Bio: Lewis E. Edgerly :Pittsfield, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire

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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman  rickman@worldpath.net
Date: March 16, 2001
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From the Book
'History of Pittsfield, N. H. in the Rebellion'
by H. L. Robinson, published 1893


LEWIS E. EDGERLY

was born in Barnstead, May 12, 1829; enlisted in the summer of 1861 in
Company G, Seventh regiment New Hampshire volunteers. He was with the
regiment at Manchester and Fort Jefferson and Dry Tortugas. He was reported
missing after the Battle of Fort Wagner, and although his name does not
appear in the adjutant-general's report, yet he was undoubtedly killed in
that terrible engagement. Mr. Edgerly was a man of nervous temperament,
therefore he had his strong likes and dislikes. He hated slavery in all of
its forms, but loved his country, therefore as soon as he could provide for
his numerous family it took no large bounty to stimulate his patriotism, but
he enlisted at once. Although the spot where he lies is unknown, there is
erected in the memory of his comrades and friends a monument that the wealth
of a millionaire could not buy.

He was a son of John and Sarah J. (Bickford) Edgerly. March 13, 1853, he
married Mary A. Sanborn, and had four small children when he enlisted.