Part 10
Our Corps moved towards Richmond in a leisurely and gala-day manner, the bands playing whenever we moved through a village or country "city," (the white flag flying from every house in token of acquiescence in the terms of the surrender.) Our columns, objects of intense curiosity to sway crowds of women and children, white and black, with swarthy, gray clothed veterans peeping grimly from out of the background at the men they had never before been so near except in armed violence. We arrived at Manchester, opposite Richmond, the 25th of April, where we camped for the night. The 26th we entered the city and were received by the occupying troops, troops of the Army of the James, the city having surrendered to General Weitzel's advance from the north side, on the morning of April 3d. There was a marked contrast in the appearance of ourselves and the receiving comrades. They as spick and span as if just turned out of military band boxes, we ragged and dust laden, but as we marched along between their drawn up lines, it was plainly expressed to us that they would gladly be able to change places with Foster's division to bear its prestige of endurance and intrepidity. Nor did the crowds of people thronging the streets we marched through, sidewalks, steps, doors and windows, seem to think our dusty line suffering by comparison, the many military looking men in these throngs watching the soldierly swing of our marching column with manifest though silent approval. And the Eleventh, with its one-armed Colonel riding at its head, its bullet tattered banners floating above it, and its men of '61, '62, '63, and '64 now welded by association, discipline and common danger into a compact if conglomerate mass, attracted no little attention as it kept step to the audacious declarations of its band--"That in Dixies land it took its stand to live and die in Dixies land." "Yes," drawled one ex-confederate officer to another, "they say this regiment was in the advance at Fair Oaks, McClellan's old boys; none better." We went into camp in a grove back of the city. Here we remained for several months, doing such duty as was necessary in the militarily occupied city. From Richmond the "'62" men took their departure for Maine, the three years they had enlisted for having expired. The company was now officered by W. H. H. Frye as Captain, Nelson H. Norris as First Lieutenant, Lieutenant Perkins had become Captain of K, Lieutenant Young First Lieutenant of A, and First Sergeant Keene was made Second Lieutenant of H, a richly deserved honor, for there was no better soldier in the regiment than Josiah F. Keene. This reduced the "original members" remaining with the company to First Sergeant McGraw, Corporal Annis, Privates Day, Dunifer and Longley. The remainder of the company, now that the "'62" men were gone, being made up of the men of '63, who had joined the regiment at Gloucester Point, in April, 1864, and of the ones who had joined in the fall of 1864. On the 24th of November we were moved to Fredericksburg, the headquarters of the military department known as that of Northeastern Virginia, then commanded by Brigadier-General Harris, but soon by Colonel Hill, for some time now Brevet Brigadier-General Hill. From here the companies were scattered through the department, D going to Northumberland County in what was called the sub-district of Essex. In January, 1866, the companies assembled at Fredericksburg to go to City Point, where we were formally mustered out on the 2d of February, but we retained our company and regimental organization until we reached Augusta, where on the 10th day of February we were paid off, and Old Company D broke ranks for the last time.
_The 26 in service at Muster-out of Regiment were_:
CHARLES SELLMER, Capt. Co. B. ALBERT MAXFIELD, Capt. Co. H. ELLERY D. PERKINS, Capt. Co. K. WM. H. H. FRYE, Capt. Co. D. ROBERT BRADY, JR., 1st Lieut. Co. I. NELSON H. NORRIS, 1st Lieut. Co. D. JUDSON L. YOUNG, 1st Lieut. Co. A. JOSIAH F. KEENE, 2d Lieut. Co. H. TIMOTHY MCGRAW, 1st Sergt. STEPHEN MUDGETT, Sergt. DANIEL W. WOODBURY, Sergt. JOHN DEACON, Sergt. FRANK E. YOUNG, Sergt. JOTHAM S. ANNIS, Corporal. ANDREW J. MUDGETT, Corporal. JAMES E. DOW, Corporal. FREDERICK ARNOLD, Private. RUEL C. BURGESS, Private. JOHN W. DAY, Private. PRINCE E. DUNIFER, Private. ALEXANDER B. DYER, Private. HERVEY B. JOHNSON, Private. LEONARD C. JUDKINS, Private. JOHN LONGLEY, Private. DENNIS TEHAN, Private. JOSEPH VANDENBOSCH, Private.
1861 ROSTER OF COMPANY "D," ELEVENTH REGIMENT, 1890 MAINE INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS. +_See Personal Sketch._ ======================================================================== AGE. ENTERED SERVICE. LEFT SERVICE. HOW LEFT SERVICE. RESIDENCE WHEN ENLISTED. FINAL RECORD OR P O. ADDRESS, 1890. REMARKS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPTAINS.
1. Leonard S. Harvey 30 Sept. 7,'61. June 22,'62. Resigned. Weston, Me. San Francisco, Cal. +Original Captain. 2. John D. Stanwood 35 Sept. 12,'61. Jan. 19,'63. Resigned. Springfield, Me. Winn, Me. +Original First Lieutenant. 3. Albert G. Mudgett 34 Sept. 25,'61. May 13,'65. Mustered out. Newburgh, Me. Greenleaf, Kansas. +Prisoner at Bermuda Hundred, Va. 4. William H. H. Frye 21 Nov. 7,'61. Feb. 13,'66. Mustered out. Fryeburg, Me. Rosemont, Kansas. +Promoted Brevet-Capt. U.S. Vols.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
1. Leonard Butler 21 July 18,'62. Apr. 14,'63. Died of Disease. Hancock, Me. Died in Service. +Died at Beaufort, S.C. 2. Charles Sellmer 31 June 13,'63. Feb. 9,'66. Mustered out. Beaufort, S.C. Zellwood, Fla. +Promoted Captain Co. B. 3. Albert Maxfield 25 Feb. 27,'62. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Windham, Me. New York. +Promoted Captain Co. H. 4. Ellery D. Perkins 27 Aug. 16,'62. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Cutler, Me. Los Alamos, Cal. +Promoted Captain Co. K. 5. Nelson H. Norris 18 Oct. 1,'61. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Wayne, Me. Aurora, Ills. +Thrice Wounded.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
1. Gibson S. Budge 26 Sept. 12,'61. Mar. 20,'62. Resigned. Springfield, Me. Lee, Maine. +Original Second Lieutenant. 2. Francis M. Johnson 31 Sept. 19,'61. July 13,'63. Resigned. Springfield, Me. Springfield, Me. +Prisoner at Mathews Co., Va. 3. Judson L. Young 23 Sept. 23,'61. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Springfield, Me. Lincoln, Me. +Promoted First Lieutenant Co. A.
FIRST SERGEANTS
1. Robert Brady 40 Sept. 23,'61 Mar. 14,'63. Resigned. Enfield, Me. Enfield, Me. +Promoted Second Lieutenant Co. B. 2. Abner F. Bassett 24 Sept. 7,'61. Sept. 15,'64. Killed on Picket. Weston, Me. Killed on Picket. +Killed in front of Petersburgh, Va. 3. Josiah F. Keene 17 Oct. 1,'61. Mar. 3,'66. Mustered out. Waterville, Me. Minneapolis, Minn. +Promoted Second Lieutenant Co. H. 4. George Day 23 Aug. 28,'62. June 12,'65. Mustered out. Kennebunkport, Me. Died July 11, '89. +Died in Kennebunkport, Me. 5. Timothy McGraw 18 Sept. 29,'61. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Jackson Brook, Me. Danforth, Me. +Wounded at Deep Run, Va.
SERGEANTS.
1. James W. Noyes 25 Sept. 19,'61. July 10,'62. Died of Disease. Topsfield, Me. Died in Service. Died in Baltimore, Md. 2. Ephriam Francis 33 Sept. 23,'61. Nov. 18,'64. Mustered out. Enfield, Me. Bruce's Crossing, Mich. +Mustered out at expiration of term. 3. Gardiner E. Blake 33 July 17,'62. Apr. 16,'65. Disability. Surry, Me. W. Sullivan, Me. +Prisoner at Bermuda Hundred, Va. 4. Robert Brady, Jr. 16 Nov. 2,'61. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Enfield, Me. New York. +Promoted First Lieutenant Co. I. 5. Alphonzo C. Gowell 18 Oct. 14,'61. June 19,'65. Mustered out. Litchfield, Me. Hesperia, Mich. +Prisoner at Hatcher's Run, Va. 6. Lyman M. Bragdon 24 July 17,'62. June 12,'65. Mustered out. Franklin, Me. Franklin, Me. +Wounded at Morris Island, S.C. 7. Jeremiah Stratton 23 July 21,'62. June 12,'65. Mustered out. Hancock, Me. Hancock, Me. +Wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va. 8. Stephen Mudgett 20 Dec. 28,'63. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Newburgh, Me. Dixmont Centre, Me. Pro. Corp. May 1, '65, Sergt. June 1, '65. 9. Summer E. Cushing 29 Aug. 10,'63. Oct. 16,'65. Mustered out. Bangor, Me. Thomaston, Me. Pro. Corp. June 1, '65, Sergt. June 12, '65. 10. Daniel W. Woodbury 18 July 15,'63 Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Litchfield, Me. Thomaston, Me. +Wounded at Darbytown Road, Va. 11. Joel Tucker 22 Oct. 12,'64. Oct. 11,'65. Mustered out. Millbridge, Me. South China, Me. Pro. Corp. June 12, '65, Sergt. July 1, '65. 12. John Deacon 29 Dec. 15,'64. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Portland, Me. Pro. Corp. July 1, '65, Sergt. Oct. 13, '65. 13. Frank E. Young 21 Mar. 13,'65. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Springfield, Me. Drowned, June 22, '80. +Drowned at Carson City, Col.
CORPORALS
1. John McDonald 21 Sept. 23,'61 May 16,'62. Disability. Topsfield, Me. Discharged at Washington, D.C. 2. Richard W. Dawe 27 Sept. 20,'61. Apr. 20,'65. Wounded. Topsfield, Me. Calais, Me. +Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va. 3. Hughey G. Rideout 27 Sept. 9,'61. Aug. 18,'62. Disability. Springfield, Me. Died Aug 11, '64. +Discharged at Augusta, Me. 4. John Sherman 28 Sept. 23,'61. Apr. 10,'62. Disability. Topsfield, Me. Discharged at Washington, D.C. 5. Benjamin Gould 23 Oct. 12,'61. Oct. 3,'62. Disability. Springfield, Me. Lewiston, Me Discharged at Yorktown, Va. 6. Wm. H. Chamberlain 21 Oct. 24,'61. Nov. 3,'62. Disability. Enfield, Me. Discharged at New York. 7. Ezra J. Philbrook 24 Sept. 16,'61. Oct. 8,'62. Disability. Springfield, Me. Shelton, Neb. Discharged at Washington, D.C. 8. Freeman R. Dakin 35 Sept. 28,'61. Nov. 22,'62. Disability. Jackson Brook, Me. Mulvane, Kas. +Prisoner at Fair Oaks, Va. 9. John Gihn 26 Sept. 23,'61. June 1,'63. Disability. Topsfield, Me. +Discharged at Beaufort, S.C. 10. Leonard M. Witham 28 Oct. 11,'61. Nov. 18,'62. Died of Disease. Enfield, Me. Died in Service. +Died at Yorktown, Va. 11. Wm. B. Davis 45 Sept. 25,'61. Sept. 23,'62. Disability. Enfield, Me. Died April 20, '87. +Discharged at New York City. 12. Nathan C. Messer 28 Sept. 24,'61. Sept. 2,'62. Disability. Enfield, Me. Lincoln, Me. Discharged at Augusta, Me. 13. James E. Bailey 18 Sept. 23,'61. Dec. 20,'64. Wounded. Topsfield, Me. Topsfield, Me. +Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va. 14. Patrick Doherty 36 Sept. 17,'61. Dec. 7,'62. Disability. Carroll, Me. Died Sept. 16, '64. +Discharged at Yorktown, Va. 15. John Dyer 18 Sept. 17,'61. Nov 18,'64. Mustered out. Springfield, Me. Killed May 23, '69. +Killed at Springfield, Me. 16. Horace Whittier 30 Aug. 27,'62. June 7,'65. Mustered out. Haynesville, Me. Glenwood, Me. +Color Guard, wounded. 17. Shepard Whittier 28 Aug. 27,'62. June 28,'65. Mustered out. Sidney, Me. Campello, Mass. +Color Guard. 18. Stephen R. Bearce 27 Sept. 23,'62. June 17,'65. Mustered out. Carroll, Me. Springfield, Me. +Twice wounded. 19. Amaziah Hunter 24 Oct. 11,'61. June 30,'65. Mustered out. Whitefield, Me. E. Providence, R.I. +Reenlisted First Sergeant Co. I. 20. Wm. P. Weymouth 30 Aug. 15,'62. Sept 2,'64. Died of Wounds. Springfield. Me. Died of Wounds. +Twice wounded at Deep Bottom, Va. 21. James B. Williams 33 July 17,'62. June 17,'65. Mustered out. Franklin, Me. Drowned June 20,'81. +Drowned at South West Harbor, Me. 22. Alphonzo O. Donnell 21 July 17,'62. June 12,'65. Mustered out. Franklin, Me. Promoted Corporal, Feb. 1,'65. 23. Edward Kennedy 20 Oct. 15,'64. Oct 14,'65. Mustered out. Newry, Me. Promoted Corporal, June 12,'65. 24. Samuel Ross 32 Oct. 14,'64. Oct. 13,'65. Mustered out. Robbinston, Me. N. Perry, Me. Promoted Corporal, July 1,'65. 25. Jotham S. Annis 39 Sept. 9,'61. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Lee, Me. Lee, Me. +Wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va. 26. Andrew J. Mudgett 32 Dec. 28,'63. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Newburgh, Me. Jackson, Me. Promoted Corporal, Oct 13,'65. 27. James E. Dow 23 July 6,'64. Feb. 2,'66. Mustered out. Bangor, Me. Promoted Corporal, Oct. 13,'65.
MUSICIAN.
1. Robert A. Strickland 18 Oct. 17,'61. Apr. 20,'63. Disability. Gardiner, Me. Bridgeport, Conn. +Prisoner at Fair Oaks, Va.
WAGONERS.
1. Henry W. Rider 24 Sept. 20,'61. Feb. 7,'62. Disability. Bradford, Me. Died May 22,'64. +Discharged at Washington, D.C. 2. Wm. H. Hardison 27 July 22,'62. Apr. 2,'65. Died of Disease. Franklin, Me. Died in Service. Died at Fortress Monroe, Va.
PRIVATES.