. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . Another c^-cer writes, His sudden death has cast a deep gloom over the com-pany ; for we feel that we have lost our best man. His colonelalso writes, His death is a loss to the regiment that cannot bereplaced. On the occasion of his death, his company (B) passed the fol-lowing resolutions: — Whereas, It hath pleased a divine Providence to remove fro7Ji our midst Sergeant J. : be it therefore Resolved, 7hat, in losing him, we are deprived of a well-loved member, a true sol
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . Another c^-cer writes, His sudden death has cast a deep gloom over the com-pany ; for we feel that we have lost our best man. His colonelalso writes, His death is a loss to the regiment that cannot bereplaced. On the occasion of his death, his company (B) passed the fol-lowing resolutions: — Whereas, It hath pleased a divine Providence to remove fro7Ji our midst Sergeant J. : be it therefore Resolved, 7hat, in losing him, we are deprived of a well-loved member, a true soldier, and anhonest, honorable man ; that his life, since he enrolled his name among our country j defenders, andcame forth to battle for the stars and stripes, has been that of a patriot noble and true ; that, by hisdecease, 7ve are deprived of a dear and valuable friettd. That we tender to his widow and family our heartfelt sympathy, and trust that they may findconsolation in the fact that he lived the life and died the death of a Christian and patriot, — a noblelife, an honorable ilcath. Joshua R. MELLEN, though not accredited to Waylandas a soldier, was a native of that town; the sonof Hon. Edward and Sophia (Whitney) Mellen. While in his senior year as a student atBrown University, he joined the Tenth Rhode-Island Volunteers (Company D), and served asa private soldier in the vicinity of Washington,, from May 26, 1862, to Sept. i following. 444 CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD PRIx\CIPAL BATTLES AND ENGAGEMENTS IN WHICH THEWAYLAND SOLDIERS PARTICIPATED. i86i. Battle of Bull Run, Va., July i8, of Balls Bluff, Va., Oct. 21. 1862. Battle of Roanoke Island, , Feb. 7, at Newbern, , March at Winchester, Va., March of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, 23 days (it surrendered April 7).Bombardment of Fort Wright (or Pillow), Tenn., April at Yorktown, Va., April of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, be
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