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Walsh, Martin, Ist Cav. and 4th Cav., Co. L, Oct., 1861, to Nov., 1865.
Wheeler, George A.,2 U. S. Army, May, 1864.
Wheeler, George G., 2d Class Fireman on Lackawanna, Sept., 1864, to July, 1865.
Wheelock, Henry L., Ist Sharpshooters and 19th Infy, Co. K, Oct., 1862, to June, 1865.
White, Richard F., 16th Inf'y, Co. H, and 11th Inf'y, Co. F, July, 1861, to June, 1865.
Whitman, John F., service in North Atlantic blockading squadron early in the war; reënlisted as acting ensign in 1864 and served until July, 1868.
Williams, Curtis, colored, 54th Inf'y, Co. B, Nov., 1863, to Aug., 1865.
Williams, James A., 12 Inf'y, Co. E, June, 1861, to July, 1864.
Wilson, Charles, 2d Inf'y, May, 1864.
Winning, William, 44th Inf'y, Co. H, Sept., 1862, to June, 1863. Wright, George W., 45th Inf'y, Co. D; Post 119 .*
* See p. 450, infra. Ed.
1 Names that appear on list published by Mr. Hudson, but not verified. Ed.
2 Names of men verified as in service, but no data where they served. Ed.
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Wright, John, 1st Hy. Art., Co. L, Nov., 1863; transferred to Navy and discharged, Sept., 1866.
Wright, Walter R., 45th Inf'y, Co. D, Sept., 1862, to July, 1863. Wright, Willis L., 45th Inf'y, Co. D, Sept., 1862, to July, 1863. Wyman, Moses, 2d Hy. Art., Co. H, Sept., 1864, to June, 1865.
During the first two or three years of the war there were a large number of enlistments from Massachusetts into the Navy and many of these were not credited on any town's quota. In order to rectify this, Congress passed an Act, ap- proved July 4, 1864, under which these enlistments were as- signed to the town or city of their residence, where such residence could be clearly settled, and the others were di- vided pro rata among the different cities and towns.
Lexington had forty-one such names, three of which are included in the Hudson list, and three others could not be verified as credited to Lexington. The remaining thirty-five follow.
Navy
Bowers, George F.,
July, 1863, to July, 1864.
Darne, George W.,
Oct., 1861, to Sept., 1863.
Delay, John,
Oct., 1861, to July, 1864.
Dickenson, Hallowell,
Oct., 1861, through the war.
Fabens, George O.,
May, 1863, to May, 1865.
Faucon, E. H.,
July, 1861, to Sept., 1865.
Feilbeirg, Ulric,
June, 1863, to Sept., 1865.
Fenton, John,
Mar., 1865, to May, 1866.
Fernandez, Manuel, Feb., 1864, to Feb., 1865.
Ferney, Thomas H.,
June, 1862, to Apr., 1865.
Finney. George,
Dec., 1861, to Nov., 1865.
Flansburg, John W.,
Aug., 1863, to Oct., 1865.
Ford, Jefferson,
Aug., 1861; died June, 1864. Aug., 1861, to July, 1865.
French, John A.,
Aug., 1863, to Nov., 1865.
Frost, George W.,
Aug., 1861, to Dec., 1865.
Hanscom, John,
Feb., 1864, to Feb., 1865.
Kenniston, Thomas,
Feb., 1864, to Sept., 1864.
Parbit, Richard,
Nov., 1863, 1 year.
Parker, Charles, Partridge, John,
Sept., 1863, to Oct., 1864.
Pattee, William T.,
Nov., 1863, to Nov., 1864.
Peck, Thomas M.,
Oct., 1863, to Nov., 1864.
Petiford, Henry,
Oct., 1863, to Sept., 1864.
Philips, Addison W.,
Nov., 1863, to Nov., 1864.
Freeman, Simeon N.,
Oct., 1863, 1 year.
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Pittman, Charles, Polsiver, Albert,
Nov., 1863, to Nov., 1864.
Nov., 1863, to Jan., 1865.
Post, Daniel, Purser, John,
Oct., 1863; deserted May, 1864.
Nov., 1863, to Nov., 1864.
Rank, John,
Sept., 1861, to Oct., 1863.
Richardson, Richard, Simonds, Winfield S.,
Sept., 1861, 2 years.
Oct., 1861, to Jan., 1862.
Smith, Charles G.,
Oct., 1861, to June, 1863.
Sullivan, James,
Oct., 1861, to Oct., 1863.
Sullivan, James, .
Oct., 1861; deserted, Oct., 1862.
CHAPTER XX MILITARY AFFAIRS (continued)
Memorial Hall - The Tablets - George G. Meade Post 119, G. A. R. - W. R. C. 97 - Minute-Men of 1875.
As already stated, Lexington, soon after the close of the Civil War, took steps to express in permanent form her appre- ciation of the services of those of her citizens who had helped in the preservation of the Union. It was decided to place in the projected Town Building a Memorial Hall, commem- orating the patriotism of the soldiers of both the Revolution- ary War and the Civil War. Until the removal of the Cary Library to its own building, this Memorial Hall served very appropriately as a vestibule to the Library, and is now passed through in entering the offices of the various town boards. The general shape of this Memorial Hall is octagonal, and in four niches, placed alternately, are life-size marble statues of a Minute-Man of the Revolution, a soldier of the Civil War, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams.1 On the walls of the Memorial Hall are two marble tablets reading as follows:
Tablet 1. THE PLEDGE AND ITS REDEMPTION.
RESPONSE OF LEXINGTON TO THE APPEAL OF BOSTON DEC. 1773.
" WE TRUST IN GOD, THAT SHOULD THE STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS REQUIRE IT, WE SHALL BE READY TO SACRIFICE OUR ESTATES AND EVERY THING DEAR IN LIFE, YEA AND LIFE ITSELF, IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMON CAUSE."
NAMES OF THE CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON WHO FELL IN FREE- DOM'S CAUSE, APRIL 19, 1775.
ENSIGN ROBERT MUNROE.
CALEB HARRINGTON.
JONAS PARKER.
JONATHAN HARRINGTON, JR.
SAMUEL HADLEY.
JEDEDIAH MUNROE.
JOHN BROWN.
JOHN RAYMOND.
ISAAC MUZZEY.
NATHANIEL WYMAN.
"THEY POURED OUT THEIR GENEROUS BLOOD LIKE WATER, BE- FORE THEY KNEW WHETHER IT WOULD FERTILIZE THE LAND OF FREEDOM OR OF BONDAGE."
WEBSTER.
1 For a detailed account of the acquisition of the statues of Hancock and Adams, see Chap. XII. Ed.
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Tablet 2
THE SONS DEFENDED WHAT THE FATHERS WON.
NAMES OF RESIDENTSTOF LEXINGTON AND OTHERS SERVING ON HER QUOTA, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
Frederick D. Fiske, 12,1 Reg't. Killed Aug. 29, 1862, at 2nd Bull Run.
Charles H. Fiske, 12, Reg't. Killed Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam.
Benjamin F. Thorn, 12; Reg't. Killed Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam.
William De Coty,2 12, Reg't. Died Oct. 18, 1862, of a wound received at 2nd Bull Run.
John Manley, 12, Reg't. Killed Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg.
Charles H. Puffer, 12, Reg't. Died Feb. 7, 1863, of a wound re- ceived at Gettysburg.3
Chas. B. Harrington, 13, Reg't. Died Sept. 5, 1863,4 of disease contracted in the service.
Capt. Chas. R. Johnson, 16, Reg't. Died July 17, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Charles Cutler, 16, Reg't. Died Aug. 29, 1862,5 of disease con- tracted in the service.
Edward E. Hatch, 16, Reg't. Killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
John O'Neil, 16, Reg't. Died May 11, 1867, of disease contracted in the service.
Corp. Joseph Simonds, 22, Reg't. Died Oct. 5, 1862, of a wound received at Malvern Hill.
Charles Flagg, 24, Reg't. Died Oct. 1, 1866, of disease contracted in the service.
Warren Kinnaston, 38, Reg't. Died June 22, 1864, of disease con- tracted in the service.
John F. Byron, 47, Reg't. Died in the service June 4, 1863.
Dennis McMahon, 56, Reg't. Died July 12, 1865,6 at Ander- sonville Prison.
Thos. H. Earle, 1, Reg't. Cav'y. Died July 24, 1863, at Hilton Head.
Timothy Leary, 40, Reg't. Mass. & 4, U. S. Art'y. Killed May 3, 1863, at Chancellorsville.
1 Not on the 12th Regiment roster; was in 18th Regiment and credited to Lex- ington.
2 William De Coty is the name all through the Town Records, but the name on the military rolls is Wm. Decosta.
3 Self-evident error; should be Fredericksburg.
4 He died in 1862, while in the service.
5 Died while in the service.
6 Regiment roster gives July 12, 1865, as date of discharge, not date of death.
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William Grover, 2, Reg't. U. S. Art'y. Killed Aug. 29, 1862, at 2nd Bull Run.
Charles O. Muzzey, Captain's Clerk, perished with the crew of the U. S. Steamer Housatonic, destroyed by a Rebel torpedo, Feb. 1, 1864, in the Harbor of Charleston.
It is fair to say that a direct outcome of the establishing of a Memorial Hall was the founding of the George G. Meade Post 119, Grand Army of the Republic;1 for the idea of creat- ing such a Post in Lexington originated at the time when Memorial Hall was being furnished and additional funds for that purpose were urgently needed.
In this matter the soldiers very naturally took an active interest. As a result of their discussion of the situation, it was suggested that a Post be formed, and that this Post in- augurate a two days' fair, from which it was hoped to net sufficient funds to complete the furnishing of the hall as planned. Both projects were successfully carried out. The Post was chartered and organized in March, 1873, with George H. Cutter, Commander; and, with the generous help of the citizens, the fair held in April netted over eighteen hundred dollars, a sum which was used towards paying for the statues which fill the four niches of the hall.
The Post started with twenty-two members and admitted six more during the first year, using Masonic Hall for head- quarters. Then came a period of indifference or lack of initia- tive, when the only duties performed for nine years were the Memorial Day exercises; but at a meeting in June, 1882, new officers were chosen, and all present agreed to attend each monthly meeting for a year. From this time, which might well be called the critical point in the existence of the Post, the interest of the comrades has been continuous; there has been slow but sure gain in financial condition and great im- provement in quarters.
The Post's standing in the Department has, since the re- vival, been creditable at all times, and in some respects far better than that of many larger Posts. The average member- ship has been between thirty-five and forty, with a total of sixty-six, out of which number thirty-one have died.
1 The history of Post 119, G. A. R., has been prepared by Lieutenant J. N. Morse, of the Committee. Ed.
CHARLES T. WEST GEORGE E. MUZZEY
LEONARD G. BABCOCK LOUIS E. CRONE IRA F. BURNHAM
ORIGEN B. DARLING ALBERT A. SHERMAN
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Being obliged to leave Masonic Hall soon after the reor- ganization, the Post secured a small room in Norris's Block, the only available place, and stayed there from 1882 to 1889, when the hall at the west end of the same building was hired and furnished at considerable expense by donations from the members, and a generous amount from the W. R. C. 97 re- sulting from a fair. This hall, although a great improvement, was far from what was wanted, and committees were chosen at times to see if more satisfactory quarters could be had. When the Bank Block was built the present quarters were secured, and since then the comrades have looked on this hall as their home, very likely to be permanent, although the rent would be too high were it not for some underletting and the aid of friends.
The finances for several years following 1882 were a matter of great concern, but the outgo was kept strictly within the income, although it took "eternal vigilance" and various entertainments to keep free from debt. A "Sunlight Dance" on February 22 was one of the features of 1891, and this seemed to give so much satisfaction to both the Post and the public, especially the children, that it has been continued to the present time.
The Post has had from the first a good-sized Relief Fund which has proved sufficient to meet all demands. There has been expended from this fund for the aid and comfort of not only the Post members, but other needy veterans as well, over eight hundred dollars, besides considerable more given from the Post funds.
There is a Post lot in the cemetery awaiting any soldier who is not provided for. The Post has supplied several head- stones where the soldiers' graves would otherwise be un- marked, and is still willing to aid further in this direction, if need be.
As, in the wartime, the ladies of Lexington were actively interested in preparing and sending comforts to the boys at the front,1 so in the early days of the Post the books show many votes of thanks for their assistance on Memorial Day. After the organization of W. R. C. 97 in 1887, their efforts were redoubled, with the result of much needed assistance both personal and financial, made possible partly through fairs, entertainments, suppers, etc. Their care of and visits
1 See Proc. Lex. Hist. Soc., Vol. II, p. 197.
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to our sick comrades is only another feature of their help. Their membership has averaged about sixty-five.
Another most gratifying occurrence was the organizing of the George G. Meade Association of Lexington in 1904, which numbers between sixty and sixty-five members, with all the settled ministers of the town as honorary members. These Associates have not only furnished valuable financial aid, one third of which goes into the Relief Fund, but many enjoyable outings and occasions that will be pleasant mem- ories for the comrades in the days to come. Their participa- tion with the Post on Memorial Day, by assisting in placing the flowers, is a pledge that this beautiful commemoration will be faithfully continued when there shall be no Post mem- bers.
May 30 was designated as Memorial Day by General John A. Logan, Commander in Chief of the G. A. R. in 1868. This is the one day in the year that appeals most urgently to each comrade, and the exercises of that day have always been performed with full ranks, even in the years between 1874 and 1882. Then the exercises of the day were simple, the Post assembling in the street near the post-office in the early afternoon with a band, marching to the cemetery with flow- ers, and holding a short service there. Sometimes the return would include a march around the Common, with a stop at the Monument, before breaking ranks. Evening service in Town Hall closed the day.
The flowers used varied from time to time, beginning with elaborate wreaths of roses; then flowers were donated by citizens, and ladies volunteered to put them in shape. Occa- sionally potted plants were used and the laurel wreath added. As the number of bouquets required increased, they have been bought ready-made. During most of these years, the town has generously voted sufficient appropriation to pay the day's expense.
As the days of '61-'65 get more distant and the ranks of the survivors grow smaller and smaller, there appears a more cordial and personal public sentiment which is partly shown in the following account of the day in 1910. The day's duties, however, began the Sunday before, when the Post, on invita- tion, attended service at one of the churches and heard a sermon appropriate to the time. On Memorial Day, before the march, there had usually been a service in the Town Hall,
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but this year, for the first time in recent years, these two serv- ices were combined and held in the Town Hall the previous Sunday evening. The oration was by a former townsman, Mr. L. E. Bennink. The Roll of Honor, seventy-three names, read by the Post Adjutant, included all deceased members of the Post and all other ex-soldiers and sailors buried in the town.
On Memorial Day morning, details with flags and flowers visited Mount Auburn and other places near-by where Post members are laid. According to a custom established in 1892 the Post visited Bedford by invitation, and decorated the graves of fifty-three Civil War veterans, two of deceased Post members, and twenty Revolutionary soldiers, holding the usual services in their cemetery.
About two o'clock the Post with invited veterans and Post Associates, all as one company for the day, marched from Post Hall to the front of Town Hall, where "Open ranks" were formed and the flowers and wreaths brought from Cary Hall by the school-girls and given to those in line. Then began the march to the cemetery, the Post, preceded by about sixty school-girls in white; about sixty-five uni- formed school color guards; the Lexington Minute Men in new Continental uniforms, commanded by Major Alfred Pierce; and the Band. The original battalion of Lexington Minute-Men were Post escort in 1875.
In the cemetery, after a short service was held, each grave was visited, and a bouquet and wreath deposited, with the flag waving above. Taps were sounded and the return march made to Town Hall, where more flowers were taken, and the Revolutionary veterans in the old cemetery and on the Com- mon were remembered in the same way. While the W. R. C. 97 work is not prominent, it is nevertheless important and helpful, as the ladies have much to do in arranging the flow- ers, and in preparing and serving a lunch after the exercises are over.
The comrades have always been glad to enlist the services and interest of the children and teach as best they could the principles of loyalty and patriotism. To this end, in 1891, the Post presented a large flag to the Hancock School, and through the liberality of others all the schools were supplied. Commander Darling devoted much time to organizing, drill- ing, and uniforming the color guards, who were to care for
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these flags. These guards have been our escort on May 30 each year since.
Another work in this line undertaken by both Post and Corps is to have an officer with the title of "Patriotic In- structor," who on all suitable occasions speaks and suggests ways to keep this subject before the younger generation. One of these ways is to observe Flag Day, as the Corps have for several years, the Post and the public always attending and many young people taking part.
In 1895, Mr. Warren Sherburne presented the Post with a large volume prepared expressly for recording the personal war history of each member of the Post. This has been writ- ten and now constitutes a most precious record of the war serv- ices rendered by comrades of Post 119.
The comrades remember with pleasure their trip to Wash- ington, D. C., in 1892, to the National Encampment of the G. A. R., which was made possible through the generous do- nations of fellow citizens. As this was, to many, the first op- portunity to visit familiar localities connected with their serv- ice, it made the occasion doubly enjoyable.
Roster of George G. Meade Post 119
NOTE. Abbreviations: Ex. = expiration of service; Dis. = dis- charged for disability; D. = died. Where the State is not mentioned in denoting a military organization, Mass. is to be understood. Many names on this list appear in Vol. II where further detail of service is recorded.
Babcock, Leonard G.,"E," 11th Ill. Inf., Sept., '61, to Mar., '63.
Dis. Severely wounded at Ft. Donelson, Tenn. Subsequent serv- ice in Vicksburg. D. 1900.
Bacon, Charles H., "F," 12th Vt. Inf., Aug., '62, to July, '63. Ex. Ball, Alamander L., "G," 16th Vt. Inf., Oct., '62, to Aug., '63. Ex. D. 1902.
Batchelder, Ira F., "I," 11th Vt. Inf., Aug., '62, to July, '65. Ex. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. D. 1909.
Brooks, Herbert L., "E," 52d Inf., Oct., '62, to Aug., '63. Ex .; "K," 60th Inf., July, '64, to Nov., '64. Ex.
Brown, John H. (colored), U. S. Bark "Fernandina," June, '62, to June, '65. Ex.
Burke, Thomas, "C," 33d Inf., Aug., '62, to May, '65. Wounded in arm at Resaca, Ga. Dis.
Burnham, Ira F., "E," 48th Inf., Sept., '62, to Sept., '63. Ex. D. 1911.
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Butters, Frank V., "K," 5th Inf., Apr., '61, to July, '61. Ex. Butters, Sidney, "D," 45th Inf., Sept., '62, to July, '63. Ex. Wounded at Kingston, N. C. D. 1897.
Clarke, Cyrus D., Lieut. 2d Cal. Cav., Sept., '61, to Jan., '65. Ex. Colby, Moses E., "E," 13th N. H. Inf., Sept., '62, to Feb., '63. Dis. Cosgrove, Thomas, "F," 40th Inf., Sept., '62, to June, '65. Ex.
Wounded at Drewry's Bluff and at Petersburg, Va. Received a medal of honor from the Sec'y of War for bravery at Drewry's Bluff. D. 1912.
Covell, Oatman A., "M," 2d N. Y. Cav., Sept., '61, to Mar., '62.
Dis .; "K," 96th N. Y. Inf., Mar., '65, to Feb., '66. Ex. D. 1911. Cox, Rev. John H., "E," 23d Inf., Jan., '64, to June, '65. Ex.
Crone, Louis E., "E," 22d Inf., Sept., '61; 2d Lieut. Oct., '62; 1st Lieut. Dec., '62; "G," 17th Vet. Res. C., June, '63, to May, '65; Capt. 42d U. S. Inf., July, '66, to Dec., '70. Lost an arm at Gaines's Mill, Va. D. 1891.
Cutter, George H., "H," 3d Wis. Inf., Apr., '61, to Aug., '65. Ex. as 1st Lieut.
Darling, Origen B., "D," 45th Inf., Sept., '62, to July, '63. Ex .; "B," 1st Batt. Heavy Art'y, Oct., '63, to Feb., '65; Capt. "L,"
12th U. S. Col'd Heavy Art'y, Feb., '65, to Apr., '66. Ex. D. 1899.
Davis, Fred, "D," 6th Inf., July, '64, to Oct., '64. Ex.
Davis, Samuel, 4th Maine Inf., June, '61, to Sept., '62.
Dennett, George B., "E," 12th Inf., Aug., '62, to Feb., '65. Ex. Prisoner at the Wilderness and confined at Andersonville and Florence, S. C.
Fiske, Joseph A., "E," 50th Inf., Aug., '62, to Mar., '63. Dis.
Flint, George, "H," 16th Inf., June, '61, to July, '64. Ex. Wounded at the Wilderness. D. 1908.
Folsom, George W., "I," 35th Inf., Aug., '62, to June, '65. Ex. Wounded.
Foster, William B., "D," 5th Inf., July, '64, to Nov., '64. Ex.
Gay, John G., "A," 20th Inf., Aug., '61, to May, '62, Dis.
Gould, Arthur F., "A," 44th Inf., Aug., '62, to June, '63. Ex. D. 1890.
Gurney, George N., "K," 25th Maine Inf., Sept., '62, to July, '63. Ex.
Ham, William F., "I," 3d U. S. Art'y, Sept., '64, to Sept., '67. Ex. D. 1908.
Harrington, George D., "F," 22d Inf., Sept., '61, to Oct., '64. Ex. Hensley, George H., Gunboat " Aries," July, '62, to July,' 64. Ex. Homans, Walter H., Ship "Pequot," June, '64, to Jan., '65. Ex. D. 1897.
Jones, George F., "F," 44th Inf., Sept., '62, to June, '63. Ex. D. 1898.
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Kauffmann, Charles G., "E," 158th N. Y. Inf., Aug., '62, to June, '65. Ex. as Ist Serg't. Wounded at Ft. Harrison and Ft. Gregg, Va.
Kimball, George, "A," 12th Inf., June, '61, to July, '64. Ex. Wounded at Fredericksburg and at Gettysburg.
Kneeland, Francis H., "E," 12th Inf., June, '61, to July, '64. Ex. D. 1896.
Lawrence, George O., S.S. " Rhode Island," Nov., '62, to Dec., '63. Ex .; "C," Ist Batt. Frontier Cav., Jan., '65, to June, '65. Ex. D. 1910.
Leavitt, Alonzo, "B," Ist Batt. Heavy Art'y, Oct., '62, to June, '65. Ex. D. 1897.
Locke, Everett S., "H," 2d Heavy Art'y, Sept., '64, to June, '65. Ex. Maynard, John F., "F," 5th Inf., July, '64, to Nov., '64, Ex. D. 1904.
McCarthy, Timothy, "B," 2d Heavy Art'y, and "E," 17th Inf., Sept., '64, to June, '65. Ex.
McDonald, Albert S., "A," 47th N. Y. Inf., Nov., '62, to Aug., '65. Ex. as 2d Lieut.
Morse, John N., "D," 35th Inf., Aug., '62, to Jan., '65. Dis. as 1st Lieut. Wounded at Weldon R. R. and at Poplar Grove Church, Va.
Moulton, Samuel, "E," 1st Inf., May, '61, to May, '64. Ex. D. 1906.
Mullen, Daniel, Str. " South Carolina," June, '62, to May,' 65. Ex. Muzzey, George E., Q. M., 12th Inf., July, '61, to Oct., '65. Ex. D. 1896.
Muzzey, Loring W., Q. M. 12th Inf., Apr., '61, to Oct., '65. Ex .; Capt. and Com. of Sub. 6th A. C. Brt. Maj. D. 1909.
Packard, Daniel E. P., "F," 84th N. Y. Inf., July, '61, to July, '65. Ex. D. 1898.
Page, Grovener A., "D," 33d Inf., Aug., '62, to Apr., '64. Dis. Lost an arm at Missionary Ridge. D. 1898.
Parker, Charles M., "D," 24th Inf., Aug., '62, to Dec., '64. Ex. Patten, B. W., "D," 33d Inf., Aug., '62, to June, '65. Ex.
Peters, John, Jr., "E," 12th Inf., June, '61, to July, '64. Ex. Wounded at Antietam.
Phillips, Aseph W., "G.," 7th Inf., June '61, to June, '64. Ex. Prescott, John H., "B," 32d Inf., Nov., '61, to Feb., '63. Dis .; "G," 6th Inf., July, '64, to Oct., '64. Ex.
Putnam, Charles, U. S. S. " Ossipee " and " Pinola," Sept., '62, to Oct., '65. Ensign. Ex.
Rankin, Charles H., "A," 6th Inf., July, '64, to Oct., '64. Ex. Also service with 41st Inf. in La. 1862-'63.
Saville, Clifford, "D," 45th Inf., Aug., '62, to Sept., '63. Ex. Wounded at Kingston, N. C. D. 1908.
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Sherman, Albert A., "G," 1st Cav., Sept., '61, to July, '65. Ex. 1st Serg't. D. 1908.
Simonds, George, Jr., "D," 45th Inf., Sept., '62, to July, '63. Ex .. D. 1900.
Stone, Norman B., "E," 16th Vt. Inf., Aug., '63, to July, '64. Ex. Tyler, Henry H., "C," 39th Inf., Aug., '62, to June, '65. Ex.
Walcott, Willard, "D," 53d Inf., Oct., '62, to Sept., '63. Ex. Wounded at Port Hudson. D. 1898.
West, Charles T., "B," 4th Vt. Inf., Aug., '62, to June, '65. Ex. D. 1908.
Whitney, Edmund C., "I," 53d Inf., Oct., '62, to Sept., '63. Ex. Wounded at Port Hudson. D. 1898.
Worthley, Charles T., "G," 47th Inf., Oct., '62, to Sept., '63. Ex. Wright, George W., "D," 45th Inf., Sept., '62, to July, '63. Ex.
Total membership, 66.
Present membership, 22.
The Minute-Men of 1875 1 was an organization which grew out of the celebration of the ninety-ninth anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1874, at which so large a caval- cade of young men appeared in the procession that it seemed possible to form them into a military body for escort and other duties at the approaching centennial anniversary. A meeting was, therefore, held with a view of organizing an infantry company to be attached to the State militia. The majority of men available, however, were disinclined to tie themselves to a permanent organization, and application was made, therefore, to the Adjutant General of the Com- monwealth, and his permission was obtained, to organize a local company for the special purposes of the Lexington Cen- tennial. Arms and equipment were loaned from the Water- town Arsenal. Two companies, aggregating about one hun- dred men, were organized, a drillmaster was secured from the Federal garrison at Fort Warren; and on his advice a battalion organization was adopted in August, 1874.
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