. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ations; andthe sumptuous entertainment of a barrel of crackers to eachcompany was but a poor token from the people for the ninemonths of service rendered. The old camp at Readville was occupied for a few days; when,on the eighth day of July, the boys were formally released fromfurther service under this enlistment. THOMAS ALFRED DEAN. 167 Mr. Dean subsequently enlisted for a hundred days, and waschiefly employed in the vicinity of Alexandria, Va., at ManassasGap, &c., on guard-du
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ations; andthe sumptuous entertainment of a barrel of crackers to eachcompany was but a poor token from the people for the ninemonths of service rendered. The old camp at Readville was occupied for a few days; when,on the eighth day of July, the boys were formally released fromfurther service under this enlistment. THOMAS ALFRED DEAN. 167 Mr. Dean subsequently enlisted for a hundred days, and waschiefly employed in the vicinity of Alexandria, Va., at ManassasGap, &c., on guard-duty; during which no encounters with therebels in force occurred, and nothing otherwise noteworthytranspired. During the entire period of his first enlistment, Mr. Deanwas never off duty for a single day from any cause. He was five feet seven inches high, light complexion, withsandy hair and hazel eyes. His birth dates at Framingham,Mass., June 17, 1845; his parentage being Henry W. andClarissa (Hammond) Dean. At present he resides in Wayland, and is engaged in themanufacture of shoes. George Taylor .EORGE TAYLOR DICKEY was a native ofWeston, Mass.; the son of Ira S. and ElizabethT. Dickey; born Nov. 3, 1825 ; a farmer by oc-cupation. He was married to Rebecca Jane In-gersol of Windham, Me., Jan. 8, 1851, by whomhe had three children; the youngest being fiveyears old when her father enlisted in the army(June 29, 1861), in Company F, Thirteenth Regi-ment of Infantry. Dec. 11 following, he was taken severely sick with measles(then prevalent in camp), which confined him in hospital-quar-ters until his death, which occurred March 3, 1862. Nothing occurred of special note from the time of his enlist-ment to the event of his sickness. He was with his regimentin its various marches while on patrol-duty in Maryland; andby his fidelity he secured from his comrades the honorable titleof a good soldier. A few extracts from his letters will show the spirit of theman. When about to
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