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Samuel E. Tucker, Co. F; mustered Aug. 5, 1862 ; mustered out June 10, 1865.
William H. Stone, Co. F ; mustered Aug. 5, 1862; transferred to Sig- nal Corps ; served during the war.
A company for the Eleventh Regiment was recruited from this town, Hillsborough, and Warner, together with a few from Hopkinton. About forty enlisted from this town for this regiment. Many will remember the morning the recruits left town to rendezvous at Concord. Meeting upon the common, near the brick church, the company was formed, and, escorted by the cornet band, marched with bared heads through the village to the depot, where hundreds of their fellow-citizens had met, who, with tearful eyes, bade them good-by and a god-speed. The following men passed exam- ination, and became members of company D :
ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
Leander W. Cogswell, enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; commissioned captain Sept. 4, 1862; promoted lieutenant-colo- nel Aug. 20, 1864 ; assistant inspector-general on the staff of Maj-Gen. S. G. Griffin, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 9th Army Corps, with rank of colonel; discharged for disability, by order of the War Department, April 26, 1865.
Thomas L. Sanborn, enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; mustered Aug. 29, 1862; commissioned first lieutenant Sept. 4, 1862; discharged Feb. 23, 1863.
Joseph A. Modica, enlisted Aug. 13, 1862 ; mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; promoted sergeant the same day; promoted first lieutenant July 1, 1863; appointed captain U. S. A., by brevet, for gallant and meritorious conduct before Petersburg, Va., to date from April 2, 1865 ; mustered out June, 4, 1865, on the staff of Gen. Potter, commanding 2d Division, 9th Army Corps.
Alphonso B. Wood, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.] Hamilton F. Green, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor. ] Robert D. Rice, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
Israel Adams, drummer, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; discharged at Washington, D. C., March 12, 1863.
Rufus S. Howe, wagoner, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; discharged for disability, Jan. 14, 1863, at Knoxville, Md.
George E. Barnes, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; wounded severely at
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Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; discharged for disability, Feb. 15, 1864.
Alfred A. Barnes, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; transferred to Veteran Invalid Corps Jan. 15, 1865 ; mustered out July 5, 1865.
Frederic H. Barnes, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; mustered out with the regiment, June 4, 1865.
Tompkins Baker, mustered Sept. 2, 1862. [See Roll of Honor. ]
Charles A. Bean, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; transferred to Veteran In- valid Corps Jan. 28, 1864; discharged July 8, 1864.
Charles H. Bell, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; severely wounded at Fred- ericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862 ; transferred to Veteran Invalid Corps, March 31. 1864; mustered out July 13, 1865.
Arthur A. Brown, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; mustered out June 4, 1865, with the regiment.
Albert W. Bowers, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; promoted sergeant ; dis- charged for disability, at Concord, N. H., June 5, 1865.
Fitz E. Cogswell, mustered Sept. 3, 1862; mustered out June 4, 1865, with the regiment.
Lewis Childs, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; promoted corporal; wounded severely at the " Mine explosion" in front of Petersburg, Va., July 30. 1864; mustered out May 12, 1865.
George S. Clark, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; mustered out with the regiment, June 4, 1865.
Thomas M. Davis, mustered Sept. 2, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericks- burg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; transferred to Veteran Invalid Corps Feb. 15, 1864; mustered out July 18, 1865.
Warren Farren, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
George H. Green, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; mustered out with the regiment, June 4, 1865.
Charles C. Hill, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; mustered out with the reg- iment, June 4, 1865.
William G. Harriman, mustered Aug. 29, 1862 ; mustered out with the regiment, June 4, 1865.
Charles Knott, mustered Aug. 29, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; mustered out with the regiment, June 4, 1865.
John H. Ordway, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.] Joshua Ordway, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor. ] James W. Ripley, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.] William H. Rice, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.] Charles E. Wood, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
William H. Wardsworth, mustered Aug. 29, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
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This regiment immediately joined the Army of the Poto- mac, and received its first baptism of blood at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862. It was after- wards detached from the Army of the Potomac, together with the rest of the Ninth Army Corps, and became a part of the Army of the Ohio. Subsequently it was trans- ferred to the Southern army. The regiment was present at the capture of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. It afterwards be- came a part of the Army of the Tennessee, and spent the winter of 1863-64 in East Tennessee. In November, 1863, it was at the siege of Knoxville, being the only New Hamp- shire regiment there. In May, 1864, it again joined the Army of the Potomac, and followed the fortunes of that army until the close of the war. The brave boys of this town who became members of this regiment shared its hard- ships and terrible campaigns, falling out, one by one, as disease and death fastened upon them. When the regiment was mustered out, June 4, 1865, of the thirty-one who were members when it left the state, only nine were in its ranks.
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT.
The following enlisted into Company I, Thirteenth Reg- iment :
Enoch W. Goss, mustered Dec. 30, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
FOURTEENTH REGIMENT.
The following enlisted into this regiment :
Charles C. Carr, Co. D; mustered Sept. 23, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
Edward W. Barnes, Co. H; mustered Oct. 1, 1862; discharged for disability, at Washington, D. C., Dec. 9, 1863.
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT.
The following men enlisted in this regiment, as nine months men, from this town:
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ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
Frank B. Modica, Co. K; mustered Nov. 20, 1862; promoted ser- geant-major Nov. 22, 1862 ; promoted second lieutenant May 22, 1863 ; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
George M. Wilkins, Co. K ; mustered Nov. 20, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
Jonathan Flanders, Jr., Co. D; mustered Nov. 5, 1862. [See Roll of Honor.]
Nelson D. Knight, Co. D; mustered Nov. 5, 1862; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
Francis B. Scribner, Co. D; mustered Nov. 5, 1862 ; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
Notwithstanding the large number of men who had al- ready enlisted from this town, the quota was not yet full.
The following men from this town enlisted during 1863, into the regiments as follows :
ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
James M. Colby, Co. D ; mustered Dec. 12, 1863 ; promoted to cor- poral ; transferred to 6th N. H. Vols., June 1, 1865.
The quota of the towns not filling up as rapidly as was desirable, a draft was resorted to.
At a meeting of the town, held Sept. 21, 1863, it was vot- ed to pay every man drafted $300 bounty. This was to be paid to them if mustered into the service, or if they should procure a substitute to serve for them. These men were drafted for three years. The town, at this meeting, voted to raise $8,000 to pay the drafted men or their substitutes.
At a meeting of the town, held Dec. 16, same year, the selectmen were authorized "to borrow a sum not exceeding $ 12,000 to fill up the quota of the town." During the season twenty-seven men were drafted and furnished substitutes.
The year 1864 opened with gloomy fears upon the part of the loyal North. Several heavy battles had taken place dur- ing the year just past, but without decisive results.
The government now determined to make one final effort to crush the rebellion, and with this end in view the armies were concentrated at a few strategic points, and all placed
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under the command of one man, who was subject only to the orders of the president himself.
A call for 500,000 men was issued by the president Feb. I, 1864, and another one for 200,000 men was issued March 14th following. Another call for 500,000 men was issued July 18, 1864.
Under these calls the following men enlisted from this town, and were assigned to the following regiments of this state :
SECOND REGIMENT.
Charles Brown, Co. B; mustered Aug. 18, 1864; transferred to Co. I, 13th Regt., June 21, 1865 ; mustered out Dec. 19, 1865.
Loren D. Hemphill, Co. B; mustered Jan. 1, 1864; transferred to Co. I, 13th Regt., June 11, 1865 ; mustered out Dec. 19, 1865.
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Alphonzo Page, Co. I ; mustered Jan. 1, 1864 ; discharged for disa- bility, Jan. 19, 1865.
William W. Heard, Co. I; mustered Jan. 1, 1864. [See Roll of Honor.]
EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT.
Charles H. Andrews, Co. A; mustered Sept. 13, 1864. [See Roll of · Honor.]
George O. Ordway, Co. A; mustered Sept. 13, 1864. [See Roll of Honor. ]
Lewis Gibson, Co. E; mustered Sept. 23, 1864; mustered out June 10, 1865.
Charles Seymour, Co. A; mustered Sept. 13, 1864; second enlistment, mustered out June 10, 1865 ; promoted corporal.
David McDole, Co. B; mustered Sept. 13, 1864 ; discharged for dis- ability Dec. 10, 1864.
FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY.
Henry C. Goodwin, Troop C; mustered April 5, 1864 ; wounded June 23, 1864; wounded Oct. 9, 1864; mustered out July 15, 1865.
Reuben M. Gregg, Troop M; mustered Dec. 7, 1863 ; promoted cor- poral May 1, 1865; mustered out July 15, 1865.
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FIFTH REGIMENT.
FIRST REGIMENT HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Henry W. Gordon, Co. C; mustered Sept. 2, 1864; mustered out June 15, 1865.
George A. Gordon, Co. C; mustered Sept 2, 1864; mustered out June 15, 1865.
FIRST N. E. CAVALRY, N. H. BATTALION.
Robert Campbell, Troop I; mustered Dec. 17, 1861. [See Roll of Honor.]
Several of the men from this town having reënlisted, the town, at a meeting held May 24, 1864, voted to pay each man so reënlisting the sum of $200.
At a meeting held June 7, same year, the town voted " to pay the drafted men, or their substitutes, the sum of $300 in gold."
At a meeting held August 30th, same year, the town voted to pay $800 bounty ; and at a meeting held four days after, the town voted to pay a bounty of $1,000 to any one mustered into the service for two or three years.
Notwithstanding the very liberal bounties that were of- fered by the town, drafting had to be resorted to, and during this year of 1864, twenty-four men were drafted or furnished substitutes.
Jacob R. Foster, enlisted as a musician in volunteer band belonging to 2d Brigade, Ioth Corps; stationed at Hilton Head, S. C .; mustered April 10, 1863 ; discharged by order, Nov. 3, 1863.
The following enlisted in the
FIFTH REGIMENT.
Matthew H. Perry, Co. D; mustered Sept. 20, 1864, for three years ; discharged with regiment.
The following men enlisted in the United States Navy :
Robert Wallace, engineer department. William Wallace.
*Formed in 1861.
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Reënlisted veterans :
Robert Campbell,
Frank H. Carr, Clarence M. Hill, Thomas H. Rogers,
Eben Adams, George W. Elliott, Lewis Seymour.
Residents of the town who enlisted elsewhere than in this state :
Daniel E. Nichols, Rhode Island regiment.
William Breed, unknown.
Ezra T. Folsom, 2d Battalion Mass. Artillery.
James H. Ellis, Western regiment.
Edson Tucker, Michigan regiment.
Gawn Wilkins, first lieutenant 17th Ill. Regt.
George Morrill, deserted before assigned.
Freeman E. Colby, mustered July 22, 1862, in Co. K, 39th Mass. Vols.
Newton G. Colby, mustered July 22, 1862, in Co. K, 39th Mass. Vols.
Jonas Bacon, mustered July 22, 1862, in Co. K, 39th Mass. Vols. [See Roll of Honor.]
Thomas A. Gorman, enlisted into Co. I, IIth Regt. U. S. Infantry, in 1864.
Charles W. Tucker was a teamster in the Southern Department ; did not enlist.
RECAPITULATION.
Whole number of first enlistments in land forces. .87
66 navy 2
enlisted in other states II
60 reënlisted veterans 7
second enlistments, not reënlisted 5
substitutes .51
Total 163
Whole number enlisted for the town
92
יי navy 2
reënlisted 7
substitutes .51
Whole number furnished by the town 152
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The following, from the treasurer's books, shows the amount expended by the town for its volunteers and substi- tutes, and the expense in procuring the same :
Sept., 1862.
Paid 44 volunteers $150 each, $6,600 00
twelve drafted men $300 each, 3,600.00
one volunteer, 150.00
E. B. S. Sanborn, for recruiting soldiers in 1862, 229.00
fifteen men furnished under the call of October, I 863, 7,125.00
enrolled men who furnished substitutes under call of July 14, 1864,-12 men, $300 each, 3,600.00
one volunteer, 300.00
eight enrolled men, furnished substitutes, $300 each, 2,400.00
seven men furnished under call of March, 1864, $300 each, 2,100.00
eight volunteers, $1,000 each, S,000.00
four men who furnished substitutes March, 1865, $300 each, 1,200.00
three volunteers, $200 each, 600.00
amount of general bill, 135.62
Total amount, $36,039.62
Received from U. S. government,
32,253.62
$3,786.00
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following biographical sketches of the brave sons of this town, who died in the service, and who have since died in consequence of disease contracted while in their line of duty, have been prepared with great care,-as much so as could possibly be done with the means of information at my command. I hope they will not be without interest.
CAPT. ENOCH W. GOSS,
son of Annas and Achsah Goss, was born in Henniker, May 28, 1836. His father was a soldier of the War of 1812. He spent his boyhood at home, working upon the farm, until he
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became of age, when he learned the trade of a machinist, working at Concord and Manchester. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, he was residing in Portsmouth. He imme- diately went to Concord, and enlisted as a private in the First Regiment, placing his name upon the roll close under that of Maj. Edward E. Sturtevant, the first volunteer from this state. He was immediately commissioned second lieu- tenant of Company I, served three months, and was mus- tered out with the regiment. Upon the formation of the Thirteenth Regiment, he was commissioned first lieutenant of Company K, September 27, 1862, and was promoted to the captaincy of Company I, of the same regiment, Decem- ber 30, 1862, for meritorious conduct at the battle of Fred- ericksburg, December 13, 1862. He followed the fortunes of his regiment until the campaign of 1864, when he was detached from it, and placed in command of a battalion of sharp-shooters attached to the First Division of the Eigh- teenth Corps. He was killed at the head of his command, October 27, 1864, aged 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days.
The following tribute to him is from the pen of his old commander, one of the most gallant of New Hampshire's sons in the service,-Gen. Aaron F. Stevens, of Nashua.
During the campaign of 1864, Capt. Goss was detached from his regiment, and placed in command of a battalion of sharp- shooters attached to the First Division of the Eighteenth Army Corps. In this command and service he remained until his death on the field of battle. It was a position unexpectedly tendered him, but promptly accepted ; and it is but justice to the memory of a gallant and intrepid officer, to declare that the responsible and dangerous duties of his new command were discharged with remarkable ability, promptness, and success. Previous to his detail for this new service, a call was made upon his commander to designate a suitable successor to the gallant officer who had fallen at the head of the battalion. Capt. Goss was named as among the most reliable and meritorious officers of his regiment. His services were at once accepted by the superior officer. We have said his acceptance of the new and untried position was prompt and unhesitating, but it did not take place until after a full and free conference with his com-
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manding officer, in which the responsibilities and increased personal danger that must necessarily attach to his new com- mand were closely pressed upon his attention. He recognized both fully and completely, but shrank from neither ; and with an apparent proud satisfaction that he had been honored by the choice and confidence of his superior officers, he entered upon his new duties with cheerful alacrity. His subsequent conduct and achievements fully confirmed the high estimate which his military associates had always placed upon his activity, cool- ness, and courage. His bravery continued unquestioned ; his ability to lead and to command was amply assured ; and he held with firm hand the confidence of all up to the hour when, like a gallant soldier, he died at the head of his chosen and fa- vorite corps.
LIEUT. CHARLES WILKINS,
son of James and Sarah Wilkins, was born in Henniker, July 7, 1835. Attending school closely for several years in his younger days, upon reaching his majority he became a clerk in one of the stores of his native town, which business he was engaged in when the first call for volunteers was made in 1861. He became a member of Company B, Sec- ond Regiment, June 1, 1861, enlisting for three years. He participated in the first battle of Bull Run (Sunday, July 21, 1861), at which time he was severely wounded in the right shoulder, a ball passing entirely through it. He bore up under his severe wound with heroic bravery. As soon as it had partially healed, he was again anxious to be in the service. Upon being discharged from his regiment, he re- ceived a commission as second lieutenant in the First Reg- iment U. S. Infantry, Feb. 20, 1862, and joined his command, then stationed in Missouri. He participated with his regi- ment in several skirmishes and battles, escaping unharmed until June, 1863. While on duty during the siege of Vicksburg he became exposed, and the unerring bullet of a sharp-shooter from the enemy's ranks inflicted upon him a fatal wound. He was carefully removed to a hospital in St. Louis, where he was tenderly cared for, but without avail : on June 20, 1863, the brave boy passed peacefully away,
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aged 27 years, II months, and 4 days. His body was brought home, and on a Sunday in June, 1863, it was buried with Masonic honors, amidst a very large concourse of sor- rowing relatives, friends, and townsmen. He was the first person buried in the new cemetery.
Lieut. Wilkins was ever faithful in the discharge of his duty, and received many complimentary notices from his superior officers, by whom he was held in the highest es- teem.
LIEUT. GEORGE M. WILKINS,
son of James and Sarah Wilkins, was born in Henniker, October 10, 1833. He was a wheelwright by trade, and worked with his father in the shop and upon the farm until the call for nine months men, in 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Company K, Sixteenth Regiment, and was mus- tered into the service November 20, 1862. The 22d of the same month he was promoted to quartermaster-sergeant, and went with his regiment to Louisiana, where he was in active service until the regiment was ordered home at the expiration of its service. He was promoted to second lieu- tenant, receiving a commission as such April 25, 1863. He was assigned to Company K, in which he had been mus- tered. The regiment came home by way of the Mississippi river, and through the Western and Middle states. Lieut. Wilkins had been quite ill for several days before the regi- ment reached Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he was left, being unable to proceed. Every possible attention was paid him by stranger hands ; but the disease had taken a sure hold of the brave, strong, stalwart soldier, and he died August 26, 1863, aged 29 years, 10 months, and 19 days. His body was brought home and buried with Masonic honors, amidst the mourning of stricken relatives and loving friends.
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LIEUT. ROBERT M. CAMPBELL,
son of Annas and Patty Campbell, was born in Henniker, August 30, 1833. His father was captain of the first rifle company formed in this state, and a very efficient officer. From his father Robert inherited that military zeal which ever distinguished him when a boy. He followed the occu- pation of a farmer, and when the war broke out, he was re- siding in Sutton. He was mustered into Troop I of the New Hampshire Battalion of the First New England Cav- alry, as a private, December 17, 1861, for three years. His battalion joined the Army of the Potomac, and was almost constantly on duty, scouting and performing picket duty. He was promoted to corporal, July 13, 1862, and to sergeant, January 1, 1863. January 5, 1864, he reënlisted, and was promoted to second lieutenant, receiving his commission March 18, 1864. He was assigned to Troop L, First Reg- iment of Cavalry. His battalion took a prominent part in the terrible campaign of 1864, being in the saddle almost constantly for several days at a time. Lieut. Campbell was placed in command of the picket-line on the outpost at White Oak Swamp, Va., and while skirmishing with the enemy, June 13, 1864, he was killed by a bullet from the enemy's works. His body was never recovered : the no- ble friend, the chivalric soldier, and the gallant comrade sleeps in an unknown grave. But he is not forgotten, for troops of loving friends will ever bear his memory in their faithful hearts. His age was 30 years, 9 months, and 13 days.
SERGEANT ALPHONSO B. WOOD,
son of James B. and Betsey R. Wood, was born in Henni- ker, August 9, 1840 ; followed the occupation of a farmer with his father ; and at the outbreak of the rebellion was fitting himself for a teacher. He taught several terms with great acceptance to those who were so fortunate as to be
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under his charge. He was mustered into Company D, Eleventh Regiment, August 29, 1862, was promoted to a sergeant immediately after, and was with the regiment in its first battle, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, where he was found in the thickest of the fight. Shortly after he was taken ill, and although everything was done for him that could be done under the circumstances in which the regiment was placed at the time, he died December 25, 1862, at Falmouth, Va., where the regiment was then lying. His body was embalmed and sent home, and was followed to the grave by a large number of his youthful associates, in whose hearts he had a permanent abiding-place. He was a young man of much promise, of more than ordinary ability, with a bright future before him; yet, when his country called, he gladly gave himself for her defence. His age was 22 years, 4 months, and 16 days.
SERGEANT CHARLES E. WOOD,
son of Elisha and Jennie Wood, was born in Henniker, Sep- tember 17, 1841. He always resided at home with his father, being an only son, until he was mustered as a pri- vate in Company D, Eleventh Regiment, August 29, 1862. He participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., in the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., in the siege of Knoxville, Tenn., was in all the heavy battles of the campaign of 1864, with the Army of the Potomac until the mine explosion in front of Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, when he was severely wounded, and was removed to the hospital at David's island, New York, where he died August 30, 1864. His body was brought home, and buried in the yard near the old meeting- house. He was promoted to sergeant after the siege of Knoxville. His age was 22 years, 11 months, and 13 days. He was greatly beloved by his comrades, and was a brave, faithful soldier, ever ready for duty.
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SERGEANT GEORGE W. GOVE,
son of John and Maria Gove, was born in Henniker, March 15, 1842. Most of his days had been spent in attending school, with the intention of becoming a teacher by profes- sion, until he was mustered into Company G, Ninth Regi- ment, as a private, for three years. He was promoted to a sergeant immediately after. Twenty days after leaving the state, the regiment participated in the battle of South Mountain, on Sunday, September 14, 1862, where Sergeant Gove was severely wounded. He was removed to Big Spring hospital, where he died from his wound October 12, 1862. His body was brought home for interment, and a large concourse followed the body of the brave boy to the grave, he being the first martyr of the town in the war. His age was 20 years, 5 months, and 29 days. Sergeant Gove was a great favorite with his school-mates, ever kind and genial, and was a young man of fine attainments. Some of his literary productions were of more than usual worth, and but few of his associates, if any, had a brighter future before them.
SERGEANT LORENZO F. CONNOR,
son of Asa and Esther R. Connor, was born in Henniker, April 26, 1836. He followed the occupation of farming most of his time until he was mustered as a private in Com- pany E, Seventh Regiment, August 21, 1862, for three years. He was promoted to a sergeant, and at the terrible assault of his regiment upon Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863, he was killed. His body was never recov- ered. His age was 27 years, 2 months, and 22 days. His term of service, although short, was full of danger, from which he never shrank. His superior officers speak in high terms of his gentlemanly bearing and chivalric conduct while a member of the regiment.
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