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March 2nd, 1841, it was voted to divide the town into small highway districts, the selectmen having such division in charge, and the following were elected district highway surveyers:
James Hamilton for the 1st district; Joseph Brown for the 2nd; John Bliss for the 3rd ; Orley Thompson for the 4th ; Simeon
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Pease for the 5th; Hiram Rood for the 6th; Daniel C. Nash for the 7th; Lyman Stimson for the 8th; Elisha Seabury for the 9th; David Skinner for the 10th; Reuben Rockwood for the 11th; Jackson Cilley for the 12th; and Alvah Martin for the 13th.
At a town meeting held on the 4th day of February, 1852, the following resolutions were adopted, evidently because of out of town pressure for the building of a new bridge:
"Resolved, as the sense of this meeting that the accommo- dation to the public of a bridge across Onion River at Fay's Ferry bears no just proportion to the expense of constituting it ; that as the town we feel no interest in it, and that it will accom- modate but few of our citizens and those are sufficiently well accommodated elsewhere. For those, among other reasons, we are opposed to being taxed as is proposed for building said bridge and hereby direct the proper town authorities to op- pose our being thus taxed by all lawful means."
In 1856, however, the town voted to build a bridge across Onion River near, but not at, the R. B. Fay Ferry (so called) mentioned in the resolution of '52, and the selectmen were ap- pointed a committee to confer with the selectmen of Williston, Essex and Underhill in the matter. This bridge was to be lo- cated near where the Jericho Corner road intersects the Onion River road, about one mile up the river from the ferry. About this time a petition was presented to the County Court signed principally by Williston people praying that the towns of Essex, Jericho and Underhill be forced to stand with Williston their share of the expense of a bridge across Onion River at Fay's Ferry. A petition was also presented praying that the bridge might be built as planned near the Jericho Corner road. As a re- sult of these petitions, Paul Dillingham of Waterbury, Hon. Wm. Weston of Burlington, and Elijah Root of Shelburne, were ap- pointed Commissioners by the Court to hear both parties and to report to the Court. These commissioners reported in favor of the bridge at Fay's Ferry, and, on the strength of this report, the Court ordered the bridge built at that spot, and called on the interested towns to bear their share of its cost in the fol- lowing proportions : Williston 27-60; Essex 14-60; Jericho 14-60; and Underhill 5-60. The expense of this bridge was around
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$6,000.00. The second petition was dismissed on the ground that public necessity and convenience did not require a bridge at the spot named.
There are in all, at the present writing about 70 miles of highway and 40 bridges in the town of Jericho, the repair and up- keep of which is maintained by a tax of 30 cents on a dollar and 5 per cent. state tax. The automobiles have brought about a. serious problem in roadbuilding which cannot but result in the bettering of our already good roads.
RAILROADS.
For many years the produce of the beautiful and fertile Lamoille valley was marketed by means of horse and ox drawn vehicles. In 1869, however, the Legislature passed an Act in- corporating the Northern Vermont and Lake Champlain Railroad Company, granting it the right to build a railroad from some point in the town of Cambridge in Lamoille County, through the towns of Cambridge, Underhill, Westford, Jericho and Essex to Essex Junction, there connecting with other roads.
The town of Jericho at a town meeting held April 11th, 1872, voted "to aid in the construction of said road" by a vote of 180 to 135, and appointed three commissioners to subscribe for two hundred and thirty shares of one hundred dollars each of the capital stock of the company, and to carry into effect the vote of the town to aid in the road's construction. This vote to aid in the construction of the road was given with many conditions attached thereto, but nothing came of the town's action in the matter.
In 1874 a move was made to promote a road to be called the Burlington and Lamoille Railroad, to run from the Lake shore within Burlington city limits, to a point in the town of Cam- bridge, connecting with the Lamoille Valley Railroad, already built. There was a strong opposition to the proposition that the town aid in its construction, as, it having been planned to run the road through the northern part of the town only, it was felt that but a portion of the town would be benefited thereby. To test the feeling of the townspeople, L. F. Wilbur drew up the following paper :
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"We, the undersigned, legal voters in the town of Jericho, favor the bonding of the town of Jericho in aid of the construc- tion of the Burlington and Lamoille Railroad to an amount not exceeding three times the grand list," which was circulated and so readily signed that it was believed that, if a meeting were called, the town would vote to aid in the construction of the road. Such a meeting was called on the 6th day of August, 1874, and aid in the construction of the road was unanimously voted.
Commissioners were appointed and instructed to subscribe for two hundred and thirty shares of the capital stock of the com- pany amounting to twenty-three thousand dollars.
Many conditions were attached to the action of the town in extending its aid to the project, one of which was that the line of road should run south and east of the village of Jericho Corners if practicable.
The stock was subscribed for as voted. The statutes re- quired that a suitable book be provided in which the tax payers should enter their names assenting to the vote, the grand list of each person signing to be entered opposite his name. Not un- til a majority of tax payers, in number showing a majority of the grand list in amount, had signed, was the vote binding upon the town. Such majority, however, was obtained, and the twenty- three thousand dollars and interest paid, the road being com- pleted in 1876. To aid the completion of the road several Jericho citizens purchased shares in the company from their private purse. The writer of this sketch purchased one share of the value of $100.00. None of these private purchasers expected to reap any returns, or in fact to even get their money back, and they were not disappointed as the road soon passed into other hands through the foreclosure of prior claims. The Bur- lington and Lamoille Railroad soon came under control of the Central Vermont, and is now operated by the Grand Trunk Rail- road Co.
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CHAPTER VI.
JERICHO MEN AS SOLDIERS.
The men of Jericho have always willingly performed their share of the military service demanded by their country. This was true in the Revolutionary War, in the struggle against the greed and tyranny of New York State when it threatened to de- prive Vermont of its independent existence; in the War of 1812, particularly at the Battle of Plattsburg; in the trouble with Mexico in 1846-48, and in the great slaveholders' rebellion of 1861.
The following named forty-three men, residents of Jericho, enlisted in the military service of the United States during the War of 1812-14, and took part in the Battle of Plattsburg, one of the principal engagements that decided the outcome of the war :
Jonas Marsh
Salmon Fay
John Thompson
John Porter
Luther Prouty
Azariah Rouse
Sylvanus Blodgett
John Downing
William Smith
Surgeon Eleazer Hutchins
Edy Humphrey
Charles How
Philander Benham
Silas S. Rood
John Porter, Jr.
William Richardson
Zebedee Packard
James Rood
Nathan Smith
Abijah Whitton
Eber Bartlett
Thomas Reed
Warren Ford
Jedediah Lane
Myron Chapin
Oliver Rouse
William Rood
Heman N. Hurlburt
Stephen Lane
Brigham How
Nathan Smith
Oliver Wilder
Julius Bliss
Henry Howe
John Benham
Lewis Johnson
William Rouse
·William Brown
Stephen Lyman
Serget. Nathan Scranton
Harvey Field
James Thompson
Harry M. Wilder
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The following men, residents of Jericho, were also in the military service during the War of 1812:
Joseph Brown, a teamster, was drafted at Plattsburg, March 12, 1813, being pressed into the service while absent from home with his team.
Sylvanus Parsons, who was a private in Peter L. Allen's company of Col. George Tyler's regiment, Vermont Militia. He volunteered Sept. 7th, 1814.
Gilmore Seeley, who was a private in Capt. Danforth's company. He enlisted at Middlebury in the spring of 1813.
A pension was granted the following persons : John Benham ; Polly Brown, widow of Joseph Brown; Harvey Field; Edy Humphrey ; Betsy Hutchins, widow of Eleazer Hutchins, surgeon in Col. Tyler's regiment; Stephen Lyman, who volunteered at Jericho, Sept. 7, 1814; Jonas Marsh, who was a private in Capt. Myron Reed's company ; Sylvanus Parsons, a private in Capt. Peter L. Allen's company ; Hepzebah Prouty, widow of Luther Prouty, who was sergeant in the company commanded by Capt. Myron Reed. Luther Prouty made application for a pension, but died in 1856 or '57 before it was granted; Hulda Reed, widow of Thomas Reed, who was a private in Capt. Myron Reed's com- pany; and to Gilmore Seeley, who was a private and was dis- charged because of poor health.
In the war with Mexico, Jericho contributed two men, Harvey Thompson and Daniel W. Morehouse, who served under General Winfield Scott.
When the flames of war swept across the north in 1861, ushering in the greatest rebellion the world has ever seen, Jericho was again found ready to do her part. Of the men who en- listed at the first call to arms, sixteen re-enlisted when their term of service expired. One hundred and thirty-eight men in all en- listed from Jericho, eleven of whom were killed, and twenty- three of whom died of wounds or disease, a total of 34, nearly 25 per cent. Ninety-two were mustered out.
As the war drew on to its second year the demand for men became ever more insistent. Of each loyal state was demanded a certain number of soldiers based on its population. The state of course was forced to divide this number pro rata among its towns. As company after company and troop after troop was
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enrolled and swept away to join the army in the south, the states became drained of men to such an extent that it was necessary to offer some inducement to supply the number demanded. Ac- cordingly it was the custom of the towns to offer a certain sum of money as a bounty to men who would enlist. A town meeting was held January 8th, 1863, to see if the town would vote a tax to raise the money offered to volunteers from Jericho in the way of bounties. The following is the list of volunteers and the amount of the bounty paid to each :
Three year men $
R. G. Munson 100
L. H. Bostwick 50
Daniel Dixon 100 P. T. Drew 60
Hubbell B. Smith 100
Erastus Powell
60
Zantha Parker
.100
Morris H. Griffin 60
Michael Phillips 100
Samuel York
60
Victor Lavalle 100
Patrick McGovern
60
Joseph Russin 100
Lewis Tatro 100
Julius Miller
100
C. C. Richardson 110
A. G. Bradley 110
C. L. Church
110
Artemas W. Bemis 110
Elias Burns 110
J. L. Hurson 125
Edgar E. Wright 125
Oliver Lucia 135
Barney Leddy
135
Norman I. Rice
85
Henry W. York 135
Caleb P. Nash
135
Julius Bliss
135
In December 1863 the town voted that the selectmen be au- thorized to pay a bounty not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer who has been or shall be mustered into the United States service from Jericho before January 6th, 1864, and applied toward the town's quota under the call of the Presi- dent for volunteers. March 1st, 1864, the selectmen reported they had enlisted twenty men: Alexander Plant, Victor Plant,
Benj. F. Robinson 60
Reuben M. Babcock
60
Loren P. Bentley 60
Benial McGee
60
Wilkins Rockwood
60
Byron D. Mathews
60
Charles M. Carty
60
Isaac N. Brooks 60
Willis Wells
85
Nine months' men $
Wilson Bentley 60
Eli N. Peck
60
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John Guyette, James H. Van Cor, Patrick McGovern, Truman C. Hatch, W. I. Flowers, Thomas H. Palmer, John H. Hastings, Daniel E. Smith, Edward Fay, James Flinn, Joseph Cammel, Bernard McKenna, John Benway, James Sweeney, L. S. Whit- comb, Bliss A. Atchinson, James Carroll and Alexander Spooner and that the sum of $350.00 had been paid to each.
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At a town meeting held on the 18th day of March, 1864, it was voted that the selectmen be authorized to enlist volunteers in anticipation of a call for troops by the President, and that the bounties offered be left to the discretion of the selectmen but that no bounties be paid until the volunteer had been mustered into the United States service. At a town meeting September 6th, 1864, a tax of two hundred per cent. on the list was voted to pay bounties offered volunteers under the last call of the President for five hundred thousand men, the amount of such bounties to be left to the discretion of the selectmen. At the March meeting of 1865 the selectmen reported the following liabilities in filling the quota assigned to the town, and pre- sented the following list of men enlisted and the amount of bounty paid to each :
For three years $
Gilbert E. Davis 500
William Rice .400
Timothy Hathaway . 400
Frank Bordeau 400
William Turner 400
Richard Roche 400
Joel P. Woodworth
500
Byron B. Hatch 500
William Johnson 500
Franklin I. Brown .500
Frederick Fuller
500
A Southern Recruit . . 42812/100
For one year $
Lewis Perigo 500
Charles Sweeney
500
Charles Benway 415
Franklin Martin 500
Oscar J. Pixley
500
Mortimer W. Brown . 500
Lewis I. Wells
450
William J. Fuller
500
George D. Sherman
500
Clark Reynolds
400
Russell Tomlinson
500
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Men enlisted under call for three hundred thousand men.
For three years $
For one year $
Robert Baxter 850 Lewis Richards 550
Thomas H. Early 800
Alfred Hill 500
Napoleon Larose 800
Royce Camp 550
Lewis Albert 500
John Van Ornum 800
George D. Drury
800
Peter Albert 550
Joseph Ploof 550
Byron Hall 500
The following is a list of the names of all the men enlist- ing in the Civil War from Jericho, with the date of their en- listment, and some other records of their service. It is not our purpose to give the actual time each soldier served, but it will be understood the term of enlistment was for three years unless otherwise stated. Where the name of any man appears twice it indicates a re-enlistment :
Names.
Date of enlistment.
Remarks.
Abner S. Richardson,
May 2, 1861,
enlisted for 3 months.
Blinn Atchinson,
May 2, 1861, enlisted for 3 months.
Henry. J. Parker,
May 2, 1861,
enlisted for 3 months.
Samuel Bentley,
Aug. 27, 1861,
Napoleon Bissonette, Aug. 26, 1861,
James Austin Bixby,
Sept. 19, 1861, wounded.
Edgar Chamberlin,
Aug. 27, 1861, killed May, 10, 1864.
Patrick Downs,
Aug. 21, 1861. wounded, reenlisted.
Simeon C. Edwards,
Aug. 19, 1861, deserted.
Joseph W. Ellis,
Aug. 26, 1861,
Truman C. Hatch,
Aug. 26, 1861, reenlisted.
Allen Kimpton,
Aug. 29, 1861,
Charles Lucia,
Aug. 21, 1861, wounded.
Patrick Lavelle,
Aug. 26, 1861, wounded.
John McGovern,
Aug. 23, 1861, wounded.
Daniel B. Smith,
Aug. 17, 1861. wounded.
John W. Wade,
Aug. 22, 1861, lost an arm.
John P. Ware,
Aug. 31, 1861, wounded.
Robert White,
Sept. 6, 1861,
Blinn Atchinson,
Sept. 29, 1861, in cavalry.
Wm. J. Flowers,
Sept. 25, 1861,
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Edson C. Hilton,
Oct. 16, 1861, died of injuries, his horse shot under
him.
Sept. 30, 1861, reenlisted in Mass.
Dec. 7, 1861,
Jan. 4, 1862,
William A. Brown,
Jan. 13, 1862,
Daniel G. Burns,
Dec. 7, 1861,
Jan. 14, 1862,
Jan. 17, 1862,
William Johnson,
Dec. 7, 1861,
John H. Johnson, Samuel B. Locklin,
Nov. 4, 1861,
Oct. 30, 1861,
Michael F. Martin,
Dec. 5, 1861,
Abner S. Richardson,
Nov. 21, 1861,
Burton C. Richardson,
Oct. 31, 1861,
sharp shooter, enlist- ed 2nd time.
Loren T. Richardson, James White,
Edward C. Whitney,
Edwin H. Fassette, Nelson Fassette,
Timothy Kennedy,
Horace C. Nash,
Edward B. Russell, Lewis J. Wills,
June 4, 1862, June 27, 1862,
in 7th Vt. Regt., re- enlisted. in 7th Vt. Regt., died in service. in 7th Vt. Regt., died in service. in 7th Vt. Regt.
reenlisted Feb. 20th, 1864. sharp shooter. sharp shooter.
Nov. 25, 1861, Dec. 12, 1861, died at Camp William, La.
Oct. 30, 1861, sharp shooter, enter- ed service time. 2nd
Feb. 26, 1862, at the age of 18 years. Feb. 26, 1862, reenlisted April 19, 1864. Mar. 13, 1862, killed in action June 29, 1862. Mar. 11, 1862, wounded. Died at Nashville, Tenn. deserted.
The following men who enlisted for 9 months :
Lucius A. Bostwick, Sept. 10, 1862, died at Washington, D. C. Reuben M. Babcock, Wilson A. Bentley, Sept. 10, 1862, died at Fairfax, Va. Sept. 10, 1862, died at Alexandria, Va. Isaac N. Brooks, . Sept. 10, 1862, age 18 years. died at Washington, D. C.
Marcus Hoskins, Wareham N. Pierce, Franklin J. Brown,
Hiram B. Fish, Frederick A. Fuller,
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Erastus Powell,
Charles McCarty,
Sept. 10, 1862, died at Occoquam, Va. Sept. 10, 1862, died at Washington, Va.
J. T. Drew, Eli N. Peck, Jacob Drew,
Sept. 10, 1862, Sept. 10, 1862, age 18 years.
Sept. 10, 1862, died, July 12, 1863, at Washington, D. C.
Willis T. Wells,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Byron D. Matthews,
Sept. 10, 1862, finger shot off.
Norman J. Rice,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Loren T. Bentley,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Julius H. Bliss,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Morris L. Griffin,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Neal McGee,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Patrick McGovern,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Caleb P. Nash,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Benj. F. Robinson,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Z. W. Rockwood,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Henry W. York,
Sept. 10, 1862,
Samuel York,
Sept. 10, 1862,
The following men who enlisted for three years were:
R. J. Thomson,
Aug. 18, 1862,
Daniel Dixon,
Aug. 8, 1862, age 19 years.
Hubbell B. Smith,
Aug. 18, 1862, wounded in groin.
Zanthy Parker,
Aug. 18, 1862,
Michael Phillips,
Aug. 16, 1862, in cavalry, killed in action, age 20 years. Aug. 30, 1862, age 20 years. Sharp- shooter.
Joseph Russin, Lewis Tatro,
Sept. 6, 1862,
age 19 years.
Julius Miller,
Aug. 30, 1862, deserted.
Charles C. Richardson,
Aug. 22, 1862,
Albert G. Bradley,
Aug. 12, 1862,
Chauncey L. Church, Artemas W. Bemis, Elias Burns,
Aug. 19, 1862,
sharp shooter.
James S. Hurson,
Aug. 30, 1862,
Edgar E. Wright,
Sept. 10, 1862, in cavalry. Killed in action.
Oliver Lucia, Barney Leddy, Rollin M. Clapp,
Aug. 22, 1862, wounded. Aug. 23, 1862, killed in action. April 21, 1863, in brigade band.
Victor Lavelle,
Aug. 30, 1862,
age 18 years. Killed in action. age 17 years.
Aug. 20, 1862,
killed in action.
Aug. 22, 1862,
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The men who were drafted were, viz .:
Hawley C. Booth,
July, 1863,
paid $300 for commu- tation.
Edwin P. Gloyd,
Nathaniel Johnson, Jr.
Henry M. Field,
George Hall,
Sylvester Tarbox,
Hosea S. Wright,
July, 1863, paid $300 for commu- tation. July, 1863, paid $300 for commu- tation. July, 1863, paid $300 for commu- tation. July, 1863, furnished a substitute. furnished a substitute.
David R. Biglow,
Buel S. Martin,
July, 1863,
Phillip Prior,
Joseph B. Kingsbury,
Hira A. Percival,
July, 1863, July, 1863, furnished a substitute. July, 1863, furnished a substitute. furnished a substitute. furnished a substitute.
L. F. Wilbur,
July, 1863,
The following men were substitutes :
Thomas Robinson,
Charles Coe,
Thomas Roach,
Francis Barry,
Henry H. Lawrence,
Thomas Gorman,
substitute for David R. Bigelow. substitute for Joseph B. Kingsbury and discharged by Court Martial. .substitute for Buel S. Martin. substitute for Hira A. Percival and desert- ed. substitute for Phillip Prior. Deserted. substitute for L. F. Wilbur. Killed in action.
Other men were drafted but were exempt for physical dis- ability. The following men enlisted :
Bliss A. Atchinson, Dec. 4, 1863,
John Benway, Dec. 22, 1863,
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July, 1863, paid $300 for commu- tation. July, 1863, paid $300 for commu- tation. July, 1863, paid $300 for commu- tation.
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Joseph Cammel, James Carroll, William J. Flower,
Dec. 26, 1863,
Dec. 10, 1863,
Dec. 3, 1863,
James Flynn, Edward Fay,
John H. Hastings,
Dec. 17, 1863,
Truman C. Hatch,
Patrick McGoven,
Dec. 4, 1863,
Bernard McKenna,
Dec. 26, 1863,
Thomas H. Palmer,
Dec. 18, 1863,
Alexander Plant,
Dec. 15, 1863,
Victor Plant,
Dec. 17, 1863,
Daniel E. Smith,
Nov. 22, 1863,
Oct. 29, 1863,
Alexander Spooner, James Sweeney,
Dec. 17, 1863,
James Henry Vancor,
Dec. 18, 1863,
Lewis S. Whitcomb,
Dec. 28, 1863,
Solomon Brigham,
Dec. 21, 1863, killed by an unseen enemy.
Birney W. Hilton,
Eben C. Lemon,
Dec. 30, 1863, age 18 years. Was wounded. Dec. 2, 1863, age 18 years. In Wil- derness, Va.
Burton C. Richardson,
Nov. 13, 1863,
Edgar Chamberlain,
Dec. 15, 1863,
Blinn Atchinson,
Dec. 31, 1863,
John Hiram Johnson,
Dec. 21, 1863,
Patrick Lavelle,
Dec. 15, 1863,
Edwin H. Trick,
Dec. 15, 1863,
enlisted in Burlington and lived there but credited to Jericho.
Gilbert E. Davis,
Aug. 11, 1864, killed at Cedar Creek, Va.
Mortimer W. Brown,
Aug., 1864,
William Johnson,
Mar. 14, 1864,
Franklin J. Brown,
Mar. 14, 1864,
Frederick A. Fuller,
Mar. 14, 1864,
The following men were enlisted for one year :
Charles Benway, Aug. 11, 1864, deserted. Joined C. A.
William J. Fuller, Sept. 5, 1864,
Franklin Martin,
Aug. 17, 1864,
died at Newbern, N. C. In cavalry.
Dec. 4, 1863,
age 18 years.
age 18 years.
John Guyotte,
Dec. 28, 1863,
wounded.
age 18 years. Killed in action.
Dec. 2, 1863, age 20 years. Died at
Washington, D. C.
age 18 years.
age 20 years.
died of wounds. wounded. killed in action.
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Lewis Perrigo, Oscar J. Pixley,
George D. Sherman,
Sept. 2, 1864,
Charles Sweeney,
Aug. 28, 1864,
Russell Tomlinson,
Aug. 12, 1864,
Lewis J. Wills,
Aug. 17, 1864,
Joel P. Woodworth,
Aug. 31, 1864,
Byron B. Hatch,
Feb. 2, 1864,
age 18 years.
Died
Sept. 29, 1864.
The following men enlisted as substitutes for three years :
Richard Roach, substitute, for Leet A. Bishop. De- serted.
William Rice,
substitute, for Daniel B. Bishop. De- serted.
Frank Bordeaux,
substitute, for Truman B. Barney.
William Turner,
substitute, for Henry M. Brown.
Timothy Hathaway,
substitute, for Buel H. Day.
Harilah N. Reynolds,
substitute, for Edgar H. Lane. De- serted.
The following men enlisted for three years :
George B. Drury,
Dec. 14, 1864,
Robert Baxter,
Feb. 4, 1865,
Thomas H. Early,
Jan. 12, 1865,
Napoleon Larose,
Jan. 23, 1865,
John Van Ornum,
Jan. 10, 1865,
The following men were enlisted for one year :
Lewis Albert,
Jan. 10, 1865,
Peter Albert,
Jan. 10, 1865, age 19 years.
Royce Camp,
Jan. 10, 1865,
age 18 years. In cav-
alry.
Joseph Ploof, Jan. 10, 1865,
Louis Richards,
Jan. 11, 1865,
Alfred Hill,
Jan. 9, 1865,
Byron S. Hall,
Aug. 2, 1864, wounded. Aug. 16, 1864, died a prisoner at Sal- isbury, N. C.
Feb. 13, 1865, age 19 years. Died
May 30, 1865.
In recognition of the soldiers from Jericho in '61, it was voted March 5th, 1867, that the selectmen secure the services of some person qualified to prepare a "Soldiers' Record" and that
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500 copies of this work be printed, the whole to be at the ex- pense of the town. March 3rd, 1868, it was voted "that one copy of the Soldiers' Record to be prepared be furnished each family and soldier without family in town, and to soldiers or their families or parents being out of town who were enlisted to the credit of this town, without charge." And this purpose was carried out as voted.
In mentioning these Jericho soldiers who so bravely and hon- orably served their country and their town, we must not entirely lose sight of the services of those who, remaining at home, took their part in the administration of government and helped to furnish the sinews of war. Neither must we overlook those noble women who gave their husbands, their sweethearts, their sons, that we might live in a united land. Picture them if you will, bravely bearing the worry and the burdens of those who stay at home, cheerfully busy making and sending to the front those many necessities and comforts of which the soldiers in camp and the wounded in field and hospital would otherwise have been de- prived. In conclusion it should be said that the men of Jericho who enlisted in the greatest rebellion of modern times, were honorable and brave soldiers, who did heroic service in maintain- ing the government, such service as the people of Jericho may well be proud of. To lead in the Civil Government Abraham Lincoln was found, the right man for the exalted position of President of the United States. For a leader in the militia arm of the Government the silent, calm and thoughtful General Grant was found. The loyal men of the North were willing to follow the leadership of such men as these, since they were not animated by the hope of plunder, nor the love of conquest. They found themselves rather to be defenders of humanity and destroyers of prejudice. Under their leadership our soldiers were the saviors of this Nation and the liberators of men. They fought on until our flag floated over a united people and a country without a master and without a slave.
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