. 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 . n the firstbattle at Bull Run. Knlisted in the National State cfNew^ York, December 3, 1869, as a meinljerof Company D, Twenty-Third , March 4. 1H70; ^cant, Janu-ary 3, 1872; Adjutant of the Twenty-ThirdRegiment. April 6, 1874; Major, January10, 1880; Lieutenant-Colonei, April 11,1881; commiss
. 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 . n the firstbattle at Bull Run. Knlisted in the National State cfNew^ York, December 3, 1869, as a meinljerof Company D, Twenty-Third , March 4. 1H70; ^cant, Janu-ary 3, 1872; Adjutant of the Twenty-ThirdRegiment. April 6, 1874; Major, January10, 1880; Lieutenant-Colonei, April 11,1881; commissioned as Brevet Colonel,January 11, 1883. IVIeml er of the Regi- mental Rifle team twelve years and Cap-tain of it three yeais. Assistant Adjtitant General Third Bri-gade National Guard, State of New York,March 31, 1886; Assistant Adjutant Gen-eral Second Brigade National Guard, Stateof New York, September 31, 1886. (Thislatter as a result of reorganization ). Com-missioned Brevet Brigadier General, Feb-ruary 15. 1899. Retired May 8, 1900. Now residing inBrooklyn, N. Y. President of \eteranAssociation, Twenty-Third Regiment fromJanuary, 1901, to present time. His ances-tors were active participants in the Revolu-tionarv War and in the war of 1812. 146 Minute Men of 61. James H. Griggs. Sonierville, Mass. Minute Men of 61 Company ]?, Fifth Regiment JaiiKS II. (;;xs was liorn in Dedliam,, in 1838. He enlisted in April, 1861, in Company15, Fifth Massachusetts ^olunteer Militia,and served with that Regiment during- thetliret months campaign. At the battle ofl?dl Run, July 21, 1861, was woundedby the enemy and for the next elevenmonths was in the prisons of Ul)by, Tus-caloosa and Salisbury, fpon his return,he enlisted in Company D, Thirty-ThirdMassachusttts Aolunteers, and was dis-charged in , 1863, bv reason of dis-alnlity from wounds. In January, 1864joined tlie Thiit Ninth Tnite(i Tr(,ops, with whicli command he served during the cam
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