JACOB VETTER, manufacturer, was born in Germany; enlisted February 13, 1862; age, twenty-one; discharged for disability August 29, 1862.

WILLIAM H. VIDETTO, gas-fitter, was born at Brooklyn, N. Y.; enlisted May 31, 1861; age, twenty-seven; transferred to Company H, Veteran Reserve corps. Died since

the war.

MUSICIAN ANDREW WALKER, farmer, was born at New York city; enlisted May 31, 1861; age, sixteen; discharged for disability November 3, 1862.

JOHN B. WARD, farmer, was born at Suffield, Conn.; enlisted May 31, 1861; age, twenty-three; deserted June 25, 1861, from Hampden Park, Springfield, Mass.

JOHN WARNER, clerk, was born at Saint Louis, Mo.; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, eighteen; transferred to Regular artillery November 3, 1862.

JAMES A. WETHERBEE was born at Athol, Mass.; enlisted May 31, 1861; age, thirty-five; re-enlisted December 22, 1863, and received four hundred and twenty-six dollars and sixty-six cents bounty from town of Agawam, Mass.; wounded May 6, 1864, in the Wilderness, and was away until September 15, 1864, when he returned to duty and joined the Thirty-seventh regiment, Company D, the Tenth having been mustered out; transferred June 21, 1865, to Company C, Twentieth regiment; discharged July 16, 1865, expiration of service. In 1873 resided in Savoy, Mass.; occupation, carpenter.

SERGEANT JAMES WILLIAM WHEELER was born at New York City, April 19, 1838; enlisted May 31, 1861; promoted corporal April 1, 1863; sergeant June 1, 1863; mustered out July 6, 1864, at expiration of service. In 1873 resided at Woodville, Miss., and engaged in farming.

JASPER WRIGHT, farmer, was born at Rocky Hill, Conn.; enlisted July 5, 1861; age, twenty-five; deserted November 22, 1861, from Washington, D. C.

CHAPTER XIX.

COMPANY E-(BARTON'S ROUGHS.)

THIS was the first company in Hampden county recruited, organized and uniformed expressly for the war. It was designed, at the start, to raise a whole regiment to be called the "Hampden County Regiment," and recruiting was actively progressing under direction of Rev. Frederic A. Barton, a clergyman of Springfield, and a gentleman of some military tastes and education. Two companies were organized and nearly filled up to the maximum number, and were in camp on Hampden Park, in Springfield, when orders were issued at Boston, accepting the six companies of the Tenth Regiment of militia for the war. The Great Barrington, Pittsfield and North Adams, being added, made nine companies, and one of the two Hampden Park companies, which had been organized with Frederic Barton (son of F. A. Barton) as captain, was selected to fill the vacancy, making a full regiment of ten companies. The other company on the Park, which had been organized, with Oliver Edwards as captain, was broken up and divided among such other companies of the Regiment as had not already recruited up to the full standard. Captain Barton had been for a number of years, an enthusiastic, active member of the Springfield City Guard, as had been his firstlieutenant, Byron Porter, and both gentlemen went actively to work, drilling and disciplining their raw recruits for active service.

The company was organized in May, 1861, by the elec tion of Frederic Barton, captain; Byron Porter, first-lieutenant; Wallace A Putnam, second-lieutenant; George W.

Porter, third-lieutenant; and S. C. Warriner, fourth-lieu

tenant.

As the United States service only admitted of two lieutenants, the gentlemen named as third and fourth, cheerfully entered the ranks of the company.

SATURDAY, June 1, 1861.-The company received its new uniform, gray, trimmed with black, and the next day attended church in town, in their new dress. The uniforms were furnished by the towns from which the men enlisted, the larger portion being paid for by the city of Springfield. The first sergeant of the company was Edwin L. Knight of Springfield, a young man of loyalty and patriotism, who distinguished himself by constant service, and by merited promotions rose to commander of the company, and was brevetted major upon the expiration of his service, for meritorious conduct in the field.

FRIDAY, June 21, 1861.-The company was mustered into the United States service with the rest of the regiment, and participated in all the scenes and actions in which the Tenth was subsequently engaged.

At the time of its muster the company took upon itself the name of "Barton's Roughs," by which name it was known throughout its service. By what strange whim they thus styled themselves, is not known, as the members would compare favorably with any other organization of its kind, and some of the most polished gentlemen and men of high business standing have risen from its ranks.

MONDAY, June 24, 1861.-The company by invitation visited the Auburn street school, and were served a collation donated by the parents of the scholars. Each man in the company was given a box containing a needle-book, thread and buttons, and other necessary articles, by pupils of the school.

WEDNESDAY, July 3, 1861.—The company visited Indian Orchard by rail, by invitation of Mr. Giles Brown, agent of the Indian Orchard mills. The captain, and a number of the members of the company were residents of this part of

Springfield, and liberal preparations for their reception and entertainment had been made by the factory operatives and their overseers, and all were anticipating a happy ovation to the gallant captain and his company. They were met at the depot by Mr. Brown and escorted to the village, where he provided them with a hearty collation. A handsome sword and equipments, purchased by the mill operatives, was next in order, to be presented to Captain Barton, and Agent Brown was commissioned to perform the presentation in behalf of his employes, but as he was about to proceed a spasm of heart disease came over him, and he expired almost instantly, passing from hilarity to eternity. This melancholy event dampened the general enthusiasm, and deepest sorrow prevailed among soldiers and citizens. The exercises were disarranged and the presentation was informally made by Mr. G. F. Ramsdell. The company returned to camp on the afternoon train, saddened by the sudden. death of their friend and patron.

The marches and battles of the company are written in the chronicles of the Regiment, of which it formed an honorable part. The company did good and loyal service, and furnished its quota of martyrs in the cause of freedom.

ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY E.

CHARLES E. ADAMS, laborer, was born at Charlemont, Mass.; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, nineteen; re-enlisted December 20, 1863, and received four hundred and twentyseven dollars and thirty-two cents bounty from town of Agawam; wounded in leg at Wilderness, May, 1864; transferred June 19, 1864, to Thirty-seventh regiment, Company K; transferred June 21, 1865, to Twentieth regiment, Company K; discharged July 16, 1865, expiration of service. Adams was a good soldier.

WILLIAM N. AIKEN was born at Roscommon, Ireland; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, twenty-two; wounded at Malvern; discharged for disability September 25, 1862.

CORPORAL GEORGE W. ANDERSON, jeweler, was born at

Springfield, Mass., October 12, 1839; enlisted June 21, 1861; mustered out July 1, 1864; present occupation (1875) jeweler in Springfield, Mass.

JAMES ARMSTRONG, iron founder, was born in Ireland; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, twenty-three; deserted February 27, 1862, at Brightwood, D. C.

JOHN D. BALL, shoe-maker, was born at Montague, Mass.; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, forty-two; re-enlisted December 20, 1863, and received four hundred and twenty-seven dollars and thirty-three cents bounty from town of Amherst; transferred June 19, 1864, to Thirty-seventh regiment, Company K; transferred June 21, 1865. to Twentieth regiment, Company K; discharged July 16, 1865, at expiration of ser

vice.

DANIEL M. BARTON was born at Ware, Mass., September 2, 1843; enlisted May 1, 1861; discharged for disability. August 9, 1861; re-enlisted August 18, 1862; wounded May 5, 1864; discharged July 1, 1864, at expiration of service. At present (1872) lives in Ware, Mass.; mechanic.

HENRY BYRON BARTON was born at Moriah, N. Y., September 7, 1839; enlisted June 21, 1861; re-enlisted December 20, 1863, and received three hundred and twenty-five dollars bounty from the town of Ware, Mass.; wounded in knee at Wilderness, May, 1864; transferred June 19, 1864, to Thirty-seventh regiment, Company I; transferred June 21, 1865, to Twentieth regiment, Company K; discharged July 16, 1865, at expiration of service. In 1875 resided in Springfield, Mass.

DWIGHT E. BASSETT, mechanic, was born at New Britain, Conn., April 17, 1839; enlisted June 21, 1861; wounded at Salem Hights May 3, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve corps August, 1863; discharged June 22, 1864, at expiration of service.

GEORGE BILLINGS, mill operative, was born at Palmer, Mass.; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, nineteen; mustered out July 1, 1864.

SERGEANT LEVI W. BLACK, mill operative, was born at Williamsburgh, Mass.; enlisted June 21, 1861; age, twenty