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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 2: (search)
were established. The field and staff officers of the Sixth were Edward F. Jones, of Pepperell, colonel; Benjamin F. Watson, of Lawrence, lieutenant-colonel; Josiah A. Sawtell, of Lowell, major; Alpha B. Farr, of Lowell, adjutant; James Monroe, of Cambridge, quartermaster; Charles Babbidge, of Pepperell, chaplain; Norman Smith, of Groton, surgeon; Jansen T. Paine, of Charlestown, surgeon's mate; Rufus L. Plaisted, of Lowell, paymaster; Samuel D. Shattuck, of Groton, sergeant-major; Church Howe, of Worcester, quartermaster-sergeant; John Dupee, of Boston, commissary-sergeant; Frederick Stafford, of Lowell, drum-major; William H. Gray, of Acton, hospital steward. The Sixth had a full staff and regimental band. Company A, National Greys, Lowell. Officers: Josiah A. Sawtell, captain; Andrew J. Johnson and Andrew C. Wright, lieutenants,—all of Lowell. Company B, Groton Artillery, Groton. Officers: Eusebius S. Clark, captain; George F. Shattuck and Samuel G. Blood, lieutenants,
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 3: (search)
hree Yearsvolunteers letter of John M. Forbes letters received by the Adjutant-General extracts letters from Dr. Luther V. Bell and Richard H. Dana, Jr. Ex-Governor Boutwell arrives at Washington letters to the Governor State of affairs at Washington letter from Mr. Foster cipher telegram Judge Hoar at Washington letters to the Governor the War Department will accept no more troops Charles R. Lowell, Jr., Massachusettsagent at Washington his instructions letter of Governor to Dr. Howe appointed to examine the condition of the regiments his report Colonel Prescott letters of the Governor and General Butler slavery. The people of Massachusetts were deeply moved by the departure of the three months men, and the attack made upon the Sixth Regiment at Baltimore. Meetings were held in city and town. Speeches were made by the most distinguished orators in the State. In some of the towns, the people were called together by the ringing of church-bells, and in others by
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 4: (search)
eon-General letter of the Governor to Colonel Frank E. Howe New-Englandrooms, New York letter of of the Secretary of War Colonel Browne to Colonel Howe abstract of correspondence Colonelsargenthese gentlemen were given gratuitously. Frank E. Howe, of New York, was appointed assistant qua1861, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Colonel Howe was a native of Massachusetts, doing businellowing letter in reply:— May 20, 1861. Frank E. Howe, Esq., 203, Broadway. Sir,—I have recethe New-England Rooms in New York, of which Colonel Howe had charge during the entire war. It becamelowing the lead of Massachusetts, appointed Colonel Howe their agent to take care of their soldiers.eak again of this admirable institution and Colonel Howe in a subsequent chapter. Charles Amory, however, paid; and the appointment of Colonel Frank E. Howe as the agent of the Commonwealth to lom E. Parmenter, Esq., of West Cambridge, to Colonel Howe. Mr. Parmenter went on to see about the Wes[1 more...]<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 5: (search)
ed for the adoption and payment, by the Federal Government, of future contracts for military stores. These gentlemen were furnished with letters by the Governor to the President and members of the Cabinet. Aug. 31.—Governor telegraphs Colonel Frank E. Howe, New York, Find George S. Greene, late of the United-States Engineer Corps, and see if he will take command of a Massachusetts regiment. On the same day, the Governor wrote a letter to the Secretary of War, in regard to the high prices pe commissioned, and detailed on the staff of General Sherman. This was not done; but Magner was afterwards commissioned a lieutenant in the Twenty-eighth Regiment, and was killed in battle, May 18, 1864. Oct. 1.—The Governor writes to Colonel Frank E. Howe, New York, What has become of General Sherman? I have not heard from him for some days. Does he wish Wilson's regiment to go with him? The regiment is expected to leave on the 3d. On the same day, he writes to General Scott,— It<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
ac the wounded at Williamsburg letters of Colonel Howe every assistance given the agencies of th the wounded soldiers were welcomed by Colonel Frank E. Howe, our Massachusetts agent, and amply suy, and in letters of Dr. Hitchcock and Colonel Frank E. Howe to Governor Andrew. Colonel Howe wrre forwarded by General Burnside. March 25, Colonel Howe telegraphs to the Governor, One hundred woudelay heretofore experienced. He says that Colonel Howe had leased in New York a large, commodious,of the State, except an ambulance wagon. Colonel Howe writes, April 6, The store is nearly ready. wounded at Williamsburg reached New York. Colonel Howe on that day telegraphs to the Governor, I as, with horses and wagon, and Lieutenant Church Howe, aide-de-camp to General Sedgwick, to show me th day of April, the Governor writes to Colonel Frank E. Howe, New York, that Surgeon-General Dale hAn ambulance, therefore, was purchased; and Colonel Howe was authorized to purchase one, to be used [3 more...]
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
m army hospitals, and cared for at their homes. These orders, for a time, were very unpopular, and had a prejudicial effect upon recruiting. We find, on the files of the Governor, the Adjutant-General, and Surgeon-General, a great many letters, complaining of these arbitrary and cruel orders, from persons whose relatives, wounded and sick, were retained in the hospitals, and refused transportation to their homes. Many letters were written the State officials; and the Governor sent Colonel Frank E. Howe to Washington, for the purpose of attempting to procure some mitigation of the rigor of the present system. The system, however, remained in force; and, like other usages of war, the people acquiesced in them as among the severities required for the good of the cause. Of Joseph W. Wheelwright,—who had raised a number of men, and who had reason to expect a command, but, for military reasons, the men whom he had recruited had been placed in other regiments to complete their organiz
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
ng into distress or want. These gentlemen's names had been inadvertently omitted in the Adjutant-General's report. He also refers to the services rendered by Colonels Howe and Tufts, Massachusetts agents at New York and Washington, of whom we have spoken in preceding pages, and whose services will ever be remembered with gratitudthe field; and that he would gladly avail himself of advice given by respectable parties in the selection of officers. On the 28th of March, he wrote to Colonel Frank E. Howe, in New York, to recommend to the consideration of General Ullman, who was authorized to raise a colored brigade in the South, James Miller, of Salem, as ahis home in Worcester County. His case was one of marked bravery. After his discharge, and on his return home, he staid a while at the New-England Rooms with Colonel Howe. On the sixteenth day of April, the Adjutant-General received a letter from James W. Hale, 76, Wall Street, New York, informing him that he had succeeded in r
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 11: (search)
nor wrote to Mr. Ellison, acknowledging the receipt of the letter and the draft, and said,— I have directed this amount to be divided equally between Colonel Frank E. Howe, the military State agent of Massachusetts, in the city of New York, and Lieutenant-Colonel Gardiner Tufts, our agent in Washington, whose especial duty itving morning, Nov. 24, 1864, giving a detailed and interesting statement of the manner in which this fund was expended. Five hundred dollars were given to Colonel Frank E. Howe, to provide dinners to the sick and wounded soldiers in hospitals in and near New York, and at his agency; to Colonel Robert R. Corson, Massachusetts Statebridge, assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of major, June 20. Major Ware's duties were chiefly those of assistant military secretary to the Governor. Frank E. Howe, of New York, assistant quartermaster-general, with the rank of colonel, Aug. 16. He had been appointed on the staff of the Governor, Aug. 23, 1861, with the
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
which were in New-York City, and whose active and energetic leader was Colonel Frank E. Howe, should receive a passing notice at our hands. This association was 194 Broadway, was rented for the permanent uses of the association, and Colonel Frank E. Howe appointed superintendent. Five committees were selected from the memhe forty-two months, $60,518.29; being an average per month of $1,440.91. Colonel Howe also acknowledges the attention of the United-States Sanitary Commission thr so marked and characterized the women of our country throughout the war. Colonel Howe does not close his admirable report without calling to mind the opportune aih appreciation of this association are due, and are hereby tendered, to Colonel Frank E. Howe, for his patriotic and humane devotion to the interests of the soldiers Tufts, Massachusetts State agent at Washington, and the same amount to Colonel Frank E. Howe, Massachusetts State agent at New York, to be used for the benefit of s