Auburn's Heroes Buried at Mt. Auburn Civil War Graves
At Mt. Auburn Cemetery soldiers and officers from Massachusetts regiments lie in quiet graves marked by granite slabs and simple stones. The article lists names and units from Major Sidney Willard to General Robert Cowdin, honoring their Civil War service near fountain avenues and tree-lined paths.
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Mt. Auburn
Sidney Willard
Twenty-fifth
Massachusetts
Fredericksburg
George F. Hedges
Highteenth
Massachusetts Infantry
Charles E. Griswold
Wilderness
Waldo Meriam
Sixteenth
Spottsylvania
James Russell Lowell
James Jackson Lowell
Twentieth
Charles Russell Lowell
Second
Massachusetts Cavalry
William Lowell Putnam
Massachusetts Volunteers
Chestnut Avenue
Paul T. Wayman
Cass
Ninth
Dudley
Cypress Avenue
Nathaniel Shurtleff
Shaw
Fifty-fourth
Wellington
Kuilat
Hazeldell
G. H. Cook
Bellwort
Devens
Tulip Park
Mason A. Rea
Twenty-first Massachusetts
Denny’s Bluff
Cowdin
Robert J. Cowdin
Cold Harbor
Robert Cowdin
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Sphinx
Sons to Succeed Fathers in Massachusetts Veterans Camps
The Sons of Veterans, about 140 camps across Massachusetts, sustain patriotism by aiding posts, visiting graves, and decorating memorials. In Boston area eight camps support posts like 68 Dorchester, 15, 26, and 2, with growing groups such as Camp Boston Carp No 7 and others, all set to parade and honor deceased comrades.
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Massachusetts
Sons of Veterans
Old Guard
Boston
Campech
Dorchester
Boston Carp No. 7
Admiral Winslow
J. F. Andrew
Dahlgren
South Boston
Ezra J. Trull
Charlestown
Abraham Lincoln
Warren Jf. Cudworth
Joe Hooker
War reminiscence on naval officers and prisoners of war
Boston veteran recounts a 1861 Norfolk to Baltimore escape involving Lieutenant Robert Seldon and William A. Abbott. Abbott recalls a life afloat from 1848 Savannah to Gulf Squadron, privations, capture on York, imprisonment in Richmond, and parole. He notes Burnside search at Spottsylvania and hardships of army service.
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Baltimore
Norfolk
Land of Dixie
George Washington
Stowell’s Point
Robert Seldon
William A. Abbott
United States Navy
Richmond
Roxbury
Abbott
Savannah
Pacific
West Gulf
Baker
York
North Carolina
Oregon Inlet
City
Seldon
Pennsylvania
Liggon & Co
Twenty-fifth
Main Streets
Rocketts
Washington
Boston
Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans
General Burnside
North Anna River
Spottsylvania
Unknown dead honored by grave decoration in 1888
In 1888 Dahlgren Post decorated an empty grave to symbolize unknown dead. This year Feemer defeated Gaudaur at the Point of Pines to win the championship of the Americas.
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Dahlgren Post
Feemer
Gaudaur
Point of Pines
Reconnaissance at Spottsylvania Under Burnside Command
A Civil War diary entry recalls the May 18 1864 reconnaissance by Ninth Army Corps at Spottsylvania to gauge enemy strength. The advance exposed troops to severe fire, causing heavy casualties deemed due to incompetent leadership. The author was tasked to deliver a letter to General Burnside at his battlefield headquarters.
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Ninth Army Corps
Spottsylvania
Creneral Burnside
Memorial Day Reflections On May 30 Through Civil War Highlights
May 30 events span 1861 to 1864 with battles, fortifications, and officer notices. Boston reports the Sixth Massachusetts riot news, Lincoln diploma honors, and coastal defense developments as Union troops fortify Alexandria. In 1862 Halleck advances from Corinth, Pope’s forces engage near there, and Rhode Island cavalry recovers Fort Royal. 1863 Mosby raids Fairfax Court House, Grant shells Vicksburg, Johnston moves between rivers. The piece recalls Boston’s 1844 mark and North Anna ambush notes.
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Hese
Boston
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Lincoln
Chambersburg
Penn
Coast Guard
R. B. Forbes
Dahlgren
Alexandria
Fifth Massachusetts
Aquia Creek
Potomac
Halleck
Corinth
Geneal Pope
Didporal Pope
Rhode Island Cavalry
Fort Royal
Mosby
Fairfax Court House
Grant
Vicsburg
Joe Johnston
Big Black
Yazoo
Mary
Massaachusetts
North
Anna Rivers
The Soldier's Dues Pension Legislation Debated
A Post reporter covers veteran views on reform and future pension laws. George S. Evans urges safeguards against fraud and redemption of promises from 1861 to 1885. Francis A. Osborne argues payment should reflect suffering with fair agent charges. Other leaders warn about frauds harming trust and insist on careful eligibility and purification measures.
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Post
George S. Evans
Evans
Francis A. Osborne
Osborne
Innes
Nathan Appleton
Edward W. Kinsley
Grand Army
Charles D. Hendrickson
Gettysburg
Department
Noah Farnham
Long War Career of Lieutenant Stillings Revealed
S Vin ton Stillings, Washington D C native, served from 1861 in the U S Navy after early service with the Washington Light Infantry. He fought on Potomac and river flotillas, aided at Malvern Hill, and survived through numerous battles before resigning in 1866. Now Boston resident, he remains active in veteran groups.
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Leonard Towers
Potomac
Potomac River
Mt. Vernon
United States Navy
Farragut
Dahlgren
Wilkes
Paulding
Lee
String
Stars and Stripes
Avai Noble
Stillings
Boston
Navy End
G. A. R. and Kearsarge Veteran Association
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Massachusetts Women War Heroes Honor Roll
The article salutes Massachusetts women who served as nurses and in the sanitary commission during the Civil War. It highlights Dorothea Dix Louisa Alcott Helen Gilson Mary Safford Rebecca Pomroy Elida Rumsey Rebecca Pomroy and other Chelsea Boston and Dorchester figures, noting their services and recognitions. It also mentions Mary Livermore and J Sewall Reel for advocacy and pension efforts.
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Massachusetts
Dorothea Dix
Louisa M. Alcott
Helen Gilson
Rebecca Holliday
Rebecca Pomroy
Elida Rumsey
Mary Safford
Sanitary Commission
Miss Alcott
Chelsea
Dix
Masachusetts
Boys In Blue
Cairo
Columbia College Hospital
Lincoln
Little ‘‘Tad
Hospital
White House
Elida B. Rumsey
Boston
Singing Evangelist
Washington
Soldier Boys
House of Representatives
John A. Fowle
Quint
Jamaica Plain
Fowle
Dorchester
Jane Worrall
Sayward Street
Ely
Fanny Hazen
Cambridge
Mary Livermore
Chicago
J. Sewall Reel
Loyal Women and Wartime Memorial Traditions
The piece reviews the Daughters of Veterans and the Women’s Relief Corps in Massachusetts, tracing their origins from schoolgirls to nationwide chapters. It notes their floral Memorial Day observances, aid to veterans, and the Soldiers' Home burial plot funded by the Ladies' Aid Society, plus a vivid wartime anecdote about John Warden of the Adams House and a Mosby era dinner near Winchester.
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Daughters of Veterans
Daughters of Soldiers
Ohio
Massillon
NeHie King
Massachusetts
Boston
Women’s Relief Corps Auxiliary
Horace Binney Sargent
Massachusetts Department of the Corps
National Association
Massachusetts Corps
Commonwealth
Bay State Department
Ladies’ Aid Association of the
Soldiers’ Home
Micah Dyer
Sargent
Powder House Hill
Chelsea
Ladies’ Aid Society
Soldiers
Forest Dale Cemetery
Malden
Lyman Tucker
John Warden
Adams House
Vermont Veterans Association
Warden
Winchester
Sixth Corps
Valentine
Mosby
United States
John
Adieus
Mr. Warden
Burnside
Larrabee
General Burnside
Baltimore
Mr. Larrabee
Drummer recalls Shiloh siege in Civil War memoir
Albert C. White recounts his nine year old self in 1862 at Pittsburg Landing. He recalls marching with the Sixty fourth Ohio Infantry, the frightful night march, the Savannah detour, the battlefield sights and the bone chilling bombardment. The piece ends with memories of bivouac under fire and a cannons mouth memory.
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Pittsburg Landing
Shiloh
Savannah
Beauregard
Corinth
Grant
Boys In
Blue
Tennessee River
Albert C. White
Statistics of State G. A. R. Massachusetts Yearly Losses and Gains
The Massachusetts G. A. R. reports total losses of 1495 from deaths transfers and discharges. Posts mustered in 945, transferred 283 and reinstated 472, yielding a net gain of 295 members. About 1,251,992 veterans remain alive nationwide, with roughly half in G. A. R. ranks. Many near war’s end hesitate to join, believing short-term enlistees are unwanted, which is incorrect.
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Massachusetts
Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial flowers light up Tremont street displays
Florists along Tremont street showcase memorial arrangements for Decoration Day featuring immortelles California camellias and various symbols. Prices range from 2 to 25 dollars with teasers in roses carnations pansies lilies and marguerites. Other shops on Boylston and Doyle's Tremont offer similar designs and prices, noting orders compare favorably to previous years.
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St In
Galvin’s
Tremont Street
O'twombly
Boylston Street
Doyle’s
Boston’s 1873 Memorial Day Fire Destroys Globe Theatre
The second great Boston blaze on Memorial Day 1873 raged through Boylston Washington and Essex streets and Hayward Place, destroying property worth about 2 million dollars. The Globe Theatre fell to Rich and Stetson within a week, as militia and navy yard marines were summoned to assist.
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Boston
Boylston
Washington
Essex Streets
Hayward Place
Globe Theatre
Rich & Stetson
Navy Yard
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George
S. Vinton Stillings
Washington, D. C
United
S. V. Stillings
John J. Warden
Sixty-fourth Ohio Infantry
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