. A narrative history of the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts . and feather the offender. Theygot a bucket of tar and a bag of feathers, and under theleadership of Oakes Lawrence, a wide-awake patriot, theymarched through the streets amid cheers and much noiseto the home of the Southern sympathizer. Some say thatthe man when he heard them coming got his shotgunand stood at bay in his door, daring them to come on withtheir tar. But without resorting to violence he wasfinally persuaded to honor his country by spurning theConfederate flag and by putting up the stars and stripes,which he loyally sa
. A narrative history of the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts . and feather the offender. Theygot a bucket of tar and a bag of feathers, and under theleadership of Oakes Lawrence, a wide-awake patriot, theymarched through the streets amid cheers and much noiseto the home of the Southern sympathizer. Some say thatthe man when he heard them coming got his shotgunand stood at bay in his door, daring them to come on withtheir tar. But without resorting to violence he wasfinally persuaded to honor his country by spurning theConfederate flag and by putting up the stars and stripes,which he loyally saluted. THE CIVIL WAR. 485 In response to the call of President Lincoln thousandsthroughout the State offered themselves in the month ofApril, 1861. Our own town held several public meetingsto discuss the burning topic of the war and to kindlepatriotism that might lead to enlistments. The recruitingofficer in our town hall, after a mass meeting which manycitizens still hold fresh in memory, received the voluntaryenlistments of all who would sign their Common, from the North Exp, about 1840. The first one to step forward to take the pen wasWilliam F. Thayer, forty-four years of age, with a familyof sons and daughters, the oldest just coming to was able to go, and he hated slavery and he was notafraid to fight. Another was J. Foster Doane, twenty-fiveyears of age, a grandson of Elisha Doane. A third wasOliver E. Simpson, of twenty-four years. These mencould not be taken for the first call of April 16, so theyand two others, making five, were enlisted for a three 486 HISTORY OF C OH ASSET. years service in response to the second call, of May 3,1861. The other two were Forrester A. Pelby, twenty-fouryears, and Charles F. Wells, twenty-three years. Readville was the camping ground for the recruits,where they might be drilled and equipped for service. Cohasset already had one of her sons, Zealous , in the regular army, stationed at Fort Pickens,Fla., where h
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