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war broke out lie was 23 years old and exploring- timber 

 lands one hundred miles north of Montreal. When the 

 news reached him of the assault on our country's flag he 

 set out for home which he reached at noon of a Septem- 

 ber day in '61, immediately going to a recruiting office, 

 where he was rejected as below the required, height. 

 That night he had two thicknesses of leather placed on 

 his shoes and returned next day and was again rejected, 

 but he was so persistent to go that he was finally passed, 

 and sent to Camp Chase and attached to Co. B. where he 

 was elected 2d Lieut. Nov. 27, '61, and advanced to 1st 

 Lieut. Aug. 21, '62. The Company was part of the 30th 

 Reg't. On Oct. 21, '62, he was promoted to Captain. At 

 the siege of Yicksburg, his regiment was on the river; 

 the Rebel gunboat Arkansas was near by, doing a great 

 deal of damage. Two Union gun-boats were ordered in 

 pursuit, and Capt. Fiske had charge of one. A conflict 

 resulted, that raged for six hours. During that time, the 

 Captain stood by the pilot-house, pistol in hand, directing 

 its movements. Men were falling on all sides of him, 

 but he bravely held his position until the battle closed. 

 On General Banks' expedition, anxious to beat the front, 

 he got changed from the charge of the commissary dep't 

 to Gen'l Berges' staff, and on the campaign had two 

 horses shot from under him, the last one pinning him 

 down by falling upon his sword, and he was compelled to 

 cut the straps and flee for his life. Being sent to Wash- 

 ington on business, he came home on furlough and was 

 presented with two beautiful swords. On his return to 

 his regiment he took an active part in the closing engage- 

 ments of the war, and on Feb. IT, 1865 was brevetted 

 Major for gallant services in the field. His service was 

 four years and four months. 



At the close of the war the Major leased a plantation 

 in South Carolina, investing several thousand dollars, but 

 before his first crop was harvested sectional hatred was 

 such in that locality that he was threatened with death 

 if he persisted in remaining He left for Pennsylvania, 



