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16.6
700
783
218
160
269.555
13.50
Yes.
Walpole,
21.6
2.601
2.994
951
575
2,433,071' 17.40
No.
WALTHAM,
· 14.0
18,707|
20.876
6,173
4.065
18,829,024: 16.00:
No.
Ware ..
29.3
7.329;
7.651
1.899
1,236
4,117,525 19.30
Yes.
Wareham, .
40.2
3,451|
3,367
776
753
2,154.958
17.00
No.
Warren,
28.5
4,681!
4.4301
875
552
1,973,741| 18 20
No.
Warwick, .
37.4
505
599
194
131
335.005
22.00)
No.
Washington,
.
39.5
431
423
95
78
235,690
15.50
No.
Town of West Tisbury set off from Tisbury in 1892.
32.2
44,179|
51,522
17,140
10,681
65.699,713
13.80
Yes.
Southampton, .
27.3
1,017
1,054
278
188
200
700,466
10.00
No.
18.0
903
920
302
2.080.964|
19.00
No.
Area.
Pop. 1830, U. S.
TABLES OF AGGREGATES.
171
TOWNS AND CITIES.
Area. Square Miles.
Pop. 1890, U. S. Census.
Pop. 1895, State Census.
No. Polis,
Reg. Voters. State Elect'n.
Valuation.
Tax Rate, 189S.
License Vote, 1899.
Watertown,
4.1
7,073
7,788
2,627
1,700
$10,024,190 $17.50
No.
Wayland, .
16.
2,060
2,026
641
481
1,648,465
17.60
Yes.
Webster, .
14.5
7,031
7,799
2,189
1,332
3,339,745
10.00
Yes.
Wellesley,
Y
21.7
1,291
968
275
247
617,290
12.50
No.
Wendell, .
32.3
505
529
. 157
124
239,911
20.00
No.
Wenham, .
8.0
886
886
254
215
890,800
8.80
No.
West Boylston,
13.2
3,019
2,968
464
427
789,295
12.00
No.
West Bridgewater,
16.8
1,917
1,747
438
334
1.231,775
11.00
No.
West Brookfield,
21.1
1,592
1,467
395
331
765,189
20.20
No. No.
West Springfield, .
18.3
5,077
6,125
1,781
1,254
4,715,153
14.80
West Stockbridge,.
18.2
1,492
1,257
351
287
451,081
18.20
No.
Westboro, .
22.7
5.195
5,225
1,462
1,027
2,815,570
16.90
Westfield, .
48.5
9,805
10,663
3,194
2,595
8,140,808
18.00
No.
Westhampton,
27.8
477
476
115
109
216,750
17.00
No.
Westminster,
37.3
1.688
1,315
384
322
649,033
15.00
No.
Weston,
16.6
1,661
1,710
556
338
3,309,068
9.50
No.
Westport, .
55.1
2,599
2,678
733
510
1,550.150
18.80
No.
Westwood,
15.6
*
*
261
197
1,019,606
15.80
No.
Weymouth,
19.0
10,866
11,291
3,442
2,641
415,830
15.00
Yes.
Whitman, .
6.9
4,441
5,744
1.938
1,348
3,608,776|
19.40
No.
Wilbraham,
22.9
1,814
1.740
370
295
772,8:22
10.00
No.
Williamsburg, .
25.5
2,057
1,955
504
435
844.764
14.50
No.
Williamstown,
49.0
4,221|
4,887
1,170
985
2,814,468
18.60
No.
Wilmington,
17.8
1,213
1,420
452
273
1,064,851
14.00
No.
Winchendon,
45.5
4.390
4,490
1,468
919
2,455,829
20.00
Yes.
Winchester,
6.0
4,861
6,150
1,779
1,221
7,963,840
16.30
No.
Windsor, .
33.5
612
556
155
. 118
190,360
18.40
No.
Winthrop,.
1.6
2,726
4,192
1,284
895
6,376,450
15.60
No.
WOBURN, .
12.6
13,499
14,178
4,052
3,031
9,945,762|
18.70
Yes.
WORCESTER,
39.0
84,655
98.767
31,230
17,596
102.059,315
16.20
Yes.
Worthington,
32.5
714
648
201
167
318,499)
17.00
No.
Wrentham,
32.2
2,566
2,584!
717
. 572
1,479,689}
15.30
No.
Yarmouth,
25.6
1,760
1,655
516
443
1,583.571
11.50
No.
BY COUNTIES.
COUNTIES.
Cities.
Towns.
Area, Sq. Miles.
Pop., 1890.
l'op., 1895.
Valuation.
Barnstable,
15
444
29,1722
27,654
$22,501,424
Berkshire,
30
959
81,108
86,292
53,347,096
Bristol,
17
585
186,465
219,019
179,041,277
Dukes,
Essex,
27
518
299,995
330,393
258,421,127
Franklin,
26
691
38,610
40,145
22,455,992
Hampden, .
20
6:29
135,713
152,938
137,273,373
Hampshire,
22
594
51,859
54,710
31,895,957
Middlesex,
10
44
852
431,167
499,217
492,304.679
Nantucket,
1
52
3.268
3,016
3,362,996
Norfolk,
27
411
118,950
134,819
182,845,124
Plymouth,
26
704
92,700
101,498
75,861,862
Suffolk,
2
48
484,780
539,799
1.075,723,301
Worcester,
57
1,577
280,787
306,415
225,016,838
.
State, .
32
321
8,177
2,238,943 2.500,183 $2,764,244,784
·
14.3
1,796
1,613
489
396
855,621
15.00
No.
West Tisbury,
·
30.5
460
152
134
387,841
6.00
No.
Westford, .
31.4
2,250
2,418
666
434
6,620,719
18.70
No.
Whately, .
19.0
779
755
248
197
1,266,454
15.00
Wellfleet, .
10.4
3,600
4,929
1,033
674
7,861,350
11.00
No.
*Incorporated from Dedham, April 2, 1897.
.
12317131011122 3 1 1 1 2
7
113
4,369
4.238
4,191,738
·
Yes.
West Newbury,
Yes.
MILITARY.
Corrected to May 5.
GOVERNOR AND STAFF.
Commander-in-Chief-His Excellency Roger Wolcott of Boston. Adjutant General-Maj. Gen. Samuel Dalton, Boston.
Assistant Adjutants General-Col. William Curtis Capelle, Wakefield; Col. Edward B. Robins, Boston; Col. J. Payson Bradley, Boston: Col. Richard D. Sears, Nahant. Inspector General-Brig. Gen. James L. Carter, Brookline.
Assistant Inspectors General-Col. Fred W. Wellington, Worcester; Col. Fred G. King, Boston; Col. Gordon Dexter, Beverly: Col. Richard H. Morgan, New Bed- ford; Col. Frank L. Locke, Malden; Col. James T. Soutter, Boston: Col. James A. Frye. Boston.
Surgeon General-Brig. Gen. Robert A. Blood. Boston.
Judge Advocate General-Brig. Gen. Rockwood Hoar. Worcester. Commissary General-Brig. Gen. Francis H. Appleton, Peabody.
Assistant Quartermasters General-Col. Gordon Dexter, Beverly; Col. Harry E. Converse, Malden: Col. Roger Morgan, Springfield.
Aides-de-Camp-Col. John D. Billings, Cambridge: Col. William D. Sohier Beverly; Col. George R. Jewett, Salem; Col. Frank B. Stevens, Brookline.
FIRST BRIGADE, GENERAL AND STAFF.
Brigadier General-Thos. R. Mathews, Boston. Assistant Adjutant General-Walter C. Hagar, Boston. . Medical Director-Otis H. Marion, Allston. Assistant Inspector General-Frank S. Richardson, No. Adams.
Brigade Quartermaster-Charles Kinny, Boston.
Engineer-Geo. M. Thompson, Wakefield. Judge Advocate, rank Captain-Henry S. Dewey, Boston. Provost Marshal-Chas. D. Wainwright. Boston.
Aides-de-Camp-Geo. H. Chase, Concord: Edward Glines, Somerville. Asst. Insp. Gen. Rifle Practice, Major-Wm. H. Brigham, Hudson. Signal Officer, 1st Lieut .- George E. Lovett, Boston.
FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel-Charles Pfaff, Boston.
Lieut. Colonel-Charles B. Woodman, Fall River.
Majors-Geo. F. Quimby, Boston; Jas. A. Frye, Boston ; Perlie A. Dyar, Allston. Adjutant, rank ist Lieut .-- Charles H. Lake, Cambridge. Quartermaster, rank ist Lieut .- John S. Keenan. Dorchester.
Surgeon, rank Major-Howard S. Dearing. Boston. Asst. Surgeon, rank 1st Lieut .- Wm. A. Rolfe, Boston. Paymaster, rank 1st Lieut .- Horace B. Parker. Boston. Insp. Rifle Practice, rank ist Lient .- John Bryant Paine, Boston. Chaplain-Edward A. Horton, Boston.
Co. Place.
A Boston
B Cambridge
C Boston
D Boston
E New Bedford
F Taunton
G Boston
H Chelsea
I Broekton
K Boston
L Boston
M Fall River
Captain. John Boardman, Jr. Walter E. Lombard Charles P. Nutter J. H. Frothingham Jos. L. Gibbs Norris O. Danforth Albert B. Chick Walter L. Pratt
1st. Lieut. Dwight Fullerton John E. Day
2d Lieut.
Sumner Paine M. Underwooa Arthur C. Hall
Wm. J. Mccullough Horatio Hathaway, Jr. William J. Meek Jas. H. Gowing Bertie E. Grant
Charles Williamson Frederick S. Howes Fred M. Whiting David Fuller
Charles F. Nostrom Norman P. Cormack Harold C. King Ferd. H. Phillips Frank S. Wilson William Renfrew Geo. E. Horton Frank Packard Wm. R. Graves Fred'k W. Harrison
Wellington H. Nilsson Albert A. Gleason Roger Wolcott, Jr. Wm. J. Meek
MILITARY.
173
SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel-Embury P. Clark, Springfield. Lieut. Colonel-Edwin R. Shumway, Worcester. Majors-Frederick G. Southmayd, Springtield; Reuben A. Whipple, Adams; Henry B. Fairbanks, Worcester.
Adjutant, rank 1st Lient .- Paul R. Hawkins. Springfield. Quartermaster. rank ist Lient .- Edward E. Sawtell, Springfield. Surgeon, rank Major-Ernest A. Gates. Springfield. Asst. Surgeon, rank 1st Lient .- Joseph T. Herrick, Springfield. Paymaster, rank 1st Lieut .- Archibald C. Edson, Holyoke. Insp. Rifle Practice, rank 1st Lieut .- Albert E. Taylor, Chicopee. Chaplain-John C. Welwood, Holyoke.
Co. Place.
Captain. Ist Lieut.
2d Lieut.
A Worcester
Edwin G. Barrett
Moses H. Tisdell
Frederick H. Lücke
B Springfield
Henry-McDonald
Win. L. Young
.Thos. F. Burke
C Worcester Phineas L. Rider
D Holyoke Wm. J. Crosier
Orange Edwin R. Gray
Frank J. Hosmer
Albert L. Potter
Louis G. Brown
G Springfield
Jolin J. Leonard
Edward J. Leyden
(Vacancy.) Harry C. Young
I
Northampton Daniel J. Moynahan
James R. Gilfillan
Chas. W. French
K Springfield
Wm. S. Warriner
Fred A. Jeuks David A. Turner
L Greenfield
Frederick E. Pierce
Thos. D. Murphy Ernest J. Laferrière
Win. O'Brien
SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel-Charles K. Darling, Boston. Lieut. Colonel-George H. Priest, Fitchburg. Majors-Edward J. Gihon, Wakefield; Cyrus H. Cook, Concord; Alex. Greig, Jr., Lowell.
Adjutant, rank 1st Lient .- (Vacancy.)
Quartermaster, rank ist Lieut .- Stanwood G. Sweetzer, Stoneham.
Surgeon, rank Major-Charles Dutton, Wakefield.
Asst. Surgeon, rank ist Lieut .- Geo. F. Dow. Reading.
Paymaster, rank 1st Lieut .- Jas. A. Bailey, Jr., Arlington. Insp. Rifle Practice, rank ist Lieut .- John M. Portal, Woburn. Chaplain-(Vacancy.)
Co. Place.
Captain.
Ist Lieut.
2d Lieut.
A Wakefield
(Vacancy.)
Frank E. Gray
Elmer. E. Morrison
B Fitchburg
David W. Colburn
Jas. C. Smith Albert Fellows
C
Lowell (Vacancy.) Thomas Livingston
Colby T. Kittredge
D Fitchburg
John F. MeDowell Andrew J. Whelan
Wm. L. Conrad
E S. Fram'gh'm Isaac N. Marshall Clarence W. Coolidge Herbert W. Damon
F Marlboro
Franklin G. Taylor Edward B. Carr Wm. Fairweather
Frank E. Moore
G Lowell
H Stoneham
Warren E. Sweetser
Geo. R. Barnstead Jos. S. Hart
Frank E. Cutler George S. Howard Henry A. Thayer Wm. N. Decker
I Concord
K Southbridge
L Boston
M Milford
(Vacancy.) Ulysses A. Goodell Wm. J. Williams John F. Barrett
Andrew M. Higgins Wm. H. Jackson Chas. H. Kimball
Newton E. Putney Geo. W. Braxton Arthur J. Draper
FIRST BATTALION, LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Major-Lawrence N. Duchesney, Boston. Adjutant, rank 1st Lieut .- H. Bradford Lewis, Andover. Quartermaster, rank 1st Lieut. - William H. Hennessey, Lynn. Surgeon, rank Major-John F. Harvey, Lynn.
Veterinary Surgeon-Frederic H. Osgood, Boston.
Paymaster, rank ist Lieut .- Henry B. Clapp, Boston. Chaplain-(Vacancy.)
Co. Place. . Captain.
Ist Lieut. 2d Lieut.
B Worcester Herbert W. Haynes Arthur H. Boswell Wm. T. Gould
William E. Sayles
C Lawrence Wm. L. Stedman Charles F. Sargent
Geo. H. Goldsmith
TROOP F, CAVALRY.
Captain-Amos R. Leighton. Lowell. Asst. Surgeon, rank Ist Lient .- William J. Quigley, North Chelmsford. First Lieut .-- Amos R. Leighton, Westford. Second Lieut .- Edward H. Keyes.
1
. -
M Adams
Geo. J. Crozier
Frank L. Allen
Fred'k M. Clark. Jr.
Francis D. Phillips Waldo A. Johnson
E
F Gardner
Arthur L. Stone
H Worcester
Charles S. Holden
Henry T. Gray
Robert W. Hunter
Fayette B. Mason
John S. Powell
i
174
MASSACHUSETTS YEAR BOOK.
SECOND BRIGADE, GENERAL AND STAFF.
Brigadier General-Wm. A. Bancroft, Cambridge.
Asst. Adj. Gen., rank Lieut. Col .- Geo. H. Benyon, Watertown. Medical Director, rank Lieut. Col .- Wm. H. Devine, Boston. Asst. Insp. Gen., rank Major-Wm. H. Goff, Attleboro. Asst. Insp. Gen. Rifle Practice, rank Major-Robert B. Edes, Newton. Brig. Quartermaster, rank Capt .- Fred'k P. Barnes, Newton. Engineer, rank Capt .- Hugh Bancroft, Cambridge. Judge Advocate, rank Capt .- Francis R. Bangs, Boston. Provost Marshal, rank Capt .- Leslie Leland, Boston. Aides-de-Camp, rank Capt .- Francis S. Parker, Boston; Aug. N. Rantoul, Salem.
SIGNAL CORPS.
First Lieut. Commanding-Henry W. Sprague, Boston.
FIFTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY.
Colonel-Jophanus H. Whitney, Medford.
Lieut. Colonel-Erasmus M. Weaver, U. S. Army.
Majors-Walter E. Morrison, Braintree; Linwood E. Hanson, Woburn.
Adjutant, rank ist Lient .- Fred T. Austin. Boston.
Quartermaster, rank ist Lieut .- Chas. P. Buechner, Worcester.
Surgeon, rank Major-Fred'k W. Pearl, Boston.
Asst. Surgeons, rank ist Lieut .- Chas. N. Barney, Boston; Wm. E. McPherson, Charlestown.
Chaplain-Edwin L. House, Attleboro.
Co. . Place.
Captain.
Ist Lieut.
2d Lieut.
A
Boston
Willis W. Stover
Rowland W. Bray
Maurice A. Colbert
B Cambridge
Chas. W. Facey
Chas. R. Gow
Patrick J. McNamara
C
Newton
Ernest R. Springer
Robert W. Daily
Sheldon L. Howard
D
Plymouth
Willard C. Butler
Chas. B. Cabot Gannett E. Barry
E
Medford
Jas. C. D. Clark
Orville J. Whitney
Elbridge L. Sweetser
F
Waltham
Louis R. Gindrat
C. E. Hamilton
Jos. H. Williams Chas. H. Robbins
G H Boston
Woburn Thomas Mccarthy Fred McDonald Attleboro George H. Sykes
Henry Y. Gilson
Chas. J. Kindler
I
Chas. A. Richardson
Edward P. Coleman
K Braintree
Otto J. C. Neilson
Wm. H. Whitney
A. G. Gustafson
Malden
Frank F. Cutting
James H. Mann .
Clarence A. Perkins
M Hudson
Jas. P. Clare
Chas. F. Spear
Benj. N. Wheeler
EIGHTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY.
Colonel-William A. Pew, Jr., Salem.
Lieut. Colonel-E. W. M. Bailey, Amesbury.
Majors-William Stopford, Beverly; Frank A. Graves, Marblehead; (Vacancy.) Adjutant, rank 1st Lient .- Edward H. Eldridge, Nabant. Quartermaster, rank 1st Lieut .- Charles F. Wonson, Gloucester.
Surgeon, rank Major-William Cogswell, Salem. Asst. Surgeon. rank ist Lieut .- Thomas L. Jenkins, Topsfield. Paymaster, rank 1st Lieut .- James C. Barr.
Insp. Rifle Practice, rank 1st Lieut .- Thomas D. Barrall, Boston. Chaplain-George D. Sanders, Gloucester.
Co. Place.
Captain. 1st Lieut.
2d Lieut.
A Newburyport Alex. G. Perkins
Wm. F. Flanders
Geo. W. Langdon
B Amesbury
Horace S. Bean
John M. Pettengill
Frank Stinson
C Marblehead Frank Tucker Frank A. Marshall
Frank B. Deming
D Lynn Chas. T. Hilliker
Thomas J. Cobey Wm. F. Young
E
Beverly
Fred W. Stopford
Frank A. DeSouson
F Haverhill
Wm. C. Dow
David E. Jewell
G Gloucester
Edward J. Horton
Chas. H. Farnham Thomas F. Crowley Chas. M. McIsaac S. Frank Masury
Jas. C. Nutt Geo. N. Jewett.
I
Lynn
John E. Williams
Frank H. Downey Wm. H. Perry Henry W. French Frank L. Esty
L Lawrence
James Forbes
M Somerville
H. W. Whitten
Joseph S. Chambers Geo. I. Canfield Geo. H. Wilton Fred'k W. Pierce
NINTH REGIMENT, INFANTRY.
Colonel -- Wm. H. Donovan, Lawrence.
Lieut. Colonel-Lawrence J. Logan, Boston. Majors-Geo. F. H. Murray, Boston; John J. Sullivan, Boston; Joseph J. Kelley, South Boston.
Adjutant, rank 1st Lieut .- (Vacancy.)
Quartermaster, rank ist Lieut .- Jere. G. Fennessey, Boston.
H Salem Walter P. Nichols
K
Danvers
Preston Chase
Homer B. Grant
175
MILITARY.
Surgeon, rank Major-Francis Magurn, Charlestown. Asst. Surgeon, rank ist Lieut .- C. T. McGillicuddy, Revere. Paymaster, rank 1st Lieut .- Henry Dobbins. Boston. > Insp. Rifle Practice, rank ist Lieut .- John Breen. Lawrence. Chaplain-James Lee, Boston.
Co. Place.
Captain.
lat Lieut.
2d Lieut.
A Boston
Daniel J. Keefe
G. M. Rogers
B Boston
G. F. H. Murray
James F. Walsh
C Boston T. F. Quinlan
Henry Crane
J. J. Foley
D Boston
David M. Crotty
Fred. J. Murphy
John T. Barry
F Lawrence
G Worcester
H Boston
John J. Hayes
B. J. Flanigan.
I So. Boston
John H. Duinn
William J. Casey
K Clinton Peter J. Cannon
Martin G. Healey
Natick
M. E. Morris
Daniel J. Murphy Joseph S. Gillow
John F. Kenealy Philip McNulty
LIGHT ARTILLERY.
BATTERY A, BOSTON.
Captain-Samuel D. Parker, Boston. First Lieutenants-Harry S. Blake, Boston: Wm. Amory, 2d. Second Lieutenant-Chas. S. Dole, Newtonville. Asst. Surgeon, rank ist Lieut .- William A. Brooks, Jr., Boston.
FIRST BATTALION, CAVALRY.
Major-Wm. A. Perrins, Boston.
Adjutant, rank 1st Lieut .- Albert E. Carr, Boston.
Quartermaster, rank ist Lieut .- Walter C. Wardwell, Cambridge.
Surgeon, rank Major-George W. Mills, Medford. Veterinary Surgeon-Austin Peters, Boston.
Paymaster, rank ist Lieut .- John W. Hall, Boston. Insp. Rifle Practice, rank ist Lieut .- C. L. D. Parkhill, Cambridge. Chaplain-Adolph A. Berle, Boston.
Troop.
Place.
Captain.
Ist Lieut. 2d Lieut.
Boston
Doris A. Young
Frank K. Neal
Geo. Proctor
Boston John Perrins, Jr.
James L. Fairbanks Wm. H. Kelly
FIRST CORPS OF CADETS.
Lieutenant Colonel-Thomas F. Edmands, Boston. Major-Andrew Robeson, Brookline.
Adjutant, rank ist Lieut .- Edward E. Currier, Malden.
Quartermaster, rank ist Lieut .- Wm. B. Clarke, Boston.
Surgeon, rank Major-William L. Richardson, Boston.
Asst. Surgeon, rank ist Lieut .- Charles M. Green, Boston. Paymaster, rank ist Lieut .- Fred. B. Carpenter, Wakefield. Insp. Rifle Practice, rank 1st Lieut .- William A. Hayes, 2d, Cambridge. Chaplain-(Vacancy.)
Co. Place.
Captain.
Ist Lieut. 2d Lieut.
A Boston Frank L. Joy
Thomas Talbot
B Boston W. Wetherbee
Rolin C. Frye
Wm. L. Simmons
(Vacancy.)
D
Boston Charles N. Rollins Moses Williams, Jr. Francis E. Cabot
SECOND CORPS OF CADETS.
Lieutenant Colonel-Walter F. Peck, Salem. Major-Andrew Fitz, Salem
Adjutant, rank 1st Lient .- ( Vacancy.) Quartermaster, rank ist. Lient .- David M. Little. Salem.
Surgeon, rank Major-James E. Simpson, Jr .. Salem. Asst. Surgeon, rank 1st Lieut .- J. Wmn. Voss, Beverly. Paymaster, rank ist Lieut .- Edward A. Maloon, Beverly. Insp. Rifle Practice, rank ist Lieut .- Charles S. Tuckerman. Chaplain-Edwin J. Prescott, Salem.
.Co. Place.
Captain.
Ist Lieut. 2d Lieut.
A Salem
Philip Little Geo. E. Symonds
B Salem
C Salem
Reuben W. Ropes John E. Spencer
Arthur N. Webb Charles F. Ropes
Frank S. Perkins Edward T. Graham F. Ernest Clark
Boston J. J. Sullivan
J. H. Joubert J. Moynihan
P. A. Sands Matthew.E. Hines
Charles E. Brines C. J. Murphy Michael S. Boles John F. Hurley Thomas F. Clark
James A. Cully John J. Boyle
M Lowell
A. D. Mitten
T. J. Sullivan Wm. T. White
John A. Blanchard Wm. B. Stearns
C Boston Virgil C. Pond
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NAVAL BRIGADE.
Captain-John W. Weeks, West Newton.
Lieutenant Commanders-Arthur B. Denny, Brookline; William M. Paul, Boston
Adjutant, rank Lieut .- James P. Parker, Brookline.
Equipment Officer. rank Lient .- Wm. A. Cary, Boston.
Engineer, rank Lieut .- Frank B. Doost, Boston.
Ordnance Officer, rank Lieut .- Robert T. Moffatt, Boston. Paymaster. rank Lieut., Junior Grade-Franklin D. Williams, Newton. Signal Officer, rank Lieut., Junior Grade-Wm. S. Parker.
Aide, rank Lieut .. Junior Grade-Charles B. Perkins, Boston. . Surgeon, rank Lieut .- Gardner W. Allen, Boston.
Asst. Surgeon, rank Lieut., Junior Grade-S. Virgil Merritt, Fall River. Lieutenants, Junior Grade.
Lieut. Commanding.
Ensigns.
A Charles A. Foster B James H. Dillaway, Jr.
Arno A. Bittues
Frank L. Solomon
Charles H. Brigham
Daniel H. Sughrue
C James O. Porter
William E. Mckay
Charles H. Parker
D Gardner I. Jones
George S. Selfridge
Louis C. Felton
E Henry D. Sears
(Vacancy.) Daniel Chase
William H. Beattie Charles N. Borden
Albert R. Pierce
H Jenness K. Dexter
(Vacancy.)
Walter S. Barr
William O. Cohn
Frederick T. Ley
I Wm. B. Edgar
(Vacancy.)
Geo. W. Palmer
K Edward P. Dodd
Ewing W. Hamlin
Roy D. Jones
L. E. G. Moody
Albert H. Beckford
Geo. P. Peckham
M Wm. G. O'Brien
Simon P. Meagher
H. B. Winchester
AMBULANCE CORPS.
Captain-Myles Standish, Boston. First Lieutenant-Robert E. Bell, Lowell. Second Lieutenant-Frank S. Smith, Boston.
LOCATION OF COMPANIES.
CITY OF TOWN.
Regiment.
COMPANIES.
CITY OR TOWN.
Regiment.
COMPANIES.
Adams
2đ
M
Lawrence
8th
L F
Amesbury
8th
B
Lawrence ..
9th
Attleboro.
5th
I
Lowell
6th
5
C, G, M.
Beverly
8th
E
Lowell
9th
M
Boston
1st Corps Cadets.
A, B, C, D
Lynn.
8th
D. It
Boston.
1st Sig. Corps
Malden
5th
L
Boston.
1st Ambulance
Marlboro. .
6th
E
Boston.
5th
Milford ..
6th
M
Boston.
6th
New Bedford ..
1st
ES
Boston
9th
A, B, C, D. E,
Newburyport ..
8th
A
Boston
1 Bat. Cav.
A, D
Natick
9th
L
Boston ..
Nav. Bat.
A, B, C, D
Orange
Braintree ..
5th
K
Plymouth.
5th
D
Brockton.
1st
I
Salem
2d Corps
A. B. C
Cambridge
5th
B
Salem ..
8th
H
Chelsea.
1st
H
Somerville
8th
M
Clinton ..
9th
K
Southbridge ...
6th
K
Concord
6th
I
Springfield.
20
B. G. KT H
Fall River
1.st
M *
Taunton.
1st
E
Fitchburg
6th
B. D
Wakefield.
6th
A
Framingham ..
6th
E
Waltham ..
5th
Gardner ...
F
Westford.
Gloucester
8th
Woburn ..
5th
Greenfield
L
Worcester
2d
A. C. H
Haverhill
8th
Hudson.
5th
M
Worcester
9th
B, Battery G
Holyoke
2d
Lawrence.
C, Battery
*Co. F, Naval Brigade.
+Co. E. Naval Brigade. $Co. G. Naval Brigade. #Detachmente at Carlsie, Chehnsford and North Chelmsford.
"Co. HI, Naval Brigade
C
Boston.
1st
A, C. D. G, K,L A. H L
H. I
Northampton . Newton
2d
I
Boston.
E
Cambridge
Ist
B
Cadets (
Danvers
8th
K
Stoneham
6th
5th
C
A, Battery
Marblehead
8th
2d Ambulance
2d Sig. Corps
Medford
5th
Herbert L. Smith
F Geo. R. H. Buffington
G George N. Gardiner .
A. Ernest Thomas
Horace F. Fuller
F,# Cavalry G
Worcester
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MASSACHUSETTS IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
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The YEAR BOOK'S record for 1898 closed May 26 of that year, with a state- ment of the first death among Massa- chusetts soldiers and an officer's roster of the regiments, except the fifthi, on a war footing.
In this volume is given in brief the story of each regiment, with such other data as seem pertinent to the record of the Commonwealth. For the lists of officers of different regiments, see YEAR BOOK for 1898.
FIRST HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Having assembled in South Armory, Boston, the regiment marched thence, April 26, to Rowe's wharf, where it took boat for Fort Warren.
May 9, mustered into the United States service, 741 officers and men.
June 1. under command of Lt. Col. C. B. Woodward, Batteries G and L pro- ceeded to Fort Rodman, New Bedford.
June 6, regiment distributed as fol- lows : Battery A, at Nahant: B. New- buryport ; C and D, Fort Pickering, Salem; H. Fort Sewell, Marblehead: K, Stage Fort, Gloucester ; regimental headquarters, Salem.
Sept. 19, regiment rendezvoused, Fra- mingham.
Oct. 5, proceeded to South Armory, Boston, and was furloughed for 30 days.
Nov. 4, reassembled at nearest city armories.
Nov. 14, mustered out.
The only death during the term of service was in Co. F, Henry A. Williams, Oct. 24; hospital, Boston.
SECOND REGIMENT.
This organization reported at Fra- mingham May 3rd. Physical examina- tion of officers and men began the next day and concluded the 10th, on which day the regiment was mustered into the United States service.
May 12, the regiment, 943 strong, took train for the south, via Fall River Line, steamer "Plymouth," reaching Lake- land. Florida, on the 17th.
May 30, proceeded to Tampa, Florida. June 7, broke camp and marched to Port Tampa.
June 14, sailed for Santiago de Cuba, arriving in the offing on the 20th. Land- ing was begun on the 22d at Daiquiri, 18 miles east of the bay of Santiago. E Co. landed first. The 3rd Battalion landed the next day.
June 23, the regiment was at Sib- oney, on the route to Santiago. On the 30th, advance was made upon El Caney.
July 1, battle of El Caney. The loss was: killed, 1 officer, 3 men; mortally wounded, 1 man; wounded, 3 officers, 33 men. Late at night, same date, march was resumed towards San Juan hills, and at 10 A. M. of the 2d, the regiment went into position at the extreme right of the American line. In the afternoon, two men were wounded by sharpshoot-
ers. Later in the evening two more men were wounded, one mortally.
July 4, participated in movement to invest the city of Santiago. From that date to the 14th, was in the trenches.
July 17, city of Santiago surrendered. Aug. 12, marched to Santiago and em- barked on the United States steamer "Mobile" for the United States.
Aug. 19, reached Montauk Point, Long Island, N. Y., and landed the next day, marched to detention camp.
Aug. 20, went to permanent camp: the next day received a furlough of 60 days. Nov. 3, mustered out of the United States service in Springfield.
The total loss of the regiment was : killed or mortally wounded, 9; died of disease, 88.
The following list gives all names and dates, arranged alphabetically. Unless otherwise specified, the names are those of privates. The date given is that of death, the killed and died from wounds, are in italics :
FIELD AND STAFF.
Bowen, Henry C., Major and Surgeon, 2d Div. hospital, Santiago, Aug. 13. 1898
LINE AND ENLISTED MEN.
Co. A.
Boardman, Jos. H., Sept. 3, Worcester. Forest, Geo. L., Sept. 30, St. Peter's Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Co. B.
Vesper, Harry J., 2d Lieut., Aug. 17, U. S. steamer "Mobile." Bearse, Rich. H., Qr. M. Sergt., Aug. 1, Santiago. Kingston, Paul J., wagoner, Aug. 18, U. S. steamer "Mobile."
Malone, John J., July 2, Santiago, wounded at El Caney, July 1.
Vesper, Paul E., Aug. 10, Santiago.
Co. C.
Wentworth, Harold B., Sergt., Aug. 14, buried at sea.
Douse, Robert H., Corp., Aug. 26, Montauk Point.
King, Jos. C., Sept. 5, Div. hospital, Santiago.
Mayo, Silas I., Aug. 7, Div. hospital, Santiago.
Roberts, Wm. D., Sept. 3, Worcester. Stewart, Arthur I., Aug. 10, hospital, Santiago.
Taft, Fred B., July 14, Div. hospital, Santiago.
Wheeler, James B., Aug. 2, in quarters, Santiago.
Co. D.
Collier, Geo. A., Sergt., Sept. 22, Hol- yoke.
Mattell, Frank G., Sergt., Sept. 15, Holyoke.
Tram, Edgar R., Qr. M. Sergt., Aug. 27, Montauk Point.
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Bonneville, Jos., Aug. 9, Santiago.
Dugas, Anatole, July 2, wounded at El Caney July 1.
Co. E.
Ryder, Fred A., Sergt., Aug. 20, U. S. steamer "Mobile."
Knight, Harland, Corp., Sept. 21, Athol. Leonard. David J., artificer, Aug. 30, Montauk Point.
Blake, Henry J., Sept. 27, Orange.
Brooks, Geo. A., July 1, killed at El Caney.
Clark, Robert F., Aug. 11, Santiago. Crowe, Hugh J., Sept. 12, Randolph, Vt.
Davis, Hugh J., Aug. 11, Santiago. Field, James A., Oct. 5, Boston.
Halberg, Gust., Aug. 7, Santiago.
Lawson, Guy P., Sept. 28, Athol. Pike, Wm. L., Aug. 7, Santiago. Rivett, Wm. H., Aug. 31, Athol.
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