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services to the country from the commencement of the war, was 

 chosen brigadier-general on February 8, and major-general just 

 one month later. The other regimental officers were David 

 Gushing, lieut.-colonel ; Thomas Lothrop, 1st major; Isaiah dish- 

 ing, 2d major. 



March 4th General Thomas with two thousand men took pos- 

 session of Dorchester Heights, and immediately constructed strong 

 works as laid out by Colonel Gridley. At this time the army was 

 reinforced by a portion of the militia. From Hingham there 

 marched three companies ; they were all from Colonel Lovell's 

 command, and were placed in the works at Dorchester. The 

 rolls are as follows : — 



Seth Lincoln, 

 Jesse Bates, 

 Joshua Lincoln. 

 Ezra French, 

 Sam 1 Norton. Clerk, 

 Tho 3 Marsh, Jr., Corp 

 John Gill, 



Jacob Deal, " 



Stephen Stodder, " 

 Isaac Sprague, Drum, 

 David Andrews, Fifer 

 Joseph Hammond, 

 Elijah Waters, jun., 

 Mitchel Lincoln, 

 Ezra Lincoln, 

 Isaac Gardner, 

 Nath 1 Fearing, 

 John Hobart, Jun., 

 James Hobart, 



Tho s Hearsey, Capt., 

 Levi Lincoln, 1st Lieut., 

 Joseph Deal, 2 ki 



Caleb Hobart, 

 Daniel Hobart, 



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Nath 1 Stodder, 

 Benj. Ward, 

 Tho 8 W'aterman, jun., 

 Elisha Remington, jun., 

 Nath 1 Lincoln, 

 Bradford Hearsey, 

 Nath 1 Gill, 

 James Leavitt, 

 John Beal, jun., 

 Gilbert Hearsey, 

 Joseph Stockbridge, 

 Sam 1 Hobart, 

 Barnabas Lincoln, 

 Welcome Lincoln, 

 Theodore French, 

 Jon a French, Jun., 

 Joseph Blake. 



Hawkes Fearing, Clerk, 

 Samuel Gill, Jr., Sergt, 

 Elijah Whiton. Jr., " 

 Thomas Jones. Jr., " 

 Amos Sprague, Corp., 

 David Burr, 

 John Burr, Jun., " 

 John Blossom, " 

 Zadoc Hearsey, Drummer, 

 Sol Cushing, Fifer, 



Peter Cushing, Capt., 



Thomas Burr, Lieut., 



Thomas Fearing, " 



Shubael Fearing, 

 John Jones, 

 Abel Fearing, 

 Benjamin Sprague, Jun 

 Jacob Cushing, Jun., 

 Allen Simmons, 

 Thomas King, 

 Nehemiah Ripley, 

 Isaac Sprague, Jun., 

 David Sprague, 



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