. 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 . ant in Thirty-Sixth United StatesColored Troops, April 24, 1864. Was dis-charged from the service owing to PhysicalDisability, August 4, 1865, on SurgeonsCertificate, dated July 25, 1865, City Point,Va. Appointed Brevet Major of Volun-teers, by Secretary of War, for MeritoriousService in the Subsistance Departmentduring 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 . ant in Thirty-Sixth United StatesColored Troops, April 24, 1864. Was dis-charged from the service owing to PhysicalDisability, August 4, 1865, on SurgeonsCertificate, dated July 25, 1865, City Point,Va. Appointed Brevet Major of Volun-teers, by Secretary of War, for MeritoriousService in the Subsistance Departmentduring the War, to rank as such from theThirteenth day of March, 1865. Recom-mended by the Commissary address, Lawrence. Mass. Alexander W. .Sproule, .Somer^-ille, Men of 61Co. K, 6th Mass. Regt. i I Alexander Sproule joined the Fifth Regi-|ment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia inj1856. In 1861 joined Company K, of the |vSixth Regiment, Was with that;Regiment in their memorial march |through Baltimore, April 19, 1861. j After being mustered out of the army^joined the navy and served throughout the ;war. Served on the San Jacinto, Port ■Roj-al and Melacomet and was with Com- imander Farragut when his fleet enteredMobile. 224 Minute Men of 61. James S. Knights. Waukeegan, 111. Minute Men of 61 Co. I, 6th Mass. 3 nios and 9 mos campaign James S. Knights answered the first callfor volunteers. Was employed as break-man on the Boston and Maine Railroad,and went out for three months with Com-pany Iv, of the Lawrence Light Infantry,served with Captain J. L. Pickney. Wentout in the nine months call and served■under Captain Hamilton, and the Regi-ment went to Suffolk, Va. Came to cityin May, 1866; on the Chicago and North-western Railroad. Past Commander ofWaukeegan, 111., Post 374, G-A-R. William G. , Sisson, Cal. Minute Men of 61 Co. B, 6th Recrt. W. G. Warren was in old Company B,Sixth Regiment, State Militia; did not goout with them on the
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