. Magazine of western history . Rev. H. A. Graves, aBaptist clergyman and editor of theWatchman and Reflector^ a Baptistweekly newspaper, published in Boston;he was a leading writer among theAbolitionists from 1845 to 1855. Hiswife, Mary Hinman Graves, was thedaughter of Scoville Hinman of NewHaven, Connecticut, once sheriff ofthat city, and was of the noted Hinmanfamily of that state, among whom wasGovernor-Royal Hinman. The grand-father of Charles, the Rev. Joseph M. Graves, was also a Baptist clergyman,who was known for many years all overNew England by his snow-white hairand as Father Grav
. Magazine of western history . Rev. H. A. Graves, aBaptist clergyman and editor of theWatchman and Reflector^ a Baptistweekly newspaper, published in Boston;he was a leading writer among theAbolitionists from 1845 to 1855. Hiswife, Mary Hinman Graves, was thedaughter of Scoville Hinman of NewHaven, Connecticut, once sheriff ofthat city, and was of the noted Hinmanfamily of that state, among whom wasGovernor-Royal Hinman. The grand-father of Charles, the Rev. Joseph M. Graves, was also a Baptist clergyman,who was known for many years all overNew England by his snow-white hairand as Father Graves. This worthyman was a leader iji the temperance ref-ormation of New England was born in Worcester county,Massachusetts, and was descended froman early settler at the mouth of theConnecticut river. Charles (of whom we wTite) receivedfirst a common school education, whichwas supplemented by classical instruc-tion given him by his father when inIsland of Jamaica, West Indies, wherethe family resided four years. His. il I I Mzjwne of Western History D UL UTH—GRA VES. 163 father died in 1855 ; this was the causeof his leaving the Litchfield academy(Connecticut), which, at that date, hewas attending, and necessitated hisearning his living clerking in stores,principally at West Cambridge, nowArlington, Massachusetts, where inMay, 1861, then twenty-one years ofage, he enlisted as a private in a com-pany of volunteers raised by CaptainIngalls. The company which the young manjoined was organized a little too late tobe included in the quota of the state ofMassachusetts, under President Lin-colns first call for three months men ]as a consequence, the men concluded togo, along with three other companies,to New York city, and attach themselvesto, and become a part of, the FortiethNew York regiment of volunteer in-fantry. Young Graves was appointed corporal,then sergeant, of his company. Hecarried a musket through the first battleof Bull Run and during the arduousdrilling, u
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