. 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 . - to its larger and better liberty, estab-lished forever an enduring Union of FreeStates, and made the one flag—Old Glory—to be honored by the whole world. A charter member of Post 78, Whitman;was Adjutant and Commander severalyears; representative National Encamp-ment, 1891; the Counsel of AdministrationDepartment Massac
. 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 . - to its larger and better liberty, estab-lished forever an enduring Union of FreeStates, and made the one flag—Old Glory—to be honored by the whole world. A charter member of Post 78, Whitman;was Adjutant and Commander severalyears; representative National Encamp-ment, 1891; the Counsel of AdministrationDepartment Massachusetts, 1893, andPostmaster at Whitman, Mass., four yearsunder President Harrison. 216 Minute Men of 61. Mercer V. Tillson Minute Men of 61 Co. E. 4th Mass., Also Si^fnal Corps U. S. Army Mercer V. Tillson born in Pembroke,Mass., Oct. 19, 1837, member of CompanyB, Fourth Massachusetts Regiment. InMarch 1864 re-enlisted in the SignalCorps United States Army, June 7 andwith fifty-five others were sent from campof instruction, Georgetown, D. C, to FortIvcavenworth, Kansas. In the fall of1864 General Price raided Montana andthe signal detachment was assigned toduty with General Pleasanton and Curtis,pursuing Price into the Indian in 1865 the Sioux, Cheyannes andArapohoes Indians became hostile and wewere sent with the Powder River Fxpedi-tion in pursuit of them. The country wasdestitute of wood, water and grass andwith severe cold storms we lost much ofour stock. Colonel Coles Division hadone hundred and fifty six mule wagons,we arrived at Fort Ivarmie with only sixty days rations had been consumedand for seventeen days the men had butlittle to subsist on. General P
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