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The Sixteenth Regiment of Vermont Volunteers for nine months was raised from Windsor and Windham counties, and the companies were each organized in a different town, Company A at Bethel, Company G at Barnard. The officers of the companies elected their field officers. The regiment was mustered into serv- ice Oct. 23, 1862. With the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth regiments it formed the Second Vermont Brigade. In the battle of Gettysburg the regiment captured prisoners many times its own number and three stands of colors. The only other engagements of the regiment were Burke's Station and Catlett's Station, Va.
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The Seventeenth Regiment was expected to be formed main- ly of veterans who had enlisted as nine months men and had been mustered out. They did not hasten to re-enlist, and the regi- ment was composed of recruits from all parts of the state. It was nearly nine months before all were mustered in. On reach- ing Virginia the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, made up of the Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh New Hampshire regi- ments. It had a part in thirteen engagements, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg being the most important, in which it displayed courage and trustworthiness most commendable.
Company F, First United States Sharpshooters, was organ- ized in September, 1861, and mustered in at Washington, Sep. 13. The sharpshooters had special and dangerous duty to per- form. Their more exposed positions in engagements resulted in greater casualties than is usual, and this company of 100 men had dwindled to forty-three when it entered upon the battle of Cold Harbor, where it lost twenty-eight of these in that engage- ment. When their three years' term of service expired, nine- teen were discharged, and six re-enlisted. During its term of service, in which it had engaged in thirty-seven battles and skir- mishes, it had enrolled in all 177 men, and has a record of casual- ties reaching forty-three and one-half per cent of this number. It had served with the Second, Third, and Fifth Corps.
Company E, Second United States Sharpshooters, was mus- tered Nov. 9, 1861. It had been recruited by Homer R. Stough- ton of West Randolph. It is recorded that Major Old said to the colonel of the regiment on their first pay day, "Colonel, you have one thing of which you should be proud : you have a regi- ment of almost 800 men, and every man steps up and signs the pay roll himself. I do not believe such a thing ever happened before in the world's history of wars." That they could fight as well as write is attested by Colonel Oates, the Confederate, who said of them at Gettysburg where they opposed him, "I never got into such a hornet's nest in all my life." They did duty in the Virginia campaigns, and have a record of twenty-seven en- gagements. They were finally so reduced in numbers that they were transferred to the Fourth Regiment Vermont Volunteers.
The Third Battery Light Artillery was mustered into service at Burlington, Jan. 1, 1864, and in April was assigned to the Ninth Army Corps. Its chief work was to assist in the siege of Petersburg, where it occupied most trying situations, one of them being known as "Fort Hell," where the firing was almost inces- sant from Aug. 30 to Sep. 6, 1864. The Battery numbered in all 466 men, nearly all of whom were native born Vermonters, and many of whom have since the war risen to posts of honor
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and distinction. The Battery was mustered out of service June 15, 1865.
The St. Albans Raid led to the organization called the Fron- tier Cavalry. It was composed of seven New York companies, three Massachusetts companies, and two from Vermont. The two Vermont companies were stationed at Burlington and St. Albans, and were organized at Burlington, Jan., 1865. They continued on guard until the close of the war. Their regiment was called the Twenty-sixth New York Cavalry, and the Vermont companies were M and F.
In a miscellaneous list of colored recruits is found the name of Abraham C. Bowen from Royalton, who enlisted Sep. 6, 1864, for one year, in the First United States Colored Troops, and was mustered out Sep. 29, 1865.
In a list of unassigned recruits are found from Royalton Henry C. Cleveland, who enlisted Dec. 29, 1863, and died March 24, 1864, in the Brattleboro Hospital; also Hastings A. Willey, who enlisted Sep. 19, 1864, for one year, and was discharged at New Haven, Conn., Oct. 22, 1864.
The following is the roster of men furnished by Royalton in the Civil War. Although great pains have been taken to make this accurate and complete, errors and omissions may possibly be found.
Explanation : The date when service ended is the date when the soldier was mustered out, unless otherwise specified. Com. stands for commissioned, d. for died, des. for deserted, dis. for discharged, pro. for promoted, re-en. for re-enlisted, tr. for trans- ferred, wd. for wounded, red. for reduced.
Name. Regt. Co. Enlisted. Service Ended.
Adams, Geo. S. 2 E Apr. 22, '61 July 15, '65
Pro. Corp. Aug. 28, '62; re-en. Dec. 21, '63; Sergt. Oct. 18, '64; 1st Sergt. Feb. 7, '65; 2d Lieut. June 7, '65.
Adams, Oliver E. 3 Nov. 19, '63 Oct. 18, '64
Died of disease. In 3d Battery Light Artillery.
Atwood, Irving H. 8 G Dec. 28, '63 Aug. 12, '64
D. in Marine Hospital, New Orleans.
Atwood, Oliver A. 16 A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63 Bailey, Jos. W., Corp. 1 C Oct. 1, '61 Nov. 18, '64 Pro. Sergt. Nov. 1, '63; pro. Co. Com .- Sergt .; wd. July 3, '63.
Baker, Henry L. 2 E Apr. 22, '61
June 29, '64
Pro. Corp .; wounded May 5, '64.
Baker, Nahum C. 2 E Sep. 9, '61 June 29, '64
Taken pris. May 21, '64; paroled.
Baker, Royal F. 16 H Sep. 18, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Oct. 9, '61 Apr. 16, '62
Barney, Mason 6 E Buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, Va.
Killed in action.
Beckwith, Jos. D. 2 E Apr. 21, '61 June 29, '64 Beedle, Charles C. 8 A Dec. 18, '63 June 28, '65 Beedle, Elisha T. 4 E Aug. 26, '61
May 5, '63
Dis. for disability.
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Name. Regt. Co. Enlisted.
Service Ended.
Beedle, Eugene T. Died of disease.
17 D Oct. 8, '63
Feb. 7, '65
Beedle, Thomas 6 F Sep. 24, '61
Sep. 27, '62
Died of disease.
Bement, William B. 8
E Jan. 4, '64 June 28, '65
Benson, Hamden W. 9
C Sep. 8, '64 Dec. 19, '64
Died. Buried at City Point, Va.
Bennett, Warren F. 16 A Aug. 27, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Wounded July 3, '63.
Bingham, George A. 4
F
Sep. 1, '64 May 13, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Bixby, Orville, 2d Lt. 2 E Com.May 21, '61
May 5, '64
Pro. 1st Lieut. Jan. 11, '62; pro. Capt. Aug. 4, '62. Blake, Eugene 1 E
Served as sutler with his uncle, Capt. S. P. Rundlett.
Blake, Horatio C. 2 E Apr. 22, '61 Mar. 8, '63
Dis. for disability.
Blanchard, Frank F. 2 E
Aug. 4, '64
June 19, '65 Enlisted for one year.
Blanchard, Orville F. 3 A Aug. 4, '63 Jan. 9, '64
Drafted; discharged.
Bowman, Albert H. 8
E
Sep. 14, '64
June 1, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Bowman, Amos B. 8
E Sep. 14, '64 June 1, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Bowman, B. F., Corp. 8 E Oct. 5, '61 June 28, '65 Taken pris. Sep. 4, '62; paroled Nov. 13, '62; pro. Sergt. June 8, '64; re-en. Jan. 5, '64; pro. 1st Sergt. Mar. 20, '65. Bowen, Abraham C. 1 Sep. 6, '64 Sep. 29, '65
In 1st U. S. Colored Troops; enlisted for one year.
Bowen, James F. 9 F July 12, '62
Oct. 10, '63
Died of disease. Bridge, George S. 9 A Sep. 19, '64
June 13, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Chadwick, Edwin H. 2
E May 2, '61 July 15, '65
Des. Nov. 27, '62; re-en. Aug. 14, '63; des .; re-en. Mar. 21, '65.
Chamberlin, F. W. 2 E Apr. 23, '61 May 3, '63
Wd. Dec. 13, '62; killed in action May 3, '63.
Chilson, Van R. 6 I July 22, '63 June 26, '65 Drafted.
Cilley, John A. 2 E Dec. 19, '63 July 15, '65
Wd. Sep. 19, '64.
Clark, Henry 16 H Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Cleveland, Chas. B. 4
B Aug. 12, '61 Dec. 13, '62 Pro. 1st Sergt .; killed in action.
Cleveland, Henry C. Dec. 29, '63
Mar. 24, '64
Unassigned recruit; d. in Brattleboro Hospital.
Cole, Horace B. 6 F Sep. 30, '61 Oct. 15, '64
Tr. to Veteran Reserve Corps Dec. 1, '63; discharged. Conant, John W. 8
A Dec. 18, '63 June 30, '64 Dis. for disability.
Conant, William D. 16
A Aug. 26, '62 Aug. 10, '63 Wd. July 3, '63.
Colburn, Oscar 2
E Oct. 25, '61 Nov. 9, '64 Wd. Sep. 16, '62; tr. to Veteran Reserve Corps, Sep. 1, '63; dis. Coy, Carlos C., Sergt. 16 H Sept. 18, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Killed in action.
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Name. Regt. Co. Enlisted. Service Ended.
Coy, Carlos C. Died of disease.
8
G Dec. 30, '63
Aug. 22, '64
Coy, George E. 8
G Dec. 30, '63
June 28, '65
Coy, Charles P. 16
H Sep. 18, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Coy, Charles P.
F Jan. 3, '65 June 27, '65
In Frontier Cavalry.
Culver, Seymour 8 G Dec. 29, '63
June 28, '65
Pro. Corp. Mar. 1, '65.
Cushman, Carlos B.
3
Aug. 30, '64 Aug. 31, '65 In 3d Battery Light Infantry; en. for one year; discharged.
Cushman, Milo H. 3 Aug. 13, '64 June 15, '65
In 3d Battery Light Infantry; en. for one year.
Davis, Pliny E., Jr. F Jan. 3, '65 June 27, '65
In Frontier Cavalry.
Denison, Henry H. 8
G Jan. 1, '64 June 28, '65
Denison, Franklin 12 C Aug. 26, '62
July 14, '63
Dewey, George W.
16
Aug. 10, '63
H Sep. 18, '62
Dewey, H., 1st Sergt. 2
E Apr. 22, '61
Oct. 4, '62
Pro. 2d Lieut. Jan. 11, '62; taken pris .; par .; hon. dis.
Dodge, George A. 1 E. Sep. 23, '61 May 24, '62
Killed in action. In 1st Cavalry.
Driggs, George T. F Jan. 3, '65 June 27, '65
Pro. Corp. May 15, '65; Q. M. Sergt. June 1, '65. In Frontier Cavalry.
Dyke, Calvin 3 F Nov. 16, '61 Mar. 9, '65
Wd. Apr. 16, '62; re-en. Feb. 15, '64; tr. to Co. B July 25, '64; tr. to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged.
Ellsworth, Francis P. 2 E Apr. 22, '61
May 5, '64
Killed in action.
Ensworth, Geo. W. 8 G Sep. 5, '64 June 28, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Fallon, William 6
F Sep. 27, '61 Nov. 18, '61
Died of disease.
Farmer, George 8 G Jan. 20, '62 Sep. 5, '62 D. of wounds received Sep. 4, '62; bur. at Chalmette, near N. O.
Farnham, Carlos E. 9 M Jan. 4, '64 Des. Sep. 14, '64; re-en. Feb. 1, '65; tr. to Co. D June 24, '65.
Fay, Alba M. 16 A Aug. 26, '62 Feb. 1, '63
Died of disease at Fairfax Court House, Va.
Fay, William H. 4
E Aug. 31, '61
July 13, '65
Re-en. Dec. 15, '63; wd. May 5, '64.
Fish, John M. 2 E Apr. 26, '61 May 5, '64 Died of disease at Philadelphia.
Fowler, John H. 16 A Aug. 26, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Foster, Wm. S., Jr. 2 E Dec. 10, '61 Sep. 19, '64 Re-en. Dec. 21, '63; pro. Corp .; wd. May 5, '64; killed in action. Gifford, Collins 9 D June 14, '62 June 16, '65 Dis. Jan. 15, '63, to en. in Regular Army, 17th U. S. Inf .; dis. Granger, Gilbert 3 C Mar. 24, '65 July 11, '65
Enlisted as volunteer sailor and marine, Mar. 31, '65. Gee, Lavius 8
E Sep. 5, '64 June 1, '65 Enlisted for one year.
Gee, Amos 11 H Aug. 8, '62 Dec. 26, '62 Dis. for disability.
Hall, Frank 16 A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Pro. Corp. Jan. 29, '63.
Aug. 25, '65
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
Name. Regt. Co.
Enlisted. Service Ended.
Harper, George N. 2 E May 6, '61 July 26, '62 Dis. for disability; re-en. Dec. 19, '63; wd. May 5, '64; d. of disease. Hatch, John 8 G Dec. 28, '63 June 28, '65
Pro. Corp. July 1, '64; Sergt. Mar. 1, '65.
Hastings, Harvey W. 1 C Aug. 12, '64
June 21, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Haynes, Caleb 4 E Sep. 3, '61 Sep. 30, '64
Henry, Jas. G., Q. M. 16
Com. Sep. 29, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Holmes, Charles E. 2 E Sep. 30, '61 May 23, '62
Died of disease. In U. S. Sharpshooters.
Honey, Amon S. 8 G Jan. 4, '64 Mar. 28, '64 D. of disease in New Orleans. Called Haney in official report. Hopkins, William 9 D May 31, '62 July 24, '64
Dis. Jan. 17, 63, to enlist in 17th U. S. Inf. Discharged.
Houston, C., Corp. 17 D Sep. 21, '63 May 23, '65 Red. Apr. 17, '64; taken pris. Sep. 30, '64; par. Mar. 10, '65. Hovenden, James 2 E Sep. 7, '61 Aug. 15, '62
Dis. for disability.
Howard, Philip 16 A Aug. 26, '62 July 10, '63 Died of wounds received July 3, '63; bur. Gettysburg, Pa.
Howard, Silas W. 2 E Sep. 26, '61 Mar. 5, '63 Dis. for wounds received Sep. 17, '62. In U. S. Sharpshooters.
Howard, Thomas B. 2 E Sep. 26, '61 June 25, '62
Died of disease. In U. S. Sharpshooters.
Johnson, Chas. H. 16 A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Johnson, Chas. H. 3 Aug. 18, '64
June 15, '65
In Light Artillery.
En. for one year.
Johnson, Jesse W. 6 F Oct. 7, '61 Oct. 28, '64
Wd. Sep. 19, '64.
Keily, Timothy 4 E Aug. 27, '61
Sep. 30, '64 Wd. Dec. 13, '62; pro. Corp. Nov. 21, '63.
Kilburn, Geo. P. 8
G Jan. 2, '64 June 28, '65
Kinney, J. K., Corp. 16
A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Kinsman, H. E., 1 Sgt. 1 F Aug. 20, '61 Pro. 2d Lieut. May 15, '63; 1st Lieut. Nov. 5, '63.
Lathrop, Julius M. 8 A Jan. 5, '64
Dec. 31, '64
Died of disease near Winchester, Va.
Leavitt, Amos, Jr. 16 A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Wd. July 3, '63.
H
Sep. 18, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Lesure, John G. 8
G Aug. 18, '64
June 28, '65
Enlisted for one year.
Lovejoy, D. W., Sgt. 16 A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Lovejoy, Daniel W. 9
C
Sep. 5, '64
June 13, '65
Lovejoy, Daniel W. 9
D
Jan. 4, '64
Sep. 23, '64
Died.
Luce, Aurin F. 17
D
Oct. 16, '63
July 14, '65
Luce, Charles A. 9
D
June 13, '62
Sep. 28, '62
Killed by cars.
Luce, George F. 6
F Sep. 23, '61
Dec. 1, '62
Dis .; d. in hospital Dec. 29, '62; bur. in Nat. Military Asylum. Lyman, Horace H. 2
Dis. for disability.
E Apr. 22, '61 Nov. 10, '62
Lyman, Horace H. 2 E July 3, '63 Jan. 29, '65
En. in V. R. C .; tr. to this Co. Jan. 9, '64; taken pris. Oct. 19, '64; d. at Florence, S. C .; bur. Nat. Cem., Salisbury, N. C.
Sep. 13, '64
Lesure, D. P., Corp. 16
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
Name. Regt. Co. Enlisted.
Service Ended.
Lyman, Joel F., Corp. 2
E Apr. 22, '61
Nov. 20, '62
Dis. for disability.
Lyman, Joel F. 8
G Jan. 2, '64 June 28, '65
Pro. Corp. Nov. 1, '64; en. for one year.
Mack, D. A. Chap. 3 Jan. 11, '62
July 27, '64
Com. again Mar. 30, '65; mustered out July 11, '65.
Martin, David 9
I Aug. 12, '64 June 13, '65
Metcalf, Marquis L. 8
G Dec. 21, '63 June 28, '65
Metcalf, E. B., Corp. 16 H Sep. 18, '62 Mar. 12, '63
Died of disease.
Mercy, Marshall 17 H Mar. 30, '64 June 17, '64
Killed in action; bur. at City Point, Va.
Miller, Lorenzo 8 G Dec. 26, '63 Dec. 7, '64
Tr. to V. R. C. July 2, '64.
Morey, Charles C. 2 E Apr. 22, '61 Apr. 2, '65
Pro. Corp. June 20, '61; Sergt. Feb. 10, '62; 1st Sergt. Dec. 27, '62; re-en. Jan. 31, '64; pro. 1st Lieut. Co. C, June 20, '64; wd. Aug. 21, '64; killed in action; bur. in Nat. Cem., Petersburg, Va. Morse, Henry E. 2 E Aug. 4, '64 June 19, '65
En. for one year.
Osgood, Henry H. 2
E May 22, '61
June 29, '64
Pro. Corp .; wd. May 6, '64.
Packard, Alonzo 3 G July 22, '63
June 26, '65
Drafted; tr. to Co. I, July 25, '64; discharged.
Paige, Alfred 4
F Sep. 14, '64 June 19, '65
Paige, Charles A. 4
E Aug. 23, '61 Sep. 30, '64
Wounded May 5, '64.
Paige, William D. 16
A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Pierce, George H.
F Jan. 3, '65 June 27, '65
In Frontier Cavalry.
Pierce, George W. 2
E Apr. 22, '61
Aug. 28, '61
Dis. for disability.
Pierce, Perry F. 16
A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Rand, Preston A. 2
E Sep. 26, '61
Mar. 5, '63
Dis. for wounds received Sep. 17, '62. In U. S. Sharpshooters.
Reynolds, Frank F. F
Jan. 3, '65
June 27, '65
In Frontier Cavalry.
Robinson, Joseph A. 3
Sep. 1, '64
June 15, '65
In Light Artillery.
Aug. 30, '64
June 15, '65
In Light Artillery.
H
Sep. 18, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Rollinson, Joseph 2
E Sep. 16, '61
Sep. 6, '62
Died of disease.
Root, Benjamin A. 2
E Apr. 22, '61
June 29, '64
Royce, Jason S. 2
E
Aug. 17, '64
June 19, '64
En. for one year.
Rundlett, S. P., Capt. 1 Resigned.
Com. Oct. 16, '61
Mar. 17, '63
Russell, Thos. F. 4
E Aug. 30, '61
Nov. 11, '62
Russ, Henry J. 16
A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Wounded July 3, '63.
A Aug. 29, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Russ, Thomas S. 16
Sanborn, J. C. 2d Lt. 16 Resigned.
H Com. Sep. 18, '62
Dec. 26, '62
Rolfe, Eugene W. 3
Riddall, James E. 16
Dis. for disability.
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
Name. Regt. Co. Enlisted.
Service Ended.
Sanborn, William H. 2 E Apr. 22, '61
May 5, '64 Pro. Corp. Dec. 27, '62; killed in action.
Shepard, John F. 2 E Oct. 14, '61
Oct. 12, '62
Dis. for disability.
Shuttleworth, G. L. 4 Sep. 3, '61 Aug. 9, '62
Discharged; in the Band.
Smith, George W. 8 A Dec. 28, '63 June 28, '65
Smith, Henry A. 1 E Sep. 23, '61 Feb. 29, '64
In Cavalry; taken pris. July 6, '63; d. Richmond, Va.
Smith, Henry C. 4 Sep. 3, '61 Aug. 9, '62
Discharged; in the Band.
Spaulding, Alonzo D. 2 E Apr. 26, '61 Mar. 25, '65
Re-en. Dec. 21, '63; pro. Corp. Oct. 18, '64; Sergt. Feb. 7, '65; died; bur. Petersburg, Va.
Spaulding, Nathan D. 4
Died of disease.
E Sep. 3, '61 Sep. 5, '62
Spaulding, Reuben 2 E Sep. 6, '61
Dis. for disability.
Spaulding, Richard 4
E Sep. 4, '61 - Sep. 20, '62
Dis. for disability.
Stevens, Cornelius C. 2 E Sep. 6, '61 Dec. 11, '63
Wd. Dec. 13, '62; tr. to V. R. C. Sep. 1, '63; discharged.
Stevens, Chas. P. 16 H Sep. 18, '62 July 3, '63
Killed in action.
Stevens, Collamer G. 8 E Sep. 30, '61 Apr. 6, '63 Taken pris. Sep. 4, '62; par. Nov. 4, '62; discharged. Officially credited to Bethel; on the Royalton selectmen's list of soldiers. Stevens, Oliver H. 16 H Sep. 18, '62 May 27, '63
Dis. for disability.
Stevens, Oliver H. 4
E Aug. 31, '64
July 28, '65
Stockwell, E. A. 2 E Sep. 26, '61
Nov. 9, '64
Wd. May 12, '64.
Tenney, Luman C. 4
Sep. 3, '61 Apr. 8, '62 Died of disease.
Trask, Joseph E. 2 E Oct. 10, '61
Nov. 9, '64
Wd. May 6, '64. In U. S. Sharpshooters. Tullar, Myron 2 E Aug. 25, '64
June 9, '65
Wd. Oct. 19, '64; en. for one year.
Vesper, Owen R. 3 F June 1, '61 June 27, '65 Re-en. Dec. 21, '63; wd. May 5, '64; tr. to Co. K, July 24, '64; dis. Vesper, Oramel H. 3 F June 1, '61 Sep. 24, '62 Died of disease. Walcott, James A. 2
E Apr. 2, '61 Aug. 21, '64 Re-en. Dec. 21, '63; pro. Corp. Aug. 7, '63; killed in action.
Waldo, Albert M. 3 Aug. 23, '64 June 15, '65 En. for one year; in Light Artillery.
Waldo, Albigence 2 E Apr. 27, '61 July 21, '61 'D. of wounds received July 21, '61; bur. Nat. Military Asylum. Waldo, B. F., Corp. 16 A Aug. 26, '62 Aug. 10, '63
Sergt. Dec. 24, '62; re-en. as volunteer sailor and marine on the "Ohio," Mar. '64. Waldo, Dillingham 2 E Sep. 16, '61 June 4, '62 Dis. for disability.
Waldo, George W. 16 A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63 Wd. July 3, '63.
Feb. 21, '62
En. for one year.
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
Service Ended.
Waldo, George W.
Mar. '64
En. as volunteer sailor and marine.
Waldo, Henry R. 3 Aug. 22, '64
June 15, '65
In Light Artillery.
Waldo, J. W., 2d Lt. 16 Resigned.
A Com. Aug. 26, '62
Mar. 12, '63
Waldo, Willard 16
A
Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Waldo, Willard G. 8
E
Sep. 13, '64
June 1, '65
Waldo, William L.
16
A Aug. 26, '62
Aug. 10, '63
Wales, George A. 8
G Dec. 30, '63
May 13, '65
Tr. to V. R. C. July 2, '64; discharged.
Waterman, Alonzo L. 1 E
Oct. 2, '61
June 20, '62
In 1st Cavalry.
Watts, Wesley 1 E Oct. 8, '61
July 6, '63
Killed in action; bur. Antietam, Md.
Wheeler, Henry H. 3 Sep. 3, '61 Aug. 9, '62
Discharged; in the Band.
Whitney, L. C., 1st Lt. 2 E Com. May 21, '61 Jan. 8, '62 Resigned; in official record credited to Tunbridge; in Royalton selectmen's list of soldiers.
Wills, Bliss P. 8 G Jan. 20, '62
June 16, '62
Dis. for disability.
Wills, Edward S. 2 E Apr. 25, '61
Dec. 11, '61
Dis. for disability.
Wills, Edward S. 17 F Nov. 3, '63 July 30, '64
Tr. to Co. D, May 1, '64; wd. July 4, '64; killed in action.
Willey, Hastings A. Sep. 19, '64 Oct. 22, '64 Dis. at New Haven, Conn .; in Frontier Cavalry; en. for one year.
SUBSTITUTE SAILORS AND MARINES.
Principal. Substitute.
Enlisted. Ship.
Abbott, James S. Lawson, John
Jan., '65 "Penobscot"
"Cyone," "Independence," "Saranac." Dis. June 4, '68.
Adams, Frederick Cook, Benjamin
Jan., '65 "W. G. Anderson"
"Susquehanna." Dis. Jan. 7, '68.
Adams, Martin S. Freeman, Charles Des. July 29, '65.
Jan., '65 "Penobscot"
Beedy, George Sullivan, John
Feb., '65
"Kearsage"
'Ohio." Dis. Sep. 5, '66.
Belden, Julius P. Cornish, Stephen
Feb. 5, '65
Fraudulent enlistment. Deserter from Galena.
Buck, James H. Merriam, Joseph Mar., '65 "Wachusett"
"Hartford." Dis. Aug. 14, '68.
Dewey, Garner R. McLaw, Neil
Jan., '65
"Wachusett"
Des. Aug. 14, '65.
Denison, Franklin Kennedy, Patrick
Jan., '65
"Itaska"
Des. May 15, '65.
Durham, Henry Moore, Frank Mar., '65
( Dunham?)
Durkee, John B. Smith, James
Jan., '65
Dis. Mar. 21, '65.
Harvey, George H. Gibbons, James Des. Aug. 23, '65.
Jan., '65 "Trefoil"
.
Name.
Regt. Co. Enlisted.
En. for one year.
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
Principal. Substitute. Enlisted. Ship.
Harvey, Wm. F. French, John
Des. Apr. 4, '65.
Jan., '65
"Wachusett"
Skinner, William Lyons, James Jan., '65
"Cherokee"
"Powhatan."
Des. July 17, '65.
Stoughton, H. E. Loss, Hermon P. Mar., '65
"Shawnee"
Des. Sep. 6, '65.
It was not deemed expedient to try to ascertain the service of all Royalton men who enlisted in other towns in Vermont and in other states. The undertaking was too great and almost im- possible of accomplishment. Such service, however, has been secured in many cases, and appears in the records of families who had members serving in the Civil War.
A list of present pensioners living in Royalton follows. Only the name is given, if the record is found in the preceding list, otherwise the full record of company, regiment, and place of enlistment is stated.
ROYALTON PENSIONERS, 1911.
Beedle, Elisha T.
Bennett, Herbert A., Co. B, 25th Regt., Mass.
Benson, Mrs. Hannah, on service of son, Hamden W.
Blake, Mrs. Rosaline M., widow of Horatio C.
Blake, Dom, in Navy, from Fletcher.
Bowman, Benj. F.
Bright, Joseph Warren, Co. I, 13th Regt., N. H.
Cook, Jesse M., Co. G, 9th Regt., from Thetford.
Copeland, B. H.
Copeland, Albert O., Co. K, 106th Regt., N. Y.
Culver, Seymour.
Dings, Luman, Co. M, 3d N. Y. Battery, 1863-65.
Durkee, Martin H., Co. H, 14th Regt., from Chittenden.
Dutton, Mrs. Arethusa, wid. of Henry, Co. E, 12th Regt., Braintree. Eastman, Willard V., Co. D, 17th Regt., from Granville.
Fay, Mrs. Lucy, widow of Fred, Co. B, 1st Regt., from Woodstock.
Flanders, Sadie B., wid. of Clifton, Co. M, 11th U. S. Cav., Spanish War. Goodale, Emogene O., wid. of Ora H., Co. D, 12th Regt., Tunbridge. Green, Edward A., Co. F, 12th Regt., and G, 8th Regt., Randolph. Hackett, George H., Co. D, 12th Regt., from Tunbridge.
Hubbard, Henry W., Mexican War.
Lamb, Amos H., Co. B, 22d Regt. N. Y., Co. G, 139th Regt., Ill. Inf. Lovejoy, Mrs. Evelyn M., widow of Daniel Webster. Luce, Mrs. Mary J.
Martin, Mrs. Fanny J., wid. of F. J., Co. F, 9th Regt., from Pomfret. Morse, Mrs. Jane, widow of Henry E.
Mudgett, Mrs. John, Co. G, 4th Regt., and E, 1st Cav., Tunbridge.
Parkhurst, Daniel L., Co. G, 16th Regt., from Sharon.
Pitkin, Charles E., Co. I, 9th Regt., from Pomfret.
Rand, Alfred E., 3d Battery Light Artillery, from Barnard.
Rogers, Mrs. Riley G., Co. E, 1st Cav .; Hancock's 1st Army Corps; Sharon.
Sargent, Albert, Co. C, 13th Regt., from Marshfield.
Sargent, Mark J., Co. E, 2d Regt., from Tunbridge.
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
Shepard, Charles J., Co. H, 16th Regt., from Hartford.
Smith, George L., Co. A, 3d Regt., from Rockingham.
Smith, Mrs. Julia A., wid. of Wm., Co. B, 5th, and H, 17th, Middlebury.
Stoughton, Oscar M., in ship "Mahaska," 1864-65, from Sharon. Waldo, Albert M.
Waldo, Mrs. Nettie M., widow of Joseph W.
Waterman, Albert.
Waterman, Robert.
Yeaton, Richard, Co. F, 15th Regt., Mass.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE METHODIST CHURCH.
SUBJECT MATTER CHIEFLY CONTRIBUTED BY MISS MATTIE BUCK.
Methodism did not gain a foothold in Vermont much before 1800. That their missionaries were sent into the state somewhat earlier is not improbable. The first mention of this new denomi- nation in the records of the town is found in 1803. At a meet- ing held April 12th of that year they voted "to allow Jont Bowen and others as witnesses in the methodist scrape four dol- lars fifty cents." From the phraseology one may infer that "methodist" was not a term of sweet savor to the stiff, orthodox palate. What this "methodist scrape" was is of interest chiefly in determining whether or no this new sect had already invaded the stronghold of Congregationalism in Royalton. Mrs. Olive Barnes, a centenarian, joined the M. E. church in 1804, and was a member of this particular church in 1841, its earliest rec- ord of membership.
The next reference to the Methodists is a recorded certificate given by Bishop Asbury to Noah Bigelow, stating that he had been set apart as a deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with the authority to marry, bury the dead, and baptize in the absence of an elder. It is dated at Lyons, Ontario Co., N. Y., July 24, 1812. The date of recording is not given. A similar certificate given to Thomas C. Pierce is dated 1815, and both appear to have been recorded in 1814 or '15. The fact that these certificates were put on record in this town indicates that these men intended, at least, to perform some of the duties of a deacon belonging to the Methodist church. Bishop Asbury was very active in promulgating the doctrines of Methodism in the United States, and was Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America.
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