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HOLBROOK, Samuel Francis. . Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Surry; age 21; res. and enl. Keene; 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 .; app. corpl. Jan. 1, '63; wd. July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa .; app. sergt. July 2, '63; re-enl. and must. in Jan. 1, '64, as priv .; cred. to Walpole; app. 1st lieut. June 24, '64; capt. Co. G. Apr. 1, '65; must. out Dec. 19, '65. Res. in Keene and died there in 1894.
-|- HORTON, George G. Co. E. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 21; enl. Aug. 26, '61; must. in Sept. 17, '61, as priv .; deserted June 20, '62, at Seven Pines, Va. He was discovered and returned to Surry after the war,
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with a bewildered and unstable mind, with apparently little knowledge of his previous whereabouts. Those who knew him before and after the war, did not as a rule, consider him responsible for the crime of deserting the service. He lived and died in Surry, 1902.
HOWARD, Horace W. Co. H. 8th Reg. Vt. Vol. Inf .; b. Gilsum, Mar. 22, 1840; while at work at Townshend, Vt. enl. from that town Jan. 8, 1862 for three years; must. in at Brattleboro; re-enl. at New Iberia, La., Jan. 5 (or March 5), 1864; a priv .; promoted to corpl. July 1, 1864; dis. at Burlington, Vt., July 10, 1865. Res. in Surry, 1875-76, and again, 1922, also at Alstead and Gilsum. Mr. Howard states: "We re-enlisted on the field of battle with- in a short distance from the enemy, in the same company and regiment; at New Iberia, La."
HOWARD, John Jackson. Co. I. 9th Reg. N. H .V. Inf .; b. in Surry, Mar. 8, 1834; d. small-pox, Washington, D. C., Feb. 20, 1864; res. in Gilsum and Sullivan. He was a cousin to Horace W. Howard.
ISHAM, Charles H. Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 18; res. and cred. Walpole; enl. May 1, '61, 3 mos .; not must. in; paid by state; re- enl. May 22, '61, for 3 yrs .; must. in May 31, '61, as priv .; wd. June 25, '62, Oak Grove, Va .; disch. disab. Feb. 20, '63, N. Y. City. He res. Baldwinsville, Mass .; went to National Soldiers' Home, Hampton, Va., where he died, 1916.
-|- JOSLIN, Herbert H. Co. H. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Hvy. Artly .; b. Surry; age 22; cred. to Surry; enl. Sept. 3, '64, for 1 yr .; must. in Sept. 3, '64, as priv .; must. out, Concord, N. H., June 15, '65. He rem. after the war to Farmington, Penn.
-|- JOSLIN, John K. Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Surry; age 25; res. and cred. to Surry; 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 .; app. corpl. Sept. 1, '61; must out June 21, '64. He rem. west after the war and res. in Mo. and Kansas; died in the Soldiers' Home in Kansas, 1914? He was a cousin of Herbert H. Joslin, see above. His name is erroneously spelled "Jos- lyn" in the N. H. Register.
-|- KENNEY, Chancey. Co. A. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Bethlehem, N. H .; age 29; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; must. out July 8, '65. He res. in Surry before and after the war, and later rem. to Springfield, Vt.
-|- KENNEY, William Riley. Unas'd. in 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Richmond, N. H .; age 18; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Apr. 4, '65, for 1 yr .; must. in Apr. 4, '65, as priv .; dis. May 6, '65, Gallop's Isl., Boston Har. Mass. He saw no actual service. Res. after the war in Surry where he died, 1898. He and Chancey, above, were brothers.
KENYON, David Y. Co. B, 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Middlebury, Vt .; age 26; res. Walpole; cred. Alstead; enl. Aug. 27, '62; must. in Sept. 24, '62, as priv .; wd. Sept. 19, '64, Opequan, Va .; must. out July 8, '65. After war he res. Keene and Surry where he died from accident, 1906.
-- KINGSBURY, Edward A. Co. E. 6th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. and cred. to Surry; age 22; enl. Nov. 5, '61; must. in Nov. 28, '61, as priv .; disch. disab.
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Jan. 29, '63, Alexandria, Va. Also enl. from Surry; Co. H., N. H. V., hvy. artly., Sept. 2, '64, for 1 yr .; must. in Sept. 2, '64, as corpl .; must. out June 15, '65, at Concord, N. H. Res. after war in Georgetown, Mich., Acworth, and (1919), Keene.
KINGSBURY, W. Henry. Co. C. 14th Reg. N. H. Inf .; b. Keene; age 37; enl. Feb. 16, 1865 for 1 yr .; must. out July 8, 1865; res. in Surry, Keene and Westmoreland where he d. 1895.
MONROE, Dr. Nahum P. A native of Surry and who settled in Bangor, Me., is said to have served in the Civil war.
MOODY, James S. A native of Landaff, N. H., served in the old Sixth Mass. Vols., also in Co. C. 50th Mass. Vols .; d. Sept. 5, 1892, at National Sol- diers' Home at Togus, Me. He lived in Surry, 1843-44.
PEABODY, Chauncy M. Unas'd. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Cavl .; b. Bran- don, N. Y .; age 19; cred. to Surry; enl. Feb. 28, '65, for 1 yr .; must. in Feb. 28, '65, as priv .; d. dis. Apr. 2, '65, Pleasant Valley, Md. Nothing further is known of this soldier who served from this town.
PIKE, Henry A. Co. E. 13th Reg. Vt. V. Inf .; enl. as priv. for nine mos .; was in battle of Gettysburg, and dis. at close of the war. He rem. from Stowe, Vt. to Surry 1891, and where he lived until death, 1912. His death removed from the town the last resident Civil war veteran.
POND, Aaron B. Co. K. 1st Mass. Hvy. Artlry. A son of Luman Pond and res. in Surry in early life. He res. in Mass. for a time and some years prior to 1895 res. in Keene.
RAHN, William. Co. G. 6th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. New York; age "44"; res. and cred. Keene; enl. Dec. 5, '61; must. in Dec. 5, '61, as priv .; disch. Apr. 23, '63, New Berne, N. C. Also, Co. B. 13th Reg. V. R. C .; b. New York; age "44"; cred. to Keene; enl. Dec. 23, '63; must. in Dec. 23, '63, as priv .; dis. Nov. 15, '65, Boston, Mass. He rem. to Surry about 1854 and a yr. later sett. in Keene where he died 1873.
ROBBINS, Isaiah Jr. Co. F. 5th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; drafted; b. Surry; age 23; res. and cred. to Keene; entd. service Oct. 9, '63; must. in Oct. 9, '63, as priv .; wd. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va .; disch. disab. May 28, '65, Man- chester, N. H. Also 1 Unattchd. Co. Mass. Cav. (became Read's Co. 3, Mass. Cav.) ; b. Surry; age 22; res. Keene; enl. Sept. 27, '61, for 3 yrs .; must. in Sept. 27, '61, as corpl. disch. disab. July 15, '62, New Orleans, La. He sett. in Nashua, N. H., where he died 1908.
RUGG, Charles E. Co. I. 9th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 18; cred. to Keene; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must. in Aug. 16, '62, as priv .; app. sergt .; Q. M. sergt. Feb. 13, '64; must. out June 10, '65. Died in Keene Oct. 31, '66.
RUGG, Sewall F. Co. E. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. in Keene; age 26; res. and cred. to Keene; enl. Feb. 17, '65, for 1 yr .; must. in Feb. 17, '65, as priv .; must. out July 8, '65. He res. in Surry when a young man and brother of Charles E., above. He now res. (1919) in Chesterfield. He served as clerk to the regimental quartermaster, Fred C. Webster. Died Nov. 9, 1922, at Chesterfield, N. H.
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-|- SMITH, James H. Co. E. 6th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Orange, Mass .; age 20; res. and cred. to Keene; enl. Nov. 9, '61; must. in Nov. 28, '61, as priv .; wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va .; disch. disab. Dec. 28, '63. He re-enl. Co. 24th Reg. V. R. C .; cred. to Surry; age 23; enl. Sept. 2, '64; must. in Sept. 2, '64, as priv .; disch. Nov. 14, '65, Washington, D. C. Res. after war in Keene and died 1914 in Swanzey.
- - SPAULDING, Henry D. Co. A. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Sullivan; age 23; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv. Died dis. July 11, '64, Natchez, Miss. He res. in Surry a few yrs. prior to his enl.
STONE, Rufus H. Born in Surry; enl. in 21st Reg. Mass. V. Inf. He came home to Surry, was taken sick with small-pox and died Feb. 24, 1864; age 26 yrs.
TOWNSEND, Charles P. Of Alstead; was capt. of 77th Artillery Battery, Ohio, Vol. He was living at, and enlisted from, Richfield, O.
WHITMAN, George H. Co. A. 2nd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Richmond; 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 .; captd. July 21, '61, Bull Run, Va .; disch. disab. Oct. 18, '62. Also, Co. C. 2nd R. I. Cav .; res. Richmond; age 20; enl. Dec. 11, '62, for three yrs .; must. in Dec. 12, '62, as priv .; tr. to 1st La. Cav. Aug. 24, '63; to Co. K. 3rd R. I. Cav. Jan. 14, '64; app. corpl .; app. sergt .; disch. disab. July 5, '65. He res. in Surry before and after the war and died there 1867 from dis. contracted in the war.
WILBUR, Chandler A. Co. C. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; res. and cred. to Walpole; enl. Aug. 18, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; trn. to Co. F. Nov. 1, '62; disch. disab. May 23, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. He re-enl. Co. A. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Cav .; cred. to Walpole; enl. Mar. 15, '64; must. in Mar. 15, '64, as priv .; must. out July 15, '65. Res. Orford, N. H .; rem. to Troy, N. H., where he died.
WILBUR, George F. Co. B. 1st Reg. N. H. V. Cav .; b. 1848; age 18; res. and cred. Jaffrey; enl. Mar. 29, '64; must. in Mar. 29, '64; as priv .; captd. Dec. 21, '64, Lacey's Springs, Va .; paroled Feb. 17, '65; must. out July 15, '65. Died in Walpole, Apr. 22, '73. He lived in Surry during early life with his parents, and brothers, Chandler A. and Henry L., who served in the war.
WILBUR, Henry L. Co. F. 14th Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 26; res. and cred. to Winchester, N. H .; enl. Aug. 14, '62; must. in Sept. 23, '62, as priv .; disch. disab. Aug. 25, '63, Concord, N. H. After the war he res. in Swanzey, Surry for many years, then in edge of Keene where he died very suddenly, 1902. The officer who made out his discharge paper at the close of his service in the war wrote his name "Wilber," a form which Mr. Wilber afterward used.
WILDER, Daniel. Co. B. 9th Reg. Vt. V. Inf .; b. E. Wallingford, Vt .; age 19; enl. June 16, '62; disch. June 22, '65, Burlington, Vt. He rem. from Wal- lingsford to Surry, 1881, and to Keene 1900, where he now (1920) resides.
WOODWARD, John A. Co. G. 14th N. H. V. Inf .; b. Surry; age 21; res.
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Surry; cred. to Keene; enl. Aug. 27, '62; must. in Sept. 24, '62, as corpl. Died of disease Aug. 18, '64, New York City.
-|- WRIGHT, William H. Co. I. 3rd Reg. N. H. V. Inf .; b. Norwich Mass .; age 25; res. and cred. to Surry; enl. Aug. 21, '61; must. in Aug. 24, '61, as priv .; re-enl. and must. in Jan. 1, '64, from Keene; app. corpl. June 26, '64; sergt. Mar. 21, '65; must. out July 20, '65. He came to Surry before the war and continued to res. here until 1904 when he met instant death by a falling tree.
WYMAN, Samuel E. Co. B. 14th N. H. V. Inf .; res. Walpole; age 31; enl. July 28, '62; must. in Sept. 22, '62, as priv .; dis. at Concord, Oct. 15, 1862. In the N. H. Register he is given as credited to Walpole, but from a paper found among other town papers, his receipt shows he received on Sept. 26, 1862, $125.00 from the selectmen of Surry for services as a volunteer for a term of three years. He probably was unfit for service as he was discharged in Oct. as stated.
The following residents of Surry were on the U. S. pension roll in 1883:
I. John A. Blake received $18.00 per month.
II. Fred'k F. Britton received $14.00 per month.
III. Henry L. Wilber received $14.00 per month.
IV. William H. Wright received $8.00 per month.
V. Mrs. Betsey Smith received $8.00 per month. (1812 war).
The following interesting account abridged of John Langdon Britton (in- cluding his picture) appeared in the Boston Globe, Mar. 27, 1894:
DANCED HIGHLAND FLING At 89.
John Langdon Britton of Springfield, at 56 went to War as a Drummer, and still drums for the Veterans of the G. A. R.
A remarkable case of longevity is that of John Langdon Britton of this city, who dances the Highland Fling at 89, and plays the reveille on the drum. He was born in Chesterfield, N. H., April 25, 1805; was son of a cobbler and farmer, who named him for John Langdon, an early governor of New Hampshire.
His early school days were spent in Surry; he finished his education under the rule of Prof. Edward P. Harris in Chesterfield, academy, whom he remembered as an argus-eyed pedagogue. In those days boys were obliged to milk the cows, feed the pigs and carry in enough wood to keep the fires roaring, all of which was a small part of the things that went under the common category of doing "chores for one's board."
He picked up his goods and chattles and went to Boston when a young man, where he worked in an iron industry. Later he followed the same calling in some of the suburb towns of the city-in all for a period of nearly 25 years.
While living in Boston he saw Lafayette lay the corner stone of Bunker Hill monument, and later, when the women raised money to
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build the monument higher, he heard the oration of Daniel Webster.
In 1861, he says :
"I enlisted in Co. A. 2nd Regiment New Hampshire Vol. Infantry, and went to war as a drummer, participating in the battle of Wil- liamsburg. Late in Dec. 1861, while camping with Gen. Hooker's brig- ade at Hilltop on the Potomac river, my tent was blown over in the night, which left me exposed to the weather. With me were two drum- mers and a fifer who were N. H. boys. The wetting which I received made me lame, so that I now have to carry a cane. Henry White and Henry Holton, my companions in the tent, came down with the malarial fever as a result of the exposure, and the former died within three weeks.
"In 1862 I was honorably discharged on account of lameness, and re- enlisted, 1863 in Co. F. 13th Reg. Veteran Reserve Corps, which was stationed at Concord, N. H. After Lee surrendered I was honorably discharged for disability, and have since received a pension of $16.00 per month. I was promoted to drum major of Hooker's brigade, which was composed of the 1st and 11th Massachusetts regiments; the 2nd N. H. regiment, and the 26th Pennsylvania.
"The morning after the battle of Williamsburg, I was detailed with others to pick up the dead and bear them to their resting places.
"I saw there three dead rebels in the entrenchment that Washington dug when he seized Yorktown. At that time the entrenchment was very pronounced showing plainly Washington's manner of throwing up de- fences.
"Abijah Benton (of Surry), my grandfather, was drum major under Washington at Yorktown and Williamsburg. He taught me to play the drum when I was 10 years old. Years ago I taught the Harvard college students to dance as well as teaching dancing classes in Boston, Roxbury, Brighton and Clinton. Then I went to California and taught dancing, but after a time returned to Surry, where I conducted a farm until two years ago, when I came to Springfield, where I have since lived at 163 Florence St., with my son, Frederick H. Britton, who also went to the war.
"Most everybody in Boston and vicinity in those days knew John Britton, where I beat the drum for 25 years in independent companies. For some time I belonged to the Ancient and Honorable artillery com- pany and several times played the drum for that organization.
"I was taught to dance the Highland fling, the sailors' hornpipe and the minuet on a theatre stage in Boston by Walburn, who was after- wards manager of the Drury Lane theatre, London. He was given a benefit, at which I made my first appearance as a public dancer."
By a special act of congress in Dec. 1896, Maj. Britton was granted a pen- sion of $30.00 per month. During the national encampment of the G. A. R. in Boston in 1896, he marched in the parade over the entire length of the route. He died in Keene, May 3, 1898, and was buried in Surry.
The following was written by a Surry soldier, some years since, of his per-
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sonal experience in the defence of the city of Washington, during the last year of the war:
"When I enlisted in 1864, we all expected to be ordered to the front at Petersburg, but on arriving at Washington, our regiment-the 1st N. H. Heavy Artillery-was ordered to report at Fort Slocum, one of the forts in the defences of Washington, taking the place in part of an older artillery regiment which was sent to join the Army of the Poto- mac, and here we remained in the different fortifications until the close of the war. Our duties consisted in guarding the forts about the city and drilling, both in infantry and artillery; this was much less stren- uous than active service near the enemy. It became evident in the win- ter of '64-'65, that the war was nearing the end, which came early in April. It was a glad day for the Northern army, and I think for the Southern as well for we could now return to our homes and friends.
"Immediately following Lee's surrender, the orders came to each of the forts surrounding the city of Washington-some thirty in number- to celebrate the event by firing a salute of 34 guns. One for each of the states of the re-united Union. The first fort to take hand in this glorious celebration was one several miles below the city, on the Mary- land side of the Potomac; then the next took up the salute, and so on, until it came our turn, and then it jumped the Potomac river and con- tinued down the other side past Alexandria, and finally died at the last fort below that city.
"On the evening of April 14th occurred the saddest event and the greatest tragedy of the whole war-the assassination of our president, whom the boys in Blue had come to love as a father. How well I recall the intense excitement; the indignation and deep sorrow which per- vaded the army and nation. Each fort about the city was notified soon after the event and at eleven p. m., the men were ordered to leave the barracks and enter the forts and remain until morning.
"The first thought of the authorities was that a large number of con- spirators might have entered Washington secretly with designs upon the lives of all our officials. The next morning came orders to place guards at short intervals on the rifle pits leading from fort to fort with instructions to allow no one to pass out on any pretext whatever; which orders remained in force for about three days.
"On the day of the president's funeral, I obtained leave of absence for a short time and was one of the procession which passed in at the eastern front of the capitol, past the casket, and out at the western. It was a solemn and impressive scene.
"The war now over, steps were taken for the disbanding of the troops. The Army of the Potomac began assembling in the vicinity of Wash- ington soon being followed by that of Gen. Sherman. It has long been the custom of nations to celebrate the return of its victorious armies in some impressive manner, and so it was determined at this time that each army should pass in general review on Pennsylvania avenue from the capitol to past the reviewing stand in front of the White House.
"On May the 20th the Army of the Potomac occupied the day, and
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made a splendid appearance; on the day following the army of Gen. Sherman. The latter it was my pleasure to witness. Well do I remem- ber standing on the steps of the Treasury building and seeing Gen. Sherman, accompanied by his staff, all finely mounted, advance up the avenue at the head of his army. It was an inspiring sight, never to be forgotten by me. I soon changed my position for one opposite the reviewing stand which was in front of the White House. As each brigade approached led by its band, the band would file out one side and play martial music while its brigade passed. One Wisconsin regiment carried the noted war eagle, "Old Abe," who had participated in many battles, and now reposes in stuffed form in the state capitol of Wiscon- sin.
"On the reviewing stand were many of the leading men of the na- tion: Generals Grant, Sherman, Hooker, Hancock, Jefferson C. Davis and others; also President Johnson, Secretary Seward, Stanton, Wells and many other members of the president's cabinet, and members of the diplomatic corps representing their countries in Washington. This review was a fitting termination of the war, and has its place in our country's great historical events.
"In September 1915, half a century later, Civil war veterans from all parts of our country once again, and for the last time, passed in review over that same avenue. One of the men who enlisted from Surry participated in this last review, and he is the author of the rem- iniscences above." -E. A. K., Keene.
WORLD WAR
The causes which forced the United States to enter this war in 1917 are too well known for a review here. It came after years of preparation on the part of Kaiser William II, the barbaric war lord of Germany and his Pots- dam associates; after they had plundered, raped and slaughtered Belgium and part of France; after they had deliberately crucified Great Britain; after they had through their spy and pro-German system conceived a plan for the invasion of the United States; after they had defied and insulted our nation, and murdered its citizens, only to be finally crushed by the bravery and valor of the boys in khaki.
The following is a list of men connected with this town who served in the World war, although some enlisted from and were credited to other places :
BRITTON, Frank Clark. Son of Edward M .; b. in Surry Aug. 9, 1898; enl. May 9, 1917 from Surry as a private in the Field Artillery at Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt .; trans. to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., where he arr. May 19, and where he was in training until sent to Camp Merritt, N. J .; embarked Apr. 22, 1918 on the transport Huron, at which time he was a member of the Headquarters, 3rd Artillery Brigade, 3rd Division of Regulars.
This boat was disabled and returned to port in two or three days; Apr. 29, he re-embarked on the transport Kroonland and landed at St. Nazaire, France May 13; were sent to Guer, Fr. and immediately went into training; July 1, was trans. to the 76th Field Artillery and sent to the front. Entered
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action at Chezy July 6th; on Aug. 2, was relieved and sent to Grandecourt- a rest camp-for two weeks.
He entered the St. Mihiel sector about Sept. 2, where he remained in action until the 27th, then transferred to the Argonne Forest, and where he re- mained in action until the armistice was signed, Nov. 11, 1918. On Nov. 12, the artillery was sent forward to Mayen, Germany and here he remained un- til Jan. 8, when on account of disability he was sent to the hospital.
May 27, he embarked on the transport Susquehanna at Bordeaux, France, and arrived at Newport News, Va., June 9, and was discharged at Camp Devens, Mass., June 21, 1919. He was engaged in the Second Battle of Marne; St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest. Res. Surry.
CRAIN, Robert Mason. Son of Herbert R. Crain; b. in Surry July 24, 1893; enl. from Springfield, Mass., July 25, 1918 in Co. H. 74th Reg. 12th Di- vision; an instructor in wrestling; was stationed at Camp Devens, Mass., during his brief service; was dis. Feb. 24, 1919, and returned to Surry, where he has lived practically all his life.
DURANT, Lewis Agustard. Son of Joseph Durant, b. in Troy, N. H., Feb. 1, 1886. He was in the service; went overseas, was cook in the Headquar- ters camp while in France. He res. in Surry a few years. Res. 1919 in Gil- sum where he is employed in a steam saw mill. (The writer has failed in his attempt to get a more complete record of this man's service).
DURANT, William Napoleon. Son of Joseph Durant; b. in Harrisville, Feb. 12, 1895. He was drafted in W. W. and ent. U. S. service at Keene, June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Devens, Mass .; thence to Camp Upton, N. Y., Dec. 1918 where was in training until he returned to Camp Devens where he was dis. May 28, 1919. He saw no actual service. Res. 1920 in Keene, and in this town prior to the war. Is a brother of Lewis A., above.
JACKSON, Lewis Edward. Son of Edward E. Jackson; b. in Grafton, Vt., Aug. 24, 1890. He was registered while living at Okanogan, Wash. He re- turned East in 1917 and early in 1918 came to Surry where he res. until drafted, Aug. 29, 1918, from Okanogan; entered the service at Bellows Falls and went to Camp Devens, where he was placed in the Depot Brigade; in Oc- tober was trans. to the Veterinary Corps, Camp Hill, Newport News, Va. On Nov. 1, 1918 went on a transport to St. Nazaire, France with a ship load of 671 horses, 300 men and 25 Veterinary men. He returned to America soon after and arrived at Newport News, Va., Dec. 23, 1918; was dis. from the service Jan. 9, 1919. Has since res. at Keene and Springfield, Vt.
KELLER, Ralph Henshaw. Son of Jasper N. Keller; b. at Ogden, Utah, June 18, 1879; he ent. the W. W. as a Vol .; was commissioned 1st Lieut. Sig- nal Reserve Corps, June 22, 1917; ent. active service July 20, at Camp Vail, Little Silver, N. J .; Oct. 5, trans. to Camp. Devens, Mass., and took com- mand Co. E. 401 Telegraph Battalion; Oct. 14, ordered to Hoboken, N. J .; embarked 17th, on the transport Pastores and arrived at St. Nazaire, Fr. Nov. 1, then immediately sent to Paris. Here Capt. Keller was placed on the staff of the chief signal officer. He was engineer and supervised the building of
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