He was the oldest C.W. Vet in his hometown of Woburn, Msss. when he died at age 93. He served three different terms with the 5th Mass. during the Civil War. He first served in I Co. from 7/4/1861 until 7/31/1861 (It was a 30 day company enlistment). He then went back in on 9/16/1862 into E company, and mustered out on 7/2/1863 (a 9 month company enlistment). Lastly
he went in on 7/27/1864, this time with a lieutenant's commission, into Co G. He was mustered out on 11/16/1864 (this was a three month company enlistment).
After the deactivation of his unit from federal service he remained in it, attaining the rank of captain before retiring to private life in 1872.
He served two years as a senator in the Massachusetts State Legislature, being elected in 1891 and again reelected in 1892. He was also postmaster for the city of Woburn for a total of seventeen years, serving under the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and the first years of Woodrow Wilson. He was commander of the G.A.R. post #161
in Woburn at the time of his death
he went in on 7/27/1864, this time with a lieutenant's commission, into Co G. He was mustered out on 11/16/1864 (this was a three month company enlistment).
After the deactivation of his unit from federal service he remained in it, attaining the rank of captain before retiring to private life in 1872.
He served two years as a senator in the Massachusetts State Legislature, being elected in 1891 and again reelected in 1892. He was also postmaster for the city of Woburn for a total of seventeen years, serving under the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and the first years of Woodrow Wilson. He was commander of the G.A.R. post #161
in Woburn at the time of his death
He was the oldest C.W. Vet in his hometown of Woburn, Msss. when he died at age 93. He served three different terms with the 5th Mass. during the Civil War. He first served in I Co. from 7/4/1861 until 7/31/1861 (It was a 30 day company enlistment). He then went back in on 9/16/1862 into E company, and mustered out on 7/2/1863 (a 9 month company enlistment). Lastly
he went in on 7/27/1864, this time with a lieutenant's commission, into Co G. He was mustered out on 11/16/1864 (this was a three month company enlistment).
After the deactivation of his unit from federal service he remained in it, attaining the rank of captain before retiring to private life in 1872.
He served two years as a senator in the Massachusetts State Legislature, being elected in 1891 and again reelected in 1892. He was also postmaster for the city of Woburn for a total of seventeen years, serving under the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and the first years of Woodrow Wilson. He was commander of the G.A.R. post #161
in Woburn at the time of his death
he went in on 7/27/1864, this time with a lieutenant's commission, into Co G. He was mustered out on 11/16/1864 (this was a three month company enlistment).
After the deactivation of his unit from federal service he remained in it, attaining the rank of captain before retiring to private life in 1872.
He served two years as a senator in the Massachusetts State Legislature, being elected in 1891 and again reelected in 1892. He was also postmaster for the city of Woburn for a total of seventeen years, serving under the administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and the first years of Woodrow Wilson. He was commander of the G.A.R. post #161
in Woburn at the time of his death
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