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Mr. Joseph A. Johnson is the senior member now living, hav- ing enlisted April 15, 1838, and Mr. Eli Clark Curtis is the oldest living captain.
The first captain of the Company was James Wilson of Peterborough, and he held his commission from 1804 until 1810. He was the son of Major Robert Wilson. He graduated from Harvard College in 1789, and chose law as his profession. He practised in Peterborough until 1815, when he removed to Keene, where he died Jan. 4, 1839, aged 73 years. He was said to be a talented and successful lawyer. He was elected Representative to Congress in 1809 and 1811. He was the father of James Wilson, Jr., a noted orator during the presi- dental campaign of 1840. This son was major-general of the
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New Hampshire militia at one time, and was best known as General Jim Wilson.
1810-14. The second captain was Nathaniel Morrison, born at Peter- borough, Oct. II, 1779. He was a carriage and chair maker, and at one time carried on his business at Fayetteville, N. C. At the urgent solici- tation of his father he returned to Peterborough. There came with him a young mechanic named John H. Steele, who afterward became gover- nor of New Hampshire. Capt. Morrison died in Mississippi, Sept. II, 1819.
1814-20. The third captain was Jonathan Mitchell, born at Peterbor- ough Jan. II, 1787. He died at Belvidere, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1853. His father was a soldier in the Continental Army.
1820-23. The fourth captain was James White, born at Peterborough, March 31, 1784. He died in that town July 6, 1859. He was the grand- father of Gen. Daniel M. White of Peterborough, a soldier in the Civil War.
1823-24. The fifth captain was Isaac Hadley, born at Lexington, Mass., Aug. 9, 1784. Died at Peterborough, June 25, 1843. He was a brickmaker by trade, and a sergeant in the United States Army in the War of 1812. His father, Ebenezer Hadley, was a resident of Lexington, Mass., and was one of that gallant band of yeomen who stood on Lexington common and fought the British on that memorable 19th of April.
1824-27. The sixth captain was William Scott, born at Peterborough, Feb. 19, 1801. Died Sept. 24, 1846. He was a farmer by occupation, and was the father of Col. Charles Scott of Peterborough.
1827-29. The seventh captain was Norton Hunt, born at Peterborough, March 27, 1800. He was a farmer and miller by occupation, and at one time was colonel of the 22nd Regiment, New Hampshire militia. He died March 30, 1885.
1829-32. The eighth captain was Samuel Carey, born at Jaffrey, June I, 1899. He was a successful farmer. He died March 27, 1886.
1832-33. There seem to have been two captains chosen during this period. Of L. Hill we have no record. Capt. Ashley Loring was born at Peterborough, April 21, 1807. Died in Ohio, Jan. 28, 1849.
1833-36. The eleventh captain was Eleazer Putnam, born at Lynde- borough, Jan. 8, 1801, and died in that town, Dec. 27, 1866. He was a de- scendant of one of the early settlers of Lyndeborough, and was the first captain chosen after the headquarters of the Company was removed to Lyndeborough. He was by trade a millwright. He served with the Company at Fort Constitution for a short time during the Rebellion. One of his sons, Albert M., was a soldier in that war.
1836-37. The twelfth captain was William Holt, said to have been an inhabitant of Wilton. We have no further record.
1837-38. The thirteenth captain was Lyman Stone, born in 1803. Died at Milford, Nov. 25, 1882. He was for many years a resident of Wilton.
1838-39. Of Moses Parmenter, the fourteenth captain, we have no record except that he was said to have been a Wilton man.
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1839-40. The fifteenth captain was Solomon Cram, born at Roxbury, Vt., Nov. 5, 1802. Died in Lyndeborough March II, 1863. He was a blacksmith by trade. Three of his sons, members of the Company, served in the War of the Rebellion, viz., George M., Orrin N., and Azro D. They are lineal descendants of the first settler of Lyndeborough.
1840-42. John Fletcher Holt was the sixteenth captain. He was born Nov. 12, 1807, and died April 17, 1883. He was born and died in Lynde- borough. He was a farmer and carpenter.
1842-43. The seventeenth captain was John Boffee Kidder, born Aug. 16, 18II. Died in Milford, May 2, 1892. He was a farmer by occupation, and for many years a resident of Wilton. He was a son of Ephraim and Betsey (Boffee ) Kidder, and was a descendant of one of the oldest fami- lies in town.
1843-44. The eighteenth captain was Amos Marshall Whittemore, born at Greenfield, Jan. 15, 1815, and died in that town Dec. 15, 1890. A farmer by occupation.
1844-45. Jonathan Stephenson was the nineteenth captain, born at Lyndeborough, March 19, 1807. Died Nov. 10, 1903. He was a descend- ant of John Stephenson, one of the early settlers, and was a life-long resident of Lyndeborough. He was a farmer and millwright. It was through his influence that the Company secured the gun from the state, which is in their custody at present. He was the son of John and Mary (Hildreth ) Stephenson.
1845-47. The twentieth captain was Ezra Dane. He lived at South Lyndeborough on a farm connected with the parsonage, at the time he was captain. No better record.
1847-48. Joshua Rogers was the twenty-first captain. He was a resi- dent of Lyndeborough at the time he was captain of the Company, and died at Manchester, N. H. No further record.
1848-49. The twenty-second captain was Joseph Chamberlain, born at Milford, Feb. 22, 1821, and died at Paxton, Mass., in 1886. He was the son of Joseph and Sarah (Abbott) Chamberlain. He was [a lumber dealer. In 1878, when the Company first celebrated the 22d of February, he was selected to make the address.
1849-50. The twenty-third captain was Nathaniel Jones, son of Benja- min and Chloe (Farrington) Jones, born at Lyndeborough, Nov. 15, 18II. Died at Natick, Mass., Dec. 28, 1878. He was a farmer.
1850-65. Joel H. Tarbell was the twenty-fourth captain. He was the son of Joel and Betsey (Shattuck) Tarbell, born at Mason, Feb. 6, 1816. Died at Lyndeborough, Feb. 14, 1891. He held his commission as cap- tain fifteen years, the longest term in the history of the Company. He was its captain when the Company was mustered into the service of the United States.
1865-67. Eli Clark Curtis was the twenty-fifth captain, born at Lynde- borough, May 3, 1821, the son of Eli and Sarah (Loring) Curtis. He is the oldest captain of the Company now living. He has been a life-long resident of Lyndeborough. He is a farmer by occupation.
1867-70. The twenty-sixth captain was Charles Henry Holt, son of
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Abiel and Olivia (Proctor) Holt, born Jan. 14, 1828, at Milford. Died Jan. 31, 1897, at Lyndeborough. He was captain also from 1875 to 1878, and from 1882 to 1885, and from 1886 to 1890, making him the thirtieth, thirty-third and thirty-fifth captain of the Company. During the later years of his life he was postmaster at South Lyndeborough.
1870-72. The twenty-seventh captain was John Gage, born June 15, 1836, at Wayne Co., Miss., the son of David and Betsey (Putnam) Gage. He is a mason by trade and resides at Wilton.
1872-74. Andy Holt was the twenty-eighth captain. He was born at Lyndeborough Feb. 1, 1842, the son of David and Ann (Cochran) Holt. He was captain also of the Company from 1878 to 1881, from 1890 to 1891, and is its present commanding officer, making him the thirty-first, thirty- sixth and forty-fifth captain of the Company. He was a soldier during the War of the Rebellion.
1874-75. The twenty-ninth captain was Albert S. Conant, born July 22, 1840, the son of Samuel and Abigail E. (Reynolds) Conant. He was born at Antrim. He is a veteran of the Civil War, resides at South Lynde- borough, and is a carpenter by trade.
1881-82. The thirty-second captain was David G. Dickey, born Oct. 24, 1836, the son of Adam and Keziah (Clement) Dickey. He is a farmer and carpenter, was a soldier in the Civil War, and now resides at Milford. He was also captain of the Company from 1885 to 1886, making him the thirty-fourth commanding officer as well.
1891-92; Henry A. Proctor, the thirty-seventh captain, was born in Stoddard, N. H., Sept. 22, 1854. He is a carpenter by trade, and now re- sides at Wilton, N. H.
1892-93. The Thirty-eighth captain was Frank H. Eaton, born Feb. I, 1855, the son of George D. and Eliza (Southwick) Eaton. He was born at East Cambridge. While captain of the Company he lived in Lynde- borough ; was a farmer. He now resides at Somerville, Mass.
1993-94. John C. Carkin was the thirty-ninth captain, born at Lynde_ borough, March 7, 1844, the son of David and Lydia (Abbott) Carkin. He is a descendant of one of the early settlers of Lyndeborough, was a sol- dier in the Civil War, and has always made his home in this town. He is at present in the eniploy of the Whiting firm of Wilton.
1894-96. Joseph A. Blanchard was the fortieth captain, born at Milford, Nov. 16, 1829, the son of Luther and Mary (Kinson) Blanchard. He is a farmer at South Lyndeborough, was a soldier in the Civil War, and has been a member of the Company for over fifty years.
1896-98. Roy N. Putnam was the forty-first captain, born at Lyndebor- ough, July 9, 1870, the son of Edwin H. and Eliza (Keyes) Putnam. He is a descendant of Ephraim Putnam, one of the very early settlers of the town; is the present postmaster at South Lyndeborough and keeps a. general store there. He was also forty-fourth captain, 1903-1904.
1898-1900. The forty-second captain was Sewell M. Buck, born at Nor- way, Me., April 16, 1839, the son of Austin and Sarah (Coburn) Buck. He is a painter by occupation, was a soldier in the Civil War, and resides" at Lyndeborough.
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1900-03. Edward Ross was the forty-third captain, born at Wellington, Conn., July 4, 1861, the son of Samuel and Sarah (McMullen) Ross. His father died from a wound received at the Battle of Gettysburg. Re- sides at South Lyndeborough.
1904-05. Capt. Andy Holt was the forty-fifth captain. It will be seen that thirty-six men served as captains during the century of the Com- pany's existence.
1904.
The following is the Roster and Roll of Membership in the centennial year of the Company :
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Andy Holt, Captain.
Edward Ross, Ist Lieut. Fred A. Holt, 2d Lieut.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Algernon W. Putnam, Ist Sergt.
Walter S. Tarbell, 2d Sergt. Carl J. Bishop, 3d Sergt. Willie F. Herrick, 4th Sergt. James H. Williams, 5th Sergt.
Fred Moore, Corp.
Charles L. Perham, Corp. James A. Putnam, Corp. Albert E. Swinnington, Corp. John A. Spalding, Corp. Charles H. Tarbell, Quartermaster. PRIVATES. Herbert A. Cheever
John C. Carkin Harry F. Hartshorn
Sewell M. Buck
Charles E. Putnam
Alfred K. Shepard
Albert S. Conant
George S. Proctor
Walter T. Shepard
George M. Cram
Fred W. Proctor Frank H. Boutwell
Ethan A. Woodward
Albert H. Hayford
Arthur J. Grant Alfred T. Ford Azro D. Cram
Edward L. Curtis Elmer J. Blanchard
John W. Hartshorn
Perley L. Holden Harry W. Holt
Roy N. Putnam
Warren A. Nichols Clarence A. Eastman
John M. Curtis
William H. Cheever
George S. Buttrick
Charles D. Riley
Willie J. Gangloff Frank J. Bishop L. Nute Woodward Percy W. Putnam
Harry W. Cheever
THE LIGHT INFANTRY.
Lyndeborough had also another military company which it would be not only impolitic, but almost unpardonable, to over- look or ignore. This, also, as well as the Lafayette Artillery, formed a part of the 22nd Regiment. Between the artillery and the other infantry companies, however, this distinction should be borne in mind. The artillery company could enlist men
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from any of the different towns in the military district. The infantry companies were restricted to the enlistment of men residing in the town where the company had its headquarters.
The other company referred to above was "The Light In- fantry," or the 2nd Light Infantry of the 22nd Regiment. This was the " Training Band " of the town. They were to provide themselves with the regulation equipment.
We have no distinct account of the organization of the Light Infantry. But we have muster rolls, and lists of its commis- sioned officers with dates, and other papers of legal tenor which certify to its complete organization for service. Although want- ing authoritative record of the organization of the Lynde- borough Company, we are fortunate in having a complete mus- ter roll of the Third Company of the 26th Regiment of the New Hampshire militia.
"Oct. 1," (1805) "The Company was warned by Daniel Putnam, commandant, at the head of his company, to appear on parade the 7th Instant." "Oct. 7, the Company were warned by said Putnam to appear on parade near to John Gibson's in Francestown, for the purpose of mustering with the regiment the 11th Day of October, Instant."
We imagine that some of our readers may take an interest in reading the document which follows :
The Roll of the Third Company of the Twenty-sixth Regi- ment of N. H. Militia, warned by Capt. Daniel Putnam to ap- pear at the regimental muster at Francestown, Oct. 11, 1805.
SERGEANTS.
Nathan Wheeler Jacob Manning Timothy Putnam I. H. Goodrich
FIFERS.
Thomas Lakin Reuben Dutton
DRUMMERS.
John Besom, Jr. Chase Hadley
David Averill
Aaron Carkin
Asa Blanchard
Asa Carson
Crosby Blanchard
Henry Cram
David Butterfield,
Joseph Cram
Samuel Butterfield, Jr.
James Cram, Jr.
Thomas Boffee
Jonathan Chamberlain,
Jonathan Butler, Jr. Samuel Badger
Dudley Carleton
Daniel Badger
Asher Curtis
Josiah Brown
Israel Cram
Rufus Badger
John Clark, Jr.
James Cram
Daniel Chamberlain
Peter Clark, Jr.
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Moses Dutton
S. W. Parker
Thomas Dutton
Ephraim Putnam, 2nd
William Dutton
Jonathan Putnam
Joseph Ellinwood Peter Flanders
Nathaniel Putnam
David Farrington Benjamin Fuller Joseph Farnam
Ebenezer Pearson Robert Parker, Jr. Solomon Parker John Proctor, Jr.
Lewis Fisher
Daniel Gardner
Oliver Perham, Jr.
John Giddings
Timothy Richardson
Charles Frye Hutchinson
Jedediah Russell, Jr.
Ebenezer Hutchinson Jr.
John Russell
David Holmes
John Russell, Jr.
Samuel Hardy
David Stiles Lemuel Savels
Jotham Hildreth
Andrew Harwood
Jonathan T. Steward
John Hartshorn, Jr.
Oliver Scripture
Samuel Hartshorn
H. Ladd Sargent
Jonathan Hartshorn
John Sargent David Senter
Benjamin Holt
Reuben Stiles
Benjamin Jones, Jr.
Benjamin Senter, Jr.
Nathaniel Jones
Oliver Senter
Elbridge Jones
Eliezer Woodward, Jr.
Phineas Kidder, Jr.
Israel Woodward
Thomas Kidder
John Woodward, Jr.
Joseph Melody
Ephraim Woodward
John Medes
Alpheus Wilkins
Jacob McIntire
Clark Whittemore
Timothy Ordway
James Whittemore
Joshua Orne
Daniel Woodward
Samuel Pearson
Simon Wilkins
Timothy Pearson, Jr.
Oliver Whiting
James Pearson
Whole number enrolled, 10I
OFFICERS.
Capt. Daniel Putnam Lt. Benjamin Goodrich Ens. Caleb Huston
The preceding roll, possibly the oldest one of the company, appears to be in the penmanship of Nathan Wheeler. We now present Sergeant Ebenezer Hutchinson's roll of the same company for the year 1812 .*
ROLL FOR OCT. 12 TRAINING, 1812.
SERGEANTS.
Hutchinson
Chamberlain Putnam Clark
FIFERS.
Dutton Richardson Bointon Averill
* The spelling of the roll is copied except in the name of Putnam, where the Ser- geant has Putman. ,
John Melody
Ephraim Putnam, 3rd
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DRUMMERS.
Besom
Putnam
Whitmarsh Pearson
George Allen
Jacob Howard
Joseph Carter Abbott
Jotham Hildreth
Samuel Allen
Mark Hadley
Amaziah Blanchard
Samuel Hartshorn
Jotham Blanchard
Ira Houston Benjamin Jones, Jr.
Daniel Bullard
Nathan Jones
Jacob Butler
Jacob Jones
Thomas Boardman, Jr.
Ephraim Kidder, Jr.
Daniel N. Boardman
Thomas Kidder
Thomas Buffee
Asa Manning
Israel Brown
John Medes
Manley Butler
Enoch Ordway, Jr.
Allen Cross
Robert Parker
Henry Cram
Carlton Parker
Joseph Cram
Moses Pearsons
John Cristy
Timothy Pearsons, Jr.
James Cram
Jesse Pearsons
Joseph Chamberlain, 2nd
Ephraim Putnam, 3d
Nath1 Chamberlin
Joseph Putnam
Samuel Chamberlin
Benjamin Putnam
Joseph Chamberlin
John Perham Samuel Perham
Peter Chamberlin
Brackley Rose
Asa Chamberlin
Jotham Reed
Dudley Carlton
John Russell
Eli Curtis, Jun™
Jedidiah Russell, Jr.
Asher Curtis
James Russell
Benja Curtis
Wm. Russell Ephraim P. Russell
Henry Campbell
Jesse Raimond
John Carkin
Timothy Richardson
Samuel Dutton
Wm. Richardson
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Wm. Dutton Moses Dutton
Lemuel Savels Henry Spaulding John Sargent Bodwell Sargent
Warren Damon
Ira S. Ellenwood
Daniel Eepes
Joseph S. Stone
Nehemiah French, Jr.
James Fuller
Frederick Fuller
Archelaus Fuller James Ferguson
Jareb Gould
Daniel Gardner
Francis Gideons Nath1 Hutchinson
Samuel Howard
Russell Upton Elijah Upton Israel Woodward
John Chamberlin
John Carson
Benjamin Senter Oliver Senter Asa Senter John Sterns Tyler Town John Town Ebenezer Tower
John Bullard
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Aaron Woodward
Daniel Woodward
John Woodward, Q. Ephraim Woodward, 2nd
Caleb Whittemore
Josiah Wheeler
Lists of the officers of the 2nd Companyof the 22nd Regiment, and the dates of their commissions.
Timothy Putnam
Captain
June 7, 1814 Nov. 13, 1818
Daniel Chamberlain
Resigned June 8, 1819.
David Putnam, Jr.
Captain
June 8, 1819
Resigned Sept. 4, 1820.
Daniel N. Boardman
Captain
Sept. 4, 1820
Oliver Whiting
April II, 1825
Peter Clark
« 8, 1826
Samuel Marble
66
" 25, 1828
Charles Parker
14, 1829
Jonathan Whiting
March 1, 183I
Jacob Woodward
Dec. 10, 1832
David J. Putnam
April 9, 1834
Albert C. French
5, 1837
Putnam Woodward
Nov. 1, 1837
John Dolliver
May 19, 1842
Luther Cram
8, 1843
Putnam Woodward
July 9, 1844
John Dolliver
June 18, 1846
Ebenezer Hutchinson, Jr.
June 7, 1814
Jacob Butler
8, 1819
Resigned Sept. 4, 1820.
Oliver Whiting
Lieutenant
Sept. 11, 1820
Peter Clark
April II, 1825
Samuel Jones
8, 1826
Charles Parker
25, 1828
Jonathan Whiting
14, 1829
Jacob Woodward
March 1, 183I
David Johnson Putnam
Dec. 10, 1832
Minard Putnam
April 9, 1834
Sylvester Proctor
Nov. 1, 1837
John Dolliver
Aug. 14, 1838
Daniel Chamberlain
Ensign
June 7, 1814
Jacob Butler
Nov. 13, 1818
Daniel N. Boardman
June 8, 1819
Silas Wilkins
Sept. 4, 1820
Peter Clark
April 19, 1822
Samuel Jones
II, 1825
Samuel Marble
8, 1826
Jonathan Whiting
25, 1828
Jacob Woodward
14, 1829
David Johnson Putnam
March 1, 1831
Ephraim H. Putnam
Dec. 10, 1832
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66
Lieutenant
1
David Woodward Samuel Woodward
66
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Albert C. French
Ensign
Aug. 29, 1836
Rodney C. Boutwell
13, 1838
A. Russell
June 18, 1846
REGIMENTAL, FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
Timothy Putnam
Lt. Col. Com'dg. June 20, 1820 Major June 20, 1818
Colonel June 20, 1820
Discharged July 26, 1824, and removed to Lowell, Mass.
Daniel Wardwell
Surgeon May 21, 1818
Israel Herrick
Surgeon's Mate Jan. 19, 1822
Nathan Jones
Surgeon
Aug. 28, 1826
Nathaniel Merrill
Chaplain Apr. 30, 1821
David J. Putnam Declined.
Major June 16, 1836
Daniel Proctor
Major June 29, 1838
Declined Sept. 3, 1838.
Putnam Woodward
Major July 2, 184I
Lt. Col.
June 24, 1842
William G. French
Paymaster
Aug. 21, 1842
The foregoing lists of officers, with the dates of their commis- sions, were procured by W. H. Grant, Esq., from the Hon. Ezra Stearns, secretary of state of New Hampshire, and were among the papers of David C. Grant. The records show that a flourishing military company had its home among our hills, many of whose members served in the Revolutionary War, as well as in that of 1812. The Light Infantry thus on record was sometimes designated the 2nd Company and sometimes the 3rd Company of the 22nd Regiment. This variation in name was due to a different arrangement of the companies in the regi- ment.
" The Light Infantry " was a uniformed company. Its uni- form consisted of white pantaloons, red coats, a tall cap with white plume tipped with red. They were frequently styled " Red-coats."
THE ALARM LIST.
The body of militia thus designated constituted a third com- pany. They were called into service only in cases of emergency, but were required by law to parade once in six months. In con- sequence of training so little, they could not discharge their firearms with the same promptness and precision as the Light In- fantry. The fire of the latter came like the report of a single gun ; the alarm list men when firing went "slam! bang!" from which cause they were called " Slam-Bangs."
Mr. Joseph A. Johnson, one of the later captains of this
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company, kindly furnished me the following statement relating to the body : -
" Lyndeborough has always been noted for its military spirit. Early in its history military duty was compulsory, and all males between eighteen and forty-five years of age were enrolled and designated as infantry. As time passed along they began to form independent companies under the names of light infan- try, artillery and cavalry. The infantry, an un-uniformed body, was kept up as a sort of reserve from which to replenish the uniformed companies, which, however, were restricted to a certain per cent. of the infantry. Sometime in the fifties they ceased to do military duty, but were enrolled until the national guard was formed. The Lyndeborough body was known as the 5th company of the infantry of the 22nd Regiment. Such com- panies were generally known as the Slam Bangs, from the fact that when taking part in the sham fight in the old regimental musters, and drawn up in front of the supposed enemy, they dis- charged their muskets so promiscuously that they would have endangered each other, had they fired bullets instead of blank- shot."
The lists of the officers with the dates of their commissions, procured by W. H. Grant, Esq., from Hon. Ezra Stearns, sec- retary of state, are as follows : -
OFFICERS OF THE 5TH CO. OF THE 22ND REGIMENT.
Henry Isaac
Captain
Nov. 2, 1819
Charles Whitmarsh
Aug. 30, 1821
Israel Putnam
April 13, 1822
Ebenezer Russell
Feb. 22, 1826
David W. Grimes
March 24, 1827
Israel Putnam
July 8, 1828
Newton Boutwell
Aug. 20, 1829
Samuel Hartshorn
Nov. 25, 1831
Jonathan Stephenson
April 9, 1834
Daniel Proctor
60
Jan. 23, 1836
John J. Martin
60
June 17, 1839
Phineas C. Kidder
April 8, 1848
Asa Hill
June 14, 1843
Levi H. Woodward
Feb. 1, 1844
Samuel Karr
March 25, 1845 April 18, 1848
William L. Whittemore
Aug. 28, 1848
William J. Herrick
60
Aug. 12, 1850
Joseph Saunders, Jr.
Lieutenant
Sept. 2, 1819
Israel Putnam
Aug. 13, 1821
Oliver Bixby
April 13, 1822
Joseph A. Johnson
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Daniel Cram
Lieutenant
April 28, 1824 April 20, 1825 Feb. 22, 1826 March 24, 1827 July 8, 1828
Brackley Rose
William Richardson
66
Asa Blanchard
June 16, 1828
Samuel Hartshorn
66
Aug. 20, 1829
Jonathan Stephenson
Nov. 25, 1831
John Hartshorn
April 9, 1834
Daniel Proctor
July 6, 1835
Benjamin J. Martin
66
Jan. 23, 1836
Phineas C. Kidder
June 17, 1839
Asa Hill
April 8, 184I
Levi H. Woodward
June 14, 1843
Samuel Karr
Feb. 1, 1844
Joseph A. Johnson
March 25, 1845
William L. Whittemore
April 18, 1848
William J. Herrick
66
Aug. 28, 1848
Charles M. Butler
Aug. 12, 1850 Nov. 2, 1819
Oliver Bixby
Aug. 30, 182I
Benjamin Chamberlain
April 13, 1822
David Grimes
April 20, 1825
Thomas H. Leverett
Feb. 22, 1826
Franklin Hadley
66
March 24, 1827 July 8, 1828
John Carleton
June 16, 1829
Benjamin J. Boutwell
Aug. 20, 1829
John Ramsdell
Nov. 25, 1831
Royal Tupper
66
Mar. 15, 1832
Benjamin Jones, Jr.
Jan. 23, 1836
Richard N. Dolliver
May 16, 1838
Levi H. Woodward
April 8, 1841
Samuel Karr
66
June 14, 1843
Joseph A. Johnson
July 1, 1844
Jonathan H. Butler
March 25, 1845
William L. Whittemore
66
March 26, 1846
William J. Herrick
April 18, 1848
William A. Jones
Aug. 28, 1848
David J. Carkin
Aug. 12, 1850
CAVALRY OF THE 22ND REGT.
No list of the rank and file of this cavalry company has come to our hand. A few of our citizens, however, were commis- sioned officers in it, and their names are, therefore, preserved. In the cavalry company of the 22nd Regiment were :
John Houston
2nd. Lieutenant June 7, 1814
Resigned
Ist. Lieutenant June 4, 1816 May 21, 1818
Ebenezer Russell David Grimes
Isaac Kimball
Ensign
Newton Boutwell
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Jonathan Clark
Cornet
Aug. 31, 1818
2nd. Lieutenant
April 15, 1819
Ist. Lieutenant April 24, 1820
Dexter Burton
Cornet March 3, 1830
2nd. Lieutenant Sept. 5, 1831
Ist. Lieutenant April 17, 1833
This completes our record of the militia of the Twenty-Sec- ond Regiment, which was in itself a miniature army.
The following papers were among the old documents of the late David Putnam, Jr., for a time Capt. of the Light Infantry, and were kindly entrusted to the writer for use in this history by Mrs. Susanna P. Hartshorn and Mrs. F. B. Richards : -
To Daniel Putnam Esq. Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Hillsborough ;
I, the subscriber, Clerk of the Company commanded by David Putnam Jr., do hereby give information against the following persons, who being duly enrolled in said company, and being duly notified to meet with said company on the second Day of May, Anno Domini 1820, were guilty of the offense and did incur the forfeitures set against their respective names,
Edward Herrick, neglecting to appear on said day, $2.
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