Middlesex County MA Archives Military Records.....Chapter 4 Civilwar - Rosters ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ma/mafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 May 6, 2010, 5:24 pm Chapter 4 IV. 1862. On the first day of July, 1862, President Lincoln issued his third Proclamation, calling for troops, the Governors of eighteen loyal States having joined in an address to him suggesting the necessity of so doing. This call was for three hundred thousand (300,000) volunteers, to serve for three years, or until the end of the war. These were to form new regiments and batteries, and fill up the depleted ranks of those then in the service. The nation had passed through a year of successes and reverses, and this new call came just at the time of the disheartening result of the campaign before Richmond, when Gen. McClellan and his army were falling back to Harrison's Landing, on the James River. The encouraging features at this juncture of affairs were that Gen. Banks and his army still held possession of the upper waters of the Potomac. Gen. Burnside had captured New Berne, and other places in North Carolina, which were strongly held. Admiral Farragut, with his "jolly tars," had passed and taken Forts Jackson and St. Philip, thus opening the Mississippi River, and Gen. Butler occupied New Orleans and other points in Louisiana; and, notwithstanding the failure of this attempt to take the Confederate capital, long wished for and long expected, the loyal North "bated no jot of heart or hope"; and never was the determination stronger than now to put down this nefarious Rebellion. Brig.-Gen. William Schouler, - Adjutant-General of the State during the war, - in his "History of Massachusetts in the Civil War," speaks as follows of the situation at this time, and of the unremitted energy displayed by our great war Governor, John A. Andrew: We well remember one night, when the news of McClellan's retreat reached Boston; the papers were filled with accounts of the terrible disaster; the names of the dead and wounded of Massachusetts' bravest and best were arrayed in the ghastly bulletins transmitted from the front. That very night the Governor said: "We must issue a new order, call for more men, incite recruiting, inspire hope, dispel gloom; this is the time which requires boldness, firmness, and every personal sacrifice." The order was issued; it aroused the latent energies of the people; young men, who had not before thought of volunteering, offered themselves as recruits, eager to press forward to fill the gaps which disaster and death had made in our ranks. The proportion of the three hundred thousand (300,000) men assigned to Massachusetts was fifteen thousand (15,000). The annual returns of the assessors of the several towns and cities, of the men liable to perform military duty, were taken as a basis on which to arrange the different quotas; and as soon as the figures could be properly adjusted, an order was issued by Adjutant-General Schouler, giving the quota of each city and town in the State. The quota of Melrose was found to be thirty-seven (37) men. On the evening of July 14th, immediately after the promulgation of this order, a war meeting was held at Lyceum Hall, at which Colonel John H. Clark was chosen Chairman, and Mr. Thomas Shelton, Secretary. A number of patriotic speeches were made by our citizens, and it was determined that the quota of Melrose should be speedily raised. A proposition was submitted to the meeting by Mr. Rufus Smith, of the following tenor, viz: -That enough of the citizens of the town to fill the quota, then and there pledge themselves either to enlist, or furnish substitutes. The following gentlemen gave their names, agreeing to abide by the proposition; four of them proposing to furnish two substitutes. Rufus Smith two men. George W. Heath two men. David Fairbanks two men. Frank A. Messenger two men. N. B. Bryant one man. George A. Bacon one man. Charles H. Isburgh one man. John W. Fairbanks one man. Isaac Emerson Jr. one man. Theodore L. Knowles one man. George Emerson 2d one man. Moses Parker M. D. one man. R. Watson Emerson one man. Elbridge H. Goss one man. Thomas C. Evans one man. Anthony Crosby one man. Elisha W. Cobb one man. George W. Emerson one man. Daniel Russell one man. The names of the volunteers procured by the above gentlemen, as their substitutes, and the battery and regiments in which they served, are as follows. Sums ranging from twenty to fifty dollars each were paid for these substitutes, in addition to the bounty of one hundred dollars paid by the Town. Nelson W. Bickford, Co. I, 38th Reg., Charles S. Jones, Co. G., 39th Reg., for Rufus Smith. Francis Deshon, Co. K., 38th Reg., James R. Howard, Co. K., 38th Reg., for George W. Heath. John P. Shelton, Co. A., 13th Reg., Ambrose Dawes, Co. A., 13th Reg., for Frank A. Messenger. Charles L. White, Co. E., 1st H. Art., for George A. Bacon. Nathan H. Brand, 9th Bat., for John W. Fairbanks. Horace Prescott, 9th Bat., for Isaac Emerson, Jr. Samuel Tobey, 9th Bat, for Thomas C. Evans. William L. Tucker, 9th Bat., for George W. Emerson. James A. Kennelly, Co. 1, 38th Reg., for Elbridge H. Goss. Benjamin Lynde, Co. K, 38th Reg., for Theodore L. Knowles. George O. Noyes, Co. K, 38th Reg., for George Emerson, 2d. William H. Martin, Co. K, 38th Reg., for R. Watson Emerson. George E. Richardson, Co. K, 38th Reg., for Anthony Crosby. Benjamin Tower, Co. K., 38th Reg., for Elisha W. Cobb. James W. Emerson, Co. K, 38th Reg., for Daniel Russell. The substitutes for those whose names do not appear in the latter list were non-residents; and they were obtained and put into the service by Captain James H. Wade, of the Thirty-Eighth Regiment. The following article of agreement was drawn up and circulated, immediately after this meeting, and was very generally signed by our citizens. As will be seen hereafter, the vote to pay one hundred dollars ($100) bounty to each volunteer, and the appointment of the Committee referred to in this article, were duly authorized at a regularly called Town Meeting. At a meeting of the citizens of Melrose, held this clay, for the purpose of procuring the necessary quota of soldiers required from the Town, in accordance with the Governor's Order No. 26, a Committee was appointed consisting of the present Board of Selectmen, together with Messrs. Elbridge Gardner, Isaac Emerson, Jr., and John W. Fairbanks, who were empowered to draw upon the Town Treasurer moneys in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per man for every volunteer so required, recruited and accepted. And in order that the wishes of the citizens thus expressed should have the necessary legal and binding effect, and that the moneys thus raised should fall equally alike upon all in proportion to their substance, the Committee were directed to employ an officer to visit every tax-payer and request his or her assent and signature to this agreement; to wit: Whereas it appears to us that it has become necessary to raise money for military purposes in an informal manner, and without any precedent in law, We, the Tax-payers of Melrose, give our assent, and by our signatures do hereby bind ourselves to pay, without demurring, our property proportion of the aforesaid levy, waiving any informality in law; and do further agree that the same shall be considered as due from us as a portion of our Town Tax to be assessed, paid or collected in the customary and usual manner and form; and save the before-named Committee, as also all Town Officers engaged in raising and disbursing the same, harmless in their private capacity and estate. MELROSE, July 14, 1862. A Town meeting was called and held at Lyceum Hall, July 28th. Mr. William B. Burgess was chosen Moderator, and the proceedings of the citizens' meeting were read by the Secretary, and fully indorsed and accepted; and further measures were taken to induce and secure enlistments. The following vote — offered by Mr. Henry A. Norris — was unanimously passed: Voted, That the sum of thirty-seven hundred dollars ($3,700) be raised to pay thirty-seven (37) able-bodied men, who shall voluntarily enlist in the service of the United States under the recent call of the President of the United States for three hundred thousand (300,000) men; and that the Selectmen be authorized to disburse one hundred dollars ($100) to each man who shall enlist, as soon as he shall have been accepted by the military authorities of this State, and mustered into said service. [1] It was also Voted, That the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) be raised to aid the cause of enlistment, to be disbursed by a Committee chosen at this meeting, in such manner as said Committee deem best. This Committee consisted of the Selectmen, — Colonel John H. Clark, and Messrs. William B. Burgess and George M. Fletcher, — and Messrs. Elbridge Gardner, Isaac Emerson, Jr., and John W. Fairbanks. Encouraging and patriotic speeches were made by Hon. N. B. Bryant, Rev. George W. Quinby, Mr. Charles H. Isburgh, and others. A determination to bear our share of expense, and raise our proportion of men for the field, was manifested, and the best spirit prevailed during the entire meeting. In order to encourage and obtain enlistments, Mr. Henry A. Norris offered to pay the sum of fifty dollars ($50) to the first five men who should enlist at this time. Mr. Daniel W. Wilcox also offered to pay ten dollars ($10) each to the next ten men that should enlist from our town. Hon. N. B. Bryant agreed to pay the sum of ten dollars ($10) each to all others who should sign the enlistment roll on that evening. With these extra inducements a number of our young men enlisted at this time, the first one to sign his name to the roll being William Francis Barry. This meeting was adjourned until the evening of August 2d, when a very large and enthusiastic gathering was held, at which stirring and interesting addresses were made by Hon. Daniel W. Gooch, — then member of Congress from the Sixth District;[2] Judge Cochran, of the Supreme Court of Maryland; Sergeant E. G. Adams, of the Second New Hampshire Regiment; Captain James H. Slade, of the Thirty-Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, and formerly of General Sigel's staff; Mr. Rufus Smith and Rev. George W. Quinby. The exertions and inducements put forth at these meetings were successful, and our quota was more than filled. We now give the names of those who enlisted for three years, on the quota of Melrose, at this time, and during the rest of the year 1862, excepting those who went into the regiments organized the year before, and whose names have been already given on previous pages. No special effort has been made to gather items concerning nonresidents. ELEVENTH REGIMENT. [3] Co. I. PRIVATE. WELLS, CHARLES A. Wounded at "Battle of Gettysburg," July 2, 1863; [4] mustered out at expiration of service, June 24, 1864. FIRST HEAVY ARTILLERY. [5] Co. E. PRIVATE. WHITE, CHARLES L. Wounded in hand — one finger shot off—at Warrenton Junction, Aug. 28, 1862, trying to save General Pope's supply train; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Oct. 23, 1863; mustered out Nov. 15, 1865. THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT. [6] Co. C. PRIVATES. DAVIS, LOAMI G. Discharged March 15, 1863, for disability. [7] KRANTZ, FREDERICK W. Taken prisoner after "Battle of Gettysburg" by Stuart's cavalry while on a raid; held seven months, escaped, and joined his regiment at Lookout Valley; again taken prisoner while on the "march to the sea " and confined at "Salisbury Prison;" paroled April 3, 1865; discharged June 6, 1865. THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT. [8] Co. I. MUSICIAN. KENNISTON, CHARLES. Wounded at "Siege of Port Hudson," June 14, 1863; mustered out with regiment, June 30, 1865; non-resident. SERGEANT. MORRISON, CHARLES H. Deserted at "Camp Emory," Baltimore, Md., Nov. 7, 1862. [9] CORPORAL. KENNELLEY, JAMES A. Discharged at Mower Hospital, Phila., Pa., May 3, 1865, for disability; non-resident. PRIVATES. BICKFORD, NELSON W. Discharged Sept. 28, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability. KELLEY, PATRICK. Mustered out June 30, 1865; non-resident. RICE, GEORGE. Absent, sick, at muster-out of regiment; non-resident. Co. K. LIEUTENANT. MARTIN, GEORGE T. Went out 2d Lieutenant; promoted 1st Lieutenant April 14, 1863; resigned Aug. 12, 1863, on account of disability. [10] SERGEANT. MARTIN, WILLIAM H. On detached service in Ordnance Department from April 11 till Aug. 1, 1863; mustered out June 30, 1865. CORPORALS. NOYES, GEORGE O. Promoted Corporal March 10, 1863; wounded in hand at "Siege of Port Hudson," June 14, 1863; mustered out June 30, 1865. TOWER, BENJAMIN. Promoted Corporal Aug. 10, 1863; wounded at " Battle of Cedar Creek," Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out June 30, 1865. PRIVATES. DESHON, FRANCIS. Mustered out June 30, 1865. EMERSON, JAMES W. Mustered out June 30, 1865. HOWARD, JAMES R. Discharged Dec. 5, 1863, for disability. [11] LYNDE, BENJAMIN. Died Aug. 18, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea. [12] RICHARDSON, GEORGE E. Taken prisoner at "Battle of Cedar Creek," Oct. 19, 1864; died in prison at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 3, 1864. [13] THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT. [14] Co. G. CORPORAL. STONE, HENRY. Discharged at Boston, Sept. 30, 1863, for disability. [15] PRIVATES. EARL, WILLIAM H. Wounded in hand at Hagerstown, Md., July 15, 1863; transferred to navy, [16] April 21, 1864. [17] JACKSON, WILLIAM H. Discharged May 19, 1864, for disability. JONES, CHARLES S. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 31, 1864; discharged June 24, 1865. PIKE, JACOB F. Mustered out June 13, 1865. STEBBENS, THADDEUS S. Discharged Dec. 25, 1863, at Finley Hospital, Washington, D. C, for disability. Co. I. PRIVATES. BURNS, FRANCIS. Non-resident. FERGUSON, JOHN. Non-resident. SAWYER, OBADIAH. Non-resident. WILSON, JOHN. Non-resident. NINTH BATTERY. [18] CORPORAL. TUCKER, WILLIAM L. Promoted Corporal Oct. 23, 1864; mustered out with battery, June 6, 1865. PRIVATES. BRAND, NATHAN H. Died March 6, 1864, at Emory Hospital, Washington, D. C, of cholera morbus. CHAPIN, JOSEPH A. Discharged Aug. 29, 1864, to receive promotion as Hospital Steward in United States Army, by General Order No. 284, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C. [19] PRESCOTT, HORACE. Mustered out June 6, 1865. TOBEY, SAMUEL. Wounded at "Battle of Gettysburg," July 2, 1863; mustered out June 6, 1865; non-resident. THIRTEENTH BATTERY [20] CORPORAL. ELLIS, ALVAN T. Promoted Corporal Dec. 30, 1862; deserted Dec. 11, 1863, at Hampton, Va.; non-resident. [21] SECOND CAVALRY. [22] Co. B. PRIVATES. HARRIS, WILLIAM. Non-resident. Co. C. CLARK, JAMES. [23] Non-resident; mustered out June 6, 1865. Co. D. BURKE, PATRICK. Non-resident. GILLISPIE, JOHN. Non-resident; died from wounds at Washington, D. C, July 20, 1864. ROBERTSON, WILLIAM. Non-resident. Co. H. HOLLIS, HENRY P. [24] Mustered out June 6, 1865. Co. I. BRANDON, EDWARD A. [23] Non-resident; mustered out June 6, 1865. Co. K. KING, DAVID H. [23] Non-resident; mustered out June 6, 1865. THIRD CAVALRY. 53 THIRD CAVALRY.[25] Co. D. CAPTAIN. SIMONDS, JOSEPH F. Mustered in as Sergeant of Co. E; wounded severely in the shoulder during a cavalry charge in the "Red River Expedition," May 18, 1864; promoted 1st Sergeant, July 8, 1864; 2d Lieutenant, Sept. 20, 1864; wounded in hand at "Battle of Opequan," Sept. 19, 1864; promoted 1st Lieutenant May 28, 1865; at the close of the war the regiment was ordered to the West, to quell Indian disturbances; wounded —shot through both thighs — at Fort Kearney, Aug. 25, 1865; promoted Captain Oct. 5, 1865; discharged Oct. 8, 1865. Co. G. PRIVATE. HUGHES, JAMES. [26] Non-resident. END NOTES, Chapter IV [1] For form in which this bounty was paid to those who enlisted at this time, see appendix B. [2] In January 1858, Mr. Gooch was elected Representative from the Seventh District for the remainder of the term commencing March 4, 1857. He was re-elected for the succeeding terms, commencing in 1859, 1861, 1863 — then by a new division of Representative Districts, called the Sixth instead of the Seventh District — and 1865. He was a member of the "Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War" during its four years of investigations, and its Chairman on the part of the House. The following are among the speeches delivered at different times during his congressional service: "The Lecompton Constitution and the admission of Kansas into the Union," March 29, 1858; "Polygamy in Utah," April 4, 1860; "The Supreme Court and Dred Scott," May 3, 1860; "Organization of the Territories," May 11, 1860; "Any Compromise a Surrender," February 23, 1861; "Recognition of Hayti and Liberia," June 2, 1862; "Secession and Reconstruction," May 3, 1864, He resigned his seat in the House September 1, 1865, having been appointed Naval Officer for the Port of Boston by President Johnson, and was removed by him in less than a year from the time of his appointment. [2] In January 1858, Mr. Gooch was elected Representative from the Seventh District for the remainder of the term commencing March 4, 1857. He was re-elected for the succeeding terms, commencing in 1859, 1861, 1863 — then by a new division of Representative Districts, called the Sixth instead of the Seventh District — and 1865. He was a member of the "Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War" during its four years of investigations, and its Chairman on the part of the House. The following are among the speeches delivered at different times during his congressional service: "The Lecompton Constitution and the admission of Kansas into the Union," March 29, 1858; "Polygamy in Utah," April 4, 1860; "The Supreme Court and Dred Scott," May 3, 1860; "Organization of the Territories," May 11, 1860; "Any Compromise a Surrender," February 23, 1861; "Recognition of Hayti and Liberia," June 2, 1862; "Secession and Reconstruction," May 3, 1864, He resigned his seat in the House September 1, 1865, having been appointed Naval Officer for the Port of Boston by President Johnson, and was removed by him in less than a year from the time of his appointment. [3] The Eleventh Massachusetts was recruited at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, and mustered into the United States service June 13, 1861. It was in most of the principal battles participated in by the "Army of the Potomac" from the First Bull Run to the Siege of Petersburg and fall of Richmond. [4] Federal loss in this battle, 23,186; 2,834 killed, 13,709 wounded, 6,643 missing. Rebel loss estimated at 26,500 in killed, wounded and prisoners. [5] The First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery — changed from Fourteenth Regiment Infantry—left the State July 7, 1861, and was stationed in the Forts around Washington until the last campaign, when it took part in the following battles: Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Tolopotomy, Cool Arbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Poplar Spring Church, Boydtown Road, Hatcher's Run, Duncan's Run and Vaughn Road. [6] The Thirty-Third Massachusetts left the State Aug. 14, 1862, and was in the following battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Beverly Ford, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and the battles of General Sherman's Grand Army. [7] Re-enlisted in Third Heavy Artillery, see chap. VI. [8] The Thirty-Eighth Massachusetts left the State Aug. 26, 1S62, and was in the following engagements: River, Mansura, Bisland, Port Hudson, Opequan, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. [9] The whole number of deserters from the Union army during the war was 278,644; whole number of Massachusetts soldiers that deserted was 7,352; only two citizens of Melrose are here recorded as deserters. [10] Re-entered the service in Fourth Heavy Artillery, see chap. VI. [11] Died at Melrose Aug. 16, 1864; for obituary notice, see "Roll of Honor." [12] For obituary notice, see "Roll of Honor." [13] For obituary notice, see "Roll of Honor." [14] The Thirty-Ninth Massachusetts left the State Sept 6, 1862, and was in the following battles:— Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Dabney's Mills, Gravelly Run and Five Forks. [15] Re enlisted in Fifty-Ninth Regiment, see chap. VI. [16] Authority for thus transferring given by Congress, Feb. 24, 1864. [17] For navy items, see chap. IX. [18] The Ninth Massachusetts Battery left the State Sept. 3, 1862, and was in the following engagements: Gettysburg, Mine Run, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad and Hatcher's Run. [19] Served fifteen months at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor. [20] The Thirteenth Massachusetts Battery left the State Jan. 20, 1863. It was in the "Department of the Gulf," and took part in the following engagements: Port Hudson, Carrion Crow Bayou and Pleasant Hill. [21] In the Adjutant General's Office at the State House, he is credited to Boston; but Melrose put him into the service, and paid his bounty. [22] The Second Massachusetts Cavalry was mustered in the early part of 1863, and was in the following engagements: South Anna Bridge, Ashley's Gap, Drainesville, Aldie, Fort Stevens, Fort Reno, Rockville, Poolesville, Summit Point, Halltown, Opequan, Winchester, Luray, Waynesboro, Tom's Brook, Cedar Creek, South Anna, White Oak Road, Berryville Pike, Charlestown, Dinwiddie's Court House, Five Forks, Saylor's Creek, Appomattox Court House. [23] Enlisted May 25, 1864. [24] Enlisted Nov. 30, 1863. [25] The Third Massachusetts Cavalry was originally the Forty-First Regiment of Infantry. It left the State Nov. 15, 1862, and took part in the following engagements: Irish Bend, Henderson's Hill, Cane River, Georgia Landing, Port Hudson, Sabine Cross Roads, Muddy Bayou, Piney Woods, Red River Campaign, Opequan, Fisher's Hill, Snag Point, Winchester, Cedar Creek, and others. [26] Enlisted April 14, 1864. Additional Comments: Extracted from: THE MELROSE MEMORIAL THE ANNALS OF MELROSE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS IN THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1861 - 65 BY ELBRIDGE H. GOSS PRIVATELY PRINTED BY SUBSCRIPTION 1868 ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, 34 SCHOOL STREET, BOSTON. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/middlesex/military/civilwar/rosters/chapter45nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mafiles/ File size: 23.2 Kb