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Seventeenth Regiment. 



Owen Murphy, Co. C, Sergt. 



David Pettengill. Probably enlisted in 1861. 



Philip Sullivan. Probably enlisted in 1861. 



Eighteenth Regiment. 



Thomas Weston, Co. E, Middleborough, Capt. Colonel Weston 

 entered the service as Captain of Company E., became Major 

 Oct. 15, 1863, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 2, 1861. 

 He was a brave and efficient officer, and was wounded at the 

 second Battle of Bull Run. Has been for many years a resident 

 of Hindi am, and represented the district in the legislature in 

 1892. "Was Commander of Post 104, G. A. R., in 1890 and 

 1891. 



Benjamin F. Meservey, Co. H, 4th M. V. M., Quincy, 2d Lieut. 

 Major Meservey became Captain of Co. K, 18th Mass. and was 

 wounded severely at second Bull Run. A brave officer. Brevet 

 Major. 



Henry Jones, Co. E, Sergt. Quota Duxbury. Wounded at Bull 

 Run, and again at Petersburg. 



William H. Jones, Jr., Co. K. First served in Lincoln Light 

 Infantry. Became Sergeant in Captain Meservey's company, 

 in which, also, his father served. A brave soldier. Born Wey- 

 mouth Jan. 26, 1841. Died from disease while in service, Feb. 

 12, 1864, aged 23 years. 



Nelson F. Corthell, Co. A, Corp. Born Hingham April 1, 1838. 

 Killed at second Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862, aged 24 years. 



Thomas Churchill, Co. A. Quota Boston. Born Hingham, Feb. 

 5, 1808. Died in service, Aug. 7, 1862, aged 54 years. 



James M. Downer. 



John Q. Jacob, Co. K. Transferred to V. R. Corps. First ser- 

 vice in Lincoln Light Infantry. 



William H. Jones, Co. K. Afterward Co. C, 4th Cavalry. Born 

 Boston, March 23, 1816, and died in service Sept. 19, 1864, 

 aged 48 years. Mr. Jones was the father of Sergt. Wm. H. 

 Jones, Jr., and of Gardner Jones, both of whom also laid down 

 their lives for their country. 



Samuel T. Mears. Quota Duxbury. 



William W. Robinson, Co. K. First served in Co. H. 4th Infantry, 

 M. V. M. Born Hingham, April 14, 1835. Died of disease 

 contracted in service. 



Jeremiah Spencer, Co. K. 



George E. Smith, Co. G. 



Edward L. Tracv, Co. K. 



Robert Tufts, Co. K. 



