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Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Company E , 39th Massachusetts Infantry , in the Civil War . (search)
Company E, 39th Massachusetts Infantry, in the Civil War.
[The following account is taken from the diary of John H. Dusseault.
The diary will be followed closely in all its details, but for the sake of clearness, bare statements will be amplified in a way, it is hoped, to make this story of our fellow-townsman a more valuable contribution to the history of a period in which he bore an important and honorable part.] Company E, which will go down to history as the Somerville company, was r l contributions from the larders of the patriotic matrons of the town.
On August 12 the company was mustered into the United States service, and on that day the non-commissioned officers stepped from the ranks as their names were called: John H. Dusseault, first sergeant; Edward A. Hale, second sergeant; Edwin Mills, third sergeant; Judson W. Oliver, fourth sergeant; Richard J. Hyde, fifth sergeant; and the usual number of corporals, viz., D. P. Bucknam, Elkanah Crosby, William M. Carr, Mel
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Officers of Somerville historical society (search)
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Company E , 39th Massachusetts Infantry , in the Civil War .—(Ii.) (search)
Company E, 39th Massachusetts Infantry, in the Civil War.—(Ii.) [Diary of J. H. Dusseault—Continued.]
October 19, 1863.
We marched at 8 a. m. for Haymarket on the Manassas Railroad, and arrived at 3 p. m. At 4 p. m. on the next day we set out again, passing through Thoroughfare Gap, in the Bull Run Ridge making camp at 10 p. m. We remained in this neighborhood until the twenty-fourth, when we marched to Kettle Run, where we found the railroad badly used up. As we had orders to guard a bridge over the Run, we stayed here till November 5.
All this while the enemy were very near, and both sides were manoeuvring to get the better position.
At 4 p. m. that day we started for Catlett's Station, and arrived there at 8.30 p. m. November 7 found us at sunset, after a march of seventeen miles, at Morrisville.
The next day we had an all day's march, sixteen or seventeen miles, and halted at night four miles from the railroad station.
November 9, at 5 p. m., we marched for Licking Run,
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Officers of Somerville historical Society (search)
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Company E , 39th Massachusetts Infantry , in the Civil War .—(Iii.) (search)
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, List of members Past and present (search)