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James A. Cook. Age 47, enl. June 18, 61, from Claremont. Serg. non. com. staff., prom. 2d Q. M. June 9, 62, app. Capt. Com. of Substance July 2, 63, disch. disab. Sept. 8, 64.
John Carroll (sub.) b. Ireland, Co. C. Age 21, enl. Dec. 6, 64, disch. disab. Apr. 7, 65, at Fort Munro, Va.
Edward W. Collins, Jr., Co. I. Age 22, enl. Apr. 27, 61, not must., re-enl. May 21, 61, disch. disab. Aug. 16, 61.
Edward Davis, Co. G, b. N. Y. Age 23, enl. Dec. 1, 63, con- fined at Camp Hamilton May 9, 64, released July 28, 64, and sent to Bermuda Hundred. No further report.
William Gaines, Co. G, b. N. Y. Age 18, enl. Dec. 1, 63. Fur- loughed from Hospital Point of Rocks, Va. Failed to return. Albert L. Hall, Co. I, Age 21, enl. Apr. 28, 61, not must., re-enl.
May 21, 61. Captd. July 21, 61, at Bull Run, Va., paroled May 21, 62, disch. July 2, 62.
Burleigh R. Jones. Age 21, enl. Aug. 2, 61, from Hopkinton, Co. B, wd. June 25, 62, at Oak Grove, Va., d. July 1, 62, on Hospital Ship at Hampton Roads, Va.
John Kennison, Co. H, b. Concord, Vt. Age 28, enl. Dec. 1, 63, disch. disab. May 12, 64, at Williamsburg, Va.
Joseph Lumbeck, Co. K, b. Sweden. Age 21, enl. Dec. 4, 63, wd. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 64, app. Corp. Nov. 1, 64, disch. Dec. 19, 65.
Lewis Laurd, Co. K, b. Canada. Age 33, enl. Dec. 4, 63, disch. Dec. 19, 65.
James Lee, Co. H, b. Philadelphia, Pa. Age 18, enl. Dec. 1, 63, disch. Dec. 19, 65.
Timothy Malone, Co. H. b. Ireland. Age 27, enl. Dec. 1, 63, disch. Dec. 19, 65.
Peter Mareau, Co. H, b. N. Y., enl. Dec. 2, 63, deserted Sept. 8, 65, from Fredericksburg, Va.
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Stephen Nichols, Co. K, b. Ill. Age 20, enl. Dec. 4, 63, entered
18th Army Corps and Point of Rocks, Va., Feb. 15, 65, No further record appears.
Thomas Perkins, Co. H, b. Wisconsin. Age 19, enl. Dec. 2, 63, disch. June 20, 65, at Fort Munroe, Va.
Andrew Pinder, Co. K, b. Ireland. Age 18, enl. Dec. 4, 63, disch. Dec. 19, 65.
Clark Allen, Co. K, b. N. Y. Age 18, enl. Dec. 4, 63, wd. severely July 5, 64, at Petersburg, Va., disch. May 25, 65.
John L. Rice. Age 21, enl. Apr. 28, 61, not must., re-enl. May 21, 61, Co. A, wd. and captd. July 21, 61, at Bull Run, Va., paroled Jan. 3, 62, exch. and disch. Nov. 18, 62, for promotion, app. Capt. Co. H, 16th N. H. vols., Nov. 4, 62, must. Dec. 2, 62, volunteered for storming party at Port Hudson, La., under G. O. No. 49, headqrs. dept. of the Gulf June 15, 63, app. Lieut. Col. Oct. 1, 63, disch. Nov. 25, 65, at New Orleans, La.
Charles M. Smith, Co. H, b. Hartford, Conn. Age 19, enl. Dec. 1, 63, d. of dis. Oct. 27, 64, at Fort Munroe, Va.
George E. Tyler. Age 20, enl. Apr. 27, 61, not must., re-enl. May 21, 61, in Co. I, d. Mar. 6, 63, of dis. at Boston, Mass.
Thomas Welch, Co. H, b. Ireland. Age 27, enl. Dec. 1, 63, deserted in face of enemy May 19, 64, at Bermuda Hundred, Va. William F. Wright. Age 19, enl. Apr. 28, 61, re-enl. May 21, 61, must. in Aug. 13, 61, in Co. I, wd. Aug. 29, 62, at Bull Run, Va., d. from wounds Sept. 27, 62, at Washington, D. C.
John B. Wright. Age 18, enl. Apr. 28, 61, re-enl. May 21, 61, must. in Aug. 21, 61, in Co. I, disch. Aug. 23, 64, near Peters- burg, Va.
Third Regiment.
This was organized in August 1861, and left the state for Wash- ington on the September following, 1,035 strong. It was soon sent to and stationed at Hilton Head, S. C., until April, 1862. In June following it was sent to James Island. Its first sharp engagement was at Secessionville, S. C., where it lost 105 men. Returning to Hilton Head it remained there until April, 1863. On July 18,1863, it was fiercely engaged in the siege of Fort Wagner, where it lost heavily, as did the 7th New Hampshire. During 1864 it was in several serious engagements, and at one time "well-nigh anni-
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hilated." With thinned ranks it was finally mustered out, July
20, 1865. Cornish had, at different times, fourteen men in this
regiment. Quite a proportion of these were not citizens of the town but were foreign born and hired substitutes.
William Arnie (sub.), Co. B, b. England. Age 21, enl. Oct. 14, 63. No further record obtained.
Elbridge G. Beers, 2d Co. K. Age 18, enl. Aug. 12, 61, d. July 20, 62, in Beaufort, S. C.
Joseph Brady (sub.), Co. I, b. England. Age 29, enl. Oct. 10, 63, sev. wd. May 13, 64, at Drewrys Bluff, Va., disch. disab. July 20, 65.
Dudley Colby, Co. K. Age 27, enl. from Franklin N. H., July 26, 61, disch. Aug. 23, 64.
James A. Douglass (sub.), Co. K, b. Edinburgh, Scotland. Age 20, enl. Oct. 8, 63, wd. Aug. 16, 64, at Deep Bottom, Va., disch. disab. July 20, 65.
Joseph E. Horton, Co. B, b. Taunton, Mass. Age 18, enl. Aug. 19, 62, sev. wd. May 13, 64, at Drewrys Bluff, Va., dis. June 26, 65, at Goldsboro, N. C.
Thomas Langdon (sub.), Co. B, b. N. Y. Age 19, enl. Oct. 14, 63, sev. wd. and d. of wounds May 13, 64, at Drewrys Bluff, Va.
Alcide Lallance (sub.), Co. K, b. France. Age 22, enl. Oct. 10, 63, sev. wd. May 18, 64, at Bermuda Hundred, Va., disch. Aug. 4, 64, at Newark, N. J.
Edward Mitchell (sub.), Co. K, b. Bridgewater, Mass. Age 20, enl. Oct. 10, 63, disch. Nov. 7, 64, at Staten Island, N. Y.
Lewis Maier (sub.), Co. K, b. Germany. Age 22, enl. Dec. 17, 64, disch. July 20, 65.
Thomas Murphy (sub.), Co. C, b. Liverpool, Eng. Age 22, enl. Oct. 10, 63, disch. July 20, 65.
James Reagan (sub.), Co. K, b. Ireland. Age 25, enl. Dec. 27, 64, disch. Apr. 2, 65, at Wilmington, N. C.
Henry Squires, Co. A. Age 25, enl. Aug. 30, 62, disch. disab. Feb. 7, 63, at Hilton Head, S. C.
Sumner B. Tewksbury, Co. K, b. Milford, N. H. Age 21, enl. Aug. 6, 61, disch. disab. Mar. 11, 62, drafted, Oct. 19, 63, and assigned to 5th N. H., disch. from 5th June 28, 65.
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Fourth Regiment.
This regiment was organized in August and September, 1861, and started for the seat of war about the 17th of September.
Its services during the first two years were wholly in the South, in Florida and the Carolinas. It joined the army of the Potomac in 1864, and assisted at the siege of Petersburg. It was mustered out at Concord, August 23, 1865.
Cornish was represented in this regiment by four men:
Moses Bohannon, Co. I, b. Danbury, N. H. Age 44, enl. Aug. 23, 64, disch. disab. June 27, 65, at Concord, N. H.
Michael Cane, Co. C, b. Ireland. Age 21, enl. Dec. 21, 64, disch. Mar. 17, 65, at Wilmington, N. C.
David L. M. Comings, enl. Aug. 13, 62, from W. Swansy, N. H., assistant surgeon, d. of dis. at Swansy, Aug. 1, 63.
Lucius Little (sub.), Co. K, b. Lenoxville, Canada. Age 20, enl. Jan. 17, 65, disch. Aug. 23, 65.
Fifth Regiment.
This was organized at Concord September and October, 1861, with Edward E. Cross as colonel. It left the state October 29, and was assigned to a division of the army of the Potomac until the following March and was then transferred to another division, Second Army Corps. It was at the siege of Yorktown and through the peninsular campaign, suffering heavy losses at Fair Oaks, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp and Malvern. A little later it lost one-third of its members at Antietam. At Fredericksburg December 13, 1862, it suffered severely. Of 303 officers and men present, it lost 193, or more than sixty per cent. It was also engaged in the battle of Chancellorville May 1-5, 1863, and also hotly engaged at Gettysburg, Pa., where Colonel Cross was mortally wounded, and where the regiment lost one-half of its numbers then present.
After this, the regiment was sent home to recruit until Novem- ber, 1863. It then returned to the seat of war, and rejoined the army of the Potomac. It was engaged at Cold Harbor, Va., where it met with great loss. It was also at the siege of Peters- burg, at Deep Bottom, Reams Station and others, until April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered.
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It returned to Washington and took part in the final grand re- view and was mustered out at Alexandria, June 28, 1865.
This regiment won the name of the "New Hampshire fighting fifth." Its record was brilliant, its losses great, its courage never daunted. It had its full share of the stern realities of the bloody field, as well as of the victor's triumph.
Cornish was represented in this regiment by a dozen men:
Edward Avery (sub.), Co. B, b. England. Age 22, enl. Oct. 13, 63, deserted, Oct. 18, 63, at Concord, N. H.
Nathaniel E. Beers, Co. G, b. Hartland, Vt. Age 40, enl. Sept. 27, 61, disch. for disab. Sept. 1, 62, re-enl. Mar. 23, 64, in Co. A, 1st N. H. Cav., captd. June 30, 64, on Wilson's raid, paroled Dec. 15, 64, app. farrier, disch. from Cav. Co. July 15, 65.
Robert H. Chase, Co. G. Age 18, enl. Sept. 27, 61, from Clare- mont, transf. to Co. C, Mar. 1, 62, captd. at Fair Oaks, Va., June 1, 62, released and afterwards re-enl. Jan. 1, 64, app. Sergt. and Com. 2d Lieut. Co. K, July 1, 64, killed at Reams Sta., Va., Aug. 25, 64.
John Hart (sub.), Co. E, b. Ireland. Age 21, enl. Oct. 13, 63, transf. to U. S. Navy, Apr. 19, 64, as landsman, served on U. S. S. S. Matthew, Vassar, Primrose and Princess, disch. Aug. 21, 65.
John H. Hunter, Co. E. Age 21, enl. Sept. 7, 61, from Newport, N. H., wd. June 1, 62, at Fair Oaks, disch. disab. Jan. 8, 63, at Fort Munroe.
Artemus M. Lewis, Co. G. Age 44, enl. Aug. 24, 62, from Clare- mont, disch. Mar. 3, 63.
Nathaniel Smith, Co. G. Age 18, enl. Sept. 29, 61, app. Corp., wd. July 1, 62, at Malvern Hill, Va., at Hill, Va., Sept. 16, 62, at Antietam, wd. and captd. June 3, 64, at Cold Harbor, Va., released Feb. 28, 65, disch. Apr. 8, 65, at Concord, N. H.
Stephen L. Stearns, Co. G. Age. 36, enl. Sept. 27, 61, disch. disab. Nov. 2, 63.
Joseph Stevens, Co. G. Age 45 enl. Sept. 27, 61, disch. disab. Jan. 8, 62, near Alexandria, Va.
William Sturtevant, Co. F. Age 36, draf. at Claremont, Oct. 10, 63, disch. June 28, 65.
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Cornelius H. Stone, Co. F. Age 18, enl. Feb. 12, 62, at Man- chester, N. H., captd. July 26, 63, paroled, and exch., re-enl., Mar. 29, 64, sev. wd. June 3, 64, at Cold Harbor, Va., disch., at N. Y. City, June 8, 65.
William S. White, Co. G. Age 21, enl. Sept. 2, 61, disch. disab. Mar. 26, 63, at Fort Munroe, Va., re-enl. Dec. 29, 63, in 57th, Mass., disch. July 30, 65.
Sixth Regiment.
The sixth regiment was mustered into service November 30, 1861, with Nelson Converse colonel. It was stationed at Keene until Christmas morning when it left the state for Washington. It was assigned to Burnside's expedition to North Carolina. In March, 1862, Colonel Converse resigned and Lieut .- Col. S. G. Griffin was promoted as colonel, and retained this position until he was promoted May 11, 1864.
The military records of the services and achievements of this regiment compare favorably with those of the other New Hamp- shire regiments. It was engaged in several prominent battles of the war and finally was present at the surrender of General Lee. It also took part in the grand review at Washington, May 23, 1865. It was mustered out of service July 17, 1865. Cornish had nine men in this regiment.
Soldiers of the 6th regiment representing Cornish:
Patrick O'Conner, Co. D, b. Ireland. Age 22, enl. Dec. 4, 63., disch. July 17, 65.
Richard Craig, Co. H, b. Louisville, Ky. Age 28, enl. Oct. 28, 61, app. Corp. Feb. 1, 64, disch. July 22, 64, at Concord, N. H. Timothy C. Eastman, Co. G. Age 33, enl. Dec. 5, 61, from Suna- pee, N. H., d. of dis. Mar. 24, 62, at Roanoke Island, N. C. Ebenezer Mitchell, Co. G, b. Corinth, Vt. Age 43, enl. Oct. 7, 61, disch. for disab. Aug. 11, 62, at Newbern, N. C.
Alvah S. Rawson, Co. G. Age 18, enl. Nov. 20, 61, re-enl. Jan. 2, 64, in the same reg. and Co., app. Serg., killed July 3, 64, at Petersburg, Va., while looking over breastworks, bullet entering at eye.
John Smith, Co. F, b. Ireland. Age 20, enl. Dec. 4, 63, deserted Feb. 10, 64, at Camp Nelson, Ky.
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Thomas Toole, Co. K, b. Ireland. Age 20, enl. Dec. 4, 63, captd. Oct. 1, 64, at Poplar Springs Church, Va., released and afterwards app. Corp. July 1, 65, disch. July 17, 65.
Russell Tyler, Co. G. Age 18, enl. Nov. 22, 61, wd. Dec. 13, 62, at Fredericksburg, Va., re-enl. Dec. 21, 63, in same reg. and Co., wd. at Spottsylvania June 22, 64, and at Petersburg, Va., Apr. 2, 65, app. Corp. Dec. 24, 62, Serg. Dec. 21, 63, 1st Lieut. Mar. 4, 65, disch. July 17, 65.
Henry P. Whittaker, Co.G. Age 18, enl. Oct. 10, 61, from Goshen, N. H., re-enl. Dec. 27, 63, in same reg. and Co., app. Corp., wd. May 6, 64, at Wilderness, Va., app. Sergt. Aug. 1, 64, 2d Lieut. of Co. I, June 1, 65.
Seventh Regiment.
This regiment was organized in the fall of 1861, in Manchester, N. H., and left the state January 14, 1862. It was mustered out at Concord, N. H., July 30, 1865.
It contained fifteen men from Cornish:
Charles C. Bartlett, Co. C. Age 32, enl. Sept. 30, 61, disch. for disab. Jan. 4, 63, at St. Augustine, Fla., re-enl. Sept. 3, 64, in Co. B, 24th V. R. Corps, disch. for disab. June 27, 65, at Washington, D. C.
Thomas Bowen (sub.), b. Ireland, Co. F. Age 43, enl. Oct. 13, 63, wd. and captd. June 16, 64, at Ware Bottom Church, Va., d. June 18, 64, at Richmond, Va.
George M. Chase, Co. C. Age 28, enl. Sept. 24, 61, app. Corp. Nov. 15, 61, Sergt. July 18, 62, wd. and captd. July 18, 63, at Fort Wagner, S. C., rejoined reg. July 23, 63, app. 2d Lieut. Co. K, to date July 20, 63, disch. Dec. 24, 64.
Nathaniel B. Dodge, Co. C, b. Barre, Vt. Age 22, enl. Oct. 9, 61, disch. for disab. Apr. 7, 63, at Hilton Head, S. C.
Newton C. Dodge, Co. C, b. Barre, Vt. Age 33, enl. Dec. 12, 61, disch. for disab. Nov. 12, 62, at Davis Island, N. Y. Harbor.
Edward A. Downs, Co. I. Age 23, drafted Sept. 20, 63, from Merrimack, wd. and captd. Feb. 20, 64, at Olustee, Fla., d. of dis. May 25, 64, at Andersonville, Ga.
Marcellus Judkins, Co. C. Age 21, enl. Sept. 30, 61, d. of dis. Dec. 23, 61, at Manchester, N. H. The first soldier that d. from Cornish.
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Charles Nevens, Co. C, b. Bradford, N. H. Age 18, enl. Sept. 22, 61, captd. July 18, 63, at Fort Wagner, S. C., d. July 30, 63.
Haldimand S. Putnam. Age 25, a cadet of West Point, brev. 2d Lieut. Topographical Eng. July 1, 57, app. 2d Lient. Apr. 1, 61, 1st Lieut. Aug. 3, 61, and Capt. engineers Mar. 3, 63, was Brev. Major July 1, 61, for gallant and meritorious services in Manassas Campaign, Brev. Lieut .- Col. July 10, 63, for gal- lant services on Morris Island, S. C., Brev. Col. July 18, 63, for gallant service at the assault of Fort Wagner, where he was mortally wd. July 18, 63.
David K. Ripley, Co. C, b. Plymouth, Mass. Age 44, enl. Sept. 24, 61, d. of dis. Sept. 9, 62, at Hilton Head, S. C.
William Scott, Co. C, b. N. Y. City. Age 18, enl. Oct. 2, 61, wd. Sept. 7, 63, at Morris Island, S. C., d. of wds. Oct. 5, 63, Fort Schuyler, N. Y.
Benjamin C. Stearns, Co. H. Age 32, enl. Oct. 21, 61, disch. disab. Sept. 20, 63, d. in Cornish, Aug. 13, 65.
Edward L. Tasker, Co. C. Ago 26, enl. Sept. 23, 61, from Leb- anon, N. H., d. of dis. at Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 9, 62.
Orin Watkins, Co. H, b. Townshend, Vt. Age 38, enl. Oct. 1, 61, re-enl. Feb. 27, 64, in same reg. and Co., deserted May 1, 64, while on furlough.
Andrew P. Wright, Co. C, b. Lebanon, N. H. Age 18, enl. Oct. 18, 61, killed at Olustec, Fla., Feb. 20, 64.
Eighth Regiment.
This regiment was gathered chiefly from eastern and southern portions of the state, and its service was wholly in the South, chiefly in Louisiana. Cornish had but one representative in it :
Joseph Edmunds, Co. F, b. in Quebec, Can. Age 20, enl. Nov. 3, 63, transf. to Co. B. 9th Vols., res. Corps, Dec. 20, 64, disch. July 14, 65, at Washington, D. C.
Ninth Regiment.
This regiment was organized in August, 1862 with Enoch Q. Fellows, colonel and Herbert B. Titus, lieutenant-colonel. It left the state on the 25th of the same month for Washington, D. C.
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It was assigned to the first brigade, 9th Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
On September 14, it had its first engagement of note at South Mountain and on the 17th following at Antietam, and at Freder- icksburg on December 13, 1862. Early in 1863, it went south and west as far as Vicksburg, Miss., and was present at the surrender of that city.
The climate of the South seriously affected this regiment, and it soon returned and did service in Kentucky, and after- wards rejoined the 9th Army Corps on the Potomac, where, under Gen. S. G. Griffin it joined with the other New Hampshire regiments, in those grand and stirring events that culminated in the capture of Petersburg and the surrender of General Lee. Soon after this, this regiment was mustered out of service.
Cornish was represented by fifteen men in this regiment:
Henry P. Blood, Co. E. Age 18, enl. Aug. 4, 62, app. Corp., wd. Sept. 30, 64, at Poplar Springs Church, Va., d. of wds. Nov. 8, 64, at Beverly, N. J.
Daniel C. Buswell, b. Lebanon. Age 26, app. Capt. of Co. E, Aug. 10, 62, must. in Aug. 23, 62, as Capt. Had previously, from Apr. 29, 61, served in Co. B, Ist Minnesota Regt. and was disch. to accept promotion.
Albert B. Cressy, Co. G. Age 20, enl. July 23, 62, from Clare- mont (credited to Newbury), app. Corp., d. of dis. Sept. 14, 64. at Whitehall, Pa.
Charles F. Day, Co. E. Age 18, enl. Aug. 8, 62., app. Corp. was taken prisoner Sept. 30, 64, at Poplar Springs Church, Va., d. at Salisbury Stockade, S. C., or at Libbey, Va., Dec. 25, 64. Edwin W. Downs, Co. E, b. Enfield, N. H. Age 18, enl. Aug. 8, 62, d. of dis. Aug. 26, 63, at Covington, Ky.
Luman Dudley, Co. G, b. Marlboro. N. H. Age 18, enl. July 25, 62, d. of dis. Jan. 19, 63, near Falmouth, Va.
Dennis C. Hibbard, Co. A. Age 18, enl. Aug. 27, 64, disch. Feb. 3, 65, at Fort Alexander Hayes.
George A. Hutchinson, Co. K. Age 18, enl. from Newport, Aug. 11, 62, d. of dis. Mar. 21, 64, at Camp Nelson, Ky.
James N. Edminster, Co. E. Age 22, enl. Aug. 1, 62, must. in as 2d Lieut. Aug. 23, 62, resigned Oct. 27, 62.
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Hollis Knights, Co. E. Age 23, enl. Aug. 8, 62, disch. for disab. Jan. 25, 64, at Camp Dennison, Ohio.
Oscar D. Robinson, Co. E. Age 23, enl. July 25, 62, must. in as Sergt., app. 2d. Lieut. Jan. 1, 64, 1st Lieut. Mar. 1, 65, Capt. of Co. E, May 1, 65, disch. June 10, 65.
Sidney C. Spaulding, Co. E. Age 18, b. Plainfield, enl. Aug. 8, 62, d. of dis. Oct. 4, 63, at Paris, Ky.
George B. Tracy. Co. E. Age 36, enl. from Lebanon Aug. 8, 62, as Corp., app. Sergt., wd. May 12, 64, at Spottsylvania, Va., d. of wds. June 6, 64, at Washington, D. C.
Ithiel I. White, Co. K. Age 24, enl. July 31, 62, killed May 12, 64, at Spottsylvania, Va.
Tenth Regiment.
The 10th Regiment had no one in it from Cornish.
Eleventh Regiment.
The 11th Regiment had but two Cornish men, brothers, both born in Cornish, but residing elsewhere:
Edwin Thrasher, Co. H. Age 21, enl. Aug. 13, 62, from Lyme, N. H., disch. for disab. Dec. 15, 62, at N. Y. City, enl. 2d. Sept. 13, 64, in Co. B, 18th N. H., from Lyme, disch. June 10, 65. Henry H. Thrasher, Co. C. Age 21, enl. July 7, 62, des. Dec. 8, 62, at Falmouth, Va., enl. 2d May 3, 64, at New York as a landsman, served on the vessels, Potomac, M. A. Wood and U. S. S. S. North Carolina, honorably disch. Jan. 24, 65, from the North Carolina.
Twelfth Regiment.
The 12th Regiment contained no Cornish men.
Thirteenth Regiment.
The 13th Regiment contained but one man who was born in Cornish but enlisting from elsewhere:
Amasa Huggins, Co. H. Age 43, enl. Mar. 31, 65, from Pittsburg, Pa., transf. to Co. B June 21, 65, disch. Dec. 19, 65.
Fourteenth Regiment.
This regiment was organized at Concord in August and Sep- tember, 1862 with Robert Wilson, colonel. It left the state in
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October for Washington and vicinity where it did guard duty gen- erally until March 63. It then, after a furlough of two weeks, sailed and joined the department of the Gulf at New Orleans.
In July it was ordered north and became a part of General Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. Here it participated in the fierce battles of Deep Bottom, Winchester, Opequan, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and several others. After this campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, it was again sent to the department of the South, where, in Georgia, it performed provost duty. It was finally mustered out of service at Hilton Head, July 7, 1865.
Cornish was especially interested in this regiment, as it contained twenty-one of her business citizens among its ranks. These all belonged to Co. I. Following is the list:
Reuben T. Benway, b. Plainfield. Age 19, enl. Aug. 20, 62, d. of dis. Nov. 12, 63, at Washington, D. C.
Sylvester M. Bugbee, b. Hartland, Vt. Age 39, enl. Aug. 21, 62, as private, app. Capt. Co. I, Oct. 9, 62, must. in as such, dating Oct. 7, 62, resigned Dec. 17, 62.
Versel E. Burr. Age 34, enl. Sept. 21, 62, d. of dis. Aug. 25, 64, at Fort Munroe.
James H. Chapman, b. Unity. Age 40, enl. Aug. 26, 62, disch. July 8, 65.
Charles B. Comings. Age 21, enl. Aug. 22, 62, app. Corp. July 1, 64, and Sergt. Jan. 2, 65, disch. July 8, 65.
Edward W. Collins, b. Paris, France. Age 44, enl. Aug. 22, 62, disch. for disab. Oct. 5, 63, at Washington, D. C.
Thomas B. Edminster. Age 22, enl. Aug. 21, 62, d. of dis. Dec. 27, 64, at Springfield, Mass.
Walter H. Foss. Age 43, enl. Jan. 4, 64, from Hanover, N. H., disch. disab. Feb. 24, 65, at Washington, D. C.
John B. Hibbard, b. Bethel, Vt. Age 21, enl. Aug. 23, 62, disch. disab. May 28, 63, at Providence, R. I.
Waldo L. Howard. Age 21, enl. Aug. 21, 62, disch. July 8, 65.
Wilbur F. Howard. Age 22, enl. Aug. 21, 62, wd. Sept. 19, 64, at Opequan, lost a leg, disch. Jan. 27, 65.
Harlan P. Hunter. Age 17, enl. Aug. 25, 62, disch. disab. May 2, 65, at Concord, N. H.
Marcus M. Lane. Age 22, enl. Aug. 22, 62, from Plainfield, wd. Sept. 19, 64, at Opequan Creek, disch. June 2, 65.
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Alonzo Knights, b. Sharon, Vt. Age 26, enl. Aug. 21, 62. Cap- tured Sept. 19, 64, at Opequan, Va., paroled Oct. 2, 64, disch. July 8, 65.
William S. Lewis, b. Hartford, Vt. Age 29, enl. Aug. 23, 62, d. of dis. Jan. 21, 64, at Washington, D. C.
Theodore Miller, b. Troy, N. Y. Age 16, enl. Sept. 4, 63, musi- cian, disch. June 8, 65, at Hilton Head, S. C.
Asa W. Richardson, b. Moretown, Vt. Age 39, enl. Aug. 21, 62, as Orderly Sergt., app. 2d Lieut. Co. E, May 27, 64, 1st Lieut. Co. F, Jan. 4, 65, disch. July 27, 65.
Hiram H. Stone, b. Berwick, Me. Age 38, enl. Aug. 22, 62, d. of dis. Oct. 6, 64, at Washington, D. C.
George Tasker. Age 20, enl. Aug. 20, 62, from Croydon. Cap- tured at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 64, paroled Oct. 8, 64, disch. June 8, 65.
Sylvester Tasker. Age 21, enl. Aug. 20, 62, Corp., killed Sept. 19, 64, at Opequan, Va.
Charles Woodard, b. Plainfield. Age 20, enl. Aug. 28, 62, disch. July 8, 65.
Fifteenth Regiment.
. This regiment contained but one Cornish man:
Simon C. Kelley, Co. K. Age 24, enl. Sept. 13, 62, from Salem, disch. Aug. 13, 63.
Sixteenth Regiment.
This regiment (as also the 15th and 17th) was a nine months' regiment, organized late in the fall of 1862. It contained nine Cornish men as follows:
Norman D. Comings, Co. A. Age 20, enl. Sept. 2, 62, d. Aug. 14, 63, in Mound City, Ill.
George W. Ellis, Co. A, b. Brandon, Vt. Age 18 enl. Sept. 3, 62, disch. Aug. 20, 63, enl. Dec. 5, 63, in Co. G, 7th Vt. Inf., disch. from 7th Vt. Mar. 20, 63, at Brattleboro, Vt.
Seneca Ellis, Co. A, b. at sea. Age 45, enl. Sept. 2, 62, disch. Aug. 20, 63, and d. Aug. 26, 63, in town.
Henry Leavitt, Co. A. Age 22, enl. Sept. 2, 62, disch. Aug. 20, 63. Joseph Newell, Co. A, b. Ripton, Vt. Age 18, enl. Sept. 2, 62, disch. Aug. 20, 63.
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Lucian Spaulding, Co. A. Age 18, enl. Aug. 13, 62, disch. Aug. 20,63.
Silas Spaulding, Co. A, b. Peru, Mass. Age 38, enl. Sept. 2, 62, disch. Aug. 20, 63, d. Sept. 20, 63, at Cornish.
John M. Vinton, Co. A. Age 23, enl. Sept. 10, 62, from Plainfield, d. of dis. June 16, 63, at New Orleans, La.
Horace B. Wellman, Co. A. Age 21, enl. Aug. 30, 62, Sergeant, disch. Aug. 20, 63.
Seventeenth Regiment.
The 17th Regiment contained no Cornish men.
Eighteenth Regiment.
The 18th Regiment contained but one man from Cornish:
David B. Hill, Co. E. Age 34, enl. Sept. 22, 64, from Conway, disch. June 10, 65. This regiment was raised for twelve months' service.
Other Branches of Military Service.
Besides the eighteen regiments heretofore mentioned, there were other branches of the military service to which Cornish contributed her share of men. Of the first cavalry furnished for the service from New England, New Hampshire sent in 1861, four companies: I, K, L, and M. These were called the "New Hampshire Battalion of the First New England Cavalry." Company L, contained two men credited to Cornish:
Michael Trodden, b. Ireland. Age 32, enl. Dec. 19, 61. Capt. and paro. Oct. 31, 62, at Mountsville, Va., exch. Dec. 16, 62, des. Dec. 16, 62, at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md.
James P. Wheeler, b. Newport. Age 18, enl. Oct. 19, 61. Capt. June 18, 63, near Middleburg, Va., released July 23, 63, enl. 2d from Newport June 2, 64. Capt. Aug. 17, 64, at Winchester, Va., d. of dis. Nov. 19, 1864, at Danville, Va.
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