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On account of the lateness of the hour the speech-making was abbreviated ; and after the soldiers had cheered for the mayor, the ladies, and the citizens of Worcester, and the spectators had given nine hearty cheers for the Thirty-sixth Regiment, the assembly dispersed.
The following is a list of the officers who have returned with the regiment : -
Colonel. - Thaddeus L. Barker.
Lieutenant-Colonel. - James B. Smith.
Major. - Edward T. Raymond.
Adjutant. - Thomas II. Haskell.
Quartermaster. - Augustus II. Tuttle.
Surgeon. - Albert II. Bryant.
Chaplain. - Nathaniel Richardson.
Captains. - Ames. Marshall, Hodgkins, Fairbank, Burrage. Davidson, and Woodward.
First Lieutenants. - Harwood, Perley, Cross, Osborne, Austin Davis, Jonas HI. Davis, Morrow, Mott, and Field.
Second Lieutenants. - Goodell, Phelps, Babcock, and Howe.
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On Monday, June 19th, at four o'clock P.M., the regi- ment assembled at Readville, was paid in full, and discharged from the service of the United States, and its record in the suppression of the Great Rebellion passed into history.
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
CONCLUSION.
THIS narrative of the prominent events in the campaigns of the regiment, its enrolment, journeys, marches, battles. camps, and final discharge, conveys but little idea of its interior history, the associations of its members with each other, the routine of army life, and the daily experience of the individual soldier. All this is a portion of that unwritten history impressed indelibly upon the memory of the surviv- ing members.
A spirit of fraternity and good-will pervaded the regiment throughout its term of service. It was a compact, homoge- neous body of men, remarkably free from envy, strife, and jealousy. It came into the service under the second call for three hundred thousand men for three years. The early en- thusiasm, caused by the breaking out of the war, had in a measure subsided. The military service was known to be arduous, dangerous, and severe. Hardship, hunger, disease, battle, and death must be confronted, and this very fact was the inspiration of the hour. Men knew that the war was likely to continue for the full term of their enlistment. The regiment was composed of good material. While there were many men above the age of thirty-five, and many even above the age of forty-five, yet the number of young men was so largely in excess of these that the average age of the entire regiment was hardly twenty-four years.
It was composed, in the main, of men of good moral character. But few were addicted to the vice of intemper- ance. The hard-earned pay was carefully husbanded, and
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sent to those who needed it at home. Not an officer or man was dismissed the service, or dishonorably discharged ; not an officer or man was court-martialled. The high standard of moral character was due doubtless, in a great degree, to the influence of home ; but the example of many men of strong religious character, prominent among whom were Orderly Sergeant White and the lamented Sergeant Merrick, had much to do in maintaining the tone of morality. All the vacancies existing among the commissioned officers were filled by promotion from the rank and file. After the muster-in, in 1862, not a commission, excepting to a chap- lain, was issued to a person outside the regiment, nor was there an appointment made from civil life. Officers and enlisted men of the Thirty-sixth were commissioned in other regiments, and many others, of all grades, were detailed to various positions of trust and responsibility in the several divisions and corps of the army. As we reeall the names of those who received appointments to honorable positions in other organizations we cannot fail to remember and claim the following-named as our own: Captain Prescott and Lieutenants Gird and Tucker were commissioned in the Fifty-seventh Massachusetts. Prescott as Major, and Gird as Captain sealed their devotion with their lives, - the first in the Crater, the second in the Wilderness. Tucker rose to the command of his regiment, after receiving fearful wounds, which hastened his death. Private Swords of Company B, was commissioned Captain, was wounded at North Anna, captured at Fort Stedman, and brevetted Major. Lieutenant Levi N. Smith, of Company D, was called to a position of great responsibility in the Commissary Department at army head-quarters, and was brevetted Colonel for efficient services. Sergeant Brown, of Company B, - one of the first of the Color Sergeants, - was commissioned Captain in the Twelfth Kentucky, and won a medal of honor for gallantry at Franklin, Tennessee. Private Snell, of Company E, and Corporals Benjamin Edmands and Chapman, of Company B,
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were commissioned Lieutenants in different regiments of colored troops, and rendered gallant service. The first served upon the staff of General Crawford ; the second won a good name in South Carolina ; and the third was killed in the great explosion at Mobile, on the very day of our mnster- out of service, leaving the record of a gallant and faithful soldier. These are treasured as a part of the contribution of the regiment to the cause of Freedom in other organizations.
Nor do we forget the many brave and faithful men, as worthy as any of these, who served their entire term without any of the honors and privileges conferred by rank : Sergeants, capable of commanding companies, who were wounded in battle, and. unable to rejoin their comrades in the field ; or were, in some cases, commissioned, but not able to avail themselves of the rank on account of the reduced number of men in their companies and consequent inability to muster ; or, as in the case of others, mustered-out of service as super- numerary Sergeants by reason of consolidation and transfers, and others equally brave and trusted, who toiled, and labored, and fought in the ranks with no incentive but a desire to render their full measure of loyal service, and who made a record of which they and their comrades may well be proud.
The associations born of common suffering and danger, and cemented by battle-blood, have continued and strengthened with the lapse of time. Soon after the war a Regimental Association was formed, which bears the name of " The Burn- side Association of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers." General Burnside, then Governor of Rhode Island, acknowledged the receipt of an invitation to attend one of its reunions in the following characteristic letter : -
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCE, Dec. 4, 1866.
MY DEAR SIRS : - I am more than sorry not to be able to attend the meeting of your Association to-morrow. The occasion would be interesting to me, not only as the anniversary of the raising of
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the siege of Knoxville, but as a reunion with my old comrades of the Thirty-sixth. You know what good reasons I have for honor- ing your gallant regiment. It served in the Ninth Corps from its first arrival in the field until the elose of the war. and made for itself a record second to none in the service. The affection in which I hold all its surviving members. and the reverence with which I cherish the memory of the departed, have been begotten by a long and pleasant acquaintance in the field as comrades in arms. My best wishes and prayers will follow you through life.
For the honor conferred upon me by calling your Association after my name, please accept my warmest thanks.
With the hope that I may have opportunities of meeting you at some of your future anniversaries, and with the wish that you may have a most joyful reunion, I remain, sincerely.your friend,
A. E. BURNSIDE.
The Annual Reunions of the regiment, held at Worcester on the 2d of September, the anniversary of the departure of the Thirty-sixth for the seat of war, have always been largely attended, and the sons of the dead and the living comrades have been admitted to membership, and participate in these seasons of festivity and cheer. At all these gatherings we recall the memories of those who went forth with us never to return.
" How they went forth to die !
Pale, earnest, from the dizzy mills, And sunburnt, from the harvest hills, Quick, eager, from the city's streets, And storm-tried, from the fisher's fleets, - How they went forth to die ! "
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ROSTER AND RECORD
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1862-65.
The roster of commissioned officers contains the names and, as far as can be ascertained, the full military record of all who were commissioned in the Thirty-sixth Regiment, and the officers trans- ferred to it from the Twenty-first Regiment. The record of the enlisted men is based upon the original muster-in rolls of the regiment by companies, as appeared on the 27th of August, 1862, the day the regiment was mustered into the service of the United States. The names of recruits have been added to the companies into which they were mustered. The record accounts for those only who were enlisted for the Thirty-sixth Regiment. The names of the men of the Twenty-first and Twenty-ninth regiments appear in the histories of their respective regiments. The roster and record have been carefully compared with the rolls in the office of the Adjutant General, who has furnished every facility in obtaining as complete a record as it is now possible to make.
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ROSTER OF THE OFFICERS.
FIELD AND STAFF. .
COLONELS.
HENRY BOWMAN. 28. Clinton.
Captain, 15th Mass. Vols., Aug. 1, 1861 ; captured at Ball's Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861; prisoner of war at Richmond, and hostage for Confederates held in New York for trial as pirates; paroled Feb. 22, 1862; exchanged August, 1862 ; Major, 34th Mass. Vols., Aug. 6, 1862 : Colonel, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 22, 1862 ; commanding First Brigade, First Division, 9th Army Corps, June 1, 1863; resigned July 27, 1863; recommissioned October, 1863; on special duty, Chief of Staff of Gen. Willcox, commanding at Cumberland Gap and in East Tennessee, Nov. 21 to Dec. 25, 1863; rejoined regiment at Blaine's Cross Roads, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1863, but was unable to muster as Colonel, the regiment being below the minimum ; appointed Asst. Q.M. U.S. Vols., Feb. 29, 1864 ; was on duty with Third Division, 9th Army Corps, during the Virginia campaign of 1864, and was afterwards stationed at Baltimore and Philadel- phia; served at the latter place until the close, of the war.
THADDEUS L. BARKER. 36. Fitchburg.
Captain, Co. A, Aug. 19, 1862 ; Major, May 6, 1864; commanding regiment from May 6, 1864, to June 3, 1864, July 18 to Ang. 10, 1864, and from Oct. 12, 1864, to close of the war; Lieutenant-Colonel, Oct. 12, 1864; Colonel, Nov. 13, 1864, but unable to muster, the regiment being below the minimum ; wounded at Campbell's Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863, and Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865, as Lieutenant- Colonel.
LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
JOHN B. NORTON. 39. Charlestown.
First Lieutenant, 5th Mass. Vols. (3 months) ; Captain, July 8, 1861; Cap- tain, 34th Mass. Vols., Aug. 12, 1862; transferred to 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 22, 1862; Lieutenant-Colonel, Aug. 28, 1862; commanding regiment, June 1 to July 30, 1863; resigned, July 30, 1863.
ARTHUR A. GOODELL. 23. Worcester.
Sergeant-Major, Third Battalion Rifles, M.V.M. (3 months), April 19, 1861; Adjutant, July 1, 1861; Captain, Co. C, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 16,
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1862; Major, Jan. 29, 1863; Lieutenant-Colonel, July 31, 1863 ; commanding regiment from that date until Oet. 10, 1863, when he was severely wounded at Blue Springs, Tenn. ; returned to regiment, April 1, 1864; resigned, May 5, 1864, in consequence of disability resulting from wounds; Brevet Brig- adier-General U.S. Vols., "for gallant and meritorions conduct in the field during the war "; died at Worcester, Mass., June 30, 1882, on his 43d birth- day.
WILLIAM F. DRAPER. 21. Milford.
Private, 25th Mass. Vols., Sept. 9, 1861; Second Lieutenant, Oet. 12, 1861; First Lieutenant, April 25, 1862; on detached duty with U.S. Signal Corps in North Carolina ; Captain, Co. F, 36th Mass. Vols., Ang. 12, 1862; Major, July 31, 1863; Lieutenant-Colonel, May 6, 1864 .; commanding regi- ment from Oct. 10, 1863, with the exception of a few days in April, 1864, to May 6, 1864, when he was severely wounded at the battle of the Wilderness; returned to the command of the regiment, Aug. 10, 1864, and continued until his muster-out, Oct. 12, 1864, upon the expiration of three years' service ; Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General, U.S. Vols., "for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war."
JAMES B. SMITH. 23. Cambridge.
First Lieutenant, 25th Mass. Vols., Oct. 12, 1861; Captain, Co. K, 36th Mass. Vols., Ang. 22, 1862; commanding regiment from June 3, 1864, to July 18, 1864; Major, Oct. 12, 1864; Lieutenant-Colonel, Nov. 13, 1864, but was unable to be mustered in that grade, the regiment being below the minimum ; Provost-Marshal, Second Division, 9th Army Corps, July 20, 1864, to close of the war; wounded in action at battle of Pegram Farm, Sept. 30, 1864; mus- tered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865, as Major ; Brevet Colonel, U.S. Vols., "for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war."
MAJORS.
JAMES H. BARKER. 44. Milford.
Major, Aug. 28, 1862; resigned, Jan. 29, 1863.
EDWARD T. RAYMOND. 20. Worcester.
Sergeant, Co. K, 25th Mass. Vols., Sept. 10, 1861 ; First Lieutenant, Co. G. 36th Mass. Vols., Aug, 22, 1862; Captain, Jan. 30, 1863; Acting As .i.t. Inspector-General, First Brigade, First Division, 9th Army Corps, from JJune 3, 1803, until the reorganization of the Corps at Annapolis, April 20, Iset. when he was assigned to the same position in First Brigade, Second Division : Acting Assistant Inspector-General, Second Division, 9th Army Corps, Oct. 13. 1864, to the close of the war, serving temporarily for two months, in 1864. a. Inspector-General of the 9th Corps; Major, Nov. 13, 1861, but unable :) muster, the regiment being below the minimum; mustered out with the regiment, June 8. 1865, as Captain; Brevet Major, U.S. Vols., " for gallant and meritorious services during the operations around Richmond and Peters- burg, Va."
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SURGEONS.
JAMES P. PRINCE. 24. Lynn.
Assistant Surgeon, 22d Mass. Vols., Oct. 1, 1861 ; Surgeon, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 13, 1862; Division Surgeon, First Division, 9th Army Corps, Feb. 11, 1864, and upon the reorganization of the Corps, April 20, 1864, was assigned to duty as Division Surgeon, Fourth Division, 9th Army Corps ; appointed Surgeon, U.S. Vols., May 3, 1865; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, U.S. Vols. ALBERT H. BRYANT. 25. Natiek.
Private, Co. H, 13th Mass. Vols., July 16, 1861 ; discharged, May 20, 1862, to receive appointment as Surgeon, 9th New York Vols. ; deelined commission ; Assistant Surgeon, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 29, 1862; Surgeon, 58th Mass. Vols., Ang. 12, 1864; deelined commission ; Surgeon, May 4, 1865; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865. From Feb. 11, 1864, until the close of the war he was the only medical officer on duty with the regiment.
ASSISTANT SURGEONS.
WARREN TYLER. 42. North Brookfield.
Assistant Surgeon, Aug. 21, 1862 ; resigned, Oct. 20, 1863; appointed Asst. Surgeon, 57th Mass. Vols., March 20, 1864; declined commission.
THOMAS C. LAWTON. 28. Sheffield.
Assistant Surgeon, Aug. 15, 1862; declined commission; commissioned Assistant Surgeon, 37th Mass. Vols.
CHAPLAINS.
CHARLES T. CANFIELD. 38. Worcester.
Chaplain, Aug. 23, 1862; resigned, Oct. 20, 1863.
NATHANIEL RICHARDSON. 57. Somerset.
Chaplain, April 14, 1864; mustered out with the regiment.
ADJUTANTS.
SETH ALONZO RANLETT. 22. Charlestown.
Private, Co. B, July 24, 1862; First Sergeant, Aug. 27, 1862; First Lieu- tenant, Dee. 1, 1862; appointed Adjutant, Dec. 17, 1862; mustered out on account of physical disability from disease ineurred in the service February 20, 1864. Previous to the appointment of Adjutant Ranlett, from Sept. 2 to Dec. 17, 1862, the field duties of Adjutant were performed by First Lieu- tenant George L. Chipman, Co. A.
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WILLIAM H. HODGKINS. 22. Charlestown.
Private, Co. B, July 23, 1862; Second Lieutenant, Oct. 17, 1862; Acting Adjutant, Jan. 19, 1863, to May 31, 1863; Acting Assistant Adjutant-Genera!, First Brigade, First Division, 9th Army Corps, June 1 to July 30, 1863; First Lieutenant, Oct. 17, 1863; on special duty, Aide-de-Camp to General Willcox, in East Tennessee, Nov. 22 to Dec. 26, 1863; Adjutant, from Jan. 1, 1564, to July 14, 1864, and Acting Adjutant to Aug. 21, 1864; Captain, May 6, 1864; Aide-de-Camp to General Ferrero, commanding Fourth Division, and Assistant Commissary of Musters, Fourth Division, Aug. 21, 1864, and was transferred with that Division to the Army of the James ;. Asst. Commissary of Musters, Third Division, 9th Army Corps, General Hartranft, comman I- ing, from Jan. 11, 1865, to close of the war; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865. Brevet Major, U.S. Vols., " for valuable and distinguished services at Fort Stedman, Va., March 25, 1865."
THOMAS H. HASKELL. 21. Charlestown.
Private, Co. B, July 24, 1862; Corporal, March 21, 1862; First Sergeant, Nov. 8, 1863. Severely wounded at battle of Spottsylvania Court-House. May 12, 1864. First Lieutenant, May 6, 1864; commanding Co. B, July 10, to Aug. 21, 1864; Adjutant, Aug. 21, 1864, to close of the war ; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865.
QUARTERMASTERS.
FRANCIS B. RICE. 28. Worcester.
First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, Aug. 8, 1862; resigned, June 25, 1863.
JOHN C. CUTTER. 34. Winchendon.
Second Lieutenant, Co. D, Aug. 22, 1862; First Lieutenant, July 17, 1863; Regimental Quartermaster, from July 1, 1863; resigned, January 2, 1864.
AUGUSTUS S. TUTTLE. 38. Milford.
Second Lieutenant, Co. F, July 28, 1862; recruited the Company and cour- manded it until the arrival of Captain Draper, Sept., 1862; Brigade Ambu- lance Officer, from March 1 to June 17, 1863; First Lieutenant, May 13, 1863; Division Ambulance Officer, June 17, 1863, to Dec., 1863; Regimental Quartermaster, Jan. 2, 1864, declining Commission as Captain, to July 1. 1864, when he was appointed Acting A. Q.M., First Brigade, Second Divis- ion, 9th Army Corps, and served in that capacity to the close of the war ; mustered cut with the regiment, June 8, 1865.
LUCIUS FIELD, 22. Clinton.
Private, Co. G, Aug. 18, 1862; Commissary Sergeant, Oct. 15, 1862: Quartermaster Sergeant, May 25, 1863; Acting Quartermaster, Nov. 16, 1863, to Jan. 2, 1864; Second Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1864; First Lieutenant. Nov. 13, 1864; not mustered; Acting Quartermaster from July 1, 1864, to close of the war; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865, as Second Lieutenant.
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LINE OFFICERS.
CAPTAINS.
CHRISTOPHER SAWYER. 28. Templeton. Z
Captain, Co. H, Aug. 22, 1862; discharged for disability, Feb. 19, 1864.
STEPHEN C. WARRINER. 23. Monson.
Sergeant, 10th Mass. Vols., June 12, 1861; Captain, Co. E, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 22, 1862; resigned, April 22, 1864.
CHRISTOPHER S. HASTINGS. 48. Berlin.
Captain, Co. I, August 22, 1862; died at Mound City, Illinois, General Hospital, Sept. S, 1803. He was the senior officer, in years, in the regiment, and was universally respected. His age exempted him from military service, but he obeyed the instincts of patriotism, and yielded his life at his country's call. His fellow-citizens bestowed upon him important trusts, which he ful- filled with rare fidelity. He was a brave, cheerful, patriotic man, winning the affection of his men, who regarded him as a father.
AMOS BUFFUM. 38. Templeton.
Second Lieutenant, 25th Mass. Vols., Oct. 12, 1861; resigned, March 31, 1862; Captain, Co. D, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 22, 1862; killed in action near Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
S. HENRY BAILEY. 27. Northborough.
Captain, Co. G, Aug. 22, 1862; Acting Assistant Inspector-General, on staff of General Ferrero, commanding First Division, 9th Army Corps, Nov., 1863, to April 1, 1864; killed in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.
ALBERT PRESCOTT. 33. Charlestown.
First Sergeant, Co. K. 5th Mass. V.M. (3 months), April 19, 1861, to July 31, 1861; First Sergeant, Co. B, 36th Mass. Vols., July 30, 1862; Cap- tain Co. B, Aug. 28, 1862; resigned, April 29, 1863; Captain, 57th Mass. Vols., March 2, 1864; Major, June 15, 1864; killed in the Battle of the Mine, near Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.
OTIS W. HOLMES. 27. Milford.
Sergeant, 25th Mass. Vols., Sept. 9, 1861; First Sergeant, April 15, 1862 ; First Lieutenant, Co. F, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 12, 1862; Captain Co. B, May 2, 1863; died in Harewood General Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1864, of wounds received in action in the assault upon the enemy's works, near Petersburg, Va., on the morning of June 17, 1864.
T. EDWARD AMES. 24. Charlestown.
First Lieutenant, 34th Mass. Vols., Aug. 12, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 22, 1862; Acting Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier-General
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Welsh, commanding ist Brigade, Ist Division, 9th Army Corps, in November. 1862; Captain Co. F, Aug. 2, 1863; Acting A. A.G. Ist Brigade, Ist Divi -- ion, 9th Army Corps, Oct. 8, 1864, and Acting Aide-de-Camp to Brevet Briga- dier-General Curtin, commanding brigade, to the close of the war; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865; Brevet Major, U.S. Vols., "for gallant and meritorious conduct before Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865."
EDWIN A. MORSE. 21. Worcester.
Private, Co. A, 3d Battalion Rifles, May 19, 1861 ; discharged for disability, July 24, 1861 ; Corporal, 25th Mass. Vols., Sept. 14, 1861; First Lieutenant. Co. C, 30th Mass. Vols., Aug. 22, 1862; Captain, Co. C, Sept. 9, 1863; severely wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out at ex- piration of three years' service, Oct. 12, 1864.
JOSEPH A. MARSHALL. 21. Fitchburg.
Private, Co. B, 15th Mass. Vols., July 12, 1861; Second Lieutenant, Co. A, 36th Mass. Vols., Nov. 22, 1862; First Lieutenant, Sept. 1, 1863; Cap- tain, April 23, 1864; wounded at the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 ; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865.
JOHN B. FAIRBANK. 23. Oakham.
First Sergeant, Co. K, Aug. 11, 1862; Second Lieutenant, May 2, 1868; First Lieutenant, Oct. 23, 1863; Captain, May 13, 1864; wounded at Camp- bell's Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865; Brevet Major, U.S. Vols., " for gallant and meritorious services during the war."
HENRY S. BURRAGE. 25. Roxbury.
Sergeant, Co. A, Aug. 1, 1862; Sergeant-Major, Aug. 28, 1862; Second Lieutenant, Co. D, May 16, 1863; First Lieutenant, Nov. 17. 1863; wounded in action at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1564; Captain, June 19, 1864; ]it !-- oner of war at Richmond and Danville, Va., from Nov. 1, 1864, to Feb. 22. 1865; Acting A.A.G., Ist Brigade. 2d Division, 9th Army Corps, April 16. 1865, to June 8, 1865; Brevet Major, U.S. Vols., " for gallant and merito- rious services in the campaign from the Rapidan to the James, March 13, 1865 "; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865.
ALONZO S. DAVIDSON. 22. Clinton.
Sergeant, Co. G, Aug. 11, 1862; Second Lieutenant, Ang. 2, 1863: not mustered; Sergeant-Major, Oct. 15, 1863; First Lieutenant, April 24, Iyi; Captain, June 23, 1864; mustered out with the regiment, June 6, 1805.
PHILIP G. WOODWARD. 25. Orange.
Sergeant, Co. H. Aug. 6, 1862; Second Lieutenant, Oct. 26, 1863: :: : mustered ; First Lieutenant, May 15, 1864; wounded in action at Cold Har- bor, Va., June 3, 1864; Captain, Oct. 11, 1864; mustered out with the rex - ment, June 8, 1865.
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JOSEPH HANCOCK. 43. Milford.
Sergeant, Co. F, Aug. 5, 1862; First Sergeant; Second Lieutenant, July 8, 1803; First Lieutenant, Feb. 25, 1864; Captain, Oct. 12, 1864; mustered out with the regiment, June 8, 1865.
AUSTIN DAVIS. 35. Oxford.
First Lieutenant, Co. K. Aug. 22, 1862; Captain, Nov. 13, 1864; not mus- tered; on detached service from Sept. 1, 1864; mustered out with the regi- ment, June 8, 1865, as First Lieutenant.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
JOSEPH W. GIRD. 22. Fitchburg.
Private, Co. F, 25th Mass. Vols., Oct. 4, 1861; First Lieutenant, 36th Mass. Vols., Aug. 11, 1862; resigned, May 19, 1863; Second Lieutenant, 57th Mass. Vols., Nov. 3, 1863; Captain, Dee. 31, 1863; killed in action at battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
ROBERT M. Cross. 21. Palmer.
First Lieutenant, Co. E, Aug. 22. 1862; on special duty, Acting Aide-de- Camp to Colonel Leasure, commanding brigade, General Welsh commanding division, and General Willcox commanding forees at Cumberland Gap, 1863-1864; honorably discharged, July 24, 1864.
LEVI N. SMITH. 39. Templeton.
Sergeant, Co. A, 21st Mass. Vols., July 19, 1861; First Lieutenant, Co. D, Aug. 22, 1862; on detached duty as Acting Commissary ; appointed Assist- ant Commissary of Subsistence, U.S. Vols., with rank of Captain, June 30, 1863 ; on duty at Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, and served until the close of the war; Brevet Colonel, U.S. Vols., " for faithful and meritorious services during the war."
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