. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . O personal account has been obtained from thissoldier of his services while in the army. He was a private in Company I, Thirty-eighthRegiment of Infantry ; and it is believed that heserved faithfully at every post of duty assigned, solong as he continued a member of the regiment,from the time when it left Massachusetts (Sept. 24,1862), in all its movements, including its trying cam-paign in Louisiana, and during the siege of Port Hudson. It was his fortune to be taken prisoner in
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . O personal account has been obtained from thissoldier of his services while in the army. He was a private in Company I, Thirty-eighthRegiment of Infantry ; and it is believed that heserved faithfully at every post of duty assigned, solong as he continued a member of the regiment,from the time when it left Massachusetts (Sept. 24,1862), in all its movements, including its trying cam-paign in Louisiana, and during the siege of Port Hudson. It was his fortune to be taken prisoner in July, 1863 ; but itis understood that he endured no special hardships while in thehands of the enemy. After a few weeks he was paroled, andsent to Ship Island. On being exchanged, he was transferred to a cavalry regimentin Louisiana, where he served till the close of the war. Mr. Mullen was a native of Ireland. In stature he was abovemedium height; of light complexion, hair, and eyes. He wasa married man, and by occupation a present residence is not known. 366 Ambrose Miranda IRANDA and J ULIA A. PAGE were the parentsof this soldier, who was born at Princeton, Mass.,Oct. 23, 1842. He had resided several years inWayland previous to the war, and partook ofthe enthusiastic spirit of his associates there,aroused by the stirring appeals to arms thatthrobbed through our borders with resistless power;and, though less able to endure severe hardshipthan some others, he resolved not to be recreant to the call of enlisted as a private in Company D, Thirty-fifth InfantryRegiment, Aug. 5, 1862. In stature he was five feet eightinches, with light complexion and hair, and blue eyes. He wasa clerk by occupation. His service of nearly three years was more than ordinarilyeventful and varied ; yet the materials for his record have beenso scantily supplied, that justice will be but imperfectly renderedto him in the following narrative. Ordered to move to the hostile
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