. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ir career in Kentucky, and accompanied the expedition toJackson, Miss. Returning from that campaign, he was taken sick, and spentthe remainder of his time at Camp Denison, near Cincinnati, O. Mr. Hohiies possessed some pecuHarities which subjected himoccasionally to rather hard jokes from his comrades. He had aremarkable fondness for pets; and the appearance of a large tom-cat taken with him as a special chum, and always seen sittingon his knapsack during a march, gave to the own
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ir career in Kentucky, and accompanied the expedition toJackson, Miss. Returning from that campaign, he was taken sick, and spentthe remainder of his time at Camp Denison, near Cincinnati, O. Mr. Hohiies possessed some pecuHarities which subjected himoccasionally to rather hard jokes from his comrades. He had aremarkable fondness for pets; and the appearance of a large tom-cat taken with him as a special chum, and always seen sittingon his knapsack during a march, gave to the owner a distinctiveprominence. On the disappearance of pussy in the Western campaign, hetransferred his personal regards to a raccoon, that he kept forsome time after his return home. Although by no means deficient in personal bravery, was regarded by some of his comrades as not particu-larly sensitive to the influence of military fame ; and that to takethings easy while in the army was to some extent his rulingprinciple. He was married to Susan Frye of North Andover, June 6,1869. William Henry EGARDING duty to his country as among the es-sential elements of a true manhood, the Presidentscall for more troops to carry on the war, in July,» 1862, found Mr. Jameson ready to join with othersin a cheerful response ; and on the 8th of Augusthe became a soldier in Company D, Thirty-fifth In-fantry Regiment.^ / ^ In stature he was five feet six inches and a half,having a light complexion, light hair, and gray eyes. He was ashoemaker by occupation. He was the son of Stephen and Sarah (Whipple) Jameson;born at Wayland, Jan. 12, 1844. He entered with the ardor of youth into all the preparatoryduties of camp, and left with his regiment for the fields of mili-tary valor in full hope of aiding in the subjugation of rebelpower. Doubtless, also, the usual motives of a desire to see theworld in other aspects than those of his home had their effecton his mind; and the moving pa
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