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ALBERT G. BRADLEY, age 17, enlisted Aug. 12th, 1862, in Co. H. Second Regiment, was promoted Cor- poral, and mustered out July 1st, 1865.
CHAUNCEY L. CHURCH, age 21, enlisted Aug. 20th, 1862, in Co. G. Second Regiment, and was killed at Banks' Ford, May 4th, 1863. He had just completed his first year in the Uni- versity when he enlisted. I cannot better give the manner of his death, and also a faint idea of the scenes through which many of our brave boys and men passed, than by copying a short extract from the biographical sketch, prepared for the society to which he belonged in college, by one of his com- rades : "He was in the first battle of Fredricksburg, and " there fought as only a brave soldier can. In the second bat- "tle of Fredricksburg, when his regiment charged up the " hights he again did honor to himself. Although in that "gallant charge his Regiment lost one hundred and eight "men in killed and wounded, yet his life was again spared ; "but it was spared for only one short day.
"The next afternoon when the enemy charged upon our " brigade, he fell while nobly fighting for his country. A rifle " ball struck him in the forehead, passed through his brain, " killing him instantly."
ARTEMUS W. BEMIS, age 30, enlisted Aug. 19th, 1862, in 1st Co. Sharp Shooters, was promoted Cor- poral, transferred to 2d Co. S.S. Dec. 23d, 1864, and to Co. G. Fourth Reg. Feb. 25th, 1865, and was mustered out June 19th, 1865.
ELIAS BURNS, age 29, enlisted Aug. 22d, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment, was transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, July 1st, 1863, and was discharged July 31st, 1865.
The five last named, received, each one hundred and ten dollars town bounty.
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JAMES S. HERSON, age 21, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment and was discharged Jan. 3d, 1863, for deafness caused by exposure, and for which he receives a small pension. EDGAR E. WRIGHT, age 26, enlisted Sept. 10th, 1862, in Co. A. Cavalry, and was killed near Leetown Va., Aug. 25th, 1864. A pension has been granted his widow.
The two, last named, received, each one hundred and twen- ty-five dollars town bounty.
OLIVER LUCIA, age 30, enlisted Aug. 22d, 1862, in Co. E. Second Regiment, and was discharged June 2d, 1865. He was wounded in his
thigh, causing his death after his dis- charge, and for which his family receive a pension from Gov- ernment.
BARNEY LEDDY, age 21, enlisted Aug. 23d, 1862, in 1st Co. S. S., and was killed in action June 22d, 1864.
The two last named, received, each one hundred and thir- ty-five dollars town bounty.
This completes the enlistments made in the town in this year-1862.
A Brigade Band, of fifteen men, for the Brigade composed of the old Regiments from this State, was raised and mustered into the U. S. service, May 26th, 1863.
ROLLIN M. CLAPP, age 34, enlisted in this Band April 21st, 1863, and was discharged Oct. 19th, 1864.
On the 3d day of March, 1863, Congress passed an Act for enrolling and calling out the National Forces. This law crea- ted the office of Provost Marshal General, with a Deputy Pro- vost Marshal in each Congressional District. Under the Dep-
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uty Provost Marshals, an enrollment of those liable to do mili- tary duty, between the ages of twenty and forty-five, was made, in two classes. The first class was composed of those between the ages of twenty and thirty-five, including those unmarried up to forty-five. The second class was composed of married men between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five. The sec- ond class was not to be drafted until the first class was ex- hausted. The law further provided, that any person drafted under it, would be discharged by furnishing an acceptable sub- stitute, or by paying a commutation of three hundred dollars.
These two classes were subsequently merged into one, and the provision for the three hundred dollar commutation was stricken out, as it was found, by trial, that the draft yielded more money than men, and although money is one of the sin. ews of war, it was not the sinew most needed to put down the Rebellion.
Under this law, a draft was made at Burlington in July, 1863, for the Third Congressional District, to fill its quota of a call of the President just made for 300,000 men. The draft was ordered by enrollment districts, composed of two or more towns, and not by towns separately, so that no quota was as- signed to each town, or any opportunity given them to fill the call by voluntary enlistment.
The persons drafted from Jericho were as follows, viz:
HAWLEY C. BOOTH, HENRY M. FIELD,
EDWIN J. GLOYD, GEORGE HALL,
NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Jr., SYLVESTER TARBOX. HOSEA S. WRIGHT,
who paid the commutation of three hundred dollars, each.
DAVID R. BIGELOW, JOSEPH B. KINGSBURY.
BUEL S. MARTIN, HIRA A. PERCIVAL.
PHILIP PRIOR, L. F. WILBUR.
who furnished Substitutes.
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A few others were drafted, who were exempted for physical disability.
This was the only draft ordered during the war, without an opportunity being first given to towns to furnish their quotas by enlistment, and the only one made in the State, except in a few towns which failed to furnish their quotas under subse- quent calls for men, of which number Jericho was not one.
But the Rebellion did not stop. The Seceded States, organ- ized as a nation, with all the machinery of Government, under the name of the Southern Confederacy, with a liberal propor- tion of the military men of ability educated in the schools of the Government they were attempting to destroy, enlisted under their banner, and with almost every man within their borders, able to bear a part, conscripted into their army ; and, added to this, the border Slave States which had not openly seceded, lending largely their aid and sympathy to the un- holy cause; the Rebellion had assumed a magnitude, that far exceeded the most extravagant calculations of the Government, or of the loyal people at its commencement. The time of service of the nine months men enlisted the previous year, had ex- pired, and the Regiments in the field had again become re- duced, and their ranks must be filled up, and it became evi- dent that more calls for men must be made.
On the 2d day of August, of this year-1863,-the Gov- ernor directed the raising of the Seventeenth Regiment of In- fantry, and the Third Battery of Light Artillery.
But as no new call for men had yet been made, the raising of these organizations progressed very slowly.
On the 17th day of October, 1863, the President of the Uni- ted States issued his Proclamation calling for 300,000 volun-
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teers for three years service, and announced that if any State should fail to raise its quota, a draft would be made for the deficiency, on the 5th day of January, 1864. This call was to fill the ranks of the Regiments in the field, and the Select- men were again appointed recruiting officers, and charged with the duty of raising the quotas of their respective towns. The quota of Jericho under this call was twenty men.
A town meeting was held Dec. 2d, at which the Selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of not exceeding three hun- dred and fifty dollars to each volunteer, who should apply on the quota of the town to be raised under this call, and to assess a tax of not exceeding one hundred and forty cents on the dollar of the Grand List, to pay said bounties.
War meetings, as they were called, were held, and were largely attended by young and old, male and female, and the Selectmen, L. A. Bishop, R. M. Galusha and Nathan Benham, entered upon their task with commendable zeal and energy, and the quota was speedily filled.
The men enlisted were as follows, viz :
BLISS A. ATCHINSON, age 19, enlisted Dec. 4, 1863, in Co. A Cavalry, was promoted Corporal Nov. 1, 1864, and was mustered out June 5, 1865.
JOHN BENWAY, age 40, enlisted Dec. 22, 1863, in Co. H Ninth Regiment, and was mustered out June 13, 1865.
JOSEPH CAMMEL, age 22, enlisted Dec. 26, 1863, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, and died Nov. 22, 1864. His widow receives a pension from Government.
JAMES CARROLL, age 20, enlisted Dec. 10, 1863, in Co. A. Cavalry, was transferred to Co. B. June 21, 1865. and was mustered out Ang. 9, 1865.
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WILLIAM J. FLOWERS, age 29, enlisted Dec. 3, 1863, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, and died at Newbern, N. C., Oct. 1, 1864, of Yellow Fever. He had previously served in the Cavalry Regi- ment. A pension has been granted to his widow and minor children.
JAMES FLYNN, age 18, enlisted Dec. 4, 1863, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, was transferred to Co. C. June 13, 1865, and was mustered out Dec. 1, 1865.
EDWARD FAY, age 18, enlisted Dec. 14, 1863, in Co. A. Cav- alry, was transferred to Co. B. June 21, 1865, and was mustered out Aug. 29, 1865.
JOHN GUYOTTE, age 43, enlisted Dec. 28, 1863, in Co. K Fifth Regiment, was wounded May 5, 1864, transferred to Vet.Reserve Corps Sept. 1, 1864, date of discharge not known. JOHN H. HASTINGS, age 18, enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, in Co. I. Third Regiment, and was killed at Peters- burg, Va., April 2, 1865.
TRUMAN C. HATCH, age 20, enlisted Dec. 2, 1863, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, was transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, May 1, 1865, and died at Washington, July 3, 1865. He had pre- viously served in the same Regiment.
PATRICK McGOVEN, age 18, enlisted Dec. 4, 1863, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, was transferred to Co. C. June 13, 1865, promoted Corporal Oct. 28, 1865, and was mustered out Dec. 1, 1865. He had previously served in the Thir- teenth Regiment his term of enlistment.
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BERNARD MCKENNA, age 20, enlisted Dec. 26, 1863, in Co. A. Cavalry, was transferred to Co. B. June 21, 1865, and was mustered out Aug. 9, 1865.
THOMAS H. PALMER, age 43, enlisted Dec. 18, 1863, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, was transferred to Co. C. June 13, 1865, and was mustered out Dec. 1, 1865.
ALEXANDER PLANT, age 22, enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and died of wounds re- ceived May 5, 1864.
VICTOR PLANT, age 18, enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment; was wounded May 5, 1864, and was mustered out June 29, 1865.
DANIEL E. SMITH, age 21, enlisted Nov. 22, 1863, in Co. I. Third Regiment, and was killed at Charlestown, Va., Aug. 21, 1864.
ALEXANDER SPOONER, age 18, enlisted Oct. 29, 1863, in Co. D. Eleventh Regiment, and was dis- charged April 9, 1864.
JAMES SWEENEY, age 27, enlisted Dec. 17, 1863, in Co. A. Cavalry, and was mustered out June 14, · 1865.
JAMES HENRY VANCOR, age 18, enlisted Dec. 18, 1863, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, promoted Corporal March 3, 1865, transferred to Co. C. June 13, 1865, promoted Sergeant June 15, 1865, to 1st Sergeant Aug. 8, 1865, to 2d Lieut. Nov. 17, 1865, and was mus- tered out Dec. 6, 1865.
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LEWIS S. WHITCOMB, age 36, enlisted Dec. 28, 1863, in Co. H.
Ninth Regiment, was transferred to Co. C. June 13, 1865, and was mustered out Sept. 11, 1865.
The twenty men enlisted to fill this quota were paid each, three hundred and fifty dollars town bounty.
On the 1st day of February, 1864, the President of the Uni- ted States ordered that a draft for 500,000 men to serve for three years, or during the war, should be made on the 10th lay of March, following, unless previously furnished by enlist- ment. As explained, this was equivalent to a new call for 200,000 men, as the enlistments made under the call of Oct. 17, 1863, were to be deducted from it. The quota of our own under this new call was eleven, and was already filled by credits for reenlistments in the field, which were not reported o the Adjutant General in season to apply on our quota, under he call of Oct. 17, and by enlistments in the Seventeenth Reg- ment, made while we were filling that quota, but which were not allowed to apply on it, as that call was specially for men o fill the ranks of the old regiments in the field. No men being required of this town under this new call, no town bounty was, nor has since been voted, for the men that filled his quota. They were as follows, viz :
SOLOMON BINGHAM, age 18, enlisted Dec. 21, 1863, in Co. B. Seventeenth Regiment, and was killed while marching near Petersburg, Va., June 16, '64, by a ball fired by an unseen enemy. BIRNEY W. HILTON, age 18, enlisted Dec. 30, 1863, in Co. B. Seventeenth Regiment, and was mustered out July 14, 1865. He was wounded May 6, 1864, in the neck, by a rifle ball, which has not been extracted. He receives a small pension from Government.
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EBEN C. LEMON, age 18, enlisted Dec. 2, 1863, in Co. B. Seventeenth Regiment, was elected Cor- poral, and was mustered out July 14, 1865.
BURTON C. RICHARDSON, age 18, enlisted Nov. 13, 1863, in Co. B. Seventeenth Regiment, and was mustered out July 3, 1865. He had pre- viously served a short term in the Second Sharp Shooters.
EDGAR CHAMBERLAIN, re-enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, in the field.
BLINN ATCHINSON, do. Dec. 31, 1863, do.
JOHN HIRAM JOHNSON, do. Dec. 21, 1863, do.
PATRICK LAVELLE, do. Dec. 15, 1863, do.
EDWIN H. TRICK, do. Dec. 15, 1863, do.
The soldier last named, enlisted from Burlington Sept. 9, 1861, in Company I. Fifth Regiment, was promoted Reg. Com. Sergeant, and was mustered out June 29, 1865. He was as- signed to Jericho, as he claims, by mistake when he reënlisted, and unfortunately for him, applied on a quota for which no town bounty was voted.
The remaining two of our quota was filled by a credit allowed us, as our proportion of a number of men who had been enlisted to the credit of the State at large, having no residence in any particular town.
On the 14th day of March, 1864, the President made another call for 200,000 men, and ordered that a draft be made on the 15th day of April, following, to fill.the quotas of such towns as might be deficient. This call was made for the purpose of equalizing the result of the draft, made in July, 1863, by districts, and of raising any deficiency that might exist, in the number of men furnished by any town, under it.
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For the first time, under this call, each town was credited with the number of men actually drafted from it. Our quota, and deficiency under all previous calls, was twelve, and the credit of the thirteen men drafted filled it, and gave us one surplus to apply on a future call.
On the 9th day of March, 1864, General U. S. Grant was appointed to the command of the entire Union forces, and the whole power of the Government pledged to his support in crushing the Rebellion. It became evident that the patriotism and loyalty of the North was to be further largely taxed in furnishing men to fill up the ranks of the Union army.
On the 23d day of May, 1864, a circular was issued by the Adj. and Ins. General of the State, in accordance with advices received from the War Department, earnestly urging the towns in the State to commence the enlisting of men at once, in anticipation of another call.
On the 18th day of June, 1864, a town meeting was called, and it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized to pay bounties to volunteers, in anticipation of a call.
This proposition met with some opposition, but was passed by only twenty-three nays. Those who opposed it, did so, mainly from doubts about the expediency of the policy of paying town bounties, and of the ability of the town to continue the policy under all future calls that were likely to be made, and not from any sympathy with the Rebellion, or any dispo- sition to withhold from the Government any needed support.
The Selectmen were authorized to borrow, for the time be- ing, such an amount of money as might be necessary, on the credit of the town; the amount of bounty to be paid was left to their discretion, and they were instructed to enlist, if possi- ble, volunteers at once.
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On the 18th day of July, as anticipated, the President of the United States issued a call for 500,000 men, and ordered that a draft be made on the 5th day of September, unless the men should be previously furnished by voluntary enlistment. Under this call men were accepted for one, two or three years, and men enrolled, and liable to draft, were also allowed to furnish substitutes in advance of a draft, thus exempting themselves for the time for which their substitutes were enlisted.
The quota of the town under this call was twenty-three. I C. cannot better indicate the obstacles which presented themselves in filling this call, than by copying from the Adj. and Ins. General's Report for this year. In it he says, "the recruiting "under this call commenced at a very unfavorable season, " when farmers were in the midst of their most pressing work, " and labor was scarce, and commanding prices hitherto un- "precedented in the State. The very unusual number of F " casualties resulting from the pending campaign, which " brought desolation and mourning into many households in " almost every town in the State, also had a very natural ten- " dency to disincline men to enlist, at a time when it seemed "almost inevitable, that if they did so, they would be at once " forwarded to the front, and exposed to the hazard of battle. L " But these, and all other obstacles, proved of no avail as "against the loyal determination of the citizens of the State "to respond to the call of the President, at all hazards, and 0 " regardless of expense."
The Selectmen for this year, were Julius Hapgood, George A. Chapman and W. R. Macomber, who entered upon the work of raising the quota with energy and determination, and aided in their efforts by many of our citizens, it was speedily filled.
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The men enlisted were as follows, viz :
GILBERT E. DAVIS, age 21, enlisted Aug. 11, 1864, for three years, in Co. I. Fifth Regiment, and was killed at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.
MORTIMER W. BROWN, enlisted in August, for three years, in the Twelfth U. S. Infantry. As no reports were made from the Reg. Army to the Adj. Gen., I am not able to give any fur- ther record of his service or fate.
CHARLES BENWAY, age 39, enlisted August 11, 1864, for one year in Co. A. Seventeenth Regiment ; was taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1864, and it is supposed died.
WILLIAM J. FULLER, age 21, enlisted September 5, 1864, for one year in Co. E. Seventh Regiment, and was mustered out June 6, 1865.
FRANKLIN MARTIN, age 22, enlisted Aug. 17, 1864, for one year, in Co. A. Seventeenth Regiment; was taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1864, was libera- ted at or near the close of the war, and reached home to be mustered out with his Regiment, July 23, 1865.
LEWIS PERRIZO, age 25, enlisted Aug. 2, 1864, for one year,in Co. K. Fifth Regiment; was slightly wounded, and was mustered out June 19, 1865.
OSCAR J. PIXLEY, age 18, enlisted Aug. 16, 1864, for one year, in Co. A. Seventeenth Regiment; was taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1864, and died at Salisbury, N. C., Jan. 15, 1865.
GEORGE D. SHERMAN, age 20, enlisted Sept. 2, 1864, for one year, in Co. H. Ninth Regiment, and was mustered out June 13, 1865.
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CHARLES SWEENEY, age 24, enlisted Aug. 29, 1864, for one year ; not assigned to Regiment, and was discharged Oct. 11, 1864.
RUSSELL TOMLINSON, age 21, enlisted Aug. 12, 1864, for one year, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was mustered out June 19, 1865. He had previously served in the same Regiment, having enlisted for Bolton, Aug. 30, 1861. LEWIS J. WELLS, age 21, enlisted Aug. 17, 1864, for one year, not assigned, and was discharged Sept. 24, 1864.
JOEL P. WOODWORTH, age 40, enlisted Aug. 31, 1864, for one year, not assigned, and was mustered out May 22, 1865.
BYRON B. HATCH, age 18, enlisted Feb. 2, 1864, in the field, for three years, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and died Sept. 29, 1864, in Hospital at Burlington.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, re-enlisted March 14, 1864, in the field. FRANKLIN J. BROWN, do. March 14, 1864, do.
FREDERICK A. FULLER, do. March 14, 1864, do.
These men were paid a town bounty of five hundred dollars each, except Charles Benway, who received four hundred and fifteen dollars, and Lewis J. Wells, who received four hundred and fifty dollars.
The following persons, enrolled, furnished substitutes to apply on this quota, viz: L. A. Bishop, Daniel B. Bishop, Truman B. Barney, Henry M. Brown, Buel H. Day and Edgar H. Lane, who were each paid four hundred dollars.
The Selectmen also made a deposit of three thousand dollars to the credit of the State Treasurer, under an act of Congress, authorizing recruiting in the Seceded States, and the remain-
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ing recruit needed to fill the quota, was thus obtained, at a cost to the town of four hundred and twenty-eight dollars.
On the 6th day of September, 1864, a town meeting was held, and a tax of two hundred cents on the dollar of the Grand List, was voted to pay said bounties.
On the 19th day of December, 1864, the President of the United States made another call for 300,000 men, to be fur- nished by the 15th day of February, 1865, and ordered a draft on that day, for any deficiency which might then exist.
A town meeting was again called, at which the Selectmen were authorized to pay bounties to fill the quota under this call; the amount of bounty to be left to their discretion, and a tax of one hundred cents on the dollar of the List was voted, to be assessed immediately.
Men were accepted for one, two or three years, but the towns were assured, that it was for their ultimate interest to enlist as many men for three years as possible; as, in assessing future quotas, the years of service furnished, instead of the number of men, was to be the basis of assessment.
Under this call, two companies, the First and Second, were raised in this State for the First Regiment of Frontier Cavalry. These companies were mustered into the service January 10, 1865, and were mustered out June 27, 1865.
The work of recruiting had become extremely difficult. The competition between towns was great, some of which were offering extravagant bounties, and men were enlisted wherever they could be found.
The Selectmen immediately entered upon the work, and before the time the draft was ordered, the quota of the town which, as then understood, was twelve, was filled. The men enlisted were as follows, viz: 3
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GEORGE B. DRURY, enlisted Dec. 14, 1864, for three years, in Co. E. 59th U. S. Colored Infantry ; was commissioned Second Lieutenant, and was mustered out January 31, 1866.
ROBERT BAXTER, age 31, enlisted Feb. 4, 1865, for three years, in Co. H. Sixth Regiment, and was mus- tered out June 26, 1865.
THOMAS H. ERELY, age 21, enlisted Jan. 12, 1865, for three years, in Co. C. Eighth Regiment, and was mustered out June 28, 1865.
NAPOLEON LAROSE, age 18, enlisted Jan. 23, 1865, for three years, in Co. A. Fifth Regiment, and was mustered out June 29, 1865.
JOHN VAN ORNUM, age 21, enlisted Jan. 10, 1865, for three years, in Co. E. Fifth Regiment, and was mustered out June 25, 1865.
These men were paid a town bounty of eight hundred dol- lars each, except Robert Baxter, who received eight hundred and fifty dollars.
LEWIS ALBERT, enlisted Jan. 10, 1865, for one year, and de- serted two days after.
PETER ALBERT, age 19, enlisted Jan. 10, 1865, for one year, in Co. F. Eighth Regiment, and was mus- tered out June 28, 1865.
ROYCE CAMP, age 18, enlisted Jan. 10, 1865, for one year, in First Company Frontier Cavalry, and was mustered out June 27, 1865.
JOSEPH PLOOF, age 34, enlisted Jan. 10, 1865, for one year, in Co. F. Eighth Regiment, and was mus- tered out June 28, 1865.
LOUIS RICHARDS, age 22, enlisted Jan. 11, 1865, for one year ; not assigned, and was discharged Feb. 10, 1865.
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ALFRED HILL, age 30, enlisted Jan. 9, 1865, for one year, in First Company Frontier Cavalry ; was promoted Corporal June 1, 1865, and was mustered out June 27, 1865.
BYRON S. HALL, age 19, enlisted Feb. 13, 1865, for one year, in Co. E. Seventh Regiment, and died May 30, 1865.
The men enlisted for one year were paid a town bounty of five hundred dollars each, except Peter Albert and Joseph Ploof, who received five hundred and fifty dollars each.
This was the last call made, and closes the record of enlist- ments. The number of men furnished by this town during the war, was one hundred and thirty-eight. Eight of these enlisted again, after being discharged or mustered out, and eight reënlisted in the field, making the terms of service one hundred and fifty-four, not including the seven men who were drafted and paid commutation. Of this number, ninety-four were paid a town bounty.
Of the men whose names are herein recorded, ten were killed, and twenty-two died from wounds or disease. Most of these sleep among strangers or on the battle-field, a few have found a resting place among their kindred at home. Of the living, several bear upon their persons, the evidences of their valor, and of their participation in the deadly conflicts of war. Some are suffering from disease contracted in the service, and some have passed unscathed through all the perils of camp and field. Most of them have won for themselves an honorable name, and through this Record, their townsmen tender their gratitude to the living, and their sympathy to the mourning friends of the dead.
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