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Ephraim Cook married for his second wife the Widow Staniels. The elderly couple had each some property in their own right. They were frugal in their habits and each kept their own property for their own use. It used to be said each one bought their own food, which was kept separate at the table. Mrs. Cook had a State of New Hampshire bond, and one year sent
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the interest coupon to Concord by the then representa- tive, Mr. Plummer, to have it cashed. He got the money and soon called at the Cook house to deliver the lucre.
Mr. Cook was in the yard; he was quite deaf and talked strongly through his nose. Mr. Plummer said, "I have got some money for your wife, Mr. Cook." Cook came up to the wagon, cupped his hand over his ear and said, "Huh?" Plummer repeated more loudly what he first said. The old man heard him that time and looked disappointed, but finally announced, with almost a snort, "Well, it won't do me any good if you have," and walked away. Mr. Plummer had to go into the house, find Mrs. Cook and deliver the money himself.
The early settlers were cautious. At one of the town meetings in the early days, it was first "voted that what is done at this meeting, shall be binding." The attention of our legislature, whose acts are occasionally held to be void because unconstitutional, is respectfully called to the above. It might be worth trying.
Speaking of farm relief, during the past few months a much mooted topic, we find history only repeats itself. In 1799, or about that date, one of the articles in the town meeting warrant read as follows:
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"To see if the town will vote to petition the legislature to enact a law that will effectually prevent the growth of thistles."
Thistles in the growing flax was a source of much annoyance to the farmers.
Possibly the above article, which was dismissed at the meeting, was intended as a sarcastic thrust at some other wildcat scheme then pending before our general court.
Human nature has changed but little in all the years of recorded time.
A very wise man has said that "A new sucker is born every minute." The cigarette smokers have amply demonstrated this to be exactly and literally true .*
Almost in the same class are the childish voters, who appear to believe you have only to pass a law, and the thing is done.
The early settlers of Wentworth were, as might be expected, largely of English descent There was, however, a surprisingly large infusion of Scottish blood. This hardy and tenacious race were well fitted to succeed as pioneers. Of the early settlers, the following were Scotch by descent; the Akin or Aiken family, David Craig, David Gibson, Asa Put- ney, Aaron Putney, Alexander Stewart, Hugh Mc- Clellan, David Saunders or Sanders. In later years,
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we can add to the above, Caleb Keith, probably; James Harris, William D. McQuesten, as well as the families of Patterson, Simpson, Boyd, Campbell, Fraser and McClure. The Rowens were Scotch al- most certainly, as were the Moores.
THE THIRTY-FIFTH'S LAST MUSTER
Mention has been made already several times of the militia system as it existed in the various towns of our state prior to 1850. It was an important part of the life of those times. Some of the military titles conferred for militia service still persist after a lapse of eighty years. We can still hear some of our people speak of Captain Gove, Captain Currier, or perhaps of Colonel Savage.
During 1849, and for some years previous, the men from Dorchester, Groton, Rumney and Wentworth were organized to form the 35th Regiment, State Militia. This regiment, with four others, composed of men from the southern part of Grafton County, formed the Sixth Brigade of the Fourth Division.
The Brigade was commanded by General Samuel B. Burnham of Rumney.
General Burnham, who lived to an advanced age, is well remembered even yet throughout the region.
The regimental officers of the 35th, during 1849,
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the last year of its existence, were as follows: Colonel, Abel Morrison of Rumney; Lieutenant-Colonel, Joshua R. Wheet of North Groton; Major, Rawson Z. Clifford of Wentworth; Adjutant, Oscar S. Hall of Rumney; Quartermaster, Lyman P. Whitcher of Wentworth; Surgeon, A. C. Hall of Rumney; Chap- lain, Rev. Phineas Bond of Rumney.
Some forty years ago, General Burnham, in a newspaper interview, gave the reporter an account of his militia experience, which was published at the time, and the article attracted quite a lot of atten- tion. What the aged General had to say about the last appearance of the 35th Regiment on the muster field was put by the reporter into print as follows:
There was a genuine flavor of chivalry and romance as- sociated with the annual regimental musters of the old militia. They occurred in the autumnal seasons and were, to the large body of the population, the greatest events of the year. The localities of these encampments were fixed upon by the colonels of the respective regiments, and were held in the towns that were most accessible to the scattered troops. The last muster of the old 35th was held in Rumney in 1849, and as there was a premonition that the military system would soon be abolished, the occasion was made a very spirited and brilliant one.
"The location of the muster was in the romantic valley of Baker's River, the surrounding mountains making it almost a natural amphitheatre, while the scene was bright- ened with golden sunshine, the fresh verdure, the ripening harvests and the richly colored autumnal foliage.
"The attendance of spectators was very large, there being
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a regular inpouring of people from all the towns in that sec- tion. It is related that there was not a house in Rumney whose doors were not opened for the dispensing of generous hospitality upon that occasion. Before noon the muster field presented a very animated and unique scene. Among the early callers upon General Burnham were several very aged Revolutionary soldiers who had fought at Bunker Hill, endured the hardships of the terrible winter at Valley Forge, and been present at the surrender of Cornwallis. The fore- noon was mostly devoted to inspections and drills. Early in the afternoon occurred the grand review, which was re- garded as the great feature of the muster. Each company had a fifer and two drummers; there were buglers to sound the calls, and also, what was unusual in those days in the country, a brass band. General Burnham and Colonel Morrison, with their respective staffs, made a brilliant appearance, while at the right of the column, in the review, was the First Company of Light Infantry of Rumney, Capt. David M. Hall; then followed the Second Company of Light Infantry, known as the Wentworth Phalanx, for- merly commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Whipple, afterward a distinguished officer in the Mexican War and the Rebellion, but then led by Capt. Samuel G. Currier; next were four companies of regular infantry, whose respective commanders were: Capt. George C. Spaulding, now living in Rumney; Capt. Cyrus Sargent, Capt. Seth M. Blanchard and Capt. Benjamin R. Norris; the riflemen of Dorchester, flanked by their stalwart pioneers, whose battle axes flashed in the sunlight, were commanded by Capt. Josiah Norris, Jr., while on the extreme left was the artillery company from Groton, Capt. Joseph Wheet. The two companies of light infantry, the riflemen and the artillery were all in immacu- late uniforms and their regular step and martial bearing won for them very general encomiums, while the regiment as a whole made a fine showing, and although there were in line a few veterans of the War of 1812 and of that with
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Mexico, yet the flower of the regiment was composed of fair young men in the bloom of health, not a small number of whom did not forget their early military training, but were among the first to enlist from New Hampshire in the War of the Rebellion. General Burnham made a feeling and com- plimentary address to the soldiers, who were soon afterward dismissed, and later the setting sun and an occasional dis- tant bugle call, 'dying into night,' from some musician wending his way homeward, emphasized the fact that the pomp and glories of the old militia had departed forever."
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ROSTER OF SOLDIERS, 1776 TO 1918 - SOME PEN- SIONERS OF THE REVOLUTION - OTHER MILI- TARY INFORMATION
ROSTER OF SOLDIERS
WAR OF THE REVOLUTION - 1775-1782 Men who went from Wentworth into the army:
Benjamin Cotton Ebenezer Gove William Heath General Absalom Peters Benjamin Smith Simeon Smith
The above men all served on the Northern Frontier, and during the latter part of the war, except possibly Benjamin Cotton.
The following Revolutionary soldiers came after the war had closed, to live in town and died residents of Wentworth:
James Foster Abner Hoyt Lieut. Caleb Keith Samuel Johnson Samuel Smart
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Peter Stevens John Rowen Aaron Putney (probably)
Of the above, James Foster went probably from Pelham, N. H .; Abner Hoyt was with General Stark at Bennington; Caleb Keith was a commissioned officer in the Revolutionary Army; Samuel Smart went to the war from Rumney; Samuel Johnson went probably from Sutton, N. H .; Aaron Putney is believed to have served two years in the army, from Dunbarton, N. H.
It is of interest to note here that in 1840 there were in town the following Revolutionary pensioners:
Caleb Keith Age 85 years
Samuel Smart “ 77
Samuel Johnson “ 84
Ebenezer Gove " 85
Sarah Rowen
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Molly Stevens*
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Rebecca Smitht
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WAR OF 1812-1815
Enoch Page, Jr. Sergeant
William Leicester Private
David Saunders, Jr.
Private
Benjamin Smith, Jr. Private
The above served in Captain Mahurin's Co. on the Northern Frontier; enlistments were for six months.
* Living with Rufus Stevens.
t Living with Oliver Ellsworth.
VILLAGE CEMETERY - GRAVES OF SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
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William Leicester served two enlistments or one year in this command, in 1812-13.
The following men served in 1814 in the force hastily raised for the defence of Portsmouth. Enlist- ments were for sixty days:
Wentworth Downs 2nd Lieutenant, Harty's Co.
William Aiken 2nd Sergeant, Harty's Co.
John Aiken Private
Enoch Knowlton Private
The above list is doubtless incomplete.
SEMINOLE WAR- 1836
Joseph Whitmore went perhaps from Hebron into the army. Lived the latter part of his life in Wentworth and died there, a pensioner by special act of Congress.
MEXICAN WAR - 1846-1847
Thomas J. Whipple, Jr. Field and Staff, Pierce's Regt. Michel W. Page Private, 9th Regt.
Whipple became in after years, Colonel Whipple, of Civil War fame. Page returned from the war in poor health, gloomy and depressed, dying finally by his own hand.
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Residents of Wentworth serving on the quota of the town:
Boyd, Orlando - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 20; enl. Aug. 30, '62; private; app. corp. June 1, '65; must. out June 21, '65; was in every battle in which his regiment fought and came through whole; died Dec. 21, '27, Canaan, N. H.
Breck, George C. - Co. G, 12th N. H .; born Sherborn, Mass., age 30; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 28, '62; private; wounded May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va .; trans. to Invalid Corps Nov. 17, '63; discharged Aug. 11, '65, Albany, N. Y .; died Jan. 5, '85, Bristol, N. H.
Brown, Lewis E. - Co. G, Heavy Art .; born Kenduskeag, Maine, age 18; cred. Wentworth; enl. Sept. 2, '64, for one year; must. out June 15, '65.
Burnham, Albert - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Enfield, age 20; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 27, '62; private; wounded May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va .; corp. Sept. I, '64; captured Nov. 17, '64, Bermuda Hundred, Va .; exc. Apr. 19, '65; must. out June 21, '65; died in Wentworth.
Casey, Patrick O. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Ireland, age 42; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 28, '62; private; killed May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va.
Chase, George C. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Deerfield, age 19; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 30, '62; private; missing May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va .; gained from missing; app. corp. July 1, '64; must. out June 21, '65; lived later at Haverhill, Mass.
Chase, William O. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Deerfield, age 35; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 13, '62; private; wounded July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa .; corp. Aug. 5, '63; wounded June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va .; captured Nov. 17, '64, on picket Ber- muda Hundred, Va .; exc. Apr. 29, '65; discharged to date
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June 21, '65; lived in Wentworth after the war and died there, Sept. I, '91.
Clifford, Amon W. - Co. E, Ist Regt. U. S. Sharpshooters; born Wentworth, Age 24; enl. Aug. 30, '62; Private; died, disease, Nov. 12, '62, Washington, D. C.
Cross, Joseph G. - Co. I, 6th N. H .; born Canterbury, age 27; res. Wentworth; enl. Nov. 23, '61; private; discharged, disabled, June 24, '62, Annapolis, Md .; lived in Wentworth after the war.
Eames, Homer - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 28; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 9, '62; private; wounded Dec. 12, '62, Fredericksburg, Va., and died, wounds, Dec. 16, '62, Washington, D. C.
Eames, James C. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 20; enl. Aug. 26, '62; private; served three years; must. out June 21, '65; always lived in Wentworth and died there; buried in Village Cemetery.
Ellsworth, Bartlett - Co. A, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 39; enl. Aug. 26, '62; private; died, disease, Dec. 22, 62, Potomac Creek, Va.
Ellsworth, Benjamin - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 42; enl. Aug. 28, '62; private; wounded and discharged, wounds, Apr. 15, '63, Falmouth, Va .; always lived in Went- worth and died there Apr. II, '81.
Ellsworth, George W. - Co. A, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 18; enl. Aug. 26, '62; private; wounded June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va., and died of wounds June 4, '64.
Ellsworth, James M. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 22; enl. Aug. 26, '62; private; wounded very severely June 3, '64, Cold Harbor, Va .; discharged May 30, '65; al- ways lived in Wentworth and died there.
Ellsworth, Jason C. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 33; enl. Aug. 7, '62; private; died, disease, June 26, '63, Fairfax Seminary, Va.
Ellsworth, John C. - Co. A, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 39; enl. Aug. 30, '62; private; missing May 3, '63, Chan-
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cellorsville, Va .; gained from missing; discharged, disabled, Concord Sept. 7, '64; died Oct. 9, '81, Wentworth. Ellsworth, Samuel - Co. A, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 42; enl. Aug. 7, '62; private; captured May 3, '63, Chancel- lorsville, Va .; paroled May 15, '63; trans. 5th Co. Invalid Corps Jan. 15, '64, to Co. D, Ist Vet. Res. Corps; deserted Oct. 15, '64, Albany, N. Y .; lived in Wentworth after the war. Ellsworth, Thomas J. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 24; enl. Aug. 13, '62; private; killed in battle May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va.
Getchell, Sebastian S .- Co. I, 6th N. H .; born Winslow, Maine, age 28; res. Wentworth; enl. Nov. 18, '61; private; wounded Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va .; app. sergt., re-enl., Dec. 19, '63; app. 2nd Lieut. Co. G, Ist Lieut., July 2, '64; discharged, disabled, Aug. 2, '64.
Haynes, Alba C. - Co. G, 2nd N. H .; born Wentworth, age 18; enl. May 3, '61; re-enl. May 21, '61 for three years as pri- vate; re-enl. Feb. 19, '64; cred. Wentworth; app. sergt. July 1, '64; served as color sergt .; discharged Dec. 19, '65; was conductor on B. C. & M. R. R. after the war and died in Lancaster, N. H.
Holbrook, George I. - Co. I, 6th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 18; enl. Nov. 23, '61; private; died, disease, Feb. 18, '62, Hatteras Inlet, N. C.
Hoyt, Caleb - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wilmot, age 21; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 26, '62; private; wounded May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va., and discharged, wounds, Sept. 30, '63, Point Lookout, Md.
Hoyt, David P. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wilmot, age 24; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 28, '62; private; trans. Co. D, In- valid Corps, Jan. 15, '64; discharged July 14, '65, Elmira, N. Y.
Kimball, Lyman - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 40; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 26, '62; private; wounded se- verely May 16, '64, Drewrys Bluff, Va .; discharged, dis- abled, June 15, '65, Concord; died July 26, '90, Wentworth.
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Kimball, Wellman - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 34; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 28, '62; private; died, disease, Nov. 15, '62, Frederick, Md.
Kittrell, Solomon H .- Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Kingston, Mass., age 41; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 28, '62; private; wounded May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va., July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa .; discharged, disabled, Sept. 30, '63, Point Lookout, Md.
Martin, Benjamin F. (called Frank Martin) - No record of his service, in Adj. Gen. office. Dr. Hoyt assigned him to 6th N. H. Regt. A deserter and bounty jumper.
May, Hollis K. - Co. A, 6th N. H .; born Derby, Vt., age 18; res. Wentworth; enl. Sept. 26, '61 ; private; discharged Apr. 7, '63; last address, Beatrice, Neb.
Patterson, George E. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born South Merri- mack, age 25; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 29, '62; private; discharged, disabled, Oct. 30, '63, Brattleboro, Vt .; was liv- ing in South Merrimack in 1885.
Philbrick, Cyrus J. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 18; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 30, '62; private; wounded Dec. 12, '62, Fredericksburg, Va .; died, disease, Jan. 30, '63, Falmouth, Va .; also served in Co. I, 6th N. H.
Preston, Clinton F .- Co. A, 12th N. H .; born Rumney, age 35; res. Wentworth; enl. Aug. 13, '62; private; wounded May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va .; trans. Co. C, 11th Vet. Res. Corps May 1, '64; discharged Aug. 16, '65, Providence, R. I .; lived later in Laconia.
Smith, Albert C. - Co. I, 6th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 20; enl. Nov. 18, '61; corp .; wounded severely Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md .; re-enl. Dec. 24, '63, as private; credited Rumney; app. corp .; must. out July 17, '65.
Smith, Byron - Co. F, 4th N. H .; born Orford, age 27; enl. Aug. 22, '61; private; sentenced in June '63, two yrs. hard labor and be discharged; no further record. (From Dr. Hoyt's list.)
Smith, Edward S. - Co. A, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age
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42; enl. Aug. 11, '62; private; died, disease, March 19, '63, Falmouth, Va.
Stanyan, James H. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 29; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must. in Sept. 1I, '62, as musician; discharged, disabled, Jan. 12, '63, Concord.
Stevens, John O. - Co. B, 2nd N. H .; born Wentworth, age 32; enl. May 21, '61; must. in June 1, '61; corp .; app. sergt. Nov. '61; a Sharpshooter; wounded July 2, '63; died, wounds, July 3, '63, Gettysburg, Pa .; buried in East Side Cemetery.
Wallace, Charles - Co. I, 6th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 19; enl. Nov. 18, '61; private; died, disease, Feb. 13, '62, Hat- teras Inlet, N. C.
Wallace, William, Jr. - Co. K, 12th N. H .; born Wentworth, age 22; enl. Aug. 13, '62; private; app. corp. July 19, '63; sergt. June 10, '64; must. out June 21, '65; lived after the war in Campton.
Residents of Wentworth who served elsewhere during the war:
Daniels, Nelson - Co. F, 9th N. H .; born Lebanon, age 18; res. Wentworth; enl. July 11, '62; private; cred. Rumney; died, disease, Jan. II, '63, near Fredericksburg, Va.
Eames, Rodney - Co. D, Vermont Cav .; age 40; cred. Chelsea, Vt .; enl. Sept. 26, '61; private; must. out Nov. 18, '64; lived after the war in Wentworth and died there. Contracted lameness in the army and used crutches for many years. Farnsworth, Hiram M. - Co. D, Ist Vermont Cav .; age 39; enl. Sept. 21, '61, for three years; enl. Feb. 26, '64 for three years in Co. C, 2nd Mass. Cav .; discharged Oct. 3, '64; moved to Rumney about 1868; died there March 31, '79. Howard, James S. - Co. F, 7th Vermont Inf .; born Wentworth; enl. Aug. 7, '64; private; cred. Topsham, Vt .; must. out Aug. 14, '65; res. Wentworth.
Kenney, George W .- Co. G, 6th Vermont Inf .; res. Wentworth;
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enl. Aug. 20, '62, for three years; private; cred. Orange, Vt .; wounded May 4, '63; served in Vet. Res. Corps; dis- charged July 1, '65.
Simpson, Willard - Co. H, 18th Mass. Inf .; age 21; enl. Aug. 21, '61; private; wounded, Chancellorsville, Va .; served three years; enl. again March 28, '65, in Co. H, 4th Inf. Vet. Vols. as private; discharged May 28, '66.
Substitutes credited town of Wentworth:
2nd N. H.
Wardrobe, William - Co. I; Canadian.
4th N. H.
Coffin, William H. - Co. F; born Maine; served nearly two years and left a good record.
5th N. H.
Keating, Thomas - Co. F; born Ireland; served nearly a year. Lawson, Peter L. - Born Sweden; had a good record and went
through to Appomattox; enl. Sept. 10, '64; missing Apr. 7, '65, Farmville, Va.
6tb N. H.
Cox, Thomas E. - Born New York; rept. July 17, '65; absent on detached service; no further record.
Fourney, Levi - Co. A; born N. Y .; enl. Jan. 5, '64; wounded at Spotsylvania, Va., and taken prisoner Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Spring Church, Va .; discharged Sept. 2, '65, Albany, N. Y.
Harbison, Samuel B. - Born Ireland; never got to the front. Harwood, Elijah O. - Co. I; born Vermont; served one year and five months.
Howe, Rufus -- Co. H; born Vermont, age 18; served Jan. 4, '64, to June 27, '65.
Kerr, William - Co. I; born Ireland, age 43; enl. Jan. 4, '64; died, disease and starvation, Salisbury Prison, N. C., Dec. 31, '64.
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Lewis, Almond D. - Co. I; born Vermont, age 19; served three months and died, disease, April 1, '64, Covington, Ky.
Miller, Alexander - Co. E; born Canada, age 21; served from Jan. 5, '64, to June 24, '65.
Morrill, James - Co. H; born New York, age 19; in service five months and died, disease, June 24, '65.
Osgood, Hial A. - Co. E; born New Hampshire, age 44; deserted while on furlough.
7th N. H.
Conway, James B. - Co. F .; born Ireland; enl. Sept. 28, '64; a deserter.
Edwards, Charles - Co. E; born England; deserted after two months' service.
Howard, James - Born Ireland, age 27; unassigned; never got to regiment.
8tb N. H.
DeWilder, Frederick - Co. C; born Germany; deserted at New Orleans, La.
Dixon, Charles - Co. F; born Canada; enl. Nov. 3, '63, and saw it through.
Despiere, Francis - Co. H; born France; deserted after four months' service.
Goldsmith, William -Co. F; born Pennsylvania, age 25; in army Nov. 3, '63, to Sept. 16, '65.
Mahanna, Thomas - Co. D; born Ireland, age 25; nearly two years' service to his credit.
Quigley, Andrew --- Co. C; born Maine, age 30; a deserter at the end of three months.
Thompson, Frank - Unassigned; born New Brunswick, age 22; only got to West Lebanon and then disappeared.
9th N. H.
Bucker, William - Co. I; born Prussia, age 27; deserted after seven months.
Howland, Richardson-Co. B; born Lisbon, age 38; was also in Co. B, 6th N. H.
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Ist N. H. Cavalry
Miner, Chauncy H .- Born Littleton, age 18; a late recruit; saw no service, probably; enl. April 5, '65, the last recruit from Wentworth.
Men born in Wentworth but not residents of the town when they joined the army. An abridged record:
Avery, Elbridge - Res. Meredith, age 21; served three years in Co. F, 8th N. H .; enl. again from Laconia in Co. A, Vet. Batt. 8th N. H., and served to Oct. 28, '65.
Barnes, John O. - Res. Canaan, age 24; enl. Aug. 9, '62, Co. H, IIth N. H .; private; wounded mortally at Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, '64, and died wounds May 15, '64.
Currier, John C. - Res. Enfield, age 23; enl. Aug. 12, '62, and served nearly three years; Private in Co. H, 11th N. H. Foster, Amos P. - Res. Plymouth, age 20; enl. Oct. 28, '61, Co. A, 6th N. H .; private; discharged, disabled, Oct. 25, '62, Washington, D. C.
Haines, Nestor - Res. Nashua, age 22; enl. April 30, '61, Co. F, Ist N. H .; served three months; enl. in 8th N. H. Sept. 9, '61; promoted to sergt. and 2nd lieut .; discharged Sept. 2, '63.
Hardy, Frederick P. - Res. Hebron; enl. Oct. 29, '61; private, Co. A, 6th N. H .; app. corp., then sergt .; re-enl .; 2nd lieut., Jan. 2, '64; capt. Co. K, June 8, '65; a most excellent soldier, as his record plainly shows.
Haynes, James E. - Res. Haverhill, age 21; served as private, Co. I, 4th N. H., Aug. 27, '61, to Sept. 27, '64.
Hobbs, Carey - Co. K, 12th N. H. Born Wentworth; res. Dorchester; cred. Dorchester; enl. Aug. 22, '62; private; killed in battle July 2, '63, Gettysburg, Pa.
Hobbs, Charles P. - Res. Gilford, age 19; served two enlist- ments in Co. D, 4th N. H .; wounded severely June 30, '64, near Petersburg, Va., and died of wounds Oct. 19, '64, Ft. Monroe, Va.
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Hobbs, Fernando - Res. Warren, age 20; enl. Aug. 19, '62, in Co. H, 14th N. H., as private; died May 17, '63, at Warren. Jewett, Alonzo W. - Res. Bristol, age 22; enl. Aug. 12, '62, in Co. D, 12th N. H .; was sergt. and later 2nd lieut., Co. I; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va .; served until close of the war. Jewett, Olof L. -- Res. Holderness; served in Co. E, 12th N. H. as corp .; killed in battle May 3, '63, Chancellorsville, Va. Rainey, George H. - Res. Weare; enl. Feb. 6, '62; private, Co. K, 7th N. H .; made corp. Awarded Gilmore Medal of Honor for bravery; killed in battle Feb. 20, '64, Olustee, Fla. Sanders, Albert - Res. Orford, age 24; Co. C, 5th N. H .; enl. Sept. 17, '61; killed in battle Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Smith, Benjamin - Res. Lyme; served in Co. E, 17th Inf., U. S. Army; discharged, disabled, Feb. 16, '63; has lived since in Lyme.
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