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July 15. 1863, the regiment embarked for home going up the river to Cairo, still pursued by its ill fortune on the water, the original steamer running aground on a bar six miles below Helena, Arkansas, and hav - ing to be kept huddled together forward, to prevent her from breaking apart and settling in twenty feet of water astern. Cairo was at last reached, and cars taken via Cleveland, Buffalo and Albany, and Bos- ton was finally reached on Aug. 11. Co. A proceeded at once to Salem, leaving the train at Hancock street where they were received by the Veteran Corps of the Salem Light Infantry, Major S. E. Peabody
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commanding, and marched to their armory in the Franklin building, where they were dismissed.
On Ang. 24, 1863, the company were mustered ont of service at Wen- ham, Mass., by Capt. J. K. Lawrence, 11th Infantry, thus completing an exceedingly arduous term of service, which has left its marks deeply upon all of the command.
BANKS' RETREAT.
Monday, May 26, 1862, was a stirring day in Salem. News of General Banks' retreat was received and it was rumored that the Confederate troops were already marching on Washington. The church bells were rung and Mayor S. P. Webb promptly called a meeting of citizens at the Town hall. He read the order of Governor Andrew and invited all who were willing to enlist to report at once to the various armo- rics of the city where preparations were being made to fill the ranks of the Salem companies. The Cadets, the Salem Light Infantry, the Salem Mechanic Light Infantry and the City Guards left for Boston in the afternoon. The Infantry, Captain G. D. Putnam, reported at a few hours' notice to Gen. S. P. Andrews on Boston common, leaving Salem at noon. Late in the afternoon were sent for quarters and rations to a building on Congress street, where the night was passed. On the following day the quarters were changed to Boylston hall, Washington street. On the third the company joined the other corps of the 7th regiment. On receipt of telegraphic orders from Washing- ton that the emergency had passed the troops were dismissed and the Infantry returned to Salem.
CO. A, 7TH REGT., M. V M.
George D. Putnam, Capt.
Horace D. Eaton.
Robert W. Reeves, 1st Lieut.
Wm. H. Flowers.
Win. B. Upton, 2d Lieut.
Wm. H. Gardner.
Chas. F. Williams, jr., 1st Serg. N. A. Frye, jr., Sergt.
Jolin F. Gardner.
Chas. A. Gilman.
John W. Evans, Geo. O. Stevens,
Jos. S. Hale. Edwin M. Howard.
David E. Saunders, Corporal.
Wm. W. Henville.
Wm. H. Nichols, jr.,
Chas. H. Henderson.
Augustus Brown, 66
Ephraim I. Henderson.
Luther Scribner, Musician.
Lewis Hunt.
Wm. F. Aslıton.
Geo. F. Kimball.
Horace A. Brooks.
Chas. J. Lee.
Geo. H. Blinn.
Geo. A. Lamson.
Edward A. Berry.
Henry A. Merritt.
James G. Bovey.
Charles Macintire.
Frank Brooks.
Sam'l Moore. John A. Mackie.
John Beadle, 3d.
Frank Millett.
Walter F. Bigelow. Win. H. Carter.
Jeremiah Nelson.
Geo. A. Copeland.
James W. Nichols.
Edwin H. Dodge.
Hersey D. Pickman.
Geo. W. Dalrymple.
Geo. H. Perkins.
Geo. W. Edwards.
Thomas L. Putnam.
Chas. F. Barker.
Geo. A. Nichols.
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Arthur F. Poole.
Nicholas T. Snell, jr.
Jos. H. Pierce.
Edward S. Stimpson.
Jos. R. Patterson. Charles Perkins.
Elbridge M. Southwick.
Alfred S. Peabody.
Chas. A. Sleuman.
Joseph A. Perkins.
James E. Trask.
Hiram Plummer, jr.
Amos Trask. Theodore P. Teague.
Nath'I F. Robinson.
John F. Watson.
John Russell.
Geo. Wheatland, jr.
Richard H. Roome. Charles Sanders.
David P. Waters.
James G. Stanley.
Augustine F. Webb.
LIST OF CAPT. R. W. REEVES' 13th UNATTACHED CO. OF INFANTRY STATIONED AT NEW BEDFORD.
Robert W. Reeves, Capt.
Thomas Dearborn.
George O. Stevens, 1st Lieut.
Geo. W. Dalrymple.
John W. Evans, 2d Lient.
Win. P. Dwinnell.
Augustus Browne, Ist Sergt. George HI. Blinn, r
Benj. Evans.
Lebbens Leach, jr. Geo. A. Nichols, John F. Watson, L
Sergts.
Bailey Goodridge.
John Goldthwaite.
H. D. Pickman,
Israel W. Grimes. Thomas Green. Michael Galivan.
1 Corporals.
Henry Griffin. Geo. B. Haley. T. M. Haley. Thomas C. Hatch. Alfred Johnson. Alonzo Keazer. Sam'l W. Knapp.
WVm. T. Lander.
Geo. A. Lamson.
Chas. E. LeGrand.
Henry Larrabee. Franklin Larrabee.
Cornelius J. Linehan.
Wallace B. Littlefield.
Wm. R. Merrill.
Michael Mann.
John McCommie.
John McDonnell.
Phillip McDonnell.
Newlan Moulton.
Nath'l Moran. Edward Moody.
Win. Murphy.
Thomas S. Murray. Jas. S. O'Brien.
A. G. Peterson, W. H. Carter, W. G. Hammond, Charles Perkins, J. W. Sanborn, Chas. W. Nevers, Everett E. Austin. John Barry. Geo. A. Bennett. Henry Boyce. Geo. S. Brimmer. Allen B. Brown. Wm. E. Buckman. F. C. Brown. Daniel B. Brown. Charles Carrol. David Casey. Wm. H. Chipman. Edw. A. Collins. David Cook. James Conway. John Costello. Jos. H. Cousins. Walter Curtis. Wm. H. Cook. John Cashron. P. Daley.
William Francis.
A. E. Newton,
David Goldthwaite.
Richard J. Eagan.
Fred. Rowell, jr.
James L. Ward.
John J. Saunders.
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Wm. E. Osborne.
David A. Stevens.
Henry Perkins.
Jos. O. Stone.
Jos. A. Poor.
James E. Trask.
Hiram Plumer, jr.
Angustus Tucker.
John Redman.
Sheppard A. Willis.
Alonzo O. Ramsdel.
Geo. W. York.
Frank Soley.
Edward Stillman,
John F. Smith.
Charles Smith.
W. F. Sawyer.
This company was stationed at New Bedford on garrison duty.
The Infantry has had representatives in over fifty regiments and other organizations of the late war.
Company A of the 23rd Mass. Vols. was officered as follows :
Capt. E. A. P. Brewster ; Ist Lieut., Chas. S. Emmerton ; 2d Lient., Geo. A. Fisher. Many of the warrant officers and men of Company A were of Infantry stock.
The officers of Company F of the same regiment were :
Capt. Geo. M. Whipple; Ist Lieut., Chas. H. Bates; 2d Lieut., Geo. R. Emmerton.
Capt. John F. Devereux raised a company for the 11th regiment and recruited it in the armory of the Salem Light Infantry, and in the 24th Mass. Vols. were Capt. Geo. F. Austin and Capt. James B. Nich- ols. All these officers were Infantry men.
The late William Leavitt, for many years an active member of the In- fantry and its stanch friend till the day of his death at the ripe age of eighty-two years, prepared many pages of manuscript matter of inter- esting historical nature regarding the company and its members, and the compiler of these pages is indebted to his industry and research for portions of this sketch. Among Mr. Leavitt's papers is a list of one hundred and forty-eight men who have graduated from that school of soldiery, the Salem Light Infantry," and have held commissions in the militia naval service. He has also a list of the four pioneers and the thirty-eight members of the artillery section of the Infantry dur- ing the War of 1812; a portion of these were armed with pikes. Mr. Leavitt's papers are now on deposit at the Essex Institute, Salem, and may be seen on application to the secretary at the Institute building.
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John F. Estes, Musicians.
Geo. S. Brimmer, Wagoner.
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE 1805. SALEM LIGHT INFANTRY VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 1865.
At the annual meeting of the Salem Light Infantry Veteran Asso- ciation, held at the Essex House, on Wednesday Evening, Nov. 16, 1864, Lieut. Stephen G. Wheatland presiding, and William Leavitt, Secretary, the following Preamble and By-Laws were adopted, to be observed and obeyed as the Constitution and By-Laws of the Salem Light Infantry Veteran Association, hereby superseding and annulling the former Constitution and By-Laws, adopted Oct. 28, 1862.
PREAMBLE.
The Salem Light Infantry was organized May 1, 1805. From that period, to the breaking out of the present rebellion, it maintained its organization without interruption, and held an honorable position among the military companies of the Commonwealth; including, on its roll of active members, the names of many of the ablest and best men of the City of Salem.
At the time of the commencement of the existing national difficul- ties, it was in a high state of drill and discipline, and upon the call of the Governor of the Commonwealth, in response to a requisition from the President of the United States, in April, 1861, it was one of the first companies to respond, and was assigned the position of right flank company of the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, and during the three months that it was engaged in the service of the country, it per- formed useful and honorable duty.
Subsequently, the members of the company, with but few excep- tions, have reentered the service, and a very large majority of them have been selected for honorable positions in the army, for which their previous military education and experience had qualified them.
Actuated by the same honorable sentiments which inspired the founders of the company, and acknowledging the constitution and laws of our common country, as the only means to secure happiness, liberty, justice, and security, we, the subscribers, past and present members of the Salem Light Infantry, do agree to form ourselves into an association, to be called the Salem Light Infantry Veteran As- sociation,-having, for our objects, to perpetuate the organization of the company, to promote its general welfare and interests, to preserve and transmit the records of its honorable service to posterity, to
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cherish a common bond of friendship and fellowship among all its members ; and for the good government of the same do establish the following articles.
ARTICLE 1.
This Association shall be known by the name of the Salem Light Infantry Veteran Association.
ARTICLE 2.
The Association shall consist of all Past and Present Members, and of all who may hereafter become members of the Salem Light Infantry Company, excepting such as may have been, or may hereafter be, dis- honorably discharged from said company, or from the service of the United States.
ARTICLE 3.
The officers shall consist of a President, all the living Captains as vice Presidents, and a Secretary who shall act as Treasurer. The President and Secretary shall be chosen at the annual meeting, which shall be on the third Wednesday in November.
ARTICLE 4.
There shall be chosen at the annual meeting, a Finance Committee, to consist of five members.
ARTICLE 5.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary, to collect and report to the Association, in writing, at each annual meeting, such information as he may deem important concerning the history of the S. L. I. Com- pany, or any of its members, which report shall be preserved in the archives of the Company.
ARTICLE 6.
The annual, and all special meetings, shall be called by the Secre- tary, and notice of the same shall be published in one of the Salem newspapers, at least seven days before such meeting.
ARTICLE 7.
The Secretary shall call the annual and special meetings at the or- der of the President, or, in case of his absence, of some one of the Vice Presidents, who shall determine the time and place of such meet- ing, not inconsistent with these articles; and all meetings shall be called to be held in Salem; and the President shall order the call for a Special Meeting at any time, upon a request in writing signed by five or more members, which request shall state the objects of the same.
ARTICLE 8.
It is hereby declared to be the duty of each member of the Associa- tion, to cherish a friendly interest toward all the other members and to encourage and assist them in any way, consistent with honor.
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ARTICLE 9.
SECT. 1. All money received by the association, either by assessment, by subscription, or from any source, shall be held by the Finance Com- mittee, and any sums in their hands not otherwise appropriated, shall be by said Committee invested in such securities as they may deem best, and the income thereof shall be treated and used as any other funds or money coming to the Association.
SECT. 2. All investments shall be made in the name of the " Salem Light Infantry Veteran Association."
SECT. 3. The Treasurer is authorized to sell and transfer any se- curities or investments, with the approval in writing of a majority of the Finance Committee.
ARTICLE 10.
These articles may be amended at the annual meeting, or at any special meeting called and notified for that purpose, by a vote of three- fourths of the members present at such meeting.
ARTICLE 11.
Ten members present at any meeting shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, or to amend these articles. The officers for the present year, 1865, are as follows :
PAST CAPT. GEORGE PEABODY, PRESIDENT.
Vice Presidents.
Past Capt. JOSEPH CLOUTMAN, Past Capt. WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT,
66 GEORGE H. DEVEREUX,
66 JAMES A. FARLESS,
SAMUEL A. SAFFORD,
66 ARTHUR F. DEVEREUX,
RICHARD WEST,
GEORGE D. PUTNAM,
66 S. ENDICOTT PEABODY, ROBERT W. REEVES.
Finance Committee.
S. ENDICOTT PEABODY, STEPHEN G. WHEATLAND, JAMES A. FARLESS, JONATHAN F. WORCESTER, BENJAMIN A. WEST.
WILLIAM LEAVITT, Secretary and Treasurer.
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