. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. cember of that year accepted a position in the postoffice in that city, where he still remains. Horace C. Lee, Springfield, Mass.—Was a dry goodsmerchant from 1848 to 1857. City clerk and treasurer ini860. On the opening of the war of the Rebellion heentered the service as colonel of the 27th Regiment He was mustered in as colonel, w
. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. cember of that year accepted a position in the postoffice in that city, where he still remains. Horace C. Lee, Springfield, Mass.—Was a dry goodsmerchant from 1848 to 1857. City clerk and treasurer ini860. On the opening of the war of the Rebellion heentered the service as colonel of the 27th Regiment He was mustered in as colonel, with field andstaff to date Sept. 20, 1861. He had command of the reg-iment at the battle of New-Berne, N. C, where it met alarge loss in killed and wounded. He was taken prisonerat Drurys Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864, paroled at Charleston,S. C, Aug. 3, 1864, and mustered out Sept. 25, Lee was a brave and meritorious soldier, and greatlyendeared himself to the officers and men under his com-mand. He was postmaster of Springfield, Mass., from , 1872, to Jan. 31, 1884. He died June 22, 1884, in the62d year of his age. Elam O. Potter.—Was a merchant for several yearsin New York, where he died July 24, 1880, at the age of GEN. HOKACK C. LEE. OLD HIGH SCHOOL. 51 JosiAH B. Chapin.—Was Station agent at North Wilbra-ham, Mass., on the opening of the Western Railroad (nowthe Boston & Albany) in 1840. In 1841 he went to Illinoisand engaged in farming on Rock river. The following yearhe returned to Springfield, Mass., and entered the serviceof the Western Railroad, filling the positions of agent,conductor, and division superintendent faithfully and withregularity, until his death at Albany, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1889,in his 71st year, having been in the service of the companyforty-nine years and one month. Jonathan C. Boylston.—Went to Worcester, Mass.,was a merchant tailor for many years. Now engaged inmanufacturing cement drain tile at East Haddam, Conn.,where he ha
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