Category: History - American
It is a habit with the citizens of old Essex, one of the pioneer counties of the grand old Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to point with pride to the fact that since the earliest days of the settlement, she was ever ready to take up arms at the country's call, and her sons were...
As no regimental hospitals were contemplated by the War Department, and none were permitted in Camp Hamilton, men sick enough to require treatment in bed were removed to the div...
4. Part 4From May 14th to May 16th the Regiment waited, uncertain when its train transportation would arrive. Shortly after noon on the 16th, camp was struck. It was a damp and dreary da...
7. Part 7On October 24th, Lieutenant Francis H. Downey of Company I, died at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Lexington, of pneumonia. Funeral services were held over his remains in the city...
3. Part 3To meet this summons to arms, the Governor, by an order issued April 28th, designated as the four infantry regiments to be offered the privilege of volunteering under this call,...
6. Part 6"No doubt typhoid fever, camp diarrhœa, and probably yellow fever are frequently communicated to soldiers in camp through the agency of flies, which swarm about fecal matter and...
8. Part 8One of the officers, thinking cock fighting was not tabooed by law, and having been told by a prominent citizen that a main could be arranged on short notice at any time, called...
9. Part 9The houses were mostly alike, built of stone or stucco, and many were colored a light blue or pink. They were built about a square court yard, and usually not over two stories i...
1. Part 1It is a habit with the citizens of old Essex, one of the pioneer counties of the grand old Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to point with pride to the fact that since the earliest...
5. Part 5Late on July 14th, news was received that Santiago had fallen. A celebration was promptly inaugurated. The three regiments in the brigade interchanged marching calls, headed by...
10. Part 10On April 13th, however, Lynn people officially received the companies in a manner which will not soon be forgotten. The city was bedecked with bunting, and thousands crowded the...
13. Part 13Small, Laurie A., Lynn, enlisted June 22, 1898; transferred to Hospital Corps, U. S. A., November 17, 1898. Never joined. Deserted November 17, 1898. Surrendered, April 28, 1899...
15. Part 15Regimental commissary, May 20. Detached service to Third Division, First Army Corps Hospital, as Acting Assistant Quartermaster and Acting Commissary Subsistence, July 12 to Aug...
16. Part 16Detailed General Court Martial June 8 to July 11; December 11 to 21, 1898; January 7 to --. Detailed as Judge Advocate, March 8. Summary Court Officer. December 7 to 17; 18 to 26.
11. Part 11Lynn 214; Salem 168; Haverhill 145; Lawrence 114; Newburyport 101; Somerville 99; Amesbury 96; Gloucester 95; Marblehead 74; Beverly 72, and Danvers 45. These eleven places repr...
17. Part 17On recruiting duty June 11 to July 20. Commanded Second Battalion by reason of seniority September 17 to October 17. Assistant Provost Marshal, District of Matanzas, Cuba, Janua...
14. Part 14Russell, Norman F., Beverly, enlisted April 28, 1898; transferred to Hospital Corps, U. S. A., August 9, 1898; transferred back to Company E, Eighth Massachusetts Infantry, Nove...
12. Part 12Clisbee, Walter A., Marlboro, enlisted Company F, Sixth Massachusetts Infantry, May 6, 1898; Corporal, July 11, 1898; transferred to Company B, Eighth Massachusetts Infantry, Ja...
18. Part 189. Transport arrived at Boston. Regiment disembarked at New England dock and marched to South Armory, being reviewed at State House by Governor Wolcott and staff. Regiment furlo...