William Oland Bourne
Box 4 Folder 5
Left Handed Penmanship Contest
Series 1, 221-230



1865 Dec 28 Series 1
221
Charles Jackson

Willimantic, Ct.
Wm Oland Bourne Dec 25th 1865
Sir The paper you
sent The Soldiers Friend is received, for which
I am very thankful. The premium offered to the
left armed soldiers is a great inducement for them
to learn to write. I have often thought I would
not write to compete for the premium, as I was
almost ashamed to show my writing in public.
I have had a plenty of time to practice since I lost
my arm, but (unfortunately) have not improved
my time as I ought.  However I have resolved to try
and do the best I can for the short space of time
which I now have. I dont think mine will
look very conspicuously bad among so many.
It is now almost eleven o clock P.M. and it cannot
be expected that my nerves will be very steady after
working all day. I will now show you the hand
I write at the rate of a page in five minutes.
I enlisted at Hartford Connecticut on the
twenty first day of September A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one. to serve
three years.  (I was enroled a Private), I participated
(Co D, 8th Conn. Vols.) W.O.B.

in the following battles. Roanoke Island,
Newburn, Fort Macon, South Mountain, and
Antietam. at the latter place I was wounded
with an Minnie ball. the ball passing through
my hand and, I was going to say, rendering amputation
necessary, but no! it might have been saved
if I could have had it taken care of, but alas!
I was taken prisoner. I was wounded on the
seventeenth Sept. taken prisoner on the field
had my arm amputated on the 18th, was paroled
on the 19th and recaptured on the 20th.

I remained in hospital about five months and
received my discharge and returned home.
Soon after I arrived home I obtained employment in a
thread factory. - this is written quicker still -
I enlisted in the Veteran Reserve Corps. on the 27th
of October 1863 to serve three years. was discharged at
New Haven Oct 12th 1865. Soon after coming home I
obtained employment at a cotton factory, where I
am still working. If I had plenty of time I could write more
and better.

Yours Truly
Charles Jackson
Willimantic
Conn

Antietam, Sept. 17, 1864
W.O.B.



 

No work is the hardest work.
Ho! ye who at the anvil toil.
And strike the sounding blow,
Where from the burning iron's breast
The sparks fly to and fro:
While answering to the hammer's ring.
And fires intenser glow,
Oh! while ye feel 'tis hard to toil
And sweat the long day through.
Remember it is harder still
To have no work to do.
Ho! all who labor, all who strive,
Ye wield a lofty power;
Do with your might, do with your strength,
Fill every golden hour:
The glorious privilege to do 
Is man's most noble dower.
Oh! to your birthright and yourselves,
To your own souls be true;
A weary wretched life is theirs
Who have no work to do.

no 221 Jan 3/66

Williamatic Jan 1st 1866.
WM Oland Bourne
   Sir I hope my specimen is not to late
I have scarcely any time to write. If this is not too late,
put me down as one of the competitors; not that I expect to 
take a premium, but I wish to obtain one of the prize
essays. I have written more but with a bad pen,
however, I shall send it. My time for writing is 
so short that I can write but very little.
I commence work at seven oclock A.M. and do not 
quit until a quarter past seven P.M. so you may
judge for yourself that my time for writing is short.
and what is more, my job is one that requires my 
services seven days in the week-day watchman at 
a cotton factory. Perhaps the rest of the competitors have
the advantage of me and do not have to sit up evenings
with their eyes half closed, to do their writing 
If this is not enough to judge from, let me know 
and I'll send more. 

Yours Respectfully
  Charles Jackson

No 222.-
1865 Dec 26,
serial
222
Josiah Coosby

Washington. Dec, 26th. 1865.

To W. O. Bourne Esq.

Sir:
      As I belong to that class of 
disabled soldiers who have lost their right arms in the 
service of their country, and to whom you make
such liberal and generous proposals for the best
specimens of penmanship with the left hand . I 
propose to write you a brief account of my experience
in the Army. for I deem it the duty as well as the 
privilege of all such to compete for the prizes thus offered.
    I served first as private then as sergeant, in
Co. G 13th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry.
I enlisted on April 19th 1861, at Stoneham, in a 
company then organizing in that town. On July 
11th, we were ordered to report to Col. Leonard who
 was then in command of the nucelus of his regiment
at Fort Independence. We were mustered into the 
service on the 16th, and left Boston for the field on

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The 29th of the same month. We reached Hagerstown
Maryland August 1st, and remained in
that state during the fall and winter, making
some severe marches that fall, and in the winter
stationed at Williamsport, picketing the banks
of the river &c. We crossed the Potomac at Williamsport
on March 1st, and entered Martinsburg: entered
Winchester on the 12th: were on provost duty in 
that city for a few days then were assigned to 
Abercrombie's Brigade and ordered to Warrenton
Junction, where we arrived on the 2d of April.
Genl Hartsuff assumed command of our Brigade
soon after, and on May 14th we were assigned
to McDowell's Division and went into camp near
Falmouth.  We remained in that vicinity till
the news reached us of Jackson's raid up the 
valley where we started in a Division under command
of Genl. Ord: were transported from Aquia Creek
to Manassas. then made forced marches till
we reached front Royal, but arrived too late to
intercept Jackson. We were afterwards

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stationed at Manassas,  Warrenton, Waterloo,
Culpeper, and were first under fire (though not
engaged) at the battle of Cedar Mountain. Our
Division was commanded by Genl Ricketts, and
we were brought up in the evening near the close
of the action.  We were also under fire at Rappahannock
Station and Thoroughfare Gap on
Pope's retreat, but were first fairly engaged at
the 2d battle of Bull Run, Aug 30th.  We
arrived on the field the night before, and next
morning were held in reserve, frequently changing
position in the rear of our line of battle till 
about 3 P.M. when the enemy massed a large
force and made a furious attack upon our left:
we were immediately ordered to reinforce that point,
and we advanced under cover of a ridge along
which our line of battle extended. making a 
desperate effort to hold its position against a 
vastly superior force.  We had just deployed 
in line at the foot of the ridge when the line
in front, now terribly thinned and exposed

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to a murderous fire-wavered, then broke, and
a large number of the men rushed down headlong
through our ranks. This caused some disorder
in our lines. We advanced however up the slope,
but had scarcely gained the position when the
enemy swung a brigade around on our left,
and poured in a galling fire on our flank.
Just then a battery opened on us from some
heights beyond in the same direction, thus
enfilading our line with both artillery and 
infantry. It was impossible to withstand such
an assault, and we were forced to retire with
severe loss. We were next under fire at Chantilly.
also in the second line of battle at South Mountain.
At Antietam we were posted on the right under
command of Genl. Hooker. we were exposed to 
a severe shelling while moving into position 
on the night before the battle, and advanced
on the enemy's lines the next morning at 
daylight.  We found them strongly intrenched 
and they received us with a volley when

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we had arrived within short range. We were 
hotly engaged for about two hours when we
were relieved and ordered to the rear. Our ranks
were terribly thinned, and our Brigade could
sarcely muster one-third of the number it entered
with. Our company went in with thirty men,
and we lost twenty-two in killed and wounded:
none missing. I was one of the eight that came out 
uninjured. Genl. Hartsuff our Brigadier, was 
badly wounded. He was soon afterwards promoted
and was succeeded in command of our Brigade 
by Genl. Taylor. We were recruited and were next
engaged at the battle of Fredericksburg Dec. 13th.
We were attached to Gibbon's Division. Reynold's
Corps (1st) Franklin's Grand Division, which
formed the left wing of the Army. This battle
was fought under great disadvantages by our side:
the enemy occupied a very formidable position
which they had had time to fortify and render
impregnable to any assault on their front. The
attack was made, however, and with great vigor

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and determination, but our men were terribly 
slaughtered and repulsed at every point.  Our
Brigade was badly cut up, but out Regiment
being engaged as skirmishers, suffered less
severely. After recrossing the Rappahannock
we encamped near Fletcher's Chapel, King George
County where we remained during the winter.
On April 29th our Corps made a feint at a 
point on the river below Fredericksburg.  Our first
Division under Genl. Wadsworth crossed and 
deployed near the bank, while our Division, the 
2d Robinson's with the 3d Doubleday's, were
massed on the opposite side. While in this position
the enemy's artillery made some havac in our 
ranks. On the morning of May 2d, we were 
relieved by the 6th Corps and ordered up 
river to join the main force then engaged
near Chancellorsville. After a toilsome march
we crossed the river about sunset at United States
Ford, and were preparing to bivouac for the 
night near the river, when we had orders to

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fall in and proceed to the front. We soon learned
that during the engagement of the afternoon the
enemy had made a vigorous assault upon our 
right wing, and had driven it back. We
moved forward, and after some delay, our Corps
was posted on the right: the whole length of our 
line extending into a wood and along a narrow
road: It was nearly midnight when our lines
were formed, our skirmishers were then thrown
out, and we were busily engaged during the 
remainder of the night in intrenching and 
preparing for the expected attack in the
the morning. The attack however was not
made upon our part of the line, but was made
 near the centre, on the front forward by the 2d
and 3d Corps.  It began at daylight, the
enemy gave a hideous yell and charged furiously
upon a point of our lines at some distance to 
our left.  Our position did not afford us a view
of the battle but the firing was very heavy and 
rapid.  It continued for about three hours and,

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a brisk cannonade was kept up at intervals 
during the day.  This was on Sunday May
3d. The next day our Regiment with part of 
our Brigade made a reconnaissance: and a few 
of our men were wounded in a slight skirmish.
we soon returned to our position where we remained
till the morning of the 6th. when we recrossed
the river and finally encamped near White Oak
Church, but a short distance from where we 
were quartered during the winter
   After long and toilsome marches through dust
and heat, then through mud and rain, we were
bivouaced on the morning of first of July
near Emmittsburg. At about 8 o'clock we had 
orders to fall in, and were hurried forward
towards Gettysburg, which was about eight miles 
distant. While on the way the sound of rapid
artillery firing convinced us that we had warm work
 to encounter.  When within a short distance of 
the town we left the road and filed off to the
left towards Seminary Ridge and halted near

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the Seminary We then learned with deep
sorrow that General Reynolds, our Corps commander
had been killed.  Our first Division
which had proceeded us was hotly engaged on
another ridge further from the town, and running 
nearly parallel to the one we were on.
It was soon found that they were getting outflanked
and our Division moved forward and 
formed on their right, with our Brigade on
the extreme right, which was posted perpendicular
to the main line and extending towards the
11th Corps, but leaving an interval of several
hundred yards between the two Corps.  We had
scarcely formed when the enemy commenced
the attack.  They had advanced their lines to
within one hundred yards and for a short time 
the carnage was terrible on both sides at this 
short range.  We finally charged and captured
a large number of prisoners: then changed front 
forward to the left to meet another attack from
that direction. We were engaged in receiving and

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repelling the attacks of the enemy - frequently
changing position under a galling fire, from noon 
till about five o'clock when we had orders to fall
back.  We did so gradually and in good order being
closely pressed, but in attempting to pass through
the town we found the main street blocked up by
the 11th Corps which was passing at the same time:
this caused us a heavy loss in prisoners.  We finally 
got into position (or rather what remained of us) on 
the high ground a short distance west of the Cemetery
The loss in our division of killed, wounded, and
prisoners amounted to nearly three fourths.  Genl. Paul,
our Brigadier, was severely wounded early in the
fight. The command then devolved successively 
upon Col. Leonard of our regiment, Col. Root 94th
N.Y. and Col Colter 11th Pa, all of whom were
wounded while in command of our Brigade.
We fought against great odds.  We had some 
advantage in position, but there was no reserve
to reinforce us, while the enemy greatly outflanked
us and was constantly deploying fresh troops

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The other Corps were coming up during the night
and at daylight our Army had nearly all arrived.
Our Division lost slightly in the battles of the
two succeeding days : we were principally
engaged in supporting batteries and in charging 
positions from right to left at double quick in order
to reinforce threatened points.  When it was found
that the enemy had retreated, we followed and
prepared for battle near Hagerstown, but the attack
was not made.  During the remainder of the season
our Army performed a series of severe marches, then
countermarching and maneuvering but doing little
fighting.  The two principal battles were fough at
Bristow and Rappahannock Stations: we were not
engaged in either.  On the 26th of November we
crossed the Rapidan and confronted the enemy at
Mine Run, but owing to the strenth of their
position it was not deemed expedient to make an
attack and we recrossed the river.  This closed the
campaign, and we went into winter quarters near
Mitchell's Station.  During the winter our Corps

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was consolidated with the 5th. and on the 4th of
May we again crossed the Rapidan of Germania [Germanna] Ford
and entered the Wilderness.  The battle began about
noon the next day and continued until after dark.
We were engaged on the right and lost heavily.  The
fight was resumed early in the morning, and,
during the greater part of the day there was one
continual roar of musketry: the dense wood rendering
artillery service nearly impracticable.  We were held
in reserve, but towards dark formed on the line near
the left where we intrenched ourselves and remained
quietly in that position the next day.  When it 
was found that the enemy had retreated, our
Division was the first of the Infantry to follow
them.  After marching all night towards
Spottslvania [Spotsylvania] we heard (early in the morning)
rapid skirmish firing ahead, and we knew that
our Cavalry which had preceeded [preceded] us were engaged.
We soon deployed: advanced in line and 
encountered the enemy in a wood.  They fell back
after a sharp fight, but the trees and brushwood

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prevented our pressing them closely or advancing in
any order.  As soon as our lines could be closed up and
regulated we again advanced, and, after clearing the
wood, found them drawn up in the open field with a 
battery directly in our front.  We were in the act of
charging the battery when they opened on us with grape
and canister.  I was struck with a grape-shot which
shattered my right arm above the elbow and nearly
tore it off.  This was on Sunday May 8th, and within
a few weeks of the expiration of my term of service.
My arm was amputated near the shoulder.  The operation
was performed on the field and I was conveyed to
Finley Hospital, Washington, where I arrived on the
13th.  I was mustered out of the service with my
Regiment August 1st, '64.  I have made this too long
and will close.

I am Sir, Very respectfully
your obedient servant,
Josiah Q. Crosby
Washington D.C.

No 222 . Jan 3/66

222
J Q Crosby
Wilderness

628  THE CITY RECORD.  April 13, 1881

BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS.
REPORTED MORTALITY* for the week ending April 2, 1881, together with the ACTUAL MORTALITY for the week ending
March 26, 1881.

W. De F. Day, M. D., Sanitary Superintendent and Register:
SIR-There were 697 deaths reported to have occurred in this city during the week ending Saturday, April 2, 1881, which is a decrease of 16, as compared with the number reported
the preceding week, and 178 more than were reported during the corresponding week of the year 1880. The actual mortality for the week ending March 26, 1881, was 733, which is 191.0 above the 
average for the corresponding week for the past five years, and represents an annual death-rate of 31.59 per 1,000 persons living, the population estimated at 1,206,577.

Table showing the Reported Mortality for the week ending Apr. 2, 1881 and the Actual Number of Deaths each day, from the Principal Causes, with the Ages of Decedents, for the week ending Mar. 26, 1881.

METEOROLOGY … Week ending Apr. 2 … Week ending Mar. 26
Mean temperature (Fahr.) for the week was … 35.9 … 37.5
" reading of barometer … 29,427 … 29.482
" humidity for the week was, … 77 … 75
Number of miles traveled by the wind was … 2,142 … 1,938
Total rain-fall, in inches, for the week … .75 … .04

[large table reproduced in four sections]

CAUSES OF DEATH … Total Deaths reported during the week ending Apr. 2, 1881 … Total Deaths reported during the week ending Mar 26, 1881
Total Deaths from all Causes … 697 … 713
Total Zymotic Diseases … 201 … 220
Total Constitutional Diseases … 152 … 141
Total Local Diseases … 279 … 294
Total Developmental Diseases … 46 … 45
Deaths by Violence … 19 … 13
Small-pox … 13 .. 10
Measles … 9 … 9
Scarlatina … 31 … 37
Diptheria … 37 … 46
Membranous Croup … 23 … 23
Whooping Cough … 7 … 5
Erysipelas … 6 … 7
Yellow Fever … — … —
Typhus Fever … 2 … 3
Typhoid Fever … 9 … 9
Cerebro-Spinal Fever … 17 … 17
Remittent, Intermittent, Typho-Malarial, Congestive, and Simple Continued Fevers … 14 … 23
Puerperal Diseases … 11 … 14
Diarrhœal Diseases … 14 … 17
Inanition, Want of Breast Milk, etc. … 8 … 8
Alcoholism … 4 … 2
Rheumatism and Gout … 5 … 6
Cancer … 13 … 11
Phthisis Pulmonalis … 101 … 103
Bronchitis … 36 … 27
Pneumonia … 84 … 81
Heart Diseases … 25 … 23
Aneurism … 1 … 1
Marasmus-Tabes Mesenterica and Scrofula … 16 … 9
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis … 15 … 10
Meningitis and Encephalitis … 19 … 22
Convulsions … 22 … 19
Direct Effect of Solar Heat … — … —
Apoplexy … 8 … 10
All Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System … 71 … 70
Cirrhosis of Liver and Hepatitis … 6 … 6
Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis, Peritonitis, and  
Gastritis … 8 … 12
Bright's Disease and Nephritis … 21 … 32
Cyanosis and Atelectasis … 5 … 4
Premature and Preternatural Births … 18 … 11
Surgical Operations … 1 … —
Deaths by Suicide … 4 … 1
Deaths by Drowning … 2 … 4
Total Deaths in Children. Under 1 year … 128 … 127
Total Deaths in Children. Under 2 years … 193 … 185
Total Deaths in Children. Under 5 years … 275 … 267

ACTUAL NUMBERS OF DEATHS EACH DAY DURING THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1881
DATE.
Cause of Death ... Mar. 20 … Mar. 21 … Mar. 22 … Mar. 23 … Mar. 24 … Mar. 25 … Mar. 26.
Total Deaths from all Causes … 114 … 109 … 97 … 103 … 100 … 117 … 93
Total Zymotic Diseases … 34 … 30 … 36 … 23 … 29 … 38 … 29
Total Constitutional Diseases … 17 … 13 … 16 … 27 … 23 … 31 … 23
Total Local Diseases … 51 … 50 … 39 …. 43 … 41 … 38 … 35
Total Developmental Diseases … 10 … 8 … 6 … 7 … 6 … 5 … 5
Deaths by Violence … 2 … 2 … — … 3 … 1 … 5 … 1
Small-pox … — … — … 2 … 3 … 6 … — … 4
Measles … 1 … 1 … — … 3 … — … 2 … —
Scarlatina … 5 … 8 … 7 … 5 … 3 … 4 … 7
Diptheria … 6 … 7 … 6 … 3 … 4 … 9 … 3
Membranous Croup … 4 … 6 … 3 … 2 … 4 … 1 … 2
Whooping Cough … 1 … — … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — 
Erysipelas … 2 … 1 … 1 … — … 2 … — … —
Yellow Fever … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Typhus Fever … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1
Typhoid Fever … 3 … 1 … 3 … 2 … — … 4 … 2
Cerebro-Spinal Fever … 4 … 3 … 3 … 1 … 2 … 6 .. 1
Remittent, Intermittent, Typho-Malarial, Congestive, and Simple Continued Fevers … 4 … 4 … 3 … 1 … 3 … 4 … 4
Puerperal Diseases … 4 … 1 … — … 3 … 1 … 2 … 2
Diarrhœal Diseases … 3 … 3 … 3 … 1 … — … 4 … 4
Inanition, Want of Breast Milk, etc. …1 … 1 … 3 … — … — … 2 … — … 7
Alcoholism … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … — … 2
Rheumatism and Gout … — … — …1 … 1 … 1 … — … 2 …  5
Cancer … 3 … — … 1 … 5 … — … 4 … 1
Phthisis Pulmonalis … 11 … 11 … 14 … 15 … 17 … 22 … 18
Bronchitis … 4 … 3 … 4 … 4 … 1 … 3 … 4
Pneumonia … 14 … 13 … 12 … 5 … 14 … 10 … 16
Heart Diseases … 3 … 5 … 4 … 2 … 6 … 4 … 3
Aneurism … — … — … — … 2 … — … — … —
Marasmus-Tabes Mesenterica and Scrofula … — … — … — … 3 … 3 … 4 … 1
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis … 2 … 1 … — … 3 … 2 … 1 … 1
Meningitis and Encephalitis … 2 … 5 … 3 … 5 …. 3 … 3 … 1
Convulsions … 7 … 1 … 4 … 3 … 1 … 2 … 2
Direct Effect of Solar Heat … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Apoplexy … 2 … 2 … 1 … 1 … 1 … — … 1
All Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System … 12 … 12 … 11 … 12 … 9 … 8 … 4
Cirrhosis of Liver and Hepatitis … 4 … 1 … 1 … — … — … 3 … 1
Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis, Peritonitis, and  
Gastritis … 3 … 3 … — …. 2 … 2 … — … 1
Bright's Disease and Nephritis … 2 … 6 … 4 … 8 … 4 … 3 … 4
Cyanosis and Atelectasis … 1 … 1 … 1 … — … — … 2 … — … 5 
Premature and Preternatural Births … 1 … 4 … 3 … 1 … 2 … 1 … 2
Surgical Operations … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Deaths by Suicide … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 … —
Deaths by Drowning … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … 2 … — 
Total Deaths in Children. Under 1 year … 17 … 26 … 23 … 13 … 16 … 22 … 21
Total Deaths in Children. Under 2 years … 30 … 39 … 30 … 24 … 23 … 27 … 23
Total Deaths in Children. Under 5 years … 42 … 50 … 40 … 39 … 36 … 42 … 34

Cause of Death ... Total Actual Mortality during the week ending March 26, 1881 … Actual  number of Deaths for the corresponding week of 1880 … Average number of Deaths in the corresponding week the fast five years … Annual Death-rate per 1,000 during week (population estimated at 1,206, 577)

Total Deaths from all Causes … 733 … 527 … 542.0 … 31.59
Total Zymotic Diseases … 225 … 101 … 122.8 … 9.70
Total Constitutional Diseases … 150 … 147 … 127.6 … 6.46
Total Local Diseases … 297 … 221 … 238.8 … 12.80
Total Developmental Diseases … 47 … 35 … 35.2 … 2.03
Deaths by Violence … 14 … 23 … 17.6 … .60
Small-pox … 15 … — … 1.6 … .65
Measles … 7 … 12 … 10.0 … .30
Scarlatina … 39 … 4 … 24.8 … 1.68
Diptheria … 39 … 14 … 22.0 … 1.68
Membranous Croup … 22 … 17 … 13.8 … .95
Whooping Cough … 5 … 3 … 9.2 … .22
Erysipelas … 6 … 5 … 4.0 … .26
Yellow Fever … — … — … — … —
Typhus Fever … 1 … — … .2 … .04
Typhoid Fever … 15 … 7 … 3.0 … .65
Cerebro-Spinal Fever … 20 … 5 … 2.4 … .86
Remittent, Intermittent, Typho-Malarial, Congestive, and Simple Continued Fevers … 23 … 10 … 6.2 … .99
Puerperal Diseases … 13 … 9 … 9.0 … .56
Diarrhœal Diseases … 17 … 13 … 13.0 … .73
Inanition, Want of Breast Milk, etc. … 7 … 6 … 5.0 … .30
Alcoholism … 2 … 4 … 2.4 … .09
Rheumatism and Gout … 5 … 6 … 4.6 … .22
Cancer … 14 … 15 … 11.4 … .60
Phthisis Pulmonalis … 108 … 94 … 88.2 … 4.65
Bronchitis … 23 … 27 … 32.0 … .99
Pneumonia … 84 … 60 … 65.8 … 3.62
Heart Diseases … 27 … 24 … 22.4 … 1.16
Aneurism … 2 … 3 … 2.4 … .09
Marasmus-Tabes Mesenterica and Scrofula … 11 … 13 … 8.4 … .47
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis … 10 … 18 … 13.4 … .43
Meningitis and Encephalitis … 22 … 16 … 14.0 … .95
Convulsions … 20 … 13 … 12.0 … .86
Direct Effect of Solar Heat … — … — … — … —
Apoplexy … 8 … 9 … 8.8 … .34
All Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System … 68 … 60 … 49.6 … 2.93
Cirrhosis of Liver and Hepatitis … 10 … 4 … 6.2 … .43
Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis, Peritonitis, and  
Gastritis … 11 … 9 … 9.2 … .47
Bright's Disease and Nephritis … 31 … 16 … 28.0 … ?.34
Cyanosis and Atelectasis … 5 … 3 … 4.4 … .22
Premature and Preternatural Births … 14 … 13 … 11.6 … .60
Surgical Operations … — … 2 … 1.4 … —
Deaths by Suicide … 2 … 3 … 3.0 … .09
Deaths by Drowning …4 … 2 … 2.0 … .17
Total Deaths in Children. Under 1 year … 138 … 108 … 117.2 … 5.95
Total Deaths in Children. Under 2 years … 196 … 159 … 169.2 … 8.43
Total Deaths in Children. Under 5 years … 283 … 214 … 228.2 …. 12.18

AGE BY YEARS ... SEX 
Cause of Death ... Under 1 year ...1 to 2 ... 2 to 3 ... 3 … 4 ... 4 to 5 ... total under 5 years ... 5 to 10 ... 10 to 15 ... 15 to 20 ... 20 to 25 ... 25 to 30 ... 30 to 35 ... 35 to 40 ... 40 to 45 ... 45 to 50 ... 50 to 55 ... 55 to 60 ... 60 to 65 ... 65 to 70 ... 70 and over ... Male ... Female ... Colored
Total Deaths from all Causes … 138 … 58 … 40 … 29 … 18 … 283 … 43 … 17 … 25 … 40 … 35 … 34 … 42 … 36 … 24 … 37 … 29 … 29 … 13 … 46 … 402 … 331 … 26
Total Zymotic Diseases … 42 … 26 … 26 … 22 … 16 … 132 … 34 … 10 … 8 … 16 … 7 … 4 … 4 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … 2 … 3 … 120 … 105 … 13
Total Constitutional Diseases … 14 … 6 … 1 … 1 … — … 22 … 2 … — … 7 … 14 … 16 … 12 … 18 … 11 … 10 … 10 … 12 … 7 … 5 … 4 … 86 … 64 … 4
Total Local Diseases …62 … 26 … 13 … 5 … 2 … 108 … 7 … 7 … 9 … 8 … 10 … 14 … 14 … 18 … 12 … 24 … 15 … 20 … 6 … 25 … 167 … 130 … 7
Total Developmental Diseases … 20 … — … — … — … — … 20 … — … — … 1 … 2 … 1 … 3 … 2 … 3 … — … — … — … 1 … — …14 … 17 … 30 … 2
Deaths by Violence … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … 4 … 3 … 1 … 2 … — … 1 … — … — … 12 … 2 … —
Small-pox … 2 … 1 … — … — … — … 3 … 1 … — … 2 … 4 … 2 … 1 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 9 … 6 … 6
Measles … 2 … 2 … 2 … 1 … — … 7 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 4 … 3 … —
Scarlatina … 4 … 3 … 7 … 6 … 6 … 26 … 11 … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 17 … 22 … —
Diptheria … 3 … 6 … 8 … 6 … 5 … 28 … 11 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 18 … 21 … 1
Membranous Croup … — … 8 … 5 … 3 … 3 … 19 … 3 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 13 … 9 … 1
Whooping Cough … 3 … 2 … — … — … — … 5 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 4 … 1 … —
Erysipelas … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … 4 … 2 … —
Yellow Fever … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Typhus Fever … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … —
Typhoid Fever … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … 3 … 1 … 3 … 3 … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 9 … 6 … 1
Cerebro-Spinal Fever … 3 … 1 … 2 … 2 … 1 … 9 … 5 … 2 … 2 … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 12 … 8 … —
Remittent, Intermittent, Typho-Malarial, Congestive, and Simple Continued Fevers … 3 … 1 … 1 … 3 … — … 8 … 3 … 3 … 3 … 3 … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … — … 11 … 12 … 2
Puerperal Diseases … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 2 … 1 … 3 … 3 … 3 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 13 … —
Diarrhœal Diseases … 11 … 2 … — … — … — … 13 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … 10 … 7 … —
Inanition, Want of Breast Milk, etc. … 7 … — … — … — … — … 7 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 3 … 4 … —
Alcoholism … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 2 … — … —
Rheumatism and Gout … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … 1 … 1 … — … 2 … 3 … —
Cancer … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … 2 … 3 … 2 … 3 … 1 … 7 … 7 … —
Phthisis Pulmonalis … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … 3 … 1 … — … 5 … 12 … 16 … 12 … 17 … 10 … 9 … 8 … 8 … 4 … 1 … 2 … 67 … 41 … 4
Bronchitis … 12 … 2 … 2 … 1 … — … 17 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 4 … 9 … 14 … 1
Pneumonia … 18 … 8 … 3 … 1 … 1 … 31 … 1 … — … 2 … 2 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 9 … 3 … 8 … 7 … 6 … 3 … 3 … 48 … 36 … 2
Heart Diseases … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … 3 … 1 … — … 2 … — … — … 4 … 5 … 2 … 4 … — … 4 … 16 … 11 … —
Aneurism … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 2 … — … —
Marasmus-Tabes Mesenterica and Scrofula … 7 … 3 … — … — … — … 10 … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 5 … 6 … —
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis … 5 … 2 … 1 … — … — … 8 … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 4 … 6 … —
Meningitis and Encephalitis … 5 … 8 … 3 … 1 … — … 17 … 1 … 2 … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 12 … 10 … 1
Convulsions … 14 … 4 … 2 … — … — … —20 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 13 … 7 … 1
Direct Effect of Solar Heat … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Apoplexy … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 2 … — … — … — … 1 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 1 … —
All Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System … 20 … 13 … 6 … 2 … — … 41 … 2 … 2 … 1 … 1 … 3 … 1 … 2 … 2 … — … 1 … 1 … 1 … 3 … 7 … 40 … 28 … 2
Cirrhosis of Liver and Hepatitis … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … 2 … 2 … — … 2 … 1 … — … 1 … 8 … 2 … —
Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis, Peritonitis, and Gastritis … 4 … — … — … — … — … 4 … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 4 … 7 … 1
Bright's Disease and Nephritis … 1 … — … — … — … — … 4 … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 4 … 7 … 1
Cyanosis and Atelectasis … 5 … — … — … — … — … 5 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 2 … 3 … 1
Premature and Preternatural Births … 14 … — … — … — … — … 14 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 9 … 5 … —
Surgical Operations … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Deaths by Suicide … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … 2 … — … —
Deaths by Drowning … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … 4 … — … —
Total Deaths in Children. Under 1 year … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Total Deaths in Children. Under 2 years … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … —
Total Deaths in Children. Under 5 years … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … —

*Refers to the number of death certificates received.

DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES
NEW YORK - DEATHS FROM SMALL-POX, MEASLES, SCARLATINA,
DIPTHERIA, CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, TYPHOID
FEVER, TYPHUS FEVER, MALARIAL FEVERS, PUERPERAL
FEVER, DIARRHOEAL MALADIES, CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER,
AND OTHER ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Actual Mortality during the Week ending March 26, 1881

WARDS … AREA IN ACRES … Small-Pox … Measles … Scarlatina … Diphtheria … Croup … Whooping Cough … Typhus Fever … Typhoid Fever … Malarial Fever … Puerperal Fever … All Diarrhœal Diseases … Cerebro-Spinal Fever … Other Zymotic Diseases … Total Deaths from Zymotic Diseases .. Total Deaths from all Causes … Total Death, exclusive of those in Public Institutions … Total Population (in Wards), Census of 1875 … REMARKS … Total Institutions

First … 154 … — … — … 1 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 4 … 9 … 8 … 17,939 … Castle Garden and Emigrant Depot,.; U. s. Marine Hospital (Bedloe’s Island), 2; Trinity Mission … 2
Second … 81 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1,608 … — … —
Third … 95 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … 3 … 2 … 3,582… Twenty-seventh Precinct Station,.; House of Relief, 160 Chambers street, ; Newsboys’ Lodgings … —
Fourth … 83 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 10 … 10 … 21,015… Fourth Precinct Station,.; Mission Home,.; St. James’ Home … —
Fifth … 168 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 3 … 8 … 8 … 16,134 … Fifth Precinct Station,.; Trinity Infirmary, 50 Varick street, … —
Sixth … 86 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 11 … 11 … 20,193… City Prison,.; Home of Industry,.; Centre Street Dispensary,.; Park Street Mission Home, … —
Seventh … 198 … — … — … 2 … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 3 … 22 … 22 … 50,060 … Seventh Precinct Station,.; Sailors’ Home,.; Nursery and Child’s Protectory, East Broadway, … —
Eighth … 283 … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … 4 … 16 … 16 … 35,880 … Eighth Precinct Station, … —
Ninth … 322 … — … 1 … — … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … 2 … — … — … — … — … 5 … 23 … 18 … 54,593 … St. Vincent’s Hospital, 4; Home for Old Men and Aged Couples,.; Northern Dispensary … 4
Tenth … 110 … — … — … 5 … 3 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 8 … 26 … 26 … 47,553 … Essex Street Prison,.; Tenth Precinct Station,.; Ludlow Street Jail … —
Eleventh … 196 … — … — … 3 … 5 … 3 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 1 … 1 … 15 … 51 … 47 … 68.779 … St. Francis’ Hospital, 5; Eleventh Precinct Station … 5
Twelfth … 5,504.13 … — … — … 2 … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … 6 … 12 … 57 … 38 … 81,802 … Reception Hospital, 99th street,2; Infants’ Hospital, 7; Sheltering Arms,.; N.Y. City Asylum for the Insane, 4; Colored Orphan Asylum,.; Ward’s Island,5; Randall’s Island, 4; Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum,.; St. Joseph’s Asylum,.; House of Refuse,.; House of Mercy,.; Idiot Asylum, Randall’s Island,.; Union Home an dSchool,.; House of Good Shepherd,.; Deaf and Dumb Asylum,.; Deborah Nursery,.; Homœopathic Hospital, 54; Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews,.; Leake and Watts Orphan Home,.; Unsectarian Home,.; Convent of Sacred Heart,.; Sheltering Arms, … 26
Thirteenth … 107 … — … — … 1 … — … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 3 … 19 … 19 … 37,797 … Thirteenth Precinct Station … —
Fourteenth … 96 … — … — … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 2 … 16 … 16 … 30,172 … R. C. Orphan Asylum,.; Lying-in Asylum,.; Fourteenth Precinct Station,.; House of Mercy … —
Fifteenth … 198 … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 2 … 19 … 13 … 31,873 … Fifteenth Precinct Station ,.; Midnight Mission,.; Society for the Care of Infants and Young Children, 2 … 2
Sixteenth … 348.77 … — … — … 1 … 1 … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 4 … 16 … 16 … 52,186 … St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged,.; Samaritan Home for the Aged, 1; House of the Holy Communion,.; … — 
Seventeenth … 331 … — … — … 4 … 6 … 3 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 2 … — … — … 116 … 62 … 62 … 104,895 … Association for Befriending Young Girls,.; Eye and Ear Infirmary,.; House of the Holy Family … —
Eighteenth … 449.89 … — … — … 3 … 6 … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … 12 … 31 … 25 … 66,610 … Home for Respectable Aged and Indigent Females,1; New York Hospital, 4; New York Infirmary for Women and Children,.; N.Y. Ophthalmic Hospital,.; Reception Hospital … 5
Nineteenth … 1,480.60 … 5 …1… 5 … 5 … 3 … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … 5 … — … 4 … 31 … 114 … 75 … 158,108 … Presbyterian Home,1; Presbyterian Hospital,.; German Hospital,1; Mt. Sinai Hospital,4; Foundling Hospital,9; Women’s Hospital,1; City Lunatic Asylum,2; Almshouse, 5; Penitentiary,.; Small-pox Hospital, 14; Charity Hospital, 9; Epileptic and Paralytic Hospital,.; Colored Home Hospital, 3; Nursery and Child’s Hospital, 2; St. Luke’s Hospital, 6; Workhouse, 3; Fever Hospital,.; Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,.; Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled,.; Home for the Aged (Little Sisters of the Poor),.; Chapin Home for the Aged,.; Hahnemann’s Hospital,2; Orphans’ Home and Asylum (Protestant Episcopal), 49th street and Lexington avenue,.; Hebrew Orphan Asylum,.; Maternity Hospital,.; Infirmary, sisters of Mercy,.; St. Joseph’s Industrial Home,.; Baptist Home … 63
Twentieth … 444 … — … — … 2 … 7 … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … 11 … 42 … 42 … 86,023 … St. Elizabeth’s Hospital,1; St. Mary’s Hospital,2; Institution for the Blind,.; Twentieth Precinct Station … 3
Twenty-first … 411 … — … 1 … 2 … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … 1 … 1 … 1 … 9 … 46 … 17 … 66,538 … Bellevue Hospital, 28; in Ambulances,.; Morgue,.; Peabody Home for the Aged,.; St. Stephen’s Home,.; Twenty-first Precinct Station,.; Home of the Friendless, 1; Emergency Hospital, 1 … 29
Twenty-second … 1,529.42 … — … 1 … 6 … 1 … 2 … 1 … — … 1 … 2 … — … — … 1 … 3 … 18 … 59 … 56 … 111,605 … Roosevelt Hospital, 5; Old Ladies; Home,.; New York Infant Asylum,.; Hahnemann’s Hospital,.; New York Orphan Asylum,.; Twenty-second Precinct Station,.; Childrens’ Fold, . … 5
Twenty-third … 4,267.023 … — … 1 … 3 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … 7 … 14 … 14 … 28,338 … Thirty-third Precinct Station,.; Old Gentlemen’s Unsectarian Home … —
Twenty-fourth … 8,050.323 … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 … — … 2 … 5 … 2 … 13,288 … House of Rest for Consumptives, 4; Home for Incurables, 2; thirty-fourth Precinct Station,.; thirty-fifth Precinct Station,.; St. Joseph’s Institute for Deaf and Dumb,.; St. Stephen’s Home,  … 6
Totals … 24.893.156 … 5 … 6 … 46 … 42 … 20 … 6 … — … 2 … 8 … — … 12 … 6 … 20 … 173 … 679 … 563 … 1,206,577 … Total mortality in Public Institutions … 152

Very respectfully submitted,  JOHN T. NAGLE, M.D., Deputy Register of Records.

April 13, 1881  THE CITY RECORD.  627

Report of the Photometrical Examinations of Illuminating Gas, for the week ending April 2, 1881,
made at the Photometrical Rooms of the Department of Public Works.

DATE … TIME … Thermometer … Barometer … GAS COMPANY … BURNER … Pressure as Delivered to Burner (IN.)… Consumption of Gas, Rate per hour (CU. FT.) … ILLUMINATING POWER: Observed/Corrected

Mar. 28 … 3 P.M. … 60. … 29.74 … Manhattan … Empire 5ft … .84 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 19.60/19.60
Mar. 29 … 5 P.M. … 68. … 29.88 … Manhattan … Empire 5ft … .83 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 19.02/19.02
Mar. 30 … 5 P.M. … 70. … 29.23 … Manhattan … Empire 5ft … .83 … 5.00 … 123.0 … 18.20/18.65
Mar 31 … 3.30 P.M. … 68. … 29.19 … Manhattan … Empire 5ft … .82 … 5.00 … 124.2 … 18.90/19.56
April 1 … 5.30 P.M. … 73. … 29.52 … Manhattan … Empire 5ft … .82 … 5.00 … 121.2 … 18.94/19.13
April 2 … 2 P.M. … 67. … 29.81 … Manhattan … Empire 5ft … .83 … 5.00 … 124.2 … 19.02/18.63
— … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … Average … 19.10

Mar. 28 … 6 P.M. … 74. … 29.82 … Harlem … Empire 5ft … .92 … 5.00 … 126.0 … 17.56/18.44
Mar. 29 … 7 P.M. … 75. … 29.83 … … Harlem … Empire 5ft … .90 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 18.61/18.61
Mar. 30 … 6.30 P.M. … 74. … 29.16 … Harlem … Empire 5ft … .90 … 5.00 … 115.2 … 19.46/18.68
Mar. 31 … 6 P.M. … 70. … 29.27 … Harlem … Empire 5ft … .88 … 5.00 … 126.0 … 16.92/17.76
April 1 … 6.30 P.M. … 71. … 29.53 … Harlem … Empire 5ft … .90 … 5.00 … 117.0 … 18.84/18.38
April 2 … 10.30 A.M. … 70. … 29.78 … Harlem … Empire 5ft … .90 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 18.60/18.60
— … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … Average … 18.41

Mar. 28 … 4.30 P.M. … 64. … 29.74 … New York … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .71 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 27.00/27.00
Mar. 29 … 4 P.M. … 68. … 29.88 … New York … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .70 … 5.00 … 121.2 … 26.92/27.19
Mar. 30 … 2 P.M. … 68. … 29.23 … New York … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .70 … 5.00 … 123.6 … 26.34/27.13
Mar. 31 … 4.30 P.M. … 70. … 29.19 … New York … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .70 … 5.00 … 124.2 … 26.24/27.16
April 1 … 4.30 P.M. … 71. … 29.52 … New York … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .70 … 5.00 … 121.2 … 26.10/26.36
April 2 … 4 P.M. … 71. … 29.81 … New York … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .71 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 26.98/26.98
— … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … Average … 26.97

Mar. 28 … 4 P.M. … 62. … 29.74 … N.Y. Mutual … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .75 … 5.00 … 118.2 … 28.16/27.74
Mar. 29 … 4.30 P.M. … 68. … 29.88 … N.Y. Mutual … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .74 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 27.34/27.34
Mar. 30 … 1 P.M. … 66. … 29.23 … N.Y. Mutual … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 …  .74 … 5.00 … 124.2 … 26.2/27.12
Mar. 31 … 4 P.M. … 69. … 29. … N.Y. Mutual … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .74 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 27.80/27.80
April 1 … 5 P.M. … 72. … 29.52 … N.Y. Mutual … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .73 … 5.00 … 121.2 … 27.78/28.06
April 2 … 5.30 P.M. … 73. … 29.81 … N.Y. Mutual … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .74 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 28.78/28.78
— … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … Average … 27.80

Mar. 28 … 5 P.M. … 66. … 29.74 … Municipal … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .70 … 5.00 … 124.2 … 30.32/31.38
Mar. 29 … 2. P.M. … 67. … 29.88 … Municipal … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .69 … 5.00 … 120.6 … 30.92/31.07
Mar. 30 … 3 P.M. … 68. … 29.32 … Municipal … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .69 … 5.00 … 124.2 … 29.00/30.01
Mar. 31 … 5 P.M. … 71. … 29.19 … Municipal … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .69 … 5.00 … 123.0 … 29.06/29.78
April 1 … 4 P.M. … 71. … 29.52 … Municipal … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .68 … 5.00 … 122.4 … 29.88/30.48
April 2 … 5 P.M. … 72. … 29.81 … Municipal … Bray’s Slit Union, 7 … .68 … 5.00 … 122.4 … 29.88/30.48
— … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … Average … 30.50

Mar. 28 … 6.30 P.M. … 76. … 29.82 … Metropolitan … Bray’s Slit Union No. 6 … .66 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 23.06/23.06
Mar. 29 … 6.30 P.M. … 73. … 29.83 … Metropolitan … Bray’s Slit Union No. 6 … .65 … 5.00 … 118.8 … 22.46/22.23
Mar. 30 … 6 P.M. … 72. … 29.16 … Metropolitan … Bray’s Slit Union No. 6 … .65 … 5.00 … 118.8 … 22.46/22.23
Mar. 31 … 6.30 P.M. … 72. … 29.27 … Metropolitan … Bray’s Slit Union No. 6 … .65 … 5.00 … 120.0 … 22.44/22.44
April 1 … 7 P.M. … 73. … 29.53 … Metropolitan … Bray’s Slit Union No. 6 … .68 … 5.00 … 121.2 … 23.06/23.29
April 2 … 11 A.M. … 72. … 29.78 … Metropolitan … Bray’s Slit Union No. 6 … .69 … 5.00 … 114.0 … 25.18/23.92
— … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … — … Average … 22.92

E. G. LOVE, PH. D., Gas Examiner.

Obstructions Removed.
Wagon, from 45 Bayard Street.
Wagon, from 609 Hudson street.
2 carts, from Gouverneur slip.
Wooden grating, from 210 East Twenty-third street.
Sign, from 691 Broadway.
Furniture, from 249 West Eleventh street.

Repairing and Cleaning Sewers.
48 receiving basins and culverts cleaned.
1,075 lineal feet of sewer cleaned.
276 lineal feet of sewer rebuilt.
14 lineal feet of culverts built.
9 lineal feet of spur-pipe laid.
28 lineal feet of new curb laid.
6 receiving basins rebuilt.
1 receiving basin repaired.
6 new basin heads put on.
2 manholes repaired.
1 new manhole head and cover put on.
930 cubic feet of rubble stone wall built.
10 square feet of sidewalk relaid.
206 square yards of pavement relaid.
993 cubic yards of earth excavated and refilled.
105 card-loads of dirt removed.

Statement of Laboring Force Employed in the Department of Public Works during the Week
ending April 2, 1881.

NATURE OF WORK … MECHANICS … LABORERS … TEAMS … CARTS

Maintenance of Aqueduct and Reservoirs … 5 … 50 …. 3 … —
In Pipe Yard foot of East Twenty-fourth street … 2 … 14 … — … —
Laying and repairing pipes, etc. … 10 … 78 … — … 7
Repairing pavements … 11 … 10 … — … —
Repairing and cleaning sewers … 3 … 26 … — … 14
Maintenance and construction of Boulevards and Aves. … 2 … 23 … 8 … 3
Repairing roads … — … 11 … 5 … 2
Repaving, under chapter 476, Laws of 1875 … — … — … — … —
Total … 33 … 212 … 16 … 26
Increase over previous week … — … — … — … —
Decrease from previous week … 2 … 11 … — … —

(column 2)

Appointments.

Henry A. Purdy, Inspector on pipe manufacture.
Patrick Hendrick, Inspector on roads and fences at Kensico.
Frederick S. Leland, Inspector on meters.
Sylvester Bennett, Inspector on waste of water.
C. R. Merriam, Inspector on waste of water.
John Boyle, Inspector on waste of water.
John Dunlay, Inspector on sewers.

Tranfers.

Ralph Ellis, from Inspector on aqueduct to General Inspector on dam and reservoir at Kensico.
Andrew O’Rourke, from Inspector on sewers to Inspector on masonry of dam and reservoir at
Kensico.
P. A. Bodwell, from Inspector on laying pipes in Twenty-fourth Ward to Inspector on work of
laying 48-inch pipe from Woodlawn to Bronxville.
Peter Kiernan, from Inspector on masonry at Ninety-eighth street pumping works to Inspector
on masonry and roadwork on work of laying 48-inch pipe from Woodlawn to Bronxville.
Adrian H. Dean, from Watchman on aqueduct to Foreman on alterations at outlet of Lakes
Kirk and Mahopac.
David C. Tefft, from Measurer to Inspector on waste of water.
Charles M. Jeroloman, from Inspector on waste of water Measurer.

Requisitions on the Comptroller.

The total amount of requisitions drawn by the Department on the Comptroller during the week
is $52,792. 36.

FRED. H. HAMLIN, Deputy Commissioner of Public Works.

APPROVED PAPERS.

Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to H. D. Chigarey to erect two bay-
windows on the south side of Twenty-eighth street, 14 feet, and 40 feet west of Madison avenue,
according to the annexed diagram, the consent of the adjoining property owners having been obtained
and is hereto annexed, the work done at his own expense, under the direction of the commissioners
of the Fire Department; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to W. D. Pitche to place and
retain a stand for the sale of newspapers on the sidewalk at the northwest corner of One Hundred
and Twentieth street and Second avenue; the consent of the adjoining property having been
received and which is hereto annexed; said stand not to exceed eight feet in length and three feet in
width, and to be so placed as not to obstruct the free use of the sidewalk; the work to be done at
the expense of the said W. D. Pitche, and such permission to continue only during the pleasure of
the Common Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved, that permission be and the same is hereby given to C. C. Ryan to place and keep a
water-trough on the sidewalk in front of No. 363 South Street, corner of Montgomery street, the
work done and water supplied at his own expense, under the direction of the commissioner of
Public Works; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That permission be and the same hereby granted to Patrick O’Hare to place and 
keep a water-trough in front of his premises, situated on the northeasterly corner of One Hundred
and thirty-ninth street and Third avenue, the work to be done and the water supplied at his
own expense, under the direction of the commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue
only during the pleasure of the Common Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That permission be and the same hereby given to Sheppard Knapp to erect or extend a storm-
door in front of store No. 103 West thirteenth street; said door to be erected at his own expense,
and to continue during the pleasure of the Common Council and under the direction of the Fire
Department.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That permission be and the same hereby given to Bernard Kearns to place a stand
on the sidewalk in front of his place of business, northwest corner of Fourteenth street and Third
avenue, said stand to be 5 foot long by 3 foot wide.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That permission be and the same hereby given to Neidlinger, Schmitt & Co. to
place and keep a platform scale in Sixty-third street, near the East river, as shown on the accompanying
diagram, such scale to be made flush with the surface of the street, and so placed and constructed
as to present no impediment to the free use of the street, the work done at their own expense,
under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during
the pleasure of the Common Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 29, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That permission be and the same hereby given to Charles H. Zeiger to place and
keep a storm-door over the entrance to No. 60 Park place, such storm-door not to exceed ten feet in
height, four feet in width, and not to project outwardly beyond the stoop-line, the work done at his
own expense, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue
only during the pleasure of the Common Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 29, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That pursuant to the provisions of section 91, article SVI, chapter 335, Laws of
1873, the Health Department of the City of New York be and is hereby authorized and empowered
to procure in open market, without contract, and in such manner as said Department may deem to
be necessary and for the best interests of the public, a steamboat, to be used for the transportation of
persons sick and contagious diseases, at a cost not to exceed five thousand dollars.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 29, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant
in favor of Joseph J. McAvoy, Chairman of the Special Committee appointed to represent the municipality
on the occasion of solemnizing the funeral ceremonies of Hon. Fernando Wood, at the city of
Washington, D. C., for the sum of one hundred and seventy-six 25-100 dollars, to reimburse said
Committee for expenses incurred and paid, in giving effect to the instructions of this Common Council, 
and charge the amount to the appropriation for “City Contingencies.”

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 29, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

Resolved,  That permission be and the same hereby given to the Young Men’s Christian Association
to place and keep a bulletin board on the outer edge of the sidewalk in front of their premises,
No. 2317 Third avenue, the said board to be seven feet high, four feet wide, and not to extend more
than three feet from the curb-stone, the work done at their own expense, under the direction of the
Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common
Council.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, March 29, 1881.
Approved by the Mayor, April 4, 1881.

No. 222. --

Washington, Dec. 26th, 1865.

Wm. Oland Bourne, Esqr,

Sir,
As I belong to that
class of disabled soldiers who have lost their right
arms in the service of their country, and to whom
you make such liberal and generous proposals
for the best specimens of penmanship with the left
hand, I propose to write you a brief account of
my experience in the Army; for I deem it my
duty as well as the privilege of all such to compete
for the prizes thus offered. --
I served first as private,
then as sergeant in Company "G", 13th Regiment
Massaschusetts [Massachusetts] Infantry.  I enlisted on April
19th, 1861, at Stoneham, in a company then organizing
in that town.  On July 11th, we were
ordered to report to Colonel Leonard, who was then
in command of the nuncleus of his regiment at
Fort Independence.  We were mustered into the service
of the United States on the 16th, and left Boston
for the field on the 29th of the same month.
We reached Haggerstown, Maryland, August
1st, and remained in that state during the fall 
and winter, making some severe marches that
fall, and in the winter stationed at Williamsport,

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picketing the banks of the river etc. etc.
We crossed the Potomac at Williamsport
on March 1st, and entered Martinsburg;
entered Winchester on the 12th; were on provost
duty in that city for a few days then were assigned
to Abercrombie's Brigade and ordered
to Warrenton Junction, where we arrived on the
2d of April.
General Hartsuff assumed command of our 
Brigade soon after, and on May 14th we were
assigned to McDowell's Division, and went into
camp near Falmouth.  We remained in that vicinity
till the news reached us of Jackson's raid up
the valley, when we started in a Division under
command of General Ord; were transported from
Aquia Creek to Manassas, then made forced
marches till we reached front Royal, but arrived
too late to intercept Jackson.  We were afterwards
stationed at Manassas, Warrenton, Waterloo,
Culpeper, and were first under fire (though not
engaged) at the battle of Cedar Mountain. Our
Division was commanded by General Ricketts,
and we were brought up in the evening, near the
close of the action.  We were also under fire at
Rappahannock Station and Thoroughfare Gap
on Pope's retreat, but were first fairly engaged
at the 2d battle of Bull Run, August 30th.  We
arrived on the field the night before, and next

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morning were held in reserve, frequently changing
position in the rear of our line of battle, 
till about 3 P.M., when the enemy massed 
a large force and made a furious attack upon
our left.
We were immediately ordered to reinforce
that point and we advanced under cover of a 
ridge along which our line of battle extended,
making a desperate effort to hold its position
against a vastly superior [number] force.  We had just 
deployed in line at the foot of the ridge when
the line in front, now terribly thinned and exposed
to a murderous fire, wavered, then broke, and a
large number of the men rushed down headlong
through our ranks.  This caused some disorder
in our lines.  We advanced, however, up the slope,
but had scarcely gained the position when the
the enemy swung a brigade around on our left,
and poured in a galling fire on our flank.
Just then a battery opened on us from some
heights beyond in the same direction, thus enfilading
our line with both artillery and infantry.
It was impossible to withstand such an assault,
and we were forced to retire with heavy loss.

We were next under fire at Chantilly, also in
the second line of battle at South Mountain.
At Antietam we were posted on the right under

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General Hooker.  We were exposed to a severe
shelling while moving into position on the night
before the battle, and advanced on the enemy's
lines the next morning at daylight.  We found
them strongly intrenched and they received us
with a volley when we had arrived within short
range.  We were hotly engaged for about two hours,
when we were relieved and ordered to the rear.
Our ranks were terribly thinned, and our brigade
could scarcely muster one third of the number
it entered with.  Our Company went in with 30
men and we lost twenty-two killed and
wounded; none missing.  I was one of the eight
that came out uninjured. General Hartsuff, our
Brigadier, was badly wounded.  He was soon
afterwards promoted and was succeeded in command
of our Brigade by Genl. Taylor.  We were
recruited, and were next engaged at the battle
of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13th.  We were attached to
Gibbon's Division, Reynold's Corps (1st) Franklin's
Grand Division, which formed the left wing of the
Army.
This battle was fought under great disadvantages
by our side.  The enemy occupied a very formidable
position, which they had had time to fortify and
render impregnable to any assault on their front.
The attack was made, however, and with great
vigor and determination, but our men were

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terribly slaughtered and repulsed at every point.
Our Brigade was badly cut up, but our
Regiment being engaged as skirmishers suffered
less severely.  After recrossing the Rappahannock
we encamped near Fletcher's Chapel, King Geoge [George]
County were we remained during the winter.
On April 29th, our Corps made a feint at a 
point on the river below Fredericksburg.  Our first
Division under General Wadsworth crossed and deployed
near the bank, while our Division, the 2d, 
Robinson's, with the 3d, Doubleday's were massed
on the opposite side.  While in this position the
enemy's artillery made some havoc in our ranks.
On the morning of May, the 2d, we were relieved
by the 6th Corps and ordered up the river
to join the main force then engaged near Chancellorsville.
After a toilsome march we crossed the
river about sunset at United States Ford and
were preparing to bivouac for the right near the
river, when we had orders to fall in and proceed
to the front.  We soon learned that during the
engagement of the afternoon the enemy had made
a vigorous assault upon our right wing, and had
driven it back.  We moved forward, and after
some delay, our Corps was posted on the right;
the whole length of our line extending into a
wood, and along a narrow road.  It was nearly 
midnight when our lines were formed, our

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skirmishers were then thrown out, and we were
busily engaged during the remainder of the night
in intrenching, and preparing for the expected
attack in the morning.  The attack, however, was not
made upon our part of the line, but was made near
the centre, on the front formed by the 2d and 3d Corps.
It began at daylight.  The enemy gave a
hideous yell and charged furiously upon a point
of our lines at some distance to our left.  Our position
did not afford us a view of the battle but the firing
was very heavy and rapid.  I continued for about
three hours and a brisk cannonade was kept up
during the day.  This was on Sunday, May the 3d.
The next day our Regiment with part of our Brigade
made a reconnoissance; and a few of our men were
wounded in a slight skirmish; we soon returned
to our position where we remained till morning
of the 6th, when we recrossed the river and finally
encamped near White Oak Church, but a short
distance where we quartered during the winter.

After long and [tedious] toilsome marches through dust
and heat, then through mud and rain, we were
bivouaced on the morning of the first of July near
Emmittsburg.  At about 8 o'clock we had orders to
fall in, and were hurried forward towards Gettysburg,
which was about eight miles distant.  While
on the way the sound of rapid artillery firing

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convinced us that we had hot work to encounter.
When within a short distance from the town we
left the road and filed off to the left towards
Seminary Ridge, and halted near the Seminary.
We then learned with deep sorrow that General
Reynolds, our Corps Commander had been killed.
Our first Division which had preceeded [preceded] us was hotly
engaged on another ridge further from the town, and
running nearly parallel to the one we were on.  It
was soon found that they were getting outflanked,
and our Division moved forward on their right, which
was posted perpendicular to the main line and extending
towards the 11th Corps, but having an interval
of several hundred yards between the two
Corps.  We had scarcely formed when the enemy
commenced the attack.  They had advanced their lines
to within one hundred yards, and for a short time
the carnage was terrible on both sides at this short
range.  We finally charged and captured a large
number of prisoners, then changed front forward to
the left to meet another attack from that direction.
We were engaged in receiving and repelling
the attacks of the enemy -- frequently changing position
under a galling fire, from noon till about
5 o'clock, when we had orders to fall back.
We did so gradually and in good order, being
closely pressed, but in attempting to pass through
the town, we found the main street blocked up

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by the 11th Corps which was passing at the same
time; this caused us a heavy loss in prisoners.
We finally got into position (or rather what remained
of us) on the high ground a short distance
west of the cemetery.  The loss in our Division
of killed, wounded and prisoners amounted to nearly
three fourths.  General Paul, our Brigadier was severely
wounded early in the fight.  The command then devolved
successively upon Colonel Leonard of our regiment,
Col. Root 94th N. York, and Col. Colter, 11th Penna.
all of whom were wounded while in command of
our Brigade.  We fought against great odds.
We had some advantage in position, but there was
no reserve to reinforce us, while the enemy greatly
outflanked us and was constantly deploying
fresh troops. --
The other Corps were coming up during
the night and at daylight our Army had nearly
all arrived.  Our Division lost slightly in
the battles of the two succeeding days; we were
principally engaged in supporting batteries, and
in changing positions from right to left at double
quick in order to reinforce threatened points.
When it was found that the enemy had retreated,
we followed and prepared for battle near Hagerstown,
but the attack was not made.  During the
remainder of the season our Army performed a
series of severe marches, then countermarching and

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maneuvering, but doing little fighting.  The two
principle battles were fought at Bristow and
Rappahannock Stations; we were not engaged
in either.  On the 26th of November we crossed
the Rapidan, and confronted the enemy at Mine
Run, but owing to the strength of their position,
it was not deemed expedient to make an attack,
and we recrossed the river.  This closed the campaign,
and we went into winter quarters near Mitchell's
Station.  During the winter our Corps was consolidated
with the 5th, and on the 4th of May we
again crossed the Rapidan at Germania Ford,
and entered the Wilderness.  The battle began
about noon the next day and continued until
after dark.  We were engaged on the right and
lost heavily.  The fight was resumed early in the
morning and during the greater part of the day
there was one continual roar of musketry; the dense
wood rendering artillery service nearly impracticable.
We were held in reserve, but towards dark
formed on the line near the left where we intrenched
ourselves and remained quietly in that position the
next day. When it was found that the enemy had
retreated, our Division was the first of the Infantry
to follow them.  After marching all night towards
Spottsylvania we heard (early in the morning) rapid
skirmish firing ahead and we knew that our 
cavalry which had preceeded as, were engaged. -

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We soon deployed, advanced in line and
encountered the enemy in a wood.  They fell back
after a sharp fight, but the trees and the brushwood
prevented our pressing them closely or advancing
in any order.  As soon as our lines could be closed
up and regulated we again advanced, and after clearing
the wood, found them drawn up in the open field
with a battery directly in our front.  We were in 
the act of charging this battery when they opened on us
with grape and canister.  I was struck with a grapeshot
which shattered my right arm above the elbow
and nearly tore it off.  This was on Sunday, May
the 8th, and within a few weeks of the expiration
of my term of service.
My arm was amputated near 
the shoulder.  The operation was performed on the field,
and I was conveyed to Finley Hospital, Washington,
were I arrived on the 13th.  I was mustered
out of the service with my Regiment August 1st, 1864.

I have made this too long and will close.
I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant.
Josiah Q. Crosby.
Washington, D.C. 

#223

Augusta Maine. Jan the 7, 1866    1
Too the Editor of the Soldiers Friend. Dear Sir 
your letter of the second is before me stating 
that you wish me to write my history over again 
I am very thankful for the privelage for some of my 
dates wer wrong. I enlisted in augusta the twenty third 
day of April, 1860 in company B, third Maine Vol. I 
served in that regment three months and recieved my 
honerabel discharge. I remaind at home untill Nov 
and then thinking it my duty too go again, I enlisted 
in Augusta in the fifth Maine battry the twenty 
third day of Nov. 1861, and surved in that battry 
untill I rec my final discharge  Nov. twenty fifth 1863

was bound that I should not live. thay had 
me all most laid out two or three times but I 
thought it would pleas them too much too have 
me die just then so I concluded too live a spell 
longer just too agravate them a little. I cannot 
write quite so good a history as some that was 
never was in a battle I have heard some of our thousand 
dollar men that was out three weeks before 
the war closed tell pittiful storys thay had 
too go much as two days with out eny thing too 
eat but hard bread. hard times them. it is a 
wonder thay lived through it. at the battle of 
bull run I was taken prisinor and was in thair

lines two days but being well acquainted with 
the land I managed too escape and join my 
company. the first days battle of Getters burg 
I was taken prisinor again and was a prisinor about 
ten minnits just long anuf to get away.
The battles that I was engaged in are this
Getters burg, Fredicksburg Chanchlorvill 
Straws burg seccont bull run, chantilla 
rhapernac Station, thanner fair Gap, 
Slanter mountain Sharps burg, and others too 
numers too mention. I will send you one 
of my photographs showing part of my 
wounds you will see that I have a false eye in

if you want reference for the acurucy 
of this history I would refer you too ex 
Gov Morrel of Augusta Maine. you will 
pleas rectify all mistakes. I will 
subcribe for the soldiers friend and get 
ten or 15 more subcribers.
My Farthers name is Clieve A. Chase 
a farmer in Augusta. Yours Truly
John F. Chase
post Ofice adress is
Augusta Maine box 72.

Augusta Maine Feb. the 28. 1865,
To the Editor of the soldiers friend,

Dear Sir, one of your 
circulars has just come to hand 
and now I hasten to comply 
with its request.

I enlisted in Augusta the 
23 day of April, 1861, in CO, B, 
3rd, Maine Vol. and surved in 
that regiment four months and 
then recived my honorable discharge 
and came home and remained 
at home two months and 
then thinking it my duty too 
go again. I enlisted in 
Augusta the 25 day of October 
1861 in the 5th Maine battry 
and surved in that battry 
until I recieved my

final discharge the 25 
day of Nov. 1863.

There wer four brothers of 
us in the Army toogether, 
three of us wer disenabled 
and one kild.

I lost my right arm
near the shoulder, and left
eye, and have forty other
scars upon my brest and
shoulds caused by peaces of
fragments of a Spherical case
shot, at the battle of
Gettersburg July the second
1863.  I have been in the rebbels
hands a number of times, and
like a true Yankee all ways
escaped before carryed of to ther
prison pens.

The battles that I was in
are these, Slanter Mountain,
Srawsburg, Fredricksburg,
Chancolvill, secont buls run,
Chantille, Antitam, South 
Mountain, Rappahanoc Station,
Thurer fair Gap, Winchestor,
Gettersburg, Sulfer Springs,
Sharpsburg.

My eye sight is rather 
poor that is the reason why
I do not wright more or
better.

Yours Truly
John F. Chase

My Address is,
Mr. John F. Chase
Augusta, Maine
box 72.

No. 223             Jan 3/66

John F. Chase
          Please

John F. Chase,
Co B. 3d Maine Vols.
Augusta, Me.
Lost left eye and right arm
at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863,

1865 Dec 29
Series 1
224
R. Bishop

Oneonta Dec 29th 1865

Ofr Wm Oland Bourne

Sir your
letter is just Read owing to my being
absent from home teaching, I had
not intended to send in a specimen
and the one I have sent is very imperfect
owing to my want of time
- as I understand this wants to be sent
in before the first of Jan 1866 
had I two weeks after receiving
yours I would have written an
essay on the "Effects of war"
as It is wishing you the most abundant
success I remain

Respectfully Yours &c
Roswell Bishop

Wm. Oland Bourne
Editor of the Soldiers Friend
This specimen respectfully showeth 
that Roswell Bishop is 22 years of 
age that he resides in Otsego County
New York that he enlisted in Oneonta 
in said County on the 6th day of August 
1861 as a private in Company C commanded 
by Capt. Cass Griffin in 
the 43d Regiment New York State
Infantry Volunteers that he was with 
McClellan in all his forward retrograde
and stragetic movements until near the
close of the seige of Yorktown Virginia
when very unfortunate for himself and the 
country in general - for he had enlisted for
the war - he received a gun shot wound 
through the elbow of his right arm causing
amputation of said arm on the same day 
said wound was received about midway

between the elbow and shoulder joints
Having thus been disabled from immediate
service he returned home for about (4) four weeks 
when again joining his regiment participated in 
the battle of "Last Bull Run"  "South
Mountain" and  Antietan - was finally discharged
"in the field" near Fredericksburg Virginia
 on the 10th day of Dec 1862
Now I do not claim the above  to be very brilliant 
- far from it - in fact I never did a brilliant  
thing thing in all my life but it is not my 
fault as I probably should, had it not been
for the Rebels - Hoping this will be recieved 
as excuse I sign my name to the above without 
mental reservation
Roswell  Bishop
P O. address
Oneonta 
Otsego County,  NY

No 224 Jan 3 / 66

1865 Dec 28,   
Series 1
225
J. F. FINLEY


Charlestowown Dec 28th 1865
 Gov Fenton,
 Sir,
 I have been informed 
that you are about to publish a 
book from the writings which you
 have received from disabled soldiers who
 lost their right arms in battle. 
of which your humble servant 
claims to be one. I regret to say 
that this is the first intimation
 I had of your inserting a notice 
in the papers to that effect; so that
 I have scarcly written a letter
 during the past two months still 
I hope I may not be to late to 
contribute yet. I have been a late 
member of Battery C. Mass Light 
Arttillery Capt. brevet. Col.  A.P. 
Martin Commanding. I enlisted
 the 9th day of September 1861 and
 was a participant in every engagement
 in which my company ---

took part from my first engagement
at Yorktown until my last raid 
on the Weldon Rail Road August 18, 1864
only a few days of my expiration 
of term of service.
I will contribute a few lines,
"On Grace in Writing.
"I will not undertake to mark out
with any sort of precision, that
Idea which I would express by the 
word grace: and, perhaps it can
no more be clearly described than
justly defined. to give you, however, 
a general intimation of what I mean
when I apply that term to compositions
of genius, I would resemble it to 
that easy air which so remarkably 
distinguishes certain persons of genteel
and liberal cast. it consists not 
only in the particular beauty of
single parts, but arises from the
general symmetry and construction
of the whole. an author may be
just in his sentiments, lively in his

figures, and clear in his expressions; yet may have no claim to be admitted into the rank of finished writers. The several members must be so agreeably united, as mutually to reflect beauty upon each other; their arrangement must be so happily disposed as not to admit of the best transposition, without manifest prejudice to the entire piece. The thoughts, the metaphors, the allussions, and the diction, should appear easy and natural, and seem to arise like so many spontaneous productions, rather than as the effect of art or labor."

[*No 225 Jan 3/66*]

for testimonials as to the truth 
of my identity, and of these
 statements, I will refer you to Capt
 Augustus P. Martin, late Capt. brevet
 Col. Commanding battery C. Mass 
light artillery, residence No 17 
Sharon St. Boston, Mass. 

Very Respectfully,
John F. Finley
No. 32 Belmont St.
Charlestown,
Mass.

Your excellency Gov. Fenton.
Albany,
New York

1866 Jan 1
[*Seris 1*]
226
Wm Johnson

Vernon Trumbull, Co, Ohio
Jan 1st/66

Sketch of my Army Life.
On the 24th of February 1864 I enlisted
 from this place into Co. D, 6th O.V.C.
 1st Brigade 2nd Division of Sheridan's Cavilry
 Corps Imediately joined my Regt. at Warrenton
 Virginia, at this place I remained two
 months on picket duty The grand army
 of the Potomic at this time started out
 on the summer campaign Soon after
 this we faught the great battles of
 the wilderness. My regment was the 
first to cross the Rapidan which it
 accomplished on the fourth of May. I
 was in the contest of Wilderness four 
days when we started out on the Richmond
raid. History gives some of the outlines
of this raid as well as of the preceedings
but yet each soldier that participated
has a different story to tell a story of 
the thousands of instidents of falling 
comrads, of fierce hand to hand contest of 
bluecoats gray coat mingling, in each other's
gore. aye it was in these stern, rentless clashing
of our sabers that our cause made its most

potent arguments in favor of freedom of republicanism. But these individual incidents constitute a great part of the unwritten history of the rebellion. During the whole rain we were met with opposition by the enemy. Every day witnessed a fight with the Rebels, arrived at the James river on the 12th of May from [     ] the star of war, led his to Whitebuse landing. On the 28th were engaged in the Inon Church battle. Here I received a slight wound in my right leg, after having in several but skirmishes we started on the Gordonsville raid and struck the railroad on the eleventh. The enemy fourth with linveity to hold it but glorious old Phil, Sherdon, knew no deafeat and we were up the road ten miles then we went to West Point and shipped the prisoners down the river, thence to the Whitehouse where we had an engagement. We then guarded the wagon train to the James River. The whole distance of the way was holly contested. Ah Dead farm I had at my hour shot - from under me. We crossed the river below City Point and wer sent in search of Wilson

the for the first time since we started on the campaign we now camped a few days. We proceeded from here to Malvern hill faught few days. Thence to Peatersburgh, ah the blowing up of the mine then on by Lee as Mills where a battle was fought. In a few days, we had another fight at Malvering Hill. The next engagement was the charge to gain the Weldon road in which our Cavelry was handled with effect. The road was gained; after several days of skirmishing and reconicence. We made a dash on the Danville railroad. On the third day fought I was wounded in the right arm which caused amputation above the elbow, was taken to City Point and after eight days to Washington. Went into the hospital of judiciary square I remained in this hospital almost seven months as part of the time being Ward Master. Then went to New York and was discharged at the Central Park hospital on the 1st of July. Of all of the sufferings and deprivations of hospital life it is unnecessary to speak. In so limited a space I cannot tell of the many skirmishes that I was engaged in

William Johnson
Vernon Trumbull
Co Ohio

PS Eight months ago I could not write my own name

No 226 Jan 3, 1966

#227

An Episode in a Soldier's Life
The writer of this narrative (then seventeen years of age) enlisted on the 15th day 
of October, 1862, in Company F, 33d New York Volunteers and joined the regiment 
at that time stationed near Hagerstown, Md.
Passing over succeeding events including the first battle of Fredericksburg 
and our several minor engagements along the line of the Rappahannock - in 
all of which I took part - I will proceed with my story.
Towards the middle of April, 1863, the Army of the Potomac under 
command of Major General Joseph Hooker, received orders to be prepared to
march at any moment; extra rations and ammunition were passed out; the sick 
and wounded men sent to General Hospital, and it soon became evident that
something important was about to take place, but owing to the violence of the elements,
it was not until the 27th that the troops began to move. For many long
and weary months we had been battling with the mud and slough on the banks 
of the Rappahannock; our pickets at several points within speaking distance of those 
of the enemy. Our boys thought any change would be for the better, and reposing

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every confidence in "Fighting Joe," heartily welcomed the order to "fall in". The 6th 
Corps (Sedgwicks) to which the 33d was attached, marched down to the river and
in company with the 1st and 3d Corps executed a variety of movements in full view 
of the enemy; the whole movement being a feint to amuse Lee and cover the more
important operations of Hooker and Sickles on their rear, and it fully succeeded, as
while we held the rebels in check in front, the right of our line had extended to
Chancellorville. The following address was read to the troops on the 30th. 
"Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, 
Near Falmouth, April 30, 1863. 
"It is with heartfelt satisfaction that the General Commanding announces to 
"the Army that the operations of the last three days have determined that our
" enemy must ingloriously fly or come out from behind their defenses and give us 
"battle on our own ground where certain destruction awaits them. The operations 
"of the the fifth, eleventh and twelfth Corps have been in a series of splendid successes. 
By Command of Major Gen. Hooker:
(sd.) S. Williams Adjt. Genl."
But, I am merely writing of such facts relating to my personal adventures

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as I can remember and leave the history of the campaign to an abler 
hand than mine. On the evening of the 2nd of May, our Brigade crossed 
the river on the pontoons and were immediately deployed as skirmishers, 
doing most effective duty: driving in the enemy's pickets and taking many 
prisoners until about 3 o'clock, AM of the third, when we were relieved. 
The rest of the night we lay on our arms, cold and comfortless 
as no fires or lights were allowed; some of us sleeping soundly 
who were to sleep their last sleep that day; others stretching and rubbing 
their benumbed and weary limbs; others again - like myself - lay gazing 
on the stars thinking of the loved ones at home, while war and anon the 
hoarse thunder of a distant gun broke on the ear and reminded us that 
near by lay a vigilant and strongly entrenched enemy with whom we 
would in a few hours be engaged in mortal strife. The longest night 
must have an end and at last the glorious sun arose, dispelling the vapors 
and malaria, and, almost simultaneously commenced the roar of artillery 
on our right, soon opening along our whole line and vigorously replied 
to by the enemy. Between ten and eleven o'clock, A.M., the order

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came for the assault on the enemy's works. So our Brigade (Neills) 
was assigned the post of honor because of danger, and at precisely 
eleven we arose from the ground where we had been laying. In front of 
us was the now historical "stonewall" and back of that again Maryes Heights 
bristling with cannon and swarming with exultant rebels who thought 
that nothing that bore the semblance of man could wrest it from them. 
As I said, our Brigade had the post of honor: our regiment on the left of 
the front line. The order came. Into the tempest of shot and 
shell we dashed, our dead and wounded falling in heaps, as a ball 
tore through our ranks, but we closed up and onward we pressed regardless 
of everything but the business in hand. The 7th Maine of our Brigade 
carried the "stonewall" - we, more to the left, drove the afrighted rebels from 
their rifle pits at the point of the bayonet, up the crest we made our way, 
the few remaining gunners are either bayonetted or made prisoners, and 
Maryes Heights was ours. We had no time for rest but hastily reforming 
- tho' with thinned ranks - and giving one awakening cheer 
for our success, we charged on a heavy battery to the left of those we

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had just captured and which had opened a heavy cross fire on 
us. The ground was rough in the extreme and rendered more so 
by natural obstructions and such artificial ones as rebels ingenuity 
could invent; but nothing could damp the ardor of the boys of the 
"Empire State" whose motto is Excelsior; the battery was captured. 
Here I had the fortune to capture a huge specimen genus "Johnnie", but, 
not having time to attend to him in person I threw away his gun 
and ordered him to go to rear - as famous old John Bunyan 
wrote long ago "I saw him no more". The action thus far had not
progressed without fearful loss on our part for the confederates stood 
to their guns with the greatest resolution, and fought as only brave 
men can fight. After all, are we not one people? Many of our 
gallant officers and men were dead or disabled: six color bearers were
successively shot down in our regiment and the slaughter in the 
other regiments of the Brigade was very great.
Having again reformed, we pushed for the rear of the works 
and found the rebel regiments which had supported the battery

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drawn up in line of battle under partial shelter of some brush 
and low trees. Here we had a sharp musketry fight, but the 
7th Maine and 21st New Jersey coming to our support, we at 
last drove them with heavy loss. It was near the end of this 
part of the action that I, in company with a few others, being 
considerably in advance of the regiment, was severely wounded 
in the right wrist and shoulder, besides receiving a slight 
bayonet wound in the knee. Being no longer able to carry arms 
I was obliged to go to the rear for medical treatment.
There was no help for it but to do the best I could under the 
circumstances and I commenced my painful walk of three miles 
limping slowly along and carrying my wounded arm with my 
sound one. Mustering all my resolution (and at no time of my 
life was it needed more) I managed to reach the highway resting 
every once in a while to recruit my strength. There I met three 
soldiers skulking from the field to who I could not forbear 
administering a sound rebuke for their conduct, which so

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much shamed them that they shouldered their muskets and went towards 
the front, where, let us hope, they made amends for their delinquency.
My leg was now exceedingly painful and the rough roads in the 
vicinity of Fredericksburg made locomotion very difficult; however by 
dint of strenuous exertion and taking the one step more I managed to 
reach a hospital on the outskirts of the City but not having my case 
attended to I got a comrade to assist me on my legs and wended my 
weary way down the street. On arrival at another hospital I was put 
in an ambulance and sent to the hospital of my Division at Falmouth. 
It will not here be out of place to acknowledge the many kindnesses 
which I received from those noble institutions the Sanitary and 
Christian Commissions whose aid and assistance was invaluable to me.
On the 8th of May I was sent by R. R. to Aqua Creek and
thence by steamer to Washington where at Campbell Hospital I received 
every care and attention until June 27th when I was furloughed 
and sent to the residence of a relative at Nunda, New York.  Every 
effort had thus far been made to save my arm but mortification having

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set in it was decided by the physicians that I would lose my life unless 
it was removed; accordingly, on the 13th of August, 1863, it was amputated 
at the shoulder by our family surgeon, Dr. Alley of Nunda, N.Y. 
The details of my case are given in the Buffalo Medical Journal of 
the latter part of 1863.
I reported back to Campbell Hospital in September, 1863, and 
was honorably discharged the following month.
Having nearly reached the limits allowed me I must bring my 
narrative to a conclusion. I cannot however forbear expressing my joy 
this Thanksgiving Day at the success for the great cause for which we 
have been fighting so long and now that the "Star of Peace has returned 
and we are once more a great, glorious, free and united people, in amity at 
home and abroad let us hope that we may continue so to the end of 
time, or, in case of any future disturbance, may Providence give us 
for President, not an "Old Public Functionary" but a man like the man 
who once said on a similar occasion - "Come with bayonets in your 
hands, instead of petitions" - surround the White House with your

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legions - I am ready for you all! By the Eternal! With the people at 
my back, the honest yeomanry whom your gold can neither buy nor 
owe I will string you up around the Capitol, each rebel of you - on 
a gibbet - high as Hamans!"
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. Dibble
Loan Branch, Treasury Dept, Washington D.C.
December 30th, 1865
I certify that Alvin H. Dibble, as member of 
my company (F) 33d N.Y. Vol. is the identical 
person who wrote the article above. He lost his 
right arm, under my observation at the battle of 
Fredericksburg May 3d 1863.
On all occasions he proved himself a brave 
and faithful soldier.
James M. McNair
Late Capt. Co (F) 33 N.Y.V.
Jno W. Corning
late Adjutant 33d Rgt N.Y.V.

No 227
Jan 4/66.

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[*H. H. Dibble*]

THE CITY RECORD.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
VOL. IX. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1881. NUMBER 2,390

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
STATED SESSION.
TUESDAY April 12, 1881,
12 o'clock, M.

The Board met in their chamber, No. 16 City Hall.
PRESENT:
Hon. Patrick Keenan, President;
ALDERMEN
Henry G. Autenreith,  
John Cavanaugh,
Frederick Finck,    
George Hilliard,         
Bernard Kenney,            
Patrick Kenney,    

William P. Kirk,   
Joseph H. McAvoy,   
Jeremiah Murphy,            
Henry C. Perley,                  
Robert Power,        
William Sauer,   

John H. Seaman,
Thomas Sheils,
James J. Slevin,
Joseph P. Strack,
James L. Wells,   

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

PETITIONS.

By Alderman Sheils—
Petition of Henry Berg, Jr., for permission to pave the sidewalk in front of Nos. 372, 373, 374,
375, 376, 377 South street, and Nos. 304 to 314 Front street.
Which was referred to the Committee on Streets and Street Pavements.

By Alderman Strack—
Remonstrance of Mary M. Bersell against change of grade of Seventy-ninth street, between
Fourth and Madison avenues.
Which was referred to theCommissioner of Public Works.

By Alderman Sauer—
Petition of Rohe & Bro. to lay a pipe in Thirty-sixth street, from the Hudson river to their 
establishment.
Whereupon he offered the following:
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Rohe & Brother to lay a five-
inch pipe from a point on the north side of Thirty-sixth street, distant three hundred and seventy-five
(375) feet east of the Eleventh avenue, in front of their refinery and packing establishment, through
Thirty-sixth street to the Hudson river, for the purpose of obtaining a supply of water to be used for
the extinguishment of fire, the supply of Croton water being inadequate, the work to be done at their
own expense and under the direction of the commissioner of Public Works.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

By Alderman Perley—
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be and he is hereby respectfully requested to return to this
Board for amendment, General Order No. 58, being a resolution and ordinance to fill in vacant lots
on northeasterly corner of Fulton avenue and One Hundred and Sixty-eighth street.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Seaman—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to the Diamond Brick Company to
place and keep a sign, extending from the house front to the edge of the sidewalk, at No. 624 West
Thirtieth street, such sign not to exceed two feet in width, and to be at least ten feet above the level
of the sidewalk; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By the same—
Resignation of George W. McGrath as a Commissioner of Deeds.
Which was accepted.

By the same—
Resolved, That Samuel Hicks Clapp be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds
in and for the City and County of New York, in place of George W. McGrath, who has resigned.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz.:
Affirmative—The President, Aldermen Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. Kenney, 
Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 17.

By Alderman Sauer—
Resolved, that permission be and the same is hereby given to Thomas Eldridge to erect a
platform scale eighty feet from the bulkhead at the foot of East Forty-second street, the said Eldridge
being a lessee from the city of the said bulkhead, the work done at his own expense, under the
direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during the pleasure
of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Murphy—
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Police be and they are hereby directed to remove the dirt
and filth recently deposited by them in South street, between Roosevelt street and James slip, to be
removed forthwith, as it is now a nuisance, endangering the health of resident in that vicinity.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the Affirmative.

By Alderman Slevin—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Schoneberger & Lighte to erect
lamp-post and lamp in front of Nos. 18 and 20 Jackson street, the work done at their own expense,
under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during
the pleasure of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman McAvoy—
Resolved, That One Hundred and Forty-second street, between Boulevard and Tenth avenue,
be regulated and graded, and the curb and gutter stones set therein, and the sidewalks flagged 8 feet
wide through the same; to be done under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works.

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Resolved, That the sidewalks on Tenth avenue, between One Hundred and Forty-second and
One Hundred and Forty-fifth streets, be flagged 8 feet wide where not already done, under the
direction of the Commissioner of Public Works.
Which were referred to the Committee on Public Works.

By Alderman Seaman—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Charles Hackett to place and
keep a barber’s pole on the sidewalk in front of No. 690 Third avenue, such pole not to exceed ten
inches in diameter, nor twelve feet in height; such permission to continue only during the pleasure
of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman B. Kenney—
Resolved, That Francis McGrane be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in
and for the City and County of New York, in place of Francis McGrane, who has failed to qualify.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz.:
Affirmative—The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. 
Kenney, Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 18.

By Alderman Power—
Resolved, that permission be and the same is hereby given to place and
keep a post and emblematic sign on the sidewalk near the curb-stone in front of No. 382 Tenth
avenue, such post not to be more than six inches in diameter and seven feet high, and the sign (a
mortal and pestle) not to exceed twelve inches in diameter at the largest part, and eighteen inches
high, the work done at his own expense; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the
Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

(Alderman Perley was here called to the chair.)

By Alderman McAvoy—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to John Foy to erect and maintain
a storm-door at No. 200 East One Hundred and Fifth street, said door to be within stoop-line, and
8 feet high and 5 feet wide, the work done at his own expense; such permission to continue only
during the pleasure of the Common Council.
The President pro tem. put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Sauer—
Resolved, That W. Fleming Seymour be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds
in and for the City and County of New York, in place of Max Moses, who has failed to qualify.
The President pro tem. put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz.:
Affirmative—Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. Kenney, Kirk, 
McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 17.

By Alderman Power—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Jacob Ruppert to place and keep
bay-windows and portico on house about to be erected by him on the northeast corner of Fifth avenue
and Ninety-third street, as shown on the accompanying diagram, and in accordance with the annexed
petition, the work done at his own expense, under the direction of the Commissioners of the Fire
Department; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council.
The President pro tem. put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Sauer—
Resolved, That Chandler D. Starr be and he is hereby appointed a CIty Surveyor.
The President pro tem. pit the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz.:
Affirmative— Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanaugh, Finck, Hilliard. B. Kenney, P. Kenney, Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer. Seaman, Strack, and Wells—15.

By the President—
Resolved, That the vacant lots on the north side of Eighty-second street, from Ninth to Tenth
avenue, be fenced in, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; and that the
accompanying ordinance therefor be adopted.
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

By Alderman McAvoy—
Resolved, That Tenth avenue, from the northerly curb-line of One Hundred and Fifty-first
to the southerly curb-line of One Hundred and fifty-fifth street, be paved with Belgian pavement,
and that at the several intersecting streets and avenues crosswalks be laid, under the direction of the
Commissioner of Public Works; and that the accompanying ordinance therefor be adopted.
Which was referred to the Committee on Streets and Street Pavements.

By Alderman Wells—
Resolved, That Croton water-mains be laid in Jerome or Central avenue, from McComb’s Dam
Bridge to Waverly or One Hundred and Seventy-seventy street, as provided in Chapter 381 of the
Laws of 1879.
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

By the same—
Resolved, That gas-mains be laid, lamp-posts erected, and street-lamps lighted in Cypress avenue,
between the Southern Boulevard and One Hundred and Thirty-third street.
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

By the President—
Resolved, That the vacant lots on the south side of Eighty-third street, from Ninth to Tenth
avenue, be fenced in, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; and that the accompanying
ordinance, therefor be adopted.
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

By Alderman Sauer—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Charles Roome to place an
ornamental lamp-post and lamp in front of his premises, southeast corner of Irving place and Fifteenth
street, the work to be done and gas supplied at his own expense, and under the direction of the
Commissioners of Public Parks; this permission to continue only during the pleasure of the common
Council.
The President pro tem. put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman McClave—
AN ORDINANCE to prevent water from roofs, piazzas, and other parts of buildings in the City of New
York from flowing across or upon the sidewalks.
The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York do ordain as follows:
Section 1. It shall not be lawful to permit water from the roof, piazza, balcony, portico, bay-
window, porch, or other portions of any dwelling-house or other building within the corporate limits
of the City of New York, to flow over, upon, or across the surface of any sidewalk in any street, avenue, 
or public place in said city, and the owner or lessee of every such building who shall violate the
provisions of this ordinance shall thereby incur a penalty  of ten dollars.
Sec. 2. Every such dwelling-house or other building, and every piazza, balcony, portico, bay-
window, porch, or other portion of every such house or other building, shall be connected with
leaders of tin or other metal with the sewers on the street fronting on which every such house
or other building is located; and in case there be no sewer in any such street, avenue, or
public place, then such leaders from the house front to the curb-stone shall be placed
in a covered gutter, so as to empty into the gutter in the carriageway, and every such owner or
lessee shall, at all times, keep such gutters clear of ice and every other obstruction, so that the
water shall pass freely through the same without overflowing or running upon the surface of the sidewalk,
under a like penalty of ten dollars for every violation of the provisions contained in this
section of this ordinance, and the Commissioners of Police are hereby directed to enforce the provisions
of this ordinance, by complaint for every violation thereof to the Corporation Attorney.
Sec. 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take effect June 1, 1882.
Which was referred to the Committee on Law Department.

622 THE CITY RECORD.  APRIL 13, 1881.

By the President—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to J. A. Bluxom to retain flag in 
front of premises Nos. 339 and 341 Sixth avenue ; such permission to continue only during the
pleasure of the Common Council.
The President pro tem. put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution. 
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Cavanaugh—
Resolved, That permission is hereby given to Messrs. Booth & Edger to receive and deliver
goods in front of their place of business, No. 132 King street, corner of West ; during the pleasure of 
Common Council.
But he subsequently withdrew the resolution.
(The President here appeared and resumed the chair.)

By Alderman Power— 
Resolved, That John M. Hogancamp be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds
in and for the City and County of New York, in place of James Menair, who has failed to qualify.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. Kenney,
Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 17.

By Alderman McAvoy—
Resolved, That Edward R. Scott be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in
and for the City and County of New York, in place of Alfred F. K. Chamberlain, who has failed to 
qualify.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, 
P. Kenney, Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and 
Wells - 18.

By Alderman Autenreith—
Resignation of Charles J. Nehrbas as a Commissioner of Deeds.
Which was accepted.

By the same—
Resolved, That James M. Fitzsimons be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds 
in and for the City and County of New York, in place of Charles J. Nehrbas, who has resigned.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. Kenney, 
Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 17.

By Alderman Murphy—
Resolved, That the name of Dennis McLoughlin, recently appointed a Commissioner of Deeds, 
be corrected so as to read Dennis McLaughlinn.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Strack—
AN ORDINANCE to amend sections 250, 251, 257, 260, and 262 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the
Revised Ordinances of 1880, entitled “pawnbrokers and loanbrokers or keepers of loan offices.”
The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That section 250 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the above-entitled ordinance is hereby
amended, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 250. The Mayor may from time to time grant licenses, under his hand and seal, to such citizens
as shall produce to him satisfactory evidence of their good character, to exercise or carry on the business
of a pawnbroker, or of a loanbroker, or keeper of a loan office, and no citizen shall exercise or carry
on the business of a pawnbroker, loanbroker, or keeper of a loan office, without being duly licensed
by the Mayor, under the penalty of fifty (50) dollars for each day he or she shall exercise or carry on
said business without such license.
Sec. 2. That section 251 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the above-entitled ordinance is hereby
amended, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 251. Every citizen receiving such license shall pay therefor the sum of one thousand dollars,
for the use of the city, and shall keep his or her place of business open to the public during the hours
of 7 A. M. and 6 P. M., except Saturday night.
Sec. 3. That section 252 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the above-entitled ordinance is hereby
amended, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 252. Every citizen so licensed shall, at the time of receiving such license, enter, with two
sufficient sureties, into a joint and several recognizance to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
New York in the penalty of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the due observance of all such
ordinances of the Common Council as may be passed or in force respecting pawnbrokers and loanbrokers,
or keepers of loan offices, at any time during the continuance of such license, also a bond of
ten thousand dollars to secure the property of the goods pawned by the pawner.
Sec. 4. That section 257 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the above-entitled ordinance is hereby
amended, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 257. No pawnbroker, loanbroker, or keeper of a loan office, shall ask, demand, or receive
any greater rate of interest than twenty-five per cent. per annum, upon any loan not exceeding the sum of
one hundred dollars, or than ten per cent. per annum, upon any loan exceeding the sum of 
one hundred dollars, and no extra charge shall be demanded for placing watches, jewelry, diamonds,
or silverware in safes, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for every such offense.
Sec. 5. That section 260 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the above-entitled ordinance is hereby
amended, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 260. The suplus money, if any, arising from any such sale, after deducting the amount of
the loan, the interest then due on the same, and the expenses of the advertisement and sale, shall be
paid over by the pawnbroker, loanbroker, or keeper of a  loan office, to the person who would be
entitled to redeem the pledge in case no such sale had taken place, provided that the owner of
the property pledged call for the surplus within one year after such sale has taken place.
Sec. 6. That section 262 of article 26 of chapter 8 of the above-entitled ordinance is hereby
amended, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 262. No pawnbroker, loanbroker, or keeper of a loan office, shall, under any pretense
whatever, purchase, or buy any second-hand furniture, metals, or clothes, or any other article or
thing whatever offered to him or her as a pawn or pledge, nor is allowed to exhibit any goods for
sale in any show-window connected with his or her establishment.
Sec. 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect immediately.
Which was referred to the Committee on Law Department.

By the President—
Resolved, That Lyman Denison be appointed a Commissioner of Deeds, in place of James B.
Smith, deceased.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, 
P. Kenney, Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Strack, and Wells - 17.

By Alderman Seaman—
Resolved, That the United States Illuminating Company of New York is hereby authorized and
empowered to lay tubes, wires, conductors, and insulators, and to erect lamp-posts in the streets,
avenues, parks, and public places in this city, for the purpose of conveying, using, and supplying
electricity or electrical currents for purposes of illumination.  All excavations in streets, removals, and
replacements of pavements or sidewalks to be done under and according to the direction of the Commissioner 
of Public Works, and under such further conditions as to security against damage to sewer
water-pipes, gas-pipes, or other pipes, as may be prescribed by his Honor the Mayor, the Comptroller, 
and the Commissioner of Public Works, who are now by law authorized to make provision 
for lighting the streets of the city.
Whenever at any time any permit shall be granted to open the streets, pavements, or sidewalks,
for the purpose of laying tubes, wires, conductors, and insulators of the company, a sum equal to
one cent per lineal foot of streets occupied under such permit shall be paid to the city.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the laying of any mains or pipes for conveying 
gas nor the erection of any lamps or lamp-posts to be used for illuminating by gas.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, 
P. Kenney, Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and 
Wells - 18.

By Alderman Hilliard—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to David W. Hamilton to erect a
scale at the foot of Broome street, East river, the work done at his own expense, under the direction
of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the 
Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

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(G. O. 72.)

By the President—
Resolved, That the vacant lots on Ninth avenue, from Eighty-third to Eighty-second street, be
fenced in, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; and that the accompanying
ordinance therefor be adopted.
Which was laid over.

By Alderman Sauer—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Otto Baust to erect and maintain
a canvas awning in front of premises No. 729 Seventh avenue, the work done at his own expense,
under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during
the pleasure of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Perley—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Charles Buck to place and
keep a bay-window on each front of the building about to be erected on the southwest corner of Madison
avenue and Sixty-ninth street, such bay-window to extend from the basement story to the roof, to be
not more than 16 feet wide and not to project more than five feet beyond the house-line on said avenue
and street, as shown on the accompanying diagram, the work done at his own expense, under the
direction of the Fire Department; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common
Council.
Which was referred to the Committee on Streets and Street Pavements.

By Alderman Cavanagh—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Giovanni Mauro to place and
retain a barber’s pole in front of No. 154 Spring street, the work to be done at his own expense, under
the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works; such permission to continue only during the
pleasure of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman B. Kenney—
Resolved, That the roadway of One Hundred and Twenty-second street, from the easterly line
of Lexington avenue to the westerly line of Third avenue, be paved with Belgian or trap-block pavement,
under the direction of the Commissioner of Public works; and that the accompanying ordinance
therefor be adopted.
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

By the President—
Resolved, That the following-named persons be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners
of Deeds in and for the City and County of New York, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 544,
Laws of 1880;
William J. Donnelly.
William M. Deem.
Isaac S. Gilbert.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. Kenney, 
Kirk, McAvoy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 16.

(G. O. 73.)

By Alderman Power—
Resolved, That Croton-mains be laid in Seventy-second street, between Madison and Fourth
avenues, as provided in chapter 381, Laws of 1879.
Which was laid over.

By Alderman Cavanagh—
Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to J. Kellaher to place and keep an
awning or tin or other light material, or canvas, in front of No. 302 Eighth avenue; such permission to
continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative.

By Alderman Autenreith—
Petition of the Brush Electric Illuminating Company of New York, as follows:
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and commonalty of theCity of New York:
Your petitioner, the Brush Electric Illuminating Company, a corporation duly organized under
the laws of the State of New York, represents to your Honorable body that it owns or controls the
right to use in the City of New York what is commonly known as the Brush electric light, and has
engaged in the business of lighting by electricity the streets, avenues, and public parks, and public
and private buildings in the City of New York, and for the purpose thereof is engaged in generating
and supplying electricity, and in leasing machines, instruments, apparatus, and other equipment
necessary therefor.

Your petitioner further represents that under the supervision of the Gas Commission of the City
of New York, in accordance with an ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen in 1879, in order
that it might show to the members of such Gas Commission and to other officials of the city of New
York, and to the citizens generally, that the mode of lighting the streets by the electric light, and
apparatus connected therewith, owned and controlled by your petitioner, is a very useful, effective,
and economical mode, has placed its electric lights and system, commonly known as the Brush
electric light system, along about a mile of Broadway and upon each side thereof from Fourteenth
street to Thirty-fourth street, all of which lights have been operated from a single station and in one
circuit, which lights have been continuously and successfully maintained for now more than six weeks,
and all at the cost and expense of your petitioner.

Your petitioner further represents that this method of illumination has been most acceptable to
the public, so far as is known to your petitioner through the expressions of the newspapers, and
through conversations with many individuals.

Your petitioner further represents that there is a rapidly increasing demand for the introduction
of the Brush electric light in the various public and private buildings in the city, and that your petitioner
desires to extend its system so that it can easily supply such demand, and can also have the
means for introducing this light throughout the City of New York, and particularly in and about the
public squares, and in and around the docks, believing that the use of these lights, concentrated at a
high elevation in an open square, as is already successfully done in several otehr cities, will be of
great value to the public.

Your petitioner further represents that, in order to properly arrange for the operation of such
system of lighting, it will be necessary for it to lay, erect, and construct suitable wire or other conductors,
with the necessary poles, pipes, or other fixtures, in, on, over, and under the streets, avenues,
public parks and places of this city, for conducting and distributing the necessary electricity.

And it therefore respectfully petitions your Board that permission and power may be given to it to so
lay, erect, and construct suitable wires, with the necessary poles, pipes, or other fixtures, in the places
and for the purposes above stated, and under such reasonable regulations as hour Honorable Board
may prescribe, and in making this petition your petitioner would refer to chapter 512 of the General
Statutes of New York for the year 1879.
And your petitioner will ever pray.
NEW YORK, March 7, 1881.
THE BRUSH ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. OF NEW YORK,
By WM. L. STRONG, President.
A. HAYES, JR., Secretary.

Whereupon Alderman Autenreith offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Brush Electric Illuminating Company of New York, is hereby authorized
and empowered
to lay, erect, and construct suitable wire or other conductors, with the necessary 
poles, pipes, or other fixtures, in, on, over, and under the streets, avenues,
public parks and places of 
the City of New York, for conducting and distributing the necessary electricity, and to the full extent that could,
with the consent of the municipal authorities of the City of New York, be given to any gas-light
company, under or by reason of, or in pursuance of, an application made by any of the corporations
especially referred to in Chapter 512 of the general statutes of New York for the year 1879.  All
excavations in street, removals and replacements of pavements or sidewalks, to be done under and
according to the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works and under such further conditions as
to security against damage to sewers, water-pipes, gas-pipes, or other pipes, as may be prescribed by
his Honor the Mayor, Comptroller, and Commissioner of Public Works, who are now by law authorized
to make provision for lighting the streets of the city.

Whenever at any time any permit shall be granted to open the streets, pavements, or sidewalks,
for the purpose of laying the tubes, wires, conductors, or insulators of the company, a sum equal to
one cent per lineal foot of streets occupied under such permit shall be paid to the city.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the laying of any mains or pipes for
conveying, nor the erection of any lamps or lamp-posts to be used for illuminating by gas.
The President put the question whether the Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was decided in the affirmative by the following vote, viz :
Affirmative - The President, Aldermen Autenreith, Cavanagh, Finck, Hilliard, B. Kenney, P. 
Kenney, Kirk, McAvoy, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman, Sheils, Slevin, Strack, and Wells - 18.

By Alderman Power—
Resolved, That the Counsel to the Corporation be and he is hereby requested to inform this
Board, at his earliest convenience, if the provisions of the act, chapter 461, Laws of 1880, to “regulate
the leasing of real estate by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York,” are
in conflict the provisions of sections 34 and 36 of the act, chapter 233, Laws of 1875, and section 47

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An Episode in a Soldier's Life

The writer of this narrative (then seventeen years
of age) enlisted on the 15th day of October, 1862, in
Company "F", 33d New York Volunteers and joined
the regiment at that time stationed near Hagerstown, My.
Passing over succeeding event including
the first battle of Fredericksburg and over several
minor engagements along the line of the Rappahannock --
in all of which I took part -- I will proceed with my story.

"Towards the middle of April, 1863, the Army of the Potomac
under command of Major General Hooker, received
orders to be prepared to march at any moment; extra
rations and ammunitions were served out, the sick and
wounded men were sent to General Hospital, and it soon
became evident that something important was about to
take place, but owing to the violence of elements, it
was not until the 27th, that the troops began to move.
For many long and weary months we had been battling
with the mud and slough on the banks of the Rappahannock;
our pickets at several [times] points [at] within
speaking distance of those of the enemy.  Our boys
thought any chance would be for the better, and
reposing every confidence in "Fighting Joe" heartily
welcome the order to "fall in".  The 5th Corps (Sedgwick's)
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river, and in company with the 1st and 3d Corps
executed a variety of movements in full view of the
enemy; the whole movement being a feint to amuse
Lee and cover the more important operations of Genl
Hooker and Sickels on their rear, and it fully succeeded,
as, while we held the rebels in check in front, the right
of our line had extended to Chancellorsville. The
following address was read to the troops on the 30th:
"Headquarters, Army of the Potomac,
Near Falmouth, April 30th, 1863. --
"It is with heartfelt satisfaction that the General
"Commanding announces to the Army that the operations
"of the last three days have determined that our enemy
"must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their
"defences and give us battle on our own ground where
"destruction awaits them.  The operations of the fifth,
"eleventh and twelfth Corps have been a series of splendid
"successes."
By Command of Major General
J. Hooker
S. Williams, Adjt Genl."
But, I am merely writing of such facts relating
to my personal adventures as I can remember
and leave the history of the campaign to an abler
hand than mine.
On the evening of the 2d of May, our Brigade crossed
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deployed as skirmishers, doing most effective duty;
driving the enemy's pickets, and taking many
prisoners until about 3 o'clock, A.M. of the third,
when we were relieved. The rest of the night we lay
on our arms, cold and comfortless as no fires or lights
were allowed; some of us sleeping soundly who 
were to sleep their last sleep that day; others stretching 
and rubbing their benumbed and weary limbs;
others again - like myself - lay gazing at the stars
thinking of loved ones at home, while ever
and anon the hoarse thunder of a distant gun
broke on the ear, and reminded us that near by
lay a vigilant and strongly intrenched enemy
with whom we would in a few hours be engaged
in mortal strife. The longest night must have an
end, and at last the glorious sun arose, dispelling the
vapors and malaria, and, almost simultaneously
commenced the roar of artillery on our right, soon
opening along our whole line, and vigorously
replied to by the enemy. Between 10 and 11 o'clock,
A.M., the order came for the assault on the enemy's
works.  To our Brigade (Neill's) was assigned
the post of honor because of danger, and, precisely,
at eleven we arose from the ground where we had
been laying. In front of us was the now historical
"stonewall", and back of that again Mary's Heights
bristling with cannon and swarming with exultant

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rebels who thought that nothing that bore the semblance
of man could wrest it from them. As I said, our
Brigade had the post of honor; our regiment on
the left of the front line. The order came. Into the
tempest of shot and shell we dashed, our dead and
wounded falling in heaps, as a ball tore through
our ranks, but we closed up and onward we pressed
regardless of everything but the business in hand.
The 7th Maine of our Brigade carried the "Stonewall,"
we more to the left drove the afrighted rebels from
their rifle pits at the point of the bayonet, up the crest
we made our way, the few remaining gunners are
either bayonetted or made prisoners, and Mary's Heights
was ours. We had no time for rest but hastily reforming
- tho' with thinned ranks - and giving 
our awakening cheer for our success, we charged
on a heavy battery to the left of those we had just
captured, and which had opened a heavy cross fire
on us.  The ground was rough in the extreme and
rendered more so by natural destructions and such
artificial ones as rebel ingenuity could invent; but
nothing could dampen the ardour of the boys of
the "Empire State" whose motto is "Excelsior," the
battery was captured.  Here I had the fortune
to capture a huge specimen genus "Johnnie", but
not having time to attend to him in person, I
threw away his gun and ordered him to go to the rear

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as famous old John Bunyan wrote long ago, --
"I saw him no more."  -- The action thus far had not
progressed without fearful loss on our part, for the
confederates stood to their guns with the greatest resolution,
and fought as only brave men can fight.
After all, are we not one people?  Many of our
gallant officers and men were dead or disabled; six
color bearers were successively shot down in our regiment
and the slaughter in the other regiments or our
brigade was very great. 
Having again reformed, we pushed for the
rear of the works and found the rebel regiments
which had supported the battery drawn up in
line of battle under partial shelter of some
brush and low trees.  Here we had a sharp musketry
fight, but the 7th Maine, and 21st New Jersey coming 
to our support, we at last drove them with heavy loss.
It was near the end of this part of the action
that I, in company with a few others, being considerably
in advance of the regiment, was severely wounded
in the right wrist and shoulder, besides receiving a
slight bayonet wound in the knee.  Being no longer
able to carry arms I was obliged to go to the rear
for medical treatment.
There was no help for it, but to do the best I
could under the circumstances and I commenced my
painful walk of three miles limping slowly along,
and carrying my wounded arm with my sound one.

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Mustering all of my resolution (and at no time
of my life was it needed more) I managed to reach
the highway resting every once in a while to recruit
my strength.  Here I met three soldiers skulking --
from the field to whom I could not forbear administering
a sound rebuke for their conduct,
which so much shamed them, that they shouldered
their muskets and went towards the front, where, let
us hope, they made amends for their delinquency.
My leg was now exceedingly painful,
and the rough roads in the vicinity of Fredericksburg
made locomotion very difficult; however, by dint
of strenous exertion and taking the one step more I
managed to reach a hospital on the outskirts of the
City, but not having my case attended to, I got
a comrade to assist me on my legs and wended
my weary way down the street.  On arrival at another
hospital I was put in an ambulance and sent
to the hospital of my division at Falmouth.
It will not here be out of place to acknowledge
the many kindnesses which I received from those
institutions, the Sanitary and Christian Commissions
whose aid and assistance was invaluable to me.
On the 8th of May I was sent by R. R.
to Aqua Creek, and thence by steamer to Washington
where at Campbell Hospital I received [my] every care
and attention, until June 27th, when I was furloughed
and sent to the residence of a relative at Nunda,

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New York.  Every effort had thus far been made to
save my arm but [amputation] mortification having set in, it was decided
by the physician that I would lose my life, unless it was removed;
accordingly on the 13th of August, 1863, it was amputated
at the shoulder by our family surgeon, Dr. Alley of Nunda,
New York.  The details of my case are giving in the Buffalo
Medical Journal of the latter part of 1863.
I reported back to Campbell Hospital
in September, 1863, and was honorably discharged
the following month.
Having nearly reached the limits allowed
me I must bring my narrative to a conclusion.
I cannot, however, forbear expressing my joy this
"Thanksgiving Day" at the success of the great cause
for which we have been fighting so long, and
now that the "Star of Peace" has returned, and we
are once more a great, glorious, free and united
people in amity at home and abroad let us hope
that we may continue so to the end of time, or, in
case of any future disturbance, may Providence give
us for President not an "Old Public Functionary"
but a man like the man who once said on a similar
occasion -- "Come with bayonets in your hands,
instead of petitions -- surround the White House
with your legions -- I am ready for you all!
By the Eternal!  With the people at my back, the
[By the Eternal! W]  honest yeomanry whom
your gold can neither buy nor awe, I will

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string you up around the Capitol, each rebel
of you -- on a gibbet -- high as Hamans!"
Respectfully submitted

A. H. Dibble,
Loan Branch Treasury Department,
Washington, D.C.
December 30th, 1865.

I certify that Alvin H. Dibble, a member
of my Company ("F") 33d N. Y. Vols.
is the identical person who wrote the article
above.  He lost his right arm, under my
observation at the battle of Fredericksburg,
May 3d, 1863.
On all occasions he proved himself a
brave and faithful soldier.

James M. McNair,
Late Captain Co. "F" 33d Regt.
N. Y. S. Vols.
Jos. W. Corning
late Adjutant 33d Regt.
N. Y. S. Vols.

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Westford
December 28th 1865
Wm Oland Bourne Dear Sir
I deem this a privilege for myself and many
others who have had the misfortune to loose
a right arm in our last struggle for liberty
& right. But I must confess I am not prepared 
to compete in this struggle for many
reasons. I will give you very briefly
the record of battles in which I was an actor
also my circumstances since I was wounded
I enlisted the second day of
Sept 64 in Co. G. 121 N.Y. Vol. Was in the
following battles. The battle at Sailors Run,
the sixth of Feb 65. The twenty fifth of
March when we drove the Rebels in,  in
front of Fort Fisher near Petersburg.
The second of Apr when General Grant made


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his grand charge and captured Richmond & Petersburg.
The sixth of Apr at Sailors Run
where I was wounded in the right arm (by
a Minnie Ball which took effect immediately
above the [right] elbow) while deliberately loading
& firing, into the Enemy who were giving
us battle about twenty feet distant.
As soon as I was wounded, I turned & walked
back to the Hospital, a distance of about
half a mile to the rear, where I lay (after
wading Sailors Run twice) on the ground
all night. The next morning I went to the
amputating room and had my arm taken
off. I then went to Berksville Station, was
there six days. from there I was taken to Petersburg.
I also remained there six days, then
transported to Finley Hospital Washington
where I remained until I was discharged, during
that time I was very sick with Fever &

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Erysipelas. My life was expected to be short
by the Dr. and Nurses, but not being willing
to submit myself to this fate, I kept up
good courage & was soon found to be improving
& partially recovered, & was discharged the
nineteenth of June. My health kept improving
very slow. I was not able to practice
writing until the middle of October. Since
that time I have been attending school &
all the practice I have had was one hour
a day in Bookkeeping. I have not
yet recovered fully, my arm continues to discharge
& I have to endure a great deal of pain
from it yet. Not being at liberty
to write an Essay for this purpose I have
Selected on of my School Compositions which
was written in a very short order as follows.
Liberty.
Where is there a mind able to comprehend

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fully the meaning of this word. When the
tongue competant to express in words the true
features or character of it. It means everything
that is dear to Individuals & Nations.
It is within the reach of all citizens of the 
United States, & he who does not use it has
no one to blame but himself. 
Our State laws give us liberty. Our National 
laws give us liberty. Our Social & Moral laws
give us liberty. Indeed liberty is stamped on
all the features of our Government at the
present day. How different the aspect
of today compared with that of last years:
Then was our liberty being contested by the
point of the bayonet & every other means of
destruction that the ingenuity of man could
invent and use. At that time we had
a large army in the field contending for
the liberties we are now enjoying.

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What was the result? We can see for ourselves.
Liberty has triumphed & we can now
see the result of a liberty loving peoples labors.
We are all a liberty loving people.
The whole human race loves liberty. 
It is the nature of man to be free to act,
to do, & say, whatever pleases his nature or circumstances.
There are persons who love
liberty that have not principle enough to
stand by it in time of need when it is assailed
by Tyranical hands. they think
more of dear self than they do of a people trying
to secure liberty for themselves & their Posterity.
This principle has been most
beautifully illustrated in the last war. There
has been a class of persons who pretended to
love the Union, who, when the war was becoming
a question of debate Stood up boldly &
said we will stand by the old Flag & yet

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see liberty stamped upon our National Emblem.
Accordingly when the war was
commenced, & it became necessary to enlarge
our Military Powers, these men buckled on
their armor & marched boldly on causing
many to follow their example by their
bold remonstrances, & patriotic acts. But
when they got where there was danger,
when they began to smell powder, their
love for liberty, union, & everything else
except dear life, was forgotten. They
then turned their backs to their friends
& comrades, showed the white feather to the
Enemy, & left the combatants to fight
it out as best they might: while they secured
their own uneases, & sought some safer
& more quiet portion of the  Earth. These
persons also love liberty, & fair would possess it
& claim it their own. But through the

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wise judgement of our noble Government
they cannot do it. they are not at liberty
to go to the poles & vote, nor have a voice
in the making of laws to govern themselves
& this nation, & I believe it to be perfectly
right, that a man who has not principle
enough to defend liberty, when it is assailed,
should not be privileged to enjoy it. 
This country has long borne
the reputation of being the land of liberty
but has it been so? If liberty means freedom
then it has not, for all the Thousands, Hundreds
of Thousands, & even Millions, of human being
that have been subject to bondage cruelties
and hardships that had no voice in making laws
not even to govern their families, they
had no right (according to law) to go before
any civil Tribunal, try or be tried for any
misconduct done by or to them. All the

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tribunal they ever went before was their evil
master, who judged them as he saw fit, & their
punishment was such as he should command,
if it was to be sold like a Brute & be taken from
their homes and families into some interior
part of the south so it would be. 
Does this constitute liberty? I
rather think it does not But the  time
has come in which we need not blush when we
say "this is the land of liberty". The four millions
human beings who have been subject to
slavery are today enjoying Liberty. 
With liberty ours
And God our friend
We'll sing defiance
Unto the end
With the above I remain yours very respectfully 
Post Office Address Delmer R. Spowell
Middlefield, Otsego Co. N.Y.

1865 Dec 28
Series 1
229
Harrison Noble

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North Norway Me. Dec. 28. 1865.
Respected Sir:
In answer to the call, and inducement
offered for the best specimen of left
hand writing, though I cannot feel to flatter myself
that I shall gain even the least of the prize
offered; still I shall send a specimen of mine and
let things take the destined course. Perhaps at the
least it will help to prove that a person can learn
to write decently with the left hand. So without
making any pretinsions to rhetoric I will endeavor
to give a brief sketch of my military life, with the
motives which impelled me first to enlist, and also,
the circumstances which surrounded me at the
time that I enlisted. In the latter part of the winter
of 60 and 61, when those overt acts were being committed
by a stiff necked class in the slave states

which brought the rebellion to a head, and serious alarm
and aprehension, had seized the minds of
our wisest men, in view of our countrys peril. I was quietly
pursuing my avocation as a day laborer at home.
I did not, of course, realize what war was, and did not
feel the responsibility resting on me, which I did a few
months subsequently, and not being led to enlist by a
desire for novelty as too have been, mainly perhaps, from
the fact that I had a family of a wife, and three small
children to which I was naturally much attatched. I
continued with them, hiring out by the month, and
laboring through the spring and sumer. In the meantime,
the revolting states had persisted in their attempts to
secede and affecting their object, after all reasonable measures
had been exhausted by congress encumbered by [a]
James Buchanan for their pacification, and had organized
a bogus congress, choosing for their president
Jeff Davis. Then as operations were going

on in the north for the putting down of the rebellion,
and afterwards, as it were, from nothing we had raised
a respectable army though much deficient for the
emergency. I was actuated by the deepest interest with
others in the success of its movements. But of course,
it is well known how by the overconfidence of our generals,
and leading men in and out of congress, in our 
means at hand, that the army was advanced against
the enemy, and defeated by his superior numbers.
The 1st Reg. of Me. Vols. had been raised in April
previously, and after quartering at Portland
a short time, were sent to Washington to serve
for 3 months: Co. G of which was raised in Norway;
the officers all belonging in town. Arriving in Washington
they went into camp at Meridien Hill, and
stoped there through their term. During the battle
of Bull Run, they were called into line, and expecting

expecting to go out and take a part in it, but the order
was soon countermanded, and they retired to quarters,
to hear the booming of guns, that told plainly
that a desperate strife was going on. They saw
to the troops return to Washington, discouraged at the
failure of their first grand attempt; with the many
many wounded, brought to hospitals, the consternation
prevalent in every department, and probably learnt
a lesson thereby, of practical benefit to them, afterwards.
The Reg. returned to Me. the 1st of July, without
having lost a man by sickness or accident,
which is a rare incident. They were disbanded,
and allowed to go to their respective homes, but being
in reality a two years reg., they were called to
go into camp again, in the latter part of August, and
reorganized under their old officers as the 10th Reg.
They rallied readily at the call, and soon had the
reg. under a good way; and where any one was reluctant
to go, he could remain, by furnishing a man.
Capt Beal of Co. G. was appointed Col. and the

other officers of the Co. were of course promoted about
this time, I was seized with patriotic zeal,
which would allow of no compromises, or excuses.
I had seen and heard enough to thoroughly arouse
me to a sense of the responsibility resting
on every man, and I lost to time in finding a
chance to enlist. So on the 1st day of Oct. having
made the best arrangements I could for the welfare
of my family, I went to my father's who lived but
a few rods, and biding them all good bie, I took
leave of my family and started for Portland
to enlist in the 10th. Arriving in P. I went direct
to the reg. which was encamped at Cape Elizabeth
and on presenting myself to the Capt. Co. G. I was immediately
enlisted, pronounced sound by the surgeon, and
was entered on the rolls. Then commenced a new kind

of life to me and I can assure you that I enjoyed 
it much, it being a sort of recreation to me after
working hard on a farm. Our duty here was
necessarily light. We were called out to drill about
2 hours each day, which exercise was confined
to the various maneuvers of marching,
having no arms, but a few old ones for the camp
guards. On the 4th we were mustered into the U.S.
service, paid our bounty of 22 dollars, and drew
our clothing and equipments; we were not to have our
arms till after we arrived at Baltimore wither we
were going. But soon the capt. sent down to my
tent requesting to see me. I went to his tent and he being 
in want of a musician and knowing that I
had a pretty good share of time and tune, wanted
me to play a drum, to which I accepted. I then
carried the equipment back, and was to have my drum

before we started. On the 5th we were notified that
we should start the next morning. The order was
hailed with joy, by all, and we were busy through
the day, in laying by a stock of such necessaries as
soldiers want and making other needfull preparations.
The evening was passed with not a little
boisterous hilarity and we turned in to rise early the
following morning. Next morning was the Sabbath, and
we were out early, pulling down packing up and
stowing our camp stuff aboard teams to be hauled
to the cars. I then took my drum and had it put in
trim for beating, and everything being in readiness the
order came to fall in, and away we marched for the cars.
We quickly got aboard and the baggage all being
stowed the whistle sounded and we were off. We went
to Fall River, Mass. where we took the steamer
State of Maine, and up the Sound to N.Y. our

journey having been so far very pleasant, in the main,
though not without more or less of the inconveniences usually
attending the passage of troops by water especially.
The journey and scenery was entirely new to
many of us, and we consequently saw objects of interest
and curiosity at most every stop. On arriving
at N.Y. we crossed the ferry to Jersey City, and then
getting aboard the cars of the N.Y. & Philad'a R.R.
we rattled along at good speed and arrived in Quaker
City early the second morning after leaving Portland.
We were all glad to leave the cars for a while, for we
needed a little change in that respect, and furthermore had
hunger to satisfy. We fell into line, you understand the
drum corps take the lead; and I was making good progress
in my business, and the band playing an inspiring
tune we marched to the Union Vol. Refreshment Saloon,
and after having a fine wash, which was about as
refreshing as anything could be, we partook of a good
breakfast, which made us feel like new boys. That being
over, after looking around a spell, and enjoying things

generally, we got aboard a train of cars in readiness
and started for Baltimore, not however without blessing
the good people of Philad'a for their kind attentions to
the soldiers. We arrived in B. late in the afternoon after a
pleasant ride. We alighted from cars, fell in and came
to the front, and our band sweetly discoursed the
Star Spangled Baner, which was not thoroughly apreciated
by the crowd: it being pretty well sprinkled
with secessionists. We went into the Depot, that being
the best quarters at hand, and stoped that night. We
found it rather uncomfortable, from the abundance of mud
about the floor, caused by a rain that day. But we managed
to keep comparitively free from it, and got through
the night tolerably well. We were glad, when morning
dawned, and issuing out of our unpleasant habitation
we marched to Patterson's Park, in which pleasant retreat,
we were to spend to a few weeks. We went to pitching

pitching our tents, and soon had them ready to occupy
and everything systematically arranged. Here we
found the weather in striking contrast to that we
left in [on] Me., it being unusually warm even for
this latitude and as we had it fair most of the time
our advent into military life passed very favorably.
The drum corps, usually went out to practice, a
couple of hours in the forenoon, and the Co's usually
drilled 4 hours each day, closing the exercises of
the day as usual by dress parade. We spent about
three weeks here very pleasantly not but a little sickness
happening in the reg. each of us by turns making a
visit to the city occasionally and 2 several times, going
out regimentally. We heard the various items of
news from the different sections of the country with
deep interest whether pleasant or otherwise. Then came
the order to break camp and move to the Relay House

there to establish head quarters, and guard the R.R.
between there, and Anapolis Junction. We here relieved
the 4th Wisconsin Reg. who went to Washington.
Half of the Co's were stationed on the road, and
the rest remained at Hd. Qrs. and relieved the others
about once in 3 weeks. This R.R. being in the service
of Government, troops were passing often, and there was
not many moments in the day the whistle of an engine
was not heard. We quartered in tents about 3 weeks,
and when Co. G was stationed on the road, I stayed at
Hd. Qrs. as one drummer from each Co. usually stoped there.
We afterwards had very commodious barracks built for
the Col. & staff, band, and five of the Co's. and passed
the time there as a general thing very pleasantly; also
barracks for the Co's stationed on the road. We stayed
here till the last of Feb. when 2 or 3 of the Co's were
sent onto the B.&O. R. R. towards Harper's Ferry

and about the middle of March, Co. G. was stationed
at Woodstock and remained there about 2 weeks,
when Hd. Qs. were moved to Harper's Ferry, the sight
of this place was sickening in the extreme. Twas here that
we [first] saw the first hard marks of war; Large Government
machine shops laid in ruins, with the Armory, its
piles of musket barrels, bayonetts, etc. telling what fire had
done. About this time Gen. Shields advancing up the
Shenandoah Valley, had defeated the rebels at Winchester
under Stonewall Jackson; and Co's A & D being retained
at Harper's Ferry, the rest were sent on to the R.R. to
guard it. Co. G. after stoping here a couple of days marched
up to Charlestown & at the same time stoping at Halltown.
Charlestown, though looking rather negleted was
quite interesting to us, as the place where John Brown was
tried, condemned and executed. I omitted to state that Co's
H & I had come here previously, and they were all quartered
in the Court House with the exception of the officers
and seargents, who occupied other buildings; the
drummers stoping with the seargents. The original occupants
of these offices were then probably at Richmond

labouring in the cause of the Southern Confederacy.
Business therefore was not very brisk; there was however
a couple of drugstores and a few groceries and dry goods
stores that had quite a lucrative trade. Here the time
passed quite pleasantly being occupied in drilling and other
exercises incident to camp life. We moreover had our miniature
dress parades, which were often times quite amusing.
The people here were generally very bitter toward the soldiers,
and although it was rather unpleasant, we became
comparatively used to it. They used to tell us that
Jackson was coming down to drive us out of the valley;
an incident that afterwards came to pass, but we did
not "see it" then. A being here about 4 weeks, we received
orders to go to Winchester. We packed up and got aboard
the cars (the R.R. having been made passable) and after a
very slow ride, we arrived at W. We found here a reg.
of Pennsylvanians as guard, whom we relieved, and guarded

guarded the place between two and three weeks. The "Stonewall"
had to have his way a while; when gathering force, he compelled
Gen. Banks to leave the valley and cross into
Maryland. This proved rather hard service: harder than
we were accustomed to; and having  to march 36 miles in
one day, a part of the way through all grain and grass,
loaded with a heavy dew, and our being hard pressed by
rebel cavaly and  artilery, it was sore experience for us.
But after stoping at Williamsport a few days we all,
with a very few exceptions were ready to go back into 
the valley, as the way was made clear. By easy marches, we
went back to Martinsburg, and our brigade stoping
there a few days, but pleazed with the people for they
were generally more loyal than at other places we had occupied,
we marched on to Winchester; but not stoping
there we went to about 3 miles from Front Royal,
and went into camp. (We were brigaded while at

Charlestown with the 5th Conn. 28th N. Y. & 46th Pa.
(and Col. Miles was breveted as our commander: but Gen. 
Crawford was soon after appointed) We stoped but about
2 weeks, and crossed over to Front Royal, where
we found some very commodious buildings built by
rebels for hospitals, which we occupied. There was none
but our reg. here as yet, the others not having come over.
The reg picketed here a while, the brigade in the meantime making
a reconnoisance to Luray, in the Luray Valley.
After stoping here about a week, we received orders to
go to Culpeper. Twas a very hot day on which we
marched, but only a few fell out, and after about 3 days
we arrived at Culpeper and went into camp. But we
could not go much farther than this without having our
progress disputed; for the reb's occupied Orange C.H.
and we were occupied in picketing towards that
point. After stoping here about 20 days, it was known

that "Stonewall" was advancing on us: and on
the 8th day of Aug. about 12 o'clock, we were ordered in
to line to go out and check him. (All of Banks' command
were encamped in the vicinity.) This was the
first of my carrying a musket. I now chose to do it
and though I had had a camp which reduced considerably,
yet I fell in with them, and marched. We took nothing
but our haversacks and canteens. Twas very hot,
and dry, but I stood the march of 8 miles finely, while
quite a number of stout fellows fell out from sunstroke. We
went out to Cedar Mountain, arriving about sunset, and
laid down under arms. As we took no blankets, we had
rather a cool berth, but felt all the better it, when the
sun came up warm, the next morning. We were aware
that we were pretty near the rebels now. The forenoon passed
away very quietly; our commander however was [make]
busily making arrangements for the fight. Our batteries
were posted on a ridge in front of us; and between
1 and 2 oclock in the afternoon, our Col. came along,
and told us that we were to support one of them. At
two oclock the rebels opened, with their batteries, and 
ours soon replied. We were then ordered to load.

But I have made this narative much to long,
already, and must dispense with many details.
We quickly loaded and were stationed near the
battery. Twas not long before the engagement
became general. The rebels, though they found it
hot enough for them, soon showed a greatly superior
force: and finding them growing troublesome
in our immediate front, and threatening to flank us,
We charged through a strip of woods under which
we were lying, and met them on the edge of a wheat
field beyond. Here our reg. fought them about
thirty minutes, losing in killed and wounded about
40 men. The rebels now made a flank movement,
and were obliged to fall back; and in doing
so, I was so much exhausted, consequent on my previous
sickness, that I was left in the rear, and fell
into their hands. The prisoners numbered between three
and four hundred; we were taken to Richmond, and
confined on Bella Isle, where after about five weeks,
we were paroled on the 13th Sept. I with many others,
contracted the chronic diarhea, while there. I was
afflicted with it pretty badly. After stoping at the parole
camp at Alexandria, five weeks, we were exchanged,
and went to our regiments; mine being

stationed, at that time, [on] at Berlin, on the B.&O.
R.R. Twas a happy meeting between myself and
the boys. The reg. towards the last of Dec. removed
to Fairfax Station, where they spent about
3 weeks in picketing. I became able to duty, the
first of Jan. We removed from this place to Stafford
C.H. the 19th of Jan. where we remained
till the last of Apr; where our term of nineteen
months, which we were to serve ended on the 3d
of May 1863. we broke camp and returned to Portland,
Me: where we were mustered on the 8th and went to
our homes. I was very glad to be at liberty again.
Found my folks, all well, and rejoiced to see me.
According to my feelings then, it would be a good
while before I went into the service again. For I
thought there were men enough, each one taking his
turn to put down the rebellion. But after remaining
at home a few months, there being a great call for veterans,
and a bounty offered that showed the men were
much needed. I enlisted in the 29th Me. on the seventh
of Sept. We went to Louisiana in Feb./64,
were in the 1st brigade 1st div. 19th Corps. and were
in the Red River Expedition, participated in the
battle at Sabine Cross Roads & Pleasant Hill.

I was with the reg. in all the most important movements
in the Shenandoah Valley; at the battle at
Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and was wounded
in the right arm at Cedar Creek. Here all understand
that we were flanked. The 19th Corps were falling back after
making their first stand when, I received a
musket ball through my arm just above the elbow,
taking the bone completely off. It was amputated
that evening at Newtown. I went to
the Gen. Hosp. at South & 24th St. Philad'a where I
had the best of care, and stayed through the winter.
Was transfered to Chester Penn. last May and the
first of August, we were again transfered to Chestnut
Hill, Germantown, where I was discharged
the seventh of Sept. last. As regards the
condition of my wound, twas about 5 months healing,
but since then it has been perfectly sound.
I have an artificial arm made by Grinnell & Co. of
N.Y. and tis very convenient. 
Your Friend,
Harrison Noble

W^m Oland Bourne

[*Oct. 19, 1864 W.O 73*]

North Norway, Feb. 14, 1866.
Wm. Oland Bourne, Dear Sir:
Your letter of Feb.
4th came to my hand today.
I am glad to hear, that you recd
the picture in good order; also
the specimen of left-hand writing.
With regard to the date of my
wound, I should have been more been
definite as one or two skirmishes happened
in the vicinity of Cedar Creek.
It was Oct. 19th 1864.
Respectfully yours,
Harrison Noble
Wm. Oland Bourne.

#230

Mr Editor Dear Sir
With pleasure I take my pen in hand to give 
you a brief scech of my experience in the Army 
altho poorly fitted to do so. I did not see the 
Soldiers Friend until last week, and I am 
happy to know that your paper is one that 
the Soldier can truly call his Friend. 
I enlisted in Concord, New Hampshire, 
on the 28th of June 1862. A Private in the 9th 
Regiment, N.H. Vols, I was 1st Sergeant 
when I was wounded and a short time 
after I received a Lieut's Commission but 
I was unable to join my Regiment again. I 
was in the Battle of South Mountain, Antitium, 
Fredericksburgh and Jackson Wilderness. 
I was wounded at Spotsylvania Court House 
on the 12th of May 1864 whilst charging on the 
Rebel breast works. I was wounded in the 
left Knee, Right-Sholder, and Right-Arm. 
My arm was broken in two places, I was captured 
and taken about two miles to the rear

2nd
where I remained untill the 18th when I was 
Recaptured. I have been on long voiges on 
sea, when one sight of land, would cause 
the greatest of joy. But the sight of the Stars 
and Stripes on the 18th of June appeared to 
me the most Glorious sight that I ever seen. 
I Cheered the troops with the greatest of pleasure 
altho I was so weak that I could not 
stand. My arm commenced to mortify before 
I got away from the Rebels, and, it was 
not amputated until the 14th of July. The 
Bone decayed after my arm was taken off and
I had five inches of bone taken of on the first 
of May 1865. I shall mention an Incident 
which happened whilst I was a Prisoner 
One of the Guards seemed to be more cruel 
than the rest; and seemed to take great 
pleasure in tormenting his Prisoners 
Yanks as he was pleased to call us. 
On the morning of the 18th, I asked him for 
a drink of water. He answered me very 
fiercely saying that he did not Enlist

3rd.
For to take care of Yankies but too kill 
and cripple them and he wished every 
Yank in my position. Just as he spoke 
my attention was drawn to a loud, cheering 
in the woods below us, and a Regiment 
of Rebels came up the hill crying out the 
Yanks are after us. The 2nd Corps advanced 
quickly and one of them shot this Reb 
in the thigh and he fell alongside of me 
He shouted for his Comerades to take him 
away before the Yankies would kill him 
I told him it was foolishness to kill himself 
calling. That his friends had enough to 
do to take care of themselves. so he stoped 
crying and begged of one of our men to 
bind up his wound and not to let him 
bleed to death. he also called for water 
that which he refused me five minutes 
before. 
From, Your, Humble, Serveant.
Richard J. Cullen, Andover, Mass.
1st Sergt, Co F, 9th Regiment, N.H.V.

No 230 Jan 11/66


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