. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . 5, 1848. One of his letters, dated at Newbern, Nov. 13, 1862, containsthe following passages : We have just come in from a twelve-days march, pretty well tired out. We have seen hard times,and some fighting. The first day we marched twenty miles, andfought two hours * in the evening, standing some of the time inwater up to our hips, and were obliged to lie on the cold groundthe rest of the night. Several of our men are now sick fromthese exposures. During five days of our march,
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . 5, 1848. One of his letters, dated at Newbern, Nov. 13, 1862, containsthe following passages : We have just come in from a twelve-days march, pretty well tired out. We have seen hard times,and some fighting. The first day we marched twenty miles, andfought two hours * in the evening, standing some of the time inwater up to our hips, and were obliged to lie on the cold groundthe rest of the night. Several of our men are now sick fromthese exposures. During five days of our march, I had to live on elevencrackers. As to the war, I think it had better be setded without anymore fighting. It is my opinion that the South will fight as long as theNorth can find a man to oppose them, or a dollar to spend. There are men who are filling their pockets by this war, andthey would like to have it continue. I hope the people will take the whole matter out of thehands of the politicians, and settle it up soon. Mr. Garland still resides in Way land. * Skirmish above referred to. Daniel Webster HIS soldier was born at Waltham, March 22, 1826;the son of Amos and Mary Gleason. In person he was five feet eight inches high, oflight complexion and hair, with blue eyes. By nature he was not endowed with those abilitiesthat would enable him to fill any very important sta-tion ; yet such as he had he gave to his , although some of the less pleasant duties ofcamp were sometimes assigned to him, he never complained. His enlistment in Company K, Capt. Crafts, in the Fifth Regi-ment of Infantry, bears date July 2, 1863; and he was musteredout of service in just one year from his enlistment, althoughhis term was but for nine months. He bore a share in most of the expeditions of his regimentin North Carolina. In the engagements at Goldsborough andWhitehall he was present, and took an active part; and alsoat the capture of the rebel fortifications at Mosely Creek,
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