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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 22: prisoners.-benevolent operations during the War.--readjustment of National affairs.--conclusion. (search)
I. It was the product of divine seed, that took root in the heart of woman, and by her it was chiefly nourished. It is well to take a note of the germs, while contemplating the majestic plant. On the day April 15, 1861. when the President called for seventy-five thousand men to suppress the Slave-holders' insurrection, women of Bridgeport, Connecticut, organized a society for the purpose of affording relief and comfort to the volunteers. This was the first in all the land. In Charlestown, Massachusetts, on the same day, a woman took steps for the formation of a society, for the same purpose; On the afternoon of that day, Miss Almena Bates, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, read the President's call for men, and the idea at once occurred to her that some of the men must go from Charlestown, and that they would need aid and comfort from home. She suggested the formation of a society for the purpose of affording such aid, and it was done.--The Tribute Book, by Frank B. Goodrich,
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 2: (search)
3 for the support of military teachers. Nov. 30, 1630, another tax of £ 3 was levied. Thus Medford became a part of London's plantation in Massachusetts Bay. Twelve ships had brought, within a year , fifteen hundred persons; and Medford had a large numerical share. The running streams of fresh water in our locality were a great inducement to English settlers; for they thought such streams indispensable. In 1630 they would not settle in Roxbury because there was no running water. In Charlestown (1630) the people grew discontented for want of water; who generally notioned no water good for a town but running springs. Medford, at the earliest period, became that anomolous body politic called a town; creating its own government, and electing its own officers. No municipal organization, like this, had been witnessed in the old world for four centuries! How natural was this growth. By the law, each adventurer had a right to fifty acres of land. Each one would see that this gr
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
ne, Me. 68-117TIMOTHY Tufts m., 1st, Mary Goddard; 2d, Mehitable Flagg; and had--  117-187Timothy, b. 1786; m. Susan Cutter.  188Artemas, d. unm.  189Mary, m. Milzar Torrey, and d. 1853.   And by his second wife,--  190Jonas, lives in Charlestown, N. H.  191Joshua, unm., lives in Charlestown, N. H.  192Submit, m. Mr. Wetherbee. 68-120Isaac Tufts m., 1st, Anna Tufts, and had by her--  120-193Anna, m. Samuel Rand.  194Martha.   And by his second wife, Mary Green,--  195Lucy.  196MaryCharlestown, N. H.  192Submit, m. Mr. Wetherbee. 68-120Isaac Tufts m., 1st, Anna Tufts, and had by her--  120-193Anna, m. Samuel Rand.  194Martha.   And by his second wife, Mary Green,--  195Lucy.  196Mary.  197Louisa.  198Isaac.  199Ann Maria, m. James Sawyer.  200Timothy.  201George. 69-122Samuel Tufts m., 1st, Hannah Tufts, Dec. 3, 1795, and had--  122-202Hannah, d. aged 17.  203Lucinda, m. Bernard Tufts (No. 174).  204Mary Ann, m. Asa Tufts (No. 175).  205Charles, unm.   He m., 2d, Grace Barnicott, and had--  206 William Augustus, m.1st, Abigail Tufts. 2d, Susan Tufts.  207John.  208Hannah, m. Mr. Davis, of Billerica. 77-133HUTCHINSON Tufts, jun
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
ff in hearty cheers for the loyal people of the Border States. Cheers were also given for the laboring people of Great Britain, who have stood by us in this war, and for the army and the old flag. The Mayor recommended, that the people generally illuminate their houses, and display the red, white, and blue, and announced that the bells of the city would be rung. The Walcott Guards under Captain Meacham marched through the principal streets, cheering for the Union and General Grant. In Charlestown, the news was received by the ringing of the church-bells and the display of flags, and in the evening by illuminations and fireworks. At noon, four thousand workmen at the Navy Yard assembled in front of Admiral Stringham's residence, who made them a patriotic speech, which was heartily applauded. Nine rousing cheers were given for General Grant and the Potomac Army. A national salute was fired from the Navy Yard. In the evening, a meeting was held in the First Parish Church, which
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Norfolk County. (search)
ciety contributed six hundred and seventy-four different kinds of articles to the Commission. The whole number of articles contributed during the war was eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, exclusive of the material aid given in cash, mentioned above. The garments were all cut by a committee, which met twice a week for the purpose. These were made up afterwards by the ladies of West Roxbury, assisted by the ladies of Falmouth, Yarmouth, Chelmsford, Massachusetts; and of Charlestown, New Hampshire. A number of the ladies of West Roxbury paid a regular assessment of twelve dollars a year for four years. Weymouth Incorporated Sept. 2, 1635. Population in 1860, 7,742; in 1865, 7,981. Valuation in 1860, $3,119,993; in 1865, $3,345,349. The selectmen in 1861 were Z. L. Bicknell, James Humphrey, Allen Vining; in 1862 and 1863, Z. L. Bicknell, James Humphrey, Noah Vining; in 1864, James Humphrey, Z. L. Bicknell, Noah Vining; in 1865, James Humphrey, Z. L. Bicknell, Oliv
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1852. (search)
p fully each faculty in harmony with, and aid of, every other. He had great patience in acquiring information, always seeking, in conversation, rather to receive than to impart, and to possess himself of all that any source offered to him. Hence his completeness of information made his knowledge always equal to the moment, and left him master of himself and of the occasion. He remained at the Law School for eight months, and then entered the office of the Hon. Edmund Cushing, in Charlestown, New Hampshire. His life here was uneventful in enterprise or adventure; but in the undeviating pursuit of self-culture, and the busy toil of an active mind preparing for its work, it was crowded with effort. His letters to his family, in his absence from home, were graphic, with characteristic sketches with pen and pencil,—for he drew as readily as he wrote,— and a quiet sense of humor caught, without fail, the grotesque side of country life. In his stay of more than a year, he left upon th
Rev. James K. Ewer , Company 3, Third Mass. Cav., Roster of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment in the war for the Union, Company H. (search)
Company H. Nathan W. Josselyn, 1st Sergt. Boston, 21, a; clerk. Sept. 22, 1862. Disch. disa. Nov. 2, 1863. Francis H. Carver, Sergs. Natick, 37, m; printer. Sept. 19, 1862. Disch. Nov. 28, 1864, to accept commission as 1st Lieut. 81st Regt. U. S.C. Infantry. M. O. Nov. 30, 1866. Patrick J. Monks, Sergt. South Boston, 41, m.; teamster. Oct. 15, 1862. Disch. July 21, 1865. Edward Barker, Corp. Charlestown, N. H., 39, m; minister. Oct. 11, 1862. Disch. Feb. 15, 1863, to become Chaplain 91st N. Y. Vol. Resigned July 28, 1864. William J. Beck, Corp. Boston, 36, n; carpenter. June 18, 1862. Died of wounds May 18, 1864. Thomas S. Benson, Corp. Farmington, Me. en. Boston, 32, s; physician. Sept. 26, 1862. . Disch. disa. Aug. 24, 1863. George E. Long. Corp. Northfield, 22, s; engineer Sept. 30, 1862. Disch. May 20, 1865. Unof. Joseph Marckres, Corp. 24, m; bar-tender. Sept. 20, 1862. Deserted Feb. 1, 1865. John McNAMARA, Corp. Roxbury, 33, m; soldie
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 10., chapter 11 (search)
mas Russell, great-grandfather of the late Dr. John Langdon Sullivan of Malden, which stood on Water street, between Charlestown and Warren Bridges. This large house, after Russell's death, became a hotel, known as Gordon's, Nichol's, Charlestown Hotel, Pierce's, Brick Hotel (1817), and finally, the Middlesex Hotel, till burnt in 1835. This fire of 28 August, 1835, the most destructive in Charlestown since the Battle of Bunker Hill, destroyed the house in which Lemuel Cox died. In Charlestown, Capt. Lemuel Cox, an eminent mechanic, aged 65. The funeral will proceed from his late dwelling house in Charlestown, tomorrow, at half past 3 o'clock; where his friends and relations are requested to attend without further invitation. This was his obituary by the newspaper of the period. My interest, primarily, in the subject of this sketch, was aroused from the credit given him as builder of Charlestown Bridge. I was, therefore, somewhat surprised when former Mayor Rantoul of
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., Another Absentee. (search)
Another Absentee. In addition to the Loyalists of Medford, already noticed in earlier issues of the Register, another had his residence here, but after the Revolution was over and peace declared. Francis Green, a graduate of Harvard, 1760, a merchant of Boston, married a lady whose father was mayor of New York previous to the Revolution. He came back to Boston from Halifax, and to Medford about 1798, and two years later occupied the house later belonging to Mr. Samuel Swan (Watson House). He died 21 April, 1809, aged 67. His widow moved to Charlestown, N. H., in 1822, when the Gilchrist family moved there. [Adapted from C. S.]—E. M. G
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16., Distinguished guests and residents of Medford. (search)
r house, then again to the former. Six or seven of their nine children were born in this town, and after a residence of seventeen years the family moved to Charlestown, N. H., where Captain Gilchrist died, 1827. When we see what was the caliber of the members of this family, we realize that what was our loss was New Hampshire's tion here. The former was a pupil at the school of John Angier. He graduated from Harvard, 1828, and upon being admitted to the bar established himself in Charlestown, N. H. He married a daughter of a former governor of that state, and became successful in the practice of his profession. He was early called to the head of the Srriage of her three eldest daughters, from whom she had been accustomed to receive great assistance. Mrs. Gilchrist, who was born in Woburn, Mass., died in Charlestown, N. H., March 20, 1858, at the age of seventy-four. Two won their laurels in the dramatic profession. T. Allston Brown in his History of the American Stage 1
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