. 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 . Georgi-; O Somcrville, Mass. Minute Men of 61Capt. Co. I, Fifth Mass. Maj. IT. S Vols. Major George (). Brastow was born inWrentham, Mass., September 8, November 20, 1878. He was Captain of the Somerville Com-pany in the Fifth VolunteerMilitia (hiring its three months term, andwas very p
. 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 . Georgi-; O Somcrville, Mass. Minute Men of 61Capt. Co. I, Fifth Mass. Maj. IT. S Vols. Major George (). Brastow was born inWrentham, Mass., September 8, November 20, 1878. He was Captain of the Somerville Com-pany in the Fifth VolunteerMilitia (hiring its three months term, andwas very poi)ular throughout the wholeRegiment by reason of his zeal andefficiency as an officer and tlie magnetismof his genial and kindly nature. He was commissioned as Paymaster withthe rank of Major in 1862. He was twiceelected Mayor of Somerville, and alsoserved as member of the Legislature forseveral jears, during two of which he wasPresident of the Senate. 166 Minute Men of 61. Capt John Hitchins. jSIedford, Mass. Minute Men of 615th Ma s. I,t. Col. 39th Regt. Vols. Colonel John Hutchins, of Medford,Mass., was at the outbreak of the of Company E, Fifth Massaclin-sett,s Volunteer Militia, and with hisCompany responded to the first call ofIresident Lincoln f. r troops in April Compan}- was, perhaps, the efpud ofany in the Regiment for discipline, drill,and all round efliciency. He served,during the tliree months campaign, and atthe first l)attle of Bull Run, in commonwith the rest of the Regiment, succeedetlin maintaining the formation of his com-mand, and manifested to a high degreethose qualities of coolness, courage andpower to lead his men in the stress ofIjattle. Returning from this enlistment,he reorganized his Company, and was, withthem assigned to the Thirty-Ninth Massa-chusetts Volunteers as Ca])tain, andthrough the rest of the war, participatedin all the conflicts of the Army of thePotomac, rising to the rank of Lieutenant
Size: 1364px × 1831px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectmassach, bookyear1910
