28th Anniversary Roster of Buckingham Post No. 12, G.A.R. (Norwalk)

The Post has, since organization, had 22}, members, representing ever}' branch of the -ervice. It reached its maxinuuu strength of about 150 mem- bers in good standing, during the years from iSijo to iS(;4. Since that period there has l:een a gradual decline in meiubershi]). .\lan\ have died, and xnne have moved away and united with other jxists. It number^ but [)() members in good standing at the pre-ent time. The Tost ha> had in it> membershii). besides the two reinstated l*ast Commanders of ( )ld I'o-i ij. several Past Commanrlers of other ])osts, wdio joined 1)\- tran^fer card. Marry McDonough }\)st Xo. f)3. of \\'est])ort. having ];ecome reduced in membershii). surrend- ered its charter lanuar\- 1. KJ05. A number of its members wi>hing to retain their standing in the order, have since joined and become valued mem- bers of Buckingham Post. Among them Past Commanders b'dwar.l M. Lees. Charles H. Olmstead, Peter R. Foote, P.radle\- !'.. I'.aker. and William E. Albin. being entitled to seat^ in the Oepa-rtment lv.icam])ment, add -trength to the Post in the Department. Jn addition. Past C"( nurander .M . W . Pobinsdii of I'o-t Xo. 1;. CoP Chester, Surgeon of the Soldier's 1 lome. Xoroion. is r.nw a member ot this Post. The oldest meml er of the I 'o-t at the ])re-ent time is Comrade Joseph P. Crossman. just eight\-two. I he youngest member is ( i. A. branke. who enlisted in the ra\y in 18(14. at the age of fifteen : he has just entered his sixtietli }ear. ( )n Inne 5. npi. the Post mo\'ed into its ])resent ([uarters in the Jack- son liuilding on Wall .Street, which are \er\ comfortable and convenient, and better suited to the reiluce(l membership. With no new lield for recruits like other organizations, the time is rajiidly ai)pr(jaching when the I 'o-t mu-t cea-e to exist, when e\ery comrade will "sleeD beneath that low green lent, w lio>e curtain ne\er outward swiiiirs." ]"> As this will prolialj]}- he the la-l puhli-lK-d r(»tcr of the I'ost, wliat can be more ai)])ropriate than to clo^c thi> --ketch w iili tlu- hcantiful words of the Reverend W. (". Kichard-on in clo-inj^^ hi- addrc-- to the I'o-t on Memorial Day, i8<;o: "I see a mii,duy Im-t. -hadow y and dim with >ilent tread and ghostly march. Away it >treams in ceaseless majesty, rising and falling with stateh' swing. it> ])hantom banners waving in the noiseless breeze, its muskets touclied with the light of another world. "Its ranks fill up from every cam])ing place, each lonel\' grave an^l bloody l^attlefield yields u]) it> own, from each forsaken glade and steril mountain side they come, and, as it> rear guard swings this way. you, too, grown old and feeble in your time, fall in and on you move, a mighty host of everv age and race, with one ins])iring thought, with one majestic motive, that all-absorbing godlike trait — unselfi>hness — which to-day finds no form more worthily its own than that of the man who wears the blue and bears the l)adge of the (irand Army on his breast." IG ROSTER. HUC:KI\f ,11 \\\ I'l )s I , \\\ \\( )|."i Al h W !■ ROSTER I Alhiu. WilliMin K ,('<). C 1' Coiin. II. A Allen. Uufus .T Ainliler. .I.-inics L. . . Co. F. IT <'(Miii. N'dls Co. < '. L'7 <'oUn. \'ols. ;lll(l IIos]i. Si(\v;inl Ki'U'. .Vniiy. AiiiiiltT. Williaiii .\.... i SiJt. Co. i:. .'> Coiiii. \"ol> Anderson. Kdw.-ii'd Col. TJ hid. C.-i vnlry . . . I'.;ild\vin, Kdwin II. Unldwin. William K llarnard. William C Barrett. .John F Bates. Snuth Bates. William II. . . Baker. Bradley I'.. . . Ballard. Elijah Beclitel. Benjamin.. Bedient. William II . Bennett. ( 'liarles W . Benedict. Lewis B.. Benedict. Emx-li P>.. Beers. William P. . . Beers. Frederick . . . . Betts. Sanniel Blake. Edwin M Boiiardns. .John W. . Boomer. Iliram F . . . Bowe. Isaac r.radlcw Thomas. . . r.rady. Stephen A Brown. ( Ji'oriTe I Brown. I lenry Brown. ( 'hanncey E. . . . I'.row n. Seeley Brown. William 1' Brow n. William E I'.rotherton. Theodore. .. B.rotherton. Ira .M Brush. Theodore Buckley. Patrick Buckley. Pclcr P.nrtis. ( Icoru'c \V Bnxton. ( Jconri' I P.nrr. I Icnry I". . P.nrr. I hracc (J . . P.nr<li,ii-d, Eli E. P.nrton. .Vn.Lrnstn> (•<.. P., :;4 111. \ols Co. P.. 1 ('((un. ( 'av Co. II. 1 Conn. 11. A Co. A. ;i N. .1. \'ols Co. E. 1':'. Conn. X'ols Co. A. .-. \. V. Vols Co. C. L's Conn. N'ols Co. G. r, X. v. II. A Color Sirt. Til Prnn. X'ols Co. F. 1 .\. .1. \ols 1st Sut. Co. <;. I'.m; PeiiH. Vols Co. II. 17 Conn. NCls Co. II. 17 Conn. N'ols ( "o. E. -'.'< < 'onn. \ols Co. E. 1':; Conn. \'<ds Co. F. 11 .\. V. Cavalry Co. K. 1 !>el. N'ols Co. E. 1 ( "onn. N'ols Co. C. L'l ( "onn. N'ols Co. G. 1(1 Conn. N'ols 1st Sirt. ("o. A. 1.". X. V. En- gineers Su't. ( 'o. .V. 17 ( "n'ln. N'ols. . . . Co. P.. 1(1 I'. S. Infantry. . . . ("o. P. 1 Conn. II. A ("o. (". 2 Conn. II. .N <"o. A. I'S ("oim. N'(ds Co. 10. I'-'i ( "omi. N'ols ("o. II. 17 ("(.nn. N'ols Co. F. 17 Coim. N'ols ("o. F. 17 Conn. NOls S^'t. ( "o. F. 17 ( 'onn. N'ols. . . . ("o. .N. 17 Conn. N'ols ("o. ]•:. 1 1 X. V. Zonavcs Si:l. ( 'o. ( ;. KM 'onn. N'ols. . . . ("o. c. s:; X. V. N'ols CI X. V S. -M.i C"o. !■:. L'". ( 'onn. Nols Co. C. '-'s ( 'onn. N'ols Co. E. li; X. V. II. .N ("o. I! I'll Ci.nn. Nols ni:sn)i;x< t. NVest|iort Dropped .Fan. Pi. 1V.>7 Honorably dis'c Nov. •_•:;. IMd Died in Xew York Sci-t. L'l: 1N!t4 X'orwalk Pemovt'd from the l>i'pl. Hon. dis'c .March 1. iv."'- Xorw:ilk Died .January "j:".. I'.ml Xorwalk Tran. Card .Inly K'.. r.»>''> Xorw.-ilk Died .Inne 1. iv.n Wes1p<(rt Died March K'. IM'- Xorwalk Xorwalk Xorwalk Died .March 11. ^s<.u^, lH'opjied .Jmie -'.K 1SS7 East X(n-walk Xorwalk North Wilton 1 (ropiied .June '2'.K r.'nr, Hon. dis'c April 1. \'.»»\ Died .Npril 1.'!. I'.'(i7 Hol.oken. X. .r. Xorwalk Dropped .Niiril ".•. isst i Xorwalk I Dropjied .lannary 1."i. I'.'n-J Tran. ("ard .Inly l'.». ISNC- I Tran. ("ard March i:;. 1".t(M I Xorwalk [ Died Al.ril .-. 11 n J j Xorwalk Dropped .N|>ril 1. iv.'-'. j IHcd .M.iy :.'.-.. IS'.M j Xorwall< I Xorwalk I Died An-. IC iss^ 1 i Xorw.-ilk i Dropped .June I'.t. 1N^7 { Died .M.-irch UK V.hC, Dropped 1 >ecemlier .".1. IMM Died .Ni.ril \'.K ts'.'H 19 NAMK. Bussing:. Ficileiick II... Buttery. Edfiar liiittery. Georjie M Buttery. Samuel liyiuL'toii. .V.iroii r.yiimtnii. A. I IiiuitT. . . . Cadd.'l. William Cahill. .lolni Caliill. 'niiiuiliy ( 'amp. Isaac < 'liasf. I )ciiiiis ( ) <"aiilicl(l. .Idst'iili A Cliiiirry. .Mfrcil .\ ( 'liidscy. William II. . . . t'larU. Kllcry C ( "lai-ksuii. Sle|iln'ii < "(M-kftur. .Vustiii Culliiis. .loliii (• Coleman, 'riifixldrc Comstock. l>avi(l ( » Coiustoek. St<'|ilii'ii Cleiulenen. Amlrcw .1 . . . (^'rossmaii. .lusciili I'. . . . ruthill. Kirjinr.l .1 I (aiiiels. Fr.imis I . . . . I»au<-ln'y. Alien l»r ron-st. .Miicrl .... 1 >ecker. .Varoii 1 )eutoii. 1 lai'i nor.sey. 'rii()mas T. . . Doty. I.ewis W Doujrias. William I!. . l>uy.-r. 1'. 11 I >y<'r. .l.-imrs I i:ils. K. I i^luiMid, < 'uriii'lius. . . . laiL'lisli. William I'. . . SERVICE. Cii. ('. 17 <"(mn. Vols. Co. I, 1 ("(.nil. II. .V (■(.. .\. IT < 'omi. \<>ls Co. .\. IT < '"1111. N'nls Co. A. IT Comi. \<ils Co. II. 17 Coini. \iils 1st Bait. Wasii. Clay (Jiiards. Seaman I". S. Navy Co. .M. - N. ^ . ' 'avalr\ ('(.. 1 1. s < (inn. \<.ls (■(.. 1". IT < "iMin. \uls (■.,. i:. IT < 'iMin. \ip1s ( 'n. < '. - ( 'nnn. 11. .\ ( 'aipt. < 'i>. i;. ."i < 'imn. N'ols. . . . ( "n. ( '. :; ('(lUii. N'ols. St-'t. Co. r.. I ■. S. Sharpsliooters. . . . .Vssl. Sui-iT. N -X. II. N'ols and •J. .\. II. ('avalr.\ Co. II. 1-T r. S. ("olorcd \(.ls Co. V. IT ('nun. \'<.ls Co. A. IT Ciam. \"ols Co. G. T.M) Peuu. Vols Co. A, ."i Conn. Vols Cn. n". IT Ciani. \'nN ( '.I. .\. :; Cunn. \'.ds. ami < '<>. (J. .'. Ciaiu. N'ols •2 Lt. Co. i:. 12 Coim. N'ols. . . Co. -N. i:! N. V. S. M. AH. 1st Sj;t. Cn. A. m X. Y. \ uls. and SlM. <'n. 1". .-,t; .\. V. S. M ISKSIDli.NCE. Droplicd .lanii.iiy 1. 18i»i Died November T. 1S'.>8 Dropped .lauuary IS. 1803 NVilton Died Feb. P'. I'.nt; Norwalk Xorwalk Died .March lis IVKi Xorwalk Died Au- 4. 1s;i4 Droiiped December :!<i. ISS.Ti Xorwalk Died .Npril s. IIM!." Xorwalk Trail. Card October I'.i. l^^T Since deceased I (rojtped .Imie -'-K 1>>>>T Dropped .Mar<-li IM. 1SU4 Died December ::•!. I'.Mrj Died .\pril .".. 1'." u Xorwalk Xorwalk Xorwalk Xorwalk Co. II. .". X. V. 11. .\ Co. I", s Conn. N'ols I.r. Co. <;. 11 <"onn. N'ol> Co. II, NO X. V. \..ls (\». C. -~ Conn. N'ols. . . . Co. F. i:; X. V. \ols Co. C. s X. V. N'ols Co. C. 1 I X. N . S. .Nl Seaman I '. S. X'av.\ Co. .N. IT ( 'onn. N'ols. . . . Isi 1.1. ( ■<.. A. IT Conn. N'ol> Co. .N. s ( 'onn. N'ols Co. i:. .".I X. N . N'oh So. Xorwalk Dropped Seiitt-mlur :!. r.><t4 lion, dis'e .January 1. 18!H> Died October 1.". IS'.V) Xorwalk ! Died I'ebrnary IT. I'.KM } Trau. card. Since deceased Died Aui-'ust 4. I'.mm; Washin^ilon. D. C. I Dro|ipi'd .lanuary 1. I'.xrJ i Died Febi-uarv :;. l.v.ir, I Died September *■.. IV.rj • Died .luiie s. i;i(iT I >ropped I >eceniber I'J. V.»C> I'aircldld. .losiali I'.. . . . Ferris, .lames I I'incli. Miram I I"l.\ nn. IJoberl j'oole. I'eler K Forbell. Isaac .N| l"o.\. i;dwin Freueh. .lames W Franki'. iJuslav .\ .Nci. laisiirn F. S. .Xav.\ Ve(Hiiau I '. S. .X'a\ y Sjit. Co. F. i; X. V. .Nrl Co. .\, IT Conn. NoN ( "o. < '. I's ( 'onn. N'ol-