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ratives of hunting exploits in the old pioneer days. IIe moved to Wayne in 1814, and was an able actor and adviser in town affairs. His first wife was Susanna, daughter of Dr. Joseph Metcalf of Wren- tham, Mass. For his second wife he married Lydia Chipman, a lineal descendant of Pilgrim John Howland. Mr. Fairbanks died in Wayne Mar. 27, 1838. His wife survived him and lived in Wayne drawing a Revolutionary War pension till her death Ang. 23, 1855.
Jabez Besse was a soldier of the Revolution who lived a long time in Wayne. He was noted as a hunter and a fisherman. IIe was a dead shot, and often brought down his game "on the run or on the fly." His marksmanship was as sure as that of the famous Berdan sharp shooters. When apples were thrown up in the air he would no more fail to pierce them with bullets from his unerring rifle than would the renowned Buffalo Bill to shatter the glass balls used as flying targets in the Wild West Show. The loom, that most difficult of all birds to kill, that will dive at the flash and dodge the bullet, he would frequently shoot in the water or on the wing. He paddled his rude dug-out canoe over the surface of the picturesque Wing Pond, and knew full well the many coves and inlets, the deep holes and sly nooks, where the hidden and wary fish could be tempt- ed to bite at the baited hook. He was so agile and active, so spry and quick-motioned, that he bore the nick-name of "Cat-Nimble Jabe." His natural quickness of movement was oftentimes of service to Catty Jabe in his hunting and fishing expeditions. He never tired of telling his exploits with rod and gun and of pointing with pride to the walls of his cabin adorned with the trophies of his skill. He was a fine singer with a most melodious voice. This musical talent made him welcome on all occasions. Old and young listened with rapt attention to the sweet tones of his voice swelling forth in song. Once, when his boat was capsized, he came up under it and sang. He said it seemed like heavenly music sound- ing in his ears. Two anecdotes are told at the expense of Old Jabe. An old lady who lived near by looked out of her window and saw a big black bear on her woodpile. She notified neiglibors who started in pursuit, Cat-Nimble Jabe among the rest. He, like a born hunter, kept bravely to the front, bound to be "in at the death." At dusk some wags in the crew "put up a job" on the old man. They fired a few shots over his head. He was much frightened. He yelled and screamed in terror and during the remainder of the hunt kept prudently in the rear, doubtless deeming "discretion the better part of valor." One morning his son was going to convey
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him to Augusta to draw his pension. The horse was balky, at first, and then started suddenly. The clumsy veteran, who weighed about 200 lbs. avoirdupois, was thrown backwards, heels over head, into the bottom of the wagon, "with more force than grace." In this awkward attitude and helpless condition, the once Nimble Jabe looked as if he surely deserved a pension.
Matthias Redlon, the eldest son of Matthias and his wife, Rachael Edgecomb, was born in Saco, Feb. 4, 1749 ; married by Rev. John Fairfield of Saco, Sept. 6, 1772, to Elizabeth Field. Ile settled in Saco. He was corporal in the company of Capt. Jeremiah Hill, of Biddeford, which belonged to the Thirtieth Regiment of Massachu- setts Foot-Guards, commanded by Col. James Scammon of the Rev- olutionary army. IIe was one of the soldiers drafted to go in Arnold's expedition to Quebec, Canada, by way of the Kennebec and Chaudiere Rivers ; was in the expedition to Ticonderoga and Crown Point in the company of Capt. Jabez Lane ; his enlistment in the department was dated May 3, 1775. He sold his lands in Saco and Buxton in 1815, and removed to Wayne, Kennebec County, where his sons had settled in 1814. His first wife died in Saco, and he married a widow named Dorcas Williams, whose maiden name was Carter, by whom he had five children, in addition to the six children by his first wife. His children in Wayne changed the spelling of their names to Ridley after their removal to Wayne, but two of his sons who settled in Hollis, Me., and Clarendon Vt., held the name of Redlon, and their descendants so continue to this day. He died at the home of a daughter in the town of Turner in 1840, at the age of 91 years, and was buried in the family cemetery in Wayne, near the brick house built by his grandson Daniel Ridley.
To procure a list of residents of Wayne, who were in the Revolu- tionary War, is a difficult matter. More is learned about the veter- ans of that war from the recollections of those now living, than from any military rolls or records extant. The following are names of Wayne Revolutionary pensioners, as far as has been ascertained, after diligent inquiry : Dr. Moses Wing, Jabez Besse, Samuel Jen- nings and Nathaniel Fairbanks have elsewhere been mentioned. Sam'I Frost enlisted in Mass., died in Wayne, Oct. 27, 1823. His widow, Patience, married a Mr. Billington and was living in Wayne in 1835. William Thompson enlisted in Falmouth, died in Wayne Nov. 28, 1833. Joanna, his widow, was living in Wayne in 1835. In 1840, John Smith was a Revolutionary pensioner living in Wayne at the age of 83. Jabez Besse's age at the same date was 75.
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Three widows, viz : Lydia Fairbanks, 74 years old ; Keziah Burgess, 80 years of age ; and Bertha Weeks, aged 78, were drawing pen- sions in Wayne in 1843. Old residents remember Alpheus Lane, Ebenezer Besse, James Churchill and Isaac Billington as soldiers of the Revolution. On a sheet of paper, yellow with age, and folded into a letter, sealed with a wafer in the style of former days, post-marked Augusta, Sept. 22, and franked by R. C. Vose and directed to Col. Ellis Sweet, now at Winthrop, appears written, in fine but plain ehirography, the following message :
AUGUSTA, SEPT. 22, 1823.
DEAR SIR: I have succeeded in establishing the claim of Joseph Rieh- ards of Wayne to a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War. I have this day settled with him for his pension due from the 4th of March, 1823, the date of its commencement, to the 4th of September inst. Mr. Richards, no doubt, had a good claim to a pension and ought to have been placed on the list in the spring of 1816, but he never applied to me until December last, when he was brought forward by Capt. Fuller.
I am respectfully your obedient servant,
To Col. Ellis Sweet.
ROBERT C. VOSE.
Richard Jackman enlisted in Ipswich, Mass., and was living in Wayne in 1835, and drawing a pension for services in the Revolu- tionary War. Of him and his wife this story is told. Both had been to some military parade. Jackman, as was his wont, having im- bibed rather too freely, became hilarious and uproarious in his patriotic enthusiasm. His better half, though somewhat exhilarated, yet carried a much more level head than her spouse. With a stern ex- pression of countenance and a voice loud and harsh, she addressed him as follows : "Richard, I'm ashamed of you ; if there's a dozen more Fourth of July's this year, you shan't go to one of them .- There now."
Job Fuller, Wayne's first settler, was also one of the first cap- tains in the old town militia. His wife was Elizabeth Wing, daugh- ter of Simeon, and sister of the seven Wing brothers, early settlers of New Sandwich. He and his wife traveled all the way from old Sandwich, on Cape Cod, to this place, the last part of the way through the wilderness, guided by spotted trees. They were the first white inhabitants of the town. At the close of the first season they made a cache, hid their effects from the Indians and visited their old Sandwich home. Mrs. Wing was the first white woman who went by line of spotted trees from Wayne to Lewiston. It is stated that Capt. Job Fuller, at the raising of the first Congrega-
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tionalist meeting house in Winthrop, stood on the ridge-pole of the church, and, as was the custom, drank the libation of liquor that was always offered on such occasions, in the good old days. Col. Ellis Sweet of Wayne married a daughter of Capt. Job. Fuller. Col. and Mrs. Sweet lived a while with Capt. Fuller's folks. They then moved to Wayne village and the Colonel engaged in business there. Later they removed to Farmington.
In the year 1814, the Fourth Regiment, First Brigade, Eighth Division of Maine Militia, was in service at Wiscasset, Bath and vicinity. Of this Regiment, Ellis Sweet of Wayne, was Lieutenant- Colonel-Commandant and Moses Wing, Jr., also of Wayne, was Major. The following is the Roll of one Company raised in Wayne and in service in Lieut. Col. Sweet's Regiment :
Jacob Haskell, Captain. William Burgess, Lieutenant.
Levi Roberts, Ensign.
SERGEANTS.
William Knight,
Jesse Bishop, Eliakim Foss, Gustavus Foss.
MUSICIANS.
CORPORALS.
Asa Foss, drummer, Warren Crocker, James Wing, Asa Tapley, James Burgess.
PRIVATES.
Nath'l Atkins, Jr., Job Billington,
Samuel Gould, Levi Gould,
Grafton Norris, Daniel Ridley,
Sylvanus Blackwell, Elisha Burgess,
William Gott, Jr.,
Samuel Ridley,
Samuel Jennings, Jr., Matthias Ridley,
Woodin Besse, Samuel Dinsmore, Noah Frost,
Lewis Jennings, Henry Jennings,
Joseph Wallis, Lewis Williams, Obed Wing,
Robert Erskine,
Samuel Felch,
Dennis JJenkins, Jacob Judkins, Francis Knight, Jacob Maxim.
Calvin Wing.
George Foss.
Joshua Norris, fifer.
In this connection it may be mentioned that Mrs. Keziah Burgess, mother of Lieut. William, was anxions that her son should have a good outfit for the campaign. As the time was limited she employ- ed the help of some neighboring women. The cloth was woven and the uniform of army blue was made and ready before the company started from home. A proud son of a patriotic mother was Lieut.
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Wm. Burgess as he wore his bright new uniform on that hasty march to the sea shore.
One of the soldiers under Capt. Haskell was Ebenezer Besse. On the march they passed a farm house where some good-looking young women came out to view the soldiery. A comrade asked Besse which one he would choose. He pointed to a particular damsel. "I will take that one," said he. The farmer invited the company to stop and treated them with food and drink. Besse got acquainted with the young lady of his choice. She afterwards be- came the wife of her "gallant soldier lad." Romances in real life frequently have a like result.
The following is the Roll of another Company raised in Wayne and in service in Lieut. Col. Sweet's Regiment :
Ebenezer Norris, Lieutenant.
SERGEANTS.
Amasa Dexter,
Samuel Besse,
Seth Billington,
Benjamin Norris.
Samuel Wing, Elisha Besse.
MUSICIANS. Nathan Sturtevant, Seth Hammond.
PRIVATES.
Seth Billington, 2nd., Aaron Frost, Jr.,
Edmund Perry,
Moses Bean,
George Frost, William Raymond, Jr.
Ansel Blackwell, Charles Foss,
Thomas Raymond,
Nathaniel Billington, Reuben Marrow,
Sylvanus Raymond, Jr.
John Cumner,
John Morrison,
John Sturtevant,
John Chandler, Ephraim Norris, Jr., Jacob Stevens,
Noah Chandler, Woodin Norris, Jr., John Smith, Jr.
James Crocker, John Perry,
John Stevens, 2nd,
Richard M. Frost. Franklin Perry.
John White.
The following are copies of orders for rations of provisions and for ammunition by military officers to the Selectmen of Wayne, for the soldiers under their respective commands. They are documents dated long years ago, some of them during the war with Great Britain commencing in 1812. They were found among the archives of the town of Wayne, and are authentic :
"WAYNE, 22nd SEPT., 1812.
CORPORALS.
Allen House,
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To the Honour Selectmen of the Town of Wayne :
The number of men belonging to the Company under my command is thirty-eight in number, which I request you to furnish with blank car- tridges according to Law and Deliver the same to Sergt. Samuel Brown on demand, and he will distribute the same.
ROGER STINCHIFIELD, Capt." "To the Selectmen of the Town of Wayne :
I wish you to furnish Samuel Brown with Blank Cartridges for the Company under my command to be used on grand parade the 30th inst., forty men belonging to the Company.
SEPT. 22nd, 1813.
ROGER STINCHFIELD, Capt." "CAMP AT EDGECOMB, 23d SEPT., 1814.
The state government having contracted for the rations of Provisions for the 4th Reg't. while ou duty, and Division orders having been issued to that;effect, you will, after making good all deficiencies, if any, cease furnish- ing any farther supplies.
ELLIS SWEET, Lient. Col. Commandant."
"To the Selectmen of the Town of Wayne :
You are hereby requested to pay over to each member of the company under my command the sum of twenty cents, being forty-tive in number, on Tuesday, the twenty-fifth day of Sept., inst .. at Readfield Corner. LOVE ROBERTS."
Dated at Wayne this 20th day of Sept., 1825.
"The seleetinen of Wayne are hereby requested to pay the members of the Wayne Rifle Company, whose names are borne on the following list, and who perform military duty. the money they are entitled to as Soldiers, agreeably to the vote of the town passed at the annual meeting in March last, and deliver the same at Readfield Corner, on Friday, the nineteenth day of September inst.
Alonzo Wing, Allen Wing,
Asaph Leadbetter,
Albert G. Norris,
Walter Foss,
Robinson Dexter,
Hubbard Lovejoy,
Jason Wing,
Jabez Besse, Jr.,
Collins Foss, Ansel Daily,
Daniel Smith,
Tillotson Lovejoy,
Ephraim Norris,
Samuel S. Wing.
Alpheus Lane. Elias Berry,
Samuel Smith,
Joseph F. Jennings,
William True,
Rolan Maxim,
Robert Erskine,
Levi JJennings,
Howard Stevens,
James Burgess,
Cyrus B. Fitch,
James Wing, Calvin Wing,
Samuel Buswell, George White,
Daniel Jones, Jr.,
Ezekiel G. Norris,
Daniel Knight,
Moses Haskell, Almoren Bodge,
Chas. P. Wing,
Sewall Frost,
Samuel Dexter.
Lot Burgess,
Cyrus Tapley,
Lewis Dexter,
JAMES WING, Capt. of S'd Company. WAYNE, SEPT. 12th, 1828,"
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Formerly there were two old militia companies in Wayne. The members of one of these companies resided on the east side of the stream and ponds ; those of the other on the west. Later these two companies were put together and a rifle company was taken out, with recruits from Fayette and other towns. The old militia trained on the Baptist church green and the rifle company on the village common. May training was inspection day, when arms and ac- couterments must be bright and put in order. At all trainings soldiers were notified to meet "armed and equipped as the law directs." There were two trainings in September, preparatory to the grand muster the last of September or the first of October. The regimental muster took place in Readfield near the present Fair Grounds. The brigade muster was held at Hallowell Cross Roads. On one occasion when the regiment was formed in hollow square, and all the soldiers bowed with heads uncovered, Rev. Mr. Drink- water stood in the center, beside the big bass drum, and, as Chap- lain of the regiment, made the usual prayer, closing as follows : "And, now, O Lord, we pray, that, on that last great day, at the general muster of mankind, we may safely pass the final grand re- view and be found among the chosen, at God's right hand."
At those old musters great were the gatherings of the people from all the country side. Booths and stands where "creature comforts" were dealt out to the hungry and thirsty crowds, dancing floors, shows and games, sleight of hand performances, auction sales and a thousand and one other attractions were there to captivate the populace. Here to the martial music of fife, drum and bugle, the enrolled militia were taught and practiced in drill and discipline, in the manual of arms, in parades, marches and maneuvers, and in general military tactics.
An anecdote is related of Lient. Wm. Thornton, of the Wayne Rifle Company who afterwards, in Chesterville, Franklin County, became a Colonel in the Maine Militia. Once upon a time, at a muster in Readfield, the Wayne Rifle Company were the invited guests of the Readfield Guards. The officers of the Wayne Rifle Company, at that time, were Capt. Jos. F. Jennings, Lieut. Wm. Thornton and Ensign Richard Wing. While the Rifle Company were marching off the field, at the close of the military exercises, a salute was fired by the Guards, as a mark of respect to their guests, the rifles. One of the guards aimed too low and the bullet from his gun cut the plume of Lieutenant Thornton's clean off from his cap, close to his head. At this accident, sudden and unforeseen, and
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which came within a hair's breadth of being fatal, the brave Lieu- tenant never flinehed a hair nor moved a muscle, but rode along as unconcerned as if nothing had happened and no harm been done. This incident proved the strong nerve of the gallant officer, and marked him, in the minds of eye witnesses, as one, who, in actual conflict, would never turn his back or show the white feather, under the enemy's deadliest fire.
In the good old days of trainings and musters the most popular athletic sport was the wrestling match. Strength, skill, quickness and dexterity were indispensable requisites in the rival wrestlers of "ye olden time." At the close of one of these protracted and closely contested struggles for the mastery in wrestling, the victor, who overthrew all comers and stood champion of the ring, had won name and fame, far and wide, in all the country side. Among the Wayne wrestlers, who often bore away the honors in these trials of prowess, old residents remember Sylvanus Blackwell, Senior, Lot Burgess and Capt. James Wing. These were, most emphatically "hard men to handle," and the athletes were few who could throw either of them, twice out of three times, in a fair and square, stand up, arms- length wrestle.
When the northern boundary of the United States was in dispute, before the line between our country and the British dominions had been settled by the Webster-Ashburton treaty, a slice of northern Maine, known as the Madawaska region, was claimed by Great Britain. To defend the frontier a portion of the Maine Militia was called out. The result of this military demonstration was the once famous, though bloodless Aroostook war. Wayne furnished her quota for this expedition with Capt. James Lamb and Capt. Hubbard Lovejoy of the new Rifle Company in command. The soldiers of the old train-band endured the hardships of a long and tedious march through the wilderness to the border and back home again, but encountered no enemy, and learned that they had been sum- moned on a false and needless alarm. No complete list has been found of Wayne soldiers who went to the Aroostook in response to the call. Most of them are well remembered and some of them are still living. Sylvanus Blackwell, 2nd, well known in all Wayne by the sobriquet of "Veny Black," was an Aroostook veteran. He al- ways claimed to be the only one of the company who was actually under fire. And this is how it happened, as Veny tells the story. He had been the lucky finder of a rich pocket of spruce gum and was diligently digging but a few nuggets, when suddenly he heard a
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gun fired and the bullet struck the tree and was embedded in the wood only about six inches above his head. Veny was surprised but not scared, and calmly secured his chewing supply before he left the dangerous locality. Another Aroostook volunteer was Alexan- der Besse, a man of powerful physique, often called "Aleck the Strong." Of all the athletes of Wayne at that time he had the mightiest muscle. There was a field-piece, in those days, often used to fire salutes at patriotic gatherings. This cannon, weighing 900 lbs, Aleck, by an exertion of his Herculean strength, lifted from its carriage and held upon his knees. By the occasional exhi- bition of such feats of strength he proved his claim to be considered the strongest man in Wayne.
At the beginning of the late civil war, there were upon the militia rolls of Wayne the names of 219 able-bodied men, liable to do mili- tary duty. We point with pride to the fact that 133 sons of Wayne were in the military and naval service of their country during that war. In all the prominent battles fought by the armies of the Poto- mac and of the James, under the command of Mclellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Meade and Grant, wherever the fight waged fiercest in the States of the Atlantic and of the Gulf, in the mari- time engagements of New Orleans, Charleston and Fort Fisher ; and in the terrible naval conflicts in Hampton Roads, between the United States vessels and the rebel Merrimac ; in all these contests and many more, volunteers from Wayne bore arms in defence of the Union. Early in April, 1861, the first Wayne soldier of this war enlisted. From that time till the war ended in 1865, Wayne soldiers fought on land and sea, beneath their country's flag.
In concluding this chapter of military history, we submit that the honorable record of so many citizen soldiers of Wayne, in our coun- try's wars, needs no panegyric. Our town is well worthy to wear the name of that gallant General, the hero of Stony Point, who, in "the time that tried men's souls," by his reckless valor, earned the title of "Mud Anthony Wayne!"
WAYNE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WIIO SERVED IN THE WAR OF 1861-5.
Rank. Names. Remarks.
Alonzo Allen, Stephen Allen, Samuel W. Adams, Paschal B. Allen, William H. Bean,
Wounded.
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Rank. Names.
Remarks.
Rufus N. Burgess, Francis Borgoine, James W. Boyle, Franklin Burrell,
David Berry, Thomas J. Bartlett,
Benjamin F. Berry,
Square F. Bishop, Josiah M. Bishop, James Boutin, David L. Boyle, Orison S. Brown,
Died Nov. 2nd, 1864.
Freeman W. Bunnell, Rufus Besse, Edward P. Bussey,
Died June, '64. Died June, '64.
Charles E. Blackwell,
Died.
Lieut.
Wounded May 17th, 1864.
Martin Cassey, James Colkins, Thomas Clark,
Charles M. Connor,
Othna Crosby, Francis M. Cumner, Lloyd Clark, Cyrus Clark,
Wounded.
Heman N. Dexter,
Edmund F. Davis, James Davis,
Master Mate Lloyd E. Daggett, Patrick McDermott, Edward G. Dexter,
Lieut.
George M. Dexter, Henry A. Dexter, Nathan P. Downing, Sidney F. Downing, Samuel T. Foss, Henry N. Fairbanks,
Died at Ship Island, 1862. Wounded April 23d, 1864.
6
Alexander H. Besse, Charles D. Crosby, Archibald Clark, James H. Carson,
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Rank,
Remarks.
Q. M.
Names. O. A. Fillebrown, Jolın Forrester, Levi F. Foss, William H. H. Foss, Albion B. Frost,
Died June 12, 1865.
Lieut.
Clarence C. Frost, David G. Frost,
Joseph Frost,
Darius Harriman, Charles Ilall,
Lieut.
George W. Hall,
Edward W. Harrington,
Michael Harte,
Charles A. Hall,
Chauncy Higgins,
William H. House,
F. A. Hutchinson,
William H. Holman,
Seth W. Jennings,
Williston Jennings,
William II. Johnson,
William Jones, John S. Knight, Wounded.
Cyrus Keller,
James Kelley,
Elijah Knapp,
Davis E. Lane,
Capt.
Daniel Lothrop,
Wounded.
Charles M. Lovejoy,
Wounded.
George G. Luce,
John Magner,
Died.
Andrew Maxim,
Died Nov., 1862.
Benjamin F. Maxim,
Daniel H. Maxim,
Charles H. MeNear,
James Murphy, Silas II. Maxim,
Greenwood Norris, Nelson H. Norris,
Died July 30th, 1862. Wounded.
Lieut. Capt. Grafton Norris,
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Rank. Names. George O. Norris, Solomon A. Nelke, William HI. Pierce,
Remarks.
Died at Balton Rough, July 30th, 1862.
Wounded. Died.
Wounded July 2, 1863. Died in New Orleans, 1862.
Died from wounds. Wounded at Bull Run and died at Manassas.
Capt.
Augustus Parlin, Joseph A. Penley, Sewall Pettengill, Adelbert Pratt, William W. Pratt, Silas Perry, James R. Raymond, William R. Raymond, Ephraim D. Raymond, George W. Raymond, Elias H. Raymond, John S. Raymond,
Russell F. Raymond,
Lyman E. Richardson,
Charles V. Richards,
Edward K. Richardson,
Abington II. Ridley,
Winfield Smitlı,
John O. Sullivan,
William Stevens,
Charles H. Smiley,
Frank L. Smiley,
John P. R. Sleeper,
Elhanan Smith,
John O. Smith,
Orrin A. Snow,
John L. Spear,
James B. Stetson,
George S. Sturtevant,
Valmore Sturtevant,
William V. Sturtevant,
Robinson Sturtevant,
Cleveland Swift, Daniel W. True, Millard F. Thing,
Died Dec. 29th, 1864.
Died.
Died by reason of wounds Dec., 1864.
Died.
Capt.
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Rank. Names.
Remurks. HenryW. Townes,
.
James (). Trask, John E. Weleh, Died.
William Wilson,
Charles E. Wing,
Leonard L. Wing,
Died at New Orleans.
Llewellyn T. Wing,
Lewis II. Wing,
Killed before Petersburg, Sept. 11, 1864.
Thomas B. Wing,
Died July, 1864.
William A. Young,
Wounded Jan. 2d, 1864.
NOTE CONCERNING THE OLD MILITIA.
The old militia companies were armed and equipped with flint- lock muskets and bayonets, knapsacks, canteens and cartridge- boxes for the soldiers and with swords for the officers. The rifle company wore a uniform as follows : white pants, black coat with red trimmings, caps with visors and trimmed with yellow lace, black plumes with green tips. The musicians were distinguished by brass plates on caps and by white plumes tipped with red. The ladies of the locality purchased for the company a stand of colors. Thomas Wing of Fayette was drinmmer for some fifteen years. Pinckney Wing of Wayne was the first to play a bugle in the rifle company. Afterwards Reuben Ham of Fayette played a key-bugle, and his brother Arnold a clarionet.
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