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KENDALL, CHARLES B., s. of Edward and Pamela B., b. W. Dec. 30. 1840; fancy painter, unm. Enl. as priv. for 3 yrs. May 7, 1862, in Co. A. 25th Regt .: Oct. 29th he was prom. to sergt. maj .; disch. Jan. 18, 1864, to re- enl. in the same capacity ; prom. to Ist lieut. June 13, 1864, and to Capt., May 17, 1865 : was with his Regt. in battles at Cold Harbor, Petersburgh, etc .; finally disch. July 13, 1865. Living and in business in Boston.
KENDALL, GEORGE M., s. of George and Sarah E., b. W. Dec. 13, 1840; clerk, unm. Enl. at Worc. Aug. 20, 1862, and joined Co. C, 51st Regt., Sept. 25th. Served as private and acting com. sergt. at Kinston, White Hall, and Goldsborough ; disch. July 27, 1863, time having expd.
KENDALL, HENRY J., bro. of Chas. B., b. W. Dec. 18, 1842; clerk, unm. Must. into Co. C. ; Ist Regt., Sept. 25, 1862, on quota of Worc. Soon attacked with malarial fever which so preyed upon him that he d. at New- bern, N. C., Apr. 19. 1863.
LAMB, JOHN G., s. of Greenlief and Hannah, b. W. May 30, 1828. Enl. in Co. F. 32d Regt., Feb. 27, 1862, on the quota of Worc., where he res .; disch. for disab. Oct. 18, 1862; d. Sept. 9. 1872.
LAWS, S. NELSON, s. of James and Thankful. b. W. July 23, 1817. Enl. as principal musician in 21st Regt. July 19. 1861, and disch. for disab. July 27, 1862; served on quota of Gr.
MERRIAM, AARON W., s. of Jonas and Prudence, b. W. Aug. 11, 1834: mechanic, unm. Enl. for 3 yrs. at Boston on quota of Gr. Oct. 8, 1861, and served as musician in the 28th Regt. under Col. G. W. Cartwright. Disch. by act of Congress reducing the number of regl. bands Aug. 17, 1862. Was at reduction of Ft. Pulaski, Ga., Apr., 1862. Re-enl. in Feb .. 1864, and joined the band of 2d Brig., Ist Div., 20th Army Corps, under command of Gen. W. T. Sherman. In the Atlanta campaign and memorable " March to the Sea," and afterward through the Carolinas to Richmond: disch. June 13, 1865. the Confederacy having "collapsed."
MERRIAM, NEWELL A., bro. of the last, b. W. Oct. 31. 1826; mechanic. Enl. Oct. 8, 1861. for 3 yrs. as musician in 28th Regt., M. V. Prob. at Ft. Pulaski with his bro .; disch. by order of War Dept. pursuant to act of Cong., Apr. 17. 1862.
MERRIAM, WILDER, bro. of last two, b. W. May 23. 1840; mechanic. unm. Enl. at Keene, and served as musician in band of 2d Regt., N. H. V., under Col. Gilman Marston. He also was disch. by order of Sec. of War Aug. 8, 1862. Re-enl. on quota of Gr. Feb. 20, 1864, for the same service in Co. C, 2d Regt. M. V., whence he was transferred to band of 2d Brig .. 7th Div., 20th Army Corps, under Gen. Hooker, one of Gen. Sherman's gal- lant commanders in the celebrated marches named above. Was prob. pres- ent at the surrender of Johnston to Sherman. Apr. 26, 1865, when the Con- federacy "gave up the ghost": disch. July 17, 1865.
MILES, NELSON A., the most distinguished and widely known of all the native sons of Westminster, was the youngest child of Daniel and Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1839. He was educated in the schools of the town, but left the place in his opening manhood to engage in mercantile pursuits in the city of Boston. At the breaking out of the Rebellion his youthful patriotism was aroused and, ere many months had passed, he responded to the call for men to aid in its suppression. Sept. 9, 1861, he enl. in 22d Regt. under Col. Henry Wilson, then U. S. Senator from Mass., and was com. Ist lieut. Oct. Ist. Leaving Boston at once the command joined the Army of the
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Potomac near Washington. Lieut. Miles was soon detailed to the staff of Gen. Silas Casey, whence he was transferred to that of Brig. Gen. O. O Howard, where he remained till active operations began in the spring of 1862. He was present with the advance on Manassas in March, and at the siege of Yorktown early in May. At the battle of Fair Oaks he was com- plimented by the commanding officer for meritorious service. His bravery and superior skill were illustrated in the fact that when the Sist Penn. Regt. lost its Col. and was falling back from its position, he appeared at its head, rallied the men under a heavy fire, regained the ground that had been lost, and forced the enemy to retreat, leaving their dead and wounded lying on the field. His horse was shot under him and he was seriously wounded in the foot. But he would not retire from the conflict. Mounting another horse he remained on duty till the Rebels were put to rout and the victory was complete.
For the gallantry displayed at this time he was raised to the rank of Lieut. Col. by Gov. Morgan of N. Y., and assigned to the 61st N. Y. Regt., his com. being dated on the day of the Fair Oaks engagement. He rose from rank to rank with surprising rapidity. On the 30th of Sept., for heroic ser- vice at Antietam, he was made Col. of the same Regt., and after the long and fearful struggle of the Wilderness, May 12, 1864, was raised to the position of Brig. Gen. At the close of the battle of Reims Station, Aug. 23, 1864, when his consummate judgment and masterly activity as com- mander of one of the divisions of the 9th Corps are said to have driven back the enemy who had carried the Federal intrenchments and gained temporary possession of the field, thus wresting victory from the very jaws of defeat, he was recommended by Gens. Grant, Mead, and Hancock for the highly honorable position of brevet Maj. Gen. He was made Maj. Gen. of Vols. Oct. 1, 1865, the youngest officer connected with the army who had attained so exalted a rank.
After hostilities had ceased and peace once more prevailed, Gen. Miles was put in charge of the military district in which was located Fortress Monroe, the largest fortification in the country, where at the time the chief conspirator and President of the Southern Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, was confined. It has been said with probable truth that "in the history of the War of the Rebellion, Massachusetts will not have a man whose record is more brilliant than his." So far as gallantry, patriotic ardor, heroism, lofty achievement, and multiplied honors in military affairs are concerned, he stands among the foremost of the land.
Nor has his career since the overthrow of the Rebellion, in the same field of activity, been less conspicuous and noteworthy, nor less meritorious than before. Abating no jot or tittle of his military sagacity, prowess, or ardor, he yet has honored himself and the place of his nativity by exhibiting, in his dealings with, and treatment of, the Indian wards of the nation, a degree of common sense, practical wisdom, humane feeling, and Christian principle, alike creditable to both his head and his heart. For this he richly deserves, as he is sure to receive, the sincere gratitude of every high-minded, patriotic citizen of the Republic, and of every friend and lover of his kind to the ends of the earth. He has not only planned and successfully executed numerous difficult and dangerous campaigns with the most warlike, treacher- ous, and artful of the remaining aboriginal tribes of the country, opening up vast sections of territory to the advances of civilized life and guarantee- ing peace, security, and contentment to those who might be pleased to occupy them, but has gained in a large degree the confidence of the Indians themselves, who, while admiring and fearing him for his bravery and skill, respect his manly honesty and sincerity of purpose, and esteem him as a wise counsellor and faithful friend. - one who, ready to fight and able to conquer them when their turbulence and bloody designs require it, is yet disposed and determined to treat them fairly and honorably in his personal intercourse with them, and to secure for them, as far as in him lies, justice, equity, and fidelity to pledged troth on the part of the government and peo-
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ple of the nation which he represents. By his wise counsels and considerate action he has done much to bring order out of confusion in the perplexing arena of Indian affairs, to solve a long vexed problem of our American life, establish and promote a sound policy in this department of the public ser- vice, and to prepare the way for the ultimate citizenship of the rude sons of the forest, and for a permanent peace throughout all our western borders.
Gen. Miles now holds the position of Maj. Gen. in the regular U. S. Army, with a fair prospect of attaining, ere many years, that of Lieut. Gen., which is the crown of rank and fame in that behalf. His residence at present is in Chicago, Ill. His wife is niece of Gen. and Senator Sherman, and they have two children. [For particulars of ancestry, etc., see Genealogical Department in proper place.]
MILLER, CYRUS K., s. of Jonas and Susan, b. W. June 5, 1838; a teacher, unm. Enl. at Rockport, Ill., in Co. B, 28th Regt., Ill. Vols., belonging to the Army of Tennessee. In battles at Pittsburgh Landing, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Ft. Henry, Corinth, Pea Ridge, and siege of Vicksburg. Prom. for meritorious service from ord. sergt. to Ist lieut. Aug. 17, 1862. Stricken with fever at Vicksburg and sent to the hosp., he d. July 8, 1863, the day of the surrender of Port Hudson.
MILLER, EDWARD P., bro. of the last, b. W. Mar. 16, 1834; farmer. Enl. on Princeton quota Nov. 6. 1861. and must. as corp. into Co. A, 32d Regt .. F. J. Parker, Col. Sharing the fortunes of his comrades for a few months, his health failed him, resulting in his disch. Dec. 10, 1862.
PAGE, CHARLES H., s. of Major and Dorinda, b. W. Feb. 8, 1838; farmer, unm. Enl. at Barre, Vt., Apr., 1861, in Co. F, 3d Regt .. Vt. Vols. Severely wounded in right arm in a skirmish at Lee's Mills, Jan., 1862, necessitating amputation and causing his disch. from the service.
RAY, FRANCIS N., s. of Ivers and Clarissa, b. W. May 27, 1840; team- ster, unm. Enl. in Co. A, 53d Regt., on Fg. quota Oct. 17, 1862, and served as corp. in the battles of Bisland and Port Hudson, La. Must. out at expn. of 9 mos.' time, Sept. 2, 1863.
RAYMOND, OREN T., s. of Charles H. and Maria C., b. Fg. Sept. 5, 1845; farmer, unm. Enl. at Fg. on the quota of that city Feb. 18, 1864, and joined Co. F, 57th Regt., Wm. F. Bartlett, Col. The first battle in which he was engaged was that of the Wilderness, where he was killed May 6th.
RICE, JOSEPHI P., a sometime resident of W. after whom Post 69 G. A. R. was named, was s. of Joseph and Susan (Balcolm) Rice, b. Ash. Mar. 10, 1821. Early showed military spirit and became Capt. of Ash. Light Infan- try, and subsequently Col. of 9th Regt., Mass. Militia. When the Rebellion broke out he tendered his Regt. to Gov. Andrew for service at the front. but for some unknown reason the offer was declined. He was, however, made Capt. of Co. H, 21st Regt., M. V., Aug. 21, 1861, prom. to Maj. Feb. 28, 1862. and to lieut. Col., May 16th following. While making a reconnoisance at Chantilly, Sept. Ist, he received a fatal shot, dying instantly. To bravery and courage he is said to have added manliness of character and kindness of heart.
SAMPSON, DAVID. s. of Oliver and Susan, b. W. Aug. 5, 1827: merchant. Enl. Sept. 1. 1863, at Jamestown, N. Y .. where he resided, on quota of Elli- cott, in Co. F, 112th Regt., N. Y. Vols. Engaged at Deserted Farm. Frank- lin, Cold Harbor, Bermuda Hundred, Fort Fisher. etc. Entered service as private and was prom. in regular order to 2d sergt., Ist sergt., 2d lieut., Ist lieut., Capt. In hosp. 20 days after surrender of Lee: disch. June 13. 1865, war having closed.
SAMPSON, LUCIUS W., bro. of the last, b. W. Oct. 4, 1839. Enl. Aug., 1861, at Jamestown, N. Y., in Co. G, 49th Regt., N. Y. Vols. Served as private in Peninsular campaign, and in battles before Richmond under Gen. McClellan. Receiving a sunstroke was sent to hosp. at Fort. Monroe, where he was disch. for disab. Dec. 20, 1862; d. of disease contracted in the ser- vice Jan. 14, 1863.
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SAUNDERS, JOSEPH E., s. of Amos and Lucy, b. W. Apr. 25, 1842. Enl. at Concord, N. H., for 3 yrs. Sept. 9, 1861, in Co. E, Ist Regt., N. H. Sharp- shooters, under the command of the celebrated Col. Berden. In most of bat- tles of the Army of the Potomac during 1862 and 1863; disch. Sept. 8, 1864, at expn. of time. Re-enl. at unknown date, his final disch. occurring after the close of the war, Aug., 1865. In hosp. at Phila. 3 mos .: d. at Penna- cook, N. H., Nov. 21, 1885.
SAWIN, LUTHER J., s. of Jonathan and Mary Ann, b. W. Sept. 24, 1846. Enl. at Woodland, Me., his place of residence, Nov., 1863, in Co. E, Ist Regt., H. A. Me. Vols. In battle of the Wilderness, May 5-13, 1864, etc. Taken sick and d. at Ft. Schuyler, N. Y., Sept., 1864.
SAWIN, SANFORD M., bro. of the last. b. Londonderry. Vt., July 30, 1836; architect and builder. Enl. at Houlton, Me., in Co -, 7th Regt., Me. Vols., subsequently transferred to 11th N. Y. Cav., and finally to Gen. Daniel Ull- man's Brig., serving, for an unexplained reason, under an assumed name. In battles of 2d Bull Run and Port Hudson. Served some time on med. staff, ranking as hosp. steward, though acting as asst. surgeon; resigned his position and was disch. for disab. near the close of 1864. By some untoward accident "he had 4 ribs and left clavicle broken," also was "sick with the measles at Baltimore and had typhoid malaria at Fort Hudson." In the returned "Circular " he announces a forthcoming history of his apparently eventful and evidently peculiar life. and signs himself Dr. S. M. Sawin (architect and builder).
SMITH, GEORGE M., s. of Charles and Emeline A., b. W. Enl. in Co. F, 2d Regt., H. A., Jones Frankle, Col., Oct. 8, 1863, and served as corp. until his disch. at the expn. of war, May 18, 1865. He was cred. to the quota of Boston.
SMITH, ORANGE F., bro. of the last, b. W. Enl. and must. as corp. on the quota of Fg. July 22, 1862, in Co. A, 36th Regt. In the Vicksburg cam- paign and other battles of his Regt., Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, etc .; disch. June 8, 1865, close of war.
UPHAM, CALVIN H., s. of Alvin and Mary, b. W. Feb. 18, 1828; rem. to Niles, Mich., in 1848; in 1853 settled in Racine, Wis., representing the place in the State Legislature in 1861. He went into the army three yrs. later and was appointed Commissary of Subsistence for the Dept. of W. Louisiana by Pres. Lincoln, March 2, 1864. His health became somewhat impaired and he was at two different times in hosp. at Brashear City, La. Served till the war closed, returning to Racine in Aug., 1865. After a resi- dence of a few years in Shawano, Wis., he rem. to Ripon in 1877, where he afterward remained. Has held several important local offices, and was P. M. of the city under Pres. Arthur. He d. Feb. 27, 1892. (See Genea- logical Dept., Upham.)
UPHAM, WILLIAM H., bro. of the last, b. W. May 3, 1841. His boyhood was spent in this town and his education began in the public school of the village. When about II yrs. of age he rem. with his parents to Niles, Mich., and thence, after the death of his father, to Racine, Wis., where he resided with his mother. Upon the breaking out of the war he enl. in the Belle City Rifles, 2d Regt., Wis. Vols., which went to the vicinity of Wash- ington in season to participate in the disastrous battle at Bull Run, July 21, 1861. He was shot through the lungs during the engagement and left on the field for dead. News to that effect reaching his home, he was mourned by his relatives and friends as one passed on to the eternal world. The press had long and eulogistic biographical notices of him, and an eloquent funeral sermon was preached in one of the Racine churches, highly com- mendatory of his character and career. It was printed in full in the morning paper of the following day, and he carefully preserves a copy of it as a memento of those stirring times and a testimony of the esteem with which he was regarded by those who knew him well.
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Seven months after this transpired, it was found that the supposed-to-be dead soldier had been confined all the while in Libby prison, whither he was taken from the battlefield and held as captive in war, and whence he had been liberated on parole, having recovered from his apparently fatal wound. Reporting himself at Washington, he was sent for by President Lincoln. under the presumption that he might be able to impart valuable information in regard to the state of affairs among the Confederates, which proved to be the case. Mr. Lincoln was much pleased with the appearance of the youth and used his personal influence to secure for him a coveted position as cadet at West Point, from which institution he graduated with honor at the com- pletion of the prescribed course of study. He was at once assigned to the rank of lieut. in the regular U. S. army, and it is a singular fact that the first duty he had to perform in that capacity was to act as guard of Jeff. Davis, then confined as prisoner at Fortress Monroe.
After ten years connection with the army, Lieut. Upham gave up his com- mission and, retiring to his adopted state, has since devoted himself to the development of large business enterprises in northern Wisconsin. He has been the leading spirit in building up the flourishing town of Marshfield. being the head of the Upham Manufacturing Co., the principal industrial concern of the place, which is engaged in the production of lumber, furni- ture, flour, etc., and in general merchandry, employing several hundred men. whose pay roll amounts to a quarter of a million dollars per year.
Mr. Upham has given some attention to political affairs, being an earnest member of the Republican party, in whose councils he is well known and has great influence, though up to the present date he has declined the offer of candidacy for any important and responsible public office, preferring to devote his time and energy to the carrying out to a successful issue certain great industrial undertakings in which he is engaged, rather than assume the cares and wear the honors to which his political friends have been ready to call him. Maj. Upham resides in the town he has done so much to create and make prosperous, Marshfield, Wis., having an interesting family consisting of a wife, nee Mary Kelley, and two children. Domestic is he in his tastes and of high character and moral worth.
WHEELER. JOSIAH PAGE, s. of Lewis and Mary (Stowell) Wheeler, b. W. May 26, 1832; unm. Enl. at New Ipswich, N. H., in 4th N. H. Regt., Sept. 13. 1861 : was taken prisoner and confined awhile at Andersonville; being released he served under Sherman in the first part of his "March to the Sea." Killed in Georgia in R. R. accident, Sept. 13, 1864.
WOOD, EDWIN A., s. of Asaph and Susan, b. W. Nov. 29, 1826. Res. in W. till 19 yrs. of age, then in Gr. and Fg. till 1850, when he located in Worc. Joined the State Militia about that date, holding nearly every posi- tion in the "City Guards " from private to Capt. In Sept., 1862, raised a Co. of Vols. for 9 mos.' service, the leading Co. in the 51st Regt., under Col. Sprague, of which he was commissioned Capt., serving till the expn. of time, being must. out July 27. 1863. Regt. attached to 18th Army Corps and sta- tioned in N. C. most of the time, otherwise in Va. and Md. On duty every day during the entire time of service. Since the war, has been connected with Worc. Continentals as Adj. or Capt. from the date of organization, 1876, to the present time, 1891.
The Soldier's Monument. In the warrant calling the annual town meeting, March 6, 1865, appeared an article
" To see what action the Town will take in relation to erecting a monu- ment in memory of its soldiers who have died or may die in the service of our country in the present war."
The consideration of this article resulted in the appointment of Joseph Hager, James Puffer, and Jonas Miller, as a committee
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"To gather all the necessary facts and information and at the proper time erect or cause to be erected a suitable monument in memory of all soldiers belonging to this Town, or whose parents belong here. who have died or may die in the service of our country in the present war.
"Voted, To instruct the above Com. to procure plans and estimates and present [them] to the town for action before erecting said monument."
At a meeting held Nov. 7th, following, a report was made accordingly. Whereupon it was
"Voted, To instruct said Com. to procure a suitable granite monument.
"Voted. To instruct said Com. to locate said monument in the centre vil- lage.'
The committee proceeded to act in accordance with these votes, causing the structure to be put up in the open area in front of the Church of the First Parish. As it drew near com- pletion, the town was called upon to take action in respect to the proper dedication of the same. The matter was referred to the "Monument Committee," enlarged by the addition of John Minott, Joel Merriam, George Miles, Amos B. Holden, Clinton Warner, A. E. Drury, Charles Upton, and Leander Hartwell, with full power to do what seemed to them to be proper and best, and to draw on the treasurer for money to defray the expenses incurred thereby. These gentlemen at- tended to the duty assigned them and, under their general direction, the contemplated event took place July 4, 1868. The introductory exercises of the occasion were held on the grounds where the structure was located, the programme being as fol- lows :
1. Music by the band; 2. Prayer by Rev. R. S. Johnson ; 3. Singing of an ode written for the occasion by Mrs. Ann C. Roper ; 4. Address by Rev. Henry Cummings of Rutland; 5. Reading of a poem written by M. Elizabeth Whitney.
A procession was then formed of the large assemblage pres- ent, which proceeded under the lead of the local military organ- ization, Wachusett Rifle Company, A. E. Drury, captain, to the Bigelow grove, where formal services befitting the event were resumed and continued in the order named :
1. Prayer by Rev. A. J. Rich ; 2. Reading of the report of the action of the monument committee by the chairman, Capt. A. B. Holden, and the presentation of important papers relating thereto, to the chairman of the board of selectmen; 3. Re- sponse by the latter, Edward Bacon; 4. Collation ; 5. Music : 6. Oration by Rev. Joseph Peckham of Kingston; 7. Reading of selections from original poem by Dea. Robert Peckham, eighty-three years of age; 8. Address by Gen. J. W. Kimball of Fitchburg; 9. Singing of an ode written by Calvin Whitney ; IO. Poem by Rev. A. J. Rich ; 11. Address by Hon. Joel Mer- riam ; 12. Benediction.
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SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
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The monument is a substantial, unpretending, but appropri- ate structure, made of Fitchburg granite and consisting of a solid, square base and pedestal with relieving fillets, surmounted by a pyramidal shaft sloping gently upward to the height of 22 1 -2 feet from the ground. On the four sides of the pedestal are marble slabs bearing an inscription and the names, rank, place and date of death of the thirty-four patriot sons of the town, who, at the time of its erection were known to have perished in their country's service-the whole being surrounded by an octagonal stone curbing. The inscription is presented below with the names simply of the men, in the order in which they appear upon the several tablets. The details of their military record have been chronicled on the preceding pages of this chapter.
Front Side.
In memory of the patriotic volunteers of Westminster whose lives were sacrificed in defence of Liberty and Union during the great Rebellion.
LIEUT. COL. JOSEPH P. RICE. LIEUT. COL. CHARLES CUMMINGS.
LIEUT. CYRUS K. MILLER, ORD. SERGT. MARCUS J. HAGER,
SERGT. ISRAEL CUMMINGS, SERGT. GEORGE H. PAGE.
CORP. PATRICK KELLEY.
Northeast Side.
SERGT. WALTER H. SAWTELLE, CORP. FARWELL SAWIN,
CORP. CHARLES A. MILLER, CORP. SAMUEL H. PECKHAM.
FRANCIS BLAKE. HARRISON P. SAWIN,
GEORGE W. MILLER. GEORGE C. NICHOLS.
FRANCIS ESTEY.
Southeast Side.
HORACE S. WOODWARD. HENRY J. CUTTING.
EDWARD O. YOUNG, JOSIAH FOSTER,
CHARLES H. HARTWELL.
WALLACE W. BUTTERFIELD.
GEORGE F. BENJAMIN, OREN T. RAYMOND.
THOMAS SCOLLAY. JR.
Southwest Side.
NELSON Z. BATHRICK, JAMES E. PUFFER,
GEORGE W. FINDALL. ALBERT E. BROOKS,
BENJAMIN F. WILCOX.
AMOS H. PARTRIDGE,
JOHN W. HOWE.
MARCUS M. COOLEDGE.
AUGUSTUS PETTS.
Before concluding the present chapter it is proper to make a record of the several semi-military associations that have been formed since the close of the war, for the purpose of commem- orating the heroic achievements won in the conflict, of fostering the spirit of patriotic devotion to the Republic, of promoting kindly feeling and good fellowship among surviving com- rades, and of providing, in charity's great name, for the comfort and need of any of their number who may lack the essentials
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of human welfare and happiness. The most important of these is the
JOSEPH P. RICE POST 69, G. A. R.
This body, respectable in numbers and in standing, was organized Nov. 28, 1868, pursuant to orders from the head- quarters of the G. A. R., Dept. of Mass., Gen. A. B. R. Sprague, commander. The charter members were Amos B. Holden, Abner E. Drury, Adin F. Baker, Edward P. Banks, Edward P. Miller, Lyman M. Drury, Alvin O. Stickney, J. Hervey Miller, Hobart Raymond, Marcus M. Miller, and Ethan W. Holden. The first commander was Amos B. Holden. Regular meetings are held on Saturday evenings.
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