Rowe — Military

Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879.


      Mention has been made in the account of the early settlers of those who rendered service in the struggle for independence. The town manifested much interest in militia matters, and had, at one time, an excellent company. The first officers were: Captain, N. Corbett; First Lieutenant, A. Chapin; Second Lieutenant, N. Merrill. The subsequent captains have been Paul Thayer, John Wells, Pardon Haynes, Zebulon Benton, J. Marsh, Stephen Brown, James Brown, Solomon Reed, Noah Wells, Samuel H. Reed, John Taylor, Wm. Taylor, M. Shumway, S. Wheeler, and J. W. Wheeler.

Soldiers' List—War Of 1861-65.

Bliss, Abel C., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Brown, Joseph F., sergt., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Brown, Newton L., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Hatheway, Charles H., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Fish, Rodolphus D., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Paine, James H., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Rice, Nathaniel R., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Stanford, L. S., must. Oct. 11, 1862, Co. B, 52d Regt.
Andrews, Emory P., must. Feb. 1862, 1st lieut., Co. C, 31st Regt.
Miller, Jasper C., corp., must. Nov. 21, 1861, Co. C, 31st Regt.
Scott, Albert, corp., must. Nov. 21, 1861, Co. C, 31st Regt.
Scott, Thomas, corp., must. Nov. 21, 1861, Co. C, 31st Regt.
Allen, James M., must. Nov. 21, 1861, Co. C, 31st Regt.
Scott, Charles H., must. Nov. 21, 1861, Co. C, 31st Regt.
Gleason, Adoniram, J., must. July 31, 1862, Co. F, 34th Regt.; died Feb. 28, '63.
Sears, Russell, must. Nov. 20, 1861, signal Corps.
Sibley, Philo, Jr., must. Dec. 15, 1863, Co. G, 34th Regt.
Stafford, Luther, must. Dec. 8, 1863, Co. G, 34th Regt.
Stafford, Chauncy, Jr., must. Dec. 1863, Co. H, 34th Regt.
Willson, R. M., must. Dec. 8, 1863, Co. H, 34th Regt.


Unclassified.—J. Harrington, William Kelley, Thomas Love, William Lynet,. Judson Loveley, John Leonard, H. H. Hicks, H. C. Wright, George A. Wilcox. George R. Jeffords, R. Bullard, Royal W. Stone, John Fitzgerald.



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