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- Mar 21, 2012
I was born in 1815 in New Hampshire, the youngest of five children. Not being married, I made a living from various occupations. By 1861 I ran a boarding house for students. When the war broke out I offered my service to the recruiters at Camp Union in Concord. I was put into service with the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry where I served through two enlistment periods without a furlough.
I may say that Colonel Gilman Marston held me in high esteem and once said about me, that he saw me "face a cannon battery without flinching while a man took refuge behind [me] for safety from flying shells".
I was twice captured in battle, but released again. At the Second Battle of Bull Run I was taken as a prisoner but released.
Once, Stonewall Jackson himself allowed me to return to the Union line.
I stayed with my regiment until December 25, 1865, when the regiment was mustered out of service, which ended my service also. For my service I was awarded with the cross of the 18th Corps, the diamond of the 3rd Corps of Hooker's Division, the heart of the 12th Corps, and a gold badge from the 2nd New Hampshire.
After the war I was appointed by William E. Chandler to a Treasury Department clerkship in Washington, D.C. which I held for twenty-eight years until 1895. My military pension I always donated to those in need.
I did not return to New Hampshire until 1900, when the circle of my life ended in Concord, April 24. Now I rest in Blossom Hill Cemetery.
1) Who am I?
2) For what reason was I released again after being taken prisoner at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run?
credit: @FarawayFriend
I may say that Colonel Gilman Marston held me in high esteem and once said about me, that he saw me "face a cannon battery without flinching while a man took refuge behind [me] for safety from flying shells".
I was twice captured in battle, but released again. At the Second Battle of Bull Run I was taken as a prisoner but released.
Once, Stonewall Jackson himself allowed me to return to the Union line.
I stayed with my regiment until December 25, 1865, when the regiment was mustered out of service, which ended my service also. For my service I was awarded with the cross of the 18th Corps, the diamond of the 3rd Corps of Hooker's Division, the heart of the 12th Corps, and a gold badge from the 2nd New Hampshire.
After the war I was appointed by William E. Chandler to a Treasury Department clerkship in Washington, D.C. which I held for twenty-eight years until 1895. My military pension I always donated to those in need.
I did not return to New Hampshire until 1900, when the circle of my life ended in Concord, April 24. Now I rest in Blossom Hill Cemetery.
1) Who am I?
2) For what reason was I released again after being taken prisoner at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run?
credit: @FarawayFriend