hide Sorting

You can sort these results in two ways:

By entity
Chronological order for dates, alphabetical order for places and people.
By position (current method)
As the entities appear in the document.

You are currently sorting in ascending order. Sort in descending order.

hide Most Frequent Entities

The entities that appear most frequently in this document are shown below.

Entity Max. Freq Min. Freq
1865 AD 1,747 1,747 Browse Search
1861 AD 1,245 1,245 Browse Search
1862 AD 1,239 1,239 Browse Search
1864 AD 1,234 1,234 Browse Search
1863 AD 1,217 1,217 Browse Search
1860 AD 691 691 Browse Search
United States (United States) 318 0 Browse Search
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) 136 0 Browse Search
1866 AD 88 88 Browse Search
April 4th 49 49 Browse Search
View all entities in this document...

Browsing named entities in a specific section of William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2. Search the whole document.

Found 1,535 total hits in 478 results.

... 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
April 4th (search for this): chapter 13
the Legislature shall pass a bill making it legal. The act of March 18, 1864, legalized payments of this character. April 4th, Voted, to authorize the selectmen to borrow thirty-eight hundred and sixty-three dollars to refund to citizens the mon the town during this year to keep up its contingent of men and to provide for the families of the volunteers. 1864. April 4th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer for three years selectmen to give those nine-months men who paid their poll tax in 1862 an order on the treasurer to refund the same. April 4th, Voted to raise thirteen hundred and seventy-five dollars to repay citizens who had advanced money to pay bounties; alshousand dollars to be expended under the direction of the selectmen in furnishing aid to the dependants of volunteers. April 4th, Voted, to raise by taxation two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars to refund money contributed by individuals to a
April 11th (search for this): chapter 13
each veteran recruit twenty-five dollars, who shall enlist for three years and be credited to the quota of the town in addition to all other bounties. 1864. April 11th, The bounty to each volunteer for three years service was fixed at one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and that amount was continued to be paid by the town to e inhabitants of the town who may be drafted, provided no more than two hundred dollars be paid to or for any one person in addition to the State aid. 1864. April 11th, The selectmen were authorized to have brought home and properly buried the body of any Hingham soldier who has died or may die in the war. The treasurer was auch school-district to assist the selectmen in recruiting. They were also directed to call public meetings from time to time to encourage enlistments. 1864. April 11th, Voted, to pay six hundred and twenty-five dollars to citizens who had subscribed and paid that amount to encourage recruiting. Several other meetings were h
May 11th (search for this): chapter 13
Carver had one company in the Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, which left the State for Fortress Monroe on the 17th of April for three months service, under the first call of the President for troops. At a meeting held on the 11th of May it was voted that the town make up the pay of all soldiers in said company in addition to what they receive from the Government to twenty-six dollars a month. 1862. July 24th, Voted, to pay each of the fourteen men called for to fill the quny B, Third Regiment Massachusetts Militia, had left the State with the regiment for Fortress Monroe, Va., and as it subsequently appeared had reached its destination, and was disembarking at the very time the meeting was being held. On the 11th of May a legal town-meeting was held, and the following votes passed: First, That the selectmen be requested to distribute not exceeding two thousand dollars towards the assistance of soldiers' families; second, To ratify the proceedings of the citiz
November 28th (search for this): chapter 13
oney to pay bounties. Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to nine-months volunteers. December 2d, The treasurer was authorized to borrow more money, and a committee of six citizens was chosen to encourage enlistments. December 26th, The selectmen were directed to secure recruits for three years service instead of for nine months, and to add fifty dollars to the bounty already offered, if it shall be necessary in order to get volunteers to fill the quota of the town. 1863. November 28th, Chose a committee of one from each school-district to assist the selectmen in recruiting. They were also directed to call public meetings from time to time to encourage enlistments. 1864. April 11th, Voted, to pay six hundred and twenty-five dollars to citizens who had subscribed and paid that amount to encourage recruiting. Several other meetings were held during the year, showing the zeal and determination of the town to fulfil every demand made upon it by the Government for m
May 13th (search for this): chapter 13
ime they leave town and go to camp. April 28th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow seven thousand dollars for war purposes. June 10th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who should enlist for three years and be credited to the quota of the town. This was continued to the end of the war. 1865. March 7th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow money sufficient to pay State aid to soldiers' families during the year. May 13th, Voted, to raise by taxation twenty-two thousand three hundred and nine dollars and thirty-seven cents ($22,309.37) to refund money voluntarily advanced by private citizens to pay bounties and encourage recruiting. North Bridgewater, according to the returns made by the selectmen in 1866, furnished eight hundred and sixty-eight men for the war, which we think is about one hundred more than the number credited. The town filled its quota upon every call of the President, and at the end of
May 15th (search for this): chapter 13
rer in 1861 was N. T. Hunt; in 1862, Bela T. Nash; in 1863, Zenas Jenkins; in 1864, George A. Beal; in 1865, Bela E. Faxon. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 6th of May, at which six thousand dollars were appropriated for aid to the families and dependants of volunteers; and N. T. Hunt, J. M. Underwood, Elbridge Sprague, and O. G. Healey, together with the selectmen, were appointed with discretionary power to distribute the money. May 15th, Sixteen hundred dollars were appropriated to furnish uniforms for the Harlow Guards, Company K, Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Militia, At this time the company was in active service at Fortress Monroe. and for a new military company forming in the centre of the town, to be given them when the company is ready for service. June 13th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow five thousand dollars for aid to soldiers' families, and one thousand dollars to fulfil any contract entered into wi
May 14th (search for this): chapter 13
nd of indemnity to the treasurer for money which he may pay for bounties to volunteers enlisting in the nine-months service to the credit of the town. September 6th, Voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to nine-months volunteers. 1863. August 6th, Voted, to pay drafted men three hundred dollars, and to take their notes for the same, the notes to be given in. The selectmen were directed to borrow a thousand dollars for State aid to the families of drafted men. 1864. May 14th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow seventeen hundred and fifty dollars for bounty and recruiting purposes. August 6th, Voted, to borrow five thousand dollars for the same purposes; and the selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer enlisting for three years to the credit of the town. This bounty was paid until the end of the war. Hanover furnished about one hundred and eighty men, and had a surplus of twenty-two at the end o
May 18th (search for this): chapter 13
years was Albert Stetson. 1861. The first meeting to act upon questions connected with the war was held on the 4th of May, at which it was voted to raise five hundred dollars to be paid to needy families of soldiers who have gone to the war. May 18th, Appropriated two hundred and fifty dollars to purchase uniforms for soldiers who may volunteer from Hanover. It was also voted to pay each soldier a dollar a day for drilling. November 6th, Voted, to raise six hundred dollars for State aid toin 1864 and 1865, Alden S. Bradford, Edward Gray, Charles Everson. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all of these years was Nathan Brooks. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 18th of May, at which it was voted to pay all persons, inhabitants of Kingston, who have enlisted or may enlist in the military service of the country six dollars a month while in said service. 1862. On the 26th of July it was voted to pay each volunte
December 2nd (search for this): chapter 13
July 19th, The bounty to three-years volunteers was fixed at one hundred dollars, which on the 15th of August was raised to two hundred dollars. August 29th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to nine-months volunteers. December 2d, The selectmen were authorized to increase the bounty to two hundred dollars, and the treasurer was authorized to borrow money for payment of the same. 1863. March 9th, Nine thousand dollars were placed at the disposal of the selectmen for enlist was reconsidered, and the bounty was increased to two hundred and twenty-five dollars. August 30th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay bounties. Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to nine-months volunteers. December 2d, The treasurer was authorized to borrow more money, and a committee of six citizens was chosen to encourage enlistments. December 26th, The selectmen were directed to secure recruits for three years service instead of for nine months, and to
May 20th (search for this): chapter 13
education, and be put to some honest and honorable calling or pursuit, not as a charity but as a debt due. Voted, that each volunteer be furnished with a uniform, and a revolver and Bowie knife. This vote was subsequently reconsidered as far as it related to revolvers and Bowie knives. Artemas Hale, Joseph A. Hyde, Mitchel Hooper, Lafayette Keith, and Joshua E. Crane were appointed to carry the foregoing votes into effect. Rev. Mr. Douglas was invited to close the meeting with prayer. May 20th, Further provision was made for the comfort of the families of soldiers. The committee appointed to recruit a military company reported that eighty-five native citizens of the town had signed a roll, but no more three-months men would be accepted; many of the men enlisted for three years and were sent to Fortress Monroe under the command of Captain Libeas Leach, and afterwards were part of the Twenty-Ninth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862. July 17th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one
... 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48