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14 358
Goffe, John.
Maj.
15 111
Goffe, John
P.
15
557
Goffe, William
P.
15
715
Gordon, James
P.
16 500
Gordon, Josiah.
P.
16
696
Greer, James.
15 621
Gregory, David.
14 358
Griffin, Jonathan.
P.
16 85
Griffin, John.
P.
16 500
Griffin, Timothy.
P.
16
100
Hinckley, Seth.
P.
16
161
Hogg, George.
P.
14
59
Houston, David
P.
15
557
Houston, James.
P.
14
59
Houston, Isaac ..
175
Houston, Robert.
P. Corpl. Corpl. P.
Bennington.
Jameson, Hugh
16
500
Johnson, Calvin
P.
14
59
Jones, Robert.
P.
16
295
Karr, William.
Corpl. 11
720
Kemp, Solomon
P.
14
6
Kerr, John.
P.
14 215
Larkin, Patrick.
P.
15 362
Lincoln, Nehemiah
P.
16 85
Mannahan, John.
P.
14 215
Martin, Amos
P.
16 247
Martin, James
P.
17
427
Matthews, Hugh.
P.
14 59
Matthews, Joseph.
P.
14
59
Matthews, Robert. ..
P.
15 175
Bennington.
Matthews, Thomas. ..
P.
15 437
Died March 16, 1781.
Bunker Hill. Arnold Expd. Quebec. Died Illinois, Oct. 7, 1821.
Served several times during the war.
Killed accidentally, May 12, 1786. Bunker Hill.
Bunker Hill.
Killed at Saratoga.
Goffe, Stephen
Lost at sea on a privateering voyage.
P. Drumr.
14
58
Bunker Hill.
English, Thomas
Bunker Hill.
Chubbuck, Simeon.
Cornwall, Robert.
Bunker Hill.
Bunker Hill. Arnold Expd. Quebec. Taken prisoner.
Bunker Hill.
Bunker Hill. Bennington.
15 15 556
Houston, Samuel.
15 174
Bunker Hill. Died during the war.
Mass. Rolls. Said to have been killed. Bunker Hill. Arnold Expd. Quebec.
Bunker Hill. Arnold Expd. Quebec.
Bunker Hill. Died Sept. 22, 1838. Bunker Hill.
Chandler, Primas ...
499
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
BEDFORD MEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR .- Continued.
NAMES.
Rank.
ol.
Page.
In What Battles, etc.
*McAffee, Samuel.
P.
15
175
Bennington. Died Wds., Aug. 17, 1777.
McAllaster, John ..
P.
15
621
McClary, Thomas.
P.
14
59
Bunker Hill.
McClary, William.
P.
15
111
McKeen, Barnard ... . .
P.
11
187
McLaughlin, James ....
P.
17
427
McLaughlin, James, Jr.
P.
17
427
McLaughlin, Thomas ..
Lieut.
14
57
Bunker Hill.
Mclaughlin, William ..
P.
15
175
Bennington.
McQuaid, Jacob ..
P.
15 176
Bennington.
Miller, James.
P.
15
696
Moore, Daniel.
Col.
14 426
Moore, David.
P.
14
59
Bunker Hill.
Moore, James
P.
11
180
Moore, John ..
P.
15
175
Moore, Samuel.
P.
14
59
Moore, William
d
16
161
Moore, William
P.
15
175
Bennington.
Morrill, Robert.
P.
11
180
Morrison, John.
P.
15
176
Bennington.
Morrison, Samuel.
P.
15
557
Murphy, Patrick.
P.
14
216
Newman, William
P.
14
59
Bunker Hill.
Nutt, William ..
16
247
O'Neil, John
14
57
Bunker Hill.
Orr, George.
P.
14
358
Orr, James
P.
14
59
Bunker Hill.
Orr, John.
Lieut.
15
174
Bennington. Wounded severely.
Patten, James
15
557
Patten, John, Jr.
15 111
Patten, Robert ..
P.
15
111
Patten, Samuel
Corpl. P.
14
58
Patterson, James
P.
15
621
tRiddle, David
Riddle, Hugh.
P.
15 176
Bennington.
Riddle, Isaac
P.
16
161
Riddle, John.
P.
16 269
Rider, James
P.
16
575
Ross, John ..
Corpl.
15
362
Russell, John
P.
14 604
Smith, Adam.
P.
15
175
Bennington.
Smith, Samuel.
P.
16 40
Bunker Hill. Mass. Rolls.
Steele, James ..
P.
14
358
Sullivan, Valentine
P.
16
31
Killed July 7, 1777.
Thornton, Hugh ..
P.
15
435
Tirrell, Abel.
P.
15
362
Tirrell, Jonah.
P.
14
358
Vose, Thomas V
P.
15
557
Wallace, James
P.
15
177
Wallace, John.
P.
15
175
Walker, James.
P.
15
175
Whitman, Levi.
P.
15
621
Wilkins, Isaac ..
P.
16
500
Woods, Stephen.
P.
16
500
Total, 120.
.
* The name McDuffee was changed to McAffee, and so the inscription on the grave of this young man in the Old Graveyard is accounted for: " In memory of Samuel McDuffee, son of Mr. John McDuffee and -- , his wife. He died in ye service of his country, Aug. 17, 1777, at Bennington. In ye 17th year of his age."
t Claimed by Bedford, Mass., evidently a mistake. He was born and always lived in Bedford, N. H., except when in the Continental army.
Bunker Hill. Vol. 15, 362, Lieut.
Patten, John ..
P. Q. M. S. P.
14 73
Bunker Hill.
15
111
Quinn, Peter.
Bunker Hill. Arnold Expd. Quebec.
P. Sergt.
Bennington. Discharged June 7, 1. 75.
Bennington Bennington.
Bennington.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
The rolls give the names of twenty-seven men, enlisted from Bed- ford, who were at the battle of Bunker Hill.
It is known that this is not a complete list, but it is not surprising that, at such a time, less attention should be given to the making of perfect records than to the real business at hand. The list is given, therefore, as the roll has it, conscious that there is abundance of evi- dence that there are additional names,1 but for the above reason :
William Barnet; John Callahan; Hugh Campbell; Jonas Cut- ting; John Dobbins; Luke Eagan; Thomas English; Patrick Fling; John Goffe; John Goffe, Jr .; George Hogg; James Hous- ton ; Calvin Johnson; John Kerr; John Mannahan; Hugh Mat- thews ; Joseph Matthews; Thomas McClary; Thomas Mclaughlin ; David Moore; Patrick Murphy; William Newman; John O'Neil ; James Orr; John Patten; Samuel Patten ; Samuel Smith.
There were five Bedford men in Arnold's expedition to Quebec : John Dobbin ; Patrick Fling ; John Kerr ; John Mannahan; Patrick Murphy.
Names of soldiers in the History of Bedford of 1851, but now omitted :
Emigrant Chubbuck ; see Massachusetts rolls.
Jonathan Dorr; see Massachusetts rolls.
William Houston ; Vol. 14, 720, Goffstown.
Robert Dewrumple; see Massachusetts rolls.
Nathaniel Spofford ; see Massachusetts rolls.
Stephen Mack ; see Massachusetts rolls.
Josiah Tirrell; see Massachusetts rolls. Samuel Turrill; see Massachusetts rolls.
Thomas Lancey ; see Massachusetts rolls.
William Kerr, Jr. ; see Massachusetts rolls.
John Kollin (probably Mollen) ; see Massachusetts rolls.
William Parker; see Massachusetts rolls.
James Smith ; see Massachusetts rolls.
John Caldwell ; see Massachusetts rolls.
1 The following extracts from Matthew Patten's Diary have a bearing upon this point:
April 20 1775. I received the melancholy news in the morning that Gen Gages troops had fired on our countrymen at Concord and had killed a large number of them Our town was notified last night We generally met at the meeting house about 9 o'clock and twenty of our men went directly off for our army from the meet- ing to assist them And our John came home from Pawtucket and intending to set off for our army tomorrow morning and our girls set up all night baking bread and fixing things for him and John Dobbin.
April 21 Our John and John Dobbin and my brother Samuels two oldest sons set off and joined Derryfield men and about six from Goffstown and two or three more from this town under the command of Capt Moor of Derryfield They amounted in number to 45 in all Suncook men and two or three others that joined them marched on in about an hour after They amounted to 35 There was nine men went along after belonging to Pennykook or thereabouts.
April 22 I was awaked in the morning by Mr Chandlers man with a letter from the Committee of the Provincial Congress for calling another Congress of the Province immediately And I went with it as fast as I could to John Bells but he had gone to the army and both the other selectmen.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
These names are not found in any rolls now known to be in exist- ence where the residence of the soldier is given.
There were nineteen Bedford men at Bennington :
John Aiken; John Barnet; John Bell; Robert Burns; Isaac Houston ; Samuel Houston; Robert Matthews; Samuel McAffee (died of wounds, August 17, 1777) ; William McLaughlin; Jacob McQuaid ; John Moore; William Moore; John Morrison; John Orr (wounded severely) ; Hugh Riddle; Adam Smith; James Wal- lace; John Wallace ; James Walker.
When the United States government took the census, June 1, 1840, Bedford had six Revolutionary pensioners living in the town :
Name. Age. 83
Living with
John Ferguson
Daniel Ferguson.
John Gault 77 Daniel Gault.
William Moore 80
William Moore.
Sarah Holbrook 75 Thomas G. Holbrook.
Lydia Rundlett
90 Thomas Rundlett.
Eunice Shepard 77 Charles Shepard.
1860. Nabby (Abigail) Flint
(?)
Nathaniel Flint.
In the old graveyard the following inscription is also to be found : "In memory of John Houston, son of Mr. James Houston and Mary his wife who died at Ticonderoga in the service of his country Oct. 15, 1776, aged 18 years, 6 months and 19 days."
No roll of the men enlisted in this expedition is obtainable, although of course its story is part of our country's history.
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1
War of 1812, Militia, Etc.
At the outbreak of the War of 1812 some Bedford men enlisted and saw active service. Their names, taken from the adjutant- general's report, are as follows :
Capt. Phineas Stone's company (Weare). Nat Fisk, lieutenant- colonel, commanding First regiment, New Hampshire militia, enlisted September 1, 1814, for three months. Privates: John Martin, William Montgomery, Elias Peabody, and Otis Shepard.
Enlisted September 12, 1814, John McAfee, corporal. Privates : John Barr and Samuel Campbell, Jr.
Capt. James T. Trivetts' company, Col. John Steele's (Peterbor- ough) regiment, Second detached militia, enlisted September 27, 1814, for sixty days. Privates : Barton Bullock, William French, Francis King, Bernice Pritchard, and Reuben Spofford.
Ephraim Snow also went from Bedford and served through the War of 1812. His widow was a pensioner.
Joseph Manning of Bedford was in the War of 1812; was wounded at Lundy's Lane, and carried the bullet in his shoulder to the end of his life. Ruel G. Manning of Bedford was also in the War of 1812.
During the war there were more than 200 men, armed and equipped in the town, who held themselves in readiness to march in defense of their country. At the time the British invaded Ports- mouth, the company of Exempts, under Capt. Isaac Riddle, the Infantry, under Capt. William Moore, and the Grenadiers, under Capt. William P. Riddle, met at the center of the town and drilled, daily, expecting to have orders hourly to meet the enemy at Ports- mouth.
By a law passed December 28, 1792, all men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five were liable to do military duty. The com- pany of Exempts were those whose ages were outside of these limits, or who, for some reason, were not subject to draft. The company was formed in 1814, and numbered about sixty men. They armed and equipped themselves at their own expense, and were ready to march at a moment's warning for the protection of their country, then engaged in the hostilities with England. Their first officers were as follows :
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MILITIA.
Isaac Riddle, captain ; John Holbrook, lieutenant; Samuel Chand- ler, second lieutenant ; William Riddle, ensign.
In the year 1815, the Infantry company, embodying in its limits all of the town of Bedford, was composed of about 150 men. It was attached to the Ninth regiment, and was known as Company A The field officers of the regiment, deeming it too large for the pur- pose for which it was intended, created a volunteer company by the name of the Bedford Grenadiers, numbering forty-eight, rank and file. For military tactics and strict discipline it stood the highest in the Ninth regiment, and wa's considered one of the first companies in the state. It was organized before the close of the War of 1812. The uniforms were of American manufacture. Their swallow-tail coats were made of homespun cloth, colored blue, trimmed with yel- low silk braid and bright buttons. They wore a leather stock to keep their chins up. The trousers were made of white cotton jean or drilling, manufactured from No. 16 cotton yarn, and woven by the Misses Patten ; vests of the same ; gaiters made from black vel- vet; black wool hats, furnished with a brass front piece, embossed with the American eagle. The plumes were of white, with a red top made from geese feathers by Mrs. Theodore A. Goffe. They were armed with a flintlock musket and bayonet.
In the year 1821 the company procured a new uniform, similar in style to the first one but of a richer material, substituting English manufacture for American. Every man was warned out to train by the orderly once a year. In September the regiment to which the company belonged was mustered on the muster field at Goffstown. In May of each year the company trained at Bedford on the com- mon near the town house, as a preliminary for the fall muster. They had a band. Chandler Spofford played the bassoon; Green- leaf Walker, clarionet; James Gardner, Kent bugle; Fred Wallace, cymbals ; Adam Chandler also played in the band; a man named Lombard played the clarionet. The company continued to hold its rank as one of the best in the state until it was disbanded in 1834. They marched from Bedford to Concord, with their own band, to meet Lafayette. Many members of this company were among the organizers of the Amoskeag Veterans, whose first commander was William P. Riddle. They erected the tombstone over the grave of Alfred Foster, who, at the time of his death, was their commanding officer.
The officers of the company were the following :
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504
HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
William P. Riddle, ap. 1st Capt., Dec. 20, 1815 ; pro. Maj., May 19, 1820; pro. Lieut .- Col., June 23, 1821; pro. Col., June 15, 1824; pro. Brig .- Gen., June 24, 1831 ; pro. Maj .- Gen., June 25, 1833; res., June 8, 1835.
Isaac McGaw, ap. Lieut., Dec. 20, 1815; res., Feb. 10, 1818.
Wm. Patten, ap. Ens., Dec. 20, 1815; pro. Lieut., Feb. 10, 1818; pro. Capt., Aug. 28, 1820; res., April 9, 1821.
Alfred Foster, ap. Ens., Feb. 10, 1819; pro. Lieut., Aug. 28, 1820 ; pro. Capt., April 9, 1821, pro. Maj., June 18, 1825. Died in office.
John Patten, ap. Ens., Aug. 28, 1820; pro. Lieut., April 9, 1821; pro. Capt., Aug. 12, 1825 ; res., Dec. 19, 1827.
Daniel Gordon, ap. Ens., April 9, 1821 ; pro. Lieut., Aug. 12, 1825; pro. Capt., Dec. 22, 1827; res., Nov. 22, 1829.
Rufus Merrill, ap. Ens., Aug. 12, 1825; pro. Lieut., Dec. 22, 1827 ; pro. Capt., Dec. 2, 1829; res., April 16, 1832.
John P. Houston, ap. Ens., Dec. 22, 1827 ; pro. Lieut., Dec. 2, 1829; pro. Capt., April 18, 1832; res., April 16, 1833.
James French, ap. Ens., Dec. 22, 1829; res., April 16, 1832.
Samuel Patten, ap. Lieut., April 18, 1832; pro. Capt., April 17, 1833 ; res., April 26, 1834.
Samuel Morrison, ap. Ens., April 18, 1832; pro. Lieut., April 17, 1833; res., April 26, 1834.
R. Mclaughlin, ap. Ens., April 17, 1833 ; res., July 22, 1834.
In the year 1842 a volunteer company was formed under the style of the Bedford Highlanders. Their uniforms consisted of coats made from green and Highland plaid, with a plaid scarf; trou- sers of white, trimmed with black velvet; hats of black velvet, with black plumes.
Its first officers were the following :
Charles F. Shepard, ap. Capt., April 11, 1842; res., Oct. 13, 1845.
Joshua Vose, Jr., ap. Lieut., April 11, 1842; pro. Capt., Oct. 13, 1845 ; res., April 20, 1847.
Timothy F. Moore, ap. Ens., May 24, 1844 ; pro. Lieut., Oct. 13, 1845 ; pro. Capt., April 20, 1847; res., Dec. 9, 1847.
Alfred McAffee, ap. Ens., Oct. 13, 1845 ; pro. Lieut., April 20, 1847; pro. Capt., Dec. 9, 1847 (disbanded).
William Moore, 2d, ap. Ens., April 20, 1847 ; pro. Lieut., Dec. 9, 1847 (disbanded).
Wm. McDole Ferson, ap. Ens., Dec. 9, 1847 (disbanded).
Field and staff officers :
Silas Walker, ap. Surg., Sept. 17, 1824; res., Sept. 2, 1826.
Robert Riddle, ap. Surg.'s mate, Sept. 2, 1826. Died in office.
H. C. Parker, ap. paymaster, Aug. 25, 1831; res., Sept. 6, 1831; ap. Surg., Dec. 11, 1838 ; res., March 4, 1831.
Isaac Riddle, ap. Adjt., July 23, 1824; pro. Maj., June 25, 1831; res., June 12, 1833.
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MILITIA.
Lewis F. Harris, ap. Q. M., July 23, 1824 ; res., Oct. 22, 1828.
A. J. Dow, ap. Adjt., July 20, 1837; res., Aug. 14, 1840.
Leonard Rundlett, ap. Q. M., July 20, 1837 ; pro. brigade inspector, Sept. 9, 1839; res., 1840.
L. B. Bowman, ap. paymaster, Aug. 16, 1838; pro. Adjt., Aug. 14, 1840; res., 1841.
Geo. W. Riddle, ap. Q. M., Aug. 21, 1848; now in commission (1850).
There was another militia company known as the Slambangs, made up largely of the brickmakers, and which included all men liable to do military duty who were not enrolled in the Grenadiers or the Highlanders. The officers were elected every May, and changes were so frequent that no record is possible. They had a drum corps, but no band. William Ferson so distinguished himself in this direction that he was popularly known as "Billy Bangings." The drum he played is still in existence, in the possession of Mr. Charles H. Kendall.
Persons who have held commissions in the militia in the town of Bedford, from roster in the adjutant-general's office, Concord :
Stephen Dole, colonel; James Aiken, captain; Phineas Aiken, lieutenant; James Gilmore, ensign. William Dole, Capt. Nathan Barnes, Capt. Andrew Aiken, captains of cavalry. James Moor, Lieut. - Dunlap, Maj. - - Boies, Capt. William Moor, Capt. James McLaughlin, Ens. John McAllister, Capt. Thomas Chandler, Capt. Joseph Colley, Capt. Thomas Barr, captain of artillery, 1815 to 1817.
William Moor, ap. Capt., Aug. 8, 1812; pro. Adj., July 4, 1816; pro. Col., June 20, 1818; res., March 9, 1820.
Moody M. Stevens, ap. Lieut., June 20, 1814; res., July 26, 1816. Leonard C. French, ap. Ens., June 20, 1814; pro. Capt., July 26, 1816; res., June 23, 1818.
Enoch Dole, ap. Lieut., July 26, 1816; pro. Capt., June 23, 1818; res., Feb. 10, 1819.
Jesse Parker, ap. Ens., July 26, 1816 ; pro. Lieut., June 23, 1818; pro. Capt., Feb. 18, 1819; res., April 9, 1821.
William Chandler, ap. Ens., June 23, 1818; pro. Lieut., Feb. 10, 1819; pro. Capt., April 9, 1821; res., April 9, 1824.
Robert Moor, ap. Ens., Feb. 10, 1819; pro. Lieut., April 9, 1821; pro. Capt., April 9, 1824; res., Jan. 31, 1825.
David Stevens, ap. Ens., Aug. 27, 1821; pro. Lieut., April 9, 1824 ; res., Jan. 31, 1825.
Samuel Campbell, ap. Ens., April 9, 1824; pro. Capt., Feb. 2, 1825 ; res., March 24, 1828.
Benjamin Nichols, ap. Lieut., Feb. 2, 1825; pro. Capt., March 1, 1828; dis., April 17, 1830.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
Joseph C. Moore, ap. Ens., Feb. 2, 1825; pro. Lieut., March 1, 1828; pro. Capt., April 17, 1830; res., Feb. 8, 1832.
Samuel G. Colley, ap. Ens., Sept. 5, 1829; pro. Lieut., April 17, 1830 ; pro. Capt., Feb. 20, 1832; res., April 8, 1834.
David Sprague, ap. Ens., April 17, 1830; pro. Lieut., Feb. 20, 1832; res., April 8, 1834.
William Goff, ap. Capt., April 9, 1834; res., Aug. 28, 1834.
Rufus Merrill, ap. Capt., Aug. 28, 1834; res., Feb. 5, 1838.
Nathaniel Moore, ap. Lieut., Aug. 28, 1834; pro. Capt., Feb. 6, 1838; res., June 5, 1839.
William A. Rundlett, ap. Ens., Aug. 28, 1834; pro. Lieut., May 22, 1838; res., March 14, 1839.
William R. French, ap. Ens., May 23, 1838; pro. Capt., June 11, 1839; res., March 11, 1842.
Frederick Hodgman, ap. Lieut., June 11, 1839; pro. Capt., March 11, 1842; res., July 7, 1843.
William McAllister, ap. Ens., June 11, 1839; pro. Lieut., March 11, 1842; res. July 7, 1843.
Benjamin Hall, ap. Ens., March 11, 1842; pro. Capt., July 7, 1843; res., March 20, 1844.
Charles A. Moore, ap. Ens., July 7, 1843 ; res., May 27, 1844.
Philip C. Flanders, ap. Capt., Oct. 13, 1845; removed by address, June session, 1846.
F. F. French, ap. Ens., Oct. 13, 1845; res., April 20, 1847.
Thomas G. Worthley, ap. Lieut., Oct. 13, 1845; pro. Capt., April 20, 1847 ; res., April 6, 1848.
Joseph H. Flint, ap. Ens., April 20, 1847 ; pro. Lieut., Aug. 24, 1847 ; pro. Capt., Sept. 4, 1848 ; res., May 1, 1849.
James F. Moore, ap. Ens., Aug. 24, 1847; res., Aug. 7, 1848.
Robert C. Moore, ap. Ens., Sept. 4, 1848; res., May 22, 1849.
William Moore, 2d, ap. Lieut., Sept. 4, 1848; pro. Capt., May 1, 1849; now in commission (1850).
William P. Gage, ap. Lieut., May 22, 1849; now in commission (1850).
Rufus K. Darrah, ap. Ens., May 22, 1849; now in commission (1850).
George W. Goffe, ap. Ens., Aug. 24, 1849; now in commission (1850).
The ladies got up a subscription for a flag to be presented to the Grenadiers, in accordance with the following subscription list. Jane Riddle made the presentation speech :
The ladies of Bedford have witnessed with pleasure the unwearied exertions of the military company of Grenadiers in Bedford to per- fect themselves in uniform and in the use of arms, rendering them- selves an ornament to the militia of this state, and, as a well-disci- plined militia is the only source from which we can reasonably expect protection in time of war, we think it a duty incumbent on us
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MILITIA.
to encourage, so far as the delicacy of our sex will permit, the accomplishment of an object so honorable. Therefore, as a testi- mony of our respect for the members of said company, and the interest we feel in their prosperity, we promise to pay to any person appointed for that purpose, the sum annexed to each of our names for the purpose of providing said company with a standard, which we propose to present to said company in due form as soon as may be convenient.
Jane Riddle,
$0.75
Hannah G. Foster,
$1.00
Marinda Riddle,
.50
Clarissa Darrah,
.50
Margaret T. Riddle,
.50
Hannah Wallace,
.50
Martha Riddle,
.75
Margaret A. French,
.25
Elviry Walker,
.50
Achsa Patten,
1.50
Mary Ann Walker,
.25
Sophia Darrah,
.25
Eunice C. Atwood,
.50
Susan E. Savage,
.50
Mary Houston,
.50
Irena Patten,
.50
Asenath Riddle,
.50
Vina Patten,
.50
Submit Walker,
.25
Abigail Dole,
.50
Jane Houston,
.25
Susan Riddle,
.50
Matilda Eaton,
.50
Jane McQuesten,
.50
Sally Gillmore,
.50
Ann Moss,
.20
Margaret Gillmore,
.50
Mary Anderson,
.25
Achsah N. McAllaster,
.50
Alice Stearns,
.34
Sally M. McAllaster,
.25
Mary Kittredge,
.50
Sophronia Cutler,
.25
Cathary Perry,
.50
Mary T. Cutler,
.25
Betsey Campbell,
.25
Dolly French Ferson,
.50
Lucy Swett,
.50
Eliza Burns,
.25
Merab French,
.25
A flag was also presented the Highlanders by the ladies. Dolly Jane Stevens made the presentation speech and Thomas Campbell received the flag for the company.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
ROLL OF THE COMPANY OF BEDFORD GRENADIERS, 1820. Kept by Daniel Gordon, Ordr Sergt.
Members
Date of
Absence
Sep. 21
Sep. 28
Members
Date of
Absence
Sep. 21
Sep. 28
Sergeants.
Freeman Gilmore
James Harvell
Daniel Gordon.
James French.
Samuel Patten ..
John Houston, Jr.
John Barr and Rufus Merrill.
William Houston
Daniel Mclaughlin
Musick.
Phineas C. French
Gawn Riddle, Jr.
Jesse Walker.
Elijah C. Atwood
William G. Campbell.
John P. Houston.
Robert Houston, Jr.
William Riddle, Jr
John Parker, 3d.
James Hackett, Jr.
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David S. Foster
Joseph Moore
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John A. McGaw.
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Isaac Darrah.
Antipus D. Tallant
John G. Moore
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Jesse Johnson ..
Zaccheus Patten.
John Craig, Jr.
Samuel McQuesten.
Robert Patten.
John Goffe ..
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Nathan Cutler.
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Obediah Stoddard
Thomas Gilcrest.
David Worthley
Samuel Adams ... .
Aaron Page, Jun
James M. K. Wilkins ....
William Gilmore
John Riddle.
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There was but one man from Bedford in the Mexican war, and he was Caleb Whitman, son of Levi Whitman, who had served in the Revolutionary army. He was a fifer, and carried his fife up his sleeve. An effort was made to obtain his release from service upon the ground that he was not fully competent, but it was unsuccessful, and Caleb was obliged to go. In Mobile James Moore Gage, a Bed- ford man, discovered him in considerable want, and had him sent home, honorably discharged.
Somewhere about 1860 there was an independent military com- pany formed in Bedford, called Bedford Light Infantry, Company A. The captain was George W. Riddle; first lieutenant, Robert Fulton; and second lieutenant, David H. Barr. They equipped themselves at organization, but later went into the state service and received supplies from the state, as the following shows :
May 11 1864 Received from Natt Head 60 Springfield Rifle Muskets complete in extra nipples etc.
Sept 28 500 cartridges.
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MILITIA.
June 5 1866. received 1 drum 50 uniforms. 52 trumpets for caps 49 letter A for caps. 72 tins for shoulders ; 70 buttons for shoulders ; 68 brasses for shoulders.
Oct 15 received 3 Militia laws ; 3 Uptons tactics.
June 21 1867 received 1 enlistment book ; 1 Fife.
Sept 7 1867 550 coat buttons ; 200 sleeve buttons.
August. From Anthony Colby, 60 equipments all new.
The following was found in the town records :
At a town meeting held Oct. 19, 1861, it was voted to furnish an Armory for the Bedford Light Infantry, and to remodel the lower room in the town house for that purpose, and raise the sum of fifty dollars.
The following roll of members was copied from the old record book of the company. Many of these afterwards enlisted in the state militia in different companies :
COMPANY A, BEDFORD LIGHT INFANTRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE MILITIA:
We, whose names are hereunto affixed, severally enlist in "A " company of the Bedford Light Infantry, Volunteer Militia of the State of New Hampshire, being raise in Bedford and vicinity to serve for a period of five years, unless sooner discharged, subject to orders of the Commander-in-chief and all laws and regulations gov- erning the Militia of this State.
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