. 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 . - I and First Lieutenant of CompanyB, in the same Regiment. He served inCompany B of the Fifth and since the warhas spent most of his life in business inBoston. He served as President of theRegimental Association in 1907 and 19U8and has served as Treasurer since June,1904. He is a member of Abraham Lin- coln Post No 11, G
. 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 . - I and First Lieutenant of CompanyB, in the same Regiment. He served inCompany B of the Fifth and since the warhas spent most of his life in business inBoston. He served as President of theRegimental Association in 1907 and 19U8and has served as Treasurer since June,1904. He is a member of Abraham Lin- coln Post No 11, G-A-R, having joined itin June, 1868, served as Adjutant manyyears and was Commander in 1887. Heserved on the stafl of Department Com-mander Billings and Commanders-in-ChiefWarner and Alger. He is a member ofthe Civic Club, H nnewell Club, MondayEvening Club E-ght Oclock Clul) andInitarian Club of Newton, the UnitarianClub, Appalachian Mountain Club and(rrand Army Club of Bostqn. Is a mem-ber of the Sons of the American Revolu-tion and National Ofiicers Association ofthe (i-A-R. He is at present treasurer ofthe Franklin INIining Company and other-organizations. 148 Minute Men of 61. Joseph J. Giles, Somerville, Mass. Minute Men of 61 Company I, Fifth Massachusetts Regiment Joseph J. Giles was born in vSomerville,Mass., March 24, 1,S42, he being the firstchild born in vSomerville after it was setapart from Charlestown. He was educatedin the public schools of his native early life, he served three j-ears appren-tice to Joseph Y. Twombly, learning thehouse painting trade. He left the benchin April, 1S61, and enlisted for threemonths in Company I, Fifth MassachusettsVolunteers, under Captain George , and participated in the first bat-tle of Bull Run. At the expiration of thisservice he returned home, and in 1H62 heassisted in recruiting f(jr three years, theSomerville Guard, of which he was com- missioned its First L/ieutenant. The Com-pany became Company R, of the
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