Twenty-Ninth Regiment. Seven of the companies composing this regiment were the first three years' troops that entered the field from Massachusetts. They arrived at Fortress Monroe early in May, 1861, and were, for the time being, attached to the 3d and 4th Massachusetts Militia Regiments. These companies were then commanded by Captains Barnes, Chipman, Chamberlain, Clarke, Doten, Leach, and Tyler. Captains Barnes and Chipman were promoted when the regiment was organized. Captain Tyler resigned in July, '61, and his place was filled by Captain I. N. Wilson. Captains Barnes' and Clarke's companies were engaged in the battle of Big Bethel, and performed good service, one man in each company being killed. Upon the departure of the 3d and 4th Massachusetts Militia Regiments from the seat of war, July 16th, 1861, the seven three years' companies were placed under command of Captain Joseph H. Barnes, Company K, and were known as the Masssachusetts Battalion. They were so commanded until Dec. 13th, 1861, when the 29th Regimen: was formed in Massachusetts, with the Massachusetts Battalion as the basis. During the time they were known as a battalion, they performed valuable services. Two companies - Captains Leach's and Wilson's- garrisoned the Rip Raps a long time, and had charge of the prisoners at that important post. The other five companies have been stationed at Hampton, Fort Monroe, Camp Hamilton, and, since August 18th, 1861, at Newport News, where they were joined by Colonel Peirce and three new companies - F, G, and H - on the 17th of January, 1862. The two companies which had been stationed at the Rip Raps rejoined the battalion, Nov. 5th, 1861. On the 21st of October, portions of Captains Barnes, Chipman's, Chamberlain's, Clarke's, and Doten's companies, under command of Captain Barnes, had a smart skirmish with a greatly superior force of the enemy, about six miles above Newport News. The enemy fled in confusion, and the battalion were highly complimented by General Phelps, commanding the post. The five companies were present at the burning of Hampton, and lay on their arms during the night, while their pickets were engaging the enemy. 'The seven companies have performed all the various duties which fall to the lot of a soldier - they have been in battle, skirmishes, scouting; mounted guns, dug trenches, thrown up breastworks, &c. ... ...... Field and Staff, 29th Reg. .EBENEZER W. PEIRCE...........Freetown. ..East Boston. . Sandwich. Promoted from captain Co. D, Dec. 13, 1861. Adjutant .. .JOHN B. COLLINGWOOD. .Plymouth. Quartermaster. ...JOSHUA NORTON, 3D. . Boston. Surgeon......... ...ORLANDO BROWN.... .........Wrentham. Assistant Surgeon ........GEORGE B. COGGSWELL Easton. .East Boston. Quartermaster Sergeant ..GEORGE D. WILLIAMS ..........Freetown. Fife Major...... GEORGE E. CROCKER.. ..Provincetown. ..... Company A, Boston.- 29th Reg. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain, THOMAS W. CLARKE, Boston. ist Lieut., { JOHN A. SORTES, Somerset, transferred the 1st lifecit., Co. F, Dec. 13, 1861. , Bostonappointed quartermaster. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Musicians. Brooks Thomas, England, proPray Wm. W., Natick McGovern James, Boston, dis- moted corporal (charged Davis Wm. W., Boston (disch'd charged (discharged Blackstone flenry, Cambridge, disDe Costa Albert H., E. Stoughton, Butler Hiram B., East Stoughton, Bassett Oscar H., Milford Howard Lysander A., Springfield Bari Alexander T., Cambridgeport, Smith Solomon B., Boston Wagoner. Drake Joseph N., South Boston, discharged Alexander Henry, Boston, dis- discharged Butler Albert, Stoughton charged Privates. Brady Michael A., Worcester Hammer Wm. T., Roxbury Alger Myron E., West Bridgewater, Bassett Alexander, South Boston, Lowell Chas. T., Boston, discharged discharged (charged discharged (charged Corporals. Ahern Cornelius, Boston, dis Crowley Jere J., South Boston, disBacon Thomas, Boston Bassett Charles, South Boston Coullahan Malachi, Roxbury Coots Wm., East Stoughton, dis- Brent James, East Boston Crosby Joseph D., South Natick charged (charged Chickey Lawrence T., Boston Thayer Charles H., Milton, dis- Blake Sylvester F., Holland, Vt. Cashman Thos, W., South Boston Danirell Horace, Dedham, dis- Blossom Edward' c., Hingham, Chase Henry G., Biddeford, Me., charged discharged promoted corporal Carson Henry, Natick moted captain discharged at battle of Big Bethel promoted corporal Hobart Wm. M., Randolph charged hospital steward Hobart Frank M., South Randolph Hawes Thomas, Boston ada dentally shot in camp, June 6th proinoted corporal O'Connor Dennis, East Boston, discharged (charged Pitcher Henry P., Roxbury, disPond Chandler Ú., Milford, ap pointed musician discharged wagoner (charged Company B, Boston. - 29th Reg. COMMISSIOXED OFFICERS. Captain, ISRAEL N. WILSON, Billerica. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. La Rochelle Anthony, N. BridgeFrost Walter, East Boston Conway Thomas, South Boston, water Leonard Matthias, Roxbury Little Robert, Charlestown Locke Ward, Billerica Lynch Henry, Haverhill Marshall Hermon, Lowell Manning Thomas, Billerica Mosher Wm. H., East Bridgewater Feenay Patrick F., South Boston Mahoney Timothy J., Boston Hayes Lawrence, Boston Finnerty Thomas, Roxbury, dis- Messer James M., Charlestown Magee Henry E., Boston charged Molin Bernard, Gloucester Minton Martin, Roxbury Kelty Joseph H., South Newmar- Furbush Richard R., Charlestown, Moran Patrick, South Natick ket, N. . discharged (discharged McNulty Charles, Roxbury Dean Horace A., Boston Gammans George H., Charlestown, Murphy Wm. H., South Boston O'Brien Edward J., South Boston O'Brien Theobald M., S. Boston O'Brien John J., Lowell Odell Thomas, South Boston O'Reilly Francis D., Lowell Pearsons Aaron L., Roxbury Anderson John B., Dorchester Gray Wm., Boston Ratchford John D., South Boston Andrews Geo. W., East Cambridge Hall Frank, Boston Reed Jas. G., Lawrence, deserted Babcock Wm. C., Framingham Hanly Dennis, Boston Riley John, Cambridge Stewart John C., Billerica Shephard James W., Lowell, killed Bowen Charles F., Boston Hal cock John, Gloucester by explosion of gun Bryant Ira A., South Braintree Harris Thomas, South Boston Short Wm. E., Lowell Stodder John H., Charlestown Brigham Henry W., Dorchester Hill James, Lincoln Savage Henry H., Boston Sullivan Philip, Boston Smithers John B., Boston Thompson John M., Fairhaven Thompson Patrick, E. Cambridge Carolin Wm., Boston Kelly Thomas, New Jersey Whitney George S., S. Braintree Clark John, Abington Kelly John A., Lowell Williams Wm., Milford Collins Wm. S., Lowell Kimball Delavan, N. H. Company C, East Bridgewater. - 29th Reg. This company was recruited by Capt. Leach, at East Bridgewater, and started for Boston, Thursday, May 9. On their departure from the above town, they were escorted to the depot by a large number of citizens of the place. Before leaving, several addresses were made, suited to the occasion, at the close of which they embarked on board the cars, and Amid the huzzas from the gathered crowd they left for this city. On their arrival here new orders had been issued from headquarters that no more three months' men were wanted, - that they were wanted for three years. As many of the company had not made their arrangements to leave for so long a time, it was decided to return home again, and start Anew, which they did. The next week, all being in readiness, they again leit for Boston, and embarked on board the steamer Cambridge for Fortress Monroe. COMMISSIONED OFFICERB. Captain, LEBBEUS LEACH, East Bridgewater. 1st Lieut., NATHAN D. WHITMAN, East Bridgewater. | Elisha S. HOLBROOK, E. Bridgewater, died at Fortress Monroe, Aug. 20, '61. 2d Lieut., { WM. B. HATHAWAY, East Bridgewater, commissioned Sept. 11, 1861. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Tribou Daniel W., East Bridge Conant Thomas, East Bridgewater Cummings Alfred B., East Bridge- water Corporals. (water Morse George H., W. Bridgewater water, promoted sergeant Whitman Freedom, East Bridge Hayward Josiah E., E. Bridgewater Wright Levi, East Bridgewater Jordan Chas. E., East Bridgewater Kingman Francis M., East Bridge- Conant John, East Bridgewater Fellows Robert C., E. Bridgewater water Tolman Elijah H., E. Bridgewater Musirians. Private. water (water promoted to sergeant (water Harding Dan'l W., E. Bridgewater Ripley Horace A., E. Bridgewater Siddall Benj., East Bridgewater, Holmes Walter S., N. Bridgewater, discharged; finger shot off discharged Smith Wm. B., East Bridgewater Sylvanus Thomas, Halifax water White James E., West Bridgewater water, discharged Pratt Ebenezer H., E. Bridgewater Joined after the Reg. left Mass. Packard Edmund T., East Bridge- Cooper James W., E. Bridgewater water Churchill Rodney, E. Bridgewater Packard Edw. B., West Bridge- Gould Grenville H., East Bridgewater, appointed inusician water Packard Alpheus, E. Bridgewater Williams Cyrus, West Bridgewater Poole Lawrence V., E. Bridgewater Company D, Sandwich. – 29th Reg. This company was organized early in May, 1861, and left for Boston, May 17, and direct from thence to Fortress Monroe. A flag was presented them by Major S. B. Phinney, of Barnstable. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain, { CHAS. CHIPMAN, Sandwich, commissioned major of the reg. Dec. 13, 1861. CHAS. BRADY, Sandwich, promoted from 1st lieut., Jan. 4, 1862. NOX-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Long Patrick, Sandwich Darby Thos. F., East Cambridge, McElroy Patrick, Sandwich Atherton James II., Sandwich promoted to corporal McNulty Peter, Sandwich McAlanery John, Sandwich McDermott William, Sandwich Coleman David B., Barnstable Donnelly Edward, Sandwich Phinney Isaac II., Sandwich Hamlin Benj. H., Sandwich, pro- Eaton Joseph W., Sandwich Russell Peter, Sandwich moted sergeant Eldridge Perez, Sandwich Robbins C.F., Sandwich Breese William, Sandwich, pro- Fagan John, Sandwich Russell Philip, Sandwich moted sergeant Fuller Benj., Sandwich Smith William J., Sandwich Swift Francis C., Sandwich Turner Joseph, Sandwich Crocker George E., Provincetown, Hathaway Alden P., New Bedford Wright Charles S., Sandwich commissioned fife major of the Harkins Charles G., Sandwich Wright Anderson, Sandwich regiment Heslin Michael, Sandwich, disch'd Woods John, Sandwich Dalton Christopher B., Sandwich Heald James H., Sandwich Woods Wm. H., Sandwi h, dead Privater. Hoxie David A., Sandwich, killed Woods Francis, Sandwich at Newport News by the explo- Woods James H., Sandwich Woodward Win. H., Sandwich Joined after the Reg. lest Mass. Bumpus F. G., Wareham Ford N. C., Barnstable Gaffney A. J., East Cambridge Clancey Patrick, Sandwich Kehn Martin L.jr., Sandwich,pro- Haines J. B., Sandwich Chapman Thos. W., New Bedford moted to corporal Madigan J.J., Sandwich Cheval Alfred, Sandwich Company E (Plymouth Rock Guards), Plymouth. – 29th Reg. Were enlisted at Plymouth, Mass., on the sixth day of May, 1861, to serve for three years, unless sooner discharged. On the 18th day of May, they embarked at Boston for Fortress Monroe. On arriving at the Fortress, they were temporarily attached to the 3d Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, under command of Col. Wardrop. On the eve of the 10th of June, they took the field pieces out to Hampton, for the battle of Big Bethel. On the 14th they mounted the first gun on Fort Calhoun (Rip Raps). July 1, they were ordered to Hampton, and there encamped. In a skirmish, the 14th inst., on picket guard, they had one man badly wounded. On the 17th the company, by order of Gen. Butler, was placed in the Massachusetts Battalion, under command of Capt. Joseph H. Barnes. On the 19th, they were sent out of a scout for the body of Major Rawlins, who had been shot by the rebels a few hours previous, beyond New Market Bridge. They soon found the body, and returned. On the 27th, were ordered to Fortress Monroe, with the battalion, and there encamped till August 5, when they were then ordered to Camp Hamilton, till the 18th inst., when they left for Camp Butler, Newport News. On the 20th of October they left, with the battalion, under Capt. Barnes, had a sharp skirmish with the rebels, 1,200 in number, killing four, and wounding ten, driving them from their camp, with the loss of but one man from the battalion. Dec. 24, with the battalion, they went out six miles to engage the rebels, who were out in force; but they retreated back to their entrenchments. On the 17th of January, 1862, the 29th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers arrived at Camp Butler, and this company, with the rest of the battalion, was attached to that regiment, under command of Col. E. W. Peirce. COMMISSIONED OPFICERS. Captain, SAMUEL H. DOTEN, Plymouth. 1st Lieut., JOHN B. Collingwood, Plymouth, appointed adjutant of the regiment. (FREEMAN A. TABER, New Bedford, commissioned Dec. 16, 1861. 2d Lieut., THOMAS A. MAYO, Plymouth. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Churchill Sylvanus L., Plymouth Nickerson Wm, T., Plymouth Robbins Edward L., Plymouth Collingwood Thomas, Plymouth Pierce George F., Plymouth Jenks Horace A., Plymouth Dunham Barnabas, Plymouth Paty Seth W., Plymouth, badly Atwood John M., Plymouth Eddy Henry F., Plymouth wounded by the bursting of SawMorey George S., Plymouth Freeman Philander, Plymouth yer's Gun at Newport News Corporale. Gooding Wm. P., Plymouth, pro- Píttce William H., Plymouth Winsor Peter, Kingston, promoted inted corporal Pember John H., Plymouth sergeant Gay Timothy E., Plymouth Phinney Otie W., Plympton Wadsworth George E., Plymouth Ilayden Thos, W., Plymouth Robbins Henry il., Plymouth Standish Winslow B., Plymouth Holbrook James S., Plymouth, pro- Robbins Albert R., Plymouth Fuller Ichabod C., Plymouth moted corporal Simmons Albert, Plymouth Simmons Frank H., Plymouth Standish Miles, Plymouth Atwood Charles, Carver Harlow Samuel H., Plymouth, pro- Swin William, Plymouth Alexander John K., Plymouth inoted corporal Shannon John, Plymouth Barnes Winslow C., Plymouth Howland William H., Plymouth Smith Patrick, Plymouth Beytes Antonie, Kingston Hall John F., Plymouth, wounded Stillman James E., Plymouth Burgess Nathaniel, Plymouth by the bursting of Sawyer's Gun Thrasher S. D., Plymouth Barnes Moses S., Plymouth at Newport News, Feb., 1862 Thompson Walter, Plympton Burrows Simeon II., Plymouth, Harkins Alexander, Plymouth Thomas Frank A., Plymouth wounded in a skirmish July 14, Kimball Henry A., Plymouth, pro- Vaughan Frederick H., Plymouth 1861 moted corporal Vaughan Leander M., Plymouth Barnes Ellis D., Plymouth Mullen Thomas P., Plymouth Warner Alfred B., Plymouth, proBurbank George E., Plymouth Merriam Charles E., Plymouth moted corporal Bradford George F. Plymouth Middleton William R., Carver Washburn John, Kingston Blanchard Andrew, Plymouth Morton L. B., Plymouth, promoted Williams David, Plymouth Barnes W, C., Plymouih corporal Whiting Joseph B., Plymouth Blake Lawrence R., Plymouth Morey William, Plymouth Wright Samuel C., Plymouth Bradford Cornelius, Plymouth Morton Isaac, jr., Plymouth Williams Wm., Plymouth Bumpus Benj. F., Plymouth Morrison John E., Plymouth . Company F, Taunton. - 29th Reg. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain, WILLARD D. TRIPP, Taunton. 1st Lieut., JOHN A. SAYLES, Somerset, transferred to 1st lieut., Company A, Dec. 13, '61. ALFRED (). BROOKS, Boston, commissioned Dec. 30, 1861. 2d Lieut., Thos. H. HUSBAND, Taunton, commissioned Dec. 13, 1861. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Pettee Henry W., Sharon Pierce George, Mattapoisett Delany, Matthew,' Swanzey, de- Pierce Lewis R., Taunton Packard Charles S., Easton serted Pittsley James, Freetown Pittsley William, Freetown Ratigan Edward, Roxbury Record: Granville T., Lakeville Reynolds Calbert, Freetown Westgate George E., Taunton Dixon Thomas, Fall River Robertson Charles E.. Acushnet Caswell Lyman N., Fairhaven Garvia Alonzo, Taunton Rogers Mason, Rochester Rookey Thomas, Fall River Godfrey Benjamin F., Taunton Short Joseph, Fall River Sherman James S., Taunton Chace Bavlies R., Somerset Harrington Peter. New Bedford Simmons F.H., Rehoboth Simmons James, Taunton Smith James W., Taunton Smith Preston 0., Berkley Smith Solomon H., Berkley Stone Charles O., Chelsea Stowell Benj. F., Paris, Me. Black James, Boston Hunt Albert D., North Bridge- Sullivan John, Boston Belcher Edwart, Taunton water Tarbox Edward W., Paris, Me. Bonney Daring, Fall River Jefferson Martin F., Middleboro' Tripp Leander, Taunton Townsend Silas, Lakeville Townsend George, Lakeville Tyndall Wm. H., Taunton Welch George W., Newton, N. H. Westgate Cornelius, Freetown Brown George W., Boston Marden Newell, Weymouth Westgate Elisha, Lakeville Burns George W., Boston Melville Thomas D., Fali River, Westgate Elisha B., Freetown Boyden Joseph, Foxboro discharged Westgate John, Lakeville Cas well Leander W., Wareham McCarty John, Lawrence Westgate Joseph L., Lakeville Caswell Linus E., Fairhaven McManus Owen, Taunton Westgate Preserved, Freetowa Clapp Leander, Sharon McQuillan James, Pawtucket White Oliver A., Taunton Wilbar Edward, Freetown Wragg John, Fan River ham, deserted Company G, Pawtucket. - 29th Reg. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. YON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Corporals. Fisk Ebenezer, Pawtucket Pope George W., No. Bridgewater Capen Lemuel, Easton Hodge Charles D., Randolph Carpenter Charles A., Pawtucket Hodges Geo. D., Mansfield Harris Robert E., Attleboro Greene Edward W., Pawtucket Watts Robert L., Eaton Follett Ephraim E., Cumberland, Allen Jas. C., Pawtucket R.I. Musicians. land, R. I. Wagoner. Prirates. R.I. Duxbury Joseph, Pawtucket water Mowry Daniel H., Smithfield, R. I. Company HI, Charlestown.- 29th Reg. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain, HENRY R. SIBLEY, Charlestown. 18t Lieut., DANIEL W. LEE, Charlestown; 2d Lieut., WM. R. CORLEW, Somerville. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. McGill William, So. Groton Martin John C., Manchester Kellam Ansel B., Charlestown Curtis George, Leominster McDonald Daniel, jr., Boston Long Geo. II., Charlestown Clark John 11., Boston Mellen Nathaniel s. Lynn Pippey Wm. F., Charlestown Coakley William. Charlestown Neville James, Charlestown Colburn Chas. F., Charlestown Dearing Edward E, Charlestown Nightingale Chas. L., Quincy Corporals. Dearing Theodore W., Charlestown Perkins Daniel B., jr., Somerville Merritt George, Boston Daniels Edward L., Plymouth Peabody Frederic, Charlestown Willis Wm. F., Charlestown Dowe Jacob H., jr., Manchester Pulsifer John 8., East Cambridge Packard Horace H., Goshen Perry Darius, Plymouth Greenough Robert F., Charlestown Richardson A. C., Charlestown Howe Alonzo F., Berlin Galloway John H., Salem Sylvester Thos. H., Charlestown Spear John H.. Charlestown Smith Silas S., Berlin, Vt. Gear Albert E., Epping, N. A. Smith Geo. W., Berlin, Vt. Staples Joseph, Berlin Sullivan Timothy, Leominster Bigelow Lyman H, Charlestown Howe Alanson 8., Marlboro Swain Geo. W., Boston Bassett Edwin F., Boston Hadlock Wm. E., Charlestown Stephens llenry A., Charlestown Schouw John, Leominster Thomas John B., Nantucket Woodbury Geo. L, Charlestown Bates Chas. W., Charlestown Keyes Ira W., Woburn Westphal Christopher H., CharlesBattleg Nathaniel L., Wareham Leman Geo. I., Charlestown town Barnett Jeremiah, Charlestown Loveland Edward L., Southboro' Wasch Jacob, Roxbury Brown Chas. E., Lynn Lawrence Henry 0., Marlboro' Whiting Ebenezer, Pepperell Bemis Edwin C., Roxbury Lee Wm. H, Grafton Young Charles, Somerville Clifford Eben B., Charlestown Lucas Ephraim, Plymouth Company I (Union Guards), Lynn. - 29th Reg. This company was recruited by Capt. Chamberlain. Three hours after the recruiting com. menced ninety names were obtained, and the election of officers took place the same day, April 19, 1861. This company was originally intended for the three months service. Immediately after the issue of the President's proclamation, calling for three years' volunteers, this company marched to Boston, and proceeding to the State House, unanimously voted to enlist for three years. This was May 8. The next day the captain received orders to report with his company, ready for departure, May 10, and sailed that day, with Company L, Capt. Tyler, in the steamer Pembroke, for Fortress Monroe, where they arrived, May 13, and were mustered into the United States service the next day, and attached to the 3d Regiment, Col. Wardrop. They remained with that regiment until July 16, when the three years' men of the 3d and 4th Regiments were organized as a battalion, under the command of Capt. Joseph H. Barnes, and remained in that condition until Dec. 13, when they were attaclied to the 29th Regiment. Capt. Chamberlain holds the oldest commission of any of the three years' captains from Massachusetts. Before the company left Lynn the Empire Fire Association, No. 5, gave them sixty-six very fine frock-coats, valued at twelve dollars each. There has been one death in this company, and thirteen of its men have been discharged. Ten of this number were examined out by the surgeon, and were sent home with the three months' troops. One was accidentally wounded in the hand, and two were discharged for disability. One of the above number, Samuel L. Eaton, proceeded towards home as far as Baltimore, since which time nothing has been heard from him. There have been added to the company eighteen men since the first of January, 1862. |
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