At Suffolk,
Virginia on the ninth day of September, 1862, I entered the service
as Sergeant in Company E. 6th Mass. M.V.M. and during service was
promoted in rank to 2nd & 1st Sergeant and in Jany 1863 to Captain,
holding this rank at the close of the war.
On June
3rd, 1863 at Lowell, Mass., I was first discharged as my term of
service had expired, but was commissioned and re-enlisted as Captain
of Co. E 6th Regiment Mass. Vol. for one hundred days.
At the
expiration of this time of service, I was finally discharged on
Oct. 27th, 1864 at Readville.
My first
engagement, in battle, was at Blackwater on Oct. 15, 1862.
I was also
engaged at Taini on Oct. 25 – Ludlow Lawrence’s on Nov.
18, Deserted House on Jany 30, Siege of Suffolk on April 9th.
I was never
wounded, taken prisoner, confined in hospital or prison.
Among my
most intimate comrades were Serg’t Levi Robbins, Henry Pollard,
Albert Robins, Dr. Isaiah Hutchins, Serg’t Geo. L. Sawyer.
I deem
the most important of my army life to be able to cut my rations
and helping build Forts Hausemond and Medillan, doing scouting duty,
destroying Rebel R.R. Norfolk & Petersburg and Seaboard &
Roanoke and repulse of Longstreet at Suffolk.
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