The History Of The Twenty-Ninth Regiment Of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

THE HISTORY OF THE Twenty-ninth Regiment OF MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, IN THE LATE WAR OF THE REBELLION. By WILLIAM H. OSBORNE, A Member of the Regiment. BOSTON: ALBERT J. WRIGHT, PRINTER, 79 MILK STREET. (Corner of Federal.) 1877.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by William H. Osborne , In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington....

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PREFACE.

At the outset, I desire to thank all who have rendered me any assistance in connection with this work. To His Excellency, Governor Rice, I am indebted for a very liberal subscription and many words of encouragement; to my friend and townsman, Honorable Benjamin W. Harris, for copies of orders from the War Department; to General James A. Cunningham, Adjutant-General of Massachusetts, for facilitating my investigations of his records, and granting me unusual privileges in his office; to Major S. B

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CHAPTER I.

Preliminary Remarks—Early War Action in Massachusetts—Birth of the Regiment, and how it chanced to be designated the Twenty-ninth. The Twenty-ninth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers had its origin in some of the earliest war actions of the people of this patriotic Commonwealth, though its numerical designation would seem to suggest a state of facts quite the contrary. The citizen who finds the name of his ancestor on the “Lexington Alarm List” of the 19th of April, 1775, considers himself

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CHAPTER II.

Captain Thomas W. Clarke’s Company, “Wightman Rifles.” [“M” in the Fourth Regiment, “Rifles” of the Massachusetts Battalion, and “A” of the Twenty-ninth Regiment. ] On the nineteenth day of April, 1861, a day memorable in the history of the war, Thomas William Clarke, a member of the Suffolk County bar, threw from an office-window on Washington Street, Boston, near the corner of State Street, a recruiting flag, and opened a roll for a company of militia. So strong was the war spirit of the peopl

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CHAPTER III.

Captain Jonas K. Tyler’s Company, Afterwards Commanded by Captain Israel N. Wilson. [“M” in the Third Regiment, “M” of the Massachusetts Battalion, and “B” of the Twenty-ninth Regiment.] As early as the first of March, 1861, Jonas K. Tyler, Esq., a member of the Suffolk bar, and who had seen service in the war with Mexico, offered his services to Governor Andrew in raising a body of troops to serve either the State or National governments in the impending war. But in a letter dated March 8, 1861

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CHAPTER IV.

Captain Lebbeus Leach’s Company. [“L” in the Fourth Regiment, “L” of the Massachusetts Battalion, and “C” of the Twenty-ninth Regiment.] This company, raised almost wholly in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, was the direct outgrowth of a series of war meetings, the first of which was held April 20, 1861, the day after the Baltimore affair. At this meeting there was a very large attendance of the citizens of the town, who, after listening to several stirring speeches, adopted a resolution for t

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CHAPTER V.

Captain Charles Chipman’s Company, “Sandwich Guards.” [“D” in the Third Regiment, “D” of the Massachusetts Battalion, and “D” of the Twenty-ninth Regiment.] With a notice of only a few hours, a very large meeting of the inhabitants of Sandwich, Barnstable County, was held on the evening of Saturday, April 20, 1861. The news of the assault upon the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, in Baltimore, had reached the town, and produced extreme excitement. The meeting was called “to devise ways and means fo

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CHAPTER VI.

Captain Samuel H. Doten’s Company, “Plymouth Rock Guards.” [“E” in the Fourth Regiment, “E” of the Massachusetts Battalion, and “E” of the Twenty-ninth Regiment.] The honored old Pilgrim town of Plymouth was among the first in the State to take an active part in the work of furnishing troops for the Union army. Here was an organized body of militia known as the “Standish Guards,” commanded by Captain Charles C. Doten. The company was “B” of the Third Regiment of Militia, and left for the seat of

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CHAPTER VII.

Captain William D. Chamberlain’s Company, “Union Guard.” [“I” of the Fourth Regiment, “I” of the Massachusetts Battalion, and “I” of the Twenty-ninth Regiment.] On the 17th of April, 1861, William D. Chamberlain of Lynn received authority from the Governor to raise a company of militia, to form a part of the Eighth Regiment of Militia, then under orders to proceed to Washington. The day following (April 18), a room having been procured in Hill’s Building, in that city, a roll was opened, and, in

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“COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

“ Adjutant-General’s Office , } “ Boston , May 17, 1861. } “ Capt. Joseph H. Barnes. “ Sir : You are directed by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief to report yourself and command at headquarters, on Saturday, May 18, at 10 o’clock, A. M. , for actual service. You are required to sign, and have your men sign, an enlisting paper, to serve for three years. You will proceed from Boston in the steamer ‘Cambridge,’ for Fort Monroe. “Respectfully yours, “William Schouler , Adj. Gen. ” “ Capt. Joseph

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“COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

“ Adjutant-General’s Office , } “ Boston , May 18, 1861. } “ Capt. Jos. H. Barnes : “As senior officer of the Massachusetts troops embarked to-day on board the ship ‘Cambridge’ for Fortress Monroe, you will detail such guards and sentinels as may be necessary for proper discipline and for the care and safety of the ship, under the direction of the captain of said vessel. “Company from Plymouth, Capt. Doten; company from Sandwich, Capt. Chipman, which are to be attached to the Third Regiment, Col

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CHAPTER IX.

The Third Regiment of Massachusetts Militia—Its Service at Fortress Monroe and Hampton, Va.—Destruction of Vessels and other Property at Portsmouth—Speech of Colonel Dimick—Its Return to Massachusetts. The author has given, in the preceding chapters, detailed accounts of the formation of the seven companies of the Twenty-ninth Regiment which earliest enlisted. Pursuing the narrative of this corps in the order of time, he will, at the proper time and in the proper place, give like accounts of the

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CHAPTER X.

The Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Militia at Fortress Monroe—The Service It Rendered the Country—Ordered to Newport News—Battle of Great Bethel—Return to Massachusetts. For the reasons already stated, it seems necessary to give a brief account of the doings of the Fourth Regiment while in the field, embracing as they do a part of the record of the companies of Captains Barnes, Leach, and Clarke, of the Twenty-ninth Regiment. The Fourth Regiment was originally composed of nine companies. Of th

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CHAPTER XI.

The Review in Fortress Monroe—A Fourth of July Battle—Formation of the Massachusetts Battalion—Captain Leach’s Company Sent to the Rip-Raps—Guarding Prisoners—Burning of Hampton by the Confederates—The Battalion Sent to Newport News. We have already spoken of the presence in the department of the Secretary of War, and his review of the Third and Fourth regiments at Camp Hamilton. On the fourth day of July, the garrison of Fortress Monroe was reviewed by that officer, General Butler, and Colonel

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CHAPTER XII.

The Battalion at Newport News Once More—The Garrison and Officers—Anecdotes of General Phelps—The Famous Drills—Guard Duty—“Parish” and “Brick” Houses—The Negroes—The Soldiers Teach the Boys to Drill—Counting the Rails—Scouting. The time which was spent by the Battalion at Newport News after it was last ordered here (Aug. 18, 1861), covering as it did the remainder of the term of service as such an organization, and embracing nearly five months of its service as a part of the Twenty-ninth Regime

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“COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

“ Headquarters , Boston , December 13, 1861. “ Special Order , No. 627. “Willard D. Tripp of Taunton, having been commissioned as Captain in the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, will forthwith assume command of recruits stationed at ‘Camp Pierce,’ in Pawtucket. “Captain Tripp will make daily reports to the Adjutant-General of the number and condition of recruits under his command. “By order of His Excellency John A. Andrew, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. “ William Schouler ,

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“COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

“ Headquarters , Boston , December 17, 1861. “Charles T. Richardson of Pawtucket, having been commissioned as Captain in the Twenty-ninth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers, will report forthwith for orders to Colonel Ebenezer W. Pierce, commander of said regiment, at Freetown, Mass. 21 “By command of His Excellency John A. Andrew, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. “ William Schouler , Adj. Gen. ” The lieutenants of Captain Richardson’s company were William Pray, a sergeant of Captain Barne

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“COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

“ Headquarters , Boston , Dec. 13, 1861. “ Special Order , No. 626. “The companies of Massachusetts Volunteers, commanded by Captains William D. Chamberlain of Lynn, Thomas W. Clarke of Boston, Joseph H. Barnes of Boston, Charles Chipman of Sandwich, Samuel H. Doten of Plymouth, Lebbeus Leach of East Bridgewater, Israel N. Wilson of Billerica, now in the service at Fortress Monroe and vicinity, together with the company now in camp at Pawtucket, commanded by Captain Willard D. Tripp of Taunton,

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“COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

“ Headquarters , Boston , Jan. 2, 1862. “ Special Order , No. 2. “The companies comprising the Twenty-ninth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers will be lettered as follows:— “The company commanded by Captain Clarke, ‘A’; by Captain Wilson, ‘B’; by Captain Leach, ‘C’; by Lieutenant Brady, ‘D’; by Captain Doten, ‘E’; by Captain Tripp, ‘F’; by Captain Richardson, ‘G’; by Captain Sibley, ‘H’; by Captain Chamberlain, ‘I’; by Lieutenant Osgood (Barnes’s company), ‘K.’ “Colonel Pierce, commanding

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CHAPTER XIV.

The Sinking of the “Cumberland” and Destruction of the “Congress”—Fight Between the “Merrimack” and “Monitor”—The “Merrimack” and Other Confederate Vessels Enter Hampton Roads and Capture Three of Our Vessels in Broad Daylight—Our Fleet Shell the Confederate Batteries—Bombardment of the Rip-Raps—Adventures of Captain Drake DeKay—The Army of the Potomac Lands at Hampton—Exciting Scenes in the Department. The Federal naval force present in Hampton Roads and James River, on the 8th of March, 1862,

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CHAPTER XV.

Departure of the Regiment from Newport News—Capture of Norfolk and Portsmouth—The “Merrimack” Blown Up—The Occupation of the Captured Cities—Camp Harrison—The Regiment Charged with Killing Pigs—It Goes to the Marine Hospital—Patrol Duty in Portsmouth—The Unionists of Portsmouth—The Regiment Leaves the City—Camp Andrew—Camp of Advanced Post—An Attempt to Make the Men Slave-Catchers Fails—The Long March to Suffolk—Ordered to Join the Army of the Potomac—Sail Up the York—The Regiment Lands at “Whit

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CHAPTER XVI.

March to the Front—Fair Oaks—Assigned to the Irish Brigade—Hard Service—Sharpshooting—The Affair of June 15, and Death of Brown—The Woodchopping Affair—Battle of Gaines’ Mill—The Retreat—Battles of Peach Orchard and Savage’s Station—Destruction of Stores—Burning of the Train of Cars. On the morning of the 8th of June, the regiment was for the first time supplied with shelter-tents. These consisted of two pieces of cloth, each about six feet long and three and one-half feet wide, so made as to bu

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KILLED.

At Fair Oaks, June 15. — George D. Brown , Co. C. Battle of Gaines’ Mill, June 27. —Second Lieutenant Thomas A. Mayo , Co. E. White Oak Swamp (Nelson’s Farm), June 30. — Henry Austin , Co. F; Sergeant Ansel B. Kellam and George W. Smith , Co. H; and Joseph A. Short , Co. I. Nelson’s Farm, June 30. —Colonel Ebenezer W. Pierce , right arm shot off. Fair Oaks, June 15. — Charles Kleinhans , Co. E. At Savage’s Station, June 29. — Cornelius L. White , Co. G; Augustus J. Leavitt , Co. K. At White Oak

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WOUNDED.

Nelson’s Farm, June 30. —Colonel Ebenezer W. Pierce , right arm shot off. Fair Oaks, June 15. — Charles Kleinhans , Co. E. At Savage’s Station, June 29. — Cornelius L. White , Co. G; Augustus J. Leavitt , Co. K. At White Oak Swamp (Nelson’s Farm), June 30. — George E. Wadsworth , Co. E (died in hospital August 31, 1863); Alfred B. Warner and Sergeant Samuel C. Wright , Co. E; Sergeant L. A. Howard , Co. A; Charles Ross , Co. A; Minot S. Curtis , Co. C; Sergeant Walter A. Kezar , Corporal A. A. B

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KILLED.

Co. A.—Corporal Timothy D. Donovan ; Private Edward O’Donnell . Co. B.— John J. O’Brien. Co. C.—Corporal Elijah H. Toleman ; Private David H. Lincoln (from injuries received during battle). Co. E.—Private Lawrence R. Blake . Co. F.—Private Edward Ratagan . Co. H.—Corporal Robert F. Greenough . Co. I.—Private John C. Dow . Co. A.—Privates Martin C. Mullen , Edward Kelley , Isaac H. Ferry , Joseph S. Farrell . Co. B.—Private Charles McNulty . Co. C.—First Sergeant Thomas Conant ; Corporals D. W. T

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WOUNDED.

Co. A.—Privates Martin C. Mullen , Edward Kelley , Isaac H. Ferry , Joseph S. Farrell . Co. B.—Private Charles McNulty . Co. C.—First Sergeant Thomas Conant ; Corporals D. W. Tribou , 38 George W. Allen ; 38 Privates Henry A. Osborne , Thomas Arnold , Neil McMillan . Co. D.—Second Lieutenant James H. Atherton ; 38 Corporal David D. Coleman ; Bugler Benj. C. Dalton ; Privates Frank G. Bumpus , John Fagan . Co. E.—Sergeant John Shannon ; Corporal Samuel C. Wright . 38 Co. F.—Lieutenant Thomas H. H

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MISSING.39

Co. B.—Corporals H. A. Dean , Thomas —— , Charles E. Getchell , Phillip Sullivan ....

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CHAPTER XIX.

The Regiment Leaves Antietam—March to Harper’s Ferry—The Reconnoissance to Charlestown, Va.—The Loudon Valley Campaign—Change of Commanders—The Green Flag Affair—Battle of Fredericksburg—Winter Camp—Death of Chaplain Hempstead—Close of the Second Year’s Service—Complimentary Correspondence Concerning the Regiment. After attending to the sad duties of burying the dead on the 19th of September, the regiment, at three o’clock in the afternoon, was sent to the rear, and remained in the near vicinity

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CHAPTER XX.

The Weather—On Picket Near the Rappahannock—The “Mud Expedition”—The Ninth Coups at Newport News—The Regiment Goes to Kentucky—Reception at Cincinnati—Life in Paris, Ky.—Scouting—March to Somerset, Ky. January came in with a series of pleasant days, but with heavy frosts at night. On the 10th, however, there was a cold rain-storm, and the weather which immediately followed this furnishes a good idea of the character of a Virginia winter. Before the next morning, the wind changed to the north, fr

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CHAPTER XXI.

The Regiment Leaves Somerset and is Ordered to Vicksburg—March Over the Country to Nicholasville—Reception at Paris, Ky.—Goes to Cincinnati—The Journey to Cairo and Memphis—Down the Mississippi—A Brush With the Guerillas—Siege of Vicksburg and Surrender of the City—The “Daily Citizen.” It seems to have been understood, from the day the regiment reached Somerset till it was finally ordered away, that its stay there was to be brief; scarcely a day passed that was not attended with rumors that the

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CHAPTER XXII.

The Regiment Marches on Jackson—Jefferson Davis’s House—Siege of Jackson—The Regiment Under Fire—Evacuation of the City—A Part of the City is Burnt by the Enemy—Return to Vicksburg—A Hard March—“French Joe’s” Mule—The Dead of the Regiment—Return to Cincinnati—March Over Cumberland Mountains to Knoxville, Tenn. As soon as the siege was concluded, General Grant immediately turned his attention to General Johnston, who up to this time had held the line of the Big Black, watching for a chance to str

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CHAPTER XXIII.

Battles of Blue Springs, Hough’s Ferry, and Campbell’s Station—Siege of Knoxville—The Sufferings of the Men—Battle of Fort Sanders—Gallant Conduct of the Regiment—It Captures Two Battle-flags—The Siege Raised—General Sherman Re-enforces Burnside. During the early part of October, a portion of the Ninth Corps under General Potter, and a large body of cavalry under General Shakleford, were sent up the valley some fifty miles in the direction of Morristown, Jefferson County. A force of the enemy ha

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CHAPTER XXIV.

Movements After the Siege—The Regiment Leaves Knoxville—The Condition of the Troops—Blaine’s Cross-Roads—The Men Re-enlist—Strawberry Plain—Fight with the Confederate Cavalry—The Regiment Goes to Knoxville—Erin Station—The Corn Expedition—Transfer of Non-re-enlisting Men to the Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Regiment—Long Marches—The Snow-storm—Ordered Home—March Over the Cumberland Mountains—The Regiment Reaches Boston—The Receptions. Early in the morning of the 7th of December, the Brigade started

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KILLED.

First Sergeant Silas N. Grosvenor , Company C. Color Sergeant John A. Tighe , Company K. Sergeant and Acting Sergeant-Major William F. Willis and Corporal Richard Gurney , Company H. Privates John C. Stewart and Martin Minton , Company B....

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WOUNDED.

First Lieutenant George W. Pope , Company G, mortally. First Lieutenant Charles A. Carpenter , Company H. First Sergeant John Lucas , Company B, badly in wrist. Sergeant H. B. Titus , Company G. Sergeant John H. Hancock , Company H, arm shot off. Corporal John M. Thompson , Company B, both legs broken, and afterwards died. Corporal William H. Tindal and Musician James Liffin , 50 Company F. Privates Thomas W. Cashman , Company A; Emery Hodgkins , Company B; William H. Burns , Joseph W. Glass , N

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KILLED.

Sergeant Ebenezer Fisk , Company G. Corporal Preston O. Smith , Company F. Private William S. Collins , Company B....

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WOUNDED.

Captain Charles D. Browne , Company C. Sergeants George Townsend , Company F, and Henry Campbell , Company G. Corporal Samuel C. Wright , Company E (very badly in the head, and reported as dead). Privates Charles F. Bosworth , Company F; Lemuel Chapin , Company G; and Jacob H. Dow , Company H....

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CAPTURED.

First Sergeant John Shannon , Company E. Corporal Thomas W. D. Deane , Company G. Privates George Thomas , Company A; Benjamin B. Brown , Company B; Daniel Whitmore , Company G; and John Moore , Jr., Company K. Corporal Wright was promoted to Sergeant after this battle for his brave and meritorious conduct manifested during the engagement. Probably no event of the war excited so much discussion, and called forth so much bitterness of feeling among the officers of our army, as did this. The condu

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CHAPTER XXVII.

Movement to Wells’s Farm—The Camp at Pegram’s Farm—Building of Winter Quarters—Ordered Back to Petersburg—Disappointment of the Men—The Regiment Occupies Battery No. 11—Friendly Relations Between the Pickets—Battle of Fort Stedman—The Regiment Makes a Gallant Fight—The Prisoners Sent to Libby—Closing Scenes Before Petersburg—The Regiment Enters the City—Duties Performed After the Battle—Death of Abraham Lincoln—Ordered to Alexandria, and from Thence to Georgetown—Provost Guard—The Grand Review—R

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NOTE.

There are some facts about the rolls of the regiment that demand explanation. The published rolls of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts give the Twenty-ninth a total membership of eighteen hundred and twenty commissioned officers and enlisted men. Of this number, fourteen commissioned officers 59 and three hundred and thirty-four enlisted men were transferred to it from the Thirty-fifth Massachusetts, June 9, 1865. A large proportion of these enlisted men are placed upon the rolls of the Twen

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MEMBERS OF STAFF

Appointed Subsequent to Date of Organization of the Regiment to Fill Vacancies, Whose Names Do Not Elsewhere Appear Upon the Rolls. Note. —Promotions from Companies to the Field and Staff will be found on the Company rolls.— Author....

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ROLL OF COMPANY A.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted April 20, 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, May 21, 1861:— Joined in 1861 (July 31). Joined in 1862. Joined in 1863. Joined in 1864....

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ROLL OF COMPANY B.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted April 18, 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, May 14, 1861:— Joined in July, 1861. Joined Later in 1861. Joined in 1862....

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ROLL OF COMPANY C.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted April 20, 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, May 22, 1861:— Joined in September and December, 1861....

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ROLL OF COMPANY D.

Joined in January, 1862....

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ROLL OF COMPANY E.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted May 6, 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, May 22, 1861:— Joined in 1862....

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ROLL OF COMPANY F.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted in the autumn of 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, December 30, 1861:— Joined in 1863. Joined in 1864....

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ROLL OF COMPANY G.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted in the autumn of 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, December 31, 1861:— Joined in 1862....

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ROLL OF COMPANY H.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted in the autumn of 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, January 13, 1862:—...

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ROLL OF COMPANY I.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted April 17, 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, May 14, 1861:— Joined in 1863....

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ROLL OF COMPANY K.

The following soldiers originally composed this Company, enlisted April 20, 1861, and were mustered into the United States service, May 22, 1861:— Joined in 1861. Joined in 1862. Joined in 1863. Joined in 1864. A list of soldiers whose names are not borne upon the foregoing rolls, some of whom are known to have served, and others are reported as having served in the Twenty-ninth Regiment for short periods during the last few months of the war:—...

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NOTE.

In deciding what names should appear upon the rolls of the dead, I adopted this rule, which is that of the Pension Department in the matter of granting pensions: First, those who died in the service from disease, wounds, or injuries contracted while in the service and in the line of their duties as soldiers; second, those who died after their discharge from the service, of disease, wounds, or injuries contracted while in the service and in the line of their duties as soldiers. I feel confident t

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REUNIONS OF THE REGIMENT.

The feelings of fraternity which grew out of participation in common dangers and hardships naturally gave rise to a desire on the part of the surviving members of the regiment to occasionally meet each other in a purely social way, exchange greetings, and renew the old and strongly-cemented friendships of army life....

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THE FIRST REUNION.

The first of these reunions took place in Boston in June, 1870. A small number of comrades assembled at Evans’s Hall, Boston, May 30, 1870; the meeting was called to order by Sergeant John B. Smithers of Company B, and it was voted to form a temporary organization. Captain Charles Brady was elected President, and Hospital Steward John Hardy, Treasurer, pro tempore , whereupon the meeting adjourned till June 17, following, at the same place. On the 17th of June, 1870, the meeting again assembled,

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SECOND REUNION.

In pursuance of a call published in several of the Boston papers, the Association met at the Sherman House, Boston, May 13, 1871. Officers were chosen for the ensuing year, as follows:— President. —General Joseph H. Barnes. Vice-Presidents. —Lieutenant-Colonel Willard D. Tripp; Major Samuel H. Doten; William H. Osborne, Company C; Sergeant B. B. Brown, Company B; Colonel Henry R. Sibley. Recording Secretary. —Lieutenant John Lucas. Corresponding Secretary. —John J. Ryan, Company B. Treasurer. —C

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THIRD REUNION.

This was Company H’s day; the Association assembled at Monument Hall, Charlestown, May 14, 1872. Colonel Clarke reported a design for a regimental badge, which was adopted. It was a rough bronze medal, stamped with the figures of an upraised right forearm, grasping in the hand an uplifted sword; beneath this a row of cannon-balls, and under all the figures “29.”...

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Officers for 1872-73.

President. —General J. H. Barnes. Vice-Presidents. —Major S. H. Doten, Colonel H. R. Sibley, Major Charles T. Richardson, Captain W. D. Chamberlain, Lieutenant J. Lucas. Recording Secretary. —J. J. Ryan. Corresponding Secretary. —Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Tripp. Treasurer. —Captain George H. Long. Executive Committee. —Major S. H. Doten; Sergeant S. C. Wright, Company E; Colonel T. W. Clarke; Captain Charles A. Carpenter; Emery Jaquith, Company C. Lieutenant-Colonel Tripp presented the Associatio

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FOURTH REUNION.

Plymouth , May 14, 1873. The meeting assembled in Grand Army Hall, and after listening to the reports of its Secretary and several committees, proceeded to choose officers for the year 1873-74. The officers elected were as follows:— President. —General J. H. Barnes. Vice-Presidents. —Major Samuel H. Doten; Surgeon George B. Cogswell; Adjutant H. A. Braden; Sergeant John H. Hancock, Company H; Sergeant G. Townsend, Company I. Recording Secretary. —J. J. Ryan, Company B. Corresponding Secretary. —

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FIFTH REUNION.—Lynn, May 14, 1874. OFFICERS.

President. —General J. H. Barnes. Vice-Presidents. —Major S. H. Doten; Colonel Henry R. Sibley; Surgeon George B. Cogswell; Wm. H. Osborne, Company C; Sergeant G. Townsend, Company I. Secretary. —J. J. Ryan, Company B. Corresponding Secretary. —Sergeant Samuel C. Wright, Company E. Treasurer. —Colonel T. W. Clarke. The business meeting was held in the hall of General Lander Post, G. A. R., at the close of which the comrades and their ladies took carriages and drove to the Relay House, Nahant Bea

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SIXTH REUNION.

The sixth reunion was held at Downer’s Landing, Hingham Harbor, September 17, 1875. The comrades and their families, to the number of about one hundred, assembled at the Boston wharf of the Hingham Steamboat Company quite early in the morning, took the boat for the Landing, where, upon arrival, a business meeting was held, and officers for the year 1875-76 chosen, as follows:— President. —General J. H. Barnes. Vice-Presidents. —Wm. H. Osborne, Company C; Corporal Alonzo B. Fiske, Company K; Serg

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SEVENTH REUNION.—American House, Boston, May 15, 1876.

The Association met at one o’clock, P. M., and chose officers and transacted business....

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OFFICERS ELECTED.

President. —General J. H. Barnes. Vice-Presidents. —Major Chas. T. Richardson; W. H. Osborne, Company C; Sergeant Geo. Townsend, Company I: Colonel H. R. Sibley; Captain Lebbeus Leach. Recording Secretary. —Sergeant Sam’l C. Wright, Company E. Corresponding Secretary. —H. E. Stewart, Company K. Treasurer. —Colonel T. W. Clarke. Executive Committee. —Colonel H. R. Sibley; Lieutenant J. O’Neil; General J. H. Barnes; Captain D. W. Lee; Colonel Thos. W. Clarke; Sergeant Sam’l C. Wright; Wm. H. Osbor

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EIGHTH REUNION.

The eighth reunion was held at East Bridgewater, June 18, 1877, two hundred, including members and their families, being present. The day was one of the most lovely in June, and was keenly enjoyed by the visiting comrades, their wives and children, who strolled about the quiet, shady streets of the town, visited the soldiers’ monument upon the common, which bears the names of a number of the dead of the regiment, and walked through the adjacent groves. The citizens of the town met them everywher

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