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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 3: Berkshire County. (search)
ttee already appointed was to solicit subscriptions of money to be given volunteers. August 23d, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer for nine months service, and the selectmen to borrow money for the purpose. A committee of five was appointed to procure volunteers. November 4th, Voted, to borrow, not exceeding two thousand dollars, for aid to the families of soldiers. 1863. September, Voted, to pay State aid to the families of men who have been drafted. December 26th, Voted, to pay the selectmen and recruiting officers fifteen dollars for each new recruit, and twenty-five dollars for each veteran recruit, enlisting to the credit of the town; voted, to pay their expenses, and three dollars a day while engaged in recruiting. 1864. April 4th, Voted, to raise three thousand dollars to procure volunteers, and to fix the bounty at one hundred and fifty dollars. The selectmen were authorized to borrow money to pay the same. May 4th, The sum to be borrow
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 8: Hampden County. (search)
ch agency be borne by the town. 1863. No action appears to have been necessary on the part of the town to fill its quotas and provide for the comfort of the families of volunteers during this year. 1864. August 2d, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist in the military service for three years, and be credited to the quota of the town; and money was appropriated to pay the same. A vote identical with this was passed on the 26th of December. Chicopee, according to a return made by the selectmen in 1866, furnished six hundred and eighty men for the war, which we believe to be one hundred less than the number actually furnished, as Chicopee filled its quota on every call made by the President, and at the end of the war had a surplus of forty-eight over and above all demands. Thirty-one were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State a
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Plymouth County. (search)
re to volunteer within ten days in order to obtain the bounty. August 13th, The vote limiting the time for men to enlist was reconsidered, and the bounty was increased to two hundred and twenty-five dollars. August 30th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay bounties. Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to nine-months volunteers. December 2d, The treasurer was authorized to borrow more money, and a committee of six citizens was chosen to encourage enlistments. December 26th, The selectmen were directed to secure recruits for three years service instead of for nine months, and to add fifty dollars to the bounty already offered, if it shall be necessary in order to get volunteers to fill the quota of the town. 1863. November 28th, Chose a committee of one from each school-district to assist the selectmen in recruiting. They were also directed to call public meetings from time to time to encourage enlistments. 1864. April 11th, Voted, to pay six hundre