. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . reo^arded as one of thehardest of the war, under the spur of competition among thedifferent corps to see who would soonest reach that city. Mr. Balcom was discharged with his comrades, June 2, 1865,at Washington. It was his good fortune to escape the missiles of war entirelyduring all the imminent exposures. He declares himself fullysatisfied with having sustained the duty of a soldier; and wouldnot hesitate for a moment in again discharging similar duties,should his country dema
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . reo^arded as one of thehardest of the war, under the spur of competition among thedifferent corps to see who would soonest reach that city. Mr. Balcom was discharged with his comrades, June 2, 1865,at Washington. It was his good fortune to escape the missiles of war entirelyduring all the imminent exposures. He declares himself fullysatisfied with having sustained the duty of a soldier; and wouldnot hesitate for a moment in again discharging similar duties,should his country demand it. He saw during the progress ofthe war the one great cause of its inception and continuanceto be the institution of slavery in the rebel States; and the OSCAR PAGE BALCOM. 19 Presidents emancipation proclamation he regarded as an im-portant step in quelling the Great Rebellion. Mr. Balcom served as a private until near the close of thewar, when he was promoted to the post of a corporal. He wasmarried, May 29, 1866, to Hattie Garfield of Wayland; andresides at present in Natick, Mass. Charles Henry ROMPTED by a regard for patriotic duty, became a soldier in the Union army, Sept. 3,1861 ; joining Company C (Capt. Pratt) of theTwenty-fourth Regiment of Infantry. In person hewas five feet five inches tall, with brown hair, lightcomplexion, gray eyes, of slender form, and byoccupation a farmer. Very soon after he joined the regiment, he wasdetailed by Col. Stevenson as his orderly, and as regimentalpostmaster. These positions he held during the whole service,fulfilling the trusts with entire acceptance. He was therebyexempted from some of the hard service of fatigue-duty, andalso from some of the severer trials in action ; though, duringthe fights, many of the despatches and orders he was required totransmit took him through places of unusual peril. The first destination of the regiment on leaving Massachu-setts was Annapolis, Md. Here it formed a part of Gen.
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