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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 2: (search)
this time, Lieutenant Cameron was in New Orleans; and John McKay, Jr., of Canton, was chosen to fill the vacancy. Lieutenant Cameron, however, soon after returned home, and joined his company at Fortress Monroe. Company B, Light Infantry, Easton. Officers: Milo M. Williams, captain; Linton Waldron and William E. Bump, Jr., lieutenants,—all of Easton. Company C, Light Infantry, Braintree. Officers: Cephas C. Bumpus, captain; James T. Stevens and Isaac P. Fuller, lieutenants,—all of Braintree. Company D, Light Infantry, Randolph. Officers: Horace Niles, captain; Otis S. Wilbur and H. Frank Wales, lieutenants,—all of Randolph. Company E, Light Infantry, South Abington. Officers: Charles F. Allen, captain; Lewis Soule and John W. Mitchell, lieutenants,—all of South Abington. Company F, Warren Light Guards, Foxborough. Officers: David L. Shepard, captain; Moses A. Richardson and Carlos A. Hart, lieutenants,—all of Foxborough. Company G, Light Infantry, Taunton. Off
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
ent Whig in the palmy days of that glorious old party. In the speech which he made in the convention, just previous to taking the ballot by which he was nominated, he said,— I find the record of the Democracy has pledged that party, from its earliest existence, to the perpetuity of the Constitution, of the Union, and of the rights of the States,— and therefore he enrolled himself among its members and supporters. The resolutions, sixteen in number, were reported by Mr. Avery, of Braintree. They were a general indictment against the national Administration, and its prominent measures in carrying on the war. The fifteenth declared,— That we most earnestly desire peace, on such terms as would be consistent with the honor of our nation, and secure a permanent union of the States. The Republican Convention met at Worcester, on the 24th of September. James H. Duncan, of Haverhill, formerly a member of Congress, was chosen temporary chairman, and Thomas D. Eliot, member<