. Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts, in the revolutionary war, the war of 1812 and the Civil war . ont onJune 5, Lynchburg on June 18. Returning to Martinsburg, JulyII, 1864, it met the enemy at Snickers Gap, July 18, and atWinchester on the 24th, was in action in the battles of Opequonand Fishers Hill, and was at Cedar Creek on October 19. Itshared in the final operations about Petersburg, engaging atHatchers Run, March 31, and at the final assault on the followed Lee to Appomattox, encamping, after the surrender,at Lynchburg, entered Richmond, April 25, and remained therein camp unt
. Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts, in the revolutionary war, the war of 1812 and the Civil war . ont onJune 5, Lynchburg on June 18. Returning to Martinsburg, JulyII, 1864, it met the enemy at Snickers Gap, July 18, and atWinchester on the 24th, was in action in the battles of Opequonand Fishers Hill, and was at Cedar Creek on October 19. Itshared in the final operations about Petersburg, engaging atHatchers Run, March 31, and at the final assault on the followed Lee to Appomattox, encamping, after the surrender,at Lynchburg, entered Richmond, April 25, and remained therein camp until the expiration of its service. George B. Macomber. Mustered in, August 11, out, January 20, 1866. Born December 20, 1838, in Oakham. His father, John J. Macomber,was born in Oakham, November 11, 1797, son of John Macomber whocame to Oakham before February 11, 1795. His mother was AbigailFobes, daughter of Jonathan and Susan Crawford Packard. father was descended from Ichabod Packard, a soldier inthe French and Indian wars and in the Revolution, who came to Oakham. MAJOR GEORGE K. MACOMJJEK34th Mass. Infantry THE CIVIL WAR 34TH MASS. INFANTRY 207 from teridgewater in 1770. Her mother was Susan Crawford, daughterof Alexander and Bethiah (Willis) Crawford, and granddaughter ofCapt. John Crawford of the Revolutionary Army. John J. Macomber, thefather of George, had thirteen children, five of whom (John, George,James, Henry, and William) served as soldiers in the Civil War. Abigail,their only daughter, was the wife of William R. Barr of the Mass. was graduated at Yale College in 1863. Luther went in early lifeto the Sandwich Islands, where he had a plantation; he had nine children,one of whom served in the U. S. Army in Porto Rico in the war withSpain. George B. Macomber was prepared for college at MonsonAcademy and was graduated from Amherst with the Class of1862. Immediately after graduation he enlisted in the 34thMass. At the organization
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