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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
1865, $750.00. Total amount, $6,022.79. Winchester Incorporated April 30, 1850. Population in 1860, 1,937; in 1865, 1,969. Valuation in 1860, $1,533,514; in 1865, $1,455,772. The selectmen in 1861, were A. D. Weld, S. T. Sanborn, Wallace Whitney; in 1862, Wallace Whitney, S. T. Sanborn, Thomas P. Ayer; in 1863, Thomas P. Ayer, H. K. Stanton, Cephas Church; in 1864, J. F. Stone, O. R. Clark, H. K. Stanton; in 1865, D. N. Skilling, O. R. Clark, J. F. Stone. The town-clerk in 1861, Wallace Whitney, S. T. Sanborn, Thomas P. Ayer; in 1863, Thomas P. Ayer, H. K. Stanton, Cephas Church; in 1864, J. F. Stone, O. R. Clark, H. K. Stanton; in 1865, D. N. Skilling, O. R. Clark, J. F. Stone. The town-clerk in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Josiah Hovey; in 1865, George P. Brown. The town-treasurer in 1861 was N. A. Richardson; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, Stephen Cutter. 1861. The first legal town meeting to act upon matters connected with the war was held on the 10th of June, at which the selectmen were directed to furnish the families of volunteers such aid as they may need. 1862. March 24th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow not exceeding eighteen hundred dollars for State aid to soldiers
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., The Lawrence Light Guard. (search)
. William P. Winchester. The armory was on Main street in Winchester. It was organized as Co. A, 7th Regt., designated as Co. E, 7th Regt., December 15, 1852, and as Co. E, 5th Regt., in 1855. Captain Prince commanded from 1851 to 1853; Capt. Wallace Whitney, 1853 to 1855. Capt. Wm. Pratt was commissioned as the latter's successor, but received his discharge March 27, 1855. The company did not receive much encouragement from the town and citizens of Winchester, and it was voted to disband. n command of three of them. He was obliged to go six miles every morning to report at headquarters, and a detail had to be sent there each day for rations. Six miles on foot, carrying a heavy box of hard tack, under a blazing sun, caused Private Whitney of the Light Guard to suffer from illness for the only time during the whole three years term. Commanders and men chafed under this arrangement to no purpose. At this time the Light Guard was without change of clothing, their baggage havin