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After inspection the men were dismissed for dinner-a grand dinner being provided at the house for the officers. After dinner the regiment was called to the field again by discharge of the can- non, and formed as in the morning. "Grand review " followed : all the mnen under their captains marched before their superior officers, making the circuit of the field. This was the really splendid feat- ure of the day's exercises.
Then came the last scene, a sham fight, when the regiment was divided, and the two halves were instructed to "fight it out on that line " against each other. When this was over they were dis- missed, and the muster was done. But oh! the excitement and noise that followed. The shouts of auctioneers, heard above the din of other voices, the confusion of carriages and horses and ped- dlers' carts, men, women, and children running against each other.
Meantime, at the house, another kind of evolutions had been going on, Tony Clark with his fiddle acting as inspector-general. As soon as possible after the dinner tables were cleared away the hall was made ready for the dancers. The muster ball was a splen- did affair. Even high military functionaries did not disdain to take off boots and don their pumps, and join with the wives and daughters of the military and social aristocracy of the land.
The great day was over at last. The feet of soldiers and dancers could not keep time to music forever, and the music itself had ceased. The multitude of carriages no longer blocked up the great wide road between the house and the muster-field. The cannon had belched forth its final thunder. Those that "rode in the troop" had galloped furiously out of sight : only an occasional drum-beat among the hills, growing farther and farther off, was heard ; and the clear sky and cold stars of a September midnight looked down upon the silent muster-field at Jonathan Harvey's.
I will make some brief mention of the more prominent actors in the scenes I have described. Gen. Solomon McNeil, son-in-law of Gov. Pierce, and brother-in-law of President Pierce, was a man of fine personal appearance, being over six feet in height. I believe
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he was considered the tallest man in the state except his brother, Gen. John McNeil. I remember being filled with admiration when my childish eyes saw him dismount at the great gate with his suite, -among whom was one of the Starks, whether son or grandson of Gen. Stark I cannot tell,-with one foot lifted out of the stirrup, all waited for his word of command "dismount," when each man sprang to the ground and gave his horse to his waiter.
Cesar Lewis, the head table-waiter, was a full negro of good appearance. He had his suit of clothes that served him for muster occasions for many years-buff nankeen coat, white pants and vest. It was a sight worth seeing, when, with this nicely starched suit on, his dark locks powdered, and a white napkin on his arm, he entered the dining-hall, bearing a platter of roast beef. In his way Lewis made just as good an appearance with his suit as Gen. McNeil did with his suite. He was a man of good abilities, good manners, and unblemished integrity. He lived to a great age, long after extreme age made it possible for him to dispense with powder on his snow- white locks. He died in Sutton a few years ago, being over a hun- dred years old.
Tony or Anthony Clark, the fiddler and dancing-master, probably did more towards instructing the young people in the arts and graces of politeness and good manners than any other man of his day and generation. He also lived to a great age-one hundred and seven years-and when he died, having served his country in the Revolutionary War, they gave him a military funeral, which was a splendid affair.
Another negro, born in Africa, for many years lived in Warner woods, under the name of Prince Martin. He used to contribute much to the enjoyment of muster day. He could sing many songs and play on the bones, and always had a crowd of listeners round him,
WAR OF THE REBELLION.
Sutton furnished for the late war, in all, 164 men. This number includes the thirty-two men who enlisted without bounty. But as no men were credited by the government till they commenced paying bounties, the number credited to this town is reduced to 132 men.
The town paid in bounties,
$33,512
In recruiting expense, 327.41
Total,
$33,839.41
Average bounty per man.
$253.80
Average recruiting expense per man, 2.48
To the total expenses the interest of money hired by the town for war purposes has not been added. It is safe to estimate that the cost of the war, to Sutton, was not much below $40,000. In 1868 it amounted to $37,029.80. The whole war debt was paid in 1883.
1861.
The following served without town bounties :
Elias Phelps.
Charles C. Morse.
Alonzo J. Cheney.
William H. Allaird.
Reuben B. Porter.
Nahum Burpee.
Ransom R. Wheeler.
Ira A. Putney.
Clark C. Morse.
Henry P. Putney.
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Daniel Francis.
Orson C. Little. Calvin Stone.
George A. Francis.
Alonzo M. Flanders.
Ephraim Fisk.
Jacob C. Flanders.
George H. Champlin.
Marshall Wells.
John Putney.
George H. Lyman.
Robert Campbell.
Daniel Maxfield.
Enoch P. Davis.
Charles I. Wheeler.
Lucas Nelson.
John L. Harvey.
John H. Pressey.
Lewis G. Barber.
Emery B. Whitcomb.
Jonathan Dearborn Wheeler.
George B. Barnard, killed in battle,-first man killed from Sutton.
1862.
The following soldiers were paid $125 each by the town and state :
Martin L. Walker.
Elbridge F. Whittier.
Timothy B. Lewis.
Henry A. Nelson.
Andrew J. Harwood.
Warren H. Simons.
Reuben B. Porter.
James S. Sargent.
Joseph Keyser.
George Morgan.
John M. Palmer.
Mansel Blake.
Robert B. Roby.
Jonathan F. Williams.
Dustin W. Davis.
George W. Russell.
William D. Roby.
Andrew J. Bohonnan.
Albert Mastin. John W. Moore.
Stephen R. Bailey.
Amos Parker.
Everett T. Sanborn.
Robert Wadleigh.
James G. Whidden.
Chester Spaulding.
Francis M. Richards.
Benjamin Whitcomb.
Joseph P. Nelson. James A. Wadleigh.
Leonard H. Wheeler.
Olney M. Kimball.
Newell J. Nye.
John L. Worth.
Benjamin P. Nelson.
Carlos S. Bingham.
Francis E. Derby.
James H. McAllister.
Frank A. Mitchell.
George Chadwick.
Abraham P. Richards.
James H. Martin.
Charles Hart, Jr.
Samuel T. Bickford.
Hiram K. Little.
Horace E. Russell.
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Thomas Little.
Phineas J. Collins.
David W. Bailey.
Truman S. Blanchard.
Clark Carr Morse.
Frank P. Stevens.
H. W. Morse.
Alvah P. Whittier.
Amount paid to the above, $6,750.
Men furnished from January, 1864, till the close of the war, soldiers and reënlisted veterans :
Robert Campbell, vet.
George Constantine.
Lewis C. Withee.
Alvin S. Williams.
Enoch P. Davis, vet.
John L. Harvey, vet.
George H. Lyman.
Charles G. Putney.
Nelson M. Putney.
Martin L. Walker, vet.
Charles C. Marshall.
Reuben B. Porter, vet.
George H. Pressey.
Leonard H. Wheeler, vet.
To the above soldiers the town paid from $150 to $300 as bounty, till Aug. 19, 1864. After that date the town paid its own citizens $800 for one year, and $1,400 for three years.
The following persons furnished substitutes, they paying what they were obliged to pay in order to buy them, and the town allowing each man $300 towards paying for his substitute:
John C. Morey. William W. Coburn.
James M. Davis. John Gross, Jr.
James S. Bohonnan.
Charles G. Davis.
Harris F. B. Russell.
Charles L. Andrew.
Frank I. Sanborn.
Austin Morgan. Oren S. Rollins.
George Fellows. John Roby, Jr. Henry Davis.
Wyman P. Kimball.
John W. Fellows. Cyrus French. Ira F. Rowell.
R. M. Dowling. George S. French. George Andrew.
Daniel Ordway.
Daniel .Johnson.
William Little.
Orra Burpee.
James M. Palmer.
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Joseph P. Nelson.
Charles S. Watson.
Truman Putney.
Charles A. Fowler.
Augustus D. Follansbee.
Daniel G. Chadwick.
Benj. F. Pillsbury.
Ira P. Whittier.
Moses L. Pillsbury.
Jonathan H. Nelson.
Benjamin Johnson.
L. F. E. Dresser.
Amos H. Smith.
David B. Jones.
John Pressey.
James B. Sawyer.
Joseph Greeley, Jr.
John Brocklebank.
Joseph Johnson.
Francis Currier, Jr.
Andrew J. Sanborn.
In 1863, in addition to enlisted men of that year, the town bought the following men, who served, paying for them $8,760, most of which the town was to receive again from the state and govern- ment.
Robert Morton.
Charles Tully.
Frederic Osborne.
Henry Armstrong.
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Samuel T. Shin.
James Pettigrew.
Daniel W. Bogart.
John Misener.
Joseph B. McLeod.
William Kelly.
William Taylor.
Felix Closey.
James Scott.
John Williams.
Charles A. Barton.
PAYMENT OF THE WAR DEBT.
In the year ending March, 1868, the debt was,-
1868,
$33,592.42
1869,
34,307.65
1870,
35,120.07
1871,
38,582.94
1872,
33,916.69
1873,
22,450.92
1874,
21,106.36
1875,
19,132.69
1876,
18,638.87
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1877,
1878,
1879,
1880,
1881,
$17,556.84 14,760.35 9,917.19
The reduction during the year ending March, 1882, was $1,234.86. In 1883 the balance against the town was $23.47, and the war debt was paid. It will be observed that from March, 1868, to March, 1869, the increase of debt was $715.23, of which increase the auditors' report says,-
It can be readily accounted for by the settlement of the Lear actions against the town, costing $764.20.
From 1869 to 1870 the increase of the debt was $812.42. The auditors' report says of this,-
The increase of the debt may be accounted for by the unusual expense of breaking out the roads and repairing the highways and bridges. The amount of money heretofore raised by the town, after paying the interest on the town debt, leaves but a small mar- gin to pay the necessary expenses of the town. We therefore recommend that the town raise the sum of five thousand dollars to pay the interest on the town debt and defray town charges the ensuing year.
Enoch Page, Asa Page, and Thomas J. Wad- leigh were auditors this year.
Even as late as 1872 the debt was still a trifle larger than in 1868. This year the auditors say in their report,-
Should the town receive from the state $11,715 in bonds, and apply the same to the payment of the debt, it would reduce the debt to $22,191.69.
The next year, 1873, we see that in this way an
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important reduction in the debt was made, and from this date the debt steadily diminished till it was extinguished.
The auditors who signed the report for 1873 were Johnson Colby and Asa Page.
The following is the individual record of Sutton men who were mustered into service during the late war:
Reuben B. Porter, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, and mustered out Aug. 9, 1861; sergeant, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Nov. 15, 1862, promoted to second lieuten- ant. March 5, 1863, mustered out Aug. 20, 1863 ; commissioned Sept. 20, 1864, first lieutenant Co. B, 18th N. H. Regt. Died and was buried at Windham, N. H.
Alonzo J. Cheney, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, and mustered out Aug. 9, 1861 ; enlisted March 11, 1864. Troop I, N. H. Cav. Now resides at Wilmot, N. H.
Elias A. Phelps, Co. C, 19th Mass. Regt.
Ransom R. Wheeler, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, and mustered out Aug. 9, 1861; Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861, and mustered out Sept. 27, 1864 ; Co. G, 18th N. H. Regt. Resides at No. Sutton.
Clark C. Morse, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, and mustered out Aug. 9, 1861.
Charles C. Morse, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, and mustered out Aug. 9, 1861 ; Co. D, 11th N. H. Regt. mustered in Aug. 29, 1862.
John E. Putney, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, promoted to sergeant ; mustered out August 9, 1861.
William H. Allard, corporal, Co. D, 1st N. H. Regt., mustered in May 2, 1861, and mustered out Aug. 9, 1861.
Nahum Burpee, Ill. Regt., died in service Oct. 31, 1861, aged 24 years, 8 months. His body was brought home and buried at Sutton.
Ira A. Putney, Co. B, 2d Regt., Berdan's Sharpshooters, died Feb. 11, 1866, of disease contracted in service. Buried at South Sutton.
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Henry P. Putney, Co. B, 2d Regt. Berdan's Sharpshooters, wounded at battle of Williamsburg, Va. Died Aug., 11, 1864, and buried at South Sutton.
Jerome B. Porter, Co. G, 2d Regt. U. S. Sharpshooters, mustered in Dec. 12, 1861, and discharged for disability, May 9, 1862. Died at Warner, N. H., and buried at No. Sutton.
Daniel S. Francis, Co. H, 2d N. H. Regt., mustered in June 5, 1861, wounded severely July 2, 1863, mustered out June 21, 1864.
George A. Francis, Co. H, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861, and mustered out Sept. 27, 1864.
Alonzo M. Flanders, Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861, and mustered out Sept. 27, 1864.
Jacob C. Flanders, Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861.
Marshall Wells, Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861 ; transferred to 1st U. S. Artillery, Feb. 24, 1863.
George H. Lyman, Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861; reënlisted Dec. 25, 1863, and died at Port Royal, S. C., April 17, 1865.
Daniel Maxfield, Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., transferred to 1st U. S. Artillery, Feb. 24, 1863.
Charles I. Wheeler, Co. I, 4th Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861 ; reënlisted Jan. 1. 1864.
John L. Harvey, Co. I, 4th, N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861; reënlisted Dec. 25, 1863.
Lewis G. Barber, Co. H, 2d N. H. Regt., mustered in June 5, 1861; now resides at Sutton.
Jonathan D. Wheeler, Co. I, 4th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861 ; reënlisted Feb. 14, 1864. Died at Wilmot, N. H., June 20, 1870.
Orison Little, Co. B, 2d Mass. Light Battery ; wounded. Resides at Boston, Mass.
Calvin Stone, Co. B, 2d Mass. Light Battery. Died at Boston, Mass., and buried at Sutton.
Ephraini Fisk, 1st N. H. Battery, mustered in Sept. 26, 1861 ; promoted to corporal, reënlisted Dec. 26, 1863. Now resides at Lawrence, Mass.
George H. Champlin, corporal, Co. C, 39th Mass. Regt. Died Jan. 4, 1864, and buried at So. Sutton.
Robert Campbell, Troop I, 1st N. E. Cav., mustered in Dec. 17,
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1861, promoted corporal ; reënlisted Jan. 5, 1864 ; second lieutenant. Troop L, 1st N. H. Cav., commissioned March 18, 1864. Killed at White Oak Swamp, Va., June 13, 1864.
George B. Barnard, corporal, Troop I. 1st N. E. Cav., mustered in Dec. 17, 1861. Killed at Port Royal, Va., May 31, 1862. First killed from Sutton.
Enoch P. Davis, Troop I, 1st N. E. Cav., mustered in Dec. 17, 1861, reënlisted Jan. 5, 1864; Troop I, 1st N. H. Cav., mustered in Jan. 5, 1864 ; captured Nov. 12, 1864. Died at Sutton, Dec. 30, 1888.
Lucas Nelson, Troop I, 1st N. E. Cav., mustered in Dec. 17, 1861, transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 20, 1863. Died March 26, 1873, at the Soldiers' Home, Togus, Maine.
John M. Pressey, Troop I, 1st N. E. Cav., mustered in Dec. 17, 1861, discharged for disability, Nov. 11, 1862. Now resides in Sutton.
Emery B. Whitcomb, Co. E, 1st U. S. Sharpshooters, mustered in Sept. 9, 1861.
Elbridge F. Whittier, Co. A, 9th N. H. Regt., mustered in Ang. 13, 1862. Died at Cynthiana, Ky., Sept. 17, 1863.
Martin L. Walker, Co. A, 9th N. H. Regt., mustered in July 3, 1862 ; Co. A, 9th Regt. Vet. Reserved Corps. Resides at North Sutton. .
George W. Russell, Co. G, 9th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 13, 1862. Killed Sept. 18, 1862.
James H. Wheeler, Co. G, 9th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 13, 1862.
Timothy B. Lewis, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, wounded June 16, 1864. Resides at Sutton.
John L. Worth, Co. F, 11tl N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Died at Washington, D. C., Feb. 13, 1863.
Carlos S. Bingham, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862.
James H. McAllister, sergeant, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mus- tered in Aug. 29, 1862.
George Chadwick, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, wounded slightly Dec. 13, 1862. Resides at Sutton.
Hiram K. Little, second lieutenant, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., commissioned Sept. 4, 1862, promoted first lieutenant Jan. 30, 1863. Died at the government hospital, David's Island, New York 33
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Harbor, July 4, 1864, from wounds received in front of Petersburg. Buried at Sutton.
Thomas Little, corporal, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Now resides at Peterborough, N. H.
James G. Whidden, corporal, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Discharged for disability. Resides at Sutton.
Joseph P. Nelson, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 23, 1863. Resides in Sutton.
Daniel W. Bagley, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, wounded July 16, 1863, transferred to V. R. C., Sept. 1864. Resides at Sutton.
Andrew J. Bohonnan, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862; wounded severely Dec. 13, 1862. Resides at Sutton.
Mansel Blake, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Resides at Concord, N. H.
Freeman S. Blanchard, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Now resides in Dakota Territory.
Samuel T. Bickford, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Now resides at Epsom, N. H.
Phineas G. Collins, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Ang. 29, 1862. Resides at Lowell, Mass.
Charles Hart, Jr., Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Ang. 29, 1862, transferred to V. R. C., Oct. 2, 1863. Resides at Sutton. James H. Martin, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Died at Covington, Ky., Aug. 25, 1863.
Frank A. Mitchell, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. Dec., 1863.
George Morgan, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Died at Alexandria, Va., July 23. 1863.
Newell J. Nye, Co. F. 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Died at Sutton, March 15, 1879.
Henry A. Nelson, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Killed in battle, July 30, 1864.
Benjamin P. Nelson, Co. F., 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. First man killed in Co. F.
Horace E. Russell, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862 ; transferred to U. S. Battery. Now resides at Sutton.
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Abraham P. Richards, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, wounded June 2, 1864, and June 17, 1864. Died at Concord, N. H.
Francis M. Richards, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, promoted to corporal, wounded badly May 12, 1864. Now resides at Warner, N. H.
Everett T. Sanborn, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Ang. 29. 1862, wounded May 11, 1864. Now resides in Nebraska.
Warren H. Simons, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, wounded Dec. 13, 1862, and May 12, 1864. Now resides at Sutton.
James S. Sargent, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862. Now resides at Sutton.
Frank P. Stevens, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862.
James A. Wadleigh, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862, wounded severely Dec. 13, 1862, transferred to V. R. C., Oct. 1, 1863. Now resides at Warner.
Jonathan F. Williams, Co. F, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 3. 1862, promoted to sergeant. Now resides at Lowell, Mass.
Alvah P. Whittier, Co. K, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 2, 1862, discharged for disability April 20, 1863. Died March 7, 1872.
Henry W. Morse, Co. D, 11th N. H. Regt., mustered in Aug. 29, 1862.
Andrew J. Harwood, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Nov. 1, 1862, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
John W. Moore, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, promoted to sergeant, mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Died at Lempster, N. H.
Robert Wadleigh, corporal, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862. Died at Brashear City, La., May 8, 1863.
John M. Palmer, musician, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Nov. 6, 1862, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Died at Sutton, Dec. 22, 1888.
Stephen R. Bailey, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Died at Concord, N. H., Aug. 24, 1863, of disease contracted in service.
Dustin W. Davis, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23. 1862, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Resides at Springfield, Vt.
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Joseph Keyser, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Nov. 4, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 10, 1863. Died at Sutton, 1886.
Albert F. Masten, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862. Died at Brashear City, La., April 29, 1863.
Amos Parker, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862. Died at New Orleans, La., April 21, 1863.
James C. Rowe, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
William D. Roby, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, promoted to corporal, mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Died of disease contracted in service.
Robert B. Roby, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Nov. 6, 1862. Resides at So. Sutton.
Cliester Spaulding, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
Benjamin K. Whitcomb, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862. Died at Port Hudson, La., July 22, 1863.
Leonard H. Wheeler, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, and mustered out Ang. 20, 1863; Co. B, 18th N. H. Regt., mustered in Sept. 13, 1864. Died at Sutton, Aug. 14, 1877.
Olney M. Kimball, corporal, Co. H, 16th N. H. Regt., mustered in Oct. 23, 1862, discharged for disability, June 27, 1863. Resides at Boston, Mass.
Lewis C. Withee, Troop A, 1st N. H. Cav., mustered in March 11, 1864.
Charles H. Davis, Troop I, 1st N. H. Cav., mustered in March 17, 1864.
Nelson J. Putney, Co. B, 1st Regt., N. H. Heavy Artillery, mustered in Sept. 18, 1863.
Charles C. Marshall, Troop H, 1st N. H. Cav., mustered in July 29, 1864. Resides at Sutton.
George H. Pressey, second lieutenant, Troop H, 1st N. H. Cav., commissioned March 19, 1864. Died at Concord, N. H., Oct. 8, 1877, and buried at Sutton.
George Constantine, 1st N. H. Cavalry.
Alvin S. Williams, Co. E, 1st Regt. N. H. Heavy Artillery, mustered in Sept. 5, 1864. Now resides at Worcester, Mass.
Charles G. Putney, Co. E, 1st Regt. N. H. Heavy Artillery, mustered in Sept. 5, 1864.
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Francis E. Derby enlisted on or about Aug. 29, 1862, and served in Co. F, 11th Regt., up to the close of the war, and dis- charged with the regiment June 11, 1865, at Concord. Not wounded, but much broken in health by hardship and exposure, and is yet a sufferer. Resides in New London.
ROBERT CAMPBELL POST.
Robert Campbell Post, No. 58, Dept. of N. H., Grand Army of the Republic, was organized at Sutton, Dec. 17, 1880, and the fol- lowing veterans were mustered in by W. H. D. Cochrane, A. A. Gen., Dept. N. H .:
Enoch P. Davis, George Robertson, David W. Bagley, Harrison D. Robertson, Warren H. Merrill, John M. Palmer, Edwin B. Lear, Oi Hall, David McDole, Frank P. Ayer, Ezekiel Hadley, George Roby, Andrew J. Bohonan, Allison W. Cheney, Timothy B. Lewis, John M. Pressey, George Chadwick, James G. Whidden, Charles C. Marshall, William K. Philbrick, Olney M. Kimball, Simon G. Cutting, Joseph P. Nelson, Charles F. Peaslee.
The following officers were elected and installed :
Enoch P. Davis, Commander. Allison W. Cheney, Senior Vice Commander. Harrison D. Robertson, Junior Vice Commander.
Olney M. Kimball, Adjutant.
George Robertson, Quartermaster.
James G. Whidden, Chaplain.
Edwin B. Lear, Officer of the Day. Warren H. Merrill, Officer of the Guard.
The following have served as commanders of the Post:
1881. Enoch P. Davis.
1882. Allison W. Cheney.
1883. Olney M. Kimball.
1884. Timothy B. Lewis.
1885. Charles C. Marshall.
1886. James G. Whidden.
1887. Charles M. Newman.
1888. Jonathan Merrill.
1889. James M. Rix.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
LIEUT. ROBERT M. CAMPBELL, 1
In memory of whom Grand Army Post, No. 58, was named, son of Annas and Patty Campbell, born in Henniker, Aug. 30, 1833. His father was captain of the first rifle company formed in this state, and was a very efficient officer. From his father Robert inherited that military zeal which ever distinguished him when a boy. He followed the occupation of a farmer, and when the war broke out he was residing in Sutton. He was mustered into Troop I, of the New Hampshire Battalion of the First New England Cav- alry, as a private, Dec. 17, 1861, for 3 years.
His battalion joined the Army of the Potomac, and was almost constantly on duty, scouting and performing picket duty. Pro- moted to corporal July 13, 1862, and to sergeant Jan. 1, 1863. Reënlisted Jan. 5, 1864. He was assigned to Troop L, First Regi- ment Cavalry. His battalion took a prominent part in the terrible campaign of 1864, being in the saddle almost constantly for several days at a time. Lieutenant Campbell was placed in command of the picket line on the outpost of White Oak Swamp, Va., and while skirmishing with the enemy, June 13, 1864, he was killed by a bullet from the enemy's works. His body was never recovered. The noble friend, the chivalric soldier, and the gallant comrade sleeps in an unknown grave, but he is not forgotten, for troops of loving friends will ever bear his memory in their faithful hearts. Age, 30-9-13. Married Mary A. Hazen, of Sutton.
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