In response to a proclamation, issued by President Lincoln May 3rd 1861, calling for a force of volunteers to serve for three years, unless sooner discharged, and in conformity with a General Order, issued by command of Governor Andrew May 22nd following, the 10th regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers was recruited and organized.
The regiment rendezvoused at Springfield Mass. on Hampden Park, June 14th 1861, and was sworn into the service of the United States, June 21, 1861, by Captain Marshall, U.S.A.
The town of Chicopee-was not behind her sister towns in furnishing volunteers for this regiment, and imperishable honor will ever be due for their gallant deeds on many a bloody field, where the colors of the "glorious Tenth" were proudly borne.
The following are the names of the Chicopee men enrolled in the 10th regiment, together with the letters of their respective companies:-----

Francis N. Norcross {11} Co. - C.
James Solan {----} " D.
Frederic Arbuckle {34} " "
Samuel B. Cook {31} " "
Charles W. Thompson {30} " E.
Thomas Dobyns {---} " "
Edgar Clough {35} " "
John L. Gaffney {39} " "
William Warrillow {22} " "
James C. Gassner Jr. {---} " "
George Evans {46} " "
Jonas B. Chase {---} " "
George A. Whitney {10} " F
John C. Adams {23} " "
Henry S. Adams {20} " "
Henry H. Rogers {---} " "
James M. Stowe {---} " "
Duncan McAllister {14} " "
William J. Sawin {32} " "
Charles O. Boyden {---} " "
William O. Regan {41} Co.-- F.
William H. Day {13} " "
Joseph W. Blake {15} " "
Dennis Ennis {---} " "
John B. Goff {25} " "
Thomas H. Gernard {---} " "
Austin O. Grout {33} " "
Edward T. Hogan {34} " "
Joel H. Hendrick {42} " "
Stephen K. Jackson {---} " "
George D. Justin {11} " "
Horace A. Knapp {24} " "
George B. Mead {43} " "
Michael H. Moffatt {38} " "
Lawrence McGrath {19} " "
Alden Porter {12} " "
Charles H. Presbrey {45] " "
Augustus Roy {---} " "
Lucien Robertson {18} " "
John Pooley {28} " G
William D. Keyes {---} " F
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