Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . eptember, 1857, he entered the law otticc ofFrancis C. Loring, in Boston and remainedthere until March, 1858, when he entered tlieilurvard Law scIiokI, hum w bicli he recei\cdthe degi-ee of LL. 1>. in July, 1859. He con-tinued his legal studies witii tiie late G. Aljbott and was admitted to theSuttblk bar in .Septond)er, 18(50. Mr. Stackpole had scarcely entered upon tiieactive practice of his profession in Boston whenhe volunteered for service


Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . eptember, 1857, he entered the law otticc ofFrancis C. Loring, in Boston and remainedthere until March, 1858, when he entered tlieilurvard Law scIiokI, hum w bicli he recei\cdthe degi-ee of LL. 1>. in July, 1859. He con-tinued his legal studies witii tiie late G. Aljbott and was admitted to theSuttblk bar in .Septond)er, 18(50. Mr. Stackpole had scarcely entered upon tiieactive practice of his profession in Boston whenhe volunteered for service in tlie army, beingcommissionedcaptainof Company I, 24tli Aolunteers, Sej)teiid)er 2, 18()1. Tiieregiment first joiiied liuinsides oO, I8(j2, \w was commissioned i)yPresident Lincoln (?(iiumissaiy uf sid)sistanccof volunteers, and was stationed at l>eaufort,N. C, for three mouths, wlieu he was appoint-ed chief conuuissary of snlisistance of tlie armyin North Carolina, and in this capacity heserved in the Goldslioro exiiedition in Det-em-lierontbe stattof Majui-( leiiei-al .b)bn(l. I^jster,. JOSEPH L. STACKPOLE. comiiiaiiding tlie department. In Januar\,l8(j;5, he was a]ipointed by (ieneral Foster asjudge advocate of the I8th corps and depart-ment of North Caiiilina, and on July 10, 18(53,was by President l.,incoln asmajeir and judge adsocate of the arm\- in thatState. In August of the same year, he wasmade .judge advocate of the do[)artment of\ligina and Nurlh Carolina, on ibe stall ol(ieiiei-al Foster, with whom he remo\ed toI^ortiess Monroe, and in Septemlnr he wasalso appointed provost judge of Norfolk, Y\y-ginia. lie discharged the duties of these posi- BIO GRA PHICA L. —MA SSA CH USE T TS. 005 tions until ^[;ircli, 1804, wlien lie accompaniedthe army of the James, comprisinsj; the 10thand ISth corps, to IJevmud;! Hundred andwas jndiie advocate of that army hefore Rich-mond on the staffs of Major-Cieuerals Ben-jamin F.


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