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The above figures tell only a part of the town's financial sac- rifice. The total bounties to soldiers voted by Embden amount- ed to $26,355 of which $1,100 was paid to the three years men of '62, $1,600 to nine months men of '62, $3,900 to volunteers of '63 and $19,055 to volunteers in '64 and '65, $500 to drafted men who entered the service and $200 to substitutes.
The disbursements by Embden for state aid covered a period of four years in the following amounts :
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The following roster has been undertaken as a record of Emb- den's Civil War soldiers. It is a complete record of Embden's quota as preserved in the Adjutant General's office at Augusta and kindly supplied by Adjutant General James W. Hanson. In that list are a few names of soldiers who probably never saw the town. With the stress of obtaining men, bounty money brought a few from elsewhere. There are hardly more than ten or twelve of these. On the other hand, the Adjutant General's rec- ord based on the quotas that Embden supplied and ob- tained credit for, is far from being a complete record of Embden men in the Union armies. First might be men- tioned young men of estab- lished Embden families, who were residing, more or less permanently, in other towns and enlisted from those towns. A notable example of this sort is Cephas Walker. He was temporarily in Mad- ison when he enlisted but after the War resided many CEPHAS WALKER Last Survivor of Embden Soldiers years in Embden. He is said to be the only survivor today of all the Embden Civil War soldiers. He is now living at Madison, devoted to the memory of his family and proud of his several
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grandchildren, among whom Philip Young of Woodsfords is one of his favorites. There were many instances like this of Emb- den men residing in other towns and states. The list here in- cludes many of these but by no means all of them.
Several of the outsiders who enlisted under Embden's quota were originally from the Canadian provinces. John B. Allen, who heads the list of this contingent, however, was a native of Beddington, near Machias. William Clough came from Digby, N. S .; John Condon from Milltown, N. B., and John Day from St. John, N. B. Thomas Delancy from Cork and John Madigan from Limerick were two Irishmen among these recruits, while John McDonald was from Liverpool, Peter Luey from Quebec and Matthew Noland from Montreal. Richard T. Logue was from Boston and George M. Desmazes was from Chelsea, Mass. Some of these men may have resided temporarily in Embden but their names do not appear on the tax lists.
Following each Embden soldier's name below is the date of his birth and as far as obtainable, the date of his death. The name of a town, after that date, means an Embden man enlisted from that town and was not a part of Embden's quota. The dates after the names of the organization in which he served spell the time of his service. An asterisk (*) before a name in- dicates that this soldier lost his life in battle or died from wounds received in action and the name of a place at the end of the line indicates where he fell. Similarly the mark (+) before a soldier's name indicates that he died of disease and the place of his death is sometimes indicated at the end of the line. The mark (§) before a soldier's name means discharged for disability. Embden soldiers in the Civil War were :
§Allen, John B. (1831), Marshfield, Co. D, 2d Sharpshooters, Nov. 1, '61, to June 2, '64.
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Ball, Joel (1845), Co. F, 20th Me., Dec. 29, '63, to June 4, '65.
*Beal, Andrew F. (1841), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 20, '61, to March 8, '63. Harpers Ferry.
Beal, George S. (1844), Solon, Co. H, 24th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Apr. 18, '63. Bonnet Carre.
u - Beal, Timothy C. (1837), Solon, Co. H, 24th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 25, '63.
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¡Berry, Alphonso (1846), Co. K, 9th Me., Sept. 20, '64, to May 2, '65. Berry, Alvah (1818-1882), Bingham, Co. K, 13th Me., Dec. 13, '61, to Feb. 17, '64.
Berry, James (1846), Co. I, 16th Me., Oct. 4, '64, to Dec. 8, '64.
Berry, Levi (1822), Co. A and Co. F, 16th Me., Aug. 14, '62, to June 5,'65
§Berry, William P. (1826), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 28, '63, to April 5, '64. Wounds.
§Blagden, William D. (1835-1902), Anson, Co. B, 13th Me., Nov. 28, '61, to April 21, '62.
§Brown, George W. E. (1817), Bingham, 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 21, '61, to March 5, '63.
Brown, Jonathan E. (1843), Bingham, 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Jan. 14, '62, to July 12, '62, and Co. M., 31st Me., Oct. 18, '64 to July 15, '65.
§Brown, Silas R. (1835), Co. E, 8th Me., Sept. 7, '61, to Sept. 16, '64. Wounds.
Burns, Alvin H (1833-1887), Fort Snelling, Min., Co. A, 10th Minn., Aug. 14, '62, to Aug. 19 '65.
Burns, Benjamin (1834), Co. G, 12th Me., Nov. 15, '61, to June 6, '62. Burns, Elijah P. (1841-1915), Sanbornton, N. H., Co. F, 8th N. H., Dec. 20, '61, to Jan. 19, '65.
Burns, Franklin S. (1837-1913), Co. D, 13th Me., Dec. 9, '61, to Jan. 6, '65.
¿Burns, George (1845-1865), Co. K, 9th Me., Sept. 22, '64, to Feb. 1, '65. ¡Burns, George W. (1841-1863), Pittsfield, Co. C, 24th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to March 27, '63.
§Burns, Jesse (1818), Fairfield, Co. B, 13th Me., Dec. 28, '61, to June 25, '63.
Burns, John S. (1861), Co. C, 1st Me. Cav., Nov. 1, '61, to Nov. 25, '64. Burns, William (1829), Lexington, Co. C, 1st Me. Cav., Oct. 20, '61, to March 8, '62.
*Burns, Wilson (1840-1864), Lexington, Co. D, 13th Me., Dec. 9, '61, to Jan. 4, '62. Augusta.
*Carle, Lewis (1841-1864), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to Oct. 12, '64. Chadwick, William F. (1846), Falmouth, Co. M, 31st Me., Oct. 18, '64, to Nov. 7, '64.
Chapin, Arthur T. (1842), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Jan. 14, '62, to Jan. 13, '65.
Chapin, Henry D. (1844), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd Art., Jan. 14, '62, till discharge at Augusta, no date given.
*Chase, Wellington (1846-1864), Bingham, Co. B, 29th Me., Dec. 30, '63, to May 31, '64.
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§Chick, Philander H. (1842-1915), Co. I, 3rd Me., and Co. B, 1st Heavy Art., Aug. 19, '63, to April 21, '65.
Clark, William B. (1823-1871), Anson, 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 29, '63 to June 17, '65.
Cleveland, Alonzo H. (1838-1907), Camden, Co. H, 9th Me., Feb. 12, '62, to Feb. 15, '65.
Cleveland, Benjamin F. (1828), Anson, Co. F, 10th Me., May 3, '61, to May 7, '63.
Cleveland, Horatio G. (1829-1890), Monroe, Wis., Co. K, 16th Wis., Dec. 2, '63, to Nov. 17, '64.
Cleveland, Jeremiah S. (1834), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 21, '61, and reenlisted Jan. 2, '64.
Cleveland, Roger S. (1843), Jordan, Wis., Co. B, 1st Wis. Cav., Oct. 15, '63, to July 19, '65.
Clough, William (1829), Co. K, 19th. Me., Oct. 5, '64, to Oct. 7, '64.
Condon, John (1844), Co. B, 1st Battalion, March 30, '65, to April 5, '65.
§Cook, John A. (1834), Co. E, 12th Me., Nov. 15, '61, to July 15, '62, and Co. F, 7th Me., and Co. F, 1st. Vet. Reg., April 6,'63, to Aug. 28,'63. Cook, Josiah M. (1822), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63. #Copp, Calvin F. (1841-1862), Co. F, 14th Me., Dec. 11, '61, to July 25, '62. Baton Rouge.
¡Crymble, Caldo F. (1838-1864), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 28, '63, to Apr. 9, '64.
Crymble, Charles, Jr., (1833-1921), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Jan. 14, '62, and reenlisted Feb. 5, '64, to June 17, '65.
Crymble, John H. (1830), Janesville, Wis., Co. G, 8th Wis., Aug. 13, '61, to Sept. 16, '61.
*Daggett, James G. (1842-1862), Co. B, 7th Me., Aug. 21, '61, to Nov. 15, '62. Washington.
§Daggett, Obed W. (1835), Anson, Co. F, 10th Me., Oct. 16, '61, to June 28, '62.
Dawes, Rufus (1818), Anson, Co. A, 28th. Me., Oct. 13, '62 to Aug. 31 '63. Moved to Embden after the war.
Dawes, Seldon (1828), Anson, Co. A, 28th. Me., Oct. 13, '62 to Aug. 31 '63. Moved to Embden after the war.
Day, John (1847), Co. B, 1st Battalion, March 30, '65, to muster out of battalion.
Delancy, Thomas (1840), Co. I, 16th Me., and Co. I, 20th Me., Oct. 4, '64, to July 16, '65.
Desmazes, George M. (1847), Co. B, 1st Battalion, March 30, '65, to April 5, '66.
Donley, Frank (1812-1868), Anson, 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 21, '61, to Dec. 20, '64.
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7Eames, Martin (1843-1863), Co. F, 10th Me., and Co. E, 8th Me., Oct. 4, '61, to March 15, '63.
*Foss, Elfin J. (1840-1863), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to July 2, '63. Gettysburg.
¿Foss, John W. (1843-1862), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Nov. 20, '62. Gordon, Oliver P. (1842), Co. D, 13th Me., Dec. 10, '61, to Jan. 5, '65. Gould, Edmond E. (1844-1919), Norridgewock, Co. K, 21st Me., Oct.
14, '62, to Aug. 25, '63, and Co. I, 31st Me., April 14, '64, to July 15, '65.
Gould, John (1837), Co. E, 8th Me., Sept. 7, '61, to Sept. 15, '64.
*Gray, Benson S., (1842-1864), Co. I, 3rd Me., and Co. B, 17th Me., July 21, '63, to Sept. 19, '64. Winchester.
Gray, J. Wesley (1841-1928), Co. F, 10th Me., Oct. 4, '61, to May 7, '63, and Co. D, 1st D. C. Cav., Feb. 29, '64, to Aug. 1, '65.
¿Grear, William H. (1843-1862), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Dec. 18, '62.
¡Green, Morrill (1848-1865), Co. K, 9th Me., Sept. 20, '64, to Feb. 5, '65. ¡Greene, Albert S. (1843-1864), Skowhegan, Co. D, 2nd Me. Cav., Jan.
14, '64, to Jan. 26, '64.
Harlow, James H. (1835), Co. H. 1st Me. Cav., Sept. 28, '61, reenisted to June 20, '65.
Hatch, John B. (1838), Co. B, 9th Me., Sept. 22, '64, to July 13, '65. *Hewey, Charles G. (1840-1864), Co. G, 12th Me., Nov. 15, '61, to Sept. 19, '64. Winchester.
Hicks, Harley F. (1836), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Jan. 14, '62, to '62.
*Hodgdon, William S. (1844-1863), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to July 2, '63. Gettysburg.
Holbrook, Abel C. (1829), Co. A, 16th Me., Aug. 4, '62, to June 5, '65. Holbrook, Horace W. (1838), Co. B, 3rd Me., and Co. - , 17th Me., Aug. 21, '63, to Feb. 12, '64.
*Holbrook, John C. (1836-1864), Co. I, 3rd Me., and Co. F, 17th Me., Aug. 7, '63, to June 18, '64.
§Holbrook, William H. (1841-1924), Co. B, 7th Me., Aug. 21, '61, to March 12, '63.
Hutchins, Seth T. (1827-1894), North Anson, Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
§Ireland, Fifield (1839), Canaan, Co. B, 13th Me., Nov. 28, '61, reenlisted, to Feb. 20, '65. Moved to Embden after the war.
§Ireland, Temple (1807-1890), Canaan, Co. B, 13th Me., Nov. 28, '61, to Oct. 27, '62. Moved to Embden after the war.
Jackson, Allen (1842-1917), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63. Logue, Richard T. (1844), Co. M, 31st Me., Oct. 18, '64, to Oct. 20, '64. Lowell, William H. (1842), Concord, 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., and Invalid Corps, Jan. 14, '62, to Oct. 30, '63.
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*Luce, James F. (1824-1864), Tremont, Co. E, 31st Me., March 11, '64, to Sept. 30, '64.
*Luey (Lucy), Peter (1824-1864), Co. F, 29th Me., Nov. 13, '63, to Oct. 19, '64. Winchester.
McDonald, John (1841), Co I, 16th Me., and Co. I, 20th Me., Oct. 4, '64, to June 5, '65.
McKenney, George W. (1833-1911), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 21, '61, reenlisted Jan. 2, '64, to June 17, '65.
McKenney, William H. (1845-1924), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
Madigan, John (1836), Co. E, 1st Heavy Art., Oct. 5, '64, to Sept. 11, '65. Morin, John W. (1840-1915), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to Dec. 16, '63, and in the Signal Corps three years.
Morse, Atwood (1833), Industry, Co. A, 18th Me., Sept. 9, '62, to Aug. 31, '63, and Co. F, 9th Me., Sept. 26, '64, to June 30, '65.
*Moulton, B. Randall (1842-1862), Co. A, 16th Me., Aug. 14, '62, to Dec. 14, '62. Fredericksburg.
Moulton, Joseph O. (1842), Co. I, 3rd Me., Co. F, 17th Me., and Co. F, 1st Heavy Art., Aug. 14, '63, to June 6, '65
Moulton Nathaniel B. (1845-1896), Lexington, Co. K, 24th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 25, '63.
Moulton, Oliver J. (1834-1917), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 28, '63, to June 17, '65.
Mullin, Archa (1886), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63, and Co. K, 9th Me., Sept. 20, '64, to June 30, '65.
Mullin, Ozias (1827), Co. C, 10th Me., Nov. 27, '61, to May 8, '63, and served with 29th Me. till Nov. 3, '64.
Mullin, Thomas J. (1842-1912), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, 63, and Co. K, 9th Me., Sept. 20, '64, to June 30, '65.
Noland, Matthew (1845), Co. I, 16th Me., Oct. 4, '64, to Dec. 13, '64. Pooler, George (1845), Waterville, Companies H and K, 29th Me., Nov. 13, '63, to Aug. 22, '65.
§Redmond, George K. (1843), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to March 1,'65.
Ronco, John, Jr. (1844), Solon, Co. F, 29th Me., Nov. 13, '63, to Aug. 14, '65.
§Rowe, John (1834), Skowhegan, 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Feb. 12, '62, to May 5, '62.
Rowe, Leander H. (1847), Pleasant Ridge, Co. E, 12th Me., Feb. 8, '65, to Oct. 20, '65.
§Rowe, Lyman (1837-1908), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to March 12, '63.
§Savage, Elbridge G. (1812-1887), Solon, Co. F, 3rd Me., June 4, '61, to Sept. 11, '61.
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Savage, Jefferson (1838-1916), Solon, Co. F, 3rd Me., June 4, '61, to Aug. 19, '62.
Spaulding, Joseph W. (1841), Richmond, Co. A, 19th Me., Aug. 25, '62, to May 31, '65.
¿Stetson, Ephraim H. (1841-1863), Co. H, 16th Me., Aug. 4, '62, to May 26, '63.
Strickland, Asa (1825-1895), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63. Strickland, Benjamin F. (1840), Co. E, 8th Me., Sept. 7, '61, and re- enlisted Jan. 1, '65, to Jan. 18, '66.
Strickland, Daniel (1830) New Portland, Co. H, 3rd Me., and Co. H, 17th Me., Aug. 20, '63, to June 4, '64.
*Strickland, Lee (1843-1864), Co. E, 8th Me., Sept. 7, '61, reenlisted Feb. 29, '64, to June 13, '64.
§Strickland, Moses L. (1830), Co. H, 3rd Me., and Co. H, 17th Me., 1st Heavy Art., July 21, '63, to May 15, '65.
Sullivan, James C. (1837-1864), Co. E, 8th Me., Sept. 7, '61, to Aug. 13, '62, and 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Jan. 4, '64, to Dec. 22, '64. Discharged for disability from first enlistment.
+Talcott, Ebenezer C. (1825-1863), 4th Battery, 1st Mtd. Art., Dec. 21, '61, to July 30, '63.
*Tripp, Byron (1836-1862), Menominie, Wis., Co. K, 5th Wis., Oct. 4, '62, to Dec. 16, '62. Fredericksburg.
Tripp, Ephraim C. (1845-1918), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63, and Co. M, 1st Heavy Art., Jan. 5, '64, to Aug. 28, '65.
*Tripp, Simeon (1835-1864), New Portland, Co. A, 16th Me., Aug. 14, '62, to Dec. - , '64.
Walker, Adrian V. E. (1843), Anson, Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
Walker, Cephas (1840), Madison, Co. H, 24th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 25, '63.
+Walker, Eben J. (1822-1863), Co. F, 16th Me., Aug. 7,'62, to Oct. 18, '62, Washington.
Walker, Samuel A. (1819-1909), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
Walker, William C. (1825-1894), Levant, Co. C, 2nd Me., May 28, '61, to Feb. 3, '63; and Co. H, 31st Me., April 4, '64 to July 15, '65.
*Watson, George W. (1845-1865), Co. D, 11th Me., Sept. 19, '64, to March 3, '65.
Wells, Mandel (1844), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
Wells, Stilson (1839), Co. E, 14th Me., Dec. 11, '61 to June 8, '62; and Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63. Discharged for disa- bility from first enlistment.
+Wentworth, Amos J. (1842-1863), Solon, Co. H, 24th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Sept. 22, '63.
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Wentworth, Daniel (1839-1908), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
Wentworth, James L. (1842-1905), Co. D, 13th Me., Dec. 10, '61, to Jan. 6, '65.
*Wentworth, Jarvis (1816-1863), Tunbridge, Vt., Co. E, 1st Vt. Cav., Sept. 18, '61, to July 17, '63. Fredericksburg.
Wentworth, Jefferson (1838-1915), Co. D, 13th Me., Dec. 10, '61, to Jan. 6, '65.
*Wentworth, Mark A. (1844-1864), Co. F, 20th Me., Aug. 29, '62, to June 8, '64. Cold Harbor.
Wescott, Willis (1846), Co. B, 19th Me., Oct. 6, '64, to Aug. 5, '65.
*Williams, Albert T. (1842-1863), Co. K, 9th Me., Feb. 12, '62, to July 24, '63.
Williams, John. Coast Guards. No other records given.
Williams, Daniel K. (1840-1918), Co. A, 28th Me., Oct. 13, '62, to Aug. 31, '63.
*Williams, Thaddeus A. (1844-1863), Co. K, 9th Me., Feb. 12, '62, to Nov. 17, '63.
Wilson, John Lee (1846-1925), Solon, Co. K, 2nd Me. Cav., Dec. 24, '63, to Dec. 6, '65.
*Wilson, Joseph Harrison (1840-1864), Lowell, Mass., Co. A, 26th Mass., Oct. 4, '61, reenlisted Jan. 1, '64, to Sept. 19, '64. Winches- ter.
Wilson, Justus B. (1843-1911), Lowell, Mass., Co. A, 26th Mass., Oct. 18, '61, reenlisted Jan. 1, '64, to Aug. 26, '65.
Young, Benjamin (1817), Pittston, Co. H, 19th Me., Aug. 25, '62, to July 3, '63. Then transferred to Invalid corps.
No comment is required to indicate that these Embden soldiers returned from the war with numbers greatly reduced. In general terms there were 140 men, of whom 40 died in battle or from disease. Those who resumed their farming tasks in the town were considerably less than 100. They rapidly took their places in the community and, as elsewhere throughout the land, became even more useful citizens because of larger experiences in defense of the flag. Quite a percentage of Embden veterans went west to establish homesteads in newer states. In this, they followed the example of others of their townspeople during the previous twenty years. Several settled in Michigan, Wisconsin i and Minnesota, Oregon and California.
Many a war-time story was told, of course, out of the ex- perience of these Embden men. Will McKenney, one of the
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youngest volunteers from the town, used to narrate an incident regarding an old boxing master and ex-prize-fighter, who was in the 28th. Maine from a coast town. "This soldier" the story ran, "used to enjoy punching his fellows around. He was a drinker and no more a favorite with the officers than with enlisted comrades. Not infrequently with an engagement in prospect, he was drunk, making necessary his arrest as well as confinement in the guard house under a one-man detail.
"On a certain occasion Ephraim C. Tripp was given such a detail. There was an opening high up in the guard house for light and air. A prisoner could jump up on the inside and grasp the window sill, which was what the ex-prize-fighter pro- ceeded to do. Tripp ordered him back but with oaths and threats was informed by the prisoner that he was coming out any way. He was already head and shoulders through the opening, when Guard Tripp drove the bayonet through his arm and into the wall. There he held the screaming prisoner till an officer arrived. Tripp was commended for doing his duty."
Maine displayed slight interest in the Mexican War. Seven men, however, were recruited in Starks, Norridgewock, Canaan, Skowhegan and Bloomfield by Maj. Thompson Crosby. They served with the Ninth U. S. Infantry and were part of Gen, Scott's 12,000 men who landed March 9, 1847, at Vera Cruz. Crosby went out as a second lieutenant but was brevetted Sept. 13, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the storming of Chapultepec. Family tradition runs that Barzilla S. McFadden, (1818) son of Thomas, who once lived on the Dunbar farm in Embden, went to the Mexican War but never returned. Some of the McFaddens resided temporarily in Starks and Barzilla presumably would have enlisted with Maj. Crosby but War Department rosters of the 9th. Regiment do not have his name. His brother, Sebastian S. McFadden (1826) married in Kentucky and Barzilla's military record in Mexico might be from that state and with Gen. Zachary Taylor's army.
Embden's militia activities date back to about the time Maine became a separate state. As early as 1809 a company of militia artillery was formed at Norridgewock, Calvin Selden captain,
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and about the same time Canaan had a company of light in- fantry, David Kidder captain. The Third Regiment, first brigade, 8th division, taking in militia from numerous towns up and down that part of the Kennebec had been organized March 27, 1805. But it seems to have been April 4, 1822, when Embden organized a militia company with Benjamin Cleveland as captain under a commission of April 18. Benjamin Gould, Jr., was made a lieutenant the same day and served for nine years, while Deacon Joseph Walker, likewise commissioned April 8, 1822, served only 5 days. Capt. Benjamin Cleveland was suc- ceeded May 6, 1823, by Capt. Lemuel Witham over by Ayer Hill, who became major June 15, 1825, and on Sept. 17, 1828, was pro- moted to be colonel of the Third Regiment.
Cyrus Boothby, after having been a lieutenant in this Emb- den company for over two years became its captain on Aug. 10, 1825, and served nearly three years when he resigned. After him in command was Capt. John Walker, Jr., of northeast Emb- den, who had been ensign of the company in 1823, and lieutenant in 1825. His service as captain was from July 14, 1828, to Jan- uary 20, 1831. Reuben Wilson was ensign of the company and then lieutenant, following promotions to John Walker, Jr., and Hartley Colby, veteran of the war of 1812, followed Wilson as an ensign becoming a lieutenant Sept. 14, 1830. On that date Seth Ayer began as an ensign. A few months after Lemuel Witham had become colonel of the Third, Joseph Gray - on June 15, 1829 - was named as adjutant, a commission he held till his death.
Eastern Embden was plainly dominating the militia company. Lieut. Benjamin Gould (the Freewill Baptist preacher of after
- years) was the only company officer from Seven Mile Brook but held the oldest commission in the town. Agitation for a separate company in West Embden soon resulted in such an organization and on May 20, 1832, Selectmen Christopher Thompson, himself then captain of Company B, of Cavalry, 1st brigade, 8th divi- sion, and James Y. Cleveland recorded directions to each captain defining company boundaries. This was done quite pompously, each communication beginning: "The outlines of the Company
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of infantry in the town of Embden under your command is as follows to wit." The jurisdiction on the east belonged to D Company, Capt. Hartley Colby, which meant all Embden people on that side of the inlet of Embden Pond, of its east shore and of its outlet stream. The other jurisdiction under Capt. Nathaniel Moulton meant the remainder of the town, or the west half. This was H Company.
Capt. Colby was commissioned July 2, 1831, to command Company D. Seth Ayer was advanced from the grade of ensign to lieutenant and Luther P. Gray became ensign. Capt. Nathaniel Moulton got his commission to Company H two days later. James Holbrook, who had been living on Foss hill and had been made a lieutenant Aug. 20, 1829, continued in the new company with the same rank and William W. Gould was made ensign. Thus were the two militia companies organized and of- ficered.
The new company H on the west side of the town endured for about five years. A few days before the "outlines" were an- nounced in 1832 Lieut. James Holbrook resigned his commission. This was on April 19, anniversary of Lexington, and in the fol- lowing June, Ensign William W. Gould advanced to lieutenant and Isaac Knowlton (1808) was made ensign. He was a son of Capt. Joseph over on the modern Granville Lisherness place. Capt. Nathaniel Moulton terminated his militia service Feb. 4, 1834, probably about the date he moved from Embden over into Concord. Samuel A. Campbell, formerly of Strong who had bought in 1830, jointly with Given Campbell, Lot 129 on Foss hill for $600, was made captain in his stead. After two more years Company H had so dwindled that it was disbanded by "Order in Council, No. 22" and on April 23, 1836, Capt. Camp- bell, Lieut. Gould and Ensign Knowlton were discharged.
There were several years of service left in Company D, al- though Capt. Colby had been discharged on the same date that Capt. Moulton yielded command, and on May 3, 1834, Lieut. Seth Ayer was promoted to captain; Ensign Luther P. Gray, son of John, Jr., was made lieutenant and Chandler Williams was commissioned ensign. The death of Lieut. Gray Oct. 7,
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1834, and the discharge of Capt. Seth Ayer May 12, 1835, while D company was in winter quarters, made two vacancies so that on May 23, 1835 a new roster was commissioned wherein Ensign Williams stood forth as a lieutenant and Thomas Jefferson Savage, a neighbor, as ensign. Then on July 9, 1835, Lieut. Chandler Williams became Capt. Williams, Thomas Savage was advanced to lieutenant and Isaac W. Adams was made ensign.
For two years thereafter Company D pursued the even tenor of its way till July 27, 1837 when Capt. Chandler Williams was made colonel of the Third Regiment and on April 14, 1838, Thomas Savage was given command with Zachariah Williams as lieutenant. Capt. Savage resigned Feb. 24, 1841, Isaac W. Adams, who had been serving in the meantime as ensign, was made captain. Ozias H. McFadden succeeded as company en- sign. Col. Chandler Williams headed the Third Regiment for two years till April 15, 1839, but his old company not long after- ward began to wane. Capt. Adams and Ensign McFadden re- signed in March, 1843; Lieut. Zachariah Williams held his com- mission till June 29, 1846, when it expired. This was apparently D Company's dying gasp. Militia interest in Maine was at low ebb in the early 1840's.
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