. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . N the 14th of July, 1864, Mr. Stone became asoldier in the United-States Army of Volunteersby enlisting for a hundred days in Company K(Capt. Wales), of the Forty-second Regiment ofInfantry. His service consisted almost entirely of patrolduty in and near Alexandria, Va.; and, during theperiod of his soldier-life, no remarkable experiencesfell to his lot. He received an honorable discharge, dated at Readville,Mass., Nov. II, 1864. He was five feet nine inches in height, of light c
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . N the 14th of July, 1864, Mr. Stone became asoldier in the United-States Army of Volunteersby enlisting for a hundred days in Company K(Capt. Wales), of the Forty-second Regiment ofInfantry. His service consisted almost entirely of patrolduty in and near Alexandria, Va.; and, during theperiod of his soldier-life, no remarkable experiencesfell to his lot. He received an honorable discharge, dated at Readville,Mass., Nov. II, 1864. He was five feet nine inches in height, of light complexionand hair, with gray eyes. His occupation was was a son of John and Sally H. (Kimble) Stone; born atNatick, Mass., April 7, 1832; and resides at present in Way-land. 411 Lewis C. A R. SWAN belongs to that class of men whochoose to be rather reticent concerning theirmilitary experience; and the very few data fur-^ nished constitute but a very inadequate founda-tion for constructing a narrative covering nearlythree years of army-service. He was, without doubt, a good soldier; true tohis duty on all occasions; and though a remarkof his indicates an opinion that the war was largely conductedon principles of personal speculation and base money-getting,yet it is believed that he entered the army with some just viewsof the issues at stake, and with a wish to render personal aidwith a truly loyal spirit. As a companion in camp and on the march, his genial char-acteristics served to cheer many a dreary spot in the experienceof his comrades, especially as he related his sailor yarns(which he was very fond of doing), some of which demandedthe exercise of considerable credulity on the part of his listen-ers for their full belief. But, aside from the sailors privilege ofst
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