The Portland daily press., 1897-10-23

| -~~sA~ NA1N ~AAoO SesiA lpF luOu from
ton, and he enlisted in Phinney's Regt.,
I April "A, l175, as corporal, served at Cam
| bridge until Dec. 3lst. In 1776 he WAS a
sergeant in Capt. Briant Morton's Co.
at Cape Elizabeth, and January /. 1777
| became first lieutenant in Capt Richard
May berry company, in the gallant 11th
| Massachusetts Regiment, and served over
three years more, besides his service in
this regiment. His regiment was in the
retreat from Fort TicOnderoga, in 1771.
fought at Hubbardton the next day, was
at Saltwater and Saratoga and wit
messed the surrender Burgoyne. They
joined Washington's army near Philadel-
phia, spent the winter at Valley Forge.
fought at Monmouth the next June, and
finished service on the Hudson river
in sight of the British army at New
YORK. He served as quartermaster OF the
regiment.
Lieut.. Chadbourn was born August s,
l75s, married, first, Abigail Crockett,
second, Lucy Roberts as her fourth hus-
band, and died June Is, 1923, aged 20
years. George Chadbourne of Gorham is
his grandson.
Adjt. Moses Atkinson was lieutenant
In Capt. Josiah Davis company in this
regiment. He was the son of Humphrey
and Sarah (Hale) Atkinson and was born
Nov. II, 1747, married Rebeoca Woodman,
Sept 13, ITO, who died Feb. 8, 1888, and
| uloy moved TO II Oils, dDOuU 1Ioa. Iu6y
had seven children.
Lieut.. Atkinson enlisted May "a, ITS
and was a sergeant at Cape Ann, in
Capt. John Lanes company, during that
year. He was an ensign under the same
captain in Col Jas. M. Varnum's 9th
| Continental Regt. in l776, was in the
battle of Long Island, and April 20, 17S0
enlisted in Capt Davis company of
Primes regiment, appointed adjutant
August 22d, and served until December
Sth 1880. His son, Joseph, was q waiter
| for him in this regiment.
| Col Isaac Lane, Of the 33rd regiment
in the war of 1872, was a nephew Of Moses
Atkinson. Daniel Lane, brother to Col.
Isaac, was the major of the regiment, and
gave the following account OF the death
of his uncle Moses.
"Lieut Atkinson left his home at Bar
Mills in 1913, unbeknown to his family,
and worked his way along till he found
my brother Isaac and myself with our
regiment, about half way between Platts
| burgh and the river ST. Lawrence. He
wanted us to let him have a gun and
equipments to go into the ranks Of one OF
the companies, but we told him he was
too old to stand the fatigue of marching
and keeping up with young soldiers.
But as he insisted upon it my brother
named it to the commanding general and
| told him all the circumstances. The gen.
eral said, indulge him, let him have o
gun, etc., but look after and take care of
| him. He soon got tired of marching
about..with the soldiers and we kept him
as near us as we could.
"In November 1913, the army started
| for winter quarters at Plattsburgh, and
we encamped one night somewhere about
halfway between the St. Lawrence and
Plattsburgh in q piece of woods near the
main road. My brother and had large
tent that answered for the both of us
! After pitching our tent we laid down
with a fire towards our feet. I lay in the
middle between brother and Lieut.. At
kinson. We saw that he was covered up
with blankets and whatever we could
spare.
"Sometime in the night walked up and
| stirred the fire. I then turned to Lieut..
Atkinson and saw that he lay just as he
did when he first laid down. l then took
hold of him and shook him and then
found he was stiff and cold. I spoke to
my brother and told him / believed
| Unole Atkinson was dead and we found
| it was so. The conclusion was that he
never moved after he laid down and died
without struggle. We procured some
rough boards and had coffin made and
a deep grave dug in the woods, some dis
tance from the road and there had him
buried, and some stones put to the head
and foot.
| Lieut.. Atkinson was then about 66
years of age; he, like many old men, felt
as though there was still some fight in
him, and his pitiful ending makes it
clearer that this old soldier had the in
stincts of patriot. His grave is in the
forests of northern New York, the loca-
tion probably forgotten, but his memory
is cherished among patriots of old Bux-
| ton.
Quartermaster Caleb Cushing was from
Haverhill, Mass. He had at least served
as sergeant in Capt. Johnson's company
in Col. Titcomb's regiment of militia in
Rhode Island, in April, May and June
1777, besides his service in this regiment.
How long he was connected with this
regiment we cannot say, but Lieut.
Josiah Chase of York, of Capt. Daniel
Clark s company, succeeded him as quar-
| termaster.
Lieut.. Ethan Moore had served in Col.
Crafts artillery regiment from May Z,
1777. sergeant in Col. Paul Revere regi-
ment in July TIT. promoted to lieutenant
May 23, 1779 and served until December
| 81 of that year. He was second lieutenant
| of Capt. Jonathan Warmers company in
Col. Revere's regiment and served from
January 1, until May 8, 1880. He was
commissioned in Col. Primes regiment
May Is, and served until November IL,
| 1880, when he was discharged at his own
| request
Lieut.. Benjamin Crooker was school
| master and sea captain, and was the son
of Rev. Joseph Crocker who was the sixth
| minister at Taunton, Mass. His mother
was Rebecca Allen, and his fathers sec
ond wife was Hannah Cobb, a sister of
Gen. David Cobb of GouIdsboro, Me. :,
and Taunton, Mass, and also of the wife
of Hon. Robert Treat Paine.
| Lieut.. Crocker never married and it
wasEhis brother William, who command
ed company here at Falmouth Neck in
1776. Five of these brothers were officers
| in the army and four never married
| Benjamin Crocker served six months in
Capt. Caleb Turner's company in 1775, in
Capt. Elisha Nyes company January II
to April 20, 1777, in Micah Hamlin's s com
pany 10 days in IT'S and six days in 1873,
in Lieut.. Ethan Moore's company, four
months and two days in 1880, and in
Capt. Joseph McLellan's company seven
months and 10 days in 1880 and ISL. He
died at Machias, Maine Nov s, 1877 and
was then about SO years of age.
Ito be continued).