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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Shaw, Henry Wheeler 1818-1885 (search)
Shaw, Henry Wheeler 1818-1885 (pen-name Josh Billings), humorist; born in Lanesboro, Mass., April 21, 1818. When only a boy he started for the West to seek his fortune; in 1858 settled in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and became an auctioneer. In 1863 he began to contribute to magazines, and for many years was a regular contributor to the New York Weekly and a popular lecturer. His publications include Josh Billings on ice; Josh Billings's complete works; Josh Billings's Spice-box: and an annual comic almanac. He died in Monterey, Cal., Oct. 14, 1885.
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Roster of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
orer; Sheffield. 9 Dec 63; 20 Aug 65. $325. Jarvis, George W. 24, mar.; hair dresser; Greenfield. 23 Oct. 63; 21 Sep 65 Boston. $325. Johnson, Nathaniel H. 24, mar.; carpenter; Sheffield. 16 Feb. 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Johnson, Norman 22, sin.; farmer; Sheffield. 26 Feb 63; rejected. Drafted 15 Jly 63; 20 Aug 64 Morris Id, S. C.; dis. —— Westfield. Johnson, Peter B. 29, mar.; turner; Springfield. 4 Mch 63; missing 18 Jly 63 Ft Wagner. $50. Jones, Henry E. 19, sin.; farmer; Lanesborough. 30 Nov 63; 20 Aug 65. $325. Jones, William Henry 44, mar.; store keeper; Boston. 10 Feb 64; 22 Sep 64 Morris Id. S. C.; dis. $50. Kane, Charles 28, sin.; laborer; Buffalo, N. Y. 28 Mch 63; died of wound 15 Aug 63 Gen. Hos. Beaufort, S. C. Wounded 18 Jly 63 Ft Wagner. $50. Kelsey, Joseph 22, mar.; laborer; Peru. 17 Dec. 63; died 4 May 65 Regtl. Hos. Georgetown, S. C. of disease. $50. Lamb, Marshall 19, sin.; laborer; Newbury, S. C. 7 May 63; missing 18 Jly 63 Ft Wagner. $50
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 3: Berkshire County. (search)
rments and money for the soldiers, independent of their own labor, to the value of three hundred and fifty dollars. Lanesborough Incorporated June 21, 1765. Population in 1860, 1,308; in 1865, 1,292. Valuation in 1860, $641,549; in 1865, $661s they may deem necessary for the relief of the families of volunteers, who are in the military service, and belong to Lanesborough, as the law in relation thereto provides. 1862. August 28, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundach volunteer who would enlist in the military service of the country for three years, and be credited to the quota of Lanesborough; and the treasurer was authorized to borrow whatever sums of money were necessary to pay the same. This was continued until the end of the war. The selectmen, in 1866, reported that Lanesborough furnished one hundred and thirty men for the war, which was about its proportion, and which was a surplus of seven over and above all demands. None were commissioned of
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Index. (search)
n 408 Groveland 194 H. Hadley 345 Halifax 546 Hamilton 196 Hancock 77 Hanover 550 Hanson 547 Hardwick 631 Harvard 633 Harwich 41 Hatfield 346 Hawley 268 Haverhill 198 Heath 269 Hingham 551 Hinsdale 79 Holden 635 Holland 303 Holliston 410 Holyoke 305 Hopkinton 412 Hubbardston 636 Hull 553 Huntington 348 I. Ipswich 202 K. Kingston 554 L. Lakeville 556 Lancaster 638 Lanesborough 80 Lawrence 202 Lee 81 Leicester 639 Leominster 642 Lenox 84 Leverett 271 Lexington 414 Leyden 272 Littleton 419 Lincoln 416 Longmeadow 307 Lowell 420 Ludlow 308 Lunenburg 644 Lynn 207 Lynnfield 212 M. Malden 425 Manchester 213 Mansfield 139 Marblehead 215 Marlborough 427 Marshfield 557 Marion 557 Mattapoisett 561 Medfield 504 Medford 429 Medway 506 Melrose 431 Mendon 646
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Fifth: Senatorial career. (search)
e, which I would willingly present. Sir, Slavery never flourished in Massachusetts; nor did it ever prevail there at any time, even in early Colonial days, to such a degree as to be a distinctive feature in her powerful civilization. Her few slaves were merely for a term of years, or for life. If, in point of fact, their issue was sometimes held in bondage, it was never by sanction of any statute or law of Colony or Commonwealth. Such has been the solemn judgment of her Supreme Court. Lanesboro v. Westfield, 16 Mass. 74. In all her annals, no person was ever born a slave on the soil of Massachusetts. This, of itself, is a response to the imputation of the Senator. A benign and brilliant Act of her Legislature, as far back as 1646, shows her sensibility on this subject. A Boston ship had brought home two negroes, seized on the coast of Guinea. Thus spoke Massachusetts: The General Court, conceiving themselves bound by the first opportunity to bear witness against the
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xlvii. (search)
e, which I would willingly present. Sir, Slavery never flourished in Massachusetts; nor did it ever prevail there at any time, even in early Colonial days, to such a degree as to be a distinctive feature in her powerful civilization. Her few slaves were merely for a term of years, or for life. If, in point of fact, their issue was sometimes held in bondage, it was never by sanction of any statute or law of Colony or Commonwealth. Such has been the solemn judgment of her Supreme Court. Lanesboro v. Westfield, 16 Mass. 74. In all her annals, no person was ever born a slave on the soil of Massachusetts. This, of itself, is a response to the imputation of the Senator. A benign and brilliant Act of her Legislature, as far back as 1646, shows her sensibility on this subject. A Boston ship had brought home two negroes, seized on the coast of Guinea. Thus spoke Massachusetts: The General Court, conceiving themselves bound by the first opportunity to bear witness against the
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, chapter 30 (search)
summer home was at Pittsfield. Here he breathed the invigorating air of the Berkshire hills, took frequent rides to Lenox, and occasional excursions beyond to Lanesborough and Williamstown. Among well-known residents of Pittsfield, whose courtesies he received, was George N. Briggs, then Governor of the State. Mr. Newton, a retWe took a drive the first day to Lenox, where the Sedgwicks received me most warmly,—somewhat as one risen from the dead. The next day we made an excursion to Lanesborough, enjoying much the meadows, green fields, rich country, and beautiful scenery. I shall linger here still another week (Hillard will return on Wednesday or Thuon, Edward Austin, and myself, in a carriage hired in the town, with two respectable horses and a good driver, went to Williamstown by a beautiful road through Lanesborough, then to North Adams, where we passed the night. The Governor was run away with this morning in his wagon, and his life endangered. I called on him this af
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 2 (search)
nlisted men of the regular and volunteer forces and of the records of discontinued commands and the preparation and publication of the Volunteer Army Register, July 2, 1862, to June 5, 1870. Major, staff, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Army, July 17, 1862. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 24, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, Mar. 13, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, staff, Assistant Adj. General, Feb. 28, 1877. Colonel, Assistant Adj. General, Aug. 31, 1893. Briggs, Henry Shaw. Born at Lanesborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1824. Captain, 8th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 30, 1861. Colonel, 10th Mass. Infantry, June 10, 1861. Present at the battle of Williamsburg. Wounded and disabled at the battle of Fair Oaks. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, July 17, 1862. Mustered out, Dec. 4, 1865. Died at Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 22, 1887. Brooks, Horace. Born at Boston, Mass., Aug. 14, 1814. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1831, to July 1, 1835. Brevet Second Lieute
Rev. James K. Ewer , Company 3, Third Mass. Cav., Roster of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment in the war for the Union, Company M. (search)
eans, La. May 21, 1862. Deserted July 15, 1864, Algiers, La. Bernard Gerra, Lowell, 25, m; operative. Nov. 7, 1861. M. O. Dec. 5, 1864. Moses D. Glman, Boyleston, 19, s; teamster. Dec. 31, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. Truman N. Goff, Taunton, 19, m. farmer. Dec. 31, 1864. M. O. Sept.28, 1865. Benjamin Gorrell, Dedham, 35, m; farmer. Dec. 30, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. Frank B. Gowell, Dedham, 18, s; farmer. Dec.. 30, 1864, M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. Charles H. Grant, Lanesboro, 20, s; butcher. Dec. 31, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. David F. Grant, Dedham, 21. s; farmer. Dec. 31, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. George W. Grant, Dedham, 22, m; farmer. Dec. 31, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. John Grant, Middleboro, 19, s; printer. Dec. 28, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. Jerry Green, Pittsfield, 23, s; hackman. Dec. 29, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. S. C. Griffin, en. Lowell, 22. Nov. 26, 1861. Trans. to 30th Mass. Vol. Dec. 1861. Joseph S. Grush, Lowell
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Sudden death of a clergyman in Church. (search)
Sudden death of a clergyman in Church. Rev. Chauncey Eddy died in Beloit, Wisconsin, on Sabbath evening, Jan. 7th, while speaking in church before the Monthly Concert of Prayer for Foreign Missions. He was born in Haddam, Ct., in 1796, graduated at William College, and has been settled at Pennyan, New York; Jacksonville, Ill., and Lanesboro', Mass. He has a son who is laboring as a missionary of the American Board in Syria.