Military History. 363 



Under the title " Enlistments in other States of Natives or 



Residents of Hingham," we find in " Hingham in the Civil 



War" — 



Hawkes Fearing, Jr. Colonel Fearing was born in Hingham 

 May 20, 1826, and became Captain of the Lincoln Light Infantry 

 upon its organization in 1855. In 1860 he was Lieutenant- 

 Colonel of the Fourth Regiment, M. V. M., in which capacity he 

 first went into active service. September 24, 1861, he was com- 

 missioned as Colonel of the Eighth New Hampshire Volunteers. 

 April, 1863, Colonel Fearing was wounded at Bisland, in 

 Louisiana. During the years 1871 and 1872 Colonel Fearing 

 represented the district comprising Hingham and Hull in the 

 General Court. He was one of the original members of Post 

 104 of the Grand Army, and Commander in 1869 and 1870. 

 Colonel Fearing has been for some years Librarian of the 

 Hingham Public Library. 



James Ballentine. Born in Roscommon County, Ireland, April, 

 1842. Enlisted May, 1860, in the Third Infantry, U.S.A., and 

 was soon taken prisoner by the rebels. He subsequently enlisted 

 in the Fifteenth Independent Volunteers, New York, and was 

 killed at Weldon Railroad. 



William Barnes, Lieutenant in a New York Regiment. Prisoner 

 at Andersonville. 



George Bicknell, 2d New York Infantry. Wounded at Bull Run. 



Martin dishing, in a Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. 



Henry H. Cushing, Captain in 88th Illinois Vols. Buried in 

 Hingham Cemetery. 



David P. Eldredge, Orderly Sergt., Co. G, 7th Kansas Cavalry. 



John J. L. French, Co. E, 1st Regt., N. H. Heavy Artillery. 



Caleb B. Gill, Sergt,, Co. I, 57th Indiana Foot Volunteers ; 2d 

 Lieut. April 3, 1863. Died April 24, 1867, from disease con- 

 tracted in the service. 



John Gorman, Sergt., 25th N. Y. Cavalry. Wounded at Malvern 

 Hill July 1, 1862 ; prisoner at Libbv Prison. 



Hosea Harden, Co. G, 40th N. Y. V. I. 



Elijah Hobart. Born Hingham Oct. 4, 1821 ; killed near Point 

 of Rocks, Va., July 4, 1864. A grandson of Caleb Hobart of 

 the Revolutionarv Armv. Captain of Co. B, 93d Regt. N. Y. 

 Vols. 



Allen G. Jennings, Co. H, 121st Regt. N. Y. Vols. Afterwards 

 pastor of Second Unitarian Church in Hingham. 



Charles B. Leavitt. Oct. 20, 1863, 1st Lieut. Co. M, 6th U. S. 

 Colored Heavy Artillery. March 13, 1864, Lieut.-Col. 70th 

 U. S. Colored Infantry. Twice wounded. 



Beza H. Lincoln, Quartermaster-sergeant, Co. E, 1st N. H. Heavy 

 Artillery. 



John Lincoln, Jr., Co. G, 13th Conn. Vol. Infantry; Sergeant. 



Leavitt Lincoln, Sergt., Co. I, 61st Illinois Vols. Born Hing- 

 ham March 2, 1823. Died in service Dec. 7, 1864. 



