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"Voted, To give the soldiers that volunteered to go to Ports-
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mouth last year five dollars per month in addition to what is allowed by the general and State government."
The town did not furnish much aid to this war, except in the unequalled services of Gen. James Miller, one of her sons, whose bravery and military exploits were more than equal to a regiment of men, and have afforded one of the brightest pages in the history of that war.
WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861. - The war of the Rebel- lion, which came so unexpectedly to all, was met by our citi- zens, irrespective of party, with alacrity and zeal. In the first call for volunteers, after the fire on Fort Sumter, our citizens, from the promptings of patriotism and without any pecuniary inducements such as were subsequently held out for volunteers, came forward and eagerly enlisted, and were at once ready for service. In the first enlistment, May, 1861, into Capt. E. Weston's Company, 2d Regiment, Co. G, nineteen were enrolled, and at once marched forward and were engaged in the first Bull Run battle, that introduced the bloody scenes of the great civil contest. In the autumn of the same year, thirty- eight men enlisted into the 6th Regiment, and many others joined various regiments in the State till 1862, when twenty- eight enlisted in the 13th Regiment, commanded by Capt. Nathan Stoodley. All these enlistments were going on till the draft of 1864, in which the several towns offered large bounties, in addition to those of the State and general government, to make it an object pecuniarily for individuals to enlist. As the war terminated abruptly early in 1865, those who last enlisted were richly rewarded for their risk and adventure.
The whole number enlisted from town was two hundred and nine. We have, in the following list, the names, ages, terms of enlistment, the regiments joined, and the various incidents relating to the several persons, as to casualties, deaths, etc. :-
Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen of the Town of Peterborough,
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who have been in Service of the United States since the Commencement of the Rebellion.
ARMY.
May 20,
April 22, 1861. George W. Rines, age 23, Ist Reg., Co. G. 3 mos. Elmer J. Starkey, age 21, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. In second Bull Run battle severely wounded in the thigh, and left on the field of battle, where he was taken prisoner.
15, John Reagan, age 23, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Wounded at first Bull Run battle, and subse- quently taken prisoner at Glendale, Va.
20, 24,
Alpha E. Ames, age 20, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Joseph Bolio, age 28, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Daniel W. Gould, age 22, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Wounded in battle at Williamsburg, and had one arm amputated near the shoulder.
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Nicholas Duffey, age 21, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Charles O. Collister, age 23, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. In second Bull Run battle he was wound- ed in the bowels, left on the field, and reported afterwards as killed.
24. 15,
Albert J. Farnsworth, age 19, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Abbot A. Forbush, age 21, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Gilman T. Gould, age 24, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Reënlisted Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted to Ist Lieu- tenant, Feb. 5, 1865.
Alonzo M. Hannaford, age 20, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Newman Hall, age 29, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Died at Washington, Dec. 11, 1862.
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Nelson Hurd, age 40, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Re- enlisted Veteran.
25, John J. Moore, age 22, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. 20, James E. Saunders, age 30, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Promoted to Sergeant Major, Sept. I, 1863. Reënlisted June 1, 1864, and promoted to Captain.
Aug. 6,
James M. Hannaford, age 28, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs.
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Sept. 10, July 15,
Frank E. Howe, age 19, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., June 23, 1862.
Darius Hadley, age 19 ; George W. Hadley, age 22 ; William P. Coolidge, age 23 ; Elihu Wilder, age 21. 3 yrs. 2d N. H. Band. Mustered out, Aug. 8, 1862.
Aug. I,
Richard B. Richardson, age 39, 3d Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs.
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9, Charles Jewett, age 34, 3d Reg., Co I. 3 yrs. Appointed Armorer, June, 1863. Reënlisted Feb. 15, 1865. I yr., Ist N. H. Cavalry. Frank Matthews, age 21, 4th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded at Drury's Bluffs.
Emery Wyman, age 18, 4th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded May 16, and Aug. 16, 1864.
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Lyman Wyman, age 22, 4th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Stedman W. Piper, age 18, 4th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Discharged 1864 ; reënlisted, and afterwards de- serted to the enemy at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864.
George Welding, age 26, 4th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Killed in battle, July 24, 1864.
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Henry S. Gould, age 35, 4th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Discharged for disability. Reënlisted, substi- tute for Albert Stevens, Sept. 2, 1863, 8th Reg., Co. B.
28,
Luther G. Crosby, age 19, 4th Reg., Co. C. 3 yrs. Died in hospital, Beaufort, N. C., Aug. 26, 1863. George Wyman, age 28, 4th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. German N. Breed, age 26, 5th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. Died at Fairfax Court House, of typhus fever, March 27, 1862.
Oct. 12,
Ancil D. Holt, age 38, 5th Reg., Co. K. Discharged for disability, May 27, 1862.
Aug. 28, George M. Spaulding, age 23, 5th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. Killed in battle at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864.
Sept. 2,
James Nichols, age 28, 5th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. Wounded in arm at White Oak Swamp. Trans- ferred to Invalid Corps, Jan. 1, 1863.
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Nov. 28,
Charles Scott, age 32, 6th Reg. Major, and pro- moted to Lieutenant Colonel. Resigned, Oct. 14, 1862.
John A. Cummings, age 24, 6th Reg. Lieutenant, and promoted to Captain. Discharged for pro- motion, April 5, 1864. Reënlisted, and appoint- ed a Major in the Ist N. H. Cavalry, Co. E, March 19, 1864.
Oct. 14,
John S. Smith, age 23, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Promoted from Sergeant to Adjutant, March 20, 1863. Wounded at Cemetery Hill. At expira- tion of his three years he was recommended as Ist Lieutenant in U. S. Veteran Volunteers, and promoted to Captain in 1865; mustered out June, 1866, services no longer required.
4, 9,
Henry C. Lakeman, age 18, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Transferred to Invalid Corps, May 13, 1865. Osgood Hadley, age 24, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Discharged, and reënlisted as Veteran, Dec. 20, 1863.
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George W. Hadley, age 20, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Died March 3, 1863, at Newport News, Va. John P. Webber, age 18, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded May 12, 1864. Reënlisted Feb. 15, 1864. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Sept. 25, 23, Allison G. Howe, age 22, 6th Reg., Co. E. Had a lung fever at Roanoke Island ; was transferred to hospital at Newport News ; subsequently dis- charged.
William H. Wallace, age 20, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Died at Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1863.
Lucius H. Farwell, age 24, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Died of measles, at Hatteras Inlet, N. C., Jan. 29, 1862.
Oct. II, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 15,
Henry E. Badger, age 18, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Reënlisted Dec. 30, 1863, as Veteran, and pro- moted to 2d Lieutenant, Jan. 1, 1865. Wounded June 3, 1864, and July 30, 1864.
Martin White, age 21, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded May 16, 1864, at Spottsylvania, Va., through both thighs ; had gangrene in one leg,
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which was lessened in size and weakened. Re- enlisted as Veteran, Dec. 24, 1863. Had a Ist Lieutenant commission sent him, but declined it. Christopher M. Wheeler, age 22, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Died of measles at Hatteras, N. C., Feb. 20, 1862. Interred in Peterborough ..
Oct. 19,
5, David D. Page, age 20, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Discharged for disability. Reënlisted Aug. 9, 1864, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop H. Munro A. Smith, age 21, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Chief Bugler.
3, Sept. 28,
Cyrus Henry Farmer, age 21, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Died Aug. 17, 1863, at Covington, Ky.
David A. Cram, age 18, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs.
Oct. 7, Killed at second Bull Run battle, Aug. 29, 1862. Sept. 24, Allen T. Perry, age 20, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Discharged for disability.
Oct. 15, Jackson Brackett, age 23, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded in right arm, Sept. 17, 1862. Dis- charged for disability, Nov. 6, 1862.
28, Alfred Perry, age 18, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded Dec. 13, 1862, and died after the am- putation of his leg for injury to the knee, Jan. 27, 1863.
Nov. I,
Jonathan Smith, age 18, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Discharged for disability. Reënlisted Aug. 16, 1864, in Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop E.
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Timothy K. Ames, 2d, age 24, 6th Reg. Sergeant Major, promoted to Ist Lieutenant, Aug. 5, 1862. Killed in second Bull Run battle, Aug. 29, 1862 ; body never recovered.
26, Marshall K. Ames, age 20, 6th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded in right arm, by which he lost the rotatory motion of the arm.
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Charles L. Fuller, age 30, 6th Reg., 3 yrs. 2d Lieutenant, promoted to Ist Lieutenant. Wound- ed in second Bull Run battle, Aug. 29, 1862, and died in hospital, Sept. 11, 1862.
2. James K. Blake, age 40, 6th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. Philemon W. Cross, age 37, 6th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. Died by collision of the steamers West
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Aug. 18,
Charles W. Bailey, age 20, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Ruptured at Fredericksburg, Va. Trans- ferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
12, John A. Bullard, age 38, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Detailed as Hospital Nurse and Clerk most of his term of enlistment.
13, Rodney M. Brackett, age 25, 13th Regt., Co. G. 3 yrs. Discharged for disability. Died at Peter- borough.
Joseph A. Crosby, age 22, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Killed in storming Fort Harrison, Sept. 29, 1864.
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Wallace Clark, age 18, 13th Reg., Co. G. Wound- ed slightly, Fort Harrison, Sept. 29, 1864 .-
Jacob Chamberlain, age 36, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., and died Nov. 4, 1863, of consumption.
18, Harrison Evans, age 26, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Quarter Master's Clerk and Store Keeper.
15, Eugene G. Farwell, age 29, 13th Reg., Co. G. yrs. Died at Hampton, June 12, 1864 ..
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16, Rufus R. Frair, age 18, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Henry N. Frair, age 28, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs.
9, Killed in battle near Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864.
12, Edmund S. Greenwood, age 42, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
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Charles W. Gould, age 20, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs.
12, John J. B. F. Hardy, age 30, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs.
18, Herbert Lee, age 26, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Died of diptheria, Aug. 31, 1863.
I3, John Leathers, age 44, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Died of small-pox, at City Point, Va.
12, Henry K. McClenning, age 20, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs.
18, Robert M. McGilvray, age 18, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Wounded through both legs severely, June 1, 1864.
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Aug. 18,
Daniel W. Osborne, age 22, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Cortes S. Osborne, age 18, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Died at Hampton, Va., Oct. 31, 1864.
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7, Andrew J. Robbins, age 26, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs.
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John B. Stevens, age 30, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Samuel M. Woods, age 31, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Transferred to U. S. Navy, April 28, 1864. Mark A. Wilder, age 19, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Discharged for disability, Jan. 16, 1863.
Oct. 23,
Sept. 9,
William H. H. Wilder, age 22, 13th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Served as Quarter Master's Clerk. Francis S. Piper, age 16, 16th Reg., Co. I. Died. Leroy P. Greenwood, age 24, Ist Co., Sharp- shooters, Co. E. 3 yrs. Discharged Dec. 19, 1862. Drafted Sept. 2, 1863, 14th Reg., Co. G. J. Clinton McDuffie, age 21, 3d Co., N. H. Cav- alry. 3 yrs.
Jan. I,
Aug. 25,
Joseph Tatro, age 38, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Deserted while at Concord, May 2, 1863.
Edward Bolio, age 18, 2d Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Died June 16, 1864, of wounds in the thigh, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Jan. 6, 1863. ' Alfonso E. Osborne, age 17, 3d Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Enlisted under the fictitious name of James Smith, being under age, so that his friends might not reclaim him.
George A. Frost, age 17, 3d Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Enlisted under the fictitious name of George French, so his parents might not reclaim him from service.
Sept. 2,
David Burke, age 30, 7th Reg., Co. C. 3 yrs. Substitute for George E. Brackett.
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Patrick Glancey, age 21, 8th Reg., Co. H. 3 yrs. A substitute for Hiram McCoy. Deserted at New Orleans, La., July 11, 1864.
Samuel Wiggins, age 20, 8th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Substitute for D. M. McClenning. Transferred to Navy, June 16, 1864. James Smith, age 20, 8th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs.
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Sept. 2. Substitute for Joshua Richardson. Transferred to Navy, Jan. 18, 1864.
Oskar Rosenthal, age 21, 8th Reg., Co. K. 3 yrs. Substitute for Kendall C. Scott. Deserted at Franklin, La., Dec. 19, 1863.
William Mitchell, age 21, 8th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Substitute for Francis Cragin.
Thomas Worth, age 31, 8th Reg., Co. D. Substi- tute for D. Lovejoy. Deserted at Franklin, La., Dec. 20, 1863.
Alexander Mc'Lenan, age 18, 8th Reg. Substi- tute for Henry M. Breed.
Patrick Carney, age 20, 8th Reg., Co. K. Substi- tute for Samuel W. Vose. Deserted at Natchez, Miss., March 2, 1865.
Oct. 29,
James Fox, age 19, 4th Reg., Co. A. 3 yrs. Sub- stitute for Rodney M. Wilder.
Aug. 23,
Dec. 21,
John P. Marsh, age 21. Heavy Artillery, Co. B. Charles D. French, age 33, 13th Reg., Co. F. 3 yrs. Drafted Sept. 2, 1863.
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Frank S. Ritter, age 16, 9th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Musician. A hired recruit.
24,
Richard Carr, age 22, 9th Reg., Co. D. 3 yrs. A prisoner of war; no discharge furnished. A hired recruit.
John Smith, age 19, 13th Reg., Co. F. 3 yrs. A hired recruit.
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Frank Thurston, age 18, 9th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. A hired recruit.
Thomas Rigley, age 22, 9th Reg., Co. C. 3 yrs. Wounded Jan. 17, 1864. Deserted from hos- pital, Oct. 30, 1864. A hired recruit.
John Watters, age 22, 9th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Deserted at Annapolis, Md., Aug., 1864. A hired recruit.
Daniel W. Kennedy, age 19, 9th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Deserted, City Point, Va., August, 1864. A hired recruit.
William Russell, age 32, 9th Reg., Co. F. 3 yrs. A hired recruit. Absent from sickness. Trans- ferred to 6th Reg., Co. F.
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Dec. 28,
Peter Louis, age 18, 9th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. A hired recruit. Transferred to 6th Reg., Co. G. William A. Walker, age 18, 9th Reg., Co. E. 3 yrs. Wounded May 12, 1864. Transferred to 6th Reg., Co. E. A hired recruit.
Jacob Jackson, age 30, 9th Reg., Co. D. 3 yrs. Died Sept. 10, 1864. A hired recruit.
Abraham Heran, age 19, 9th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Transferred to 6th Reg., Co. G. A hired recruit.
Peter Loran, age 19, 9th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Transferred to 6th Reg., Co. G., June 1, 1865. A hired recruit.
Robert Warner, age 35, 9th Reg. Deserted en route to regiment ; probably a hired recruit.
Samuel Woods, age 25, 9th Reg., Co. G. 3 yrs. Transferred to 6th Reg., Co. G. A hired recruit.
31, James Dinwidder, age 33, 6th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. Deserted at Annapolis, Md., April 3, 1864; probably a recruit.
John Glover, age 25, Ist New England Cavalry, Troop I. Captured at Winchester, Va., Aug. 17, 1864 ; probably a hired recruit.
William Culberson, age 22, 6th Reg., Co. I. 3 yrs. A hired recruit.
Jan. 1, 1864.
George Wallace, age 28, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop D. Deserted en route to regiment ; a hired recruit.
Aug. 5,
William Loftis, 14th Reg., N. H. Infantry, Co. E. 3 yrs. Substitute for Edwin A. Towne.
6, John Higgins, 5th Reg., N. H. Infantry, Co. A. Substitute for George F. Livingston. Deserted at Alexandria, Va., June 5, 1865.
IO, Don Negretta, age 40, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop G. 3 yrs. Substitute for Charles J. Smith.
5, James Conner, 14th Reg., Infantry, Co. C. 3 yrs. Substitute for Albert C. Frost.
6, William Mahoney, 5th Reg., Infantry, Co. I. Sub- stitute for Horace F. Whittemore.
12, James Bennett, 5th Reg., Infantry, Co. B. Sub-
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stitute for George Bruce. Deserted to the ene- my, at Petersburg, Va., Oct. 11, 1864.
Aug. 15,
George Hyatt, 5th Reg., Infantry. Substitute for William G. Livingston. Deserted en route to regiment.
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Jacob Williams. Substitute for Richard H. Noone. John Walker, 5th Reg., Infantry, Co. I. Substi- tute for J. Frank Noone. Deserted at Peters- burg, March 29, 1865.
IO, John Welch, 5th Reg., Infantry. Substitute for John D. Holmes. Deserted en route to regi- ment.
Sept. 15,
Hans Nelson, 5th Reg., Infantry, Co. C. Substi- tute for Charles Barber.
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Osburn Anderson, 5th Reg., Infantry, Co. B. Substitute for Jones C. Dodge. Deserted, apprehended, and mustered out without pay, July 5, 1865.
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David Walker. Substitute for Person C. Cheney. John Farrel, 5th Reg., Infantry, Co. B. Substi- tute for Sampson Washburn. ' Deserted to ene- my, near Petersburg, Dec. 12, 1864.
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Wm. McCoy. Substitute for Henry B. Kimball. Frank Clark, 8th Reg., Infantry, Co. G. Repre- sentative recruit for Thomas Little.
Charles H. Robinson. Representative recruit for Charles H. Brooks.
28, Charles H. Littlefield, 8th Reg., Infantry, Co. E. I yr. Representative recruit for George T. Wheeler.
Patrick Mullin. Representative recruit for An- drew C. Cochran.
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George Adams, 14th Reg., Infantry. 1 yr. Rep- resentative recruit for Eli S. Hunt.
William Simpson, 14th Reg., Infantry. I yr. Representative recruit for Abraham P. Morri- son.
Benjamin A. Moodey. Representative recruit for Albert Smith.
Aug. 9,
George W. Cummings, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop G. 3 yrs. Promoted to 2d Lieutenant.
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Aug. 19,
Charles E. Lakeman, 13th Reg., Go. G. 3 yrs. Died March 10, 1865.
Daniel M. White, age 21, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop E. 3 yrs. Promoted to 2d Lieutenant. Willis L. Ames, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop F. 3 yrs.
9, 16, John Scott, age 19, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop G. Quarter Master's Sergeant. Accidentally wounded by a gun-shot in foot, Nov. 2, 1864.
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Albert Mason, age 22, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, M. 3 yrs.
James B. Mooney, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery. 3 yrs.
Sept. 2,
Lewis F. Cheney, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, C. I yr.
Frank A. Robbe, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, C. I yr.
Aug. 30,
Charles M. Moore, age 18, Ist N. H. Heavy Artil- lery, E. 1 yr.
Sept. 26, Samuel S. Hardy, age 42, Ist N. H. Heavy Artil- lery, L. 1 yr.
Mar. 31,
Ervin H. Smith, age 24, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop C. 3 yrs. Captured Nov. 12, 1864, at Cedar Creek. Confined in Libby Prison, Richmond, and Salisbury, N. C .; endured great sufferings in the above prisons.
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.Stilman Dunn, age 27, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop D. 3 yrs.
Allen R. Hood, age 22, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop B. 3 yrs.
Benjamin F. Whitcomb, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop B. 3 yrs.
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Ambrose F. Upton, age 18, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop B. 3 yrs. Captured June 29, 1864. Died at Andersonville Prison, Ga., Oct. 7, 1864. Wm. H. H. Pritchard, age 23, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop A. 3 yrs. Wounded on picket, July 18, 1864.
Henry Field, age 40, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop A. 3 yrs.
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Mar. 23, 1 .
John P. Farmer, age 22, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop A. 3 yrs.
31, William A. Huntress, age 36, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop E. 3 yrs. Wounded in leg. Trans- ferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 17, 1865.
19,
George E. Whitman, age 20, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop B. 3 yrs. Captured, and died at An- dersonville Prison, March 6, 1865.
30,
William H. Drinker, age 19, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop B. 3 yrs. Wounded severely in Laurie Valley, Va., Sept. 22, 1864.
Feb. 15, 1865. Charles Jewett, age 38, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, K. I yr.
Mar. 10,
George D. May, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, Troop K. 1 yr.
23,
Charles S. Gray, age 40, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop L. I yr.
George B. Tilden, age 42, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop L. I yr.
Feb. 25,
George N. Bailey, Ist N. H. Cavalry, Troop K. I yr. Wells E. York, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, M. I yr.
14, John C. Richardson, 8th N. H. Infantry, Co. A. I yr.
W. H. H. Greenwood, Ist N. H. Heavy Artillery, M. I yr. -
June 14, 1863. John C. Swallow, Navy, Ist Class Boy. 1 yr.
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. - The soldiers' monument erected in Putnam Grove, Peterborough, consists of a bronze statue of a soldier, six feet seven inches high, standing in full dress, at rest upon his arms, upon a granite pedestal seven feet in height. The statue was designed by Martin Milmore, Esq., of Boston, and cast by the Ames Manufacturing Company, at Chicopee, Mass. The pedestal is of the Concord granite, and was designed at Chicopee, and wrought by D. C. Hutch- inson, of Manchester. The statue and pedestal are so well
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proportioned that the artistic effect of the whole is very pleas- ant and admirable. Upon the face of the granite pedestal, in front, is inserted a bronze memorial tablet, bearing the follow- ing inscription : -
THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
PETERBOROUGH SOLDIERS SACRIFICED.
Capt. Gustavus A.Forbush, 13th N. H. Regt. Lieut. Timothy K. Ames, 6th N. H. Regt. Lieut. Charles L. Fuller, 6th N. H. Regt. Lieut. John M. Dodd, 6th N. H. Regt.
Charles O. Collister, 2d N. H. Regt. Newman Hall, 2d N. H. Regt.
· Edward Bolio, 2d N. H. Regt. Frank E. Howe, 2d N. H. Regt. George Wilding, 4th N. H. Regt. Luther G. Crosby, 4th N. H. Regt. German N. Breed, 5th N. H. Regt. George N. Spaulding, 6th N. H. Regt.
George W. Hadley, 6th N. H. Regt. William H. Wallace, 6th N. H. Regt.
Lucius H. Farwell, 6th N. H. Regt. Cyrus Henry Farnum, 6th N. H. Regt.
Christopher M. Wheeler, 6th N. H. Regt.
David A. Cram, 6th N. H. Regt.
Alfred Perry, 6th N. H. Regt.
Philemon W. Cross, 6th N. H. Regt. Charles H. Fay, 6th N. H. Regt. Henry C. Taggart, 6th N. H. Regt. Thomas J. Vose, 6th N. H. Regt. George W. Wood, 6th N. H. Regt.
Josiah P. Smith, 8th N. H. Regt. Jonathan L. Powers, 8th N. H. Regt. Rodney M. Brackett, 13th N. H. Regt. Joseph A. Crosby, 13th N. H. Regt. Jacob Chamberlain, 13th N. H. Regt. Charles E. Lakeman, 13th N. H. Regt.
Eugene G. Farwell, 13th N. H. Regt.
George J. Moore, 13th N. H. Regt. Henry H. Frair, 13th N. H. Regt. Herbert Lee, 13th N. H. Regt. John Leathers, 13th N. H. Regt.
Cortes S. Osborne, 13th N. H. Regt. Francis S. Piper, 16th N. H. Regt. James L. Boyce, 16th N. H. Regt. Ambrose F. Upton, Ist N. H. Cav- alry. Henry Moore, 11th Ill. Regt. Joseph Clark, 2d Mass. Regt. George M. Clark, 5th Conn. Regt. .
John P. Cram, 15th Conn. Vol.
Drowned, by Sinking of Steamer on Potomac River : Sophia, Wife of Lieut. Col. Charles Scott. Katie, Wife of Capt. John A. Cummings.
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HISTORY OF PETERBOROUGH.
The first steps taken to procure a soldiers' monument, in commemoration of those belonging to Peterborough who sac- rificed their lives in the war of the Rebellion, were taken in the organization of a "Soldiers' and Sailors' Mutual Benefit Association." They elected a committee, April 4, 1866, to solicit funds for this purpose.
This committee held their first levee Dec. 25th, of the same year, and realized from its proceeds four hundred and eighty- one dollars and fifty-eight cents. Hon. P. C. Cheney, formerly of the 13th Regiment, generously added one hundred dollars to this auspicious beginning. The second levee was held Dec. 24, 1867, and three hundred and seventy dollars raised. A chowder-party, from West Peterborough, gave, as a surplus of a Fourth of July gathering, sixteen dollars and seventy-five cents. The town, at its annual March meeting in 1868, voted to raise the sum of one thousand dollars towards the monu- ment, and chose a committee to act in connection with the soldiers' committee; viz., Elijah M. Tubbs, Albert S. Scott, Charles H. Brooks, Albert Sawyer, Abraham P. Morrison, Charles Scott, Ervin H. Smith, James E. Saunders, John H. Cutler, Mortier L. Morrison. The third levee was held Feb. 26, 1869, and three hundred and eleven dollars and fifteen cents secured. The two "Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Societies," in dissolving their organizations, gave for the monument the unexpended money in their hands, amounting to thirty-five dollars. Miss Catharine Smith contributed ten dollars from an enterprise of hers. At the annual town meeting in March, 1870, the town voted six hundred and fifty-three dollars and forty-nine cents, to cancel the debt due for the monument. The several sums received were placed on interest, and the amount realized was one hundred and fifty-two dollars and ninety cents.
No part of the town appropriation was paid until the mon- ument was completed.
The following is a financial report of the cost of the mon- ument, with error of $60 in receipts, as per dedication pam- phlet : -
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MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Funds received.
Expended.
Town of Peterborough, $1,653 49
Foundation for Monu-
Three Levees, . 1,162 73
ment, $14 25
Pedestal,
525 00
ney, .
100 00
Statue and Tablet,
3,277 50
Ladies' Soldiers' Aid So- . cieties, . 35 00
Fence,removing stumps,
Miss Catharine Smith, . 10 00
Chowder Party,
16 75
Contracting,
28 45
A Friend,
800 00
Incidentals,
59 69
Interest,
152 90
Error ?
60 00
$3,990 87
$3,990 87
The monument was erected in Putnam Grove, on Grove Street, late in the fall of 1869, so late that the joint committee of soldiers and citizens decided not to dedicate it until the fol- lowing spring or summer. The tablet was inserted in May, 1870. During the spring the grove, as yet entirely in a state of nature, underwent great improvements; it was neatly fenced and enclosed, suitable entrances were constructed, the trees trimmed, the grounds smoothed and partially terraced, and otherwise greatly improved. The 17th of June, 1870, was selected as the day of dedication. The following were the officers of the day : Albert S. Scott, President; Charles H. Brooks, Albert Sawyer, E. H. Smith, Committee of Ar- rangements ; Daniel M. White, Toast-master; Col. Charles Scott, Chief-marshall; Aids, Lieut. M. L. Morrison, Capt. James E. Saunders, and Col. S. I. Vose.
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