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17. Drake, Henry, Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 9, '62. He was wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, '63; dis- charged with his regiment, June 21, '65. (See Gen.)
CHARLES W. CHENEY (Killed at Chancellorsville)
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SERGT. STILLMAN CLARK
CHARLES N. DRAKE
LIEUT. DAVID E. EVERETT
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18. Drake, Charles N., Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 7, '62. He was in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellors- ville, and Gettysburg. At the last named engagement a grape shot shattered his right leg, and while lying behind a large rock, to which he had crawled for shelter, the line of battle changed, bringing him between the two lines, and he was soon after struck by a minie ball from the Union side, which passed through his left lung very near his heart. At night he was carried from the field and the next day in the afternoon his leg was ampu- tated. He recovered and lived more than 32 years, able to do a fair day's work at carpentering. He was discharged at Balti- more, Md., Mar. 15, '64. (See Gen.)
19. Dustin, Moses, Ist Regt. Cavalry, was born in Hill and 43 years old when he enlisted, Mar. 26, '64. While in camp at Concord he was taken sick and there died Apr. 12, '64,
20. Eastman, Moses, Co. I, Ist Regt., was a native of Lowell, Mass., but was a resident of Bristol when the war com- menced, and 22 years of age. He was one of the first five who enlisted from Bristol in the Ist Regt., Apr. 23, '61, for three months. He served with this regiment in Maryland and Vir- ginia, and was mustered out Aug. 9. Aug. 12, '62, he enlisted in Co. C, 12th Regt. He was discharged for disability Dec. 16, '62. His first enlistment was credited to Bristol ; his second, to Alexandria.
21. Easter, Robert, Co. C, 12th Regt., was born in Eng- land, but was a resident of Bristol, and a tanner by trade, when he enlisted, Aug. 8, '62. A few days after the regiment arrived at the seat of war he was taken sick and died of typhoid fever at Washington, Oct. 19, following. He left a widow and daughter at Bristol.
22. Emerson, John A., Co. E, 2nd Regt., was born in Bristol, Nov. 28, '43, the son of William and Betsey (Collins) Emerson. He enlisted Apr. 23, '61, for three months, but was not mustered ; reenlisted, May 21, '61, for three years in the 2nd Regt .; served in the Army of the Potomac and participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Siege of Yorktown, Williams- burg, Seven Days' fight in Mcclellan's Retreat, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. In the last named engagement he was taken prisoner and sent to Belle Island, Richmond, where he remained eight months. He was then sent to Andersonville, Ga., where he spent another eight months; from there he was sent to Florence, S. C., and after four months more of prison life was sent to Goldsborough, N. C., where he was paroled Feb. 16, '65; dicharged, May 2, '65, at Concord, after a service of four years and three months.
23. Emmons, Sergt. Gustavus, Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 16, '62, as a private and was mustered as corporal; a few months later, was made sergeant. He was at Fredericksburg,
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and was killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, '63; funeral at Bris- tol, June 17. (See Gen.)
24. Everett, Lieut. David E., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted as a private Aug. 20, '62 ; mustered as first lieutenant, Sept. 8, '62. He was with his company at Fredericksburg, but soon after resigned on account of rheumatism. His discharge was dated Jan. 26, '63. (See Gen.)
25. Fellows, Henry A., Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 14, '62 ; served with his company at Fredericksburg, Chancel- lorsville, and Gettysburg ; at the last named battle was severe- ly wounded in the arm and had several ribs broken by a piece of shell. After receiving his wounds he walked 20 miles to the rear. He was admitted to the hospital at Philadelphia, where he died of his wounds Aug. 20, following. He was one of the best soldiers in the regiment and fought with desperation at the battle of Chancellorsville. On his mother's side, his grandfather was in the War of 1812, and his great-grandfather in the Revo- lutionary war. (See Gen.)
26. Fellows, Lieut. Joseph P., Co. C, 12th Regt., a brother of above, enlisted Aug. 20, '62. He served nearly all his term in the commissary and quartermaster's departments, and conse- quently escaped battles; mustered out with the regiment, June 21, '65. The day before his discharge he was given a commis- sion as brevet second lieutenant of Co. K, but was not mus- tered. (See Gen.)
27. Ferrin, Sergt. Enos B., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62 ; appointed corporal, Jan. 20, '64 ; sergeant, June 1, '65 ; mustered out, June 21, '65 ; was in the battles of Fredericks- burg, Chancellorsville, Swift Creek, and Cold Harbor, and Siege of Petersburg, and escaped all unharmed. During the Gettys- burg campaign, he was on detached service as guard for a wagon train, and so escaped that battle. (See Gen.)
28. Fogg, Sergt. James M., Co. B, 6th Regt., was a native of Bristol and 30 years of age when he enlisted, Oct. 3, '61. He was wounded at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, '61 ; reenlisted, Dec. 22, '63, on the quota of Bristol; appointed sergeant ; wounded, May 18, '64, at Spottsylvania, Va .; captured, Oct. I, '64, at Poplar Springs Church, Va .; released ; mustered out, July 17, '65.
29. Fowler, Capt. Blake, Co. C, 12th Regt., was 58 years of age when he received his commission as captain of Co. C, Sept. 8, '62. He commanded his company till after the battle of Chancellorsville; discharged, May II, '63. (See Gen.)
30. Fowler, Maj. Hadley B., M. D., son of Capt. Fowler, above, enlisted as a private Aug. 18, '62, in the 12th Regt. At a meeting held in Laconia Aug. 26, 62, by the regiment, lie was elected surgeon, and was commissioned as such by the governor, and mustered into the U. S. service Aug. 28, with
SERGT. ENOS B. FERRIN
MAJ. HADLEY B. FOWLER
CAPT. BLAKE FOWLER
ADNA M. HALL (Died of wounds)
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the rank of major. He served the entire term of his regiment and was mustered out with it June 21, '65. At Warrenton, Va., in the fall of '62, he was taken prisoner with his father and son, Geo. H. Fowler, who, at thirteen years of age, was serving as servant for his father; but they were exchanged or paroled some months later. He was present for duty as surgeon at every battle in which his regiment was engaged except Fredericks- burg, when he was a prisoner of war. At Chancellorsville he had charge of the brigade field hospital, and was operating surgeon of the 2nd Brig., 2nd Div., 3rd Corps at Gettysburg. He was chief operator of the 18th Corps at Drury's Bluff, and on the day of the battle of Cold Harbor, took charge of the 18th Corps hospital, and held this position till the fall of '64, when he was sent, by the War Department, to Ohio, as one of a board of examiners to inspect the sick and wounded soldiers in that state. On his return, he was ordered by Gen. B. F. Butler to construct a hospital at Point of Rocks, Va., for the Army of the James, and was in charge of the same till the hospital was no longer needed. In this hospital he had 3,500 beds for patients ; 500 for attendants and officers ; 34 surgeons ; 3 chap- lains; a quartermaster and a commissary, 5 stewards, 31 ward masters, 25 matrons, 300 nurses, 75 cooks, and 85 officers and men for guard duty. The management of this hospital required executive ability of a rare order, but Maj. Fowler was equal to the occasion, and he had a model hospital. In May, '65, he received an appointment from the War Dept., to the Freeman's Bureau, under Gen. O. O. Howard, but declined. (See Gen.)
31. Grey, John A., Co. I, 8th Regt., was a native of Bris- tol, and was residing here and 21 years of age when he enlisted, Dec. 4, '61. He was taken sick before leaving the state, and died at Manchester, Jan. 28, '62.
32. Hall, Adna M., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62. At the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville he escaped unharmed, but at Gettysburg, in the early part of the fight of the second day, he was struck by a minie ball in the shoulder while in a stooping position, and it plowed a path down his back. He died of his wound at Philadelphia, Sept. 15, '63. (See Gen.)
33. Hall, Oliver P., Co. D, 12th Regt., a brother of the above, enlisted Aug. 12, '62. He was in all the general engage- ments of his regiment except Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. At Chancellorsville, while trying to bind up the death wound of a comrade, he was severely wounded in the hip by a minie ball. Unable to travel, he was taken prisoner, but paroled. Recover- ing from his wound, he rejoined his regiment the next fall. At Burmuda Hundred, Nov. 17, '64, while on the picket line, he was again captured, and was in Libby and Belle Island prisons, Richmond, and that at Salisbury, N. C., from which place he
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was exchanged Apr. 15, '65, and discharged at Concord May 30, '65. (See Gen.)
34. Harlow, William P., Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug.
12, '62. His term of service was very brief, as he died of typhoid fever at Washington, Oct. 16, '62. (See Gen.)
35. Heath, Sergt. Webster, Co. I, Ist Regt., and Co. B, 9th Regt., enlisted Apr. 23, '61, for three months ; was mustered out Aug. 9, '61. June 2, '62, he enlisted in the 9th Regt. for three years, and was mustered in as sergeant. He served in the Army of the Potomac, at the Siege of Vicksburg, and again in the Army of the Potomac, and was mustered out June 10, '65. (See Gen.)
36. Horne, Charles H., enlisted Apr. 23, '61, in Co. I, Ist Regt., for three months, and was mustered out with his regiment Aug. 9, following. Sept. 9, '61, he enlisted in Co. F, 2nd Regt. U. S. Sharpshooters for three years, and was discharged for disability Mar. 14, '62. (See Gen.)
37. Horne, Corp. Augustus Paul, Co. B, 9th Regt., en- listed June 4, '62. He was wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, '62 ; appointed corporal, May 1, '64 ; wounded and captured, May 12, '64, at Spottsylvania ; released, Dec. '64, and mustered out June 10, '65. (See Gen.)
38. Hill, Henry O., Co. B, Ist Regt. Cavalry, enlisted Mar. 28, '64 ; served till July 15, '65, when he was mustered out. He had previously served about one year in Co. D, 15th Regt., on the quota of Northfield. He was a native of Cam- bridge, Mass., and 18 years of age at the date of his first enlist- ment.
39. Howe, Corp. Moses B., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 7, '62. He was appointed corporal Jan. 25, '64, and served for some time as color corporal, but much of his time he served as nurse. He was mustered out with the regiment June 21, '65. (See Gen.)
40. Hoyt, Corp. Levi, Co. A, Ist Regt. Cavalry, was a native of Grafton, and 22 years old when he enlisted, Mar. 14, '64. He was appointed corporal; wounded, Mar. 2, '65, at Waynesboro, Va. ; discharged, May 20, '65, at Frederick City, Md.
41. Hunt, Sylvester D., Co. G, 15th Regt., was a native of Bristol; resided in Bristol, and was 18 years old when he en- listed, Oct. 18, '62, for nine months ; mustered out, Aug. 13, '63.
42. Huse, Stephen D., Co. G, 18th Regt., enlisted Dec. 29, '64, for one year, and was mustered out July 29, '65 ; died at Bristol, Jan. 12, 1902. (See Gen.)
43. Hutchinson, Daniel Smith, Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out, June 21, '65 ; died at Franklin Falls, Dec. 9, '91. (See Gen.)
44. Ingalls, Sergt. John H., Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted
OLIVER P. HALL
WILLIAM P. HARLOW (Died of disease )
SERGT. JOHN H. INGALLS
SERGT. HORACE L. INGALLS
LIEUT. ALONZO W. JEWETT
LEVI B. LANEY
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SERGT. URIAH H. KIDDER
HENRY R. KIDDER (Killed at Chancellorsville)
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Aug. 19, '62, mustered as sergeant. He was discharged by rea- son of chronic diarrhea Apr. 16, '63, and died at his home in Bristol of this disease, Dec. 5, following. (See Gen.)
45. Ingalls, Sergt. Horace L., was one of the first to enlist from Bristol. He served in Co. I, Ist Regt. ; Co. H, 8th Regt., and Co. G, 18th Regt. ; enlisted first, Apr. 23, '61, for three months, and served in the Ist Regt. till this regiment was mus- tered out, Aug. 9, following. Dec. 2, '61, he enlisted for three years in the 8th Regt., and served in the Department of the Gulf till May 2, '63, when he was discharged. Dec. 16, '64, he en- listed in Co. G, 18th Regt., for one year, and was mustered the same day as sergeant, and appointed commissary sergeant; mus- tered out, July 29, '65. In each enlistment he was credited to Bristol and the last time he refused a much larger bounty than Bristol was paying rather than be credited to any other than his native town. (See Gen.)
46. Jenness, Corp. Charles G., Co. A, Ist Regt. Cavalry, was born in Chichester, and 21 years old when he enlisted, Mar. II, '64. He was appointed corporal May 1, '64, and mustered out July 15, '65.
47. Jewett, Lieut. Alonzo W., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62, and was mustered as sergeant. He was made first lieutenant of Co. I, Dec. 2, '63. He was in all the principal en- gagements of the regiment except the Siege at Petersburg, at which time he was acting quartermaster of field hospital, and later of the 12th Regt., and was assistant quartermaster of the post at Danville. At Cold Harbor he was slightly wounded ; was mustered out with the regiment, June 21, '65. (See Gen.)
48. Kidder, Henry R., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62. He was one of the first in the regiment to fall, being killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, '63. He was lying on the ground with the regiment, in the second line of battle, before becoming engaged, when a minie ball pierced his brain. (See Gen.)
49. Kidder, Sergt. Uriah H., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62. He was appointed corporal Jan. 8, '63, and ser- geant Nov. 3, '63. He was in every, engagement of his regi- ment up to Cold Harbor, where he was severely wounded with a minie ball in his thigh, and was not able to do active service afterward. At Gettysburg a piece of shell helped him over a fence, a towel in his knapsack probably saving his life. At Chancellorsville he lay beside his brother, Henry, named above, when he was killed; discharged, on account of his wound, at Point of Rocks, Va., May 28, '65. (See Gen.)
50. Laney, Levi B , Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 19, '62. He participated in the following battles : Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Drury's Bluff, Swift Creek, and Cold Harbor. At Chancellorsville he was slightly wounded in left arm and
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taken prisoner. After twelve days he was paroled from Belle Island, Richmond, and sent to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., and returned to the regiment Nov. 10, following. At Cold Har- bor he was wounded slightly in left arm and severely in right shoulder. The surgeons in dressing the wound unjointed the shoulder joint and removed four inches of the arm bone. He was discharged June 19, '65. (See Gen.)
51. Maclinn, George D., Co. D, 3rd Regt., enlisted May 25, '61, the second man in Bristol to enlist for three years ; dis- charged for disability, at Hilton Head, S. C., Dec. 3, '62. (See Gen.)
52. ; Marden, Edwin O., Co. E, 5th Regt., was drafted Oct. 20, '63, and instead of furnishing a substitute, he responded personally, and served till mustered out with the regiment, June 28, '65. (See Gen.)
53. Marden, Charles H., Co. B, Ist Regt. Cavalry, was born in Grafton, Vt., and was 18 years of age when he enlisted, Mar. 28, '64. He was wounded at Kearneysville, Va., and died of his wounds Aug. 25, '64.
54. Melville, Charles, born in England, enlisted Apr. 15, '62, as an ordinary seaman. He served as James Ramsbottom, on U. S. Gunboats "North Carolina," "Sabine," and "Hart- ford "; wounded, Aug. 5, '64, in battle of Mobile Bay ; dis- charged from receiving ship "New York City," Jan. 17, '65, by reason of expiration of service ; died, Jan. 5, '67, at Rochester.
55. Musgrove, Corp. Abbott C., Co. H, 115 N. Y. Vol. Inf. He was at work at Cohoes, N. Y., when he enlisted, July 21, '62. Bristol being his home, he was claimed on the quota of Bristol and this claim was allowed. He was with his regi- ment at Harper's Ferry, when that post was surrendered by Gen. Miles. He was at the battle of Olustee, Fla. ; was hospital steward at Hilton Head, S. C., and was in several engagements in the Army of the James ; was appointed corporal, and served as color corporal, and while carrying the colors at the battle of Deep Bottom, Aug. 16, '64, he fell with a minie ball through his body. His last words were: "Tell my friends I die for my country and die happy." (See Gen.)
56. Musgrove, Capt. Richard W., Co. D, 12th Regt., and Co. I, Ist Regt. U. S. Vol. Inf , a brother of above named, en- listed Aug. 12, '62. He was mustered in as corporal ; ap- pointed sergeant, Mar. 17, '63; first sergeant, Feb. I, '64 ; was at battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (where he had one musket shattered and another knocked from his hands), at Gettysburg (where he carried the state colors on the third day's fight), and at Wapping Heights. When the regiment was sta- tioned at Point Lookout, he was detailed for duty at the camp for prisoners of war, where he had charge of 1,000 men, and later was sergeant of the provost guard at Gen. Gilman Mars-
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CAPT. RICHARD W. MUSGROVE
CORP. ABBOTT C. MUSGROVE (Killed at Deep Bottom)
CORP. ALBERT NELSON (Died of disease )
DAN P. NELSON (Killed at Chancellorsville)
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ton's brigade headquarters ; discharged, Apr. 23, '64, to accept promotion, and Apr. 24, '64, was appointed first lieutenant of Co. D, Ist Regt. U. S. Vol. Inf., a regiment, organized by Gen. But- ler, and composed of prisoners of war who had taken the oath of allegiance and enlisted into the service of the Union ; appointed captain of Co. I, same regiment, Aug. 13, '64, and mustered out, May 21, '66, after a service of three years and nine months. While in this regiment, he served three months in Norfolk, Va., as provost guard, and the balance of the time on the northwest and western frontiers, being stationed one year at Fort Ridgely, Minn. In the fall of '65, his company with three others opened what is now the Smoky Hill route of the Union Pacific railroad, from Atchison, Kan., to Denver, Col. In winter of '65-6, he was stationed at what is now Fort Wallace, Kansas, over 300 miles from the nearest settlement on the east. (See Gen.)
57. Nelson, Dan P., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62; was in the battle of Fredericksburg, and at Chancellors- ville, where he was killed June 3, '63. He was the oldest of three brothers who served in the same company. (See Gen.)
58. Nelson, Corp. Albert, Co. D, 12th Regt., brother of above, enlisted Aug. 12, '62, was at the battle of Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, at the latter of which he was wounded, May 3, '63. He returned to the regiment in the fall of '63, and was appointed corporal Feb. 5, '64. He died Feb. 10, '65, of chronic diarrhea, while at home on a sick furlough. (See Gen.) 59. Nelson, Major J., Co. D, 12th Regt., another brother, enlisted Aug. 12, '62 ; was at Fredericksburg and wounded at Chancellorsville ; discharged, July 3, '65, to date June 21, '65. At the battle of Chancellorsville, Albert was first wounded in the head by a piece of shell, and Dan went to his assistance. While helping him from the field, Major was found, wounded, but not so badly but that he lent a hand in assisting Albert. A few minutes later, Dan received his death wound. A ball struck him in the back and penetrated his bowels, protruding in front. The enemy were close upon them, and Dan begged his brothers to leave him rather than all should be captured, and so they left him to die alone. It was in memory of the two deceased broth- ers that Nelson Post, G. A. R., Bristol, was named. (See Gen.) 60. Osgood, Sergt. Thomas E., Co. D, 12th Regt., enlist- ed Aug. 12, '62 ; was mustered as corporal ; appointed sergeant, Mar. 31, '63. He was in the battle of Fredericksburg, at Chan- cellorsville (where he was wounded in the right arm with a minie ball), Swift Creek, Relay House, and at Drury's Bluff. At Drury's Bluff he was wounded in the left leg with a piece of shell, which caused a contusion, resulting in a long and danger- ous sickness, and causing so much trouble in later years that he was obliged to use crutches. He did no service after his last wound and was discharged July 20, '65. (See Gen.)
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61. Peabody, Thomas E., Co. A, Ist Regt. Cavalry, was born in Nashua, and was 18 years old when he enlisted, Mar. 24, '64. He was reported missing, June 30, '64, on Wilson's Raid on Weldon railroad in Va .; gained from missing ; dis- charged, June 22, '65, at Concord.
62. Plummer, Corp. Jonathan P., Co. B, 9th Regt., was a native of Meredith, and 19 years of age when he enlisted, July 14, '62. He was wounded May 18, '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. ; appointed corporal, Nov. 5, '64 ; mustered out, June 10, '65.
63. Randolph, Sergt. Henry A., Co. C, 12th Regt., en- listed Aug. 12, '62, and was mustered as first sergeant. Sergt. Randolph had served in the British army and was a good drill master, and his services were often called for in this capacity by his superior officers. Aug. 1, '63, by reason of having broken his leg, he was transferred to Co. C, 12th Invalid Corps as cor- poral ; Feb. 11, '64, re-transferred to his old company. At the battle of Fredericksburg, on the night of the retreat of the army across the Rappahannock, he had charge of a squad on the picket line. By an oversight or as a part of the scheme to cover the retreat, no orders were given to withdraw the pickets. He dis- covered the situation and withdrew, arriving at the river just as the last boats were being removed, and his squad were the last to cross. After his return to the regiment, he was in the battles of Bermuda Hundred, Swift Creek, Relay House, Drury's Bluff, Port Walthall, and perhaps Cold Harbor ; discharged for disa- bility, May 16, '65, at Point of Rocks, Va., as corporal. He died Aug. 17, '84. (See Gen.)
64. Rowe, Corp. Louis, Co. D, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 12, '62. He came to Bristol from Canada when a young man and learned the wheelwright trade, and was a good workman. He was not naturalized and therefore not subject to a draft, but he refused a good offer to stay at home and go later as a substi- tute for the party making the offer in case he should be drafted. He was at the battle of Fredericksburg, and at Chancellorsville was severely wounded, the same minie ball wounding his left hand and piercing his right lung. This wound entitled him to a discharge, but he preferred to return to the regiment, which he did the following winter, and did good service as guard of quartermaster stores. He engaged in the fight at Drury's Bluff from choice. He was appointed corporal Jan. 20, '64, and mus- tered out with the regiment June 21, '65. After 19 years of suffering he died of his wound in Bristol, June 27, '82. (See Gen.)
65. Saunders, Benjamin, Co. C, 12th Regt., and Co. A, Ist Regt. Cavalry. He first enlisted Aug. 11, '62. He was wounded at Chancellorsville, and discharged Oct. 22, '63, at Washington. Mar. 15, '64, he enlisted in the Ist Regt. Vol. Cavalry ; June 30, '64, he was captured on Wilson's Raid on the
MAJOR J. NELSON
SERGT. THOMAS E. OSGOOD
SERGT. HENRY A. RANDOLPH
CORP. LOUIS ROWE
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Weldon railroad, and died Nov. 1, '64, in prison at Florence, S. C .; both enlistments credited to Bristol. (See Gen.)
66. Simonds, Merrill, Co. B, Ist Regt. Cavalry, enlisted Mar. 26, '64 ; died of exhaustion, June 26, '64, while on the march near Christianville, Va. (See Gen.)
67. Sleeper, David C., Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 20, '62 ; discharged for disability, Dec. 16, '62, at Washington. (See Gen.)
68. Smith, Corp. Charles G., Co. D, 12th Regt., was born in Moultonboro. He was a miller in Bristol and 31 years of age when he enlisted, Aug. 12, '62. He was mustered as corporal. At the battle of Chancellorsville, one knee was shattered by a piece of shell or a minie ball and he died of his wounds June 6, following, at Aquia Creek, Va. He left a widow in Bristol. A brother, David R., served in the same company from Hill.
69. Smith, Olney P., N. H. Battalion, New England Cavalry, was born in Grafton, but was a resident of Bristol when he enlisted, Jan. 21, '62. He was captured May 30, '62, at Front Royal, Va .; released; died of disease, Oct. II, '62, at Annapolis, Md.
70. Swett, Roswell D., Co. C, 12th Regt., enlisted Aug. 9, '62. He was conspicuous for his bravery at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Wapping Heights. At Chan- cellorsville five bullets passed through his clothes. In October, '63, while suffering from chronic diarrhea, he was granted a sick furlough, and while en route for his home, died at Boston, Mass., Oct. 12. (See Gen.)
71. Swett, Benjamin, Co. H, 15th Regt., a brother of above, enlisted Sept. 16. '62, for nine months; mustered out, Aug. 13, '63. (See Gen.)
72. Swett, Sylvester, Co. C, 12th Regt., a brother of above, enlisted Aug. 13, '62. He was in the battles of Freder- icksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. At the last named battle his haversack and canteen were shot from his side, and he was wounded with a minie ball in his right ankle. The ball was not extracted till 48 hours later, and it was five months before he could walk. The surgeons advised amputation but this he refused to allow, and thus saved his foot. May 1, '65, he was transferred to 52nd Co., 2nd Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps, and discharged July 7, '65, at Philadelphia, Pa. (See Gen.)
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