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THE
SOLDIERS' RECORD
OF
JERICHO, VERMONT. Vt.
PREPARED BY
E. H. LANE.
Published by Vote of the Town.
BURLINGTON:
R. S. STYLES, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. 1868. .
At the annual town meeting, held March 5th, 1867, it was Voted to authorize the Selectmen to agree with some person to prepare a Soldiers' Record, and procure the printing of five hundred copies of the same, at the expense of the town, and report at the next annual March meeting; said Record to be distributed as the town shall then direct.
At the annual town meeting held March 3d, 1868, it was voted, that one copy of the Soldiers' Record, to be prepared, be furnished to each family, and soldier without family, in town, and to soldiers or their families or parents living out of town, who were enlisted to the credit of this town, without charge.
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PREFACE.
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In compliance with an agreement made with the Selectmen, the following pages, gathered mainly from official records, have been prepared.
In them, I have endeavored to give a correct, but brief rec- ord of the honorable part Jericho has borne in the bloody war of the Rebellion, now happily terminated, and the names of the noble men who enlisted for our town, the age, date o.f en- listment, the organization in which each one served, and the date of discharge or death of each ; also the amount of town bounty paid, and to whom paid.
I have also given in these pages, the names and time of ser- vice of the several military organizations of our State sent into the field, and the number of engagements in which each las borne an honorable part, although they do not strictly form a part of the war history of our town, thinking they might be of interest to many who may read this Record, and feeling, that while we have reason to feel proud that our town contributed so freely of her noble men to aid in prosecuting the war for the preservation of the national existence, the reputation of our State, second to none, won by our Vermont troops in the field, is a source of pride and gratification to all.
The details of enlistments under the several calls for men, the date of discharge or death of each, the measures taken to
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furnish the several quotas of our town, the bounties paid, &c., during four years of war, of which this record is mainly made up, reveals nothing of the daily life of the soldier, nothing of the hardships or exposures in camp and on the battle field, nothing of the suffering from wounds or sickness in hospitals, or starvation and death, or worse than death, in the rebel prisons, nothing of the wearisome marches by day or sleepless nights on duty, nothing of the anxieties and forebodings in the midst of hourly perils and dangers ; but that the names of those, who have experienced or risked all of these, for our com- mon welfare, might be preserved in grateful remembrance, the preparation of this Record was unanimously voted.
SOLDIERS' RECORD.
Sumter has fallen ! Nothing, since our existence as a nation, has so thrilled the hearts of the people as this short message, flashed over the wires on that memorable 13th of April, 1861. The alienation and bitterness of the South, which, until now, had only expressed itself in idle threats, had culminated in actual rebellion, and the score of men under the brave and noble Maj. Anderson, which garrisoned Fort Sumter, had been compelled to surrender, not to a foreign foe, but to an enemy of our own household.
For the first time in our nation's history, had the emblem of our freedom and nationality been assailed by an armed re- bellion in our midst, and the authority and laws of the Govern- ment set at defiance. It instinctively united the loyal people throughout the length and breadth of the North, and party differences were forgotten in the newly awakened patriotism and loyalty of a nation in peril from foes within itself.
The Rebellion must and shall be put down, and the flag of our country, torn down by traitors in Charleston harbor, shall again float over an undivided nation, without a stripe erased or a star stricken out, was the expressed determination of the loyal north in one almost united voice.
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On the 15th day of April, 1861, President Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for seventy-five thousand men to serve for three months, to aid in enforcing the laws and suppressing the rebellion-which then gave but faint indications of its subsequent extent and proportions-and made requisition upon the Governor of our State, for its quota of the same. Governor Holbrook immediately ordered all the uniformed militia organized under the laws of the State, to fill up their companies to their full quota, which order was promptly obeyed, and they were organized into the 1st Regiment Vt. Volunteers, and mustered into the service of the United States May 2d, 1861.
In this Regiment, Jericho had three representatives, viz : Abner S. Richardson, Co. A .; Blinn Atchinson and Henry J. Parker, Co. H.
They were mustered out with the Regiment Aug. 15, 1861.
In July, 1861, Congress, assembled in Extra Session, passed an Act authorizing the President to call out 500,000 men. to serve for three years unless sooner discharged.
The work of raising troops, thus authorized, was soon com- menced. Under the calls of the President, made by virtue of that Act, the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Regi- ments were rapidly organized and sent forward.
The enlistments for these Regiments, from this town, were as follows, viz :
SAMUEL BENTLEY, age 18, enlisted Aug. 27, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment ; was taken prisoner May 5th, 1864 ; was paroled, and mustered out March 31st, 1865.
NAPOLEON BISSONETTE, age 20, enlisted Aug. 26th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment; was elected Cor- poral, and was discharged Nov. 26, 1862, for deafness, caused by exposure, and for which he receives a small pension from Government.
JAMES AUSTIN BIXBY, age 18, enlisted Sept. 9th, 1861, in Co. I. Fifth Regiment as private, was promoted Corporal, then Sergeant, and to 2nd Lieut. March 25th, 1863; was wounded June 4th, 1864, and was mustered out Sept. 15, 1864.
EDGAR CHAMBERLAIN, age 18, enlisted Aug. 27th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, was promoted Cor- poral; re-enlisted Dec. 15th, 1863, and was killed in action near Spottsylvania, May 10th, 1864.
PATRICK DOWNS, age 20, enlisted Aug. 21st, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment ; was promoted Corporal ; re-enlisted for Essex Dec. 15th, 1863 ; was wounded May 6th, 1864; transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps Feb. 21st, 1865, and was mustered out April 27th, 1865.
SIMEON C. EDWARDS, age 28, enlisted Aug. 19th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and deserted April 14th, 1862.
JOSEPH W. ELLIS, age 18, enlisted Aug. 26th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment ; was wounded in hip May 5th, 1864, and was mustered out Sept. 15th, 1864. A full pension has been granted him.
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TRUMAN C. HATCH, age 18, enlisted Aug. 26th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was discharged Oct. 29th, 1862, on account of disability, but enlisted again under a subsequent call. ALLEN KIMTON, age 24, enlisted Aug. 29th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was discharged Jan. 20th, 1863.
CHARLES LUCIA, age 22, enlisted Aug. 21st, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment; was wounded at Savage Station June 29th, 1862, and taken pris- oner ; was exchanged July 26th, 1862, and discharged the 29th of September follow- ing on account of wounds, and for which a pension has been granted him.
PATRICK LAVELLE, age 18, enlisted Aug. 26th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment ; re-enlisted Dec. 15th, 1863 ; was wounded and in hospital May 10th, 1864, and was mustered out June 14th, 1865.
JOHN McGOVEN, age 19, enlisted Aug. 23d, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment ; was wounded and in hos- pital May 10th, 1864, and was mustered out Sept. 16th, 1864.
DANIEL B. SMITH, age 18, enlisted Aug. 17th, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was discharged Aug. 26th, 1862. He was wounded in his right hand at Savage Station.
JOHN W. WADE, age 32, enlisted Aug. 22d, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was discharged Feb. 11th, 1863, having lost an arm in the ser- vice of his country.
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JASON P. WARE, age 26, enlisted Aug. 31st, 1861, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and died at Annapolis, July 21st, 1862, from wounds received in action.
ROBERT WHITE, age 24, enlisted Sept. 6, 1861, in Co. I. Fifth Regiment, re-enlisted for Burlington Dec. 15th, 1863, and was mustered out June 29th, 1865.
In September, 1861, Col. Lemuel B. Platt received orders from the War Department to recruit and organize a Regiment of Cavalry, to serve for three years. The novelty of Cavalry service was attractive to many, and the Regiment was speedily raised, and was mustered into the service of the United States Nov. 19th, 1861. If the idea that this mode of service was easy, induced any to enlist, that idea was soon dispelled.
A position in its ranks proved to be one of constant activity, hardship and danger.
The enlistments in this Regiment, from Jericho, were as follows, viz:
BLINN ATCHINSON, age 21, enlisted Sept. 29th, 1861, in Co. A .; re-enlisted Dec. 31st, 1863, was promo- ted 1st Sergeant July 15th, 1864, and was mustered out June 21st, 1865. He went out with the First Regiment, thus serving during the entire war. He was wounded in skirmish on picket, March 2d, 1863, in left thigh, by a pistol ball, which has not been extracted, and for which he receives a small pension from Government. WM. J. FLOWERS, age 27, enlisted Sept. 25th, 1861, in Co. A., and was discharged Jan. 6th, 1863, on ac- count of injuries received in Banks' re- treat, but enlisted again under a subse- quent call.
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EDSON C. HILTON, age 21, enlisted Oct. 16th, 1861, in Co. E. His horse was shot under him in Banks' retreat, and in his fall he was fatally in- jured. He was discharged Dec. 31st, 1862, and died Feb. 7th, 1863, from the injuries thus received. A pension has been granted to his family.
MARCUS HOSKINS, age 28, enlisted Sept. 30th, 1861, in Co. E., and was discharged Dec. 13th, 1862.
He afterwards enlisted in Massachusetts on a call for men for one hundred days, and also for the Frontier Cavalry.
WAREHAM N. PIERCE, age 23, enlisted Dec. 7th, 1861, in Co. A., and was discharged Dec. 26th, 1862, on account of disability. He had previously served in the 12th New York Regiment, that went out under the first call for three months.
The work of raising troops, authorized by Act of Congress in July, still went on. Under it, the Seventh and Eighth Regiments of Infantry, the First and Second Batteries of Light Artillery, and the First, Second and Third Companies of Sharp Shooters were raised.
The enlistments from Jericho in these organizations, were as follows, viz.
FRANKLIN J. BROWN, age 33, enlisted Jan. 4th, 1862, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment; re-enlisted Feb. 17th, 1864, and was mustered out March 14th, 1866.
WILLIAM A. BROWN, age 40, enlisted Jan. 13th, 1862, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment, and died at New Orleans Aug. 13th, 1862. A pension has been granted his family.
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DANIEL G. BURNS, age 37, enlisted Dec. 7th, 1861, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment; was elected Corporal, and died at New Orleans, Aug. 22nd, 1862. His family receive a pension.
HIRAM B. FISH, age 25, enlisted Jan. 14th, 1862, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment ; was elected 2nd Lieut., and resigned Oct. 15th, 1862, on account of sickness. A pension has been granted him for disease contracted while in service, from which he has not yet recovered.
FREDERICK A. FULLER, age 19, enlisted Jan. 17th, 1862, in Co. E. Seventh Regiment ; re-enlisted Feb. 16th, 1864, and was mustered out March 14th, 1866, serving nearly through the entire war.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, age 21, enlisted Dec. 7th, 1861, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment, was promoted Corporal Oct. 23d, 1862 ; re-enlisted Feb. 20th, 1864, promoted Sergeant July 16th, 1864, and was mustered out March 14th, 1866, hav- ing served nearly through the whole war. JOHN H. JOHNSON, age 25, enlisted Nov. 4th, 1861, in 2nd Co. Sharp Shooters, was promoted Cor- poral ; re-enlisted Dec. 21st, 1863, and was discharged Mar. 24th, 1864, on account of sickness. He lived only a week after reaching home, and died April 6th, 1864. SAMUEL B. LOCKLIN, age 23, enlisted Oct. 30th, 1861, in 2nd Co. Sharp Shooters, and was discharged Dec. 30th, 1862.
MICHAEL F. MARTIN, age 37, enlisted Dec. 5th, 1861, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment, and was discharged Oct. 10th, 1862, for disability, for which he receives a small pension.
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ABNER S. RICHARDSON, age 22, enlisted Nov. 21st, 1861, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment, was elected Ser- geant, and was discharged Nov. 25th, 1862, for disability. He had previously served a three months term of enlistment in the First Regiment.
BURTON C. RICHARDSON, age 19, enlisted Oct. 31st, 1861, in 2nd Co. Sharp Shooters, was discharged the November following; but enlisted again under a subsequent call.
LOREN T. RICHARDSON, age 24, enlisted Nov. 25th, 1861, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment, and was muster- ed out Aug. 30th, 1864.
JAMES WHITE, age 21, enlisted Dec. 12th, 1861, in Co. A. Seventh Regiment, and died at Camp Williams, La., Sept. 15th, 1862. His : mother received a pension from Govern- ment while she lived.
EDWARD C. WHITNEY, age 44, enlisted Oct. 30th, 1861, in 2nd Co. Sharp Shooters, and was discharged Oct. 15th, 1862, for disability. He after- wards entered the service again.
On the 1st of January, 1862, men were detailed from the Regiments in the field to act as recruiting officers, and to en- list men to fill up those Regiments.
The men enlisted for that purpose, from Jericho, were a3 follows, viz:
EDWIN H. FASSETT, age 18, enlisted Feb. 26th, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment, and was mustered out Feb. 27, 1865.
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NELSON FASSETT, age 37, enlisted Feb. 26, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment; re-enlisted April 19th, 1864; was promoted Sergeant Oct. 18th, 1864; Reg. Q. M. Sergt. Feb. 7th, 1865; 1st Lieut., June 18th, 1865, and was mustered out July 15th, 1865.
TIMOTHY KENNEDY, age 40, enlisted March 13th, 1862, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was killed in ac- tion June 29th, 1862. His wife receives a pension from Government.
HORACE C. NASH, age 38, enlisted March 11th, 1862, in Co. G. Second Regiment ; wounded at White Oak Swamp; was transferred to the Reg. Army, and died at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 13th, 1864. A pension has been granted to his family.
On the 3d day of April, 1862, the War Department directed that all further recruiting should cease.
So universal had been the unanimity and enthusiasm of the people in sustaining the Government in its efforts to suppress the Rebellion, and so promptly had they responded to the calls for men, that there were thousands in the ranks, more than had been asked for. But this proved to be only a temporary lull in the storm of war, which was soon to break forth with redoubled energy and fierceness, and the cessation in the work of raising men, was of brief duration.
On the 21st day of May following, the Governor was direct- ed to raise one Regiment of Infantry, to be ready in thirty days. An order was immediately issued to raise the Ninth Regiment, and notwithstanding the entire machinery of
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recruiting had been laid aside, within forty days from the time the first man enlisted, the Regiment was in Camp at Brattle- boro.
In this Regiment two men enlisted from this town, viz : EDWARD B. RUSSELL, age 20, enlisted June 4th, 1862, in Co. F .; was elected Sergeant, but deserted Sept. 30th, 1862.
LEWIS J. WELLS, age 19, enlisted June 27th, 1862, in Co. F., and was discharged Nov. 10th, 1862.
On the first day of July, 1862, the President of the United States issued a call for 300,000 volunteers to serve for three years.
The Governor immediately issued an order for raising the Tenth and Eleventh Regiments. They were raised with great rapidity. Both were full beyond the maximum number re- quired and were in camp at Brattleboro on the 15th,day of August.
There were no enlistments from this town in these two Regi- ments.
Thus far the Regiments had been raised by the State at large, by recruiting officers appointed specially for that purpose, and stationed at the most convenient and accessible points. No particular number of men had been assigned to, or required of each town, as their proportion of the troops to be raised. So general had been the enthusiasm and loyalty of the people of the State, that requisitions for troops were immediately filled, and towns vied with each other in swelling the ranks of the Union Army. Men, from all the avocations and professions of life, promptly responded to their country's call, and thus far, the enlistments had been made without any other bounty than such as Government offered them, and the monthly State pay of seven dollars per month, granted to volunteers early in the war.
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But the ranks of the Regiments in the field were becoming rapidly decimated by the casualties incident to the service, and must be filled up. It was decided, that the several towns in the State, should be allowed to raise the necessary number of men in their own way. For this purpose, it became necessary for the first time that each town should have assigned to it, specifically, the number of men it was expected to raise. The quotas of the towns under the call of the President of July 1st, for 300,000 volunteers, were assessed, and the Selectmen were authorized to act as recruiting officers, for the purpose of rais- ing the number of men required, to fill the Regiments in the field.
On the 4th day of August following, (1862), the President made another requisition for 300,000 men, to serve for nine months; and ordered that, if not furnished by volunteer en- listment by the 3d day of September, a draft would be made on that day for the deficiency.
It was at the same time declared by the Secretary of War, that if any State, before the 15th day of August, should not furnish its quota of the call of July 1st, the deficiency would be made up by draft. The time for draft in this State for the three years' men was afterwards extended to Sept. 10th.
Under the call of Aug. 4th, the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Four- teenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Regiments of nine months men were organized.
The quotas of our town, as finally fixed, under these calls, were Eighteen three years men, and Twenty-one nine months men.
These men must be furnished in less than thirty days, by voluntary enlistment or by draft. How, and by whom, this imperative. call shall be filled, very naturally became the ab- sorbing question. The novelty of the war, which had attracted many at its commencement, was being dispelled, and the mag-
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nitude of the Rebellion becoming more clearly understood. The war had become a stern reality, and the ardor and prompt- ness which had manifested itself in filling previous calls, had somewhat abated; but not the patriotism and determination of the people to sustain the Government, and prosecute the war, until a final and complete victory of the Union Army was achieved, and an honorable peace obtained.
A meeting of the tax-payers and citizens was called about the middle of August, and was fully attended. At that meet- ing, the Selectmen were instructed to offer bounties to those who would enlist to fill the quotas of our town under these calls, and to assess a tax upon the Grand List for the same. It was generally understood that a tax could not be legally voted and collected for this purpose, but the unanimity with which it was voted, gave assurance that most of it would be paid.
A subscription was drawn up, and a sum was readily signed, sufficient to make up such part of the tax as might not be paid. The Legislature, immediately after assembling in October following, authorized towns to raise money for such purposes, and on the 8th day of January following, a town meeting was called, and the tax of seventy cents on the dollar, which had been assessed to pay the bounties under these calls, was legal- ized, and the collection of it soon completed.
The Selectmen of the town, U. S. Whitcomb, L. A. Bishop and L. L. Lane, immediately entered upon their work with zeal and energy. They offered a bounty of fifty dollars, after- wards increased to sixty dollars, to fill the call for nine months men, and a bounty of one hundred dollars to the three years men ; but to complete the quota and save a draft, the last few enlisted were paid a larger bounty.
The men enlisted for nine months' service, all went into Co. F. Thirteenth Regiment, which Company was organized at
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Richmond, Sept. 10th, 1862,-which is the official date of their enlistment,-and were as follows, viz:
LUCIUS H. BOSTWICK, age 22, was elected 1st Lieut. of the Com- pany, was promoted Captain March 3d, 1863 ; resigned June 3d, 1863, on account
of sickness from exposure in camp, and died soon after at Washington, of Rheumatic Fever. He was the first to sign the contract of enlistment, and generously offered his town bounty of fifty dollars, and fifty dollars in addition, to the next ten that should enlist. This amount was afterward paid his father, as was also all the money contributed by indi- viduals for bounties.
REUBEN M. BABCOCK, age 19, died Jan. 29th, 1863, at Fair- fax, Va., of Typhoid Fever. He was an only son, to whom his parents looked for support, and a pension has been granted them.
WILSON A. BENTLEY, age 21, died at Alexandria, Va., June 25th, 1863, of Typhoid Fever.
ISAAC N. BROOKS, age 18, died at Washington Oct. 28th, 1862, of Typhoid Fever.
ERASTUS POWELL, age 22, died at Occoquan, Va., May 25th, 1863, of Typhoid Pneumonia. He had been examined for admission to the Uni- versity at Burlington just previous to his enlistment, but leaving the bright prospect of a career of use- fulness, gave his services and his life to his country.
CHARLES MCCARTY, age 36, was sick in Hospital when the Regiment was mustered out; afterwards discharged, date unknown.
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J. T. DREW, not entered on Co. roll.
ELI N. PECK, age 18, was discharged April 6th, 1863, for dis- ability.
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WILLIS T. WELLS, age 42, was discharged Feb. 2d, 1863, for disability, for which he receives a small pension from Government.
BYRON D. MATTHEWS, age 30, had a finger shot off at Gettys- burgh, and was mustered out with Regi- ment July 21st, 1863.
NORMAN J. RICE, age 33, was elected Sergeant, and mustered out with Regiment.
LOREN T. BENTLEY, age 24, was elected Corporal, and mus- tered out with Regiment.
JULIUS H. BLISS age 29, was mustered out with Regiment.
MORRIS L. GRIFFIN, age 20,
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NIAL MCGEE, age 22, do.
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PATRICK MCGOVEN, age 18,
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CALEB P. NASH, age 18, do.
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BENJ. F. ROBINSON, age 24,
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HENRY W. YORK, age 25,
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SAMUEL YORK, age 22,
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The town bounty paid to these men was as follows, viz :
To Lucius H. Bostwick, fifty dollars, as before stated ; to Willis T. Wells and Norman J. Rice, eighty-five dollars each; to Julius H. Bliss, Caleb P. Nash and Henry W. York, one hun- dred and thirty-five dollars each ; and to the remaining fifteen, sixty dollars each.
The men who enlisted for three years were as follows, viz: R. J. THOMSON, age 33, enlisted Aug. 18th, 1862, in Co. A. Cav- alry, and died Aug. 7th, 1863, of sun stroke. DANIEL DIXON, age 19, enlisted Aug. 8th, 1862, in Co. A. Cavalry, and deserted Oct. 30th, 1863. HUBBELL B. SMITH, age 37, enlisted Aug. 18th, 1862, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment; was promoted Corpo- ral June 1st, 1864, and was discharged Jan. 12th, 1865. He was wounded in the groin
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by a rifle ball at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19th, 1864, which unfit- ted him for further active duties in the service, and for which he receives a small pension. He still carries the ball, which has never been extracted, as a memento of the Rebellion.
ZANTHY PARKER, age 45, enlisted Aug. 18th, 1862, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was mustered out June 19th, 1865.
MICHAEL PHILLIPS, age 20, enlisted Aug. 16th, 1862, in Co. L. Cavalry, and was killed in action May 11th, 1864. A pension was granted his widow.
VICTOR LAVALLEE, age 20, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, in 2d Co. Sharp Shooters. The only record I have been able to find of him is "dropped from rolls."
JOSEPH RUSSIN, age 32, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment and was mustered out June 19th, 1865.
LEWIS TATRO, age 19, enlisted Sept. 6th, 1862, not assigned to any Regiment, and was discharged Nov. 18th, 1862.
JULIUS MILLER, age 27, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, in Co. K. Third Regiment, and deserted Nov. 13th, 1862.
The nine men last named, received, each one hundred dol- lars town bounty.
CHARLES C. RICHARDSON, age 18, enlisted Aug. 22d, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment, was missing in action May 12th, 1864, and is supposed
to have died in a Rebel prison. Some say he was killed May 5th, 1864, in the battle of the Wilderness. A pension has been granted his father.
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