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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies 7 1 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 4 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 2 0 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1861. (search)
that no one of the many patriots who went out from among us was moved by purer views of duty than he, or performed more conscientiously the work assigned him, is indeed to give the highest praise, but still no higher than is deserved. Colonel N. P. Hallowell, his first regimental commander, thus wrote of him: With all who knew him, I mourn the loss of Alden. You knew him, and knowing him, need not be told how he discharged every duty, quietly, faithfully, cheerfully. It must have bees relatives, and of the Faculty of the College, who at the next Commencement conferred upon him, in his absence, the Bachelor's degree; and on April 25, 1861, he went down to Fort Independence to drill with the Fourth Battalion. His classmates Hallowell and Holmes went to Fort Independence at the same time. He soon enlisted in the Second Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which was then being recruited by Colonel George H. Gordon, and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in that r
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1863. (search)
g to acquire a knowledge of military matters. One day when visiting Captain Crane at Readville, he offered to remain and assist in drilling the men, thinking thereby to add to his own knowledge and to increase his chances of subsequently securing the much-desired commission for himself. The offer was accepted, and he remained at the camp for several days, making himself many friends both among the officers and men. In consequence of his success and the earnestness which he displayed, Colonel Hallowell offered to use his influence to procure him a commission in the regiment, and on the 8th of July, 1863, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant. His cherished desire was accomplished, and he was now in a position for which he was peculiarly qualified, and where, to use his own words, he was in his right element. His decided opinions in regard to the principles involved in the war, his sympathy with the negro race, his strength and power of endurance, his determination and self-control,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, Biographical Index. (search)
r, C., Brig.-Gen., I. 68. Guild, Dr., II. 221. Gurowski, Adam, Count, I. 12. Guthrie, James, Hon., I. 153. H. Hack, C. A., I. 346. Hack, Daniel, Memoir, I. 346-348. Hack, Sarah, I. 346. Hale, E. E., Rev., I. 42. Hale, Major (Rebel service), I. 443. Hall, Colonel, I. 426; II. 454. Hall, E. H., Rev., I. 234. Hall, Elizabeth, II. 124. Hall, H. W., Adjutant, Memoir, II. 124-132. Also, II. 116, 117;. Hall, N., II. 124. Hall, N. J., II. 309, 312;. Hallowell, Col., I. 65; II. 189, 210;, 214, 251, 365. Hamilton; C. S., Brig.-Gen., II. 227. Hamlin, H. (Vice-President U. S.), I. 7, 76;. Hancock, John, II. 49. Hancock, W. S., Maj.-Gen., I. 16, 17;, 91,344, 429, 430; II. 101, 428;, 454. Hand, D. W., Dr., I. 123. Hardee, W. J., Maj.-Gen. (Rebel service), II. 271. Harding, Chester, Jr., I. 158. Hardy, A., II. 159, 160;. Harney, W. S., Brig.-Gen., I. 158,159. Harrington, H. F., Rev., I. 42; II. 236. Harrison, W. H. (Pr