History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and representative citizens, Part 34

Author: Hazlett, Charles A
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold
Number of Pages: 1390


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The town of Epping lies in the northeastern part of the county, and is bounded as follows: On the north by Nottingham and Lee; on the east by New Market, South New Market, and Exeter ; on the south by Brentwood and Fremont; and on the west by Raymond and Nottingham.


The surface of the town is rolling and the soil generally fertile. Epping originally formed a portion of Exeter, and the first settlements were among the earliest in the state.


Petition for Parish:In 1741 the population and taxable property had increased to such an extent that the settlement considered itself of sufficient importance for incorporation into a separate parish, and on the 15th of Janu- ary, 1741, the following petition for a parish was presented to the General Court :


To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr Governor & Commander in Chief in & over His Majestys Province of New Hampshire in New England. The Honble His Majesty's Council & House of Representatives in Gen- eral Court Convened :


The Humble Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of the North Westerly Part of the Town of Exeter in said Province Shews.


That your Petitioners being Settled in the aforesaid part the said Town Labour under Great Difficulties in attending the Public Worship of God by Reason of the Distance & badness of the Way to the Meeting House Most of em living More than seven miles from it, & some above nine, so that many Persons in their Families can attend the Public Worship but seldom.


That being most of them new Settlers (tho' upon good land) are not able to maintain a Minister among themselves while they are Subjected to & actually pay their proportion to the maintenance of the Gospel & other Charges in the Town.


That a considerable Parish might be set off from the said Town by the following Metes & Bounds v'z. Beginning at the North West Corner of Exeter & from thence running South 29 Deg. W. partly by Nottingham and partly by Chester line four miles and an half & from thence to extend carrying


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that breadth of four miles and an half East & by South till it comes to the head line of New Market Parish being bounded North'ly partly by Notting- ham & partly by Dover Line and Easterly partly by New Market & partly by Exeter the said four miles & an half being something Broader than New Market & so extending a little beyond it upon Exeter which would Compre- hend your Petitioners Estates & yet leave a Large and able Parish at the Town below 'em ( which would hardly miss 'em) And tho' they are but few & Poor in Comparison of the rest of the Town yet they would Gladly bear the charge of Supporting the Gospel among themselves were they Exonerated. from that & other Town Charges & duties in the other part of the Town- But as the aforesaid Bounds Comprehends a Tract of very Good Land they have reason to think from that as well as by experience that they shall Increase in number every year & Especially when accommodated better with respect to the Public Worship.


That a Parish Incorporated by the aforesaid Boundaries with the usual Privileges & Immunities would be a Considerable means of Cultivating & Improving a large Tract of Land which is now unsubdued, inasmuch as People will be thereby Encouraged to go out & Settle there, & the Public in General as well as the said Town in Particular Benefited thereby.


Wherefore your Petitioners Pray This Honble Court would Please to take the Premises under Consideration and Grant that they may be Incorporated into a Parish with the usual Parish powers & Privileges by the Metes and bounds aforesaid & Exonerated from paying to the Support of the Minister of the Town & other Town charges & duties that so they may support & Main- tain the Gospel a school &c, among themselves with more conveniency for themselves & Families-Or in such other manner as this Honble Court in their Great Wisdom & Goodness shall think proper & your Petitioners as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray &c.


Jacob Smith


David Laurens


John Carty ? Timothy Morgen


Caleb Gillman Israel Gillman


James Norris Jun.


Jeremiah Prescut


Jacob Sanborn


Samuel Elkins Jun.


Richard Sanborn John Sear


Elias Smith John Elkins


Job Rowell


Hezakiah Swain


Daniel Elkins


James Norris


James Chase


Jonathan Morris Jun.


Jonathan Gidden


Daniel Lad


James Rundlet


John Hall


Joseph Malom


John Rowell


Theophilus Wodley Benjamin Poter


Joseph Avery


Jeradiah Blacke Jonathan Foulsham


Joseph Norris


Joseph Blake


Ebenezer Marden John Norris Jonathan Norris


Jonathan Rundlet Joel Judkins Nathan Samborn Samuel Smith


Benjamin Rolings George Been Nathan Hoight


John Folintown


Jonathan Smith


Samuel Norris Samuel Elkins Elezar Elkins


Jeremiah Prescut Jun.


Joseph Edgley


Ithiel Clifford Joseph Gorden


Jeremiah Elkins


Moses Rolings.


Simon Garlon


Israel Shaperd


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In the House of Representatives Jan 15th 1741 The within Petition Read and Voted That the Petitioners forthwith Serve the Select Men of Exeter with a Coppy of the Petition and the Votes thereon-That the Town of Exeter may appeare at the Genal Court or Assembly next Tuesday fortnight to Shew Cause (if any they have) why the prayer of the Petition may not be granted-And if the General Court or Assm Shall not be then sitting, Then to appeare the Third day of the Sitting of the next Sessions of Genl Assembly. James Jeffry Cle Assm


In Council Jan 21 1741-2


Read & Concurrd


Richd Waldron Sec Jan 21 1741-2. Assented to


B. WENTWORTH


In the House of Representatives Feb. the 2d 1741 The within Petitioners were heard and the dellegates from the Town of Exeter and they agreed that the Bound shall be as followeth viz. to begin at Durham Line at the North West corner of the p'ish of New Market and from thence Bounding on the head Line of said New Market to the South west Corner of the same, and from thence to run South abt twenty nine degrees West parallel with the head Line of the Town of Exeter Extending to half the breadth of the Town- ship of Exeter from Durham Line aforesaid and from thence to run West & by north to the Midle of the head Line of the Town of Exeter and from thence to bound upon Chester and Nottingham to the North West corner of Exeter and from thence bounding East & by South on Nottingham & Dur- ham to the first bounds.


Therefore Voted that the prayer of the Petition be granted & that they be set off by the Bounds aforesaid and have all powers within themselves as any Town within this Province Keeping & supporting an Orthodox Minister to preach among them (excepting the Choice of Representves) and untill they shall have liberty to have one among themselve they have liberty to Joyn with the Town of Exeter in the choice of Men to Represent the Town as usuall and that they pay their Proportion of the charge of such Representa- tives and that they be not Exempted from paying any charge of the Town of Exeter that has already been assest upon them and that they have Liberty to bring in a Bill Accordingly.


James Jeffrey Cler. Assm In Council Feb. 3, 1741-2


Read and concurred


Richd Waldron Secy.


Feb. 3, 1741-2 Assented to


B WENTWORTH


At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Exeter holden at the town house in sd Exeter Feby Ist 1741-2


I Voted Samuel Gilman Esqr Moderator of sd Meeting


2 Voted That two men be chosen to make answer to the Petition preferr'd to the General Court or assembly by the Northwesterly part of the town with power to act before sd Court on behalf of the town as they shall think proper. 18


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3 Voted That Samuel Gilman Esqr & Lieut Theophilus Smith be thee two men for the End aforesd


A true Copy Attest Elisha Odlin town Clerk


Petition of the Inhabitants of Epping for men to protect them.


To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr Governour and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire and the Honble His Majesties Council and House of Representatives for said Province in General Assembly Convened


Humbly Sheweth the Freeholders and Inhabitants of Epping in sd Province that your Petitioners are Sensible of the weak and Defenceless State of the Town of Nottingham which Lies on our Border-That the Inhabitants there Seem very much Discouraged Insomuch that Some are Removed and others are about Removing out of Town. That if that Settlement should Break up this Parish with Part of New Market and Durham will become Frontiers which we of ourselves Shall not we fear be able to Defend and the Enemy who will be much Incouraged will have near access to the very Bowells of the Province which may Possibly have very Fatal Consequences.


We Do therefore by these Presents Humbly Request your Excellency and Honours to take the Premises with other Reasons that may occur into your wise Consideration and if it appear Proper make Provision for and send to said Town of Nottingham to be Kept there for their Safeguard and Defence -Such a number of Men as may be needful for that Purpose and as that Town is very much Exposed we Humbly Presume that a much Larger num- ber will be necessary for that End than has been allowed them in years Past, and as the Common Road between Red Oak Hill so called and Nottingham is very Dangerous to Pass we Would Request that a Small Scout of Men May be sent to the named Gareson on Pantuckaway road to scout from thence to Sanborns Garrison when not wanted for that to Guard the People at sd Garrisons. May it Pleas Your Excellency and Honours it appears to us that our Safety in a Great Measure Depends upon the safety of Nottingham which we Hope you will Effectually Provide for and we shall Esteem it as an Instance of your Paternal Care not only of Nottingham but of your Peti- tioners also who as in Duty Bound shall Ever Pray &c.


Edward Stevens


James Chase Jacob Freese


Ezekiel Brown Abraham Folsom


Jonathan Foulson


John Prescut


Jonathan Smith


Benjamin Rawlings David Page


William Eaton


Jonathan Rundlet


Richard Samborn


Jonathan Gliden


Eleazer Elkins


Nathan Samborn


Joseph Noris


Jeremiah Elkins


Jonathan Keesey


Moses Noris


Is'rel Blak


Joseph Goodhte Onisipherous Hage Joseph Edgerly John Elkins


John Noris Elias Smith


Jediah Blake


Jeremiah Prescut


Jeremiah Prescot


William Prescut


John Manten


Daniel Elkins


Abraham Brown


Daniel Manten


Samuel Elkins


Ebenezer Manten


Robert Hinkson


John Rowell John Page


Joseph Blak


Caleb Gillman


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John Hinkson John Dudley


Moses Hoyt


James Whidden Joseph Emory Joseph Cass


Israel Gillman


John Morison


Epping March 5th 1747 In Council March 8th 1747


read & ordered to be sent down to ye Honble House


Theod Atkinson Secr


Parish Taxes for 1748 .-


Pro of New To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr Commander


Hampshire in chiefe in & over his Majesties province of the New Hamp- shire & his Honourable Counsell and House of Representatives now mett, whereas there was an act past in this his Majesties Court in the year 1747 that all the Lands in the parish of Epping should be taxed in order to Enable the Inhabitants to Build a Meeting House, purchase a parsonage, and Build a house for the minister of ye Gospel, and Likewise By Said act the Select men are obliged to Lay an account of the Disposall of Said money Before your Honrs annually or Forfeit Said Money, wee therefore the Subscribers would Lett your Honours Know that there was no money Raised upon Said Lands in ye year 1747 By Reason of the War that Summer which was a hindrance to Runing Lines Between other towns and measuring grants, which was Neces- sary in order to make Said Rate, But in the year 1748 wee the Subscribers have made Said Rate and Disposed of the Same as followeth,


Money Raised Two Hundrid & fifty Seven pounds four Shillins


257, 4,0


Copies out of the propriators Records. II, 1,0


Running the Lines Betwext other towns and Said parish. 47,11,2


Makeing Rates


4,03,0


Advertiseing


12,03,0


Collecting


15, 0,0


Expence and makeing up accounts with ye Constable. 14,07,0


The Remainder of the money By a Vote of the parish paid toward Building a house for our Revnd Minister.


Dated at Epping this Eighteenth day of June Anno Domini 1749


Ezekiel Brown Nathan Samborn


Select Men.


Benja Baker


John Page L


Trouble in the Enlistment of Men for the War of the Revolution .- State of New Hampshire To the Honourable Counsel and House of Rep- Rockingham ss resentatives Now Setting in Exeter in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire may it Please your Honors your Humble Petitioners Humbly Shews that the Honourable Nicho- las Gilman Esqr Collonel of the 4th Rigement of milities in the County of Rockingham has Sent forth his orders to the Several Captains of the Com-


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panys in Eppin in said County under his Command Requireing them forth with to Inlist or Draft ten Able Bodies and Effective men out of their Com- panys being their Proportion of Six hundred men &c and Pursuance to said orders the Said Captains exerted themselves in the Best way and manner they Posabley Could in order to Procure Said ten men but Could not engage them- by Reason that the Said Captains has been very much obstructed by one Capt Ezekiel Worthing of Eppin aforesaid for that whereas the said Worthing have entered the next State and have undertaken to Inlis a Number of men in their Service and accordingly have returned back to Eppin and have Inlisted twelve men all belonging to Eppin aforesaid and the said Worthing Says that it is now in his Power to hurt Eppin and that he means to do it if it is to the Velue of a hundred thousand dollars and will Inlist as many men as he Can in Eppin for the use and Service of another State and many other Injeries and hard Speeches the said Worthing have uttered against the town of Eppin and against the Government of this State which is to the great damage of the town of Eppin in Supporting Common Cause that we are now ingaged in and in Consideration of the ill treatment that the town of Eppin have Received from the Said Worthing-we the Subscribers Humbly pray your Honours will be Pleased to take this our Petition under your wise Consideration and examine into the facts Set forth in this our Humble Petition against the Said Ezekiel Worthing-as we are in duty Bound and ever Pray-Epping June ye 23rd A.D. 1780


. William Coffin


1 Selectmen Abraham Perkins S of Eppin


The Lottery Bridge .-


State of New ) To the Honbl Council and House of Representatives for Hampshire ยง Said State in General assembly Conven'd A.D 1780 at Ports- mouth 21st october


Humbly Shew We the Subscribers freeholders and Inhabitants of the town of Epping in Sd State, that Newmarkett and Stratham Lottery Bridge So Called is now become ruinous and almost impassable and unless Speedily Repaired the great Expence of building it, and great Benefit & Convenience the Public Might Still Receive therefrom, will be entirely Lost, As the Bridge was Built by Lottery for the Public advantage and as no particular Towns are chargeable with the Repairs thereof your Petitioners humbly conceive that a Lottery for the Repair of Said Bridge would be found the most eligible way Wherefore your Petitioners humbly pray, that your Honours would as in Some cases you have, granted a Lottery for that purpose or that the Same bridge may be Supported in future at the Charge of the County of Rockingham or in Such other Manner as your Wisdom may dictate and your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever pray


Jonth Eliot Josiah Tilton


Moses Dalton John Barker


Jeremiah Sanborn


Bradr Gilman


Jonathan Meloon


Samuel Gilman


Thomas Harley


Simon Derborn


Samuel Veazey David Jewett


Benjn Johnson Daniel Sanborn


Phinehas Blake


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Timothy Jones Zebulon Edgerly


Thomas Rawlins


Tristram Samborn


John folsom


Joseph Hodgdon


James Johnson


Nathaniel Mansfield


Jonathan Rawlins


Simon Drake


William Gill


Joseph Witcher


Moses Coffin


Samuel Jewett


In 1779 a committee was chosen to "Receive & Adjust the amott as services that each inhabitant of said Epping hath Done in Caring on the present warr with Great Britain." This committee consisted of Josiah Norris, Seth Fogg, Enoch Coffin, Lieut. Simon Dearborn, and Daniel Folsom.


The names of 209 signers of the association test in Epping are on record and names of eleven that refused to sign.


The "American Gazetteer," published in Boston in 1804, contains the fol- lowing concerning Epping :


"Epping, a post town in Rockingham Co., N. Hampshire, taken from the N. W. part of Exeter, and incorporated in 1741. It contains 1121 inhabitants, 6 miles N. W. from Exeter, and 23 W. of Portsmouth." It had the distinction of being a "post town." This was a common phrase in these old gazetteers, and indicated that the privilege of a postoffice was enjoyed by the citizens, which was not the case with those of every town.


In the life of the late Governor and United States Senator William Plumer, of this town, by his son, the late Hon. William Plumer, Jr., we find the follow- ing paragraph in a letter to Judge Jeremiah Smith, giving an account of his (Mr. Plumer's ) election as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Repre- sentatives, June II, 1797: "The mail going from this place (Concord) but once a week is a sufficient excuse for my not writing to you sooner." In a footnote by the author we find the following statement: "My father's letters were usually ten or twelve days in reaching him from Philadelphia. There was then no Post Office in Epping, and he sent nine miles to Exeter for his letters and papers, which at a later period were brought to him by a post rider once a week."


The "Gazetteer" above referred to gives Epping, from the census of 1800, II21 inhabitants. But if we examine the census reports farther back we shall find there had been a considerable loss. In 1767, thirty years before the date of Governor Plumer's letter above referred to, the town had 1410 people in it, and six years later, 1773, there were 1648, making it the fourth town in population in Rockingham County-Exeter then 1741, Londonderry, 2399, and Portsmouth, 4466. There was a loss from this time till the census of 1800, after which there was a gain during each decade till 1850, when we had a population of 1663, which was the largest we have ever had. In 1870 we receded again to 1270, a loss in two decades of 398. This embraces the war period, and was a time of general decrease in farming towns, and rapid growth in manufacturing centers. The population by the census of 1880 was 1536 and showed a gain during the previous ten years, which was owing to the introduction of the shoe manufacturing business, and increased railroad facili- ties by the construction of the Nashua and Rochester line. And yet the town had less population than at a period some time previous to the date of Governor


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Plumer's letter, when there was no postoffice nearer than Exeter, with a mail once a week. The population by the census of 1910 was 1649.


At present there are approximately twenty-three million brick made in Epping yearly, and 500,000 cans of corn canned each year.


Sullivan Lodge, No. 19, F. and A. M .- Columbian Lodge, No. 2, of which this lodge is the successor, was instituted in Lee, probably not far from 1800. It went down, and in 1807 Sullivan Lodge was instituted at Deerfield, with Joseph Mills, Michael McClary, Seth Fogg, John Butler, James H. McClary, Daniel Cilley, Benjamin Moody, William Gordon, Benjamin Butler, John T. Coffin, Samuel Locke, and Simon A. Heath as members. The lodge was sub- sequently removed to Lee, and in 1869 to Epping.


Societies .- Rockingham Grange, P. of H .; Albert M. Perkins Post, G. A. R .; Woman's Relief Corps; Geneva Lodge, I. O. O. F .; Fern Rebekah Lodge; Queen Esther Chapter, O. E. S .; Paul Revere Council, No. 15, Jr. O. U. A. M.


MILITARY RECORD, 1861-65.


George W. Kendall, Company H, First Regiment; enlisted May 3, 1861 ; discharged August 9, 1861.


George Clough, Company H, First Regiment; enlisted May 3, 1861 ; dis- charged August 9, 1861.


John F. Mudgitt, Company H, First Regiment ; enlisted May 3, 1861 ; dis- charged August 9, 1861.


Marcus M. Tuttle, Company C, Second Regiment; enlisted June 1, 1861 ; discharged August 24, 1861.


Van Buren G. Blye, Company K, Second Regiment ; enlisted June 8, 1861 ; re-enlisted January 1, 1864; promoted to corporal July 1, 1864; promoted to sergeant December 1, 1864; discharged December 19, 1865.


William B. Perkins, Company B, Third Regiment ; enlisted January 1, 1864; promoted to corporal; promoted to sergeant July 4, 1865 ; discharged July 20, 1865.


Daniel H. Wiggin, Company B, Third Regiment; enlisted February 24. 1864; absent, sick, July 20, 1865; no discharge.


Richard Thomas, Company K, Third Regiment ; enlisted January 1, 1864; absent, sick, since May 7, 1864 ; no discharge.


George A. Tarbox, Company K, Third Regiment; enlisted February II, 1864.


Woodbury C. Blye, Company K, Third Regiment; enlisted February II, 1864; promoted to sergeant August 26, 1864; absent on furlough July 20, 1865 ; no discharge.


John Grady, Fourth Regiment; enlisted December 27, 1864; discharged August 23, 1865.


Andy Nolan, Company E, Fifth Regiment; enlisted September 10, 1864.


George Smith, Company H, Fifth Regiment ; enlisted September 12, 1864; discharged June 28, 1865.


John Doherty, Company B, Fifth Regiment; enlisted September I. 1864.


Stephen L. Hicks, Company' C, Fifth Regiment ; enlisted August 11, 1863; promoted to corporal January 10, 1865; discharged June 14, 1865.


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William Sullivan, Company E, Fifth Regiment; enlisted August 8, 1864.


Dudley W. Miles, Company H, Fifth Regiment; enlisted August 11, 1863; discharged April 21, 1864.


Thomas H. Lutheran, Company I, Fifth Regiment; enlisted August II, 1863; transferred to U. S. Navy September 19, 1864.


James Hoffman, Company I, Sixth Regiment; enlisted December 30, 1863; absent, sick, since July 17, 1865 ; no discharge.


John Howard, musician, Company A, Sixth Regiment; enlisted January 5, 1864; discharged July 17, 1865.


George Pierce, Company C, Sixth Regiment ; enlisted January 5, 1864.


George Clark, Company D, Sixth Regiment; enlisted January 5, 1864.


Isaac Graham, Sixth Regiment; enlisted January 5, 1864.


Moses Anderson, Company I, Sixth Regiment; enlisted December 31, 1863.


William H. Muzzy, Company I, Sixth Regiment; enlisted December 31, 1864; absent, sick, July 17, 1865; no discharge.


James O'Neil, Sixth Regiment; enlisted December 31, 1863.


Philip Decowen, Company E, Seventh Regiment; enlisted September 22, 1864.


Dennis Johnson, Company D, Seventh Regiment; enlisted September 8, 1864; discharged June 16, 1865.


Darius Johnson, Company D, Seventh Regiment; enlisted September 12, 1864; discharged June 26, 1865.


Donald Campbell, Company E, Seventh Regiment; enlisted September 22, 1864; discharged July 20, 1865.


George H. Fogg, Company K, Seventh Regiment; enlisted August II, 1863; died April 3, 1864.


Almon M. Davis, Company B, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861; discharged July 5, 1862.


Darius D. Johnson, wagoner, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861 ; discharged April 22, 1864.


Newell O. Carr, corporal, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted Decem- ber 20, 1861 ; promoted to sergeant April 22, 1862; promoted to second lieu- tenant December 16, 1863; promoted to first lieutenant April 1, 1864; not mustered ; discharged as second lieutenant May 22, 1864.


Lyman F. Cate, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861 ; discharged January 18, 1865.


Oliver B. Hobbs, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861; discharged July 5, 1862.


Harland P. Higley, Company D, Eighth Regiment ; enlisted December 20, 1861 ; died November 29, 1862.


George W. Kendall, Company D, Eighth Regiment ; enlisted December 20, 1861; re-enlisted January 4, 1864; Company A, Veteran Battalion; dis- charged October 28, 1865.


Charles A. Roberts, Company D, Eighth Regiment ; enlisted December 20, 1861 ; died November 2, 1862.


Charles E. Rogers, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861 ; died June 26, 1862.


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David Stickney, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861; discharged January 18, 1865.


Augustus H. Smith, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 26, 1861 ; died September 15, 1862.


George B. Willey, Company D, Eighth Regiment; enlisted December 20, 1861; died November 6, 1862.


David G. Kelley, sergeant, Company B, Eighth Regiment Veteran Bat- talion; enlisted January 4, 1864; discharged October 8, 1865.


Charles J. Simonds, second lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Regiment; enlisted November 1, 1864; promoted first lieutenant, Company A, February I, 1865 ; discharged June 10, 1865.


Benjamin H. Perkins, Company A, Ninth Regiment ; enlisted July 3, 1862; promoted to corporal; absent, sick, at Manchester, N. H., June 10, 1865 ; no discharge furnished.


John F. Tuttle, Company A, Ninth Regiment; enlisted July 3, 1862; wounded June 18, 1864; discharged with loss of all pay May 15, 1865.


James Sinclair, Company A, Ninth Regiment; enlisted July 3, 1862; died October 27, 1863.




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