. 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 . the opening act of the greatwar drama. Some sad things happenedthrough our state of unpreparedness, butsome other things were cared for, thanksto the first volunteers. No one can tellwhat might have been, had the first de-fenders failed in celerity of action and invigilance of purpose. Thev were inearnest, they were awake
. 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 . the opening act of the greatwar drama. Some sad things happenedthrough our state of unpreparedness, butsome other things were cared for, thanksto the first volunteers. No one can tellwhat might have been, had the first de-fenders failed in celerity of action and invigilance of purpose. Thev were inearnest, they were awake to the situation,they checked the advances of the enemyspringing with confidence to capture thevery heart of our country. A quick andsufficient bulwark were thev tide of sedition. Their deeds gavehope to the dismayed North, and providedtime for the proper arrangement of ourplans. Time with appreciative touch will keepthe annals of the Minute Men of 61 for-ever bright. Massachusetts has no richertreasures in her keeping than the memor-ies and inspirations of their men continued the quckening his-tory of old time valor in this Conimon-wealth, and they renewed the .sources of aof lofty patriotism. Edw.\rd a. Horton. 332 MiNUTH Men of 61. WiLLARn D. Tkipp, Newton, Mass. Minute Men of 61 4th Mass. Col. 29th Mass. Vols. Willard Uean Tripp was horn September14, 1838, in New Bedford Mass. vSon ofWillard and Rlioda ( Dean) Tripp. Pater-nal ancestor, John Tripp, came from Eng-land to Plymouth Colony in 1625. Mater-nal ancestor, Edward Winslow, 3d. Gov-ernor of Plymouth Colony. Removedwith parents to Taunton in 1847. En-listed as a private in the Taunton L/ightGuards, Company G, Fourth 5, 1857. Warned at six April16, 1861, to report for duty at seven father, noticing his excited condition,volunteered to advance any sum thatmight be required to pay the fine, if hedid not respond to the call, but added, ifI was of your age a
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