. 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 . he fall of1864 General Price raided Montana andthe signal detachment was assigned toduty with General Pleasanton and Curtis,pursuing Price into the Indian in 1865 the Sioux, Cheyannes andArapohoes Indians became hostile and wewere sent with the Powder River Fxpedi-tion in pursuit of them. The country wasde
. 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 . he fall of1864 General Price raided Montana andthe signal detachment was assigned toduty with General Pleasanton and Curtis,pursuing Price into the Indian in 1865 the Sioux, Cheyannes andArapohoes Indians became hostile and wewere sent with the Powder River Fxpedi-tion in pursuit of them. The country wasdestitute of wood, water and grass andwith severe cold storms we lost much ofour stock. Colonel Coles Division hadone hundred and fifty six mule wagons,we arrived at Fort Ivarmie with only sixty days rations had been consumedand for seventeen days the men had butlittle to subsist on. General P. F. Connerhad the supplies and sent a company tofind our command and get rations to us. In the meantime we were nearly everyday attacked by the Indians. After alampaign of several months we returnedto Fort L/eavenworth and were dischargedDecember 9, 1865. My great grand-fathers, John Tillson and Benjamin Parriswas in the Revolutionary war. Residenceis South Hanson, vSamuel v. Stillings Minute Men of 611st Dist. Columbia Vols. Samuel V. Stillings was born February29, 1838, at Washington, D. C., where helearned mechanical engineering in theUnited States Navy Yaid. Was a memberof the First District of Columbia Cadets;was afterwards in photograph and art sup-ply business on Bromfield street, Boston;at first call of President Lincoln he has-tened to his command and served as oneof the Mintite Men of 61; after the war hereturned to Boston re-establishing his busi-ness of photography, which he conductedfor several j-ears; afterwards engaged inthe hotel business at Woods Hole, Mass.,until his death, February 28, 1897, wherehis widow now resides. Minute Men oe 61 317
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