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The Great Catastrophe .- The annual town-meet- ing met, pursuant to warning, at 9 A.M., March 13, 1855, in the yet unfinished town hall at Meredith vil- lage. Soon after organization, while preparing to take a vote by ballot, the rush of the voters, of whom there were from six to eight hundred present, threw too much weight upon the timbers sustaining the floor. They gave way and about one hundred and fifty were precipitated into the basement. Out of this vast mass of humanity sixty persons were carried from the ruins seriously injured, " with broken bones, dislocated joints and internal injuries." Four, James W. Durgiu, Washington Smith, Benjamin D. Robin- son and Nathaniel Nichols, died in a short time; a number of others were so injured as to cause their death after a longer period, and others were crippled
for life. Medical aid was procured from all the ad- joining towns and from Concord, and it was long be- fore the community recovered from the terrible effect of the catastrophe.
In 1855, among the votes cast for representatives to General Court, Elizabeth Bachelder received three. In July of the same year, by act of the Legislature, the town of Meredith was divided and the town of La- conia organized, and, in 1859, a village precinct was laid out and established at Meredith village.
"The undersigned, Selectmen of Meredith, having, agreeably to a Petition of Amos Cram and others, inhabitants of Meredith Village, so called, established the following lines as the boundary of a Village Pre- cinct, do commmence as follows : Beginning on Lake Winnipissiogee, opposite of the southeast corner of land owned by Joseph W. Lang and occupied by Thomas E. Lang, Jr., on the neck road, so called ; thence northerly, across the said road on the line between the seid Joseph W. Lang's land and land of Joseph Ela and on line between land of said Ela and George G. Hoyt ; thence on line between Madison Chase and Joseph Ela to land of Dr. John Sanborn ; thence northerly, between said Chase and said Dr. Sanborn'e land, to the main road leading by Richard Neal's house ; thence across said road between said Sanborn's and said Ela's land; thence on the northerly and easterly side of said Ela's land to land of Timothy Badger, on mill brook, near said Badger's bark-mill ; thence westerly, on said mill brook and mill pond, to land of J. Els ; thence on said Ela's land to land of said Badger ; thence between said Badger's land and land of Thomas E. Lang to Isad of Samuel Bean and John How ; thence westerly, between the said Bean's end How's land and land of Thomas E. Lang, to Measley Pond ; thence sontherly on said Measley Poud to the main road leading from Meredith Village to William Pike's dwelling-house ; thence easterly, across said road, to land of David Corliess ; thence southerly, on said Corliss' land, to land of Bradbury Robinson ; thence on the westerly, southerly and easterly side of said Robinson's land, across the main road leading from Meredith Village, by the house of A. P. Ladd, to Lake Winnipissiogee ; thence on the westerly and northerly shore of said Lake to the bounds began at.
" DAVID R. LOVEJOY, "SHEPARD ROWE, " GEORGE G. HOYT, Selectmien of Meredith.
" Meredith, March 5th, 1859."
In 1871 the financial affairs of the town were found to be in a very unsatisfactory condition, and at a special town-meeting, held May 26th, a committee of investigation, consisting of S. W. Rollins, S. D. Pease and G. G. Hoyt, was appointed, and the select- men were authorized to offer a reward of five hundred dollars "for the recovery of the town records and papers which had been lost." This committee had an arduous task which lasted several years, but it saved quite an amount of money for the town. At the same meeting the town voted one thousand dol- lars to pay "expense of defending the annexation of part of the town to Centre Harbor." January 21, 1873, the town voted to exempt from taxation for a term not exceeding ten years any manufacturing establishment which should be erccted or put into operation with a capital of five thousand dollars or upwards. May 23, 1876, "Voted to build a Town- House on the lot of Josiah T. Sturtivent," and appro- priated five hundred dollars in addition to what had been raised for that purpose ; appointed George H. Clark, John S. Sanborn, Benjamin F. Wiggin a committee to convey the old lot to Mr. Sturtivent, if they accept his proposition, and to receive a convey- ance of the lot from him in accordance therewith,
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and to give a lease of the first story of the building. November 7, 1876, "Voted three hundred dollars, to provide seats, lights and warming apparatus for the new town hall." December 23, 1876, accepted and adopted the report of committee on town-house and ratified the deed taken and lease given by the com- mittee.
CHAPTER V. MEREDITH-(Continued).
War of the Rebellion-Action ot the Town and Extracts from Town Records-Aid for Families of Volunteers-Bounties, etc .- Selectmen During the War-Recruiting Agents-Names of Soldiers-Roster of Company I, Twelfth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
The Civil War (1861-65) .- Meredith furnished for this war, out of a voting population of but a few over five hundred, one hundred and twenty-two offi- cers and soldiers of her townsmen, and one hundred and five volunteer substitutes,-making a total of two hundred and twenty-seven. The record is a noble one, and indicates that the spirit of patriotism which animated the first settlers still dwells in the breasts of its people, and that they are worthy sons of noble sires. We quote from the town records the action taken by the town.
September 12, 1861, the town " Voted to raise three hundred dollars, to be expended in aiding the wives and children (under sixteen years) of volunteers or enrolled militia of this State, who may be mustered or enlisted into the United States service, and also, for the aid of parents or children dependent on them for support." Levi Towle, Isaiah Winch and Simeon D. Pease were appointed a committee to appropriate the money.
January 7, 1862, " Voted to raise six hundred dollars on the credit of the town to aid the wives and children of enlisted soldiers, to be laid out under the direction of the selectmen."
March 11, 1862, " Voted to raise four hundred dollars for the benefit of the wives and children of enlisted soldiers. "
July 1, 1862, " Voted to raise and pay to all per- sons that may enlist in the service of the United States, one hundred dollars ; this includes the num- ber to fill our quota of the first call. Voted to raise fifty dollars and pay to each person that enlists into the service of the United States to fill our quota on the last call." This vote was reconsidered, and in its place it was " Voted to appropriate and raise the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every soldier, citizens and residents of this town, who shall enter into the service of the United States on or before August 18, 1862 ; the same to be paid after the soldier is mustered into service, and not to exceed one hun- dred and one men; and the the selectmen are in- structed to hire said sum of money upon the credit of the town."
October 4, 1862, " Voted to pay one hundred dol- lars to those that may enlist in the service of the United States as nine months' men to fill our quota, also to all those that have enlisted in said service since September 18, 1862; " also, " Voted to raise a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars, to aid dependent families of volunteers that have enlisted into the service of the United States."
March 10, 1863, " Voted to raise, for the purpose of aiding dependent families of volunteers now in United States service, a sum not exceeding five thou- sand dollars, and that the selectmen be authorized to hire and appropriate the same as it is needed."
August 1, 1863, " Voted to raise three hundred dollars for every man that is drafted into the United States service, or his substitute, to be paid after he is mustered into service."
December 1, 1863, " Voted to raise for the purpose of aiding the families of volunteers who have enlisted into the United States service from Meredith, or who may enlist under the call of the President for three hundred thousand men, and those that have been or may be conscripted into said service, or their substitutes, a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars, and that the selectmen be authorized to borrow the money on the credit of the town."
December 1, 1863, " Voted to raise a sum not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars, to be applied as bounties, with which to raise the quota of the town, under the last call of the President for three hundred thousand men, and that the selectman be instructed to fill the quota by themselves and agents."
March 8, 1864, a motion was made to pay enlisted men from this town one hundred dollars bounty. " Voted to amend this by adding one hundred dollars ;" also, " Voted to raise ten thousand dollars, to be ex- pended in obtaining volunteers for the army, at such times and as the agents deemed best."
June 6, 1864, " Voted to raise the sum of ten thou- sand dollars, to be paid as bounties for volunteers, drafted men or their substitutes, who may be mustered into the service of the United States for the town, under any anticipated or future calls for volunteers or drafted men for such service."
August 11, 1864, " Voted to raise twenty thousand dollars, and appropriate the same as bounties to soldiers who shall be mustered into the United States service, to fill the last call of the Government, whether said soldiers shall voluntarily enlist or go as substitutes for drafted or enrolled men, and for bounties for men drafted under said call for one year, who shall be mustered into United States service as part of the quota of the town, and for incidental expenses in obtaining and recruiting the volunteers aforesaid."
March 1, 1865, “ Voted to raise fifteen hundred dol- lars to aid families of volunteers, drafted men or their substitutes ; also to raise fourteen thousand dol- lars to refund the money paid out by drafted men and
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others who obtained substitutes who have filled the town's quota ; also the amount raised by subscription to aid the same."
SELECTMEN DURING THE WAR .- As it required as high an order of statesmanship to creditably fill the office of selectman during this critical period as to be a Congressman in time of peace, we give the names of those entrusted with the office,-1861, John W. Bedee, Sheppard Rowe, Levi Towle; 1862, Levi Towle, Isaiah Winch, Simeon D. Pease; 1863-65, Colonel Ebenezer Stevens, Nathan L. True, John Smith (2d); 1866, John Smith (2d), Levi Towle, Charles L. Hoyt.
TOWN AGENTS .- Daniel S. Bedee and James H. Plaisted were recruiting agents to procure volunteers, and served through nearly every year of the war. Occasionally another was associated with them.
NAMES OF SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
(Taken from the selectmen's report of the year ending March 1, 1865. Those marked (*) are from other towns, reported with the company.)
Oscar G. Swasey, private, First New Hampshire Regiment, discharged and dead.
Sylvester Gordon, private, Second New Hampshire Regiment Henry Clifton, private, Second New Hampshire Regiment.
George Piper, private, Third New Hampshire Regiment.
Edward E. Lawrence, private, Fourth New Ilampshire Regiment, served three years and discharged.
Brackett L. Carr, private, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, died from wounds.
Benjamin Fairfield, privata, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, dead. Frank Garland, private, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, dead.
N. S. F. Leavitt, private, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, re-enlisted. Michael Morris, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged. Benjamin M. Bean, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged aod dead.
Benjamin F. Chase, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, killed in action.
John L. Hadley, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment.
John R. McCrillia, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, re-enlisted and promoted to captain.
Edward Amidon, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment. M. F. Hutchins, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged. John Elliott, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged. Frank B. Jenness, privata, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment. George W. Wiggin, private, Sixth New Hampshire Regiment. Horace Sceggel, private, Sixth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged. James M. Seavy, private, Seventh New Hampshire Regimeat, re-enlisted and promoted.
Dr. H. H. Smith, surgeon, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, transferred to Second Louisiana Cavalry, surgeon.
Philip McCrillia, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged. Asa D. Peabody, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged and dead.
Reuben Bean, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regimeut, died in ser- vice.
Lewis Bean, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, died in ser- vice.
Stephen Ilawkins, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, died in service.
John P. Moulton, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regimeut.
Albert Hodsdon, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment. George C. Meserve, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment.
Freeman A. Chase, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, wounded and discharged.
Daniel Bennett, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged. Luther Dockham, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, re-en- listed.
Joseph II. Chase, private, Ninth New Hampshire Regiment, died.
Nathaniel Nichole, private, Ninth New Hampshire Regiment, died in aervice.
Samuel P. Smith, private, Tenth Massachusetts Regiment, served three years and was discharged.
Simeon P. Smith, private, Tenth Massachusetts Regiment, died from wounds.
Lyman P. Tilton, private, Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment. Charles S. Glidden, private, Thirty-third Massachusetts Regiment. George Sturtevant, private, Thirty-third Massachusetts Regiment.
Edwin A. Leavitt, private, Pennsylvania Cavalry, promoted. Richard W. Black.
Stephen Cornell, captain, United States army.
Melvin Chase, private, First New Hampshire Battery.
OFFICERS OF THE TWELFTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
Isaiah Winch, regimental quartermaster.
Daniel S. Bedee, adjutant, diacharged.
Dr. J. H. Sanboro, aasistant surgeon, discharged.
E. E. Bedee, sergeant-major, promoted to captain.
J. H. Prescott, quartermaster-sergeant, promoted to second lieutenant and diecharged.
The following is the roster of Company I, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers, from its organization to September 1, 1864:
J. W. Lang, Jr., received captain's commission in Company I September 8, 1862 ; honorably discharged August 19, 1864, for physical disa- bility, on account of wounde received at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.
W. H. H. Fernald, received first lieutenant'a commission in Company I September 8, 1862 ; received captain's commission and transferred to Company A, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers, December 20, 1863 ; honorably discharged Deeember 18, 1864.
William W. Stavena, received second lieutenant's commission September 8, 1862; discharged on surgeon'e certificate of disability April 5, 1863.
Goorge S. Cram, appointed orderly sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862 ; discharged for promotion March 6, 1863; received second lieutenant'a commission and assigned to Company E, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers, March 6, 1863 ; killed in battle at Chancel- lorsville May 3, 1863.
Edwin Pronk,* sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862 ; diacharged for disability August 4, 1863.
Levi Leach, appointed sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862; dis- charged for disability April 3, 1864, on account of wounds received at Gettysburg July 2, 1863.
William P. Ham,* appointed sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862 ; appointed orderly sergeant November, 1863 ; discharged by reason of promotion February 3, 1864 ; received second lieutenant's com- mission and mustered and assigned to Company I February 4, 1864 : died of wounds, June 15, 1864, received at Coal Harbor June 3, 1864.
Moses F. Hutchins, appointed sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862 ; left hand shot off accidentally in camp at Orleans, Va .; discharged December 12, 1862.
Alden A. Kidder, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ; appointed sergeant, to date from January 1, 1863 ; appointed orderly sergeant, to date from February 4, 1864.
Mosea Chapman, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ; ap- pointed sergeant to date from October 13, 1863.
Samuel W. George, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862; died of congestion of the lungs in camp near Falmouth, Va., Jan- uary 4, 1862.
George G. Badger, corporal ; discharged for disability February 11, 1864, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
George W. Ham, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ; discharged from hospital at Washington, D. C., December 29, 1862.
Loami Hartshorn, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ; appointed sergeant to date from February 4, 1864.
Dudley F. Norris, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ; appointed orderly-sergeant, to date from March 12,1862 ; discharged for disability, November 2, 1863, on account of wounds received at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.
Robert Forsaith, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ; killed in battle at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Edwin Avery,* died at Annapolis, Md., of chronic diarrhoea, October 30, 1863.
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Oliver S. Bickford.
Charles R. Boynton, * died of chronic diarrhoea, July, 1864.
Winborn Bryant, discharged for disability December 10, 1863. William O. Bryant, killed in battle at Coal Harbor, June 3, 1864.
Sullivan Bryant, wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, and transferred to Invalid Corps December 8, 1863.
George L. Brown,# died May 22, 1863, of wounds received at Chancel- lorsville.
Albert L. Busiel, died at Concord, N. H., date unknown ; accidentally shot.
Dana Busiel. Ezra B. Burbank .* Rufus F. Bickford .*
Joseph G. Chapman, division wagon-master.
C. C. Chapman.
John P. Clay, died in June, 1864, of wounds received in front of Peters- burg.
Joha P. Clifton.
George W. Clifton, appointed corporal January, 1864.
John F. Clough, discharged for disability October 17, 1863, from wounds received at Chancelloreville.
George S. Clough, discharged for disability November 17, 1862.
Charles B. Clough, died of chronic diarrhea, October 8, 1863, st Mere- dith, N. H.
George W. Davis.
N. S. Davis, appointed corporal February, 1863 ; discharged for disa- bility March 7, 1864, on account of wounds received at Chancel- lorsville, May 3,1863.
John S. S. Dolloff, appointed corporal March, 1864 ; killed at Coa) Har- bor, June 3, 1864.
Levi S. Downing, died of camp fever in camp near Falmouth, Va., De- cember 27, 1862.
Orlando Durgin,* October 19, 1862, sent to general hospital, Harper's Ferry, Va.
Carlton C. Durgiu," died in camp near Falmouth, Va., of camp fever, February 2, 1863.
George H. Follett,* died at Hartwood Church, Va.pof measles, Novem- ber 25, 1862.
William E. S. Foss, discharged from hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., Jan- mary 14, 1863.
James Fullerton, died of typhoid fever in hospital at Berlin, Md., No- vember 9, 1862.
N. L. Greenleaf, sent to general hospital, Washington, D. C., November, 17, 1862.
George W. Gines .*
George W. Gordon .*
Daniel F. A. Goss, discharged for disability September 4, 1863.
Albert A. Graves .*
Benjamin S. Hawkins,* died of chronic diarrhea, September, 1862, at Centre Harbor, N. H.
William H. Hawkins, died June 16, 1863, of wound received at Chancel- lorsville, May 3, 1863.
James Hawkins, died in hospital July 3, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Lorenzo Hawkins.
Josiah B. Hill,* died in hospital at Harper's Ferry, Va., of typhoid fever, November 9, 1862.
George W. Hall, discharged for disability November 3, 1863. James B. How.
Willard L. Huntress, discharged for disability April 16, 1864.
H. S. Hutchins, * wounded at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863 ; promoted sergeant, to date from February 4, 1864 ; discharged for promotion. April 4, 1864; received second lieutenant's commission and assigned to First United States Volunteers ; promoted to first lieutenant July, 1864.
Jeremiah F. Jenness, appointed corporal February, 1864.
Charles H. Jenness.
John H. Ladd.
John L. Lawrence, discharged for disability, December, 1862.
Bradford Lesch, died of camp fever in camp, near Falmouth, Va., De- cember 25, 1862.
Willie S. Leach, died in camp near Falmouth, Va., of camp fever, Feb- ruary 17, 1863.
Charles P. Leavitt,* discharged for disability June 15, 1864, on account of wounde received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
John Lovett, discharged for disability from camp near Falmouth, Va., March 28, 1863.
Walter G. Meloon, died in Washington, D. C., June 16, 1863, of wounde received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
George S. McCrillis, * promoted corporal August, 1864, and promoted ser- geant November, 1864.
John P. McKendrick, discharged September 1, 1863, for disability, by wounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
George H. Moulton, * died in hospital at Washington, D. C., of typhoid fever, October 22, 1862.
N. Lyman Merrill,* appointed corporal November, 1861 ; promoted to sergeant, to date from May 1, 1864.
Albert Merrill .*
Joho N. Marshe, died at Convalescent Camp, Va., of diphtheria, June 30, 1863.
Samuel B. Noyes, wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 ; discharged April 24, 1864, for promotion ; received second lieutenant'e commis- sion, and assigned to the First United States Volunteers ; promoted to first lieutenant July, 1864.
George F. Nichols,* died of camp fever at camp near Knoxville, Md., October 24, 1862.
Enos H. Nudd .*
Charles H. Perkins, discharged from camp near Falmouth, Va., for dis- ability, January 27, 1863.
Alonzo S. Philbrook, died of camp fever io camp near Falmouth, Va., December 22, 1862.
Oscar L. Piper, discharged for disability at camp near Falmouth, Va., April 16, 1863.
B. G. Piper, * died May 17, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
Newton B. Plummer, received a captain's commission and assigned to the Thirty-second Regiment United States Volunteers March, 1864.
Nathan G. Plummer, appointed corporal, to date May I, 1864 ; wounded at Coal Harbor, June 3, 1864.
H. S. Plaisted, * killed in battle at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. James Prescott, discharged for disability November 17, 1862. Stephen J. Pitman.
Darius Robinson, accidentially shot on hoard cars between Baltimore and Washington, September 27, 1862.
William H. Rogers,* appointed corporal February, 1863 ; killed in battle at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
William H. Skinner.
Gilman Smith, died May 14, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellors- ville, Va., May 3, 1863.
C. C. Smith.
Daniel Shaw, died May 17, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
William H. Stickney,* wounded in battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Edwin S. Towle,* discharged for disability July 16, 1863.
John W. Towle,* discharged tor disability April 3, 1863.
W. S. True, * died of camp fever in camp near Falmouth, Va., December 25,1862.
D. G. M. Twombly, killed in battle at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Simeon T. Ward,* appointed corporal January, 1864.
James Wallace,* killed in battle at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.
John F. Webster, wounded in battle st Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863 ; appointed corporal May 1, 1864.
Ammon R. Webster, * wounded at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863 ; trane- ferred to Invalid Corps April 10, 1864.
Thomas Welch, appointed corporal February 1864.
Under the call of the President, July 3, 1863, there were twenty-three men drafted September 29, 1863, all of whom furnished substitutes. Under the Presi- dent's call made October 17, 1863, the town furnished twenty-six volunteers, only one (William Prescott) from the town. In answer to the call for more troops made March 14, 1863, Meredith furnished sixteen vol- unteers, as follows :
John R. McCrillis, Fifth New Hampshire ; re-enlisted ; promoted to cap- taio.
William H. Lovering, First New Hampshire Cavalry ; re-enlisted. Luther Dockham, Eighth New Hampshire ; re-enlisted. Martin B. Plumber, First New Hampshire Cavalry.
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The other twelve were not residents of Meredith. Three were drafted and furnished substitutes.
July 18, 1864, when the President called for five hundred thousand men, this town furnished forty-five men, of whom five were volunteers from Meredith, namely,-
George T. Cram, captain, First New Hampshire Cavalry. George E. Gilman, lieutenant, First New Hampshire Cavalry. John Badger, private, First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. Oscar J. Piper, private, First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. Frank B. Swain, private, First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery.
Twenty enrolled men furnished substitutes ; the re- mainder were volunteers, not residents (twenty in number).
Under the last call of the President, made Decem- ber 19, 1864, nine enrolled men furnished substitutes, that number being more than sufficient to fill the quota, or accounts of credits for three years' men.
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