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In Freedom's name our blades we draw, She arms us for the fight ! For country, government, and law, For Liberty and Right. The Union must - shall be preserved, Our flag still o'er us fly ! That cause our hearts and hands has nerved And we will do or die.
George P. Morris.
" We are coming, Father Abra'am, Three hundred thousand more, From Mississippi's winding stream And from New England's shore."
On the 4th of August, 1862, President Lincoln issued his proclamation calling for three hundred thousand (300,- 000) more troops, to serve for nine months ; a draft to be made if the quotas were not filled by volunteers by the 15th of August.
The proportion assigned by the War Department to Massachusetts was nineteen thousand and eighty (19,080) men. The quota of Melrose was seventy-nine (79) men.
To this call, as heretofore, Melrose responded promptly, sending its full quota of seventy-nine (79) men into the field in eight different regiments.
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A war meeting was called and held at the vestry of the Orthodox Church on the evening of August 11th, to con- sult in relation to supplying these additional troops. Col- onel John H. Clark was chosen Chairman, and Mr. Charles H. Isburgh, Secretary. Speeches were made by Colonel Clark, Mr. George F. Stone, and several other citizens ; and a vote was passed recommending that the Town pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) to each and every person that should enlist and enter the service for nine months.
A warrant for a Town Meeting was immediately issued, to be held August 21st, to take the matter into considera- tion. Colonel John H. Clark was chosen Moderator. As will be seen by the following vote, offered by Mr. Stephen W. Shelton, the recommendation of the citizens' meeting was fully indorsed and adopted :
Voted, That the Town raise an amount of money equal or equivalent to the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per man, for every man who is, or who may be required from this Town to answer to the recent call of the President of the United States for additional troops for nine months' service, to serve in the army of the United States ; and that the Treasurer is authorized and required, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow that amount of money and pay the same to such par- ties who may volunteer, and are properly and legally accepted by the proper and legal authorities for such service.
It was also voted, on motion of Mr. Rufus Smith,
That a Rallying Committee of twenty-five men be appointed by the Chairman of this meeting, with full powers to call meet- ings and perform such other duties as they may deem neces- sary ; and that an appropriation of three hundred dollars ($300) for incidental expenses be made by the Town, to be expended under the direction of said Committee.
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The following citizens were appointed to serve on that Committee :
Rufus Smith,
R. Watson Emerson,
Michael A. McCafferty,
Frank A. . Messenger,
Nelson Cochran,
Napoleon B. Bryant,
Moses Parker, M. D.,
Isaac Emerson, Jr.,
Samuel O. Dearborn,
Joel Snow,
Henry A. Norris,
George W. Emerson,
Henry B. Newhall,
Philip B. Holmes,
Fernando C. Taylor,
Levi S. Gould,
John S. Sewall,
Walter Babb,
Daniel Norton, Jr.,
Allen C. Goss,
Josiah P. Mendum,
Addison W. Banfield,
George A. Bacon,
Isaiah A. Young,
Stephen W. Shelton.
The Selectmen were afterwards joined to this Com- mittee.
Several large and spirited war meetings were held at various places in the town, under the auspices of this Ral- lying Committee. The first one took place on Monday evening, August 25th, at Lyceum Hall. Good music was furnished by the Malden Band, and some fine singing by a quartette. Addresses were made by Lieutenant-Colonel Wardwell, of the Thirty-Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, Hon. Daniel W. Gooch, Hon. Elihu C. Baker, Messrs. George W. Copeland, Guppy, and others.
Meetings were also held on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings of this week, at which addresses were made by our citizens, and by speakers from abroad ; and volunteers came rapidly forward, and this quota of sev- enty-nine (79) was filled.
The last week of August was almost wholly given up
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to recruiting purposes. The Governor recommended a suspension of business during the afternoons, and the rec- ommendation was very generally complied with.
Owing to the measures taken at these various meetings, the following paper - whereby the signers agreed to pay their just proportion of all taxes, and to indemnify all town officers for any action taken in carrying out the wishes of the town - was circulated among the citizens for signa- tures :
AGREEMENT.
Be it remembered, that whereas the Town of Melrose, at several meetings called for that purpose, have, with great una- nimity, passed sundry votes providing for the payment of bounty to our volunteers, and for the support of their families, and other incidental war purposes, which votes may, upon nice and technical grounds, be regarded as invalid in law, - Now, therefore, we the undersigned, Tax-payers in the Town of Mel- rose, hereby waive all objection to the form, substance, or valid- ity of said proceedings ; and agree to pay all taxes assessed against us respectively arising from said votes.
And we severally hereby release any present or future officer of said Town from all actions, or causes of action, on account of the assessment or collection of the aforesaid tax ; all of which we feel in duty bound to do, as true and loyal citizens, resolved to make any sacrifice necessary for the most vigorous prosecu- tion of the war, and for the honor and dignity of our glorious flag.
Of our nine months' volunteers, twenty-nine enlisted in the Forty-Second Massachusetts Regiment, all but one of them being in Co. G ; and they experienced the sad fate of falling into the hands of the rebels, at the "Battle of Galveston," January Ist, 1863. But they were not, thank God! destined to undergo the horrors of an " Anderson-
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ville," "Salisbury," or "Belle Isle," as they were soon afterward paroled.
The following are the names of our nine months' men, with their regiment and company :
FIFTH REGIMENT.1 Co. A. PRIVATE. CHASE, EDE K. Mustered out with the regiment, July 2, 1863.
Co. H. PRIVATE. SUMNER, STEPHEN.
Mustered out with the regiment, July 2, 1863.
FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.2 Co. G. CORPORAL.
BUTTRICK, JOHN W. Taken prisoner at " Battle of Galveston," Jan. 1, 1863 ; in
1 The Fifth Massachusetts, - which served in the three months' campaign at the beginning of the Rebellion, - now volunteering for nine months, left Boston Oct. 22, 1862, for New Berne, N. C. Its period of service was passed in the " Department of North Carolina," and it was in the following engagements : Whitehall, Kinston, Goldsboro', New Berne, Blount's Creek, and Moseley Creek, besides numerous expeditions and reconnoissances, marching six hundred miles over the poor roads of North Carolina, during its term of service.
2 The Forty-Second Massachusetts left the State Nov. 21, 1862, for the " Department of the Gulf." Three companies- D, G and I - were in the " Battle of Galveston," Jan. 1, 1863, and taken prisoners ; * afterwards paroled, but not exchanged ; therefore did not perform any more active ser- vice. The balance of the regiment served in the Louisiana campaigns.
* "When Colonel Burrill offercd his sword to the officer designated by General Magru- der to receive the surrender, he was desired to keep it, in respect to his brave and able defence of his position against such an overwhelming force ; and, on being informed that the little band that stood before them were all the troops there, the rebels could scarcely believe it, and were surprised they had held their position so well and so long."
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prison at Houston, Texas ; paroled while on steamer " General Quitman," near Alexandria, La., Feb. 18, 1863 ; mustered out with the regiment, Aug. 20, 1863.
MUSICIAN. IRESON, DAVID A.1
WAGONER. JUDKINS, ROLAND C.1 PRIVATES. BARRETT, CHARLES.1
BARRETT, CHARLES L.1
BARNARD, JOHN M., JR.1 BOARDMAN, CHARLES.1 BRIDGES, HENRY.
Deserted at New York City, Dec. 6, 1862 ; non-resident.
BRYANT, THOMAS O.1 BURNHAM, PASCHAL E. Discharged March 27, 1863, for disability.
CLARK, FREDERICK F.1 CORSON, FREDERICK U.I DAVIS, JOHN E.1 DAVIS, JAMES L.1 2
1 Same military history as that of Corporal Buttrick.
? Also served ninety days in Seventh Un. Co. Infantry, in 1864; see chap. VIII.
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DOUBLE, EDMUND B.1 Wounded in hand at "Battle of Galveston," Jan. 1, 1863.
EMERSON, JAMES G.1 2 HETON, JOHN.1 'HYDE, GEORGE S.1
IRESON, ALONZO D.1 LYNDE, AMOS W.12 LYNDE, CHARLES B.1
MARSTON, JAMES M.
Deserted Dec. 6, 1862, at New York City ; non-resident.
SWEETSER, THOMAS T.I Wounded in the mouth at " Battle of Galveston."
MARSHALL, SAMUEL.1
UPHAM, CHARLES H.1
VINTON, EDWIN A.13 YORK, JOSIAH R.12 YORK, WILLIAM B.1 3 Co. H.
PRIVATE. WILDE, BENJAMIN F. Deserted Nov. 25, 1862, at New York City.
1 Same military history as that of Corporal Buttrick.
2 Also served ninety days in Seventh Un. Co. of Infantry in IS64 ; see chap. VIII.
3 Also served one hundred days in Eighth Regiment in 1864 ; see chap. VIII.
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FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT.I Co. A. PRIVATE. SMITH, WAYLAND R. Mustered out with the regiment, July 30, 1863.
FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.2 Co. D. PRIVATE. SIMONDS, JOSEPH W. Mustered out with the regiment, June 18, 1863.3
1 The Forty-Third Massachusetts was in the " Department of North Car- olina," and was in the battles of Kinston, Whitehall, and several marches and skirmishes.
2 This regiment was also in the "Department of North Carolina," and was in the Tarboro' expedition, the battles of Kinston, Whitehall, Golds- boro' and Siege of Washington, N. C. It had in its ranks the astronomer Tuttle, of Cambridge, the two brothers Cobb, artists, and Rev. Mr. Gibbs, who relinquished the pastorate of the Universalist Church in West Cam- bridge. The following " army song " was written by " Selim," and dedicated to the Forty-Fourth :
TUNE - "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled."
From Katahdin's snowy crest, To Mount Vernon's sacred rest,
Through imperial valleys West, Shout the battle-cry.
Come from homes you love so dear, Come with hearts that know no fear, Come with might in bow and spear. Down bid slavery go.
Hark 1 it is your country's call !
By the prayers our fathers breathed,
Lo ! she bids her brave sons all By the trusts to us bequeathed,
Make the band of traitors fall, In recreant graves to lie.
By the hopes our hearts which heaved, Smite oppression low. Hail our Union's new birthnight !
Would you see our broad domain By giant treason rent in twain,
See it girt with grander might,
In border-strifes your children slain ? Back as cowards fall.
Ray out now a purer light To the nations round.
Would you sce our banner bright
When our last victory is won,
Wave untorn in Freedom's light,
When the work of blood is done,
Brave the world's united might? Strike, then, once for all.
And to our loved homes we come, To God shall praises sound.
Also served one hundred days in the Eighth Regiment, in 1864 ; see chap. VIII.
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Co. E. PRIVATE. ROBERTS, CHARLES H. Discharged Jan. 14, 1863, for disability.
Co. G.
PRIVATE. HART, ABNER B.
Mustered out June 18, 1863.
Co. H.
PRIVATE.
DAWES, RICHARD C.
Mustered out June 18, 1863.1
Co. I.
PRIVATES. ANDERSON, LEONARD B.
Mustered out June 18, 1863.
CROCKER, JOSEPH C.
Mustered out June 18, 1863.2
1 Appointed Acting Ensign in the navy Dec. 16, 1863, but he was then liv- ing in Brookline. He served until Jan. 11, 1867, when he was honorably discharged.
2 Also served nine months as clerk in the Quartermaster's Department, Headquarters ISth Army Corps, Army of the James.
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FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.1 Co. A. MUSICIAN. FREELAND, JOSEPH V. Mustered out with the regiment, July 7, 1863 ; non-resi- dent.
Co. D. SERGEANT. BARRY, ROYAL P.
Promoted Corporal Sept. 27, 1862 ; Sergeant, June 19, 1863 ; mustered out July 7, 1863.
PRIVATES. CUTTING, WILLIAM H., JR.
Mustered out July 7, 1863.
EVANS, THOMAS C.
Wounded in both hands and leg at "Battle of Kinston,"
Dec. 14, 1862 ; discharged Feb. 27, 1863.
FOSS, JAMES T.
Wounded at " Battle of Kinston," Dec. 14, 1862; mus- tered out July 7, 1863.
LEIGHTON, WILLIAM F.
Mustered out July 7, 1863.
CHIPMAN, GEORGE A. Mustered out July 7, 1863.2
1 The Forty-Fifth Massachusetts was in the " Department of North Caro- lina," and in the battles of Kinston, Whitehall, and several skirmishes and reconnoissances.
2 Also served one hundred days as Lieutenant, Co. A, Sixth Regiment, in 1864; see chap. VIII.
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MARSHALL, JAMES.
Mustered out July 7, 1863.
MCLAUGHLIN, GEORGE W.
Mustered out July 7, 1863.1 PERKINS, JOHN, JR.
Wounded in thigh at " Battle of Kinston," Dec. 14, 1862 ; discharged May 21, 1863.
JUNKINS, EDWIN W. Mustered out July 7, 1863.
Co. I. PRIVATES. DORRING, JOHN.
Mustered out July 7, 1863 ; non-resident.
FOSS, GEORGE A. Mustered out July 7, 1863 ; non-resident.
FERGUSON, JOHN. Mustered out July 7, 1863 ; non-resident. HARRIS, JOHN. Mustered out July 7, 1863 ; non-resident.
MYARS, JOHN. Mustered out July 7, 1863 ; non-resident.
1 Was a minor at time of enlistment. For form of parent's consent in such cases see Appendix C.
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FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.1 Co. D. SERGEANT. TODD, THOMAS. Mustered out Sept. 3, 1863 ; non-resident.
MUSICIAN. RICHARDSON, ALFRED C.
Died Aug. 8, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La. ; non-resident.
PRIVATE. CRANE, WILLIAM P., JR. Mustered out Sept. 3, 1863 ; non-resident.
Co. G.
SERGEANT.
HARE, ANDREW.
Mustered out Sept. 3, 1863.
FIFTIETH REGIMENT.2 Co. D.
SERGEANT.
ROWELL, STEPHEN P. Mustered out with the regiment, Aug. 24, 1863.
1 The Forty-Eighth Massachusetts left New York for the " Department of the Gulf," Jan. 4, 1863, and was engaged in the "Siege of Port Hudson," and marches and skirmishes in that Department.
2 The Fiftieth Massachusetts was in the " Department of the Gulf," and left the State Nov. 19, 1862. Took part in Siege of Port Hudson, and marches and expeditions in that Department.
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MUSICIAN. NICHOLS, WILLIAM R. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident.
Co. E. PRIVATES.
BARRON, ELLIOT F.
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
BROWN, JONAS G.
Died June 18, 1863, in Regimental Hospital at Baton Rouge, La., of malarial fever.1
COX, JAMES P.
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
DIX, JOSEPH O.2
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
FARRELL, MICHAEL.
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
FULLER, GEORGE P. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
LYMAN, HENRY H.
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
McALLISTER, GEORGE H. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
1 For obituary sketch, see "Roll of Honor."
2 Also served three months in 1861, in Co. B, Fifth Regiment, from South Reading.
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O'DONAGHUE, JOHN. Deserted Nov. 22, 1862, at New York City ; non-resident.
PRENTICE, CHARLES. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
SHELTON, THOMAS.1
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863.
SIMONDS, CHARLES H. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident .? HAMILTON, ROBERT. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident.
HARRINGTON, CHARLES T. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident. HAWKES, JOHN. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident. KINGMAN, WILLIAM W.
Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident. KNIGHTS, HENRY C. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863 ; non-resident.
Co. F. PRIVATES.
GALLAGHER, JOHN. Deserted Oct. 20, 1862, at Boxford, Mass. ; non-resident.
1 Also served one hundred days in the Eighth Regiment in 1864; see chap. VIII.
2 Resident of Malden; re-enlisted in Co. K, Fifty-Ninth Regiment ; lost a leg before Petersburg, June 17, 1864.
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WILSON, JOHN.
Deserted Oct. 20, 1862, at Boxford, Mass. ; non-resident.
At the commencement of the year 1863, Massachusetts had sent into the field forty-six thousand nine hundred and twenty (46,920) three years' men, sixteen thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven (16,837) nine months' men, and three thousand seven hundred and thirty-six (3,736) three months' men ; making a total of sixty-seven thousand four hundred and ninety-three (67,493) men ; thirteen thousand six hundred and eighteen (13,618) men had also entered into the naval service of the United States, for which Massachusetts had received no credit, making a total number of men furnished by Massachu- setts of eighty-one thousand one hundred and eleven (8I,III).
General Schouler says of Massachusetts at this time :
She had given martyrs to the great cause on nearly every battlefield ; many had their limbs severed from their bodies ; many households had been made desolate ; many stood by the butts of their muskets, keeping watch and ward, facing the enemy from the falls of the Potomac to the delta of the Missis- sippi. Some were in prison, some were in hospitals, some were in tents, some swinging in their hammocks at the mouths of riv- ers, to prevent blockade runners from supplying the enemy.
And Governor Andrew, in his address to the Legisla- ture at the beginning of 1863, eloquently refers to the part taken by Massachusetts men ; after recapitulating the many battlefields from "Big Bethel" and "Cedar Mountain " to " Baton Rouge" and " Antietam," he con- tinues :
Through all the capricious fortunes of the war the regiments of Massachusetts have borne her flag by the side of the banner
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of the Union. And, beyond the Atlantic slope, every battle- field has drunk the blood of her sons, nurtured among her hills and sands, from which in adventurous manhood they turned their footsteps to the West. Officers and enlisted men have vied with each other in deeds of valor. The flag, whose stan- dard-bearer, shot down in battle, tossed it from his dying hand, nerved by undying patriotism, has been caught by the comrade, who in his turn has closed his eyes for the last time upon its starry folds as another hero-martyr clasped the splintered staff and rescued the symbol at once of country and of blood-bought fame.
How can fleeting words of human praise gild the record of their glory ? Our eyes suffused with tears, and blood retreating to the heart, stirred with unwonted thrill, speak with the elo- quence of nature, uttered but unexpressed. From the din of the battle they have passed to the peace of eternity. Farewell ! warrior, citizen, patriot, lover, friend, - whether in the humbler ranks or bearing the sword of official power, whether private, captain, surgeon or chaplain, for all these in the heady fight have passed away, - hail ! and farewell ! Each hero must sleep serenely on the field where he fell in a cause "sacred to liberty and the rights of mankind."
Melrose had sent into the service up to this time, - Jan- uary 1, 1863, -one hundred and twenty-six (126) three years' men, five (5) of whom were commissioned officers ; seventy-nine (79) nine months' men, and five (5) three months' men ; and had also furnished seven (7) men for the navy ; one of whom had been transferred from the army ; one discharged and enlisted in the army, and four of whom were commissioned officers ; making a total number furnished of two hundred and sixteen (216) men. The officers in the army were : Second Lieutenant Gur- don Mckay, of the Twenty-Second Regiment; Second
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Lieutenant George T. Martin, of the Thirty-Eighth Regi- ment ; First Lieutenant Archibald Bogle, of the Seven- teenth Regiment; Captain Joseph R. Simonds, of the Seventeenth Regiment, and First Lieutenant J. Wesley Jones, of the Twelfth U. S. Infantry. In the navy, Aet- ing Master's Mate N. Mayo Dyer, Acting Ensign James F. Perkins, Acting Ensign Edward A. Small, and Lieu- tenant Smith W. Nichols, Jr.
The total quota of Melrose to this date, of three years' and nine months' men, was one hundred and eighty-four (184), and we had furnished two hundred and ten (210) men for those periods of service.
On the 22d of September of this year, - 1862, - was issued the great Proclamation by President Lincoln, declaring that the slaves of all persons in States which, on the Ist day of January, 1863, should be in rebellion, " shall be thenceforth and forever free." Concerning this act it has been eloquently said :
" As yet the policy of the Nation was undefined. Nor did it reach the dignity of positive justice, clearly pronounced, until, by the great Proclamation of Liberty, the Government became anchored to an immortal thought, and decreed Emancipation. By that act the President ascended a height more lofty than Federal Hill. He rose to the serene heights of Zion, received light and knowledge and power from an Eternal Source, fixed by a word the moral judgment of mankind in sympathy with our national cause, secured the verdict of history and the prayers of the good in every land, and humbly awaited 'the gracious favor of Almighty God.'"
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1863.
THREE YEARS' MEN.
"The Sun of Liberty shall ne'er In clouds and darkness set ; Her sons are brave, - they know no fear, - And God is with us yet."
An Enrollment or Conscription Act having been passed by Congress, for the purpose of recruiting the forces in the field, and making up deficiencies on the calls previ- ously made, a new enrollment of the men liable to do military duty was ordered, and a draft of such enrolled men to be made in July, 1863.
These enrolled men were divided into two classes. The first class comprised all persons subject to do military duty between the ages of twenty and thirty-five years, and all unmarried persons subject to do military duty between thirty-five and forty-five. The second class comprised the married men who were subject to do military duty and were more than thirty-five, but under forty-five years of age.
On the 25th of May, Provost-Marshal Herrick appointed Mr. Stephen Shelton " Enrolling Officer for Sub-District No. 9, Town of Melrose," who immediately entered upon
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the duties of his office ; 1 and by this enrollment it was ascertained that there were in our town, at this time, exclusive of those then in the service, one hundred and sixty-two (162) persons of the first class, and one hun- dred and twenty-one (121) of the second class.2 In the whole State it was ascertained that there were one hun- dred and seven thousand, three hundred and eighty-six (107,386) persons of the first class, and fifty-six thou- sand, seven hundred ninety-two (56,792) of the second class ; a total of one hundred and sixty-four thousand, one hundred and seventy-eight (164,178).
This draft was to be made from the enrolled of the first class.
The result of this first draft of the Melrose men is given on another page. Owing to the great number of exemptions that were made, the additions to the men in the service, by means of the draft, were small ; conse- quently, to carry on this gigantic struggle with treason, it was found necessary to issue another call, which was made by the President, October 17, 1863, for three hundred thousand (300,000) more troops, to serve for three years, or during the war.
The quota of Massachusetts, on this last call, was found to be fifteen thousand, one hundred and twenty-six (15,- 126) men ; and that of Melrose to be twenty-four (24) men.
It was determined that another draft in Melrose should be avoided if possible. A Town meeting was held Novem-
1 Mr. Shelton was re-appointed to the same position May 6, 1864, and he made the necessary returns of the additions and changes in the enrollment for that year. For letter of instructions, see appendix H.
2 For the names of the enrolled, see appendix D.
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ber 14th, at which Hon. N. B. Bryant was chosen Moder- ator. It was voted that a Committee of four be appointed by the Chair, which, in conjunction with the Selectmen, - John H. Clark, William B. Burgess and George M. Fletcher, - should constitute a Recruiting Committee, with full powers to act in such manner as would best enable the Town to fill its quota under the recent call of the President. Stephen W. Shelton, Isaac Emerson, Jr., Rufus Smith and Charles H. Isburgh were appointed to act on this Committee, and three thousand dollars ($3,000) were appropriated to defray its expenses.
During the latter part of the year 1863, and the begin- ning of 1864, re-enlistments of the men already in service commenced, and the Recruiting Committee secured quite a number of such re-enlistments,1 thus reducing the quota.
The Fifty-Ninth Veteran Regiment was also forming at this time, and a number of the men that enlisted in this regiment were obtained; also a number, -some of them . our own citizens,- that entered the Third Heavy Artillery.
We now give the rest of the names of those who entered, or re-entered, the service, in the Massachusetts regiments, at or soon after this time, counting on our quota. Where- ever re-enlistments of our men took place in regiments already mentioned on previous pages, such re-enlistments are there stated, and do not appear here. As heretofore, no special effort has been made to obtain items concern- ing non-residents.
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