. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ly, Joseph Henry Wellington, wasresiding at Memphis, Tenn., at the opening of the war. Hewas a true Union man. At first, he was forcibly impressed intothe rebel service; but, at the capture of that city by the Unionforces, he gladly embraced the opportunity to join the Northernarmy. He served, till the close of the war, in the Sixty-sixthRegiment of Indiana Infantry, and was in two severe was promoted to the post of commissary-sergeant. 440 A LP HE us BIGELOW WELLINGTO
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ly, Joseph Henry Wellington, wasresiding at Memphis, Tenn., at the opening of the war. Hewas a true Union man. At first, he was forcibly impressed intothe rebel service; but, at the capture of that city by the Unionforces, he gladly embraced the opportunity to join the Northernarmy. He served, till the close of the war, in the Sixty-sixthRegiment of Indiana Infantry, and was in two severe was promoted to the post of commissary-sergeant. 440 A LP HE us BIGELOW WELLINGTON. After his release from compulsory rebel service, in a letter tohis friends he wrote, We have the best government in theworld; and I hope never to see the day that the Union is dis-solved. Alden D. Wellington, the third son, volunteered in the Unionservice for a hundred days, July 12, 1864 ; and served in Compa-ny A, Capt. Coombs, of the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry, untilhis discharge, Oct. 27, 1864. He was promoted to the positionof corporal, and was accredited to the town of Waltham. Walter J. ^ALTER J. was the fourth son of Joseph andKeziah Wellington. He was born at Wayland,Nov. 28, 1847. The spirit of patriotism that pervaded thefamily swelled also in his breast, and promptedhim to lend his aid in the struggle for union andfreedom; and, when his brother Alden decidedto join the army, he also enlisted for the sameperiod and in the same company. But his unmatured physical constitution was found to be inad-equate to the demands of a soldiers rough and exposed soon yielded to sickness, and was unable to render muchservice. He was five feet seven inches tall; of light complexion, lighthair, and hazel eyes; and by occupation a farmer. Date ofenlistment, July 12, 1864; and of discharge, Oct. 27 following. HI James Dexter Loker.
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