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From this time until the breaking out of the Rebellion, in 1861, little of historical interest occurred within the new town. During all the earlier part of that period Amboy was still a wild country. Immigration, however, continued to flow in, the forests went down before the sturdy arms of the pioneers, and pleasant farms furnished with comfortable houses often met the eye of the traveler. The population steadily increased from six hundred and sixty-nine in 1830 to fourteen hundred and two in 1860. Even the latter was small for a town in the State of New York, and in- dicated truly that a large part of its territory was still shadowed by the primeval forest. But when the tocsin of
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MRS. F. M. TOUSLEY.
F. M.TOUSLEY.
PHILLIPP HESS.
BELLE J. WILSON
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war sounded in the ears of the nation, none more promptly answered the call to arms than the gallant sons of Amboy. Indeed, there were but few towns in the State with no greater number of inhabitants who had as many men in the service. Their record speaks for itself.
The older men, who remained at home, were equally zealous in their sphere.
The following votes were taken at town-meetings, called for the purpose of raising means : At a meeting held De- cember 22, 1863, it was voted that the town should raise the sum of three hundred dollars, to be paid to each volun- teer, until its quota should be full.
At a special mecting, called September 15, 1864, it was voted that the town should raise the sum of one hundred and eight dollars per man, to fill its quota under the then recent call of the president for five hundred thousand men.
At a special meeting, held October 8, 1864, it was voted that the town raise the sum of twelve hundred and thirty dollars and twenty-nine cents, for the purpose of paying the balance necessarily expended in procuring volunteers to fill the quota of Amboy, under the call before men- tioned.
Since the war a number of mills have been built in the town, and the business of lumbering and manufacturing shingles has been extensively carried ou. There are at present ten saw-mills in operation, and a cheese-factory has been built, at West Amboy, within the past few years.
THE METHODIST CHURCH OF AMBOY.
This church became a part of the Black River confer- ence in 1836, having previous to that time been a part of the Salmon River conference.
The pastors since that time have been as follows: in 1836 and 1837, W. H. Gaylord and L. Ball; in 1838, W. Tanner and Joseph Smalley ; 1839, J. N. Jones and Ira H. Corbin ; 1842 and '43, T. D. Mitchell and J. N. Brown; 1845, Orra Squires ; 1846 to 1848, J. Arnold; 1850, R. N. Barbour; 1852, P. Jones; 1855, S. Kinney; 1857, S. Ball ; 1858, William Empey ; 1861 and '62, W. T. Sweedley; 1863, S. Delamater ; 1866 and '67, Moses Wills; 1868, Allen Mullen ; 1869 and '70, R. O. Beebe ; 1873, N. S. Hubbel; 1874, E. J. Clemmens; 1875- 1877, A. M. Frandenburgh. Some of the first members of the church were Sage Parke, Charles Pepper, Walter Willson, Dorastus Green, and Joseph Price. The church building was erected in 1885.
The present officers of the church are as follows: A. M. Frandenburg, pastor ; Levi Lewis and Cornelius MeGee, class-leaders ; Clay Short, Charles W. Hastings, and John Whaley, trustees ; Charles W. Hastings, Clay Short, War- ren Whaley, and Peter Schell, stewards.
The Sunday-school has an attendance of about one hun- dred and forty members, and has a library containing near one hundred and twenty volumes.
THE METHODIST CHURCHI AT CARTERSVILLE.
This society is of recent formation. The church build- ing was erected in 1871. The first trustees were N. II. Adams, Charles H. Jeliff, and Daniel T. Morton.
The church is presided over by the pastor of the one at Amboy Centre.
The Sunday-school has about seventy members.
THE FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
This society was organized in 1824. Mr. Truman Gillet was pastor from that time until 1842. During the greater part of this period services were held in private buildings; but, a short time before leaving the charge, Mr. Gillet built a small church at his own expense. This house is still standing, and is used at present by the Methodist society.
AMBOY TOWN OFFICERS.
At a town-meeting held at the house of Ephraim Mowrey, on the 20th day of April, 1830, the following officers were elected :
Sage Parke, supervisor ; Frederick Ambrose, town clerk ; Anson Abels, Sylvanus Coon, T. A. Kidelle, assessors ; Joshua L. Smith, Truman M. Prinne, Dorastus Green, commissioners of highways ; Alvin Cranson, collector ; Sage Parke, Ephraim Smith, James Edmonds, commis- sioners of schools; John Jamison, Nathaniel Williams, Frederick Ambrose, inspectors of common schools ; Anson Abels, John G. Woodward, overseers of the poor ; Alvin Cranson, John Edmonds, John J. Wheeler, constables; Daniel Whitlock, Julian Carter, Sylvanus Coon, justices of the peace.
The succession of supervisors and town clerks has been as follows :
Supervisors .- In 1830-31, Sage Parke; in 1832-34, Dorastus Green ; 1835, James Edmonds ; 1836, Dorastus Green ; 1837, Alfred Seamans ; 1838, Sage Parke ; 1839, John Jamison ; 1840-41, Julian Carter ; 1842, William Sanders; 1843, John Jamison ; 1844-47, Julian Carter ; 1848-49, John Jamison ; 1850, Ezra Hall; 1851, George D. Wells; 1852-53, Robert S. Carter ; 1854-55, llenry Garber; 1856, John Jamison ; 1857-59, Henry Garber ; 1860, George D. Wells ; 1861, John Jamison ; 1862, Za- phon W. Moore; 1862, F. H. Berry ; 1863-64, R. J. Carter; 1865, John Jamison ; 1866-67, George W. Lud- ington ; 1868-69, Delos Randall; 1870, George D. Wells ; 1871, John Jamison ; 1872-75, Thomas Laing ; 1876, Philip Hess ; 1877, George L. Wells.
Town Clerks .- In 1830, Frederick Ambrose ; in 1831, Martin B. Mowrey ; 1832-35, John Jamison ; 1836, Johu Davison ; 1837, John Jamison ; 1838, John P. Hasselkus; 1839, William Sergeant ; 1840-47, John P. Hasselkus; 1849, Ephraim HI. Smith; 1850-51, Wanton Green ; 1852-53, William Sergeant; 1854, Wanton Green ; 1855- 56, William Sergeant ; 1857-60, J. Duane Dunn ; 1861-62, George A. Sergeant ; 1863-66, Andrew J. Whaley ; 1867- 70, David J. Wilson ; 1867-71, Thomas Towsley ; 1872, A. J. Whaley ; 1873, Francis W. Towsley ; 1874, George W. Sergeant; 1875-77, Calvin Warn.
The following is a list of the town officers for the present year (1877): Supervisor, George L. Wells; Town Clerk, Calvin H. Warren; Justices of the Peace, George D. Wells, D. J. Wilson, Fowler II. Berry, John S. Clelland (newly elected, Hanford station); Assessors, Henry Leigh, George Laing, Norris Griffin ; Overseer of the Poor, Ezra Spoor ;
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Highway Commissioner, James Black ; Inspectors of Elec- tion, John Stubb, A. J. Whaley, and George Lee; Town Auditors, John E. Patchen, Warren Whaley, Geo. Clark ; Constables, J. S. Kinney, William J. Brown, William Gullinger, A. J. Whaley, and James Christopher ; Com- missioners of Excise, Archibald MeIntyre, - Bennett, Joseph Renn.
We also give a list of the business men of the town.
Those of Amboy Centre are-
Merchants, J. HI. Short & Son, F. M. Towsley.
Hotel proprietor, A. J. Whaley.
Shoemakers, Jacob Wain, J. S. Codner.
Those of West Amboy are-
Merchants, F. A. Davey, Houghton & Joslyn.
Hotel proprietor and owner of cheese-factory, Philip Hess.
Blacksmiths, Fred. Andrews, Nathan Stanton.
Owner of grist-mill, Robert Forrest.
There are three shingle-mills in the town, owned by Benjamin Butler, Ezeek Look, and John Schell.
The comparative population of Amboy, since its separate organization, has been as follows :
In 1830, 669 ; in 1840, 1070; in 1850, 1132; in 1860, 1402; in 1870, 1431; in 1875, 1279.
The strength of the two political parties at various presi- dential elections has been as follows : In 1860, Republican 170, Democratie 136; in 1864, Republican 134, Demo- eratie 161; in 1868, Republican 165, Democratic 168; in 1872, Republican 181, Democratic 110.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
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THOMAS LAING
was born in Scotland in the year 1820. He emigrated with his father's family to this country in 1834, and re- mained under the paternal roof until he attained his majority, and two years thereafter commenced life on his own account.
In 1854 he married Eliza Rice, and the result of this union was one son and one daughter. She died in 1873; and in May of the following year he married Julia De Wolf, by whom he had one daughter.
Mr. Laing held the office of supervisor four years, and has occupied several other offices of trust in the town, all of which he filled to the entire satisfaction of the people and to his personal credit.
For many years he manufactured salt-barrels, and is now engaged in the lumber business, in connection with farm- ing. He is a clever, whole-souled gentleman, whose many admirable qualities of head and heart deservedly command universal respect. In its appropriate place in our work can be seen a portrait of Mr. Laing.
GEORGE D. WELLS.
The subject of this sketeh was born in Sidney, Delaware county, New York, October 24, 1820. His parents were poor but respectable. His mother was an invalid for six- teen years previous to her death, and his father became so embarrassed pecuniarily that he left home at the age of seventeen, with a wardrobe consisting of a pair of cotton pants, a sailor's coat, and a straw hat, going among entire strangers to seek work that he might earn an honest livelihood.
GEORGE D. WELLS.
He walked eighty miles to Greene county, where he hired out to Rev. Charles Chase, of Hunter, at fourteen dollars per month, every eent of which he laid by for future use, working extra at night in a saw- and bark-mill to pro- cure his clothing. In the course of three years he succeeded by industry and economy in earning sufficient to pay all his father's indebtedness.
He remained with Mr. Chase during four years, when he went to Oswego County, and learned the wheelwright's trade of Daniel Stearns, after which he returned to Greene county, and labored two years at his trade. He married Miss Lucy Chase, the daughter of his former employer, Rev. Charles Chase, November 18, 1844.
In the fall of 1845 he removed to Oswego County. In the spring of 1850 he was elected a justice of the peace, which office he has held for twenty-six years since that time, and is still filling it to the satisfaction of his fellow- citizens.
Other honors awaited him. In the spring of 1851 he was elected to the honorable and responsible office of super- visor, which office he has held five terms, and is at present serving upon the sixth.
In the autumn of 1854 he created a steam saw-mill upon his land in Amboy, which was destroyed by fire cleven months later. Nothing daunted, he rebuilt it in six weeks, and again, a year later, saw it a second .ime destroyed ; but
JOHN JAMIESON .
MRS. JOHN JAMIESON.
RES. of JOHN JAMIESON, AMBOY, OSWEGO CO.,II.Y.
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notwithstanding he had no insurance and his loss was heavy, he again rebuilt it, and kept it running for fourteen years. During these fourteen years he paid out for insur- ance twenty-one hundred dollars (82100).
Mr. Wells was one of the first to ship lumber on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh railway. Among other shipments during one season was one of three million feet, for plank-road purposes, to Jamaica and New Rockaway, Long Island.
He now owns and operates the circular saw-mill at Amboy Centre and the steam mill at Williamstown, where he manufactures and ships from two to three million feet of lumber annually.
To Mr. Wells and his first wife there were born eight children,-two sons and six daughters, of whom the sons both died young. Ilis first wife died May 4, 1866.
On the 15th of May, 1871, he was again united in matrimony to Laura E. Delamatter, a daughter of Wirt Chase, of Greene county.
Mr. Wells never enjoyed the privileges of a good educa- tion, having attended only the common schools of his time, and these only for a brief period. Ile has never employed a elerk, preferring to handle his own affairs, and has always paid his debts at the rate of one hundred cents on the dollar.
JOHN JAMIESON.
John Jamieson was born near the city of Glasgow, Scot- land, May 23, 1807. In 1822, in company with his grand- father, he joined a party who were about to try their fortunes in America. After an adventurous voyage of six weeks and four days they arrived in New York, but were not permitted to land, on account of the yellow fever then prevalent. This circumstance shaped their destiny, particularly their locating in Oswego County.
Shut off by the epidemie from landing at New York city, they continued up the Hudson river to Albany. At that point they met an agent representing the lands em- braced in the Seriba patent, and were indueed by him to purchase a farm in the town of Amboy.
They started for their purchase on foot through a wild and unbroken wilderness, and, after many fatigues and privations, reached their destination. They located near the centre of the town, and commenced the erection of a rude but comfortable cabin. The little elearing gradually increased in size under the sturdy blows of these pioneers, and within a few years a substantial frame dwelling was ereeted on the site of the old homestead.
In the year 1842, Mr. Jamieson married Margaret Ham- ilton, with whom he lived happily until her death, in 1849, leaving three children. In 1852 he was again married, to Caroline Codner. This alliance was blessed with six children, all of whom are now living.
Mr. Jamieson has for many years occupied positions of trust, and fulfilled their duties with fidelity. He still resides upon the old homestead, and, although seventy years of age, he is still in the full possession of his faculties, and is honored and respected by all.
CHARLES LEIGH.
The subject of this sketch was born in Argyle, Washing- ton county, New York, December 25, 1813.
When twelve years of age, he removed with his father to Sandy Creek, Oswego County. Ilis early life was spent upon the farm.
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CILARLES LEIGH.
At the age of twenty-three he was married to Miss Maria Lee, of Mexico. In the year 1839 he removed with his family to the town of Amboy, where he erected a saw-mill.
His children have become respected citizens of this and other States. Mr. Leigh held various offices of responsi- bility and trust, the duties of which were performed with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He died August 18, 1874.
MILITARY RECORD OF AMBOY.
David Bartlett. Enlisted in the 14th IF. Art. Dee. 1, 1863.
William Barnes. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 7, 1864; dis. Apr., 1865 ; was wounded in the leg June 18, 1864.
Chester Belknap. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept. 1, 1862 ; pro. tu 1st sergt : dis. Sept., 1863.
George H. Bellows. Enlisted in the 115th Regt. Aug. 26, 1862; wounded in Fla., Feb. 20, '64; died of bis wounds March 11, '64, nt llilton llead.
Comfort Black. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 1, 1864 ; was slightly wounded ; dis. April, 1875.
James Brayton. EnI'd in the 147th Regt. Sept. 7, '62; dis. Sept., '65. Augustus Butler. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 1, 1864. Ashel Butler. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept., 1862.
George W. Carter. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 25, 1862; died July 7, 1864, at Key West, Fla., af yellow fever.
James Castel. Enl'd in the 116th Regt. Aug. 23, 1862; taken pris. ; died in the service ; time and place of death unknown.
George Clark. Enl'd in the 24th Regt. May 1, 1861 : dis, Oct. 1. '61. George Cole. Enl'd in the 147th Regt. Sept. 7, '62 : dis. Sept., '62. William Cole. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept. 30, 1861.
Jas. Cummins. Enl'd in the 147th Regt. Sept. 23, 1862 ; disch, Sept. 1865.
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Alva Cummins. Enlisted in the Ist L. Art. Oct. 4, 1861 ; re-enlisted, Feb: 10, 1864, in the same regt.
George Davy. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug., 23, 1862; died at Key West, Fla .. July 4, 1864, of yellow fever.
Roderick Darling. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 1, 1864. Joseph Dodge. Enlisted in the 14th II. Art. Dec. 12, 1863 ; wounded at l'etersburg, July 18, 1864; died at Amboy, Oct. 16, 1864, thrce hours after his arrival home.
William Dingman. Enlisted in 14th H. Art. Dec. 12, 1863 ; wounded in the ankle at Petersburg, Jan. 17, 1864; dis. July 19, 1865. Chauney Dunham. Enl. in 147th Regt. Sept. 7, 1862; dis. Dee., '62. Jacob Downes. Enlisted in the 117th Regt. Aug. 1, 1862.
George Farley. Enlisted in the 121st Regt. Mar. 5, 1865; was trans. to the 65th Regt.
John Figart. Enlisted in the 15th Regt. Aug. 30, 1864.
Abraham Fielding. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 1, 1862. Richard Fielding. Enlisted in the 15th Regt. Sept. 1, 1864. Robert Fielding. Enlisted in the 15th Regt. Sept. 1, 1864.
James Foils. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Aug. 31, 1862.
James Gardner. Enl'd in the 184th Regt. Sept. 7, '64; dis. Sept., '65. Nocl A. Gardner. Mastered in the 110th Regt. Aug. 19, 1862, as 2d lieut. ; resigned Oct. 19, 1862.
Patrick Grey. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept. 6, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg.
Abner Griswold. Entered the service as a substitute Dec. 18, 1861; re-culisted Feb. 16, 1864, in the 93d Regt.
Martin Griswold. Enlisted in the 93d Regt. Aug. 20, 1864.
John Hall. Enl'd in the 93d Regt. Nov. 18, '63; dis. Nov. 18, '64. Justin Harrigan. Enl'd in the 110th Regt. Aug. 14, 1862; died at Key West, Fla., July 10, 1864, of yellow fever.
Erastus Harrington. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Dec. 22, 1863. Alvin Howard. Enlisted in the 32d Regt. Oet. 12, 1862 ; re-enlisted in the 2d H. Art. Feb. 1, 1864; taken prisoner at Petersburg, July, 1864 ; when last heard from was a pris. at Andersonville. Jacob House. Enlisted in tho 147th Regt. Sept. 7, 1862 ; came home in Dec., 1862, and died Feb. 3, 1863, of sickness originating in the service.
Eugene Hall. Enlisted in the 93d Regt. Dec. 18, 1861 ; killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
Willard House. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept. 7, 1862; died in Oneida county, Feb. 27, 1863, while on furlough.
Daniel Kelly. Enlisted in the 23d Regt. Sept. 18, 1864.
Ross Kisselhike. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 19, 1862.
William Kinnic. Enl'd in the 24th Cav. May 1, '61 ; dis. May 1, '63. Silas Kinnie. Enl'd in the 24th Cav. Jan. 7, 1864 ; died at Washing- ton, D. C., July 2, 1864, of wounds received in battle.
Lester Kinsman. Enl. in 147th Regt. Sept. 1, 1862 ; resig'd Dec., '62. Jay Lewis. Enlisted in the 93d Regt. Dec., 1861; dis. Dec. 1, 1864. John Mackey. Enl'd in the 24th Regt. Nov. 1, '61 ; dis. Nov. 1, '64. Peter Modding. Enlisted in the 24th Regt. Jan. 6, 1864; wounded at Petersburg.
John Mann. Enl'd in the 24th Regt. May, '61 ; re-enl'd Sept. 1, '63. Daniel Martin. Enlisted in the 15th Regt. Jau. 1, 1864.
Donald McIntyre. Enlisted in the 2d If. Art. Oct. 1, 1861 ; dis. July, 1864, on account of deafness.
John MeIntyre. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 6, 1864; killed in battle of Petersburg, June 17, 1864.
Albert Morton. Enl'd in the 93d Regt. Nov. 18, '61 ; dis. Nov., '64. Nehemiah Mowers. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 2, 1862.
George Nichols. Enlisted in the 184th Regt. Sept. 1, 1864. William Nichols. Eulisted in the 93d Regt. Dec. 1, 1861 ; re-enlisted Aug. 15, 1864 ; wounded at the battle of the Wilderness.
John Parish. Enl. in 93d Regt. Dec. 18, '61 ; re-enlisted Dec., '64. Stewart Park. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept. 7, 1862; died at Georgetown, N. C., Nov. 12, 1862.
Smith Park. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 7, 1863; died at Wash- ington, D. C., July 2, 1864, of wounds received in battle.
George Patterson. Enlisted in the 81st Regt. Aug. 10, 1862.
Robert Patterson. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 6, 1864; died at Washington, D. C., July 7, 1864, of wounds received at Peters- hurg, June 17, 1864.
Lewis Pulman. Enlisted in the 93d Regt. Nov. 1, 1861 ; re-enlisted in same regt in Dec., 1864.
Michael Redman. Enlisted in the 93d Regt. Nov. 1, 1861; re-enl'd in the 93d Regt. in Dee., 1864.
Nathaniel Redman. Enlisted in the 117th Regt. Nov. 1, 1863. Wm. II. Sergant. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 6, 1864; died at Washington, D. C., July 26, 1864, of wounds received at Peters- burg, June 17, 1864.
Henry Shaver. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 17, 1862.
Alonzo Smith. Enlisted in the 1st Lt. Art. Sept. 10, 1861 ; re-enl'd Dee. 17, '63 ; lost an arm in fort near Petersburg ; disch. Mar., '65. Gortin Smith. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. July 27, 1862; died at Aquia ercek, Va., June 15, 1863.
Oscar Smith. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 6, 1864 ; taken prisoner at Cold Harbor; died at Andersonville.
Peter Smith. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. July 28, 1862 ; died at Key West, Fla., May 8, 1864, of yellow l'ever.
Riley Smith. Eulisted in the 2d Regt. Oct. 9, 1861; transf. Apr. 1, 1862, to the 5th Regt. ; died at Amboy, Oet. 10, 1862, of sickness originating in the service.
Joseph Spoor. Enlisted in the 14th II. Art. Jan. 1, 1864. :
Jas. Spoor. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. July 27, 1862; taken pris. May 14, 1864, and died at Andersonville prison.
Ebenezer Stanley. Enlisted in the 2d Lt. Art. Dec. 1, 1863. Horatius Stanley. Enlisted in the 2d Lt. Art. Dec. 1, 1863. Chas. Stebbins. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 22, 1862.
We. N. Stebbins. Eulisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded in the battle of the Wilderness.
Silas C. Stewart. Enlisted in the 93d Regt. Aug 3, 1861 ; transferred to the 2d Cav.
Whiting Stewart. Enlisted in the 119th Regt. July 30, 1862; disch. July 30, 1865.
Burnes Tilmer. Enl. in 147th Regt. Sept. 7, 1862; disch. Sept., '65. John Tegait. Enlisted in the 15th Regt. Aug. 30, 1864.
Lorenzo Tousley. Enlisted in the 24th Regt. Nov. 9, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Royal Tuttle. Enl'd in the 2d H. Art. Oet., 1861 ; disch. May, 1864. Stephen Tuttle. Enlisted in the 32d Regt. Oct. 12, 1861; died Dee. 25, 1863, at Amboy, of sickness originating in the service.
IIenry Turuer. Eolisted in the 14th H. Art. Dec. 30, 1863; killed at Petersburg, June 17, 1864.
Walter Turk, Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 7, 1864.
Andrew J. Whaley. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. May 1, 1861; pro- moted to Ist lieut. ; disch. May 1, 1863.
Jas. R. Whaley. Enlisted in the 24th Regt. Jan. 7, 1864; wounded ; disch. May 30, 1865.
John Whitney. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 6, 1864; resigned in May, 1864.
Jas. Wilson. Enlisted in the 24th Regt. May 2, 1861 ; re-enl'd Jan., 1863; disch. May, 1863.
Geo. N. Wilson. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 1, 1862.
Hannel Wilson. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 1, 1862.
Asel Wilmot. Enlisted in the 110th Regt. Aug. 25, 1862; died at Camp Mansfield, April 13, 1863.
Wm. Wright. Enlisted in the 24th Cav. Jan. 6, 1864; died April, at Camp Stoneman.
A. S. Winchester. Enlisted in the 147th Regt. Sept., 1863; killed at the battle of Petersburg, June 19, 1864.
Jas. H. Wicks. Enlisted in the 2d Art. Nov. 16, 1862; killed at the battle of Petersburg, June 17, 1864.
Walter York. Enl'd in the 93d Regt. Nov. 1, '61 ; disch. Mar., '64. The following entered the service, but the records do not indicato the regiments in which they served :
James Bradley, Henry Butler, John P. Brown, Henry Blair, David Black, Clifford Blouers, Thomas Clark, Patrick Costello, Frank- lin Coe, William H. Cox, Peter Clark, A. Campbell, Wesley Corn- wall, Henry Davis, Patrick Dailey, Nelson H. Elliot, James J. Flood, John Flenigan, David Farley, James Goble, Samuel Griss, Thomas Alloran, Augustus Harvey, D. A. Havers, Thos. Harke, Martin Hyde, Thomas Hammond, Anson Harvey, George Hyde, Clinton Howard, Russel Hazen, Lemanuel Hough, Constant Kriel, James Kennedy, William A. Luther, Hugh Long, William Stobie, Henry Lewis, Jary Lewis, Barlow McKee, John Marvin, Peter Muden, John Mills, H. Marks, A. Morton, A. S. Manchester, A. MeIntyre, John Mackey, Jeho M. Newton, Eli Oswell, Joseph Page, Franklin Shilling, John Smith, Geo. F. Stone, Hiram Shell, Connell Shilling, Geo. Smith, James Spoor, Albert Sherver, Reu- ben Sparrow, David Tanner, Robert Thompson, Daniel II. Tuttle, -
Stewart Park, George Tuller, Delos Warner, Charles Whipple.
RESIDENCE of H.& N. LEIGH, AMBOY, OSWEGO CO.,N. Y.
SKETCHED BY N. P. WHINNERY.
VIEW OF LAKE AND MILL AT KASOAG , NEW YORK.
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WILLIAMSTOWN.
WILLIAMSTOWN was formed from Mexico, as a part of Oneida county, March 24, 1804. Richland was taken off in 1807, and Amboy in 1830. It lies upon the eastern border of the county, and its centre is thirty-one miles east of Oswego. The surface is nearly level, though slightly broken and stony in the west, and rising into low hills in the east. Farther to the northeast these hills rise into the plateau region of Oswego and Lewis counties, commonly known as the Lesser Wilderness. The surface of Fish creek, at Williamstown mills, in the southeastern part of the town, is three hundred and fifty-four feet above Lake Ontario. The streams are small, although the west branch of Fish erecek rises in town, on which there are many ex- cellent sites for mills. The soil is a sandy loam, which is best adapted to grazing.
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