. 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 . s>. Minute Men of 61Cooks First Massachusetts Battery Frank Gardner was born in Boston,August 24, 1840. He responded to Lin-colns first call, April 15, 1861, and servedin Cooks First Battery, MassachusettsVolunteer Light Artillery for threemonths, participating in the operationsunder General Butler at Annapolis RelayHo
. 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 . s>. Minute Men of 61Cooks First Massachusetts Battery Frank Gardner was born in Boston,August 24, 1840. He responded to Lin-colns first call, April 15, 1861, and servedin Cooks First Battery, MassachusettsVolunteer Light Artillery for threemonths, participating in the operationsunder General Butler at Annapolis RelayHouse and Baltimore. He re-enlisted asSergeant in the Twelfth MassachusettsBattery, Light Artillery, Captain JacobMiller commanding, and served till theclose of the Nineteenth Corps under Gen-erals Butler, Banks and Canby. His campaigning, extended throughNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, Port Hudsonand the Tash Country. He was on Cav-alry scout service part of the time. Wasone of a detachment that succeeded ingetting the first dispatches to AdmiralFarragut after his memorable fight atVicksburg. Was mustered out at Boston,July 25, 1865. Has been a member of John A. AndrewPost 15, G-A-R since 1865. Is in theclothing business and resides at NorthQuincy, Mass. 296 Minute Men of 61. Maj. Asa M. Cook Mimite Men of 61 1st ,t. Art., Sth Mass. Battery M. Cook, was born in New Durham,N. H., in 1823. His parents moved toExeter, Me., in 1824, and he was educatedin the public schools of that place. At theage of nineteen he came to Boston and wasone of the original members, a Sergeant ofBoston Light Artillery, and became itscommander early in 1861. At the .arst callfor troops b}- President L/incoln he re-sponded with the Boston Ivight Artillery(known as Cooks Battery), participatingin the operations under General Butler atBaltimore, Relay House, Annapolis, etc.,after this term of service returning toMassachusetts ; and in 1862, at the requestof Governor Andrew organized the EighthMassachus
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