. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . sided whensummoned to eternal rest. He died July 3, 1903, at the age of 65 years,after an incurable illness of three months. Funeral services were held inSaint Johns Episcopal Church in Winthrop, of which the deceased wasSenior Warden. Quite a delegation of his army comrades were present, andthe services were quite impressive. The burial took place in Pine GroveCemetery, Milford, and the remains were escort
. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . sided whensummoned to eternal rest. He died July 3, 1903, at the age of 65 years,after an incurable illness of three months. Funeral services were held inSaint Johns Episcopal Church in Winthrop, of which the deceased wasSenior Warden. Quite a delegation of his army comrades were present, andthe services were quite impressive. The burial took place in Pine GroveCemetery, Milford, and the remains were escorted to the giave by a largebody of Grand Army comrades, members of the Masonic Fraternity andcitizens. Col. Lindsey had been a member of the Grand Army of the Repub-lic and had served as Commander. He was also connected with the LoyalLegion and with Milford Lodge of Masons. Three children were born to Col. and Mrs. Lindsey: — George William,who died at Jamaica, West Indies; Frank Allen, and Betsey Augusta. Frankmarried Ann Hampton Haskell, grand-daughter of Gen. Wade Hampton,of South Carolina, and they have five children. Betsey married GeorgeLane of Boston and resides in LIEUT. COL. PERRY ALLEN LINDSEY. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC UBRARY CHAPTER THE ART OF WAR. One of the saddest events that we encountered during the early historyof the regiment was the death of Sergt. WilHam J. Wills of Company was on picket duty for the first time on Sept. 8th, and when posting hispicket guard, he instructed them to shoot any person who approached fromthe woods in a certain direction. Just before twihght he visited the picketsat their several posts to impart the countersign, and forgetting the instruc-tions he had given them, he advanced from the woods in the direction hehad warned them about, and was shot dead by the guard he was fatality was deeply regretted by all of us, and it had a perceptible effectthroughout the regiment, for Sergt. Wills was un
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