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Coleman, Richard.
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7, '64
Mar. Sept. '61 Mus out with Co., July 30, 1865-Vet.
Derr, Wm. H.
Mar. 9, '65 Substitute -- dis. by G. O., June 23, 1865.
Daubenspeck, C.
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-dis. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Daubenspeck, A.
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-dis. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Duell, Samuel
Mar. 30, '64 Captured May 12, 1864-died at Ander- sonville, Ga., Sept. 3, 1864.
Davis, Isaac.
Mar. 13, '65 Substitute.
Develin, Barnard ..
Mar. 6, '65 Substitute.
Delamater, Lewis.
Mar.
8, '65 Sub .- mus. out with Co., July 30, 1865.
Evans, Samuel
Eiker, John ..
Sept. Mar.
Mar. 8, '65 Sub .- dis by G. O., July 10, 1865. '61 8, '64 Mus. out with Co., July 30, 1865. Mus. out, Sept. 29, 1864-exp. of term- wounded Aug. 30, 1862.
Fleming, Thos.
" Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-dis. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Foster, John C.
Mar. 24, '64 Wounded-died August 7, 1864.
Forbes, John C.
Sept.
'61 Disch. on Surg. certificate-disability.
Fox, Silas A ..
Sept. '61 Disch. on Surg. certificate, Jan., 1863. Sept. 24, '61 Mustered out, Sept. 29, 1864-exp. of term.
Frazier, John ..
'61
Frailey, Wm.
Gale, Eli W
Gannon, Wm.
Greek, Wm.
Mar. 20, '64 Mustered out with company, July 30, 1865. Sept. 17, '61 Killed May 12, 1864.
Gridley, Lewis B
Goldsboro, Eli J.
Mar. 11, '65 Substitute.
'61 Disch. on Surg. certificate.
Grippin, Benjamin Harsh, John
Hawkins, Jas
Mar. Mar. 6, '65 Substitute-mus.out with Co., July 30, '65. Mar. 13, '65 Substitute-disch. by .G. O.
Harris, John P.
Hicks, Orville S
Hutchinson, A.
Heller, Henry
Hilliard, Thos. B
Hilliard, Israel I.
Hermick, Samuel
Mar. 8, '65 Mustered out to date, July 30, 1865.
Horton, Lemuel.
=
Sept. 24, '61 Sept.
'61 Disch. on Surgeon's certificate-wounded Sept. 17, 1862.
Hawkins, Jas.
¥
Mar. 15, '65 Substitute.
Howard, Almon
Sept. '61 Disch. on Surg. certificate.
Hiney, Matthew.
Heckathon, Reuben ..
Sept. '61 Trans. to U. S. Cavalry, Oct. 28, 1862. Sept. 20, '64 Discharged by Genl. Order, June 7, 1865. Mar. 19, '65 Substitute.
Johnston, Chas.
Johnston, Wm. A. Jones, John.
Mar. 11, '65 |Substitute-mus. out with Co., July 30, '65.
Kahoe, Michael .€ Mar. 11, '65 Substitue.
Sept. Oct. 1, '61 Mar. 26, '64 Mustered out with company, July 30, 1865. Sept. '61 Mus. out to date, July 30, 1865-Veteran- captured May 12, 1864.
Gore, John.
'61 Died Sept. 4, 1862, at Hilton Head, S. C. '61 Trans. to U. S. Cavalry, Oct. 28, 1862.
Hill, Emery.
Sept. 17, '61 Mustered out Sept. 29, 1864-exp. of term. Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865. Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865. Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865. Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Horton, James
Sept. Sept. Sept. Mar. 20, '64 Mustered out with company, July 30, 1865. 8, '64 Mustered out to date, July 30, 1865.
Gannon, James
Sept. 17, '61
Farrar, Geo. C.
Frost, Clayton W.
Frutchey, Moses.
Sept. '61 Trans. to U. S. Cav., Oct. 28, 1862.
Evans, Wm.
Duross, Isaac.
Cowden, John
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COMPANY G-CONTINUED.
NAME.
RANK.
DATE OF MUSTER.
REMARKS.
Kelley, Richards
Private. Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Kelley, Saml. F
Sept. 10, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
King, Wm.
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Kelley, Thos, D
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Knolbs, Wm. F
Mar. 30, '64 Wounded-died July 3, 1864.
Leonard, Simon
66 Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Lerue, Burtis.
Mar. 10, '65 Substitute-mus. out with Co., July 30, '65.
Lewis, Abriel.
Mar. 24, '64 Wounded June 18, 1864-Trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, June 19, 1865.
Lines, Wm. M.
Sept. '61 Trans. to U. S. Cavalry, Oct. 28, 1862.
Lines, John M.
Sept. '61 Disch. on Surg. certificate.
Morrisohn, John D.
June 15, '64 Drafted-mus. out with Co., July 30, 1865.
Mapes, Milton C.
Mar. 8, '65 Substitute-mus.out with Co., July 30, '65.
Markham, Rufus A.
Feb. 20, '62 Mustered out Feb. 20, 1864-exp. of term.
Martin, Robt. S.
Mar. 30, '64 Disch. by G. O., June 3, 1865-wounded May 12, 1864.
Mace, Harvey H
Mar. 30, '64 Wounded May 6, 1864-transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 7, 1865.
Monroe, Jobn
Mar. 2, '65 Substitute.
Morris, Wm. H.
Mar. 11, '65 Substitute.
Mack, Daniel.
66
Sept.
'61 Trans. to U. S. Cavalry, Oct. 28, 1862.
Macy, Hiram ..
Sept. '61 Died in Mississippi, 1863.
McElwain, Wilson.
McLeary, Terrence
66
Sept. '61
Naylon, Patrick
Mar. 29, '64 Cap. May 12, 1864-died Aug. 25, 1864. Mar. 26, '64
O'Donnell, Chas
Mar. 13, '65 Substitute-mus.out with Co., July 30, '65.
O'Neal, James ..
Mar. 8, '65 Substitute-mus.out with Co., July 30, '65.
Owens, Geo. W
Sept. '61 Disch. on Surg. certificate.
Powera, John J.
Mar.
8, '64 Wounded May 6, 1864-disch. on Surgeon's certificate, Feb. 11, 1865.
Powers, Elijah C.
Mar.
8, '64 Wounded May 9, 1864-disch. by G. O., May 16, 1865.
Porter, Samuel H.
[Feb.
10, '64 '61
Porter, Amos C ..
Sept.
'61 Disch. on Surg. certificate.
Place, Jacob
Sept. Sept. Mar.
'61 Disch. on Surg. certificatc.
Quick. John
66
Sept. Mar.
8. '64 Mus. out with company, July 30, 1865.
Ryan, Thomas.
Mar.
15. '65 Substitute-mus. out to date, July 30, '65 8, '64 Cap. May 12-dis. by G. O., Aug. 18, 1865.
Spalding, Nath. L
Mar.
Spate, Chas. A ..
Mar.
9, '65| Substitute-mus.out with Co., July 30. '65
Stoner, Christian. . .
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Sullenberger, John.
Sept.
'61 Disch. by G. O., June 12, 1865-Vet.
Stinson, Chas.
Sept.
Stroud, James.
Spalding, Henry
Sullivan, John.
Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
11, '65 Substitute.
Shepherd, Albert.
13, '65 Substitute.
Scully, John A.
Scriven, Edwin.
Scriven, Albert.
Mar. Sept. Sept.
9, '65 Substitutc.
'61 Died on Steam'p Ocean Queen, Oct. 28, '61. '61 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate.
Middaugh, Avery
Mills, Albert W
Sept. '61 Discharged by order Genl. C. M., 1862. '61 Disch. on Surg. certificate.
Mott, Abraham,
Sept.
Sept. Mar. 20, '64 Drafted-diach. by G. O., June 1, 1865. 14, '65 Substitute.
McGee, John.
Naylon, John.
Pease, David.
8, '64 Mustered out with company, July 30, '65. '61 Mus. out with Co., July 30, 1865-Vet.
Russell, Hiram W Ross, Albert.
Sloan, Thomas
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O , June 1, 1865. '61
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
8, '64 Killed May 12, 1864.
8, '64 Killed May 12, 1864.
Shira, Wm. H.
Mar. 14, '65 Substitute.
Oso. M.Kilmer
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HISTORY OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
COMPANY G-CONTINUED.
NAME.
RANK.
DATE OF MUSTER.
REMARKS.
Scriven, Edward.
Private. Sept.
'61 Died at Annapolis, Md., Oct. 28, 1861.
Strope, Wm.
Sept.
'61
Shaffer, Alex. H.
Sept. Oct.
2, '61
Slawson, Edward.
Mar.
1,'62
Thompson, Tim. S. . .
Sept.
20, '64 Drafted-dis. on Surg. cert., Feb. 14, '65.
Thompson, John.
Sept.
20, '64|Drafted-disch. by G. O., June 1, 1865.
Towner, Philander
Sept.
'61 Disch. on Surg. cert .- wounded June 7, 1862, Aug. 30, 1862-dis. Jan. 15, 1863. Wounded Aug. 28, 1862, and captured.
Tompkins, Ira A.
Sept.
'61
Wounded June 7, 1862-died June 12, '62.
Uncal, Jacob.
Vanderpool, Simon.
Mar. 15, '65|Substitute-mus. out with Co., July 30, '65. Mar. 30, '64 Killed May 12, 1864.
Vanderpool, Moses.
Mar. 31, '64 Wounded May 6, 1864-trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan 7, 1865.
Vincent, Wm
Sept.
'61 Supposed to have been killed while going from Vicksburg, Miss., to Covington, Ky., afterward returned home.
Weller, Geo.
66
Mar. 23,'64 Mus. out with company, July 30, 1865.
Wright, Jas.
Mar. 8, '65 Substitute-mus.out with Co., July 30, '65.
Wilcox, Freeman
Mar. 31, '64 Trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 19, 1865.
Waid. Isaac.
Sept. 20, '64 Drafted-died Oct. 27, 1864.
Woods, Geo. A.
Mar. 15, '65 Substitute.
Warner, Nelson E.
Sept. '61 Trans. to U. S. Cavalry, Oct. 28, 1862.
Warner, Fletcher G ..
Mar. 20, '62 Disch. on Surg. cert .- wd. Sept. 17, 1862.
Williams, Geo. H.
Sept. '61 Drowned in the Potomac about Aug. 1, '62.
Willer, Smith
Sept. '61 Died in 1862, at Crab Orchard, Ky.
Wood, John S
Sept. '61 Disch. on Surg. cert,-wd. May 29, 1862- - discharged.
Wood, Danl. B.
Sept. '61 Trans. to U. S. Cavalry, Oct. 28, 1862.
Young, Lewis A.
Mar. 31, '64 Wounded May 6, 1864-disch. by G. O., July 18, 1865.
'61
Towner, Douglas. .
Sept.
'61 Promoted to Hospital Steward, Sept., '61.
Smith, Geo.
Fifty-second Regiment-This was one of the sixteen regiments of the Reserves organized in July, 1861. The company organizations were in July, and the regimental in October. In this command wasa full com- pany, Capt. Greenleaf P. Davis' Company E, and a part of Company F, that had been recruited in Bradford county by Treat B. Camp and Ransom Luther. Ex-Gov. Henry M. Hoyt succeeded John C. Dodge, Jr., as colonel of this regiment, promoted from lieutenant-colonel, January 9, 1864. Roster of Company E: Capt. Greenleaf P. Davis resigned November 7, 1863, and Hannibal D. Weed became captain December 21, 1863. W. S. Lewis, discharged by special order, April 6. 1862 ; Hiram A. Weed, promoted to first lieutenant and dismissed March 24, 1864; Silas A. Bunyan, first lieutenant by promotion from the ranks, died at Charleston, July 4, 1864, of wounds received at Fort Johnson. July 4, 1864 ; Charles R. Kenyon, promoted from sergeant to first lieutenant October 1, 1864, commissioned captain Company G, June 1, 1865; Harrison Ross, promoted to sergeant and then to second lieutenant September 22, 1862, resigned November 11, 1863 ; Edward J. Stratton, promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant June 3, 1864 ; Alvin Sayles, promoted to second lieutenant June 3, 1864.
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HISTORY OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
Company F: James Cook, captain, resigned October 21, 1863; Treat B. Camp, promoted to captain October 22, 1863; Burton K. Gustin, promoted to first-lieutenant December 21, 1863; Charles E. Britton, promoted to first-lieutenant June 3, 1865 ; Ransom W. Luther, second-lieutenant, resigned June 21, 1862; Nelson Orchard, promoted to second-lieutenant September 27, 1862, dismissed September 13, 1863 ; Alson Secor, promoted to second-lieutenant March 27, 1864.
Fifty-seventh Regiment .- This had two full companies from Brad- ford and a portion of another company recruited by Jeremiah Culp, who became major, and was killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. Sam- uel C. Simonton was promoted from captain of Company B to major June 1, 1862; discharged for wounds January 17, 1863. Samuel Bryan was promoted from captain to major April 1, 1865.
Roster of Officers, Company B: Samuel C. Simonton, first cap- tain, promoted to major; John W. Gillispie, promoted from second lieutenant to captain, discharged October 23, 1863; George W. Perkins, promoted from adjutant to captain, May 2, 1864, and to lieutenant-colonel, March 19, 1865; Israel Garretson promoted to quartermaster August 15, 1862; Thomas O. Callamore, promoted to first lieutenant October 1, 1862, resigned May 31, 1863; Daniel C. Comstock promoted to first lieutenant November 25, 1864; James Burns promoted to second lientenant January 7, 1863. William H. Bell, promoted to second lieutenant June 7, 1865.
Roster of officers, Company G : George S. Peck, captain, resigned September 22, 1862 ; Samuel Bryan, captain, promoted to major April 1, 1865; Charles W. Forrester, captain, promoted to captain and A. A. G .; Daniel Mehan, first lieutenant, September 4, 1861, pro- moted to captain Company H, May 20, 1862; James M. Darling, pro- moted to captain Company H, January 24, 1863; David Larrish, first lieutenant October 17, 1864; Mort B. Owen, second lieutenant Sep- tember 4, 1861, resigned October 16, 1862; Joseph H. More, second lieutenant November 1, 1864.
Seventh Cavalry-Eighteenth Regiment .- Company C in the regi- ment was recruited in Bradford and Tioga counties.
One Hundred and Sixth Regiment .- Capt. Samuel H. Newman's Company D was assigned to this regiment-the command mustered in August 27, 1861. In this regiment, in Companies C, Hand I were also many Bradford county men. Capt. Newman was discharged on sur- geon's certificate, July 19, 1862; William N. Jones, captain July 26, 1862; John Irwin, promoted from second to first lieutenant July 26. 1862, commissioned captain Company B, June 22, 1864, and transferred to Company K; Joshua A. Gage promoted to second lieutenant July 26, 1862, killed at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864.
Eleventh Cavalry -- One Hundred and Eighth Regiment .- Orig- inally known as " Harlan's Light Cavalry," recruited during August and September, 1861. Company F, Capt. Newberry E. Calkins, from Bradford county, resigned March 4, 1862; Capt. Benj. B. Mitchell succeeded March 13, 1862, continued to end of term. Thornton J. Elliott became captain November 6, 1864. David O. Tears promoted from second to first lieutenant March 13, 1862; killed at Ream's Sta-
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tion June 29, 1864. William S. Spalding by promotions from rank to first lieutenant November 6, 1864. Philip A. Palmer promoted to first lieutenant June 30, 1864. John V. Pickering promoted to second lieutenant November 4, 1864.
One Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment .-- Nine months' men ; recruited in July and August, 1862, and had two companies from Brad- ford county. This regiment lost thirty killed, one hundred and four- teen wounded, eight missing ; among the killed were Col. Oakford and Lieut. Anson C. Cranmer. The regiinent greatly distinguished itself at the battle of Fredericksburg. The companies from this county were Company C, Capt. Herman Townsend, discharged on surgeon's certifi- cate January 10, 1863; Capt. Charles M. Dougal succeeded same date; James A. Rogers promoted to first lieutenant January 10, 1863; Anson C. Cranmer, second lieutenant, killed at Antietam September 17. 1862: Company D, Capt. Charles H. Chase, resigned December 6, 1862; Capt. William H. Carnochan promoted from lieutenant, November 29, 1862; Charles E. Gladding, first lieutenant; J. W. Brown, second lieutenant, August 11, 1862; F. Marion Wells promoted to second lieutenant, December 6, 1862, wounded, with loss of leg at Chancellorsville.
One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment .- Nine months' men ; had one company from Bradford county, Company I, Capt. Thomas Mc Farland, commissioned August 26, 1862, resigned January 10, 1863, succeeded by W. F. Johnson; Joseph G. Isenberg, promoted from second to first lieutenant January 11, 1863; John L. May pro- moted to second lieutenant January 11, 1863.
One Hundred and Forty-first Regiment .-. More than any other, this was a Bradford county regiment. Recruiting commenced for this regiment with a view of raising every man from this county, and had it been possible to give them a little more time, this would have been done. Seven full companies were Bradford men, and the other three from Susquehanna and Wayne counties. Chaplain David Craft has written and published an elaborate history of the regiment, a fitting and enduring monument to as brave a band as ever went forth to do battle for freedom's cause. Their record covers thirty three battles, and on more than one occasion they were sent in front of the army, to gain, at the bayonet's point, a footing where they could, and did protect. the army's advance, as at the celebrated "mud inarch " of Gen. Burn- side's; this regiment alone crossed the river, carried the opposite heights at the point of the bayonet, and held the crest of the hill in order that the army might cross in safety. They were thus sent again and again into the "imminent deadly breach" and never faltered, never seriously wavered, and theirs is the story of decimation and death, paralleled by few, excelled by none in the great army, where were millions of trained veterans. The regimental colors, all tattered and torn, were flaunted always defiantly in the face of the enemy ; were never trailed, and, as they promised Gov. Curtin when they received them at his hands, were protected with their lives, and are now in the State De- partment, the mute but glorious testimony of the death-bravery of their custodians in war. Two-thirds of the men on its rolls carrying
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muskets perished that their country might live-a greater loss, as is shown by the official reports, than was sustained by any of the many regiments in the war, save one only, and that one particular regiment entered the service with a greater numerical force.
On July 2, 1862, the President issued his proclamation calling for · three hundred thousand men. Now was real war "in battles mag- nificently stern array." One thousand of these men were Bradford's quota. The national outlook was gloomy, and on even children's faces came the hard lines and troubled looks. A meeting was called at Towanda July 19, following. Speeches and resolutions were had look- ing to the speedy enlistment of the required number for the county, and the meeting suggested that the townships should open recruiting offices, and when companies were formed all should be organized into a Bradford county regiment.
Early in August a meeting was held in Terrytown, addressed by Guy H. Watkins, a rising young attorney of Towanda. August 4th, a meeting was held in Wyalusing, the principal speaker being Hon. George Landon, one of the ablest popular orators in Bradford county, and at once fifty men were enrolled. The first company of this regi- ment was formed August 14, 1862, the outcome of the Wyalusing meeting, and represented Wyalusing, Herrick, Tuscarora, Terry and Wilmot townships. A small local bounty had been provided for each man, as well as a Bible and a well filled needle-book. The company marched out from Wyalusing on the fourteenth ; stopped for dinner at Towanda, and here at the court house a company organization was effected : Capt. George W. Jackson [both fight and patriotism in that name]; Joseph H. Horton, first lieutentant; William T. Horton, second lieutenant. In the afternoon the company proceeded to Can- ton, camped for the night, and the next day reached Harrisburg. The non-commissioned officers of the company were: Sergeants, Austin D. Jeffers, Joseph H. Hurst, Thomas R. Miles, Nathaniel P. Moody, James Van Auken; corporals, Martin B. Ryder, Erastus S. Gregory, Noble J. Gaylord, Edwin M. White, Jackson C. Lee, George H. Birney, James W. Alderson, Isaac F. Johnson ; musicians, John O. Frost and Edward A. Lord. Including the non-commissioned officers, the company numbered ninety-seven men, and being first was Com- pany "A."
Company B .- During the early part of August, William T. Davies, a law student of Towanda, and Henry Keeler, of Wyalusing, began making enlistments in Warren and Pike townships. At the same time Guy H. Watkins, brother-in-law of Davies, and Benjamin M. Peck, were enlisting men in the Towandas. When a number sufficient for a company was secured. a meeting was held at Towanda, August 13th, and an organization effected as follows: Captain, Guy H. Watkins; first lieutenant, William T. Davies; second lieutenant, Henry Keeler; sergeants. Joseph S. Lockwood, William Jones, Mar- tin O. Codding, Ephraim D. Robbins and Jesse P. Carl, who was suc. ceeded at Camp Curtin by Benjamin M. Peck; corporals, Andrew St. John, Amasa Wood, George D. Crandall, James Goodell. John Keeney, Josiah A. Bosworth, Homer H. Stevens and Charles H. Cran-
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dall; Frank J. Vanderpool and Henry W. Brown, musicians. Non- commissioned officers and men, ninety-eight.
Company C .- At the same time as the above, Rev. A. J. Swart, of Overton, was enlisting men at his place and Liberty Corners, Macedo- nia and Franklin townships, while W. J. Cole was enlisting men about Macedonia and George W. Kilmer was enlisting men from Asylum and Liberty Corners. As early as the 7th of August it was ascertained they had men enough to form a company. A meeting was called at Monroeton, and the following officers elected : Captain, A. J. Swart; William J. Cole, first lieutenant, and H. G. Goff, second lieutenant. It is proper to state that G. W. Kilmer esteemed himself too young to accept office, and therefore declined when offered a commission. The company was mustered at Harrisburg, August 25. Sergeants, W. W. Goff, George C. Beardsley, Bishop Horton and A. R. Coolbaugh; corporals, John Chapman, George Owen, Charles S. Brown, Hiram Cole, Daniel Shoonover, Moses Coolbaugh, John Rockwell and Jerry Hakes. Company had eighty-nine men,
Company D .- Commencing with August, Morgan Lewis, of Orwell, began enlisting men by virtue of a commission he had received from Gov. Curtin, and he soon had seventy-five men from Windham, Her- rick, Orwell, and Rome. At the same time Thomas Ryon, a young Towanda lawyer, was recruiting men in Burlington and the west side of the county, and had secured twenty-two men. The men met at the court- house, Towanda, August 15 and organized : Captain, Morgan Lewis, but he declined the great responsibility, and, at his urgent solicitation, Isaac A. Park became captain; first lieutenant, Thomas Ryon ; sec- ond lieutenant, Morgan Lewis. The medical examiners rejected nine- teen of the men. And the joke on the examiners was that these nineteen men were accepted by the same board the very next day, when they had joined other commands. Mr. Ryon secured other recruits from Burlington for the men rejected. The non-commissioned officers : Sergeants, Marcus E. Warren, Henry J. Hudson, George Wilson, Charles J. Estabrook and David C. Palmer; corporals, William Howe, Simeon G. Rockwell, Charles B. Hunt, Charles E. Seeley, Robert Nichols, Elijah A. Mattison, David Benjamin and William Hewitt; hospital steward, Isaac S. Clark.
Company E .- This was known as Athens Company, though recruited there and in surrounding townships. Joseph B. Reeve, of Athens, was recruiting in this borough and in Litchfield ; George C. Page, a farmer of Athens township, was recruiting among the farmers, and in Ulster and Sheshequin, while John F. Clark, of Burlington, was enlisting men about him. The different squads met in Athens, August 16, to form a company : Captain, Joseph B. Reeve ; first lieutenant, John F. Clark ; second lieutenant, George C. Page ; sergeants, Stephen Evans, Tracy S. Knapp, Mason Long, William S. Wright and William Carner ; corporals, Orlando Loomis, James W. Clark, Alonzo D. Beech, Otis A. Jakway, Charles McNeal, William R. Campbell, Charles T. Hull, Rus- sell R. Claflin and Handford D. Kinney. At the organization Col. C. F. Welles invited the " boys " to his office, and gave each man $5. The
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company left Athens on the 18th, and were mustered at Harrisburg August 25.
Company I .- This was recruited by Sheriff Spalding and his brother, Israel P. Spalding, mostly in Wysox, Rome and Litchfield townships. The men met in Towanda on August 12 and organized : Cap- tain, Israel P. Spalding ; first lieutenant, Edwin A. Spalding, and sec- ond lieutenant, Charles Mercur. On the organization of the regiment Capt. Israel P. Spalding was elected major, and E. A. Spalding became captain ; Mercur, first lieutenant, and John G. Brown, second lieuten- ant ; sergeants, John S. Frink, William Bostwick, John D. Bloodgood, Truxton Havens, George F. Reynolds ; corporals, John E. Gillett, F. Cortes Rockwell, Stephen L. Clark, John M. Dunham, Orrin C. Tay- lor, James Lunger, Eugene L. Lent, John Turnbull ; wagoner, Daniel Lamphier. Total, eighty-five enlisted men. August 18 the company again assembled in Towanda, and, with Companies B and D, left the next day for Harrisburg.
Company K .- James K. Wright, whose three sons were in the service, and, though ageing, yet he commenced enlisting in Smithfield, and, securing the required number, started for Camp Curtin. When he reached Troy, his men were told of the larger bounty offered in New York, and about one-half of them left him, but he went on with the remainder to Harrisburg. After reaching the rendezvous, two squads from Sullivan county, one from Dushore, under John S. Dief- enbach, and the other from La Porte, under Henry R. Dunham, were united with Wright's men, and a full company formed. Captain, Jason K. Wright; first lieutenant, Henry R. Durham; second lieutenant, John S. Diefenbach; sergeants, Beebe Jerould, Aurelius J. Adams, Wallace Scott, Daniel W. Scott; corporals, Charles W. Smith, Calvin C. Chamberlain, Gordon T. Wilcox, Wallace W. Farnsworth, George W. Pennington, William Rogers, Nathan S. Brown, William R. Smalley; wagoner, William H. D. Green.
The three remaining companies, owing to the emergency of the hour, were not Bradford county men. Time was so important that Companies .F and H were taken from Susquehanna county, and Com- pany G from Wayne county. Could a little more time have been given, the county would have raised the full regiment.
The commissioned officers met August 28 to organize the regiment, and Maj. Henry J. Madill, already in the service in the Sixth Reserve, was unanimously chosen colonel. He had already made a brilliant army record, but now it may be well said that he had entered upon a career that will forever remain pre-eminent in the annals of war. Capt. Guy H. Watkins was chosen lieutenant-colonel ; Capt. Israel P. Spalding, major ; adjutant, Daniel W. Searls, who was first lieu- tenant of Company I; quartermaster, Robert N. Torrey ; surgeon, Ezra P. Allen, but by mistake commissioned assistant-surgeon ; assistant surgeon, William Church, but commissioned surgeon ; Rev. David Craft, chaplain ; sergeant-majors, Charles D. Cash , Henry U. Jones and Joseph G. Fell. A total of 917 non-commissioned officers and men.
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