. Dedication of the boulder commemorating the service of the Twenty-third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865, at Salem, Massachusetts, September 28, 1905 . ayor, the freedom of the city. Mayyour stay amongst us be profitable and pleasant; and mayyour declining years be without shadow or sorrow. Gentlemen : I bid you God speed. I thank you. * Our Field Officers,—who led us on the field of bat-tle, who cared for us in camp and who loved us as weloved them. Our only living field officer will respondto this toast and he is one who exemplifies the oldsaying that
. Dedication of the boulder commemorating the service of the Twenty-third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865, at Salem, Massachusetts, September 28, 1905 . ayor, the freedom of the city. Mayyour stay amongst us be profitable and pleasant; and mayyour declining years be without shadow or sorrow. Gentlemen : I bid you God speed. I thank you. * Our Field Officers,—who led us on the field of bat-tle, who cared for us in camp and who loved us as weloved them. Our only living field officer will respondto this toast and he is one who exemplifies the oldsaying that good stuff is often done up in small bun-dles. Major D. W. Hammond. Mr. President, Comrades of the Twenty-third RegimentAssociation,^ Friends all:— It gives me great pleasure to be with you to-day and tosee so many of my old comrades here to take part inthese pleasant memorial exercises. I am called on to respond to the toast The Field Offi-cers of the Regiment, and I believe I am the only one hv-ing who held a commission as a field officer of the Twenty-third regiment. Our first Colonel, was John Kurtz of Boston, a fine offi-cer, a thorough soldier, a brave man. He served with us. MAJOR D. W. HAMMOND at Roanoke and New Berne, of whicli city he later wasProvost Marshal, resigning his eonmiission in November,1862. He was Chief of Police of the city of Boston for anumber of years, and died in 1881. Our first Lieut. Col. was Henry Merritt of Salem, a manwhom all respected and loved. Ever ready to relieve dis-tress, he did all in his power to make the lives of his com-rades comfortable. He was killed on the field at NewBerne, N. C, March 14th, 1862. Andrew Elwell of Gloucester, who had been Major ofthe Eighth regiment m the three months service, joinedthe Twenty-third as Major, was promoted to Lieut. Coloneland Colonel, serving until September 28th, 1864, when hewas discharged, his term of service having expired. He diedat Gloucester in 1903. Our last Colonel, John W. Raymond
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