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except the town house, all school and other funds owned by said town, and the public money deposited with said town of New Market, and the proportion of the literary fund which may be payable to said town, shall be divded be- tween said towns in such proportions as said towns may agree; and if said towns cannot agree upon the division of any such property, James Foss of Stratham, and George W. Kittredge and Nathaniel E. Burleigh, upon the request of either town, may make division of the same. When in their opinion any of said property cannot be divided without loss or detriment, they may assign the whole or any part thereof to the town wherein it lies, and may order said town to pay over such sums of money to the other as in their opinion is equitable, and may fix the time of payment.
SECT. 3. All the taxes assessed since March last upon the polls and estates of those residing within the limits of said South New Market, and all non- resident taxes assessed within any school district within said South New Mar- ket, and upon all corporate porperty within said limits, shall be collected by the collector to whom the same has been committed for that purpose, and after deducting therefrom the state and county taxes, and such sums as have been expended for schools and the repair of roads within the limits of said South New Market, shall be by him paid over to the town of South New Market, in the same way and manner in which he is directed to pay over the same to said New Market, and the treasurer of said South New Market, when chosen and qualified, shall have the same power to issue an extent against such collector for neglect to comply with the provisions of this act, that he would have if such collector had been chosen by said town of South New Market.
SECT. 4. All debts and liabilities heretofore incurred by said town of New Market, and all sums which may be recovered on any process against said town, or to which said town is a party in any court, and the municipal expenses of said town since the thirteenth day of March last, shall be paid by said towns in the same proportions in which the property is divided; excepting the liabilities and expenses incurred by the purchase of a site for, and the build- ing of a town house, which shall be paid for and owned by said New Market alone.
SECT. 5. All paupers who have a settlement in and are now supported by said New Market shall be supported by said towns of New Market and South New Market, in such way and manner, each of said towns contributing thereto in such proportions as said towns may agree. And when either of said towns shall request, said paupers shall be divided between said towns as said towns may agree; or in case they cannot agree, as the referees herein- before mentioned shall agree.
SECT. 6. In all assessments of state and county taxes, until the legislature shall otherwise order, the said towns shall pay that portion of every thousand dollars which may be ordered against the town of New Market as it now is, in such proportions as may be determined, in the same way and manner as is hereinbefore provided for the division of property and funds between said towns, and the state and county treasurers shall issue their respective warrants accordingly.
SECT. 7. Nathaniel E. Burleigh, Samuel Neal and Charles Lane, or any two of them, may call the first meeting of said town of South New Market, by posting up a warrant for that purpose as the law directs, at which meeting
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either of said persons may preside until a moderator be chosen; and at such meeting all necessary town officers may be Chosen.
SECT. 8. The town of South New Market shall form a part of councillor district numbered one, and of senatorial district numbered two, and the militia thereof shall belong to the fourth regiment.
SECT. 9. Any and all school districts in the town of New Market as it now is, which may be divided by the boundary line hereinbefore mentioned be- tween said towns, shall remain and continue as they now are; and all moneys for the same shall be raised and assessed and paid over in the same way and manner as is provided by law in cases of districts founded by the union of inhabitants of neighboring towns.
SECT. 10. Whereas the dividing line between said towns crosses the homestead farms of sundry persons; all that part of such farms which are now owned by persons residing in South New Market as may be situated in New Market, shall for all purposes of taxation be deemed and considered to be part of said town of South New Market; and all that part of such farms which are now owned by persons residing in New Market as may be situated in South New Market, shall for all purposes of taxation be deemed and considered to be part of said town of New Market.
SECT. 11. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, June 27, 1849.
Chapter XXIII.
SOUTH NEWMARKET1 IN THE CIVIL WAR.
During the first half of the last century the military spirit was manifest in the "Little Training" in May, and the "Great Training," "Muster," "Regimental Inspection " and "Review," in the autumn. The company of cavalry was called the "Troop." There was a company of artillery and several companies of light infantry belonging to the regiment. Other companies were called by names hardly dignified enough for mention in a history. But the day was a notable one and called together the masses.
The utility of these "trainings" and "musters" in the matter of military discipline and efficiency was happily never brought to the test. They, however, served to keep alive the military spirit for the time. But after they were given up not many years
1Thus far in this history when reference has been made to the town we have almost in- variably spoken of it as Newfields, its present name. But as South Newmarket was its legal name up to 1895, and as the records of soldiers furnished in the Civil War by the town in the United States War Department and in "New Hampshire in the Civil War" credit them to South Newmarket, to prevent confusion or seeming injustice, we deem it but right and best to retain such name in this chapter.
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elapsed before South Newmarket, in common with all the towns of all the Northern States, heard the startling thunder of that first shot of the Confederates aimed at Fort Sumter as it sped on lightning wing around the world, and ushered in the greatest and bloodiest civil war of the ages. In common with the general uprising of the patriotic North her citizens were stirred as never before to attest their loyalty to the Union, and their readiness to take up arms in its defence. While so many of her sons were quick to respond to the call for soldiers at the front, those who remained at home sent them away with their blessing and did what they could for their comfort and help as they were called to face the enemy on the tented field and show themselves a strong bulwark of protection for their homes and loved ones. The cheering word from home, the thought that the eyes of their loved ones were upon them nerved them to the best there was in them in the way of brave and heroic daring. The starry flag that led them on to the fray stirred them to the utmost to show their loyalty in its defence. It symbolized as nothing else the holy cause for which they were contending. They fought for a united country, some of them at the sacrifice of their lives. The victory was finally won.
The following is the roll of South Newmarket's contribution of soldiers in the different regiments of the New Hampshire Vol- unteer Infantry.
SECOND REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 22 engagements, all in Virginia.
William C. Bean of Company E, born in Montville, Me., but a resident of South Newmarket, 23 years of age. He enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted May 27, 1861, for three years; mustered in as private June 3, 1861; was wounded in the second Bull Run Battle, August 29, 1862, and discharged on account of wounds June 6, 1863. He died October 11, 1866.
John W. Jones of Company E, born in Rye, but a resident of Newfields, South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted as a private for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; re- enlisted May 7, 1861, for three years, and was mustered in June 3, 1861; was appointed corporal, and was captured in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. He died in Andersonville, Ga., November 1, 1864.
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Nathan E. Kuse of Company E, born in South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and was mustered in June 3, 1861, as corporal; appointed sergeant May 1, 1863; was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, and died of his wounds July 31, 1863.
Nicholas Long of Company E, born in Ireland, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and mustered in June 8, 1861, as a private; appointed corporal July 1, 1863; was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; was at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864, and mustered out June 21, 1864. Afterwards resided at Providence, R. I.
Charles A. Masters of Company E, born in New York City, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 21; enlisted as a private May 3, 1861, and was mustered in June 3, 1861; deserted near Fairfax Seminary, Va., November 1, 1862.
William J. Quinn of Company E, born in Providence, R. I., aged 18; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861; appointed corporal March 3, 1863, and sergeant July 1, 1863; was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, and mustered out June 21, 1864. On his return from the army he was for a time sta- tion agent at South Newmarket, and later for four or five years clerk in the second auditor's office, Washington, D. C. He graduated from the National Law School, Washington, and for a time practised his profession in Holyoke and Lawrence, Mass. Afterwards went to Minneapolis, Minn., where he proposed to open a law office, but was taken ill and died in 1882.
Charles H. Smith of Company E, born in Dover, Me., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861; discharged for disability at Bladensburg, Md., August 16, 1861. He afterwards enlisted in the Eleventh Regi- ment. He was living at Lawrence, Mass., in 1901.
Daniel G. Smith of Company E, born in South Newmarket, aged 26. He enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years, and was mustered
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in June 3, 1861, as a private; was wounded in the second Bull Run Battle, August 29, 1862, and missing; returned and died of wounds at Concord, March 2, 1863.
Horace O. Smith of Company E, born in Montville, Me., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years, and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861, and mustered out June 21, 1864. Resided for a time at Somerville, Mass., but is now in Newfields (1907.)
Alcott Stover of Company E, born in Bowdoin, Me., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861; and appointed corporal September 1, 1861; was wounded and captured in the second Bull Run Battle, August 29, 1862; paroled September 2, 1862, and discharged for disability at Washington, D. C., January 5, 1863. His present residence is Haverhill, Mass.
John B. Tetherly of Company E, born in Newmarket, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reënlisted for three years, and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861, and mustered out June 21, 1864. Has since resided at Newfields.
Francis G. Trefethen, born in Rye, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 21; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted for three years and was mustered in June 3, 1861, as a private. He died of disease at Yorktown, Va., June 29, 1862.
THIRD REGIMENT.
The regiment was in 24 engagements in Virginia, North and South Carolina.
William Lyman of Company H, a substitute born in Ireland, aged 21; enlisted and mustered in as a private December 16, 1864; mustered out July 20, 1865.
George W. Odiorne of Company D, born in Portsmouth, aged 22; enlisted August 13, 1861, and mustered in August 23, 1861, as a private; reënlisted and was mustered in February 13, 1864; was wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 13, 1864; appointed
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corporal August 9, 1864, and sergeant August 24, 1864; first sergeant, March 1, 1865, and was mustered out July 20, 1865. Afterwards lived at Jamaica Plain, Mass. Still there in 1907.
FIFTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 23 engagements, all in Virginia.
George Bell of Company C, born in Dublin, Ireland, but a resident of New York City, aged 28; enlisted and was mustered in as a private December 4, 1863; was wounded and captured at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Died of disease at Anderson- ville, Ga., September 11, 1864.
Patrick Clancy of Company H, a substitute, born in Ireland, aged 24; enlisted and mustered in August 9, 1864, as a private; was missing at Sailor's Creek, Va .; returned, and was mustered out June 28, 1865.
John M. Distler of Company C, born in New York City, aged 23; enlisted and was mustered in as a private December 4, 1863; was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; and sent from the hospital, Annapolis, Md., to his regiment July 11, 1864. No further record.
Edward Harris of Company C, born in Manchester, Eng., aged 21; enlisted August 11, 1864, as a substitute, and mustered in the same day as a private; deserted near Petersburg, Va., September 6, 1864.
Joseph Keison of Company C, a substitute, born in Wurtem- burg, Germany, but resident of New York City, aged 26; enlisted and mustered in as a private December 3, 1863; discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., June 14, 1865.
Patrick Laude of Company C, born in Cork, Ireland, but resi- dent of New York City, aged 20; a substitute, enlisted and mus- tered in as a private December 4, 1863; discharged at Washington, D. C., July 21, 1865.
George Saulpaugh of Company G, born in Dublin, Ireland, aged 32; enlisted and mustered in as a private August 29, 1864; was appointed sergeant; and mustered out June 28, 1865.
Louis Steffens of Company E, a substitute, born in Germany, aged 21; enlisted and mustered in as a private August 11, 1864; was wounded at Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865; discharged for dis- ability at Washington, D. C., June 14, 1865.
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SIXTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 21 engagements in Maryland, North Carolina, Mississippi and Virginia.
John A. Brown, unassigned substitute, born in Pennsylvania, aged 30; enlisted and mustered in as a private May 17, 1864, and deserted at New London, Conn., June 7, 1864.
John Burns, a substitute unassigned, born in New Jersey, aged 28; enlisted and was mustered in May 29, 1864. No further rec- ord.
Robert Miles of Company C, born in South Newmarket, but a resident of Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted October 3, and mus- tered in as a private November 21, 1861; discharged for disa- bility at Roanoke Island, N. C., March 4, 1862.
Thomas Watson of Company K, a substitute, born in Liver- pool, Eng., aged 21; enlisted and mustered in as a private, May 17, 1864; was wounded at Petersburg, Va., July 19, 1864, and discharged for disability July 7, 1865.
Oliver B. Spead of Company I, born in South Newmarket, but a resident of Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted October 31, and was mustered in as a private November 28, 1861; was appointed corporal. Died of disease at Hatteras Inlet, N. C., February 20, 1862.
Nugent Grimes of Company G, a substitute, born in Ireland, aged 23; enlisted and mustered in as a private May 25, 1864; de- serted and was apprehended, but escaped from jail at Alexandria, Va., September 1, 1864. No further record.
John Smith, a substitute unassigned, born in Lancashire, Eng., aged 29; enlisted and mustered in as a private May 25, 1864; was reported on the muster and descriptive roll June 6, 1864. No further record.
EIGHTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 21 engagements, all in Louisiana.
Reuben Haworth, Jr., of Company B, born in Stockport, Eng., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted December 9, 1861, and mustered in December 20, 1861, as a private; was wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; trans- ferred to Company B, Veterans' Reserve Corps, 1864, and dis- charged at Washington, D. C., December 19, 1864. Afterwards lived in Everett, Mass.
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Warren F. Jones of Company B, born in Stratham, but a resi- dent of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted November 25, 1861; was mustered in as a private December 20, 1861, and discharged for disability at Camp Kearney, La., October 15, 1862, and re- turned to South Newmarket. He died at East Boston, April, 1906, and was buried at Newfields.
NINTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 19 engagements in Maryland and Virginia.
George T. Armstrong of Company D, born in Haverhill, Mass., but credited to South Newmarket, aged 16; enlisted June 23, 1862, and mustered in July 26, 1862, as a musician; mustered out June 10, 1865, and died at Strafford, December 31, 1887.
George W. Morton of Company F, born in Gloucester, Mass., but a resident of South Newmarket; enlisted June 23, 1862, and mustered in as a musician August 7, 1862; and was discharged for disability at Newport News, Va., February 23, 1863. After- wards resided at Berlin, Wis.
Nicholas Moore of Company C, a substitute, born in St. Johns, N. B., aged 27; enlisted and mustered in as a private August 11, 1863; transferred as a seaman to the United States Navy, May 1, 1864; discharged from U. S. S. Atlanta, as quarter- master. Afterwards resided in Boston, Mass.
TENTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 18 engagements, all in Virginia.
Patrick H. Quinn of Company I, born in Galway County, Ireland, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted August 14, 1862, and mustered in as a private September 4, 1862; was transferred to Company H, Second United States Calvary October 25, 1862, and was discharged at Monrovia, Md., August 14, 1865. Returned to Newfields and resided there till his death, September 29, 1910.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was in 19 engagements in Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee.
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Charles W. Adams of Company A, born in Brunswick, Me., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 35; enlisted August 13, 1862, and mustered in as sergeant August 28, 1862; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and discharged at Boston, Mass., for disability, March 9, 1863. Is now dead.
Samuel P. Badger of Company A, born in Exeter, but a resi- dent of South Newmarket, aged 32; enlisted August 14, 1862, and was mustered in as a corporal August 28, 1862; was dis- charged May 25, 1865. Returned to Newfields, and died there July 18, 1900.
Albert A. Caswell of Company A, born in Lowell, Mass., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted August 16, 1862, and mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was captured at Poplar Springs Church, Va., September 30, 1864, and paroled October 7, 1864; mustered out June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided at Salem, Mass.
George W. Caswell of Company A, born in Lisbon, but a resi- dent of South Newmarket, aged 42; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; appointed ser- geant, and afterwards second lieutenant, Company B, July 25, 1864; was wounded severely in the Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864; discharged for disability as sergeant at Con- cord, May 20, 1865. He died at Salem, Mass., September 21, 1876.
J. Lewis Chase of Company A, born in Epping, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 20; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded severely in the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864, and mustered out June 4, 1865. Lost with the steamship, City of Columbus, January 18, 1884.
John Grant, a substitute, unassigned, born in Canada, aged 24; enlisted and was mustered in June 30, 1864, as a private; sent to his regiment. No further record.
William D. Houghton of Company A, born in Concord, Mass., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 26; enlisted August 14, 1862, and mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and died of his wounds at Newfields, April 23, 1863.
Edward L. Kennard of Company A, born in Birmingham, Conn., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 20; enlisted August 14, 1862, and was mustered in August 28, 1862, as a
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private; transferred as a second-class musician to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of Ninth Army Corps. He died of disease at Mound City, Ill., August 30, 1863.
Frank H. Kennard of Company A, born in Derby, Conn., aged 21; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and discharged for disability at Boston, Mass., March 27, 1863. He died at Dedham, Mass., April 29, 1868.
John F. Kennard of Company A, born in Newmarket, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 32; enlisted August 14, 1862, and was mustered in as a corporal, August 28, 1862; was dis- charged for disability at Concord, April 22, 1864. Afterwards resided for a time at Boston, Mass., but is now (1907) at Dedham, Mass.
Joseph W. Kuse, Jr., of Company A, born in Danvers, Mass., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 22; enlisted August 15, 1862, and was mustered in as a private, August 28, 1862; was cap- tured at Poplar Springs, Va., September 30, 1864, and paroled February 28, 1865; discharged June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided at Kittery, Me., and was killed by cars at Lynn, Mass., June, 1893.
Augustus Littlefield of Company A, born in South Newmarket, aged 22; enlisted August 13, 1862, and mustered in as a private August 28, 1862. He died of disease at London, Ky., September 27, 1863.
Arthur W. McCann of Company A, born in Exeter, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 31; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private, August 28, 1862; mustered out June 4, 1865. Died at Newfields, February 25, 1866.
James McCuin of Company A, born in Alburgh, Vt., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 20; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a wagoner, August 28, 1862; transferred to Company H, Nineteenth Veterans' Reserve Corps, March 31, 1864; discharged at Elmira, N. Y., July 13, 1865.
James L. Neal of Company A, born in South Newmarket, aged 22; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; wounded and captured in the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864, and died of wounds at Lynchburg, Va., July 21, 1864.
Hall Jenness Paul of Company A, born in South Newmarket, aged 23; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a
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private August 28, 1862; transferred to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of Ninth Army Corps, October 15, 1862, and mustered out as second-class musician June 4, 1865. Has since resided at Newfields. He represented the town in Legis- lature in 1873; was Town Clerk from 1884 to 1907, and post- master, 1899-1908.
Edward Richardson of Company A, born in Roxbury, Mass., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted August 14. 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; trans- ferred to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth Army Corps, October 15, 1862, and mustered out as second- class musician June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided at Newmarket, till his death.
Joseph M. Richardson of Company A, born in Roxbury, Mass., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 28; enlisted August 14, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; trans- ferred to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth Army Corps, October 15, 1862, and mustered out as third- class musician June 4, 1865. He died at Lawrence, Mass., January 11, 1886.
Edward T. Rand of Company A, born in Rye, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 27; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and died of his wounds December 15, 1862.
Oliver G. Sanborn of Company A, born in Epping, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was transferred to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth Army Corps, February 6, 1863, and mustered out as a third-class musician June 4, 1865. Resided afterwards in Wakefield, Mass.
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