The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
NINETY AND NINE PATRIOTS.
Roll of Capt. Samuel Darby's Co., at Valley
Forge, the Second Mass. Regiment
York County in the Revolution.

proud of in the war of the Revolution.
They sent the first company Capt.
Johnson Moulton's of York }, and the first
the field from the province of Maine in
ITS, and kept furnishing soldiers and
supplies to the army until our indepen-
dence was acknowledged. Her sons
fought on nearly every battlefield of the
war and she had many men at Valley
Forge in Bailey's. Tuppsr's, Brewers,
Vose's and other regiments. Soammau's,
Frost's and StoYer's were her regiments,
and her rons came to US when we called
for help in our alarms, and served on
Falmouth Nook in militia companies
organized for such services.
The men of York were jealous patriots
who voted money and supplies to the
cause with liberality that, to US, Is
astonishing when we consider their re-
sources. A newspaper of the time said
"that great and patriotic spirit prevails
in the county of York. A history of
each town in those times would show the
same spirit in all the people. An old
historian writing of the town OF Berwick
said: "To their everlasting honor be 1t
said that they furnished as many mon,
according to the number of Inhabitants,
as any town in the country. There are
but few ancient homesteads In the town
that are not honored by tho graves Of
some Revolutionary soldiers" Maine
has always done her duty, from Louis.
burg to Appomattox.
The name Valley Forge attracts the
attention of all Americans. so little has
been written Of the details of the story
of the camp life there that the simple
mention of the name commands inter
est. The revival of patriotism makes an
almost imperative demand for all the
known facts, and it has been my good
fortune to have the names OF some Of
Names sons who were such noble exam
pies of devotion to the cause of our
coantry's liberty, (which l shall publish
AS opportunity offers. We wish we had
them all, and that they were known OF
all men. 1t seems like q reality when
one has before him the names of those
soldiers. on rolls written there at that
time. Those Valley Forge returns are
precious manuscripts..and are silent but
effective witnesses Of critical period in
our oountry's history.
The Second Massachusetts Regiment
was raised in the last two months of the
year 1776, and was organized Jan. 1, 1777,
for three eyears' service. Col John
Bailey was appointed to take command,
Nov. 1,1776, and tie following is the
roster when they entered the servics:
Colonel. John Bailey, commissioned
Jan. /, 1877.
Lieut.. Colonel, Benjamin Upper, ap-
pointed Nov. /, l776, and was promoted
to bs colonel of the 18th Massachusetts
Regiment, July 2. 1777 Then Ezra Bed
lam was commissioned, and served until
Jan. !. 1871, when Ebenezer Sprout took
command, and served until Nov. 1888.
Major. Andrew Peters, was commits
stoned Jan. !, l777 and was promoted
July !, l77e, when Hugh Maxwell was
appointed, and served until Aug. |, l7s2.
He was wounded at Bunker Hill. Caleb
Gibbs became major ana was wounded
at the battle of Yorktown, Oct. IA. 1881.
After him came Robert Oliver who
served until Nov. 8, 1888.
Adjutant. Luther Bailey, son of the
colonel.
Quartermaster, Robert Bradford.
Paymaster, Adams Bailey.
Surgeon, John Hart.
Surgeons Mate, Timothy Smith,
The regiment was made up rs follows:
Capt.-Hugh Maxwell. Samuel Darby.
Jacob Allen. Ephraim Burr, Seth Drew,
Isaac Warren, Judah Alden, George
Durham.
Col. John Bailey belonged in Han
over, Mass, and was the aon OF John
and Elizabeth (Cowen) Bailey. He
was born Oct. 80, 1880, married, Oct, 10,
1850. Ruth Randall, who died June 8.
1890, aged 90 years. He died Oct. ~.
1910. They had eight children. Ono
son, Lebbeus, moved to North Var
mouth, Me-, married Myriok and left
children. A daughter, Sage, married
DR.. Cad Hitchcock of Penn broke in
1878.
Col. Bailey was seleotman 1881, and
in the last years of his life kept tavern
st Hanover. He was lieutenant colonel
of Gel. John Thomas Regiment in May
1175. and when Col. TIL omas WAS pro-
NOTED, was made colonel July l, 1775.
He was appointed to command the 23rd
Continental Regt. Jan. !, 1915, and Nov.
LIST the same year, he was selected to
raise three years. regiment, and Jan.
!, 1777, he was colonel of the I'd Massa-
chusetts Regt. He saw much service
had tue reputation of brave and at.
tentive officer and resigned from the
service Oct. 81, 1880, having been in the
army about five and one half years. The
I'd Massachusetts Regt. on Jan. l. 1871,
became the regiment of Ebenezer Sprouts
(The Big Buckeye) In which Capt
James Means Of Stroudwater commanded
a company.
The following is the roll of Capt. Sam
uel Darby's Co. made at Valley Forge
la ak 1870 dnri