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HISTORY AND ROSTER
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Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-5.
PREPARED UNDER AUTHORITY OF
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The General Assembly of Maryland,
BY
L. ALLISON WILMER, J. H. JARRETT, GEO. W. F. VERNON,
State Commissioners.
VOLUME I.
Electrotyped.
1898 PRESS OF GUGGENHEIMER, WEIL & CO. BALTIMORE, MD.
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Entered according to an Act of Congress, in the year 1898, by Geo. W. F. Vernon, L. Allison Wilmer, J. H. Jarrett, Commissioners for, the State of Maryland, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
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Company F, 5th Regiment Infantry
202
G, 5th Regiment Infantry. 206
H, 5th Regiment Infantry. 210
= I, 5th Regiment Infantry 214
= K, 5th Regiment Infantry .. 217
Unassigned Men, 5th Regiment Infantry 221
History of 6th Regiment Infantry 222 Roster of 6th Regiment Infantry. 224
Field and Staff, 6th Regiment Infantry 224
Company A, 6th Regiment Infantry. 225
B, 6th Regiment Infantry 228 230
C, 6th Regiment Infantry
D, 6th Regiment Infantry 233
E, 6th Regiment Infantry 235 236
F, 6th Regiment Infantry
G, 6th Regiment Infantry
239 240
I, 6th Regiment Infantry. 243
K, 6th Regiment Infantry 245
Unassigned Men, 6th Regiment Infantry 247
History of 7th Regiment Infantry 248 277 Roster of 7th Regiment Infantry. Field and Staff, 7th Regiment Infantry 277
Company A, 7th Regiment Infantry 278
¥ B, 7th Regiment Infantry 280
C, 7th Regiment Infantry 283
D, 7th Regiment Infantry 285
E, 7th Regiment Infantry. 288 290
F, 7th Regiment Infantry
G, 7th Regiment Infantry. 293
H, 7th Regiment Infantry 295
I, 7th Regiment Infantry 297 299
K, 7th Regiment Infantry
Unassigned Men, 7th Regiment Infantry 301
History of 8th Regiment Infantry. 304
Roster of 8th Regiment Infantry 307 Field and Staff, 8th Regiment Infantry 307
Company A, 8th Regiment Infantry 308 B, 8th Regiment Infantry 310 312
C, 8th Regiment Infantry
D, 8th Regiment Infantry
315
E, 8th Regiment Infantry 317 319 321
F, 8th Regiment Infantry
.. G, 8th Regiment Infantry
H, 8th Regiment Infantry 323
I, 8th Regiment Infantry 325
Unassigned Men, 8th Regiment Infantry
History of 9th Regiment Infantry Roster of 9th Regiment Infantry. Field and Staff, 9th Regiment Infantry
Company A, 9th Regiment Infantry
B, 9th Regiment Infantry
.. C, 9th Regiment Infantry
.. D, 9th Regiment Infantry 342
.. E, 9th Regiment Infantry 343
F, 9th Regiment Infantry 345
G. 9th Regiment Infantry 347
H, 9th Regiment Infantry 349
I, 9th Regiment Infantry 351
History of 10th Regiment Infantry. 353
Roster of 10th Regiment Infantry 354
Field and Staff, 10th Regiment Infantry 354
Company A, 10th Regiment Infantry 354
B, 10th Regiment Infantry 356
C, 10th Regiment Infantry 358
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Retrospect of Histories of Maryland Soldiers, Saiiors and Marines
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History of Ist Regiment Infantry ..
9
Fieid and Staff, Ist Regiment Infantry
Company A, 1st Regiment Infantry
B, 1st Regiment Infantry ..
C, Ist Regiment Infantry.
D, 1st Regiment Infantry
E, 1st Regiment Infantry
F, 1st Regiment Infantry
46
G, 1st Regiment Infantry
H, 1st Regiment Infantry
I, 1st Regiment Infantry
K, 1st Regiment Infantry
History of 2d Regiment Infantry Roster of 2d Regiment Infantry Field and Staff, 2d Regiment Infantry
Company A, 2d Regiment Infantry B, 2d Regiment Infantry
78
C, 2d Regiment Infantry.
D, 2d Regiment Infantry
E, 2d Regiment Infantry
F, 2d Regiment Infantry
G, 2d Regiment Infantry
95 99
.. I, 2d Regiment Infantry
K, 2d Regiment Infantry
Unassigned Men, 2d Regiment Infantry
History of 3d Regiment Infantry. 110
Roster of 3d Regiment Infantry 113
Field and Staff. 3d Regiment Infantry 113
Unassigned Commissioned Officers, 3d Regiment Infantry 114
Regimental Band, 3d Regiment Infantry 115
Company A, 3d Regiment Infantry 116
B, 3d Regiment Infantry
121
C, 3d Regiment Infantry
126
D, 3d Regiment Infantry 131
E, 3d Regiment Infantry 136
F, 3d Regiment Infantry 139
G, 3d Regiment Infantry 142
H, 3d Regiment
Infantry 145
.. I, 3d Regiment Infantry. 147
K, 3d Regiment Infantry 151
History of 4th Regiment Infantry 154 Roster of 4th Regiment Infantry 156
Field and Staff, 4th Regiment Infantry 156
Company A, 4th Regiment Infantry 157
B, 4th Regiment Infantry.
159 162
.. D, 4th Regiment Infantry 164
E, 4th Regiment Infantry
166
F, 4th Regiment Infantry 168
G, 4th Regiment Infantry 170
H, 4th Regiment Infantry 172
= I, 4th Regiment Infantry
175
177
History of 5th Regiment Infantry
179
Roster of 5th Regiment Infantry
181
Field and Staff, 5th Regiment Infantry 181
Regimentai Band, 5th Regiment Infantry 182 Company A, 5th Regiment Infantry 183
B, 5th Regiment Infantry 187
C, 5th Regiment Infantry 190
D, 5th Regiment Infantry 194
E, 5th Regiment Infantry 198
16 19 25 30 35 41
51 56 61
66
71
73
73 74
H, 6th Regiment Infantry
82 85 89 92
H, 2d Regiment Infantry
102 105 109
C, 4th Regiment Infantry
K, 8th Regiment Infantry 328 330 335 336 336
336
338 340
Unassigned Men, 4th Regiment Infantry
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Company D, 10th Regiment Infantry 360 E, 10th Regiment Infantry 362 Infantry 483 Roster of 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
44 F, 10th Regiment Infantry. 364
G, 10th Regiment Infantry 366 Infantry 485 H, 10th Regiment Infantry 367 Field and Staff, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home I, 10th Regiment Infantry 369 Brigade Infantry 485 Company A, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 486 Company B, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 492 Company C, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
.4 K, 10th Regiment Infantry 371
Unassigned Men, 10th Regiment Infantry 373
History of 11th Regiment Infantry (100 days' men) 375 Roster of 11th Regiment Infantry (100 days' men). 376 Field and Staff, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) 376 Company A, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 376
.. B, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 378
.. C, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 379
.. D, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 381
E, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 383
F, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 384
G, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 386 Infantry 510 Company G, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
H, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 388
.. I, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 389
K, 11th Regt. Infantry (100 days' men) .. 391
Roster of 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) ...... 393 Field and Staff, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) 393 Company A, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 393
.. B, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) ... 396
C, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) ... 398
D, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 400
.. E, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 403
F, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 406
G, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 408
H, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 411
.. I, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 414
K, 11th Regt. Infantry (one year men) .. 417
Unassigned Men, 11th Regiment Infantry (one year men). 420
History of 12th Regiment Infantry 421
Roster of 12th Regiment Infantry
422
Field and Staff, 12th Regiment Infantry 422
Company A, 12th Regiment Infantry. 422
B, 12th Regiment Infantry 423 425
.. C, 12th Regiment Infantry
.. D, 12th Regiment Infantry 427
E, 12th Regiment Infantry. 428
Unassigned Men, 12th Regiment Infantry 430
431 History of 13th Regiment Infantry
Roster of 13th Regiment Infantry 432
Field and Staff, 13th Regiment Infantry 432
Company A, 13th Regiment Infantry 432
B, 13th Regiment Infantry 435
C, 13th Regiment Infantry 438 Infantry 562 Company I, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
D, 13th Regiment Infantry 441 .. F, 13th Regiment Infantry 446
E, 13th Regiment Infantry 443 Infantry 565 Company K, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
G, 13th Regiment Infantry 448 Infantry 567
H, 13th Regiment Infantry 452
I. 13th Regiment Infantry 454
K, 13th Regiment Infantry 456 History of Purnell Legion. 460
History of Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry 460
Roster of Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry. 462 Brigade Infantry. 571 Company A, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 572
Field and Staff, Purnell Legion Regt. Infantry 462 Company A, Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 463 .. B, Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 466
C, Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 468
D, Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 470
E. Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 472
.. F. Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 474
G. Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 476
H, Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 479
.. K. Purnell Legion Regiment Infantry ... 481
History of 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
Infantry 499 Company D, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 502 Company E, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 505 Company F, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
Infantry 516 Company H, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 523 Company I, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade 529 Infantry
Company K, 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
Infantry 534 History of 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 541
Roster of 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade In- fantry 543 Field and Staff, 2d Regiment Potomac Home
Brigade Infantry. 543 Regimental Band, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry .... 543 Company A, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 544 Company B, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 547 Company C, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 550 Company D, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 553 Company E, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 555 Company F, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 557 Company G, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 560 Company H, 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
History of 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 569
Roster of 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry
571
Field and Staff, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home
Company B, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 575 Company C, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 579 Company D, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade
Infantry 583 Company E, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 588
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Company F, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 592 B. Cavalry ... 694 Company G, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Company M, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. Infantry 595 Company H, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade 597 Infantry B. Cavalry. 698 Unassigned Men, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. B. Cavalry. 700 Company I, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade History of 1st Regiment Cavalry. 701 Roster of 1st Regiment Cavalry. 704 Field and Staff, 1st Regiment Cavalry. 704
Infantry 600 Company K, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 602 Unassigned Men, 3d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry. 604 History of 4th Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 605
History of 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Infantry .. 606 Roster of 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Infantry .... 607 Field and Staff, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry .. 607 Regimental Band, 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Infantry 607
Company A, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 608
B, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 610
.. C, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 612
D, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 615
E, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 616
F, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 619
G, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 621
H, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 622
.. I, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry. 624
K, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry. 626 Unassigned Men, 1st Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 628
History of 2d Regiment, Eastern Shore Infantry. 629 Roster of 2d Regiment, Eastern Shore Infantry. 631 Field and Staff, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 631 Company A, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry. 632
B, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 634
C, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry
637
.. D, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 639
. E, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 641
.. F. 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 642
.. G, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry 644
H, 2d Regt., Eastern Shore Infantry .. 646
History Independent Company Infantry, "Patapsco Guards" 650 Roster of Independent Company Infantry, "Patap- sco Guards". 651
History of Baltimore, or Dix, Light Infantry Regt. 654 History of "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry. 655
Roster of "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. B. C, Purnell Legion Cavalry 787 Cavalry 664 History of Smith's Independent Company Cavalry. 791 Roster of Smith's Independent Company Cavalry .. 792 History of Battery A, Light Artillery (1st), Company A, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. "Rigby's" 795 Roster of Battery A, Light Artillery (1st), "Rig- Company B, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. by's" 797 History of Battery B, Light Artillery (1st), Field and Staff, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. B. Cavalry. 664 B. Cavalry. 666 B. Cavalry. 670 Company C, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. "Snow's" 803
B. Cavalry. 674 Company D, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. B. Cavalry. 677 Company E, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. B. Cavalry. 681 Company F, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H.
B. Cavalry. 684 "Alexander's"
Company G. "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H. B. Cavalry. 686 Company H, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H.
Company I, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H.
Company K, "Cole's Cavalry." 1st Regiment, P. H. -
PAGE. Company L, "Cole's Cavalry," 1st Regiment, P. H.
Additional Commissioned Officers, 1st Regiment Cavalry 705
Regimental Band, 1st Regiment Cavalry 705
Company A, 1st Regiment Cavalry. 706
B, 1st Regiment Cavalry.
709
C, 1st Regiment Cavalry
712
D, 1st Regiment Cavalry
716
..
E, 1st Regiment Cavalry. 720
F, 1st Regiment Cavalry 722 G, 1st Regiment Cavalry 726 728
H, 1st Regiment Cavalry
I, 1st Regiment Cavalry 731
.. K, Ist Regiment Cavalry. 735
L. 1st Regiment Cavalry. 738
M, 1st Regiment Cavalry. 741
Unassigned Men, 1st Regiment Cavalry 744 History of 2d Regiment Cavalry. 748
Roster of 2d Regiment Cavalry 749
Company A, 2d Regiment Cavalry 749
.. B, 2d Regiment Cavalry 750
C, 2d Regiment Cavalry
752
D, 2d Regiment Cavalry, 753
E, 2d Regiment Cavalry 755
History of 3d Regiment Cavalry 757
Roster of 3d Regiment Cavalry. 758
Field and Staff, 3d Regiment Cavalry 758
Company A, 3d Regiment Cavalry 759
B, 3d Regiment Cavalry
.. C, 3d Regiment Cavalry
D, 3d Regiment Cavalry
E, 3d Regiment Cavalry.
765 767
F, 3d Regiment Cavalry. 770
G, 3d Regiment Cavalry
772
H, 3d Regiment Cavalry. 774
I, 3d Regiment Cavalry 776 779
K. 3d Regiment Cavalry
History of Purnell Legion Cavalry. Roster of Purnell Legion Cavalry
782 Company A, Purnell Legion Cavalry 783 783
B, Purnell Legion Cavalry.
785
Roster of Battery B, Light Artillery (1st), "Snow's" 804 History of Battery D, Light Artillery. 811
Roster of Battery D, Light Artillery 812
History of Baltimore Battery, Light Artillery, "Alexander's" 816 Roster of Baltimore Battery, Light Artillery,
820 Roster of Battery A, Light Artillery (2d), "Junior Artillery" 825 History of Battery B, Light Artillery (2d), "Eagle
B. Cavalry. 688 Artillery" 828 History of Battery A, Light Artillery (2d), "Junior B. Cavalry 691 B. Cavalry 693 Artillery" 824 Roster of Battery B, Light Artillery (2d), "Eagle Artillery" 829
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PREFACE
HE matter of the publication of the records of Maryland troops, who fought for the preservation of the Federal Union during the great Civil War from 1861 to 1865, was inaugurated by the sur- vivors of that war, through their representative organization, the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Maryland. The survivors of the Civil War and their descendants in the State of Maryland had, for years, hoped that the example set by the other States of the Union, in the compilation and publication of the records of their heroic sons, would have been an incentive to the people of our State to do likewise, as the record of the gallantry of a part of our people would be the common heritage of all.
Over three decades had passed-in fact, a third of a century had rolled on since the close of the greatest civil war history has recorded, and the archives of the State failed to show the muster rolls of her sons, or even a brief record of their splendid achieve- ments.
The survivors and their descendants believed that if anything was to be done in the premises, it should be done at once ; moreover, the times were propitions, much of the bitterness and prejudice engendered by the Civil War had passed away, and only its glories and substantial benefits remained.
The Committee on Legislation of the Department of Maryland, Grand Army of the Republic, for the year 1895, had, through the courtesy of Governor Frank Brown and Adjutant-General Douglas, carefully examined such of the muster rolls as were on file in the office of the Adjutant-General of Maryland, and the members of the committee were surprised at the incompleteness and paucity thereof. Not a single regiment or battery was complete, and, in some cases, the muster rolls of entire regiments were miss- ing. Consultations were had, whenever practicable, with the survivors of the different regiments, batteries and companies of the commands accredited to the State of Mary- land, and estimates were obtained from the War Department to cover missing data. A bill was then drafted by the committee, and petition and exhibits were prepared. The good offices of Governor Lowndes were asked for, and, upon the assembling of the new Legislature for Maryland in January, 1896, the committee of the Grand Army of the Republic appeared before committees of the Senate and House of Delegates of Mary- land and urged action.
The matter was deemed non-partisan and patriotic, and prompt action was urged by a number of distinguished Representatives in both Houses of the General Assembly, especially by Colonel John R. Rouzer, of the House of Delegates, from Frederick County, himself a gallant Union soldier of fine record.
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The bill, as drafted by the committee of the Grand Army of the Republic, passed both Houses unanimously and was approved by the Governor. The bill, viz., Chapter 134, Acts of 1896, read as follows :
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE RECORDS OF THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES ACCREDITED TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND, IN THE LATE CIVIL WAR, AND TO PUBLISH THE SAME, AND TO MAKE A SUITABLE APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor shall, within thirty days after the passage of this Act, appoint three citizens, of whom the Adjutant-General of the State shall be one, and the other two of whom shall be representative soldiers who served in actual warfare as a part of the quota of the State of Maryland in the United States Army or Navy during the late Civil War, as Commissioners of the State to carry out the provisions of this Act, as hereinafter provided, and who shall serve without pay.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Commissioners under this Act to classify and compile, from the documents in the Adjutant-General's office, the records of the several commands, and the individuals thereof, of Maryland soldiers, sailors and marines serving as a part of the quota of the State of Maryland in the Army and Navy of the United States dur- ing the late Civil War, and in case of any deficiency in the record of any individual or com- mand in the Adjutant-General's office, they shall be empowered to complete the said deficient records from the records of the War and Navy Departments of the United States, for which purpose the Governor shall, at the request of the said Commissioners, make requisition for the desired information upon the Secretaries of the said Departments, in accordance with the ex- isting laws.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners shall be empowered to employ such clerical ald, and purchase such stationery as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, the same to be paid for from the appropriation hereinafter provided for. They shall also be em- powered to deposit with the War and Navy Departments of the United States, in accord- ance with the existing orders of the said Departments, such a sum of money, to be taken from the appropriation hereinafter provided for, or may be required by the Secretaries of the said War and Navy Departments, to secure the United States from liability for any expense in- curred in copying and completing from their records the deficient records of Maryland sol- diers, sailors and marines, as provided for in Section 2 of this Act.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That the sald Commissioners, upon the completion of the said records, shall be empowered to have printed and bound in two or more volumes, one thousand copies of the same, together with brief history of each command, to be distributed as follows: 300 copies to the headquarters of the Department of Maryland, Grand Army of the Republic, for distribu- tion to the several Grand Army Posts in the State; 2 copies to each public library and school library in the State; 1 copy to the Adjutant-General of each of the United States for each State Library; 10 copies to the Congressional Library, at Washington, D. C .; the bal- ance of the copies to be deposited with the State Librarian, at Annapolis, for distribution as may be deemed proper by the Adjutant-General of the State.
Section 5. And be it enacted, That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- sary, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to pay for the provisions of this Act; and the Comptroller of the State, upon proper vouchers approved by the said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall, from time to time, draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer for the amounts necessary to pay for clerical aid, for stationery, and for deposit with the War and Navy Departments at Washington, a guarantee fund, as provided for in Section 2 of this Act, and also to pay for the printing, binding and distributing of the copies of the sald records, as provided for in Section 4 of this Act.
Section 6. And be it enacted, That the necessary expenses Incurred by the said Commissioners in carry- ing out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars, shall be paid out of the said appropriated sum of fifteen thousand dollars, and the said Comptroller is authorized to draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer therefor, upon receiving an item- ized account of such expenses, verified by the affidavit of the said Commissioners, or any one of them.
Section 7. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of its passage. Approved April 2, 1896.
In pursuance of the provisions of this Act, Governor Lowndes appointed a Com- mission, consisting of General L. Allison Wilmer, Adjutant-General of Maryland; Dr. James H. Jarrett, late surgeon 7th Regiment Infantry, Maryland Volunteers, and Colonel
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Geo. W. F. Vernon, late Cole's Cavalry, Maryland Volunteers. (Colonel Vernon had been the chairman of the G. A. R. Legislative Committee.)
The Commission organized in the selection of General L. Allison Wilmer as Presi- dent and Colonel Geo. W. F. Vernon as Secretary.
The great amount of painstaking labor necessarily involved in the careful and accurate compiling of the individual and collective records of the 62,959 names of those who served in the army and navy from the State of Maryland was increased on account of the difficulty and, in some cases, the impossibility of obtaining accurate data.
The Commission carefully examined the published records of the different States of the Union, and finally adopted as a model the record of the State of Pennsylvania, with some modifications suggested by the records of the State of Minnesota, as being the briefest and yet the most complete and comprehensive record of the individual and the regiment.
The Commission compiled all the data possible from such incomplete records as were found in the office of the Adjutant-General of Maryland.
They invited, by circular letter and otherwise, the active co-operation of the surviv- ing veterans of the Civil War representing the different regiments, batteries and com- panies, soliciting the loan of retained copies of muster rolls, rosters, historical data, etc., and the advice and counsel of these veterans.
The Commission also requested inspection of the work in hand as it progressed, with a view of correcting errors, more especially in names, dates of enlistment, dis- charge, promotions, transfers, casualties, etc.
The Commission then made requisition, through the Governor of Maryland, upon the War Department for the missing data-in many cases for the enlisted men of entire regiments, under the provisions of Act of Congress approved March 2, 1895.
The Commission find that, while the records will be in the main accurate and com- plete, nevertheless, by reason of the neglect and failure and clerical errors of certain regimental, company and mustering officers in making returns of certain names, promo- tions, casualties, etc., the record cannot be made perfect.
The Commission have divided the work into two volumes, one volume embracing all of the troops accredited to the quota of the State of Maryland, and distinctively recog- nized as Maryland troops ; the second volume to embrace all of the sailors, marines and colored troops from Maryland who served in the Union army or navy.
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