Corps, to which the sur- render of the Rebel army of No. Virginia under General Lee was made at Appomattox. April 9, 1865; disch. June 29, 1865, at close of conflict.
MARCUS J. HAGER,
W. P. ALLEN, GARDNER, MASS.
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DRURY. LYMAN M .. s. of Thomas and Ann, b. W. Feb. 16, 1843: mechanic, unm. Enl. Aug. 11, 1862, for 3 yrs. as private in Co. H, 36th Regt., H. Bowman, Col. In battles of Fredericksburgh, Va., and Jackson. Miss .; disch. at exp. war. June 8, 1865.
EAGER, WILLIAM O., s. of Uriah and Mary, b. Barre, May 25, 1834: far- mer, m. Must. in Co. D, 2d Regt .. Gordon, Col., May 25, 1861; disch. to re-enl. Dec. 30, 1863, and served till close of war: prom. to corp .; must. out July 14, 1865, 4 yrs. 1 mo. 20 ds. in all; lost at sea Aug. 29, 1869.
ESTABROOK. JOHN W., s. of John and Selecta. b. W. April 20, 1843; farmer, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. March 17, 1864, in Co. F, 25th Regt., under Col. Picket. At Petersburgh and other battles where the Regt. was engaged after June 11, 1864; not wd. but sick and in hosp. at Baltimore before ent. service: disch. July 13, 1865, exp. service.
ESTEY, FRANCIS, S. of Oliver and Lucy, b. W. Jan. 31. 1835: mechanic, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. in Co. F. 25th Regt., acting as waiter to Col. Upton. In all the battles of his Regt. till his disch. at exp. of time, Oct. 20, 1864: died June 19, 1865. of disease contracted in the service .;
FENNO, FRANK B., s. of Reuben and Betsey, b. W. June 27, 1833: far- mer, m. Must. in Co. F, 25th Regt., Oct. 10. 1861, for 3 yrs.` service: disch. for disab. June 19, 1862: died Aug., 1862.
FINDALL, GEORGE. S. of Benj. and Mary, b. Whitehall, Vt., March 15, 1831 ; farmer, m. Enl. for 3 yrs. Feb. 16. 1862, as private in Co. F, 32d Regt .: disch. Jan. 4, 1864, and re-enl. the next day: mortally wd. in assault at Laurel Hill, Va., and d. on the 12th of May.
FISHER, GEORGE B., age 22, ptge. unknown. Must. in Co. C, 25th Regt., to the credit of Killingworth. Ct., Oct. 27, 1861 : disch. Jan. 19, 1864, and enl. as sergt. on the quota of W .; finally disch. July 26, 1865.
FOSTER, JOSIAH, s. of Josiah and Lucinda, b. Ashby, May 2, 1823: far- mer, m. Must. in Co. H, 36th Regt., as priv. Aug. 9, 1862. Wd. right arm at battle of the Wilderness. and killed by shell at Petersburgh, Oct. 2, 1864.
GATES. EUGENE, s. of Leonard M. and Martha J., b. W. Jan. 2, 1839: farmer, m. Enl. for 9 mos. Sept. 6. 1862; served as private in Co. A, 53d Regt. At Port Hudson, etc., in campaign of the S. W .; in hosp., N. O., for a time : disch. Sept. 2. 1863. exp. of time.
GIBBS, BENJ. F. D., s. of George W. and Catharine, b. Upton, June 5. 1835 : mechanic. m. Enl. for 3 yrs. Nov. 2. 1861, and served in Co. A, 32d Regt., as private till exp. of time. Presumably at Fredericksburgh, Gettsy- burgh, and other battles of the Regt .; killed by R. R. accident June 6, 1865.
GUENELL, WILLIAM, ptge., etc., unknown. Must. in Aug. 13, 1862, for 3 yrs .: served as private in Co. H. 36th Regt .; must. out at close of war, June 8, 1865.
HAGER, MARCUS J., s. of Geo. W. and Abigail P., b. W. Oct. 30, 1840 : painter and teacher, unm. Enl. Oct. 18, 1862, Co. I. 53d Regt., serving as sergt. and prom. to orderly Nov. 19th. During the passage to New Orleans on steamer Continental, when off Key West, he was stricken with heart disease, Jan. 22, 1863, of which he d., being buried at sea. An unusually bright and promising young man.
HARRIS, CHARLES T., ptge., etc., unknown, aged 28. Enl. for 9 mos. in Co. A, 52d Regt., John W. Kimball, Col., Oct. 17, 1862. In the La. campaign, at Pt. Hudson, etc .: disch. Sept. 2, 1863, exp. of time.
HARTWELL, CHARLES W., s. of Leander and Persis, b. W. Nov. 19, 1844 : baker, unm. Enl. at Worc. on W. quota Sept. 25, 1861, for 3 yrs. and joined Co. F, 25th Regt., as private. While in camp at Annapolis, Md., he was attacked with measles; before entirely recovering he went with the Burn- side expedition to Newbern, N. C., where he had a relapse and was sent to the hosp. at Fortress Monroe; pulmonary troubles ensued and he d. Feb. 10, 1862.
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HAVEY, MARTIN, ptge .. etc., unknown. Must. in for 3 yrs. Oct. 5, 1861. as private of Co. E, 25th Regt .: disch. Dec. 1, 1863, and re-enl. in quota of Grafton, continuing in service till war closed : must. out July 13. 1865.
HOLDEN, AMOS B., s. of Justus and Betsey, b. Barre, July 11, 1823 : painter, m. Enl. Oct. 28th, 1861, Co. A, Ist Batt .. afterwards 32d Regt., F. J. Parker, Col .; com. 2d lieut. March 26, 1862: health failing, resigned Nov. 28th. Recovering, he re-entered the service June 5, 1863, joining ist Batt., H. A. in the same capacity: Aug. 16, 1865, prom. to Ist lieut .: detailed as instructor of H. A., and for a time was acting asst. Q. M. and commissary: disch. after war closed, Oct. 20, 1865. Mr. Holden was stationed at Boston during the " Draft riots " of July, 1863, assisted in guarding drafted men at Concord, N. H., from Sept. to Dec. the same year, and while in garrison at Ft. Warren, rendered the same service to Mason and Slidell. Gens. Buckner and Tileman, and other noted representatives of the Rebel Confederacy.
HOLDEN, ETHAN W., s. of Leander and Persis, b. Barre, March 7, 1831 : bread-cart driver, m. Enl. for 3 yrs. as private, and joined Co. F, 25th Regt., Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disab. July 24, 1862. Subsequently enl. in M. V. M. and rose to the rank of Capt.
HOUGHTON. JOSEPH R., s. of Elbridge and Emily, b. Stowe. Aug. 6. 1844; farmer, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. July 12, 1861, in Co. B, 15th Regt. Captured at Ball's Bluff and held prisoner 4 mos. Nov. 12, 1862. he was transferred to Co. I. Ist Art. and Nov. 13th was disch. to join the regular army. Serving his full time, he was must. out July 28, 1864.
HOWARD, N. PORTER. s. of Nathan and Betsey, b. W. Oct. 17, 1832 : farmer, unm. Enl. June, 1861, and must. in July 12th. Joined Co. B, 15th Regt. and was in the disastrous battle at Ball's Bluff Oct. 21st, where he was taken prisoner and held at Richmond 4 mos. Must. out at exp. of time. July 28, 1864.
HOWE, FRANKLIN, s. of Charles and Mary, b. W. May 4, 1840; farmer. unm. Enl. at Fg. for 3 yrs. July 22, 1862, on W.'s quota, and joined Co. A, 36th Regt. as corp. under J. W. Kimball. Col. Shared the fortunes of the Regt. till the fall of 1863, when he was taken sick and sent to the hosp. at Crab Orchard, Ky. Recovering somewhat, he was able to reach home in March, 1864. but sunk into a decline and d. May 4th of the same year.
HOWE, RUFUS, s. of Reuben and Hannah, b. Hub. Sept. 27, 1824; farmer, unm. Enl. for 9 mos. Oct. 17, 1862, and joined Co. G, 53d Regt. Prob. at siege of Port Hudson. Must. out Sept. 2, 1863. having served his full time.
KELLEY, PATRICK, S. of Luke H. and Catharine, b. Ireland, Dec. 25, 1843 ; laborer. Enl. for 3 yrs. and must. in Dec. 13, 1861 .: a private in Co. H. 28th Regt., under Col. Wm. Monteith ; in battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, where he was wd. and sent to the hosp. Convalescing, he came home on a furlough. but returned, ere long, to his Regt .; killed at Gettysburgh, July 2. 1863 ; prom. from a priv. to a corp. " A brave, true soldier."
KENDALL, EDWARD S., s. of Sylvanus and Emily, b. Royalston. July 27. 1842 ; painter, unm. Enl. at Fg. on quota of W. May 21. 1861 ; July 12th, must. into Co. B. 15th Regt .; in battles of Yorktown. Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, 2d Bull Run, and Antietam, escaping unhurt. His health becoming impaired, he was disch. Nov. 12, 1862.
MANSUR, LORENZO, ptge. unknown, b. Rumford, Me., Feb. 22, 1819: farmer, m. Enl. for 3 yrs. Nov. 1, 1861, and joined Co. A. 32d Regt. He shared the fortunes of the Peninsular campaign under Gen. McClellan and was in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburgh, Chancellorsville, etc. On the march to Gettysburgh early in July, 1863, he became exhausted and was sent to the Baltimore hosp. for a month ; having received his disch. he re- enl. April 8, 1864, and was transferred to the 22d Vt. Regt., where he was prom. from priv. to corp .; was finally disch. Aug. 29, 1866, having served 4 yrs., 9 mos., 28 days; was once slightly wd. in the leg ; returned home with shattered health from which he never fully recovered. He d. Oct. 21, 1887.
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MILLER, CHARLES A., s. of Jonas and Susan, b. W. March 18, 1841 ; painter, unm. Enl. Sept. 24, 1861, and served in Co. F, 25th Regt. as priv. and corp; in engagements at Roanoke Island, Newbern, Kinston, White Hall, Goldsborough, N. C., Bermuda Hundred, Arrowfield Church, Cold Harbor, and Petersburgh, Va. Must. out Jan. 2, 1864, but re-enl. the next day and prom. to corp .; wd. at Petersburgh, June 15th, in left arm, necessitat- ing amputation and resulting in death at Hampton hosp. July 9, 1864.
MILLER, GEORGE W., s. of Amos and Martha S., b. Gr. May 23, 1835: farmer, m. Entered service for 3 yrs. Aug. 11, 1862, in Co. H, 36th Regt .: d. of lung disease at Balt. hosp. April 7. 1863. Battles unreported.
MILLER, J. HERVEY, s. of Jonas and Susan. b. W. Feb. 11, 1832; mechanic and farmer, m. Enl. as sergt. for 3 yrs. Aug. 9, 1862, in Co. H. 36th Regt .; in battles at Fredericksburgh, Va., Vicksburg and Jackson. Miss., Blue Springs, siege of Knoxville, Tenn., Wilderness, Spottsylvania, No. Anna River, and Cold Harbor, Va .: wd. at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864, in left arm, requiring the removal of 8 inches of bone between elbow and shoulder; in hosp. at Alex .: disch. Nov. 7, 1864, on account of wd. which did not heal for a year.
MILLER, MARCUS M., s. of Amos and Martha S., b. April 8, 1840 : chair- maker, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. Sept. 19, 1861, and joined Co. D, 26th Regt., under Col. E. F. Jones ; at Gettysburgh and other places where his Regt. was engaged : disch. Jan. 1, 1865, and re-enl. at once in same Co. as corp; in hosp. sev. times with fever and ague: must. out at close of war. Aug. 26. 1865. D. of Bright's disease June 4. 1887.
MINOTT, EDWARD M., s. of Amos B. and Maria, b. Gr. Aug. 19. 1843; farmer, unm. Must. in Sept. 20, 1861, as priv. in Co. F, 25th Regt ; in the battles of the Regt. before named: disch. Jan. 2, 1864, and re-enl .; finally must. out at close of war, July 25, 1865.
MOORE, RUFUS D., untraced, a. 30. Must. into Co. G. 42d Regt., Isaac S. Burrill, Col., July 21, 1864, for 100 days' service. No engagements re- ported; disch. Nov. 11, 1864, time expd.
MOSMAN, AUSTIN, S. of John and Susan, b. W. Aug. 26, 1836: farmer. unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. Aug. 18. 1862, in Co. H, 36th Regt. and participated in most of the battles in which it was engaged. While in service suffered from fever and ague, rheumatism, chronic diarrhea, etc., and was in hosp. at Portsmouth Grove. R. I., Fort Schuyler, N. Y, Camp Denison, O., etc. Trans. Nov., 1864, to V. R. C. and must. out at end of war, July 14, 1865.
NEWELL, HENRY E., s. of Aaron and Angeline, b. Boylston, Sept. 25, 1832; farmer, m. Entd. service as priv. Oct. 12, 1861, for 3 yrs., in Co. D. 15th Regt. and was prob. in most of the battles where his Regt. was engaged : disch. Jan. 18, 1864, and re-enl .; finally disch. after the war closed, July 13. 1865.
NICHOLS, FRANCIS, S. of Edmund and Mary, b. W. Sept. 12. 1829: farm- er. Enl. at Fg. and must. in as one of W.'s quota for 3 yrs. July 12, 1861 : belonged to Co. B, 15th Regt .; in 17 battles, including Ball's Bluff, Freder- icksburgh, Antietam, and the seven days' fight in the Wilderness : wd. in the hip and disch. for disab. April 10, 1863.
NICHOLS, FREDERICK, bro. of last, b. W. Oct. 30, 1825; farmer, unm. Entd. service July 12, 1861, in Co. B, 15th Regt. and shared with his bro. the fortunes of war as just indicated. Must. out at exp. of time, July 28, 1864.
NICHOLS, GEORGE C., another bro. b. W. Aug. 10, 1841 : mechanic, unm. Enl. at Fg. Sept. 27, 1861, for 3 yrs. as priv. in Co. F, 25th Regt .; engaged at Roanoke Island, Newbern, N. C., and elsewhere. Captured by the enemy at the siege of Petersburgh and suffered 7 mos. the horrors of Libby. Ander- sonville, and Charleston prisons, where he contracted diseases of which he d. May 15, 1867. Disch. Jan. 18, 1864, but re-enl. and served till war closed: finally must. out June 17, 1865.
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NICHOLS. LYMAN, a 4th s. of Edmund and Mary who went to the war, b. W. 1839: farmer, unm. Entd. service July 12, 1861, for 3 yrs. in Co. B. 15th Regt., sharing the fortunes of that body of men until trans. to Co. I. Ist Mass. Art. Nov. 13, 1862: must. out at end of enl. July 12, 1864.
OLIVER, LA FOREST, s. of Marshall and Rosanna, b. E. Berkshire, Vt., Feb. 19, 1843; mechanic, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. in 1861 and served in Co. E. 21st Regt .. under Col. Augustus Morse : on W. books. but cred. Athol by Schouler; trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct. 23, 1862.
OLIVER. MARSHALL P .. s. of Stephen and Mary. b. Westboro'. June 16. 1812; shoemaker. m. Entd. 3 yrs. service Aug. 21, 1862, in Co. E, 21st Regt .: no report of battles engaged in ; became utterly disab. and went to hosp .; disch. for incapacity to serve longer March 30, 1863; d. by his own hand, Aug. 8, 1879.
OSBORNE, PRESCOTT E., ptge. unknown; a. 21. Enl. Aug. 23, 1861, in Co. D, 21st Regt: time of service less than a year. being disch. for disab. Sept. 14, 1862.
PAGE. GEORGE H., s. of Major and Dorinda, b. W. Nov. 29, 1840: painter, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. Oct. 3, 1861, in Co. F. 25th Regt .: entd. ser- vice as priv .; prom. to corp. March 13. 1863, and to sergt. Jan. 3, 1864 ; must. out Jan. 2, 1864, and immediately re-enl .; in all the battles of his Regt. till June, 1864. when he received at Cold Harbor a wd. in the arm which caused his death in the hosp. at Balt. on the 28th of the same month.
PARTRIDGE, AMOS H., s. of Amos and Melita, b. Nov. 30. 1843: farmer. unm. Enl. at Worc. on quota of W. Aug. 23. 1861, and joined Co. D, 20th Regt. in command of Col. Henry Lee. Went directly to the front and was in battle of Ball's Bluff Oct. 21st, where he was captured and sent to Rich- mond : being attacked with the measles there. he d. for want of care, Jan. 10. 1862.
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