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May (search for this): chapter 4
f Infantry, see The Record of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, by Rev. A. H. Quint, pp. 298, 514. That Messrs. Wheaton and Motley were very early applicants in April, and that all the others were actively engaged in recruiting companies early in May, there is abundant proof. Among the first to offer aid, person, counsel, and energetic assistance was Wilder Dwight, of Brookline. It was on the eighteenth day of April, 1861, that he first made known, in lines written hastily on a scrap of paree years regiments; but rather to introduce the circular letter sent from Washington to guide governors of States in the selection of officers for these regiments. I wish to show how the virtues of the circular were anticipated. It was dated in May, and advised loyal governors,-- 1. To commission no one of doubtful morals or patriotism, and not of sound health. 2. To appoint no one to a lieutenancy (second or first) who has passed the age of twenty-two years, or to a captaincy over t
August 3rd (search for this): chapter 4
enators Sumner and Wilson, on the third of August, 1861. Says the Governor:-- Can it be intended by Congress, that volunteers in the field should fill vacancies by election? Where is to be the source of discipline, when every candidate is seeking personal favor of the men? From the first of July, when he thought that pledging a social glass with his corporal was an act by a captain of a company of no significance, when judged by the light of peaceful militia camp-life, to the third of August, the Governor grew rapidly in wisdom. From the eleventh of May to the eighth of July, 1861, the regiment was in camp on Brook Farm, in West Roxbury. To the discipline of that encampment is due the general character and reputation which attended the regiment, wherever it formed an element of an army. If I say that reputation was such that the Second Regiment came to stand with the commander of every army in which it served as the one reliable, well-drilled, and disciplined regiment
1861 AD (search for this): chapter 4
commissions were received; but by the best evidence I have, the first applicant, Greely S. Curtis, was followed by A. B. Underwood. Then came Wilder Dwight, and within a few days George L. Andrews, who made personal application for the office of lieutenantcolonel. The following names, with residences, I find among my notes, upon a sheet bearing evidence that they were written in the order in which I received the application. I copy them precisely as they were written in the spring of 1861: William B. Williams, Quarter-Master-Sergeant, .Cadets. Dr. Luther Parks, Surgeon. Charles E. Parker, Norfolk House. Dr. John McLean, Roxbury. Dr. H. B. Bryant, Tremont Club. Dr. Hall Curtis, 85 Beacon Street. Dr. L. M. Sargent. E. C. Saltmarsh (has a company), 4 Cornhill Square. C. R. Mudge, 45 Summer Street. E. G. Park, 91 State Street. Dr. Sargent, Rutland Street. George A. Batchelder, Woburn. Guy C. Underwood, City Hall. Charles F. Cabot, 128 State Street.
April (search for this): chapter 4
hat time. The names of Savage and Cary, captains; of Wheaton, adjutant; of Henry L. Higginson, Hawes, Motley, Howard and Sawyer,--do not appear in any lists or in ally letters in my possession. For a complete list of all the officers and enlisted men that were ever commissioned or enlisted in the second Massachusetts regiment of Infantry, see The Record of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, by Rev. A. H. Quint, pp. 298, 514. That Messrs. Wheaton and Motley were very early applicants in April, and that all the others were actively engaged in recruiting companies early in May, there is abundant proof. Among the first to offer aid, person, counsel, and energetic assistance was Wilder Dwight, of Brookline. It was on the eighteenth day of April, 1861, that he first made known, in lines written hastily on a scrap of paper, his desire to go with me. The following is a copy of the paper:-- I simply want to say, that if you see any chance to get a berth to go with the first vol
John Brown (search for this): chapter 4
g them was the small brick engine-house at the Virginia end of the railroad bridge, noteworthy as the spot on which old John Brown, of famed memory, whose soul has so long been marching on, made his last stand in his attempt to invade Virginia. We had followed John Brown's invasion, and were now gazing upon his guard-house; looking across the Potomac, up the Maryland Heights, we also saw the little low farm-house where a German (Unseld) lived, to whom John Brown said, I am a geologist, and am John Brown said, I am a geologist, and am looking here for precious minerals and ores; then turning to the school-house by the Maryland shore, we saw where John Brown hid the rifles presented by Massachusetts donors. At Charlestown, where this old man was executed, and at Harper's Ferry, John Brown hid the rifles presented by Massachusetts donors. At Charlestown, where this old man was executed, and at Harper's Ferry, the site of his quixotic efforts, I was profoundly impressed that this Massachusetts regiment had followed so quickly in his track. Upon entering the town, the citizens gathered in our pathway and shouted, Welcome! Wreaths of flowers were thrown to
Wheaton (search for this): chapter 4
Choate, S. M. Quincy, Richard Goodwin, George P. Bangs, James M. Ellis, C. P. Horton, appended to a paper dated May 9, 1861, showing the connection of those gentlemen with the regiment at that time. The names of Savage and Cary, captains; of Wheaton, adjutant; of Henry L. Higginson, Hawes, Motley, Howard and Sawyer,--do not appear in any lists or in ally letters in my possession. For a complete list of all the officers and enlisted men that were ever commissioned or enlisted in the second Massachusetts regiment of Infantry, see The Record of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, by Rev. A. H. Quint, pp. 298, 514. That Messrs. Wheaton and Motley were very early applicants in April, and that all the others were actively engaged in recruiting companies early in May, there is abundant proof. Among the first to offer aid, person, counsel, and energetic assistance was Wilder Dwight, of Brookline. It was on the eighteenth day of April, 1861, that he first made known, in lines writte
Sumner (search for this): chapter 4
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant-General's Office, Boston, July 2, 1861. Colonel George H. Gordon, commanding Second Regiment Mass. Volunteers: Sir, By direction of his Excellency the Governor of this Commonwealth, I herewith transmit to you a copy of a document this day filed in this department. (Signed) Wm. Schouler, Adjutant-General. Now, to show how rapidly Governor Andrew grew in wisdom, let me quote the following extract from a telegram from the Governor to Senators Sumner and Wilson, on the third of August, 1861. Says the Governor:-- Can it be intended by Congress, that volunteers in the field should fill vacancies by election? Where is to be the source of discipline, when every candidate is seeking personal favor of the men? From the first of July, when he thought that pledging a social glass with his corporal was an act by a captain of a company of no significance, when judged by the light of peaceful militia camp-life, to the third of Augus
Holmes (search for this): chapter 4
eson. William D. Sedgwick, Lenox. That paper does not contain the names of all who received commissions in the second regiment; nor does it name some who undoubtedly had been promised a commission at an earlier date than any found in it,--such as Captain Abbott, who must have followed soon after Colonel Andrews. Other names brought before me in letters of application, with dates, are appended:-- S. W. Waldron, on the 20th April Samuel M. Quincy, letter of May 2, 1861, from Colonel Holmes. G. N. Macy, through letter of May 6, 1861, from F. A. Osborn. Frank H. Tucker, applying for quartermaster or captaincy, May 6, 1861. George P. Bangs, letter recommending, May 6. William Cogswell, letter, May 8, 1861, from Governor Andrew. I find the names of Charles G. Loring, Jr., W. B. Williams, C. F. Morse, Rufus Choate, S. M. Quincy, Richard Goodwin, George P. Bangs, James M. Ellis, C. P. Horton, appended to a paper dated May 9, 1861, showing the connection of those gen
Patterson (search for this): chapter 4
rt in Maryland, and entered upon the sacred soil of Virginia. Its destination was Martinsburg, the headquarters of General Patterson, to whom, as ordered by General Scott, I was to report. Never again was the Second to make that march in such stt upon the fence-rails. I could but look with amazement upon this disorganized mass which formed the grand army of General Patterson, as they rushed from field and wood to stare and gaze at the band, the uniform, the steady marching of the men, andorth of that noted town, but made all his preparations to leave. Some one evidently thought that Johnston would prefer Patterson to McDowell, Winchester to Washington; and so Johnston pretended, but without impairing his ability to effect a union with Beauregard. When Patterson placed himself where he could not reinforce McDowell, Johnston gently and joyously moved south and east for Manassas. This bit of deception, unchivalric for chivalry, sent my regiment to Harper's Ferry,--the first
May 11th (search for this): chapter 4
Copeland, designated for the office of quartermaster, to find within a convenient distance of Boston a suitable spot for a camping-ground. The numbers of enlisted men on the date of their arrival at camp were as follows:-- Captain AbbottfullMay 11. Captain Coggswell75 menMay 14. Captain Savage42 menMay 14. Captain Whitney78 menMay 14. Captain Underwood82 menMay 15. Captain Quincy80 menMay 20. I find among my papers a sheet, on one side of which, in my own handwriting, is a list o thought that pledging a social glass with his corporal was an act by a captain of a company of no significance, when judged by the light of peaceful militia camp-life, to the third of August, the Governor grew rapidly in wisdom. From the eleventh of May to the eighth of July, 1861, the regiment was in camp on Brook Farm, in West Roxbury. To the discipline of that encampment is due the general character and reputation which attended the regiment, wherever it formed an element of an army. I
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