A Record of the soldiers of Southborough, during the Rebellion, from 1861 to 1866 : together with extracts from public documents, &c., &c.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Willson, William P.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--Massachusetts--Southborough (Town).

Soldiers.

Taxation--Massachusetts--Southborough (Town).

Taxation.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers.

United States.

Southborough (Mass. : Town)--History.

Southborough (Mass. : Town).

Southborough (Mass. : Town)--Genealogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 p., [1] leaf of plates ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Record of the soldiers of Southborough, during the Rebellion, from 1861 to 1866

Place of Publication:

Marlboro' [Mass.] : Mirror Steam Job Press, 1867.

Contents:

Record

Recapitulation

Soldiers' Aid Society

Soldiers' Monument

A condensed statement of the amount of taxes paid by the town from 1861 to 1866

Military expenses paid by individuals

Votes passed at various town meetings, in relation to the war

Extracts from public state documents

A list of the property tax-payers of Southboro', with the amount paid by each, from 1861 to 1866, inclusive

Poll tax payers

Non-residents.

Notes:

"At a town meeting held March 5th, 1866, it was 'voted that the chair appoint a committee of three to cause to be printed five hundred copies of the record of the services of our soldiers, and such other facts in relation to our soldiers as they think proper.' The chair appointed W.P. Willson, F. Este, R. Goddard. (Signed) F. Este, town clerk."--p. [2].

"Before concluding this record ... we deem it our duty to make a single remark respecting the chairman of this committee. Very early in the history of the Rebellion, our chairman undertook the self-imposed task of collecting the names of all volunteers in and for this town; the date of birth of each, and the locality; also the date of enlistment, muster in, and discharge; together with some of the more prominent incidents connected with each period of service; to the end that some authentic record might be preserved of our soldiers. ... he has nobly persevered in this important work, until his researches have been crowned with success. ... Franklin Este. Richardson Goddard."--P. 127.

Wood-engraving of the soldiers' monument at Southboro' signed: John Andrew.

Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.

Sabin no. 104562.

OCLC:

11