Albert F. B. Edwards Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: William F. (Bill) Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

Surname: EDWARDS
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 1148

   ALBERT F. B. EDWARDS, a Civil war veteran who is connected with
the mill and lumber interests in the town of Chester, was born in Charlestown,
Mass., August 23, 1844, son of Samuel W. and Sarah (Underhill) Edwards.
He was only about eighteen months old when he was brought to Chester by
his parents, and he was here reared and educated. At the age of eighteen, in
September, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth N. H. Volunteer
Infantry, being mustered, into service at Concord as corporal. Accompanying
his regiment to New York, they went into camp, where they remained until
ordered to join Gen. Banks' expedition, when they went direct to New
Orleans. They took part in the Siege of Port Hudson and were in the
battles of May 27th and June 14th. After the capture of Port Hudson,
Corporal Edwards' term of enlistment having expired, he came North to his
home, but in October, 1864, he re-enlisted in Company D, Eighteenth New
Hampshire Regiment and was ordered to City Point, Va., where he took
part in the Siege of Petersburg. Later with his regiment, as a part of Grant's
forces, he took part in the pursuit of Lee as far as Dunwiddie Court House,
where the Eighteenth New Hampshire was left to guard the south side of the
railroad. After Lee's surrender, they were ordered to Washington, and were
there during the trial of Mrs. Surratt for participation in the conspiracy to
assassinate President Lincoln. After taking part in the Grand Review Mr.
Edwards was mustered out and returned home. During the following winter
he worked at shoe making, subsequently engaging in the lumber business,
with which he has since been identified. Although not an office seeker, he
takes an intelligent interest in public affairs, and has been supervisor of the
check list for a number of years and tax collector for four years.
   November 21, 1865, Mr. Edwards was first married to Miss Annie E.
Knights of Chester, who was born in Lowell, Mass. She died October 25,
1905, having been the mother of four children, namely: Oliver H., of North
Weare, N. H.; Georgiana D., wife of Arthur West of West Lebanon, N. H.;
James A., a rural mail carrier residing in Chester, and Sadie E., wife of
Arthur Leighton of Chester, N. H. Mr. Edwards married for his second
wife. on July 10, 1907, Mrs. Hattie M. Rollins of Manchester, N. H. He
belongs to Bell Post, G. A. R., of which he is past commander and present
chaplain, and for the last half century he has been a member of the Methodist
church at North Chester.

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