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Roxbury, paymaster; Samuel H. Hurd, of Charlestown, surgeon; Henry H. Mitchell, of East Bridgewater, surgeon's mate; Benjamin F. De Costa, of Charlestown, chaplain; Henry A. Quincy, of Charlestown, sergeant-major; Charles Foster, of Charlestown, drum-major.
Several changes occurred while the regiment was in service.
Colonel Greene, Major Keyes, and Adjutant Barri were appointed officers in the regular army.
To fill these vacancies, Captain Pierson was elected lieutenant-colonel; Captain John T. Boyd, major; and Lieutenant John G. Chambers was appointed adjutant.
The following is the roster of the companies:—
Company A, ‘Mechanic Light Infantry,’ Salem.
George H. Pierson, of Salem, captain; Edward H. Staten and Lewis E. Wentworth, of Salem, lieutenants.
Company B, ‘Richardson Light Guard,’ South Reading.
John W. Locke, of South Reading, captain; Henry D. Degen, Charles H. Shepard, James D. Draper, and George Abbott, all of South Reading, lieutenants.
Company C, ‘Charlestown Artillery,’ Charlestown.
William R. Swan, of Chelsea, captain: Phineas H. Tibbetts, of Charlestown; John W. Rose, of South Boston; Hannibal D. Norton, of Chelsea; and George H. Marden, Jr., of Charlestown, lieutenants.
Company D, ‘Light Infantry,’ Haverhill. Officers: Carlos P. Messer, of Haverhill, captain; George J. Dean, Daniel F. Smith, Charles H. P. Palmer, and Thomas T. Salter, all of Haverhill, lieutenants.
Company E, ‘Lawrence Light Guard,’ Medford.
Officers: John Hutchins, of Medford, captain; John G. Chambers and Perry Colman, of Medford, and William H. Pattee, of West Cambridge (Arlington), lieutenants.
Company F, ‘Wardwell Tigers,’ Boston.
Officers: David K. Wardwell, Boston, captain: Jacob H. Sleeper, of Boston; George G. Stoddard, of Brookline; Horace P. Williams, of Brookline; and Horatio N. Holbrook, of Boston, lieutenants.
This was a new company, recruited, organized, uniformed, and equipped in two days.
1868. E. P. DUtton and Co. Boston,.
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