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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
d had a family of five little children. The aged and poor parents were dependent upon the other two for their support. All three sons were killed in battle! Harwich Incorporated Sept. 14, 1694. Population in 1860, 3,423; in 1865, 3,540. Valuation in 1860, $841,833; in 1865, $1,025,217. The selectmen in 1861 were Cyrus, whose husbands have fallen in the war, with due and especial benevolence; and those who have no house, to see that they have a home outside of the almshouse. Harwich furnished three hundred and forty-one men for the war, which was a surplus of twenty-nine over and above all demands. Four were commissioned officers. The wholetate, was as follows: In 1861, 00; in 1862, $736.38; in 1863, $1,276.69; in 1864, $5,159.92; in 1865, $4,374.00. Total in four years, $11,462.99. The ladies of Harwich did a great deal for the soldiers all through the war, and especially those attached to the several religious societies,—the ministers acting as shipping agents.
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