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For the first time Surry Infantry, under Capt. Charles A. Britton came out in uniform. The gamblers of Boston were on hand in large numbers; some quarrelling and fighting took place the night before,
*NOTE: The names in the above are spelled as we think they should be, not as they appear in the original record.
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between the blacklegs and soldiers, in which two of the latter were somewhat hurt. From old people it said a soldier named Balch from Keene received a blow in the face from a bell by a gambler which pealed the skin off and fell over 'his nose. So angry were the soldiers over this incident, the gamblers were so severely handled they were com- pelled to leave town. As an example, one incident is here given.
Levi Britton of Westmoreland, while passing near the barn-yard of the village hotel met one of the black-legs, whom he picked up by the "seat of his pants and nap of the neck and pitched him head first into several inches of water and filth to the joy and amusement of the sol- diers."
The morale of the old time Muster had for years been on the decline in all parts of the state; this was the last muster held in Surry.
One or two musters were held on the plane northeast of the Bradley Britton buildings, and others on the plane east of the old hotel in the village.
An article by W. S. Briggs of Keene to the Sentinel 1882 gives some inter- esting facts regarding the New Hampshire militia in 1834. The following is an extract of his article:
On training days, all males from 18 to 45 were required to train. Each man was required to be equipped according to law for militia duty and inspection. Training day was the 1st Tuesday in May that year-1834. The equipment was: Gun, ramrod, bayonet, belt and cart- ridge box (for 24 cartridges), priming-wire and brush, two spare flints, knapsack and canteen. The penalty for being without the above equip- ment was as follows: Gun .80c; ramrod .20c; bayonet, scabbard and belt .25c; flints .02c; priming-wire and brush .10c; cartridge box .25c; knapsack .20c; canteen .10c; gun not cleaned .50c: If loaded with ball $2.00; If absent $2.00.
CHAPTER VIII WAR OF 1812-WAR OF THE REBELLION-WORLD WAR-LIBERTY LOANS
WAR OF 1812
After the treaty of peace had been signed between the United States and Great Britain in 1783, animosity still prevailed between the two nations, and each complained that the other had violated the terms of the treaty. The British naval officers were especially zealous in their outrageous and insulting conduct toward American seamen, capturing and confiscating our merchant vessels, all of which created antagonism in the minds of the American peo- ple. The Jay treaty, which was ratified during the closing years of the eighteenth century temporarily quieted conditions.
England, however, continued her aggression without apology or redress until the American government, becoming convinced of her hostile intentions, finally made preparations for conflict. An extra session of congress was called in November 1811 by President Madison, who recommended our prep- aration for war.
"At length, in the early part of 1812, insults having been added to in- juries, by the assumed mistress of the ocean, the American Congress, convinced that there was no hope of a change of policy on the part of that haughty power, and that a resort to arms was the only alternative for maintaining our rights, sustaining the national honor, and protect- ing our citizens, on the 18th day of June 1812, passed an Act declaring war against Great Britain." -N. H. State Papers.
The few Surry men who entered this conflict, so far as known, saw no ac- tive service except guard duty for a few months, mostly around Portsmouth, N. H.
The names of the following men connected with this town have been com- piled, and there may have been others of whom we have no record:
? ABBOTT. Daniel. Enl. May 25, 1814 and served until July 2, 1814, in the roll of Capt. Andrew Pierce's Co. "He went to aid in suppressing the outbreak near Lake Champlain in 1812, and was never heard from again," is the statement received by the compiler. From what town he entered the ser- vice has not been ascertained, but his family were living in 1806 with Capt. Thomas Harvey, as per census.
-|- BAXTER. George of Surry. Enl. Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days; was ap- pointed corpl. in Capt. James M. Warner's Co. * Son of Capt. Simon Baxter, Jr.
*('apt. Warner was of Acworth. Most of the Surry men were in his Co.
-- The plus mark indicates the men enlisted from Surry.
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-- BECKWITH. Aseph of Surry. Enl. Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days; dis. Nov. 17, 1814, in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lieut. Col. John Steele's Reg.
CARPENTER. Willard, b. 1794; son of Amasa of Surry; enl. Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lt. Col. John Steele's Reg.
DART. David, b. 1793; d. 1841; enl. from Gilsum Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lt. Col. John Steele's Reg. His father and grandfather lived in Surry.
- FULLER. Silas, b. 1795; enl. from Surry Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lt. Col. John Steele's Reg.
HALL. Jonathan Jr., b. 1782; d. 1852; enl. from Westmoreland, Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days; dis. Oct. 12 1814, in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lt. Col. John Steele's Reg. He res. in Surry for a few years.
MARVIN. John Jr., of Surry and Alstead. Enl. from A. Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lt. Col. John Steele's Reg.
SCOVELL. Frederick, b. 1786; rem. from Surry to Walpole from which town he enl. Sept. 26, 1814 for 60 days in Capt. Josiah Bellows' Co., as. a pri- vate.
SMITH. Sylvester. Lived in Surry from the time he was a young lad. - Enl. as a sergt. Sept. 20, 1814 for three months and was on the roll of Capt. Oliver Warren's Co. Betsey, his widow, was on the pension roll at the time of her death. He d. in Surry Aug. 18, 1863, aged 84 years.
- - WETHERBEE. Edmund, b. 1785; of Surry and enl. Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days; dis. Nov. 7, 1814 in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Lt. Col. John Steele's Reg.
WRIGHT. Philemon, b. 1782; d. 1864 in Keene. He lived in Surry for a few years about the middle of the last century. He was in the battle of Tip- pecanoe. In relating his experience in that battle to a gentleman now living, he said after the battle was over: Gen. Harrison (?) standing by inquired if he was wounded. "No, sir," was Mr. Wright's reply. "Well, what is the blood I see?" An examination proved a ball had entered and lodged in his thigh where it remained for many years. He was on pension roll 1840. He was Sergt. in Burton's 4th Inf. in Regular army.
WAR OF THE REBELLION
The War of the Rebellion, or Civil war, opened with an assault upon Fort Sumter on the 12th of April 1861, and came to a close on the 9th of April 1865, after more than a million citizens had been engaged in the struggle, in- volving an expenditure of an enormous sum of money and causing misery, suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of the bravest young men of the land.
It was a struggle between the Northern and Southern states in our Union;
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a conflict between freedom and slavery; between right and wrong; a grave and vital question which could not escape settlement sooner or later, for the United States could not remain divided into free and slave states. The laws of our country had been conceived in a spirit of liberty and justice, intending that all men should have equal rights in civil life, regardless of nationality, race or creed.
The law requiring military duty in New Hampshire was repealed in 1850, therefore when the outbreak came, this state had no military organization to put into the field, except a few companies from the larger towns.
The South, however, for several years prior to 1861, had been quietly but rapidly making all preparations for the coming conflict. In the early months of that year, one after another of the Southern states passed the "ordinance of secession" and a Southern Confederacy was formed. Finally the smould- ering fire burst into flames at Fort Sumter on April 12th.
During the early years of the war the feeling was bitter between the North and South and the press and many New Hampshire citizens were divided in their opinions. Probably a fourth of the voters in Surry at that time were more or less in sympathy with the South. One prominent man in the north part of the town was reported to have said:
"If the boys come back at all, he hoped they would come in boxes."
The town had no flag during the early part of the war to show her loyalty for the common cause. Finally two young ladies with a subscription paper went about town and not long after a large handsome flag was displayed over the village street.
The following has been taken from the Town Records:
1861, Sept. 21, "To see if the town will vote to raise money to aid in Supporting the families of Volunteers in the town of Surry that have, or may hereafter enlist in the Service of the United States." Voted: to raise $200.00 to aid in supporting the fam- ilies of volunteers.
ยท 1862, Aug. 9. The town voted to pay a bounty of $125.00 to men who shall Volunteer in the United States Service.
1863, Jan. 3. Voted to raise $750.00 to pay for men to fill the quota of the town. Also, voted to pay a bounty of $125.00 to each man who may be drafted.
1863, Aug. 22. Voted to pay $300.00 to every man who is drafted into the service, or who may serve from this town.
1864, Aug. 31. Voted to pay $600.00 to Volunteers from this town, for one years service; to pay $800.00 for two years service, and to pay $1000.00 for three years service in the war. Also, voted to pay men who are not citizens of this town, $100.00 for one year; $200.00 for two years, and $300.00 for three years service in the war. .
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An old letter found among the town records reads as follows:
Camp Nelson, Ky. Dec. 23rd, 1863.
To the Selectmen of Surry,
Gentlemen :
I understand that your town has not as yet been able to fill her quota under the last call for three hundred thousand more. There are some in the Company who would like to re-enlist and be credited to the town that is paying the highest bounty. I understand that they can be credited to any town that has not filled her "quota." Now if you will please send documents so that these men will be sure of the bounty, I think I can procure some six men that would like to be credited to your town.
Please answer immediately. Direct to Capt. J. N. Jones, Co. F. 6th, N. H. Vols., Camp Nelson, Ky.
I am, yours truly, * J. N. Jones, Capt. Co. F. 6th, N. H. Vols.
The following is a list of men who served from Surry, or were resident of the town, either before or after the Civil war. Those who served from, or were credited to this town are marked thus (-|-) :
ABBOTT, Joseph B .; b. in Surry; during the war was in the sanitary com- mission for four years; lived in Richmond, N. H .; later in Keene and was county commissioner of Cheshire county for several years.
*ALLEN, Francis A. Co. E. 4th Reg. N. H. Vols .; b. Peterborough, N. H .; age 26; res. Manchester; enl. Aug. 27, '61; must. in Sept. 18, 1861, as priv .; re-enl. Feb. 15, '64; must. in Feb. 28, '64; wound. May 22, '64, near Bermuda Hundred, Va .; disch. disab. Oct. 24, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. Died Aug. 20, 1889, Portsmouth, N. H. Son of Joseph Allen and lived in Surry when a young man.
-|- ALLEN, George W. Co. I. 9th, Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. N. H .; age 22; res. Surry; credited to Surry; enl. Dec. 15, 1863; must. in Dec. 15, '63, as priv .; wd. June 7, '64, Cold Harbor, Va .; tr. to Co. I. 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65; must. out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Claremont, N. H. He was a younger brother of Francis, above, and lived in Surry when a young lad; in 1884-5 he was employed by the old Cheshire Railroad Co. and res. in North Walpole near the top of "Tucker hill."
*Capt. Josiah N. Jones, res. at Portsmouth, N. H. in recent years, and now, (1919) in Lawrence, Mass. He is President of 6th Reg. N. H. Vet. Association.
* The major part of the Civil war history is from the "Revised Register of the Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire in the WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1866. Published and prepared by authority of the legislature, by Augustus D. Ayling, adjutant general. 1895."
Abbreviations used :- App :- Appointed; Art .- Artillery; Asst .- Assistant; Capt .- Cap- tain ; Cav .- Cavalry ; Co .- Company ; Col .- Colonel ; Corpl .- Corporal; Dis .- Disease; Disab. -Disability ; Disch .- Discharged ; Enl .- Enlisted ; Gen .- General; Inf .- Infantry; Lt .- Lieutenant; Maj .- Major ; Mis .- Missing; P. O. ad .- Post-office address, last known; Priv. -Private; Pro .- Promoted ; Re-enl .- Re-enlisted; Reg .- Regiment : Res .- Residence; Sergt. -Sergeant; Tm. ex .- Term expired; Tr .- Transferred; U. S. A .- United States army; Unas'd .- Unassigned; V .- Volunteer; V. R. C .- Veteran Reserve Corps; Wd-Wounded ; Wds .- Wounds.
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-|- ALLEN, John Henry. Co. H. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Heavy Art .; b. in Surry; age 20; credit. Surry; enl. Sept. 2, '64, for 1 yr .; must. in Sept. 2, '64, as priv .; must. out June 15, '65. He was brother of the two above named soldiers, and the youngest in the family. He became a M. E. clergyman after the war, and had charges in Mass., R. I. and Conn. He died at East Hart- ford, Conn., May 20, 1910.
AUSTIN, Charles F. Co. G. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Surry; age 21; res. Keene; enl. Apr. 21, '61; must. in May 2, '61, as a priv .; must. out Aug. 9, '61. Also, Co. A. 2nd Reg .; enl. Sept. 12, '61; must. in Sept. 17, 61, as priv .; mis. May 9, '64, Swift Creek, Va .; gained from mis. May 11, '64; wd. June 9, '64, Cold Harbor, Va .; disch. Sept. 14, '64, Concord, tm. ex. He was son of Thomas who lived on top South end of mountain.
AUSTIN, Kendall. Co. A 5th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; drafted; b. Surry; age 26; res. Alstead; credited to Alstead; draf. Sept. 30, '63; must. in do .; priv .; mis. Aug. 25, '64, Ream's Station, Va .; ret'd .; must. out June 28, '65. He was an older brother of Charles F., above; lived many years in East Alstead; died there 1919.
BEMIS, Charles R. Co. B. 5th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; substitute; b. N. H .; cred. to Temple; age 30; enl. Sept. 5, '64; disch. dis. July 15, '65. Probably the man of that name who lived in Surry about 1885; single.
BENTON, Franklin Gardner. Co. A. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 21; res. Keene, cred. to Keene; enl. Aug. 29, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; disch. disab. Dec. 12, '64, Washington, D. C. Died dis. June 23, '81, Keene. A son of Franklin B. Benton of Surry.
BIGELOW, Hiram Philemon; enl. Co. K. 8th Reg. Vt. Inf., as a priv .; cred. to Moretown, Vt .; disch. at Burlington, Vt. June 28, 1865. The officer in making out his discharge papers wrote his name incorrectly, as given above. His name, however, until several years after the war was "Horace" P. Bige- low. He res. in Surry a year or two about 1872; rem. thence to Acworth and now in Keene or Swanzey. He was b. at Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H., May 24, 1849.
-|- BISSELL, Albert E. Co. I, 9th, Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Pelham, N. H .; age 21; cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 12, '62; must. in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv .; app. Corp .; wd. July 23, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died of wds. Oct. 9, '64, Wash- ington, D. C. Bur'd in Surry. Son of Tyler.
BLACK, Summer W .- Co. He was b. in Chesterfield, N. H., abt. 1819 and d. at Harpers Ferry, Va. during the early part of the war. As his war record is not found in N. H., possibly he served from Mass. His wid. lived in Marlboro, N. H. and drew a pension within recent years.
-|- BLAKE, Aaron Herbert. Co. I. 9th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 18; res. Surry and cred. to Surry; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must. in Dec. 15, '63, as priv .; tr. to Co. I. 6th N. H. V., June 1, '65; disch. July 8, '65, Annapolis, Md. Son of Henry B. Died in Keene 1911.
-|- BLAKE, Ira E. Co. B. 14th, N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Surry; age 19; res. Walpole, cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; must. out July 8, '65. Died in Surry 1877. Son of Joshua D.
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BLAKE, John A. Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Keene; age 20; res. Gilsum; enl. Apr. 25, '61, for three mos .; not must. in; paid by state; re-enl. May 22, '61, for 3 yrs .; must. in May 31, '61, as priv .; capt'd. June 30, '62, White Oak Swamp, Va .; exch .; wd. sev. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa .; disch. disab. June 7, '64, David's Isl., N. Y. H. He lived in Surry after the war; rem. to Keene where he died, 1904.
BRITTON, Bradford. Co. E. 6th N. H. V. Inf .; b. Chesterfield; age 45; res. and enl. from Chesterfield; enl. Nov. 19, '61, as a musc. (drummer) ; disch. disab. June 16, '62, at New Berne, N. C. In order to enter the ser- vice he erroneously gave his age as 45, when in reality it should have been 54 years. He was the oldest man in his company. He lived in Surry several years prior to the war. Died in Hinsdale, Feb. 2, 1887.
-|- BRITTON, Charles E. Co. I. 9th N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Walpole; age 19; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must. in Dec. 15, '63, as priv. Died Alexandria, Va., July 30, '64; bur. in Surry. Son of Bradley.
-- BRITTON, Frederick Frost. Co. F. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Rox- bury, Mass .; res. Keene and cred. to Surry; age 21; enl. Sept. 1, 1862; must. in Sept. 23, as priv .; wound. Sept. 19, '64, Opequan, Va .; dis. July 6, '65; res. Surry, Wisconsin; Springfield, Mass., where he died unm. Son of John Lang- don, below.
-|- BRITTON, John Langdon. Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Chester- field; age 42; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 18, '61; must. in Aug. 18, '61, as musc .; app. principal musc., Oct. 10, '61; disch. disab. June 13, '62, Wil- liamsburg, Va. Also, Co. F. 13th Reg. V. R. C .; cred. to Surry; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must. in Dec. 15, '63, as priv .; disch. disab. May 27, '65, at Concord. Also, Cheshire Light Guard in State Service; res. Surry; enl. on or before Apr. 26, '61, at Keene, as musc. He res. in Surry many years; was a brother of Brad- ford and father of Frederick. He was 56 years of age at time of his enl. He died in Keene 1898; bur. in Surry.
BRITTON, Levi. Co. A. 18th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Westmoreland; age 44; cred. to Alstead; enl. Sept. 3, '64, for 1 yr .; must. in Sept. 13, '64, as priv .; must. out May 6, '65. He lived in Surry for a few years prior to the war; rem. to Alstead.
BROWN, Boardwin. Co. F. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Stowe, Mass .; age 44; res. and cred. to Keene; enl. Sept. 1, '62; must. in Sept. 23, '62, as priv .; disch. disab. Jan. 30, '64, Washington, D. C. Lived in Surry for several years prior to the war, then in Keene, where he died, 1867, aged 60 years.
BURGESS, William. Co. C. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; substitute; b. Rox- bury, Mass .; res. Surry; cred. to New Durham, N. H .; enl. Aug. 13, '63; must. in Aug. 14, '63, as priv .; must. out July 8, '65. He was an old sailor, lived in Surry and rem. to Walpole. Name also, "William J. Burgess."
CALDWELL, Charles W. Co. E. 5th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Alstead; age 19; res. and cred. to Alstead; enl. Sept. 18, '61; must. in Oct 19, '61, as priv .; disch. disab. May 15, '62. He res. in Surry after the war for several years.
CALDWELL, Daniel F. Co. G. 1st Reg. V. Inf .; b. Nashua; age 24; res. Alstead; enl. Apr. 24, '61; must. in May 2, '61, as priv .; must. out Aug. 9, '61.
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Also Co. B. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; res. Walpole; cred. to Alstead; enl. Aug. 25, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; must out July 8, '65. He was a son of Joseph Caldwell of Alstead, and brother of Charles W. and Joseph W., q v. He res. at the Toll-gate place in Surry after his marriage to the widow of Hiram Britton.
CALDWELL, Joseph W. Co. B. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Londonderry, N. H .; age 23; res. Walpole; cred. to Alstead; enl. Aug. 25, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; disch, disab. Apr. 4, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. He res. Gilsum, Surry and now in Keene (1919).
-- CARPENTER, Haskell. Unas'd. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Cav .; b. Surry age 22; cred. to Surry; enl. Mar. 28, '65, for 1 yr .; must. in Mar. 28, '65, as priv .; dis. May 6, '65, Gallop's Isl., Boston Har., Mass. He res. in Surry and Swanzey. Died Feb. 26, 1894 in Chesterfield, N. H.
CLEMENT, Benjamin F. Co. E. 6th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Knox, Me .; age 42; res. Keene; rem. to Swanzey; enl. Nov. 9, '61; must. in Nov. 28, '61, as priv .; disch. disab. Feb. 6, '63, Alexander, Va. Also, Co. I. 13th Reg. V. R. C .; res. Keene; cred. to Seekonk, Mass .; enl. Sept. 2, '64; must. in Sept. 2, '64; as priv .; disch. disab. Dec. 20, '64, Gallop's Isl., Boston Har., Mass. He rem. to Surry soon after the war and lived some years later ret. to Maine and died in Halldale, that state, Aug. 2, 1885, age 66 years. He was more than six feet-the tallest man in his Co. (in the 6th Reg).
CONVERSE, Stillman A. Co. H. Ist Reg. N. H. V. Hvy. Artly .; b. and cred. to Gilsum; age 21; enl. Sept. 2, '64, for 1 yr .; must. in Sept. 2, '64, as Priv .; must. out June 15, '65. Died July 14, 1883, Hartford, Conn. He lived in Surry before the war.
CRAFTS, Francis T. Co. K. 3rd Mass. Vol. Inf .; b. Boston, Mass. and res. S. 1917-1921 (during summers) ; res. (1923) 28 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, Mass. He enl. for nine mos. 1862; mustered out in June 1863; served in North Carolina; was in Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsborough battles and minor skirmishes.
DARLING, Lewis Dwight. Co. I. 9th Reg. Vol .; served three years; enl. Aug. 18, 1862, see family record. He d. Keene Jan. 9, 1922.
-- DAVIS, Bethuel J. Co. A. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Gilsum; age 27; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as corpl .; must. out July 8, '65. After war, res. Surry, Keene, Bellows Falls ,Vt .; died Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 21, 1893.
DORT, Obed G. Co. E. 6th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 33; res. and cred. to Keene; app. capt. Nov. 30, '61; must. in to date Nov. 28, '61; app. maj. Apr. 22, '62; resigned Sept. 24, '62. Res. before, during and after the war in Keene where he died 1908.
EMERSON, Bellows. Co. B. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. res. and cred. to Walpole; age 32; enl. Sept 13, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; disch. disab. Feb. 5, '63, Poolesville, Md. Supposed identical with Bellows Emerson in Cheshire Light Guard; res. Walpole; enl. Apr. 25, '61, at Keene as priv .; dis. by request of governor, May 31, '61. He lived in Surry before the war; rem. to Ashburnham, Mass., where he died quite suddenly, before 1876.
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EMERSON, Quincy A. Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. and res. at Wal- pole; age 19; enl. Apr. 25, '61, for 3 mos .; not must. in; paid by state; re-enl. May 22, '61, for 3 yrs .; must. in May 31, '61, as priv .; re-enl. and must. in Jan. 1, '64; app. corpl. July 1, '64; sergt. Feb. 1, '65; must. out Dec. 19, '65. He worked in Surry when a young man and in Keene. He was living in Ash- burnham, Mass., at the time his brother Bellows died.
FAY, Asa Ball. Co. C. 34th Reg. Mass. V. Inf .; b. Northborough, Mass., 1838; d. there 1919; lived in Surry several yrs. He served as 1st lieut .; enl. Aug. 1862; dis. at exp. of service, June 16, 1865.
-|- GAGE, William. Co. F. 6th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Montreal, Can .; age 28; res. Keene; enl. Nov. 30, '61; must. in Dec. 3, '61 as priv .; app. corpl .; re-enl. and must. in Jan. 4, '64; cred. to Surry; must. out July 17, '65. He res. in Surry before the war, and after at Springfield, Vt., where he died May 18, 1917. He saw much service and was in many battles with his Reg.
GAY, John P. Co. H. 5th Reg. Mass. Inf .; b. in Acworth; age 23; enl. at West Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 10, '62, as priv. for 9 mos .; dis. at Windham, Mass., July 2, '63. He res. after war in Surry, and now (1923) in Keene.
HALL, James G. Co. D. 13th Reg. N. Y. Vol. Inf .; b. Surry; age 28; en- rolled Apr. 23, '61 at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. for two years; disch. at Albany, N. Y. June 18, '63; light; blue eyes; 5 ft. 10 in. He res. in Saratoga Springs and in Westmoreland where he died Jan. 24, 1906.
HARMON, Thomas L. Born in Boston; enl. 36th N. Y. Inf. Apr. 20, '61; re-enl. Oct. 25, '62, in 13th Mass. Battery; app. sergt .; 2nd lieut. May 25, '63, . in 55th Mass. Reg .; promoted to 1st lieut. then capt. He resigned June 3, '65, on acct. of disab. Capt. Harmon came to Surry 1884 and was propr. of village hotel.
HARTWELL, William H. Co. I. 9th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Langdon; age 18; cred. to Keene; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must. in Aug. 15, '62, as priv. app. corpl. Dec. 10, '62; sergt. May 1, '63; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va .; released Feb. 28, '65; disch. June 12, '65, Baltimore, Md. When a young lad he res. in Surry with his uncle; after the war, at Kirkwood, Ill., and 1919 at Santa Barbara, Cal.
HOLBROOK, George Wood. Born in Surry, 1819; d. in Keene, 1877. He res. in Surry and was in the service of the government during the Civil war; was appointed Deputy United States marshal during that period.
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