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 SOHDERLAHP IN THE CIVIL W>R 
 
 OF 1861 TO 1865, 
 
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A RECORD 
 
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 SUfiDERLAp IN THE CIVIL WAB 
 
 OF 1861 TO 1865 
 
 COMPILED BY 
 
 — JESSE L. DELANO, 
 
 IN 1881. 
 
 ACCORDING TO VOTE OF THE TOWN. 
 
 AMHERST, MASS, 
 J. E. WILLIAMS, PRINTER. 
 
 1882. 
 
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INTRODUCTION, 
 
 In 1863 the Legislature of Massachusetts voted that eacxh 
 town should make a record of its soldiers, and of such facts 
 relating to each and his service as might be interesting or 
 useful to future generations. For various reasons our town 
 neglected to make such a record at that time, and there- 
 fore, after long delay, in 1880 the town voted that such a 
 record be made, so far as possible, and placed among the 
 other records of the town for preservation. After consid- 
 erable investigation and research, the vote has been com- 
 plied with, and according to a vote of the town in March, 
 1882, abstracts of the same — together with some explanatory 
 and historical narrative — is now presented to the public. 
 
RECORD 
 
 On the 12th of April 1861, the cannon of nineteen bat- 
 teries rained a torrent of shot and shell on the devoted heads 
 of sixty beseiged and half-starved men in Fort Sumter, S. 
 C, who stood true to their Country and had not forsaken 
 their post even when their last biscuit was eaten. Those 
 rebel guns battered doAvn and set on fire the fort, compelled 
 the surrender of the heroes, and while in the Providence of 
 God they took not the life of a single man, they neverthe- 
 less accomplished their mission. The people heard them 
 breaking down the great Temple of Liberty and Union which 
 their Fathers had builded, and they roused themselves like 
 a giant from his sleep, and the shots that were intended to 
 sever this nation in twain, only tended to cement firmly 
 together all loyal hearts and hands throughout the land. 
 The men buckled on the armor of the patriot, and grasped 
 the sword and musket, while the women in tears, bade them 
 go forth to fight, stayed behind to watch, and work, and 
 pray, and wait, for nearly five long years. 
 
 There are some among us who remember well the exciting 
 events of those days and months after the fall of Fort 
 Sumter, when the work of preparation — both of men and 
 material — was being pushed to the utmost : when meetings 
 were held all over the country — when volunteers offered 
 themselves by the thousand — when men were drafted, and 
 bought and hired, when money was poured out by the 
 
SUNDERLAND IN THE CIVIL WAR. 5 
 
 million — when blood flowed like water — when anxious faces 
 dreaded to hear the next day's news, and when, alas, too 
 often, the worst fears of the weeping ones were realized. 
 
 Aye, there are a few among us now who can sit calmly 
 down, and i^ecall^ as it were a dream, the glittering parade, 
 the mustering camp, the crow^ded transport, the watchful 
 picket line, the dusty and wearisome march, the assault so 
 deadly, the smoke and din of battle, the hospital, the sur- 
 geon's knife, the letters from home, the prison pen, the dead 
 comrade's face, and the final victory. 
 
 Yes, there are some here noiv^ who remember all this and 
 more, but the number is growing smaller year by year, and 
 in a few years more none will be left to tell the tale. 
 
 In the years to come, when the favored sons and daugh- 
 ters of Sunderland are asked the questions " What part did 
 your town bear in the suppression of the Great Rebellion, 
 and did anybody go out from you to stay the mad hand of 
 Treason?" "Did your town furnish any aid to those who 
 entered the army? Did any lay down their lives for their 
 Country? " it should be the pride and glory of all to be able 
 to answer in the affirmative, and point to the Record of 
 noble action, both of those who went to the front, and those 
 who followed them with their gifts and prayers. That we 
 may be able to answer such questions intelligently, and to 
 preserve from oblivion the names of those who took their 
 lives in their hands and went forth at the call of duty, and 
 the liberal means furnished by the town for their comfort, 
 and for aid to their families in their absence, is the object 
 of the investigation which has been made, and the result of 
 which is embodied in the Record which is now presented to 
 you. It is a matter of regret that this Record was not 
 attended to before. Twenty years work wondrous changes, 
 and many things, once easily ascertained, are now obtained 
 with difficulty, and in some cases with considerable expense, 
 
6 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 while other matters also quite desirable cannot be found. 
 Realizing these difficulties it was with much hesita- 
 tion that the work was commenced, and though not as 
 complete and full as desirable, still we have a Record, that 
 for all practical purposes will probably be sufficient. 
 
 The people of Sunderland were united in their efforts to 
 do their part in providing men and means, and numerous 
 meetings, both of the town and of the people, were held to 
 accomplish the purpose, and the war and its progress was 
 the all-absorbing topic in private and in public. 
 
 The valuation of the town of Sunderland in 1860 was 
 $345,843; in 1865 it was $412,827. The whole amount 
 of money expended as a town on account of the war, exclus- 
 ive of State aid to soldiers' families, was $12,490.52, which 
 is nearly four per cent, of the town valuation. The sums 
 also raised and expended by the town, for aid to the fami- 
 lies of soldiers during the years of the w^ar, were as follows : In 
 1861, $23,92; in 1862, $624.40; in 1863, |1486.80; in 
 1864, $840.44; in 1865, $543.56, making a total of State 
 Aid during the five years of $3,519.12. This was after- 
 wards repaid by the Commonwealth. In 1880 state aid had 
 dwindled to $192, and only two recipients. The labor of 
 arranging the details of all these extra expenses, and of 
 securing the men who should enlist to the credit of the 
 town, and of disbursing the funds to their families, fell in a 
 great measure on the officers of the town, who were unremit- 
 tent in their work, and expended much time and labor 
 without compensation. The selectmen in 1861 were D. 
 Dwight Whitmore, John R. Smith, and Albert Montague; 
 in 1862, Albert Montague, Elihu Smith, and George L. 
 Bachelder; in 1864, Albert Montague, Erastus Pomeroy, 
 Stoughton D. Crocker; in 1865, Albert Montague, Henry 
 J. Graves and Merrick Montague. The Town Clerk dur- 
 ing all these years was Horace W. Taft. The Town 
 
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 Treasurer of 1861 was William Hunt; in 1863, 1864 and 
 1865 John M. Smith. 
 
 The first town meeting at which any action was taken in 
 reference to the subject was held the 24th of May, 1861, 
 and it was voted: '^ That Charles VVhitmore, James B. 
 Prouty, Samuel Jennison, N. Austin Smith, Israel Childs 
 and Charles Cooley be a committee to disburse such sums 
 as shall, intheir judgment, be necessary for an outfit for any 
 persons, residents of this town, who may enlist for the sup- 
 port and defense of our Union and for the comfort of their 
 families during their term of service, and that said Commit- 
 tee be authorized to borrow such sum or sums, not exceed- 
 ing two thousand dollars, as shall be necessary to carry this 
 vote into effect." 
 
 This vote was passed while it was yet a question as to 
 whether the town could legally appropriate money for such 
 purposes, but the town was guaranteed against loss by lib- 
 eral subscriptions by some of our patriotic citizens. These 
 subscription papers are still in existence, and show that a 
 large proportion of the citizens subscribed to this fund in 
 amounts varying from $5 to $200 each, and the money 
 was actually paid over to the committee, and afterwards 
 refunded by the town. 
 
 In the following Spring, at the annual town meeting, the 
 state having authorized it, it was voted: " That the Select- 
 men be authorized to borrow money if necessary to conform 
 to the law for paying aid to the families of soldiers in the 
 U. S. service. " On the 25th of September, 1862, it was 
 voted: " That we as a town vote to pay all those who have 
 or shall enlist under the last two calls of the Government 
 for troops, |100 each to be paid on their being mustered 
 into service." On the 27th of Sept., 1862, it was voted, 
 "That the sum of $100 be paid to each man who has 
 enlisted, as nine months volunteers. " This vote was 
 
8 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 passed because more men had volunteered than had been 
 called for. Dec. 16th of the same year,- it was voted: "To 
 enter into an arrangement with other towns in this vicinity 
 to establish an agency, for the purpose of communicating 
 Avith the soldiers, and forwarding supplies for their com- 
 fort. " Edwin A, Cooley was chosen as agent of the town 
 in the matter, and $200 was raised to meet the expenses. 
 This led to the forming of a -^ Soldier's Aid Society, " and 
 large quantities of articles, needful for the soldiers, were 
 made and sent to the front, by means of which the men 
 were greatly encouraged, and no doubt many lives saved. 
 
 At the annual meeting in 1863, under the ninth article, 
 "which is to see if the town will pay bounty to any soldiers 
 who enlisted from the town prior to July 1862," it was voted: 
 "To defer action on the whole action for one year, except 
 in the case of Charles M. Whitmore, a soldier who enlisted 
 prior to that time, he having been wounded, disabled and 
 discharged from service before he had served two years. " 
 That bounty was never paid to him. 
 
 By the middle of the year, 1864, it became more expen- 
 sive to obtain men for the army, but all points of law had 
 been settled, and recruiting very much simplified, and the 
 town passed a final vote, which should cover the rest of 
 the war, no matter how long it lasted, as follows: " Voted, 
 that the Selectmen be authorized to borrow such sums of 
 money as they deem proper, to fill all drafts that may be 
 made upon the town hereafter." 
 
 The effect of these several votes by the town, and the 
 efficient efforts of the Selectmen, were to encourage our 
 young men to volunteer and fill the quota of the town, so 
 that when, at the end of the war, an examination was made, 
 it was found that Sunderland had filled its quota of 77 
 men, and had a surplus of eight, over and above all 
 
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 demands, making 85 men that had enlisted to the credil of 
 the town. 
 
 The first call for soldiers was on the 10th of April hSlil, 
 for three months men. No man went from Sunderland on 
 this call, and in fact only one man from Franklin Co. (luj 
 was from Northfield, named Frederick K. Field.) The 
 second call was for three years men, and it began lo l(M>k 
 like more serious work. The first men that went from 
 Sunderland enlisted in the 10th regiment, which was mus- 
 tered in, June 21, 1861, and contained 9 Sunderland men, 
 viz.: Abram C. Puffer, Chas. G. Blodgett, Chas. S. Plartwell, 
 Samuel Graves, John W. Jones, John Ileminway, Geo. A. 
 Whitmore, David Lakeman, and Chas. M. Whitmore. This 
 regiment went into camp at Springfield, and left the state 
 July 25, 1861, and took part in the following battles: 
 Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahan- 
 nock Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna 
 River, Cold Harbor, and the several engagements on the 
 Peninsula. Then the 27th regiment went forward on Nov. 
 2nd of the same year. In this regiment went the following- 
 five men, viz.: Stillman D. Clark, Ransom D. Pratt, Thomas 
 0. Amsden, William Farrell, and Hiram Pierce. This regi- 
 ment took part in the battles of Roanoke, Newbern, Cold 
 Harbor and nine others in North Carolina and before Rich- 
 mond. 
 
 Then the 37th regiment left the state Sept. 7th, 1862, 
 taking with it 9 more Sunderland men, viz.: Frederick L. 
 Bagg, Ebenezer F. Wiley, Martin S. Hubbard, George D. 
 Whitmore, James Clary, Edward A. Mahogany, Reuben E. 
 Bartlett, Geo. L. Cooley, and Frederick B. Crocker. This 
 regiment took part in the following engagements: Freder- 
 icksburg, Mayre's Heights, Salem Heights, Gettysburg, 
 Rappahannock Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold 
 Harbor, Winchester, Petersburg, Fort Stedman, Opeguan, 
 
10 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 Hatcher's Run, and Saylor's Creek. This regmient was 
 armed with the Spencer repeating rifle, captured three 
 stands of rebel colors, and lost 248 men killed and died of 
 wounds and disease. 
 
 Then came the call for 300,000 nine months men. In 
 the 52nd regiment were 24 Sunderland men. Their names 
 are as follows: J. M. Armstrong, Wm. F. Bowman, John 
 R. Banks, Leander Brigham, Israel Childs, Jesse L. Delano, 
 Alden Gilbert, Henry J. Grover, Parker D. Hubbard, Geo. 
 W. Miller, Swan L. Lesure, A. Smith Munsell, Merrick 
 Montague, Arthur Montague, Edgar J. Pomroy, Austin N. 
 Russell, Chas. L. Russell, J. Wiley Russell, James W. Steb- 
 bins, Chas. A. Sanderson, Quartus Tower, James R. Warner, 
 James B. Whitmore, and Henry Wilder. This regiment 
 went into camp at Greenfield in Sept., 1862, was mustered 
 into the U. S. service on the 11th of the following month, 
 and after a season of busy drill and preparation, it joined 
 the expedition under Gen. Banks, left Greenfield on the 
 19th of Nov., and proceeded to New York and then to New 
 Orleans, serving in that department till the Mississippi 
 River was opened for navigation its entire length, and was 
 the first regmient that passed up that river on its homeward 
 route. This regiment was kept in active service during the sum- 
 mer of 1863, leading the advance in the first attack on Port 
 Hudson, and also being in the battle of Indian Ridge and the 
 memorable assault on Port Hudson on the 14th of June. 
 It also was subjected to some extremely hard marching, in 
 one instance a march of 98 miles in four consecutive days, 
 forty miles being performed during one day of twenty-four 
 hours.. The 52nd regiment lay in the trenches around Port 
 Hudson at the time of the seige twenty-four days and 
 nights, until its final surrender on the 8th of July, when 
 the regiment started for home, arriving here on the 3d day 
 
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 of August, and was mustered out of the service Aug. 14, 
 1863. 
 
 There v^ere other men from our town who also enlisted in 
 several regiments at different times during the war; their 
 names are as follows: Albert Renselker Dickinson White, 
 Martin Van Buren Fhigg, Charles Woods, Charles Dahuid 
 Dean, Richard Newhall Blodgett, Elliott David Puffer, 
 Erastus Ellsworth Andrews, Edwin Wright Ball, Thomas 
 Archibald and James Hill. 
 
 This completes the list of Sunderland men who are sup- 
 posed to have enlisted and served on the quota of the town ; 
 the number is 57. Edwin W. Ball re-enlisted, and counting 
 him as another man on the quota the number is 58. 
 
 The remaining 27 men were secured by the selectmen 
 from Boston and other places by the payment of bounty 
 money, usually about $100, but in some cases a much 
 larger sum was necessary, in one instance over $500. We 
 have obtained the names of 15 of these men, viz.: Andrew 
 Carter, Otto Peterson, James Harrington, John Howarth, 
 Geo. H. Page, John Walsh, John Riley, David Labonne, 
 Geo. N. Chamberlain, Geo. H. Chappel, Arthur Richie, 
 Chas. Schlevoit, James P. Thorne and Robert Williams. 
 The two last mentioned were colored men and served in the 
 navy. These fifteen added to the quota swells the number 
 from this town to 73. As yet no record has been obtained 
 of 12 of the whole number of Sunderland men credited by 
 the state. 
 
 There were, also, during the war, eleven young men, at 
 least, former citizens of our town, who enlisted to the credit 
 of other towns, and they deserve honorable mention in our 
 Record. Their names are as follows : Brainard Montague, 
 Thomas Lyman Munsell, Charles Munsell, Otis D. Munsell, 
 Charles Fairchild, Henry D. Bartlett, George M. Williams, 
 E. Baxter Fairchild, Myron D. Clark, Emory P. Andrews, 
 
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 and Henry Church. Again, there were a few men here who 
 were so situated that they could not leave those dependent 
 upon them, and yet desirous to do something to carry for- 
 w^ard the war they paid liberal sums to secure others to go 
 and fi^'ht in their places. These men deserve credit, for 
 they did what they could, and showed a willing spirit. 
 Four men only were drafted from our town, who were ^patri- 
 otic enough to go to the war, but on account of some 
 dependent ones, whom they could not leave, they provided 
 substitutes by the payment of liberal sums of money. 
 These men also deserve much credit, for they took upon 
 themselves, in some cases, a burden of debt, Avhich it took 
 years to repay. Two of our men were commissioned Lieu- 
 tenants, four were Sergeants, five were Corporals, and eight 
 others were appointed to important positions of responsibil- 
 ity, — and each and every one performed his duty with 
 fidelity, and was honorably discharged, and no one of them 
 has been convicted of any crime whatsoever since the war. 
 Ten of them still reside here, 26 " sleep the sleep that 
 knows no waking," and the rest are scattered from Vermont 
 to Texas, arid from Connecticut to Oregon. The history of 
 the labors, privations, marches, battles, and adventures by 
 land and sea, of each of them, if written out, would fill a 
 volume, and unless written will never be told, for only a few 
 more years will pass before they will all have passed away. 
 
 In the following pages will be found brief sketches of the 
 Sunderland men, incorporating in them a small part of the 
 facts that have been obtained, and which will be found in 
 full on record in the Town Clerk's office. 
 
 Edgar Josiah Pomroy, son of Erastus and Maria Pomroy, 
 was born in Sunderland Oct. 20th, 1839. He lived at 
 home till he attained his majority, engaged with his father, 
 who was a farmer, and attended school. At the time of his 
 enlistment he was a clerk in the store of Horace Lyman. 
 
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 He enlisted Aug. 27th, 1802, in the 52(1 regiment, Co. G., 
 and after about a month spent in camp at Greenfiehl w;is 
 mustered into U. S. service Oct. 11, 1862, for nine months, 
 lie was appointed Sergeant, and was so faithful and efficient 
 in the performance of duty that when the office oi' Ordeily 
 Sergeant became vacant soon after, he was appointed to lill 
 that position, which he did with much credit. He was 
 always on duty, never in hospital, never fell out on a march, 
 and fairly earned a higher station in the regiment, being a 
 favorite with all the men in his company, and at the close 
 of the service two Bibles having been given to the Chaplain 
 for the two best soldiers in the regiment, he received one of 
 them. He was mustered out on the 14th of Aug., 1863.. 
 He w^as single when in service, but shortly after his return 
 to civil life he removed to Holyoke, where he married and 
 still resides. 
 
 Israel Childs, son of Alvan and Sophia Childs, was born 
 in Deerfield Jan. 27th, 1824, where he lived until he was 
 about 21 years old. He then emigrated to the Wabash, 
 (then considered the " far west" ) but when the California 
 gold fever broke out in 1852, he took passage in a sailing 
 vessel around Cape Horn, and after a voyage of Jive months^ 
 reached the land of gold. He spent four years in mining, 
 and experienced the various vicissitudes incident to that 
 rough life. Having had '^ tolerable " luck, he returned to 
 Mass. in 1856 and purchased the farm where he now resides. 
 In 1862 he enlisted in Co. G., 52d regiment, being mustered 
 in on Oct. 11, and he went to Louisiana, where he proved to 
 be an excellent soldier, his mining experience having been a 
 good school to prepare him for camp life and the exigencies 
 of an army campaign. He was often called upon to advise 
 and assist those who were sick, and his devotion to a sick 
 comrade nearly cost him his own life, for he became sick 
 himself and was barely able to come home with the regiment. 
 
14 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 He recovered however, and still lives (1880) to "fight his 
 battles over/' by the domestic fireside. 
 
 Edward Augustus Mahogony, son of John and Cordelia 
 Mahogony, was born in Sunderland Oct. 17, 1841. He 
 lived at home in the south part of the town until the time 
 of enlistment Aug. 1, 1862, being then nearly 21 years of 
 age; was mustered into the 37th regiment, Co. F., Aug. 30, 
 1852. He was chosen a member ot the color guard ( a 
 position of great responsibility and danger) where he served 
 faithfully in the 16 battles and other skirmishes of that 
 hard-worked regiment without being wounded, though often 
 being the target for the enemy's rifle. He returned home 
 after three years service with the regiment, and was mus- 
 tered out June 21, 1865. He now resides in Westmoreland, 
 N. H., engaged in farming. 
 
 Joel Mason Armstrong, son of Martin and Mary Mason 
 Armstrong, was born in Wendell Nov. 21, 1833. He was 
 a carpenter by trade and came to Sunderland before the war. 
 He enlisted Sept. 5. 1862, in Co. G., 52d regiment, and was 
 mustered into service Oct. 11, 1862. Being strong and in 
 good health he endured the campaign well, especially the 
 hard marching, never being obliged to " fall out." He was 
 never obliged to go into hospital, though he was excused 
 from duty a few days because of illness. Came home with 
 the regiment and was mustered out Aug. 14, 1863. He 
 still lives in Sunderland, and has held responsible offices for 
 several years in both town and church. 
 
 George Lemuel Cooley, son of Charles and Mary Cooley, 
 was born in Sunderland. Nov, 6, 1839. He always resided 
 in Sunderland on the place where he was born. He enlisted 
 in July, 1862, as a private for 3 years, and was mustered 
 into the 37th regiment, Co. F., Aug. 30, 1862. He served 
 continuously for the whole term in all the battles of that 
 regiment and was never wounded. He was detailed a part 
 
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 of the time <ms a Marker, in which capacity he was active 
 and efficient. Although never very strong physically, his 
 faithfulness in the discharge of all duty, and endni';ince of 
 fatigue in marching and other severe service, is i'ememl)ered 
 and admitted by his officers and comrades, lie was mus- 
 tered out with the regiment June 21, 1865. He has since 
 resided on the paternal homestead, where he is still living. 
 
 QuARTUS Tower, son of Orrin and Polly Tower, was born 
 in Chesterfield Aug. 14, 1822. Lived in Sunderland several 
 years previous to the war. He was mustered into the 52d 
 regiment Oct. 11, 1862, and served in the ranks for the full 
 time of enlistment, and was mustered out Aug. 14, 1863, 
 Avhich was his 41st birthday. He lived here after the war 
 till 1870, when he removed to Granby. He died Dec. 7, 
 1875, of heart disease, which he thought was primarily 
 induced by his army life. 
 
 Henry Wilder, son of Levi and Sarah Wilder, was born 
 in Wendell May 22d, 1842, but was living in Sunderland 
 when he enlisted in the 52d regiment in 1862. He went 
 with the regiment to Louisiana, and served faithfully for 
 the full term, and returned home with the rest, but in a 
 rather poor state of health. He was a carpenter by trade, 
 and after he returned from the army he went to Orange and 
 was employed in a chair shop. He there received a severe 
 injury on the hand, which became a very serious affair, and 
 from which he suffered extremely. His lungs also being 
 somewhat affected, he failed rapidly, and died April 12, 
 1869. He was buried in our cemetery. 
 
 William Francis Bowman was son of William and Tirzah 
 Bowman, born in Shutesbury May 1st, 1824; lived in Sun- 
 derland a large part of the time before the war, and enlisted 
 in the 52d regiment, Co. G., (nine months men) as a private 
 on the 28th of Aug., 1862, and was musteied into the U. 
 S. service Oct. 11th, following. He was detailed as cook 
 
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 for the company, and was a general favorite among the men 
 of the regiment, by whom he was familiarly known as 
 '' Major Bowman." He served the full time of his enlist- 
 ment and was mustered out with the regiment Aug. 14th, 
 1863. He afterwards removed West, and died at Dixon, 
 111., Jan. 1st, 1877. 
 
 Martin Scott Hubbard, son of Chester and Amanda 
 Hubbard, was born at Northfield Farms Nov. 15, 1841. He 
 was living with David Hubbard when he enlisted in the 
 37th regiment. He was a large muscular man of superior 
 strength, and the tallest of the Sunderland men in that 
 regiment. An excellent soldier, enduring march and battle 
 without exhaustion, but was the first of them to fall by the 
 shot of the enemy. He was killed at the battle of Spottsyl- 
 vania May 12, 1864, by a minie ball through the neck, 
 cutting off the large arteries, so that he lived only a few 
 minutes. He was buried afterwards where he fell. 
 
 William Farrell was a boy taken from New York city 
 by F. II. Williams with whom he was living at the time of 
 his enlistment. Nothing is known of his birth or parentage. 
 He was mustered into the 27th regiment, Co. C, Sept- 20, 
 1861, giving his age as 18 years, and served in the arduous 
 campaigns of that regiment in North Carolina and before 
 Ri(;hmond, taking part in at least fifteen battles. On the 
 16th of May, 1864, he was taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff, 
 Va. He was taken to Libby prison, from there to Ander- 
 sonville, Ga., arriving there May 30. He was removed to 
 Charleston, S. C, Sept. 13 ; removed to Florence, S. C, 
 0(;t 1st; and sufi'ered there till Nov. 16, when he and four 
 others enlisted in the Rebel army on condition of being let 
 out of prison. At Andersonville he became moon-blind, and 
 had to be led whenever he went out in the night. Nov. 21 
 he went into the rebel hospital, with three of his compan- 
 ions, and never has been heard from since. These facts 
 
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 were obtained from Hart E. Morey of Leydeii, a fellow-pris- 
 oner who survived and still lives, (1881). 
 
 John W. Jones, son of Evan and Elizabeth Jones, was 
 l)orn in Wales, Great Britain, Apr. 30th, 1838. His mother 
 died when he was four months old, and he came to this 
 country when he was six years old with his father, who 
 settled in York State, Lewis County, but after 10 years 
 moved to the town of Hermon, St. Lawrence Co. He came 
 to Sunderland and was living with D. D wight Whitmore in 
 1861, and after the other men had gone away in the 10th 
 regiment, he made up his mind to go on and join the same 
 regiment, and was mustered into Co. K on the 5th of 
 Sept. He was a soldier who endeared himself to his com- 
 rades, and was anxious to serve his adopted country in her 
 extremity, and in his last letter to his father wrote that he 
 '^ would fight the Copperheads as long as he could breathe 
 rather than yield." He did fight manfully in those severe 
 battles for nearly three full years, but on that tenible day 
 — the 5th of May, 1864 — on which the 10th regiment lost 
 115 men, killed and wounded, he was among those who 
 fell, only two months before the regiment was mustered out 
 of service, and he was buried on the ground that he died 
 to redeem from secession. 
 
 Abraham Cincinattus Puffer, son of Harriet and David 
 Pufier, was born in Montague Sept. 1, 1844. He spent 
 most of his childhood and youth at home in No. Sunderland 
 where his father lived. He enlisted Apr. 22d, 1861, in the 
 10th regiment, and was mustered into service the following 
 June as a private for three years. He was 16 years old when he 
 joined the army. Sailed from Boston and went to Washing- 
 ton, arriving there the 29th of July. On their march into 
 and through the city to the place where their camp was to 
 be, he was nearly overcome by the heat ; he never was well 
 after it, and was obliged to be taken to Columbia Hospital 
 
18 A KECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 in that city, where he died of fever Nov. 28th, 1861. The 
 men of his company sent his remains home, and they are 
 buried in the cemetery at No. Sunderland. 
 
 Thomas Osborn Amsden, son of Thomas 0. and Susan 
 Amsden, was a native of Greenfield, born May 17, 1837. 
 His father soon after moved to Bernardston, and again back 
 to Greenfield in 1845, so that the time of his boyhood was 
 mostly spent in these two towns. He came to Sunderland 
 and was living with Quartus Sykes in 1862, when he 
 enlisted for three years, and was mustered into the 27th 
 regiment on the 10th of March, but after severe exposure 
 in service he was attacked by remittent fever and died at 
 Beaufort. N. C, on the 10th of September following, leaving 
 a wife and one child. His widow afterwards married Rich- 
 ard Loomis, and they reside in North Leverett. 
 
 Hiram Pierce, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Pierce, was 
 born in Shutesbury in 1820, but has been an inhabitant of 
 our town for many years, and enlisted in 1861, being mus- 
 tered into Co. D, 27th regiment, Sept. 20th. He was in 
 two engagements, viz.: Newbern and Little Washington, 
 but was afterwards appointed cook for his company. Aug. 
 4, 1863, he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, 
 in which he remained until the expiration of his term of 
 service, and was mustered out Sept. 27, 1864. He owns 
 and still lives (1881) on the same place in Sunderland that 
 he occupied before the war. 
 
 Jesse Lemuel Delano, son of Ansel C. and Persis S. 
 Delano, was born in Sunderland Aug. 31, 1835, and lived 
 in the town most of the time till enlisting, in August, 
 1862. He was mustered into the 52d regiment, Co. G, 
 Oct. 11, 1862. Was in all the service of the regiment, was 
 never sick or wounded, and came home to be mustered out 
 at Greenfield Aug. 14, 1863. He still resides in Sunder- 
 land, (1881.) 
 
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 Austin Nash Russell, son of Austin and Roxanna Nash 
 Russell, was born in Sunderland Aug. 8, 1841, and lived at 
 home till his enlistment, Aug. 28, 1862, in Co. G, 52d 
 regiment, for nine months, being mustered into service of 
 the U. S. at Greenfield Oct. 11, 1862. He went forward 
 with the regiment to Louisiana, and served in the ranks till 
 after a hard march on a hot day, when three-fourths of the 
 men fell out by the way (he being one who did not) he 
 was taken with a fever and obliged to go to the hospital at 
 Baton Rouge. After a severe sickness of two weeks he was 
 sent to the convalescent camp, and was detailed clerk of 
 that camp, having charge of the books, and also assisting in 
 removing the wounded from the boats as they arrived from 
 the various battle fields to the hospitals to which they were 
 assigned. He remained in this position, discharging its 
 duties with ability, till after the surrender of Port Hudson, 
 when he again joined his regiment, and with it returned to 
 be mustered out at Greenfield Aug. 14, 1863. In 1866 he 
 married Susan L. Sanderson, and afterwards removed to 
 Shelburne Falls where he still lives, engaged in the marble 
 business. 
 
 Erastus Ellsworth Andrews, son of Erastus and Almira 
 Andrews, was born in Shelburne May 17, 1837. His father 
 was a Baptist clergyman and removed to Sunderland while 
 his son Erastus was quite young. He lived there until the 
 time of his enlistment, Dec. 2, 1863, on which day he was 
 also mustered into the 2nd battery of light artillery as a 
 corporal for three years. He served the full time, and 
 helped to secure the honors which have been so generally 
 accorded to that battery, and was mustered out Aug. 11, 
 1866. He now resides in the town of Woodford, Vt., 
 engaged in farming. He is a brother of ex-Governor 
 Andrews of Conn. 
 
20 A RECOHB OF SUl^DERLAND 
 
 James Richard Warner, son of Seth and Manny Warner, 
 was born in Sunderland Dec. 13, 1823, and resided in the 
 town till his enlistment, which occurred Aug. 28, 1862. He 
 went into camp at Greenfield and was mustered into the 52d 
 regiment as a corporal in Co. G, Oct. 11, 1862. He went 
 to Louisiana, and participated in the Gen. Banks' campaign, 
 and though absent from duty sometimes on account of sick- 
 ness, he was able to serve the full time and come home to 
 be mustered out with the regiment. In 1866 he moved to 
 Washington Territory, where he still lives, (1880,) in the 
 township of White Salmon. 
 
 David Lakeman, son of Adam and Rebecca Lakeman, 
 was born in Ipswich Dec. 24, 1819. He w^as living at 
 David Hubbard's in Sunderland when he enlisted. He was 
 mustered into the 10th regiment, Co. G, as private for 
 three years. May 1, 1861, but on account of disability was 
 mustered out Jan. 26, 1862. After being mustered out he 
 lived in So. Deerfield and Ipswich. He went to the Cen- 
 tennial Exposition in 1876, and his friends have heard 
 nothing from him since. 
 
 Charles Loomis Hartwell,, son of Obed and Lucretia 
 Hartwell, was born in Conw^ay May 31, 1843, where he 
 spent his youthful days. At the time of the war he was 
 living in Sunderland, and enlisted from our town, and w^as 
 mustered into the 10th regiment, Co. I, Sept. 12, 1861, 
 for three years. Served in that regiment until June 20, 
 1864, when he was transferred to the 37th regiment, from 
 which regiment he was mustered out Sept. 12, 1864. He 
 now lives at So. Amherst. 
 
 Charles Montague Whitmore, son of Charles and Julia 
 Whitmore, was born in Sunderland April 19, 1S41. He 
 enlisted in the 10th regiment April 22, 1861, in the com- 
 pany which was formed at Greenfield, and was mustered in 
 with the rank of corporal. He was in two general battles 
 
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 — one at Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, and the other at 
 Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862, where he was severely 
 wounded — twice by minie-balls and the third time by buck- 
 shot, all within two minutes, and then as he afterwards lay 
 upon the field came near being bayonetted like many other 
 wounded men. He was taken to the hospital after the 
 battle, where he lay until the 31st of October, 1862, when 
 he was discharged and returned home. He has, however, 
 never fully recovered from his wounds, and though partially 
 disabled by them, never regrets that he did his part towards 
 suppressing rebellion. He now resides in Meriden, Conn. 
 
 Charles Augustus Fairchild, son of Curtis and Miranda 
 Fairchild, was born in Sunderland, Sept. 8, 1845, and lived 
 there during his boyhood. In 1862 (he then being 17 years 
 old) he was very desirous of enlisting, but not being very 
 strong, and also under the legal age of a volunteer, his friends 
 did not wish him to enlist; but his brother. Rev. E. B. 
 Fairchild being mustered into the 34th regiment as Chaplain 
 Aug. 8, 1862, entitled by army regulations to have a ser- 
 vant, took Charles with him in that capacity. He went on 
 with the regiment, which joined the army of the Potomac, 
 just after the second battle of Bull Run. Owing to the 
 confusion of the time they were obliged to bivouac without 
 tents for a few weeks, and the exposure incident to this 
 mode of life, so different from what he had been accustomed 
 to, induced an attack of dysentery, of which he died, after 
 an illness of about five days, on the 8th of Sept. 1862, that 
 being his 17th birthday. His remains were brought home 
 and buried in our cemetery. 
 
 Ransom Dickinson Pratt, son of Stillman and Eleanor 
 Pratt, and grandson of Ransom Dickinson, formerly of this 
 place. He spent a large part of his childhood and youth 
 here with his grandfather, and at the time of the war was 
 in Amherst College. He belonged to the college military 
 
22 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAKD 
 
 company and the whole company offered their services to 
 the state, immediately on the breaking out of the war, and 
 he was mustered into the 27th regiment, Co. D on the 18th 
 of Sept., 1861, for three years. He participated in the 
 battles of Uoanoke Island, Newbern, Kingston and Golds- 
 boro. He served as Surgeon's clerk and assistant at Newbern, 
 and was detailed to duty for considerable time in the Medical 
 Purveyor's Office, and also in the Adjutant General's Office. 
 In this capacity he was assigned to duty on board a vessel 
 loaded with medical stores, and made a trip to Florida. He 
 was then detailed to duty on a hospital steamer for treating 
 and transferring w^ounded soldiers on the coast. He rounded 
 the stormy Cape Hatteras eleven times in his trips back and 
 forth during the war. At Newbern he assisted in establish- 
 ing educational work among freedmen,in Sunday and evening 
 schools, being on duty away from regiment at close of serv- 
 ice. He w^as mustered out alone, exposed to yellow fever 
 at Newbern he came near falling a victim, but reached home, 
 by short stages, and delays of sickness, at N. Y., Fortress 
 Monroe and Fall River, and nearly died after reaching home, 
 having chills and fever for several months. He now resides 
 in Marlboro, Mass. 
 
 Elliot David Puffer, son of David and Harriet Puffer, 
 was born in Sunderland Aug. 21, 1847, and lived there 
 at home till the time of enlistment in the o4th regiment, 
 being mustered in Dec. 30, 1863, for three years. He went to 
 Harpers Ferry, the regiment being there at the time of his 
 enlistment, and spent the winter in that vicinity, in various 
 camp duties, making one or two short trips in the country 
 south with foraging parties, etc., but in the spring took part 
 in active service. On the 15th of May the sanguinary con- 
 flict of New Market occurred, and in that battle he was 
 taken prisoner with a few others of various regiments, and 
 after many changing places of confinement he was finally 
 
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 sent to the prison pen at Anderson ville — the phice most 
 dreaded of all, by captured men — and alter five montltH of 
 hardships, exposure to sun and rain, and, worst of all, 
 starvation, he died on the 12th of Nov., 1864. 
 
 Anson Smith Munsell, was a son of Thomas E. and Rox- 
 anna Munsell. He was born in Sunderland Oct. 3d, I806. 
 He was attending school at Bernardston when the war broke 
 out, but left there to enlist in the 52d regiment. He was 
 appointed corporal in this regiment and served with honor 
 through its campaign in Louisiana, returning home in Aug., 
 I860, and also to his studies. The next year he again 
 enlisted in the 61st regiment for three years, and was com- 
 missioned Lieut, by Gov. Andrew. He was present at the 
 storming of Petersburg and marched into the city the next 
 morning, his regiment taking the lead in the column. 
 When the war was over he took a three years course in 
 medicine, since which he has been quite successful in Chicago 
 as a physician where he now resides. 
 
 James Birney Whitmore, son of Chas. and Julia Whit- 
 more, was born in Sunderland June 19, 1843. He enlisted 
 in the 52d regiment, and was appointed Corporal ; served 
 the full time, without losing a day, and came home with the 
 regiment. He again enlisted in the 30th Unattached Co., 
 heavy artillery, and was appointed Corporal, but while at 
 Fort Smith, Va., he was promoted to the place of Sergeant 
 after a sharp, competitive examination for excellence in drill 
 and other soldier-like qualities, and remained in service till 
 the close of the war. He now resides in Holyoke. 
 
 George Washington Miller, son of Washington and 
 Fanny Miller, w^as born in Salisbury, Vt., July 8, 1843. 
 His father afterwards moved to this place, and Geo. lived 
 here till the time of his enlistment into the 52d regiment, 
 Co. G, for nine months. He went to Louisiana and followed 
 the fortunes of the regiment without accident till the siege 
 
24 A RECORD OF SUKDERLAND 
 
 of Port HudvSon where he was wounded in the hand by a 
 rebel bullet, while on duty in the trenches, whereby he lost 
 one finger. He came home with the regiment, and was mus- 
 tered out Aug. 14, 1863. He now resides in Chicago, 111. 
 
 Ebenezer Farwell Wiley, son of Ebenezer and Adaline 
 Wiley, was born in Sunderland Jan. 12, 1840. He was muster- 
 ed into the 37th regiment July 27, 1862, being then 22 years 
 of age. He was in the various severe battles of that regi- 
 ment, and was promoted to the position of Corporal and 
 then of Sergeant, on account of faithfulness and bravery. 
 On the 21st of August, 1864, near Charlestown, Va., he 
 was wounded in the head by a rebel bullet which fractured 
 the skull. He was taken to the hospital, and after a time 
 recovered and reported for duty once more. He was then 
 transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, in which he re- 
 mained the lest of the three years. He still lives in Sun- 
 derland, but will always carry on his head visible evidence 
 of his army life. 
 
 Frederick Luther Bagg was a member of the 37th regi- 
 ment, a^id took an active part in a score of hard-fought 
 battles, and was thought a very efficient soldier, and although 
 much exposed he never was wounded. He was especially 
 commended for bravery at Petersburg, where in the midst 
 of a general engagement he, single-handed, surprised and 
 captured a small fort containing about 25 men. They, sup- 
 posing him to be well-supported, threw down their arms; 
 but before he could receive assistance a re-enforcement came to 
 their aid, and he was obliged to retreat, which it is said he 
 did in good order, with " drums beating and colors flying," 
 of course. He now resides in So. Deerfield. 
 
 James Whitney Stebbins, son of Eben and Rebecca Steb- 
 bins, was born in Deerfield May 17, 1838, and was living 
 in Sunderland previous to the war; enlisted on the 27th of 
 Aug., 1862, and was mustered in as first sergeant of Co. G, 
 
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 52d regiment, nine months men, Oct. 11, 1862. He went 
 to Louisiana and participated in the first attack on Port 
 Hudson, and also in the occupation of Plaquemine, but was 
 taken ^ick, and being discharged for disability June 11, 
 1863, he returned home in a feeble condition, but finally 
 recovered, and after a few years removed to Springfield 
 where he has since resided, being employed as an express 
 messenger on the Conn. River railroad. 
 
 Charles Daland Dean, son of Charles and AJjby Dean, 
 w^as born in New Salem June 9, 1843. His father soon 
 after moved to Sunderland and his early years were spent 
 in this town. He was, however, living in Oakham when 
 the war came on, and he enlisted from that town in Co. If, 
 25th regiment, Sept. 24, 1861, for three years. He was 
 discharged Jan. 18, 1864, and he re-enlisted from Sunder- 
 land Jan. 19, 1864, in the same regiment. He was detailed 
 as cook, and for hospital duty, and filled these difficult 
 positions with ability and success ; was mustered out July 
 13, 1865, having been in the army nearly four years. He 
 now lives in Boston. , 
 
 Charles Albert Sanderson, son of Horace and Emily 
 Sanderson, was born in Sunderland Aug. 4, 1842. His 
 parents removed to Ludlow, but on the death of his father 
 Charles came back to this town, being then eight years of 
 age. He lived ten years afterward with Albert Montague, 
 Esq., and enlisted in Co. G, 52d regiment, as a private, 
 Aug. 12, 1862, and was mustered in 0(jt. 11, for nine 
 months. He served through the whole campaign and 
 returned with the regiment to be mustered out Aug. 1, 
 1863. He was single when in the army but has since mar- 
 ried ; lived for a time in No. Dana, but has returned to 
 his native town, where he now resides. 
 
 Henry Josiah Grover, son of Josiah and Mary H. Grover, 
 was born in Hadley May 27, 1833. His early years 
 
26 A RECORD OF su:nderland 
 
 up to the time of the war were spent in this town, his father 
 having removed here in 1839. He enlisted in Co. G, 52d 
 regiment, and was mustered in, Oct. 11, 1862, and served 
 the full term of enlistment with the regiment, being in the 
 first attack on Port Hudson, at Plaquemine and at Oak 
 Bend. He came home with the regiment, was mustered out 
 Aug. 14, 1863, and has since lived, most of the time in this 
 town, but at the present time is in Amherst where he keeps 
 a popular boarding house. 
 
 John Heminway was born in 1843, of English parents, 
 and when quite young was consigned to the almshouse at 
 Monson, from which place he was taken by Dea. Elihu Hem- 
 inway of North Leverett, to whom he was bound by the 
 name of John Burns, in 1855. He lived with Mr. Hemin- 
 way till 1860. He then came to Sunderland and was living 
 here at the time of enlistment, and was mustered into the 
 10th regiment, June 21st, 1861, as a private for three years, 
 in Co. G. He re-enlisted Dec. 21st, 1863, and followed the 
 fortunes of that regiment till June 20, 1865, when he was 
 transfeiii-ed to the 37th regiment and June 21, 1865, again 
 transferred to the 20th regiment, where he served till mustered 
 out, July 16, 1865, making more than four years of contin- 
 uous service. He is still living somewhere in Vermont, 
 though he has lived in Montague some time since the 
 war. 
 
 Martin Van Buren Flagg, son of Jeremiah and Clarissa 
 Flagg, was born in Conway July 12, 1844. When he was 
 quite young his parents moved to this town, where his boy- 
 hood was spent at school, at general farm work, and at his 
 father's steam saw mill. He was mustered into the 18th 
 regiment, Co. A, as a private for three years, Sept. 21, 
 1861. He took part in the second battle of Bull Run, and 
 other service near Washington, was obliged to be mustered 
 out for disability, Nov. 27, 1862, having served a little over 
 
IN THE CIVIL WAR. 'li 
 
 one year. His ancestors landed at Plymouth in KioO, and 
 some of them served in the Revolution with distinction. 
 He v^as single when in service but has since married, and is 
 now living at North Amlierst. 
 
 Charles Wood, at the time of the war was living in this 
 town with Henry J. Graves. Nothing is known of his hirth 
 or parentage, he having been taken from Westboro by Wil- 
 liam W. Russell, w^ho was his guardian. He enlisted and 
 was mustered into the 20th regiment, Co. D, Aug. 23, 1861, 
 for three years, served in the ranks for the full term and was 
 mustered out Aug. 30, 1864. He was at the battles of 
 Fredericksburg, second battle of Bull Run, the seige of Knox- 
 ville, Spottsylvania, and some other engagements in Vir- 
 ginia, including the battles at Petersburg, where he won 
 the commendation of his officers for good service. 
 
 Albert Rensselaer Dickinson White, son of David and 
 Belinda White, was l)orn in Hadley Dec. 14, 1837, where 
 his youthful days were spent. He was living with Sidney 
 S. Warner in this tow-n w^hen he enlisted. He was mus- 
 tered into the 31st regiment, Co. F, Nov. 7, 18^1, as a 
 private for three years, sailed from Boston with Gen. But- 
 ler's command, arrived at Ship Island, and went from thence 
 to New Orleans. But exposure to wet and cold brought on 
 rheumatism, and he was discharged from service July 10, 
 1862. He returned home, but afterwards removed West, 
 and finally South, and is now (1880) living at Running 
 Brushy, Texas. 
 
 Richard Newhall Blodgett, son of Leonard and Mary 
 Blodgett, was born in Conway Aug. 30, 1837. His life be- 
 fore the war was spent mostly in Conway, Deerfield and 
 Sunderland, where he worked at farming. He enlisted 
 Nov. 12, 1862; was mustered into the 32d regiment, Co. 
 C, for three years, as a private, Nov. 27, 1861. He partic- 
 ipated in the battles before Richmond in 1862 and at 
 
28 A KECOKD OF SUNDEELAND 
 
 Antietam, but was mustered out for disability Dec. 22, 1862. 
 Returning home he moved to Warwick, where he now 
 resides. He was never wounded, but has always suffered in 
 health from effects of army life. 
 
 James Clary was a native of Ireland, and came to this 
 country in 1849. He went immediately into the employ of 
 Horace Lyman of this town, and has i^esided here ever since 
 with the exception of his army life. He was mustered into 
 the 37th regiment Sept: 2, 1862, and served to the end of 
 the war. He was detailed as officer's servant most of the 
 time; was mustered out June 21, 1865, and still lives in 
 Sunderland. 
 
 Stilman Dexter Clark, son of Eliphalet and Flavilla 
 Clark, was born in Sunderland Nov. 3, 1821. He lived in 
 Sunderland most of the time previous to his enlistment. 
 He was mustered into the 27th regiment, Co. D, as a private, 
 for three years; on the fii'st of Sept., 1865, went to North 
 Carolina, and remained in the vicinity of Newbern most of 
 the time he was in service. He did not participate in any 
 of the great battles, but was in some of the skirmishes, and 
 on those hard marches which used up so many of the men. 
 He was mustered out for disability Sept. 27, 1864, since 
 which time he has lived in this vicinity and now resides in 
 South Deerfield. 
 
 Parker Dole Hubbard, son of Ashley and Betsey Hub- 
 bard, was born in Sunderland May 15th, 1825, on the paternal 
 homestead in the south part of the town, which was the 
 home of his grandfather, Maj. Caleb Hubbard, a patriot of 
 the Revolution. He enlisted in Co. G, 52d regiment, Aug. 
 20. 1862, and was mustered into U. S. service Oct. 11 fol- 
 lowing. He served in the ranks some of the time, but was 
 detailed to take charge of some important foraging expedi- 
 tions, which duty he performed with much credit. He 
 returned home with the regiment and was mustered out 
 
IN THE CIVIL WAR. 29 
 
 Aug. 14, 1863. lie has since married and lives on the old 
 homestead, engaged in farming. He has also acquired quite 
 a reputation as a breeder of fine driving horses. 
 
 Thomas Lyman Munsell, son of Thomas E. and Roxanna 
 R. Munsell, was born in Sunderland Oct. 13, 1831. At the 
 time of the wdr he was a merchant in Ashfield, and enlisted 
 for that town being mustered into the 1st regiment cavalry, 
 Co. H, for two years, on the 14th Aug., 1862, and followed 
 the fortunes of war, without any wounds or severe sickness, 
 till he was mustered out at the expiration of service, Nov. 
 11, 1864. He now resides in Holyoke. 
 
 Otis Dorrance Munsell, son of Thomas E. and Roxanna 
 Munsell, was born in Sunderland Sept. 8, 1838. He lived 
 in our town most of his life previous to the war, and was 
 well known to our citizens. He enlisted, however, for the 
 town of Montague, having moved there a short time before. 
 Was mustered into the 22d regiment, Co. I, July 15, 1863, 
 as a private for three years. Otis was at the battles of 
 Rappahannock Station and Mine Run in 1863, and several 
 engagements in the Wilderness in the spiing of 1864, where 
 he received wounds of which he died on the 7th of May, 
 1864. 
 
 Charles Leonard Russell, son of Emmons and Myra 
 Russell, was born in Sunderland April 8, 1858, and lived in 
 town till the war. He enlisted in Co. G, 52d regiment, 
 Aug. 27, and was mustered into service, Oct. 11, 1862, at 
 Camp Miller, Greenfield. Served through the campaign in 
 Louisiana, and returned to be mustered out at Greenfield 
 Aug. 14, 1863. He was never sick or wounded, and was 
 an efficient soldier and a good comrade. He returned home 
 and engaged in farming, and having married resides on the 
 paternal homestead. 
 
 Frederick Real Crocker was a son of Zaccheus and 
 Climena Crocker, and was born in Sunderland July 27, 1836. 
 
30 A RECORD or SUNDERLAND 
 
 He spent his childhood at his home in the south part of the 
 town. He enlisted and was mustered into the 37th regiment 
 Aug. 30, 1862, as a private in Co. F, for three years. He 
 w^as detailed as a pioneer, in which position he was very 
 efficient and able, having worked at the carpenter's trade 
 previous to his enlistment. But though his duties called his 
 attention mainly to other things, he always kept his gun 
 handy, was ready to assist in repelling an assault or to aid 
 in an attack, and took part in many of the sharp battles of 
 1863 and the early part of 1864. On the 21st of June, 
 1864, near Petersburg, Va., while engaged in putting up 
 the tents for the night after a skirmish with the enemy, he 
 was struck by a stray bullet, which caused his death. He 
 was one of the best soldiers in that noble regiment, and his 
 loss left a gap in the ranks not easily filled. His remains 
 were brought home and are buried in the cemetery at North 
 Amherst. 
 
 Henry Stevens Church, son of Henry and Judith Church, 
 was born in Sunderland Sept. 12, 1835. At the age of 
 fifteen, his father died and he w^ent to Biddeford, Me., to 
 learn the machinist's trade, but his eye-sight failing him he 
 returned and lived a while with his mother at Belchertown. 
 They afterwards removed to a house on the w^est bank of 
 the Connecticut a short distance above Sunderland bridge. 
 He enlisted in the 31st regiment and was appointed a Ser- 
 geant. He was suddenly taken sick on the 24th of May, 
 1862, and died of typhoid fever on the 31st of the same 
 month. He was married in Nov., 1859, to Miss Vesta 
 Barber, of Portland, Me. He enlisted for Belchertown. 
 
 Thomas Archibald, was a young man — the youngest who 
 enlisted from this town — being only fourteen years old. 
 He came from the state almshouse at Monson to live with 
 Quartus Sykes. Nothing is known of his early life, or of 
 his parentage, thorough examination at the almshouse and 
 
IN THE CIVIL WAR. 31 
 
 at Boston having revealed nothing in regard to either. He 
 joined the 34th regiment on Jan. 2d, 1864, the regi- 
 ment being then in the defenses about Washington. 
 In December following the regiment went further South, 
 and young Archibald took part in two quite severe 
 battles, viz. : Hatcher's Run and in front of Peters- 
 burg, and was commended by his fellow soldiers for his 
 bravery. In the latter engagement, however, he received 
 a wound in the thigh, and was taken to the U. S. General 
 Hospital at Fortress Munroe, where he died on the 26th of 
 April, 1865, and was buried in the Hospital cemetery with 
 Christian ceremony and military honors. 
 
 Edwin Wright Ball, son of Silas and Jerusha Ball, was 
 born in Sunderland July 6, 1838, and lived a large part of 
 the time at home, in the south part of the town, till the war 
 broke out. He was at work at his trade as carpenter in 
 Amherst at that time, and enlisted on the 20th of February, 
 1862, in Co. L, 1st regiment, heavy artillery with the rank 
 of private. He was present at the second battle of Bull 
 Run, and some other slight engagements. This regiment 
 was kept most of the time in the vicinity of the Capital for 
 garrison duty. On the 22d of February, 1864, he was dis- 
 charged to re-enlist as artificer, which he did the next day 
 in the same regiment, and to his honor, be it said, that he 
 preferred to re-enlist for his own town, even though he was 
 offered a much larger bounty from another. After some 
 severe labor and exposure in July and August of that year, 
 he was taken with fever, and after a short sickness he died 
 at City Point, Va., Sept. 10, 1864. His body was removed 
 to North Amherst for burial. 
 
 Charles Graves Blodgett, son of Leonard and Mary 
 Blodgett, was born in Deerfield Feb. 4th, 1844. His father 
 moved his family to this town and Charles was living at 
 home at the time of the commencement of the war, working 
 
32 A RECORD OF sunderla:n^d 
 
 with his father at the mason's trade, being then 17 years of 
 age. He was enthusiastic in regard to the great conflict, 
 and desirous to take part in it. Having obtained the con- 
 sent of his parents, he entered the 10th regiment, and was 
 mustered in, June 21st, 1861, as a private, and afterwards 
 promoted to ihe position of Corporal. He left Boston with 
 the regiment on the 25th of July, and by steamer reached 
 Washington the 30th. They soon after crossed the Poto- 
 mac, and he took part in the hard work of the regiment, 
 never being sick a day; never off duty, which, consider- 
 ing his age, was worthy of mention. fTe took part in the 
 battles on the Peninsular, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, 
 Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, and the numerous severe 
 battles of the Wilderness up to the 18th of May, 1864, 
 when, after nearly a month of hard marching and fighting, 
 he was taken prisoner, nearly three years after he enlisted. 
 In all this danger and exposuie, he never lost his conviction 
 that the Union would be maintained, and though ever among 
 the foremost of his rank, he never was wounded. He was 
 taken to Andersonville prison only three days before his 
 time would have expired, where he spent six weeks of suf- 
 fering and misery, being inhumanly treated and half starved. 
 He became weak and thin, and finally quite unwell; but 
 there came a prospect of an exchange of prisoners, and he, 
 with other, was taken to Charleston, S. C, for that purpose. 
 Hope again revived, and he began to look forward to the 
 time when he should once more see his native town. But 
 the exchange was deferred, postponed, and then refused, 
 and the disappointment was so great that our hero lost his 
 ambition and courage, and soon died at the Charleston City 
 Hospital. In the words of a comrade he was " a good 
 soldier, a faithful friend, a loyal patriot, and a martyr to his 
 country." 
 
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 Brainard Montague, son of Warren and Beda Montague, 
 was born in Sunderland May 20tb, 1841. Tie spent his 
 early years in this town, assisting his father on the fai-ni, 
 attended school, and afterwards learned the carpenter's 
 trade. In 1861 he went to Amherst, N. H., to attend 
 school, and while there he was strongly impressed that it 
 was his duty to enlist in the army. He went to Manches- 
 ter and enlisted Dec. 14th, and was mustered into the 8th 
 New Hampshire regiment, Co. E, Dec. 31st, 1861, as a 
 private. He had entertained the idea of some day becoming 
 a doctor, and was immediately detailed to duty as an 
 assistant in hospital work. In that capacity he went to 
 Ship Island, but the heat and crowded condition of the 
 barracks brought on typhoid fever, from which he died May 
 4, 1862, after an illness of only one week. His First Lieu- 
 tenant speaks of him as ^' earnest and zealous as a soldier, 
 watchful, efficient and tender as an assistant, and one from 
 whom they had expected much." 
 
 Arthur Montague, youngest son of Warren and Beda 
 Montague, was born in Sunderland Mar. 15, 1843, and 
 lived at home most of the time till he enlisted. He was 
 mustered into the 52d regiment, Oct. 11th, 1862, and went 
 to camp anxious to do his part in the suppression of the 
 Rebellion. On the voyage from New York to New Orleans, 
 however, the men were all very sea-sick, and in his case 
 it seemed to lead into erysipelas, and he was quite sick 
 before his arrival at Baton Bouge, on the 17th of Dec, and 
 he was obliged to enter and stay in the hospital, afflicted 
 alternately with erysipelas and rheumatism, till on Feb. 
 27th, there being no probability of his recovery under such 
 circumstances, he was discharged, and on the 2d day of 
 March he started for home accompanied by his brother 
 Merrick. They arrived home March 25th, but diphtheria 
 
34 A RECORD OF SUIS^DERLAOT) 
 
 set in and he died on the 2d day of April, 1863, only a 
 week after reaching home. 
 
 Henry Dexter Bartlett, son of Dexter and Clarinda 
 Bartlett, was born in Sunderland June 17th, 1844. He 
 lived here in town during his childhood and youth, but at 
 the time of the war he was living in Springfield, where he 
 was employed at the machinist's trade, to which he was 
 ardently devoted, and in which he hoped to excel. But he 
 heard his country's call and enlisted in the 46th regiment, 
 Co. A, for nine months, and went with the regiment to 
 Newbern, N. C, in September, 1862, arriving there Nov. 
 15, and went immediately to outpost duty at Newport Bar- 
 racks, an important station between Newbern and Beaufort. 
 He was always ready for duty, and energetic in action, and 
 made many friends in the regiment. But he was taken 
 sick with putrid typhoid fever, and after only a short sick- 
 ness, died on the 9th of February, 1863. He was brought 
 •home by some of his comrades, and laid to rest in our cem- 
 etery by the river. 
 
 George DwiGHT Whitmore, son of Chas. and Julia Whit- 
 more, was born in Sunderland Aug. 31, 1839. He resided 
 at home most of the time, being well known throughout the 
 town, and was a young man of much promise. He enlisted 
 in the 37th regiment, in July, 1862, and Avent into camp 
 at Pittsfield, being mustered in on the 30th of August. He 
 was naturally strong and robust and endured the hard serv- 
 ice of march and field better than most men, and took part 
 in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged during 
 1S62, '63 and '64, and also in the work of suppressing riots 
 in New York City. But on April 2d, 1865, while at the 
 battle of Petersburg, engaged in carrying forward a quantity 
 of ammunition, he was struck upon the head by a piece of 
 a shell. It was hoped that he would recover, but after a 
 few days he grew worse and was sent to the hospital at 
 
TN THE CIVIL WAR. lif) 
 
 Washington, arriving there on the 12th of A[)ril, and (HcmI 
 on the 14th. His body was brought lionie and finitMal 
 services were held in the church, and he was buried in the 
 quiet cemetery at No. Sunderland. A fellow sohlier said 
 of him, ^^ He was a brave man among the bravest, and a 
 general favorite among his comrades." 
 
 Swan L. Lesure, son of Ansel and Polly Lesure, was 
 born in Warwick Jan. 14, 1827. He was living in Sunder- 
 land in 1862 when the call came for 300,000 nine months 
 men, and took an active part in gathering together and 
 organizing Co. G of the 52d regiment, which was composed 
 almost entirely of Amherst and Sunderland men. He was 
 mustered in, Oct. 11, 1862, as Lieutenant of that company, but 
 for certain reasons was mustered out before the regiment 
 left the state. He afterwards enlisted in another regiment, 
 and died while on picket duty near Petersburg, Va., June 
 21, 1864. 
 
 Merrick Montague, son of Warren and Bed a Montague, 
 was born in Sunderland Nov. 19, 1834. His father resided 
 in the south part of the town, on the road to Hadley, and 
 Merrick spent his childhood and youth there. On arriving 
 at years of maturity he took up the carpenter's trade, at 
 which he was engaged when the 52d regiment of nine 
 months men were called for. His brother Arthur having a 
 great desire to enlist, this was probably a strong inducement 
 for him to enlist in the same company, that they might be 
 a help to each other, if need be. They enlisted, were mus- 
 tered in, and went into camp together at Greenfield, went 
 to New Orleans and Baton Rouge with the regiment, arriv- 
 ing at New Orleans on the 14th of Dec, 1862. On the 
 voyage he had been obliged to take care of his brother 
 Arthur who was quite sick, and continued to do so after 
 their arrival at Baton Rouge on the 17th. The confinement 
 and anxiety began to tell upon his own health, and when 
 
36 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 Arthur was discharged and sent home Merrick was permit- 
 ted to accompany him. On arriving home he immediately 
 went to Boston and obtained his discharge for disability, on 
 the 1st of April, 1863. But army life and its burdens, 
 both physical and mental, had undermined his naturally 
 robust constitution, and though for some few years he was 
 able to attend to business, he never fully recovered, and 
 being attacked by consumption he died on the 28th of Nov., 
 1866. He was much beloved by his soldier comrades, and 
 respected by his townsmen, who honored him with the office 
 of Selectman, in the year 1865. He left a wife and one 
 child, who still reside in Sunderland (1881). 
 
 Alden Gilbert, son of Jervis and Mary Gilbert, was born 
 in Leverett Sept. 3, 1844, where he lived till, at the age of 
 seventeen years, he came to Sunderland and lived with Dea. 
 Elihu Smith to the time of his enlistment in the army, on 
 the 27th of Aug., 1862, and was mustered into the 52d 
 regiment, Co. G, as a private, Oct. 11, 1862. He went 
 to Louisiana, and shared the hard service with the rest 
 of the men, being at the siege of Port Hudson, at Oak 
 Bend, Plaquemine, and New Iberia. He was obliged to go 
 into the hospital for a short time at Baton Rouge, but recov- 
 ered to come home and be mustered out Aug. 14, 1863. He 
 was single when in the army, was married in 1870, and has 
 since lived in Conway, but now resides in No. Hadley 
 engaged in farming. 
 
 John Wiley Russell, son of Justin and Sarah Wiley Rus- 
 sell, was born in Sunderland July 9, 1830, and lived here 
 most of the time until his enlistment, Aug. 21, 1862. He 
 went into camp at Greenfield, and was mustered into Co. G, 
 52d regiment, Oct. 11, 1862. He participated in all the 
 marches and hard work of that regiment, was never wounded 
 nor seriously sick, took part in the battle of Oak Road and 
 the assault on Port Hudson, came home with the regiment 
 
IN THE CIVIL WAR. 37 
 
 and WHS mustered out Aug. 14, 1863. Since the w.ir ha Ims 
 been engaged in fanning, in this town part of the time, hut 
 is now living at Amherst, where he is employed in the 
 express business. 
 
 Reuben Emerson Bartlett, son of Lemuel and Sophia 
 Bartlett, was born in Shutesbury May 25, 1843. He lived 
 there until he was fifteen years old, then in Leverett and 
 Amherst two years, and afterwards in this town till he 
 enlisted July 18, 1862 ; went into camp at Pittsfield, and 
 was mustered into the 37th regiment, Co. F, Aug. 30, 1862, 
 for three years. He w^as obliged to be in the hospital some 
 on account of sickness, and was accidentally wounded by a 
 blow from an axe at Brandy Station, but was nevertheless 
 in severed of the notable engagements with the enemy, and 
 did efficient service, especially at the battle of Winchester, 
 where he attracted attention for individual action and brav- 
 ery. He has since suffered seriously from injuries received 
 in the army, but has received a pension from the Govern- 
 ment. He came home w^ith the regiment and was mustei-ed 
 out June 21, 1865. He afterwards prepared himself foi* the 
 ministry, and was Pastor of the Elm St. Baptist Church in 
 Wilmington, Delaware, for one year, but his health failing, 
 he was obliged to resign that useful position, and returned 
 to this town, where he still resides. 
 
 Leander Brigham, son of Joel and Elizabeth Brigham, was 
 born in Deerfield March 23, 1823. He passed his early 
 years in Deerfield, but at the time of the war was living in 
 Sunderland. He had serious thoughts of enlisting early in 
 the conflict, but delayed doing so until the call came for the 
 300,000 nine months men. He then went into the 52d 
 regiment, Co. G, being mustered in, Oct. 11, 1862. He went 
 to Louisiana, and shared the fortunes of the final campaign 
 in that state, endured some of the hard marches, fatigue 
 work and picket duty, but on account of sickness was 
 
38 A RECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 obliged to go into the hospital for a season, after which he 
 assisted in hospital work. He came home with his regiment, 
 and was mustered out Aug. 14, 1863. He afterwards removed 
 to Montague, where he now resides. 
 
 George Mosely Williams, son of Oliver and Miriam Wil- 
 liams, was born in Sunderland Sept. 13, 1823. He spent his 
 childhood and youth here, and a large part of his life also 
 before the war, and was well known in our community. He 
 had considerable literary attainments, and articles of his 
 writing may now be found in the old files of the agricultural 
 papers of Massachusetts. He enlisted in some New York regi- 
 ment and came home after the war, without being wounded, 
 though once obliged to be in the hospital for a short time. 
 He died Sept. 19, 1872. 
 
 George Arms Whitmore, son of D. D wight and Jane 
 Whitmore, was born in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, Apr. 15, 
 1840. His childhood and youth were spent at his home in 
 North Sunderland, and he had just attained his majority 
 when the guns of Fort Sumter roused the country to war, 
 and he enlisted on the 18th of May, 1861, and was mus- 
 tered into the 10th regiment on the 21st of June. He 
 served his full term of 3 years, was in many hard fought 
 battles, exposed to hardship and dangers innumerable, but 
 was never wounded, nor was he ever kept from duty any 
 length of time by sickness. Came home with the regiment 
 and was mustered out on the 6th of July, 1864. He after- 
 wards was employed on the New London Northern railroad, 
 and was accidentally killed near Stafford Springs, Conn., 
 July 2d, 1867, — almost exactly three years after his dis- 
 charge from the army. 
 
 James Hill, was living at David Hubbard's in the north 
 part of the town, and enlisted in the 32d regiment, Co. A, 
 as a private for three years, Sept. 3, 1863. He participated 
 in the battles of the Wilderness, and did good service until 
 
IN THE CIVIL WAR. 1^9 
 
 the 12th of May, 1864, when at the battle of Laurel Hill ha 
 was fatally wounded and died the same day. 
 
 John Randolph Banks was boin in Ashfield Jan. 8, 1840. 
 His parents were Orlando and Caroline Whitney, and he was 
 named Francis Orlando Whitney. His father died soon 
 after, and his mother gave him to John S. Banks of Bern- 
 ardston, who adopted him as his own son, and had his name 
 changed to John Randolph Banks. He spent most of liis 
 early years in Bernardston, but coming to Sunderland in 
 1859, he married Julia L. Dunklee, and resided here when 
 the war broke out. When the call came for the 300,000 
 nine months men, he enlisted and was mustered into the 52d 
 regiment, Co. G, as a private, Oct. 11, 1862. He was a 
 good soldier, fearing no danger, and was always ready for 
 duty. Mustered out August 14, 1863, after his full term of 
 service in the swamps of Louisiana, he returned to Sunder- 
 land and engaged in farming. But he had become diseased, 
 and subject to inflammatory troubles — probably increased 
 by exposure and hardships in the army — which finally devel- 
 oped into a cancerous humor, from which he died on the 24th 
 of June, 1869, and was buried in the cemetery at Sunder- 
 land. Pie left three children, two of whom still survive. 
 His widow married James Farr of Greenfield, where they are 
 now residing, (1881.) 
 
 Samuel Graves, son of Hubbard and Mary Graves, was 
 born in Sunderland May 1st, 1839. He spent his early 
 years in this town, and learned the trade of painting, of his 
 father. When about 20 years old he went to Amherst to 
 work with an older brother, but at the time of enlistment he 
 was living in Belchertown. He was mustered into the 10th 
 regiment, June 21, 1861. He served three full years, was 
 in several engagements, and twice oblii>ed to go to the hos- 
 pital, was never wounded, and was mustered out with the 
 regiment in July, 1864. He lived afterwards in Amherst 
 
4:0 A KECORD OF SUNDERLAND 
 
 most of the time till his death; which occurred Jan. 18, 
 1878. His remains were brought to Sunderland for inter- 
 ment. 
 
 Emory Pearl Andrews, son of Rev. Erastus and Almira 
 Bartlett Andrews (formerly of No. Sunderland), was born in 
 Middlefield, March 28, 1830. His father preached for the 
 Baptist Church at No. Sunderland for many years. Emory 
 commenced to teach school in Montague in the winter of 
 1850 — '51. He afterwards taught in the Academy at Shel- 
 burne Falls, and was Principal of the High School at the 
 same place in 1856 — '57. In 1858 he was installed as 
 Principal of Hollis Institute at So. Braintree, Norfolk Co., 
 where he remained till he entered the army. He enlisted 
 as a private at Howe, Franklin Co., Sept. 15, 1861, in the 
 31st Massachusetts regiment, but was chosen Second Lieu- 
 tenant, and was mustered into Co. C, Nov. 20, 1861, for 
 three years. He was promoted to a First Lieutenancy, 
 Feb. 20, 1862, and was appointed Military Sheriff of the 
 Department of the Gulf, attached to the staff of Maj. Gen. 
 B. F. Butler, during his command in New Orleans. His 
 duties in this position were exceedingly difficult. Among 
 other matters of public importance he had charge of the 
 execution of Wm. B. Mumford for high treason, in New 
 Orleans, June 16, 1862. It will be remembered that Mum- 
 ford was the only person hanged for high treason during the 
 whole rebellion. He also executed four other men in the 
 Parish prison of New Orleans by command of Gen. Butler. 
 (These executions were deemed necessary by the Govern- 
 ment to establish its authority and restore order). He was 
 with Gen. Banks at the siege of Port Hudson and through 
 the Red river campaign. He was three times wounded, 
 though never seriously, and had a horse shot under him at 
 Sabine Cross-Roads, La., Apr. 8, 1864. He served his full 
 time and was mustered out Nov. 20, 1864, Returning 
 
IN THE CIVIL WAR. 41 
 
 home he removed to Rochester, N. Y., and was for several 
 years principal of Genesee School in that city. For the 
 ten years between 1870 and 1880 he was engaged in teach- 
 ing music, associated with Prof. L. 0. Emerson of Boston. 
 He is now — June, 1881 — President of the Conservatory of 
 Music at Xenia, Ohio, and Sup't of music in the city public 
 schools. He was " off duty " in the army only three days 
 during the whole three years ; and for more than twenty 
 years as teacher has never missed a lesson, and never, as 
 pupil or teacher, had a " tardy mark." He was a brother 
 of Charles P. Andrews (also from this town) who was Gov- 
 ernor of Connecticut in 1880. 
 
 Myron Dexter Clark, son of Stillman D. and Lucy A. 
 Clark, was born in Sunderland Apr. 9, 1848. Lived in 
 Sunderland and North Amherst till the war. Enlisted Aug. 
 1st, 1866, for one hundred days, in the 60th regiment, Co. 
 G, as a private. Served on the quota of Amherst. Spent 
 most of his time in garrison duty at Indianapolis, Ind., guard- 
 ing rebel prisoners. Mustered out, Nov. 30, 1864. He 
 married Mary E. Thompson March 2, 1871, and settled in 
 Alstead, N. H., where he now resides (1881) engaged in 
 farming. 
 
 Edward Baxter Fairchild, son of Curtis and Miranda 
 Fairchild, was born in Sunderland Sept. 15, 1835. He 
 enlisted from Sterling in June, 1862, in Co. C, 34th regi- 
 ment, Massachusetts volunteers, but before he was mustered 
 into the U. S. service was elected as Chaplain of his regi- 
 ment, and in that capacity mustered into the service, Aug. 
 8, 1862. His regiment was occupied in garrison duty about 
 Washington for a year, when getting tired of this kind of 
 service, he resigned his commission July 3, 1863, to accept 
 a position of greater activity and usefulness in the " U. S. 
 Sanitary Commission." As special relief agent' he w^ent 
 through the Gettysburg campaign, helping to care for the 
 
42 A RECORD OF SUKDERLAND 
 
 20,000 men wounded in that battle. He spent most of the 
 winter of 1863 — 4 collecting vital statistics for the Sanitary 
 Commission, in the vicinity of Washington, New York, and 
 at the U. S. military prison at Point Lookout, Md. In the 
 spring of 1864 he was ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., and 
 in May of that year started with Sherman's army on the 
 Georgia campaign as relief agent for the 14th army corps. 
 He went as far as Atlanta, but was prevented from going 
 through to Savannah by sickness contracted from hardships 
 and exposure in the Atlanta campaign, and came home to 
 devote his time to lecturing in New York, Pennsylvania, 
 Maryland and Delaware, to raise money for the Sanitary 
 Commission. He remained in the employ of the Sanitary 
 Commission to the close of the war. After the war he re- 
 turned to the active duties of his profession. He was settled 
 over the Unitarian church in Whately for two years and 
 a half; removed to Stoneham, in 1868, where he had 
 charge of the Unitarian church in that town and Reading 
 for about ten years, when failing health compelled him to 
 give up the work of the ministry for a time. Since 1878 
 he has been engaged in the book business, and is now con- 
 nected with Lee & Shepard of Boston, but now resides in 
 Stoneham, the town for which he enlisted. He was actively 
 engaged in organizing the " Grand Army of the Republic,*' 
 and was commander of the Stoneham Post for two terms. 
 
 We have thus given sketches of the service and army 
 life of all those who went from Sunderland and served on 
 the quota of the town, and also of many others who were 
 residents or natives of the town, but who served on the 
 quotas of other towns. It is not a complete record, but we 
 trust it is correct as far as it goes, and we hope that as 
 future generations peruse its pages it may serve to keep 
 alive the memory of those who served the town and country 
 in time of need. In addition to the above sketches, there 
 
IN THE ClYUj WAR. 4'A 
 
 is recorded in the town clerk's office the ii;iuie ol" eacli .soldier, 
 the date and place of his birth, time of enlistment, time he 
 was mustered into service, time of discharge or date of death, 
 number of regiment and company, rank, names of parents, 
 amount of bounty, and other facts that may be useful in 
 the future to the soldiers, their descendants or to the town. 
 The above-mentioned record will be kept by the town clerk, 
 and whenever any additional facts are discovered they may 
 be added in the proper time and place, and it is hoped that 
 all friends of the old veterans will aid in making the record 
 complete in all particulars. 
 
INDEX 
 
 Names of those who enlisted for Sunderland, who were 
 residents of that town at the time of their enlistment : 
 
 NAME. 
 
 regiment. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Joel M. Armstrong, 
 
 52d. 
 
 14 
 
 Thomas 0. Amsden, 
 
 27th. 
 
 18 
 
 Erastus E. Andrews, 
 
 2d. Bat. L't. Art. 
 
 19 
 
 Thomas Archibald, 
 
 34th. 
 
 30 
 
 Charles G. Blodgett, 
 
 10th. 
 
 31 
 
 Richard N. Blodgett, 
 
 32d. 
 
 27 
 
 Fred L. Bagg, 
 
 37th. 
 
 24 
 
 Reuben E. Bartlett, 
 
 37th. 
 
 37 
 
 William F. Bowman, 
 
 52d. 
 
 15 
 
 John R. Banks, 
 
 52d. 
 
 39 
 
 Leander Brigham, 
 
 52d. 
 
 37 
 
 Edwin W. Ball, 
 
 1st. Heavy Art. 
 
 31 
 
 Stillman D. Clark, 
 
 27th. 
 
 28 
 
 Fred. B. Crocker, 
 
 37th. 
 
 29 
 
 George L. Cooley, 
 
 37th. 
 
 14 
 
 James Clary, 
 
 37th. 
 
 28 
 
 Israel Childs, 
 
 52d. 
 
 13 
 
 Jesse L. Delano, 
 
 52d. 
 
 18 
 
 Charles D. Dean, 
 
 25th 
 
 25 
 
 Martin V. B. Flagg, 
 
 18th. 
 
 26 
 
 William Farrell, 
 
 27th. 
 
 16 
 
 Alden Gilbert, 
 
 52d. 
 
 36 
 
 Samuel Graves, 
 
 10th. 
 
 39 
 
 Henry J. Grover, 
 
 52d. 
 
 25 
 
 Martin 8. Hubbard, 
 
 37th. 
 
 16 
 
 Charles Ji. Hartwell, 
 
 10th. 
 
 20 
 
 John Heminway, 
 
 10th. 
 
 26 
 
 James Hill, 
 
 32d. 
 
 38 
 

 INDEX. 
 
 
 NAME. 
 
 REGIMENT. 
 
 I'AGh 
 
 Parker D. Hubbard, 
 
 52d. 
 
 28 
 
 John W. Jones, 
 
 10th. 
 
 17 
 
 David Lakeman, 
 
 10th. 
 
 20 
 
 Swan L. Lesure, 
 
 52d. 
 
 35 
 
 Edward A. Maiiogony, 
 
 37th. A 
 
 14 
 
 Merrick Montague, 
 
 52d. 
 
 35 
 
 Arthur Montague, 
 
 52d. 
 
 33 
 
 Anson S. Munsell, 
 
 52d. 
 
 23 
 
 George W. Miller, 
 
 52d. 
 
 23 
 
 Abram C. Puffer, 
 
 10th. 
 
 17 
 
 Elliott D. Puffer, 
 
 34th. 
 
 22 
 
 Ransom D. Pratt, 
 
 27th. 
 
 21 
 
 Hiram Pierce, 
 
 27th. 
 
 18 
 
 Edgar J. Pomroy, 
 
 52d. 
 
 12 
 
 John W. Russell, 
 
 52d. 
 
 36 
 
 Charles L. Russell, 
 
 52d. 
 
 29 
 
 Austin N. Russell, 
 
 52d. 
 
 19 
 
 Charles A. Sanderson, 
 
 52d. 
 
 25 
 
 James W. Stebbins, 
 
 52d. 
 
 24 
 
 QuARTus Tower, 
 
 52d. 
 
 15 
 
 George D. Whitmore, 
 
 37th. 
 
 34 
 
 George A. Whitmore, 
 
 10th. 
 
 38 
 
 Charles M. Whitmore, 
 
 10th. 
 
 20 
 
 James B. Whitmore, 
 
 52d. 
 
 23 
 
 Charles Woods, 
 
 21st. 
 
 27 
 
 Henry Wilder, 
 
 52d. 
 
 15 
 
 James R. Warner, 
 
 52d. 
 
 20 
 
 Albert R. D. White, 
 
 31st. 
 
 27 
 
 Ebenezer F. Wiley, 
 
 37th. 
 
 24 
 
 Names of men who served to the credit of the town of 
 Sunderland, that were obtained abroad, having never lived 
 in Sunderland : 
 
 Andrew Carter, 36th. 
 
 George N. Chamberlain, V. R. Corps. 
 
 George H. Chappel, V. R. Corps. 
 
 James Harrington, 19th. ^ 
 
 John Howarth, 24th. 
 
 David Labonne, 29th. 
 

 mDEX. 
 
 
 Otto Peterson, 
 
 2d. 
 
 
 George H. Page, 
 
 24th. 
 
 
 Charles Schlevoit, 
 
 V. R. 
 
 Corps. 
 
 John Riley, 
 
 25tli. 
 
 
 Arthur Richie, 
 
 V. R. 
 
 Corps. 
 
 James P. ThornJ|^ 
 
 55th. 
 
 
 Robert Williams, 
 
 33d. 
 
 
 John Walsh, 
 
 24th. 
 
 
 Names of men who had been or were residents of Sunder- 
 land that enlisted on the quota of other towns : 
 
 NAME. 
 
 Emory P. Andrews, 
 Henry D. Bartlett, 
 Myron D. Clark, 
 Charles A. Fairchild, 
 Edward B. Fairchild, 
 Brainard Montague, 
 Otis D. Munsell, 
 Charles E. Munsell, 
 Thomas L. Munsell, 
 George M. Williams, 
 Henry S. Church, 
 
 EGIMENT. 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 31st. 
 
 40 
 
 46th. 
 
 34 
 
 60th. 
 
 -- 
 
 34th. 
 
 21 
 
 34th. 
 
 ^1 
 
 8th. N. H. 
 
 33 
 
 22d. 
 
 29 
 
 37th. 
 
 
 1st. Cav. 
 
 29 
 
 
 38 
 
 31st. 
 
 30 
 
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