[194] the army and navy, as it filled its quota on every call of the President, and at the end of the war had a surplus of one hundred and fifty-eight over and above all demands. Fifty-six were commissioned officers in the military service. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was fifty-six thousand nine hundred and sixty-four dollars ($56,964.00). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the years of the war for State aid to the families of soldiers, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $2,706.21; in 1862, $19,994.81; in 1863, $23,562.21; in 1864, $18,500.00; in 1865, $11,300.00. Total amount, $76,064.23. In no town in the Commonwealth, of its population and means, were the ladies more active, generous, and patriotic in behalf of the soldiers, than were the ladies of Gloucester. We regret our inability to obtain a full statement of their good works.
[194] the army and navy, as it filled its quota on every call of the President, and at the end of the war had a surplus of one hundred and fifty-eight over and above all demands. Fifty-six were commissioned officers in the military service. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was fifty-six thousand nine hundred and sixty-four dollars ($56,964.00). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the years of the war for State aid to the families of soldiers, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $2,706.21; in 1862, $19,994.81; in 1863, $23,562.21; in 1864, $18,500.00; in 1865, $11,300.00. Total amount, $76,064.23. In no town in the Commonwealth, of its population and means, were the ladies more active, generous, and patriotic in behalf of the soldiers, than were the ladies of Gloucester. We regret our inability to obtain a full statement of their good works.
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