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HISTORY OF EXETER
Samuel Gilman, 3d Theophilus Folsom Samuel Harris William Odlin
Simeon Palmer James Rundlett Samuel Rust John York
THE WAR OF 1812.
With the party which brought on the war with Great Britain in 1812, the people of Exeter, in common with the majority of those of New England, had little sympathy. It was not to be expected, therefore, that they would be ready to volunteer, to any extent, to serve in the army in that contest. The town early refused to add to the pay of the militia called into the military service of the United States, or to offer them a bounty.
In the year 1814, however, several bodies of the State militia, which were composed in part of residents of the town, were ordered out by the governor, for the defence of the towns on the seacoast.
Captain Jacob Dearborn's company, enlisted September 26, 1814, for sixty days' service, contained the following men credited to Exeter :
William Pearson, Ensign
Isaac Kendall, Sergt.
Albert Carleton
David Goodwin
James H. Hale Jonathan Johnson Walter Little
On the ninth of September, of the same year, Captain Nathaniel Gilman, 3d, was ordered to Portsmouth with his company of militia, the greater part of whom probably belonged in Exeter.
Their term of service was about three weeks. The roll of the company was as follows :
Nathaniel Gilman, 3d, Capt. Nathaniel B. Gordon, Lieut. William Odlin, Ensign N. P. Poor, Sergt. and Clerk William Channing, Sergt.
Henry O. Mellen, Corp. John B. Hill,
Abram Prescott, Musician
Weare Prescott, 66
Samuel Eldridge, Benjamin Bachelder
Oliver Brooks, John Gordon, Jr.,
Moses Bickford
Nathaniel Bickford
Josiah Blake
Francis Becket
Benjamin P. Bachelder
Benjamin Barker
Samuel Somerby, Thomas Tyler, Edwin Channing, Corp. William Robinson, “ Phillips Gilman, 66
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Elijah Bean Jonathan Brickett
Joseph Odlin Nathan Parker
James Burley James Clark
Moses Pike, Jr.
Daniel Colcord
Samuel Pottle William Penney
John R. Caldwell
John Clark
John Peavey Moses Perkins
James Clark, 2d
Samuel Robinson
Daniel Clark
John Rowe Nathaniel Robinson
Solomon Davis
John Roby
William Dickey
Lowell Rollins
Peter Elkins
Jacob Rowe
Jeremiah Edgerly
Meshach Rollins
Jeremiah Fuller
Sargent Rowley
William Fuller
Eliphalet Sweet
James Folsom, 4th
Trueworthy Swasey
Josiah Folsom, 3d
Benjamin R. Sanborn
Peter Folsom
William Sawyer
David Fogg
Henry Swasey
Abba Gilman
Isaac Shepard
John Gilman
Amos Stickney
Joshua C. Gates
George Smith
Francis Grant
Gideon Seriggins
Joseph Greenleaf
Josiah G. Smith
William Hood, Jr.
Joseph Safford, Jr.
John Haley
William Smith
Joseph J. Hoyt
Abraham Towle
Theodore Hill
Ludovicus Towle
Noyes Hopkins
Simon Taylor
John Lougee
Lewis Wentworth
John Leavitt
John Williams
John Marsh
Benjamin Wiggin, Jr.
Charles Marble
William Wiggin
Benjamin Melcher
John Webber
Eliphalet Marston
Benjamin Webster
Meserve Meader
Joseph York
James Odlin
On the tenth of the same September, Captain James Thom's company was ordered to Portsmouth on the same service, and remained about the same length of time. It is believed that they were all, with a possible exception or two, Exeter men. Fortu- nately New Hampshire was not invaded, and therefore their can- paign was a bloodless one. The following is the roll of the com- pany :
John Cook
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
James Thom, Capt.
Isaac Flagg
Hollis C. Kidder, Lieut.
Samuel Garland
Simon Winslow,
Samuel R. Gilman
Jeremiah Palmer, Sergt.
John T. Gordon
Jonathan Dearborn, "
Samuel Haley
Edward Lawrence, “
Alexander Hodgdon
John F. Moses, 66
David Keller
Jonathan Folsom, Corp.
Nathaniel Kidder
Lawrence Brown,
Levi Morrill,
Nathaniel Rundlett, “
John S. Noble
Stephen L. Gordon, “
Benjamin Paul
Charles Parks, Drummer
Henry Ranlet
Joseph Parks, Fifer
Winthrop Robinson
James Chase
John Rundlett
David Clifford
Charles F. Sleeper
Joseph R. Dearborn
Benjamin Swasey
Jesse Dolloff
Edward Thing
Robert Dunn
Mark Tilton
Nathaniel Dutch
Danicl Veasey
Orrin Edgerly
Jeremiah F. Young
This constituted, so far as is known, the whole of the contribu- tion to the military service rendered by the people of Exeter in the war of 1812.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
THE first gun that was fired against Fort Sumter by the Seces- sionists, April 12, 1861, aroused all the patriotic feeling of the people of New Hampshire, in common with that of the entire North. But the State was in no condition to contribute any immediate aid to the force that was demanded for the defence of the national capital. For years no regular militia organization had been maintained by New Hampshire ; and though a few quasi- military companies in the larger towns existed for holiday parade, they were in most cases no more under the command of the execu- tive, than any other associations of civilians.
But when the President issued his proclamation for seventy-five thousand volunteers, for three months' service, more than double the number needed to fill the one regiment required from New Hampshire, were enlisted in less than two weeks. In Exeter, fifty-three men, most of them belonging to the town, volunteered ; but before the first regiment was fully organized, the call of the President for forty-two thousand three years' volunteers appeared. Those who had enlisted for three months were then given the option to volunteer for the longer term, and many of them accepted it. It thus happened that no Exeter men were included in the First Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, for three months' service.
In the meantime the work of raising and organizing regiments to serve for three years, went on in response to the repeated calls made by the President. In nearly every one of these Exeter was represented, by original members, or by recruits subsequently forwarded. In two or three of them the town furnished the greater part of a company each.
After the last of the three years' regiments was dispatched, there came a time of great stress. The government resorted to conscription to fill up the depleted ranks of the army. Those who
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were drawn from Exeter duly complied with the requirements of the law. But the subsequent calls for troops bore hardly upon the town. A small place, with a steady population, the departure of the large proportion of its young men left comparatively few of the class from whom armies are recruited. It was not like the case of a large city, from whose superabundant population men can always be found for any enterprise, "for a consideration." The consideration Exeter was ready and willing to pay, and fur- nished its officers with all the money that was needed, to fill up its quotas. But the class who were willing to become food for powder for hire merely, can hardly be expected to make patriotic soldiers. The men who enlisted for the town in the latest stages of the war were, to a great extent, strangers to Exeter, and although some of them rendered useful service in the field, others were mere " bounty jumpers," and never reached the front, but deserted on the way thither.
And on the whole, Exeter nobly performed her part in putting down the Rebellion and preserving the Union. The lists of names given in this chapter will show how large a proportion of her small population fought for their country on land and sea, how many rose to command, and how many proved their devotion with their blood. Every call for men was promptly met, and at the close of the war the town was credited with a surplus of twenty.
The following list of the officers and soldiers of Exeter who served in the several New Hampshire regiments, with a brief account of the military history of each, is taken from the Reports of the Adjutant General of the State. It is liable to be imper- fect, however, as from various causes, those reports lack com- pleteness, to say the least.
The regiments which contained Exeter men left the State for the seat of war, at the dates following : the Second, June 20, 1861 ; the Third, September 14, 1861 ; the Fourth, September 27, 1861 ; the Fifth, October 29, 1861; the Sixth, December 25, 1861 ; the Seventh, January 14, 1862 ; the Eighth, January 24, 1862 ; the Ninth, August 25, 1862 ; the Eleventh, September 11, 1862 ; the Twelfth, September 27, 1862 ; the Thirteenth, October 6, 1862 ; the Fifteenth, November 13, 1862. All these were three years' regiments except the Fifteenth which was for nine months only.
THE SECOND REGIMENT.
Gilman Marston, colonel, mustered June 4, 1861 ; resigned April 17, 1863. Brigadier general of volunteers; repeatedly severely wounded; resigned April, 1865.
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William H. Smith, captain, mustered 1st lieutenant of Company E August 1, 1861; promoted to captain August 1, 1862; transferred to Company B; died of wounds June 7, 1864.
Albert M. Perkins, captain, mustered 1st sergeant of Company E June 3, 1861; promoted to 2d lieutenant August 16, 1861; promoted to adjutant September 1, 1862; promoted to captain of Company D June 18, 1863; severely wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; mustered out June 21, 1864; dead.
William H. Colcord, 1st lieutenant, mustered corporal of Company E June 3, 1861 ; promoted to 1st sergeant; promoted to 2d lieutenant May 18, 1863 ; promoted to 1st lieutenant July 2, 1863; wounded at Cold Har- bor, Virginia, June 3, 1864; mustered out June 21, 1864.
Frank H. Hervey, 1st lieutenant, mustered private in Company E Sep- tember 13, 1862 ; promoted to quartermaster sergeant September 12, 1864; promoted to 1st lieutenant May 20, 1865; not mustered; mustered out June 12, 1865.
John H. Bennett, Co. E,* must. June 3, '61; transf. to 4 U. S. Artillery Nov. 4, '62. Charles E. Colcord, must. June 3, '61; disch. for disab. Aug. 2, '63.
Andrew J. Currier, 66
must. June 3, '61 ; w. sl. July 2, '63 ; must. out June 21, '64.
Calvin L. Dearborn, 66
must. June 3, '61; d. of disease in hospital Nov. 16, '61.
Frank Ellison,
66
must. June 3, '61 ; unaccounted for.
Charles A. W. Flood,
deserted Dec. 26, '62 must. June 3, '61; disch. for disab. March 15, '62.
Samuel Flood,
Peter W. Gardner,
must. Dec. 8, '63; transf. from Co. A 12 N. H. V. June 21, '65; de- serted Warsaw, Va., Aug. 18, '65. must. June 3, '61; disch. by order Aug. 30, '62.
John H. Hale,
Isaiah T. Haines,
must. June 3, '61 ; pro. corp. Jan. 1, '63 ; must. out June 21, '64.
Oren M. Head,
B, disch .; pro. adjt. 8 N. H. V. Dec. 1. :61.
Elbridge A. Leavitt,
E, must. June 3, '61 ; disch. for disah. Oct. 16, '62; dead.
* The following contractions are used, in order to economize space, vlz., must. for mus- tered; transf. for transferred; dis, or disch. for discharged; disab. for disability ; captd. for captured ; w. for wounded; sl. for slightly ; sev for severely ; d. for died; k. for killed ; pro. for promoted ; corp. for corporal; sergt. for sergeant. Iu giving the year, the centuries are omitted.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
James McIntee,
Co. E, must. Dec. 8, '63; transf. from Co. A 12 N. H. V. June 21, '65; absent on detached service Dec. 19, '65.
Edward Marshall,
John Mori,
" B, must. Aug. 8, '64; absent sick Dec. 19, '65. « F, must. Dec. 11, '63; transf. from Co. A 12 N. H. V. June 21, '65 ; must. out Dec. 19, '65.
William H. Morrill,
E,
Dennis Murphy,
must. June 3, '61; k. Williamsburg, Va., May 5, '62. must. June 3, '61 ; re-enlisted Jan. 1, '64 ; deserted Fredericksburg, Va., Aug. 10, '65.
Daniel Nelligan,
K, must. Aug. 18, '64; w. sev. and missing in action Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, '63.
Patrick O'Neal,
" F,
must. Aug. 18, '64; must. out Dec. 19, '65.
Charles Page,
" E,
Francis Pettigrew,
must. Aug. 30, '62; d. of disease Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 12, '64. must. Aug. 30, '62; must. out June 9, '65.
David Pike,
William Robinson, Jr.,
must. Aug. 30, '62; pro. corp. July 1, '63 ; must. out June 21, '64. must. June 3, '61 ; pro. corp. March 1, '63; w. sl. July 2, '63; pro. sergt. July 1, '63 ; must. out June 21,'64.
James Rundlett,
Co. E, must. Aug. 30, '62; transf. to Inv. Corps Feb. 4, '64; dis., Feb. 20, '65.
James H. Sanborn,
4
I, must. Aug. 30, '62; w. sl. July 2, '63; w. May 16, '64; dis. for disab. Concord May 20, '65.
John Shepard,
Jeremiah Tanner,
¥
George A. Taylor,
66
6 must. June 3, '61; w .; re-enl. Jan. 1. '64; d. of disease Oct. 28, '64.
John O. Thurston,
E, must. Aug. 30, '62; des'd Falmouth, Va., Dec. 17, '62. must. June 3, '61 ; re-enl. Jan. 1, '64; dis. for disab. June 24, '64. must. June 3, '61; corp .; dis. for disab. Aug. 2, '61 ; dead.
George H. Thing,
must. June 3, '61; must. out June 21, '64.
William H. Twilight, « K, must. June 8, '61; disch. for disab. Aug. 1, '61.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
THE THIRD REGIMENT.
John E. Wilbur, captain of Company B, mustered August 22, 1861; dis- missed May 11, 1863.
Andrew J. Fogg, 1st lieutenant, mustered August 22, 1861 ; 2d lieutenant ; promoted to 1st lieutenant June 17, 1862; resigned May 9, 1863.
George H. Giddings, 1st lieutenant, mustered August 22, 1861; corporal of Company B; promoted to 1st sergeant; re-enlisted February 14, 1864 ; wounded slightly August 16, 1864; promoted to 1st lieutenant October 12, 1864.
John S. Bryant, Ist lieutenant, mustered August 22, 1861; corporal of Company B; promoted to sergeant; re-enlisted February 24, 1864; pro- moted to 1st lieutenant April 6, 1865 ; died of disease May 23, 1865.
Simon N. Lamprey, 2d lieutenant, mustered August 22, 1861 ; corporal of Company B; promoted to 1st sergeant ; promoted to 2d lieutenant July 20, 1863; dead.
John M. Head, 2d lieutenant; mustered August 22, 1861; sergeant of Company B; promoted to 2d lieutenant August 22, 1862; dead.
Woodbury Berry,
Co. B, must. Aug. 22, '61; must. out Aug. 23, '64. must. Aug. 22, '61; pro. corp .; dis. for disab. Dec. 4, '62.
Samuel Caban,
must. Aug. 22, '61 : w. June 16, '62; disch. on account of wds. Sept. 2, '62. must. Aug. 22, '61 ; w. sev. June 16, '62; d. of wds. June 30, '62.
William Caban,
James Carlisle,
must. Aug. 22, '61; w. sl. May 13, '64; must. out Aug. 23, '64; dead. must. Aug. 22, '61 ; must. out Aug. 23, '64.
Gideon Carter, Jr.,
Edward F. Carver,
.. .
must. Aug. 22, '61; must. out Aug. 23,'64; dead.
John W. Clement,
must. Aug. 22, '61 ; pro. corp. ; red. to ranks; pro. corp. Dec. 5, '62; must. out Aug. 23, '64.
Charles W. Colbath,
Ezra G. Colcord,
Warren S. Dearborn,
must. Aug. 22, '61; w. sl. May 13, '64; must. out Aug. 23, '64. must. Aug. 22, '61 ; corp .; transf. to U. S. Sig. Corps Feb. 29, '64.
Cornelius Donovan,
must. Aug. 22, '61; w. July 10, '63, pro. corp. ; re-enl. Feb. 22, '64 ; w. by disch. of own rifle May 13, '64; mnst. Aug. 22, '61 ; transf. to V. R. Corps Sept. 16, '63.
John Broadbent,
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
Daniel W. Dudley,
Co. B. must. Aug. 22, '61; pro. corp. July 7, '63; w. sl. May 16, '64; must. out Aug. 23, '64. must. Aug. 22, '61; must. out Feb. 22, '64.
Sereno G. Dudley,
John Duffy,
d. of disease, Hilton Head, S. C., Sept. 21, '62.
Daniel W. Elliott,
must. Aug. 22, '61; w. June 16, '62. pro. corp. June 23, '63; must. out Aug. 23, '64.
Joshua Fieldsend,
John Finn,
Edward F. Hall,
" B,
must. Aug. 22, '61; must. out Aug. 23, '64. " C, must. Aug. 22, '61; dis. for disab. Hilton Head, S. C., Dec. 26, '62. must. Aug. 22, '61 ; lost rt. arm Aug. 16, '64; must. out Oct. 23, '64; dead.
Horace J. Hall,
Erskine W. Hebbard,
George R. James, " D,
Booth Kaye,
" B,
must. Aug. 22, '61; d. of disease Aug. 20, '63.
Joseph Ward Leavitt,
must. Aug. 22, '61; pro. corp .; re-enl. Feb.1 3, '64; pro. 1 sergt .; July 7, '65 ; must. out July 20, '65. must. Aug. 22, '61; d. of disease Feb. 18, '62.
William R. Leavitt,
John M. Mallon,
" D,
must. Aug. 23, '61; pro. corp .; dis. for disab. March 16, '63.
William S. Marston, " B,
must. Aug. 22, '61; w. June 16, '62; transf. to U. S. Sig. Corps Oct. 13, '63.
William J. Morrisou,
must. Aug. 22, '61; corp .; red. to ranks Sept. 24, '61 ; pro. corp. Oct. 11, '61 ; pro. sergt. Oct. 18, '62 ; must. out Aug. 23, '64.
John Riley, Jr.,
Ambrose E. Rowell,
must. Aug. 22, '61 ; re-enl. Feb. 14, '64; pro. corp. ; d. of dis. Ports- mouth, R. I., Oct. 29, '64. must. Aug. 22, '61; re-enl. Jan. 1, '64; dead. must. Aug. 22, '61 ; corp .; suspended ; reinstated ; re-enl. Feb. 22, '64.
Joseph E. Prescott,
must. Aug. 22, '61 ; d. of disease July 19, '63. must. Aug. 22, '61; dis. for disah. July 28, '62.
must. Aug. 23,'61; wagoner; re-enl. Feb. 27, '64.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
William Senior,
James Smith,
Co. B, must. Aug. 22, '61; must. out Aug. 23, '64. " I, must. Jan. 6, '63 ; w. Aug. 16, '64 ; pro. corp. May 1, '65; must. out July 20, '65.
Jacob D. Stone,
" B,
Frederic F. Thing,
must. Aug. 22, '61 ; dis. for disab. Dec. 13, '62. must. Sept. 17, '62; destd .; sentenced to hard labor and forfeit. of pay ; must. out Sept. 17, '65.
John H. Thing,
must. Aug. 22, '61 ; sergt .; pro. 1st sergt .; red. to r .; pro. sergt .; pro. sergt. major April 5, '64; must. out Aug. 23, '64.
James H. Tuttle,
Irvin M. Watson,
Jeremiah S. Weeks,
must. Aug. 22, '61 ; re-enl. Feb. 14, '64; killed Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, '64. must. Aug. 22, '61 ; sergt .; must. out Aug. 23, '64. must. Aug. 22, '61; d. of disease March 23, '63.
THE FOURTH REGIMENT.
Abram Dearborn, Co. B, must. Sept. 18, '61; dis. for disab. Beaufort, S. C., Sept. 15, '62 ; dead. Charles McDonald, must. Dec. 8, '63; desrtd. New York city, Nov. 12, '64. " I, must. Dec. 8, '63; must. out June 22, '65.
Joseph Nichols,
George E. Thing,
" B, must. Sept. 18, '61 ; dis. for disab. Annapolis, Md., Oct. 19, '61.
THIE FIFTII REGIMENT.
Thomas Warburton, 1st lieutenant, mustered August 11, 1863, private in Company I; wounded June 16, 1864 ; promoted to 1st lieutenant October 28, 1864; mustered out June 28, 1865.
Daniel Bennett,
Co. H, must. Aug. 10, '64; must. out June 28, '65.
Benjamin F. Bowley, " I, must. Aug. 11, '63; w. June 3,' 64; pro. corp. Nov. 1, '64; must. out June 28, '65 ; dead. William Brown, " H, must. Aug. 17, '64; must. out June 28, '65.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
George H. Bussell,
Co. I, must. Dec. 7, '63; transf. to U. S. Navy April 19, '64.
John Campbell,
" H, must. Aug. 16, '64; w. April 7, '65; must. out June 15, '65.
John Clark,
must. Aug. 8, '64; must. out June 28, '65.
Joseph Dailey,
" A, must. Aug. 16, '64; missing April 7, '65 ; regained ; must. out June 28, '65. must. Aug. 11, '63; transf. to Inv. Corps April 26, '64 ; dead.
Victor Dixon,
" B, must. Aug. 18, '64 ; must. out June 28, '65.
John House,
" A,
must. Aug. 17, '64; pro. corp. ; w. April 7, '65 ; absent sick since.
Robert Jackson,
Patrick Kelley,
" C,
must. Aug. 22, '64; sup. to have deserted en route to regiment. must. Aug. 11, '63; must. out June 28, '65.
Edward Lafferty, " H,
must. Dec. 28, '63; deserted from hospital Alexandria, Va., Nov. 15, '64.
Daniel Moore,
must. Aug. 22, '64; sup. to have deserted en route to regiment.
Patrick McMullen,
must. Aug. 16, '64; sup. to have deserted en route to regiment.
Francis Mullen,
" D,
must. Aug. 11, '63. w. June 3, '64 ; must. out June 28, '65.
Joseph Murray,
" K,
must. Dec. 7, '63 ; missing at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, '64.
Joseph B. Sawyer, " E,
must. Aug. 11, '63 ; absent sick since May 26, '64 ; dead.
John Scanlan,
" E,
must. Aug. 16, '64 ; pro. corp. June 11, '65 ; must. out June 28, '65.
William Smith,
" K, must, Dec. 7, '63 ; deserted, Front Royal, Va., June 1, '64.
John White,
" G, must. Aug. 16, '64; d. of disease July 5, '65.
THE SIXTH REGIMENT.
Henry H. Pearson, lieutenant colonel, mustered November 30, 1861; captain of Company C; promoted to lieutenant colonel October 15, 1862; killed in action May 26, 1864.
Matthew N. Greenleaf, captain, mustered November 2, 1861 ; sergeant of Company C; promoted to 2d lieutenant April 29, 1862; promoted to 1st
Abraham Dearborn, " I,
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lieutenant November 12, 1862; promoted to captain July 1, 1863; wounded July 30, 1864 ; honorably discharged November 28, 1864; restored to rank March 1, 1865 ; mustered out July 29, 1865.
Edward T. Bennett, Co. C, must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Georgetown, D. C., June 6, '62. Albert Bowley, must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Concord, N. H., April 28, '63. Albert A. Bowley, must. March 12, '64; must. out July 17, '65. Benjamin F. Bowley, must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. New York city, Oct. 17, '62; dead. Ezekiel Clough, must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Dec. 30, '62.
Thomas H. Clough,
Thomas Clough,
I,
must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Newbern, N. C., June 2, '62. must. Feb. 4, '64; w. May 12, '64; w. July 3, '64; transf. to V. R. Corps ; must. out Aug. 21, '65. must. Aug. 11, '63; must. out May 12, '65.
Lucius Cole, " E,
Frank Corcoran,
4
I, must. Dec. 3, '63 ; pro. corp. ; captd. Poplar Grove Church, Va., Sept. 30, '64 ; paroled ; must. out May 23, '65.
. Andrew J. Davis,
" C,
must. Nov. 27, '61 ; w. July 30, '64 ; must. out Nov. 29, '64.
John Doody,
William Doody,
must. Nov. 27, '61 ; missing at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, '62; regained ; dis. for disab. Philadelphia, Pa., March 16, '63 ; dead. must. Nov. 27, '61 ; missing at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, '62; regained ; deserted Annapolis, Md., Nov. 25, '62 must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Roanoke Isl., N. C., June 24, '62. must. Nov. 28, '61 ; d. of disease De Camp. gen. hospital, N. Y., Dec. 11, '62.
James Elkins,
James M. Farnum,
" H,
John G. C. Fuller,
" C, must. March 20, '65; transf. from Co. C 9 N. II. V. June 1, '65 ; absent sick July 17, '65.
David F. Gilman,
must. March 12, '64; transf. to V. Res. Corps March 1, '65; must. out July 29, '65.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
Thomas Hartnett,
Zephaniah Henninger,
Co. C, must. Nov. 27, '61 ; deserted Lexing- ton, Ky., April 7, '63. " F, must. Dec. 7, '63; transf. from Co. F 9 N. H. V. June 1, '65; must. out July 17, '65.
Samuel S. Hodgdon, " C,
William Keefe,
Joel A. Leighton,
must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, '63. must. Nov. 27, '61 ; deserted New- port News, Va., Aug. 2, '62. must. Nov. 27, '61; sergt .; dis. for disab. Fairfax Sem'y, Va., Oct. 14, '62; dead. must. Nov. 27, '61; transf. Inv. Corps May 1, '64.
Edmund E. Lovering,
Albert F. Marsh,
must. Nov. 27, '61 ; d. Hatteras Isl., N. C., Jan. 31, '62.
Morris Reardon,
must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Washington, D. C., Jan. 11, '63; dead.
Josiah B. Robinson,
Pascal L. Robinson, " A,
must. March 21, '65; transf. from Co. A 11 N. H. V. June 4, '65; pro. corp. July 1, '65 ; must. out July 17, '65.
Joseph Rock, " C,
William Ryan,
must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Newbern, N. C., June 26, '62. must. Nov. 27, '61 ; missing at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, '62 ; regained ; deserted while on furlough Jan. 9, '63.
George H. Smith,
Jared P. Smith,
Merrick M. Smith,
must. Nov. 27, '61 ; re-enl. Jan 3, '64 ; corp. ; pro. sergt .; captd. Poplar Grove Church, Va., Sept. 30, '64 ; paroled ; must. out May 26, '65. must. Aug. 3, '64 ; must. out June 4, '65. must. Nov. 27, '61 ; re-enl. Dec. 27, '63; w. July 30, '64; pro. sergt. July 1, '65; must. out July 17, '65.
George W. Stevens,
Patrick W. Sullivan,
George W. Swain,
must. Nov. 27, '61 ; d. Nicholasville, Ky., Sept. 4, '63. must. Nov. 27, '61; dis. for disab. Washington, D. C., June 26, '62. must. Nov. 27, '61 ; dis. for disab. Newbern, N. C., June 24, '62; dead.
must. Nov. 27, '61 ; d. Roanoke Isl., N. C., June 20, '62.
.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
Joshua W. Weeks, Jr.,
Stephen White,
Co. C, must. Nov. 27, '61; deserted New- port News, Va., July 12, '62. must. Dec. 26, '63 ; deserted while on furlough in N. H. Feb. 10, '65.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
John Morris, must. Dec. 5, '63 ; sup. to have de- serted en route for regiment.
Samuel P. Sargent,
Co. F, must. Feb. 28, '64 ; pro. corp. ; pro. sergt. Dec. 29, '64 ; must. out July 20, '65.
THE EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Oren M. Head, adjutant, mustered December 1, 1861; honorably dis- charged March 19, 1864.
George S. Cobbs, 2d lieutenant, mustered December 20, 1861 ; sergeant of Company B ; promoted to 2d lieutenant December 16, 1863 ; killed in action near Alexandria, La., May 14, 1864.
Sewall A. Abbott, Co. B, must. Dec. 20, '61; dis. for disab. New Orleans, La., May 2, '63.
John H. Carpenter, " D, must. Dec. 20, '61; d. of discase Camp Parapet, La., Nov. 9, '62. Timothy Coakley, " B, must. Dec. 20, '61 ; transf. Vet. Res. Corps July 2, '63 ; must. out Dec. 19, '64 ; dead. Charles H. Davis, must. Dec. 26, '61 ; deserted Cheney- ville, La., March 19, '64. must. Dec. 20, '61; must. out Jan. 18, '65. George Gilman, " D, must. Dec. 31, '61; deserted New Orleans, La., Nov. 8, '62.
John Dyer, Jr.,
Charles E. Hale, " A, must. Oct. 20, '61; musician ; re-enl. Jan. 4, '64.
Daniel P. Hartnett, " B, must. Dec. 20, '61 ; w. June 14, '63 ; pro. corp. Aug. 1, '63 ; re-enl. Jan. 4,'64 ; transf. Co. B Vet. Bat. 8 N. H. V. Jan. 1, '65.
Ira Healey,
must. Dec. 20, '61; dis. for disab. New Orleans, La., Oct. 27, '64; dead.
Samuel H. Henderson, " I, must. Jan. 4, '64 ; captd. Sabine Cross Road, La., April 8, '64 ; released ; transf. Co. C Vet. Bat. 8 N. H. V. Jan. 1, '65.
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HISTORY OF EXETER.
David G. Kelley,
Co. B, must. Dec. 20, '61 ; pro. sergt. ; re- enl. Jan. 4, '64 ; dead.
Michael Melvin,
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