 | Ralph Emerson Twitchell - New Mexico - 1917 - 726 pages
...examined for the reserve corps, and traveled all over Europe, coming to the United States in 1859. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in' the Twenty-fourth Illinois Infantry, served three years, was honorably discharged, and the last year... | |
 | Grand Rapids (Mich.) - 1918 - 584 pages
...Dapper was born in the city of New York, Feb. 21, 1844, and was admitted to the bar in that city. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in Company B, Fifty-ninth New York infantry, and served with distinction throughout the war. At its close he was... | |
 | Grand Rapids (Mich.) - 1918 - 588 pages
...In 1855 he purchased a piece of wood land of 120 acres in Alpine township, and began clearing it. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in Company C, First Berdan's United States Sharpshooters. He participated in all the battles of the Army of the... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1918 - 942 pages
...Manchester and was a member of the City Guard at Lowell which was commanded by Benjamin F. Butler. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the First New Hampshire Volunteers and was later appointed lieutenant of Co. H. He re-enlisted in the... | |
 | Local history - 1919 - 654 pages
...Manchester and was a member of the City Guard at Lowell which was commanded by Benjamin F. Butler. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the First New Hampshire Volunteers and was later appointed lieutenant of Co. H. He re-enlisted in the... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1919 - 628 pages
...Manchester and was a member of the Cit3' Guard at Lowell which was commanded by Benjamin F. Butler. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the First New Hampshire Volunteers and was later appointed lieutenant of Co. H. He re-enlisted in the... | |
 | University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus) - 1919 - 160 pages
...Benjamin began to prepare for college at the Connecticut Literary Institute. Interrupted, however, by the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. In two years he had risen to the rank of second lieutenant.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1920 - 852 pages
...UNDERWOOD, Benjamin Franklin, American author and editor: b. New York, 6 July 1839; d. 10 Nov. 1914. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Union army, was wounded and captured at the battle of B'ull Run, and was not exchanged until 1862.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1920 - 898 pages
...UNDERWOOD, Benjamin Franklin, American author and editor: b. New York, 6 July 1839; d. 10 Nov. 1914. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Union army, was wounded and captured at the battle of B*ull Run, and was not exchanged until 1862.... | |
 | Walter Hill Crockett - Judges - 1921 - 778 pages
...Bethel, was admitted to the bar in 1859, and established a law office in the village of Hartford. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in Company F, Third Vermont Volunteers. He was soon chosen First Lieutenant; was promoted to the rank of Captain... | |
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At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the First New Hampshire Volunteers and was later appointed lieutenant of Co. 
