. History of Worcester in the War of the Rebellion . ORGANIZATION OF REGIMENTS. 8j Co. I, Webster. Co. K, Blackstone. Captain, George C. Joslin, Captain, Moses W. Getchell, Lieuts., Amos Bartlett, Lieuts., Edwin B. Staples,Frank S. Corbin. Melvin Howlaxd. Camp Lincoln now demands our attention, where theTwenty-first Regiment was preparing for service in the camp was formed on the grounds of the AgriculturalSociety, on the nineteenth of July, when six companies oc-cupied it. It was composed mainly of Worcester-countymen though there was a considerable number from the morewestern coun
. History of Worcester in the War of the Rebellion . ORGANIZATION OF REGIMENTS. 8j Co. I, Webster. Co. K, Blackstone. Captain, George C. Joslin, Captain, Moses W. Getchell, Lieuts., Amos Bartlett, Lieuts., Edwin B. Staples,Frank S. Corbin. Melvin Howlaxd. Camp Lincoln now demands our attention, where theTwenty-first Regiment was preparing for service in the camp was formed on the grounds of the AgriculturalSociety, on the nineteenth of July, when six companies oc-cupied it. It was composed mainly of Worcester-countymen though there was a considerable number from the morewestern counties. Major-General Augustus Morse, of theThird Division Massachusetts Militia, was appointed colonel,and had command of the camp. In giving name to CampLincoln, he used the following language : — In honor of the president of the United States, the dis-tinguished historical position of the name of Lincoln, andespecially in honor of our venerable patriot and worthy fel-low-citizen, ex-Governor Lincoln, this camp has been desig-nated Camp Lincoln.
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