. The journal of American history. nisters, scholars, statesmen, soldiers and brave men and good womenfilling honorable places in their respective communities. Such men as Pres-cott the Historian, and Prescott of Bunker Hill are prominent figuresin the line of his descendants; and many others equally worthy of notice,whom I have no space to mention, still others whom I shall touch upon,later, in connection with Rebecca Prescott. When the Prescott Memorialwas ready for press, it was withheld until the soldiers were mustered outat the close of the Civil War, in order to learn how many of the fam
. The journal of American history. nisters, scholars, statesmen, soldiers and brave men and good womenfilling honorable places in their respective communities. Such men as Pres-cott the Historian, and Prescott of Bunker Hill are prominent figuresin the line of his descendants; and many others equally worthy of notice,whom I have no space to mention, still others whom I shall touch upon,later, in connection with Rebecca Prescott. When the Prescott Memorialwas ready for press, it was withheld until the soldiers were mustered outat the close of the Civil War, in order to learn how many of the familyhad taken part in it. Three hundred and sixty of the name of Prescottresponded; also many of Prescott ancestry, not name,—still others, no doubt,swelled the ranks of our army, who were not heard from. It is safe tocalculate that several hundred of the Prescott blood went in responseto their countrys call, and acted well their part in the nations conflict,as did their ancestors of Colonial days. And there were Prescotts in the. m A 1
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