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Title: History and complete roster of the Massachusetts regiments, minute men of '61 who responded to the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861, to defend the flag and Constitution of the United States ... and biographical sketches of minute men of Massachuetts
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Nason, George W. (George Warren), 1834-1913
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Massachusetts Massachusetts -- Militia Massachusetts -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: Boston, Mass., Smith & McCance
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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flly, Thomas New Jerst-y Ktlly, John A l^/Owell Kimliall, Delavan New Hampshire La Rochelle, Anthony- N. Brid.t^ewater I^eonard, Matthias Roxbury I^ittle, Ro1)ert Charle.stown Locke, Ward Billerica Lynch, Henry Haverhill Marshall, Hermon Lowell Manning, Jhos Billerica Mahoney, Timothy J Boston Messer, James M Charlestown Molin, Bernard Gloucester Minton, Martin . Roxbury Moran, Iatrick So. Natick McNultv, Charles Roxburv Murphy, Wm. H So. Boston OBrien, Kdward J OBrien, Theoljald M OBrien, John J Lowell ()dell, Thomas So. Bt)stf)n ()Reill_\, Francis I) I^owell Pear.sons, Aaron J^ Roxburv Ratchford, John D So. Boston Reed, Jas. Ct., (deserted ) Lawrence Riley, John Cambrid.iLie Stewart, John C Billerica Shephard, James W., killed li\- explosion of ,t;un Short, Wm. K Lowell Stodder, John H Charlestown Savage, Henry H Boston Sullivan, Philip, Smithers, John B Thompson, John M Fairhaven Thompson, Patrick l\ Cambridg^e Whitney, George S S. Braintree Williams, Wm Milford Minute Men ok 61 33
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Gkn. Sa.mii;!. K. Chamhicrlaix. )5arrc, MasMinute :Men of 61Third Massachusetts U. S. VoUmteers Samuel E. Chamberlain was born Nov. 28. 1S29.at Centre Harbor, N. H., and was educated in thepublic schools of Boston. He ser\-ed as an enlistedman in the First United States Dragoons duringthe war with Mexico, and took part in the storm-ing of Monterey Sept. 21-23, 1846, and the battle ofBuena Vista. Feb. 22-23, 1847. He afterwards served with Texan Rangers inSonora and Arizona in suppressing Apache out-rages, employed by the Mexican Governor of Dur-ango. In the fall of 1853 he was of Walkers expe-dition to extend the area of freedpm in EowerCalifornia, and participated in the affairs at I<aPaz, San Thomas and L,a Ensinada. On the breaking out of the Civil War he was, onApril 17, 1861, commissioned First I,ieutenant Com-pany C, Third Regiment, M. V. M. This company was raised in Cambridge, and was the first volun-teer company in the United States for the war.On his return from the three

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