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Mary, Widow
Saunders, George W.
William,
* WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE FIRST REGIMENT.
George W. Cilley, Co. H, musician, mus, May 3, 1861; dis, Aug, 9, 1861.
Edgar A. Hall, Co. K, mus. May 7, 1861; dis. Aug. 9, 1861; re-enlisted for Salem Sept. IS, 1861; transferred to 1st U. S. artillery Nov. 8, 1862.
S. O.
Jeremiah,
Hiram,
White, Dustin George I. John C. William D,
Lindley,
Preble, Thomas M.
Spinney, Augustus
Williams, John
Paige, Daniel
Eben L.
George C.
Putnam, Elbridge Quimby, Jeremiah J. Stone, Betsey
William, Jr.
Wood, Cyrus E.
Joshua,
Raymond, Stephen B,
Moses,
Richards, Lueian B. Story, Abram B.
Randall,
Roberts, John F.
Robie, John
Sumner, Sylvanus
James,
Root, Nathan K.
Tewksbury, Wm. P.
Levi,
William,
David,
Moses,
Franklin H.
Thorp, Abraham
Wright, William.
Thomas,
Andrew J.
Shaw, John J.
Waldo, Almond
Josiah,
Franklin,
Towns, Jolin
Nathaniel, 2d
Robert,
Daniel F.
Jonathan P.
Phelps, Almond
Charles, Jesse, Whittier, George
Jonathan,
John, 2d
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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May 25th, reached Washington May 28th, and went into camp at Kal- orama, about three miles west of the capitol. Early in June the regi- ment marched to Poolesville to guard the fords of the Potomac, and June 17th, had a slight skirmish with the enemy; none hurt on the Union side ; one officer and two men killed and twelve wounded on the Confederate. July 3d, two men were taken prisoners by the Confederate pickets and held till the fall of 1862. They entered Virginia about July 15th, marched up the valley of the Shenandoah towards Winchester, then back to Harper's Ferry. The first of August they returned to New Hampshire and were mustered out at Concord Aug. 9th.
THE SECOND REGIMENT was raised under the first call of the presi- dent. The men were enlisted for three months, but before the organi- zation of the regiment was completed the call of July, 1861, came for three hundred thousand three-years troops, and most of the men re-en- listed for the full term. Weare had six men in this regiment .* June 20, 1861, under command of Col. Gilman Marston, they left Portsmouth for the front. It saw much service, got its first baptism of blood at Bull Run, and afterward participated in more than a score of battles.
Weare was patriotic ; May 25th it was voted to pay each soldier who enlists for the town $9 a month, in addition to what the gov- ernment pays ; to each nurse an amount sufficient to make the pay up to $20 a month, and to each man who enlists in the navy before Aug. 27th, a bounty of $100, if they will count on the town's quota ; the selectmen to hire the money and pay the volunteers when they are mustered into the service.t
THE THIRD REGIMENT was raised under the president's first call
* WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE SECOND REGIMENT.
James M. Quimby, Co. C, mus. June 1, 1861, dis. June 21, 1864.
William H. Quimby, Co. C, mus. June 1, 1861; wounded mortally July 21, 1861; died of wounds July 21, 1861.
Chas. E. Peaslee, Co. G, mus. June 5, 1851; killed at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. RECRUITS.
Jonathan B. Holt, Co. I, mus. Dec. 7, 1863; promoted to corporal July 1, 1865; dis. Dec. 19, 1865.
William Bates, Co. F, mus Dee. 3, 1863; substitute; transferred from Co. H, 12th N. H. volunteers, June 21, 1865; absent siek Dee. 19, 1865; no discharge furnished. Charles Cullom, Co. K, mus. Dee. 3, 1863; volunteer; transferred from Co. G, N. H. volunteers, June 21, 1865; absent sick Dee. 19, 1865; no discharge furnished.
t " Voted, That the seleetmen of the town of Weare be authorized to pay each sol- dier who has enlisted from this town into the United States service, or may hereafter enlist, $9 per month of actual service, in addition to what the United States govern- ment may pay. Also, voted to pay each nurse from this town, in addition to what government may pay, an amount sufficient to make $20 per month for cach month of actual service."
475
THE THIRD AND FOURTH REGIMENTS.
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for three-years men. Weare furnished eight soldiers for it .* Four of them were mustered in early, and each was paid $10 bounty in August, 1861. Enoch Q. Fellows, of Sandwich, was appointed their colonel, and Sept. 3d they left the state for the seat of action. They had their first battle at Secessionville, Ga., June 16th, where the regiment lost one hundred and four killed and wounded. After- wards the regiment engaged in the assault on Fort Wagner, led the advance at Drury Bluff, where over two hundred of their men were killed and wounded, took part in the many battles about Peters- burgh and joined in the attack on Fort Fisher, in North Carolina. The whole number of battles, sieges, reconnoissances and skirmishes in which the regiment engaged was thirty, and with the exception of some bounty-jumpers, who went as recruits, the men were brave soldiers. The regiment was mustered out Aug. 2 and 3, 1865.
THE FOURTH REGIMENT was raised under the same call as the third.t The regiment rendezvoused at Manchester, and Sept. 18, 1861, was mustered into service, receiving the same bounty. Weare furnished six men at first and afterwards sent two recruits, and one re-enlisted in the veteran reserve corps. They left for the front Sept. 27th, under command of Col. Thomas J. Whipple, of Laconia.
* WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE THIRD REGIMENT.
Walter S. Eaton, Co. A, mus. Aug. 23, 1861; dis. at Bermuda Hundred Aug. 23, 1864; now lives in Weare.
George H. Shaw, Co. A, mus. Aug. 22, 1861; dis. at Bermuda Hundred Aug. 23, 1864. Horatio H. Brown, Co. E, mus. Aug. 23, 1861; wounded slightly June 16, 1862; re-en- listed Feb. 17, 1864; promoted to corporal; promoted to sergeant Jan. 10, 1865; dis. July 20, 1865.
Valentine M. Chase, Co. E, mus, Aug. 23, 1861; wounded severely June 16, 1862; died of wounds at Jews' hospital, New York, July 24, 1862.
RECRUITS.
William Donnolly, Co. H, mus. Dec. 10, 1864; deserted at Wihnington, N. C., March 21,1865.
William Gimber, Co. C, mus. Dec. 22, 1864; dis. July 20, 1865.
Frank Williams, Co. K, mus. Dec. 22, 1864; dis. July 20, 1865.
James Wilson, Co. K, mus. Dec. 22, 1864; dis. July 20, 1865.
Thomas F. Gay, of Weare, enlisted for Manchester in Co. A, mus. Aug. 22, 1861; dis. for disability April 27, 1862.
t WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE FOURTH REGIMENT.
Amos L. Colburn (Concord), 2d lieutenant Co. A, commissioned May 17, 1862; trans- ferred to Co. G, Nov. 5, 1862.
David P. Dearborn, 2d lieutenant Co. G, commissioned Marchi 22, 1862; resigned Nov. 4, 1862; 2d assistant surgeon ; commissioned Dec. 16, 1862; promoted to Ist assist- ant surgeon May 2, 1864; commissioned Nov. 9, 1864; dis. Aug. 23, 1865.
William S. Mudgett, musician, mus. Sept. 18, 1861; dis. Aug. 27, 1862; dead.
Horatio J. Collins, Co. E, mus. Sept. 18, 1861; transferred to Ist U. S. artillery Nov. 5, 1862; now lives in Weare (1886).
Aaron Y. Hackett, Co. E, mus. Sept. 18, 1861; re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864; no discharge furnished ; lives in Weare.
Rollins D. Moore, Co. E, mus. Sept. 18, 1861; re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864; wounded June 24, 1864; dis. for disability at Alexandria, Va., Jan. 30, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Thomas Harrington, Co. E, mus. Dec. 21, 1864; deserted at Wilmington, N. C., March 8, 1865.
William Smith, Co. E, mus. Dec. 21, 1864; dis. Aug. 23, 1865.
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Their first fight was at Pocotaligo, S. C., early in the spring of 1862, where they had three killed and twenty-five wounded. Among the many other battles in which they fought was the assault on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863, the battle of Bermuda Hundred, Va., May, 1864, and in that of Fort Fisher, N. C., January, 1865.
THE FIFTH REGIMENT was raised in the fall of 1861, and mus- tered into the United States service in October. Col. Edward E. Cross led them from the state Oct. 29th, and they camped near Washington Oct. 31st. Their first battle was at Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862, where they lost one hundred and eighty-six killed and wounded, Colonel Cross among the latter; it was in the terrible Seven Days' fight, and when it reached Harrison's Landing it had but three hun- dred and fifty men fit for duty, and at Antietam, Sept. 17th, where a hundred and eight were killed and wounded. It was here it earned the title of the Fighting Fifth, known throughout the nation .. At Fredericksburgh they had one hundred and eighty killed and wounded. At Chancellorsville they lost nearly forty officers and men. Colonel Cross was killed at Gettysburgh, and eighty-six men were killed or wounded out of one hundred and sixty-five men who went into the fight. They participated in the many battles about Petersburgh, los- ing heavily. The regiment was mustered out June, 1865. Weare had nine men in it,* all recruits ; four of them deserted, one was cap- tured at Cold Harbor and died in Andersonville prison, and the other three were regularly discharged.
THE SIXTH REGIMENT, raised under the same call, was mustered into the United States service the last of November, 1861, and Gen. Simon C. Griffin, April 22, 1862, was made its colonel. It left the state Dec. 25, 1861, and shortly after went into camp near Wash- ington. It got its first baptism of blood at Camden, N. C. The regiment participated in the battles of Bull Run, South Moun- tain, Antietam, where it lost a fifth of its whole number, Fredericks- burgh, where it lost a third, Chancellorsville, Spottsylvania Court
* WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE FIFTH REGIMENT. RECRUITS.
Charles E. Bouscay, Co. B, mus. Aug. 31, 1864; dis. June 28, 1865.
William Edmunds, Co. A, mus. Aug. 11, 1864; Co. A, dis. June 25, 1865.
Arthur Hagan, Co .- , mus. Aug 6, 1864 ; supposed to have deserted en route to regiment. John Hicks, Co. - , mus. Aug. 31, 1864 ; supposed to have deserted en route to regiment. Charles Johnson, Co. F, mus. Sept. 8, 1864; dis. June 14, 1865. Samuel Parson, Co. H, mus. Sept. 2, 1863; captured at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 18, 1864; grave No. 11,121.
Chas. Palin, Co. - , mus. Sept. 14, 1864 ; supposed to have deserted en route to regiment. James Riley, Co. - , mus. Sept. 2, 1864 ; supposed to have deserted en route to regiment. Henry Spering, Co. E, mus. Ang. 10, 1864; promoted to corporal Jan. 11, 1865; reduced to the ranks May 24, 1865; dis. June 28, 1865.
477
THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH REGIMENTS.
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House, Cold Harbor and the many battles about Petersburgh. The regiment served till the close of the war. Weare had but one citi- zen who went out with the regiment, and he was killed at the sec- ond battle of Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862. Six recruits, not citizens, went for our town, four of whom did honorable service, and two were bounty-jumpers and deserted .*
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT; was raised by Gen. Joseph C. Abbott, of Manchester, he being authorized by the war department. The state paid the bounty of $10, the same that the other regiments received. Haldimand S. Putnam was colonel, and General Abbott lieutenant-colonel. The regiment was engaged in many battles, one of which was the assault on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863, where Colonel Putnam was killed and two hundred and twelve of his men killed, wounded and missing, and another, Feb. 20, 1864, the bloody and disastrous battle of Olustee, Fla., where two hundred and nine were killed, wounded and missing. In
* WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE SIXTH REGIMENT.
Lindley W. Follansbee (enlisted for Landaff), Co. B, inus. Nov. 27, 1861; killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862.
RECRUITS.
George Brown, Co. G, mus. Dec. 19, 1863; volunteer, for 3 years; transferred from Co. G, 11th regiment, June 1, 1865; absent sick since Dec. 19, 1864; dis. July 17, 1865; no discharge paper furnished.
John Bates, Co. K, mus. July 27, 1864; substitute; transferred from Co. K, 11th regi- ment, June 1, 1865; promoted to corporal July 8, 1865; dis. July 17, 1865.
James Connor, Co. - , mus. June 3, 1864; substitute; supposed to have deserted en route to the regiment.
James Corbett, Co. K, substitute, mus. July 27,1864; transferred from Co. K, 11th regi- ment, June 1, 1865; dis. July 17, 1865.
Percy Howard, Co. - , mus. June 1, 1864; supposed to have deserted en route to the regiment.
George A. Black, Co. D, mus. Dec. 3, 1862; unknown.
t WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Ezra Clement, Co. I, mus. Dec. 14, 1861; promoted to corporal; died of disease at Fort Jefferson, Fla., April 2, 1862.
Joseph H. Gregg, Co. I, mus. Dec. 9, 1861 ; missing at Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863. Thomas Langlan, Co. D, mus. Nov. 13, 1861; promoted corporal Nov. 13, 1861; pro- inoted sergeant June 2, 1863; dis. Dec. 22, 1864.
Darius Merrill, quartermaster-sergeant, appointed March 12, 1863; dis. Dec. 27, 1864. Nathaniel Peaslee, Co. I, mus. Dec. 13, 1861; dis. Dec. 22, 1864.
Edwin J. Tenney, Co. D, inus. Dec. 13, 1861; dis. for disability July 17, 1862; enlisted in veteran reserve corps Dec. 5, 1863.
Harvey H Martin, Co. F, mus. Oct. 29, 1861; died of disease Aug. 8, 1862.
Edward Tatro, Co. G, mus. Nov. 23, 1861 ; died of disease March 25, 1862, at Tortugas, Fla. Almus N. Wood, Co. D, mus. Dec. 24, 1861; died Nov. 1, 1862.
RECRUITS.
James H. Carmichael, Co. C, mus. Nov. 29, 1864; absent without leave since March 25, 1865; no discharge furnished.
George A. Clarke, of Weare, Co. D, mus. Dec. 3, 1863; wounded May 10, 1864; died of wounds May 11, 1864.
William Wyman, Co. E, mus. Oct. 15. 1863; dis. July 20, 1865.
Charles Willard, Co. F, mus. Nov. 29, 1864; promoted to corporal June 6, 1865; dis. July 20, 1865.
RE-ENLISTED VETERAN.
Jacob Follansbee, Co. D, mus. Dec. 30, 1861; captured March 9, 1863; exchanged June 9, 1863; re-enlisted Feb. 28, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, for disability.
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1865 they engaged in the capture of Fort Fisher, and took part in the many battles near Richmond. Our town had nine men who served with the regiment, and five recruits, all of whom did good service.
THE EIGHTH REGIMENT was raised under the same call, had the same bounty, and was mustered into the service of the United States Dec. 23, 1861. Hawkes Fearing was colonel, and Oliver W. Lull,* a native of Weare, was lieutenant-colonel. They
* COL. OLIVER W. LULL. In the valley of the Souhegan lies the pleasant village of Milford. Here, nestling on the banks of the river, is a quaint old cemetery. Over its mouldering stones and grass-grown graves softly fall the dews of evening; while the last rays of golden light from the setting sun, glancing through the dense shade of sighing pines, light up, as if in benediction for the noble dead below, a tall, white shaft of marble, bearing this inscription : " I am willing to give all that I am, have or expect to be, for my country in this her hour of danger, asking only that the dear old old flag may be my winding-sheet." Snch were the words of Oliver W. Lull, who was born in Weare, Jan. 14, 1826. His father, Moses Lull, was one of those sturdy New Hampshire farmers who have bequeathed to their sons physical strength and endur- ance, combined with mental vigor and great energy of character, thus making our state famous as the birthplace of successful men. His mother, Lucinda Caldwell, was the second wife of Moses Lull. She was a whole-hearted, brave-souled woman, who not only reared a large family of children, but with her deft fingers filled the ancient red house with the old time musie of buzzing spindles, on which run rolling wool and twirling flax, furnishing material for the shuttle which she sent so " merrily flashing through the loom."
While Oliver was still a young lad his parents moved to Manchester. Here he at- tended school and graduated. He afterwards taught school in Milford, N. H., and Framingham, Mass. While in Framingham he read law in the office of Train & Esty. He then returned to Manchester and continued his studies with Hon. David Cross. for whom he ever cherished unbounded esteem and admiration, and whose influence over him was most salutary.
About this time he married Mary Augusta, granddaughter of Gen. Stephen Hoyt, of Bradford, a school-girl in whom he had become interested. Of this marriage only one daughter remains, Ada Georgianna, wife of M. J. Gray, of Crested Butte, Col. He was admitted to the Middlesex county bar and the bar of Hillsborough county, N. H., in 1852,and soon after established himselfin Milford and was highly successful as a lawyer.
On the breaking out of the Rebellion he took an active part in raising recruits, and Oct. 1, 1861, was commissioned by Governor Berry lieutenant-colonel of the Eighth New Hampshire regiment. Before leaving home the citizens of Milford presented him with a sword, sash and belt, while Gen. George Stark with thirty other Nashua gentlemen gave him a splendid horse. The regiment was mustered at Manchester, went first to Fort Independence, Boston harbor, and from thence in two divisions under General Butler sailed for Ship island, where they remained until after the sur- render of New Orleans. They then went to Louisiana, where Colonel Lull was ap- pointed provost judge of Thibedeaux and discharged the duties of the office faith- fully and satisfactorily.
The regiment was in several engagements with the Confederates, among which were the battle .of "The Cotton" and the battle of " Bisland." As Colonel Lull was a large man and rode a white horse, he was a conspicuous mark for the sharp- shooters, who often tried to shoot him, but failed. On one occasion, while riding along, a large shell passed within a few inches of his head; coolly taking off his hat, he saluted the terrible messenger of death. But the crowning act of his life-that which showed his noble unselfishness - was when he left a position of honor and safety on the staff of General Emory, for one of imminent peril and alinost certain death, being called upon by his soldiers to lead them in battle.
He commanded the regiment at Port Hudson, Colonel Fearing being engaged else- where. On the morning of May 23, 1863, a general advance was ordered, for the pur- pose of driving the enemy within his inner works. It was a hot fight. The Federals' first line of battle was broken and scattered, when the Eighth was ordered to charge. With a wild yell they swept forward over the bodies of the fallen, drove the Confeder- ates in confusion through the tangled abattis and almost annihilated the Tenth Arkan- sas regiment, who occupied the position. The slaughter was terrific, much of the fight- ing being hand to hand. Lieutenant-Colonel Lull, while waving his sword and shouting "Forward, Eighth New Hampshire!" fell, mortally wounded by a minie ball. As he was carried from the field, all unmindful of his own danger and suffering, he said : " Don't let the regiment break; we must conquer them ! " The next autumn he was brought to Milford and buried. Colonel Lull was a brave and gallant soldier, doing his duty nobly, and patriotically laid down his life for his country.
Jams
Truly 0. 20, Sull.
479
THE NINTH REGIMENT.
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were at the siege of Port Hudson, where Lieutenant-Colonel Lull was killed, May 27, 1863, and in many other battles and skirmishes in the South-west. Weare had one recruit in this regiment .*
The town of Weare provided for the families of its soldiers who had gone to the war. The legislature of New Hampshire, at its June session, 1861, passed an act authorizing cities and towns to aid the families of volunteers, and the town voted that the selectmen carry the provisions of said act into effect.t
July 2, 1862, the president called for three hundred thousand men to serve for three years, and Aug. 4th for three hundred thousand more for nine months. Men volunteered slowly. The legislature authorized the payment of bounties. Aug. 12th the town voted to pay each citizen who enlists prior to Aug. 27th $200, the selectmen to hire the money.# Sept. 8th the town also voted to pay the same bounty to fill up its nine-months quota, the money to be raised the same way.§ The state also paid a bounty of $50 to each man. With these generous inducements the town was able to answer the calls.
THE NINTH REGIMENT left the state Aug. 25, 1862, under the command of Col. Enoch Q. Fellows. It reached Washington Aug. 28th, and Sept. 13th took part in the battle of South Mountain, where it had twenty-five men wounded, two of whom died. No other regiment was so soon in the fight after leaving the state. The regiment fought at Antietam and Fredericksburgh, made a campaign in Mississippi in 1863, fought at Spottsylvania, where they had forty- two killed, ninety-four wounded and seventy missing ; at Cold Har- bor and many of the severe battles about Richmond. They were mustered out in June, 1865. Eighteen citizens of Weare served in
* WEARE'S SOLDIER IN THE EIGHTH REGIMENT.
RECRUIT.
Thomas Burns, Co. F, mus. Oct. 15, 1863; not officially accounted for.
t "Voted, Agreeable to an act passed by the legislature, June session, 1861, author- izing cities and towns to aid families of volunteers in the service of the United States, that the selectmen of the town of Weare be authorized to carry the provision of said aet in effect."
+ " Voted, That the town of Weare will pay to each citizen that enlists in the army of the United States, and is accepted prior to the 27th of August, instant, the sum of $200, and the selectmen be instructed to hire money therefor."
§ " Voted, That the town will pay to each and every man who enlisted between the 12th and 28th of August last and are mustered into the United States service, the sum of $200, excepting those that have already received their pay.
" Voted, That we pay $200 to each man who shall enlist to fill up our nine-months quota and is accepted, and the selectmen be authorized to hire the money therefor,"
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this regiment, two of whom were killed, three wounded and four died of wounds or disease .*
THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT rendezvoused at Concord the last of August, 1862, and left Sept. 11th for Washington, under the com- mand of Col. Walter Harriman. They fought at Fredericksburgh, their first battle, where they had fourteen killed, one hundred and fifty-six wounded and twenty-four missing. They made a campaign in Kentucky, went to Vicksburg, Miss., were at the siege of Knox- ville, took part in the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, were present at Cold Harbor and engaged in the many fights about Petersburgh. Weare sent seven citizens in this regiment who made an honorable record for themselves, and seven recruits, five of whom deserted.+
* WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE NINTH REGIMENT.
Jas. W. Barrett, Co. B, mus. July 12, 1862 ; died of disease Jan. 13, 1863, at Falmouth, Va. Eugene D. Breed, Co. B, mus. July 12, 1862; killed in action at Poplar Grove church Sept. 30, 1864.
Richard Cullen, Co. F, mus. Aug. 5, 1862; promoted 1st sergeant; wounded May 12, 1864; lost an arm; dis. June 6, 1865.
Horace P. Dearborn, Co. D, mus. July 30, 1862; died of disease at Falmouth, Va., Jan. 27,1863.
Elbridge Dustin,1 Co. B, mus. July 12, 1862; killed on picket at Jackson, Miss., July 13, 1863.
Harvey George, Co. B, mus. July 24, 1862; promoted corporal; wounded May 18, 1864; mus. out June 10, 1865.
William H. Hoit, Co. B, mus. July 22, 1862; promoted sergeant; died at Mildale, Miss., Aug. 2, 1863.
Samuel B. Hoyt, Co. B, mus. Aug. 19, 1862; promoted corporal; dis. for disability May 23, 1864 ; dead.
Dennis Kean, Co. B, mus. July 16, 1862; died at Covington, Ky., Aug. 30, 1863.
Joshua M. Nichols, Co. B, mus. July 25, 1862 ; wounded; ball put through back of head; died at Snyder's Bluff, Miss., July 22, 1863.
George W. Muzzey, Co. B, mus. July 24, 1862; captured at Poplar Grove church, Va., Sept. 30, 1864; dicd at Salisbury, N. C., Oct. 18, 1864.
Leonard Palmer, Co. B, mus. July 16, 1862; dis. for disability at Concord, N. H., June 10, 1863.
Oliver E. Page, Co. F, mus. Aug. 5, 1862; dis. for disability Dec. 18, 1863; entered V. R. C .; dis. Aug. 2, 1865.
Elijah P. Purington, Co. B, mus. July 23, 1862; wounded; lost an arm; dis. for dis- ability Jan. 15, 1863; lives in Weare, 1886.
Fred Purington, Co. B, mus. July 12, 1862; transferred to veteran reserve corps March 2, 1864; dis. June 28, 1865; lives in Bradford, 1886.
Edmund Rogers, Co. B, mus. July 25, 1862; missing in action July 30, 1864 ; gained from missing ; promoted corporal March 1, 1865; dis. June 10, 1865 ; lives in Henniker, 1886. Joseph G. Wood, Co. B, mus. July 18, 1862; promoted corporal ; transferred to veteran reserve corps Jan. 16, 1864.
Edmund J. Langley, Co. B, mus, July 24, 1862; dis. June 10, 1865.
1 While the regiment was in Mississippi they camped one night near the Pearl river, and young Dustin went on picket with a part of his company. " A party of, rebels, who knew the ground perfectly, crept steathily upon this portion of the line and bayoneted Private Dustin, whose death-cry, full of terror and agony, brought every man instantly to his fect, and which will ever be remembered with a shudder by all who heard it."
t WEARE'S SOLDIERS IN THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
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