. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . national existence, but he was as good and asbrave as any. In October the remains of Colonel Grover were recovered, throughthe exertions of his ever affectionate and faithful wife, and were brought to Cort-land by C. P. Cole, Esq., of the Gazette and Banner, for final interment. The funeral services at Cortland, we
. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . national existence, but he was as good and asbrave as any. In October the remains of Colonel Grover were recovered, throughthe exertions of his ever affectionate and faithful wife, and were brought to Cort-land by C. P. Cole, Esq., of the Gazette and Banner, for final interment. The funeral services at Cortland, were conducted by the Masonic fraternity, towhich Colonel Grover belonged. Large delegations of brethren were in attend-ance from Utica, Syracuse, Homer, Marathon, Dryden, Binghamton, Cortland,and other Lodges, and the services of the Knights Templars, under Z. C. Priest,of Utica, as well as the Masonic burial service at the grave, under the direction of LlKI TK\ \\ A. WaTKIXS. ;;:,:, Clinton F. Paige, Master of the Grand Lodge of the state of New Fork, weresolemn and impressive. The remains of Colonel Grover now lie in the Cortland Rural Cemeterj anearly and noble offering upon the altar of an imperiled country. LIEUTEXANT-COLONELCIIAKLES A. WATKIXS. Was born in Onconta, Otsego coun-ty, New York, May twenty-sixth,1838. Ilis parents were John Julia A. Watkins. He was edu-cated at the common school At thetime of his enlistment, Colonel Wat-kins was engaged in the hotel atOneonta. Receiving permission ofGeneral Danforth to raise a companyfor the Thirty-ninth New York ShiteHf Militia, then recruiting at CherryValley, he disposed of his interest inthe hotel, and on the thirtieth ofNovember, 1861, proceeded withthirty-two men to Cherry Valley, where they were examined and mustered intothe service. The Colonel was then unanimously elected Captain of the company,with C. M. Qaylord as First Lieutenant. When the Thirty-ninth was ordered toAlbany, and consolidated
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