. Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865 . rved in the Civil War. Colonel Splaines maternal grandfather, John OMahoney,Esq., was a sculptor of distinction in Ireland, and in the earlypart of the last century (from 1800 to 1818) had for a pupil,James Barry, Esq., founder of the house of sculptors of that namein the United States, some of whom have attained the highest rankamong the leading American sculptors. Colonel Splaines mother was Honora, daughter of JohnOMahoney, the sculptor. She was a no
. Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865 . rved in the Civil War. Colonel Splaines maternal grandfather, John OMahoney,Esq., was a sculptor of distinction in Ireland, and in the earlypart of the last century (from 1800 to 1818) had for a pupil,James Barry, Esq., founder of the house of sculptors of that namein the United States, some of whom have attained the highest rankamong the leading American sculptors. Colonel Splaines mother was Honora, daughter of JohnOMahoney, the sculptor. She was a noted Irish beauty in hersection of the country, was an accomplished and amiable woman,and was the first of the old Irish or Celtic race to marry into theSplaine family. When the Seventeenth Massachusetts Regiment left Linnfieldin August, 1861, Colonel Splaine was in Company E, a first lieu-tenant, but on January 31, 1862, was promoted to the rank ofcaptain, and assigned to Company A of that regiment, until theexpiration of the term of the old regiment, when he took commandas captain of the newly organized veterans, July 17, 1864. Shortly. Lieut. Eben Simonds. BIOGRAPHIES. 297 after, when the regiment began to be recruited up to its maximumof eight companies, he was commissioned major and Heutenant-colonel, August 10,1864. On March 4, 1865, he was appointed Acting Brigadier Generalin command of the third brigade, second division. District ofBeaufort, North Carohna. He was commissioned colonel June 16,1865. These promotions, it may be said, were the rew^ard ofmeritorious and efficient conduct in the field during four years ofcontinuous service, when he was at all times with his command. Though usually fortunate in the many encounters in whichhe participated in North Carolina, he was wounded in the leftarm at Winton (or Mt. Tabor Church), North Carolina, July26,1863. Colonel Splaine personally is a warm-hearted, chivalrous,generous and charitable man, unassuming in manner, and mode
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