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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
nd is mustered into the service of the United States in the Massachusetts Second Regiment, can he be considered a part of the quota of Massachusetts, so that his family can receive the State aid? I answer, most unequivocally, yes. Brigadier-General Humphries, U. S. A., Army of the Potomac, wished Governor Andrew to commission Mr. Edward C. Rice, of Framingham, that he might appoint him on his staff. There was no place for him in the three years regiments. The Governor referred the matterwhich he held as an officer on the staff of Major-General Sutton, Second Division M. V.M. There are four vacancies in the staff of Brigadier-General Peirce: if he will appoint Mr. Rice, I believe it will accomplish the purpose sought for by General Humphries. And it did. A colonel in a Massachusetts regiment having written to the Governor that great trouble had arisen, and officers had lost their pay, because the Adjutant-General of the State delayed forwarding the commissions when made