. 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 . Willey was born in Hartford. Conn.,February 20. 1840; moved to Strafford, N. whenyoung. Went to I<ynn in 1,S60. vvas there when thewar broke out. enlisted in an independent com-pany he raised in I^ynn. April 19, 1861; was sent toFortress Monroe early in May and joined the Third]Massachu,setts, stationed there. At t
. 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 . Willey was born in Hartford. Conn.,February 20. 1840; moved to Strafford, N. whenyoung. Went to I<ynn in 1,S60. vvas there when thewar broke out. enlisted in an independent com-pany he raised in I^ynn. April 19, 1861; was sent toFortress Monroe early in May and joined the Third]Massachu,setts, stationed there. At the expirationof the three months ser\ice of the Third thisCompany with several other Massachusetts com-panies was made into a Regiment and nutjiberedTwenty-Nine, he served with this Regiment untilNovember. 1S62. when he was transferred to I<ightBattery I.,, Fourth United States Artillery, for theunexpired term of his service. He participated in all the marches and battles ofthat famous organization; was at the battles ofHampton Roads, Joiners Ford, at the seige and was with the column that raised seigeby .Sortie after thirty-four da.\s seige and severalother smaller affairs was finally disscharged May22, IS64. Is now a patrolman on the I,ynn Will-am P, Green, I<ynii, Mass. Minute Men of 61. Co. I, 3d, Co. B, 4th, Mass. H. A. William P. Green, born in Newburyport, , enlisted at Lynn, April 19, 1861, in CaptainChamberlains Company, which joined the ThirdM-V-M at Fort Monroe. When the Third camehome at expiration of three months, the Companyjoined othe: Companies stationedthere, which formed the neuclens of what wasafterwards the Twenty-Ninth-Massachusetts Volun-teers. He .served in all the campaigns of that Regi-ment until February 21, 1S63, when he for disability. He re-enlisted in Company B, Fourth Massachu-setts Heavy Artillery, August 6, 1864, promotedSergeant, September 1, 1864. He served with this
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