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WHEN
the angry mutterings of the storm that for
years had been gathering over the
institutions which held in check the
aggressions of a depotic feudalism
culminated, on that memorable 12th of April,
in the crash which dismantled the walls of
Fort Sumter and jarred the foundations of
the nation, no section of the federal
territory was more prompt and energetic in
rallying to the protection of the loyal
colors than Maine. In twenty-four
hours from the time the despatches from
Washington were bulletined, whole companies
had reported to their officers, regiments
were in readiness for the roll-call, and
impatiently awaited orders to enter the
service.
Although 60,000 men were enrolled in the state militia,
only 1,200 were, in the language of the
adjutant general, "in a condition to respond
to calls for ordinary duty within the
state," while their uniforms, equipments and
camp equipage were of a character totally
unfitted for service in the field.
Seven days from the issuing of the call from Washington
for 75,000 men, the legislature, at a
special session convoked by Governor
Washburn, passed an act authorizing
the organization of ten regiments of
infantry, and the bonding of a loan of one
million dollars for their equipment.
Under this act six regiments were mustered
into the service; and such was the celerity
with which they were equipped and forwarded
that we find it recorded that of all the
loyal troops who were actually engaged in
the first battle of Bull Run, one fourth, at
least, were sons of the Pine Tree state, and
of these as large a ratio were citizens of
Kennebec county. The disastrous result
of this engagement led to an immediate call
for more troops, accompanying which
authority was granted by the war department
to organize, in the maximum, eight new
regiments of light infantry. At the
close of the year 1861 Maine had enlisted
fifteen regiments of infantry, one regiment
of cavalry, six batteries of light
artillery, one company of sharpshooters and
four companies of coast guards. For
these various
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companies, Kennebec county furnished 1,535
enlisted men*, credited to the towns as
follows:
Albion. -
James
Austin,
Albert Bessee,
Atwood Crosby
prisoner at Richmond July 21 61,
Augustine Crosby
prisoner at Richmond July 21 61,
Rodney Crosby,
Albert D. Foss prisoner at
Richmond,
Martin Foss prisoner
at New Orleans July 21 61,
Lieut. John S. French killed
at Rappahannock Station Nov. 7
63,
William H. Gifford,
Henry S. F. Gerald,
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Erastus H.
Hamilton died at Ship Island
Mar. 23 62,
Amaziah F. T. Hussey,
Timan N. Hamilton,
James Jameson,
Marshall Lawrence,
Rufus F. Lancaster,
Morrison Leonard wounded at
Baton Rouge died Aug. 62,
William Mayberry,
Walter H. Morrison,
James Murdough died at
Yorktown 62,
John Nade,
Gilman S. Quinn died Jan. 12
62, |
James A.
Ridlon,
John W. Ridlon,
Rodolphus.
Rider,
Daniel Rollins,
William B. Robinson,
William A. Stackpole,
Warren B. Stinson,
Charles Seekins, wounded
July 10 63 and May 20 64,
Lieut. Joseph H. Spencer
wounded at Baton Rouge,
William H. Tabor,
C. B. Taber,
Atwell M. Wixon wounded at
Chantilly. |
Augusta. -
Cyrus D.
Albee,
Lieut. James H. Albee,
George Allen died in 63,
James M. Allen,
Judson Ames,
George W. Annable,
Lieut. Holman M. Anderson
prisoner at Gum Springs June 20
63,
William R. Anderson,
Edward H. Austin,
Riley B. Avery,
George F. Bachelder wounded
June 1 64,
George E. Bartlett,
George M. Bean,
Josiah W. Bangs,
Algernon S. Bangs,
Capt. Edwin A.
Bachelder,
C. M. Bachelder,
Lieut. Silas C. Barker,
Musician Fenelon G. Barker,
Charles Berry,
Chap. George W. Bartlett,
Josiah L. Bennett wounded
June 16 64 died May 10 65,
Samuel Bennett,
Gardiner Beal,
C. F. Beal died Feb. 8 63,
Homer S. Bean died Nov. 4
62, |
Samuel Berry,
Charles S. Beverley,
Sherebiah H. Billington
wounded July 2 64,
Thomas G. Billington,
Josiah B. Blackman,
Wingate W. Bradbury,
Sumner S. Brick,
William H. Brooks,
Jeremiah Buckley,
George H. Brick,
Eli A. Black died at
Fernandina Aug. 14 63,
Isaac P. Billington,
William Bushea,
John W. Boynton,
John H. Breen wounded and
prisoner May 5 64,
Samuel F. Bennett,
George W. Bowman killed May
12 64,
William Brennan,
Jacob Bolton,
Sumner L. Brick,
Isaac C. Brick,
William H. Brick,
William H. Brock died April
20 64,
Adjt. Edwin Burt,
George F. Burgess died at
Fernandina Sept. 21 62,
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B. C.
Bickford,
W. A. Brown,
Calvin H. Burden prisoner at
Bull Run killed July 2 63,
William Bolton,
Byron Branch,
Nathan H. Call wounded July
2 63,
Francis M. Caswell,
Horace Church,
George L. Cromett wounded
March 10 64,
Charles Clark,
John A. Clark,
Augustus Chadwick,
Edgar M. Churchill,
Warren B. Chapman wounded
and prisoner April 8 64,
Samuel Cunningham,
John F. Chase wounded July 3
63,
Henry A. Cummings,
Lemuel A. Cummings,
William Campbell,
Lieut. George Cony,
George Cowell,
William Cahoon,
Charles Cunningham,
Surg. Albert S. Clark,
Capt. Nathaniel W. Cole,
John Code died 63, |
*Names transcribed by Captain Thomas
Clark, adjutant general's office.
The following abbreviations are used in
these lists k killed, w wounded, died
died, p prisioner
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Henry
Clark wounded July 18 63,
Daniel H. Cunningham,
L. M. Conway,
I. H. Cook,
Charles Clark, Chap.
Andrew J. Church,
Daniel Chadwick,
George H. Chadwick,
Nathaniel G. Church,
Leander M. Clark,
Amasa L. Cook,
William Clark,
Richard Cunningham,
Lieut. Rufus T. Crockett,
Lieut. Warren Cox prisoner
at Manassas killed May 3 63,
George Cunningham,
Capt. Robert F. Dyer,
David Day,
Sylvester Davis,
John J. Delmage,
Miiton Dellings,
Charles S. Delano,
Joseph Devine,
Henry Day,
Caleb Dennison,
Thomas Dougherty,
Sewell Dickinson,
Adj. Charles C. Drew
prisoner at Bull Run,
William H. Dunn,
Alden S. Dudley,
Reuel W. Dutton,
Charles F. Emerson,
Elisha S. Fargo wounded at
Antietam,
Edmond Fay,
Charles A. Farnham wounded
Aug. 9 64,
Samuel S. Farnham,
George L. Fellows prisoner
at Bull Run killed at Gettysburg
July 2 63,
George H. Fisher,
Roland R. Fletcher,
Elias W. Folsom,
John Fox,
Andrew J. Getchell,
Edwin A. Getchell,
William T. Getchell,
H. A. Griffith,
G. H. Gordon died from
wounds,
Samuel Gowell,
Edward Gilley,
Serg. Frederick Gannett
wounded July 2 63, |
Leonard J.
Grant,
Daniel W. Gage,
Samuel H. Gage,
Com. Serg. Lorenzo D. Grafton,
William Gordon,
Solomon Gordon,
Dennis Getchell,
Alonzo H. Getchell,
Henry W. Getchell,
George W. Gould died at
Carrollton La. Sept. 4 62,
Daniel Gordon,
Robert Gilley,
Marcellus Gale,
Hartwell Hatch w,
Elijah S. Horn killed Dec.
13 63,
Reuel Haskell,
Samuel Hall,
Andrew Herrin prisoner at
Gettysburg,
Richard B. Hussey,
Henry Hutcherson,
John Hayes,
Otis Haskell,
Lieut. Lucius M. S. Haynes,
Albert B. Hall,
Hadley O. Hawes w,
George Hawes,
Elijah K. Hill,
William H. Hersum,
Isaac C. Hovey,
Henry Hodsdon,
George Ingraham,
Horace Ingraham,
Thomas F. Ingraham,
Henry W. Jones,
John W. Jones prisoner at
Bull Run June 1 62 killed July 2
63,
Thomas C. Jones,
William H. Jones,
John A. Keating,
Edwin A. Keay,
George A. Kimball,
Levi W. Keen,
Miles H. Keene,
Orrin Keene wounded May 16
64,
George H. Kimball,
Capt. William H. Kimball,
John H. Larrabee,
Aaron Leighton,
L. H. Livermore,
William Leighton,
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Lyman E.
Leach,
Edwin Ladd,
Col. M. B. Lakeman,
John Leighton wounded at
Cold Harbor June 3 64,
Ira B. Lyon,
Harvey N. Leighton wounded
at Fair Oaks,
William F. Locke killed at
Chancellorsville May 3 63,
Martin Lord,
Abijah S. Lord,
Ira Lovejoy,
Otis Ludwick,
John McMaster,
John McMaster jun. wounded
July 8 63,
Alexander McDavitt,
Reuel Merrill,
William McDavitt jun.,
William McDonald prisoner at
Bull Run, Hos. St.
Joseph D. Moore,
Ambrose Marriner,
Lieut. Joseph H. Metcalf,
J. A. Mann,
Edward Murphy,
Joseph W. Merchant.
Horace A. Manley,
Bradford McFarland,
John Mahoney,
Jeremiah Murphy,
John M. Mosher died Oct. 19
63,
William C. Moore,
Lieut. Fred A. Morton,
Daniel B. Morey,
Peter B. Merry,
William E. Mariner died at
Yorktown May 13 62,
Henry C. Marston,
Henry McMaster,
John Morphy,
Thomas Murphy died Dec. 13
62,
John W. Murphy,
James W. McGregor died in
service,
Charles P. Morton,
William N. Murray,
John B. Murray,
R. S. McCurdy,
F. S. Morton,
Edward E. Myrick,
William H. Nason wounded May
4 63,
William
Nason
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Capt. Joseph
Noble,
Frank Nutting,
Amos B. Nichols,
Andrew Nicholas.
Augustus Nichols,
Lyman C. Neal wounded July 2
63,
James Orick,
James M. Porter,
John Parker wounded July 30
64,
Henry Parker,
John H. Packard,
John O. Perry,
Frank Perry,
Eben Packard died Mar. 17
63,
Allen Partridge,
Thomas O. Pease,
Henry E. Patterson died at
Carrollton La. Aug. 17 62,
Augustus Plummer,
Lieut. Frank C. Peirce,
George E. Pond,
Horace P. Pike,
Mansfield H. Pettingill,
Capt. Edward C. Pierce,
Daniel Pease jun.,
William Place,
Stephen H. Prescott,
Asa Piper,
N. Byron Phillips,
John W. Phinney,
Asbury Pottle,
Lieut. A. R. Quinby,
Silas Reed,
Peter Russell,
John P. Ryan,
William Ryan,
Charles L. Ray,
James Rideout,
Serg. Asa C. Rowe killed
July 2 63,
Emerson Remick died at
Yorktown May 4 62,
Capt. Thomas L. Reed,
Benjamin A. Ray, |
Lieut. H. M.
Rines,
George N. Rice,
Luther A. Robbins,
Q. M. Ivory J. Robinson,
G. L. Russell,
Alfred Savage prisoner July
8 63 and July 18 64,
Charles Stilkey,
W. M. Sabin,
William Stover,
Charles O. Stone,
William H. Spofford,
George W. Stone,
Edward A. Smart,
George E. Stickney,
Stephen M. Scales,
Lewis Selbing wounded and
prisoner at Manassas,
J. H. Spaulding,
E. A. Stewart,
Thomas Sawtelle,
James Sullivan,
Thomas Stevens,
Nathan W. Savage,
James F. Snow,
William A. Swan,
William H. Stacey,
Col. Henry G. Staples,
Lieut. William T. Smith,
Cyrus A. Sturdy,
Major Greenlief T. Stevens
wounded May 3 and July 2 63,
Lieut. Henry Sewall,
Jason Spear,
John N. Scott died Nov. 25
63 in New Orleans,
Capt. Samuel G. Sewall,
Enoch Sampson died in rebel
prison Aug. 12 64,
James Scott,
Greenleaf Smart,
Harrison R. Stone,
Charles E. Smith,
Charles A. Thoms,
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George H.
Thompson prisoner at
Manassas wounded Aug. 31 62,
Actor P. Thompson,
W. S. Thoms,
Caleb Trask,
Alfred Trask,
John A. Trufant wounded at
Slaughter Mountain,
Arnold P. Thompson,
Lieut. James L. Thompson,
Alanson G. Taylor died at
Carrollton La. Oct. 30 62,
George Taylor,
William H. Taylor,
Aaron C. Varney wounded Aug.
2 and died Aug. 22 63,
Peleg O. Vickery,
Thomas H. Welch prisoner at
Bull Run died Dec. 23 62 from
wounds received at Fair Oaks,
Nathaniel Wentworth,
Frank White,
Edwin S. Witherell,
Frank Whitney,
Lewis Widge,
Elbridge Warren,
Randall S. Webb,
G. P. Wentworth,
C. H. Wagg,
Charles Whittemore,
Daniel Williams,
Asa Wing,
Charles H. White,
Serg. Charles B. Whittemore,
John O. Webster,
Thaddeus S. Wing,
George Woods,
Orison Wood killed at
Manassas Aug. 30 62,
True Whittier,
Capt. Edward P. Wyman,
George M. Wyman,
Charles O. Wyman,
William A. Young |
Belgrade.
James M.
Rockwood, Charles M. Stevens, Albert Austin,
Samuel E. Frost
wounded at Gettysburg July 2 63, Lieut.
George S. Blake prisoner June 20 63,
Henry C. Kennison, Roscoe S. Farnham
died at Hilton Head June 18 62, John M.
Rockwood, Lorenzo H. Wallace, William H.
Lord, Charles L. Damrem, Sanford Bartlett
killed in R.R. collision June 1 62, Henry
Frost, Henry Richardson prisoner at
Cedar Mountain.
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