The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-03-23

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q iiou, u iIswlcY. Who t. sti.l living m
The village
BeujamiH Dibbis Wa private he ihe
volunteer, and was seat 10 The war -
Kind Of substitute by Col Brownson, who
iben lived where HI LAtbrop Bow does.
nibbls Afterwards removed 20 The West.
I Elijah Barton was En Orderly Sergeant
10 she Regular auny AMER the Wat be
removed 10 Euclid, Ohio, engaged In the
/ practice q medicine, snd acquired sn er.
teBsiys business His death occurred
some twenty years since.
Matthew Logan was > private IN the
militia aud lived IN the north part Of The
town, where bis son Marvin now resides
/ lie died soon afler the war
7 Nathan Thompson entered the service
A. Orderly Sergeant In the Ilth Regular
I In the night, amer one Of the battles 10
which be was engaged, probably Luudy's
Lane, be was sent onto the field
with some men 10 assist in removing the
wounded. Having sent back bis men
with their load, he kept cautiously on
toward the position Of the enemy. Ashe
came near hut be saw British officer
leaving Il, and although he was without
arms he captured the red-coat and
brought him into camp. Soon after this
/ he was prom oted 10 be Lieutenant. Not
long after the war be settled in Indiana,
where he died.
/ Samuel Thompson was brother Of the
shove, and was a Sergeant in the same
Regiment. He was shot through the
meek At the battle Of Lundy's Lane
When partially recovered he was stationed
at Manchester on recruiting service, and
as soon As he was fiji for active duty re-
turned to the front. After tho war he
settled in Lower ssndusky, Ohio, now
called Fremont, The father of these two
officers was an old Revolutionary soldier
who lived in the north part Of the town,
on what il now known as the Stephen
Utley place. lie was very proud of the sol
diers calling, aud doubtless impaired
something Of his spirit to his two sons.
After lapse of nearly sixty years their
few surviving comrades speak of them al
most enthusiastically as noble men and
model soldiers.
John Harris was private in the Regu-
lars, and was killed in the bloody night
battle at Luudy's Lane.
Lemuel Collins was private in the vol
unteers; he was a brother of Elijsh and
Arson Collins, he removed to Richmond,
n. Y, where he died
John c. Walker, at the outbreak Of the
war, was a lawyer in this village, not far
from twenty-five years of age, and dis
tinguished for unusual ability; he en-
tered the service as ensign in the Regular
army, and was sooH promoted to be
Lieutenant. After the battle of Platts-
bnrg, being In poor health, he was sent
back to open recruiting station at
Greenwich, n. Y, and remained there
about nine months. While stationed there
he recruited thirty or forty British de-
serters who had served under Wellington
in Spain. After the war he was engaged
in mercantile business in Greenwich and
TT. Edward. He died suddenly at the
hotel in White Greek while away from
home on business, aged thirty-flve. He
was a brother Of Horatio Walker who is
still living In this village.
DIR. Elijah Littleield was a Surgeon in
the Regular army; and was practicing
ply stefan in this village, both before and
after the war. During the war, while
dining at a public table with other Off
GERS, one of the South Carolina officers
displayed his chivalry by throwing a
glass dish in the Doctors face. The civil
courts were not disposed TO encourage
that kind of ehivalry and gave the Doctor
a thousand dollars damages. He was a
member Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton in 1874; and represented Manchester
in the Legislature three years, the last
time in 1919. He died here in 1927, in
the SD year of bis age. lie was the
father of Mrs j. G. Clark of Glen's Falls,
n. Y.
Joseph Burton was non-commissioned
officer in cavalry company in the mill
tia; he spent his life in this town, and
was much respected by his fellow citi-
zens. He was seyenty-eight years of age
at the time of his death, which occurred in
1867. He left three sons, Hon s. s. Burton
OLA Crosse, Wisconsin: William Il. Bur-
ton, this Postmaster in this village; and
George G.. Burton who remains at the
old homestead.
Samuel X. Whdden was private in
the militia. We have not been able to
learn any of the circumstances Of his life,
or the time Of his death.
Daniel OIds was a private in John 9.
Walder's company in the Regular army
he was a grandson Of Major Ormsbee, the
leading citizen Of this town in Reyolu-
/ tionsry times, who lived on what has since
been known as the Gov skinner farm
Odds was between twenty-five and thirty
years of Sge when killed at Chateaugay.
lie was 10 party which was stationed in
some woods, considerably in advance of
the main body. They were surprised in
the night by patry Of British and In
dians, and Olds was shot through the
head.
Eliphalet Wells wa. 3 Lieutenant Ia
the Regular army; he was a ssdder in
this village before the war, aud built the
house now owned bv the Rev James