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" At last he abandoned the manufacture of thread, and confined his efforts to the manufacture of cotton yarns. In this there has been better success. On account of the shrinkage of values and the ill success of the undertaking, the capital of the corporation was reduced to $350,000, where it now stands."
If these mills were not as successful as he had hoped, yet they stand as the final enterprise of this distinguished man, a monument reared by himself, indicating his business pur- suits in life, as Williston Seminary and the Payson church do his educational and religious aspirations. To these mills he devoted the last years of his life, driving every day as long as bealth permitted to the office, and displaying his wonted judg- ment and foresight in the management of his business. But the time came when all these enterprises passed into other hands. He died July 18, 1874. Over his grave may well rise the shaft of enduring granite, but he has a better memorial than that: modern Easthampton is his monument.
MILITARY.
A settlement having been made at Pascommuek about 1700, consisting of the five families already mentioned, that place became the scene of a fearful slaughter by the Indians in 1704. The following account is taken from a historical discourse de- livered many years ago by the Rev. Mr. Williams, of North- ampton :
On the 13th of May, 1704, old style, the Indians attacked the village of l'as- commuck. The inhabitants had been settled there only two or three years, the town having granted them their home-lots in 1699. The Indians had been to Merrimack River, but met with no success; they then directed their course toward Westfield, but Westfield River was so high they could not pass it. Some of the Indians had been at Northampton in a friendly manner the year before, and now informed their companions that there was a small village at Pascom- muck where they might get provisions, for they were almost famished, and in- tended, as they afterward declared, to resign themselves up if they could obtain no food otherwise.
In the evening before the 13th of May, the Indians went upon Mount Tom
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and observed the situation of the place. As the meadow was then covered by water, they supposed the village could be taken, and that no aid could come seasonably from the town on account of the intervening flood. The village con- sisted of only five families,-Samuel Janes, Deacon Benjamin Janes, John Searls, Moses Hutchinson, and Benoni Jones.
A little before daylight the Indians attacked the village. Benoni Jones' house, which stood on the lot where Nathaniel Kentfield afterward lived, was encom- passed with pickets. The Indians procured flax and other combustibles and set them on fire, which was communicated to the house. A young woman named Patience Webb was awaked, and, looking out of the window, was shot through the head. The people surrendered, and all of the above families were killed or taken prisoners. Some of the prisoners were afterward rescued by the people from the town. These, commanded by Capt. Taylor, went round by Pomroy's meadow and met the Indians near Mount Tom, when a skirmish ensued, in which Capt. Taylor was killed.
The wife of Benjamin Janes was taken to the top of Pomeroy's Mountain, knocked on the head, and scalped. Our people found her in that situation, and, perceiving that she was still alive, brought her home, and she recovered and lived till she was more than eighty years of age. The wife of Moses Hutchinson was taken prisoner, but sooo made her escape. John Searls' wife was also taken and severely wounded, but was afterward rescued from the Indians.
Beaoni Jones' wife, and Elisha, the son of John Searls, were taken prisoners to Canada.
No other lives were known to have been taken by the In- dians till 1724, when Nathaniel Edwards (2d) was shot a few rods south of the present residence of Samuel Phelps. It was supposed that he, in company with other men from Northamp- ton, had come out to gather their crops from the Manhan meadows. Returning he was delayed, fell behind the others, and was shot and scalped. A negro lying elose on the top of the load is said to have escaped, as the savages seem to have made no effort to take the team, and it traveled on after .he killing of Mr. Edwards. At the top of the hill the negro un- harnessed a horse and rode forward with the news.
From the present territory of Easthampton several volun- teers joined in the old French war, so ealled, and were at the battle of Lake Geerge, Sept. 8, 1755. Eliakim Wright, son of Stephen Wright, was among the killed. Lemuel Lyman, son of Benjamin Lyman, was saved from death by his bullet-pouch checking a ball that struek him. The poueh is now in the museum connected with the public library.
During the period of danger preceding the war of 1756 sev- eral houses in Easthampton were fortified in anticipation of a possible attack from the Indians, or from an attempt by the French to renew their old campaigns down the Connecticut Valley. The house of Joseph Bartlett, at the mills, Maj. Jo- nathan Clapp, on the Northampton Road, and Samuel Janes, at Pascommuck, were all fortified, but the strength of the forti- fications was never tried. There was no attaek made. Sergt. Corse refused to move into the fortified houses or go back to Northampton, declaring "he wasn't afraid of Indians or any- thing else." IIe barred up his own doors, and had a large dog with him. But one night some eight or ten savages surrounded the house; one of them thrust a gun through the door, which Corse seized and pulled away from him. He let out his dog ; the Indians ran ; but after this Corse went into Northampton each night, like the rest of the people.
There is no complete record of the names of Easthampton men who served in the Revolutionary war. The following are mentioned : Capt. Joseph Clapp, Quar .- Mast. Benjamin Clapp, Dr. Stephen Wood, and his sons Daniel and David, John Clapp, Benjamin Lyman, Jr., Stephen Wright, Jr., David Clapp, Levi Clapp, Eliakim Clark, Barzillai Brewer, and Willet Chapman.
Dr. Wood died in service at West Point. David Clapp did not return from the war, and his fate seems to have been un- known. Messrs. Brewer and Chapman both died in the army. Moses Gouch, from this town, also served through the war and returned. From the facts given in Lyman's centennial ad- dress, it appears proper to add Capt. David Lyman, Jonathan Janes, Samuel Judd, David Chapman and Joel Parsons, Phinehas Clark, Zados Danks, Stephen Wright, the father of Samuel Brooks, and Daniel Braman.
Jonathan Clapp, Jr., though not belonging to the army, is
said to have locked his mill and hastened to Bennington when the approach of the British was made known through the Connecticut Valley, but he was too late for the battle. Maj. Jonathan Clapp was in command of the Western Massachu- setts regiment, and was sick in Pittsfield at the time of the battle. Quar .- Mast. Benjamin was with him, and both chafed under their detention within sound of the guns.
Shays' Rebellion .- It is said that there were very few in Easthampton who sympathized in this affair. On the other hand, a company was sent to Springfield to assist the State forces. The officers were David Lyman, Captain, and Noah. Janes, Lieutenant.
It is supposed that the following list comprises nearly all the others that went : Lemuel Lyman, Elijah Wright, Gideon Wright, Stephen Wright, Levi Clapp, Thaddeus Clapp, Elea- zer Hannum, Justice Lyman, Eliakim Clark, Eleazer Clark, Enos Janes, Silas Brown, Arad Brown, Job Strong, Israel Phelps, and Zadoe Danks.
WAR OF 1812.
The warrant for a meeting July 6, 1812, contained the clause, "to see if the town will adopt any measures relating to a war with Great Britain."
Dea. Thaddeus Clapp was chosen moderator. Voted, to oppose a war with England.
Voted, the selectoren be a committee to send a memorial to Coogress.
Voted, to send Dea. Thaddeus Clapp to the County Convention to be held at Northampton on the 14th of this month.
Voted, to delay the matter of paying the militia soldiers any money, or raising any until they are called for.
This seems to have been the only " war" meeting held during that struggle with England. But when Boston was supposed to be in danger, and a large force was called out for its defense, the following persons from Easthampton went and served in that bloodless campaign : John Alpress, Elisha Al- vord, Worcester Avery, Levi Brown, George Clapp, James Clapp, Philip Clark, Gershom Danks, Stephen Hendriek, Mo- ses Gonch, Luther Pomeroy, Spencer Pomeroy, Jesse Ring, Harris Wight, Collins Wood, Ebenezer Wood, Thaddeus Parsons, Jesse Coats.
Official Action by the Town during the Civil War, 1861-65. -In 1861 the startling events at the South evoked an imme- diate response in Easthampton. At a town-meeting held April 30th, the following preamble and resolution were adopted :
Whereas, a large portion of the citizens of the United States are in open re- bellion against the Government of the same, and the President of the United States las by proclamation called for a large force of volunteer soldiers to defend and vindicate the Government, and there is a strong probability of a still larger force being soon called for; and as we deem it to be the privilege as well as the duty of every good citizen and lover of his country to contribute in some way toward supporting the government from which he receives protection ; there- fore, in order to encourage the citizens of this town to volunteer their services in defense of our general government, le it
Resolved, That this town appropriate five thousand dollars for the purpose of equipping such volunteers as may be called into service, and for the relief of families and relatives dependent upon them for support.
This meeting was only two weeks after the surrender of Fort Sumter, and is believed to have been the earliest official ae- tion in this part of the State.
November 5th .- The town voted to pay State aid to the families of volunteers, as provided by law. The list shows that many volunteers went into the service during this year.
Aug. II, 1862 .- The town voted to pay the sum of one hundred and twenty- five dollars to each of the twenty-one volunteers who have enlisted under the last call of the President. Voted, fifty dollars each to nine months' volunteers, to he increased by seventy-five dollars in case of enlistment for three years at the close of the nine months' service. Angust 27th, it was voted to add seventy- five dollars to the first fifty in the case of nine months' men.
In the fall of this year the formation of the 521 Regiment drew from this town a large number of citizens engaged in active business, descendants of the ancestral families of early times.
Aug. 17, 1863 .- Voted, that the families of drafted men he put on the same footing as those of volunteers, with reference to State aid.
The contest still lingered with all its horrors, but every needed sacrifice was promptly and bravely made. The dead
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were brought home for burial, and new men stepped forward to fill their places. Aug. 20, 1864, it was voted to raise and appropriate $125 each for 34 men to complete the town's quota, and that it be paid in gold or its equivalent. This was in the dark days when Grant was delayed at Petersburg and Sherman at Atlanta.
It is stated in Schouler's history that Easthampton fur- nished 200 men for the war, which was a surplus of 18 over and above all demands; 5 were commissioned officers. The whole amount of aid paid solely by the town was $30,367. The assessed valuation of the town in 1860 was 8924,567, and the population 1916. Amount of aid to families afterward refunded by the State, 1861, $256.40; 1862, $1600.05; 1863, $1847.34; 1864, $1601.24; 1865, $1400; total, $6705.03.
The spontaneous, unofficial action is worthy of honorable mention. Individuals, neighborhoods, sewing societies, town societies, one and all were at work for the absent. The chil- dren in the Sunday-schools gave liberally for the same purpose.
" The Society to Aid Sick and Wounded Soldiers" early in 1861 sent a box of supplies worth $150 to the suffering in St. Louis, Mo. In 1863 the same society sent two barrels of clothing to the "contrabands," a name Gen. Butler has the credit of originating. Contributions were taken up in the churches, and the "factory-girls" gave $200, all of which was
used to purchase materials to make into clothing, filling four large boxes. The barrels and boxes were estimated to be worth $600. In 1864 the same society sent through the Chris- tian Commission nine boxes filled with under-garments and other contributions. One large box was also sent to the freedmen, and one to the Union refugees in Cairo, Ill. The value of these eleven boxes was at least $1000. In 1865 two boxes containing contributions valued at $200 were sent to the front early in the spring. Other contributions were taken up in churches and Sunday-schools, the amounts not recorded, but all of which was given freely for this noble work. The Sabbath-school of the First Congregational Church gave dur- ing the war in cash and books probably $150. Perhaps others did equally well in proportion to ability.
The following list is prepared from the adjutant-general's reports, from " Lyman's History of Easthampton," aided by further inquiry among the veterans themselves now living in Easthampton. It is designed to inelude every man who was a resident of Easthampton and went into the army, to- gether with a few others who may be properly mentioned in recounting the military services of Easthampton. Mere re- eruits hired abroad, in Boston or elsewhere, are not intended to be given, except as they may have lost their lives in the service of the town. The list has been revised by Lafayette Clapp.
SOLDIERS' RECORD, WAR OF 1861-65.
Calvin L. Strong, enl. Oct. 15, 1862, 46th M. V. M., Co. B; trans. to 52d, Nov. 5, 1862 ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Frederick ('. Colton, enl. Oct. 2, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. C; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
James T. Graves, enl. Oct. 2, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. C; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Benjamin M. Smith, enl. Oct. 2, 1862, 521 M.V. M., Co. C ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863 ; clerk in Q.M. Dept. for a time.
Whitney F. Alvord, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 521 M.V. M., Co. K; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Lyman Il. Bartlett, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Charles L. Boehm, enl. Nov. 18, 1862, 521 M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang 14, 1863.
Frank L. Boehm, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch, Ang. 14, 1863.
George M. Clapp, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 5211 M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Wm. E. Clapp, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Lewis Clapp, Ist lient., enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Charles L. Webster, sergt., enl. Oet. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; died July 19, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La. A march of fifty-three miles in twenty-four consecutive hours had just been made, which caused his sickness.
Newton Wood, corp., enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 521 M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
John W. Lyman, corp., enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 521 M.V. M., Co. K ; disch, Ang. 14, 1863.
Clinton Bates, corp., en1. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K; died in the service. Hle had carried his own and a sick comrade's knapsack-a double load-for a long, weary march, com- mencing March 13, 1863.
Stephen W. Pierce, musician, en1. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
James H. Clark, enl. May 25, 1861, 2d Inf., Co. G; disch. Ang. 14, 1863, for disability, as given in the adjt -general's reports. Ile died of fever in the hospital at Alexandria, Ang. 14, 1864, and his remains were brought home for burial. He was in the Shenandoah campaign under Banks; Antietam, under Mcclellan ; Fred- ericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Hle and Roland S. Williston were the first men who volunteered from Easthampton.
Oran D. Saxton, May 25, 1861, 2dl Inf. , Co. K ; disch. April 24, 1862, for disability.
Win. G. Taylor, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 521 M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Lorenzo D. Trask, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863. 36
Lewis l'. Wait, ent. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co K ; died Nov. 2, 1862, at Easthampton, Mass. ; having been in camp but fifteen days and re- Inrning home upon a furlough, he was taken sick and died.
Enoch E. Wood, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Samuel K. Matthews, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch, Ang. 14, 1863.
Incin« E. Parsons, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Herbert W. Pomeroy, eul. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Cu. K ; died Jan. 28, 1863, at l'laquemine, La., of typhoid fever.
Win. W. Poole, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52dl M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Alfred S. Shaw, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K; disch. April 29, 1863, for disability.
George W. Shaw, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Edwin E. Janes, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Charles W. Johnson, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M. Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
John G. Keppel, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Albert A. Lyman, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Charles II. Lyman, enI. Oct. 11, 1862, 521 M. V. M , Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Daniel W. Lyman, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K; killed June 14, 1863, at Port Hndsun, La., in the attack on the fort ; body not brought away, but buried where he fell.
Edmund W. Clark, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Lewis S. Clark, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Charles W. Dawes, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Edward M. Ferry, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M. V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863. S. Williston Graves, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K; disch. Aug. 14, 1863.
Joseph K. llull, enl. Oct. 11, 1862, 52d M.V. M., Co. K ; disch. Ang. 14, 1863.
Justus Lyman, Ist sergt., enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; re-enl. Dec. 23, 1863; pro. to 2d lieut. Feb. 17, 1864; to Ist lient. June 5, 1864; to capt. May 15, 1865; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff, May 16, '64 ; disch. June 26, '65. John II. Judd, sergt., enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A; pro, to 2d lieut. Jan. 2, 1863; to 1st lient. May 17, 1864; must, ont March 21, 1865; taken at Drury's Bluff, May 16, 1864, and was a prisoner for nine months; then escaped from Charlotte, N. C.
George P. Clark, sergt., enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch. Sept. 7, 1864.
Wm. F. Bly, enl. Jan. 2, 1864, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch. June 26, 1865 ; Bly was first counted on the quota of Springfield; enl. Ang. 11, 1862; disch. to re-enl. Jan. 1, 1864; must. Jan. 2, 1864, on the quota of Easthampton.
Thomas Bolton, enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; disch. Sept. 27, 1864.
Henry Braman, enl. Ang. 6, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; disch. May 22, 1865.
AIvan W. Clark, enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch, to re-enl. Dec. 23, 1863; taken pris- oner at Drury's Bluff; died at Andersonville. Oliver A. Clark, enl. July 21, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A ; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; died June 27, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Lafayette Clapp, enl. Sept. 27, 1861, 27th Inf., Co.
1 A; most of the time in hospital service; at Foster General Hospital, Newbern, N. C., from May 21, 1863, to Ang. 8, 1864 ; then detailed as clerk in the office of Superintendent of White Refugees, Dept. of N. C., until disch., Sept. 27, 1864, and afterward as civilian in sumo ca- pacity until May 25, 1865.
Wm. P. Derby, enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch. Sept. 27, 1864; had held an appointment in the post-office at Newbern, N. C., during his term of enlistment.
Edward Merrigan, enl. Feb. 3, 1864, 27th Inf., Co. A; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; disch. June 7, 1865.
Charles Morganweek, enl. Feb. 4, 1864, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch. July 7, 1865.
Patrick Murphy, enl. July 21, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; disch. May 22, 1865.
Ezra O. Spooner, enl. Ang. 5, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A; rrenl. Jan. 2, 1864; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; died Ang. 4, 1864, at Anderson- ville, Ga.
Frederick l'. Stone, enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co A; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff ; ded Jan. 9, 1865, at Andersonville, Ga.
Spencer C. Wood, ent. . July 21, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A; unaccounted for in adjt .- general's report of volunteers, 1868, vol. ii. page 527; Spencer C. Wood never had a discharge; has tried to get one since the close of the war, but never suc- ceeded in getting the attention his case de- served from the War Department; there was no stain upon his record as a soldier.
Thomas Barbour, enl. Dec. 22, 1863, 27th Inf., Co. B; taken prisoner at Southwest Creek ; pa- roled May 26, 1865; disch. June 26, 1865.
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Charles Walker, enl. Dec. 14, 1863, 27th Inf., Co. C ; disch. June 26, 1865.
Charles B. Hendrick, enl. Oct. 1, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. K ; disch. Jan., 1862, for disability.
Charles D. Fish, enI. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; re-enl. Dec. 24, 1863; disch. June 26, 1865. George A. Ilill, enl. Ang. 5, 1862, 27th Int., Co. A ; re-enl. Jan. 2, 1804; disch. June 26, 1865.
Sylvester S. Hooper, corp., enl. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch. to re-enl. Dec. 23, 1863 ; a prisoner for several months at Andersonville, having bren taken at Drury's Bluff; disch. June 21, 1865.
Lyman A. Ileward, enl. July 21, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A ; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff; disch. April 10, 1865.
Elisha C. Lyman, enl. July 26, 1862, 27th Inf., Co. A; died Dec. 26, 1862, at Newbern, N. C .; his remains were brought home for burial.
Thaddeus A. Lyman, ent. Sept. 20, 1861, 27th Inf., Co. A ; disch. Oct. 17, 1862, for disability.
Fordyce A. Rust, Ist sergt., enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; pro. to Ist lient. Feb. 20, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 18, 1864.
Charles S. Rust, enl. Nov. 9, 1861, 31st Inf. ; must. as q.m .- sergt. Feb. 14, 1862 ; pro. te 2d lieut. April 1, 1863; to Ist lient. Feb. 3, 1864; re- enl. April 12, 1864; acting brigade quarter- master of cavalry under Gen. Lucas for a tione ; disch. Sept. 9, 1865.
John L. Boss, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B. Amasa Braman, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; disch. March 21, 1863, for disability ; he also had three sons in the army,-a patriotic record. Joseph U. Braman, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; disch. Nov. 19, 1804.
Leonard Braman, enl. Nov. 20, 1801, 31st Inf., Co. B ; disch. Nov. 19, 1864.
Egbert J. Clapp, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; re-enl. Feb. 15, 1864; pro. to q.m .- sergt. June 18, 1804; to 2d lient. June 7, 1865; disch. Sept. 9, 1865 ; he was in the battles of the Red River campaign, and the campaign against Mobile.
Albert II. Ford, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; re-enl. Feb. 15, 1864; disch. Sept. 9, 1865, serving nearly four years.
Martin S. Dodge, must, as corp., Nev. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; re-enl. and pro. to sergt., March 27, 1864; disch. Sept. 26, 1865.
John Leavitt, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; re-eul. and pro. to sergt., Feb. 15, 1864; disch. Sept. 9, 1865.
William Newton, enl. Nov. 22, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; re-enl. and pro. to corp., Feb. 17, 1864; disch. Sept. 9, 1865.
James F. Mahar, musician, cn1. Feb. 16, 1862, 31st Iuf., Co. B ; disch. Feb. 14, 1864, to re-enl , and served through till Sept. 9, 1865.
Theodore Bartlett, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; disch. June 22, 1862, for disability.
Samuel D, Gouldl, en1. Feb. 15, 1864, 31st Inf., Co. B; he hadl re-enl. at the end of his first term; wounded at Pleasant Hill; he served nearly four years in all ; disch. Sept. 9, 1865.
William llickey, en1. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; killed April 13, 1863, at the battle of Camp Bisland, La.
Almon S. Ludden, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; disch. June 1, 1862, for disability.
Ansel l'ackard, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; diach. to re-enl., Feb. 14, 1864.
Wilbur H. Purdy, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B ; disch. April 9, 1862, for disability.
Henry V. Rich, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; disch. June 18, 1862, for disability.
Allen Wright, enl. Oct. 12, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B ; disch. Dec. 21, 1861, for disability.
Richard Wright, enl. Nov. 20, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. B; disch. Feb. 19, 1862, for disability.
Daniel Franzer, enl. Nov. 26, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. G; disch. to re-enl., Feb. 15, 1861 (Northampton). Daniel Granger, enl. Nov. 26, 1861, 31st Inf., Co. G ; unaccounted for in adjt .- general's report ef volunteers, vol. ii. page 650.
William S. Bryant, enl. Jan. 16, 1862, 31st Inf., ''o. 1 ; re-enl. Feb. 17, 1864; disch. Sept. 9, 1865.
Chauncey R. Hendrick, enl. Jan. 2, 1862, 31st Inf., Ce. Il; disch. June 30, 1862, for disability, and died Sept. 11. 1862.
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