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REIGHLEY, JAMES B.,
Was born in St. Clair County, Michigan, enlisted August 13, 1862, aged 18 years. He participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged, and was discharged with the company.
SCULL, DAVID,
Was born in Passaic, N. J., enlisted August 3, 1862, aged 18 years. September 20, 1862, he was detached
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as cattle-guard, and returned to the company in April, 1863. He participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged. He was slightly wounded at the battles of Gettysburg, Pa., and Atlanta, Ga., but did not leave the company. Discharged with the company.
SCULL, JOHN,
Was born in Passaic, N. J., enlisted August 14, 1862, aged 20 years. He participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged, and was discharged with the company.
STEWART, EZRA,
Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 1, 1862, aged 27 years. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862. January 18, 1863, he was sent to hospital at Washington, sick, and was discharged therefrom March 9, 1863. March 3, 1865, he was commissioned as captain of Company I, Fortieth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, and remained with the Army of the Potomac till the close of the war.
STEWART, MORTIMER,
Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 14, 1862, aged 28 years, and participated in the battle of An- tietam, Md. In January, 1863, he was sent to hos- pital at Frederick, Md., sick, and from there to Camp Convalescent, at Alexandria, Va., where he was dis- charged March 21, 1863.
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SHERMAN, OBA,
Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 8, 1862, aged 25 years, and participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged, except the battles of Averysboro' and Bentonville, N. C. August 18, 1864, he was wounded before Atlanta, Ga., and sent to Twentieth Army Corps Hospital, returning to duty September 6th, and on the 18th of the same month he was detailed as orderly at Twentieth Army Corps Headquarters. Discharged with the company.
SWAIM, GEORGE M.,
Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 11, 1862, aged 18 years, and participated in the battle of An- tietam, Md., September 17, 1862. October 20th, he was sent to hospital at Washington, sick, and returned to duty in March, 1863. The following month he was sent to hospital at Fairfax Seminary, Va., return- ing to duty February 28, 1864. On May 21st he was detailed as acting hospital steward, and July 1, 1864, he was promoted to that position. Discharged with the regiment.
SIMMONDS, ROBERT,
Was born in England, enlisted August 13, 1862, aged 27 years, and participated in the battles of Chancellorsville, Va., and Gettysburg, Pa. On the march to Antietam, Md., in September, 1862, he was left at Frederick with a poisoned face, and re- turned to the company while it was encamped on Maryland Heights. July 27, 1863, he was sent to
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Stanton Hospital, at Washington (with poisoned face), and on the 28th of September he went to Con- valescent Camp. While on a furlough to Newark, N. J., he was taken sick and reported to Ward Hospital. May 6, 1864, he was transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, and discharged on the 18th of July following.
SHEARWELL, JOSEPH,
Recruit, enlisted September 14, 1864, and joined the company November 10th at Atlanta, Ga. He partic- ipated in the battles of Averysboro' and Bentonville, N. C., and was discharged with the company.
TERHUNE, ALBERT H.,
Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 14, 1862, aged 38 years. He participated in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863, soon after which he was sent to hospital at Fairfax Seminary, Va., sick. August 24, 1863, he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, from which he was de- tached as elerk in Judge Advocate's office in Wash- ington, D. C., and discharged therefrom June 17, 1865.
TAYLOR, WILLIAM,
Was born in New York City, enlisted August 14, 1862, aged 33 years. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862, and Chancel- lorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. In the latter of the battles he received wounds from which he died in the
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Third Army Corps Hospital, near Potomac Creek, Va. His body was brought home and buried.
VAN IDERSTINE, WILLIAM H.,
Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 11, 1862, aged 18 years, and participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged, except the battles of Averysboro' and Bentonville, N. C. July 30, 1864, while before Atlanta, Ga., he was wounded in tlre hand, and was sent to Twentieth Corps Hospital, where his hand was amputated. He was then taken to Nashville, Tenn., and from there to Ward Hospital, Newark, N. J., where he was discharged January 30, 1865.
VICKORY, WILLIAM,
Was born in England, enlisted July 31, 1862, aged 26 years. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Md., and Chancellorsville, Va., in the latter of which he was killed, May 3, 1863. Place of burial un- known.
VAN ARSDALE, GEORGE J.,
Was born in Somerset County, N. J., enlisted August S, 1862, aged 22 years. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Md., and Chancellorsville, Va. In this latter battle, May 3, 1863, he received wounds from which he died, May 8, 1863. Place of burial un- known.
WILDE, JAMES B., Was born in Newark, N. J., enlisted August 4, 1862.
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aged 18 years, and participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged, except the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He was slightly wounded in the head at the battle of Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862, but remained with the company. February 22, 1862, he was detached as clerk in the Quartermaster's Department, and returned to the company January 1, 1864. March 29, 1865, while at Goldsboro', N. C., he was discharged to accept a commission as First Lieutenant in the Sixty-first Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, in which he was pro- moted to captain, and participated in the battles of Petersburg and Richmond, Va.
WARREN, WILLIAM,
Recruit, enlisted February 3, 1864, and reported to the company at Duck River, Tenn., March 22d. He participated in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Culps Farm, Peachtree Creek, and Atlanta, Ga., and also Averysboro' and Bentonville, N. C. About June 1, 1865, he was transferred to the Thirty-third Regiment N. J. Volunteers.
WETSELL, ANDREW R.,
Was born in Westfield, N. J., enlisted August 15, 1862, aged 26 years. He participated in the battle of Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862, and was killed in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. Place of burial unknown.
"D" SOCIETY.
Without some statement as to the doings of " Old Company D" since the close of the war, this volume would be very incomplete. Thrown together as they were in constant companionship during a long cam- . paign, exposed to the dangers of camp and field, sharing alike the rations of hard-tack and coffee, dreaming together of home and friends under the shelter tent, these men were bound together by ties never to be severed; and it is only natural that, amid the cares of life and the anxieties of business, they should cherish the memory of these three eventful years, and love to meet occasionally to recall the scenes and adventures through which they have passed.
There is no class of men bound together by ties of love and friendship more closely than the members of " Old Company D." The forming of a society by such men can be to them a pleasure which they can enjoy with that degree of satisfaction known to none others except a similar organization. The following
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- Constitution and By-Laws will be marked by their liberality of purpose, as it allows near relatives of deceased members of Company D to become members of the society. The names of the members will be found in the same rotation and style that each mem- ber signed the constitution.
Although it does not embrace all the late members of Company D, it includes those who live in easy communication with Newark, N. J., the city in which the company was originally formed. In the enter- prise of business, the members became scattered, north, south, east, and west, but those who are not able to join the society and meet them, by reason of separation, are not forgotten, and their names are still held dear by the society.
The meetings of the society occur semi-annually, viz. : the second Tuesday in June and the third Tuesday in January. At the June meeting the so- ciety elects its officers; at the. January meeting an annual re-union occurs, when a collation is prepared in such striking contrast to government rations, that hard-tack and salt-junk are put to blush.
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF
"D" SOCIETY.
ORGANIZED, DECEMBER 5, 1867.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, We, the undersigned, late members of Company D, Thirteenth Regiment, New Jersey Vol- unteers, being desirous of forming an organization having for its object the maintenance and strength- ening of the bond of union that now exists, and also of fostering the heroic spirit that led us forth to bat- tle in our country's cause, do agree to be governed by the following
CONSTITUTION. i ARTICLE I.
This society shall be styled " D " Society.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 1. The officers of this society shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treas- urer, who shall be elected annually by ballot, a
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majority of the votes cast being necessary to a choice.
SEC. 2. The election of officers shall take place at the annual business meeting on the second Tuesday in June.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the society, and enforce the rules and regulations of the same.
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to preside in the absence of the President.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of the proceedings of the society ; con- duct all the correspondence, keep a historic record of the members, and perform such other duties as may from time to time be required of him : and at the ex- piration of his term of office shall deliver to his suc- cessor, or such other person as the society shall direct, all books, papers, and other property of the society in his possession.
SEC. 4. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys of the society, and pay all bills, if approved by the President, and attested by the Secretary. He shall render an annual report of the finances of the society, and at the expiration of his term of office, shall de- liver to his successor or such other person as the society shall direct, all moneys, books, and other property of the society in his possession.
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ARTICLE IV.
Any person who was a member of Company D, Thirteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, and has been honorably discharged from the service of the United States, or the nearest male relative of any person who was a member of the late Company D, Thirteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, and died during the war, or since that time, may become a member of this society by paying the initiation fee and signing the constitution ; and also those persons who enlisted in Company D and did duty in the same, but whose names were transferred to the rolls of Company I for the purpose of filling that company to its required number are entitled to the privilege of membership.
ARTICLE V.
This constitution may be altered or amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regn- lar meeting-notice of such alteration or amendment having been given in writing at a regular meeting previous thereto.
ARTICLE VI.
Any person having served in the volunteer or regu- lar army of the United States during the late war can become an honorary member of " D" Society by a
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vote of two-thirds of the members present at any regular business meeting ; and by signing the consti- tution shall be entitled to all the privileges of the society except voting for officers, and amendments to the constitution and by-laws.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE I. i
SECTION 1. The regular meetings of this society shall be held on the second Tuesday of June, and the third Tuesday in January of each year, at such place as may be designated.
SEC. 2. Whenever six (6) members shall request the President in writing, it shall be his duty to call a special meeting of the society.
ARTICLE II.
Each member shall be required to pay into the treasury one dollar initiation fee, and ten cents per month, payable semi-annually.
ARTICLE III.
Ten members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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ARTICLE IV.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1. Calling the roll.
2. Reading of minutes.
3. Unfinished business.
4. Report of Committees.
5. New business.
ARTICLE V.
These by-laws may be altered or amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regul- lar meeting-notice of such alteration or amendment having been given in writing at a regular meeting previous thereto.
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ROLL OF "D" SOCIETY.
Geo. A. Beardsley, Thos. B. Smith, E. D. Pierson.
Washington I. Romer,
James E. Garabrant.
William H. Jeroleman.
George M. Swaim, Anthony C. Rindell, John S. Hargreaves (deceased), John Booth,
Charles N. Ritchie, J. P. Howatt, Geo. W. Lawrence, Thomas Giles,
J. P. Decker, Aaron Green. Abraham Morningstern, Moses Edgar (deceased ), Edwin Hoyt.
W. H. Van Iderstine,
Thos. R. Devor. Oba Sherman, .H. F. Harrison, Geo. Kinsey,
Abram Atkins, Albert Mason, William Norcross,
John Scull, David Scull. Washington Lyon,
James B. Wilde. Washington R. Russell,
Lemuel HI. Edwards,
John Lewis.
A. H Terhune,
Andrew W. Lefurge, Wm. S. Lambert,
John W. Ogden, Jas. C. Paige,
A. Van Arsdale,
Henry Miller. Joseph Shearwell, A. M. Harris, William H. Dodd, David B. Collerd, Robert Simmonds, Philip Dütsch.
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HONORARY MEMBERS.
ROBERT S. SWORDS. GARRETT S. BYRNE. A. M. MATTHEWS, STEPHEN M. HCLIN,
ALBERT DELANO, SAMUEL R. BEARDSLEY, FRED. H. HARRIS.
OFFICERS FOR 1875.
ABRAHAM MORNINGSTERN, President. WASHINGTON I. ROMER, Vice-President. WILLIAM H. JEROLEMAN, Secretary. THOMAS B. SMITH, Treasurer.
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