. History and complete roster of the Massachusetts regiments, minute men of '61 who responded to the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861, to defend the flag and Constitution of the United States ... and biographical sketches of minute men of Massachuetts . -, Baltimore, was appointedColonel of Fifteenth In Novem-ber, 1861, was made Brigadier-General,commanding in many important eng^age-nients and several times wounded. Earlyin 1865, vtpon recommendation of GeneralGrant, General Devens was brevettedMajor-CTeneral, and by special request ofGeneral Grant, remained in se
. History and complete roster of the Massachusetts regiments, minute men of '61 who responded to the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861, to defend the flag and Constitution of the United States ... and biographical sketches of minute men of Massachuetts . -, Baltimore, was appointedColonel of Fifteenth In Novem-ber, 1861, was made Brigadier-General,commanding in many important eng^age-nients and several times wounded. Earlyin 1865, vtpon recommendation of GeneralGrant, General Devens was brevettedMajor-CTeneral, and by special request ofGeneral Grant, remained in service of theGovernment until near the close of in 1867, he was appointed by Gov-ernor Btillock, Judge in tlie Superior Courtand by Governor Washburn, to the Su-preme Judicial Coitrt. In 1877 was made Attorney General ofthe United States. Returning to Massa-chusetts in April, 1881, was re-appointedto the Supreme Jtidicial Court by GovernorLong, which he occupied until hisdeath, January 7, 1891. A fine bronze statute of General Devenshas been placed in the park east side ofthe State House. MiNfTK Men of 61 285 — ■ f^ >^ ^l \ ^ ^^ ^^^_^^ /^ ^^k^jfiftim ^^^^^^^_^ #-•/./«-. ^ ^^^H^^^^^^^ K ^fti --f^nfl ^^^^Bb^HH^. Albion A. Messer Minute Men of 61 3d Battalion Rifles, I^t. 25th Rest. Mass. Vols. John Leicester. Minute Men of 61 Co. C. Third Battalion
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