. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . a fierce conflict,but to receive as prisoners of war the entire army of Gen. Rob-ert E. Lee, and thus to terminate the war, greatly to the joy ofall the Union, and not a few of the rebel troops. One week later, and the boys of the Thirty-ninth were march-ing joyfully on their way homeward. It is worthy of note, thatthis last tramp, though lightened by thoughts that their warfarehad ended, was yet one of the hardest of the war. Not a few,from its effects, aided by exposures to dre
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . a fierce conflict,but to receive as prisoners of war the entire army of Gen. Rob-ert E. Lee, and thus to terminate the war, greatly to the joy ofall the Union, and not a few of the rebel troops. One week later, and the boys of the Thirty-ninth were march-ing joyfully on their way homeward. It is worthy of note, thatthis last tramp, though lightened by thoughts that their warfarehad ended, was yet one of the hardest of the war. Not a few,from its effects, aided by exposures to drenching showers, wereobliged to fall behind ; and to some, indeed, it proved to be theirlast march. Mr. Garfield received his discharge with his comrades atReadville, Mass. On the fifth day of December following, he was united bymarriage with Eliza May of Woodstock, Conn. He resides atthe present time in Wayland. * Gen. Warren had been superseded by Gen. Sheridan on the last day of battle for refus-ing to obey orders from the latter officer, who was regarded as his official inferior. 35 Charles William R. GARLAND was a native of Rochester, ;and was born Nov. 12, 1826. He was a son ofRichard and Mary (Heard) Garland. When the call for men to serve in the armyfor nine months was made,—in 1862, — Mr. Gar-land felt that he could be spared from his businessand home; and he volunteered for that term asa private in Company K, Forty-fourth Regimentof Infantry, Aug. 28, 1862. The regiment was then at Readville, where itremained incamp until Oct. 22. At that date, it embarked for North landing was effected four days after, at Moorhead City. Mr. Garland was engaged with the regiment in a skirmish atSmithericks Ford, on the Williamstown Road, where two menwere killed, and seven wounded. Exposure after the skirmish to dampness, during the nightsbivouac, induced a severe attack of influenza, leaving a perma-nent cough, and affection of the lungs. After eight wee
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