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[169] for his “incendiary articles” against the Confederate Government. The verdict was, “He deserves death and we vote to kill him” ; but after a few months' imprisonment he was released and conducted into the Union lines.

After Mr. Higginson had given up his project of recruiting a regiment, he wrote of a new plan to enlist a company for nine months and go as captain.

August 15, 1869
I dare say this will seem hard to you, dearest Mother, but I remember that you acquiesced before, and I think you will again. Nine months is not a great while, after all, and as for the uncertainties of human life they seem hardly greater in war than in peace.

The Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment will be Dwight Foster, Attorney-General of the State, and one of our best men. I suppose I might have some regimental position by pushing for it, but I shall not. My proposed company takes greatly here, and many of our best young men are joining in it. It will not be long probably — that is not many weeks — before the regiment is full.


August 22
It is quite a relief to my mind that you are able to acquiesce in my plans. ....

I have now twenty-seven recruits, very nice fellows, and should have many more, but that all the other towns are all paying bounties, and it will not be decided whether we pay one, until Monday, so they are waiting


Boston and New York. Houhgton Mifflin Company. 1921.

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