. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . and Fort-Sedgwick engagements, as wellas all the unnamed times when work at the front as engineerslaid them open to the perils of shells and other missiles of de-struction and death. His duties cannot be blazoned forth with the same excitingeffect as those of the fighting soldier; but they were no lessnecessary in the production of the grand final results of the war. Had he sought promotion, he could have easily obtained it;for none knew him but to feel a respect for his characte
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . and Fort-Sedgwick engagements, as wellas all the unnamed times when work at the front as engineerslaid them open to the perils of shells and other missiles of de-struction and death. His duties cannot be blazoned forth with the same excitingeffect as those of the fighting soldier; but they were no lessnecessary in the production of the grand final results of the war. Had he sought promotion, he could have easily obtained it;for none knew him but to feel a respect for his character andtalents. But the choice he made of the humble position of aprivate reflects more credit on the man than to have recordedhim as an aspirant for army preferment. He was the son of Joseph and Mary Campbell; born inMercer, Me., Oct. 19, 1823. He was united by marriage with Sarah Heard of Wayland,Oct. 27, 1847. In stature he was five feet eight inches ; of light complexion,brown hair, and blue eyes. His discharge at Alexandria, Va.,was dated June 9, 1865. He resides in Wayland at date. Elbridge Ambrose OVE of country may be considered as closely alliedto the natural instincts of man. Hence the spon-taneous rush to arms when the war-cloud of 1861gathered with such threatening aspect. Before theclose of a year, hundreds of thousands had volun-tarily left their homes at the North to join theUnion armies for the overthrow of the Great Rebel-lion. Great battles had been fought, with heavylosses and frequent repulses; and still the war-spirit was brood-ing over the whole land, calling for fresh sacrifices on the altarof human freedom. President Lincolns call for three hundred thousand men toserve for three years, issued July 2, 1862, was followed, Aug. 4,by another for the same number for nine months service. To these calls the loyal spirit of our young men freely andpromptly responded. Among them was Mr. Carter, who enlistedas a private in the Fiftieth Regiment of Infantry
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