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In May of 1949 when the minister at the Center church resigned it was voted to form a "yoke parish" so the two churches engaged Rev. Ben Simms. Upon his resignation in October of 1950 the South church decided to discontinue the arrangement and Mr. William Kopelke came to preach.
At present the pulpit is being filled by two Boston University students, Mr. Gilbert Bennet and Mr. Carl Douglas, who share the work.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: For some years before 1900 the mass was celebrated, at first once a month, and later weekly, in Grand Army Hall at West Acton. The present church building was erected under the direction of Rev. Walter J. Brown, who was then pastor in the Maynard parish, of which Acton was then a mission. The church was dedicated Sept. 21, 1913 as St. Elizabeth of Hungary. St. Eliza- beth of Hungary was made a parish in 1945. The parish includes all of the town of Acton. The resident pastors have been Rev. Stephen Grover Murray, Rev. Francis C. Eagan and the present incumbent Rev. John Amos York. The basement of the church is used as a parish hall.
THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Within the last two years a small group of Quakers has been in the habit of holding services in the rooms of Acton Centre Women's Club.
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APPENDIX XV
A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE SERVICES OF ACTON MEN IN THE CIVIL WAR SUBSEQUENT TO THE RETURN OF THE 6TH REGIMENT AS OUTLINED IN A MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS TO THE GRAND ARMY POST BY MR. LUTHER CONANT
Shortly after the return of the Sixth Regiment Colonel Jones com- menced to recruit a regiment of three years men to be numbered the Sixth Massachusetts. It was not until the ranks were full and it was nearly ready to leave for the seat of war that Governor Andrew decided to retain the old Sixth as a militia regiment, to be called upon in cases of special urgency.
The new regiment was consequently numbered the Twenty Sixth. Most of the officers and many of the men of the old Sixth had en- listed for three years and were enrolled in the Twenty Sixth. Captain Tuttle's health not permitting his to return to the war, William H. Chapman, lieutenant of Company E, old Sixth, became captain of Company E, Twenty Sixth, and twenty members of the old company enlisted in the new one. This regiment was mustered into the service of the United States on October 18, 1861, and left the state on Nov- ember 21st, same year, taking passage on the steamship "Constitution" to Ship Island, on the coast of Louisiana, and remained at Ship Island for about four months.
At that time the fleet under Commodores Farragut and Porter, bombarded Forts St. Philip and Jackson, on the Mississippi River, and the Twenty Sixth Regiment moved to the rear of the forts in readiness for assault, but the surrender of the forts voided the neces- sity of an attack and saved many valuable lives.
After the surrender the regiment garrisoned the forts for about four months and then was ordered to New Orleans for provost duty. It remained there about a year, then started with General Banks on the expedition up the Red River as far as Opelousas; then ordered back to New Iberia, where about three fourths of the company re- enlisted, and were given a furlough, commencing April 4, 1864, of one month, to visit their friends at home. Upon the expiration of the furlough the regiment was ordered to return to New Orleans, La. which journey was made on the steamship "Cahawha" and arrived at its destination May 20th.
After occupying Carrollton1 and Morganza, it returned to New Orleans, and on July 11th embarked on the steamer "Charles Thomas" for Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, which place was reached the 21st of
1 Carrollton is now absorbed within the city limits of New Orleans.
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July. On the 28th the regiment marched to Deep Bottom, Va. where considerable picket firing took place, but no casualties happened. Subsequently the regiment was ordercd to Washington, D. C. and then marched through a portion of Maryland to the valley of the Shen- andoah River, reaching Winchester on the morning of the battle of September 19, 1864. The battle commenced about ten o'clock in the forenoou and lasted until five P. M., when the enemy retreated. The regiment, being in the lead, advancd too far without proper support, and found itself with the enemy not only in front, but on both flanks, and, being thus exposed to a severe cross fire, suffered severely, Company E. having seven men killed or mortally wounded. Of the four months men who went into battle, at its close only twenty seven were fit for duty. The battle of Fisher's Hill took place three days later.
On October 18th the three years term of service of that portion of the regiment that did not enlist having expired, the regiment was consolidated into a battalion of five companies by Special Order No. 64, and those whose term of enlistment had expired were separated from their comrades who had rc-enlisted. In the battle the following day, let it be said to the credit of many of those discharged men, though under no obligation to do so, they gallantly again entered the ranks, fought all day and helped to change a temporary defeat into a glorious victory.
. I am sorry to say that this voluntary act of patriotism cost some of these noble men their lives. Corporal Loker tells me that after the fight he helped to bury two men killed in action whose term of service had expired before the battle.
On October 19th the rebel army surprised the Union troops at Cedar Creek, driving them back four miles in confusion. This was the scene of Sheridan's famous ride from "Winchester, twenty miles away," though, as a matter of fact, the Union troops had made a stand before his arrival. The remarks he made to his men greatly inspirited them, though it is not probable that these remarks will ever take a place in polite literature.
The results of the battle of Cedar Creek were the capture of nearly all of the rebel baggage-train and field artillery, and the complete dispersion of Early's forces. The battalion remained at Winchester during the winter, was ordered to Washington May 2nd, and one month later was sent to Savannah, Ga., where it remained until August 26, 1865, when the battalion was mustered out of service; left Savannah September 12th, and reached Boston September 18th; were sent to Gallup's Island for final payment, and reached Acton the even- ing of October 21, 1865, after an absence of four years and three days.
In the narrative of Company E, Twenty Sixth Regiment, I stated
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that Governor Andrew decided to retain the Sixth as a militia regiment to answer sudden calls. In response to such a call it left the state August 31, 1862, to serve for nine months under Colonel Allen S. Follansbee, of Lowell. Company E, of Acton, was officered as follows: Aaron C. Handley, captain; Aaron S. Fletcher and George W. Rand, lieutenants; Dr. Isaiah Hutchins, hospital steward for the regiment.
Captain Handley had commanded the Davis Guards some years before the war. His grandfather had served in the Revolutionary War and his father did military duty in the War of 1812.
The regiment was ordered to Suffolk, Va., near Fortress Monroe. It assisted in the construction of Forts Nansemond and Mclellan. The regiment was detailed for guard duty in the forts, afterwards for scouting duty and destroying rebel railroads, among which were the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad and the Seaboard and Roanoke.
The regiment took part in several battles and skirmishes. Among these may be mentioned the Deserted House, Carrsville, and Ludlow Lawrence's home. In these actions the Sixth had twenty seven men killed and wounded. There were no casualties in the Acton company, though that company lost three men by disease. The regiment was mustered out June 3, 1863.
The services of the Sixth were required for the third and last time during the war, for a term of enlistment of one hundred days, com- mencing July 18, 1864.
Colonel Follansbee again led the regiment, and Co. E. of Acton was under the following officers: Frank H. Whitcomb, who was orderly sergeant during the nine months' term of service in 1861 and 1863, was captain, with George W. Knight and Isaiah Hutchins as lieutenants. The regiment was ordered to proceed to Washington and marched to Arlington Heights and performed fatigue duty in front of Fort Stevens for two or three weeks. This fatigue duty consisted of leveling the ground and felling trees to give greater range and efficiency to the great guns of the fort. At this time it was ordered to garrison Fort Delaware and guard the rebel prisoners in the fort. After useful but uneventful term of service it was mustered out October 27th and returned home.
Of the one hundred men in Captain Whitcomb's company twenty nine were from Acton. No casualties or deaths occurred during this enlistment.
The official military record of the town of Acton records two hundred and fifteen men as sent to the army, including twenty com- missioned officers. The adjutant-general's report for 1865 states that at the close of the war she had answered all calls required to fill her quota and had a surplus of thirty men to her credit. The number of commissioned officers was exceptionally large. No Acton born soldier
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credited to her quota deserted or failed to receive an honorable dis- charge.
The recruiting committee of the town consisted of the selectmen; James E. Billings, J. K. W. Wetherbee and Jonas K. Putney, with an assistant committee of Daniel Wetherbee, Capt. Aaron C. Handley, and Varnum Mead.
Four brothers enlisted from one family, sons of Mrs. Abram Handley, a widow. Though one of the brothers (Frank) died early in the war, and another (George) was discharged for disability, their combined terms of service exceeded ten years.
Mr. Wheeler's three sons (Addison, Lincoln, Warren) enlisted on September 7th and 9th, 1861. In six other cases two brothers were in ranks together and in one case father and son, William and William B. Reed, were in service at the same time.
Luke Smith was credited three times to the quota of the town. His father, Solomon Smith, marched over the same road under Captain Isaac Davis to the Old North Bridge that his son, Luke, followed in part under Captain Daniel Tuttle eighty four years later. Mr. Smith was the oldest soldier credited to Acton's quota, having at his last enlistment (for one hundred days) in 1864 reached the age of more than fifty years.
Thomas Kinsley, Jr., was the youngest recruit, being but fifteen years and two months at the time of his enlistment. He died in Wash- ington D. C. at the age of eighteen (reputedly as the result of con- finement in Libby prison).1
1 A contradiction exists here since the age of Thomas Kinsley was 15 years, 10 months, 16 days at the time of his death according to his gravestone in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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APPENDIX XVI
ACTON MEN WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNION ARMY IN THE CIVIL WAR
Cyrus E. Barker, enlisted July 1861, in Co. H. 13th Mass. Reg .; discharged Jan. 1863 for disability; afterwards enlisted in Co. C, 59th Mass. Reg. He was at the battle of Weldon Railroad, was taken prisoner and after seven months exchanged; died at Annapolis, Md., April 1865, aged 22.
Frank J. Barker, enlisted in Co. C, 118th Illinois Reg., August 1862, died at Milliken's Bend, La. April, 1863, aged 19.
Eben Barker, enlisted in Co. F, 50th Illinois Reg., August 1861, died at Quincey, Ill., January 1862, aged 22.
Luke Bowers, enlisted August 1862 in Co. E, 33rd Mass Reg .; died of wounds May 1, 1864, at Resaca, Georgia.
Albert Conant, enlisted Dec. 1861 in Co. E. 30th Mass. Reg. died at sea Jan. 1864 on the way home, aged 26.
Elbridge Conant, enlisted August 18, 1862 in Co. E, 6th Mass Reg .; died Feb. 1863 at Suffolk, Va., aged 22.
Eugene Hall, enlisted Feb. 1864 in Co. E. 26th Mass. Reg; killed Sept. 1864 at Winchester, Va.
Frank Handley, enlisted Sept. 4, 1861 in Co. E, 26th Mass. Reg., died July 1862 at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, La., aged 22.
James P. Hanscom, enlisted May 1861 in Co. E. Ist Minnesota Reg .; died Nov. 1862 at Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
Samuel C. Hanscom, enlisted Dec. 1862 in Co. A, 2nd Mass. Cavalry; killed July 1864 at Aldie, Va.
John S. Harris, enlisted June 1861 in Co. F, 11th Mass. Reg .; killed May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Va., aged 28.
Augustus W. Hosmer, enlisted Sept. 1861 in 26th Mass. Reg., musician, died November 1861 at Acton, aged 27.
Eri Huggins, enlisted Sept. 8, 1861 in Co. A, 26th Mass. Reg., died Oct. 1863 at New Orleans, La. Also listed in vital records as Eri Huggins. aged 46.
John A. Howard, enlisted August 1862 in Co. E. 26th Mass. Reg .; died Dec. 1863 at New Orleans, La. aged 32.
Francis Kinsley, enlisted Sept. 1861 in Co. E 26th Mass. Reg. died April 1864 at Acton as result of starvation at Libby Prison, aged 22.
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Thomas Kinsley, enlisted Feb. 1864 in Co E. 26th Mass. Reg .; died Nov. 10, 1864 at Washington D. C., aged 18. This is in conflict with his gravestone which states him to have been 15 yrs, 10 months, 16 days.
George Warren Knight, enlisted Oct. 1862 in Co. E. 53rd Mass. Reg .; died April 1863 at New Orleans, La., aged 28.
Henry W. Lazell, enlisted Sept. 1861 in Co. E. 26th Mass. Reg .; died Nov. 1862 at New Orleans, aged 20.
James R. Lentell, enlisted Sept. 5, 1861 in Co. E. 26th Mass. Reg; died Nov. 1862 at New Orleans, aged 19.
William H. Loker, enlisted Sept. 7, 1861 in Co. E. 26th Mass. Reg .; died April 1863 at Acton, aged 24.
Daniel A. Lovering, enlisted August 1862 in Co. H, 13th Mass. Reg .; killed June 1864 at Cold Harbor.
Matthew McKinney, enlisted Aug. 1863 in Co. E, 26th Mass. Reg .; died Sept. 1863 at Berwick City, La.
Marivan Miner, enlisted Aug. 1862 in Co. I, 26th Mass. Reg .; died Feb. 1863 at New Orleans, La.
William B. Reed, enlisted Aug. 1862 in Co. E., 26th Mass. Reg .; died Jan. 1864 at Franklin, La.
Luke Robbins, enlisted in Boston, June 1864 as seaman for two years; served on board the "Ohio" and the "Seminole"; was killed on the Seminole at Galveston, Texas, May 1865, aged 28.
James M. Wright,enlisted Nov. 1861 in Co. B, 32nd Mass. Reg .; died Sept. 1862 at Philadelphia, age 35.
Warren R. Wheeler, enlisted Sept. 9, 1861 in Co. E., 26th Mass Reg .; died July 1862 at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, La., age 22.
John H. P. White, enlisted Sept. 2, 1861 in Co. E., 26th Mass. Reg .; died July 1863 at New Orleans, La. age 46.
Samuel E. Wilson, who actually survived the war and whose name appears in that list enlisted in 1864 in Co. K, 7th California Reg., and died in Feb. 1866 at Fort Yuma, Cal.
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APPENDIX XVII
ACTON MEN LISTED ON THE TABLET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MEMORIAL LIBRARY AS HAVING SERVED IN THE UNION ARMY AND SURVIVED THE CIVIL WAR.
(Where possible the date of enlistment, occupation, and age at enlistment is given)
Col. William H. Chapman
farmer
8/12/61
32
Capt. Aaron C. Handley
butcher
8/25/62
39
Capt. Daniel Tuttle
farmer
4/16/61
47
Capt. Frank H. Whitcomb
milkman
8/25/62
24
Lt. Silas Blodgett
blacksmith
born 1836
Lt. Henry Brown
clerk
8/12/62
19
Lt. Aaron Fletcher
farmer
11/ 1/61
20
Lt. Elias Haynes
carpenter
9/ 2/61
27
Lt. Isaiah Hutchins
physician
8/25/62
32
Lt. George W. Knights
wheelwright
4/16/61
26
Lt. James Moulton
farmer
9/ 4/61
21
Lt. George Rand
carpenter
4/16/61
38
Lt. William Wood
painter
9/10/61
30
Privates :
Frank Ames
accountant
George T. Ames
coffee importer
George E. Barker
farmer
Charles H. Blood
George F. Blood
John F. Blood
farmer
9/ 6/61
26
William H. Boss
Henry L. Bray
Daniel R. Briggs
tinsmith
9/25/61
45
Charles A. Brooks
farmer
9/ 4/61
21
Samuel R. Burroughs
farmer
9/24/61
18
Hiram Butters
farmer
Patrick Callahan
George F. Campbell
4/16/61
22
Waldo Chaplin
livery
William Chaplin, Jr.
carpenter
6/ 8/64
24
William D. Clark
blacksmith
6/ 2/63
21
J. Sherman Conant
Robert C. Conant
farmer
Simon T. Conant
farmer
born 1837
John Conway
laborer
George B. Cram1
farmer
9/ 2/61
20
John B. Cram1
farmer
9/ 2/61
20
Waldo G. Dunn
shoemaker
born 1842
Oscar Dwelley
Abel Farrar
farmer
8/25/62
24
Daniel Farrar
blacksmith
8/25/62
18
1 Fletcher p. 289 and the Acton Vital Records p. 31 are in conflict as to spelling. Fletcher gives Cran.
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Winthrop E. Faulkner James W. Fiske
farmer
bootmaker
10/ 9/61
26
John W. Fitzpatrick
spinner
8/12/62
34
Aaron J. Fletcher
farmer
11/ 1/61
20
Charles W. Fletcher
hotel prop.
farmer
Nathan Goss
stone cutter
9/ 2/61
39
William B. Gray
shoemaker
9/ 2/61
18
William H. Gray
trader
8/28/61
40
Delette H. Hall
farmer
9/19/61
18
Abram Handley
farmer
9/ 4/61
18
Charles Handley
laborer
George Handley
farmer
9/14/61
32
William S. Handley
farmer
9/ 4/61
23
Charles A. Hanscom
farmer
Henry Hapgood
farmer
born 1842
Marshall Hapgood
farmer
Francis E. Harris1
carpenter
6/ 8/64
21
Forestus D. K. Hoar
mason
6/ 8/64
33
Walter O. Holden
gen'l laborer
Gilman S. Hosmer
farmer
8/29/61
21
Eri Huggins2
farmer
9/ 8/61
44
Judson A. Huggins
Sylvanus Hunt
teamster
6/ 9/63
23
Loring M. Jackson
Mortimer Johnson
Charles Jones
born 1839
Edwin A. Jones
musician
8/ 5/61
23
George Jones
born 1840
George A. Jones
Richard Kinsley
stone mason
Jonathan W. Loker
shoemaker
9/ 7/61
22
Emory D. Lothrop
machinist
Lewis J. Masters
William Morrill
shoe cutter
8/25/62
30
Charles Morse
shoemaker
9/ 4/61
27
Albert Moulton
farmer
Charles H. Moulton
farmer
Augustus P. Newton
George B. Parker
miller
Henry D. Parlin
laborer
George E. Peck
farmer
6/18/63
21
George N. Pierce
George M. Pike
shoemaker
9/2I/61
27
Michael Powers
farmer
9/27/61
22
Oscar E. Preston
teamster
6/ 8/64
20
John Putnam
machinist
9/ 2/61
27
1 Another Francis E. Harris, a farmer, enlisted 8/25/62 aged 18.
2 Fletcher on page 289, colm. 1 has this name as Eri Huggins which is in conflict with the vital records, page 68.
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farmer
9/ 8/61
17
Ephraim B. Forbush Channey U. Fuller Meldon S. Giles Henry Gilson
born 1837 born 1836
William Reed
farmer trader
born 1839
Joseph N. Robbins
born 1834
Levi H. Robbins Luke J. Robbins
carpenter
born 1836
Varnum F. Robbins Albert Rouillard
fireman
born 1840
shoemaker
8/25/62
30
Andrew J. Sawyer Dennis Sheehan
farmer
9/ 9/61
34
Emory A Simonds
George H. Simpson
clerk
6/29/61
21
Benjamin Skinner
shoemaker
8/12/62
37
George D. Smith
Luke Simth1
stone cutter
4/16/61
48
Silas M. Stetson
Edwin B. Taft
shoemaker
8/12/62
25
Edwin C. Tarbell
farmer
9/ 2/61
25
Daniel G. Taylor
James Wayne
John Wayne
farmer
8/31/61
22 born 1842
Robert Wayne
carpenter
Hiram W. Wetherbee
Addison B. Wheeler
farmer
9/ 9/61
22
Everett Wheeler
farmer
9/ 9/61
18
Lincoln E. Wheeler
farmer
9/ 7/61
18
William F. B. Whitney
farmer
9/ 2/61
19
Samuel E. Wilson
Eben F. Wood
James H. Wood
farmer
9/ 2/61
22
Charles H. Young
Elbridge Robbins
farmer
born 1839
1 Luke Smith, born Feb. 22, 1813 was one of those rare individuals who, being a soldier in the Union Army, could boast that his father fought in the Revolution. Solomon Smith, a member of Davis' company at Concord Fight at age 22 begat a son Luke when he was 60. He died in 1837 at age 84. Luke Smith died in 1899 at the age of 86.
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APPENDIX XVIII
MEN NOT OF ACTON WHO BECAUSE OF THE TOWN BOUNTY OR OTHER REASONS ENLISTED TO THE CREDIT OF THE TOWN IN THE CIVIL WAR.
Allen, George
Allen, Nathaniel
Battles, Edward L.
farmer
8/12/62
33
Beckwith, Herbert E.
clerk
11/11/63
Brant, James
farmer
Boxborough
9/ 4/61
45
Brunos, Alfred
pianist
Boston
11/25/64
28
Carroll, John
laborer
St. Johns N B.
11/13/63
29
Casey, Richard
New Orleans
12/ 2/62
20
Clark, John
blacksmith
Canada
6/ 2/63
21
Cunningham, Martin
laborer
Ireland
6/20/63
22
Davidson, Edward A.
shoemaker
Providence R. I.
3/26/63
21
Donovan, John
laborer
11/17/63
20
Fairgrieves, Charles
laborer
Boston
12/29/64
21
Farley, John
clerk
Framingham
9/ 9/61
18
Fasser, Joseph
gas fitter
Boston
11/23/64
28
Fink, John C.
sailor
Ireland
6/20/63
23
Flood, George
Forrest, John
farmer
Billerica
9/ 6/61
21
Harris, Francis E.
grocer
Boston
11/25/64
44
Hart, Arthur
seaman
Halifax, N. S.
11/16/63
24
Henderson, Oliver
cotton spinner Boughlin, Me.
5/15/61
19
Hepperon, James
Saco, Me.
5/13/61
40
Herring, William
machinist
Lawrence, Mass.
11/ 6/63
21
Hurley, Patrick
machinist
Ireland
6/22/63
22
Jeffrey, James
New Orleans
2/27/63
44
Jenkins, Oscar W.
New Orleans
3/25/63
39
Lamphere, Albion J.
farmer
Chelmsford
10/14/61
21
Luby, Daniel
machinist
Boston
12/29/64
19
McCann, John
farmer
Woonsocket, R. I.
11/ 6/63
19
McClearn, Richard
seaman
Marblehead
11/25/64
22
McDonald, Robert
painter
Boston
11/25/64
21
McEachran, John
seaman
Marblehead
11/25/64
24
McMullen, Terry
laborer
Boston
11/25/64
18
Meagher,, John
laborer
11/12/61
24
Merrow, Thomas
farmer
6/26/61
22
Miller, Paul
clerk
Boston
11/25/64
34
Moore, Patrick
farmer
Littleton Mass.
9/ 7/61
28
Munroe, Harry
hack driver
Chicago, Ill.
11/16/63
21
Nelson, Darius
operative
Littleton, Mass.
9/ 5/61
20
Newcomb, Joseph
clerk
Boston
1/16/65
21
Nillson, Ola
sailor
Stockholm, Sweden
11/18/63
21
Parker, C. W.
born 1838
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18
Johnson, Chester
8/25/62
born 1833
Flanigan, John
9/ 4/61
22
born 1846
Desmond, George
Pike, William E.
farmer
9/21/61
22
Porter, Charles P.
5/13/61
27
Roselle, Henry
New Orleans
5/ 5/63
18
Sanborn, Henry
shipper
4/18/61
22
Severance, Augustus
2/17/62
born 1822
Schafer, George A.
New Orleans
2/11/63
26
Sheehan, Theobald
seaman
11/23/63
21
Sheehan, Timothy
farmer
10/29/61
22
Smith, James B.
born 1821
Stromier, Frederick
New Orleans
8/25/62
42
Sullivan, Harry B.
laborer
Portland, Me.
11/26/64
23
Tufts, Robert J.
laborer
Calais, Me.
6/18/61
22
Wheeler, Mason
farmer
Concord, Mass.
9/ 9/61
22
Whitman, John
9/ 2/61
44
Willard, Henry L.
born 1837
Wilson, William
cook
11/13/63
31
Wood, Isaac O.
hosteler
Providence, R. I.
11/28/64
39
Wright, James M.
born 1827
Wright, Thomas
New Orleans
3/21/63
22
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APPENDIX XIX
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY "E", 6TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT
(This was Capt. Daniel Tuttle's company, known as the Davis Guards which responded to Lincoln's call for volunteers in April 1861 and served three months)
Capt. Daniel Tuttle, Acton
Ist Lt. William H. Chapman, Acton
2nd Lt. George W. Rand, Acton
3rd Lt. Silas P. Blodgett, Acton
4th Lt. Aaron L. Fletcher, Acton
Sgt. Luke Smith, Acton
Sgt. George W. Knight, Acton
Sgt. Henry W. Wilder, Stow
Sgt. Granville W. Wilder, Stow
Cpl. Charles Jones, Acton
Cpl. John F. Blood, Jr., Acton
Cpl. Luke J. Robbins, Acton
Cpl Levi Robbins, Acton
Mus. George F. Campbell, Acton
Pvt. George Blood, Acton
Pvt John Brown, Stow
Pvt. Henry L. Bray, Acton
Pvt. Charles Brooks, Acton
Pvt Edward D. Battles, Littleton
Pvt. James L. Durant, Littleton
Pvt Aaron J. Fletcher, Acton
Pvt. Abel Farran, Acton
Pvt. Henry Gilson, Acton
Pvt. Nathan Goss, Acton
Pvt. William H. Gray, Acton
Pvt. Gilman S. Hosmer, Acton
Pvt. William S. Handley, Acton
Pvt. Charles Handley, Acton
Pvt. George Jones, Acton
Pvt. Waldo Littlefield, Boxborough
Pvt. Henry W. Lazell, Acton
Pvt. James Moulton, Acton
Pvt. Charles Morse, Acton
Pvt John Putnam, Acton
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Pvt. Varnum F. Robbins, Acton
Pvt William Reed, Acton
Pvt. William B. Reed, Acton
Pvt. Charles W. Reed, Littleton
Pvt. George A. Reed, Littleton
Pvt. Ephraim Smith, Acton
Pvt. Andrew J. Sawyer, Acton
Pvt. Edwin Tarbell, Acton
Pvt.
John Whitney, Quincy
Pvt. William F. B. Whitney, Acton
Pvt. Eben F. Wood, Acton
Pvt. Samuel Wilson, Acton
Pvt. Hiram Wheeler, Acton
Pvt. John Wayne, Acton
Pvt. John H. P. White, Acton
As submitted from the Adjutant General's Office, State House, Boston.
Note: The name of Abel Farran is an error. The name should be Abel Farrar. He lived in the house now owned by Mr. Edward Bursaw and was known by the town in general to have been in Tuttle's Company.
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APPENDIX XX
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY "E" 6TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT; NINE MONTHS MEN.
(After its initial participation in the war the 6th. was reserved by Governor Andrew as a militia regiment to answer sudden calls. In that capacity it left the state August 31, 1862 for nine months service under Colonel Allen S. Follansbee of Lowell.)
Capt. Aaron C. Handley
Sgt. Andrew F. Sawyer
Ist. Lt. Aaron S. Fletcher
Sgt. Frank H. Whitcomb
2nd. Lt. George W. Rand
Sgt. Levi H. Robbins
Sgt. George W. Knights
Sgt. F. H. Goodwin
Corp. Isaiah H. Hutchins (Regimental hospital steward)
Corp. William Morrill
Eugene Hall
Corp. Francis E. Harris
Henry Hapgood
Corp. Abel Farrar
Charles H. Holton
Corp. Joseph N. Robbins
John S. Hartwell
Corp. Varnum F. Robbins
Marshal Hapgood
Corp. George Sawyer
John L. Hill
Corp. Samuel G. Brown
Walter Holden
Musician, Henry L. Bray
John Hancock
Musician, William Allen
William F. Hale
George T. Ames
George Jones
Charles Blood
Charles Jefts
Hiram Butters
John M. Kidder
Elbridge Conant
George W. Knowlton
Marcus Conant
Albert Moulton
William Chaplin
Joseph Morrin
William D. Clark
Lewis J. Marsters
Oscar Dwelley
Augustus Newton
Francis Dutton
William H. T. Nichols
Edwin Dwinels
George N. Pierce
Solomon Davis
John H. Pollard
Albert Dyer Charles Fletcher
George B. Parker
Chauncey U. Fuller
William Reed
Charles Franklin
Albert W. Robbins
Daniel H. Farrar
Kendall J. Rand
John Griffin
William F. Stevens
Forestus D. K. Hoar
Oscar Preston
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