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School from which he entered Harvard College in 1845. 

 He remained there about two and a half years and then 

 entered upon a business life with his father in Lawrence, 

 Mass., who was at that time agent of the Atlantic Mills in 

 that city ; always interested in the military he associated 

 himself with the Salem Light Infantry, New England 

 Guards and for several years the Boston Independent Corps 

 of Cadets ; at the outbreak of the war be was commissioned 

 Lieut. Col. of the 14th Eeg. Mass. Vols., Col. Wm. B. 

 Greene commanding, July 5, 1861. The Regiment was 

 subsequently augmented by the addition of two companies 

 and became the First Mass. Heavy Artillery which was 

 stationed at Fort Albany, Washington. He resigned his 

 commission March 13, 1862, and returned to Massachu- 

 setts. He then obtained a new commission and assisted 

 in recruiting Co. F. 35th Reg. Mass. Vol., of which he was 

 commissioned captain Aug. 12, 1862. He participated 

 with this regiment in the battles of South Mountain and 

 of Antietam where he received a severe and permanent 

 injury from the concussion from the bursting of a shell. 

 His lower limbs were partially paralyzed ; he however re- 

 covered for a time, returned to the regiment and served 

 with it until Aug. 27, 1863, when he was promoted to be 

 major and was transferred to the 2nd Mass. H. A., and 

 served with this regiment to the close of the war, being 

 restored to his old rank of Lieut. Col., Sept. 18, 1865, 

 mustered out 3d Sept., 1865, Brevetted Colonel 22 May, 

 1866. Since the war the paralysis returned with his ad- 

 vancing years making locomotion painful and difficult with- 

 out the aid of canes. Admitted to membership Jan. 17, 

 1876. 



WARREN ORDWAY, a wealthy retired shoe manufacturer 

 of Bradford, Mass., died on Thursday, May 26, 1887; a 

 son of David and Mary (Emery) Ordway, born at West 



