. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . has held, are Manchester,Plymouth, Lancaster, Lisbon, Rochester, Nashua, Keene,Newport and Claremont. While stationed at Lisbon in 1861,immediately after the battle of Bull Run, he decided to enterthe service. He opened a recruiting office and enlisted manyyoung men from his congregation. The Fifth was thenbeing recruited. Rev Mr Wilkins was offered the positionof chaplain, which he accepted; joined the regiment at CampJackson near Concord, and at once began his duties. Hes
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . has held, are Manchester,Plymouth, Lancaster, Lisbon, Rochester, Nashua, Keene,Newport and Claremont. While stationed at Lisbon in 1861,immediately after the battle of Bull Run, he decided to enterthe service. He opened a recruiting office and enlisted manyyoung men from his congregation. The Fifth was thenbeing recruited. Rev Mr Wilkins was offered the positionof chaplain, which he accepted; joined the regiment at CampJackson near Concord, and at once began his duties. Heserved with the Fifth during the winter of i86i-62, duringthe Rappahannock and Peninsula campaigns, and was atYorktown and Fair Oaks. He resigned June 18, 1862. Hewas an efficient and faithful officer. He has been chaplain inthe state encampment of the G. A. R., and since 1884 hasbeen chaplain of the New Hampshire state prison. MiLO M. Ramsox, then of Lisbon, was appointed to fillthe vacancy caused by the resignation of Chaplain .soon resigned on account of ill health, and has since diedin New York Chaplain E. R, Wilkixs. BIOGRAPHICAL. 321 Sii<AS F Dean, who was drafted to fill a quota, was ap-pointed from the ranks to succeed Chaplain Ransom. Chap-lain Dean was an honest. Christian man, and faithfullyserved to the end of the war. CAPTAIN EDMUND W. W Webber, for many years a resident of Somers-worth, died in the 71st year of his age. Previous to the warhe was a painter. When the war began he enlisted in theFifth Regiment, and from 1861 to 1864 was quartermasterHis record in that oflSce was excellent. At the close of thewar he held an oflBce in the Freedmens Bureau; later heengaged in the pension business. He was a man of morethan ordinary ability CAPTAIN WILLIAM ADAMS MOORE. Captain William Adams Moore was born in Littleton, , March 27, 1842. He was the son of Adams Moore, MD., and his wife, Anna Mary Little. His paternal grand-father was
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