. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . of self-helpthemselves that, when eighteen years old, or in 1857, when hishonored father was in the very zenith of his power, this theyoungest son chose to go to Albany and there to serve for twoyears in a hardware store, thus acquiring a business trainingto be had in no other way. Then as private secretary to hisfather, at that time United States senator, he had an invaluableopportunity to form the acqu
. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . of self-helpthemselves that, when eighteen years old, or in 1857, when hishonored father was in the very zenith of his power, this theyoungest son chose to go to Albany and there to serve for twoyears in a hardware store, thus acquiring a business trainingto be had in no other way. Then as private secretary to hisfather, at that time United States senator, he had an invaluableopportunity to form the acquaintance of prominent men inWashington. Altogether he had a good preparation for thework he did during the war, especially for the mission to Lou-isiana, in the early winter of 1863, alluded to in the paper pre-pared by Mrs. Seward. The home life of a man is an excellent index to his character,and General Sewards marriage in June, 1860, to Miss Janet of Auburn has been an extremely happy one. Withthe first child, Cornelia, or Nellie, born the day before theregiment left the city, the boys feel quite well acquainted,for they dated their letters from her camp for some weeks. As. REV. CHARLES L. SHERGUR, t DMPANY F. PERSONAL SKETCHES. 439 Mrs. Frederick I. Allen they might have some difficulty in rec-ognizing her. Then, too. she must have changed some in theintervening generation and more. There is another William , Jr., now, a lawyer and banker in Auburn. There is alsoa younger daughter. Miss Frances Janet. Retaining the old Seward homestead, where his father so longdispensed free-hearted hospitality. General Seward maintainsthe traditions of the family and the house, for the same goesback of the governor and secretary, since it is a mansion builtby the distinguished lawyer and judge, Elijah Miller. To the survivors of the regiment, the presence of the generalat their gatherings is always a pleasure. His words, though notmany, are carefully weighed and are ever l
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