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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 3: (search)
y with the war. In a letter of recent date, written by Mr. Forbes, he says:— When the war fairly broke out, on the Monday after Fort Sumter fell, 14th or 15th of April, I first remember taking part in the transport question. In common with all Massachusetts, I then offered my services to the Governor, and was authorized to ming transports to forward troops, other gentlemen were interesting themselves with the subject. William F. Durfee, of Fall River, wrote to the Adjutant-General, April 15,— Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, has been trying to charter steamers of Colonel Borden, of Fall River, to take a Rhode Island regiment to Washington. get to Washington first. The following extracts from letters received by the Adjutant-General show in part the patriotic feeling which inspired the people:— April 15.—Charles Bowers, of Concord, writes, Believing most fervently in the doctrine vindicated at the Old North Bridge in 1775, that resistance to tyrants is obedienc
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
y at Hilton Head, S. C.; and three companies of heavy artillery doing garrison duty in the forts in Boston Harbor. The number of three years volunteers who had entered the service from Massachusetts from the commencement of the war to Dec. 31, 1862, was 46,920; number of nine months men, 19,080; number of three months men, 3,736,—making a total of 69,736 men. During the year 1862, the number of men who entered the navy in Massachusetts was 5,960, which, added to the number who shipped from April 15 to Dec. 31, 1861 (7,658), makes a total of 13,618 men for whom Massachusetts received no credit, and who were not taken into consideration in fixing the contingent which Massachusetts was to furnish for the military arm of the service; an injustice which bore with crushing weight upon the fishing and maritime towns and cities of the Commonwealth, and which was not removed until 1864, when Congress passed an act allowing credits for men serving in the navy. The regiments sent from Massac
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
not to anticipate the decision of the President, now returned to Washington, and who may be expected to proclaim a national thanksgiving. It was well that the change was not made; for in a few days our rejoicing was turned to mourning. The greatest personal calamity that ever befell a nation fell on ours. Never was there so sudden change from joy to grief pervading all hearts, and faltering upon every tongue, as when Abraham Lincoln died by the hand of an assassin on Saturday, the 15th day of April. The event was officially communicated to the Legislature by Governor Andrew, in a message, on Monday, the 17th; the opening paragraph of which was as follows:— In the midst of exultations of recent and repeated victory, in the midst of the highest hopes of the most auspicious omens, in the hour of universal joy, the nation passed at once, by an inscrutable and mysterious providence, into the valley of the shadow of death. Assembled while the cloud is yet thick upon our eyes,