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HARRIMAN, DR. JAMES LANG, son of Moses and Margaret, b. Peacham, Vt., May 11, 1833; app. Asst. Surg. 13 Mass. Inf. July 31, 1862; disch. disab. Jan. 30, 1863. Res. in Littleton from 1857 to July, 1862. P. O. ad. Hudson, Mass.
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HARRIMAN, JOHN ALEXANDER, son of Moses and Margaret, b. Barnet, Vt., Aug. 15, 1821; enl. Aug. 20, 1862, Co. E, 14 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Dalton; must. in Sept. 23, 1862, as Sergt. ; trans. to 168 Co. 2 Batt. V. R. C. April 19, 1864; disch. disab. Oct. 7, 1864, Concord. Res. in Littleton from 1854 to 1870. HASSAN, JAMES W., son of James W. and Emma, b. Canada, P. Q., Nov. 1843; enl. Aug. 1862, Co. F, S Minn. Inf. for three years as Priv .; must. out Aug. 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1895. HAZELTINE, CHARLES S., son of Stephen S., b. Stanstead, Canada, Dec. 9, 1833; enl. Sept. 12, 1862, Co. C, 15 N. H. Inf. for nine months to the credit of Bath; must. in as Priv. ; app. 1 Lt. Nov. 3, 1862 ; must. out Aug. 13, 1863 ; died Nov. 17, 1874, Sunbury, Pa .; buried Glenwood Cemetery. Res. in Littleton at time of enlistment.
HEALD, LEWIS BRIGHAM, son of Harvey and Susan, b. Royalston, Mass., March 5, 1839; enl. April 19, 1861, for three months; re-enl. Sept. 3, 1861, Co. C, 56 Illinois Inf. for three years ; disch. with Co. and Regt. by order War Dept. ; re-enl. Feb. 4, 1862, Co. H. 59 Ind. Inf. for three years ; wd. May 16, 1863, Champion's Hill, Miss. ; must. out April 25, 1865. Res. in Littleton since Oct. 1895.
HEATH, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, son of William and Harriet T., b. Danville, Vt., April 4, 1843; enl. Sept. 12, 1861, Co. H, 16 N. Y. Inf. for three years to the credit of Plattsburg, N. Y .; wd. sev. Sept. 17, 1862, Antietam, Md .; disch. disab. April 11, 1863; died in Littleton Dec. 17, 1902.
HOWLAND, ANDREW J., alias Charles Spaulding, substitute, son of Benjamin, b. Bethlehem, Jan. 21, 1846; enl. Sept. 9, 1864, Co. H, 5 N. H. Inf. for three years; must. in as Priv .; wd. March 25, 1865, Fort Steadman, Va. ; disch. disab. July 29, 1865, Washing- ton, D. C. Present res. Littleton.
HOYT, REV. ALONZO A., son of Stephen and Roxana, b. Cabot, Vt., Sept. 25, 1837; enl. Sept. 18, 1861, Co. C, 1 Vt. Cav. for three years to the credit of Cabot, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; captd. May 24, 1862, confined in Libby Prison; par. June 1, 1862; captd. Aug. 2, 1862; par. Sept. 13, 1862; must. out Nov. 18, 1864. Res. in Littleton from Nov. 1887, to June, 1889. P. O. ad. 182 State Street, Springfield, Mass.
HUNT, JOHN Q. A., son of Daniel and Hannah, b. Bath, April 12, 1836; en1. Nov. 18, 1861, Co. H, 8 N. H. Inf. for three years; must. in as Priv .; wd. Oct. 27, 1862, Labadierville, La .; re-enl. and must. in Jan. 4, 1864, same Co. and Regt. to the credit of Lisbon; disch. to date Aug. 24, 1864. P. O. ad. Apthorp, N. H. HUSE, WILLIAM DACRE, son of Daniel and Julia, b. Newport, Vt., Jan. 1844; enl. Dec. 25, 1863, Co. F, 3 Vt. Inf. for three years to the credit of Newport, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; wd. May 5, 1864,
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Wilderness, Va .; trans. July 25, 1864, Co. B; must. out July 11, 1865; died Feb. 23, 1878, Littleton; buried West Littleton Cemetery. Res. in Littleton from 1865 until death.
HUTCHINS, MARSHALL JOHN, son of Caleb and Sarah C., b. Whitefield, May 3, 1837; enl. April 27, 1861, for three months; must. out Aug. 9, 1861; re-enl. Aug. 20, 1861, Co. H, 4 N. H. Inf. for three years; must. in as Priv .; must. out Sept. 27, 1864; re-enl. Feb. 10, 1865, Co. C, 10 N. H. Inf. for one year; trans. to Co. C, 2 N. H. Inf. June 21, 1865. All enlistments to the credit of Man- chester. Res. in Littleton a few years from 1847.
HUTCHINS, MELVIN FREEMAN, son of Caleb and Sarah C., b. White- field, March 23, 1833; enl. Aug. 23, 1861, Co. H, 4 N. H. Inf. for three years; must. in as Priv .; must. out Sept. 27, 1864. Res. in Littleton a few years before enlistment. P. O. ad. Soldiers' Home, Tilton.
JONES, REV. GEORGE GARDNER, b. Sterling, Mass., Oct. 9, 1822; app. Chap. 13 N. H. Inf. Sept. 3, 1862; resigned May 9, 1865; died Brighton, Mass., May 9, 1891. Res. in Littleton 1880-81.
KELSEA, ORA ORLANDO, b. Lisbon, Oct. 9, 1827 ; enl. June 10, 1861, for three years; must. in as Capt. Co. H, 8 Ohio Inf. June 24, 1861; resigned and was honorably disch. March 11, 1862; com. Col. 1 Regt. Ohio Vol. Militia, July 28, 1863; died Topeka, Kan., July 29, 1871. Res. in Littleton from 1856 to 1859.
KEYES, GEORGE ALFRED, son of Thomas N. and Mary, b. Cambridge, Vt., 1842 ; enl. Aug. 6, 1862, Co. B, 14 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Walpole; wd. Sept. 19, 1864, Opequan, Va .; trans. to Co. F, 13 V. R. C. March 8, 1865; disch. June 28, 1865. Res. in Littleton, 1892-93. P. O. ad. New Haven, Conn.
KINGSBURY, ISAAC H., son of Legara and Matilda, b. Danville, Vt., 1833; enl. July 30, 1861, Co. H, 3 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Manchester; wd. June 16, 1862, Secessionville, S. C .: app. Corp. Nov. 1, 1862; disch. disab. May 20, 1863, Battery Bay Isl., S. C .; re-enl. March 9, 1864, Co. A, 1 N. H. Cav. for three years; app. Sergt .; captd. June 30, 1864, Wilson's raid, Weldon Railroad, Va .; died dis. Nov. 13, 1864, Andersonville, Ga .; buried there, grave No. 11,994. Res. in Littleton from 1854 to 1861.
KNAPP, CHARLES D., son of Charles and Julia (Hartshorn) Knapp, b. Lyman, August, 1843 ; enl. Co. E, 6 Vt. Inf. for three years to the credit of St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; wd. near Camp Lincoln, Va., seven days' fight before Richmond ; re-enl. and trans. to Co. K, same Regt. P. O. ad. Littleton.
KNAPP, EZRA G., son of David and Cordelia F., b. Danville, Vt., Feb. 8, 1845 ; enl. March 6, 1865, Co. K, 7 Vt. Inf. for one year to the credit of St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; wd. sev. near Mobile, Ala .; must. out July 19, 1865, at New York City. P. O. ad. Brockton, Mass.
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KNOX, REV. MARTIN VAN BUREN, son of Jephtha and Philura, b. Schroon Lake, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1841 ; enl. April, 1861, Co. I, 22 N. Y. Inf. ; must. in as Priv .; re-enl. Aug. 2, 1862, Co. E, 108 N. Y. Inf. ; must. in as Corp. ; must. in March, 1864, as 2 Lt. Co. E, 23 Regt. U. S. C. T. ; wd. July 30, 1864, near Petersburg, Va .; app. 1 Lt. Nov. 1864; Capt. May, 1865 ; disch. Aug. 12, 1865. Res. in Littleton from 1885 to 1888. P. O. ad. Wahpetan, N. D. LADD, JOHN JOHNSON, son of Peabody W. and Elizabeth L., b. New- bury, Vt., May 11, 1828; app. Paymaster of Volunteers, with rank of Maj., July 2, 1864; must. out Nov. 1, 1865; died Jan. 27, 1889, Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Res. in Littleton from 1870 to 1873. LATHROP, ALLISON WILLIS, son of Samuel and Mary Ann, b. Concord, May 15, 1848 ; enl. Dec. 14, 1863, Co. G, 3 Vt. Inf. for three years ; must. in as Priv .; wd. May 5, 1864; trans. to Co. I, July 25, 1864. Res. in Littleton since 1886.
LATHROP, EDWARD D., son of Daniel aud Elmira, b. Danville, Vt., May 9, 1837; enl. July 23, 1862, Co. D, 9 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Lyme ; must. in as Priv .; trans. to Co. K, V. R. C. May 8, 1864; disch. July 5, 1865, Indianapolis, Ind. Res. in Littleton, 1861. P. O. ad. Lisbon.
LITCHFIELD, WILLIAM C., son of Cummings and Lydia K., b. Scituate, Mass., March 31, 1840; enl. Aug. 1864, 1 Mass. H. Arty. for one year to the credit of South Scituate, Mass .; must. out July 3, 1865. Res. in Littleton from 1896 to 1901.
LITTLE, REV. GEORGE M., son of Jonathan and Mary, b. Warren, April 18, 1847 ; enl. Sept. 7, 1864, Co. H, 1 N. H. H. Arty. for one year to the credit of Warren; must. in as Priv .; must. out June 15, 1865. Res. in Littleton four and one-half years; died Dec. 1903 ; buried in Warren, N. H.
MARTIN, DR. GEORGE ALBERT, son of Stephen and Mary, b. Peru, N. Y., May 28, 1842; enl. May 10, 1861, Co. E, 2 Vt. Inf. for three years; must. in as Priv .; captd. July 21,. 1861; par. Jan. 3, 1862; wd. June 29, 1862, Savage Station, Va. ; disch. disab. Sept. 10, 1862; re-enl. Aug. 25, 1863, Co. I, 4 Maine Inf. for three years to the credit of Paris, Me. ; disch. May 21, 1865. Res. in Littleton from 1888 to 1892. P. O. ad. Hyde Park, Mass.
MARTINEAU, WILLIAM, son of Joseph and Julia, b. Canada, Oct. 6, 1845; enl. Dec. 1863, Co. D, 17 U. S. Inf. for three years to the credit of Portland, Me .; must. in as Priv .; wd. June, 1865, on march; disch. Dec. 1866. Res. in Littleton since 1870.
MCCARTY, CHARLES, son of John and Mary, b. Middleton, Ireland, June 22, 1824; enl. June 1, 1861, Co. G, 3 Vt. Inf. for three years to the credit of St. Johnsbury, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; wd. May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville, Va .; re-enl. Jan. 22, 1864, same Co. and Regt. ; wd. May 12, 1864, Spottsylvania, Va .; trans. July 25, 1864, Co. I, 3 Vt. Inf. ; app. Corp. June 19, 1865; must. out July 11,
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1865; died Littleton, Aug. 16, 1894; buried Roman Catholic Cemetery. Res. in Littleton from 1865 until death.
McMURPHY, HENRY, b. Derry, 1835; enl. Aug. 18, 1862, Co. C, 5 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Lisbon; must. in as Priv .; wd. sev. Dec. 13, 1862, Fredericksburg, Va .; disch. disab. Sept. 7, 1863. Res. in Littleton from 1869 until he died, Nov. 12, 1903. P. O. ad. Laconia.
MILLER, JOHN ANDERSON, JR., son of John A. and Lydia, b. New- bury, Vt., Dec. 28, 1845; enl. March 30, 1864, Co. K, 57 Mass. Inf. for three years to the credit of Boston, Mass .; must. in as Priv .; must. out July 30, 1865, Washington, D. C. Res. in Littleton most of the time since 1867.
MILLIN, ALBERT, son of Joseph and Abigail; b. Cambridge, Vt., March 19, 1819; enl. Nov. 15, 1861, Co. H, 8 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Lyman; must. in as Priv .; disch. disab. Dec. 5, 1862; died Littleton, Nov. 7, 1887 ; buried West Littleton Cem- . etery. Res. in Littleton from 1865 until death.
MILLS, HAMILTON A., son of Samuel H. and Harriet, b. Bedford, Canada, Nov. 7, 1831; enl. Aug. 1862, Co. A, 36 Mass. Inf. for three years to the credit of Fitchburg, Mass .; must. in as Corp. ; disch. disab. Dec. 1863 ; re-enl. Aug. 1864, Co. H, 4 Mass. H. Arty. ; must. out June 17, 1865. Res. in Littleton from 1877 to 1884.
OSGOOD, REV. JOHN C., son of William and Almira, b. Randolph, Vt., Feb. 14, 1841; enl. Aug. 25, 1862, Co. F, 12 Vt. Inf. for nine months; must. out with Co. and Regt. July 14, 1863. Res. in Littleton since 1895.
PARKER, CHARLES A., son of. A. J. and Sarah, b. Waterville, Me., June 27, 1831; enl. Nov. 8, 1861, Co. E, 98 N. Y. Inf. for three years to the credit of Malone, N. Y .; must. in as Priv .; app. Serg. May 8, 1862; wd. Feb. 2, 1863, Hilton Head, S. C .; disch. disab. June 8, 1863; died Littleton, Nov. 19, 1893; buried Glen- wood Cemetery. Res. in Littleton from 1877 until death.
PARKER, JAMES W., son of James and Rhoda, b. Lisbon, 1839; enl. April 29, 1861, for three months; supposed trans. to Joshua Chapman's Co. ; disch. June 6, 1861; re-enl. Aug. 12, 1861, Co. H, 3 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Lisbon; must. in as Priv .; re-enl. Feb. 13, 1864, same Co. and Regt .; must. out July 20, 1865; died Woodsville, Oct. 8, 1894; buried Lisbon. Res. in Littleton sundry times from close of war until death.
POLLARD, MILO C., son of William and Mehitable, b. Ryegate, Vt., Dec. 24, 1843; enl. Sept. 8, 1862, Co. C, 15 N. H. Inf. for nine months to the credit of Bath; must. in as Priv .; must. out Aug. 13, 1863. Res. in Littleton since 1875. P. O. ad. Littleton. POWERS, CLARK W., son of Henry H. and Electa, b. Newfane, Vt., Jan. 3, 1824; enl. Aug. 15, 1862, Co. H, 4 Vt. Inf. for three
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years; must. in as Priv .; wd. and captd. May 5, 1864; par; trans. to Co. C, Feb. 25, 1865; disch. on account of wds. June 27, 1865; died Feb. 3, 1891, Littleton; buried Glenwood Cemetery. Res. in Littleton from 1876 until death.
PUSHEE, CHARLES SIDNEY, son of Sylvester and Ellen F., b. Lyme, March 13, 1838; enl. Sept. 13, 1861, Co. I, 5 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Lyme; must. in as Wagoner; must. out Oct. 29, 1864, Deep Bottom, Va. Res. in Littleton until he died, April 20, 1897.
READY, JOHN, substitute, b. Canada, 1843; enl. Sept. 2, 1864, Co. E, 5 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Sunapee; must. in as Priv .; miss. April 6, 1865, Sailor's Creek, Va .; gd. from miss .; disch. June 8, 1865, Washington, D. C.
RICHARDSON, HURENZO, son of Hugh J. and Abby, b. (Cabotville) Chicopee, Mass., March 2, 1844; enl. April 22, 1861, for three months; not must. in, paid by State; re-enl. May 22, 1861, Co. F, 2 N. H. Inf. for three years; must. in June 4, 1861, as Sergt .; app. 1 Lt. Aug. 20, 1862; wd. sev. July 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa .; app. Capt. Co. C, July 4, 1863; must. out June 21, 1864; re-app. Capt. June 24, 1864; declined app. ; re-enl. March 3, 1865; unas'd, 1 N. H. Cav .; disch. May 19, 1865. All enlistments to the credit of Lancaster. Res. in Littleton at the time of enlistment and at various periods since the war. P. O. ad. Littleton.
RICHARDSON, IRA MORTIMER, son of Ira and Cynthia, b. Waterford, Vt., Dec. 17, 1846; enl. April 14, 1864, Co. E, 15 Mass. Inf. for three years to the credit of Boston, Mass .; must. in as Priv .; wd. Aug. 16, 1864, Deep Bottom, Va .; disch. June 9, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1877, except about one year.
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM ABIAL, son of Jacob and Irena, b. Concord, Vt., Jan. 6, 1847; enl. Aug. 24, 1864, Co. K, 17 Vt. Inf. for one year to the credit of Concord, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; disch. disab. Oct. 7, 1864. Res. in Littleton from 1875 most of the time until his death in 1900.
ROBINSON, ALBRO L., son of Jasper, b. Brownington, Vt., Jan. 17, 1811; enl. Nov. 8, 1862, Co. A, 17 N. H. Inf. for nine months to the credit of Lancaster; must. in Nov. 22, 1862, as Hospital Steward; must. out April 16, 1863; died Littleton, Oct. 11, 1880; buried Glenwood Cemetery. Res. in Littleton from 1867 until 1880.
ROWE, JESSE L., son of Ephraim and Lavina, b. Bangor, Me., Sept. 2, 1822; enl. Nov. 22, 1861, Co. D, 8 Vt. Inf. for three years to the credit of Bradford, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; re-enl. Jan. 5, 1864, same Co. and Regt. to the credit of Baton Rouge, La. Res. in Littleton from 1972 until he died, Sept. 14, 1901.
RULAND, GEORGE WASHINGTON, son of George and Eliza, b. Brook- haven, N. Y., 1844; enl. Oct. 22, 1861, Co. H, 102 N. Y. Inf. for
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three years ; must. in as Priv. ; disch. disab. April 11, 1862. Res. in Littleton from 1874 to 1877. P. O. ad. Dublin.
SAWYER, ELLIOTT F., son of Enos and Martha, b. Fairlee, Vt., April 10, 1843; enl. Aug. 12, 1862, Co. B, 6 Vt. Inf. for three years to the credit of Fairlee, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; app. Corp .; trans. to Co. H Oct. 16, 1864; app. Sergt. April 2, 1865; must. out June 19, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1872.
SHAY, JOHN C., b. Canada; enl. Aug. 20, 1861, Co. B, 4 Vt. Inf. for three years; must. in as Corp. Sept. 21, 1861; app. Sergt .; must. out Sept. 30, 1864. Res. in Littleton from 1865 to 1883.
SHERMAN, ANDREW JACKSON, son of Reuben and Ruth, b. Lisbon, May 15, 1832; enl. Aug. 15, 1862, Co. D, 13 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Bethlehem; must. in Sept. 19, 1862, as 1 Sergt .; wd. Dec. 13, 1862, Fredericksburg, Va .; app. 2 Lt. Jan. 25, 1863; 1 Lt. Oct. 28, 1864; must. out June 21, 1865. Res. in Littleton about twenty years. P. O. ad. Twin Mountain.
SIMPSON, JOHN TENNEY, son of Samuel and Mary, b. Mayfield, Me., Dec. 10, 1833; enl. April, 1861, Co. I, 1 Me. Inf. for three years to the credit of Portland, Me .; must. in as 1 Sergt .; app. 2 Lt. Oct. 4, 1861, Co. I, 10 Me. Inf .; disch. disab. Sept. 12, 1862. Res. in Littleton since 1868.
SIMPSON, SAMUEL FREELAN, son of Samuel and Mary, b. Poland, Me., Nov. 27, 1845; enl. Sept. 25, 1862, Co. C, 25 Me. Inf. for one year to the credit of Gray, Me .; re-enl. Dec. 8, 1863, Co. C, 30 Me. Inf. for three years; must. in as Corp .; must. out Aug. 20, 1865. Res. in Littleton from 1869 until 1890. P. O. ad. South Lawrence, Mass.
SMILLIE, JOHN, son of James and Susan, b. Barnet, Vt., May 10, 1836; enl. Jan. 5, 1864, 2 Vt. Batt. for three years to the credit of Newbury, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; app. Corp. Jan. 1, 1865; must. out July 31, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1868.
STEARNS, ZIMRI, son of Gilbert and Sophronia, b. Campton, Sept. 30, 1833; enl. Aug. 13, 1862, Co. C, 13 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Woodstock; must, in as Priv. ; must. out June 21, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1878.
STEVENS, WILLIAM HOIT, son of Henry B., b. Woodstock, Vt., March 17, 1839; enl. June 16, 1862, Co. B, Seventh Squadron R. I. Cav .; this organization was for three months, and was known as the Dartmouth Cav., being composed almost entirely of Dart- mouth students. He was must. in as 2 Lt. June 24, 1862; must. out Oct. 2, 1862; app. Capt. Co. C, 2 Rhode Island Cav. Dec. 12, 1862; wd. sev. and captd. March 14, 1863, at Port Hudson, La .; exchanged July, 1863; was confined a part of the time in Libby Prison; hon. disch. Aug. 14, 1863. Res. in Littleton from 1868 to 1879; died at Windsor, Vt.
STRAIN, CORNELIUS WILLIAM, b. Bethlehem, Jan. 27, 1844; enl.
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April 24, 1851, Manchester Mechanics Phalanx for three months ; disch. July 12, 1861, as of Capt. Jonathan R. Bagley's Co., Fort Constitution; app. Capt. Co. C, 10 N. H. Inf. Sept. 18, 1862; disch. disab. Sept. 19, 1864; died Manchester, Feb. 3, 1891. Res. in Littleton a short time before the war.
UNDERWOOD, EDWARD MONROE, son of Timothy and Ruth, b. Fitch- burg, Mass., July 8, 1837; enl. Aug. 27, 1862, Co. A, 35 Mass. Inf. for one year to the credit of Fitchburg, Mass .; must. in as Priv .: must. out Sept. 2, 1863. Res. in Littleton from 1879 until about 1888. P. O. ad. Littleton.
VANDECAR, SPENCER AMBROSE, son of Herman and Elvira, b. Arcadia, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1846; enl. Dec. 28, 1864, Co. E, 30 Mich. Inf. for one year; must. in as Priv .; must. out June 30, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1888.
VAN NESS, IRA WELLINGTON, son of M. J. and Sarah J., b. Min- isinck, N. Y., May 19, 1845; enl. Dec. 30, 1863, Co. K, 39 N. Y. Inf. for three years ; must. in as Priv .; wd. May 18, 1864, Spott- sylvania, Va .; must. out July 12, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1883.
WELLS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, son of Artemas and Abigail, b. Lisbon, Jan. 9, 1834; enl. Oct. 9, 1861, Co. H, 8 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Lisbon ; app. 1 Lt. Dec. 20, 1861; Capt. Sept. 30, 1862; wd. Oct. 27, 1862, Labadieville, La .; resigned Dec. 31, 1862; re-enl. May 15, 1863, 1 Co. N. H. H. Arty. for three years to the credit of Portsmouth; must. in as 2 Lt. July 22, 1863; app. 1 Lt. Aug. 10, 1863; Capt. Nov. 9, 1864; must. out Sept. 11, 1865. Res. in Littleton since 1874.
WHITING, WILLIAM H., son of Danforth and Elmira, b. Bath, Nov. 1, 1841; enl. Aug. 11, 1862, Co. G, 11 N. H. Inf. for three years to the credit of Bath; must. in as Priv .; app. Corp. ; wd. May 6, 1864, Wilderness, Va .; app. 1 Sergt .; must. out June 4, 1865; died Littleton, Jan. 12, 1882; buried Glenwood Cemetery. Res. in Littleton from 1878 until death.
WINSLOW, JAMES ANCRUM, son of John A., b. Boston, Mass., April 29, 1839; Priv. Co. B, 4 Batt. Mass. Vol. Militia, Maj. Francis L. Lee; temporarily must. into the service of the U. S. May 27, 1862; n. f. r. A. G. O. Mass. Died Binghampton, N. Y., June 27, 1892. Res. in Littleton from Oct. 1867, until May, 1868.
WOODWARD, JOHN, son of William and Mary, b. Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 26, 1844; enl. April 27, 1861, for three months to the credit of Lancaster; disch. disab. May 18, 1861; re-enl. Sept. 25, 1861, Co. D, 1 Vt. Cav. for three years to the credit of St. Johnsbury, Vt .; must. in as Priv .; re-enl. Feb. 23, 1864, same Co. and Regt. for three years; app. Corp. Oct. 7, 1864; Sergt. May 1, 1865; trans. to Co. C, June 21, 1865 ; must. out Aug. 9, 1865. Res. in Littleton from 1879 until his death, Sept. 14, 1901.
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DONAVAN, DENNIS, b. England, 1843; enl. Dec. 21, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years as a 2 class Fireman, to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire ; failed to appear.
FOLLANSBEE, JOSHUA A., b. Amesbury, Mass., 1835; enl. Dec. 27, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years, as an Ord. Sea. to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; rejected.
GIBBONS, JAMES, b. Bangor, Me., 1843; enl. Dec. 22, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years, as a 2 class Fireman; rejected.
GRANT, EDWARD, b. New Brunswick, 1843; enl. Dec. 29, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years, as an Ord. Sea. to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; failed to appear.
HURON, AUGUST, son of Wilhelm, b. in Dusseldorf, Prussia, Nov. 25, 1843; served in the German Army three years, from Oct. 2, 1863; war with Austria, in Emperor Alexander I. Guard Grenadiers, Regt. No. 1. Res. in Littleton since 1875.
JAMES, JOHN, b. West Indies, 1842; enl. Dec. 21, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years as a Landsman to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire ; rejected.
McNEIL, JOHN, b. Nova Scotia, 1826; enl. Dec. 27, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years, as a Sea. to the credit 3 District New Hampshire; rejected.
NEWLIN, THOMAS, b. New York City, 1843; enl. Dec. 27, 1864, U. S. Navy as a Landsman to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; served on U. S. S. " Ohio," " Circassian, " and " Kennebec; " disch. Aug. 2, 1865, from " Kennebec."
PIERCE, SAMUEL E., b. Somersetshire, England, Jan. 3, 1832; enl. Feb. 8, 1854, British Navy, ship "Cæsar; " disch. March 7, 1857. POLKIS, GABRIEL, b. Austria, 1833; enl. Dec. 30, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; failed to appear.
ROGERS, GEORGE, b. Ireland, 1831; enl. Dec. 24, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years as a 2 class Fireman to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; rejected.
SMITH, ALFRED, b. Providence, R. I., 1832; enl. Dec. 23, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years as a Landsman to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; rejected.
TAYLOR, LOVELL,* son of Chester and Hannah, b. Concord (now . Lis- bon), March 28, 1813; enl. Jan. 14, 1838, U. S. Navy, for three years; served on U. S. S. " Columbus; " trans. to "Cyeme," and sent to the Mediterranean Station; disch. Feb. 2, 1841, tm. ex. Res. in Littleton about fifty years; died March 29, 1896, Soldiers' Home, Tilton; buried Glenwood Cemetery.
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Statistical History.
TRAVERS, JAMES, substitute, b. Portsmouth, 1841 ; enl. Dec. 27, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years as a Sea. to the credit of 3 District, New Hampshire; served on U. S. S. " Ohio " and " St. Lawrence; " disch. May 7, 1865, from receiving ship, Norfolk, Va.
WALKER, JAMES, b. Ireland, 1832; enl. Dec. 21, 1864, U. S. Navy for three years as a Sea. to the credit of 3 District, New Hamp- shire; failed to appear.
WEST, GEORGE, son of Richard, b. England, July 30, 1837; served in the British Army in the Crimean war; died Littleton, Sept. 21, 1900.
The foregoing classed as miscellaneous, except those marked thus (*), gave their residence on enlistment as of Littleton; there is no evidence that they ever resided in town. It is presumed that the place of resi- dence was given by them simply with reference to the fact that they were procured from abroad to serve to the credit of Littleton. .
MRS. ADELINE E. CHADBOURNE, dau. of Asahel Wallace, and great- granddau. of John Wallace of Revolutionary fame, b. in Little- ton, April 20, 1817; m. June 26, 1841, Benjamin H. Chadbourne, Capt. of a Co. recruited in Chicago, Ill. She was an army nurse during the war and secret service agent; her experience was varied and interesting. Subsequently she received a pension from the U. S. of $25 per month. She died, Washington, D. C., Jan. 14, 1891. MALINDA RANKIN, dau. of David Rankin; introduced the first Prot- estant missions in Mexico; was compelled to suspend work by reason of war on Texas border; was army nurse at New Orleans.
TABLE 38.
LIST OF THREE MONTHS' MEN TO THE CREDIT OF LITTLETON.
Aldrich, Daniel, Jr.
Huntoon, Richard J.
Bard, Oscar L.
Kingsbury, Newell A.
Bowman, Henry A.
Moulton, John F.
Brown, Daniel.
Palmer, Francis.
Burnham, George W.
Place, George W.
Burnham, William W.
Pray, Rufus M.
Coburn, George C.
Richards, Levi.
Farr, Evarts W.
Russell, Daniel F.
Farr, Theron A.
Weller, William W.
Hicks, Stephen L.
Wilkins, George C.
Hines, John D.
Wilkins, Philip.
Huntoon, John.
All re-enlisted but three : Daniel Brown, Francis Palmer, and George C. Wilkins. Three died in the service: George W. Burnham, William W. Burnham, and Philip Wilkins.
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TABLE 39.
LIST OF THE NAMES OF MEN DRAFTED FROM LITTLETON ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1863.
51 SUB-DISTRICT, 3 DISTRICT, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Bartlett, Warren L.
Lewis, Curtis.
Bickford, John W.
Little, Milo M.
Bowman, Loren.
Lucas, Benjamin B.
Brown, Harrison.
McCullock, John H.
Brown, Henry.
McIntire, Richard H.
Buchanan, William W.
Merrill, Elbridge G.
Cameron, William W.
Merrill, Henry.
Carleton, Edmund, Jr.
Miller, Willard, Jr.
Carroll, Michael.
Moffett, Charles.
Carter, Chester H.
Muzrall, Frank.
Carter, Curtis P.
Nurse, Samuel P.
Carter, Ellery H.
Place, William L.
Cass, Henry.
Quimby, Albert H.
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