Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct.

Fortieth Regiment New York State Volunteers.¹ (three Years.)

Albert S. Ingalls died of a wound Aug. 11, 1862 (see p. 157 previous). John Locke died in the service Sept. 22, 1862 (see p. 168 previous). Francis Gould received a ball in his knee Sept. 1, 1862, and died from its supposed effects Sept. 7, 1874 (see p. 263 previous). John B. Wiley was killed in battle. Gammon died of disease in the service. Greenlaw was killed in battle. John H. Hill died in prison at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. Andrew Kenny was killed at battle of Williamsburg, May 6, 1862. Ezra W Thompson was killed while on picket. The New York muster rolls examined do not give the place of residence of any, and we have depended on the statements of remaining members of the company for correction of the above list.

The following are said by members of the regiment to have belonged to the old company enlisted in West Cambridge, but were not residents of the town. They were all of Co. H, and enrolled June 27, 1861, at Yonkers, N. Y. Their names and ages were thus: George O. Ballou, 1st Lieut., 36; Ira Keyes, 2d Lieut., 38; Sewall B. Ellis, Corp., 21 (killed); Daniel C. Fletcher, Corp, 33; Patrick Byrne, 25; Samuel A. Fish, 24; William J. Flynn, 21; Phineas J. Jeffers, 27; George W. Lang, 22; Charles Smith, 28; Christopher Smith, 23; George Thompson, 22.