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These contributions furnished by their friends at home were greatly appreciated by the soldiers, and did much to relieve their sufferings and add to their scanty comforts.
The total cash value of all the many consignments for- warded to the front through the untiring zeal of these no- ble women and their associates and helpers, cannot be as- certained, but in the aggregate it was very large, and their worth to the soldiers could not be estimated in dollars and cents.
THE BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES
Early on the morning of April 12, 1861, the Confed- erate forces, numbering several thousand men, under the command of General Beauregard, opened fire with seven batteries upon Fort Sumter, situated in Charleston harbor, S. C., which was garrisoned with about seventy United States soldiers, commanded by Major Robert Anderson.
Late in the afternoon of the 13th Major Anderson ca- pitulated, and Fort Sumter was evacuated. This immedi- ately precipitated the crisis that had long threatened the nation, and made war between the two sections inevitable.
Two days later, on April 15, President Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for seventy-five thousand volunteers for three months service. To New Hampshire was as- signed the furnishing of one regiment.
HUDSON SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION
The names of Hudson soldiers, with the dates of their enlistment or mustering, time of service, and the regiments and companies in which they served, are presented in the following lists :
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment enlisted for three months, and was under the command of Colonel Mason W. Tappan of Brad- ford, with Aaron F. Stevens of Nashua as Major. It was
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mustered in at Concord on the 4th of May, started for Washington on the 25th, and on the expiration of its term of enlistment returned, and was mustered out at Concord, August 9, 1861.
This regiment for the most of its term of service was on duty along the Potomac river between Washington and Harper's Ferry. It was engaged in no battle with the en- emy except some minor skirmishes.
The Hudson men in the First regiment were:
Abel F. Gould. Age 20; enlisted in Company K, May 7, 1861 ; mustered out August 9, 1861; re-enlisted in Eighth New Hampshire Regiment.
Eben Tuttle. Age 28; enlisted in Company K, May 7, 1861; mustered out August 9, 1861.
William L. Walker. Age 21; enlisted in Company E, May 2, 1861; mustered out August 9, 1861; re-enlisted in Seventh New Hampshire Regiment.
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment, enlisted for three years, August, 1861. Commanded by Colonel Enoch Q. Fellows, of Sandwich, who resigned June 26, 1862, and was succeeded by Colonel John H. Jackson of Portsmouth, who was honorably dis- charged February 24, 1864, to be succeeded by Colonel John Bedel of Bath. This regiment was enlisted under the Act of Congress of July 22, 1861, authorizing the enlistment of five hundred thousand volunteers for three years, and was mustered into the service of the United States, August 26, 1861. It left Concord for Long Island September 3, thence on the 14th to Washing- ton, and from Washington on the following 19th of Octo- ber it was ordered to the seat of war in South Carolina. It was on duty in that state and in Florida till the spring of 1864. Near the last of April, 1864, the regiment was or- dered to Virginia.
This regiment was in many battles, some of the most important of which were:
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James Island, S. C., June 8, 1862; Morris Island, S. C., July 10, 1863; Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863; Drury's Bluff, Va., May 13-16, 1864; Petersburg, Va., June 9, 1864; Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865.
The Hudson men in the regiment were:
George D. Carr. Age 30; Company E; wounded June 16, 1862, at James Island, S. C .; died in hands of enemy at Charleston, S. C., June 28, 1864.
Peter Hennessey. Age 20; Company E; re-enlisted February 13, 1864; promoted to Corporal July 18, 1864. William F. Millett. Age 24; Company E; Corporal; wounded May 13, 1864; mustered out August 23, 1864. George W. Miller. Age 21; Company F; wounded severely (left arm amputated) at James Island, June 16, 1862; discharged for disability September 13, 1862. Nathan Caldwell. Age 18; Company F; re-enlisted February 22, 1864.
Charles A. Wyman. Age 19; Company F; mustered out August 23, 1864. William F. Hardy. Age 22; Company F; mustered out August 23, 1864.
FOURTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment was enlisted and organized at Manches- ter, and was mustered in, September, 1861, and left for Washington, D. C., September 27, under command of Col- onel Thomas J. Whipple of Laconia. On the 9th of Octo- ber it left Washington for Annapolis, Md., where it was encamped until October 19, on which date it left Annapolis for Fortress Monroe, where it arrived by the steamer Bal- tic on the 21st. It left Fortress Monroe October 29, and arrived at Port Royal, S. C., November 7, 1861. Here it dis- embarked and went into camp. It was on duty in South Carolina and Florida till April, 1864, when it was ordered to Virginia, and remained in the service in that state and in North Carolina till the close of the war.
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Some of the more important battles in which it fought were the assault on Fort Wagner, July, 1863, the battle of Bermuda Hundred, Va., May, 1864, and that at Fort Fish- er, N. C., January, 1865.
The Hudson men in this regiment, enlisted for three years, in Company B, were:
Caleb Marshall, discharged for disability, at Beaufort, S. C., March 12, 1863.
Charles A. Robinson, discharged for disability, at Beau- fort, S. C., October 20, 1862.
Hugh Watts, Corporal, discharged for disability, March 12, 1863.
In Company K:
Samuel F. Coffin, musician, discharged for disability, February 11, 1863.
Israel W. Young, discharged for disability at De Camp Hospital, N. Y., June 4, 1864.
SHARP-SHOOTERS
The United States Sharp-shooters, armed principa ly with Sharp's improved breech-loading rifles, with set trig- gers, were used commonly by detachments to any position of the army where skilled skirmishing, sharp-shooting or strong picket duty was to be done. As skirmishers they had no equals, and their pre-eminence was due to their su- perior weapons, skill and drill.
Wherever the picket fire of the enemy became too warm, a detach- ment of Sharp-shooters was sent and rarely failed to stop it.
Wherever a hostile battery could be reached by a rifle ball, their heavy guns and sure aim rendered continuous use impossible.
Wherever a reconnoissance was to be made, the "green coats " was called upon to clear the way; and wherever an important picket line to be established or re-established, the facility which the Sharp-shooters pos- sessed in loading and firing their breech-loading rifles rendered them the willing recipients of orders to perform the difficult task.
Adjutant General's Report, N. H. 1865, Vol. 2.
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Three companies of sharp-shooters were raised in this state-Company E of the First Regiment, and Companies F and G of the Second Regiment, United States Sharp- shooters.
Company G, numbering ninety-five men and their offi- cers, enlisted for three years, was mustered December 10, 1861, and immediately left for Washington. The Sharp- shooters were connected with the Army of the Potomac, and fought in many battles. Some of these battles, in which Companies F and G participated were:
Falmouth, May 11, 1862; Rappahannock Station, Au- gust 23, 1862; Gainsville, August 29, 1862; Sulphur Spring, August 25, 1862; Second Bull Run, August 30, 1862; South Mountain, September 14, 1862; Antietam, Septem- ber 17, 1862; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Chan- cellorsville, May 3, 1863; Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863; Wilderness, May 5, 6 and 7, 1864; Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864; Cold Harbor, June 3, 4 and 5, 1864; Petersburg, June 16, 17 and 18, 1864; Deep Bottom, July 27, 1864; Deep Bottom, August 15 and 16, 1864.
HUDSON MEN IN COMPANY G, SHARP-SHOOTERS
Harvard P. Smith, Sergeant. Promoted to Second Lieutenant, October 10, 1862; promoted to Captain, No- vember 1, 1862; wounded May 6, 1864; mustered out De- cember 24, 1864.
Norris Smith. Promoted to Sergeant; re-enlisted De- cember 21, 1863; wounded May 31, 1864; promoted to First Lieutenant, January 16, 1865; honorably discharged.
Dura P. Dow. Promoted to Corporal, January 14, 1863; died of disease February 26, 1863.
Charles H. Hopkins. Wounded severely in the arm at Antietam, September 17, 1862; discharged on account of wounds January 7, 1863.
Dustin B. Smith. Re-enlisted February 17, 1864; transferred to Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers January 30, 1865; mustered out June 28, 1865.
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Allen Steele. Died of disease at Washington, D. C., January 23, 1862.
Job F. Thomas. Wounded slightly at Antietam, Sep- tember 17, 1862; discharged on account of wounds Decem- ber 14, 1863.
William Henry Thomas. Discharged for disability February 13, 1863.
Henry Taylor. Died at Washington March 6, 1862.
Joseph Gardner Winn. Killed at Antietam, Md., Sep- tember 17, 1862.
Joseph F. Floyd. Enlisted as a recruit February 12, 1864; killed at the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Charles E. Osgood. Enlisted as a recruit February 25, 1864; wounded May 16, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 30, 1865; honorably discharged.
SEVENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment was enlisted at Manchester for three years, mustered into the United States service December 14, 1861, and left for Florida, by the way of New York under command of Col. H. F. Putnam of Cornish, January 14, 1862.
Colonel Putnam was killed July 18, 1863, and was suc- ceeded in the command by Colonel Joseph C. Abbott of Manchester.
The regiment was in the service in Florida and South Carolina till April, 1864, when it was ordered to Virginia.
Some of the more important battles in which this reg- iment was engaged were: The assault on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863, and Oulstee, Florida, February 20, 1864. It was also engaged in many of the battles near Richmond, Va.
In Company B of this regiment were the following Hudson men:
Leander H. Cummings. Age 18; promoted to Cor- poral, May 6, 1862; wounded and captured July 18, 1863, at
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Fort Wagner, S. C .; died of wounds July 28, 1863, at Charleston, S. C.
Albert Campbell. Age 18; discharged January 7, 1862, by civil authority.
William J. Fifield. Age 24; deserted August 6, 1862, at Nashua.
Harrison Fifield. Age 44; discharged for disability February 18, 1862, at New York City.
William L. Walker. Age 22; re-enlisted from First New Hampshire Regiment October 1, 1861; promoted to Sergeant, August 1, 1864; mustered out December 27, 1864.
Otis A. Merrill. Company H; age 18; enlisted Au- gust 15, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, January 26, 1865; discharged June 26, 1865, at Goldsborough, N. C. Award- ed "Gilmore Medal" by Major General Q. A. Gilmore for gallant and meritorious conduct during operations before Charleston, S. C.
Andrew J. Berry. Age 21; enlisted August 21, 1862; killed July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner, S. C.
EIGHTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment, also, was enlisted at Manchester for three years, commanded by Hawkes Fearing, and mus- tered in, December 23, 1861.
It left for Ship Island, Miss., by way of Boston, Janu- ary 25, 1862, and served in Louisiana and other states bor- dering on the Mississippi river, till the expiration of its term of service.
Like some others of the New Hampshire regiments it saw much hard service, and was engaged in the following battles and actions :
Georgia Landing, La., October 27, 1862; Fort Bisland, La., April 12 and 15, 1863; Siege of Port Hudson, La., May 25 to July 8, 1863; Natchitoches, La., March 31, 1864 ; Piney Woods, La., April 2, 1864; Wilson's Farm, La., April 7, 1864; Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864;
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Cane River, La., April 23, 1864; Monett's Bluff, La., April 24, 1864; Bayou Rapid, La., April 26, 1864; Snaggy Point, La., May 1, 1864; Alexandria (Wilson's Landing,) May 14, 1864; Marksville, May 16, 1864; Bayou De Glaize or Mo- reauville, May 17, 1864: Yellow Bayou, May 18, 1864.
The following Hudson men were in this regiment :
Levi E. Cross. Company A; age 30; discharged for disability at Carrollton, La., October 27, 1862.
Robert Douglass Caldwell. Company A; age 40; mustered out January 18, 1865. Abel F. Gould. Company A; age 21; re-enlisted from First New Hampshire Regiment, September 12, 1861; drowned in Red River, Alexandria, La., May 10, 1862.
James Hales. Company D; age 25; deserted No- vember 20, 1864, Natchez, Miss.
Charles A. Russell. Company E; age 18; killed Oc- tober 27, 1862, Labadieville, La.
John Smith. Company E; age 41; mustered out Oc- tober, 1864.
Amos M. Young. Company C; age 18; transferred to Company D, December, 1861; wounded June 14, 1863, at Port Hudson, La .; re-enlisted January 4, 1864, cred. Nashua; transferred to Company A, Veteran Battalion, 8th N. H. Volunteers, January 1, 1865; mustered out Oc- tober 28, 1865.
John P. Young. Company D; age 19; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps May 1, 1864.
NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment was organized at Concord, enlisted for three years, and left for the seat of war, August 25, 1862, under command of Colonel Enoch Q. Fellows of Sandwich.
The regiment reached Washington on the evening of the 27th, and the next morning marched across the Long Bridge into Virginia, where it was assigned to the com- mand of General Whipple at Camp Chase.
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The following are some of the more important battles in which the regiment was engaged:
South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862; Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862; Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; Cold Harbor, Va., June 7, 1864; Pe- tersburg, Va., June 17 to July 27, 1864; Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.
Three Hudson men were in this regiment:
Jesse S. Bean. Company C; Corporal; age 26; wound- ed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company K, 5th Invalid Corps, January 15, 1864; dis- charged July 5, 1865, at Indianapolis, Ind.
Thomas P. Conrey. Company C; age 22; captured May 12, 1862, at Spottsylvania, Va .; died August 28, 1862, Andersonville, Ga.
Elias L. Foote. Company F; age 18; died of disease October 3, 1862, at Antietam, Md.
TENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
This regiment, enlisted for three years, and composed mostly of men of Irish birth or descent, was organized at Manchester, mustered in, September 5, 1862, and left for the front on the 22d, under command of Colonel Michael T. Donahoe of Manchester.
The Tenth took part in the battle of Fredericksburg in December, 1862. During 1863 the regiment was serv- ing in the neighborhood of Norfolk. In 1864 it joined the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the battle of Cold Harbor. The most of its service was with the Army of the James. The Hudson men in this regiment were:
Charles H. Kershaw. Corporal, Company B; desert- ed October 29, 1862.
William H. Durant. Company B; discharged for dis- ability May 20, 1863; enlisted in the Invalid Corps, Sep- tember 2, 1864; mustered out November 15, 1865.
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John D. Farnum. Company B; transferred to Veter- an Reserve Corps, August 15, 1863.
Joseph French. Company B; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Francis Tetro. Company B; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Robert French. Company C; mustered out June 20, 1865.
TWELFTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
On the tenth day of August, 1862, the Governor of New Hampshire gave permission and issued recruiting pa- pers to raise and officer a regiment in Belknap and Carroll Counties, provided it could be done in ten days.
On the sixteenth day of August the Adjutant General of the State was notified that ten full companies had been organized and were ready to be mustered into the United States service, which was done respectively as follows:
Company A, August 30; Company B, August 30; Company C, September 5; Company D, September 5; Company E, September 5; Company F, September 5; (Company F raised in Merrimack County.) Company G, September 9; Company H, September 9; Company I, Sep- tember 9; Company K, September 10.
Joseph H. Potter, an officer of the regular army, with the rank of Captain, was appointed Colonel.
John F. Marsh, a native of Hudson, who had had ex- perience under Colonel Franklin Pierce in the Mexican war in 1847, was Lieutenant Colonel, and George D. Savage, Major.
The twelfth regiment was encamped for drill at Con- cord, N. H. It was mustered as a regiment September 26, 1862, and left for Washington, D. C., the next day, arriving at Camp Chase September 30, where it was joined to Col- onel Wright's Division of General Casey's command of the Reserve Army Corps Defences of Washington.
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This regiment participated in many hard fought bat- tles.
We find the following record in relation to John F. Marsh :
"Marsh, John F. F. & S;
"Born in Hudson; age 34; Res. Hudson, Appointment Lt. Colonel, Sept. 17, 1862; Mustered in Sept. 17, 1862; Wd. May 3, 1863, Chancellorville, Va. Disc. Feb. 5, 1864, to date Jan. 26, 1864, to accept appt. in V. R. C.
"Enlisted June 10, 1861, as private Co. B. 6th Wiscon- sin Inf. (While in Hastings Minn.) Not mustered as pri- vate, Appt. Lieut. June 19, 1861. Appt. Capt. Co. D. Oct. 30, 1861; to date Oct. 25, 1861; Wd. Aug. 28, 1862, Gaines- ville; Disc. September 13, 1862; to acct. appt. as Lt. Col. 12 N. H. Vol .; Brevt. Col. U. S. V. to date Mar. 13, 1865; for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Chan- cellorsville, Va.
"Veteran Reserve Corps
"Marsh, John F. F. and S. 24 Inf; b Hudson, age 35, res. Hudson; App. Lt. Col. Jan. 22, 1864; accepted Jan. 27. 1864; resigned Aug. 17, 1865."
THIRTEENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
The thirteenth regiment, enlisted for three years, left Concord October 6, 1862, under command of Colonel Aaron Fletcher Stevens of Nashua. George Bowers of Nashua was Lieutenant-Colonel. The regiment reached Washing- ton on the evening of the eighth, and on the ninth crossed the Long bridge to Camp Chase on the Virginia side of the Potomac. It served all its time in Virginia, excepting a few days' march through Maryland.
This regiment had a very honorable record. The Ad- jutant General's Report for 1865, Vol. 2, page 339, says of it:
It is but justice to the regiment to say that no officer of the command has ever been cashiered or dismissed the service; that one half or more
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of its officers are kept on detached service in various capacities in the army, while the general intelligence and honesty of its men, have won for the regiment, a character for trustworthiness, efficiency and integrity in the discharge of their duties, second to none in the service. It has cap- tured five pieces of artillery in one charge, and with its division taken six- teen pieces more, has captured three battle flags; and taken more prison- ers from the enemy than the number of its own ranks; and has never been driven from the field, or from its position by the enemy.
Some of the more important battles in which it fought are the following :
Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Siege of Suffolk, April and May, 1863; Walthall Road, May 7, 1864; Swift Creek, May 9 and 10, 1864; Kingsland Creek, May 12 and 13, 1864; Drury's Bluff, May 14 and 16, 1864; Cold Har- bor, June 1 and 3, 1864; Battery 5, Petersburg, June 15, 1864; Battery Harrison, September 29 and 30, 1864.
In Company I of this regiment eighteen Hudson men enlisted September 20, whose names are given below:
James M. Greeley, Sergeant. Age 41; discharged for disability at Washington, D. C., February 25, 1863; en- listed in Heavy Artillery, September 6, 1864.
Nathan M. Blodgett, Corporal. Age 24; discharged by order at Portsmouth, Va., November 30, 1863.
Reuben Cummings, musician. Age 32; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Alden M. Jones, musician. Age 42; mustered out June 21, 1865.
George W. Batchelder. Age 20; captured October 27, 1864; died of disease at Salisbury, N. C., February 12, 1865.
Henry Butler. Age 35; wounded December 13, 1862; promoted to Corporal April 1, 1863; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Bradford Campbell. Age 18; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Henry T. Colburn. Age 26; discharged for disability at Concord, N. H., July 20, 1863.
Gilman F. Chase. Age 27; transferred to Company C, September 25, 1862; transferred to brigade band Janu- ary 25, 1863; mustered out June 21, 1865.
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Rufus M. Fletcher. Age 25; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Lorenzo Fuller. Age 18; mustered out June 17, 1865.
Frederick F. Hickox. Age 38; mustered out May 12, 1865.
Napoleon E. Jones. Age 18; mustered out June 21, 1865.
William B. Lewis. Age 25; promoted to Corporal April 1, 1863; wounded slightly May 16, 1864; promoted to Sergeant June 7, 1864; mustered out June 21, 1865.
Jacob Marshall. Age 19; died of disease at Ports- mouth, Va., August 21, 1863.
Otis R. Marsh. Age 30; wounded severely October 27, 1864; discharged by order May 28, 1865.
Andrew J. Smith. Age 32; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 26, 1864.
James G. Smith. Age 20; died of disease at Ports- mouth, Va., October 3, 1863.
FIRST REGIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE HEAVY ARTILLERY
Company F of this regiment was recruited in Nashua by its Captain, Daniel J. Flanders, mustered in, September 6, 1864, and soon after left the state for Washington, where, after its arrival, it was organized with eleven other Com- panies, into a regiment, under command of Colonel Charles H. Long of Claremont.
During the fall and winter this regiment was engaged in garrison duty not far from Washington, and was mus- tered out June 15, 1865.
In Company F of this regiment were the following sixteen residents of Hudson :
Samuel M. Walker, Corporal.
James McCoy, Corporal; reduced to ranks June 1, 1865.
George W. Berry; appointed musician, December 16, 1864.
Lucius T. Buker, James M. Greeley,
James S. Blodgett, Horace J. Hamblet,
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Albert A. Campbell,
James N. Corliss,
Austin T. Merrill,
George S. McCoy,
John W. Fletcher,
Frederick F. Smith,
Frank J. Fuller,
Willard O. Winn,
Samuel A. Greeley.
The following is a list of other Hudson men who en- listed into the United States' service during the war:
John H. Phillips. Enlisted for three years in Troop M, First New England Cavalry; mustered in, September 15, 1862; transferred to Invalid Corps, September, 1863; discharged for disability January 27, 1864.
Warren Smith. Enlisted in Troop A, First Regiment New Hampshire Cavalry; mustered in, March 24, 1864; promoted to Corporal May 1, 1864; wounded severely Au- gust 25, 1864, and died of wounds soon after.
Jonathan Burbank. Enlisted for nine months in Com- pany E, Fifteenth New Hampshire Regiment; mustered in, October 9, 1862; mustered out at Memphis, Tenn., Au- gust 13, 1863; sick at Memphis and died soon after.
The following Hudson men enlisted in Company F, Eighteenth New Hampshire Regiment for one year; mus- tered in, September 28, 1864.
Levi E. Cross, Corporal. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
Cyrus Cross. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
These men from Hudson enlisted into the United States' Navy:
James H. Shaw. Enlisted in the navy April 19, 1861, and was honorably discharged April 19, 1865.
Thomas M. Senter. Enlisted for two years June, 1862; re-enlisted for two years February 27, 1865.
George E. Senter. Enlisted as an Acting Master's Mate June, 1862; resigned June, 1863.
Joseph W. Wallace, Michael Harney and Samuel L. Beverly, enlisted in the navy, but the dates of their enlist- ment are unknown.
Names of Hudson men who enlisted in Massachusetts regiments :
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Almon S. Senter. Enlisted in Sixth Massachusetts Regiment for nine months; afterwards in Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, and served through the war.
Aaron B. Frost. Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment. Jamison Greeley. Company M, Fourteenth Massa- chusetts Regiment.
Samuel M. Walker. Company C, Sixteenth Massa- chusetts Regiment.
William Livingston. Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Reg- iment.
Henry H. Ford. Third Massachusetts Regiment, Heavy Artillery, November 7, 1863; discharged 1865.
Names of men enlisted in unknown Massachusetts regiments :
George McQueston, Alexis Baker,
Henry H. Dane, Patrick Bradley,
James O. Dane.
Myron W. Harris and Henry Harris, two brothers, enlisted in an unknown Maine regiment.
Names of Hudson men drafted in 1863, who furnished substitutes:
Augustus F. Blodgett, Obadiah F. Smith,
Nehemiah H. Gage, Ira Templeton,
E. Wesley Hill, Willard O. Winn,
John B. Marshall.
In 1864:
ยท Charles H. Grant, Arus H. McCoy,
Edwin S. Gowing, Lucius F. Robinson,
Benjamin H. Kidder, John C. Smith.
List of Hudson men not drafted, who furnished sub- stitutes :
David Clement, Jr., Alphonso Robinson,
Daniel M. Greeley, David O. Smith,
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