. 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 . rvice; participated in the firstl)attle of Bull Run, July 11; was musteredout July 31, 1861. Again enlistetl as Ser-geant in Lawrence 1 ight Guard CompanyC, Thirty-Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers,August 15, 1861, for three years, andserved till close of the war; was promotedFirst Sergeant, Sergeant-Major, Secondand First L
. 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 . rvice; participated in the firstl)attle of Bull Run, July 11; was musteredout July 31, 1861. Again enlistetl as Ser-geant in Lawrence 1 ight Guard CompanyC, Thirty-Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers,August 15, 1861, for three years, andserved till close of the war; was promotedFirst Sergeant, Sergeant-Major, Secondand First Lietitenant, but on account ofIjeing confined a prisoner of war was nevermustered as a commissioned officer; wascaptured bv the confederates at the battleof the Weldon R. R., Va., August 19,1S64, and was held a prisoner in Libljyprison. Bell Isle and Salisbury, N. C, tillFebruary 24, 1865. Returning home afterhis release, broken in health, and formany months totally blind. After morethan four years of suffering being unableto engage in any occupation, his healthhad so far improved that in 1870 he wasappointed Postmaster of INIeilford by Presi-dent U. S. Grant, and held that positiontill 1886. He now resides with his familyat Marshfield Hills, Mass. Minute Mkn of 61 175. James H. Griggs, Past President Minute Men of 61 5th Mass. 33d Mass. and Capt. 37th Regrt. U. S. V. James H. Griggs, was born in Dedliam,Mass., in 1838. lu the early spring of1856, he went west, living in various partsof Illinois until the latter part of 1857,when he drifted to the Mississippi river,and, for something more than two yearswas engaged in plain boating on that river,and its tributaries. Returning to Massa-chusetts in 1860, he settled in Reading,and on April 16, 1861, enlisted as privatein Company B, Fifth Massachusetts Volun-teer Militia, participating with that com-mand in the first battle of Bull Run, July21, 1861, being severely wovnded and takenprisoner, and confined in Libby, Tusca-loosa and Sal
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