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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - - -Title: The Third Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Militia in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1863 - - -Author: John Gray Gammons - - - -Release Date: September 4, 2020 [eBook #63115] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - - -***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE THIRD MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT -VOLUNTEER MILITIA IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1863*** - - -E-text prepared by John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading -Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by -Internet Archive (https://archive.org) - - - -Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this - file which includes the original illustrations. - See 63115-h.htm or 63115-h.zip: - (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/63115/63115-h/63115-h.htm) - or - (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/63115/63115-h.zip) - - - Images of the original pages are available through - Internet Archive. See - https://archive.org/details/thirdmassachuset03gamm - - -Transcriber’s note: - - Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). - - Changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. - - - - - -[Illustration: THE COMPILER, REV. JOHN G. GAMMONS, PH. D.] - - -THE THIRD MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT - -VOLUNTEER MILITIA - -IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, - -1861-1863. - - -by - -REV. JOHN G. GAMMONS, PH. D. - - - - - - -Providence: -Snow & Farnham Co., Printers. -1906. - - - - - DEDICATED - - TO - - COLONEL SILAS P. RICHMOND - - WHOSE PRUDENCE, - - DISCIPLINE, AND DEVOTION - - TO THE - - WELFARE OF THE MEN UNDER HIS COMMAND, - - WON THEIR LASTING ESTEEM - - AND AFFECTION. - - - _By the Committee._ - - - - - PREFACE. - - -To pick up the thread after it has been dropped; to supply the -missing link after forty years; to step into the shoes of a dead -comrade are things to be desired only by a conceited egotist, yet all -these things were forced upon me by a unanimous vote of the Third -Regimental Association at their annual meeting at Dighton Rock, in -August, 1904. - -The Rev. Charles Snow, the Association’s first choice (and no one was -better fitted than he to write the history of the Third Regiment), -having been its chaplain and therefore acquainted with all the facts -in the history of the field and staff officers, as also with that of -nearly all of the line officers, both before and after the war, was -the man of all the officers in the regiment to compile the Regimental -History and publish the same. Moreover, he was retired from active -service and considered it a privilege rather than a duty to recall -the past and again live over the days with the “boys in blue” with -whom he had marched and suffered; but God had decreed otherwise, -and so Chaplain Snow was called to the great camping ground above. -He died at Taunton, Mass., Nov. 28, 1903, at the ripe age of -seventy-four years. - -Chaplain Snow had gathered much material and many facts relating to -the outlines of the history of the regiment; he had written many -letters and had chronicled their answers; yet at the time of his -death only the history of Company A had been written. Several of the -comrades appointed to write the history of their companies considered -themselves incompetent for the task, and those who have written their -company history had to be encouraged to finish their “course with -joy.” Hundreds, if not thousands, of letters had to be written by the -compiler and the writers of company histories, and in some instances -it required all the elasticity of patience in waiting for an answer. -But why wonder when we call to mind the many years since the close of -the war, and the scattered condition of the young men who composed -the rank and file of the Third Regiment. Some of them are treading -the snows of Alaska and the ice flows of Point Barrows; some are -bringing gold and silver from the mountains of Idaho, and oil from -the valleys of Montana; some are in France, England, China, and many -have answered the last roll call. Long, patient, and persistent -has been the efforts of the writers of this history, to give to the -comrades a book worthy to be placed in the libraries of every city -and town in Massachusetts, and to be read by every surviving comrade -and his descendants to the end of time. - -No one claims that the history is complete; no doubt there are many -interesting facts written in diaries lying dust-covered, which would -add great interest could they be found; much valuable history was -long ago committed to the fire in house-cleaning time as worthless. -Yet notwithstanding all these things your Committee believe that they -have given as full and complete a history as could be written at this -late date, and with the conscious belief that they have done their -duty to the best of their ability, they submit this volume to the -comrades of the Third Regiment, their friends, and posterity. - - “The cost of peace, Oh! who can tell its worth. - The prosperity of a united South and North, - The stain of slavery from the Old Flag gone, - The Nation living happy, united, strong.” - -The compiler wishes to make mention of the great assistance rendered -by Col. S. P. Richmond, Capt. William Mason, Lieutenant Lyle and -Lieutenant Wilber, George A. Grant, Morton V. Bonney, and the writers -of company histories, and corrected rosters up to date. We more than -thank all for their work of patriotic effort with the one desire to -serve the members of the Third Regiment, who served in the same from -1861 to 1863, and many of the same regiment who served in the various -regiments and unattached companies until the close of the Rebellion. -The aim of the compiler has been to make each chapter complete in its -narrative and historical record, without referring to other chapters. - - The Compiler, - - REV. DR. JOHN GRAY GAMMONS. - - - - - CONTENTS. - - - CHAPTER I. - - PAGE. - - History of the Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer - Militia, 1861--Three Months’ Service 6 - - - CHAPTER II. - - History of the Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer - Militia--Nine Months’ Service in North - Carolina, 1862-3 18 - - - CHAPTER III. - - Historical Record of the Field and Non-Commissioned - Staff Officers 49 - - - CHAPTER IV. - - History of Company A 66 - - - CHAPTER V. - - History of Company B 115 - - - CHAPTER VI. - - History of Company C 133 - - - CHAPTER VII. - - History of Company D 150 - - - CHAPTER VIII. - - History of Company E 185 - - - CHAPTER IX. - - History of Company F 205 - - - CHAPTER X. - - History of Company G 221 - - - CHAPTER XI. - - History of Company H 230 - - - CHAPTER XII. - - History of Company I 251 - - - CHAPTER XIII. - - History of Company K 272 - - - CHAPTER XIV. - - - History of Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer - Association 306 - - - - - ILLUSTRATIONS. - - - Rev. Dr. John G. Gammons Frontispiece - - Col. Silas P. Richmond Opposite page 49 - - Lieut.-Col. James Barton “ “ 53 - - Major John Morrissey “ “ 54 - - Adjutant Lucian L. Perkins “ “ 56 - - Surgeon Alfred A. Stocker “ “ 58 - - Chaplain Rev. Charles A. Snow “ “ 60 - - Capt. John W. Marble “ “ 66 - - Capt. Elihu Grant “ “ 133 - - Capt. Andrew R. Wright “ “ 150 - - Capt. John A. Hawes “ “ 185 - - Capt. George R. Hurlburt “ “ 205 - - Capt. William S. Cobb “ “ 221 - - Capt. Otis A. Baker “ “ 230 - - Capt. Barnabas Ewer, Jr. “ “ 251 - - Capt. Samuel Bates “ “ 272 - - Sergt. Patrick Cannavan “ “ 207 - - Sketch of the Goldsboro Expedition “ “ 26 - - - - - INTRODUCTORY. - - -At the annual reunion of the regimental association held in East -Bridgewater, Aug. 6, 1903, the question of publishing the history -of the Third Regiment was enthusiastically discussed and approved. -Much valuable material had already been secured by one of the members -and the prospect was bright and encouraging that an interesting and -valuable narrative could be produced. A committee of ten, one from -each company, was chosen to prepare histories and rosters of their -respective companies, to aid in compiling the general history. It -was unanimously voted that the work of compiling and publishing the -history be committed to Chaplain Snow, under the supervision of the -Committee. Several changes have since been found necessary to be made -in the construction of the Committee, as some of the members first -appointed were not able to do the work assigned them. No great delay, -however, has been caused by these changes, and the preparation of the -volume has been made with reasonable diligence and dispatch. - -In compiling this work the writer has acted as annalist rather than -author. This is usually the fact in the narration of history, but -particularly so in the present case, since the work has been largely -to arrange materials, and in many portions in nearly verbatim form, -as they were furnished by others. The labor has proved an agreeable -pastime and this is the only remuneration sought or desired. Should -the volume receive a gratified welcome from the comrades who served -with me in the old Third Regiment this fact will be regarded as bonus -in addition. - -The Third Regiment does not presume to claim, in any special sense, -the honors of a very eventful career. Circumstances beyond its -control made this impossible. Equipped with unserviceable arms, -which were duly condemned but never exchanged for better ones, and -being assigned mainly to garrison duty, the term of service of the -Third Regiment was completed without the gravest hardships. I am -sure, however, that the regiment had the _esprit de corps_ requisite -for the sternest military service and sacrifice. It only lacked the -opportunity to prove itself. This proof has been given in a measure -at least, by those who re-enlisted and did noble service in other -regiments, particularly the Fifty-eighth. - -I have been greatly assisted in the collection of materials, and in -their verification, by many of my comrades, and their interest has -been to me a decided stimulus. The names of the most prominent ones -are given in connection with the articles which they have contributed. - -Besides the valuable aid rendered by the Committee, especial -commendation is due to Major A. S. Cushman of East Orange, N. J., -whose contributions are of eminent value as matters of history. - - CHARLES A. SNOW, - - _Chaplain,_ 1862-’63. - - - NOTES.--Cities and towns mentioned in this volume may be understood - as being in Massachusetts. Otherwise the states are designated in - which they are located. - - The photos representing the field and staff officers, also the line - officers, were taken at about the time of enlistment in 1862. - - - - - OUR FLAG. - - - “’Twas eighteen hundred sixty one, April the twelfth at six, - Old Sumter’s gates were firmly barred, and water filled the ditch; - And the sentinel with martial tread, the relief expected soon, - When upon the air so calm and still, there came a cannon boom. - - “Beat the long roll,” the Major cried, “bid every man fall in, - Secession’s work so long delayed, the Rebels now begin; - But just as true as the Old Flag does from the flagstaff fly, - We’ll show the Rebs true Yankee grit, we’ll whip them or we’ll die.” - - Boom! boom! the cannon loud did roar, the shot flew thick and fast, - And many a shell of a hundred pounds close to Old Glory passed. - Said Anderson, “My noble men, such things should never be, - Those stars of light, those bars of gold are emblems of the free.” - - “That flag, the glory of our land, should we but pull it down, - Would make our mothers weep for shame, and our sweethearts - on us frown.” - And every man he loud did shout, “Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! - No traitor’s hand shall touch that flag, or its glory ever mar!” - - Our dear Old Flag, in darkest days, inspired the old war song, - “We’re coming Father Abraham, three hundred thousand strong.” - And when the mud of the Sacred Soil made weary soldiers lag, - Then new strength came to march again as we beheld the flag. - - When on the field of Winchester, in the thickest of the fight, - The Stars and Stripes were seen aloft, it gave the soldiers might; - And when we all were driven back and thought we’d lost the day, - Then daring Sheridan came up, and unto us did say: - - “Right about march, just follow me, I’m with you although late; - Fix bayonets, charge the Rebel lines, and all the ground retake.” - And every man, on foot, on horse, looked like a son of Mars, - As he shouted “Down the Rebel flag.” “Hurrah! the Stripes and Stars!” - - At Gettysburg, our dear Old Flag was riddled by the shot - And men had fallen by the score, by roadside and in lot. - For three long days we fought the Rebs, repelling Pickett’s charge, - And the victory of the Old, Old Flag, did every heart enlarge. - - When in our country’s darkest hour, our Grant was heard to say: - “Be true, my men, to the Old Flag, and you’ll shall see some day - That victory like the morning sun, will rise and on us shine, - For that Old Flag, so dear to me, I’ll fight upon this line.” - - At Appomattox, in sixty five, we charged the Rebel lines, - And then in silence, there we stood waiting for further signs - Until we saw General Grant pass, in arm with General Lee, - For the Flag of Slavery had surrendered to the great Flag of the Free. - - Then wave, Old Flag, wave evermore, our fathers fought for thee; - Thy very presence make us glad, as thy Stars and Stripes we see. - Thou art the sign of liberty, the glory of our land, - And long our institutions free, like bulwarks sure shall stand. - - Sentinel of old, stand at thy post, and from the flagstaff fly; - For thee, and for thy honor bright, our comrades dared to die. - Receive the honors due to thee, and may we all be true - To the Stars and Stripes, our country’s flag: The Red, The White, - The Blue. - - BY THE COMPILER. - - - - - CHAPTER I. - - HISTORY OF THE THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA, - 1861--THREE MONTHS’ SERVICE. - - “PRIDE of New England! Soul of our fathers! - Shrink we all craven-like, when the storm gathers? - What though the tempest be over us lowering, - Where’s the New Englander shamefully cowering? - Graves green and holy around us are lying,-- - Free were the sleepers all, living and dying! - - If we whispered the truth, whisper no longer; - Speak as the tempest does, sterner and stronger; - Still be the tones of truth louder and firmer, - Startling the haughty South with the deep murmur; - God and our charter’s right, freedom forever! - Truce with oppression, never, O, never!” - - J. G. WHITTIER. - - -The Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, as its number -seems to indicate, claims relationship with the earliest forces of -the Commonwealth. The claim is well sustained by the fact that seven -companies from Bristol and Plymouth counties helped to compose the -original regiment, and became the nucleus of the Third Regiment -which served in the Civil War. These seven companies were: - - -COMPANY A, HALIFAX LIGHT INFANTRY. - -Organized in 1792, receiving its charter from John Hancock, then -Governor of Massachusetts. The officers at that time were: Capt. Asa -Thompson, First Lieut. Cephus Washburn, Jr., Second Lieut. Charles P. -Lyon. - -Captain Thompson was a mighty man of valor, of gigantic proportions, -being six feet and seven inches in height in normal condition, and -eight feet with his captain’s cap on. On parade and muster this -company attracted attention, not only by the Saul-like appearance of -its captain, but also by the large bearskin caps worn by the officers -and men. Tradition says that when Captain Thompson marched his army -across South Boston bridge, throngs of men, women, and children -collected to see “the giant” and his men, and not a few trembled with -fear lest the bridge should not be able to support the captain and -his great company. - -When called into service in 1861 this company was officered by Capt. -Joseph S. Harlow, of Middleboro; First Lieut. Cephus Washburn, Jr., -of Kingston; Second Lieut. Charles P. Lyon, of Halifax. - - -COMPANY B, STANDISH GUARDS, OF PLYMOUTH. - -At the opening of the War this company was officered by Capt. C. C. -Doten, of Plymouth; First Lieut. Otis Rogers, of Plymouth; Second -Lieut. William B. Alexander, of Boston. Officers and men, 69. - - -COMPANY C, CAMBRIDGE LIGHT INFANTRY. - -Capt. James P. Richardson; First Lieut. Samuel E. Chamberlain; Second -Lieut. Edward F. Richardson. Officers and men, 97. - - -COMPANY G, ASSONET LIGHT INFANTRY, OF FREETOWN. - -Organized in 1850. Capt. John W. Marble; First Lieut. Humphrey A. -Francis; Second Lieut. John M. Dean. Officers and men, 24. - - -COMPANY H, SAMOSET GUARDS, PLYMPTON. - -On entering the three months’ service this company had as its -officers: Capt. Lucian L. Perkins; First Lieut. Oscar E. Washburn, of -Plympton; Second Lieut. Southworth, of Middleboro. Officers and men, -56. - - -COMPANY K, BAY STATE LIGHT INFANTRY. - -Capt. William S. McFarlin, of South Carver; First Lieut. John Dunham, -of North Carver; Second Lieut. John L. Porter, of New Bedford. -Officers and men, 62. - - -COMPANY L, CITY GUARDS. - -Organized in 1853. Capt. Timothy Ingraham, of New Bedford; First -Lieut. James Barton, of New Bedford; Second Lieut. Austin S. Cushman, -of New Bedford. Officers and men, 78. - - -THIRD REGIMENT INFANTRY, THREE MONTHS’ MEN. - -[FURNISHED BY MAJOR CUSHMAN.] - -This regiment was under the command of Col. D. W. Wardrop, and was -composed of troops residing in localities more widely separated -from their commander’s headquarters and from Boston than any other -regiment in the State, and therefore in any comparisons which may -be made with other troops regarding the relative rapidity of their -mobilization in responding to the President’s call for troops, this -fact becomes important. - -It was on the afternoon of Monday, April 15th, that Special Order, -No. 14, was issued by Governor Andrew and dispatched by mail, and -a special messenger sent to the respective colonels of the Third, -Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Regiments. The colonel of the -Third resided in New Bedford, a distance of fifty-six miles from -Boston; that of the Fourth in Quincy, eleven miles; that of the -Fifth in Medford, five miles; that of the Sixth in Pepperell, about -thirty-seven miles, and that of the Eighth in Lynn, eleven miles. -The order was received by Colonel Wardrop the same evening, and at -once promulgated to Company L, and some members of his staff were -dispatched to convey his orders to the other companies. Horace Scott, -President of the Fairhaven Railroad, gratuitously tendered a special -train as far as Tremont for the messengers going to Halifax, Carver, -Plympton, and Plymouth. The last named place was fifty-eight miles -from New Bedford, not accessible at that time of night by railroad, -nor were the other places above named, yet Company A received its -orders at two A. M., April 16th, and Company B received its orders -at three A. M., April 16th, and both companies reported in Boston -at noon of the same day. It has not been possible to ascertain when -Company G at Freetown received its orders, but it is credited with -having reported for duty “promptly.” The same may be said of Company -H, of Plympton, and Company K, of Carver. The Freetown company -had to travel forty-eight miles by rail, the Plympton and Carver -companies thirty miles, and the Halifax company twenty-eight miles, -after leaving their homes scattered miles apart and distant from the -stations. It is surprising that with the limited railroad facilities -of those days and without modern means of intercommunication by -telegraph or telephone, in the midst of a cold spring northeaster, -over roads almost impassible with mud and thawing snow, that the -orders should have been so rapidly transmitted and so promptly obeyed. - -Col. David W. Wardrop was proficient in military tactics. He had -first served as lance corporal in the old Boston Fusileers, and -afterwards belonged to the City Guards of New Bedford. Some credited -him with having a West Point education. At all events, he was in -his element when performing any military duty, and inspired his men -with confidence in his military ability. He was prompt, courageous, -and energetic, but his regiment was small and widely scattered over -two counties. At the time of promulgating Special Orders, No. 14, it -consisted of but six companies, yet he strove with the governor for -the honor of being the first regiment to leave the State. - -Captain Richardson’s company from Cambridge was attached to the -regiment April 16th as Company C, and on May 9th at Fortress Monroe -Captain Chipman’s company from Sandwich, Capt. Charles C. Doten’s -company from Plymouth, Capt. W. D. Chamberlain’s company from Lynn, -and Capt. J. K. Tyler’s company from Boston, all three years’ -companies, were temporarily assigned to the Third Regiment, and -designated as Companies D, E, I, and M, respectively. - -The original companies, including Company C, embarked on the steamer -_S. R. Spaulding_ April 17th, from Central Wharf, in the early -evening and dropped down the harbor to await supplies. She sailed -under sealed orders the next forenoon, to find when nine miles out -that her destination was Fortress Monroe, which was reached at eleven -A. M., Saturday, April 20th, after a voyage of forty-seven and -one-half hours. - -That afternoon the regiment embarked on the gunboat _Pawnee_, and -at five o’clock proceeded to Gosport Navy Yard under orders from -Washington to destroy the dry dock construction houses and all -vessels and munitions of war which could not be secured against -seizure by the rebels. As they approached their destination in the -darkness the vessels there were uncertain whether the unexpected -troops were friends or foes of the Union, and so the _Pawnee_ and -all on board were for a while exposed to imminent peril of instant -destruction by a broadside from the _Pennsylvania_ and a raking -fire from the _Cumberland_, whose crews and some of whose officers -remained loyal to the Union, and stood with shotted guns and lanyards -in hand breathlessly awaiting some sign by which the character of -the mission of the approaching troops could be assured. Finally the -repeated hail of the _Pawnee’s_ boatswain convinced the loyal sailors -that loyal troops had come to their support, and then the night air -re-echoed with enthusiastic shouts and added volume to the inspiring -strains of the “Star Spangled Banner,” which was played by the -splendid band on the quarter-deck of the _Pennsylvania_. - -Time has satisfied the public that the place could have been held -and the enormous loss avoided, which resulted from the attempt at -destruction. It speaks well for the Third that its colonel was of -that opinion at the time and volunteered to hold it with his small -force until re-enforced. Commodore Paulding, however, felt compelled -by his orders to decide otherwise, and soon buildings and ships were -aflame as the various details proceeded with their several tasks. -Even the detail taken from Company B to assist in mining the dry dock -were driven from their work before its entire accomplishment by the -extreme heat. Two companies, A and B, were on guard as a reserve, as -it was known that two rebel companies were at Norfolk. Other details -threw cutlasses, sabres, shot and shell into the river, and every -man worked energetically at his allotted task in the light of the -great conflagration until he was aboard the _Pawnee_ for return to -Fortress Monroe, where she arrived Sunday, April 21st, at six A. M. -Thus the Third had been the first northern volunteer troop to land -aggressively on Southern soil. - -The duties at Fortress Monroe were very arduous and fatiguing, and -consisted in strengthening its defences and unloading, handling, and -storing the enormous amount of provisions and other supplies for -troops, which it was foreseen must be concentrated there and in that -vicinity. The regiment won the favor of the regulars, both officers -and men, by its excellent discipline, strict attention paid to the -details of guard duty and its precision in infantry drill. Colonel -Dimick, the commandant, complimented Colonel Wardrop on commanding -such a regiment, though the guard at sea battery had fired at the -boat in which Colonel Dimick was returning from the _Minnesota_ and -wounded the coxswain near whom Colonel Dimick was seated, for not -answering his hail the night before. - -As soon as contrabands came into our lines in sufficient numbers -(and Company G has the honor of turning in the first three, who -applied for protection to Charles R. Haskins, of Myricksville, -while on picket), they were assigned to the heavier labors of the -quartermaster’s department. The regiment was thus enabled to pay more -attention to its ordinary military duties. May 13th two companies and -a fieldpiece held Hampton bridge, and May 24th Companies B and M made -a reconnoissance with General Butler and took two prisoners. June 8th -Companies B and C with loaded muskets suppressed insubordination in -the Naval Brigade. They were finally relieved by Company E June 17th. - -July 1st the regiment was ordered to occupy Hampton during the -remainder of its term, and Companies A, B, and C, constituted -the main guard. Here during the remainder of its term it gained -experience in entrenching with the thermometer at 114 degrees, and -scouting with the thermometer one degree higher. On one occasion -(July 5th) Companies L, B, and E, with a howitzer battery, were -stationed on picket all night and an attack was expected. July 14th -a private of Company E was shot and beaten, but not killed, when -outside our lines. On July 16th the regiment marched to Fortress -Monroe and embarked on the steamer _Cambridge_ for Boston. On the -19th touched at Long Wharf and was ordered into camp at Long Island. -On the 22d the regiment was mustered out of the service of the United -States. The next day it landed at Boston, marched to the Common amid -great enthusiasm, and was dismissed. It had never failed to discharge -its duty. - - - - - CHAPTER II. - - HISTORY OF THE THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER - MILITIA--NINE MONTHS’ SERVICE IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1862-3. - - -This Regiment was, in fact, what its name represents, Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia; not one drafted man was in its ranks. It was made -up almost entirely of men from Bristol and Plymouth counties; young -men who were raised in good homes and educated in the schools of -Massachusetts. Quite a number were attending either high schools, -seminaries, or colleges, or were graduates of the same. When the call -was made for three hundred thousand men they left home, not for what -they would get, but for what they would save; they went not for pay, -but from principle; they went not because they were spoiling for a -fight, but to save the country which they believed would be spoiled -should they stay at home. It should be remembered that at this time -there was no large bounties paid to recruits; indeed, few towns paid -but a small bounty, and many towns paid no bounty to induce men -to go to war; therefore, those who enlisted in 1862 enlisted from -patriotic principles. - -It is fair to say that the Third Regiment was composed of as good men -as ever shouldered a musket or wore a sword. Many of the officers -had seen service in the three months’ regiments and in the State -militia, and therefore were the better prepared to do efficient -service in the nine months’ campaign. Both officers and men were -loyal soldiers, true patriots, ever ready to serve their country and -defend Old Glory. So far as known each officer and private always -responded to orders, and faithfully performed the duties confided to -him, whether pleasant and easy, or hazardous and hard. Each went when -and where ordered, and did his duties without grumbling or “showing -the white feather.” If at any time one was afraid he had the good -sense to keep it to himself. If any one felt that he was selected to -fill a position of unusual danger, he was wise enough to keep his own -counsel, do his duty to the best of his ability, and acquit himself -like a man. - -This regiment was recruited in the months of August and September, -1862, and as soon as each company was filled it went into Camp Joe -Hooker. This camp, situated in the town of Lakeville, some three -miles south of the village of Middleboro, occupied a large field near -a beautiful pond, which was accessible to all who wished to enjoy the -luxury of a daily bath. The camp was ample for forty companies to -drill at one time. Here the companies were drilled in the setting-up -drill, company movements, and practical guard duty. On the 23d of -September the companies were mustered into the United States service -by a regular army officer, and soon after were furloughed for one -week, that they might visit their friends before going to the front. -All but two men returned within the time of their furlough, one of -whom deserted the service; the other was returned by the provost -guard after the regiment reached Newbern, N. C. - -October 22d the regiment left Camp Joe Hooker and marched to the -Lakeville depot, where they took cars for Boston. Marching to Long -Wharf the right wing embarked on the steam transport _Merrimac_, and -the left on the steamer _Mississippi_, for Newbern. Each of these -steamers had on board one other full regiment, so that each steamer -was taking out fifteen hundred men. One has only to imagine the -crowded condition of the ships, when nearly the whole number were -on deck at the same time, yet during the voyage there were no rows, -no curse words, and no swaggering braggadocio. The sail down Boston -Bay and around Cape Cod was anything but agreeable; many of the boys -unwillingly paid their respects to Old Neptune. The remainder of the -voyage was over a sea as smooth as a mill pond. - -Captain Baxter, of Hyannis, captain of the _Merrimac_, was the right -man for the place he occupied. A born commander, he easily controlled -not only his own officers and crew, but all on shipboard. There was -no want that he could not supply. Was there contention as to which -companies should first be served with cooked rations? He could -determine to the satisfaction of all. Was there a clamor for fresh -water? He would say, “Boys, I am condensing sixteen hundred gallons -of water for you every twenty-four hours, and here you are shouting -as if you were in an old-fashioned Methodist meeting,” and the boys -would answer, “Yes, captain, but the water is too hot to drink,” and -he would reply, “I have on board fourteen hundred barrels of pure -Cochituate water, which I brought for you, call one of your officers -and break out as much as you please.” Then taking his violin he would -play and sing some home song which would pacify every discordant -element and make everyone feel happy. - -Early on the morning of October 22d the shores of North Carolina were -seen like a cloud rising from the ocean, and Captain Baxter remarked, -“There is the land I expected to make at six o’clock this morning.” -When within three miles of Beaufort harbor we encountered a strong -southeast gale and it was with difficulty that the pilot boarded -our ship. As it was his boat was smashed into pieces. When entering -the harbor we were shown Fort Macon, which General Burnside in his -early campaign had taken, and which Federal troops now occupied. At -Morehead City we embarked on flat open cars for Newbern, and were -shown the early battle grounds where General Burnside contested his -right to enter and hold Newbern. - -Leaving the cars at the depot the Third Regiment marched to its -camping ground on the east bank of the Neuse River, and near the city -of Newbern. Here the regiment was given a hearty welcome by Captain -Hart, of the Twenty-third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -This officer had erected tents and put the camp in fine order for the -Third Regiment. Colonel Lee, also of the Twenty-seventh, extended -greetings. Later on the Third was for a short time attached to his -brigade, until transferred to the brigade of Col. J. Jourdan, where -it continued during its term of service. - -Camp equipage and arms were received in a short time and the -regiment was drilled several hours daily. Nearly all the drilling -was the manual of arms, battalion and brigade movements. The arms -distributed to the Third were not up to the standard. They were -said to be Austrian rifle muskets captured from a blockade runner. -Great improvements were made on them by the regimental and company -armorers; yet the Confederate loss promised little gain to the Union -forces, except in the moral force of showing that the regiment had -arms and was prepared to use them at close quarters, at least when -occasion required. These arms were duly condemned by an inspecting -officer and efforts made to exchange them for serviceable ones, but -without success. - -A variety of duties attested the intelligence and endurance of the -regiment as a whole, and of its companies on detached service. -October 30th Companies A and B were detached for picket duty at -Newport Barracks, where they remained for more than a month, during -which time they with a platoon of cavalry and a battery made an -expedition to Peltier’s Mills, and for the first time learned the -superiority of army shoes on the march in contrast to stylish boots. - -Picket duty taught the boys how to find their own beef and pork, and -occasionally honey, which abounded in that part of North Carolina. In -garrison duty, reconnoissances, engineering work, exhausting marches -sometimes with the thermometer ranging over one hundred in the shade -and the dust inches deep, and on the field of battle, the skill and -bravery of the regiment was well displayed. One company sent to build -a bridge over Bachelor’s Creek were so efficient in construction -work that they finished their work and returned to camp in two -days, notwithstanding it was supposed to take one company a month -to accomplish the job. Many of the men of that company were bridge -builders before the war. - -Thirty men sent to do picket duty at Creek No. 1 held that station -for three months, although they were constantly in fear of being -surprised, and nearly all the time slept with their muskets beside -them. - -November 11th our pickets at Deep Gully were attacked and the Third -Regiment were under arms all night. November 30th Company I was -detailed for duty at Plymouth and Elizabeth City, N. C., where it did -garrison duty five months, and suffered special casualties during a -siege by the Confederates, losing in killed, wounded, and prisoners -nearly thirty men. (See history of Company I.) At different times -nearly every company in the regiment were detailed for picket or -special duty. (See Company history.) During the month of December, -1862, the Third Regiment rendered good service in connection with -the expedition made by General Foster into the interior of North -Carolina, the object being to cut the Confederate means of supplies -by the Wilmington and Goldsboro railroad. - -The following is a verbatim report of General Foster to the War -Department. The accompanying sketch will help the reader to -understand the march of the expedition and the battles fought. - -[Illustration: - - D. - SKETCH - showing route pursued in the advance to - GOLDSBORO, N. C. in Dec. 1862.] - -From the report of Maj.-Gen. J. G. Foster, to the Joint Congressional -Committee on the Conduct of the War. Copied from the report of that -Committee, printed by the Government, supplement, part 2, page 11, of -General Foster’s report: - - “EXPEDITION TO GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, IN DECEMBER, 1862.” - - “General Burnside having moved the army of the Potomac towards - the Rappahannock with the intention of crossing, I was ordered - by Major-General Halleck, general-in-chief of the armies of the - United States, to advance with my whole available force and destroy - the railroad bridge at Goldsboro, and as much of the track as - possible; the movement to be made simultaneous with the crossing at - Fredericksburg. Accordingly, having been reinforced by one brigade - from Major-General Dix’s corps at Fortress Monroe, I advanced from - Newbern on the 12th of December, 1862, with four brigades and - forty pieces of artillery, in all about twelve thousand men. After - removing the obstructions placed in the roads of the retreating - rebels, I pushed a cavalry force directly toward Kinston, which - surprised the main picket guard of the enemy and drove it in. Under - cover of this feint the main body was moved rapidly by the left - so as to strike Southwest Creek at the most westerly of the - four bridges that cross it. As anticipated this bridge was found - weakly guarded. While occupying this guard in front a regiment - was thrown across the creek on a milldam, which by a vigorous and - unexpected charge captured the artillery guarding the bridge, and - thus opened it to our advance. This was late at night. At daylight - on the following morning we advanced upon Kinston. The enemy was - encountered in a chosen position on the south side of the Neuse - River, where the road crossed a swamp closely filled with thick - undergrowth. The enemy occupied a ridge just beyond the swamp. For - over two hours our attack failed to dislodge the enemy. Finally, - after strong demonstrations on both flanks, a decisive effort was - made in the centre, in which one of my best regiments, the Tenth - Connecticut Volunteers, gallantly charged through the enemy’s line - and seized and held the bridge over the Neuse, in the rear. The - enemy then broke. A part retreated rapidly up the south bank of - the Neuse; the remainder were captured. We crossed the river at - once and occupied Kinston. General Evans rapidly retreated, with - the garrison of the defences of the town, up the north bank of the - river, closely pursued by our cavalry. We captured during the day - seven hundred prisoners, nine pieces of artillery, four heavy guns, - and a large quantity of ammunition, which being stored in houses - in the town, we could only partially destroy without destroying - the town. The information obtained at Kinston went to show that - General Burnside had been repulsed at Fredericksburg; that General - Lee had telegraphed Gen. G. W. Smith, at Goldsboro; that he could - send him thirty thousand men, if necessary, to resist our advance; - and that strong defences had been constructed at Mosely Hall and - other points where the road crosses difficult streams. Believing, - however, that by deceiving the enemy and rapid marching, the object - of the expedition could be attained, I determined to go on. As a - feint, the army was pushed out a few miles on the Goldsboro road - and encamped. At daylight it retraced its steps, crossed the river, - burnt the bridge behind it, and rapidly marched up the south bank. - At Whitehall a sharp affair took place. A rebel gunboat was being - built at that point and a considerable force was there to defend - it and prevent our crossing. Every attempt to cross infantry - to burn the boat failed. All the artillery was then opened and - soon completely riddled the vessel. It served also to give the - impression that an attempt to force a crossing was made. Leaving a - few men to keep up that impression, the main body marched rapidly - up the river and reached the railroad bridge as the smoke was - seen ascending from the Mount Olive station, which the cavalry - had destroyed. The enemy was not prepared for us; their force was - scattered; large numbers had been detached towards Whitehall and - Kinston. The brigade on the south side at the bridge was soon - whipped and driven from the field. The bridge was burned despite - the efforts of the force collecting on the north bank; and before - any considerable concentration could be made to disturb us, we - had destroyed several miles of the track. As the column moved off - on its return, having accomplished its purpose, a brigade made an - attack on our rear guard, which repulsed it with severe loss. After - that no attack was made and the column returned quietly to Newbern. - The force in the department of North Carolina was now increased and - constituted by the President, the Eighteenth Army Corps, under my - command.” - -While General Foster’s report is a most excellent one, still it must -be remembered that it is a report made from the standpoint of the -whole expedition, and deals little with particulars only as seen in -battles. It remains for the writer of the Third Regiment to state the -part taken by that regiment in the expedition. - -On Dec. 11, 1862, at six A. M., in a dense fog, the Third Regiment -formed line on the left of General Lee’s brigade, the third brigade -in the column. No secrets were withheld from the boys. Everyone -knew that a march was before them, that fighting was expected and -hardships were anticipated, yet every officer and man cheerfully -responded to the order, “March!” - -The obstacles mentioned by General Foster in his report were great -trees felled across the road for several hundred yards, and it was -impossible to pass until such obstacles were removed. This was soon -accomplished by our “Black Pioneer Brigade.” Another obstacle was -that nearly every bridge which crossed creeks and rivers was guarded -by rebel pickets, who fired the bridges just before they retreated, -making it impossible for either infantry or artillery to pass until -the bridges were rebuilt, save in a few instances where the rivers -were fordable. Over some parts of the march great turpentine trees -were on fire, which falling across the road made marching that way -quite dangerous; yet through fire and water the expedition made -twelve miles the first day, notwithstanding our skirmishers were in -constant action with the rebel pickets. Never were men more glad than -the Third Regiment when ordered to bivouac for the night, and never -was mattress or feather bed more acceptable than “Mother Earth” to -the boys that night. Both fires and loud talking were forbidden. All -save the men on picket duty slept; slept like tired children. - -Friday the Third was detailed to guard the baggage train, which it -faithfully did until twelve at night. All this day our advance were -face to face with the rebel pickets, which in some instances showed -stubborn resistance; in others but a semblance of resistance, but -always burned the bridges they were defending before retiring towards -Kinston. These men seemed to be possessed more with the spirit of -burning than with the spirit of patriotism. - -Consulting the sketch map you will find that when the column had -passed Muscleshell Creek and Resolution Bayou the army had taken -the Trent road (the most direct road from Newbern to Kinston) -until near Bear Creek. It was from this point that General Foster -“pushed a cavalry force directly toward Kinston, which surprised the -main picket guard of the enemy and drove it in, into its fortified -position south of Kinston. Under cover of this feint the main body -was moved rapidly by the left so as to strike Southwest Creek at -the most westerly of the four bridges that cross it. As anticipated -this bridge was found weakly guarded. While occupying this guard in -front a regiment was thrown across the creek on a milldam, which by -a vigorous and unexpected charge captured the artillery guarding -the bridge, and thus opened it to our advance.” It has been learned -on good authority that the regiment which made the above mentioned -charge was the Ninth New Jersey. This bit of information can be found -in the Adjutant-General’s report of Massachusetts in the report of -the Twenty-third Massachusetts Regiment and reads like this: “The -Ninth New Jersey crossed through the old mill, charged the enemy, -captured two pieces of artillery, and the rebels retreated.” General -Foster says, “this was late at night.” “At daylight the following -morning (Sunday) we advanced upon Kinston.” It should be remembered -that the column after passing Wine Creek abandoned the main road -leading to Kinston, took an unfrequented turpentine road through the -woods, and came upon the right flank of the Confederate army, which -was in line on the opposite side of the swamp, where their batteries -were posted to resist our advance on Kinston. The road through this -swamp was as straight as an arrow and covered with water nearly a -foot deep. The position of the Third Regiment on the opposite side of -the swamp was near the hospital and the sight of the dead and wounded -was anything but reassuring, as they were carried to the rear; yet -when the order was given “Forward!” not a man flinched, and the -Third Regiment went through the swamp on the double-quick. The first -brigade having turned the rebels’ right, and captured a battery and -several hundred prisoners there was little left for the Third to do -but to join in the shout of victory, view the prisoners, sympathize -with the wounded in the Old Baptist Church, view the dead in the -woods, and march into Kinston. As we marched over the beautiful -bridge which spans the Neuse River, we saw the wise generalship of -General Foster in coming upon Kinston through the swamp instead of -the main road, where the rebels had erected earthworks and mounted -guns, which would command the road for more than two miles. - -Our place of bivouac in Kinston was on the park, which was enclosed -by a rail fence, five rails high. Captain Grant, of Company C, Third -Regiment, being officer of the day, gave strict orders that only the -topmost rails should be taken. This order was so strictly obeyed that -in the morning not a vestige of the fence remained; each man had -taken only the top rail. - -Words fail to describe the things seen on that park the next morning, -feather and straw beds, mattresses, pillows, sheets, and bed clothes -of nearly all kinds and description, china tea-sets, bottles of -perfumery, and almost everything in the housekeeping line. Tobacco -and cigars could be had without the asking. Feathers were seen all -over the ground, indicating that someone had been engaged in the -poultry business on an immense scale during the night. - -The bugle sounded very early and the command recrossed the bridge and -resumed the march towards Goldsboro. An old colored woman standing -by the roadside raised her hands as we were passing and shouted, “You -honeys of Lincoln’s army need fear nothing from nobody between here -and Richmond! De good Lawd bless you all!” - -At Whitehall we again encountered the Confederate forces, which -General Foster handsomely outwitted. He gave them the impression -that his whole force was engaged, while the fact was that only a few -regiments with nearly all his batteries were in action; the bulk -of the command were pushing on toward Goldsboro. Failing to find -any way for the infantry to cross the river and burn the gunboat in -the process of building, orders were given for all the batteries to -concentrate their fire on the gunboat, which was soon destroyed. -A few men were left to keep up the impression that it was General -Foster’s purpose to cross the river, the main army marching rapidly -on toward Goldsboro. - -At Everettsville we again came upon the rebel pickets, who fled -without firing a gun. Shells from our battery hastened their retreat -toward the railroad bridge. This they crossed and joined the main -force, which so far as we could learn were in the woods near the -railroad. After shelling the woods for nearly three hours, the Third -Regiment was ordered to take position near the Wilmington railroad -and parallel with it. Here it remained until a railroad monitor was -destroyed by our batteries and the railroad bridge burned; then we -were ordered to stack arms and proceed to tear up the track and burn -the ties. This order was executed with such vigor that in less than -one hour three miles of ties were on fire. Had the rebels not lost -their heads they could have captured the Third Regiment, for it was -without arms. As it was, Captain Marble, of Company A, barely escaped -being captured by a rebel picket post in the woods, not a hundred -yards from the railroad. - -After executing its orders the regiment was ordered to its arms and -marched back over the hill. While here it was reported that the enemy -was advancing with a flag of truce and a company of cavalry went to -receive it. Judge our surprise when it was fired upon by a rebel -brigade, ambushed on the opposite side of the railroad. Immediately -the brigade crossed the railroad and charged on Morrison’s and -Belger’s batteries. At this time the writer was standing near Captain -Belger and heard that officer say, “There they come, now we will -have some fun,” and, without waiting for orders from General Lee, -the commander of the only brigade then on the field (the so-called -rear guard), Captain Belger gave the order, “Action front, double -shotted canister! Load! Aim! Fire!” At this time the enemy were -within two hundred yards of his guns and the Third Regiment was -supporting this and Morrison’s Battery, with their two batteries -firing upon the advancing brigade. I need not say that they were long -in wiping it out. Two other brigades which charged on the left centre -of our brigade were soon driven back in disorder. - -It is supposed that seeing Morrison’s and Belger’s batteries still -on the field, they thought it a fine thing to capture those two -popular batteries; it being quite dark they did not notice that these -batteries were supported by infantry. Moreover, they had opened a -mill gate, which created a torrent through which the batteries must -pass in going from the field, but they were too badly punished to -follow out their plans. When the Third came to the stream they found -it a roaring torrent; yet through the icy cold water they went, and -when the whole brigade with the batteries were over, we were only -too glad to be told that we would have to march ten miles before -bivouacking for the night. At nine o’clock we reached the main army -and laid down in our frozen clothes until the following morning, -when we began our march toward Newbern. We reached Newbern without -molestation on the twenty-first day of December, having been absent -eleven days, and having marched over one hundred and fifty miles. - -In the engagements had the only casualties suffered by the Third as -reported, were six wounded. By special order of General Foster the -names of “Kinston,” “Whitehall,” and “Goldsboro” were inscribed upon -the regimental flag. - -December 30th the Third Regiment was attached to General Heckman’s -brigade in anticipation of going further south, but when inspected by -Captain Abel, of General Heckman’s staff, the arms were found to be -of such poor quality that they were for the second time condemned, -and failing to get them replaced by good arms, General Heckman sent -the following communication to Colonel Richmond: - - _To_ COLONEL S. P. RICHMOND, _Commanding Third Regiment, M. V. M., - Headquarters First Brigade, Nagle’s Division, Newbern, N. C., Jan. - 12, 1863._ - - COLONEL: In the report of my Assistant Adjutant-General who - inspected your regiment last muster, the arms you now have were - condemned. I have made every effort since to have the arms changed - to retain you in my brigade, but time would not permit and another - regiment has been assigned. - - Accept my regrets that your regiment was not in condition to remain - (as regards equipments). The soldierly appearance and conduct of - your officers have made a favorable impression, and I part with you - with regret. - - Very respectfully yours, - - C. A. HECKMAN, - - _Brigadier-General Commanding First Brigade,_ - _Nagle’s Division, Eighteenth Army Corps._ - -General Foster says, “The Third Regiment always obeys orders and -performs all its duties promptly and without grumbling.” General -Prince says, “The Third Massachusetts Regiment and its commander can -be trusted with important duties with a certainty that they will -be performed promptly and well.” Colonel Jourdan says, “The Third -Regiment is always ready for duty.” - -On January 28th the regiment moved to Camp Jourdan, near Fort -Totten. This location was not a desirable one; neither was the ground -in a condition for the dwelling place of men. It was considered a -very unhealthy locality, but it was one of the most important points -in the defences of Newbern. The first thing done was the removal -of more than five hundred cords of the refuse from stables, dumped -there. Many ditches were made, the camp graded and trees planted -until the medical director pronounced it one of the cleanest, -prettiest, and most healthy camps near Newbern, and he also made a -report to that effect, complimenting the regimental commander and -medical staff highly. - -March 6th the regiment was ordered to go with General Prince’s -division on an expedition into Jones and Onslow counties, where they -remained five days. The Third with other troops under command of -Colonel Richmond was twice detailed for important detached service, -and received the thanks of General Prince for the able manner in -which the duty was performed. Several hundred prisoners were taken -and brought to Newbern. While the men were quite affable, the -officers were very sullen and did not care to talk with “Yankee -mudsills.” - -In the attack at Deep Gully, March 14th, and also on Fort -Anderson, on the opposite side of the Neuse, the Third were under -marching orders until the next day at one P. M., and then went on a -reconnoissance to Pollocksville, returning to camp on the evening of -the 16th in the rain, with the mud more than a foot deep. So muddy -were the roads that the regiment was eight hours marching ten miles. - -On the 17th Companies A, B, K, and H were ordered to march to Deep -Gully for picket duty, where they remained eight days. They were -relieved by the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth New York Regiment, and -marched back to Newbern. - -From April 2d on until the time of leaving this department (except -when on expeditions), the Third Regiment furnished a detail of one -hundred and fifty men daily for intrenchment work. - -April 5th orders were received to march to Foster’s Wharf with three -days’ rations. The regiment was there on time, expecting to go to -Washington, N. C., but at six P. M., orders were received from -General Foster to go back to camp. - -April 7th at six P. M. orders were received to march immediately with -three days’ rations, and the regiment proceeded to Foster’s Wharf, -were transported across the Neuse River, and bivouacked for the -night. The next day we joined a column commanded by General Spinola, -and made a forced march to Blount’s Creek, rear of Washington, to -attempt to break the siege and relieve General Foster, who was there -at the time. At the point of attack it was found that the rebels -occupied a strong position on a hill, the only approach being a -narrow defile with heavy woods on either side. These conditions at -the outset forbade hope of success. An engagement was made, the Third -taking part in the movement, but they were met by so fierce a fire -from the rebel batteries on the hill that it was thought expedient -to retire. Captain Belger’s horse was shot under him, and he was -severely wounded, yet as he passed Colonel Richmond he said, “Give -it to them, Colonel, we’ll pay them off for this.” Later we were -informed that the rebels, believing that the Yankees would play -some Yankee trick on them, left their position from fear of a flank -movement. Of one thing we were assured, the siege of Washington was -raised, and General Foster returned to Newbern. This expedition was -regarded as the most adventurous and exhausting of any in which the -Third participated during its term of service. More than thirty miles -were covered by a hurried march and the battle fought on the same -day. So exhausted were the men that several had to be assisted to the -place of bivouac for the night. - -April 13th Company D was sent on an expedition by steamer, forty -miles down the Neuse River, to explore the opposite shore. On -leaving, General Foster said, “I want you to go down the river on -a pleasure trip; it may be, however, that you will find other than -pleasure somewhere.” The company obeyed orders, but finding no -rebels, it returned the following night. - -April 16th the Third Regiment received orders to march with a column -under General Prince to Core Creek, where it remained six days, -and was engaged in several skirmishes with the enemy. It was this -movement combined with another column on the opposite side of the -Neuse River, which caused the rebels to evacuate their positions -in front of Washington, North Carolina, thereby relieving the -Forty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia from their uncomfortable -position. - -May 11th four companies were detailed for picket duty at Deep Gully, -where they remained ten days. - -May 23d orders were received at eight P. M. to march immediately to -a certain point near Batchelder’s Creek, and await orders. Arriving -at the point indicated they rested on arms. This hurried movement -was made in consequence of our pickets being driven in, and Colonel -Jones, commander of the Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania, being killed -during the engagement. The enemy having retired during the night, the -regiment was ordered back to Newbern. This march was made through -the dust six inches deep, and with the thermometer one hundred and -ten degrees in the shade. We arrived in Newbern at twelve o’clock, a -tired, besmeared, dust covered lot of soldiers. - -May 31st four companies marched to Deep Gully for picket duty, but -being relieved by a detachment from Lee’s brigade, they returned to -Newbern the same evening. - -Newbern was twice threatened with assault, apparently for the purpose -of retaking the city. The first occurred on the evening of Nov. 11, -1862, while the main army was absent on a reconnoitring march to -Tarboro, in the northern part of the state, leaving the Third almost -alone in the defence of the city. The regiment was under arms all -night, and re-enforcements were brought up from Newport. The alarm -was caused by a fierce attack made upon the pickets at Deep Gully, -a few miles out on the Trent road, one man being killed and several -wounded. The regiments that had been absent for nearly two weeks were -now returning and the rebels withdrew the following day. - -The second assault was made on March 14, 1863, operating from -different directions; one by the way of the Trent road, the other -approaching from across the Neuse River. The latter division was -vigorously handled by the garrison at Fort Anderson, on the north -bank of the river, and by gunboats, and finally repulsed. Many shells -were thrown into the city, some of which tore up the ground occupied -by the Third Regiment but a little time before as their camp. A flag -of truce was sent asking the surrender of the city, but General -Foster’s answer was, “If you want Newbern, come and take it.” These -assaults seemed to be more like “feelers” of the Union strength than -any serious menace to Newbern. - -Various places were garrisoned and much picket duty done by the Third -Regiment, besides the services already mentioned, which proved the -fidelity of both officers and men, and the readiness of the regiment -to measure up at all times to the trusts committed to its keeping. - -Being ordered to Boston, Mass., the regiment left Newbern June 11, -1863. As they marched from their camp to the place of taking train -and boat, they were escorted by the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth -New York Volunteers, preceded by the band of the Forty-ninth -Massachusetts Regiment, General Foster and Colonel Jourdan honoring -the column by a standing review. The Forty-fifth and Forty-first -Massachusetts Regiments were in line on the other side of the Trent -River, and cheered us with music and voice on our homeward journey. -Seven companies went by rail to Morehead and embarked on the steamer -_S. R. Spaulding_. Three companies with the sick went on board the -steamer _Tillie_, at Newbern, and sailed by the way of Roanoake -Sound. The voyage for the most part was rough and most of the -officers were seasick until we rounded the shores of Cape Cod, when -the sea became smooth, and new life was imparted to all. - -Landing in Boston we received a very enthusiastic reception by her -citizens and were escorted to the Common by the Forty-fourth -Massachusetts Rifle Club. The Governor being absent, Adjutant-General -Schouler reviewed the column from the State House steps, after which -the regiment marched to Beach Street barracks and partook of a -collation. At one P. M. the regiment took the cars for Camp Joe -Hooker, but being furloughed on the train and ordered to report in -camp on the 22d, each man turned his face toward the old home and the -dear ones he had left there when he went to serve his country. - -June 22d the regiment reported at camp, where it remained until the -26th and was mustered out of the service by Capt. J. K. Lawrence, -being dismissed by a complimentary and affecting speech from Colonel -Richmond. The men dispersed quietly, maintaining their excellent -character and discipline to the last. Many of these men showed their -patriotism by re-enlisting, some going the third and fourth time. - -During the campaign the regiment was transported by steamer and -railroad more than two thousand miles, and marched more than four -hundred miles over the swampy roads of North Carolina, most of -this being done during the inclement season. It bivouacked upon -the ground without shelter when the water froze in canteens, and -also marched when the thermometer ranged at one hundred and twelve -degrees in the shade. During the most of the time more than two -hundred men were furnished for extra duty, as mechanics, and quite -a number were detailed as overseers of contrabands and other duties -of a governmental nature. The regiment which left home with a roster -of one thousand and fifteen men returned with nine hundred and -twenty-seven. - - “Oh Life! Oh Death! Oh World! Oh Time! - Oh Grave, where all things flow! - ’Tis yours to make our lot sublime, - With your great weight of woe. - - Through sharpest anguish hearts may wring, - Though bosoms torn may be; - Yet suffering is a holy thing, - Without it, what were we!” - - - - - CHAPTER III. - - HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FIELD AND NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF OFFICERS - OF THE THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - -_FIELD AND STAFF._ - -COL. SILAS P. RICHMOND. - -SILAS PEIRCE RICHMOND, son of Isaac and Lucinda (Peirce) Richmond, -was born in Freetown, June 19, 1831, on the Richmond homestead, -which has been owned in the family continuously since 1775. His -grandfather, Samuel Richmond, was a soldier in the War of the -Revolution, and his father, Isaac Richmond, was a soldier in the War -of 1812-15. Silas P. Richmond was educated in the public schools of -Freetown and at Peirce Academy, Middleboro. - -[Illustration: COL. SILAS P. RICHMOND.] - -He was engaged in farming and lumber business early in life. He was -the first man to enlist in Company G, Third Regiment, Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia, in May, 1850. He was appointed corporal in April, -1851; commissioned fourth lieutenant of same company in August, -1851; third lieutenant in August, 1853; first lieutenant in May, -1854; captain in May, 1855; major and inspector, Second Brigade, -Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, July 29, 1856. He was in Kansas -in 1858-9, and served with John Brown in repelling the “Border -Ruffians” and was badly wounded in the knee at the battle near -Lawrence, Kansas. He returned to Massachusetts and was appointed -captain and aide-de-camp, Second Brigade, Massachusetts Volunteer -Militia, Sept. 15, 1859, and in that capacity responded to the call -of the “Minute Men,” April 15, 1861, serving at Fortress Monroe and -Hampton, Virginia, and taking part in the battle of Big Bethel, June -10, 1861. At the end of the campaign he returned to Massachusetts -and was honorably discharged. On the 8th of May, 1862, he was -commissioned lieutenant-colonel, Third Regiment, Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia, and as such responded to the call to re-enforce -the Army of the Potomac at the time of General Bank’s retreat in -the Shenandoah Valley. In July, 1862, he was ordered by Governor -Andrew to reorganize and recruit the Third Regiment, Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia, to the maximum for service in the field. He -completed that work and the regiment was mustered into the United -States service, one thousand and forty strong, Sept. 15, 1862. He -was commissioned colonel of the Third Regiment Oct. 7, 1862, and, on -Oct. 22, 1862, he proceeded with the regiment by steamer to Newbern, -North Carolina. During that campaign he participated in the battles -of Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro, Deep Gully, Blount’s Creek, and -in repelling the bombardment of Newbern. During a part of that -time he commanded a brigade. At the end of this term of service he -returned to Massachusetts. On the 28th of September, 1863, he was -commissioned colonel of the Fifty-eighth Regiment, Massachusetts -Volunteers, and proceeded to recruit that regiment. On Nov. 21, 1863, -he was appointed superintendent of recruiting in Bristol, Plymouth, -Barnstable, Nantucket, and Dukes counties, and as such continued the -recruiting of the Fifty-eighth Regiment, until it was ordered to join -the Army of the Potomac, April 28, 1864; but as the Fifty-eighth had -only eight companies at that time, he could not be mustered into the -United States service as colonel of it, and so resigned. On July 19, -1864, he was appointed assistant provost marshal of the Department of -the South, with the rank of colonel, and served as such at Beaufort, -North Carolina, Hilton Head, Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, -South Carolina. He was on the first steamer that reached Savannah -when it was taken, and on the first steamer that landed at Charleston -when that city was captured. He was honorably mustered out of service -in September, 1865. - -He engaged in the lumber and grain business in Indiana and Michigan -in 1867-9, and lost a nice property by fire in Michigan in 1869. -He returned to Massachusetts in 1870. Colonel Richmond has been a -justice of peace for more than forty years, and is also a notary -public. He was for ten years chairman of the board of selectmen -of Freetown. As auditor in 1854 he prepared the first printed -report ever made of the finances of Freetown. He has also served as -assessor, town clerk, school committee, and overseer of the poor -of Freetown. He served eighteen years as moderator at annual town -meetings. He served two terms as United States census taker, and -two terms as state census taker. He was chairman of the trustees of -the First Christian Church in Assonet for several Years. He was a -representative in the legislature from the sixth Bristol district -in 1892, and served as chairman of the taxation committee. He was a -delegate to the National Republican Convention in 1892; a turnkey -in Massachusetts State Prison, 1871-9; deputy keeper in the Bristol -County House of Correction, 1879-82; general traveling agent for -the C. C. G. Co., 1882-89; president of Bristol County Agricultural -Society 1889-91; charter member of Post No. 1, Massachusetts G. -A. R., and member of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He is -a Mason and Knight Templar since 1865. On Jan. 1, 1896, he was -appointed deputy sheriff and court crier of the Supreme and Superior -Courts in Bristol County, and now holds that position. His address is -Richmond Road, Assonet, Mass. - - -LIEUT.-COL. JAMES BARTON. - -[Illustration: LIEUT.-COL. JAMES BARTON.] - -LIEUT.-COL. JAMES BARTON came from a military family. Among his -ancestors was Gen. William Barton, of Revolutionary fame, who -captured the English General Prescott and his aide-de-camp in the -town of Portsmouth, R. I., for which act Congress presented him -with a beautiful sword as an acknowledgment of his hazardous and -successful achievement. In his early years Colonel Barton resided -in Newport, R. I., and was a member of the Newport Artillery, -which was chartered in 1741. He accompanied this organization to -Providence at the time of the Dorr War. In 1853 he removed to New -Bedford and carried on the business of a marine blacksmith, and this -he continued after as well as before the war. The breaking out of -the war in 1861 found him holding the position of first lieutenant -in the New Bedford Guards (minute men), afterwards Company E, Third -Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. With this company he -served twice, first as first lieutenant of the company, and second as -lieutenant-colonel of the regiment of which the company made a part, -and served with the regiment through its campaign in North Carolina. -He was a good, conscientious officer, faithfully performing every -duty, and always in his place on battalion drill, on the march, and -in battle. He was one of the earliest members of William Logan Rodman -Post, No. 1, G. A. R., New Bedford, Mass. He died March 5, 1887. - - -MAJ. JOHN MORRISSEY. - -[Illustration: MAJOR JOHN MORRISSEY.] - -MAJOR MORRISSEY was forty-five years of age when he entered the -service of his country in the Third Regiment. He was a native of -Plymouth, where he resided at the time of his commission. His -position as sergeant-at-arms in the State House, Boston, shows that -he went to war for pure patriotic principles. He was well liked by -all the regiment, and never failed to do his duty on drill, on the -march, and in camp. After the war he was given his former position, -which office he filled acceptably until his death. He died in his own -town, beloved and highly respected by all who knew him. His force of -character was more in good acts than in many words. - - -ADJ’T. LUCIAN L. PERKINS. - -[Illustration: ADJ’T. LUCIAN L. PERKINS.] - -ADJUTANT PERKINS was born in Plympton, Mass., July 1, 1835. At the -age of eighteen he joined Company H, Third Regiment of Plympton -Rifles. He served in different positions in this company, and at the -time of President Lincoln’s call for seventy-five thousand troops he -was first lieutenant. He went to Fortress Monroe in command of his -company, and was there elected captain. He served through the three -months’ service and was discharged at the expiration of enlistment. - -He served as adjutant of the Third Regiment nine months’ service, -and was discharged at the expiration of the same. He will ever be -remembered as the soldier, the gentleman, and the officer, who -faithfully performed every duty assigned to him. On dress parade and -battalion drill he knew his place and filled it to the satisfaction -of every officer and man. - -After the close of the war, he, with his brother Charles A. S. -Perkins, went to Newbern, N. C., purchased several acres of land -there, and was engaged successfully in the cotton business at the -corner of Broad and Middle Streets. - -He died in Newbern, N. C., in October, 1864, of yellow fever, and his -remains were afterwards brought to Plympton for burial. - - -QUARTERMASTER BETHUEL PENNIMAN. - -BETHUEL PENNIMAN was commissioned Oct. 10, 1862, being forty-three -years old and a resident of New Bedford. He was a successful business -man, and because he was such was commissioned to look after and care -for the supplies of the regiment. He remained with the regiment and -was mustered June 26, 1863. - -After the war he was active in mining, manufactures, and real estate -business. Of his own life he says, “There has been nothing eventful -in my life,” and yet at eighty-six, we find him hale and hearty and -ready to beat the boys in a good, profitable, straight bargain. - -His welcome was always cordial, especially to any member of the Third -Regiment. He represented New Bedford in the legislature, and served -one term on the Board of Aldermen in 1862. He was also a member -of the New Bedford Protecting Society, and of the organization of -firemen, and was for five years attached to the old hand engine, -Veteran, No. 1. He was an attendant and member of the Unitarian -Church and belonged to the Wamsutta Club. He was a charter member of -Post No. 190 G. A. R., and a member of the Loyal Legion. - -He visited Washington, D. C, and witnessed the inaugural ceremonies -of President Roosevelt. On returning to his home in New Bedford he -was taken sick and died April 15, 1905, being eighty-seven years old. - - -SURGEON ALFRED AUGUSTUS STOCKER. - -[Illustration: SURGEON ALFRED A. STOCKER.] - -ALFRED STOCKER was forty-three years of age when commissioned and -a resident of Cambridge. He graduated at Harvard University with -the degree of M. D. in the class of 1853. In 1861 he assisted in -raising the Twelfth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. He -was nominated by Colonel Webster major-surgeon, but unavoidable -circumstances compelled him to decline. By request of Governor Andrew -in May, 1862, he went to the front in Virginia, and joined the “Army -of the Potomac.” Arriving at the White House on the Pamunkey River he -was placed in charge of a division of the great field hospital then -established there. On the breaking up of the hospital he was assigned -to the Thirty-first Pennsylvania as acting surgeon, July 20th to -October 1st, passing through the whole Peninsula campaign. He was at -South Mountain and Antietam. He was commissioned surgeon of the Third -Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Oct. 16, 1862, serving -in North Carolina until mustered out with the regiment, and during -the winter of 1863-4 he was at Readville on the staff of General -Pierce, serving as special inspector of recruits. Oct. 16, 1863, -he was commissioned major-surgeon of the Fifty-eighth Massachusetts -Volunteer Veterans in the Ninth Army Corps with General Burnside. -He was with General Grant from the Wilderness to Petersburg, Va. On -account of physical debility contracted in the service, he resigned -Aug. 1, 1864, and was honorably discharged. He has now retired from -professional practice on account of age and growing disability and -resides in Cambridge, Mass. - - -ASST. SURGEON WOODBRIDGE R. HOWES. - -WOODBRIDGE R. HOWES was commissioned Oct. 21, 1862, being forty-five -years old and residing in Mattapoisett. He was in the service of the -United States from Nov. 13, 1862, and with the regiment until it was -mustered out. He practiced professionally in Hanover until his death, -and served on the school committee of Hanover. He was a member of -the Joseph Wilder Post, No. 83, G. A. R., and at one time commander; -member of North River Lodge, I. O. of O. F., holding various offices, -and censor for several years of the Massachusetts Medical Society. -He died in Hanover, Feb. 4, 1898, and was buried in the cemetery of -that town. He left one son, Clarence L. Howes, M. D., practicing in -Hanover, and one daughter, Mary W., wife of J. W. Beal, architect in -Hanover. - - -CHAPLAIN CHARLES ANDREW SNOW. - -[Illustration: CHAPLAIN REV. CHARLES A. SNOW.] - -CHAPLAIN SNOW was thirty-three years of age when commissioned, and -resided in Fall River. He was appointed chaplain Oct. 10, 1862; -commissioned October 16th, and sworn into the United States service -October 22d. He was on duty with the regiment until it was mustered -out. Since that time he had been in professional service as pastor -of churches in Fall River, Providence, R. I., South Abington (now -Whitman), New Bedford, and West Harwich. In 1898 he retired from -full ministerial service on account of ill-health. He is the author -of many miscellaneous papers, essays, sermons, important historical -sketches, etc. He was a life member of the Old Colony Historical -Society. He died in Taunton, Nov. 28, 1903. - - -_NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF._ - - -SERGT.-MAJ. JOSEPH E. NYE. - -JOSEPH E. NYE was commissioned at the age of twenty-four, while -residing in New Bedford. He was promoted from Company E, May 29, -1863, vice Robbins having been discharged to enable him to accept a -lieutenancy in the Heavy Artillery. Sergeant-Major Nye was a most -faithful officer, and performed his duty to the entire satisfaction -of his superior officers. He was always on time and always kept good -time when on dress parade and when marching in review. - -After the war he was engaged in the livery business in Fall River, -and died there about twelve years ago. - - -QUARTERMASTER SERGT. THEODORE A. BARTON. - -QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT BARTON was twenty-one years old when -commissioned and a resident of New Bedford. He was the youngest -son of Lieut.-Col. James and Mary Barton, and came from a renowned -military family. He was born in 1842 and received a private and -public school education. His parents moved from Newport to New -Bedford when young Barton was eleven years old. He was a member of -the High School in New Bedford, and graduated from the same near -the beginning of the war. He enlisted in the Third Regiment and was -appointed quartermaster-sergeant, in which office he served during -the nine months’ campaign in North Carolina, and was mustered out -with the regiment. He re-enlisted in the Fifty-eighth Regiment and -was appointed quartermaster with the rank of first lieutenant. He was -at one time the youngest regimental quartermaster (and one of the -best) in the Army of the Potomac. He served faithfully to the close -of the war and was mustered out with his regiment. - -Soon after the war he took up his residence in Providence and engaged -in the hardware business with Freeman P. Little, forming the firm of -Little & Barton. The governor of Rhode Island selected him as one -of the staff officers with the rank of colonel, in which office he -served with honor, and was distinguished for his soldierly bearing. -Subsequently he removed to Ashton and became bookkeeper in one of -the Goddard’s mills. In 1868 he entered the employ of the Gorham -Company and was their confidential clerk and bookkeeper, remaining -in that position until failing health compelled him to take a long -rest. When the new State House was being constructed he was chosen -assistant to E. K. Glezen, secretary of the commission, and when -it was completed and a new commission formed he was elected its -secretary, in which office he remained until his death, Jan. 24, -1905. He was prominent in G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans circles and -was department commander of Rhode Island in 1886. In 1894 he was -elected senior vice-commander-in-chief of the national body of Sons -of Veterans, and was the first man to receive that honor from Rhode -Island. A widow and daughter survive him, residing in their beautiful -home in Providence. - - -COMMISSARY SERGT. ARTHUR HOOPER. - -COMMISSARY SERGT. ARTHUR HOOPER was born in Bridgewater, May 18, -1843, and was nineteen years old when he enlisted in Company K, -Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, for nine months. He -was promoted to regimental commissary sergeant, Oct. 28, 1862, and -discharged with the regiment June 26, 1863. He re-enlisted Dec. 11, -1863, in Company A, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Third Veteran Regiment -for three years, and was detailed regimental commissary sergeant. -The regiment left Readville, Mass., April 28, 1864, and was assigned -to the First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, Gen. Ambrose -E. Burnside commanding. Sergeant Hooper was with the regiment in the -battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold -Harbor, Petersburg, Welden Railroad, and Poplar Grove Church. He was -furloughed Dec. 11, 1864, and was ordered to report to the commissary -department of the United States General Hospital at Readville, Mass. -He was mustered out June 13, 1865. - -He lived in Bridgewater until June, 1882, when he went to work as -salesman for Carter & Company, paper dealers in Boston. He was -elected to the legislature from the districts of Bridgewater and -East Bridgewater in 1880. He has been secretary of the Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Regimental Association since 1888. He joined the G. -A. R. in 1868, and for the past four years has been quartermaster -of E. W. Kinsley Post, Boston. He was the compiler of a history of -Bridgewater during the Rebellion, which was published in 1880, a work -that reflects honor on the author and is of great value to the town. -His place of business is No. 100 Federal Street, Boston, where he is -a clerk and director of the firm, respected, trusted, and honored. - - -HOSPITAL STEWARD EUGENE WHITTEMORE. - -HOSPITAL STEWARD EUGENE WHITTEMORE was commissioned at the age of -twenty and resided in Boston. He served with the regiment and was -mustered out with the same. He is now letter carrier in South Boston. - - -SERGT.-MAJ. EDWARD L. ROBBINS. - -SERGT.-MAJ. EDWARD L. ROBBINS was twenty-seven years of age when -commissioned, and a resident of Plymouth. He was discharged May 29, -1863, to enable him to accept a lieutenancy in the heavy artillery. -He was a good, faithful officer, and enjoyed the good-will of all the -officers and men in the regiment. He now resides in Wollaston, Mass. -(Lincoln Avenue). - - - - - CHAPTER IV. - - COMPANY A, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY CORPORAL JOHN G. GAMMONS.] - - -The early history of this company is of such importance and interest -as to claim more than a passing notice. - -Company A, known as Halifax Light Infantry, was organized in 1792 -when George Washington was President of the United States and John -Hancock Governor of Massachusetts. It was one of the first companies -in the State to receive its charter from Governor Hancock, and -therefore takes rank as one of the oldest among the militia companies -in the State at that time. - -It was well armed, equipped and drilled and was in active service -in the war with England in 1812-14, being on duty at Boston, Mass., -where for faithful service rendered, it received the thanks of -Governor Hancock and the commendation of the citizens of Boston. - -It was commanded by Capt. Asa Thompson of Halifax, a “mighty man -of valor” of gigantic proportions, being six feet seven inches in -normal condition, and eight feet tall with his captain’s hat on. On -parade and at musters this company attracted attention, not only by -the Saul-like appearance of its captain, but also by the large black -bearskin caps worn by its officers and men. Tradition says that when -Captain Thompson marched his company across South Boston bridge -throngs of men, women and children would collect to see “the giant” -and his men, and not a few would tremble with fear that the bridge -would not be able to support the captain and his great company. - -When President Lincoln issued his first proclamation for troops, -Company A (as minute men) reported for duty April 16, 1861, being -commanded by Capt. Joseph Harlow of Halifax, whose height was six -feet two inches. This zealous and patriotic officer rode all night -through the towns in which the members of the company resided, -summoning them to meet on Boston Common the next day, by order of -Governor John A. Andrew. This midnight ride has been fittingly -compared to that of Paul Revere. - -Company A was assigned to the Third Regiment, Massachusetts -Volunteers, three months’ men, Col. David S. Wardrop commanding, and -was ordered to Virginia, where it did its full share in destroying -Gosport Navy Yard. It afterward served there under Major-General -Butler and was doing guard duty when the slaves coming into our lines -were declared “contraband of war” by that officer. - -[Illustration: CAPT. JOHN W. MARBLE.] - -Sept. 18, 1862, Company A, having united with Company G, of Assonet, -went into camp at Lakeville, Mass., known as Camp Joe Hooker. John -W. Marble, of Assonet, receiving eighty-seven votes, was declared -elected captain of the company; Charles P. Lyon of Halifax was -elected first lieutenant, and Nathaniel Morton of the same town was -elected second lieutenant; each of these officers receiving the same -number of votes as Captain Marble. Never was there a more democratic -election and never were men better pleased with their officers. - -Captain Marble proved a kind-hearted man, caring for his men and -giving them his best in military drill, discipline, clothing and -rations. He also kept an eye on his men when on the march and in -battle. He was never known to fall out on the march, or to be taken -suddenly sick on the eve of a battle, or ride in an ambulance on the -long and weary forced marches. His men had confidence in him and -were always ready to obey his commands without asking questions; -and, although not a graduate of West Point, no battalion or brigade -movement ever puzzled him to know where to place his company, either -on drill or in the evolution of field movements. - -Lieutenant Lyon was not only a good officer, he was a good man. No -day was so hot or stormy, and no night was so dark or cold, that -he did not fulfill his duty beyond the letter of the law, whether -that duty was in camp, on picket, or on the march. His interest in -the company is reciprocated by “The Old Boys” to this day, and will -continue as long as one of the company is left to tell of war events -and our reunions are characterized by fraternal greeting rather than -“paying off old scores.” - -Lieutenant Morton had, and still continues to have, a large place -in the esteem of the company. He was always ready to serve when -and where his service was wanted and needed. He was the gentleman, -the officer, the friend of every man in the company. Always at his -post of duty, on the march, everywhere; and in everything he proved -himself worthy of the confidence of his superiors, equals, and -inferiors. In battle he had no fear of all the rebels “this side of -perdition.” - -Like the commissioned officers, the non-commissioned officers were -men of worth and usefulness. No company could boast of a better -orderly sergeant than Company A. For proficiency in drill, promptness -at guard mount and discipline, Orderly Sergt. James H. Hathaway stood -number one. Danger to him was a thing unknown. Duty before pleasure, -and obedience to his superior officers was his slogan. - -Sergt. William A. Lyon was always ready to go when and where ordered -and do as ordered. He was a well drilled man, a true soldier, beloved -and honored by the whole company. - -Sergt. Stephen Hathaway was known as “The man of money,” yet he never -allowed money to become his stepping stone to preferment. He was as -ready as any one to do his duty with the company, regardless of toil, -deprivation or danger, when not on detached duty. - -Sergt. Morton V. Bonney could outlift any man in camp. I once saw -him stand astride a full barrel of pork which others could not -lift, and, taking it by the chimbs, raise it clear from the ground, -saying, “There, I have lifted your darned old barrel of pork.” In -drill he was accurate, and on dress parade the perfect soldier; and, -like Israel’s second king, he “behaved so wisely” that every one -respected and loved him. - -Ordnance Sergt. Frederick Thayer was not only a master of his trade, -but prompt in every detail of his work. Every weapon was always ready -when wanted for guard mount, dress parade or for the march, and not -one of Company A was ever sent to quarters because of a rusty or -dirty gun. - -Corporals Uriel Haskins, Ephraim Haskins, Thomas Gurney, James E. -Arnold, Soranus Thompson, David B. Hill, and John G. Gammons, were -always ready and faithful in the discharge of every duty assigned to -them. - -Asa Kilbreth could blow “The Flowers of Michigan” through a fife as -no other musician in the regiment, if in the world. His time was so -perfect that every one could keep step when marching in review. John -G. Bonney was as good with his drum as “Uncle” Kilbreth with his -fife, and when these two musicians sounded reveille every man was -ready for roll call. The whole company was made up of exceptionally -good and true men, “soldiers from the word go.” - -Company A could truthfully boast of more musical talent than any -other company in the regiment. Singing could always be had for the -asking, without money and without price. Stringed instruments were -in evidence. A double quartette was always ready and willing to -entertain and enliven what otherwise would have been dull hours of -camp life. Miller Briggs was a knight of the bow, and he could make -the “old campaign fiddle” talk, sing, weep or shout, as occasion -required or his fancy dictated. Al. Ashley was always ready to make a -speech, play a game of euchre, go on guard or go into a fight. Pearly -Haven was born with a thirst that water had no power to quench. -Pearly was always weak when near anything strong. - -Edward H. Rennis went to “his own place” when he went into the -cook-house. His boiled dinners and his baked beans remain as things -joyfully to be remembered. Few were the cooks who could deal out -better rations than Rennis. - -Die Mason, while a good company clerk, would stand before a heated -stove and burn the whole front of his uniform, absolutely oblivious -of what was going on. In the battle of Goldsboro, he filled his -musket with cartridges from breech to muzzle and returned to Newbern -with it full. When apprised of the fact, he simply said, “I marched -two hundred miles to snap at the rebels.” - -Corp. Thomas Gurney was a most painstaking and accurate diarist. -Benjamin H. Bearse could roast a fowl or a pig to perfection. John -Boyce was so squint-eyed that he could see “the rebels” on either -flank and in front of him. Henry Cook, notwithstanding he had lost -his voice, would not ask to be discharged, whispering, “If I cannot -speak with my voice, I can speak to the rebels with my musket.” -John Drayton could provide fun for the whole company. Herculese -Dean was the staid gentleman; Timothy French the man of affairs. -Bradford G. Hathaway was known as the “big man with curly hair.” -Daniel L. Hathaway would not shake hands with a rebel prisoner, who, -recognizing him as a fellow workman in the Live Oak Swamps, extended -his hand. Dan declared he never would shake hands with a d----d rebel. - -Shubael G. Howland will be remembered as the man who carried six -rebel muskets seventy miles on his shoulder and sent them home to -make sure that the rebels would never get them again. - -Aaron D. Hathaway could bring a mule team out of the mud when every -one else had given up in despair. He performed this feat by pushing -the mules’ heads under the mud and keeping them there until they were -glad to jump out to breathe. - -Alamanzer Osborne had queer notions about sardines. - -Isaiah Stetson could scent a battle afar off. - -James H. Petty, while never perfect in the manual of arms on dress -parade, in battle could shoot as straight as any one. He was never -known to fall out on the march because of sore feet and was in his -glory when in a battle. - -Jacob P. Hill was known as “the tall man;” William T. Marston as the -man who grew so corpulent that Uncle Sam had no uniform that would -fit him. Francis Briggs, when “in trim,” could outrun any deer and -yell louder than an Ute Indian. Horatio N. Hood never got stuck in -the mud with his team. - -The first night in Camp Joe Hooker was a sweater to many, a conundrum -to a few, and a go-as-you-please to all. Every one kept good-natured -for the most pessimistic knew that all things that have a beginning -have an end; and so it came to pass that, before reveille, the -silence was broken only by the tremendous snoring of the tired -merrymakers. - -The first day in camp was one of laborious duty. How many tons of -stones were buried by Company A no one will ever know, for it is -safe to say no one will ever resurrect them; but when the job was -completed Company A had as level and as smooth a street as any -company in camp. Some amusing things occurred on the guard line. -Some of the officers detailed for guard duty would give one set -of orders and some another set, and it was hard for the guards to -tell which was right and which was wrong. Some of the guards would -not be relieved at “arms aport” but would persist in standing at a -“charge.” One such was left to enjoy his “charge bayonet” until the -next relief: the two hours taught him a lesson which he never forgot. -Occasionally some of the guards would fix their muskets firmly in the -ground, and, putting coat and hat on the same, go off on a “lark,” -returning in time to come in with the relief; but such things were -not considered as a grave offense, since we were not mustered into -service. - -In a few days an inspecting officer came and we were mustered into -the service of Uncle Sam. Soon we were uniformed and began the role -of soldiers. It took us less time to get used to our rations than to -get used to our beds, which at that time consisted of the soft side -of a hemlock board, quite different from those beds we had left at -our homes. - -One afternoon just after recall the boys took umbrage at something -the sutler had said or done, and, magic-like, the two regiments in -camp gathered with the avowed purpose of demolishing his place of -business. I waited with bated breath to see what a few officers -would do with two thousand enraged men. Just at the critical moment -I saw the stalwart form of Colonel Richmond standing on a box, and -with a voice like that “of many waters” and of mighty thunders, he -proclaimed, “There will be a roll call in each company’s barracks -within five minutes and every one not present will be marked.” -Company A was in line in less than two minutes. The roll was called -and every member answered “Here.” That little incident has always -remained with me as an exhibition of the ready wit and good sense of -our beloved Col. S. P. Richmond. - -Our stay in camp was of short duration for we were wanted for active -service and were ordered to prepare for the South Land. The morning -of our last day in camp brought many of the wives, mothers, fathers, -sisters, and sweethearts to say the last good-bye to the boys who -were to defend the Old Flag on southern battlefields. Alas! that some -of the boys who marched away that day, suppressing their tears in a -manly way, were never again to look on the dear faces which tearfully -said good-bye, silently praying God that they might return again to -the old home and to their loved ones. - -At Lakeville station we took the train for Boston, where we received -an ovation through the city. The right wing of the regiment was -assigned to the _Mississippi_, the left wing went on board the -_Merrimac_. The bell rang, the whistle sounded, and we found -ourselves going down the river, our destination being Newbern, N. C. -With the exception of nearly running down two schooners and breaking -our foreyard arm into three pieces in contact with a vessel going -through the “Narrows,” our voyage was uneventful. Company A did her -full share of duty, notwithstanding that the rough water in Boston -Bay gave to many of the boys all the business they could manage on -their own private account. - -Our ship, after rounding Cape Cod, anchored in Vineyard Haven. -Seeing our consort pass in the early dawn of the following morning, -we prepared to follow, and, just as the steam was applied, a large -schooner came across our bow. The engines were reversed and we barely -escaped a collision. Captain Baxter hailed with this sarcastic -remark, “I believe some captains would run all night for the sake of -running across a ship’s bow and being run down.” When we overtook -the _Merrimac_ we were hailed with, “How did you break your foreyard -arm?” and Captain Baxter replied, “Carrying sail, sir.” - -Our run to North Carolina was over a sea as smooth as a mill-pond. -The voyage could have been made in safety in a canoe; but when within -five miles of the harbor, we encountered a southeast gale, which -drove thousands of porpoises into the harbor. Our pilot, either -through ignorance or carelessness, ran our ship upon the bar. I was -standing beside the Captain when the thing happened, and Captain -Baxter, quietly drawing his revolver and placing it close to the -pilot’s head, soberly remarked: “I have a good mind to put a little -light into your stupid rebel brain.” I need not tell you that that -pilot trembled like a whipped dog. With the rising tide and the -assistance of a tug, we were soon off the bar; and, as we headed for -the wharf, I heard Captain Baxter say, “I did not care half as much -for getting stuck on that bar, as I do for having the captain of the -_Merrimac_ get alongside the wharf before the _Mississippi_, for I -shall never hear the last of it.” At Morehead City we took train -for Newbern and camped on the banks of the Neuse River. Here for -the first time, we were drilled in the evolutions of the brigade, -preparatory to going on the march and into battle. - -After a few days of camp life, Company A and Company B were detailed -for picket duty at Newport Barracks, one mile distant from Newport -City, which consisted of three houses, two barns and a five-by-ten -store. Newport City was the trading mart for that section, and many -times have I seen a barrel of pitch sold for thirty dollars and a -barrel of tar sold for twenty dollars. - -Our camp consisted of two companies of infantry, a battery of four -guns and a platoon of cavalry. A detail from Company A went every day -to a post called Havelock, and the boys from there kept the company -well supplied with fresh beef and pork. One night one of Company A -being on picket, thought he saw some one stealthily approaching -the post. “Who goes there?” rang out on the still night. Receiving -no answer, he fired. Alas! his aim was only too sure, for, on -inspection, there in the throes of death lay a large black cow. I -believe that was the only rebel that Company A ever roasted and ate. - -Some of Company A will never forget David B. Hill and the hive of -bees and honey he brought into camp one night. The following morning, -when his namesake came to inquire after his missing hive, Dave met -him on the parade ground, and, passing himself off as commandant of -the camp, solemnly declared that he had no men who would be guilty -of stealing; but said he: “If I find that one of my command has done -so mean an act, I will have the offender punished severely.” This -satisfied Mr. Hill, and he was never seen in camp after such positive -assurance of the honesty of the soldiers. - -Our first march taught Company A the superiority of army shoes over -fashionable boots to march in, for the first ten miles found many of -the men, as well as the officers, with their boots slung over their -shoulders, their feet without stockings, and their heels raw to -the quick. The lesson was never forgotten. At Peltier’s Mills the -fortunate ones luxuriated on a supper of bread and bacon. The less -fortunate were allowed to pass the night in a hog field, where the -fleas were thicker than the stars in the “Milky Way.” “Pollocksville -Express” marked another episode in our marching history, and we -learned that being a soldier did not mean “flowery beds of ease.” -Some of these marches were attended with rain, not like the gentle -rains at the North, but downpours, mud ankle-deep, baggage wagons -with the wheel-hubs rolling on the surface, horses balking, teamers -saying everything but their prayers. But we were being hardened for -more active and laborious service. - -Our first real march began Dec. 11, 1862, at six A. M. In a dense -fog our line was formed and soon the march began. There were twelve -thousand, all told, infantry, artillery, and cavalry. These, with one -hundred and sixty wagons occupied four miles, for we were moving in -single column. Just at sunset our skirmishers captured one captain -and two privates. This we believed to be a good omen, and some of the -boys were heard to say, “We shall capture every rebel we find.” At -eleven P. M. we stacked arms and laid down near them for the night; -and no one had to resort to opiates to sleep. The next morning a -sorer and more jaded set of men could not be found than Company A. -Every belt, every strap had chafed to the quick, and water was not to -be had to bathe the inflamed parts. But for all this, Company A did -not flinch nor cry, “I have seen all the marching I want to see; I -want to go home.” - -The second day Company A, with the other companies of the Third, was -detailed as baggage guard, and vigilantly did we perform our duty -from early dawn to twelve at night, when we again halted and were -allowed to sleep “on our arms.” We were getting into that part of -the country where our enemy might pounce on us at any moment; and we -soon learned that it was wiser to build no fires, than to illuminate -the sky and thus show “the rebs” our position. As a little recompense -for our hard march the previous day, we were allowed to kill quite -a number of fat hogs; and in this, Company A was always ready and -willing to do her full share. - -I recall a little ruse I played on a soldier of a New York regiment. -Finding a dead hog still warm, with its hams and shoulders gone, I -determined to secure a piece to roast; but, to my chagrin, I found -that I had left my knife in my haversack. Then came to me the old -conundrum: If you had a bottle of water, how would you get the water -without drawing the cork or breaking the bottle? and, knowing the -answer, I said, “Push in the cork.” Then taking the initiative, I -called to a soldier, saying, “I have a good fat hog here, and if you -will loan me your knife to cut out a roast, I will give you all you -want.” This he gladly did, so I got my pork and it made a fine roast. - -Sunday, December 14th, at twelve o’clock, near Kinston, the Third -Regiment went into her first real fight in North Carolina. Being -the second regiment in the First Brigade, we had not long to wait -before being ordered to take position on the opposite side of a swamp -through which was a straight road with water a foot deep. The rebel -batteries on the opposite side made it dangerous for passers that -way; but through we went in good order. Then the rebels, learning -that the Third with Company A were after them, limbered their guns -and ran for their lives. Before going into battle, we saw the wounded -brought past us, and further on we saw many a brave fellow lying -dead at our feet; but each soldier was careful to step aside and -not tread on our dead comrades. Our forces captured five hundred -prisoners, nine guns which the rebels had spiked, and saved the -beautiful and costly bridge over the Neuse River which the rebels -had set on fire. The adjutant-general reports two hundred and ten -killed and wounded; but to know, one had to see the dead on the -field and in the wood, and the wounded in the old Baptist Church. -Some were so severely wounded that they begged their officers to end -their misery by a shot from a revolver. As Company A was marching -past the prisoners, one was heard to say, “Oh! here goes the Third -Massachusetts Regiment. They are all drafted men.” This was too much -for Corp. Uriel Haskins, and, turning like an enraged lion, he said -to the man, “Say that again and I will knock every tooth in your -lying jaw down your throat.” The fellow did not repeat his words, -for had he, Uriel would have been as good as his word. What a scene -the Common presented the following morning. The nice rail fence had -strangely disappeared. Beds, crockery, and even ladies’ silk dresses -were strewed over the ground; and I suspect that many a fowl that -went “crowing to bed” never saw the sun rise. The morning saw us -again on the march. We were as glad to be gone as the people were to -have us go; our blood was up and we were ready to go into another -battle. - -Our second battle at Whitehall was an artillery duel, forty battery -guns being in action; and, although the Third did not take position -on the field, the shot and shell from the rebel batteries were quite -as thick as we cared to have them for comfort. Yet not a man of -Company A was seen to dodge or try to gain cover. During the battle -Colonel Richmond sat on his horse as calm and straight as if on -inspection. I saw General Foster walking along the line of fire with -the reins of his horse on his arm occasionally giving orders to the -officers commanding the batteries. I saw the dead and wounded horses -lying on the ground. I saw one batteryman load his gun with canister, -and, aiming it at a tree in which were thirty sharpshooters doing -deadly work, bring them down as apples fall to the ground; and they -didn’t come down because they wanted to. But few of our soldiers were -killed or wounded. - -Again we proceeded on our march, and, after marching ten miles, we -halted at six P. M. and prepared for the night. We were allowed to -build fires, make coffee and enjoy a good warm supper. To reach and -cut communications between Wilmington and Goldsboro was our objective -point, so that the rebels could not send re-enforcements, while -General Dix attacked the rebels at Blackwater. - -December 16th we resumed our march, reaching Everettsville about -twelve o’clock, where we encountered quite a strong picket force. -These men escaping to the woods our batteries shelled the same. The -Third Regiment was ordered to take position near the railroad and on -a line parallel with it. Here we remained until an iron-clad car with -a battery was demolished and the bridge across the river was fired. -At one time I counted nine shells fusing within two hundred feet of -Company A, yet no one sought shelter behind the many great stumps of -trees where we were lying (according to orders) on the ground. The -main army retiring, our brigade was ordered to remain on the field to -make sure that no rebels would harass our rear. - -After the demolition of the iron-clad, the Third Regiment was ordered -to stack arms, overturn the railroad track and set the ties on fire. -This was so expeditiously done that in half an hour the ties were on -fire as far as one could see. A mill also did not escape the flames. -During this time General Magruder, coming from Wilmington on the cars -with ten thousand men and finding the railroad on fire, disembarked -his men and batteries, and marched them to the scene of action, on -a road parallel to the railroad and on the opposite side of it. We -did not know this then as well as we did one hour later. The Third -Regiment, having done as ordered, marched to the rear just over the -brow of the rising ground. Hardly had we gained this position when we -were told that the rebels were advancing with a flag of truce, and -a battalion of cavalry went to receive it. When near the railroad, -which was six feet high at this point, a brigade of rebel infantry -fired a volley without hitting either man or horse. The cavalry -returned the fire and then returned to cover. - -At this time I was standing near Colonel Richmond and Captain Belger. -The rebel brigade lost no time in getting over the railroad, and with -charged bayonets they came up the slope on a double-quick. “Action -front!” shouted Captain Belger, “Double canister! Load!” Never did -soldiers present better alignment than that rebel brigade; but -when they saw that Belger’s battery was supported by infantry, they -made the fatal mistake of making a right half wheel. “Aim! fire!” -commanded Captain Belger, when the rebel bayonets were not more than -two hundred yards from his battery. As the battery sent forth its -deadly contents great gaps were made in the rebel ranks. Three times -the colors were shot down and three times they were raised; but the -fourth time they remained on the ground for want of any one to raise -them. Some fifty of the men who had taken refuge behind a stack of -fodder were served with grape and solid shot. It took but a moment to -send both stack and men flying towards the woods; fifty men becoming -entangled by a fence were treated to spherical case, which bursting -in their midst killed many of them. - -During all this time the rebel batteries on the opposite side of -the railroad were raining shot and shell at us, the most of which -passed harmlessly over our heads, enough, however, falling short -to give us a sprinkling of “the sacred soil” of the South. We were -ordered to lie down, and this order was so effectively obeyed that -no daylight could penetrate between us and “Mother Earth.” Looking -to the left, I saw three other brigades approaching our left center. -These were about one hundred yards in the rear of each other. The -Twenty-seventh Regiment lay as quiet as death until the first brigade -showed breast high, when rising they poured such a withering volley -into the rebel ranks that those who could turned and ran, reaching -the second brigade; that turned and ran; and these two brigades -reaching the third brigade, that turned and ran. Neither Belger’s nor -a thirty-two-pounder brass battery of six guns allowed them to run -without helping them to run faster. Darkness drawing its mantle over -the scene we were ordered to march back to the main army. The rebels -left their dead and dying on the field. - -The brook over which we had come dry shod was now a roaring torrent, -and we, for the first time, saw the trap the rebels had set for us -by opening the gate at the mill-pond. In their charge they no doubt -expected to drive us into the brook, and there slaughter us at their -own sweet will and pleasure; but we had punished them so severely -that they thought it best to let the Yankees alone. But through the -brook we had to go; and those who were sure-footed went, with the -water up to their arm-pits. These, both officers and men, did heroic -service in rescuing those who were carried down with the raging -current. With all our cartridges wet and our clothing frozen, we had -to stand and patiently wait for the whole brigade to cross the flood -before we were ordered to march, and were only too glad when told -that we would have to march several miles before we would bivouac for -the night. Being ordered to build no fires, we stretched ourselves -on the frozen ground, slept like tired, healthy children and arose -at daylight, our clothes steaming, and commenced the weary homeward -march. - -No one but a soldier can tell how mean it makes one feel to be in -an enemy’s country without ammunition to defend oneself with should -an attack be made; but we neither saw nor heard any rebels on the -homeward march. On this march Company A was three days without food. -Toward evening of the third day, the writer, leaving the marching -column, marched straight for a sweet potato mound, and, taking all he -could carry, hastened to his company. This was no easy matter as the -column was marching nearly as fast as himself. But fortune favoring -the brave, he regained his place at dark. Nearly all the potatoes -were divided among the boys, and I can say that the best thing I ever -tasted in my life was a sweet potato, skin, dirt and all. After dark -I secured two hogs’ heads, and these with the sweet potatoes made an -excellent stew for several of the men, including the commissioned -officers of Company A. - -Nothing special occurred on our return march. The footsore boys left -at Kinston were ready to resume the homeward march. The last night of -the march we slept on the ground where the water in the ditches made -ice one inch thick. As often as we awoke shivering with the cold, we -would up and run until bodily heat would allow us to sleep again. -We arrived in Newbern at 12.30, Dec. 21, 1862. Not long after our -return, Company A with another company of the Third Regiment, were -ordered on picket duty at Deep Gully, where the rebels had made an -attack. Here we stayed two weeks, when we were relieved by the other -companies sent from Newbern. - -On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1863, our regiment was moved from our first -place of encampment to Fort Totten. Here we were protected by an -embankment twelve feet high and forty feet wide at the base. Our -marches from this place to various points, especially that to -Swansboro over almost impassible roads, will never be forgotten by -Company A. When, in the language of Colonel Richmond, “eight men -make a company,” Company A was always sure to exceed that number, -notwithstanding that the mud was so deep that we made but five miles -in ten hours. - -Wednesday, April 8th, we crossed the Neuse River and commenced our -march to Blount’s Creek, where we encountered quite a body of the -enemy; but after an artillery demonstration for one hour, both armies -began a retreat at the same time, and neither knew why the other -retreated, unless it be that the rebels caught sight of General -Spinola (our commanding general) with his high red shirt collar, and, -mistaking him for Sitting Bull, imagined retreat the better part of -valor. I remember his saying to Colonel Richmond, “Colonel, your men -stand as straight in battle as old veterans of the regular army.” In -this battle Captain Belger had his horse shot from under him and he -himself was badly wounded; but as he was being led past the Third, he -said, “Give it to them, colonel, we will pay them for this.” - -While the march to Blount’s Creek was a hard one, the going to Core -Creek was as easy as a train of cars could make it. Here we stayed -two days and took two hundred rebel prisoners. Two incidents still -remain fresh in my memory: one was, that when going out, some break -about the engine caused a stop and the engineer, finding it beyond -his power to mend it, asked if there was any man on the cars who knew -how to fix it up. Hardly were the words out of his mouth when a man -stepped forward saying, “I guess I can fix this machine. I helped -make it.” The other incident was that of a very young soldier, in -fact, the youngest soldier I ever saw in the army. Speaking to me -about the killed, he innocently said, “I think I killed one of them, -for the hole in his head was made by a very small bullet, and you see -I have a musket smaller than the others.” - -Our last march was to Batchelder’s Creek, where the rebels attacked -our men, and Colonel Jones, commanding the post, was killed. May 23, -1863, at eight P. M., we commenced our march and when within a safe -distance, learning that the rebels were two brigades strong with a -battery of six guns, we halted for the night. The following morning -Company A was sent one mile in advance of the regiment, and the -writer with six men was sent one mile in advance of the company. But -at nine A. M., word being received that the rebels learning of our -coming had politely retired, we were ordered to join our regiment. -As I was sitting beside Captain Marble, Captain Hawes and Lieutenant -Mason being present, Corp. Uriel Haskins came up, and, saluting -Captain Marble, asked permission to go foraging, saying, “We have -nothing to eat.” “No,” said Captain Marble with a frown, “Not one -of you shall go. I brought a minister with me and when I want any -stealing done I will send him. It is no harm for a minister to steal.” - -The return march to Newbern was exceedingly hot and the road was so -dusty that at times it seemed impossible to breathe. We reached our -camp at one P. M., a tired, dust-covered and sweat-stained set of -soldiers. - -June 10, 1863, was our last day on southern soil. Several of the -non-commissioned officers being on the sick list, I was ordered to -act as orderly sergeant in detailing and marching the last detail -from Company A to guard mount in North Carolina. And so I have this -honor. The next morning found us on the train for Morehead City, -where seven companies embarked on the steamer _S. R. Spaulding_. The -other three companies went on board the steamer _Tilley_ at Newbern. - -Our passage home was for the most part of the voyage rough, so much -so that a majority of both officers and men were seasick. One morning -the adjutant of the regiment came to me and asked, “Will you take -the guard to-day?” remarking at the same time, “I know you have done -double duty, but the fact is, about all the officers are so seasick -that they cannot take care of themselves, much less take charge of -the guard.” My reply was, “Yes, adjutant, I will do it.” As I left -Company A’s quarters, I heard several saying, “Is there anything that -Corporal Gammons cannot and will not do, when emergency so requires?” -and I remember answering, “It is a pretty poor soldier who would not -prefer to do double duty than to be seasick.” - -How good the shores of Cape Cod looked to us; even the sand on the -tail-end of grand old Massachusetts looked far more glorious to us -than all the magnolia swamps of North Carolina; and the surf, as it -broke on the beach, seemed to say, “This is the land of the free, the -loyal, the brave North.” - -Tuesday, June 16, 1863, we again marched the streets of Boston with -the glad consciousness of having done our duty as soldiers when our -services were needed. We had proved ourselves worthy of the country -of which we were citizens, and of the Old Flag we had defended; and -of our record we were not a little proud. - -Our march through Boston was one continued ovation from the start -to finish. Often we heard the people saying, “This is the Old Third -Regiment;” and from doors, balconies, and windows came the glad -“Welcome home again to our brave Massachusetts soldiers.” Many times -our ranks were broken by the hand-shaking of fathers, the embraces of -mothers, and the kisses of sweethearts. And because the officers were -equally served with the rank and file, no one said anything about -perfect alignment or perfect marching. To be home again and see our -own, who had come fifty miles to welcome home the war-stained boys, -who had served nine months in Uncle Sam’s army, correcting their -mistaken and misled brothers, was more than anything else, more than -everything else. - -On all the marches, both trying and dangerous, in battle, on picket -and guard duty, Company A acted the part of brave, true and -patriotic soldiers; worthy the name of “sons of noble sires” and of -the grand old State of Massachusetts; and with the other companies -of the Old Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, takes -its place on the roll of honor. I do not recall of one instance of -a member of Company A being punished for disobedience to orders, -overstaying a pass, “standing on a barrel,” “riding the wooden -horse,” or “carrying dirt on their heads in a mess pan.” Company A -escaped all such punishment for two reasons; first, because the men -willed to be soldiers; and second, the officers knew how to use men. - -After the close of the war Company A continued its organization and -was well uniformed, well officered, and well drilled until July 6, -1876, when by order of Governor Rice, it was disbanded to reduce the -expenses of the volunteer militia of the State, the six companies -being reduced to two, those of Brockton and Plymouth remaining. - -Company A, which was usually full, has been commanded since the close -of the war by Capt. Cephus Washburn, of Halifax; Capt. Charles P. -Lyon, of Halifax; Capt. Morton V. Bonney, of West Hanover; and Capt. -George H. Bonney, of Kingston. These men are still alive and are -honored and beloved by all their fellow-citizens. - - -A CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY A, LIVING AND DEAD, TO OCTOBER 1, 1903. - - [The first figures indicate age at enlistment. As the whole company - were Massachusetts men, the towns only will be mentioned. Mustered - out June 26, 1863, will be considered the time, unless otherwise - indicated. A star (*) before the name stands for service in the - three months’ regiment.] - -*JOHN W. MARBLE, Captain; Freetown; 36. For many years foreman -of Anthony and Swift’s Slaughter House, Assonet. Ex-member of -Legislature. A man of staunch qualities. Died June 18, 1900. - -*CHARLES P. LYON, First Lieutenant; Halifax; 36. A great admirer of -and worker for the interests of Company A; has held nearly every -office in the company from corporal to captain. He rendered such -timely assistance to Captain Harlow in notifying the members of the -company to report on Boston Common, that, notwithstanding the order -was received at night, the following morning saw Halifax “Minute -Men” on the early train armed and equipped, according to the call -of the “War Governor” and President Lincoln, with every man present. -For years after the war he served as captain of the company. His -town honored him and itself in sending him to the Legislature, where -his voice and his vote was always on the right side. By trade a -bootmaker, his work stood first-class. Born and always residing in -Halifax, he has always enjoyed the confidence and good-will of his -fellow-citizens; and now in the sunshine of a grand and fully rounded -out life, he awaits orders to the higher and better life, honored and -loved by all his associates, including every member of Company A. - -*NATHANIEL MORTON, Second Lieutenant; Halifax; 21. The gentleman, -the scholar, the officer, the soldier, “The modest man,” who proudly -wears the “Minute Men’s Medal,” presented to him by the commonwealth -for meritorious service. He participated in the burning of Gosport -Navy Yard and assisted Captain Lyon in recruiting the company in -1862. Has held all the higher offices in the towns of Halifax and -Pembroke for the last twenty-seven years; prominent in probate -business; honored and respected by his townsmen. He resides in -Bryantville, Mass., where, with his accomplished wife, he cordially -welcomes all his friends. - -*JAMES H. HATHAWAY, First Sergeant; Freetown; 25. Mustered out -with regiment. For many years foreman in factory at Walpole, Mass. -Employee Consolidated Railroad. Resides at East Walpole, Mass. - -*WILLIAM A. LYON, Sergeant; Halifax; 25. Respected and beloved by -the whole company. For several years an employee of the Old Colony -Railroad. Killed by the cars. A widow living. - -STEPHEN HATHAWAY, Sergeant; Freetown; 24. Died in Illinois. Widow, -son, and daughter. - -*MORTON V. BONNEY, Sergeant; Hanson; 21. A leading business man -in his town. Ex-member of Legislature, trusted and honored by -his fellow-citizens; an influential member of the Third Regiment -Association. Resides at West Hanover, Mass. - -*FREDERICK THAYER, Ordnance Sergeant; Freetown; 22. A boss workman in -Mason’s Machine Shop, Taunton. In Soldiers Home, Togus, Maine. - -*URIEL HASKINS, Corporal; Freetown; 19; tack-maker. Ex-member of -City Government; honored by all his associates. Resides in Taunton, -Mass. - -EPHRAIM H. HASKINS, Corporal; Freetown; 18. He enlisted in -Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry; commissioned second lieutenant -in same. Killed at battle of Weldon Railroad, Sept. 30, 1864. Widow -and one daughter. - -THOMAS GURNEY, Corporal; Hanson; 28. He enlisted in the Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Volunteers; mustered out at close of war. A successful -merchant; member of school board. Past Master of Atlantic Lodge, A. -F. & A. M. A man of sterling worth. - -JAMES E. ARNOLD, Corporal; Berkley; 29. A good, faithful soldier, a -zealous patriot. Nothing of his history since the war known. - -SORANUS THOMPSON, Corporal; Hanson; 25. Died and was buried with G. -A. R. honors at Brockton, Mass. Left a family. - -*WILLIAM W. HOOD, Corporal; Hanson; 28. Discharged for disability, -April 22, 1863. Boot and shoemaker. An honest and respected citizen. -Member of Post No. 127. G. A. R. Has a family. Resides in Hanson, -Mass. - -*DAVID B. HILL, Corporal; Freetown; 26. A genius, a good soldier, an -aspirant for shoulder straps. Was a member of Company G, Freetown -“Minute Men,” Third Regiment, three months’ men, and was corporal of -the guard in Virginia, when the first three slaves coming into our -lines were declared “contraband of war” by Gen. Benjamin Butler. - -JOHN G. GAMMONS, Corporal; Westport; 26. Recruiting officer for -Fifty-eighth Regiment. Re-enlisted in Company F, Third Massachusetts -Heavy Artillery. (Sergeant.) Commissioned second lieutenant in -Fifty-eighth Regiment (never mustered). Commissioned second -lieutenant in Eighteenth Unattached Company Massachusetts Volunteers. -Mustered out at close of war. Taught military school one year. -Graduated from Taylor University, receiving degree of Ph. D. Pastor -of several Methodist Episcopal churches; president of several -corporations; writer of local histories; pastor of Arnold’s Mills -Methodist Episcopal Church. Resides at Arnold’s Mills, R. I. - -*ASA KILBRETH, Musician; Pembroke; 62. A splendid musician; a great -friend of all the boys; never “fell out on the march.” Respected by -his townsmen. Died and buried at Pembroke, Mass. Left a widow and -son. - -JOHN G. BONNEY, Drummer; Pembroke; 29. Punctual to duty. A favorite -of the company, and highly respected by his fellow-citizens. Died at -Pembroke, Mass. Left a widow and daughter. - -HORATIO N. HOOD, Wagoner; Hanson; 30. Never got stuck in the mud; was -proud of his team, using his horses with humanitarian consideration. -Died at Greene, Maine, April 15, 1900. Buried in Maine. Left widow -and four sons. - - -_Privates._ - -ANTHONEY, NICHOLAS B., Westport; 40. First officer of ship. A man of -high moral character, a true soldier and a respected citizen. Died at -Westport, Mass., 1868. Two daughters living. - -ASHLEY, ALBERT B., Freetown; 24. A natural orator, with great -magnetic powers. Shipped in United States Navy May, 1861. Served on -United States Frigate _Mississippi_, Gulf Squadron, Lieutenant Dewey -(now Rear Admiral), executive officer. Participated in capture of New -Orleans. Discharged from Navy, June, 1862. Enlisted in Company A, -Third Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Mustered out with regiment. -Re-enlisted. Orderly sergeant, Company B, Fourth Massachusetts -Cavalry from August, 1863, to March, 1865. Commissioned lieutenant -in Twenty-first United States Colored Troops, March, 1865. Mustered -out May, 1866. Went West, 1869. Manager of several coal mines and -coal companies for twenty-two years. Grand Lecturer, State of -Illinois, for sixteen years. Owner and manager of Ashley Heights -since 1892. A man of wealth and influence. Popular with the mystic -orders. Post Office (Summers). Ashley Heights, Lake Huron, Mich. -(Winters), La Grange, Ill. - -BEAL, BERNARD C., Hanson; 29. A man of noble character. Chairman of -Selectmen. For many years quartermaster of Post No. 127, G. A. R. -Farmer and poultry raiser. - -BEARSE, BENJAMIN H., Hanson; 40. A giant in stature, large-hearted, -a favorite of all the company, respected by all his fellow-citizens. -Died at South Hanson, Feb. 12, 1903. Widow and son. - -BONNEY, ALLEN F., Hanover; 42. A man of noble character. Died at West -Hanover, July 5, 1885. Buried at Hanover. Widow and daughter. - -BOURNE, THOMAS W., Hanson; 28. An esteemed citizen. Farmer and road -builder. Post Office, South Hanson, Mass. - -BOYCE, JOHN, Berkley; 42. A man of strong moral character. A -pronounced Prohibitionist. Respected by his townsmen. Died at Berkley -April 9, 1893. Buried at Assonet, Mass. Several children living. - -BRIGGS, FRANCIS G., Freetown; 25. A hustler. Lived in Assonet. Wife, -two sons and two daughters. A gentleman of leisure. Died in Assonet, -July 27, 1905, age, sixty-eight years. - -BRIGGS, SETH M., Hanson; 25. An excellent violinist. Printer, Town -Auditor. A grand good fellow, highly esteemed by his many friends. -Member of T. L. Bonney Post, G. A. R. Resides at South Hanson, Mass. - -BROADBENT, SAMUEL S., Westport; 18. A ready speaker. Member of G. A. -R. Janitor of school building in New Bedford, Mass. Resides in New -Bedford, Mass. - -BROOKS, THOMAS J., Westport; 39. A faithful soldier. Nothing of his -history known since the close of the war. - -BURGESS, THEOPHILUS J., Rochester; 23. History since muster out -unknown. - -CHACE, FRANKLIN J., Freetown; 18; Remembered as a faithful soldier. -History since war unknown. - -CHIPMAN, SUMNER J., Freetown; 21. Resides in Pelham, N. H. No family. - -COOK, HENRY, Hanson; 34. A man of sound principles. Member of G. A. -R. Retired. Post office, Plymouth, Mass. Has a family. - -DEAN, HERCULES, Berkley; 27. A gentleman and soldier. Strong -temperance man. Respected by his many friends. Died Oct. 21, 1890. -One daughter, postmistress, Assonet, Mass. - -DRAYTON, JOHN, Hanson; 40. An agreeable comrade, a ready wit, full -of mirthfulness. An esteemed citizen, beloved by a large circle of -friends. Died at South Hanson May 11, 1898. Widow and children. - -DREW, GEORGE, 3d, Halifax; 21. Re-enlisted. Killed in battle. A good -brave soldier. - -DUFFEE, GEORGE, Freetown; 21. A good honest man, a faithful soldier. -Employed in Census Bureau, Washington. Resides in Washington, D. C. - -FOSTER, CALVIN, Pembroke; 37. Reported living at Pembroke. Has a -family. Remembered as a faithful soldier, ready and willing to do -every duty assigned him. - -FRENCH, TIMOTHY E., Berkley; 34. A man of strong moral character with -pronounced temperance principles. No storm was cold enough, no rain -wet enough, no march so exhausting that cold water was not the most -refreshing beverage for him. Died in Berkley, Mass., Dec. 7, 1899. - -*FULLER, ELDRIDGE G., Hanson; 41. A “good soldier.” Died October, -1867. - -FULLER, FREDERICK E., Halifax; 18. Died in Newbern, N. C., Dec. 1, -1862. This being the first death in Company A and Fred being so -young, it made a lasting impression on the company. We buried him -under a tree near our camp. - -HAMBLEY, ANDREW T., Freetown; 21. Died March 10, 1892. - -HATHAWAY, AARON D., Freetown; 19. A successful lumber dealer in the -west. Acquired wealth. Died in California in 1900. - -HATHAWAY, ANDREW J., Freetown; 21. Died at Dighton, Mass., June 15, -1903. Widow, son, and daughter living. - -HATHAWAY, BRADFORD G., Berkley; 39. For many years on the police -force in Providence, R. I. A farmer and poultry fancier. Died in -Berkley, March 30, 1887. - -HATHAWAY, DANIEL L., Berkley; 30. As brave a soldier as ever fought -in battle. Died in Taunton, Mass. Left several children. - -HATHAWAY, LYNDE, Freetown; 43. A faithful, bold and true soldier. -Died at Assonet, Mass., Jan. 22, 1887. Sons and daughters living. - -*HASKELL, JAMES H., Freetown; 28. Died Sept. 10, 1880. - -HASKELL, OTIS, Lakeville; 33. A soldier true to orders. Lives in -Taunton, Mass. Several children living. - -*HASKINS, GEORGE H., Freetown; 38. A good soldier; an honest farmer. -Resides in Freetown, Mass. - -HAVEN, PERLEY, Halifax; 25. Farmer. Resides at Thomastown. Post -office, Middleboro, Mass. - -HAYWARD, LUTHER W., Halifax; 23. Died at Halifax, July 6, 1863. -Buried at Hanson, Mass. Unmarried. - -HAYWARD, LYSANDER W., Halifax; 18. A brave soldier, a trusted -citizen. Farmer and coal dealer. Has a family. Post office, Halifax, -Mass. - -HILL, JACOB P., Hanson; 39. One of the “Minute Men” of 1861, known -in Company A as the “tall man on the right.” A genial comrade and -companion. Member of A. C. Monroe Post, No. 212, G. A. R. Died -suddenly at his home in East Bridgewater, Aug. 9, 1903. Left a -family. Buried with military honors at East Bridgewater, Mass. - -HOLMES, MARTIN L., Halifax; 18. Boot and shoemaker. An honored -citizen, industrious and frugal. Has a wife. Post office, Rockland, -Mass. - -HORR, ANDREW J., Freetown; 26. Lives in East Freetown. Farmer. -Widower. One daughter. - -HOWLAND, ALONZO; Hanover; 23. Boot and shoemaker. Respected by his -many friends. Member of Post 74, G. A. R. Post office, Rockland, -Mass. Wife and four children. - -HOWLAND, SHUBAEL G., Freetown; 44. A man of strong will powers, of -great endurance; respected by his townsmen. Died in 1901. A widow -living. - -KEEN, THATCHER, Hanson; 23. He never disappointed his friends nor -helped his enemies. A worthy citizen. Died at Abington, Mass., June -3, 1868. Buried at Rockland, Mass. - -LAMBERT, FRANCIS M., Bridgewater; 24. Discharged for disability. May -27, 1863. Died in Brockton. Mass., Nov. 6, 1864. - -LAMBERT, ZACCHEUS, Bridgewater; 40. Discharged for disability, May -27, 1863. Died at Brockton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1882. - -*MARSTON, WILLIAM T., Halifax; 27. Discharged for disability, May 27, -1863. A good, faithful soldier. Reported living in Bridgewater, Mass. - -MASON, DARIUS B., Pembroke; 26. Company clerk, mirthful and sunny, -ready to go anywhere and do anything ordered to do. A good citizen. -Died and buried in Whitman, Mass. Widow and son living. - -MURTAUGH, THOMAS W., Freetown; 24. A faithful and true soldier. -Superintendent of the culinary department in Fall River Hospital. -Resides in Fall River, Mass. Son and daughter. - -NILES, TRUMAN E., Hanover; 35. A good soldier and honored citizen. -Died in Middleboro, Mass., Oct. 31, 1902. Widow and children living. - -OSBORNE, ALAMANZER, Bridgewater; 21. A faithful soldier, a respected -citizen, a successful trader. Resides in Brockton, Mass. Member of -Post No. 13, G. A. R. Has a family. - -PACKARD, HORACE F., Halifax; 20. A soldier “who needeth not to be -ashamed.” Resides in Brockton, Mass. - -PAINE, GEORGE A., Freetown; 28. A man of splendid habits, a true -soldier. Died about 1873. Widow, son, and daughter living. - -PERRY, MARCUS T., Pembroke; 32. Died in South Hanson, Oct. 24, 1894. -Buried in Pembroke, Mass. Left widow and daughter. - -PETERSON, ALGERON A., Hanson; 30. Migrated west. Present history -unknown. - -PETTY, JAMES H., Westport; 52. A soldier who never feared to go into -a battle and never fell out on the march. Died in Westport, Mass., -Aug. 2, 1893. Four sons and one daughter living. - -PHILLIPS, SAMUEL W., Berkley; 41. Never was known to shirk duty. Died -in Taunton Insane Asylum, April 1, 1899. - -PORTER, OLIVER C., Halifax; 35. A good all-round soldier. Died Feb. -18, 1873. Buried in Halifax, Mass. - -RECORD, CHARLES, Berkley; 22. A faithful soldier. Veterinary -Surgeon. Excellent character. Resides in Fall River, Mass. - -RENNIS, EDWIN H., Freetown. A most excellent company cook, a brave -man in battle, a good citizen. Died in Dartmouth, Mass., about 1885. -A widow living. - -RICHMOND, JOSEPH S. W., Halifax; 18. Died --. - -ROUNSEVILLE, EDWIN S., Freetown; 24. A faithful soldier; a thrifty -farmer. Resides in Freetown. Has a wife and daughter. - -ROUNSEVILLE, SIMON D., Freetown; 24. Died in Freetown on returning -from the war, June 20, 1863. Buried with military honors. - -SAMPSON, AUGUSTUS M., Hanson; 36. A brave soldier. A clean cut -temperance man and a highly respected citizen. A boot and shoemaker. - -SOULE, CHARLES W., Halifax; 18. Died in Hospital, Newbern, Dec. 2, -1862. Buried near our camp. Body sent home and buried in family -cemetery. - -SPOONER, ASA J., Freetown; 30. Was mustered in, went home sick and -never reported to the company for duty. Lives in East Freetown, Mass. - -STETSON, CHARLES H., Hanson; 20. Discharged for disability, March 27, -1863. Superintendent of almshouse. Member of Post No. 127, G. A. R. -Post office, South Hanson, Mass. - -STETSON, ISAIAH, Hanson; 44. Died in Hanson, September, 1889. Left a -family. - -*STETSON, WILLIAM F., Hanson; 30. Discharged for disability, March -13, 1863. Dealer in stoves, etc. Son and four daughters. Post office, -West Hanson, Mass. - -STOWELL, RICHARD P., New Bedford; 18. Lives in New Bedford, Mass. - -STUDLEY, JUDSON, Hanover; 31. Farmer and poultry raiser. An honored -citizen. Has a family. Post office, West Hanover, Mass. - -THAYER, CHARLES H., Kingston; 18. A good soldier. Believed to have -died fifteen years ago. - -THOMPSON, JAMES H., Kingston; 25. A good soldier and a good citizen. -Died, leaving a family. - -THOMPSON, MORTON, Halifax; 18. Teacher. Died in Halifax, Mass. Left a -family. - -TORREY, LEANDER, Hanover; 24. Faithful to every duty, a true and -staunch patriot, respected wherever known. Died at Rockland, Mass., -April 8, 1879. A widow, son, and daughter living at Brockton, Mass. - -VINAL, JOSEPH, Hanover; 37. Farmer. A good, quiet citizen. Wife and -children. Post office, West Hanson, Mass. - -WHITNEY, ABEL H., Hanover; 19. Died in West Hanover, July 19, 1863. -Buried in Hanover. Unmarried. - -WHITNEY, CHARLES T., Halifax; 27. Discharged for disability, March -4, 1863. Boot and shoemaker. A respected citizen. Has a family. Post -office, Halifax, Mass. - -WHITNEY, OREN T., Hanover; 28. Re-enlisted in Company E, First -Battalion, Heavy Artillery. Mustered out at close of war. Farmer and -wood dealer. Past Commander Post No. 83, G. A. R. Post office, West -Hanover, Mass. - -WILCOX, GEORGE F., Freetown; 20. As good a soldier as ever marched -with a company. Died in Providence, R. I., February, 1897. Widow -living. - -WILCOX, MARCENAH B., Freetown; 18. A good soldier and a successful -business man. Married. Lives in New York. - -*WINSLOW, BENEDICT A., Freetown; 19. For many years ticket agent, -Old Colony Railroad. Lighthouse keeper. Cook in City Hospital, Fall -River, Mass. - -WOOD, CYRUS, Halifax; 40. Died and was buried in Halifax. One son -living. - - - - - CHAPTER V. - - COMPANY B, THIRD MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY SERGT. BENJAMIN S. ATWOOD.] - - -This company was formed by consolidation of three companies of the -Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Company K from Carver -furnished captain and forty-six enlisted men; Company B, of Plymouth, -furnished first lieutenant and thirty-one enlisted men, and Company -H, from Plympton, furnished second lieutenant and twenty-one enlisted -men, making a total of one hundred and one. - -These three companies served under Col. David A. Wardrop the first -three months of the war at Fortress Monroe and Hampton, Va. The -Third Regiment was detailed immediately upon its arrival at Fortress -Monroe for service on United States gunboat _Pawnee_, which went up -to Gosport Navy Yard, there helped destroy the Navy Yard, sink the -ships and pulled the _Cumberland_ out, when they returned to Hampton -Roads. At that time the Third Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers -were the only troops in the enemy’s country, and were the first -troops to invade the same, being at that time the Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia, not having been sworn into the United States -service. - -Company B formed of the three companies aforementioned, reported for -duty at Camp Joe Hooker and organized as follows: - - Capt. Thomas W. Griffith, from Co. K. - First Lieut. Charles A. S. Perkins, from Co. B. - Second Lieut. William S. Briggs, from Co. H. - First Sergt. Asa Shaw, from Co. K. - Second Sergt. Charles W. Griffith, from Co. K. - Third Sergt. Job B. Oldham, from Co. B. - Fourth Sergt. Benjamin S. Atwood, from Co. H. - Fifth Sergt. James R. Robbins, from Co. B. - Corp. George A. Shaw, from Co. K. - Corp. John M. Cobb, from Co. K. - Corp. Hosea S. Bumpus, from Co. K. - Corp. Andrew T. DeMerritt, from Co. K. - Corp. Amasa M. Bartlett, from Co. B. - Corp. Charles M. Perry, from Co. B. - Corp. William S. White, from Co. H. - Corp. Gideon Shurtleff, from Co. H. - Musician John Murdock, from Co. K. - Wagoner Lorenzo N. Shaw, from Co. K. - -The members of the company were recruited from seven different towns -as follows: Carver, 30; Plymouth, 29; Middleboro, 11; Plympton, 10; -Wareham, 12; Rochester, 3; Kingston, 5; East Bridgewater, 1. - -The ages of the company were as follows: 22, less than 20 years old; -29, from 20 to 24 years inclusive; 16, from 25 to 29 years inclusive; -18, from 30 to 34 years inclusive; 8, from 35 to 39 years inclusive; -8, from 40 to 44 years inclusive. Average age, 26 years, 9 months. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY B. - -[The first figures indicate age at enlistment: the city or town, the -place of enlistment.] - -THOMAS B. GRIFFITH, Captain. Born in Carver, May 17, 1823. When -three months old his parents moved to Middleboro. When seventeen -years old he went on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn. On his -return he clerked for the Ellis Foundry Company several years, and -was postmaster at South Carver at the same time. In 1853 he with -Jesse Murdock and Matthias Ellis, formed a partnership called the -Murdock Parlor Grate Company, in South Carver. He was interested in -that business while he was in the service. He was connected with the -Massachusetts militia for a number of years before the war. Also -after the war he served as major in the Third Massachusetts Volunteer -Militia. His business after the war was in connection with the -Murdock Parlor Grate Company. He was one of the pioneers in importing -bananas from Jamaica. He held a large amount of the stock of the -company at the time of his death. He was also interested in real -estate at Onset, and one of the original cottage owners at Onset. He -died in Roxbury, February, 1897, and was placed in the tomb at South -Carver. - -CHARLES A. S. PERKINS, First Lieutenant. Born in Plympton, Mass., -June, 1828. When a young man he went to Plymouth and learned the -printer’s trade. During President Buchanan’s administration he -served as postmaster in the town of Plymouth. He was for many -years publisher and editor of the _Plymouth Rock_, a publication -quite extensively circulated throughout Plymouth County. He was -commissioned first lieutenant of Company B, and served with the -regiment through its nine months’ service. After being mustered -out he together with his brother Lucian, adjutant of the regiment, -purchased a business enterprise at the corner of Broad and Middle -Streets, Newbern, N. C., where he died of yellow fever, October, -1864. Afterwards his remains were brought to Plymouth for burial. - -WILLIAM S. BRIGGS, Second Lieutenant. Born in Middleboro and -was twenty-eight years old when he enlisted. At the time of the -consolidation of the three companies he was second lieutenant of -Company H. He was quite an extensive dealer in fast horses before -and at the time of his service. He continued the same after being -mustered out. He located at Providence, R. I. He bought a large -farm in Raynham, Mass., and died there Aug. 27, 1897, at the age of -seventy years. - -ASA SHAW, First Sergeant; 29. Born in Carver. Died April 25, 1865. - -CHARLES W. GRIFFITH, Second Sergeant; 27. Born in Carver. Died Dec. -31, 1893. - -JOB B. OLDHAM, Third Sergeant; 29. Served with Company B in the three -months’ service. Died in Plymouth, Feb. 8, 1879. Buried in Vine Hill -Cemetery. - -BENJAMIN S. ATWOOD, Fourth Sergeant; 29. Born in Carver, June 25, -1840. He lived in Plympton at the time of the first call and went -as private in Company H, Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer -Militia, Plympton Rifles. He served full term and was discharged with -the regiment. Soon after his discharge he was commissioned first -lieutenant in Company H. On consolidation of Company H with B and K -he was appointed fourth sergeant; served his time as such and was -mustered out with the regiment. After the close of the war he settled -in Abington, and has been a manufacturer of wooden boxes in Whitman -(formerly South Abington) for many years, where he now resides. - -JAMES H. ROBBINS, Fifth Sergeant; 31. Born in Plymouth. Died in -Plymouth, Jan 1, 1901. Buried in Vine Hill Cemetery. - -GEORGE H. SHAW, Corporal; 28. “The Tall Corporal on the Right.” -Carver. Resides at 205 Centre St., Middleboro. - -JOHN M. COBB, Corporal; 18. Born in Carver. Resides in Carver. - -HOSEA C. BUMPUS, Corporal; 24. Born in Wareham. Died at Wareham. -Buried in Centre Cemetery. - -AMASA M. BARTLETT, Corporal; 23. Born in Plymouth. Has lived in the -Old Colony since the war. Now lives in the vicinity of Boston. - -ANDREW DEMERRITT, Corporal; 29. Born in Carver. Lives in Middleboro. - -CHARLES M. PERRY, Corporal; 19. Born in Plymouth. A bright, smart -young man. Died soon after being mustered out. - -GIDEON SHURTLEFF, Corporal; 38. Born in Middleboro. While in the -service Gid’s laugh was as good as an extra ration of whiskey. After -being mustered out he lived in Duxbury. Died in North Duxbury, Mass., -in 1897; age, seventy-two years. - -WILLIAM S. WHITE, Corporal; 44. Born in Plympton. Served many years -with the Massachusetts militia before his enlistment. Died in -Brockton, May 3, 1897, and was buried in Plympton. - -JOHN MURDOCK, Musician; 38. Born in Carver. Died in Carver, Feb. 22, -1886. - -LORENZO M. SHAW, Wagoner; 39. Born in Carver. Died in Carver in 1893. - - -_Privates._ - -ATWOOD, STEPHEN; 19. Born in Carver. Died in Middleboro, Sept. 15, -1899. - -ATWOOD, EBENEZER E.; 25. Born in Carver. Resides in Kingston. - -ATWOOD, JOSIAH W.; 19. Born in Carver. Resides in Carver. - -BUMPUS, HIRAM W.; 33. Born in Wareham, June 24, 1829. He lived in -Wareham a few years after being mustered out, and then went to -Pennsylvania for about twenty years. He returned to Wareham, where he -now lives. - -BRYANT, CHARLES E.; 34. Born in Plympton, Oct. 27, 1827. Resides in -Kingston. Farmer. - -BRIGGS, JAMES W.; 35. Born in Middleboro. Moved to Plympton a few -years after being mustered out. Died in Plympton, Jan. 2, 1901, age, -seventy-four years. - -BARNES, BENJAMIN F.; 18. Born in Plymouth. Nurse in a hospital while -in service. Lives at 450 Cottage St., New Bedford. - -BATES, NATHANIEL B.; 24. Born in Carver. Died in Carver, Sept. 27, -1882. - -BATES, JAMES H.; 18. Born in Carver. Died in Carver, July 15, 1865. - -BRYANT, ZENEAS FRANK; 29. Born in Plympton. Acted as company clerk -during the service. Died at Chelmsford about ten years ago. - -BRADFORD, EBENEZER N.; 25. Born in Plymouth. Killed on railroad at -Cape Horn, Canada, Jan. 28, 1870. Buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth. - -BARTLETT, JOHN N.; 29. Lived in Wareham, where he died in 1894. -Buried at Centre Cemetery. - -BRADFORD, WILLIAM H.; 21. Born in Plympton. Died in Middleboro, June -5, 1892; age, fifty-two years. - -BURGESS, EBENEZER; 18. Born in Wareham. Resides in Wareham. - -CHANDLER, JOHN B.; 32. Born in Carver. Killed in railroad accident at -Brockton, May 12, 1896. Buried in Middleboro. - -COBB, CHARLES S.; 22. Born in Charlestown. Resides in Kingston. - -CHASE, CHARLES H.; 34. Born in North Carver, April, 1828. Died in -Boston, Oct. 4, 1897. - -CHAPMAN, JOHN F.; 22. After being mustered out of the nine months’ -service, he enlisted for one hundred days and was stationed at -Marblehead. He was taken sick with consumption and was sent to the -hospital at Rainsford, Boston, where he died November, 1866. - -COBB, SIDNEY O.; 18. Born in North Carver, Nov. 13, 1844. He enlisted -in September, 1862, as a private, served nine months and was mustered -out with his regiment June 26, 1863. After being mustered out he -lived in Carver and Plympton, and finally settled in South Abington, -now Whitman. He served as constable and police officer for many -years, and more than twenty years as deputy sheriff of Plymouth -County. He died Jan. 19, 1899, and was buried in Colebrook Cemetery, -Whitman. - -CHANDLER, WILLIAM B.; 18. Born in Carver. Resides in Middleboro. - -COBB, ALLEN; 44. Born in Middleboro. Died in Middleboro, Aug. 10, -1890. - -COBB, JOSEPH F.; 26. Born in Carver. Died in Middleboro, Dec. 30, -1878. - -CORNELL, WILLIAM H.; 18. Born in Carver. Discharged for disability, -May 9, 1863. - -DOTEN, GEORGE H.; 30. Born in Plymouth. Died in Plymouth, Dec. 25, -1896. Buried in Vine Hill Cemetery. - -DONNELLEY, JAMES; 31. Born in Kingston. Died in Kingston, Oct. 16, -1877. Buried in Vine Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. - -DARLING, GEORGE; 34. Lived in Middleboro. Died Mar. 3, 1879. - -DEMPSEY, ROBERT M.; 23. Lived in Middleboro, where he was employed by -the Murdock Parlor Grate Company. Died Dec. 22, 1893. - -DUNHAM, HENRY A.; 30. Born in Carver. Resides in Middleboro. - -DUNHAM, ELLIS D.; 21. Born in Carver. Died in Middleboro, Oct. 26, -1904. - -ELLIS, BARZILLAI F.; 44. Lived in East Bridgewater. Died July 8, 1887. - -GAMMONS, EDWARD A.; 20. Born in Wareham, Jan. 15, 1842. After being -mustered out of the service he went into the employ of the Wareham -Bank and Wareham Savings Bank. In 1885 he was appointed cashier of -the Wareham Bank, now the National Bank of Wareham. He was also -appointed treasurer of the Wareham Savings Bank, which office he -held until July, 1904, when he resigned. He is still cashier of the -Wareham National Bank. Ned is evidently as young as when he was out -at Newbern, although he is a good deal larger, and hasn’t as much -hair on his head. He sticks to business so close that he can’t get to -the reunion. He is very much interested in anything that is for the -benefit of the old soldiers. - -GAMMONS, JOHN W.; 22. Born Feb. 12, 1840, at Wareham, Mass. After -being mustered out of the service he worked at his trade as a nailer -in different factories. He then went to sea, and took in several -passages around Cape Horn. He was captain of several vessels. The -last fifteen years of his life was spent in the coasting trade, -making passages to the various ports on the Atlantic coast. Died and -was buried at Centre Cemetery, Wareham. - -GRIFFIN, HARVEY B.; 22. Born in North Plymouth. Resides in North -Cambridge. - -HALL, SYLVESTER S.; 34. Born in Litchfield, Me. He died April -26, 1877, at Wareham. He first enlisted in Company G, Eighteenth -Massachusetts Infantry. He was discharged for disability, and -re-enlisted in Company B, Third Massachusetts Infantry. - -HARLOW, MARTIN L.; 18. Plymouth. He served the term of his regiment -and was mustered out in Lakeville, Mass., June 26, 1863. He lived -in the different towns around the Old Colony, and finally settled -in Whitman. He was appointed postmaster by Grover Cleveland, and -afterwards by President McKinley. He died Aug. 12, 1899, and was -buried in Carver. - -HOLMES, NATHANIEL; 27. Born in Plymouth. Died in Plymouth, Jan. 21, -1887. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. - -HARLOW, IVORY W.; 23. Born in Plymouth, where he now resides and -works at his trade as a carpenter. - -HOLMES, GEORGE H.; 21. Middleboro. Born in Greenwich, R. I. Died in -the Massachusetts Soldiers Home at Chelsea, April 6, 1904. Buried at -Wareham. - -HOLMES, SAMUEL N.; 19. Plymouth. Discharged for disability, May 4, -1863. Unknown. - -HOLMES, ISAAC S.; 43. Plymouth. Discharged for disability, May 27, -1863. Unknown. - -IRVING, WILLIAM; 31. Born in Carver. Went West soon after being -mustered out, where he died a number of years ago. - -JENKINS, BENJAMIN S.; 18. Born in Plymouth, where he died Nov. 14, -1877. - -JOHNSON, CHARLES W.; 27. Resides in Plymouth. Mass. - -JACKSON, GEORGE F.; 21. Born in Plymouth. Died in Plymouth, Sept. 11, -1884. Buried in Vine Hill Cemetery. - -JEFFERSON, SALEM; 44. Rochester. Born in Douglas, Mass., Sept. 16, -1805. Died Aug 4, 1893, in Rochester, Mass. Buried in East Rochester, -Mass. - -LUCAS, ADONIRAM B.; 24. Middleboro. Born in Carver. He served full -time with the regiment and was mustered out of same. He has always -lived in Plymouth County and still resides in Whitman. - -LEACH, THOMAS M.; 24. Born in Plympton. Died at Crescent Grove, Minn. - -LOBDELL, ISAAC F.; 27. Born in Plympton, where he died Nov. 9, 1876. - -MANGE, WINTHROP H.; 24. Born in Kingston, where he now resides. -Occupation, a slitter. - -MANTER, JOHN D.; 36. Born in Wareham. Died in Newbern, N. C., Feb. 6, -1863. Buried in Centre Cemetery, Wareham. - -MURDOCK, JOHN; 36. Carver. - -NEAL, JAMES; 37. Born in Plymouth, where he died Jan. 15, 1885. -Buried in Vine Hill Cemetery. - -NICKERSON, JOSEPH S.; 18. Wareham. - -OLDHAM, JOHN R.; 18. Born in Wareham. After being mustered out he -enlisted in the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts. Killed at Petersburg, Va. - -PERKINS, HENRY F.; 27. Born in Kingston. Died in Plympton, March 22, -1877. Buried in Soldiers Home Lot, Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden. - -PLACE, CHARLES C.; 33. Plymouth. - -PLACE, ISAAC H.; 37. Born in Plymouth. Died at Plymouth, May, 1888. -Buried at Vine Hill Cemetery. - -PIERCE, MOSES W.; 19. Born in Rochester. Lives in East Rochester, -Mass. - -PENNIMAN, PRINCE E.; 33. Cook for the officers while in service. -Lived in Middleboro. Died at Onset, Mass., Aug. 17, 1904. - -PAULDING, JAMES S.; 42. Born in Plymouth. Died Oct. 19, 1880. Buried -in Burial Hill, Plymouth. - -RAYMOND, THOMAS W.; 21. Born in Rochester. Has lived recently in -Brockton and Plympton. - -RAMSDELL, CORNELIUS, Plympton. Resides in Whitman. - -ROBBINS, HERBERT; 18. Born in Plymouth, where he now resides. - -RAYMOND, SAMUEL B.; 34. Born in Plymouth. Died in Plymouth and was -buried in Burial Hill. - -SHERMAN, LEANDER L. Born in Plymouth, where he now resides. - -SPOONER, WILLIAM F.; 19. Born in Plymouth. Died in Plymouth, Jan. 27, -1872. - -SMITH, THOMAS; 23. Born in Ireland. Died in Plymouth, Mar. 30, 1894. -Buried in Vine Hill Cemetery. - -SHERMAN, JAMES E.; 22. Born in Plympton. He resided in Plymouth after -being mustered out, where he kept a store. He died May 31, 1897, and -was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. - -SEARS, JAMES F.; 21. Died in Lynn. - -SHAW, ALONZO D.; 21. Born in Carver. Died at Newbern, N. C., April -18, 1863. - -SHAW, EDWARD W.; 24. Born in Carver. Died in Carver, Jan. 29, 1902. - -SHAW, EZRA; 21. Born in Middleboro. Died in Carver, Aug. 15, 1893. - -SHAW, JESSE M.; 18. Born in Carver. Resides in Fall River. - -SHAW, NATHANIEL JR.; 25. Born in Carver. After being mustered out he -kept a grocery store in Plymouth. He died April 13, 1903. - -STRINGER, ANDREW; 19. Born in Carver, where he now resides. - -SAMPSON, JOHN; 42. Born in Wareham. Died in 1880 and was buried in -Centre Cemetery. - -SHURTLIFF, BENJAMIN, JR.; 22. Born in Middleboro. Unknown. - -TILLSON, GEORGE W.; 18. Born in Carver. Died in Middleboro, May 13, -1895. - -WASHBURN, PHILIP M.; 23. Born in Kingston. Resides in Somerville. By -occupation, a carpenter. - -WASHBURN, JOSEPH G.; 21. Born in Carver. Resides in Maine. - -WARD, ANSEL B.; 19. Born in Carver. After being discharged from -Company B he re-enlisted in Company M, of the Fourth Massachusetts -Cavalry, Feb. 16, 1864, and was taken prisoner Nov. 1, 1864, and -confined in Libby Prison. He was paroled Mar. 3, 1865. He died in -Carver, November, 1878. - -WILLIS, MARCUS M.; 34. Born in Middleboro. Unknown. - -WRIGHTINGTON, HENRY; 23. Lived in Brockton. Died Dec. 8, 1892. - -WRIGHT, EDWARD S.; 40. Born in Plympton, where he always lived. -He served many years with the Massachusetts militia. He died in -Plympton, May 19, 1901. - - - - - CHAPTER VI. - - COMPANY C, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY JAMES B. SMITH, MEMBER OF THE COMPANY.] - - -The raising of Company C was unique, and in a sense highly -sensational and dramatic. The President’s call for three hundred -thousand men made it necessary for Fall River to furnish two hundred -recruits; this in a manufacturing city of fifteen thousand with the -cotton business booming was not an easy task. The question was asked, -“How are we to persuade men to leave their lucrative employment -and become soldiers?” But the “Fathers of the City,” rising to the -occasion, called a mass meeting in City Hall, Aug. 13, 1862, where -inspiring and patriotic speeches were made by several of the leading -men of the city, among whom was Elihu Grant. - -After the speech-making a call was made for volunteers. A great -silence pervaded the meeting, and no one moved until a young man -ascended the platform, and throwing his hat vehemently upon the -floor shouted, “I will volunteer to go to war.” This so electrified -the people that before the close of the meeting more than enough -for one company had put their names on the roll of volunteers. The -young man who said “I will volunteer to go to war” (according to the -best authority at hand) was William Deplitch, the first man wounded -in battle. So high ran the fever of enlistment that another company -was started and raised in a few days. These two companies are known -in local and military history as Companies C and D, Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia, Nine Months’ Men. They were attached to the Third -Regiment, and served with the same in North Carolina during its -campaign. - -At the election of officers for Company C (as was anticipated) Elihu -Grant was elected captain, and, being a West Point graduate, he was -eminently fitted for that position. Benjamin A. Shaw was elected -first lieutenant, and Charles D. Copeland second lieutenant. The -choice of officers was well made, and the company were pleased with -their selection. Be it remembered that at this time the Governor of -Massachusetts, John A. Andrews, instead of appointing the officers -left it to the company to elect their own officers. Captain Grant -was a kind-hearted, considerate man, with high ideas of military -discipline; those men who obeyed the letter and spirit of the law -were treated accordingly, and those who disobeyed were punished -according to military law and usages. Captain Grant could not look -with any degree of leniency on disobedience to orders. He was the -pronounced enemy of liquor drinking in any form or by any one; so the -transgressors on these lines received condign punishment. No doubt -that the captain’s zeal like David of old, sometimes “eat him up;” -but he was a true friend to every man in his company and sought their -well being. No man of Company C could say that he did not have his -full share of rations in food and clothing. - -Lieutenants Shaw and Copeland were God’s noblemen. They were true and -kind to the men, and were greatly beloved by both officers and men in -the regiment. They were always in their places with the company on -the march and in battle. They took a great interest in the company, -visiting the sick in tent and hospital. - -The non-commissioned officers were a good set of fellows from the -orderly sergeant to the eighth corporal. Indeed, the whole company -was made up of good men who were ever ready to obey orders, to go -anywhere and to do anything reasonable; but, like all other men, they -liked a little fun when not on duty. I never knew one of them to -shirk duty, or fall out just before going into battle. - -At a meeting for drill in Fall River on the 17th of September, -1862, an order was read for Company C to report for duty at Camp -Joe Hooker, and the following day the company went into camp at -Lakeville, Mass., as a part of the Third Regiment. The company was -assigned to a barrack on the extreme right of the regiment, and, like -all the other companies coming into camp, they did their part to make -the first night in camp memorable by songs and speech-making until -early the next morning, when tired nature asserted her right and -there was silence until reveille. - -September 23d, Company C with the other companies of the regiment, -were mustered into the service of the United States for nine months. -On Saturday, the 27th, the whole company was given a furlough until -the following Monday, when it returned to camp. The men were then -uniformed and at once commenced the various duties of camp life -to prepare themselves for the more serious duties of soldiers on -Southern soil. - -Company C, like all the other companies, was from time to time on -special detached service; with these exceptions the history of the -company is the history of the regiment. - -At the expiration of the service Company C, with Company D, returned -to Fall River, where they received an ovation, and all were glad that -they had served their country in her time of need and were at home -again with their friends. As the corrected history will indicate, -quite a number re-enlisted for the second, and some for the third -time. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY C. - - [The first figures indicate age at enlistment: the city and - town, the place from which the recruits came, or are credited as - belonging.] - - NOTE.--It should be remembered that several of the men from - Westport were citizens of Fall River credited to the quota of - Westport, the town of Westport paying them a bounty. - -[Illustration: CAPT. ELIHU GRANT.] - -ELIHU GRANT, Captain; 42; Fall River. The preacher; the soldier; the -man of affairs. A Westerner by birth, an Easterner by practice. He -was first known in Fall River as a popular preacher, where he ably -served several churches. Later he became one of the firm of Flint, -Grant & Nichols. Tin, Crockery and Furniture Dealers. He graduated -from West Point and also from one of the Western colleges. He was -a bookkeeper, agent for soldiers and sailors, probation officer -for the Second District Court, a member of the School Board, and a -member of the G. A. R. He was a Free Mason and belonged to several -other mystic orders. He married Amanda Gifford, of Westport, for his -first wife, and Mary Read, of the same town, for his second wife. -His death occurred at New Bedford, March 13, 1897, at the ripe age -of seventy-five years, and was caused by his being thrown from his -carriage at Westport Harbor, Mass. One daughter and three sons, -fifteen grand and eight great grandchildren survive him. - -BENJAMIN A. SHAW, First Lieutenant; 30; Fall River. He served his -full term of enlistment and was mustered out with the regiment. He -was commissioned in the Second Heavy Artillery, went with the company -to Portsmouth, Va., and died there July 26, 1864. His grandfather was -in the Revolutionary War, and his father was a soldier in the War of -1812. - -CHARLES D. COPELAND, Second Lieutenant; 33; Fall River. A patriotic -soldier; a model officer. His son is a doctor of medicine and resides -in Bridgewater, Mass. He has one son and two daughters living. - -ALPHONSO BORDEN, First Sergeant; 30; Fall River. He was discharged -for disability March 27, 1863. He died in Fall River, being run over -by a fire engine. A widow survives him, living on Rock Street, Fall -River. - -CHARLES G. REMINGTON, Sergeant; 25; Fall River. He was mustered out -with the regiment, came home, and after a while went West. Nothing -can be learned of his present residence. He is supposed to be living -in the West. - -ISAAC L. HART, Sergeant; 41; Fall River. He was for years a prominent -manufacturer. He was superintendent of Seaconnet Mills for many -years. He died Dec. 20, 1886. Two sons survive him. - -J. E. CUNNEENE, Sergeant; 30; Fall River. A prominent manufacturer; -superintendent of cotton mills in Fall River; a good soldier; a good -citizen, and a good friend. - -LESTER LAMSON, Sergeant; 22; Fall River. He resides in Paris, -France, where he acts as an artist in portrait painting and practices -medicine as occasion may require. - -E. F. MANCHESTER, Sergeant; 20; Westport. A soldier, a patriot, a -true man in everything and everywhere. He was engaged in business in -Fall River several years. He moved to Portsmouth, R. I., where he -died after a lingering sickness. A widow and several children survive -him. - -THOMAS WISEMAN, Corporal; 25; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Fifth -Unattached Company, Heavy Artillery. He resides in Fall River and is -janitor of the post office and custom house in that city. - -NATHANIEL FORD, Corporal; 23; Fall River. A contractor and builder. -Resides in Fall River. - -ROBERT C. NEGUS, Corporal; 32; Fall River. Both before the War and -after he followed a seafaring life in a whaling ship. He died in Fall -River several years ago. - -ROBERT FIELDEN, Corporal; 26; Fall River. For several years he was -engaged in the mill business. He retired from active business and -lives in Swansea. - -FREDERICK A. NORTON, Corporal; 18; Fall River. He resides in Fall -River and is clerk in the city office, street department. - -SAMUEL F. DURFEE, Corporal; 28; Fall River. He resides in Fall River. -He carries on the teaming business and is janitor of the G. A. R. -Hall. - -JAMES MCGUIRE, Corporal; 31; Fall River. Died several years ago. - -GEORGE G. GRUSH, Corporal; 20; Fall River. In the employ of the Bell -Telephone Company (long distance). A very busy man when on duty; a -genial companion when off duty. He resides in Fall River. - -CHARLES S. WEAVER, Wagoner; 20; Fall River. He went West; since then -nothing has been heard of him. - - -_Privates._ - -ALTHAN, GEORGE; 18; Fall River. Dead. - -ANDREWS, THOMAS; 44; Westport. Dead. - -AUSTIN, FRANCIS S.; 30; Fall River. He resides in Fall River, where -for many years he was boss machinist. He retired from business in -good circumstances. He has two sons and three daughters living. - -BORDEN, STEPHEN B.; 23; Fall River. Dead. - -BUTLER, JAMES; 32; Fall River. Died at Soldiers Home, Togus, Maine, -July 10, 1904. - -BAKER, ABRAM H.; 18; Westport. He went to California and is supposed -to be living. - -BUCKLIN, GEORGE W.; 37; Fall River. Dead. - -BRAYTON, STEPHEN F.; 21; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -BOWERS, JOSEPH; 21; Fall River. A machinist for M. C. D. Borden. - -BOHAN, JAMES; 22; Fall River. Resides in Providence, R. I. - -BORDEN, JOHN A.; 21; Fall River. Nothing known of him since the war. - -BRADBURY, WILLIAM; 18; Fall River. Resides in Providence, R. I. He is -an efficient member of the police force of that city. Is a comrade of -Slocum Post, No. 10, G. A. R., and past grand of Westminster Lodge, -No. 27, I. O. O. F. A fluent speaker and earnest worker in the Order. - -BROW, FRANK E.; 16; Fall River. He went to Los Angeles, Cal., where -he is supposed to be living. - -CLARK, HENRY; 36; Fall River. Died a long time ago. - -CLARKSON, EDWIN; 18; Fall River. Resides in Central Falls, R. I. - -COGGESHALL, EDWARD D.; 25; Fall River. A blacksmith, Jamestown, N. Y. - -CASWELL, THOMAS N.; 32; Fall River. Dead. - -COOK, CHARLES H.; 25; Fall River. He resides in Fall River and is -janitor of the Veteran Firemen’s Building. - -CHASE, GEORGE N.; 23; Fall River. Dead. - -CRAPO, FRANCIS H.; 22; Fall River. Died in Chicago years ago. - -CALDWELL, WILLIAM; 30; Fall River. A farmer, living just out of Fall -River. - -CAMERON, JOHN A.; 18; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -CASH, WILLIAM; 35; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. He was company -bugler. - -CROWLEY, PATRICK; 40; Westport. Resides in Fall River. - -CRIGHTON, THOMAS J.; 18. He re-enlisted Aug. 17, 1864, and was -discharged July 27, 1865. He was on detached service as aid to -surgeon-general. He resides in Fall River and is foreman of a brass -foundry there. - -DAVOL, JOHN; 40; Fall River. Fife major of regiment. Died in Taunton, -April 20, 1904. - -DAVOL, JOHN N.; 18; Fall River. Drum major of regiment. John N. was -the son of John Davol. There is a story current that one day there -was a little difference between father and son, the son saying that -being drum major, he outranked him (the father), whereupon the father -retorted that he was his father and would give him (the son) a sound -licking, which he did, after which harmony reigned between father and -son. - -For many years after the war John Davol was in the clothing business -in Fall River and John N., his son, was in company with him. The last -named died in the Soldiers Home, Togus, Maine, Oct. 24, 1904. - -DELMAGE, JAMES L.; 29; Fall River. He lives on a farm in Swansea, -where he is spending his remaining days in the quiet of a well-earned -rest. - -DIXON, JAMES; 30; Fall River. Dead. - -DOLMAN, JOSEPH; 43; Fall River. Dead. - -DARLING, JOHN A.; 29; Fall River. He was for years a sailor on a -coasting vessel, then a carpenter, and later a grocer. He was a -member of the G. A. R. He died in January, 1896, leaving a widow, -one daughter and three sons. - -DAVIS, JOHN R.; 19; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -DEPLITCH, WILLIAM; 35; Fall River. He was discharged May 27, 1863, on -account of wounds received in the Battle of Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. -17, 1862. For years he held a good position in Washington in one of -the Government Buildings, receiving a good salary. He died in Fall -River, Nov. 14, 1882. - -EATON, JOSIAH J.; 24; Westport. He died in 1902 or 3, leaving a widow -and one daughter. - -FISKE, BENJAMIN S.; 21; Fall River. Nothing known of him since he was -mustered out. - -FITZGIBBONS, THOMAS; 43; Fall River. Dead. - -GRAHAM, WILLIAM; 26; Fall River. Dead. - -GILBERT, THOMAS; 26; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Twenty-first -Unattached Company. He died Oct. 7, 1904. - -GRANT, GEORGE A.; 20; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Company D, -Sixtieth Massachusetts. He resides in Brockton, a prominent man of -the city, chairman of the board of assessors for several years, a -man of affairs with an honorable record. - -GREEN, DENNIS; 18; Westport. Dead. - -HORSMAN, JOHN; 22; Fall River. Dead. - -HORSMAN, FRANCIS; 44; Fall River. He was for many years a gardener -and a mill hand. He resides in Fall River and is hale and hearty at -the age of eighty-seven. - -HILL, JOSEPH; 38; Fall River. Died in Bristol, R. I. - -IRVING, ELI; 22; Fall River. A painter. Resides in Fall River. - -JENNINGS, THOMAS J.; 21; Fall River. Dead. - -JENNINGS, CORNELIUS D.; 35; Fall River. Supposed to be dead. - -KENNEY, THOMAS; 27; Fall River. For many years a mill hand; now -retired. - -LAWRENCE, JAMES; 27; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Twenty-first -Unattached Company Heavy Artillery. He resides in Fall River and is a -collector for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. - -LAWTON, DAVID; 26; Fall River. Agent for the Providence Steamboat -Company for many years. Dead. - -LEWIS, WILLIAM H.; 34; Fall River. Dead. - -LORD, GEORGE; 27; Fall River. Dead. - -LOCK, JOHN B.; 18; Fall River. Supposed to be living out West. - -MONROE, ALBERT F.; 18; Fall River. A popular artist of Fall River. -Residence, 181 Elm St. - -MCKINNON, THOMAS; 28; Fall River. Dead. - -MURPHY, DENNIS B.; 36; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -MALONE, HENRY; 21; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -MALLISON, JOHN; 30; Fall River. Unknown. - -MARTIN, GEORGE; 40; Fall River. Dead. - -MARTIN, PETER; 26; Westport. Resides in Fall River. - -MARS, REUBEN; 19; Fall River. Fell from a team in New York and was -killed. - -NARY, JAMES; 28; Fall River. Dead. - -NEWMAN, WILLIAM; 28; Fall River. Dead. - -PECKHAM, WILLIAM W.; 22; Fall River. Re-enlisted and was killed in -the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia. - -PECKHAM, PELEG H.; 29; Fall River. Boss painter in Fall River. - -PHELAN, JOHN; 25; Fall River. Dead. - -PELL, JABISH; 25; Fall River. Died in New Bedford, 1903. - -PACKARD, WILLIAM H.; 26; Fall River. He carried on the blacksmithing -business in Fall River for many years. Dead. - -PLATT, EDWARD; 35; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -READ, JOHN P.; 19; Fall River. Died of typhoid fever in 1863. - -REGAN, TIMOTHY; 18; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -REGAN, MORTY; 23; Fall River. Dead. - -SMITHSON, JOHN; 18; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. - -SMITH, LAFAYETTE; 27; Fall River. Dead. - -SHARPLES, LAWRENCE; 20; Fall River. Dead. - -SIDLEY, JOHN P.; 25; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Fifty-eighth -Regiment. Resides in Fall River. - -SMITH, JAMES B.; 23; Fall River. A stirring business man; writer of -history of Company C. Resides in Providence, R. I. - -TERRY, EDWARD P.; 21; Fall River. Resides in Somerset, Mass. - -THACKRAY, WILLIAM; 38; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Fifth Unattached -Company, Heavy Artillery. Retired from all business and resides in -Fall River. - -TRACY, WILLIAM; 38; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. He believes he -can outrun any boy of his age. He is now 82 years old. - -TAYLOR, JOHN; 36; Fall River. Discharged for disability, March 2, -1863. Died in Fall River. - -WALKER, JAMES; 18; Fall River. Driver for Fire Engine, No. 7. Resides -in Fall River. - -WALLACE, RICHARD D.; 28; Fall River. Dead. - -WAITE, ISHMAEL; 36; Fall River. Painter. Resides in Fall River. - - - - - CHAPTER VII. - - COMPANY D, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [The following historical sketch of Company D, Third Regiment, - Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (a nine months’ campaign during the - War of the Rebellion), was prepared by Capt. ANDREW R. WRIGHT, and - read by him at the reunion of the Third Regiment, held at Lincoln - Park, Mass.] - - -In the month of August, 1862, a call was made by the President -of the United States for three hundred thousand troops to aid in -suppressing the rebellion then still existing, and to serve for a -term of nine months, or during the war. In compliance with that -call the Commonwealth of Massachusetts proceeded to mobilize the -militia of the State, by reorganizing the old regiments not then -in the field, and by forming a number of new regiments for service -under that call. Among the old regiments included in that call was -the Third, which was located in the Old Colony district. Company D -of this regiment was recruited up to the maximum, one hundred and -one men, as required at that time by the laws of the United States -governing the service in time of war. The company was composed of -men enlisted from Fall River and Westport. When nearly the full -number had been recruited, an election of officers was held in the -City Hall in Fall River, at which election Col. Silas P. Richmond -presided. The election resulted in the choice of Andrew R. Wright as -captain, Thomas McFarland as first lieutenant, and George Reynolds as -second lieutenant. In a few days afterwards the ranks having reached -the required number, the company was ordered to proceed to the camp -of instruction at Lakeville, which had been prepared by the State for -such instruction to the raw troops as might be given to them previous -to being called into active service at the front, and also to issue -necessary clothing and equipments. The camp was known as “Camp Joe -Hooker.” While there the company was drilled in the setting-up drill -and company movements, also practical instruction in guard duty. - -[Illustration: CAPT. ANDREW R. WRIGHT.] - -On the 23d of September, 1862, the company was mustered into the -United States service by a regular army officer; the company was -paraded in two ranks, the ranks were opened and the front rank faced -the rear; the mustering officer, having the muster roll, passed -between the ranks from left to right critically examining each man as -he came before him. Not one was rejected. After the identification -and inspection the men collectively were required to remove their -caps, hold up their right hands and take the oath to support the laws -and constitution of the United States. The parade was then dismissed, -and the company was then truly a portion of Uncle Sam’s army for the -defence of the Union. The non-commissioned officers were appointed as -follows: - -Sergeants: Samuel B. Hinckley, First; Francis McGraw, Almanzor S. -Elsbree, James Holt, Thomas A. Austin. - -Corporals: Ashael M. Borden, Cornelius Kelley, Jr., Philip Chase, -Charles E. Slade, William H. Wright, William H. Monroe, Sierra L. -Braley, Charles F. Tripp. - -After the muster the company was furloughed for one week that they -might make a last visit to friends before leaving for the front. -At the expiration of the furlough all returned to camp except two; -one of whom deserted the service, the other was returned to the -company by the provost guard after they reached Newbern. After all -preparations had been made the company had orders to break camp -and proceed to Newbern, N. C., via Boston, and thence by steamer -to point of destination. On the morning of departure from Camp Joe -Hooker, the regimental line was formed for the first time, Company -D being upon the extreme left of the line. The company with the -rest of the regiment marched from the camp to the railroad station -at Lakeville on the line of the Old Colony road and embarked upon -cars and were transported to Boston, marched through the city and -went on board the steamer _Mississippi_ that was to convey the whole -of the Fifth and half of the Third Regiments to North Carolina. -To say that the steamer was full conveys but a faint idea of the -crowded condition of the vessel, and many of the men realized for -the first time the discomforts and privations of campaigning; and -this was but the beginning of hardships they endured during their -nine months’ campaign in the swamps and pine barrens of the old -“North State.” After an uneventful voyage by steamer, the company -arrived at Morehead City and disembarked, then were transported on -flat, uncovered freight cars to Newbern; arriving there they were -marched to the first camp occupied by the regiment in Dixie. In -honor of the colonel it was named Camp Richmond. It was located on -the banks of the Neuse River and on the left of the Forty-fourth -Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, who had preceded the -Third a few days. During all this time neither the regiment nor -the company had been supplied with arms, and were not so supplied -until some days after the arrival, when early one evening the long -roll was sounded and report came in from the front, some six miles -away, that our pickets had been driven in and the enemy was then -marching upon Newbern. Then the arms and ammunition were issued to -the regiment and as soon as possible the company was paraded in the -company street, anxiously awaiting the call to form regimental line; -but the alarm proved false and the company was dismissed to quarters, -and the camp quieted down for the night. Subsequently, upon critical -examination of the arms that had been issued, they proved to be a -lot of Austrian rifles, and were nearly worthless. The men were very -much discouraged, as the springs in the locks of some of the rifles -were so weak that it was impossible to explode a percussion cap with -the hammers; but by the skill of Sergeant Austin and the use of tools -procured from the ordnance officers of the department the guns of the -company were got into quite serviceable condition, but were far from -satisfactory at any time during the company’s term of service. - -From this time forward until early in the month of December, 1862, -the company was engaged in the regular camp and garrison duty, -among which were company, battalion, and brigade drills. To vary -the monotony of camp life somewhat, the company with Company C -were detailed for picket duty on the railroad between Newbern and -Beaufort, occupying a deserted rebel cavalry camp. The company -remained there two weeks and then returned to Newbern. - -On the evening of December 10, 1862, after dress parade, the colonel -commanding gave orders to prepare three days’ cooked rations, and, -upon the following day, to issue the same to the men, and also to see -that they were provided with serviceable shoes and two pairs of new -socks for each man, that forty rounds of ammunition be supplied each -cartridge box, that the trunks of all officers and the knapsacks of -enlisted men be packed with all necessary articles and made ready -for the wagoners who would take them on the following afternoon. -All these unusual orders could mean but one thing, and that was an -expedition into the enemy’s country; and, acting upon these orders, -Company D made requisitions upon the quartermaster and commissary for -the requisite amount of supplies to comply with the order. The camp -was stripped of everything not absolutely necessary for use by the -men. Before daylight on the morning of the 11th, the regimental line -was formed and troops marched out into the Neuse road that ran from -Newbern out into the enemy’s country. Very little apparent progress -was made that day, much time being consumed straightening out the -column, and it was late when the company went into bivouac, passing -under a magnificent arch of fire formed by the blazing trunks of -turpentine trees that lined either side of the road and almost as far -as the eye could reach on the right and left of the column. The next -day the regiment was detailed to guard the baggage train and slow -progress was made. - -On the 14th occurred the battle of Kinston, and the company being in -line of battle for the first time, it was attached to the brigade -commanded by Colonel Lee of the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts -Regiment, and was on the extreme left of the line, it being in close -proximity to a field hospital. The sight of the wounded and dying -being brought from the front and through the lines to the hospital -was not a cheerful prospect, nor one calculated to enliven the -spirits of the men while expecting at any moment to receive the order -to advance into the circle of fire, but no man flinched and all were -ready for whatever duty might be required of them. The brigade being -in the rear line of battle was not actively engaged with the enemy. -The enemy was defeated and the Union column entered Kinston early in -the evening of that day and went into bivouac in a large field or -common in front of the town. There they remained until the following -morning. After going into bivouac strict orders were promulgated from -general headquarters forbidding foraging in the town, but sometime -in the middle of the night the company was mysteriously supplied -with a most bountiful supply of all needful provisions and many of -the luxuries of life in the shape of canned jellies, fruits, and -preserves, and for once at least the company reveled in a grand -banquet. - -The next morning the company with the rest of the troops evacuated -the town and took up the line of march toward Whitehall, which was -reached the following day in the afternoon. Here a fierce artillery -fight took place, the right brigade of the column and most, if not -all of the artillery, being engaged with the enemy. - -The brigade to which the Third Massachusetts Regiment and Company D -was attached, passed around the base of a hill in the rear of the -line of battle (but well within range of the enemy’s sharpshooters, -as the singing of their rifle bullets passing just above the heads -of the company so eloquently testified) to the right of the position -held by the enemy, and which they evacuated that night. The company -bivouacked the same night upon a sandy plain on the edge of a forest, -with hungry stomachs and empty haversacks; but they were very -fortunate in finding the commissary wagons that night and securing -a fifty-pound box of hardtack and a few pounds of mixed coffee and -sugar, which proved a very welcome supper. - -On the next day, the 17th of December, the company met the enemy; -the brigade to which the regiment was attached being upon the right -of the column, found itself in the immediate vicinity of the enemy -early in the forenoon, the skirmishers driving in their pickets and -developing their position near a bridge on the Wilmington and Welden -Railroad that crosses the Neuse River near the town of Goldsboro. -After a sharp engagement the enemy retired; the Union Infantry -Regiments were marched to a position near the railroad, stacked -arms, and commenced to destroy the road, which was effectively -accomplished for a number of miles. At the same time the bridge was -fired and destroyed, thus for the time crippling the road, which -was supposed to be one of the leading lines of communication of the -Confederate army of Northern Virginia with the southern portion of -the Confederacy. - -When preparing to leave the field an alarm was made that the enemy -had rallied, reformed their lines, and were about to make an attack. -The alarm proved to be correct, our lines were hastily reformed to -resist such attack. It was at this time that the company first met -the enemy face to face, as they came down the railroad embankment -like a swarm of immense gray ants. They formed line of battle in the -open fields as on parade, and started with a yell to make a charge -upon the Union lines some three hundred yards in their front. These -lines were composed of troops of which Company D of the Third -Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia formed a part. - -Sections of the New York Artillery and Belger’s Rhode Island battery -of Parrott guns were rapidly placed in position in the immediate -front of the infantry lines formed to resist the charge of the enemy, -and hurled such terrible charges of grape and canister into the faces -of the enemy that no human courage could withstand, and, before more -than half the distance that separated the contending lines had been -traversed, the enemy’s lines were broken, and those of the enemy who -were able to do so sought shelter in the thick woods on their left, -followed by showers of bullets from the rifles of the infantry. While -this scene was terribly exciting, so far as known not a man left the -ranks of Company D, with the exception of one man slightly wounded by -a fragment of an exploded shell. - -This action ended the active hostilities of this expedition of -the Eighteenth Army Corps into the enemy’s country. It failed of -its co-operative purpose, as the Army of the Potomac had been -disastrously defeated at Fredericksburg a short time previous, thus -enabling the commander of the Confederate forces to reinforce at any -point. The expedition returned to Newbern without incident, and -shortly after were ordered to inscribe upon their colors the words -“Kinston,” “Whitehall,” and “Goldsboro,” to commemorate the battles -that were fought at the locations indicated. - -An inspiring sight gladdened the hearts of the company when -approaching Newbern on the return from the expedition, in the -appearance of the Stars and Stripes floating in the air from the -flagstaff on Fort Totten; it seemed to welcome the column home from -the dangers and hardships it had endured in its defence. - -The company went into its old quarters at Camp Richmond, and the -regular routine of camp duty commenced. The trunks and knapsacks were -again returned by the wagoners, and the company were housekeeping -comfortably once more. Nothing of great interest occurred until -early in the year of 1863, the company in the meantime participating -with the regiment in two or three marches into the enemy’s country, -but with no apparent results. In the late winter or early spring -of 1863 the enemy made a reconnoissance in force along the whole -line of the department, and seemed determined to make an assault -upon Newbern from the left flank of the Neuse River and directly -opposite of the town, but they were held at bay by a comparatively -small force, when, with the assistance of the gunboats, they were -compelled to retire. A strong demonstration was made upon the lines -immediately in front of Newbern, strong reinforcements, among whom -were the Third Regiment with Company D attached, were hurried to the -front, remaining under arms all night, and momentarily expecting an -attack, but no assault came and the enemy withdrew. They seemed more -determined upon the extreme right of the lines of the department, -as they erected batteries upon the river bluff opposite the town of -Little Washington, thus cutting off communication with the troops -occupying that position, and the rest of the department, also -holding the general commanding the department at the time the enemy -closed the river. To relieve this condition of affairs, a column was -formed of all the available troops then in Newbern, among whom was -the regiment to which Company D was attached, and an attempt was -made to reach the rear of the enemy’s position in front of Little -Washington by way of a road crossing Blount’s Creek in the rear of -the position held by the enemy; but the attempt failed, although -the artillery attached to the column and the right of the brigade to -which the company was attached, were actively engaged with the enemy -perhaps for a half hour. Yet, for some unexplained reason, the order -was given to retreat on Newbern, which the column reached without -molestation by the enemy, and the troops in a dispirited frame of -mind, as they could not understand the grand strategy exhibited upon -this expedition. - -About this time a number of regiments returned to the department -from South Carolina, where they had been sent some months before -to re-enforce General Hunter in his operations against the rebel -position in and about Fort Sumter and the approaches to Charleston. -About the time that these troops returned to the department -General Foster bravely succeeded in running the blockade at Little -Washington, and suddenly appeared at Newbern. Affairs quickly assumed -a different aspect. He immediately organized two expeditions, one -to reach the rear of the rebel position that was besieging Little -Washington, the other to make a demonstration on Kinston. Company D -was attached to the latter column, and with the rest of the troops -was transported by train to Batchelder’s Creek, the extreme front -line of the department. The company remained here a few days, and -with the rest of the regiment and other troops, made threatening -demonstrations upon the enemy’s position in front of Kinston. No -decisive action was had, but the demonstrations there and at Little -Washington had the effect of raising the siege of that place, and the -enemy retreated from his threatening positions before the whole line, -and quiet reigned again. - -In the early spring an order was received by the commanding officer -of Company D from regimental headquarters to report to General -Wessels, then in temporary command of the department, for instruction -in some special duty. The officer so ordered immediately reported, -and, in the interview with the general, the officer was told that -information had been received that the enemy were preparing to erect -fortifications at a locality some twelve or fourteen miles below -Newbern, on the northerly bank of the Neuse river, and known as -Wilkinson’s Point, for the purpose of blockading the river, thus -closing this very important line of water communication by which the -department received a very large part of its supplies of all kinds. -He then gave the following order, “You will take with yourself -your first lieutenant, two or three non-commissioned officers and -fifty privates; see that they are provided with three days’ cooked -rations in their haversacks and forty rounds of ammunition in their -cartridge boxes. You will leave camp at five o’clock in the morning, -march to the government wharf in the rear of general headquarters -and go on board a steamer which you will find awaiting you there. -A topographical engineer will be taken on board from the surveying -steamer lying in the stream; you will then proceed down the river, -being convoyed by one of the gunboats, the commanding officer of -which has been given his instructions. Arriving near the point, your -steamer will come to anchor, and you will observe closely whether -signs of the enemy can be seen from the steamer; if there are -indications that the enemy are in force then the gunboat will shell -the place vigorously to drive them back from the point, when you will -land your command under cover of the fire of the gunboat, and make a -thorough inspection of the work that has been done by the enemy, and -effectually destroy any fortifications that may have been begun. The -engineer will land with you and make such plans and drawings as he -may think proper. If upon your arrival at the point no signs of the -enemy are apparent, you will land half of your command and endeavor -to ascertain whether any unusual number of people, either soldiers -or civilians, have visited or made surveys of the point; thoroughly -examine the location one or two miles back from the point and upon -either side of it, and make report to these headquarters through your -regimental commander.” - -The officer, after receiving these instructions, was dismissed by the -general with the significant remark that “this duty may be a pleasant -excursion, or it may prove to be a very serious matter. Let us hope -that it will turn out to be the former.” - -The captain immediately returned to the regimental camp and the -detachment was fully prepared that night. It was off bright and early -the next morning; the point was reached in due time, but no signs of -the enemy were seen. A detail of twenty-five men and sergeants, under -the command of Lieutenant McFarland, was landed from the steamer and -spent several hours seeking for knowledge of the enemy, but none -was obtained and the detail was re-embarked and the steamer and -detachment returned to Newbern the same day, the detail reaching -camp about dusk, much pleased with this pleasant tour of duty. - -Sometime in the month of May Company D with E and F companies was -detailed for a tour of two weeks’ picket duty at Deep Gully, at the -extreme front of this department. Nothing of moment occurred during -the time occupied in this duty. At the expiration of two weeks the -detail returned to camp at Newbern. - -The term of service was now drawing near its close. Quite naturally -the members of the company were impatient to return to the dear -friends at home. In due time the order came to break camp and proceed -to Boston. All camp and garrison equipage was collected and turned -over to an officer detailed from general headquarters to receive -it. All articles belonging to the company not otherwise needed was -distributed to the comrades of other regiments in the department. - -Early in June the regiment paraded in heavy marching order and -marched out of the camp, where, upon the whole, so many pleasant -days had been passed, and lasting friendships had been formed. The -regiment marched through the town and gayly gave a marching salute to -the brigade commander as it passed his headquarters. The colonel, -staff, colors and right wing of the regiment marched to the railroad -station in Newbern and was transported to Morehead City, thence took -the steamer _S. R. Spaulding_ to Boston. The left wing, to which -Company D was attached, proceeded to the wharf in rear of general -headquarters and went on board the steamer _Tillie_ and sailed down -the river to Hatteras Inlet, remaining inside the bar until the -following morning, then proceeded to sea and reached Boston in due -time. Escorted by the Forty-fourth Regiment, the Third marched to the -Old Colony railway station, saluting the Governor of the Commonwealth -when passing the State House. Company D with the rest of the regiment -was furloughed for one week with orders to report at Camp Joe Hooker, -Lakeville, at that time, there to be mustered out of the United -States service. Companies C and D were transported to Fall River, -where a very cordial reception awaited them by the city government. -Upon the expiration of the furlough the company returned to Camp -Joe Hooker, and, on June 26, 1863, was mustered out of service and -returned to their several homes; and it is to be believed none -regretted the duty which he had been able to perform for the country -in its time of need. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY D. - -[WRITTEN BY COMRADE VERNON WADE.] - -[The first figures indicate age at enlistment: the city and town, the -place of enlistment.] - -ANDREW R. WRIGHT, Captain; 30; Fall River. Attended Fall River -schools. Learned the trade of a machinist. In 1853 went to -California, where he remained four years. On his return to Fall River -worked at his trade. A man of staunch character. Organized Company -D, which was attached to Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer -Militia, and was with his company during the North Carolina campaign; -participated in all the battles of the regiment and was mustered out -of the same. Returned to Fall River. Worked four years at his trade -in Providence, again returned to Fall River, and was associated with -A. G. Thurston in mechanical business. Was City Marshal of Fall -River nine years. Was elected high sheriff of Bristol County, which -office he held eighteen years. Keeper also of Taunton jail. Died in -Fall River, July 3, 1899, leaving a widow and two children. Was a -member of Mount Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Richard Borden Post, G. -A. R., the Unitarian Society, and Fall River Board of Trade. Highly -respected by all, as a citizen, soldier, and business gentleman, he -lived beloved, and died lamented by his company and his large circle -of friends. - -THOMAS MCFARLAND, First Lieutenant; 36; Fall River. Born in -Scotland, 1826. Came to Fall River and worked in one of the cotton -mills. Enlisted in Company D, and was elected first lieutenant in -same, served with his company through the nine months’ campaign. -Re-enlisted and was promoted captain of Company G, Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Infantry. Killed at battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, -1864, leaving a widow and two children. - -GEORGE REYNOLDS, JR., Second Lieutenant; 24; Fall River. He was a -faithful officer and a true friend to every man in the Company. He -is engaged in the wholesale fish business in Fall River and lives in -Tiverton, R. I. He is a great admirer of horses and but few can tell -all the points of a good blooded horse better than George. - -SAMUEL B. HINCKLY, First Sergeant; 30; Fall River. He re-enlisted and -was promoted captain of Company G, Fifty-eighth Regiment, where he -proved himself a brave, discreet officer, who won the confidence of -all his men in battle by his cool courage, devotion to his country, -and his unlimited patriotism for country and the Old Flag. Soon after -the war he went to Riverside, California, where he now has an orange -grove of ten acres. Samuel always has on hand a treat for all who -visit him, and an extra box of the best fruit for any member of the -old Third. - -ALMANZA S. ELSBREE, Sergeant; 28; Fall River. For many years after -the war he had charge of a stationary engine. He died Dec. 26, 1893, -respected by a large circle of friends, leaving a widow and two -children. - -FRANK MCGRAW, Sergeant; 30; Fall River. He was born in Ireland and -came to America a strong, vigorous youth. He enlisted in Company D, -Sept. 23, 1862; served in the nine months’ campaign, and was mustered -out with the regiment. He re-enlisted in 1864 and was detailed in the -signal corps with Sherman, marching with him to the sea. After the -war for many years he was in business in Fall River, where he was -highly respected. He was appointed inspector of the Fall River police -force. He died in Fall River, May 26, 1892, leaving three children. -By request Rev. J. G. Gammons conducted the funeral service. Gen. O. -O. Howard was present and made complimentary remarks on the soldierly -character of Comrade McGraw. A large concourse of people were present -including Richard Borden Post, G. A. R., of which he was an honored -and an active member. He was buried with military honors in the -beautiful Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River. - -JAMES HOLT, Sergeant; 24; Fall River. He was taken sick with typhoid -fever in Newbern and carried to the hospital, from which he was -discharged and returned to the company. He died April 30, 1869. A -widow and two sons survive him. - -THOMAS AUSTIN; age, 26; Fall River. Unknown. - -ASHIEL M. BORDEN, Corporal; 24; Fall River. He was a good, true -soldier, served his time of enlistment, and was discharged with the -regiment. He died Aug. 9, 1871, leaving a widow and four children. -The widow was burned to death several years ago; two children are now -living. - -CORNELIUS KELLEY, JR., Corporal; 31; Fall River. Died several years -ago. - -PHILIP CHASE, Corporal; 28; Fall River. He was a member of the -Seventh Massachusetts Regiment Militia, June 15, 1861. He enlisted -in the Third Regiment Sept. 23, 1862. He enlisted in the Thirteenth -Regiment, Company K, Sept. 1, 1864. He was mustered out Nov. 23. -1865. He is now a hotel clerk. - -CHARLES E. SLADE, Corporal; 26; Fall River. He was taken sick and -sent to the Stanley Hospital, Newbern, soon after he arrived there. -When sufficiently recovered he was detailed as nurse. He returned -home with the regiment and mustered out with the same. After the war -he went into business. He was elected superintendent of Grant Mill -in Fall River, a position which he filled to the satisfaction of -the corporation. He died Feb. 8, 1895. He left a son who resides in -Providence, R. I., and a daughter who is the wife of George W. Bliss, -a grocer in Fall River. - -WILLIAM H. WRIGHT, Corporal; 26; Westport. He re-enlisted in Company -G, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Volunteers. He wore a medal which had -been presented to him by Queen Victoria. He was a prisoner of war and -was confined in Salisbury Prison, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 1865. - -WILLIAM H. MONROE, Corporal; 22; Fall River. He was also lieutenant -in the Sixtieth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment. On returning home -he engaged in the painting, decorating, and paper hanging business. -He resides in San Pedro, California, and has one son living in -Trinidad, Colorado. - -SIERRA L. BRALEY, Corporal; 19; Fall River. He re-enlisted Dec. 11, -1863, as sergeant, Battery L, Heavy Artillery. He was promoted to -second lieutenant, April 16, 1865. He was lieutenant United States -Colored Troops, June 3, 1865. He was first lieutenant of Company D, -State Militia in 1866, and captain in 1868. He was quartermaster of -the Third Battery, Sept. 1, 1876. He was captain of Company M, Dec. -17, 1878, and resigned Jan. 1, 1879. He was bookkeeper for George E. -Hoar until his death, which occurred Feb. 27, 1901, in Fall River. A -widow and one daughter survive him, living in Fall River. - -CHARLES P. TRIPP, Corporal; 21; Westport. He is by trade a carpenter. -He served during the nine months’ campaign. He was badly injured -while tearing up the railroad track at the battle of Goldsboro. He -came home and was mustered out with the regiment. He was a contractor -and builder for many years in Fall River. He served five terms as -councilman in the City Government. He was a member of several mystic -orders, G. A. R., and Red Men. He died April 29, 1895. - -EDWIN J. DYER, Musician; 18; Fall River. He re-enlisted twice and was -for a time in the commissary department. After muster out he went -into the machinery business. He was a clothier, a mercantile agent, -and is now president of a life insurance company. He is a member of -Post No. 2, G. A. R., Boston. He resides in Dorchester, Mass. - -CHARLES C. BORDEN, Musician; 17; Fall River. Unknown. - -VALENTINE PERRY, Wagoner; 39; Fall River. Died Jan. 19, 1901. - - -_Privates._ - -ASH, THOMAS; 20; Fall River. Unknown. - -BAKER, JEREMIAH D.; 40; Fall River. At the time of enlistment he -was a nailer. He re-enlisted in Company G, Corporal, Fifty-eighth -Regiment, March 26th and was mustered out July 14, 1865. He went into -the quarry business. He died leaving a widow, now eighty-five years -old, and three children. - -BRIGHTMAN, WILLIAM B.; 21; Fall River. A fisherman in Alaskan waters. - -BRIGHTMAN, JAMES; 20; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Company I, Second -Regiment Heavy Artillery as Corporal, Sept. 3, 1865. - -BROWN, SAMUEL; 22; Westport. He re-enlisted in Company G, -Fifty-eighth Massachusetts. He died of wounds May 12, 1864. - -BORDEN, ISAAC S.; 23; Westport. He re-enlisted in Fifty-eighth -Regiment, March 12, 1864. He was wounded in battle and discharged -July 14, 1865. He is a grocer. - -BRADBURY, ROBERT; 37; Westport. Discharged May 12, 1863. Dead. - -COOGAN, JAMES; 40; Fall River. Dead. - -CLARKSON, THOMAS; 27; Fall River. Wounded in the battle of Goldsboro. -Died Jan. 6, 1897. - -CANNADY, WILLIAM J.; 18; Fall River; Moulder. Resides in Fall River. - -CURREN, JAMES; 19; Westport. Dead. - -CASEY, MICHAEL; 23; Westport. Re-enlisted in Company F, Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Regiment. Mustered out July 16, 1865. - -CORDINGLY, THOMAS R.; 36; Westport. Dead. - -CUTLER, ISRAEL; 26; Westport. Unknown. - -DAVIS, JOHN P.; 44; Fall River. Known as company’s poet. Dead. - -DACY, TIMOTHY; 40; Fall River. Dead. - -DEMARANVILLE, STEPHEN E.; 21; Westport. Supposed to be living in New -Bedford. - -DONOVAN, EDWARD M.; 25; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Company G, -Fifty-eighth Regiment. He was wounded and taken prisoner Sept. 31, -1864. He died in Petersburg. - -DAVAL, HENRY S.; 23; Westport. Dead. - -DWYER, WILLIAM; 27; Westport. He re-enlisted in Company G, -Fifty-ninth Massachusetts Volunteers. He was wounded June 18, 1864. -Dead. - -DOLAN, ANDREW; 36; Westport. Dead. - -DILLON, JOHN; 22; Westport. Deserted Sept. 25, 1862. - -DYER, STEPHEN K.; 18; Westport. Died in Newbern, June 6, 1863. - -EARL, ANDREW R.; 23; Westport. Known as the “large man” (265 pounds), -had his suits made to order--“the baby of Company D.” A brave and -fearless soldier, who was faithful to every duty and was never -scared. Resides at Soldiers Home, Santa Monica, Cal. Fell down an -elevator well and broke his legs while at work in San Francisco. - -FOLGER, DAVID J.; 23; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Company M, Second -Massachusetts Cavalry. He was a prisoner in Libby and Andersonville -nine months with twenty of his comrades who were taken at the same -time, and was the only one to survive the hardships of prison life. -He was a carriage manufacturer and continued in that business until -his death, June 4, 1901. A widow and one daughter living in Amesbury, -Mass., survive him. - -FRANCIS, WILLIAM; 19; Fall River. Died in Fall River. - -FRAWLEY, PATRICK; 32; Fall River. Unknown. - -FREELOVE, RICHMOND D.; 24; Fall River. Died in Fall River. - -FAY, EDWARD; 23; Westport. Farmer, grocer, business man; lives with -his son in Bolton, Mass. - -FLAHERTY, JOHN; 33; Fall River. Died in Fall River, Dec. 15, 1893. - -GRUSH, FREDERICK A.; 22; Fall River. He re-enlisted as First Sergeant -in Company G, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry. He was taken -prisoner at the battle of Crater July 30th, and died at Annapolis, -Md., October, 1864. - -HACKLEY, JOHN; 40; Westport. Died in 1863. - -HAYSTON, THOMAS; 31; Fall River. Dead. - -HANSON, GEORGE; 18; Fall River. Re-enlisted July 21, 1864, in -Sixtieth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Oil -merchant. - -HARRINGTON, TIMOTHY; 23; Westport. Dead. - -HARRINGTON, DANIEL; 19; Westport. Lives in Fall River. - -HARRINGTON, JOHN; 18; Westport. Dead. - -HOOLHEN, MICHAEL; 21; Westport. Unknown. - -JORDEN, JAMES; 18; Fall River. Discharged June 10, 1863. Transferred; -did not return with the regiment. - -KIDD, THOMAS; 40; Fall River. Resides in Fall River. Clerk. - -KAYLOR, WILLIAM; 24; Westport. Known as “Lawyer Kaylor;” very active -in learning and expounding army regulations, services to be rendered -and rations due each man. Died Feb. 8, 1898. - -LEADWITH, JAMES; 20; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Company H, -Seventeenth Massachusetts Regiment. He was discharged at the end of -the war. He is a painter and lives in Fall River. - -LEVALLY, BENJAMIN W.; 18; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Captain -Hurlburt’s company of cavalry. He died in Fall River, Aug. 17, 1900. - -LEARY, JAMES; 18; Fall River. He re-enlisted in Company G, -Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry. He was wounded May 12th and -taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1864. He was killed on railroad crossing at -Fall River, Mass. - -MANCHESTER, GILBERT; 19; Westport. Unknown. - -MURPHY, JEREMIAH E.; 21; Fall River. Unknown. - -MILLER, GEORGE; 34; Westport. Supposed to be dead. - -MARSHALL, JOHN; 24; Westport. Unknown. - -MURPHY, TIMOTHY; 32; Fall River. Dead. - -MORTON, CHARLES H.; 21; Fall River. Commissioned second lieutenant, -October, 1863; assigned to duty as adjutant of recruiting, and was -on duty at Readville, Mass. Mustered first lieutenant of Company -G, Fifty-eighth Regiment and was with the regiment through the -battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and in the -march across the James; in engagements June 16th, 17th, 18th, in -front of Petersburg and the Battles of the Mine, July 30th; taken -prisoner September 30th at Poplar Grove fight. In prison at Libby -and Danielsonville, Va., and Salisbury, N. C. Exchanged Feb. 22, -1865. Went to oil fields, Pennsylvania. Proprietor of a store in -New Bedford; in the real estate business in Boston; deputy state -constabulary from 1866 to 1870. On account of poor health retired -from all business until 1873, when he was appointed postmaster of -Fair Haven, which position he held fourteen years. Director of -National Bank of Fair Haven, and its president from 1881 until July -1, 1904. Treasurer of Fair Haven Institution for Savings since 1886. -Chairman of School Board. - -MOWRY, WILLIAM I.; 18; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry, -Aug. 20, 1863. Discharged at Richmond, Va., Nov. 14, 1865. Boss -carpenter at Tecumseh Mills. Lives in Fall River. - -MILLERICK, JOHN; 25; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Company F, -Fifty-eighth Regiment, and was in all the battles of the regiment; -wounded in battle; captured and had his arm amputated in a Rebel -prison; paroled Aug. 10, 1864, and mustered out July 13, 1865. Night -watchman for several years. Died Mar. 31, 1878, leaving a widow and -seven children. - -MELLOR, CHARLES H.; 18; Fall River. Unknown. - -MCKENNY, FELIX. JR.; 21; Fall River. He was wounded at Blount’s Creek -by the falling of the limb of a tree, which was cut off by a Rebel -shell. A barber in Fall River. - -MCDERMOTT, THOMAS; 28; Fall River. Re-enlisted March 12, 1864. Died -of wounds July 5, 1864. - -MCPHEE, THOMAS; 40; Fall River. Dead. - -MCDONALD, DANIEL; 28; Fall River. Unknown. - -MCNAUGHTON, CHARLES; 38; Westport. Died Feb. 11, 1894. - -MCGUINNESS, EDWARD; 37; Fall River. Died Jan. 3, 1900. A widow and -several children survive him. - -MCGOWAN, JOHN; 30; Westport. Unknown. - -OGDEN, HENRY; 25; Fall River. Died in 1893. - -PAGE, HATHAWAY B.; 20; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Sixtieth Infantry. -Dead. - -POOL, JOHN; 44; Fall River. Dead. - -PETERS, JOHN; 29; Fall River. Re-enlisted March 12, 1864, in Company -F, Fifty-eighth Regiment. Died in Salisbury prison, North Carolina, -Jan. 15, 1865. - -PLATT, CHARLES; 19; Fall River. Unknown. - -PETTY, HIRAM S.; 30; Westport. Re-enlisted in Second Heavy Artillery, -Company I. Mustered out Sept. 3, 1865, at the expiration of his term -of service. Dead. - -PICKLES, JAMES; 26; Westport. Unknown. - -RYAN, JEREMIAH; 44; Westport. Believed to be dead. - -ROBOTHAM, JAMES; 18; Westport. Dead. - -SHEHAN, DANIEL; 25; Fall River. Dead. - -SHERMAN, WILLIAM H.; 25; Fall River. Lives at the Soldiers Home, -Togus, Maine, and has charge of the steam in connection with the Home. - -SHAY, MICHAEL W.; 19; Fall River. Dead. - -SARGENT, JOHN; 23; Fall River. Dead. - -SANFORD, SYLVESTER; 22; Fall River. Re-enlisted in Company G, -Fifty-eighth Regiment. Works at carpentering and stone work in South -Westport, Mass., where he resides. - -SOULE, ROBERT F.; 18; Westport. Lives in Bakerville, Dartmouth. -Farmer. - -SHAW, CHARLES; 42; Westport. Dead. - -SMITH, ROBERT; 35; Westport. Supposed to be dead. - -TRIPP, ALLEN H.; 25; Westport. Died in Providence, R. I. - -WISE, WHITLOCK; 27; Westport. Unknown. - -WADE, VERNON; 28; Fall River. Re-enlisted, sergeant in Sixtieth -Massachusetts Regiment. A faithful soldier, a true patriot, a -successful business man, trusted and respected by all. Resides in -Fall River, where he carries on a grocery business. - -WOODCOCK, JONAS; 36; Fall River. Dead. - - - - - CHAPTER VIII. - - COMPANY E, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [BY FREDERICK F. MAXFIELD.] - - -This company was made up of New Bedford men with three exceptions, -Capt. John A. Hawes, of Fairhaven; Daniel H. Tripp, of Westport; and -Albert M. Allen, of Westport. For the greater part the company was -composed of young men and men in the prime of life. It is well for -us to remember that New Bedford has an unique history, among the -military companies of the State. First, the New Bedford Guards were -organized in 1842. They were disbanded, and out of that organization -came many who served as officers during the War of the Rebellion. -At the present time there are two of the New Bedford Guards living; -viz., James E. Blake, druggist, corner of Second and Middle Streets, -New Bedford; William Balis, grain dealer, foot of Middle Street. In -1853 the City Guards were organized and drilled. This company, known -in history as Company L and City Guards continued in commission, -answered to the call of President Lincoln, and served three months -in the Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. On its return -to New Bedford all its commissioned officers resigned, and William -E. Mason, sergeant of the company, was in command. When the call was -made for three hundred thousand men, Sergeant Mason recruited the -company to its maximum number, but, being a modest man, and knowing -that John A. Hawes was an adept in military matters, he asked Mr. -Hawes to be captain of the company, which being agreed to by all, -Sergeant Mason was made first lieutenant, and James L. Sharp second -lieutenant. - -[Illustration: CAPT. JOHN A. HAWES.] - -Captain Hawes was a man eminently fitted for the commander of the -company. Born in a home of wealth, educated in the schools of his own -town, and in Harvard Law College, and having practiced law, he was -well prepared to deal with all the difficult questions of military -and army life; yet notwithstanding his wealth, he never asked his -company to go where he would not lead, nor to suffer hardships which -he would not share with them. He went to war not for pay, but for the -honor of the old flag, which he loved more than wealth, more than -ease, more than honors. That his services were appreciated by his -superior officers will be seen by the following: - - “HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, FIFTH DIVISION, - EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, - NEWBERN, N. C., May 6, 1863. - - CAPTAIN JOHN A. HAWES: - - It is with much pleasure and I may say pride, inasmuch as your - splendid company is part of my brigade, that I congratulate you on - the remarkable good condition of your company, both in reference to - drill, discipline, and soldierly bearing. To command such a fine - company must certainly be an honor of which you may well feel proud. - - I have the honor to be, Captain, - - Very respectfully your obedient servant, - J. JOURDAN, COLONEL, - _Commanding Brigade_.” - -Captain Hawes looked after the rights and well being of his men, in -camp and on the march. He never allowed one of his company to do -a dare-devil act just for the notoriety of the thing, neither did -he allow any one to shirk his duty. Each man must do his duty, and -each man must be given his rights in rations, in recreations, and in -social enjoyments. On the march he took always the left side of his -company, and, if for any good reason, one of his boys became unable -to continue the march from sickness, he always found a place for him -in an ambulance, instead of leaving him by the roadside to care for -himself. He has been heard to say, “Mrs. ---- intrusted her boy to -me, and I must so care for him, that should we live to go home, when -I meet her I can look her in the face with the consciousness that I -did my duty.” Such was Captain Hawes as an officer of the army. - -On returning home he took up his citizen life quietly, and enjoyed -the comfort of his luxurious home. For several years he was president -of the Bristol County Agricultural Society at Myricks, where his good -judgment and kindly acts will long be remembered. A little incident -explains his character. One morning a representative from the church -in Myricks went to him and suggested that a rope be put across one -of the driveways on the Agricultural Society grounds, as some of -the people of Myricks were nearly run over by the careless driving -on the previous day. Turning to one of his officials, he said, “Mr. ----- says a rope should be put across the road to prevent people from -being run over.” “If he wants a rope across the road, let him put it -there,” said the official. Turning to the official he said, “This -is my friend, you see that a rope is put across the road,” and the -proud official had to obey orders. For years he was commodore of the -New Bedford Yacht Fleet, where by his gentlemanly courtesies to his -superiors, inferiors, and equals, he endeared himself to all. After -a well-rounded out life, with his loved ones around him, he quietly -passed from works to reward, lamented by a large circle of friends, -who to this day regard him as a model man, a good officer, and a true -friend to all with whom he had to do. - -The same that is said of Captain Hawes can be said of First -Lieutenant Mason, who will be remembered by every man in the company -and regiment, also, as a man of high moral character, and a true -officer. Modest, yet firm in discipline; gentle, yet insisting that -every man must do his duty; bold, when duty called; careful, when -care became the better part of valor, he would not allow himself, -nor the men under his command, to imperil life just for the name of -being called bold; but when duty called no braver man could be found -and no one who could be trusted better with an important duty. True -to himself, he was true to his men. On the march Lieutenant Mason was -always at the head of the company. He never ordered his men to go -where he would not lead. He served his company and his country as a -man who believed that shoulder straps are honorable only when honored -by the wearer. His slogan was that every man has rights, which must -be respected by all regardless of rank or position, and he should be -protected in those rights. - -After serving his nine months in the Third Regiment and being -mustered out, he recruited Company G, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts -Volunteer Infantry, being second lieutenant Sept. 18, 1863, and -captain in the same company Jan. 22, 1864. Here the same good traits -as an officer continued. At the battle of Cold Harbor he was severely -wounded, and again at the battle of Crater the same year, and for -his bravery in these and other battles he was invested major. He -was mustered out in 1865, returned home, and was made inspector -in the Custom House, Boston, where he remained until failing -health compelled him to resign. In his home in New Bedford, in the -calm and serene beauty of a life of seventy-eight years well and -conscientiously spent, he died May 27, 1905, beloved and honored. - -Second Lieut. James L. Sharp was a good officer, who readily -responded to every duty. Before the war he carried on the business -of a tinsmith in New Bedford and was very successful; after the war -he went to New York and continued in the same business. He is known -as the patentee of the celebrated Gas Burner Stove. He died several -years ago. - - -HISTORY OF COMPANY L, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER -MILITIA, AFTERWARDS COMPANY E. - - [BY MAJOR CUSHMAN.] - -Company L was generally known as the “New Bedford City Guards.” The -first meeting for its organization was held July 22, 1852, and, on -the 31st of August following, George A. Bourne was commissioned its -captain. He had previously been commissioned captain of Company K, -in the Third Light Infantry, Second Brigade, First Division, which -existed in New Bedford and was known as the “City Guards.” Captain -Bourne resigned Jan. 19, 1847, and the company was disbanded Aug. -8, 1849. Captain Bourne commanded the “New Bedford City Guards” -till 1854, when he resigned, and was succeeded by Captain Timothy -Ingraham, who was in command at the time of the receipt of Special -Order, No. 14, dated April 15, 1861, which ordered the company to -report immediately in Boston. - -The New Bedford City Guards under Captain Ingraham soon became noted -for proficiency in drill. His son was a cadet at West Point and -the company not only adopted the complete uniform of the cadets, -but excelled in the new tactics afterwards promulgated by the -War Department as _Hardee’s Tactics_, which formed a part of the -instruction at West Point. As a part of their fatigue dress the -Guards wore a unique scarlet jacket, from which they were jocularly -termed when in exercise drills, the lobster backs. Besides their -complement of company officers they had an independent staff and -a full band. They drilled as a battalion as well as a company. -They acquired many of the improvements which characterized the -noted Ellsworth Zouaves, and prided themselves upon excellence in -skirmishing drills, the “silent manual” bayonet exercise, and guard -duty. - -When Governor Andrew issued his preparatory order of Jan. 16, 1861, -almost the entire company volunteered to respond to any call for -duty without the borders of the state, so that when Special Order, -No. 14, was promulgated late that Monday evening, April 15th, -they flocked to their armory as the news spread, to learn of the -arrangements for their departure. There was little sleep that night -in the homes of the Guards. What might be their ultimate destination -none could decide. An ominous darkness shrouded the immediate future -into which they were being ushered, trusting in Providence and -confident in their acquired military knowledge. The few short hours -before their departure were devoted to hasty arrangements to provide -for their families and business while absent. Early the next morning -they responded to the call and at eight o’clock left the armory. -Meanwhile the citizens had organized a fitting public demonstration -of patriotic feeling to bid them God-speed, so they were not -permitted to leave until the city’s great heart found expression by a -popular clergyman’s craving Divine protection for its gallant youth, -and Ex-Governor John Henry Clifford had eloquently bade a final -farewell with thrilling assurances of civic pride and neighborly -love, pledging the united support of the entire community. Then to -the inspiring music of its own band the company marched to Fairhaven -ferry, accompanied by such an enthusiastic crowd as never before had -been seen in the city. Owing to the extraordinary duties imposed upon -the railroads which interfered somewhat with the regular schedules, -the company did not reach Boston until noon. It was quartered -temporarily near the Old Colony depot, and that night through the -courtesy of the New England Guards, slept in their quarters over the -Boylston Market. Lieutenant Porter then returned to New Bedford. - -The next day (Wednesday, the 17th) Lieutenant Barton joined the -company in Boston. In the afternoon Company L marched to the State -House, received its colors, and was addressed by Governor John A. -Andrew, and then amid the most enthusiastic demonstrations of the -excited populace, proceeded to Long Wharf, where it embarked on the -steamship _S. R. Spaulding_, which dropped down the harbor awaiting -supplies. While at anchor down the bay on the 18th of April, a boat -came alongside and a young man climbed over the side, who stated -that he wanted to enlist. He was recognized instantly by Lieutenant -Cushman as Edward L. Pierce, a former college mate, and was at once -enrolled in Company L. At Fortress Monroe, as soon as “contrabands” -came flocking around the fort for protection, he was assigned to -the congenial duty of caring for their welfare, and proved a most -useful acquisition. At the end of his duty at Fortress Monroe he was -appointed to perform similar service at Port Royal, South Carolina, -and during the war aided materially in developing the former slaves -of the South into defenders of the Union and useful citizens. - -On arrival at Fortress Monroe Company L efficiently performed every -duty to which it was assigned, although its costly uniforms were -quickly ruined by the mounting of heavy guns, and the handling of -immense quantities of quartermaster’s supplies, besides the ordinary -routine of military duty. From the company many were detailed -for duty at post headquarters, scouting, and unusual guard duty. -Captain Ingraham, who had been compelled by sickness to return on -the tug-boat, April 18th, and Lieutenant Porter, accompanied by -several recruits reached Fortress Monroe on May 5th, the former -resumed command, but Lieutenant Porter (the fourth lieutenant), being -supernumerary under the army regulations, was with the recruits -mustered into Company K. July 22d the regiment was mustered out of -the service of the United States. - -On the return of the company to New Bedford at the end of its -tour of service, it received a popular ovation, and was heartily -welcomed home. Many of its members served subsequently as officers -in regiments which were formed during the war. The state finally -reimbursed the Guards for their ruined uniforms. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY E TO MARCH 31, 1905. - - [The first figures indicate age at enlistment: the city and town, - the place of enlistment.] - -JOHN A. HAWES, Captain; 29; Fairhaven. Dead. - -WILLIAM E. MASON, First Lieutenant; 35; New Bedford. Resides at 118 -Acushnet Ave., New Bedford. Died May 24, 1905. - -JAMES L. SHARP, Second Lieutenant; 33; New Bedford. Dead. - -DAVID A. BUTLER, First Sergeant; 25; New Bedford. Carpenter for many -years. Chief of New Bedford police force. Elected colonel First -Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 1888; resigned. Died in New -Bedford, Feb. 6, 1906. Widow and adopted child living. - -CHARLES H. TOBEY, Sergeant; 23; New Bedford. Captain in Fifty-eighth -Regiment. Superintendent of Star Mills, Middleboro, for many years. -Shipper in Leonard’s Shoe Factory. Resides in Middleboro. - -JAMES C. HITCH, Sergeant; 25; New Bedford. Dead. - -ISAAC H. JENNINGS, Sergeant; 27; New Bedford. Commissioned captain -after nine months’ service. Dead. - -JOSEPH E. NYE, Sergeant; 24; New Bedford. Promoted to sergeant-major. -May 29, 1863. Dead. - -JOHN H. M. BABCOCK, Corporal; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -FRANCIS HERLEY, Corporal; 33; New Bedford. Dead. - -GEORGE R. PADDOCK, Corporal; 27; New Bedford. Dead. - -ALEXANDER M. BROWNELL, Corporal; 20; New Bedford. Detective in -Richmond, Va. - -FRANK H. KEMPTON, Corporal; 19; New Bedford. Captain in Fifty-eighth -Regiment. Clerk in Providence. Resides in Providence, R. I. - -HENRY H. POTTER, Corporal; 21; New Bedford. Captain of New Bedford -City Guards. Dead. - -FRANKLIN K. S. NYE, Corporal; 23; New Bedford. Residence, Soldiers -Home, Hampton, Va. - -SYLVESTER C. SPOONER, Corporal; 23; New Bedford. In the clothing -business, Millbury, Mass. - -STEPHEN P. SAWYER, Musician; 34; New Bedford. In the fine ware -business in New Bedford. - -CHARLES G. ALLEN, Musician; 14; New Bedford. Motorman on electric -cars in New Bedford. - -HENRY C. BAKER, Wagoner; 25; New Bedford. Baker. Resides in Fall -River. - - -_Privates._ - -ALLEN, THOMAS L.; 23; New Bedford. Steward. Astor House, New York. - -ALLEN, ALBERT M.; 20; Westport. Dead. - -ANGELL, WILLIAM H.; 19; New Bedford. Dead. - -BLY, WILLIAM L.; 21; New Bedford. Retired merchant. Returned to New -Bedford at the close of the war. Resides in Medford. - -BRIGGS, CHARLES H.; 19; New Bedford. Clerk in a furniture store. - -BRAYTON, CHARLES F.; 20; New Bedford. Invalid, lives in New Bedford. - -BROWN, JACOB; 36; New Bedford. Dead. - -BARKER, WILLIAM T.; 25; New Bedford. Dead. - -BULLARD, AMASA; 45; New Bedford. Dead. - -BRIGGS, LEONARD; 33; New Bedford. Dead. - -COGGSHALL, GEORGE; 19; New Bedford. Clerk. Lives in New York. - -CRAPO, PHILIP M.; 19; New Bedford. Sailor. Died in Iowa. - -CHRISTIAN, STEPHEN E.; 19; New Bedford. Killed in battle June 18, -1864, while in action in the Fifty-eighth Regiment. - -CHADWICK, ISAAC; 47; New Bedford. Retired whaling master. Dead. - -COVELL, BENJAMIN B., JR.; 24; New Bedford. Dead. - -CUSHMAN, FREDERICK E.; 19; New Bedford. Served in the Fifty-eighth -Regiment. Attorney-at-law. Resides in Austin, Texas. - -CHAPMAN, EDWARD T.; 19; New Bedford. Served in the Fifty-eighth -Regiment and lost his arm June 2, 1864, while on skirmish duty. Dead. - -CRANE, CHARLES F.; 18; New Bedford. Died in Newbern, North Carolina, -Jan. 29, 1863. Was complimented by General Foster during inspection -for soldierly bearing and neatness. - -DEXTER, LUKE; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -DAVIS, GEORGE H.; 20; New Bedford. Dead. - -DEDRICK, CHARLES M.; 29; New Bedford. Lives in New Bedford. - -DEXTER, THOMAS D.; 22; New Bedford. Carriage painter in Mattapoisett. - -FORBES, CHARLES H.; 20; New Bedford. Dead. - -FOLGER, REUBEN C.; 21; New Bedford; Mason. Lives in New Bedford. - -GRINNELL, ENOCH N.; 22; Policeman in Lowell, Mass. - -GIFFORD, THOMAS J.; 22; New Bedford; Plumber. Lives in New Bedford. -Re-enlisted in ninety days’ service. - -HOWE, WILLIAM W.; 22; New Bedford. Dead. - -HITCH, ALFRED G.; 22; New Bedford. Dead. - -HAFFORDS, JOSEPH T.; 21; New Bedford. Dead. - -HATHAWAY, SAVORY C.; 25; New Bedford. Dead. - -HATHAWAY, JAMES S.; 30; New Bedford. Carriage manufacturer in New -Bedford. - -HARGRAVES, JOHN; 36; New Bedford. Dead. - -HANOVER, WALTER; 28; New Bedford. Dead. - -HILLER, ALFRED; 19; New Bedford. Lawyer. Lives in Nebraska. - -HUSSEY, THOMAS; 19; New Bedford. Workman in a shoe factory in New -Bedford, Mass. - -HOWARD, ABNER L.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -HATCH, WILLIAM W.; 23; New Bedford. Served in the Fifty-eighth -Regiment. Dead. - -HANDY, GEORGE F.; 19; New Bedford. Resides in Rutland, Mass. - -HALL, GILBERT N.; 22; New Bedford. Retired merchant. Lives in New -Bedford. - -HOWLAND, NICHOLAS E.; 19; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Company C, -Fifty-eighth Regiment; wounded and discharged. Expressman in New -Bedford. - -HOWLAND, CHARLES H.; 25; New Bedford. Lives near Boston. - -HUDSON, JACK; 22; New Bedford. Blacksmith in Chicago. - -JENKINS, GEORGE W.; 21; New Bedford. Re-enlisted as sergeant in the -Fifty-eighth Regiment and wounded in battle June 16, 1864. Lives in -Malden, Mass. - -JACKSON, WILLIAM M.; 32; New Bedford. Deserted Oct. 20, 1862, -immediately after bounty was received. - -KELLEY, JOSEPH H. A.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -LEACH, WILLIAM H. H.; 23; New Bedford. Drummer. Lives in New Bedford. - -LAWRENCE, WILLIAM; 43; New Bedford. Dead. - -LOVEJOY, AMOS F.; 43; New Bedford. Discharged for disability April -24, 1863. Carpenter. Lives in New Bedford (Wamsutta Mills). - -MANN, WILLIAM M.; 25; New Bedford. Dead. - -MANN, JOHN E.; 19; New Bedford. Works in a shoe factory, Brockton, -Mass. - -MUNROE, JOSEPH V. G.; 31; New Bedford. Dead. - -MENDALL, CHARLES W.; 22; New Bedford. Dead. - -MAXFIELD, FREDERICK F.; 22; Clerk. Lives in New Bedford. - -MANCHESTER, JOHN B.; 28; New Bedford. Keeper of the police station, -New Bedford. - -MOSHER, JOHN M.; 23; New Bedford. Lives in Natick, Mass. - -NEGUS, CHARLES H.; 28; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Company E, -Fifty-eighth Regiment. Dead. - -PAISER, JACOB; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -POTTER, SIMEON W.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -PURRINGTON, PHILIP B.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -PIERCE, JOHN W.; 20; New Bedford. Discharged for disability, March -12, 1863. - -RIGBY, SAMUEL; 19; New Bedford. Dead. - -ROBBINS, THOMAS C.; 21; New Bedford. Letter carrier, New Bedford. - -RICE, ADONIRAM J.; 28; New Bedford. Blacksmith in New Bedford. - -REYNOLDS, WILLIAM F.; New Bedford. Workman. Lives in Bourne, Mass. - -RICHARDS, WILLIAM D.; 23; New Bedford. Keeps a livery stable in New -Bedford. - -SOULE, RUFUS A.; 24; New Bedford. Member of the legislature. Speaker -of the Senate. Senior partner of the firm of Hathaway, Soule & -Harrington, shoe manufacturers in New Bedford and Middleboro. A man -of staunch character and influence in New Bedford, where he resides. - -SPOONER, SAMUEL H.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -SIMMONS, CHARLES H.; 22; New Bedford. Bookkeeper in Express Office, -New Bedford. - -SADDLER, WILLIAM G.; 28; New Bedford. Invalid, lives in New Bedford. - -SWIFT, LEANDER; 24; New Bedford. Dead. - -TABOR, LYMAN G.; 19; New Bedford. Dead. - -TOPHAMS, PHILIP M.; 24; New Bedford. Unknown. - -TRIPP, THOMAS G. C.; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -TRIPP, DANIEL H.; 30; Westport. Blacksmith. Dead. - -TRIPP, EDWIN C.; 22; New Bedford. Dead. - -TUCKERMAN, ROBERT, JR.; 31; New Bedford. Discharged for disability, -Oct. 28, 1862. Dead. - -WILKINSON, WILLIAM; 32; New Bedford. Lives in Alabama. - -WILCOX, HENRY P.; 22; New Bedford. Lives in Indianapolis, Ind. - -WASHBURN, WILLIAM H.; 19; New Bedford. Died in New Bedford, Feb. 14, -1906. - -WOOD, THOMAS F.; 19; New Bedford. Member of the firm of Wood, -Brightman & Co., New Bedford. - -WATSON, SAMUEL J.; 19; New Bedford. Re-enlisted as second lieutenant -in the Fifty-eighth Regiment and taken prisoner in the Battle of the -Crater, July 30, 1864. Died on parole in New Bedford. - - - - - CHAPTER IX. - - COMPANY F, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY F. P. VINCENT, EDGARTOWN.] - - -This company, which was recruited in New Bedford, was composed of -men from New Bedford, Dartmouth, Edgartown, Westport, and Acushnet. -Several of the men from New Bedford were sailors, and after returning -from their nine months’ service either enlisted in the navy or went -to sea. Several such never returned again to America; they were what -are known as “roving characters.” We would say, however, that many of -this company re-enlisted and served until the end of the war. - -[Illustration: CAPT. GEORGE R. HURLBURT.] - -Captain Hurlburt and his lieutenants recruited the company, and -were elected as its commissioned officers. No one ever had cause -to regret the choice made. They were bold, true officers, and the -non-commissioned officers also were as true and faithful as any -company could wish. Captain Hurlburt, whether seen on horse or on -foot, was an officer of which no company need be ashamed. He was of -good build, and quick to learn the evolutions of the company, whether -on company, battalion, or brigade drill. His men believed in him, and -I think would have followed him anywhere he might lead. In evidence -of his standing as a military officer, I have only to refer to an -order from his brigade commander, just before leaving for home. - - HEADQUARTERS JOURDAN’S BRIGADE, - EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, - NEWBERN, N. C., June 10, 1863. - - CAPTAIN: Inasmuch as the term of enlistment of the Third Regiment, - Massachusetts Volunteer Militia is about to expire, I cannot permit - you to go to your home and its endearment without some slight - recognition of your valuable services as a commanding officer, and - it is with pleasure that I call the attention of your friends at - home and abroad to your splendid company, for there is the proof of - your ability as an officer. - - With kind regards for your future happiness, believe me to be, - - Respectfully, your obedient servant, - J. JOURDAN, - _Colonel Commanding Brigade_. - -Before the war Captain Hurlburt pursued the business of a ship -carpenter in New Bedford, was for some time deputy sheriff of Bristol -County, in which latter position he remained four years. After -being mustered out he raised a company of cavalry and was captain of -the same. After the war he was manager of a hotel in Hartford for -seventeen years. Failing health caused him to seek the quiet of a -home at the Vineyard, where he died in 1900, at the age of eighty-two -years. - -First Lieut. William H. Allen was in the harness making business for -years, and later was known in New Bedford as the popular “piano tuner -and repairer.” He died in New Bedford in 1892, and was buried with -military honors. - -Second Lieut. Jonathan W. Davis was detailed for signal corps service -during his nine months’ campaign. He returned with his company and -for many years was bookkeeper at the Parker House, New Bedford. He -died in New Bedford, in 1898, and was buried in the family cemetery. - -[Illustration: SERGT. PATRICK CANNAVAN.] - -But few, if any company in the Third Regiment, could boast of so -proficient an orderly sergeant as Sergeant Cannavan, of Company -F. From 1855 to 1860 he was in her Majesty Queen Victoria’s army; -he saw much hard fighting in the Crimean War and was honored with -two medals for his bravery at that time. After his return from his -nine months’ service for Uncle Sam, like a true soldier he engaged -in such business as he could command. He recruited for the army -and drilled both men and officers. At one time it looked as though -he would receive a commission in the heavy artillery with Captain -James L. Wilber, with whom he had spent several weeks of recruiting, -but Captain Wilber was ordered to consolidate his company with a -portion of a company near Boston. Sergeant Cannavan was offered -the sergeancy in the company but declined. Being determined to -see more active service, he went with his former captain, George -R. Hurlburt in Company B, Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry. This time -he enlisted as a private, all the sergeants’ places being filled. -Soon he was made sergeant and sent with a company to Hilton Head, -Florida, where he was ordered to drill officers, both commissioned -and non-commissioned. On the morning following Sergeant Cannavan’s -promotion, First Sergeant Ashley went to the hospital, and, as he -never returned to the company, Sergeant Cannavan performed the duties -of that officer. - -Sergeant Cannavan distinguished himself during an engagement at -Gainesville, Florida, on the 17th of August, 1864. In the absence -of his superior officer he led his company in a desperate sabre -charge, thus saving his comrades in the rear from capture by the -rebel cavalry, who outnumbered his cavalry two to one. For this act -of bravery he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in Company A, Fourth -Cavalry. In this engagement he was unhorsed, his carbine shot away -by a rebel bullet which destroyed the hook holding the carbine to -the belt, and he received a slight wound. Seven days later Sergeant -Cannavan with a few of his men reached the main command, and when -they rode into camp the company thought these men must have come -from the dead. Two months after this battle he was promoted to -First Lieutenant Fourth Cavalry, Company B. After the surrender of -Lee Lieutenant Cannavan was detailed to flag all trains going from -Richmond to see if there were any deserters on board. He also had the -supervision of families going from Richmond to their old plantations, -sometimes going as many as forty miles into the interior. - -Returning home in the latter part of November, 1865, he engaged in -the grocery business. In 1875 Mr. Cannavan was appointed assistant -city marshal, which office he occupied for two years. In 1878 he was -for the second time appointed on the police force, in which capacity -he has served the City of New Bedford continuously since that time, -viz., thirty years. During all these years he has never met the man -whom he could not handle alone, and in some instances he has had -some pretty hard cases with crazy drunks, but in no instance has he -cracked a skull or broken flesh with his policeman’s club. He is -honored and respected by all the citizens of New Bedford. Even the -rough classes yield when Cannavan is known to be after them. Now in -the sixty-eighth year of his age he is hale and happy. He has never -indulged in the ardent and never used tobacco. He spends his spare -time with his family reading instructive books. He is held in high -esteem by all the children of his patrol, for he always carries -strings for tops, and marbles in his pockets for the little ones. - -The city honored him in 1905 by making him chief marshal on Memorial -Day. Taking all in all we believe we make no mistake in writing -so extended a history of this remarkable man, of whom in our long -acquaintance we have heard only good things. In the near future -he expects to receive a medal of honor from this government for -meritorious service rendered during the War of the Rebellion. His -address is 427 North Chauncy Street, New Bedford, Mass. - -These officers are but samples of the whole company. They were good -fighters because they were well drilled; they were good soldiers -because they were well disciplined; they are (those still living) -good citizens, because they were good patriots; they have succeeded -and made their mark in the world because the spirit of success -is in them. Good officers make good soldiers, good soldiers make -good citizens, and good citizens make a good country. Is it asked, -“Where are the men who made the rank and file of Company F?” the -answer comes, “Many have joined the great majority, who as young men -responded to their country’s call in the hour of need.” They did -their work well; peace to their ashes. A great and mighty Nation is -reaping the fruits of their toil, and the haughty South has been -brought back, not the raging maniac she was in ’61, but, cured of the -past, she sits at the feet of Uncle Sam, “clothed and in her right -mind.” - - “God of the nations, be with us yet, - Lest we forget, lest we forget.” - Lest we forget what war has cost, - When we our greatness loudly boast. - Lest we forget our noble sons, - Who died to hold our nation one. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY F, NEW BEDFORD. - -[BY F. P. VINCENT AND SERGT. PATRICK CANNAVAN.] - - [The first figures indicate the age at enlistment: the city and - town, the place of enlistment.] - -GEORGE H. HURLBURT, Captain; 38; New Bedford. Died in 1900. - -WILLIAM H. ALLEN, First Lieutenant; 25; New Bedford. Died in 1892. - -JONATHAN W. DAVIS, Second Lieutenant; 25; New Bedford. Died in 1898. - -PATRICK CANNAVAN, First Sergeant; 25; New Bedford. Lives in New -Bedford. - -JAMES H. WILLIAMS, Sergeant; 26; Dartmouth. Photographer, Nantucket -Beach. - -FREDERICK A. PLUMMER, Sergeant; 29; New Bedford. Dead. - -JOSEPH C. BROTHERSON, Sergeant; 21; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in -Company B, Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry. Promoted captain of Company -D, April, 1865. Died with the United States Civil Engineers out West -in 1900. - -CHARLES H. WALKER, Sergeant; 40; New Bedford. Dead. - -CHARLES A. GOULD, Corporal; 27; New Bedford. In the New York Custom -House, New York. - -JAMES SMITH, Corporal; 31; Edgartown. Mason by trade. Contractor in -Boston. - -ZACHEUS H. WRIGHT, Corporal; 32; Acushnet. Carpenter. Dead. - -ANDREW DEXTER, Corporal; 28; New Bedford. Lives in Ohio. - -JOHN H. RICKETSON, Corporal; 26; Dartmouth. Re-enlisted in Company B, -Fourth Cavalry. Died in Dartmouth. - -FREDERICK HOFFMAN, Corporal; 26; New Bedford. Went to California and -died in San Francisco. - -CHARLES W. CLEVELAND, Corporal; 32; Edgartown. Went to sea; mate of -whaling vessel. Died in New Bedford. - -HENRY KOHN, Corporal; 19; New Bedford. Lives in New York City. - -FRANCIS P. VINCENT, Chief Bugler; 30; Edgartown. Postmaster, Cottage -City, Mass. One of the leading men of the town. - -JAMES WESTERN, Wagoner; 27; New Bedford. Died in 1867. - - -_Privates._ - -BOOTH, NATHANIEL A.; 18; New Bedford. Died in New Bedford in 1870. - -BURNS, JAMES A.; 35; New Bedford. Dead. - -BESSIE, GEORGE A.; 19; Dartmouth. Sailor. Unknown. - -BRIGHTMAN, JOHN H.; 40; Westport. Fisherman. Died in Westport, Mass. - -BURKE, WILLIAM; 30; New Bedford. Weaver. Lives in Fall River. - -BRANNAN, PATRICK; 18; New Bedford. Dead. - -BUSWELL, JAMES E.; 28; Edgartown. Dead. - -BARRETT, JOHN; 29; New Bedford. Supposed to be living in New -Hampshire. Farmer. - -BEATLE, EDWARD E.; 22; Edgartown. Unknown. - -CLARK, PATRICK; 31; New Bedford. Went to Fall River. Unknown. - -CARD, BENJAMIN F.; 19; New Bedford. Died in New Bedford, February, -1905. Painter and storekeeper until he died. - -CHASE, ALVAH H.; 23; Dartmouth. Farmer. Lives in Middleboro. - -CLARK, HENRY E.; 27; Dartmouth. Dead. Leaves a widow living in -Hicksville. - -CUSHING, WILLIAM B.; 18; Acushnet. Dead. - -CORNELL, SOLOMON; 32; Dartmouth. Lives in South Dartmouth. - -CAMERON, JOHN; 21; Berkley. Unknown. - -DURFEE, GEORGE L.; 18; New Bedford. Carpenter. Lives in New Bedford. - -DONOVAN, JAMES; 20; New Bedford. Inspector of cars. Killed on -railroad. - -DEKAY, RICHARD; 21; Dartmouth. Deserted Oct. 3, 1862. - -DAVIS, GEORGE W.; 19; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Third Massachusetts -Heavy Artillery, Company F. Carpenter. Lives in North Dartmouth. - -FISHER, JOHN P.; 20; Edgartown. Dead. - -FOSTER, DANIEL O.; 26; Warren, R. I. Re-enlisted as sergeant in -Fourth Cavalry. Dead. - -GIFFORD, JAMES B.; 21; Westport. - -GIFFORD, ABRAM; 18; Westport. Re-enlisted in ninety days’ regiment. -Carpenter and surveyor. Lives in New Bedford. - -GIFFORD, LEVI K.; 22; Dartmouth. Dead. - -GORDON, JOHN; 22; New Bedford. Discharged March 21, 1863, for -disability. Dead. - -GAMMONS, CHARLES W.; 18; Dartmouth. Discharged March 24, 1863, for -disability. Dead. - -GRAVES, PERRY; 33; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Capt. Allen’s Company -Heavy Artillery stationed at New Bedford and Washington, D. C. Dead. - -HAMMOND, HENRY; 38; New Bedford. Dead. - -HOLMES, SAMUEL B.; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -HATHAWAY, GEORGE W.; 28; New Bedford. Died in New Bedford, Nov. 14, -1905. - -HOFFMAN, WILLIAM; 29; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry. -Died in Boston, 1901. - -HOLMES, JOSEPH B.; 18; New Bedford. Re-enlisted and was commissioned -second lieutenant in a colored regiment. Sash and blind manufacturer. -Lives in Providence, R. I. - -HOWLAND, ABRAM H.; 19; New Bedford. Lives in New Bedford. - -HAMER, WILLIAM; 35; New Bedford. Dead. - -JENKINS, GEORGE; 25; New Bedford. Went to California. Unknown. - -JANNEY, WILLIAM A.; 36; New Bedford. Re-enlisted as sergeant in -Fourth Cavalry. Died in New Bedford. - -KENNER, HENRY G.; 27; Dartmouth. Supposed to be living in Maryland. - -LUSCOMB, ABRAM R.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -LAKEY, THOMAS; 20; New Bedford. Drummer. Dead. - -LAWTON, JOSEPH M.; 33; Dartmouth; Painter. Lives in New Bedford. - -LEWIS, HENRY S.; 23; Dartmouth. For many years overseer in a cotton -mill in New Bedford. Died in 1900. - -MITCHELL, JOHN S.; 39; New Bedford. Died at sea. - -MASON, HUMPHREY S.; 27; New Bedford. Dead. - -MACOMBER, LYMAN A.; 18; Dartmouth. Lives in Providence, R. I. - -MACOMBER, ALDEN T.; 30; Dartmouth. Died April 21, 1863. - -MOSHER, FREDERICK P.; 28; New Bedford. Dead. - -MUSPRATT, JOHN; 20; New Bedford. Lives in New Bedford on Sixth Street. - -OLIVER, HORATIO G., JR.; 23; New Bedford. Re-enlisted as sergeant in -Fourth Cavalry, was wounded and captured. Died in prison. - -OLIVER, CHARLES H.; 31; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry as -sergeant. Died in Salisbury Prison. - -ORNE, GEORGE; 42; New Bedford. Died in Boston Hospital, Jan. 3, 1863. - -PLUMMER, HORACE M.; 22; New Bedford. In post office, New Bedford. - -PECKHAM, SAMUEL G.; 29; Dartmouth. Died in New Bedford. - -PECK, WILLIAM B.; Dartmouth. Died at Smith Mills, Mass. - -PIERCE, ALEXANDER O.; 26; Acushnet. Painter. Died Dec. 20, 1905. - -PECKHAM, JOHN B.; 21; Dartmouth. Dead. - -POTTER, THOMAS, JR.; 40; Acushnet. Dead. - -QUICK, JAMES S.; 20; New Bedford. Went to Michigan. Supposed to be -living. - -RODMAN, SAMUEL J.; 20; New Bedford. Carpenter. Lives in New Bedford. - -RYAN, EDWARD; 19; New Bedford. Dead. - -RYDER, DAVID; 44; Dartmouth. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry, captured -and died in a rebel prison. - -RIPLEY, JOSEPH A.; 21; Edgartown. Contractor in Providence, R. I. -Member of Prescott Post, No. 1, G. A. R. - -STOWELL, COLUMBUS; 44; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry, -taken prisoner and died in rebel prison. - -SOULE, EDWIN P.; 24; New Bedford. Special police in New Bedford. - -SMITH, JOHN W.; 18; New Bedford. After the war went to Illinois. -Resides in Chicago. - -STILES, JAMES; 26; New Bedford. Lives in Nantucket. - -SANFORD, LEONARD M.; 22; New Bedford. Lives in Westport, Mass. - -SHEA, MATTHEW; 26; New Bedford. Soldier of Crimean War. Supposed to -be living in Attleboro. - -SHAW, CHARLES H.; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -STEPHENS, WILLIAM H.; 22; Dartmouth. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry. -Died in New Bedford. - -SPOONER, JOSEPH S.; 36; Acushnet. Supposed to be dead. - -TRIPP, PHILIP M.; 23; New Bedford. In the jobbing business. Died June -29, 1906. - -TEACHMAN, SIDNEY M.; 18; New Bedford. Dead. - -WEBB, WILLIAM H.; 24; New Bedford. Unknown. - -WILSON, JAMES; 31; New Bedford. Resided many years in New Bedford on -Ash Street. Died March 5, 1906. - -WELCH, WILLIAM H.; 25; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Heavy Artillery. -Died in hospital, Boston. - -WADY, WILLIAM I.; 19; Dartmouth. Went to sea. Unknown. - -WORDELL, ANDREW L.; 19; Dartmouth. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry. -Died in prison in South Carolina. - -WORTH, JETHRO; 25; Edgartown. Went into Navy; officer. Dead. - -WILBUR, JOSEPH H.; 19; Edgartown. Painter. Vineyard Haven. - -WOOD, GEORGE H.; 19; Dartmouth. Went to sea; returned, and is -now living on a farm in Westport with his twin brother. Both are -bachelors and possess quite a handsome property. - - - - - CHAPTER X. - - COMPANY G, THIRD REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - -This company was recruited by its captain, William S. Cobb; first -lieutenant, Henry W. Briggs; and second lieutenant, James L. Wilber. -In the days of 1862 in passing City Hall, New Bedford, one might -notice four tents on the north side of the hall. In these four tents -companies were being recruited, viz., Companies E, F, and G, and -another company which was being recruited by Major Cushman. In six -weeks the recruiting was accomplished, and Companies E, F, and G, -went into Camp Joe Hooker, Lakeville, Mass., and were made a part -of the Third Regiment. To say that there was no rivalry in this -recruiting would be far from the truth, but as each man had his -choice of the four companies the officer who could show the greatest -advantages succeeded soonest in getting his company filled. - -[Illustration: CAPT. WILLIAM S. COBB.] - -William Cobb who went as captain of Company G was for several years -in the outfitting business in New Bedford and was well known by -a large circle of admiring friends, and, being at one time city -marshal, he enjoyed the right of way in recruiting his company. He -never lost his hold on his men, nor his popularity as commanding -officer. His men never failed of getting their rations of every sort. -He was a kind, considerate officer, and loved his men as though they -were his own sons. After the war he was for many years high sheriff -of Bristol County, in which place he performed his duties acceptably, -without fear or trembling, neither was he a slave to any political -party. His shibboleth was duty before pleasure. - -First Lieut. Henry W. Briggs was a faithful officer during his term -of service, and after the war was a contractor and builder in New -Bedford for a number of years. He was a good, honest man, and those -who intrusted their interests to him had no cause to regret or to -find fault with the work. - -Second Lieut. James L. Wilber was not only a faithful officer, but -after serving nine months in the Third he recruited part of a company -for the Heavy Artillery, was commissioned captain of the same, -and went to North Carolina, where he did good service. After the -close of the war Captain Wilber was elected on the police force, in -which position he served as deputy of the day force. He was an able -officer, and was respected by all the citizens of New Bedford where -he resided. After thirty-two years a police officer he died July 23, -1905, and was buried with G. A. R. honors. - -The make up of Company G were mechanics, and, on returning home, -their services were in such demand that but few of them comparatively -re-enlisted for the second time. They were nearly all New Bedford and -Dartmouth men, and as the world goes they were a fine set of fellows. -Like all others of the companies of the Third Regiment, more than -fifty per cent. of this company have answered the last roll call, -while their relatives are reaping the benefits of their sacrifice -and toil in the Southland. Some of those still living have gone to -distant parts never to return. So far as known they have all been -good citizens, while many of them have made their mark in the world -of finance, and are well to do business men. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY G, NEW BEDFORD. - - [The first figures indicate the age at enlistment: the city and - town, the place of enlistment.] - - [CORRECTED BY CAPT. JAMES L. WILBER, SAMUEL S. BROADBENT, AND - LIEUT. PATRICK CANNAVAN.] - -WILLIAM S. COBB, Captain; 43; New Bedford. Dead. - -HENRY W. BRIGGS, First Lieutenant; 33; New Bedford. Dead. - -JAMES L. WILBER, Second Lieutenant; 28; New Bedford. Died in New -Bedford, July 23, 1905. - -CHARLES WEST, First Sergeant; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -WILLIAM F. CHACE, Sergeant; 28; New Bedford. Dead. - -JOHN W. LOOK, Sergeant; 30; New Bedford. Carpenter. Lives in Marion. - -ABEL SOULE, Jr., Sergeant; 34; New Bedford. Ship Carpenter. Lives in -New Bedford. - -ROLAND W. SNOW, Sergeant; 29; New Bedford. Dead. - -SIMEON WEBB, Corporal; 36; New Bedford. Dead. - -THOMAS F. HAMMOND, Corporal; 21; New Bedford. Dead. - -WILLIAM G. DUNHAM; Corporal; 28; New Bedford. Letter Carrier, New -Bedford. - -ANDREW PORTER, Corporal; 29; New Bedford. Dead. - -WILLIAM ELDRIDGE, Corporal; New Bedford. Dead. - -JOHN L. FLYNN, Corporal; 32; New Bedford. Dead. - -GEORGE W. PERRY, Corporal; 33; New Bedford. Carpenter. Resides in New -Bedford. - -IRA P. TRIPP, Corporal; 34; New Bedford. Salesman in store corner of -Union and Sixth Streets, New Bedford. - - -_Privates._ - -ALLEN, JOSEPH H.; 21; New Bedford. Supposed to be living in Brockton. - -ALLEN, GEORGE F.; 22; New Bedford. Unknown. - -ALGER, CHARLES, JR.; 18; New Bedford. Re-enlisted. Unknown. - -ATCHISON, MARTIN; 18; New Bedford. Re-enlisted in Fourth Cavalry. -Lives in Colorado. - -ALBRO, ALFRED; 21; Dartmouth. Unknown. - -AKIN, CHARLES R.; 37; New Bedford. Served in Fourth Cavalry. Dead. - -ATWOOD, LUTHER; 38; New Bedford. Deserted Oct. 22, 1862. Dead. - -BACON, DAVID B.; 31; New Bedford. Dead. - -BEARSE, ZACHARIAH S.; 21; New Bedford. Unknown. - -BESSE, DANIEL; 34; New Bedford. Dead. - -BOWMAN, JOSEPH B.; 42; New Bedford. Dead. - -BOLING, JOHN M.; 27; New Bedford. Unknown. - -BLISS, CHARLES; 36; New Bedford. Dead. - -BOLLES, JAMES C.; 20; New Bedford. Lives in California. - -BURDICK, BENJAMIN F.; 27; New Bedford. Lives at Nantucket. - -BRADLEY, DAVID; 28; New Bedford. Dead. - -CARROLL, JAMES N.; 18; New Bedford. Unknown. - -COLLINS, JAMES; 21; New Bedford. Unknown. - -CHASE, COLLINS; 30; New Bedford. Wheelwright. Lives in New Brunswick. - -COBB, WILLIAM S., JR.; 21; New Bedford. Dead. - -CONNOLLY, JAMES; 30; New Bedford. Unknown. - -CHASE, WILLIAM H.; 40; New Bedford. Unknown. - -CROY, WILLIAM D.; 22; Dartmouth. Discharged May 30, 1863, to -re-enlist. Unknown. - -CLARK, JAMES; 26; New Bedford. Discharged May 30, 1863, to re-enlist. -Unknown. - -DAVIS, JAMES A.; 26; New Bedford. Dead. - -DUNHAM, THOMAS S.; 18; New Bedford. Dead. - -DURPEE, BENJAMIN; 18; New Bedford. Went to California. Unknown. - -DEXTER, EZRA F.; 43; New Bedford. Lives near Boston. - -EDWARDS, JOHN; 29; New Bedford. Dead. - -FLAHAVEN, JOHN; 28; New Bedford. Unknown. - -FRENCH, JOHN F.; 27; New Bedford. Unknown. - -FLEET, JAMES; 33; New Bedford. Dead. - -FREEMAN, JOSIAH; 23; New Bedford. Lives at Nantucket. - -GIFFORD, WILLIAM F.; 20; New Bedford. Dead. - -GIFFORD, SAMUEL T.; 30; New Bedford. Dead. - -GIFFORD, CHARLES C.; 18; New Bedford. Sergeant of the police. Lives -in New Bedford. - -GARLICK, REUBEN A.; 19; Dartmouth. Unknown. - -HAZARD, JOHN F.; 27; New Bedford. Dead. - -HASKINS, WILLIAM A.; 18; New Bedford. Unknown. - -HATHAWAY, FREDERICK A.; 18; New Bedford. Sailmaker. Lives in New -Bedford. - -HARRINGTON, DANIEL; 23; New Bedford. Deserted Oct. 21, 1862. - -JENNY, SANFORD, JR.; 23; New Bedford. Dead. - -JOSEPH, WILLIAM R.; 19; New Bedford. Dead. - -KING, ISAAC; 44; New Bedford. Dead. - -KEENE, EBENEZER S.; 20; New Bedford. Dead. - -KING, ALFRED C.; 21; New Bedford. Unknown. - -LINEHAN, JOHN; 37; New Bedford. Dead. - -LEWIS, BENJAMIN F.; 25; New Bedford. Dead. - -LOOK, GILBERT A.; 31; New Bedford. Dead. - -LONG, GEORGE R.; 34; New Bedford. Dead. - -LYNG, WILLIAM; 18; New Bedford. Laborer. Lives in New Brunswick. - -MACK, ANDREW N.; 18; New Bedford. Dead. - -MOSHER, FOLDER B.; 36; New Bedford. Dead. - -MOSHER, CALEB P.; 34; New Bedford. Dead. - -MATTHEWS, BARAK E.; 41; New Bedford. Dead. - -MCCANN, EDWARD; 35; New Bedford. Dead. - -MAXFIELD, CHARLES H.; 18; New Bedford. In clothing store. Lives in -Providence, R. I. - -MOLTRAM, JOHN; 29; New Bedford. Resides in Providence, R. I. - -MINOR, BARNEY; 35; New Bedford. Deserted and discharged for -disability. - -NORTON, FRANCIS; 35; Edgartown. Dead. - -PAINE, HENRY K.; 25; New Bedford. Dead. - -PACKARD, GEORGE F.; 31; New Bedford. Unknown. - -PARKER, GEORGE W.; 22; New Bedford. Unknown. - -PERRY, LYMAN C.; 42; New Bedford. Dead. - -PIERCE, CHARLES C.; 21; New Bedford. Unknown. - -PIERCE, CHARLES H.; 18; New Bedford. Dead. - -PARSONS, LEWIS G.; 22; New Bedford. Discharged March 3, 1863, for -disability. - -PRATT, HENRY B.; 21; New Bedford. Discharged March 19, 1863, for -disability. - -RICHARDS, SILAS N.; 20; New Bedford. Dead. - -SALISBURY, ROBERT; 31; New Bedford. Unknown. - -SMITH, SAMUEL D.; 43; New Bedford. Supposed to be dead. - -SMITH, JOHN S.; 44; New Bedford. Dead. - -SISSON, GEORGE F.; 41; New Bedford. Unknown. - -SLOCUM, WILLIAM; 19; New Bedford. Dead. - -SPOONER, SAMUEL K.; 44; New Bedford. Dead. - -TABER, CORNELIUS G.; 32; New Bedford. Dead. - -TABER, THEODORE A.; 21; New Bedford. Unknown. - -TABER, DANIEL G.; 41; New Bedford. Unknown. - -TAYLOR, WILLIAM W.; 24; New Bedford. Dead. - -TIGHE, JAMES D.; 19; New Bedford. Unknown. - -TRIPP, SYLVANUS A.; 41; New Bedford. Supposed to be dead. - -TRIPP, GEORGE H. W.; 26; New Bedford. Discharged April 30, 1863, for -disability. Dead. - -TILLINGHAST, WILLIAM A.; 19; New Bedford. Fire Engine Driver. Dead. - -WILKIE, DAVID; 20; New Bedford. Unknown. - -WHITEHEAD, THOMAS; 41; New Bedford. Dead. - -WILBUR, HENRY C.; 21; Edgartown. Unknown. - - - - - CHAPTER XI. - - COMPANY H, THIRD MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY WILLIAM H. LUTHER, MEMBER OF COMPANY H.] - - [This is not claimed to be a perfect history, but it is believed - to be as perfect a record as can be secured at this late date. - When not otherwise indicated, the person is supposed to have been - mustered out with his regiment.] - - -The immediate cause for the raising of Company H was the call of -President Lincoln for three hundred thousand men to put down the -Rebellion, and the incentive was a bounty of two hundred dollars -offered to every man who enlisted. The formation of a company -from the towns of Rehoboth, Somerset, Dighton, and Swansea, was a -happy thought, as the quota called for from these four towns would -make a full company. Meetings were held in each of these places -and recruiting offices were opened. Nathaniel B. Horton was the -recruiting officer for Rehoboth, Noah Chase for Dighton, William -P. Hood for Somerset, and Allen Mason for Swansea. These four -officers with their towns seemed to vie with each other in raising -the required number, and so great was the enthusiasm that within a -very short time the company was full. Then came the question of a -captain and two lieutenants. Somerset having the largest number, was -supposed to have the first choice to the captaincy, and the other -three towns were to select the lieutenants and non-commissioned -officers according to their best judgment. A Mr. Davis, of Somerset, -was mentioned for captain, and it was graciously accorded to him, -while the first lieutenancy was accorded to Otis A. Baker, of -Rehoboth; but on the day of organization Mr. Davis declined his -position and the way was left clear for the election of Otis A. -Baker. No records can now be found giving the date of election of -officers. The best that can be learned is that it was held on a -very hot Saturday afternoon in the old Hornbine Church in Southeast -Rehoboth, about the last of August or the first of September, 1862. -Otis A. Baker was unanimously elected captain; Robert Crossman, -2d, of Dighton, first lieutenant; and Joseph Gibbs, of Somerset, -second lieutenant. Swansea was accorded her full share of the -non-commissioned officers. - -[Illustration: CAPT. OTIS A. BAKER.] - -The choice of Captain Baker was a happy one. His father, Ira S. -Baker, was one of the foremost men of Rehoboth, having held the -first offices of the town for years. He was also a member of the -House of Representatives in Boston. After graduating from the public -schools of Rehoboth Captain Baker learned the trade of a mason, in -which business he was very successful; notwithstanding, when the -war broke out he left his remunerative business in Providence, R. -I., and enlisted in Company A, First Rhode Island Detached Militia, -for three months. He served his full term, being engaged with his -regiment at the battle of Bull Run, where he received a wound in his -arm. Having been discharged and having recovered from his wound, -he re-enlisted as first sergeant in Company A, Fourth Rhode Island -Infantry, September, 1861, and was promoted to second lieutenant, -Nov. 20, 1861. He was with his regiment in the well remembered -Burnside Expedition, taking part in the capture of Roanoke Island and -the battle of Newbern, and remaining with his regiment until Aug. 11, -1862, when he resigned his commission. The cause of his resignation, -together with over half of the commissioned officers of the regiment, -was the action of Governor Sprague in taking an officer from another -regiment and giving him a place over them as one of the field -officers. - -Soon after his arrival home I met Lieutenant Baker in Providence -and invited him to go with Company H as first lieutenant, it being -understood then that the captaincy was settled; his answer was that -he intended to see the war through and was ready for anything that -might offer. Lieutenant Baker at that time was twenty-four years -old; he was indeed a giant, standing six feet four in his stockings, -straight as an arrow, well versed in military tactics; and, although -the youngest of the captains in the Third Regiment, his ability -as officer was never questioned, nor had the company any reason -to regret its choice of him as their captain. Resolute by nature, -kind in heart, he was a man who did things; always doing his duty -regardless of consequences to himself. He exacted from every man -of his company a strict and impartial obedience to himself and to -all officers with whom they were to render duty. At the battle of -Kinston, N. C., as we were formed into line of battle, expecting -momentarily to be ordered to the front to take a more active part, -Captain Baker made this little speech, “In a few moments we shall be -where we shall see more active and more dangerous work, but no matter -what we may meet let not a man of you run until I run, but when you -see me run then let every man run like the devil.” Suffice it to -say, no man was seen running. - -Lieutenant Crossman was highly esteemed by the whole company. His -quiet, unassuming manner caused every one to love him and to confide -in him; he was a true man and a true soldier. He demonstrated his -patriotism by re-enlisting in the Fifty-eighth Regiment, in which he -was elected captain, and was with his company at the battle of Cold -Harbor, where he was wounded terribly in the shoulder; an injury -from which he never recovered. There can be little doubt that this -shortened his life many years. He died at Taunton, July 25, 1876. - -Lieutenant Gibbs was a whole-hearted, first-class man, against whom -there was never heard a word of censure, nor was there one spot on -his splendid character. Being detached early for signal service, he -was with us but a short time, almost all of his term of nine months -being spent in Charleston Harbor, S. C., where he rendered very -satisfactory service to his commanding officer. - -But a few days elapsed after our organization before we were ordered -to go into camp at Lakeville, Mass. We were to meet at Somerset -village, from which place we were to be conveyed across the river -in rowboats to take the cars for camp. Arriving there late in the -afternoon, we found the most of the regiment in barracks, and were -assigned our place among the other companies for the night. Such a -night. The boys were full of sport and determined to have a good -time, which they did to their heart’s content. It is safe to say no -one slept that night within a radius of a quarter of a mile. There -was every kind of a noise imaginable, and some that were never heard -before nor since. Speeches were made, songs sung, hens cackling, -roosters crowing, turkeys gobbling, ducks quacking, pigs squealing -and bulls bellowing; but all this was due to leaving home, and still -having home with us. What could be expected of a hundred men just -leaving home, and as yet having no military restraint put on them? -The following night some of us were put on guard, with a four-foot -cord stick as our weapon of defense; what great things we declared -we would do should the Rebs come down on us suddenly; but we were -getting ready for the hard and dangerous work before us, upon which -we were soon to enter. - -In a few days the mustering officer came and we were inspected and -mustered into the service of Uncle Sam. Some of our men were beyond -the forty-five year limit, but all passed except one, Samuel H. Vial, -who had in the company a son George, and who upon being asked his age -gave it honestly as forty-nine. Of course he was rejected. The oldest -man in the company was Peleg Swift of Somerset, a giant in size and -strength, but gray-haired. Upon being asked his age, he replied, -“Forty-four.” “Is that all?” asked the mustering officer. “That is -what my good mother called me,” replied Peleg. He was accepted, -although fourteen years beyond the law limit. No better soldier ever -carried a musket, and no one ever knew of his dropping out on the -tiresome marches. He was killed at Petersburg by a rebel shell. - -The material composing Company H were worthy, steady farmers’ boys, -with the addition of several iron workers from Somerset and Dighton. -Many of the men were old neighbors at home, several of them being -from the same families. For instance, there were four pairs of -brothers, and when one heard from home all the others were interested -to hear the news. No more rugged or better men than Company H ever -enlisted. Accustomed from early life to hard work, plain, and good -fare, and the best of health, they were already fitted for the -hardships of the march and the privations of soldier life. They were -an honest set of men, and anything left in their tents was sure to be -found where it was left. - -Of the military experiences of Company H I will say nothing, as the -history of the company is the history of the regiment. It was never -on detached or detailed duty, and wherever the regiment went there -went Company H. There are no tragic events to record. The company has -the unique distinction of bringing home every man that went out with -it. It is the only company of which I have any knowledge that served -so long a period in the war and never lost a man, either by sickness -or by bullet. I believe this is due largely to the early life and -temperate habits of the men of this company; but we cannot close our -eyes to the fact that since the close of the war more than fifty-two -per cent. have answered the last call. - -In conclusion, let me extend my thanks to those comrades who so ably -assisted me in gathering facts, especially to Captain Baker, Comrade -Walker, of Dighton, and Samuel L. Buffington of Swansea. Those men, -together with the record of the company in 1862, and notes and facts -preserved in diaries, has made it possible at this late date to write -such a correct history of the company. We are growing old, our ranks -are fast thinning, our roll calls are growing shorter and shorter, -it behooves us to quit ourselves like men. Like all other men I have -done many things for which I am sorry, and some things for which I am -ashamed, but there is one incident in my life of which I am neither -sorry nor ashamed, and that is the fact that I enlisted and served in -Company H, Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY H, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS -VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [The first figures indicate age at enlistment: the city and town, - the place of enlistment.] - -OTIS A. BAKER, Captain; 24; Rehoboth. Enlisted as a private in -Company A, First Rhode Island Detached Militia, April 16, 1861. -Wounded at battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. Discharged. Re-enlisted -in September, 1861, first sergeant of Company A, Fourth Rhode Island -Infantry. Promoted second lieutenant, Nov. 20, 1861. Resigned, Aug. -11, 1862. Re-enlisted Sept. 18, 1862. Chosen captain of Company -H, Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Mustered out -June 26, 1863. Re-enlisted Aug. 1, 1864; captain of the Eighteenth -Unattached Company. Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Discharged Nov. -14, 1864. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864; captain of Eighteenth Unattached -Company for one year, or until the close of the war. Mustered out May -12, 1865. Resides in Rehoboth, Mass. - -ROBERT CROSSMAN, 2d, First Lieutenant; 34; Dighton. Mustered out -with regiment, June 26, 1863. Re-enlisted and was chosen captain in -the Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry. Wounded at battle of Cold -Harbor. Discharged for disability, Oct. 11, 1864. For many years one -of the State Constabulary. Died in Taunton, July 25, 1876. - -JOSEPH GIBBS, Second Lieutenant; 35; Somerset. Detached Nov. 21, -1862, for signal corps service. On duty at Port Royal and at -Charleston Harbor, during the bombardment of Charleston. Died Apr. 7, -1863. - -ARNOLD D. BROWN, First Sergeant; 24; Rehoboth. Enlisted May 26, 1862, -as a private in Co. B, Tenth Rhode Island Infantry. Discharged Sept. -1, 1862. Re-enlisted in Company H, Third Massachusetts Volunteers. -Discharged June 26, 1863. Re-enlisted sergeant-major Third Rhode -Island Cavalry, Aug. 7, 1863. Promoted second lieutenant Feb. 6, -1864. Discharged 1865. Died Oct. 26, 1874. - -GEORGE F. M. FORRESTER, Sergeant; 38; Somerset. Farmer; for many -years a resident of Somerset. Dead. - -EDWIN HASKINS, Sergeant; 24; Dighton. Moulder. Resides in North -Dighton. - -JONATHAN W. THURBER, Sergeant; 23; Swansea. Re-enlisted. Sergeant of -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Aug. -1, 1864. Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Died in Seekonk, January, 1904. - -SAMUEL W. GIBBS, Sergeant; 23; Somerset. Farmer. Resides in Somerset. - -HENRY H. LOTHROP, Corporal; 24; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted in navy. Lost -at sea from a United States Transport in 1865. - -SYLVANUS D. JONES, Corporal; 34; Dighton. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864; -corporal in Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer -Militia. Discharged May 12, 1865. Dead. - -JAMES MCNEIL, Corporal; 34; Swansea. Detailed corporal of Pioneer -Corps. Dead. - -ISAIAH B. CASE, Corporal; 20; Seekonk. Lives in Philadelphia, Penn. -Proprietor of a restaurant. - -JOSIAH L. HORTON, Corporal; 21; Dighton. Died Dec. 28, 1890. - -CHARLES B. PECKHAM, Corporal; 36; Somerset. Dead. - -DANIEL BRIGGS, Corporal; 21; Dighton. Dead. - -HORACE L. HORTON, Corporal; 19; Swansea. Farmer. Resides in Rehoboth. - -JAMES M. EVANS, Musician; 25; Dighton. For many years a grain dealer -in Taunton; also connected with the Nickel Plate Works. Dead. - -ALLEN B. LUTHER, Musician; 20; Rehoboth. Died Oct. 13, 1864. - -MARK P. CHASE, Wagoner; 19; Somerset. Unknown. - -JASON W. FULLER, Wagoner; 37; Rehoboth. Discharged for disability, -Nov. 27, 1863. Died May 30, 1896. - - -_Privates._ - -BLISS, JOSHUA S.; 21; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted as first sergeant in -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, -Aug. 1, 1864. Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth -Unattached Company, Dec. 10, 1864. Discharged May 12, 1865. A lumber -dealer in Buffington, N. Y. - -BUFFINGTON, SAMUEL L.; 18; Swansea. Mustered out with regiment. -Supposed to be living in Swansea. - -BUFFINGTON, GEORGE O.; 18; Swansea. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth -Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Aug. 10, 1864. -Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Farmer. Resides in Swansea. - -BABBITT, NATHANIEL M.; 39; Dighton. Farmer. Resides in Dighton. - -BRIGGS, OLIVER H.; 28; Dighton. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864, in -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864. Discharged May -12, 1865. Sutler. Resides in Washington, D. C. - -BELDEN, WILLIAM H.; 22; Dighton. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864, and made -a corporal. Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Resides in Fall River. - -BULLOCK, GILBERT D.; 34; Rehoboth. Farmer. Died in Hebronville, -Mass., Dec. 25, 1904. - -CHACE, GEORGE F.; 18; Somerset. Dead. - -CHACE, GEORGE A.; 18; Somerset. Treasurer of Chace Corporation. - -CHACE, BENJAMIN F.; 28; Somerset. Dead. - -CHACE, WILLIAM P.; 32; Swansea. Resided in Somerset for years. Dead. - -CHACE, EDWIN; 19; Dighton. Resided in Dighton for years. Dead. - -CHACE, BAYLIES R.; 20; Somerset. On detached duty at Plymouth, N. C. -Originally a member of the Twenty-ninth Massachusetts. Discharged for -disability. Inspector in Providence. - -CHACE, HERBERT A.; 20; Dighton. Discharged for disability Mar. 27, -1863. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864, in Eighteenth Unattached Company, -Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Died June, 30, 1879. - -CARMICHAEL, JOHN B.; 19; Somerset. Residence, unknown. - -CURTIS, GEORGE E.; 23; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864, in -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -Discharged May 12, 1865. Resides in East Providence. - -CARROLL, MICHAEL; 26; Somerset. Dead. - -DAVIS, NATHAN S.; 33; Somerset. Dead. - -FARRELL, DOMINICK; 45; Rehoboth. Resided in Somerset. Dead. - -FRANCIS, DARIUS P.; 22; Rehoboth. Died in Attleboro, Apr. 12, 1891. - -FRANCIS, DAVID W.; 21; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864. -Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Farmer. Resides in Rehoboth. - -GOFF, HENRY N.; 39; Dighton. Detailed in Pioneer Corps. Re-enlisted -Aug. 10, 1864, in Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts -Volunteer Militia. Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Died in Dighton, Mar. 8, -1889. - -GOFF, ANDREW J.; 22; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864. Discharged -Nov. 14, 1864. Died Nov. 25, 1899. - -GREEN, GEORGE; 36; Rehoboth. Died in East Providence, Jan. 7, 1900. - -HOOD, DAVID B.; 18; Somerset. Unknown. - -HARRINGTON, DANIEL; 33; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted in Company C, Third -Rhode Island Cavalry, Oct. 13, 1863. Discharged Nov. 29, 1865. Died -in Warren, R. I., Apr. 12, 1891. - -HATHAWAY, GEORGE W.; 39; Somerset. Detailed in Pioneer Corps. Unknown. - -HATTEN, JOHN R.; 25; Somerset. Dead. - -HOLTEN, MICHAEL; 29; Somerset. Dead. - -HORTON, ALFRED A.; 20; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864, in -Eighteenth Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Discharged Nov. -14, 1864. Farmer. Resides in Dighton. - -HICKS, JOHN F.; 24; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864, in -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Resides in East Providence. - -HARDY, SAMUEL; 39; Dighton. Died Aug. 31, 1881. - -HALL, WILLIAM H.; 22; Somerset. Residence unknown. - -HILL, THOMAS; 44; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864, in Eighteenth -Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Discharged May -10, 1865. Died Nov. 10, 1897. - -HANDLEY, EDWARD; 19; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth Unattached -Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Aug. 10, 1864. Discharged -Nov. 14, 1864. Farmer. Resides in East Providence. - -HANDLEY, ANDREW A.; 18; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted in Third Rhode Island -Cavalry, Sept. 15, 1863. Discharged Nov. 29, 1865. Died Apr. 21, 1892. - -KINGSLEY, AMOS N.; 18; Swansea. Re-enlisted. Unknown. - -KENT, ALVA B.; 19; Rehoboth. Died in Providence, August, 1871. - -LUTHER, WILLIAM H.; 22; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted as corporal of -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, -Aug. 10, 1864. Discharged Nov. 10, 1864. Re-enlisted as sergeant -of Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, -Dec. 10, 1864. Discharged May 12, 1865. Town Clerk of Rehoboth for -eighteen years. Bookkeeper in Pawtucket. Resides at 132 Grove Ave., -East Providence. - -LUTHER, HALE S.; 32; Rehoboth. Detached in Signal Corps, Nov. 14 -1862, with Lieutenant Gibbs. One of the selectmen of Rehoboth. -Elected to General Court, 1875. Died Apr. 22, 1895. - -LINCOLN, ALVIN C.; 20; Dighton. In Alaska when last heard from. - -LAHNE, PETER F.; 23; Somerset. Lived and died in Somerset. - -LAMPSON, JOHN R.; 20; Somerset. Resides in Maine. - -MARBLE, GEORGE W.; 24; Somerset. Dead. - -MARBLE, ALEXANDER H.; 21; Somerset. Oysterman. Resides in Somerset. - -MOSHER, EDWARD F.; 28; Somerset. Believed to be dead. - -MARTIN, ALBERT F.; 20; Swansea. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864. Discharged -May 10, 1865. Dead. - -MOULTON, JAMES F.; 22; Rehoboth. Died May 4, 1883. - -MAKER, WILLIAM H.; 25; Swansea. On detached service at Plymouth, N. -C. Discharged for disability Nov. 13, 1863. Resides in Warren, R. I. - -PIERCE, ABRAHAM; 31; Rehoboth. Died Dec. 1, 1890. - -PIERCE, EZRA V. B.; 21; Swansea. Farmer. Resides in Rehoboth. - -PIERCE, WILLIAM C.; 39; Somerset. Discharged for disability, Mar. 2, -1863. Dead. - -PADELFORD, SILAS M.; 28; Somerset. Resides in Dighton. - -PURINGTON, SAMUEL C.; 21; Somerset. Re-enlisted as sergeant in -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. Residence unknown. - -READ, JAMES O.; 18; Dighton. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth Unattached -Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Aug. 6, 1864. Discharged -June 10, 1865. Superintendent of City Asylum, Pawtucket, R. I. - -REYNOLDS, WILLIAM; 30; Swansea. Re-enlisted Aug. 10, 1864. Discharged -Nov. 14, 1864. Died 1893. - -ROACH, JAMES; 29; Rehoboth. Died in Coventry, R. I., 1868. - -RYAN, WILLIAM; 37; Somerset. Discharged for disability, May 27, 1863. - -SHOVE, CHARLES H.; 25; Swansea. Believed to be living; residence -unknown. - -SLADE, ALFRED L.; 21; Swansea. Dead. - -SWIFT, DANIEL E.; 18; Somerset. Dead. - -SWIFT, PELEG; 44; Somerset. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth Unattached -Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. -Re-enlisted and was killed before Petersburg. - -SMITH, STEPHEN N.; 26; Dighton. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth Unattached -Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Discharged Nov. 14, 1864. -Died Oct. 7, 1894. - -SMITH, LEPRILET C; 28; Dighton. Died Nov. 25, 1893. - -SULLIVAN, JEREMIAH; 18; Somerset. Unknown. - -SIMMONS, OLIVER; 35; Somerset. Re-enlisted Dec. 10, 1864, in -Eighteenth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -Discharged May 12, 1865. Died. - -SHERMAN, IRA M.; 35; Somerset. Dead. - -THURBER, JEREMIAH; 22; Rehoboth. Farmer. Resides in Swansea. - -TRIPP, JOHN E.; 19; Swansea. Re-enlisted Aug. 5, 1864, in Company G, -Second Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Discharged Sept. 3, -1865. Dead. - -TRIPP, GEORGE A.; 32; Rehoboth. Dead. - -TALBOT, CHARLES H.; 20; Dighton. Farmer. Resides in Somerset. - -VIAL, GEORGE H.; 24; Rehoboth. Died in Barrington, R. I., 1890. - -WALKER, NATHAN O.; 23; Dighton. Farmer. Resides in Dighton. - -WALKER, GEORGE A.; 32; Dighton. Died in Dighton, July, 1863. - -WINK, ADAM; 24; Dighton. Detailed in Pioneer Corps. Re-enlisted Dec. -10, 1864. Discharged May 12, 1865. Residence unknown. - -WELCH, JOHN W.; 37; Somerset. Residence unknown. - -WESTCOTT, HENRY N.; 29; Dighton. Detailed as corporal of carpenters, -Oct. 30, 1862. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth Unattached Company, -Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and promoted to second lieutenant. -Died Sept. 13, 1888. - -WILLIAMS, HENRY A.; 30; Dighton. Re-enlisted in Eighteenth Unattached -Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Aug. 10, 1864. Discharged -as sergeant Nov. 14, 1864. Selectman in Dighton for many years. Died -July 3, 1895. - -WILLIAMS, CALEB; 41; Rehoboth. Re-enlisted Jan. 21, 1864, in Company -B, Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. Died May, 1903. - -WILLIAMS, EDMUND; 25; Rochester. Believed to be dead. - -WELDEN, SILAS H.; 23; Swansea. On detached service at Plymouth, N. -C. Discharged for disability Nov. 2, 1863. Re-enlisted in Company D, -Sixtieth Massachusetts. Farmer. Resides in Dighton. - - - - - CHAPTER XII. - - COMPANY I, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY LIEUT. JABEZ M. LYLE.] - - -The signal service rendered by Company I, and the casualties suffered -by it, make it quite proper to give a somewhat detailed history of -its formation and of the general character of the men composing it. -The following account is taken from an interesting paper written by -Lieutenant J. M. Lyle, and is given in almost his own words: - - “In the summer of 1862, President Lincoln, notwithstanding the - prophesies of the wise men by whom he was surrounded,--that the - rebellion would be crushed in a very short time,--found that the - Civil War had lasted more than a year, and that it was necessary - to use more extreme measures if the war was to be closed in favor - of the North, so he called for three hundred thousand men; but - still having in mind the idea that the war must soon be brought to - a close, he offered to take a large part of this vast number as - volunteers for nine months. - - “The Third Regiment of Militia which had already served one term at - the front and been honorably discharged again volunteered, and Col. - Silas P. Richmond was authorized to recruit the regiment to the - full standard to serve nine months. - - [Illustration: CAPT. BARNABAS EWER, JR.] - - “Capt. Barnabas Ewer, Jr., obtained authority to recruit a company - from Fairhaven and adjoining towns, to be known as Company I, - Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. I think it was in - the month of August when Captain Ewer opened an office in Centre - Street, under the old Town Hall, and invited volunteers to come - forward and sign their names on the company roll. After a time - of more or less discouragement a company of one hundred and one - officers and men was raised, of which number forty-two were from - Fairhaven, twenty from Mattapoisett, fourteen from Rochester, - twelve from Lakeville, five from Marion, two from Falmouth, - two from New Bedford, and one each from Acushnet, Wareham, and - Litchfield, Me. - - “The company officers were at first, Barnabas Ewer, Jr., - captain; Solomon K. Eaton, first lieutenant; and Jabez M. Lyle, - second lieutenant. Feb. 23, 1863, Lieutenant Eaton resigned on - account of ill-health, and, on April 8, 1863, Lieutenant Lyle - was commissioned first lieutenant, and Joshua H. Wilkey was - commissioned second lieutenant. - - “This company was composed of men from many different walks in - life, farmers, mechanics, business men, clerks, students in - college, and teachers. Their ages as given ranged from eighteen to - forty-five years. Too many troublesome questions along this line - were not asked. With one exception they were American born; this - one exception, poor fellow, was the first one killed. No one was - discharged before the expiration of the term of service, and no - one was punished for misbehavior. Since their muster out, the men, - so far as I have been able to learn, have proved themselves of no - mean order, filling their different stations with honor from humble - citizens of toil to judge upon the bench of the Supreme Court. - - “Sept. 22, 1862, the company reported at Camp Joe Hooker, in - Lakeville, where it remained until October 22d, when the regiment - broke camp and proceeded to Boston with orders to report to - Major-General Foster, at Newbern, North Carolina. - - “November 30th we were detached from the regiment, and, with about - thirty men from the different companies who were found unable to do - full duty, we started at night on board steamer _Northern Light_, - for Plymouth, N. C. We reached there December 1st, relieving a - large body of infantry, artillery, and cavalry, who returned to - Newbern. Here our numbers were increased by a small company of - infantry and thirty cavalry recruited from the natives in that - vicinity, and known by us under the title of “Buffaloes.” Lying - in the waters, of the Roanoke, there were rarely less than three - or four, sometimes many more gunboats. Commander Flusser, of a - first-class reputation as a fighting man, was in command of the - naval force. We found our duty to be patrol, guard, and picket. - The arrangement between the land and naval forces was that the - land force was to give immediate alarm to the naval force of the - approach of the enemy, and then at once retire to the Custom House - on the bank of the river, when the gunboats would shell the woods, - and, if need be, the town; and in this manner keep the rebels from - entering the place. - - “On the 10th of December at 5.30 A. M., a most beautiful moonlight - morning, an alarm was sounded by the picket, and soon we heard - the patrol calling, ‘The rebels are coming.’ Lieutenant Eaton - was off duty sick; so Captain Ewer ordered me to go to company - headquarters and get the men in line, while he visited the other - companies and notified the gunboat. I was quickly at the quarters - of the company and found the men already in line in charge of - Sergeant Wilkey. We waited in this position, hearing nothing more - of the rebels. Presently Captain Ewer came to the company and - asked if anything new had occurred; I told him everything was as - quiet as death. At this point it is well to state that the evening - before all the gunboats save one, which had just arrived and was - a very large one with a full complement of men and a very heavy - armament, had gone down the river to coal. In a few minutes Captain - Ewer ordered me to take an escort and visit a picket about half a - mile from where we were, and on a road parallel to the one where - the alarm had been given, and see if anything could be heard of - the cause of the alarm. Calling for volunteers, Corporal Mendell, - Albert Wilcox, and Elisha Dexter came forward. We visited the - picket named, and could learn only that a sound of moving wagons - had been heard some time previous, but as nothing further had been - heard the noise must have been made by wagons going up the country - outside of our lines. As we started to return to the company, we - heard the rebels coming down the road at the foot of which Company - I was posted. This force of the enemy was composed of the Sixteenth - Regiment of North Carolina Infantry with two pieces of artillery, - and one hundred and five cavalrymen under Colonel Lamb. The cavalry - charged on Company I, yelling like demons. As they were about to - strike the company, Sergeant Wilkey ordered the men to make a half - wheel to the right and fire. This was done and they retired to the - Custom House. Before the company had time to start, the cavalry had - run across the line, taken fourteen prisoners, and wounded a number - of others. On reaching the Custom House the balance of the garrison - were found already there. Up to this time the gunboat had done - nothing. The enemy located one piece of artillery on the bank of - the river and opened fire on her. The first shot went through her - smokestack and the second into her steam chest; when the cry came - that her boiler had burst, upon which her captain ordered her cable - slipped, and she was soon drifting down the river, meanwhile firing - into the town as she slowly drifted away. On reaching the Custom - House our men at once occupied the windows, and when the cavalry - attempted to pass a little later, they found it too hot for them - and retired. The rebel infantry on entering the village, picketed - each cross street to prevent anyone escaping, and also set fire to - the houses. A piece of artillery located on a rise of ground where - it had the range of the Custom House, sent nine shots into the - upper corner, one which fatally wounded young Francis Stoddard. At - this time the rebels suddenly retreated. In this action the company - lost two men killed, Sullivan and Stoddard, several wounded, - fourteen taken prisoners; a number of citizens were drowned or - killed. - - “After this we had a quiet time, engaged in picket and guard duty, - but somewhat apprehensive of a visit from a ram, christened by the - boys “Roanoke Sheep,” that we knew was only a few miles up the - river waiting for a chance to visit us. This ram did come down - later, clearing all before it until Lieutenant Cushing succeeded in - blowing it up. - - “We had a large number of contrabands, horses and mules to look - after, and as Captain Ewer did not feel authorized to feed them - with government rations we did considerable foraging outside the - lines. Three foraging expeditions fell to my lot to conduct. One - of these occasions is worth relating. We started early in the - morning with a number of wagons and volunteers from Company I to - go several miles outside of our lines to a barn where there was - a large lot of corn that we wanted. After we had proceeded some - distance beyond the picket line we saw a man coming on the run - waving his hands and acting very much excited. We halted until he - reached us and gave us the information that the rebels were at the - barn where we were going, and were loading up the corn to carry up - the country, and that the best thing for us to do was to go back - to camp. After carefully considering the matter, we concluded to - go on and see what we could discover. On reaching the vicinity of - the barn we dismounted and so arranged the men as to surround the - premises, and if possible capture all hands. Our attempt proved a - grand success. We took some thirteen wagons of all descriptions, - with all hands connected with them. After finishing the loading of - the captured wagons and our own, we started on our return. While - still outside our picket line, we saw a body of horsemen coming - on the gallop toward us. We halted, and formed our wagons and men - in the best shape we could to care for ourselves. They proved, - however, to be a body of our own cavalry who were coming to look - for us. The contraband whom we had met earlier in the day had - worked his way into the town and told his story to Captain Ewer, - and he had become anxious about us. We soon formed line again and - took up our camp campwards. After entering within the lines we met - the infantry coming out to see where we were: these so increased - our numbers that when we reached Plymouth we had a large column - of cavalry, infantry, rebels, with our train of wagons, and as we - passed headquarters received a royal welcome from the men from the - gunboats and citizens who were gathered on the street. - - “One other expedition we will mention, caused by our guide, a man - named Giles, having been shot while he and Corporal Mendell were - entering the gate leading to the guide’s house. Giles was a native - and his home was outside our lines. Corporal Mendell reported the - incident to Captain Ewer, and it was not known for a certainty - whether or not the guide was dead. I was ordered to take a boat - and crew from Company I, in which were a number of sailors, and - visit the home of the guide to render him any needed aid and bring - him to town if possible. We started early in the morning, were all - day until ten o’clock at night. On reaching the house we found the - guide dead, and that there was nothing we could do. - - “In these ways we spent our time until one day in March we saw - a steamer coming up the river carrying a general’s flag at the - fore. When the boat was made fast Company I was ordered to get - ready to go somewhere, we did not know where. It seems, however, - that General Palmer wanted to visit some of the outposts. One of - these was Edenton, and the men were allowed here to go ashore. On - returning to the steamer, some of the citizens reported to the - general that some silver was missing. The company was ordered to - fall in line on the wharf; knapsacks were unslung and carefully - inspected, but no silver was found. On swinging off, the steamer - headed for Elizabeth City. Here the company disembarked and spent - about two months in garrison duties, similar to those performed at - Plymouth. The major of the Eighth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia - had command of the post. Foraging became a part of our duty. One - expedition in this line is worthy of mention, showing how the - innocent may suffer imposition. We started one day under command of - an officer of some North Carolina troops. The expedition was made - up of a detail from the Eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer - Militia, and Company I. We were absent two days and a night, and - the object was to procure rations as our commissary was getting - short. We were successful in finding corn, bacon, and some very - nice hams. These last were found by Company I. As we were about - to go ashore on our return, we noticed that the men of the Eighth - Regiment had on their overcoats, but in our innocence thought it - not strange, presuming they thought that the better way of carrying - them. The next day when we applied to the commissary for a share of - the hams, he informed us that none were turned in. It seems that - the men with overcoats had carried them away under their capes. - - “We formed a part of an expedition sent one day to break up a camp - of guerillas, located some distance up the Dismal Swamp canal. We - used a little noisy steamer which gave a decided notice of our - coming, and, as might be expected, the guerillas took the hint and - left. All we could do was to burn the camp, which we did, and then - returned in safety. - - “After about five months of garrison duty in Plymouth and Elizabeth - City, Company I was ordered to report at Newbern, when its - services became again a part of the regimental history.” - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY I, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY CORPORAL JAMES F. TRIPP AND COMRADE HENRY P. CROWELL.] - - [The first figures indicate age at enlistment: the city or town, - the place of enlistment.] - -BARNABAS EWER, JR., Captain; 50; Fairhaven. For years before the -war he was in the outfitting business. He raised Company I, and was -its captain during its nine months’ campaign in North Carolina. He -assisted in raising the Fifty-eighth Regiment and was commissioned -major of the same. He went with the regiment to the front and was -killed in action at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. - -SOLOMON R. EATON, First Lieutenant; 55; Mattapoisett. For many years -he was engaged in the architectural business, where he gained success -and renown. He resigned his office as first lieutenant February 23d, -on account of failing health, and died at Mattapoisett, Oct. 9, 1872. - -JABEZ M. LYLE, Second Lieutenant; 30; Fairhaven. He was promoted to -first lieutenant, Apr. 3, 1863, and afterwards to captain in the -Twenty-third Unattached Company, One Hundred Days’ Men. After muster -out he taught school in Fairhaven. He was for quite awhile in the oil -business; then engaged in the real estate and insurance business, -which he still continues in New York City successfully. His address -is 1550 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Of Company I he says, “The -men of this company were quite the equal of any company in the Old -Third. Many of them were college graduates, and others were pursuing -their studies in college, which for the time they ceased to take up -again after they were mustered out of service. Since the war many -of these men became doctors, lawyers, one a judge in the courts of -Massachusetts, one the honored principal of the Friends Academy in -New Bedford; many have made their mark in business; and not one has -ever disgraced himself by misbehavior. A large number re-enlisted and -went to the front. All the officers save Lieutenant Eaton went the -second time, and some the third time into the service.” - -As captain, Lieutenant Lyle recruited Company I to its fullest -strength. During his service he was acting adjutant for one month -in camp at Lakeville, acting quartermaster, commissary, ordnance -officer at Plymouth, N. C., and lastly he commanded two companies -at Readville, Mass., at the time of the second election of President -Lincoln. - -JOSHUA M. WILKEY, Second Lieutenant; 26; Fairhaven. He was promoted -from first sergeant to second lieutenant, Apr. 3, 1863. He was -promoted first lieutenant in the Twenty-third Unattached Company; -also promoted captain in a company raised for one year. He died in -Fairhaven, Nov. 12, 1901. - -JIRAH KINNEY, JR.; First Sergeant; 26; Mattapoisett. He was in the -First Rhode Island Detached Militia and took part in the battle of -Bull Run. After the war he returned to Mattapoisett, where he lived -until he moved to Buffalo, N. Y., his present residence. - -LAWRENCE R. RANKIN, Sergeant; 23; Rochester. Believed to have been -killed in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. - -THOMAS H. BOWEN, Sergeant; 21; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Apr. 30, -1879. - -NELSON I. SWEET, Sergeant; 21; Fairhaven. After muster out he worked -for the Standard Oil Company until pensioned and retired by the same. -He resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. - -ELISHA COPELAND, Sergeant; 26; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Apr. 3, -1886. - -GEORGE, F. ROGERS, Sergeant; 21; Fairhaven. Died in Newbern, N. C., -June 2, 1863. - -SYLVANUS D. WATERMAN, Corporal; 21; Litchfield, Me. Died in Kentucky -several years ago. - -HORACE P. TRIPP, Corporal; 24; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Apr. 29, -1864. - -JESSIE A. WARNER, Corporal; 44; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, June -13, 1892. - -NATHAN H. MENDALL, Corporal; 30; Marion. Believed to be living in -Rochester, Mass. - -BENJAMIN H. STROWBRIDGE, Corporal; 40; Lakeville. Unknown. - -JAMES N. COX, Corporal; 18; Fairhaven. Re-enlisted in Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Volunteer Militia as sergeant. Wounded in the Battle of -the Wilderness. Resides in Calmut, Mich. - -BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON, Corporal; 20; Mattapoisett. Employed at State -Farm, Bridgewater. - -JAMES F. TRIPP, Corporal; 28; Fairhaven. Prominent in town affairs. -Real estate agent. One of the officials at Dry Dock, Fairhaven. -Resides on Walnut Street, Fairhaven. - -BENJAMIN BURT, Musician; 18; Fairhaven. Resides in New Brunswick, N. -J. - - -_Privates._ - -ALLEN, WILLIAM F.; 21; Fairhaven. Engaged in the life insurance -business in New York. Resides in Omaha Menger, N. Y. - -ALLEN, CHARLES A.; 19; Marion. Resides in Marion. - -BAKER, BENJAMIN T.; 18; Fairhaven. Resides in Whitinsville, Mass. - -BARROWS, ALPHEUS; 21; Mattapoisett. Resides in Mattapoisett. -Re-enlisted in Second Heavy Artillery. - -BENTON, CHARLES H.; 18; Lakeville. Unknown. - -BOWEN, MARTIN; 18; Fairhaven. Died in Franklin, Pa., Aug. 25, 1899. - -BRALEY, CHARLES G.; 22; Fairhaven. Living in Fairhaven. - -BRIGGS, GEORGE P.; 20; Fairhaven. Resides in Cottage City. - -BUTTS, JOSEPH A.; 20; Mattapoisett. Resides in New Bedford. - -BENTON, WILLIAM H.; 41; Lakeville. Supposed to be dead. - -BRALEY, GEORGE B.; 23; Fairhaven. Died in Marion, Mass. - -BLANKENSHIP, JAMES W.; 19; Marion. Nothing known of his history since -muster out. - -BISHOP, ISRAEL S.; 43; Rochester. According to best information he -died several years ago. - -BOURNE, SYLVANUS, JR.; 22; Falmouth. Believed to be living in -Falmouth. - -BOURNE, THOMAS B.; 19; Rochester. So far as known he still lives in -Rochester. - -BISHOP, MICAH S.; 27; Rochester. Unknown. - -CROWELL, THOMAS C.; 27; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, March 26, 1879. - -CROWELL, HENRY P.; 21; Fairhaven. An honored and respected citizen of -Fairhaven, where he still resides. - -CARSON, REUBEN; 22; Fairhaven. Died in Hyde Park, in 1904. Buried in -New Bedford. - -COLE, CHARLES G.; 38; Lakeville. Unknown. - -CRAPO, HENRY E.; 23; Rochester. Unknown. - -COLE, THEODORE W.; 24; Rochester. Resides in New Bedford. - -COLE, ALBERT L.; 44; Lakeville. Believed to be dead. - -COLE, NELSON F.; 43; Lakeville. Unknown. - -CARVER, GILBERT; 24; Lakeville. Unknown. - -CRAPO, FRANCIS N.; 21; Rochester. Unknown. - -CASWELL, WILLIAM F.; Fairhaven. Resides in New Bedford. - -CROSBY, EDWARD F.; 18; Mattapoisett. Unknown. - -DAMON, EDWARD F.; 21; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, March 23, 1866. - -DAVIS, ALDEN; 32; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Sept. 13, 1901. - -DEAN, WILLIAM; 36; Lakeville. Unknown. - -DEXTER, ALBERT M.; 25; Mattapoisett. Died July 25, 1899. - -DEXTER, ELISHA L.; 28; Mattapoisett. Unknown. - -DEXTER, JAMES W.; 44; Mattapoisett. Died in 1890. - -DODGE, GILBERT A.; 26; Marion. Resides in Orleans, Mass. - -DILLINGHAM, EDWARD H.; 37; Fairhaven. Re-enlisted in Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers. Died in Petersburg, Va., March 8, -1865, and was buried in Virginia. - -DUNHAM, GEORGE; 18; Fairhaven. Unknown. - -ELLIS, DANIEL S.; 21; Mattapoisett. Died in Mattapoisett, Mar. 21, -1893. - -ELLIS, WILLIAM T.; 20; Rochester. Died soon after muster out. - -ELLIS, JOHN; 42; Acushnet. Unknown. - -FREEBORN, JOHN P.; 22; Fairhaven. Resides in Newport. - -GILLETT, ALBERT D.; 21; Fairhaven. Lives in Soldiers Home, Chelsea. - -GILLETT, CHARLES W.; 24; Fairhaven. Resides in New Bedford. - -GIFFORD, CHARLES H.; 23; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Jan. 20, 1904. - -GIFFORD, WILLIAM C.; 18; Mattapoisett. Re-enlisted in Third Heavy -Artillery. Resides in Fairhaven. - -HITCH, FREDERICK H.; 22; Fairhaven. Resides in New York. - -HOLMES, HEMAN G.; 25; Mattapoisett. Master’s Mate at close of the -war. Member of school committee in Mattapoisett, where he still -resides. - -HILLER, EBEN R.; 31; Mattapoisett. Died in Mattapoisett, May 1, 1890. - -HAMMOND, JOHN W.; 24; Mattapoisett. One of the judges of the Supreme -Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Resides in Cambridge, Mass. - -HAMMOND, ROWLAND; 20; Mattapoisett. Died in Campello, July 8, 1900. - -INGRAHAM, WILLIAM H.; 35; Wareham. Died in Wareham. - -INGRAHAM, ANDREW; 20; New Bedford. Resides in Cambridge, Mass. - -JENKINS, WILLIAM; 22; Falmouth. Unknown. - -LUCE, LEANDER; 24; New Bedford. Unknown. - -LOBIE, FRANKLIN A.; 44; Mattapoisett. Died in Newbern, N. C., Jan. -19, 1863. - -MARVELL, SAMUEL M.; 18; Fairhaven. Re-enlisted in Fifty-eighth -Regiment. Promoted sergeant. Taken prisoner and died in Salisbury -Prison, N. C., Dec. 29, 1864. - -NYE, JOHN L.; 27; Rochester. Unknown. - -POTTER, WILLIAM H.; 30; Marion. Resides in Marion. - -PIERCE, LUCIUS; 30; Rochester. Unknown. - -PAULL, ROGER; 23; Lakeville. Unknown. - -PARIS, CALEB; 27; Lakeville. Died in Myricksville, Feb. 19, 1900. - -PURRINGTON, WILLIAM B.; 19; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Apr. 1, -1865. - -PURRINGTON, JOHN A.; 44; Mattapoisett. Died in New Bedford, Dec. 14, -1899. - -RYDER, MADISON N.; 18; Rochester. Unknown. - -RANDALL, FAYETTE E.; 18; Mattapoisett. Resides in Mattapoisett. - -RANDALL, GEORGE W.; 26; Mattapoisett. Resides in New Bedford. - -SAMPSON, ZABDIEL S.; 20; Fairhaven. Died in New York, 1900. - -SMITH, ROLAND; 24; Fairhaven. Resides in Rock Station, Middleboro, -Mass. - -SEARS, STEPHEN C.; 23; Rochester. Resides in Somerville, Mass. - -SULLIVAN, MICHAEL; 26; Lakeville. Killed in action at Plymouth, N. -C., Dec. 10, 1862. - -STODDARD, FRANCIS M.; 18; Fairhaven. Died in Plymouth, N. C., -December 16th, from wounds received in action Dec. 10, 1862. - -TINKHAM, CHARLES H.; 20; Mattapoisett. Died in Newbern, Nov. 30, 1862. - -TABER, LORING P.; 18; Fairhaven. Died of wounds in Washington, D. C., -June 23, 1864. - -TOBY, JOHN A.; 23; Falmouth. Town Clerk of Falmouth. - -TRIPP, HANDEL J.; 43; Rochester. Died in Foxboro, 1904. - -WILBER, ISAIAH T.; 27; Rochester. Died in Mansfield, Mass., Feb. 9, -1901. - -WESTGATE, STEPHEN; 18; Fairhaven. Resides in New Bedford. - -WRIGHTINTON, THOMAS W.; 25; Fairhaven. Resides in Fairhaven. - -WESTGATE, ANDREW; 33; Fairhaven. Died in Fairhaven, Feb. 16, 1904. - -WILCOX, ALBERT M.; 30; Fairhaven. Resides in Fairhaven. - -WOOD, LEMUEL C., JR.; 33; Fairhaven. Died in New Bedford in 1897. - -WINSLOW, LEANDER; 27; Lakeville. Died in 1904. - - - - - CHAPTER XIII. - - COMPANY K, THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA. - - [WRITTEN BY CORPORAL HENRY MANLEY, MEMBER OF THE COMPANY.] - - -Company K was a new company recruited for the purpose of filling -the quota of the towns of East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, -and Bridgewater. It was not connected with the Third Regiment of -Massachusetts Militia either before or after its term of service. - -In the call for 300,000 three years’ men early in the summer of 1862, -the combined quota of the above-named towns was 102, and taking it -for granted that about the same number would be required under the -call of August 4th, for 300,000 men for nine months, concerted action -was taken in town meetings in each of those towns. - -A very enthusiastic war meeting was held on the evening of -Aug. 18, 1862, in the town hall in East Bridgewater, at which -Joseph Chamberlain was president and Sergt. Morton D. Mitchell -was secretary. It was voted that it is expedient that East -Bridgewater, together with Bridgewater and West Bridgewater, should -endeavor to raise by voluntary enlistment a company to enter into the -United States service for nine months. - -_Voted_, That Messrs. James Mitchell, Benjamin W. Harris and George -Bryant be a committee to wait upon the governor and request him to -appoint some person or persons, to engage in the enlistment of such -volunteers. - -_Voted_, That Messrs. Richard M. Smith and William Allen be a -committee to consult with the citizens of Bridgewater and West -Bridgewater in relation to a meeting of the three towns for the -purpose of forming a military company. - -It is probable that similar meetings were held in each of the other -towns, but no record of them has been found. - -In West Bridgewater a town meeting was held on Aug. 22, 1862. It -was voted that a bounty of $150 be paid to volunteers for nine -months’ service, and it was recommended that the volunteers unite -with Bridgewater and East Bridgewater to form a company. It was -also recommended that the whole town attend a meeting to be held at -Agricultural Hall in Bridgewater on the following Wednesday (August -26th) for the purpose of forwarding the formation of a military -company. A committee had been chosen at a previous meeting to take -charge of recruiting, consisting of the Selectmen (James Howard, -Albert Copeland and George T. Ryder), together with one man from each -school district, as follows: William O. Alger, J. Q. Hartwell, Nahum -Snell, Samuel N. Howard, Charles E. Howard, Galen K. Richards, Thomas -Ames, Leavitt T. Howard. - -In East Bridgewater at a town meeting held on Aug. 23, 1862, it -was voted to pay a bounty of $100 to volunteers for nine months’ -service, and a committee of three was chosen to procure enlistments. -The committee consisted of Samuel Bates, John B. Fisher, and George -Bryant. The meeting also recommended to such of its inhabitants -as may enlist for nine months’ service that they unite with the -volunteers from the towns of Bridgewater and West Bridgewater in -forming a company. - -[Illustration: CAPT. SAMUEL BATES.] - -A town meeting was held in Bridgewater on Aug. 26, 1862, to raise -volunteers under the call for men to serve nine months. It was voted -that a committee of seven be chosen by the town to take in charge the -business of raising the number of volunteers necessary, also to pay -a bounty of $150 to each volunteer who shall enlist to the credit -of the town for nine months’ service. The committee chosen at this -meeting were F. B. King, Edward W. Bassett, Nathan Fobes, Almansor -Osborne, Lewis Holmes, and Holden W. Keith. - -Shortly after this time a number of men from North Bridgewater and -Easton who had arranged to join the Fourth Regiment, learning that -this company was nearly full, and that the regiment was nearly ready -to leave for the seat of war, joined the company, completely filling -its ranks. - -The mass meeting alluded to in the town meeting in West Bridgewater -was held in Agricultural Hall, Bridgewater, on the evening of -August 26th. The presiding officer was B. W. Harris, Esq., of East -Bridgewater. The vice-presidents were Hon. Artemas Hale, Col. -Samuel Leonard, Hon. J. H. Mitchell, Samuel G. Alden, James Howard, -and Capt. Joseph Kingman. The meeting is represented as of an -enthusiastic character, but no account of the addresses has been -discovered. - -The company thus recruited was assigned to the Third Massachusetts -Infantry and named “Company K.” - -It went into Camp in Lakeville, Mass., on Sept. 16, 1862, and was -the second company of the regiment to arrive at the camp. It was -given a patriotic and affectionate send-off by the people of the -Bridgewaters, and was escorted to the train and from the train at -Haskins Station to Camp Joe Hooker by the Bridgewater Cornet Band. - -The barracks at Camp Joe Hooker were new. The main buildings, twenty -in number, were each about 70 × 25 feet on the floor and nine feet -high in the walls. They were built of matched boards, planed on -the inside, with good tight floors, and shingled roofs. The bunks -were built double “like two sinks, one above the other,” and each -accommodated four men, two in the upper and two in the lower berth. -Each barrack held one hundred men, or a company. They were well -ventilated and comfortable. The barracks, cook-houses, officers’ -quarters, stables, etc., fifty buildings in all, were built in one -week. - -The company consisted of one hundred and one men, exactly the legal -maximum for an infantry company. The towns furnishing the men were -as follows: Bridgewater, thirty-four; East Bridgewater, twenty-four; -West Bridgewater, twenty-five; North Bridgewater, eleven; Easton, -four; Middleboro, one; Boston, one; Gloucester, one; total, one -hundred and one. It will be seen from the above that the members of -the company were from contiguous territory with only two exceptions; -First Sergt. Winter was imported from Gloucester as a trained and -drilled man and was almost the only man in the company with military -experience even in the militia, and he had never been in the United -States service. With him came his friend “Natty” Ackerman who hailed -from Boston. The remainder of the company was recruited amongst -friends and neighbors. Nearly all were of American parentage, and -most of them were men of standing in the community both before and -since the war. They were “men of their hands,” too, and there are few -things that could not be built, or machines that could not be run by -members of the company. - -The occupations of the recruits were given as follows: Boot and shoe -workers in some form, forty-six; farmers, seventeen; moulders, seven; -machinists, four; laborers, four; carpenters, three; salesmen, three; -students, three; bookbinders, two; druggist, one; “railroader,” -one; civil engineer, one; surveyor, one; butcher, one; nailer, one; -wheelwright, one; painters, two; box maker, one; stone cutter, one; -teacher, one. - -The officers were as ignorant of military usages as the men, and, as -may be supposed, the discipline at first was not of the most rigid -character. But the members of the company as a rule were disposed -to do the right thing, and perhaps enjoyed themselves better and -did just as good service as they would have done under more severe -officers. The men of the company owe a debt of gratitude to their -officers who were all kind-hearted men and devoted to the welfare of -the company, and whose mildly used authority was much better adapted -to a company of intelligent men of pronounced Yankee blood than would -have been that of military martinets. - -Fifty-two members of the company were married and forty-nine were -single. - -The average age was between twenty-eight and twenty-nine years. -Twenty were twenty years old and under, twenty-four were between -twenty and twenty-five, nineteen were between twenty-five and thirty, -twenty-two were between thirty and forty, and sixteen were more than -forty. - -Company K was the color company throughout its service, and its -position was therefore on the right centre when the regiment was in -line of battle. - -The record of the company in the service is not a bloody one. No one -was killed, wounded, taken prisoner, or missing, and no one deserted. -Two men died from disease in the service and six men were discharged -for disability before the regiment was mustered out. The story of -the regiment as a whole will be given elsewhere, and that part of -the company’s history which also means the regimental history, has -been omitted in this account. Company K followed the fortunes of the -regiment closely. The only time that it was on detached duty, except -for picket, or service of that nature, was early in its service after -it arrived in Newbern and before the arms had been distributed, -when it was ordered to some mythical point to build a bridge. After -groping around outside the picket line, entirely unarmed, for two -days, the company returned, having found the bridge nearly completed. - -The members of the company had an exceptional opportunity to see -the details of warfare. At the Battle of Kinston the company with -the regiment was in reserve, and, while under fire, was unharmed. -After the action they had an opportunity, from the view point of the -victors, to examine a well-fought field with many killed, wounded and -prisoners, and also to explore the captured town of Kinston. - -At Whitehall the company was again under fire, and, as was reported, -the inferior character of its arms saved it from a more intimate -acquaintance with the enemy. - -At Goldsboro the company had an opportunity of seeing a charge -repelled under sensational circumstances and with severe loss to the -enemy, a sight which many soldiers of longer service have never seen. -The circumstances of this charge have been traditional in the company -and the results have been much exaggerated, the enemy’s loss being -set all the way from five hundred to fifteen hundred. The unadorned -facts are that after the burning of the bridge and during the -withdrawal of the Union forces, by a blunder of the enemy a charge -was made by two regiments of General Clingman’s brigade against a -much superior force, and it was the fortune of Company K as a part -of the regiment, to act as guard to Belger’s Rhode Island battery, -which with another light battery had a fair chance to destroy the -attacking force as it charged up a long slope. The Third Regiment -lay on the ground in front of the battery (which was firing over the -regiment), and Company K had an unobstructed view of the premises, -and nothing to do but look on. The writer in a letter written at -the time estimated that the nearest rebel came within fifty rods -of the regiment. The attacking force consisted of the Fifty-second -North Carolina Regiment, Colonel Marshall, and the Fifty-first North -Carolina, Colonel Allen. These regiments, with two others which did -not participate in the charge, made the brigade commanded by Gen. -Thomas E. Clingman. His report, printed in the “Official Records of -the Union and Confederate Armies,” First Series, Vol. XVIII, page -117, gives the losses as follows: - - Killed Wounded Missing - Marshall’s Regiment 11 58 10 - Allen’s “ 6 43 8 - ---- ---- ---- - Total, 17 101 18 making - -a total loss of 136. The writer has not succeeded in learning the -total strength of the two regiments at the time of the charge. - -The company’s most potent enemies during its service were the severe -marches to which it was subjected and the malarious climate. The -effects of both of these are still felt by many of the survivors. - -On the return of the regiment a public reception was given to Company -K on Saturday, June 20th, at the Agricultural Hall by citizens of -Bridgewater, East and West Bridgewater. The company met at the -town hall, Bridgewater, and was escorted to the Fair grounds by the -Bridgewater Cornet Band under the marshalship of Dr. Asa Millett, -where twelve or fifteen hundred people had assembled to receive it. -For the gratification of their friends the soldiers spent about half -an hour in drilling. At about half past two o’clock, after stacking -arms the company was drawn up in front of the judges’ stand on the -track to listen to the speech of welcome. The president of the day, -James Howard, Esq., of West Bridgewater, after stating the object -of the meeting, introduced Hon. B. W. Harris, of East Bridgewater, -who, in an appropriate speech in behalf of the citizens, welcomed the -soldiers on their return home. A procession was then formed which -marched to the hall to partake of a collation which had been prepared -by the ladies of the several towns. After the repast the company -adjourned to the upper hall to listen to the speeches. This hall as -well as the lower was tastefully decorated with flags and pendants. -The soldiers occupied seats directly in front of the speakers and -were here presented each with a bouquet of flowers by the school -children, the presentation speech having been made by one of the -young ladies. Speeches were made by Hon. John A. Shaw, Hon. Benjamin -W. Harris, and others. Later in the afternoon, Major Morrissey -entered the hall, and, taking his seat on the platform, was received -with great applause, Company K giving him three hearty cheers. He was -then introduced and addressed the soldiers. The entertainment was -closed by singing “America” by the whole audience under the direction -of Mr. Wilde. - -After the arrival home of the company and before it was mustered out -came the death of one of its members, Mr. James Henry Packard, of -North Bridgewater (now Brockton). He was buried in the Marshall’s -Corner Cemetery with military honors from his comrades. - -Twenty members of the company entered the military service after -being mustered out of Company K. Ten of this number joined Company -D, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry, three of them forming the -commissioned officers of the company. Of these ten, one was killed -in action, five were wounded, seven were taken prisoners, of whom -two died in rebel prisons. All but one of the ten is included in -one or more of the above categories, and whether the tenth man was -taken prisoner or wounded the writer has not been able to learn. The -remaining ten enlisted in various organizations, but none of them -lost their lives in the service. - -In June, 1906, thirty-six members of Company K were known to be -living. One has not been heard from by his relatives for about -twenty years, and the remaining sixty-four are known to be dead. The -commissioned officers are all dead. Of the non-commissioned officers, -two corporals survive. Fourteen of the surviving men of the company -are past labor by reason of age or infirmities, or both. Twenty are -“still in the ring” pursuing their usual avocations; one has retired, -and one is in the Soldiers Home, in Togus, Maine. - -The company was mustered into the United States service on Sept. 23, -1862, and was mustered out on June 26, 1863. The members of Company K -were mustered on the above dates unless otherwise noted. - - -CORRECTED ROSTER OF COMPANY K. - -SAMUEL BATES, Captain; born in East Bridgewater, June 3, 1828. -Boot-cutter; married; commissioned Sept. 3, 1862; died in Whitman, -Mass., Sept. 26, 1879. After the war, Capt. Bates passed several -years in the employ of the interior department in Washington, ending -in September, 1879. - -NATHAN FOBES, First Lieutenant; salesman; twenty-two; single. -Enlisted from Bridgewater. Commissioned Sept. 3, 1862; died in East -Orange, N. J., Oct. 14, 1899. Lieutenant Fobes was a traveling -salesman for Boston and New York merchants. - -CHARLES E. CHURCHILL, Second Lieutenant; thirty-eight; married; -shoe-cutter. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. Commissioned Sept. 3, -1862. Lieutenant Churchill served as aid on the staff of Brig.-Gen. -J. Jourdan from Feb. 26, 1863, until the return of the regiment. -Lieutenant Churchill entered the service the second time and served -as captain of Company D, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry. He -was wounded and taken prisoner Sept. 3, 1864, and discharged for -disability, Feb. 10, 1865. Lieutenant Churchill lived in West -Bridgewater, and died there on Feb. 4, 1901. - -GEORGE F. WINTER, First Sergeant; twenty-nine; bookbinder; married. -Enlisted from Gloucester; died in Gloucester of heart disease Jan. 9, -1886. He was a bookbinder by occupation. - -JOHN B. FISHER, Sergeant; twenty-one; law student; single. Enlisted -from East Bridgewater; died June 13, 1882, in East Bridgewater. He -also served in the Thirty-sixth United States Colored Troops, known -as the Second North Carolina Regiment. - -LINUS E. HAYWARD, Sergeant; forty; married; farmer. Enlisted from -West Bridgewater. Enlisted a second time in the Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts as first lieutenant and was promoted captain. Was -wounded and taken prisoner. Was exchanged and returned home with the -regiment. Died in West Bridgewater, July 16, 1904. - -SAMUEL E. HAWES, Sergeant; salesman; twenty-five; single. Enlisted -from Bridgewater. Died in Brockton, Feb. 9, 1886. - -JOSEPHUS L. FREEMAN, Sergeant; thirty-five; shoe-cutter; married. -Enlisted from West Bridgewater. Lived in Brockton and followed the -occupation of a mechanic in the shoe manufacturing shops of that -city. Died in Brockton, March 18, 1892. - -NAHUM WASHBURN, JR., Corporal; twenty-three; single; druggist. Was -proprietor of a drug store in Bridgewater, and died there Oct. 14, -1893. - -ALFRED H. PERKINS, Corporal; moulder; thirty-one; married. Enlisted -from Bridgewater. Promoted regimental wagoner Dec. 9, 1862. Died in -Bridgewater, March 8, 1902. - -THOMAS P. RIPLEY, Corporal; twenty-one; single; farmer. Enlisted from -West Bridgewater. Carried on the business of manufacturing boots and -shoes in Cocheset, West Bridgewater. Died Aug. 23, 1891, in West -Bridgewater. - -ELIJAH HINKLEY, Corporal; “railroader;” forty-four; married. Enlisted -from East Bridgewater; was a shoemaker, and later a gate tender for -the Old Colony Railroad Company and its successors, until his death, -on Dec. 16, 1893, in East Bridgewater. - -GEORGE M. KEITH, Corporal; thirty-one; married; shoemaker. Enlisted -from East Bridgewater; was foreman in shoeshops for seventeen years; -superintendent of Bridgewater Water Company for ten years, ending in -1900, and since then president of the East Bridgewater Savings Bank. -Mr. Keith is still living in the house in which he was born in East -Bridgewater. - -MARCELLUS G. HOWARD, Corporal; student; twenty-five; single. Enlisted -from Bridgewater. Corporal Howard was detailed as a member of the -color guard and as such carried the State colors. He carried on the -market business in Bridgewater; died of consumption in Palatka, Fla., -Dec. 24, 1881. - -SETH B. EDSON, Corporal; surveyor; twenty-seven; single. Enlisted -from East Bridgewater. Mr. Edson lived in East Bridgewater, where he -carried on the nursery and farming business. Died Feb. 21, 1905, in -East Bridgewater. - -HENRY MANLEY, Corporal; teacher; twenty-one; single. Enlisted from -North Bridgewater. He is a civil engineer, assistant engineer -engineering department city of Boston. Member American Society of -Civil Engineers. Lives in West Roxbury (Boston), Mass. - -DAVID P. REYNOLDS, Private, promoted Corporal, Dec. 9, 1862; -shoemaker; twenty; single. Enlisted from East Bridgewater. Died Sept. -6, 1867, of consumption, in East Bridgewater. - -ALFRED GURNEY, Company Wagoner; farmer; forty-four. Enlisted from -East Bridgewater. Was a farmer in East Bridgewater, and died there -Feb. 28, 1901. - - -_Privates_. - -ALDEN, CALEB, 42; single; farmer. Enlisted from Bridgewater. Died in -Soldiers Home, in Togus, Me., on Jan. 3, 1899. Buried in Bridgewater. - -ALDEN, ISAAC R., painter; 18; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. Was -the company drummer; enlisted a second time and served as drummer -in Company F, Fifty-sixth Massachusetts Infantry; has carried on the -business of grocer in Bridgewater since the war. - -ALDEN, LUCIUS F., 18; single; shoemaker. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Carried on the business of shoe manufacturing in -Brockton, as a member of the firm of Churchill & Alden for many -years. Died in Brockton, Dec. 28, 1903. - -ALDEN, WILLIAM S., JR., farmer; 18; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Went to California many years ago. His relatives have -not heard from him for about twenty years. - -ANDREWS, MANASSAH LLOYD, machinist; 18; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Lives in East Bridgewater (Elmwood), in good health, and -busily employed at his trade. - -ACKERMAN, NATHANIEL, bookbinder; 38; married. Enlisted from Boston. -Discharged for disability, March 1, 1863. Died --. - -BARNEY, HIAL, farmer; single; 26. Enlisted from Bridgewater. He -carried on the meat business in Wareham, Mass., for twenty-five -years. Was selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor in Wareham -for six years. Retired from business in 1891. Lives in Manchester, N. -H. Address, 708 Pine St. - -BARTLETT, EZEKIEL R., shoe stitcher; 22; single. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater; absent sick when company was mustered out. Honorably -discharged June 26, 1863. Enlisted and served in Company C, Sixtieth -Regiment, 100 days’ service; followed business of workman in shoe -factory. Lives in East Bridgewater. - -BEALS, CHARLES T., shoemaker; 18; single. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Has been a carriage painter for thirty-six years; has -lived in Massachusetts, Ohio, and California. Is now living at No. -17 West Second St., Mansfield, Ohio, in poor health, his lower limbs -being paralyzed. - -BEATON, JAMES W., shoemaker; 22; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Lives in Boston (Dorchester); has been a teamster and -stage driver. Is in the employ of the New York and New Haven Railroad -Company as gate-tender. - -BIRD, HENRY W., shoemaker; single; 19. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater, lives in East Bridgewater. - -BLACKMAN, ANDREW G., carpenter; 29; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Has worked in a shoeshop for twenty-five years. Lives -in East Bridgewater. - -BRAINARD, JOHN M., shoemaker; 39; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. He was drowned in the stream near his residence in East -Bridgewater, on Oct. 23, 1878. - -BRIGGS, GEORGE D., shoemaker; 19; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Also served as corporal in Eighteenth Unattached Company, -Massachusetts Infantry; one year’s service. Has been foreman in shoe -factory and is now janitor of The Union Trust Building, Brockton, -Mass. - -BRIGGS, WALTER C., salesman; 18; single. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Served in Twentieth Unattached Company for one year, and -in Eleventh United States Infantry. Died --. - -CALDWELL, GEORGE, shoe cutter; 43; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Died in the service from disease in the Foster Hospital, -Newbern, N. C., on June 7, 1863. - -CALDWELL, CHARLES H., shoemaker; 20; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Lives in West Bridgewater, near Westdale Station. - -CALDWELL, MELVIN, shoe cutter; 18; single. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Died in West Bridgewater, May 25, 1864. - -CONANT, SETH W., farmer; 40; married. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Enlisted and was mustered into United States service as private in -Company D, Fifty-eighth Regiment, March 12, 1864, and was killed in -action in front of Petersburg, July 30, 1864. - -In _Bridgewater in the Rebellion_, a book written and published by -Arthur Hooper, a member of Company K, it is related that after the -Battle of Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, Conant was detailed with -others to bury the dead. The first one found was his son Lucius, a -private in the same company. - -COPELAND, EZRA S., farmer; 27; single. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. He was a member of the Pioneer Corps. Died March 2, 1874. - -COPELAND, JOHN, butcher; 43; married. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. -Lived on his farm in West Bridgewater and died there on June 3, 1904. - -COUGHLIN, BARTHOLOMEW, laborer; 29; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Died in Bridgewater Mar. 12, 1871. - -COUGHLIN, GEORGE T., farmer; 18; single. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Lives in Brockton; has carried on a real estate business -and is a special police officer. - -CRAFTS, FRANCIS T., machinist; 21; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Has been a teacher and farmer; is a clerk in the office -of the Secretary of State, State House, Boston. Resides in Quincy, -Mass. - -CUSHMAN, NEWELL F., carpenter; 38; married. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Enlisted and served in Company D, Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Infantry. Is an inmate of the Soldiers Home, Togus, -Maine. - -DAVENPORT, AUGUSTUS H., bootmaker; 21; married. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. Lives in Brockton, Mass. - -DAVENPORT, NATHANIEL M., shoemaker; 26; married. Enlisted from -North Bridgewater; also served as corporal in Company C, Sixtieth -Massachusetts Regiment, 100 days’ service. Proprietor of Hillside -Farm (hotel), Jefferson, N. H. Post office address, Standing, N. H. - -DELANO, HENRY H., shoemaker; 22; single. Enlisted from Easton. Was at -home in Easton sick when the regiment was mustered out. Is a box and -trunkmaker. Lives at 226 B Washington St., Malden, Mass. - -DYSON, WILLIAM A., shoemaker; 28; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Lived in East Bridgewater and was well known in all -nearby localities as a tin peddler. Died in East Bridgewater May 31, -1899. - -ELLIS, WATERMAN J., shoemaker; 36; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Died in Pembroke, Mass., Apr. 3, 1891. - -FRENCH, ALBERT W., moulder; 40; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. He was popularly known as “Old Hockomock” from the name -of the extensive meadows near his home in West Bridgewater. He was a -heavy and strong man and was a member of the Pioneer Corps. Died --. - -FRENCH, GEORGE H., moulder; 18; single. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Died in West Bridgewater, Sept. 13, 1879. - -FRYES, JAMES, laborer; 42; married. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. -Absent sick when the company was mustered out. Died --. - -HANCOCK, ELIJAH, farmer; 42; married. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. -Was superintendent of the Town Farm in West Bridgewater for -twenty-five years, and also superintendent of the Town Farm of -Sandwich, Mass., for fifteen years. Died in Brockton, Mass., April 7, -1906. - -HARDIN, LUTHER, shoemaker; 37; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Lived in East Bridgewater and died there Mar. 7, 1899. - -HAYWARD, BEZA, 44; nailer; married. Enlisted from Bridgewater. He was -a farmer and died in West Bridgewater, Nov. 7, 1895. - -HAYWARD, EDWIN, machinist; 22; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Died at Soldiers Home, Togus, Me., Nov. 21, 1900, and his remains -were sent to Bridgewater for interment. - -HINSMAN, WILLIAM VAN BUREN, shoemaker; 43; married. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Was the company officers’ cook. Has lived mostly in -Boston since the war, serving as house agent and janitor. Present -address, 15 Pierce Street, Norfolk Downs, Quincy, Mass. - -HOLMES, JOHN, shoemaker; 38; married. Enlisted from Bridgewater. He -was living in Bridgewater, in his own house, in July, 1905, but made -his home with a daughter in Whitman, Mass. He was the company cook, -and performed his duties as such to the entire satisfaction of the -company, and his cook house was always a model for the company cooks -of the regiment. Died in Bridgewater March 17, 1906, age eighty-one -years and five months. - -HOOPER, ARTHUR, painter; 19; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Promoted Regimental Commissary Sergeant, Oct. 27, 1862. Enlisted and -served as Commissary Sergeant in Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Regiment -from Jan. 14, 1864, to June 14, 1865. Lives in Dorchester (Boston), -Mass. Clerk and director of John Carter & Co. (incorporated), dealers -in paper, 100 Federal St., Boston. - -HOWARD, CYRUS S., shoemaker; 27; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Has lived in Easton; at present living in Middleboro, -Mass. - -JONES, SAMUEL, farmer; 38; single. Enlisted from Middleboro. Died in -Newbern (in Foster Hospital), of measles, May 26, 1863. Buried at -Hillside Cemetery, Bridgewater. - -KANE, JOHN, farmer; 21; single. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. Lives -in East Bridgewater. - -KEITH, EDGAR D., shoemaker; 36; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Died Jan. 9, 1896, in Bridgewater. - -KEITH, GEORGE T., civil engineer; 19; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Is a civil engineer living in Olean, N. Y. Member -American Society Civil Engineers. Is resident engineer Barge Canal, -Gates, Monroe County, N. Y. - -KING, FRANCIS D., wheelwright; 39; married. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Kept a public stable in Bridgewater and was a deputy -sheriff. Died in Bridgewater, July 10, 1896. - -KINGMAN, HOSEA, 19; student; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Was detailed on the Signal Corps and served thereon from Nov. 26, -1862, to June 25, 1863. Mr. Kingman was an eminent lawyer and was -easily the leader of the Plymouth County bar. He was a member of the -Metropolitan Sewerage Commission at the time of his death. Died in -Bridgewater, March 29, 1900. - -A memorial tablet on the walls of the building of the Old Bridgewater -Historical Society in West Bridgewater, reads as follows: “Hosea -Kingman, Born in Bridgewater, April 11, 1843, enlisted in State -Volunteers, 1862; mustered out of service 1863; graduated at -Dartmouth College, 1864. Admitted to the bar 1866, appointed judge -1878. Died in Bridgewater, 1900. He inherited patriotism from his -ancestors and served his country in the field before his majority. -A faithful and devoted friend, a good citizen, affable, free in -manner and absorbed in his profession. He was a discreet and wise -counsellor, a powerful advocate with keen judgment. Towns, counties, -and states, sought his services.” - -LACKEY, GEORGE A., painter; 23; married. Enlisted from Easton. -He also served as private in Company H, Seventh Massachusetts -Regiment, and as sergeant in Company D., Fifty-eighth Regiment. In -the Battle of Spottsylvania Court House, May 4, 1864, Sergeant Lackey -was severely wounded, losing his left leg. He was discharged for -disability March 11, 1865. Has lived in Easton since the war, was -representative in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1883, and has been -a member of the Board of Registration of Voters in Easton since 1884. -Is proprietor of a general store and janitor of school. Address, -South Easton, Mass. - -LINCOLN, ISAAC H., shoemaker; 21; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. He was absent sick at East Bridgewater when the company -was mustered out. He also served in the band of the Twentieth -Massachusetts Regiment, and in the Fourth Heavy Artillery. Shoemaker -and carpenter; lives in East Bridgewater. - -MARSHALL, ALBERT L., farmer; 19; single. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater; also served as private in Fourteenth Massachusetts -Battery from Feb. 27, 1864, to June 16, 1865. He is a patient in the -State Insane Asylum, Taunton, Mass. - -MITCHELL, HENRY M., carpenter; 27; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Died in Oakland, California, June 13, 1904. - -MORSE, LUTHER M., bootmaker; 26; married. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. Died in Lynn, Mass., Oct. 13, 1894. - -MURPHY, WILLIAM T., farmer; 19; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Also served in Company D, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry; was -taken prisoner in battle in front of Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Died -a prisoner of war at Danville, Va., Nov. 27, 1864. - -NORTON, JOSEPH C., farmer; 43; married. Enlisted from Bridgewater. He -was the company fifer, also served as fifer in Company C, Fifty-sixth -Massachusetts Infantry, where his name is recorded as “Naughton.” -Died in Bridgewater, Aug. 3, 1887. - -O’NEIL, JOHN, moulder; 27; single. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. - -OSBORNE, ISAAC P., bootmaker; 37; married. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. He was detailed in command of a gang of forty negroes -and built a blockhouse and numerous corduroy roads near Newbern. -Isaac, as he was always called, was a great dancer, and, with the -weight of eighty years, is still light enough on his feet to be the -envy of many a young man. Lives in Brockton, and has been a member of -the Common Council in that city. - -PACKARD, BRADFORD, farmer; 44; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Lived and died on his farm in West Bridgewater. Died -Aug. 26, 1884. - -PACKARD, JAMES H., bootmaker; 27; married. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. Discharged for disability, March 12, 1863, and died in -North Bridgewater, June 23, 1863. His death occurred during the few -days’ interval between the arrival of the regiment in Massachusetts -and before it was mustered out. He was buried with military honors in -the Marshall’s Corner Cemetery. - -PACKARD, NATHAN F., farmer; 24; single. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. Lived in North Bridgewater, and died there of -consumption, Oct. 1, 1873. - -PHELAN, GEORGE, bootmaker; 27; married. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater; died in Raynham, Mass., June 16, 1903. - -QUIGLEY, PATRICK, laborer; 36; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. He also served in Company E, Fifty-eighth Regiment. Died -in East Bridgewater, June 30, 1894. - -REED, JOHN N., boxmaker; 20; single. Enlisted from East Bridgewater. -Lives in Brockton and is employed in the insurance business. - -REYNOLDS, JOSIAH E., shoemaker; 19; single. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Died in East Bridgewater of consumption, Oct. 4, 1879. -Also served in Company O, Sixtieth Regiment, 100 days. - -REYNOLDS, ELISHA, laborer; 44; married. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. Discharged for disability March 27, 1863. Died --. - -RIPLEY, EDWARD H., moulder; 23; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Died in Soldiers Home in Togus, Me., June 5, 1905. - -SAMPSON, EZRA F., shoemaker; 34; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Discharged for disability, May 9, 1863. Lives at East -Bridgewater; was a member of the “Pioneer Corps.” - -SHARPE, EDWARD O., shoemaker; 34; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Died June 3, 1889, in East Bridgewater. - -SHAW, ASA T., shoemaker; 29; married. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. -Also enlisted in Company B, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts, and died a -prisoner of war at Salisbury, N. C., Dec. 22, 1864. - -SHAW, GEORGE T., shoemaker; 26; married. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Lives at Cocheset, in West Bridgewater. Is proprietor of -a grocery store. - -SHIPMAN, JOHN, moulder; 34; single. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. -Shipman was the company armorer. The quality of the rifles furnished -were such as to make his office no sinecure, and a large amount of -work was necessary to put the arms in condition to be used at all. He -was, however, equal to the occasion, as he was a trained man, and, if -necessary, could make any part of a rifle. He enlisted in Company D, -Fifty-eighth Regiment, was wounded in both legs in the Battle of the -Wilderness, and was taken prisoner on May 12, 1864. He was a prisoner -in Andersonville and other prisons for six months and nineteen days, -and when exchanged weighed only eighty pounds. He was a large man and -his usual weight was 200 pounds. He died in West Bridgewater, Dec. 3, -1905. - -SNELL, ISSACHER K., shoemaker; 22; married. Enlisted from Easton. -Discharged March 12, 1863, for disability. Lived in Brockton and -Boston, and died in Boston, Oct. 11, 1902; buried in Cocheset, West -Bridgewater. - -STURTEVANT, DEXTER M., farmer; 39; married. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Absent sick when the company was mustered out. Honorably -discharged June 23, 1863. Lives in Bridgewater; has always been -a farmer there and has kept the grocery store at “Sturtevant’s -Corners,” Bridgewater. When the writer called on him in the last days -of June, 1905, he found him engaged in mowing with a scythe. - -STURTEVANT, ZENAS W., shoemaker; 39; married. Enlisted from East -Bridgewater. Absent sick at East Bridgewater when the company was -mustered out. Lived in East Bridgewater, and died there Aug. 21, 1899. - -TOWNSEND, JOHN P.; machinist; 26; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Was commissioned second lieutenant in Company D, Fifty-eighth -Massachusetts Infantry, Mar. 2, 1864; promoted first lieutenant, Aug. -8, 1864, and captain, May 3, 1865. Was taken prisoner in battle near -Poplar Spring Church, Sept. 30, 1864; was confined in Petersburg, -Libby Prison, Salisbury, N. C., and Danville, Va. Released Feb. 22, -1865; came home on furlough, returned to the regiment Apr. 9, 1865, -and was mustered out of the service July 18, 1865. Mr. Townsend is -foreman of a large machine shop and foundry in Bridgewater. - -WASHBURN, JOHN M., shoemaker; 19; single. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Has been in business mostly in the west; now with the American Clock -Company, Chicago. Lives in Chicago; address, 2885 North 46th Street, -Jefferson Station. - -WASHBURN, NATHAN H., stonecutter; 26; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Lives in Brockton, “Campello.” Has been employed in -various capacities in shoe factories since the war. - -WASHBURN, SELDEN M., cutter; 26; single. Enlisted from West -Bridgewater. Has been employed in shoe factory. Died in Bridgewater, -Feb. 8, 1900. - -WINSLOW, JOHN A., moulder; 27; married. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -Enlisted in Company D, Fifty-eighth Regiment. Arthur Hooper in -_Bridgewater in the Rebellion_ gives the following account of his -service: “Wounded in the head in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, -1864; returned to his regiment and served faithfully until he was -taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1864, in battle near Poplar Spring Church. -Was taken to Richmond, Va., and from there to Salisbury, N. C., where -he was confined about four months; returned to Richmond and was -released Feb. 22, 1865, and went to Annapolis, Md. Winslow was a man -six feet, four inches tall, and weighed 165 pounds at the time of -his capture, but was reduced to seventy-five pounds while in rebel -prisons. He remained at Annapolis about a month when he was able -to come home on a furlough where he remained until Apr. 9, 1865; -returning to his regiment he remained until the regiment was ordered -home and mustered out of service July 14, 1865, as corporal. He lived -in Bridgewater and died there on Apr. 11, 1887.” - -WENTWORTH, HORACE, shoemaker; 45; married. Enlisted from Bridgewater. -He was John Holmes’s efficient assistant in the cook house. His two -sons, Horace E. and Lucian, were soldiers in the same company. Died -in Bridgewater, Mar. 3, 1896. - -WENTWORTH, HORACE E., shoemaker; 19; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Died Sept. 11, 1876, in East Bridgewater. - -WENTWORTH, LUCIAN T., shoemaker; 18; single. Enlisted from -Bridgewater. Died at Caspar, Wyoming, Feb. 8, 1904. - -WILBUR, SHEPARD B., shoemaker; 22; single. Enlisted from North -Bridgewater. Died in Brockton, July 3, 1899. - -WHITMAN, JOSEPH M., shoemaker; 22. Enlisted from West Bridgewater. -Lives in East Bridgewater. His was the last name shouted at roll -call, and as he was the shortest man in the company his post was on -the extreme left, the last in the ranks. - - - - - CHAPTER XIV. - - HISTORY OF THE THIRD REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA - ASSOCIATION. - - -The surviving members of the Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer -Militia met at Dighton Rock, Simmons Grove, August, 1890. Invitations -had been sent to all the comrades and a goodly number were present, -the object of the meeting being the formation of an association to -perpetuate past events, and to hold together the members of the -Association until they should answer the last roll call. - -Col. S. P. Richmond was chosen temporary chairman and George F. -Coughlin, clerk. N. P. Norton, B. S. Atwood, E. Grant, William Mason, -Patrick Cannavan, B. F. Lewis, Otis A. Baker, J. M. Lyle and L. F. -Alden were chosen a committee to nominate officers for a permanent -organization. They reported as follows: President--Col. Silas P. -Richmond; Vice-Presidents--Capt. Andrew R. Wright, Maj. Thomas B. -Griffith, Maj. William E. Mason; Secretary--Chaplain Charles A. Snow; -Treasurer--Sergt. James C. Hitch. - -The report was adopted and the officers nominated were declared -elected by the temporary chairman, Col. S. P. Richmond. - -The following were chosen an Executive Committee: C. P. Lyon, C. D. -Copeland, R. A. Soule, J. L. Wilber, J. W. Hammond, B. S. Atwood, F. -M. McGraw, P. Cannavan, J. Gibbs, C. E. Churchill. - -The Fruit Growers Association of Bristol County served a bountiful -clam dinner, which was highly appreciated by the comrades. At the -afternoon session it was voted that the Executive Committee secure -some design for an Association badge. After voting that the time -and place of the next meeting be left with the Executive Committee, -the meeting adjourned and the comrades expressed their joy at being -granted once more the privilege of meeting each other. - - C. A. SNOW, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The second meeting of the Association was held at Fort Phœnix, -Fairhaven, July 30, 1891. - -The address of the President, Col. S. P. Richmond, was most hearty, -cheering and encouraging. He exhorted the boys to continue the -Association meetings so long as two were able to meet together. - -The Executive Committee asked for more time to complete arrangements -for Association badge. Comrades George A. Grant, of Brockton; Chase, -of Fall River; and B. F. Atwood, of Whitman, were appointed a -special committee to secure badge. - -It was voted to secure a record book. It was voted that the Executive -Committee consider the feasibility of an excursion to and over the -old battlefields in North Carolina, and report at the next meeting. -It was voted that the present board of officers continue for another -year and that the several companies elect a secretary to aid the -secretary of the Association, and that the last named officer be -allowed a salary of $25. The treasurer’s report showed a balance -on hand of $22.45. It was voted that the expenses incurred by the -secretary for printing, etc., be paid from the funds of the treasury. - -After dinner the members present with their families to the number -of over four hundred listened to an excellent address by Professor -Andrew Ingraham, of Company I. - -The meeting adjourned to meet at the call of the Executive Committee. - - CHARLES A. SNOW, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The third meeting of the Association was held at Onset, July 28, 1892. - -The business session opened at 11.30 A. M., Col. S. P. Richmond in -the chair. His address of welcome was received with applause. The -records of the last meeting were read and approved. A letter from -Treasurer Hitch regretting his inability to be present, and declining -re-election was received. His report showed $35.70 in the treasury. -The report was accepted and placed on file. The committee on badge -reported that they had secured a badge. This was adopted by the -Association, and members gave orders for badges to the committee. The -Executive Committee reported the changes during the year by reason of -resignations and deaths. - -After enjoying a splendid shore dinner, two hundred and twenty-five -persons being present, the Association was called to order at 2.30 -P. M. It was voted that the expenses for printing be paid from the -treasury funds. Lieutenants Gibbs and Lyon, who were appointed by the -president to collect funds, reported having received $15.36. It was -voted that the present board of officers be elected to serve another -year. The resignation of Sergeant Hitch was unanimously rejected. -Sergeant Hitch positively declining, the Executive Committee were -authorized to fill all vacancies which may occur during the year from -any cause. It was voted that the next Association meeting be held -in Brockton. The committee on badges were ordered to contract for -two hundred badges. The President and comrades Ingraham, Taber, and -Alden, were elected a committee to prepare memorials of those members -who have died during the year. - -The meeting adjourned at 3.15 P. M. - - CHARLES A. SNOW, _Chaplain and Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The Third Regimental Association met at Brockton, July 27, 1893. -They were received royally by Fletcher Webster Post, G. A. R., who -entertained them in their Post Hall, presenting each with a neat -white badge bearing the inscription, “Brockton, Third Massachusetts -Regimental Association, 1893.” - -After the exchange of greetings, quite a number meeting their -comrades for the first time since the mustering out of the regiment -thirty years ago, the members of the Association took the electrics -to Highland Park, where the business of the day was transacted. - -At 11 A. M. the meeting was called to order by the president, who -in his address emphasized the necessity and the duty of the living -to stand firm and exhibit the spirit of fraternity, loyalty, and -charity, ever keeping in mind those noble principles of patriotism -which prompted them to enlist in the service of our country. - -The report of the last meeting was read and adopted. The treasurer -reported cash on hand at the beginning of the present year, $37.40; -paid out $6.25; balance on hand, $31.15. The report was adopted. -Comrade Atwood reported that two hundred badges had been procured, -and fifty were still on hand for members who wished to purchase. His -report was accepted. It was voted that the names of deceased members -be placed on the Roll of Honor, and that notice of the same be sent -to the family of each. It was voted that the present officers be -continued another year. They are as follows: President--Col. Silas P. -Richmond; Vice-Presidents--Capt. A. R. Wright, Maj. T. B. Griffith, -Maj. W. E. Mason; Treasurer--J. C. Hitch; Secretary and Chaplain--C. -A. Snow. Capt. A. R. Wright was added to the Executive Committee. -Executive Committee--C. P. Lyon, B. S. Atwood, S. F. Brayton, R. -A. Soule, P. Cannavan, J. L. Wilber, J. Gibbs, A. Ingraham, C. E. -Churchill, G. A. Grant, T. B. Griffith, A. R. Wright, C. C. Doten and -A. S. Cushman. - -Comrades Gibbs and Lyon were appointed to solicit funds from the -members, and they succeeded to the amount of $45. It was voted that -the next meeting be held in Plymouth on the last Thursday in July, -1894. - -Business being ended the Association adjourned at 12.15 P. M., and -the comrades sat down to tables in the grove, where a splendid dinner -had been prepared by the Fletcher Webster Women’s Relief Corps, No. -7. The comrades will long remember the cordial greetings of the G. A. -R. Post and the W. R. C. of Brockton. - - CHARLES A. SNOW, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -PLYMOUTH, July 26, 1894. - -The place and time for the Association Meeting was all that comrades -could desire. The hot wave was softened by a refreshing breeze from -the bay; every one seemed happy. Members of the Association and -their friends to the number of two hundred were present. The hall -of Collingwood Post, G. A. R., was tendered as headquarters for the -Association. - -The business session was called at 11 A. M. Brief but cheerful -remarks were made by the president, and his youngest son Mark -Harrison was unanimously voted an honorary member of the -Association. The records of the last meeting were read and approved. -The treasurer’s report showed all bills paid and $12.64 in the -treasury. The committee to solicit funds reported $23.43, with all -expenses paid. The present board of officers were re-elected for -the ensuing year. It was voted that our next meeting be held in -Bridgewater on the last Thursday in July, 1894. The usual vote of -thanks was given to Collingwood Post, G. A. R., for the use of their -hall. The meeting adjourned at 12 P. M. - -After enjoying an excellent dinner the comrades visited Pilgrim Hall, -by invitation from C. C. Doten, and other places of historic interest -in Old Plymouth received their share of attention. - - CHARLES A. SNOW, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -BRIDGEWATER, July 25, 1895. - -The annual reunion of the Third Regiment Association was held in -Bridgewater with Post 205, G. A. R., in its hall. In the absence of -the president and vice-presidents, Lieut. Charles P. Lyon was chosen -president _pro tem_. Vernon Wade, E. T. Chapman and B. S. Atwood -were appointed to arrange for the reunion in 1896. Sergt. B. S. -Atwood was chosen secretary _pro tem_, and Maj. Thomas B. Griffith -was chosen treasurer _pro tem_. Sergt. M. Bonney was elected on the -committee for reunion of 1896. Resolutions of sympathy to the family -of our late treasurer, Sergt. J. C. Hitch, were ordered sent to New -Bedford. The usual G. A. R. collation was served to the comrades -by the entertaining Post. Mr. King, son of Comrade King, of the -Association, invited the comrades to ride through the town in barges -provided by him. A vote of thanks was given to Mr. King, also to Mr. -Vaughn for collation and to Post 205 for use of its hall. Mr. Vaughn -was voted an honorary member of the Association. - -Owing to the heavy rain in the morning the attendance was small. -No action was taken to re-elect officers as the By-laws of the -Association required the old officers to retain their positions until -others were elected to fill their places. - - B. S. ATWOOD, _Secretary pro tem_. - - * * * * * - -LINCOLN PARK, July 29, 1896. - -The Association met to-day in this attractive resort. The order -of the day was called at 11.30 A. M., Col. S. P. Richmond in the -chair. In his address of welcome he admonished every comrade to -maintain the existence of the Association by attending its meetings. -Prayer was offered by Chaplain Snow. The records of the two previous -meetings were read and approved. It was voted that a Roster of the -Association be printed and a copy be sent to each company secretary -for distribution. It was voted that we meet next year at Dighton Rock -Park. The treasurer’s report showed all bills paid and a balance -of $14.06 on hand. Comrades Gibbs and Lyon reported that they had -solicited $19.45, making the amount now in the treasury $33.51. - -The election of officers as follows: President--Silas P. Richmond; -Vice-Presidents--Capt. A. R. Wright, Maj. T. B. Griffith, Maj. -William E. Mason; Treasurer--Lieutenant Joseph Gibbs; Secretary and -Chaplain--C. A. Snow; Executive Committee--Charles P. Lyon, B. S. -Atwood, S. F. Brayton, Rufus Soule, Patrick Cannavan, J. L. Wilber, -Joseph Gibbs, Andrew Ingraham, George M. Keith, Geo. A. Grant, A. R. -Wright, C. C. Doten, A. S. Cushman and T. B. Griffith. - -A good dinner was served. The History of Company A was read by Lieut. -C. P. Lyon; Company D, by Capt. A. R. Wright; Company E, by Maj. W. -E. Mason. The meeting adjourned. - - CHARLES A. SNOW, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -DIGHTON ROCK, July 29, 1897. - -The Association met at Dighton Rock Park this day. Owing to the rain -only thirty were present. The order of the day was called at 12.15. -Prayer, by Chaplain Snow. The welcome words of the president were -timely and to the point. It was voted that the funds in the treasury -did not warrant the publication of Association Roster. Treasurer -Gibbs reported having received $33.50; paid out, $10.73; balance -on hand, $22.77. Dighton Rock Park was suggested to the Executive -Committee as the place of our next meeting. A splendid shore dinner -was enjoyed by the members of the Association and others. - -At the two P. M. meeting the old board of officers were re-elected. -The afternoon was bright, and the comrades expressed their -appreciation of the place, and the satisfaction of meeting again. - - CHARLES SNOW, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The Third Regiment Association held its annual meeting at Dighton -Rock Park, July 28, 1898. The order of business was called at 10.30 -A. M., President Richmond in the chair. Capt. A. R. Wright was chosen -assistant secretary. Prayer, by Chaplain Snow. Words of welcome by -the president. The treasurer reported $8.88 on hand; all bills paid -to date. The old board of officers were re-elected with the exception -of Maj. T. B. Griffith, who died during the year. Capt. O. A. Baker -was chosen to fill the vacancy. George A. Grant was chosen secretary -_pro tem_ and George M. Keith was added to the Executive Committee. -Captain Baker and Lieutenant Lyon were chosen a committee to solicit -funds. They reported $21.51 contributed. At 12 P. M. the President -declared a recess until 1.30 P. M. Full justice was done to the ample -dinner by the comrades and their friends. - -At the appointed hour the Association reassembled. The place of the -next meeting was left with the Executive Committee. A vote of thanks -was tendered to the officers for their services. It was voted that -an expression be made of the respect and esteem of the character and -efficient service of the late David W. Wardrop, colonel of the Third -Massachusetts three months’ men. Remarks were made by Major Cushman -and Colonel Richmond. The meeting adjourned at 2.30. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary pro tem_. - - * * * * * - -The Association met in Brockton, July 27, 1899. They were given -a royal welcome. Business session at 10.45. The President, in -his address, referring to the soldiers of the Spanish war, while -complimenting them for their patriotism and courage, said, “But they -are hardly to be compared with the rank and file of the soldiers of -’61 to ’65.” - -The records of the last meeting were read and adopted. The treasurer -reported $10.57 on hand. A list of the members who have died during -the past year was read. Secretary Snow, declining further service -on account of increasing infirmities, George A. Grant was chosen -secretary. - -The election of officers was as follows: President--Col. S. P. -Richmond; Vice-Presidents--Maj. William E. Mason, Capt. O. A. Baker, -Capt. Linus Hayward; Chaplain--C. A. Snow; Treasurer--Lieutenant -Joseph Gibbs; Secretary--George A. Grant. - -Executive Committee--Same as last year with the exception of the -election of George A. Lackey, to fill the vacancy caused by the death -of Capt. A. R. Wright. - -Communications from Quartermaster Penniman and Honorable Philip M. -Crapo expressing their regrets at being unable to be present were -received. The meeting adjourned. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The Third Regiment Association held its meeting this year in Fall -River, July 26, 1900. They were the guests of Richard Borden Post, G. -A. R. Fall River is the home of Companies C and D. The morning rain -made it hard for many to attend. - -Order was called at 11 A. M. The president’s speech was full of -tenderness. Invocation by Chaplain Snow. The treasurer reported -$28.03 on hand. The comrades stood at attention with uncovered heads -while the secretary read the names of those who have passed away -during the year. - -The old board of officers was elected to serve another year, with -the exception of G. A. Grant, who was elected treasurer to fill the -vacancy caused by the death of Lieut. Joseph Gibbs. It was voted -that our next reunion be held in Middleboro on the last Thursday in -July, 1901. Mrs. Jennie Gibbs was voted an honorary member of this -Association. The treasurer reported $29 in the treasury. - -The meeting adjourned to partake of an excellent dinner prepared by -the Women’s Relief Corps of Richard Borden Post. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -According to vote at our previous meeting, the Association met at -Middleboro, July 25, 1901. The weather was stormy. The meeting was -opened by the president at 11 A. M. Prayer by the chaplain. Remarks -by the president. The records of the last meeting were read and -approved. The treasurer reported $16.68 on hand after paying the -expenses of last year. - -The election of officers was as follows: President--Col. Silas P. -Richmond; Vice-Presidents--Maj. W. E. Mason, Capt. O. A. Baker, -Capt. Linus Hayward; Chaplain Emeritus--C. A. Snow; Chaplain--John -Gray Gammons; Secretary and Treasurer--G. A. Grant; Executive -Committee--C. P. Lyon, B. S. Atwood, James B. Smith, Vernon Wade, -Fred T. Maxfield, P. Cannavan, Leander Wilber, Edwin Haskins, Ezra F. -Sampson, Uriel Haskins. - -A collection was taken amounting to $16.08. A vote of thanks was -tendered to the Y. M. C. A. for the use of their hall for the day. -Maj. C. S. Allen of Whitman, and Thomas Waring of Fall River, were -voted honorary members of the Association. It was voted that we hold -our next reunion at Whitman. The meeting adjourned for dinner. - -After dinner an electric car ride to our first Camp Joe Hooker -had been planned, where the comrades reviewed the experiences of -thirty-nine years ago. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The reunion of the Third Regiment Association was held in Whitman, -July 31, 1902. This being the home of our genial comrade, B. S. -Atwood, nothing was wanting to make the day all that could be desired -by the boys. - -Order was called at 10.30 A. M., Col. Silas P. Richmond in the chair. -His earnest greeting was received with the old-time applause. A -hearty welcome was given to all the comrades by Sergt. B. S. Atwood. -Prayer by the chaplain. The records of the last meeting were read and -approved. The treasurer’s report showed $17.77 on hand. Comrade Ezra -F. Sampson extended a cordial invitation to the Association to meet -at East Bridgewater in 1902. This was accepted. The board of officers -for the last year were re-elected. James S. Tripp and J. P. Hill were -added to the Executive Committee. A collection of $9.09 was taken. - -The Women’s Relief Corps of Whitman furnished an excellent dinner. -The remainder of the day was given to speech-making by several -comrades. The reunion in Whitman passes into history as a very -pleasant one, long to be remembered. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The Association met in East Bridgewater, Aug. 5, 1903. The day was -rainy and the call to order by the President at 10.10 A. M. found but -fifty-six members present. The records of the last meeting were read -and approved. The treasurer’s report showed $10.11 on hand, with all -bills paid. The publication of the regimental history received the -sanction of all members present. It was voted that a member from each -company be elected to write its company history. - -The following were elected: Company A, John G. Gammons; Company B, -B. S. Atwood; Company C, James B. Smith; Company D, Vernon Wade; -Company E, Fred T. Maxfield; Company F, Benjamin Card; Company G, Ira -B. Tripp; Company H, William H. Luther; Company I, Jabez M. Lyle; -Company K, Henry Manley. - -Chaplain Snow was elected to prepare the history of the field and -staff, also the history of the regiment, and publish the same in book -form. - -The comrades stood at attention while the secretary read the names of -those who had died during the past year. Greetings were ordered sent -to Capt. Otis Baker (the only living captain), now in the distant -West. - -The following is the list of officers for the year: President--Col. -Silas P. Richmond; Vice-Presidents--Maj. W. E. Mason, Capt. O. -A. Baker, Capt. Linus Hayward; Chaplain--John Gray Gammons; -Musician--Seth Miller Briggs; Executive Committee--C. P. Lyon, B. S. -Atwood, James B. Smith, Vernon Wade, F. T. Maxfield, P. Cannavan, -Leander Wilber, Edwin Haskins, Ezra F. Sampson. - -It was voted that we hold our reunion next year at Dighton Rock Park, -July 21, 1904. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - -The Association held its fifteenth annual reunion at Dighton Rock -Park, July 21, 1904. The day was fine and the transportation by -electrics easy. The order of the day was called by the president at -11.05 A. M. The greeting of the president indicated that he was not -growing old, infirm, or forgetful of his boys who marched at his -command through the mud of North Carolina forty-three years ago. The -records of the last meeting were read and approved. It was voted that -the thanks of the Association be tendered to the family of our late -Chaplain Snow for the work done by him on Regimental History. It was -voted that all the historical manuscript be forwarded to Chaplain J. -G. Gammons to enable him to complete the work with such assistance -as he may desire in compiling the history. A collection of $20.42 -was taken. After the reading of the list of those who died last -year, the president spoke with much feeling on the death of Chaplain -Snow, referring to his many good qualities as an officer and a man. -The old board of officers were re-elected to serve another year -with the exception of Stephen P. Sawyer who was chosen in place of -Linus Hayward, deceased. The Executive Committee is the same as last -year. Sergt. B. S. Atwood suggested that an entertainment after the -business session and dinner would be of interest to the comrades, and -it was left with him to provide what he thought best in such line for -our reunion in 1905. It was voted that we hold our next reunion at -Dighton Rock Park. The treasurer’s report showed $13.26 on hand with -all bills paid. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary and Treasurer_. - - * * * * * - -The Third Regiment Association held its reunion at Dighton Rock Park, -July 20, 1905. The meeting was called at 11.20 A. M. The greetings -of the president were as fraternal and cordial as ever; years seem -to make no impression on either his health, voice, or memory. His -recital of the war days so thrill the boys that they all seem young -again, and should war demand their services, they would follow their -old leader anywhere he asked them to go. The records of the last -meeting were read and approved. The treasurer reported $44.36 in the -treasury. The names of those who died during the year were read by -the secretary. Chaplain Gammons reported that the Regimental History -was nearly completed. A letter from Surgeon A. A. Stocker, now in his -eighty-sixth year, was read regretting his inability to be at the -reunion, and sending his kind regards to Colonel Richmond and all the -other members of the Association. With the exception of William E. -Mason the old board of officers were re-elected. Sergt. B. S. Atwood -was chosen vice-president. It was voted to hold our reunion next year -at Fort Phœnix, Fairhaven. - -The dinner was fine, and the entertainment which followed it was very -pleasing. Masters Ralph and Benjamin Atwood and Miss Blanche Atwood, -grandchildren of Sergeant Atwood; also Miss Clara A. Goodwin, did -themselves great credit in the rendering of their parts, which were -pleasing to all who heard them. - - GEORGE A. GRANT, _Secretary and Treasurer_. - - * * * * * - -Since the organization of the Association one hundred and ninety have -answered the last roll call. Their names and the dates of deaths will -be found in the History of the Field and Staff, and the corrected -history of the several companies. - -During the meetings of the Association no liquors have been used -at dinner, neither sold nor used by the comrades, nor has any one -been seen under the influence of liquor. All the meetings have been -characterized by unanimity and cordial greetings. - - THE COMPILER. - - - - - * * * * * * - - - - -Transcriber’s note: - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - Some portrait illustrations have been moved closer to the relevant - biographical information for that person. - - Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, - and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. - - Frontispiece caption: ‘The Complier’ replaced by ‘The Compiler’. - Pg iii: ‘Third Rgiment)’ replaced by ‘Third Regiment)’. - Pg 16: ‘made a reconnoisance’ replaced by ‘made a reconnoissance’. - Pg 21: ‘swaggering braggadocia’ replaced by ‘swaggering braggadocio’. - Pg 25: ‘were atacked and’ replaced by ‘were atacked and’. - Pg 41: ‘on a reconnoisance’ replaced by ‘on a reconnoissance’. - Pg 42: ‘Foster returnd’ replaced by ‘Foster returned’. - Pg 50: ‘and aid-de-camp,’ replaced by ‘and aide-de-camp,’. - Pg 53: ‘and his aid-de-camp’ replaced by ‘and his aide-de-camp’. - Pg 54, illustration caption: ‘MORRESSEY’ replaced by ‘MORRISSEY’. - Pg 73: ‘accurate diarian’ replaced by ‘accurate diarist’. - Pg 84: ‘had he, Urial’ replaced by ‘had he, Uriel’. - Pg 86: ‘rebels would harrass’ replaced by ‘rebels would harass’. - Pg 95: ‘Corporal Gamons’ replaced by ‘Corporal Gammons’. - Pg 96: ‘brave Massachusets’ replaced by ‘brave Massachusetts’. - Pg 99: ‘he has alwas’ replaced by ‘he has always’. - Pg 100: ‘an employe of’ replaced by ‘an employee of’. - Pg 104: ‘Ashley Hights,’ replaced by ‘Ashley Heights,’. - Pg 160: ‘in the immdiate’ replaced by ‘in the immediate’. - Pg 208: ‘but Captain Wilbur’ replaced by ‘but Captain Wilber’. - Pg 235: ‘pigs squeeling and’ replaced by ‘pigs squealing and’. - Pg 265: ‘Promnent in town’ replaced by ‘Prominent in town’. - Pg 291: ‘39; shoemaker;’ replaced by ‘shoemaker; 39;’. - Pg 295: ‘Died in Brigewater’ replaced by ‘Died in Bridgewater’. - Pg 302: ‘of the Willerness’ replaced by ‘of the Wilderness’. - Pg 313: ‘adjourned at 12 M.’ replaced by ‘adjourned at 12 P. 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