The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . wood,Samuel Oilman, Capt. Hugh Blaisdell,J. D. Prescott. and many others whoshould be credited to Laconia. Thelate Col. Thomas J. Whipple took anactive part in the Mexican War and alsoin the War of the Rebellion, and hismilitary and legal fame gave him anational reputation. When President Lincoln called forvolunteers in 1861, at the breaking outof the War of the Rebellion, hundreds ofthe best youths and men of Laconia In 1863 Laconia voted to pay abounty of $300
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . wood,Samuel Oilman, Capt. Hugh Blaisdell,J. D. Prescott. and many others whoshould be credited to Laconia. Thelate Col. Thomas J. Whipple took anactive part in the Mexican War and alsoin the War of the Rebellion, and hismilitary and legal fame gave him anational reputation. When President Lincoln called forvolunteers in 1861, at the breaking outof the War of the Rebellion, hundreds ofthe best youths and men of Laconia In 1863 Laconia voted to pay abounty of $300 to those who might bedrafted, or their substitutes, and theselectmen were authorized to advance-all bounties, town, state, and volunteers, to the amount of $500each. In 1864 it was voted to pay sol-diers a bounty of 5100 for one year, $200for two years, and S300 for three years,to all enlisted men, and $200 to menwho might be drafted. In December ofthe same year, it was voted to pay abounty of $600 to enrolled men whoenlisted for three years. When the first call for three monthsmen came from Washington, a full com-. Laconias Passenger Station, Opened Augusf ?-. 189 !. laid down the implements of peacefultoil and took up arms for the preserva-tion of the Union. Laconias record inthe Civil War would require a largervolume than the Illustrated Laconian,and some future historian must do jus-tice to our brave citizen-soldiers, manyof whom are still with us, althoughtheir ranks are growing thinner andtheir locks are growing grayer, as theyform in line on each annual MemorialDay. The two Grand Army posts ofthe city now decorate over one hundredand fifty graves of deceased comradesof the war of i86i-65. pany of ninety men promptly volun-teered and were enlisted at the old Tor-rent engine house on Water men served the three months, andforty-two of them re-enlisted for threeyears, at Portsmouth, and were attachedto the Second regiment. Another com-pany of ninety
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