. 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 . fter the battle of Gettys-burg crossed the Potomac at HarpersFerry, driving the enemy from BolivarHeights and Halltown and capturingmany prisoners. In May, 1864, the cavalry of the armyof the Potomac under General PhilipSheridan on his Richmond Raid, takingpart in the fights at Beaver Dam Station,Yellow Tavern, Strawberry
. 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 . fter the battle of Gettys-burg crossed the Potomac at HarpersFerry, driving the enemy from BolivarHeights and Halltown and capturingmany prisoners. In May, 1864, the cavalry of the armyof the Potomac under General PhilipSheridan on his Richmond Raid, takingpart in the fights at Beaver Dam Station,Yellow Tavern, Strawberry Plains,Meadow Bridge, Ashland, Virginia, the so-called Wilsons raid, to theRichmond, Danville and South side rail-road, the command had a severe fight atReans station, Va., June 29, that engagement SergeantKoempel was surrounded and was sent to Andersonville prisonwhere he remained until September, 1864^enduring untold hardships. After the fallof Atlanta, he was removed to Charles-ton, thence to Florence, S. C, where heremained until he was paroled February14, 1865. He was finally mustered out ofthe service, August 5, 1865. He joinedU. S. Grant Post 327, G-A-R in Brooklyn,N. Y., in 1886, in which city he nowresides. 320 Minute Men of 61. Minute Men of 61 321
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