. History and complete roster of the Massachusetts regiments, minute men of '61 who responded to the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861, to defend the flag and Constitution of the United States ... and biographical sketches of minute men of Massachuetts . , 1883, when he went to MelroseHighlands to live, has been there since;engaged in the real estate and insurancebusiness; a member of Mystic lyodgeI. O. O. F., having been made an OddFellow in March, 1865, a member of Starof Bethlehem L/odge, F. A. M., havingbeen raised on June 17, 1874, a member ofBay State Lodge A. O. U.
. History and complete roster of the Massachusetts regiments, minute men of '61 who responded to the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861, to defend the flag and Constitution of the United States ... and biographical sketches of minute men of Massachuetts . , 1883, when he went to MelroseHighlands to live, has been there since;engaged in the real estate and insurancebusiness; a member of Mystic lyodgeI. O. O. F., having been made an OddFellow in March, 1865, a member of Starof Bethlehem L/odge, F. A. M., havingbeen raised on June 17, 1874, a member ofBay State Lodge A. O. U. W. and U. Post 4, G-A-R Department ofMassachusetts; a much interested memberof the Minute Mens Association. Minute Men of 61 319. Philip KoempelMinute Men of 61First Conn. Vols. Philip Koempel was born in Wiesbaden,Germany, in March 1840. He received aliberal education and came to this countryat the age of seventeen. In 1859 he wentto New Haven, Conn., to learn the woodcarving trade. In response to the firstcall for troops for three months he en-listed in Company B, First ConnecticutVolunteers (Bridgeport Rifles). Was atthe first battle of Bull Run, July 21, re-enlisted October 15, 1861 in Com-pany B, First Connecticut Cavalry andwas promoted to Corporal March 1, 1863 and to Sergeant May 21, 1864. InFebruary, 1862,.he served with his battal-ion under General Fremont in the Shen-andoah campaign, taking part in thebattles of McDowalls Station, Cross Keysand the night attack on Ashbys Cavalryat Strasburg, Va. Coming under GeneralPopes command he participated in thebattles including Cedar Mountain, Water-loo Bridge and thesecond battle of BullRun. In 1863 the battalion was increased to aRegiment, and after t
Size: 1342px × 1862px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectmassach, bookyear1910
