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Nonotuck Guards
NONOTUCK GUARDS AND 24th COMPANY OF PROVISIONAL MILITIA.

   The war fever that swept over the country as a result of the destruction of
the battleship Maine struck forcibly in Northampton and on Feb. 25, ten days
after that terrible catastrophe, City Clerk E. I. Clapp called for volunteers to
serve in the impending struggle. There was enthusiastic response and on Feb. 28
Mr. Clapp sent to Governor Wolcott this telegram:—"Have enrolled over 50
volunteers who will respond if their services are necessary in Spanish war."
This gave Northampton the distinction of leading the state in offering men for
the nation's defense. The enrollment continued until 130 names were on the list,
including youths and Civil War veterans, men who had served as United States
regulars or in the British army. They were organized as the "Nonotuck Guards" on
April 6, and later these officers were chosen:—Captain, Harry A. Moulton; first
lieutenant, Timothy McCarthy; second lieutenant, Clinton F. Smith; surgeon, Dr.
C. S. Cutler. Drills were held regularly in Father Mathew hall.

   In the latter part of May City Clerk Clapp began enlisting men for a company
to be organized under the act of the Legislature creating a Provisional Militia,
and quickly secured the desired number of volunteers. At the same time another
company was being raised by George P. Allen. Both companies were examined by the
state militia inspector and on July 2 Mr. Clapp's company was accepted and was
designated the 24th Company of Infantry, Massachusetts Provisional Militia. It
took possession of the armory and drilled regularly until Co, I was mustered out
of United States service. In accordance with the special act that created it the
Provisional Militia was disbanded April 15, 1899, immediately after the treaty
of peace was signed. The roster of the 24th Company follows:—

CAPTAIN—Egbert I. Clapp.

FIRST LIEUTENANT—Harry A. Moulton,

SECOND LIEUTENANT—Clinton F. Smith.

FIRST SERGEANT—Henry R. Gould.

SERGEANTS—J. Arthur Wainwright, Frank H. Parker, Fred L. Emery, Alfred T. Bliss.

CORPORALS—Andrew J. Scannell, Urban J. Fen ton, Reuben Hobson, John J.
McConville, Edward F. Bundy, John B. F. Fonda.

PRIVATES—Michael P. Ahearn, Peter Aubrey, Fred A, Austin, Henry Bisaillon,
Eugene J. Blanchfield, Edward M. Blanchfield, Walter J. Burrows, William D.
Chatel, Frank H. Clapp, John J. Clark, Dennis Clifford, Oliver Coburn, Ira S.
Copeland, Eugene F. Courtney, Andrew J. Dunphy, Reuben J. Fenton, Thomas F.
Fitzgerald, Robert J. Ford, Thomas F. Gilmartin, John Hebert, Thomas H. Hickey,
James L. Hildreth, Edward Hill, Frank E. Holcomb, John J. Hurley, William P.
Hurley, Jesse B. LaPointe, Frederick C. Lasker, Michael Laughan, Hartley L.
Lyman, Fred Martin, Philip I. Maynard, John W. McCarthy, Don McClellan, Nicholas
J. McGrath, Thomas McLaughlin, Nelson M. Normando, Michael O'Connell, Thomas
O'Neill, Wallace E. Packard, Harold E. Plumley, William S. Pollard, Frank
Poquette, Wilfred A. Racicot, Charles A. Rew, Charles E. Rhoades, William F.
Richards, Napoleon Rogers, George A. Sheldon, Robert T. Simison, Eben D. Smith,
Alcide J. St. Laurent, Walter J. Tidd, Charles L. Underwood, Harley H. Vance,
Walter H. Warren, John H. Watts, Edgar P. Williston.


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NORTHAMPTON IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
BY
JAMES R. GILFILLAN
AND
HERBERT E. RILEY.

ILLUSTRATED.

PRESS OF
ENTERPRISE PRINTING COMPANY
EASTHAMPTON, MASS.
1899.

Copyright, 1899,
by J. R. Gilfillan and H. E. Riley.


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