Main mill building of the Fisk Tire Company
This five-story building was the main production facility of the tire company. Founded in 1896, as one building and known as the Spalding & Pepper Rubber Company, it grew to be one of the nation's largest tire making facilities.
Massachusetts--Hampden (county)--Chicopee
The managers of the Fisk Tire Company are seated at a table with their secretary to the right. Meetings were held in the administration building which faced Grove Street in Chicopee Falls. On the wall to the left is a framed, enlarged photograph of the building.
Workers cutting and weighing processed rubber
Two workers with large knives are cutting bundled sheets of rubber. On the left the worker is carefully looking at his scale in order to determine the weight of his cut.
Tire cord wound on spools is piled in a bin. This cord made from a specially designed fabric was used in the manufacture of tires. In the 1920's three different factories were making tire cord for the Fisk Tire Company.
A worker is cutting a length of cord at an angle or on the bias. Tire cord had to be cut at a 45 degree angle because the fabric threads were woven at this angle. This angle weave of the cord proved to be more durable than a square weave.
Worker inspecting tire cord in the cord room
A worker carefully looks at tire cord stretched out on the table. This cotton fabric constituted twenty five percent of every cord tire built by the Fisk Tire Company. The durability of a Fisk tire depended on the careful handling of the fabric by their workers.
A worker operates a machine which winds cord around the rim of a metal core. For cord tires, the circumference of the core was smaller than the inside of the tire because these tires expanded when they were put into the vulcanizing machines.
Workers are applying the special rubber stripe which will be the sidewall of the cord tire. This sidewall rubber was made by a special machine at the plant. When the sidewalls were built up, the tires were now ready to be shipped to the vulcanizing room.
Tires ready for the vulcanizers in the vulcanizing room
Cord tires awaiting vulcanization are dangling from metal hooks attached to pulleys. These pulleys ran on an overhead circular track. Because of this round shape, workers at the Fisk Tire Company referred to this section of the vulcanizing room as the "merry-go-round".
Workers placing tires onto a conveyer belt
Two workers on each side of a conveyor belt are removing unfinished tires from hooks attached to an overhead track. Each unfinished tire was then placed on the conveyor belt where it traveled to the mold room.
Safety bulletin describing a recent accident at the Chicopee plant of the Fisk Tire Company
Inside the safety bulletin case, management of the plant has placed a poster which shows and describes how a worker injured his finger while placing his hand on a tire hanging from the overhead track; the worker next to him pushed a tire which smashed one of his fingers. The poster in the case is written both in English and Polish. By 1920, persons born in Poland made up about 9% of the population of Chicopee and many were employed by the Fisk Tire Company.
Placing the unvulcanized tire in the mold
A group of workers standing on each side of a conveyer lower the top half of a mold over an unfinished tire which has been placed by other workers into a bottom mold. Molds which were made of metal resembled halves of a giant hollowed out donut.
Removing the harness attached to the upper half of the mold
Two workers standing on opposite sides of the conveyer remove the harness which was used to lower the upper mold onto a tire encased by a bottom mold. Removal of the harness was the final procedure before a tire was placed for curing into the vulcanizer where it came out in the desired shape.
Generators from the Farrel Foundry and Machine Company
Workers near the conveyer wait for tires in molds which are destined for the vulcanizers on their right. As these molds arrive, these workers will place one mold on top of another until they fill the vulcanizer.
Tires arriving by conveyer near the vulcanizers
A worker presses his hand on a stack of molds while he waits for the cover to be lowered onto the vulcanizer. When the cover is secure, heat and steam will be piped into the vulcanizer, causing the rubber to harden and expand against the molds. This expansion in the molds gave the tire its desired shape including the numbers and lettering on the tire.
A tire with a visible inner tube leans against a stack of nearby tires. The invention of the pneumatic tire, i.e., a vulcanized tire with an inflatable inner tube gave passengers in automobiles a smooth, comfortable ride. By the 1920s, the Fisk Tire Company had perfected the art of designing a strong, durable and flexible inner tube.
Two workers in the shipping department are inspecting finished tires which they are holding upright on a table. Nearby on wooden pallets, tires of various tread design are stacked and bundled.
Four wrapped tires are sitting atop the wrapping machine. Because Fisk Tire Company had retail stores in forty states, tires were wrapped before they were shipped to these stores. The wrapping prevented dust from collecting on the tires and preserved the new look of the tires.
Wrapping tires for delivery to customers
Two employees are working on a machine which wraps finished tires. To their left a stack of tires is waiting to be wrapped. On the right Fisk non-skid tires are wrapped and piled neatly on a pallet.
Private emergency hospital at the Chicopee Falls plant
Inside the emergency hospital at the plant, there are counters with medical supplies against the back wall. Two sinks stand on each side of these counters. The room also contains a portable hospital bed and dispensary table and chair.
Doctor and nurse attending to a worker at the emergency hospital
The company doctor is treating a hand injury of an employee while the nurse assists him. The management of the Fisk Tire Company were proud that their company had an emergency hospital staffed by a full-time doctor and nurse.
Safety bulletin at the Fisk Tire Company warning about infections
The safety bulletin in the display case has the following slogan on top: Safety saves sickness, suffering, sadness. On the bottom, it shows a series of health cartoons about the dangers of spreading infection and warns, "Don't spit!" Just several years earlier in 1918, the United States experienced a great influenza epidemic so this warning was appropriate and timely.
Inspecting tires which are ready for shipment
Two workers from the shipping department of the Fisk Tire Company inspect tires before they are put into the warehouse storage area. On the right, their supervisor is inspecting a stack of finished tires ready for storage. In the 1920s, this department was very busy because production was 5,000 tires per day.
Trucks parked at the loading dock of the shipping department
Ten trucks parked at the loading dock are getting ready to make shipments of finished tires. These tires will be delivered to dealers and the 130 branch stores operated by the Fisk Tire Company. The shipping department was always very busy in the 1920s because a cord tire only lasted for 6,000 miles.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Prospector Contemplates Retirement
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting an old prospector and his donkey looking at a Fisk Time to Re-Tire sign.
Fisk Tire Company Magazine Ad Collection
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Chicopee>Chicopee Falls
Chicopee (Mass.)--Centennial celebrations, etc.
Color photograph of a crowd of people gathered underneath a white tent along the edge of a road. The top of a car windshield is visible in the lower part of the image, suggesting it was taken from a car in the parade.
Color photograph of a fife-and-drum unit marching in a parade, with spectators watching from the sidewalk.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Grand Marshall Admiral Frances Shea-Buckley
A color photograph of two people holding a banner reading "Grand Marshall Adm. Frances Shea-Buckley," being followed by a woman in a white naval uniform (Rear Admiral Frances Shea-Buckley of Chicopee). Behind her are two more people holding another banner that reads "2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band Cherry Point N.C." being followed by a uniformed band. Crowds of spectators line both sides of the street.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Happy 100th Chicopee
A color photograph of two women in elaborate gowns carrying a banner reading "Happy 100th Chicopee; Eastern Etching & Mfg Co.; Jalco; LaVallee and Ide, Inc." and being followed by a float reading "Chicopee; 1890-1990" with decorative bunting. Spectators line both sides of the street.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Ames Sword Co. Float
A color photograph of a decorated parade float reading "Ames Sword Co.," carrying a small group of people wearing Civil War reenactment gear. One appears to be prepping a cannon.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Full Speed for the 90s
A color photograph of a parade float made to look like a large blue boat, reading "Full Speed for the 90s." There is another sign reading "Happy 100th," and possibly identifying the float's sponsor, but the wording is too blurry to read. Spectators line both sides of the road.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, St. Stanislaus Church Float
A color photograph of a dark red truck pulling a parade float. The truck is identified as belonging to C & P Construction Co., Springfield MA. The float has signs on it, but the wording is too blurry to make out. The back of the photo is labelled "St. Stanislaus Church Float," and the float has what looks like a model of a church, as well as a person dressed in regalia standing beneath a decorated arch.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, St. Stanislaus Society Float
A color photograph of four people carrying banners and flags, with the central banner reading "Parafia Swiety Stanislawie" [Saint Stanislaus Parish]. The people appear to be wearing regalia or costumes, including one person dressed as a chicken. Behind the banners is another group of people carrying a maypole.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, St. Stanislaus Society Maypole
A color photograph of a group of people wearing colorful regalia and carrying a maypole. There are spectators along the side of the road.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, St Stanislaus Church Float closeup
A color photograph of the same float pictured in CPL-Centennial-007. The float is decorated in red and gold, and a few people are on it wearing colorful regalia. There is a model of Chicopee City Hall, and one of St. Stanislaus Basilica. There are other people around the float wearing red and white, as well as some spectators.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Council on Aging Float
A color photograph of a float being pulled by a red SUV. The float reads "Council on Aging; Fitness Through the Years," is decorated with bunting, and has several people sitting and standing on it. Behind the float is a blue-and-white vehicle, with someone leaning on the hood.
A color photograph of a float bearing a large yellow ducky wearing black sunglasses. There are people on the float, including one wearing a duck costume; as well as people in the back of the giant duck. The float has a sign identifying it as the Springfield Medical Centers float, and also reads "Lucky Duck Race."
Chicopee Centennial Parade, 1990 Colleen & Court
A color photograph of a green-and-white decorated float with a sign identifying it as the 1990 Colleen & Court, Presented by the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. A sign on the side of the float reads "1990 Colleen; Mary Deleva," with another sign alongside it that's too blurry to make out. There is a woman wearing green on the float facing the camera, and a few others sitting and facing away from the camera.
A color photograph of a parade float being pulled behind a truck. The float has a giant rocking chair, with "Chicopee; A Nice Place to Rock n Relax" painted on the upper portion. A child and a large teddy bear are in the chair, and a person with a teddy bear costume sits in a normal-sized chair at the foot of the large one. A third person, also possibly in costume, sits on the floor of the float. The rail of the large rocker identifies a company, possibly Borys Furniture, but the first word is hard to make out.
A color photograph of an undecorated red flatbed trailer with a band playing. There is a bass cello, a drumset, and several brass instruments, but the band is not identified.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Storybook Float
A color photograph of a float with a large open book, decorated with lots of glittery material, in front of a model castle. A few people sit on the float facing away from the camera, and one person in a white sweater stands with their arms outstretched, as though conducting a musical group.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Marching Band
A color photograph of a marching band wearing sparkly red white and blue uniforms. Some have orange balloons floating above them. The band is not identified.
A color photograph of the same marching band in CPL-Centennial-017, taken from a different angle. The band is wearing very sparkly red white and blue uniforms, and some have orange or blue balloons above them. They are assembled on a road in front of a bus, and a parked car.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Centennial Committee
A float decorated in blue, being pulled behind an SUV. The float has a large model of Chicopee City Hall that is built of an unknown white material; possibly including glass or plexiglass of some sort as it seems partially translucent. The float reads "Chicopee Centennial Committee" and has a large "2" on the front.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, High Button Shoes
A color photograph of a float decorated with a pot of gold, a rainbow, and a large old-fashioned shoe. The rainbow reads "Thank Your For A Great 60 Yrs," and a banner on the side of the float is partially obscured but reads "Bail [covered with another banner reading '100 Years Together'] Area; Since High Button [probably 'shoes']. The float is being pulled by a horse, and has several people sitting on or standing around it. Because the side banner is not fully visible, the float sponsor is unknown. There is a blue truck behind the float with a clown leaning into the cab.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Miss Chicopee
A color photograph of parade floats in what looks like a staging area. The float primarily featured is decorated in white, gold, and blue, and reads "MIss Chicopee" on the back board. The name below it is partially obscured, but the last name is "Mazur." There are several empty white chairs on the float, as well as a gazebo.
A color photograph of a parade float decorated to look like a riverboat, named "Sylvia." The float is empty and parked in front of some ambulances, suggesting this was before of after the parade itself.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Knights of Columbus
A color photograph of a float decorated with giant Tootsie Rolls, identified as the Knights of Columbus Council 69, with a sign reading "Reaching Out to Help." Two men sit on the float, which is being pulled by a black truck.
A color photograph of a float decorated with lampposts, telephone poles, and some construction flags. A woman wearing an old-fashioned white dress sits on the float. A sign reads "CELD Serving Our Community with Pride," and the side of the float reads "1890 CELD 1990." A man stands next to the float, which is being pulled by a white truck. Though it is not spelled out, CELD likely stands for Chicopee Electric Light Department.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Chicopee Boys & Girls Club
A color photograph of a float by the Chicopee Boys & Girls Club. The float has a sign on the back reading "Nipmuck Indians" and features a racially stereotyped image of an Indigneous mascot. There is a model boat and tipi on the float, as well as some tree stumps and a small sapling. There are several people in front of the float wearing stereotypical "Native" costumes with feathered headbands. [Archivist's note: for information regarding the Nipmuc/k people, please visit nipmucnation.org or nipmuck.org (KO, 2025)]
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Rosary Float
A color photograph of a parade float carrying a large globe and decorated with an oversized set of rosary beads. The side of the float reads "Pray The Rosary; Change the World Today," but does not list an affiliation. There are several people gathered in front of the float.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Belcher School
A color photograph of an empty horse-drawn wagon with a sign reading "Belcher School Salutes Chicopee & Westover." There are two horses hitched to the wagon, and two people standing near the horses. The wagon has several hanging baskets of flowers around the top.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Salutes Chicopee's 100th
A color photograph of a white and gold float reading "W[?]CC Salutes Chicopee's 100th." A person sitting on the edge of the float is partially obscuring the first segment of text. There is a large white and gold sculpture on top of the float that reads "100 Years." There are several people on and around the float.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Black Convertible
A color photograph of two people in a vintage black convertible. One person, wearing a flatcap, is driving; the second is sitting on the seatback.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, United Martial Arts
A color photograph of two people carrying a large banner that reads "United Martial Arts; The Kung Fu Academy; 6 Center Street." Several people walk behind the banner, one of whom might be wearing all or part of a Chinese dragon dance outfit.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Chinese Dragon
A color photograph of two people wearing a shortened Chinese dragon dance outfit, followed by someone carrying a large drum. Several people watch from the sidewalk.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Covered Litter
A color photograph of several people carrying a partially covered litter with either a person or mannequin inside. The carriers are dressed in black, the seated figure inside is wearing red. Several others follow behind the litter.
A color photograph of two people sitting in a rickshaw being pulled by a third person. The person pulling is wearing all black with a wide-brimmed straw hat. A child in the rickshaw is wearing red, and an adult is wearing black; both are wearing white facepaint. Several people in blue and black outfits stand between the rickshaw and the sidewalk.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Peter Pan Bus
A color photograph of a miniature Peter Pan bus being driven by a person seated inside, with only their head visible. Some people watch from the sidewalk, and others wearing blue and black are behind the mini bus.
A color photograph of several people talking with each other. Some are wearing matching black and blue outfits, another is wearing an unidentifiable costume, and another is wearing all black and holding one end of a banner.
A color photograph of the parade moving down a hill, with several groups lined up behind a large construction truck. The group closest to the camera are wearing what might be sports uniforms. Spectators watch from the edges of the road.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Spectators at Leo's Barber Shop
A color photograph of a group of spectators, some seated and some standing, in front of a brick building. One of the windows has a sign identifying it as Leo's Barber Shop.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Spectators at Market Square Theater
A color photograph of a large group of spectators outside of a movie theater on Market Square. Chicopee City Hall is visible in the background.
Chicopee Centennial Parade, Spectators at Market Square
A color photograph of a large group of spectators at Market Square in Chicopee.
A color photograph of City Hall, decorated with blue banners reading "Chicopee 1990" and patriotic bunting. Several people are on the lawn in the foreground of the picture, as well as groups on the steps and entryway to City Hall.
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945
Two men in uniform standing walking down the steps of a building. The young man on the left is smiling, looking down, and holding some gloves. The older man to his write is speaking and also holding his gloves. At the top of the photo is written "Comm Patuxent River Md. M.A.S." At the bottom of the photo is written "April, 1, 1943." On the back of the photo, on the bottom right corner is the number 358 stamped sidways in ink.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Follow the Trend
Fisk Tire Company print ad with mostly text and Fisk Tire logo.
World War, 1939-1945--Awards; Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.)
The top has a seal of an American flag on the left, a flag of the St. Stanislaus Basilica Fransiscan Friars on the right, with a seal depicting Christ behind a group of five servicemembers, men and women, including a nurse in the center. A translation of the Polish text reads: "For our freedom and yours Edmund Ukleja, from the parish of St. Stanislaus Basilica and M., in Chicopee, Mass. serves in the armed forces of the United States. In memory, 6.1.1944. Order of the Franscicans. May the future order that will prevail in the world be based not on violence and force, but on the principles of Christ's teaching, on justice and on the harmonious cooperation of a great family of free nations!"
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - 41 Stories in the Air
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a man hanging on for dear life to the side of a skyscraper from above and looking down to the ground far below. He has a looked of fear on his face but his safety gear is keeping him from falling. Text below refers to the safety of Fisk Tires.
Duryea Automobile Company; Vintage Magazine Ads;
A full page ad highlighting the Limousine and Berlines closed sixes style of Stevens-Duryea luxury automobile.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Well Managed Miles
Fisk Tire Company print ad within an ad. The full page ad shows a Fisk Extra Heavy Cord Tire and text with an insert of a different Fisk ad. The insert image is of a man returning home from being out until the middle of the night. The clock at the right shows the time and a shadow on the doors he is opening suggests a woman waiting for him to return with her arms crossed. The man is carrying his shoes and looks sheepish. There is a cat asleep in the floor.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - High Grade Tires Within Reach of the Average Man
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisks Never Better Than Today
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Disabled veterans.
Request for information from Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Washington (D.C.); Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Order to U.S. Pension Agent to remove Charles H. Tracy from pension roll
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Disabled veterans.
Application to increase disability pension from $8 per month
Chicopee Veteran's Memorial & Patriotic committee , Mayor John P. Moylan & All Citizens
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. ; Medal of Honor
Program for dedication of Medal of Honor grave marker for Charles H. Tracy
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Merry Christmas, Fisk
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing the Fisk Tire Boy sitting on top of a Fisk Balloon Tire holding presents and large candy cane while falling asleep. A small banner falls below the boy with the holiday greeting.
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); United States. Navy
In the top corner of the clipping, it reads "With a Record Load." Below that is the byline, "Flying Boat Mars Hops 4375 Nonstop Miles Over Water, Maryland to Natal, Brazil." Below that is a banner image of a large aircraft with what appears to be a crowd of people below its wings. The picture is captioned, "The giant Mars, with men clustered like dwarfs atop and beneath her wing." In two columns of text reads the story: "Flying nonstop from Patuxent River, Md., 4375 miles to Natal, Brazil, the Navy's huge new flying boat Mars has surpassed all existing records for overwater flight and air cargo transportation, Secretary Frank Knox announced yesterday. Knox said the performance of the gigantic craft was so good it is likely that the Navy will order others to be buit to help meet the ever-increasing need for fast cargo service. In addition to the long overwater hop to Natal, the Mars set new records for air cargo--35,000 pounds---and for the heaviest load ever lifted by a plane--148,500 pounds gross at takeoff from Patuxent River. On the flight to Natal, which the Navy said took 28 hours and 25 minutes, the Mars carried 13,000 pounds of Chirstmas mail for the armed forces. From Natal the more than half a million letters were carried to the Mediterranean war fronts in smaller cargo planes. The Mars returned to Belem, Brazil, with 23,000 pounds of cargo; flew from Belem to Port of Spain; Trinidad, with 35,000 pounds, and from Port of Spain to Bermuda with 27,400 pounds. The cargo included war materials labeled 'Priority A-1,' which, the Navy said, 'rides ahead of admirals.' It traveled at an average speed of 161 miles an hour. The Navy said the speed was far from maximum because minimum engine power was used to conserve the power plants, which are still experimental."
The title at the top of the clipping is "Flying Boat Mars Hops 4375 Miles," with the line under it reading "MARS, from Page 1." The text of the clipping reads, "In addition, time was lost at all stops while the plane was tested for water-handling and landing and take-off qualities in restricted areas.The Mars carried a crew of 16 commanded by Lieut. Comdr. William E. Coney. His first and second pilots were Lieuts. Joseph A. Baker and Kenneth W. Winsor. Lieut. (j.g.) Leon Shloss, USNR, of Washington, was security and liaison officer. The plane's four Wright Cyclone engines deliver 2200 horse power each. It has a wing-span of 200 feet. The two-deck hull, which is 117 feet long, has the capacity of a 15-room house. It was built by the Glenn L. Martin Co. of Baltimore and accepted by the Navy on a few days before its historic flight."
City of Chicopee grave registration for Charles H. Tracy with biographical dataopy of City of Chicopee grave registration for Charles H. Tracy with biographical data
Materials Related to the Visit of the UN General Assembly President Stanislaw Trepczynski to Chicopee, MA
Trepczynski, Stanislaw (1924-2002); United Nations;
Materials from a single scrapbook related to the visit of United Nations General Assembly President Stanislaw Trepczynski to Chicopee, MA. These materials include itineraries, photographs, newspaper clippings, photographs and various notes.
Materials Related to Miscellaneous Events and Ceremonies around Chicopee
Stonina, Anthony J. (1898-1974); Chicopee, Masszchusetts;
Program for the Concert and Ball given by the Aldenville Progressive Club. Program contains a page dedicated to Mayor Stonina.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Stepping on Her Foot
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a young man and a young woman near a line of chairs against a white wall. The man is looking at the woman with sweat on his forehead and a look of concern and fear. The woman is holding her left foot and using her right arm to lean against the wall. There is large dirt smudge going from the top of the woman's ankle and down to the middle of her foot. There is a look of pain and dismay on her face. A Fisk Tire Boy poster, with the "Time to Re-tire" logo, hangs on the wall where the woman has her hand.
Stockholders Resolution from the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Company
Chicopee Mayor George Taylor and family related amterials;
Formal resolution typed out on compnay letterhead acknowledging the death of James E. Taylor.
A six-page hand-written letter from G.B. Maxwell to Uncle James describing life in the early 1900s.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Escape from the Geese
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a boy hopping into his peddle-car, his hat flying off, trying to escape three geese. A fourth goose is coming from further away with wings spread. A Fisk Time to Re-Tire sign is nailed to a stump in the background.
Letter to Mrs. Taylor from George B. Maxwell
Hand-written letter to Mrs. Taylor offering condolences on the death of her husband, Mr Taylor, after a prolonged illness.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - What You Want Most In Tires
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a green tinted photorealistic image of a woman at the wheel of a car with a large textbox to the right and a photograph of a Fisk Tire below.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Learn the Lessons the Stars Have Learned
Fisk Tire Company print ad about movie stars who promote Fisk Tires. In the center of the page is a strip of images that mimics a strips of film. There are three photographs of actresses, Janet Gaynor, top, Lois Moran, center, Madge Bellamy, bottom, in the film strip. There is text to the left of the images, the Fisk logo at the bottom of the page and a tire and more text on the right.
"Six Large U.S. Carriers Will Carry Troops"
United States. Navy--Pacific area; World War, 1939-1945--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
The headline of the clipping at the top reads "Six Large U.S. Carriers Will Carry Troops," with the byline below that reading, "Essex Class Veterans of Pacific War to Be Converted Into Transports." Below that, the text of the column reads: "Pearl Harbor, Oct. 12--The navy announced today that six Essex class aircraft carriers will be converted to troop transports and assigned to the return of Pacific veterans for early November. Three carriers, the Bunker Hill, Hornet and Ticonderoga, will clear Pearl Harbor the 17th returning 3600 servicement to West coast ports. The Yorktown. Bon Homme Richard and Hancock are now enroute to mainland ports loaded with troops from forward areas scheduled for discharge. When converted, the carriers will have a passenger capacity in excess of 24,000. The Hornet, Bon Home [sic] Richard and Ticonderoga will return to Pearl Harobr [sic] for refitting; the Bunker Hill will put into Puget sound navy yard, Bremerton, Wash.; the Yorktown will be converted at Hunter's Point and the Hancock at Terminal Island in San Fransisco bay. Of 185,796 navy veterans returned to mainland ports from Pacific stations during September, some 40,000 have been demobilized, the navy says."
Nellie Tracy's Letter to Hon. S.W. McCall
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Disabled veterans.; Children of veterans
Handwritten letter from Tracy's daughter to Representative Samuel W. McCall requesting help getting owed pension payment after Tracy's death
Washington (D.C.); West Somerville (Mass.)
Hon. S.W. McCall's Letter to Hon. James L. Davenport
Typed letter to Commissioner of Pensions James L. Davenport requesting payment to Tracy's daughter after his death
Hon. James L. Davenport's Letter to Hon. S.W. McCall
Typed letter to Representative S.W. McCall saying that Tracy's daughter does not qualify for payment
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Tires of Known Quality
Fisk Tire Company print ad with the Fisk Tire boy and an image of the Fisk Tire Plant campus in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The Fisk Flat-Tread Cord Less Subject to Trouble
United States. Navy--Uniforms; Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.)
Blurry photograph image of a young man in a naval hat, coat, gloves, and slacks, standing at an angle in front of a house during the snow. The photograph is dated 2/14/43.
A close up of CPL-UKLEJA-scrapbook-004-02. Shows the young man from just over the knees up.
Blurry photograph of a young man in a naval hat, coat, gloves, and slacks standing on the front steps of a building. Snow is on the ground. The bottom of the photograph is dated 2/14/43. Printed on back of the photo in the top left corner in sideways is the number 43.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Watching the Game
Fisk Tire Company print ad with two boys watching a game through a fence and getting ready to run as the appearance of a policeman's shoe and baton show at the edge of the fence.
Halsey's Ships are Identified (full article)
United States. Navy--Japan; World War, 1939-1945--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
The headline at the top reads, "Halsey's Ships are Identified," with the byline below reading, "Fleet Made Up of 105 U. S. and 28 British Vessels." The column reads: "Guam. Aug. 16 (AP)--American and british fighting ships which played a major role in the final weeks of war in battering Japan into surrender were identified today by Admiral Nimitz. Packing a wallop of more than 1,000,000 tons of fighting steel, this great naval armada under Admiral Halsey ranged up and down the Japanese coastline, bombarding enemy cities and lashing inland targets with sawarms of carrier aircraft. America's newest and most powerful men o'war--105 of them--and 28 British combat vessels made up the fighting line flung against the reeling enemy. Hit 1500 Jap Planes. More than 1500 Japanese planes were destroyed or damaged in the weeks this great 3d Fleet--also known as Task Force 28--harried the enemy's seaboard. It also took a toll of nearly 1000 Nipponese ships and small craft--sunk, bleached, burned or damaged. Immense damage was done to war plants industrial areas, airfields and other ground targets. A light American surface unit was the only vessel damaged in the 37 days of operations, broken at times by raging typhoons. In all, there were eight American and one British battleships in Halsey's armada, 16 Americans and four British aircraft carriers, 19 American and six British cruisers and 62 Americans 17 British destroyers. In the fleet's train were scores of tankers, ammunition ships, escort carriers, destroyer escorts and miscellaneous supply vessels. In addition, submarines of the Pacific Fleet gave support with their offensive operations, search patrols and rescue actions. Praises Service Forces. In a statement accompanying the honor roll, the Admiral of the Fleet paid tribute to the tireless service forces which moved supplies across the Pacific and delievered them at sea to the fighting craft. This "great accomplishment," said Nimitz, made it possible for the bombardment forces "to continue their successive punishing blows against the Japanese homeland." Topping the roll of fighting craft so proudly announced were such mighty battlewagons as the Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin--biggest and most powerful of the American Navy. With the New Jersey, which was not with Hasley at this time, they form the 45,000-ton Iowa class. Their 16-inch rifles helped to lay waste military targets near the Japanese coast. Other American batteships were the Massachusetts, Indiana, South Dakota, North Caolina and Alabama. The British battleship in this bombardment force was HMS King George Fifth. American carriers from whose decks man-made typhoons swept against the enemy homeland included 10 of the 27,000-on Essex class and six of the independence class. Illustrious names of battle fame, in this and other wards, are in the list--the Lexington, Essex, Bennington, Hancock, Randolph, Ticonderoga, Yorktown, Shangri-La, Bon Homme Richard, Wasp, San Jacinto, Independence, Belleau Wood, Monterey, Bataan and Cowpens. British carriers were the Formidable, Implacable, Victorious and Indefatigable. U.S. Cruisers in Fleet. The American cruiser column included the heavy-type Quincy, Chicago, Boston and St. Paul -- hard-hitting vessels of 13,000 tons, 33-knot speed and nine eight-inch rifles each. Eleven others were of the 10,000-ton class and four of 6000 tons each but capable of speeds greater than 38 knots. The British cruisers were of 8000 tonnage, carrying 12 six-inch guns each, and lighter units. Most of the screening force of American destoryers were of the war-time Fletcher class, around 2100 tons. With their speeds of around 40 knots, they are probably the fastest combat vessels afloat. Even this mighty array of power--history's greatest--which Halsey flung against the enemy did not represent the maximum naval effort that could have been hurled into action. For instance, besides the super-battleship New Jersey, older battleships like the California, New Mexico and New York were not operating with the 3d Fleet at the time. Out of action also were the carriers Hornet, Bunker Hill, Franklin and Enterprise."
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The New Air Flight Principle
Fisk Tire Company print ad two page spread of a colorful landscape with an emphasis on the sky and clouds with a cityscape on the right page and a view of the countryside on the left page. Examples of the four types of tires being introduced with Air Flight technology line the left side of the ad. Text and Charts throughout explain the concept.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Air Flight Order Now
Fisk Tire Company print ad two page spread of a colorful landscape with an emphasis on the sky and clouds with a cityscape on the left page and a view of the countryside on the right page. Examples of the four types of tires being introduced with Air Flight technology line the left side of the ad. Text and Charts throughout explain the concept.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Sleeping Child
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a large fisk tire on the page with the image of a sleeping child in the center. Fisk logo is at the bottom of the page.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - In Favor with Your Favorites
Fisk Tire Company print ad with six black and white photographs of actors who use Fisk Tires. All but one are photographs with a car. The photographs wrap around text about how the stars love Fisk Tires.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Truck Tires
Fisk Tire Company print ad comparing two scenes of New York's North River Front Pier with a congestion of delivery vehicles in front of the main building. One scene, with a circular frame inset into the larger image, is dated 1908 and shows a few trucks and several horse drawn carts. The other scene, which dominates the top half of the page and is dated 1918, shows the same congestion of delivery vehicles. The congestion is dominated by the increase in the number of trucks with only a couple of horse drawn carts mixed in. The tag line reads, "Goods must move on time."
Chicopee Manufacturing Company Plans by Alex Wadsworth Company
Chicopee Mayor George Taylor and family related materials
Album of Carte-de-visite and Tintype photographs of members of the Taylor Family of Chicopee and Springfield Massachusetts.
Chicopee Weekly Journal, August 13, 1853
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Cabotville taken from an old engraving. In it is visable the Chicopee Textile Mills and boarding houses.
Chicopee Weekly Journal, January 5, 1856
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Muster rolls for Charles H. Tracy from 1862 through 1864
J. Stevens Arms Company; The Savage Arms Company; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
The original J. Stevens Arms building in 1864. J. Stevens Arms was an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Stevens was purchased by the Savage Arms Company on April 1, 1920, with Stevens operating as a subsidiary of Savage until 1942. This merger made Savage the largest producer of arms in the United States at the time.
Chicopee Historical Society; Edward Bellamy Association
Carte de Visite of Mrs. Sylvester Taylor
Cased Ambro-type of Woman from the Taylor Family
Cased Ambro-type of unidentified woman from the Taylor Family
Cased Ambro-type of an unidentified woman from the Taylor Family.
Postcard addressed to Frank Wallace on the front. Hand-drawn caricature of salesman in a horse drawn carriage arriving at a town and saying, "I'll see you in about 10 days with a good line of fall goods." A person welcoming the carriage is saying, "Come and get an order."
Chicopee Mayor George Taylor and family related materials; Dry Goods;
Small carboard card describing the dry goods import business of Taylor, Thomas and Company.
Cabinet Card of Ester Buckland Russell, sister of Electa Taylor
Cabinet Card of Anne Sophia Taylor West. Daughter of Sylvester and Sarah Eaton Taylor. Wife of Bailey West.
A carte de visite of George Taylor, Chicopee's first Mayor, (1891)
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Greater Comfort for You - Longer Life for Your Car
Fisk Tire Company print ad half page with a photorealistic drawing of a car's back tire going over railroad tracks at the bottom of the ad. Text and logo art cover the top two-thirds of the ad and focus on Fisk Balloon Tires.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Trustworthy Manufacturing
Fisk Tire Company print ad with an idyllic scene of a small downtown with a church and a town hall and large homes. In the foreground is a car with Fisk Red Top Tires being driven by a man with a hat on. A woman is climbing into the passenger side of the car being helped by two passengers in the back seat. Two women walk together on the right side of the frame and one woman stands alone in front of the car in the scene. All are dressed up in their best clothes for going to church.
The Hotel De Gray; Main Street; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
The Hotel De Gray at the corner of Main and Church Streets in Chicopee Falls decked out for the Fourth-of-July around 1910.
Chicopee (Mass.); Mills (Buildings)--20th century
A black and white image (likely originally a postcard that was copied onto photographic paper) labelled "Chicopee River and Bobbin Shop from Chicopee Bridge, Chicopee, Mass, 1903." The image is of a brick factory building along a partially-frozen river, with several bare trees around it.
"Springfield in 1837, and the Varied Attractions of Chicopee" Article
A newspaper clipping fixed to a larger sheet of paper, on which are brackets encircling the latter 2/3 of the article with a note saying "Chicopee." The clipping is very yellowed, and though the publishing newspaper is not identified, research suggests it was clipped from the Springfield Republican's August 31st, 1903 issue.
A mounted albumen photograph of James Taylor when he was four years old.
Chicopee (Mass.); Mount Tom (Mass.); Springfield (Mass.)--Colonization; King Philip's War, 1675-1676--Fiction
A 19-leaf booklet, hand-bound with (possibly brass) pronged fasteners (removed for digitization. The booklet is a typed poem, with annotations and corrections in pencil and in ink, as well as one small insert with a note. The covers are the same paper as the inner leaves, and the title is hand-written in ink. The back cover is blank, but a brief note written in ink on the last page dates the poem to June 30, 1905. While the poem refers to a real moment during King Philip's War (the siege of Springfield, MA, in 1675, everything else mentioned is a fictionalized narrative and utilizes racialized tropes and language. [Interestingly, it references a colonist named Patience Worth; while there is no record of her being real, in the 1910s there was a sensation surrounding a woman who claimed to be in contact with a (deceased) Patience Worth via a ouija board, through which Patience dictated novels and poetry.] *Processing note: the insides of both covers are deliberately blank; we refrained from scanning the blank reverse of inner pages to reduce the file size.
David Spence Meats and Groceries 1906 Calendar
A wall calendar with small tearaway pages mounted on dark gray board, with an image labeled "The Gassner House at Old Skip." The image has been taped on, but seems to be original and reattached (rather than unrelated and added on). The calendar is from David Spence Meats and Groceries, Cochran Street, Chicopee Falls MA, and is dated 1906.
A matted and hand decorated package of five small photographs of Grandma Taylor. Text on back - Grandma Taylor, Winter 1907, St. Augustine, Florida.
A full page ad with a detailed drawing of the frame and engine of the seven passanger Model "Y" Six Cylinder luxury automobile. A small photograph of the whole vehicle is above the frame image. Text is about the three point power system unique to the Stevens-Duryea automobile.
A half page Duryea Automobile Company print ad showing a depiction of Santa Clause getting into his Stevens-Duryea automobile. He has a Stevens rifle slung across his shoulder and the car is loaded with rifles for distribution to the "youth of the land."
A full page ad listing all the dealers across the United State who sell the Stevens-Duryea automobile. A small rendition of the Model "Y" 6-Cyl 40 Horse Power is at the bottom of the page.
A full page color ad showing a passanger filled Stevens-Duryea on a country road surrounded by colorful trees in the Fall.
A full page ad showcasing the Stevens-Duryea Landaulet and all its best qualities.
A full page ad showing a Stevens-Duryea Six surrounded by people dressed up and watching a variety of aircraft in the sky around the crowd.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - To Skid or not to Skid
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing the Fisk Tire Boy and his dog slipping and falling in the rain. The umbrella he is holding has collapsed in the wind. A Fisk Town Car Tire is shown to the right of the boy. Text at the bottom of the ad is focused on the Town Car tire safety.
The First Successful American Automobile
A full page color ad with a seven passanger Model AA set into a country scene. Some of the passangers are seated and some are alongside the vehicle. In the center a man who is outside the car helps a standing woman exit the automobile.
Chicopee Library at Market Square, circa 1913
Chicopee (Mass.); Chicopee Public Library
A black and white photograph of the "old" Chicopee Library at Market Square. As described by the MA Historical Commission: "Located on a rectangular lot adjoining the City Hall, and facing Market Square, the Chicopee Public Library is a Classical Revival building constructed of red pressed brick with trimmings of white granite. It rises two levels from a rusticated stone basement to a low hip roof which is covered with sheet copper. Its main facade is dominated by a recessed, ionic columned (in antis) and pedimented entrance. A broad flight of stone stairs leads to the entrance, which in turn is flanked by tall, fully enframed and console bracketed, tripartite windows. Its corners are accented with large quoins and it is encircled by heavy, classicized stone cornice." There is a man standing on the steps who appears to be a workman, wearing a long white garment that suggests he is a painter. There is a car parked in front of the building, and a dirt pile that suggests this was taken during construction.
World War I; World War, 1914-1918; Horses; Camp MacCarthur; United States. Army; United States. Army Nurse Corps.;
The Memories from Camp MacArthur, Waco, TX Scrapbook was created by Nurse Linda Cornelia Baker who provided care for the soldiers at the base hospital and the Red Cross Convalescent House. Ms. Baker, a descendant of one of the oldest families in Chicopee, was born on October 11, 1883. She lived her entire life in the Willimansett section of Chicopee, with the exception of her training to become a nurse, and the time she spent at Camp MacArthur. After World War I, Ms. Baker returned to Chicopee where she served her community as a “visiting nurse” specializing in communicable diseases with the Chicopee Board of Health until her retirement in 1953. She died on April 8, 1982 at the age of 98. Photographs in the collection cover the period of time she spent at Camp MacArthur, from March 1918 through the end of World War I.
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Chicopee
View of the Cabot Street Engine House from the front.
View of the front of the Municipal Lighting Plant on Front Street.
View of Chicopee City Hall and the 147 foot spire from the intersection of Front and Center Streets.
View of the East Street Fire Station showing front and signs for Hose #1 and Hook and Ladder.
Front View of the Hose House from Grattan Street.
View of the front of the Starzyk Building from Center and Exchange Streets. Built in 1832, it was formerly the Wells Opera House.
Side view of Starzyk Building from Center and Exchange Streets. Built in 1832, it was formerly the Wells Opera House.
Wide view of Main Street from the South looking west
Showing streetcars, pedistrians, cars and trucks.
Buckley's Newsroom with exhibit of Liberty Loan posters
View of the Center Street Post Office with bustle of pedestrians and people of bicycles around it.
Front view of the block with the Grattan Street Drug Store and Market.
View of the Chicopee Pumping Station overflow and intake pond with the Cooley Brook Station in the distance.
Trees marking the head watersheds of Cooley Brook.
Trees and foliage marking the head watersheds of Cooley Brook.
Source of Cooly Brook and Chicopee's water supply surrounded by trees.
Workers laying a 130-foot standpipe in the ground
Laying the foundation for a 130-foot standpipe
Workers prepare the foundation frame, built with wood, for a 130-foot standpipe
View of the ditch and wood frame for a 130-foot standpipe.
Standpipe foundation supervisor Sullivan
Work being done on the standpipe foundation while supervisor (?) Sullivan and Alderman F.C. Flint, chairman of the Water Committee watch.
Mayor James E. Higgins, Acting Chief Thetreault, Demonstrator Woodworth and Mechinician Jerusik at the pump test May 20, 1921.
New tripple-com pumper truck at the Willimanset firehouse with Captain Thompson-Fountain in the front seat. Hose number 5 is in the background.
Photograph of three men with building in the background
Indentities unkown, but caption states (Fire) Chief of Palmer and Chief of Ware at the test of the new triple-com pumper test.
Triple-Com Pumper at Cabot Street Station
Photograph of several men loading the triple-com pumper at Cabot Street Station May 19, 1921.
Photograph of fire fighter James J. Taylor doing a nozzle test of the triple-com test.
Portrait of Deputy Chief James S. McNeish at the tripple-com test.
Portrait of A. Couture of A. G. Spalding Company with fire truck.
View of trees and the house of N.P. Ames in the background.
Three-quarter view of the house, built in 1837, owned by Dr. Prindle located on the corner of Howard and Springfield Streets.
Lodge on estate of N.P. Ames Carter on the corner of Grove Street and Grove Avenue.
Front view of Walsh Block, Sprngfield Street with a woman walking and holding a child's hand and a man walking on the left bottom of the photograph.
Front view of the George A. Blaisdell Home, 955 Front Street. Several large plants and trees grow in front of the house.
Chicopee Street in Winter looking south with houses on the left side of a snow covered road.
Moncalm Street, Fairview, looking towards Britton Street with leafless trees and houses on the right and utility poles on the left.
Front view of the home of A.L.A Aumann at 116 School Street. Was an agent for the Dwight Manufacturing Company.
View of the Dwight Manufacturing Company tenaments on Perkin Street with trees and shrubs. A person is stepping off the sidewalk into the street in the center of the image.
View of the The Ludden Three-Deckers on Riverview Terrace with trees and one car parked on the roadside.
View of a white two story house with trees in the foreground blocking the view of the front. A fence draws a line across the middle of the frame.
View of the Walsh Tenement Block with the City Hall tower and the Public Library in the background. A few people are seen walking on the sidewalk in front of the tenement.
View of houses on the corner of Broadway and Madison Streets from the south.
Veiw of the Max Cohn Home at the corner of Cabot and School Streets.
Veiw of the the George Bray Home located at the corner of Walnut and Summer Streets. Photographed from the side of house with fence and leafless trees.
Side view of a row of four three-story apartment buildings on Front Street across from the high school. The last one in the row is the home of the Postmaster and Mrs. R.A. Cronand.
View of the West Main Street Boarding House showing the vine covered side of the building and the fenced in entrance. It was the former boarding house for the Chicopee Manufacturing Company.
Dwight Manufacturing Company Boarding House
View of the Dwight Manufacturing Company Boarding House from Exchange Street showing front porch and people walking on the sidewalk.
Front view of Chicopee Mayor James E. Higgins' home at 61 Montgomery Street in the Falls section of the city.
Large house set back from Broadway Street belonging to I.H. Page.
Front and side of the Dwight Manufacturing Company Tenement building on the corner of Perkins and Exchange Streets, with a large tree on the right and people walking along the sidewalk.
The Moore Homestead at the corner of School and Center Streets. It was demolished to make way for the Chicopee Savings Bank building at the same location.
View of the South side of Main Street from Grove Street showing the street and homes of the Chicopee Manufacturing Company employees.
View of the Oxford Country Club House showing the entrance and the second story porch.
View of the Masonic Temple, Belcher Lodge from the street showing the front porch and buildings in the back.
View of the Links at the Oxford Country Club
Foresters Hall, Meadow Street, Willimansett
Home of the North End Improvement Association
View of the front of the North End Improvement Association building on Hamshire Street
View of the Willimansett "Y" looking Southwest with Chicopee Street on the right and Meadow Street on the left
Looking from the rear porch upriver at the Fisk Tire Plant in the distance
Caption reads: "from porch to lands beyond
View of the second dam, Chicopee River, from the covered bridge
Looking east at the Boston and Maine Railroad line behind the Chicopee Electric Light Plant
Looking west at the Boston and Maine Railroad line behind the Chicopee Electric Light Plant
Mrs. Ben Bemis flower garden with houe in the background, Academy Street
View of the Boston and Maine Railroad line showing the rail line as it runs along the Chicopee River
Looking at Market Square at intersection of Exchange and Center Streets
Miss Maud Griffen, of the News, is seen in the center of the photograph talking to another person
City Hall and Ames Manufacturing building are in the background
Site of a proposed fire engine house on Grattan Street oposite Marchand's Hall
Plank Walk with cleats leading to Sand Hill, Dwight Terrace
Silent Policeman at Market Square looking up Springfield Street hill
Sheridan Street looking West from St. Patrick's Church with row houses on the left side
Entrance to Fariview Cemetery from Academy Street
View of a dirt road, Riverview Terrace, with trees obscuring the houses on the right side of the image
A sidewalk and hedgelined front yards are visible throught the trees
Electric poles following the road on the left
Photograph of trees and hedges in front yard of a house that appears on the left top of the image
a car is parked along the right side in a dirt driveway
View of a wide dirt road with trees, sidewalks and houses on both sides of the image
two small children can be seen playing under one of the trees on the left
Photograph of a the Chicopee River at Bercham Bend showing the water, the shore, and a bridge in the background spanning the length of the image
View of the Chicopee River from the back of the lighting plant showing both sides of the river and trees and a field in the distance
Looking across the Chicopee River at the oppostie shore
A rocky shoreline topped with trees melts into a faded background creating a dreamlike quality to the photograph
View of Sherman or Doane Pond, which was Chicopee's first water supply
Dam at Langwald's Pond in fairview showing the depth and capacity for water storage
Image shows small trees in the forground, the dam and water in the center of the image and the tree lined opposite shore in the background
Photograph showing a twenty foot tall snowman with two men at the top of one tall ladder that is leaning on the back of the snowman
They are identified as Arthur and Fred Balthazar of 250 East Street
View of Chicopee Falls from the bridge showing the river, the falls and buildings on either side of the falls
Snowy Scene of a large house with columns at the corner of Howard and Pleasant Streets
Other buildings are located on the left and right of the house
A northwest view of a frozen and snowy Chicopee River from Riverview Terrace
Snow covered trees and telephone poles partially obscure the view
Photograph of a car partially buried in snow
Snow covers the ground all around and a house and church is visible on the right
Other building are visible in the distance
View of Riverview Terrace from above showing the snow-covered, but shovelled, street and sidewalks
One lone car can be seen in the middle of the image stuck and buried in snow
View of Howard Street looking south after a snow storm
View of a frozen Chicopee River with trees on the right and small manufaturing plant and smoke stack in the distance
Photograph of the entrance sign with visiting hours to the City Hospital
Looking at the dirt lane, Trilby Ave., that leads to City Hospital
sidewalks and houses are behind the trees
one person can be seen on the left side of the image
Dirt road with shrubs and telephone poles
View of the rear entrance to City Hospital
View of the South side of City Hospital showing stairs to side entrance and porch to the right
View of the front entrance to City Hopsital with small tree on the left of the walkway
View of the north side and wing of City Hospital
The Sun House entrance on the right and small trees and field on the left
Looking North from City Hospital through trees and field in the forground with Mt. Tom in the distance
Portrait of City Hospital Matron, Miss Mahoney with porch columns
View of the city of Chicopee looking West from the city's hopsital
Photograph of a small group of people, two men on either side of two women in the middle, in coats and ties and dresses
The man at the far right has a ribbon pinned to his jacket
Group photograph of several women in white dresses, with two wearing dark dresses, in front of a vine covered wall
Group photograph of several men in dark suits and wearing or holding hats in front of a vine covered wall
Langwald's Pond, Fairview being considered for the Willimansett water supply
View of a smaller pond two miles above Langwald's Pond showing the excellent watershed, which continues betond the curve in the water and out of sight
Photograph showing the cove in Langwald's Pond
Stakes in the water show the remains of the old run used in harvesting ice
Chicopee's new high school from the west front view, Front Street
Soldier's Monument on the grounds of the new high school
Chicopee's new high school entrance showing the clock and trees
The shaded walk from Front Street to the new Chicopee High School
Academy Street side of the new Chicopee High School
Chicopee High School from the back showing two doors to the garage and the old building to be removed
The garage of the new Chicopee High School
Chicopee's new high school from the west side back view
Bonneville Avenue side of the new Chicopee High School
The shaded walk from the new Chicopee High School looking toward Front Street
Valentine School with glimpse of Robinson School
Montcalm Street School showing the latest addition at left
Alvord School at Broadway and Summer Streets
Chapin School, Willimansett from Chicopee Street
Sheridan Street School from Taylor Street
Spruce Street School viewed from the front
Grape Street School viewed from Grape Street
Robinson School viewed from Grape Street
Montcalm Street School showing the completed construction
Soldiers Memorial is visible in front of the school
Side of the Church Street School viewed from the Grove Street corner
Aldenville School schoolhouse viewed from the right front of the building
George S. Taylor School on Belcher Street viewed through trees
George S. Taylor School with Falls Branch Library
George S. Taylor School showing the Chicopee Falls Branch Public Library on the left
The Bonneville School building that was at one time on Academy Street and served as parochial residence of Reverend Al Fredrick Bonneville of Assumption Church
Chicopee's new high school from the east front on the corner of Academy Street and Front Street
Willansett Sewing Class at the Chapin School on Chicopee Street
Group photograph of 25-30 girls looking at the camera
Chicopee Center Railroad Station which is being used as the main office for the school department
formerly the Boston & Maine Railroad station located in the Chicopee Center
Ames Family School corner of Front and Grape Streets
Group of children on Sherman or Doane Pond
Some are facing the camera holding unknown objects some are facing the pond
Spruce Street Park showing open space and a swing set
Looking along Broadway from the point of Lincoln Grove
P.M. Alden's memorial to his father in Aldenville - a drinking fountain on the right and an ornimental fountain on the left
A chatauqua tent full of Chicopee's workers an unidentified event
From left to right - Mayor James E. Higgins, Mrs. Napolean St. Francis, secretary of the playground commision, and Frank Warburton, superintendent of Dana Pond
Mayor James E. Higgins, center, making ready to hoist the flag and the Dana Pond opening
Group photograph of the Dana Pond supervisors and swimming instructors at the opening of the recreation center
Mrs. Napolean St. Francis at the Dana Pond opening ceremony
Mrs. Napolean St. Francis at Dana Pond Opening
Mrs. Napolean St. Francis, left, and Thomas Doyle, of the School Committee, at Dana Pond Opening
Swimmers in the water at the Dana Pond Recreation Area opening
Fairview Playground Exhibition 1921 showing a woman and a man and their crafts on display
Aldenville Playground Exhibition 1921 showing a table with crafts
Fairview Playground Exhibit showing the first aid cabinet
Crowd at playground exhibition on Spruce Street, 1921
Group of five men in a row with two women in the center front
Children hover at the edges looking at the group or at the camera
Scene from the 5th annual school outing held at the high school - school garden and canning clubs
Dorthy Dunn, assistant garden and canning supervisor, and her champion canner of Aldenville
Aldenville Canning Club member and her canned goods
Aldenville Canning Club members and their canned goods
Aldenville Canning Club members showing their canned goods
Aldenville Canning Club members showing her canned goods
Left to right - Ann Haley, Otis E. Hall, Hampden County Boys Club Leader, Mary Cronan, Noral Driscoll, Dorothy Dunn, Ethal T. Dyer, Garden Supervisor
Left to right -Dorothy Dunn, Ethal T. Dyer, Garden Supervisor, Ann Haley, Mary Cronan and Noral Driscoll
Norah Driscoll, assistant garden supervisor, school garden boys
Right arm of the boy is gone, but he raised a large crop of vegetables
Otis E. Hall, Hampden County Boys Club Leader, and one of the successful young gardeners during the inspection
Robert Pemental, brother to Anthony, in his garden
Young boy with garden tool in the garden he tends
Left to right - Ethel T. Dyer, supervisor school garden and canning work, Dorothy Dunn, assistant, and 48 jars of canned goods with which Aldenville Club won first prize at WorcesterFair
Florence Nicovic, first honors in county at Eastern States Expotstion, in her garden in Willimansette
Anthony Pemental and his corn school garden trip 1920
Some of pemental boys peas during school garden trip
Leondina Bozzi, President of the Head to Foot Club in Fairveiw, and prize winner in school gardening and canning
Dorthy Dunn, assistant garden and canning supervisor, with one of her younf gardeners
A successful gardener at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School
Marcia Woodgall, a successful canner and gardener at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School
Ralph Rich, champion bee keeper at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School
Another successful gardener at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School
A group of boys playing games at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School
The scene at the annual school gardeners outing at the Montcalm School
Left to right - O.L. Benson, Supt Gray Chairman N.P., Ames Carter of the school board, G.L. Farley Amherst Boys State Club leader
School garden supervisors, city officials and Hampden County officials at annual garden outing and inspection
Daniel Ducharme, Corn Club President, after taking first honors in the county contest.
Catherine Thomas, Fairview, 12, canning four years
Miss E.T. Dyer and girls with hives on distribution day, May 21st, in Fairview
Boy drawing for first choice of hives on distribution day
Mr. Sanborn advising youngsters on Bee Distribution Day
Boy drawing for second choice of hives on distribution day
Fairview Junior Achievement Club, Montcalm School
First club in the country to take up rubber and repair of rubber goods, including boots and shoes
They also repair leather goods and make leather novelties
Valentine School Head to Foot Club with supervisor Mary Cronan in center
Chapin School Head to Foot Club with supervisor Norah Driscoll at extreme right
Valentine School Achievement Club with each member wearing a dress she made while a member
Montcalm School Head to Foot Club, Ann Haley, supervisor, is not in the picture
Standing left to right, Douglas McKissick and Walter Smith with Hector Barre, seated, is the demonstration team for the Fairview Junior Acheivement Club
Charles W. Bray, Associate County Commisioner
Mayor James E. Higgins on the steps of City Hall
William H. (Winkie) Theroux, Chicopee's fight promotor and restaurant keeper
Arthur Bridges, driver for L.H. Mitchel Co. Bakers
Rev. Albert Gordon, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church at 49 Lemuel Ave.
Dr. E.P. Jones, Red Cross representative who gave first aid demonstrations in schools, fire and police stations
Roland J. Goodwin, President of the Ward 7 Citizen's Association and Secretary of the Fairview Municipal Club
Edward F. McDonnell, Proprietor Pomeroy Coal Co.
Charles F. McDevitt, founder, first president of the Willimansett Imp. Association, former alderman and school committee member
Conductor of the S.S. Railroad Company who ran the first car over the Bercham Bend line
John Scanlan former alderman and hustler in wre (?) drives
Stove and plumbing business, 252 Exchange Street, 28 years, oldest in years of service of either business, Vice President of Chicopee Cooperative Bank, Chairman of Salvation Army Drive
Felix Furtek prominent in Polish affairs
John Buckley, veteran engineer at water department pumping station
Frank S. Jerusik, fireman at Cabot Street Fire House
Ernest Dalton, water commissionor, lives at 363 Springfield, druggist at 212 Exchange Street
The most sought after man (and the most liberally cussed man) in Chicopee and also one of the best fellows on the job - Supt. Of Streets, Bourbeau
Geo. A. Field, hardware dealer on Exchange Street
Alderman John J. Touhill, Ward 2, Chairman of the Aldermanic Committee on licenses
Alderman James J. Jennings of 24 Atkins Street
Alderman Percy M. Alden, 50 fairview Ave.
Junior High School Principal John J. Desmond
Junior High School Principal John J. Desmond later elected superintendent of schools
City Marchall Francis O'Callahan appointed by Mayor Higgins April 3, 1920
Taken at time of appointment by Mayor Higgins
Patrolman John J. O'Connor, day desk man Falls police station
Inpsector Edward Connor of the policeforce
Left to right, Patrolman Daniel J. Hicket, Thomas Patterson, S.P. Kowalewski
Reserve Patrolman George Withey, 9 years in the U.S. Army with Pershing in the Phillipines
Letter carrier Arthur Marotte, left, chairman of the Playground Committee, and Patrolman John J. Maloney
Wilfred J. Ryder, a Falls milk dealer and a jolly good fellow
Frank Arden, life insyrance, and R. Edward Morrissey, 2nd hand man
John Sullivan, at right, at A.G. Spalding and Brothers gate.
Watchman and brother to Rev. Joseph Sullivan
Todd and Baldwin bicycle sundries hardware etc., Masoinc Building
Left to right, standing on the steps of Central Baptist Church at the last religious meeting held within, David Gamble, Leslie Tenny and W.E. Heathart
C.A. Ludden, thirty years in business as a banker and tradesman on Exchange Street
Rev. James Ainslie and Rev. Douglas G. Guest on Memorial Day at the Fairview Cemetery
Left to right, Mary Anne Spencer, of East Longmeadow, and Mr. and Mrs. James Lawton, of 39 Lombard Street, Fairview, celebrating at the June 28th Golden Wedding party.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Driscoll a week before marriage
Two brothers who drive trucks with their truck
Joseph M. Grise, President of the Board of Trade, on right, and Paul P. Starzyk of the Starzyk Building
A bunch of Chicopee Alderman on an annual inspection trip
Superintendent of Strs, Edward Bourbeau, and his automobile
Superintendent of Water Department, M.J. Dillon, and foreman William O'Brien, seen waving through the windshield
District Nurse Mary McCarthy and unidentified woman
Charles J. Seaver, Chairman High School Building Commission, treasurer of Chicopee Savings Bank
Mrs. K. Tarka, Polish Welfare Worker for Board of Health, interpretor for the poor and school department
Mary R. Allaire, President of the Chicopee Teachers Association
Miss Sarah Lamagdelaine, Supervisor of Playgrounds
Miss Katherine Parsons of Valentine School
Miss Elizabeth Griffin of Montcalm School
Miss Stella Howard Principal of the Chapin School
Lucia E. Coleman Principal of Valentine School
Dennis "Doc" J. Haggerty, Chicopee Building Inspector
Gertrude Dewitt of the Board of Health Office
Front view of the Soldiers Monument with the tower of the new High School in the background
View of the crowd gathered for the unveiling of the soldiers monument May 30, 1921 with front of Chicopee High School in the background
Inscription on the plaque at the base of the Soldiers Monument
Chicopee erects this monument in grateful memory of all her sons who served on land and sea in the World War, 1914-1918
Kilty Band leading the Memorial Day Parade through downtown Chicopee May 30, 1921
Wreath of all the city's Polish societies being carried by four Girl Scouts in the Memorial Day Parade
Advance Guard entering Calvary Cemetery during the Memorial Day Parade May 30, 1921
Memorial Day Parade marchers enter Calvary Cemetery during the Memorial Day Parade May 30, 1921
Pan-Greek Society Float, decorated with flags and banners, in the Memorial Day Parade May 30, 1921
People standing by graves in the Maple Grove Cemetery during the soldier's memorial day events on May 30, 1921
Captain Nellie L. Miller of Girl Scout Troop I
Boy Scout Honor Corps from Troop I getting ready for the upcoming soldiers memorial day parade
Girl Scouts in marching line with Flag in front of a building on May 29, 1921
Soldiers Monument unveiled and decorated for Memorial Day 1921
Chicopee Mayor James Higgins at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Children from the Montcalm School singing at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Pupils from the Montcalm School march with a large flag as part of the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Red Cross Detail at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Fairview Children decorate the monument at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Rev. Dr. W. F. Koonsen gave the opening prayer at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Chairman Buckley opens the ceremony for the dedication of the Soldiers Monument
John C. Gray, Superintendent of Schools, speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Rev. Epinard speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Rep. Leo P. Senecal speaks to the crowd at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Joseph M. Grise at the podium during the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921
Walter Rathburn of the Holyoke Telegram speaks on behalf of former Mayor Daniel J. Coakley
Dedication of the Willimansett soldiers and sailors monument at the Chapin School
Crowd at Willimansett Memorial Dedication
Crowd at the dedication of the Willimansett soldiers and sailors monument at the Chapin School
Dedication of the Willimansett soldiers and sailors monument at the Chapin School showing crowd of people in attendance
Mayor Higgins, in dark suit, speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony, 1920
Reverend Kames Ainslie, of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, conducting Memorial Day services on the step of Chicopee City Hall in 1920
Memorial Day ceremonies in 1920 included a firing squad at Maple Grove Cemetery
Reverend Brucho speaking at the Memorial Day ceremonies
Memorial Day ceremonies at the East Street Cemetery
Memorial Day ceremonies at the Calvary Cemetery showing the large crows in attendance
The first Memorial Day ceremony took place at the Chicopee Street Cemetery
Memorial Day under the big tree at St. Patrick's Cemetery
Memorial Day ceremonies were held under the big tree at St. Patrick's Cemetery
A group of junior high school students who sang at several of the Memorial Day services in the city
Memorial Day at St. Rose Cemetery in Aldenville
A dog sits in the grass watching Memorial Day ceremonies
Memorial Day ceremonies at the Maple Grove Cemetery showing the large crows in attendance
Saint Ann's Church on Britton Street in the Fairview section of Chicopee
Saint Ann rectory in the Fairview section of Chicopee
St. Patrick's Church with crowd coming out the front
The school building at St. Patrick's Church on Montgomery Street
St. Stanislaw Church in the winter showing the church and roads around it
Independent Polish Church and parsonage on Bell Street
St. Stanislaw Church, Rectory and Nunnery
Nativity Church Rectory in Willimansett showing the front and left side
Church of the Nativity on Chicopee Street showing the left side and steeple
Home of 34th Governor of Massachusetts George D. Robinson (from 1884 - 1887)
The front and attached building of the Notre Dame Sisters Center on Cabot Street
The Elms Academy main building from a distance and blocked by trees
Front view of trees growing at the Assumption Parochial School on Center Street
St. Rose Church on Grattan Street in Chicopee with children playing in front
Looking at the front of the St. Rose Church Rectory in Aldenville
View of the St. Constantine Church on Grattan Street serving the Greek community
A front view of the home of the Sisters of St. Rose in Aldenville
Left side view of the First Congregational Church on Chicopee Street in the winter
Parish house dedicated on September 23, 1917
View of the First Congregational Church Parsonage from the front with trees on either side
Looking at the front of the Faith Methodist Church in Aldenville
Front view of the Beulah Baptist Church on Chicopee Street in Willimansett
The Central Methodist Church from the corner of Center Street and Nonotuck Ave showing the trees and building
The Central Methodist Church and parsonage from the corner of Center Street and Nonotuck Ave in winter without the trees blocking the view of the building
Third Congregational Church from across Springfield Street showing the steeple and telephone poles
Second Congregational Church front from Belcher Street with tree
Front view of the Central Baptist Church building that was being used at the time as a moving picture house
Left side view of the First Baptist Church with a police officer walking along the front
Located at the intersection of Broadway, Belcher and East streets
Unitarian Church from Fairview Ave and Grape Street
Parish house of the Grace Church located on Springfield Street
View of front entrance to the United Presbyterian Church with the buildings around it
Looking at the Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory showing the front entrance and the left side
City Committee for the Salvation Army fundraiser
Group of officials, including men and women, dressed in formal wear in front of a truck with a Salvation Army fund raising poster on the side
Captain Charlie Ludden and Lieutenant Bill Davidson collecting for Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant
Group photo of Salvation Army Coin Drive Crew
Salvation Army Coin Drive volunteers on the back of a truck holding buckets
Preston Pond playing Hurdy-Gurdy in the Salvation Army Coin Drive
Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant
View of the crowd gathered for the Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant
Group of Children at the Salvation Army Coin Drive
Small group of children in Sunday Dress gathered for the Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant
View looking east on West Main Street on Gasless Sunday, September 1, 1918
View looking down Exchange Street on Gasless Sunday, September 1, 1918
Two men standing on the left side and one man walking across the street
Chicopee City Hall and Market Square on Gasless Sunday
Empty street scene looking towards Chicopee City Hall and Market Square on Gasless Sunday
Five people, two women and three men, stand with a car in front of building
The wife of Russ Gilbert standing near Bercham Bend Spring
Russ Gilbert takes a drink from the fountain at Bercham Bend Spring
View of the Willimansett Railroad Station from the rails of the Boston and Maine rail line
Looking South over the valley and the Connecticut River from the grounds of Chicopee City Hospital
Covered Bridge over the Chicopee River with Ames Manufacturing
Full span of the covered bridge over the Chicopee River with Ames Manufacturing Plant
Built in ???? the bridge spans 310 feet over the Chicopee River and connects Market Square with
Left side and front view of the Royal School in Fairview with the standpipe in the background
Central Fire Station on Cabot Street showing the side covered in vines and flower boxes
Looking at the gardens at Riverview Terrace showing the rows of crops and trees in the background
Two large horses (possibly Chestnuts) drawing a carriage on Broadway Street with the school department building on the right
A priest with attendants leads a long procession of adults, dressed in black and white formal attire, and children dressed in religious attire
Part of a parade involving the Polish Community marking the 130th anniversary of the adoption of the Polish Constitution
Gilbert provides no information on the back of the print
Two young girls, front left, with American flags, watch a line of young women with a line of children following them in a formal procession
Part of a parade involving the Polish Community
A large procession of girls wearing white first communion dresses and carrying flowers walks from left to right in the frame
A large procession of girls wearing white first communion dresses and carrying tall candles walks from left to right in the frame
A large procession of boys wearing dark first communion suits and carrying candles walks from left to right in the frame
A large procession of girls wearing white first communion dresses and carrying candles walks from left to right in the frame
A women dressed in white and wearing a hat carries a banner among a crowd of other men and women
Crowd Gathered outside St. Stanislaus Church
A large crowd waits outside the St. Stanislaw Church
Part of a celebration involving the Polish Community
A young girls stands in front of a shrub wearing a white dress and holding flowers and a candle
Part of an event involving the Polish Community
Straight on look at three men and a woman wearing hats at the front of a line of marchers
Straight-on look at two men holding flags at the front of a line of marchers
A third man looks at the camera on the far left
Truck Loaded with Flag Decorations for Parade
Back right side of truck decorated with flags, plants and a sign for the Polish Women's Circle
Truck Loaded with Flags and Plants for Parade
Back left side of truck decorated with flags, plants and a sign for the Polish Women's Circle
A brass band marches forward down a street with trolley tracks as part of a parade
A line of five trombonists marching in a parade, with other band members visible behind them
Portrait of a man in military uniform sitting on a horse
Crowd in front of the Staryzk Building watching a Parade
Crowd in front of the Staryzk Building watching a man in military uniform leading a parade
Jitney truck full of passengers transporting people during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921
Jitney Buses began to appear in Holyoke and Chicopee in 1914 and were small, usually amateur, vehicles that were driven short distances. They were called Jitney Buses because they charged a
Two Jitney Trucks outside Fisk Tire Company
Two Jitney trucks wait for passengers outside the Fisk Tire Plant, in the background, during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921
Falls Line Jitney Truck of the Holyoke Street Railway Company
Jitney truck with the words Falls Line during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921
Jitneys at the Holyoke Street Railway Strike
Two Jitney trucks wait for passengers during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921
Spectators gather on Main Street in Chicopee Falls to watch a fire in one of the oldest buildings in Chicopee Falls, May 7, 1921
Hanging above the crowd are electrical trolley wires. These wires powered the trolley cars which ran on Main Street in the 1920s.
Fire Fighters Battle Blaze at the Williams Market
Firemen are seen climbing a ladder with hoses to put out a fire on the top floor of the Williams Market, which was located at 103 Main Street in Chicopee Falls. Smoke can be seen pouring out of the round window near the roof of the market.
Firemen with a hose are seen climbing a ladder to put out a fire on the top floor of the Williams Market, which was located at 103 Main Street in Chicopee Falls
Several fire fighters are seen trying to enter the building on the second floor on the alley side of the building
View of the Williams Market Fire from across the street
Scene of the fire on the top floor of the Williams Market building, which was located at 103 Main Street in Chicopee Falls, from an upper floor of the building across the street from the market. Smoke can be seen pouring out of the round window near the roof of the market.
Crowd standing on the sidewalk to view the fire at the Williams Market on Main Street in Chicopee Falls. To the left, a white lamp marks the entrance of the Grand Theater which was a movie theater.
View of the sandy conditions of McKinstry Avenue at the top of the road
Showing the general appearance of the area around McKinstry Avenue
Rocks and plants around a stream that flows the length of the road down the hill until it joins with Schoolhouse Road
Blurry and soft image of trees and plants that shows the landscape halfway up the McKinstry Avenue hill
View of a small brook that Gilbert describes as the abandoned condition of the area near Schoolhouse Road that is used as a cow path
Water and Conditions around McKinstry Avenue
Area around McKinstry Avenue and Schoolhouse Road southeast of the Railroad
Looking up Schoolhouse Road with a woman walking up the hill with branches down in the middle of the pathway
Schoolhouse Road showing the use of tree branches necessary for travel due the wet and sandy conditions of the area
Interior of base hospital ward, 1 Nurse, 3 officers, 7 patients - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
A nurse sitting on the exterior stairs to a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
A nurse standing outside the Isolation Ward - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
12 women in civilian dress, one dog, and five nurses gathered around seated nurse (Head?) and Base Commander (?) in front of base building, many nurses in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
8 nurses standing outside base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
A humorous photo of a man dressed in an overstuffed patient's garment with crutches and a beanie, and a nurse holding a baby doll, standing outside a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
A Patient sitting on the porch outside a base hospital building - "Frank Bauman" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse Linda C.Baker (?) - creator of scrapbook - Water Towers in background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
4 woman in civilian dress stand beside a Model T -Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
8 women in civilian dress, at rest - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Interior of a hospital ward, 3 men in military uniform, 3 nurses, 3 doctors (?), and 8 patients - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"Hard to Handle" - 4 patients (3 with military uniform caps) identified with numbers in image and names on the back as "1-Gus, 2-Issac, 3-myself (Lt. Heer?)" playing Craps, with 6 other patients gathered around observing - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse, horse and officer (Lieut. Heer, Wisconsin 32nd Div.?), building under construction (Red Cross Convalescent House?) at Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse Hudson stands with Lieut. Heer (from Wisconsin 32nd Division) and Prince, the horse - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Lady, the horse, Lieut. Heer (Wisconsin 32nd Div.), Boy, the horse, and Nurse Baker (?) - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"Lady" enjoys sugar from "yours truly" (Nurse Linda C. Baker?) - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Exterior of the Red Cross Convalescent House - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"The Picnic on Macgregor Road in the big white car" five Nurses (one wearing an officer's cap) and one officer - south of Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Base buildings, Red Cross Convalescent House in foreground - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
A patient and a man in military uniform standing outside a base hospital building, "Olaf E. Dahl, Binford McDak (?), R.2 B.9" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - A New Class of Motorists
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a car from the back with the spare tire showing the Fisk logo. The car is pulled up to a farm stand and in the driver's seat is a woman leaning on the driver's side door. A man with a overloaded basket of vegetables waits to put the basket in the back seat of the car.
Fisk Park Postcards with Cover Flap closed
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility;
Fisk Park commerative postcards set with cover flap closed. The flap photograph shows the Fisk Tire Company Plant in Chicopee Falls in 1919. The first postcard photograph is partially obscured, but the words "Fisk pulling over the line victors in July Fourth Race" can be seen at the bottom.
Fisk Park Postcards with Cover Flap open
Fisk Park commerative postcards set with cover flap open. The flap underside has the words "The activities of the Fisk Athletic Ass'n of the Fisk Rubber Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass." The first postcard photograph is viewable, and the words "Fisk pulling over the line victors in July Fourth Race" can be seen at the bottom. The photograph shows several crews teams on a river with other boats around. A shoreline is visible in the background.
Fisk Park Postcards with Cover Flap open showing opposite side
Fisk Park commerative postcards set with cover flap open. The flap photographs showing the Fisk plant is visible and there is text in the body of the card above the flap. The text describes the Fisk Athletic Association's activities.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Crew; Connecticut River;
The first postcard photograph is of the Fisk Crew Team and the words "Fisk pulling over the line victors in July Fourth Race" can be seen at the bottom. The photograph shows several crews teams on a river with other boats around. A shoreline is visible in the background.
This is the part of the card where the address would be written and the stamp would be placed. There is a partial image of what looks like the entrance to Fisk Park with a sign for the athletic association as a gate.
A black and white team photograph of the Fisk Crew team with nine men standing with their hands behind their backs. Two oars are crossed in front of the team. The trees in the background are colorized a dark green.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Parks; Antique Cars;
A card showing a wide view of the park with extra sky at the top so a message can be written in the open space. The words "message here" are at the top of the card. The photograph is black and white with the grass and trees colorized a dark green. A small crowd of people are to the left of the image and a row of parked cars is oppostie on the right.
The Fisk "Red Top" Baseball Team of 1919
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Baseball;
This card has three images of the Fisk "Red Top" baseball team of 1919. The main photograph is of the team in a line. There are two inset images of the "Red Tops," one in the lower left corner and one in the lower right corner. The image on the left shows a player running to a base while an opposing player reaches for the ball. The Fisk logo is clearly visible on the player hitting the base. The image on the right shows a play at home plate with one player sliding into home with a catcher making the tag. There is an umpire and a coach watching the action. The grass and trees in the larger photograph has been colored a dark green providing a background for the players and the inset photographs.
An Afternoon and Evening Program Delights
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Families; Parks; Social Events; Picnics;
A package of four photographs showing different activities for the families of Fisk employees is the subject of this postcard. The first image, top left, is of a group of women and children at a tent being handed unidentified objects. The second photograph, top right, is of a swing set attached to and hanging from a very large tire. There are children in the swings and some adults standing around the apparatus. The third photograph, bottom left, shows a woman in a hammock hanging from trees and a child reaching up to the hammock. Some of the park's other features are visible in the background. The fourth photograph, bottom right, shows a group of eight children sitting in a pile of sand, some with objects and some without. An adult leans in, as if talking to the children, from the right side of the image. The sandbox appears to be under a tent or roof. The grass and trees have been colorized green in all the photographs.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Trap Shooting; Contests;
This card shows a large group of men holding rifles and facing the camera with a trap shooting range in the background.The trees and grass around the group is colorized green.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Women's Sports; Swimming; Track; Baseball; Croquet;
A four picture package showing diifferent sports available to women of the Fisk Athletic Association. The first image, top left, shows a small group of women submerged in water waving to the camera as they hold onto a floating tire tube. The second image, top left, shows several women playing baseball and others watching from the side. The third image, bottom left, shows a large group watching four women at the end of a race during a track event at the park. The final image, bottom right, is a wide photograph showing women playing corquet with a veiw of the park in the background. Grass, trees and scenery are all colorized green.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Tennis Courts; Tennis;
This card shows a tennis court and two men playing tennis in the forground.There is a large building behind the court and another structure in the middle background. The trees in the background have been colorized green. The words "At all times three superb courts are ready for play at Fisk Park" are at the bottom of the card.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Men's Sports; Boxing; Track; Handball; Tug-of-War;
A four picture package showing different activities available on Friday nights to Fisk employees and members of the Fisk Athletic Association. The first image, top left, shows a handball court and a group of men playing and watching the match. The second photograph, top right, shows a boxing ring and a fight going on with a smattering of spectators around the ring. The third photograph, bottom left, shows a track meet with a large crowd lined up along the track watching four runners in the center of the frame. The fourth image, bottom left, shows a tug-of-war between two teams in front of an open roofed structure with bleachers. Several people are lined up around the match watching. The trees and grass in all the photographs is colorized green.
The Fisk "Red Top" Men's Basketball Team of 1918-1919
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Men's Sports; Basketball;
This card is a single image of the Fisk "Red Top" Men's Basketball Team of 1918-1919. There are seven players and a coach sitting and standing in two rows. They are all facing the camera. The words at the bottom of the card identify the team as New England Champions. All the area around the players has been colored a dark green.
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Men's Sports; Track; Baseball;
A four picture package showing a varied program of sports available on Park Nights to Fisk employees and members of the Fisk Athletic Association. The first image, top left, show a wide view of a baseball game. The second photograph, top right, shows the start of a running race on a track. The third photograph, bottom left, shows a person jumping over a high jump bar with another person in the background. The fourth image, bottom left, shows several people standing around the base of a large gazebo at a counter. The trees and grass in all the photographs are colorized green.
The Fisk "Red Top" Women's Basketball Team of 1918-1919
Fisk Park; the Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association's sporting and event facility; Women's Sports; Basketball;
This card is a single image of the Fisk "Red Top" Women's Basketball Team of 1918-1919. There are seven players and a coach sitting and standing in two rows. They are all facing the camera. The words at the bottom of the card identify the team as New England Champions. All the area around the players has been colored a dark green.
This card is all text explaining the purpose of the Fisk Tire Company Athletic Association and what it provides for the the Fisk employees.
A front and back full view of the whole object.
Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
View of the American House from 1919. It was on Main and Court Streets where the current District Court building is located.
Chicopee (Mass.); Music--Instruction and study
A cream-colored bifold program for a recital. The front reads "Recital by Pupils of Margaret E. Donnelly, Wednesday, July second nineteen hundred and nineteen, at eight o'clock at the Masonic Temple, 105 East Street; Program admits." The inside lists the cast members and their roles.
Chicopee (Mass.) Chicopee High School (Chicopee, Mass.)
The yearbook for the Chicopee High School class of 1920. Includes individual senior photos; a photo of the the old school post-fire; a group faculty photo; a group class of 1920 photo; athletics and other student groups.
Digitized by Kate Ouimette, CPL Archivist
Market Street in Chicopee Falls showing the St. Michael's Church at the end of the block.
The Royal Theater; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
View of the Royal Theater located at the intersection of Main Street and Montgomery Street.
Main Street, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Main Street; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Main Street in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts looking towards the Chicopee River and the Falls Bridge in the 1920s.
View on Main Street, Chicopee Falls, Mass., 348-4
Main Street in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts looking towards the Chicopee River and the Falls Bridge in the 1920s. People are out walking dressed in their Sunday best.
Chicopee Junior High School Graduation Exercises Program, 1921
An off-white bifold program for the graduation exercises of the Chicopee Junior High School, class of 1921. The front provides the time and location (June 29, 1921 at the high school auditorium), and the inside provides the program of events, which includes several recitals and/or presentations. The back has the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Chicopee High School Program of Studies, 1923-1924
Curriculum Planning--Chicopee (Mass.); Chicopee High School (Chicopee, Mass.)
A multi-paged booklet detailing the different curriculums a student could follow at Chicopee High School, with requirements for each one. There are several pencilled-in notes throughout, as well as a small tear in the last leaf.
Chicopee (Mass.); Chicopee High School (Chicopee, Mass.); College and School Drama
A cream-colored bifold program for the Chicopee High School Class of 1924's presentation of "Under Cover: A Melodrama in Four Acts," performed April 25, 1924 in the high school auditorium. The play was created by R.C. Megrue, and directed by Mr William T. Simpson, with music by Melodious Quintet. The inside lists a synopsis of scenes, and the characters in order of appearance. There is a note that the furniture was provided by The Playhouse Theatre. The back lists everyone involved in the production aside from the actors.
Chicopee High School Class Day Pamphlet, 1924
Chicopee (Mass.); Chicopee High School (Chicopee, Mass.)
An off-white tri-fold pamphlet regarding Class Day for Chicopee High School, held in the school auditorium on June 7th, 1924 at 3 o'clock. The outside portions provide the when-and-where details, and the inside sections provide a very brief history of Chicopee and a program of events for the day. Events seem to be a series of short plays or vignettes.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Walking the Dog
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a woman in a green coat and hat walking a dog. A young boy is pulling a dog toy under the watchful eye of a young girl. The girl is hiding behind a large sign with the Fisk Tire logo, "Time to Retire," and the Fisk Tire Boy yawning and holding a burning candle.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Man Sleeping in His Chair
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a older man sleeping in a chair in his living room. He is wearing a house coat over a white sort and dark grey pants. On his head are headphones that are connected to a radio that sits on a small round table also with a clock, a lamp, an ashtray and a small storage chest. The time on the clock reads 1:12, possibly a.m. In the background is a shelf with books, a figure in the shape of a elephant and a portrait of a man in a hat. The man is slouched, as if sleeping, and at the end of his extended arm is an open tabloid magazine showing a Fisk Tire Ad with the logo "Time to Retire. Get a Fisk."
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Apple Picking
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a boy with his shirt stuffed with apples about to get hit with a stick. The boy is showing an older man some flowers while an older man bends down to see. The older man has a switch behind his back and the implication is the boy was caught stealing apples from the older man's tree.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Time to Re-tire
Fisk Tire Company business card showing a young boy holding a baby chicken running away from a mother chicken. Other chicks are gathered in the bottom right corner of the card. A Fisk Balloon Cord is in the gap between the boy and the chicken.
Chicopee High School Graduation Exercises, Class of 1925
A cream-colored bifold program for the 1925 graduation from Chicopee High School. The front lists the date, time, and location; the inside lists the actual programme of events, as well as the lyrics for The Star Spangled Banner; the back lists the graduating students and memebrs of the Pro Merito Society.
Chicopee High School Graduation Ticket, 1925
An off-white card reading "You are cordially invited to attend the Graduation Exercises of the Class of 1925 in the Auditorium of the High School on Thursday evening, June twenty-fifth nineteen hundred and twenty-five at 8 o'clock; please present at the door before 7.55 o'clock."
Chicopee High School Class Day Program, 1925
An off-white sewn booklet regarding class day for Chicopee High School, 1925. The front reads "Class Day 1925, 'esse quam videri'." The inside pages provide a date and location (high school auditorium, June 6th 1925) and a program of events, which includes a number of musical presentations and essays. Also included are the words to the class song, and a list of students of the class of 1925.
A bifold copy of The Spectator, the Chicopee High newsletter. Volume 6, number 15, June 11, 1925; this is the Class Day issue. Printed in blue ink on white paper, it features several brief articles as well as advertisements.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Brown Bear running from Swarm of Bees
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a brown bear running away from a swarm of bees. In the middle of the image on the right is large tree stump. Streaming out of the stump's top is a large swarm of bees. The swarm rises and curls downward toward the bear. The bear is running at an angle that puts it on the lower left of the image and appears to be running out of the frame. Next to the stump is a wooden sign with the Fisk Tire logo and the Fisk Tire boy, who holds a tire in his right hand and the candle in his left hand. The Fisk Tire slogan "Time to Retire. Get a Fisk." is featured prominently on the wooden sign.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Dog scared away by Cat
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a small black and white Boston Terrier moving away from a basket full of kittens and very angry mother cat. There is an empty bowl near the basket that the Terrier is also slinking away from. There are four kittens in the basket with looks that range from fear to curiosity. The kittens are either all white or are black and white in color. The mother cat is at attention on the left side of the basket with a fierce look in her eye and her tail is straight and puffed up. There is a small scared black kitten with white paws and nose hiding behind a broom and a shovel. The broom and shovel are leaning against a brick wall and a poster hangs near the handles. On the poster is the Fisk Tire logo and boy. The poster says "Time to Retire. Get a Fisk."
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Getting your Goat
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a woman holding a laundry basket looking around the trunk of a tree while a goat with horns looks at her in a menacing way. She is pointing an umbrella at the goat and is yelling something to keep it away. Hanging on the tree trunk is the Fisk Boy sign.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - About to be Surprised
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring two boys playing on a Fisk Tire sign. One boy is watching the other walk along the top of the sign. The boy balancing along the top is about to step on a very large hornets nest hidden in the short bush growing near the right corner of the sign.
A bifold newsletter in red font on off-white paper. "The Spectator" was the bi-weekly newspaper of Chicopee High School; this issue is from June 18, 1926 (Volume VII, Num. 14). The item has several small holes in it. This "Class Day" issue features several articles, and ads from local sponsors.
Chicopee High School Alumni Association, Twenty-first Triennial Reunion 1926
A cream-colored bifold program for the 21st Triennial Reunion of the Chicopee High School alumni, held in 1926. The left side lists the Alumni Association officers, and the right side has a very brief schedule of events.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Dog washer inserted in larger ad
Fisk Tire Company print ad with original artwork inserted into a larger ad. The insert is of a boy holding a hose and standing over a metal basin filled with water calling out to his dog. The dog is in the background hiding behind a tree and looking out sheepishly at the boy. The rest of the ad shows a section of a tire with a more detailed description of a balloon tire and the safety it provides.
A directory of people and businesses in Chicopee, Ma., as of 1928.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - He Takes His Risk Knowingly
Fisk Tire Company half-page print ad showing a shirtless steel worker hanging on a girder tightening rivets high above a city scene in the background. The text compares taking chances and driving and recommends Fisk Tires
Identification papers for Zygmunt Czajka in the form of a small booklet. Zygmunt worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965.
Dorothy Czajka shared some of the family history materials with the Chicopee Public Library. The family has given Chicopee Archives Online permission to digitize and display the items online. The family has kept the physical items.
Bob's Bakery; Downtown Chicopee; Chicopee Businesses; History of Chicopee;
Mounted Albumen print of Zygmunt Czajka in his military uniform. The photograph was taken in the 1930s while Zygmunt was in the Polish Army before the start of World War II. Zygmunt survived the war by working as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965.
Holyoke Street Railway Company; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Trollies, run by the Holyoke Street Railway Company, were used extensively in Chicopee until the late 1930s. Shown here is one that has crossed over the Chicopee River on the Falls bridge. The bridge was wiped out in the 1938 hurricane and subsequent flood. Trolley service changed to mostly bus based transportation in Chicopee after the flood.
The entrance of Grattan Street across the Chicopee River from Chicopee Falls showing the Deady Memorial Bridge and the Chicopee Manufacturing Company.
Travel book, similar to a passport, for Zygmunt Czajka in the form of a small booklet. Zygmunt worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965.
Miscellaneous Materials Related to Chicopee and to Anthony Stonina.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Business card for Mayor Stonina.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Small photograph of Mayor Stonina with statistics.
A poem by David Spence titled "Some Day," printed on an off-white card and dated February 4, 1933.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Small photograph of Mayor Stonina.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. An excerpt from Hampden County, 1636-1936 by Clifton Johnson about Mayor Stonina.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Roster of the city government for 1939.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Mayor's address for 1939.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - At Last, A Really Safe Tire
Fisk Tire Company print ad about the new Safti-Flight tire. Main art is a photograph of a long winding road leading into the center of the page. A large tire fills the right half of the ad. Text blocks describing the new tire and its attributes fill the lower parts of the ad.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Would you Take This Long Chance, Deliberately
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a photograph of a man walking along a wire with a scenic view of Niagara Falls in the background. Text discusses safety.
Fisk Tire Company; United States Rubber Company; Tires; Chicopee Falls;
A small handbook for Fisk Tire Company employees produced and published by the Fisk Tire Company. The book guides employess through several of the processes involved in making tires, what makes up the parts of a tire and outlines safety rules and instructions. It was donated to the library by family of former Fisk employee Mary Joy, who worked at the Chicopee Falls Plant starting in 1937.
Senior portrait of a young man dressed in a suit from the Chicopee High School Class of 1937 showing head, shoulders and face. Even lighting from the left of the frame highlights the face and lets the rest fall into a slight shadow. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Pete '37."
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Excerpt from Men of New England by Winfield Scott Downs.
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the head turned to look to the right. Strong lighting from the right side of the frame highlights the face and lets the rest fall into shadow. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always Mal."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the head turned to look to the right of the frame. Strong lighting from the right side of the frame highlights the face. A strong vignette isolates the face in the middle of the print. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Marcelle." This could be Marcelle Mercedes Leverault.
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the head turned to look to the left of the frame. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face and shows the details of the appliqué on the collar and the cord tie of the top Thelma is wearing. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always Thelma."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the head turned to look to the left. Strong lighting from the left and back of the frame highlights the face and lets the rest fall into shadow. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Pete '38."
Senior portrait of two young woman, Mary and Betty (Elizabeth) Cobb, from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing heads, shoulders and faces. Their bodies are turned to the left and their faces are turned to look at the camera. Strong lighting from the right side of the frame highlights their faces and lets the left side fall into shadow. They are wearing black top in contrast with the white background. A vignette crops the image around them. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Mary and Betty."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, left shoulder and face with the head turned to look back and to the left of the frame. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face and shows the details of the top Nat is wearing. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always Nat."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face and shows the details of the top Doris is wearing. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "As Always, Doris."
Panoramic photograph of the Chicopee High School class of 1938 taken in front of the school.
Emil Kuzdzal included this in her donation of materials from the class of 1938.
Panoramic Photograph; Sepia-toned photograph;
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing forward and the head turned to the right of the frame showing a profile. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face with a halo effect highlighting the subject. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Chet '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a dark checked suit. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, Harry '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. There is a halo masking the edges of the subject and the shoulder blends in so that only the face is visible in the center of the frame. There is no writing on the bottom right of the print.
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. There is a halo masking the edges of the subject and the shoulder blends in so that only the face is visible in the center of the frame. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Lest you forget, Muriel ' 38"
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the right of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. There is a halo masking the edges of the subject and the shoulder blends in so that only the face is visible in the center of the frame. Writing at the bottom right of the frame says "Doris '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a dark coat over a white shirt with ruffles. There is a flower or handkerchief in the pocket of the jacket. Writing at the bottom right of the frame says "Forever, Thelma."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left of the frame and face turned back toward the front. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. There is a halo masking the edges of the subject and the shoulder blends in so that only the face is visible in the center of the frame. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always, Alice."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing forward and the subject looking straight ahead. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Forever, Jeannette."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing forward and the subject looking straight ahead. The background is black and the dark shirt fades into the background. There is a large white collar around the top of the shirt. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "As always, Emily."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the right of the frame and face turned back toward the front. He is looking to the left of the camera. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a light checked suit. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Johnnie '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front and the head looking to the left. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a white shirt that comes slightly above the neckline. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Wanda."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing left and face turned back toward the camera. Even lighting throughout illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a dark shirt with a pattern on it. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, Helena."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned slightly left of front. Strong front light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and silk tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "As ever, Walter."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned slightly left. The subject is looking to the left. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a light shirt and dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Rich '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face. Strong front light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and dark tie. There is no writing on the photograph. There are two different print of the same photograph.
CPL-PHCOL-Classof1938-023; CPL-PHCOL-Classof1938-040;
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the right. Strong side light illuminates a big smile. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always, Evelyn."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned slightly to the right. Strong front light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and silk tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Stuart, '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Bob "38"."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. There is no writing on the photograph.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the front. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and silk tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says ""Art" '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left. Strong side light from the right illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a dark shirt under a light jacket that stands out from the textured background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Truly, "Wally"."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left. Strong side light illuminates a big smile. The subject is wearing a light shirt that blends with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Best Wishes, Rita."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front. Strong side light illuminates the left side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Rachel ' 38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front and to the left with her head turned to the right. Strong side light illuminates the left side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, "Rona" '36."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front. The subject is wearing a dark shirt that contrasts with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Marion '37." On the back of the print is a message to Emil.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned slightly to the front. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a light suit with a white shirt and patterned tie which stands out from the dark background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Emil '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the right. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and silk tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Jim '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a light suit with a white shirt and dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says ""Sincerely Charlie '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the front left. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a light suit with a white shirt and silk tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Ray. '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the front. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a plaid shirt and dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Jack "38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front with her head turned to the right. Strong side light illuminates the right side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Alice." There is a message to Emil on the back of the print.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the front and head turned to the left. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and plaid tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Perry "38"."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left. Strong side light illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a plaid suit with a white shirt and plaid tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always Chet."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face. The shoulders are facing to the right and her head is turned back to the front. Strong side light illuminates the left side. The subject is wearing a white shirt that disappears into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Eileen '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the left with her head turned to the front left. Strong side light illuminates the the face. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Lest you forget, Dorothy '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left and with her head turned to face the camera. Strong side light illuminates the left side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Rena '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the right and with her head turned to face the camera. Soft side light illuminates the subject. The subject is wearing a white shirt with a bow at the collar. The background is slightly darker and there is no fade There is no writing on the print.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left and the face turned back to the front. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and dark tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Gene '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the left and the face turned back to the front. Strong side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a light suit with a white shirt and dark tie. The focus is soft and the subject fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely Ted."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front. The subject's face is turned to the right and is looking past the camera. Soft side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and striped tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Only a Relative, Eddie."
Studio photograph of three unidentified people standing together. There are two women with a man standing between them. The backdrop is visible behind them. Unknown if it is related to the rest of the photographs in the Class of 1938 collection, but it was included in the donation as being part of the set.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front right. The subject's face is turned back to the left and is looking past the camera. Soft side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a light textured suit with a checked shirt and checked tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Remember Tommy."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing front. The subject's face is turned to the left and is looking past the camera. Soft light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and striped tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Ray '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking past the camera. Strong side light illuminates the right side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, Clare '38"
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking past the camera. Strong side light illuminates the right side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, Louise "38"."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking past the camera. Strong side light illuminates the right side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always Emma "38"."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking past the camera. Strong side light illuminates the right side. The subject is wearing a light shirt that fades into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Remember, Ethel 38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the right. The subject's face is turned back to the front and is looking past the camera. Soft side light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Writing on the bottom left of the print says "Sincerely Jerry."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face. Strong light illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. There is no writing on the photograph.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking directly at the camera. Soft light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Doc ' 38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders turned to the right. She is looking back towards but past the camera. Strong side light illuminates the right side. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Forget? Not Me. Claire "36"."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the left. She is looking back towards the camera. Strong light illuminates the right side of her face. The subject is wearing a dark quilted shirt in contrast to the background. A strong fade surrounds the subject. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always, Janet."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the left. She is looking away from the camera. Strong light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a dark shirt in contrast to the background. A strong fade surrounds the subject. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Dorothy '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking directly at the camera. Soft light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a dark shirt similar to the patterned background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always, Mary."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking over her right shoulder back towards the camera with a big smile. Strong light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a white shirt with dark spots which blends in with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, "Ginger"."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking back towards the camera with a no smile. Soft light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing dark shirt with ruffles in the front. There is some damage to the surface of the print. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, Ann."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking past the camera to the right. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always, "Jake"."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking up and to the right. Soft light illuminates her face and smile. The subject is wearing a dark shirt in contrast to the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Remember, Lottie."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking past the camera to the right. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a light wool three-piece suit with a white shirt and silk patterned tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely Marion '"35"."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking directly at the camera. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a patterned tie and a pocket square. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Hector."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders and face turned to the right. She is looking back over her right shoulder towards the camera with a big smile. Strong light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a white shirt with a pattern which blends in with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Ruth".
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the left. The subject is looking directly at the camera. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a patterned tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says ""Fran" '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face. Strong light illuminates the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and silk tie. There is no writing on the photograph.
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. Soft light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a light jacket, a thin-striped shirt and wide-striped tie that contrast with the dark background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "As Ever Eddie '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking at the camera from the right. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Just Carl."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking at the camera. Soft light illuminates her face and smile. The subject is wearing a dark shirt which blends with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely Irene."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking away from the camera to the left of the frame. Soft light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a dark shirt with a lace collar. There is a strong fade around the subject which blends into the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always, Sophie."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking directly at the camera. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a light checked jacket with a white shirt and a dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Paul '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking away from the camera to the right. Soft light illuminates her face and smile. The subject is wearing a dark shirt which contrasts with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Remember "Pat"."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the left. Soft light illuminates the most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark jacket, a patterned shirt and dark tie that contrast with the light background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Jack '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1936 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking to the right of the frame. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark jacket with a white shirt and a dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always John '36."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking back towards the camera with her shoulders turned to the right. Soft light illuminates her face and smile. The subject is wearing a dark shirt which contrasts with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Jeanette '38."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1936 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking to the right of the frame. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark jacket with a white shirt and a dark tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Always "Al"."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1936 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is turned slightly to the left of the frame. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark jacket with a white shirt and a striped tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Stan "35"."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1936 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is looking to the left of the frame. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a dark jacket with a white shirt and a dark striped tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely Arthur '35."
Senior portrait of a young man from the Chicopee High School Class of 1936 showing head, shoulders and face with the shoulders facing to the front. The subject is turned to the right side of the frame and looking at the camera. He is holding a clarinet in his hands and it is resting on his leg. Soft light illuminates most of the face. The subject is wearing a checkered jacket with a white shirt and a dark striped tie. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Bob '38."
Senior portrait of a young woman from the Chicopee High School Class of 1938 showing head, shoulders and face . She is looking to the right of the frame with her shoulders turned to the right. Soft light illuminates her face. The subject is wearing a dark shirt which contrasts with the background. Writing on the bottom right of the print says "Sincerely, Mary."
Chicopee Junior High School Report Card (1938 - 1939) for Helen Polioudakis
Education (secondary); Chicopee Junior High School Class of 1941; Chicopee Junior High School; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Chicopee Junior High School 7th Grade Report Card for Helen Polioudakis. For 5 periods in the 1938/1939 academic year (Oct., Dec., Feb., Apr., June) prepared by Teacher: Clare E. Murphy. Subjects graded include English Comp., Literature, Grammar, Spelling, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Social Studies (Geography, History, Civics), Art, Music, Cooking, Sewing and Physical Training. Grading also included Citizenship and Effort. Information counts on Days Absent, Tardy and Dismissed also included. On back, Helen's father's signature is four times under the Parent's Signature as "Mr. Gregory Polioudakis".
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Note on pink paper from U.S. Senator.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Dancing Sky High
Fisk Tire Company print ad half page with a photograph of a couple dancing on a girder above a busy city street at the top of the ad. The copy and logo art below the image is focused on the Safti-Flight Tire.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Map of Chicopee.
Miscellaneous Materials Originally Found in the Scrapbooks
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Business card of Leo Authier of the Moonlight Inn.
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Detailed map of Westover Field and its then-future site.
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Certificate marking the official entry of the city of Chicopee in the 1939 National Pedestrian Protection Contest.
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Program of a military ball held at the Oxford Country Club.
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Christmas correspondence among the personnel of the team constructing the air base including a Christmas card.
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Organizational chart for the office of the engineers stationed at Chicopee Falls in January of 1943.
This series consists of materials that were originally found within series 11 and 12. The materials in this series were found to be of sufficiently different format and content to be worthy of preservation and inclusion in a separate series. Certificate from the United States Selective Service naming Anthony Stonina as a member of the Local Board No. 12, Massachusetts.
Correspondence from Charles E. Speaks to Anthony J. Stonina
Stonina, Anthony J. (1898-1974); Fisk Rubber Corporation; Westover Air Reserve Base; Northeastern Army Air Corps Base; Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army;
A series of four typed letters from Charles E Speaks, the president of the Fisk Rubber Corporation, to Anthony J Stonina, the mayor of Chicopee, MA. Two letters concern the what Col. Speaks believes to be the best strategies to convince Army officials to decide upon Chicopee as the best location for the Northeastern Army Air Corps base. One letter concerns strategies to woo airplane manufacturing companies to Chicopee, and one letter concerns the estimated costs of the construction and maintenance of the air base.
Stonina, Anthony J. (1898-1974); Westover Air Reserve Base; Northeastern Army Air Corps Base; Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army;
Miscellaneous Materials Related to Westover Air Base
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. A copy of the Wilcox Air Base Bill from the Seventy-Fourth Congress.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Petition to the United States Senate on the matter of purchasing land by the State of Massachusetts for the air base.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Newspaper article about impact of Westover on Barnes Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Typed summary and timeline leading to the formation of the Northeastern Army Air Corps Base.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Typed summary of events leading to the formation of Northeastern Army Air Corps Base.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. 1959 directory and guide to the base.
Other Correspondence Concerning Westover Air Base
Correspondence between Anthony J Stonina and various other civic and business leaders in relation to the establishment of Westover Airbase.
Correspondence Concerning Westover Air Base
Panoramic photograph of the Chicopee High School class of 1940 taken in front of the school.
Chicopee Junior High School Report Card (1940 - 1941) for Helen Polioudakis
Chicopee Junior High School 9th Grade Report Card for Helen Polioudakis. For 5 periods in the 1938/1939 academic year (Oct., Dec., Feb., Apr., June) prepared by Teacher: Agatha Healey. Subjects included English, French, Business Arithmatic, General Science, Civics, Bookkeeping, Art, Sewing and Physical Training. Grading also included Citizenship and Effort. Information counts on Days Absent, Tardy and Dismissed also included. On back, Helen's father's signature is listed four times under the Parent's Signature as "Mr. G. Polioudakis". Front is stamped "Promoted to Senior High School"
Westover Air Force Base Post Engineer Scrapbook
The WAFB Post Engineer scrapbook is a collection of newspaper articles and photographs created by Otto C. Kohler. Kohler was the head of the maintenance staff at Mount Holyoke College in 1940 and also a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Engineers at Westover. He was one of the first officers to work at the base when development began in the summer of 1940, and Kohler worked specifically on the communications system being installed at the base. He returned to his job at Mount Holyoke in September 1940, but was back in uniform and assigned to the engineers at Westover by early 1942. He was promoted to captain and transferred to Boston in 1943 to be the head of the utilities branch and in charge of the Contract Termination Branch for the First Service Command. He was promoted to major in 1944 and received a special citation for his work before returning to his job at MHC in the fall of 1945. The scrapbook contains materials related to Kohler’s time at Westover and also to his other duties during his service in the Army Corps. of Engineers. There are also newspaper articles and photographs of formal events by official Army photographers. A small number of more personal items and snap shots are also in the book. There is a series of photographs of two planes that had collided at the base showing damage to both planes. The scrapbook was donated to the Chicopee Public Library and Chicopee Archives Online by Kohler’s daughter Carol.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The Fisk Boy Has Gone to War
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring the Fisk Tire Boy with copy below about Fisk's involvement in the war effort.
Fabric Collar: possible graduation or chorus use
Education (secondary); Chicopee Junior High School; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Off white stiff fabric circular collar with 2 snap closures. Possibly for graduation ceremony or chorus.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Salute to Safety
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a photograph of a man and a woman in uniform saluting. There is also a photograph of a battleship's guns and three badges symbolizing three elements of the navy. The text refers to the safety of the guns and the elements that are all part of the Safti-Flight tire.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Striped for Saftey - Safety Striped Tread
Fisk Tire Company print ad two page spread with text, photo-realistic images, and logo art about the latest safti-stripe tire from Fisk.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - A Stopper in Stripes
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a Fisk Tire and the Fisk Boy. Also in the ad is a drawing of a woman with a unique Black and White Picture Hat inspired by Fisk and created by John Frederics.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Stripes in Action
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a large tiger at the top of the page with boxes and art describing the Safety-Stripe tire.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Safest Under the Sun
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a young girl playing with a pail in at the beach under an umbrella. Several smaller images depict beach activity and text refers to the Fisk Safti-Flight Tire.
Chicopee High Alumni Association Reunion, 1941
Chicopee (Mass.); Chicopee High School (Chicopee, Mass.)--Alumni and alumnae
A cream-colored bifold program for the 1941 reunion of the Chicopee High School's Alumni Association. The front reads " Twenty-sixth triennial reunion, Alumni Association, Chicopee High School, Saturday, June 21st, 1941, Seventy-fifth Anniversary." The inside lists the lyrics for a song titled "All Together Again," as well as a program of events. The program features several pieces from alumni ranging from the class of 1888 through the class of 1942. The back of the program contains lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne At School."
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Copy of a request for materials related to the “description, sketch, and Geographic Position” for station Stonina, named after the mayor.
Chicopee High School Report Card (1941 - 1942) for Helen Polioudakis
Education (secondary); Chicopee High School Class of 1944; Chicopee High School; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
10th Grade Report Card for Helen Polioudakis at Chicopee High School. Grades for 4 terms in the 1941/1942 academic year. Subjects graded include English, Biology, Bookkeeping, Business Geography, Typewriting and Physical Education. Information counts on Days Absent, Tardy and Dismissed also included. On back, Helen's mother's signature is listed three times under Signature of Parent Or Guardian as "Mrs. Anna Polioudakis". Accompanying enveloped with classmate signatures on both sides.
Chicopee High School Report Card (1942 - 1943) for Helen Polioudakis
11th Grade Report Card for Helen Polioudakis at Chicopee High School. Grades for 4 terms in the 1942/1943 academic year. Subjects graded include English, US History & Civics, Bookkeeping II, Typewriting II, Shorthand and Physical Education. Information counts on Days Absent, Tardy and Dismissed also included. On back, Helen's mother's signature is listed three times under Signature of Parent Or Guardian as "Mrs. G. Polioudakis". Accompanying enveloped with classmate signatures on front side.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Description of Geographic positions near Station Stonina.
Chicopee High School Class Scheduling Card (1942 - 1943) for Helen Polioudakis
11th Grade Class Schedule Card for Helen Polioudakis at Chicopee High School. This 1942/1943 academic year schedule card includes class period, day of week and class subject information.
World War II Scrapbook Page 2
Roy Belliveau joined the United States Army on February 7, 1941 and was assigned to the 57th Signal Battalion, 121st Radio Intelligence Company. He spent the next five years training and getting ready to join the war in Europe. In 1942 he trained in Iceland, then was sent to England in 1943 where he spent over a year training. In October, 1944 he arrived in France and from there took part in campaigns in Belgium, Holland and Germany before coming home to Chicopee, Massachusetts. The scrapbook and photographs in this collection were taken by Belliveau during his time in the army while serving abroad and in Europe during World War II.
57th Signal Battalion, 121st Radio Intelligence Company
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The Boys at 253 Edwards Street; Camp Edwards;
Europe; Iceland; France; Belgium; Germnay; Holland; World War Two; United States Army and World War II; Belliveau, Roy; 57th Signal Battalion, 121st Radio Intelligence Company
Chicopee High School Report Card (1943 - 1944) for Helen Polioudakis
12th Grade Report Card for Helen Polioudakis at Chicopee High School. Grades for 4 terms in the 1943/1944 academic year. Subjects graded include English, Chemistry, Business Law, Economics, Shorthand and Physical Education. Information counts on Days Absent, Tardy and Dismissed also included. Card is spamped "Graduated". On back, Helen's mother's signature is listed three times under Signature of Parent Or Guardian as "Mrs. G. Polioudakis".
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Description of Triangulation Station.
Chicopee High School Portrait of Theresa G. LaBelle "Terry"
Chicopee High School Senior Portraits; Chicopee High School Class of 1944; Chicopee High School; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Black and white sepia toned senior portrait in folder. Signed with Note.
Chicopee High School Portrait of Regina Bertha Jarek
Black and white sepia toned senior portrait in folder. Signed.
Chicopee High School Portrait of Helen M. Partyka
Chicopee High School Portrait of Sophie Ann Piantek
Chicopee High School Portrait of Malania M. Polchlopek "Melanie" "Molly"
Chicopee High School Portrait of Evelyn B. Przystawczyk
Chicopee High School Portrait of Helen Barbara Pula "Ginger"
Chicopee High School Portrait of Sophie Audrey Wojdyla "Soph"
Chicopee High School Portrait of Genevieve S. Wyszynski "Jennie"
Chicopee High School Portrait of Mary "last name unknown"
Cathedral High School Portrait of Eileen "last name unknown"
Cathedral High School Senior Portraits; Cathedral High School Class of 1944; Cathedral High School
Chicopee High School Class of 1944 Yearbook
Last four pages of 1944 Chicopee High School yearbook. Last page is pressed cosage from Helen's Uncle John and Uncle Walter. Second and third to last pages scrapbook memorbilia related senior events including graduation, banquet and promenade. Fourth to last page has 13 student signatures.
Chicopee High School Portrait of Helen G. Polioudakis
Chicopee High School Senior Portraits; Chicopee High School Class of 1944;
Black and white sepia toned with added color senior portrait in folder
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Hand-drawn map showing the location of Station Stonina.
Miscellaneous materials related to the city of Chicopee and its former mayor, Anthony Stonina. Booklet about the City of Chicopee.
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Front: Headline says GI Arrivals, with subheading Due Today. Listed in Boston are "George H. Thomas (Le Havre) 586: Misc. personnel, incl. 27th mil. Police escort gd, co., FA casual det., cav. School casual det. Chanute Victory (Le Havre) 1980: Misc. personnel, incl. 183d, FA gp., with medics; hq. and hq. btry. 193d FA gp., with medics: hq and hq btry., 113th cav. rec. sqdn. mech., wih meidcs. Matthew Cheehan (Barry) 10: Misc. personnel." Listed in New York is "USS Boise (Cristobal) 442: Misc. Personnel." Listed in Newport News is "St Albans Victory, 1963: 188th and 291st engr. C. btns. 327th QM serv. co. 676th med. coll. co. Hq. and hq. det., 437th med. btn. FA sch. cas. det. Misc. personnel. Ephrim Brevard, 36: Misc. personnel. George Chamberlain, 99: 56th and 57th sig. A. W. det. 199th med. disp. avn. 56th hosp. train. Misc. personnel. Mexican, 104: Misc. personnel." Listed in San Francisco are "Buckingham. Hehanta Bay, Presi-dent Jackson. Pitt, Bonhomme Richard, Japara, Bolivar. York-own, Oakland. Cape Henolopen, William F. Biddle: 15,100 personnel." The back of the newspaper clipping is a partial headline referencing the war. The certificate of the imperial domain of the golden dragon lists Edmund's ship as the Bon Homme Richard, which this newspaper says was due to arrive in San Francisco.
Newspaper clipping of GI arrivals in U.S.
Draft Registration Card, Roland Pronovost
Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.; Draft registration--Chicopee, Mass.
A battered Selective Service System Registration Certificate for Roland Pronovost, dated September 17, 1948. Though aged and quite damaged around the edges, the information written in is still clearly visible, and provides his personal information and a generic description of him at the time of his draft registration, as well as his signature.
Scrapbook of the Operation Little Vittles Committee
Berlin Airlift and Operation Little Vittles
Operation Little Vittles was a goodwill mission to drop candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949 and was headquartered in Chicopee, Massachusetts. This scrapbook is a record of the Operation Little Vittles Committee and provides information about the group of volunteers who were involved. The scrapbook contains official minutes of their meetings, the committee’s constitution and rules of operation, newspaper clippings, handwritten letters in German from children who received candy during the drops and a few photographs. The Little Vittles committee was responsible for coordinating and gathering candy and handkerchiefs to be delivered to Westover Air Force Base. From there the supplies were brought to Germany to be dropped to children in West Berlin. Operation Little Vittles came out of the Berlin Airlift, an operation by the United States and England that brought food to the people of West Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of Germany. Little Vittles was started by Air Force Pilot Gail S. Halvorsen after he handed out candy to a group of children and saw their reaction to his gesture. On the next flight he dropped candy tied to handkerchief parachutes. This grew to regular drops of candy by Halvorsen and his crew. As news spread of the operation in the United States the Little Vittles Committee was formed to handle the volume of candy and handkerchief donations as well as bring the supplies to the air force base in Chicopee.
Operation Little Vittles Scrapbook REF 943.155 Operation
Chicopee City League Baseball Scrapbook 2
Chicopee; Baseball; Chicopee City League; Sports;
The Chicopee City League Scrapbook Two is a collection of newspaper clippings from the local newspapers dedicated to the 1950 through the 1952 Chicopee City Baseball League seasons. The adult city league existed in Chicopee from the 1930s through the 1950s and drew crowds in the thousands. The 1950 season consisted of five teams: the Fairview Boys Club, the Chicopee Falls Dodgers, the Chicopee Falls Tigers, the Nativity Athletic Club, the Sandy Hill Vets (they dropped out half-way through the season) and the Colonels Athletic Club. The 1951 season was marked by turmoil and only two teams played each other on Sundays, the Tigers and the Dodgers. At the end of the 1951 season four teams, the Tigers, the Dodgers, the Colonels and the Palais D’Or agreed to have a playoff series t determine the champion of Chicopee. Palais D’Or won the series. The 1952 season consisted of four teams, the Chicopee Falls Dodgers, the Chicopee Falls Tigers, the Palais D’Or Athletic Club and the Colonels Athletic Club. The city league was originally an adult league, but teenage players were allowed in the 1952 when too many players joined the armed services and the older players wanted to play in the “semi-pro” Tri-County League. The articles are clipped and pasted into the pages of the book, often with more than one article on a page. There are some dates with the articles at the beginning of the book. The articles are arranged in chronological order from the initial planning meetings to the end of the regular season and through the playoffs of each season. The statistics from several games and the rosters of the teams are also clipped and pasted among the articles.
Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.; Korean War (1950-1953)
A photo album page with 4 black and white images of a mountainous landscape beyond a body of water; images were taken during Pronovost's service in Alaska during the Korean War.
Shorthand summary document created by Helen Polioudakis
Four page document of "Brief notes" with shorthand information in column form showing English word and coresponding shorthand symbols. Found inside Gregg Shorthand book.
Lt. General Arthur MacArthur Jr.; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
MacArthur's Ball is named for Chicopee native Lt. General Arthur MacArthur Jr., Medal of Honor Recipient in the Civil War. The monument, a five ton granite ball, was originally located at the intersection of East and Broadway Streets and was dedicated on September 5, 1942. It is currently located at the intersection of Church and Broadway Streets.
Portrait of Kornelia "last name unknown"
High School Senior Portrait; Class of 1952
Black and white sepia toned senior portrait. Signed. Second name starts with "J" but unreadable.
Chicopee City League Baseball Scrapbook 1
The Chicopee City League Scrapbook One is a collection of newspaper clippings from the local newspapers dedicated mostly to the 1953 Chicopee City Baseball League season and the 1953 Tri-County League baseball season. The city league existed in Chicopee from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Tri-County League was started in 1949 and still operates today. The book starts with a few articles on the winner of the 1952 baseball season before getting into the 1953 season. There are a few articles on the bowling league and Chicopee High School football at the end of the book. The 1953 season had six teams: The Woodlawns Athletic Club from South Hadley, the Fairview Boys Club, the Chicopee Falls Dodgers, the Chicopee Falls Tigers, the Nativity Athletic Club and the Colonels Athletic Club. The articles are clipped and pasted into the pages of the book, often with more than one article on a page. There are no dates with the articles, but they are arranged in chronological order from the initial planning meetings to the end of the regular season and through the playoffs. The statistics from several games and the rosters of the teams are also clipped and pasted among the articles. The city league was originally an adult league, but teenage players were allowed in the 1952 when too many players joined the armed services. The Tri-County League was a semi-pro adult league with many college age players.
Chicopee (Mass.)--Banks and banking--History
A quarter-folded card with a colorful bird on the front made of feathers. The interior of the card details the history of the Chicopee Savings Bank on the ocassion of the 100th anniversary (March 6th, 1954).
Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.; Nuclear weapons testing victims--Nevada National Security Site (Nev.); Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)--Photographs
A black and white image of three men standing outside near a vehicle, with tents and buildings in the background. The man on the left is wearing a baseball mitt; the man in the middle has a cigarette in his left hand; and the man on the right has one hand in his pocket. All three are wearing "casual" uniform and looking more or less at the camera. The back of the photo reads "Aug. 54; Me; Joe Martin." While it is not clear from the label who's who, the man in the middle was identified by his son as Roland Pronovost, suggesting the man on the left is Joe Martin. The third man is not identified.
Photo album page with Nevada images and news clipping
Nuclear weapons testing victims--Nevada; Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)
A photo album page with 2 black and white images and a newspaper clipping. One image is of a man (Roland Pronovost) in uniform standing in front of a building. He is wearing an MP armband and is standing at parade rest. The other photo is of a single-story building with a sign identifying it as "Company C 505 MP BN." The newspaper article is hand-dated as May 16, 1955, and is about the presence of military police at the Camp Desert Rock atomic testing site in Nevada, and includes an image of PFC Norman S. Mills with a bomb blast in the background.
Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.; Nuclear weapons testing victims--Nevada National Security Site (Nev.); Atomic bomb--Blast effect--photographs
A single black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by Chicopee resident Roland Pronovost during his service at the Nevada National Security Site.
A black and white photograph labeled "Flats." The image is of an arid-looking landscape, likely part of the Nevada test site.
Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.; Nuclear weapons testing victims--Nevada National Security Site (Nev.); Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)--Photographs; Atomic bomb--Blast effect--photographs
A black and white photograph of a mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by Chicopee resident Roland Pronovost during his service at the Nevada National Security Site.
A black and white photograph of a glowing mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by Chicopee resident Roland Pronovost during his service at the Nevada National Security Site.
A black and white photograph of a mostly-dissipated mushroom cloud. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by Chicopee resident Roland Pronovost during his service at the Nevada National Security Site.
A black and white photograph of a bomb in the early stages of detonation. While the surrounding area is barely visible, the glowing mushroom cloud is vivid. Part of Operation Teapot in 1955, this was one of the tests of the atomic bomb in 1955 witnessed by Chicopee resident Roland Pronovost during his service at the Nevada National Security Site.
David Spence Appearance on WWLP News, 1959
Chicopee (Mass.); Television Broadcasting---Springfield (Mass.)
A pale pink souvenir folder holding a black and white image of two men sitting near a low table, being filmed by a large camera labelled "WWLP." The photo is captioned "David R. Spence on left, with Television man, Thomas M. Colton 1959" and was provided by Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
A framed black and white photograph of the Czajka family. Unknown location but shows Zygmunt and his wife Wiktoria with son Paul as a baby. Zygmunt and Wiktoria are standing. Wiktoria is holding Paul and lookng at the camera, while Zygmunt is looking down at the baby in his wife's arms. Zygmunt worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965.
Zygmunt Czajka; Wiktoria Czajaka; Bob's Bakery;
A small faded color photograph of Wiktoria Czajka, smiling and looking at the camera, with her arms holding hisband Zygumnt, who is looking away from the camera. They are sitting on a couch with and floral fabric and two red pillows. There is a bouquet of flowers in front of them on a table and framed print above them on the wall. Zygmunt worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965.
Black and white portrait of Paul Czjaka when he was a young boy, possibly age 5-6, dressed in a white suit with shorts and a bow tie. Zygmunt, Paul's father, worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965. The bakery was started by Paul's father, Zygmunt Czajka, in 1965 and remained in business for 56 years. Bob's Bakery was well known for its Polish baked goods, including the Paczi. The family also owned the building at 218 Exchange Street, where the bakery was located. Paul took over the bakery in the 1980s and ran the business with his wife, Dorothy, until it closed in October 2021.
Newspaper Clipping about Chicopee Civil Defense including Helen Polioudakis
Civil Defense; Municipal Government; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Newspaper clipping with article and photo of Helen Polioudakis and Director of Civil Defense David J. Hopkins
Newspaper Clipping Photo of Helen Polioudakis at City of Chicopee Holiday Social
Municipal Government; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Newspaper photo from the City of Chicopee Administrative Employees Association Holiday Social. Chairman Richard P. Kendra is handing out gifts to Miss Helen Polioudakis, Civil Defense, Mrs. Sebastian Beauchamp, wife of the city engineer and Mrs. Max Skaza, Chicopee Library (left to right). Event was held at the Brass Rail in Southwick Massachusetts
1961 Lambert-Lavoie Elementary School 8th Grade
Lambert-Lavoie Elementary School; Group Photographs; class photographs
A panoramic photograph of the Lambert-Lavoie Elementary School 8th Grade class outside the school.
Fairview Elementary School 7th Grade Class 1961-62
Fairview Elementary School; Group Photographs; class photographs
A class photo of the Fairview Elementary School 1961-62 7th Grade class made up of small individual headshots arranged evenly on the page. "School Life 1961-1962" is printed at the top middle of the page. On the bottom is "Grade Seven," "Fairview Memorial School, Fairview, Mass.," and "Darling Studio."
Fairview Elementary School 8th Grade Class 1963
A photograph of the Fairview Elementary School 1963 8th Grade class outside the school. On the back are signatures of all the students and teachers.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Twenty-fifth anniversary event program.
117 Court Street was a Queen Anne Style house that was among the buildings torn down in the Chicopee Falls Urban Renewal project.
The Savage Arms Company; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Aerial of the Savage Arms Company facility along Broadway Street in Chicopee Falls. Broadway Street runs through the manufacturing plant facilities with buildings on either side of the street. A bridge was built over the road for transporting materials from one building to the another.
Savage Arms Company showing Broadway and Linden Streets
Savage Arms Company facility along Broadway and Linden Streets in Chicopee Falls. Broadway Street runs through the manufacturing plant facilities with buildings on either side of the street. Visible to the side of the plant is a cemetery, currently known as the East Street Cemetery.
Savage Arms Company facility looking south along Broadway Street in Chicopee Falls. Broadway Street runs through the manufacturing plant facilities with buildings on either side of the street. Visible on the right is the bridge built over the road for transporting materials from one building to the another.
View of the front of the Church Street School, which was the USO during World War II and then the Community Center for Chicopee Falls. It was torn down to make room for the current police and fire departments headquarters.
Eighty-eight Church Street is the house located to the right of the Church Street School. It belonged to the Whitimore family before being torn down to make room for the current police and fire departments headquarters.
Joseph Orwat and Sons Inc., General Contractors
Joseph Orwat and Sons Inc., General Contractors; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Entrance and parking lot of the Joseph Orwat and Sons Inc., General Contractors on Main Street in Chicopee Falls.
Main Street and the Old Skip Cafe. One of the many cafes and watering holes that catered to the mill and manufacturing workers in Chicopee Falls prior to the Urban Renewal era.
The Falls Theater, on Main Street near Belcher Street, was the location in the Falls for movies and entertainment. The Falls View Apartments are currently located there.
Belcher Street looking North towards the Baptist Church and its attached buildings. The church is still located in the same place today.
Ziemba's storefront on Church Street in Chicopee Falls. The store sold shoes, furnishings, dry goods and notions. Edward J. Ziemba, Chicopee Mayor from 1970-1975, was responsible for ending the funding for the Falls Urban Renewal project.
Frank's Hardware at Church and Main Streets
View of Frank's Hardware store located at the corner of Church and Main Streets in Chicopee Falls.
Intersection of Main and Church Streets in Chicopee Falls showing the Falls Inn, the Rex Club and Frank's Hardware Store.
Stanley's Medical Center on Main Street in Chicopee Falls was located across from the post office and near the train station.
Across the bridge from Chicopee Manufacturing
Chicopee Manufacturing; Main Street; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Looking across the Falls Bridge at the Chicopee Manufacturing building. The Lamb Knitting Company and Savage Arms also used the building before it became DHJ Facemate Corp. On August 7th, 1980 lightning caused a fire that destroyed the building and closed the businesses there.
One-Hour Martinzers (Formerly the Hotel De Gray)
What was once the Hotel De Gray, a three story hotel in the heart of Chicopee Falls, became a two story center for small businesses, including One-Hour Martinizers.
Tausher Diner, located on the corner of Church and Court Street in 1966.
Zygmunt Czajka; Paul Czajka; Bogumit Czjaka; Bob's Bakery
Color photograph of Zygmunt, center, Bogumit left, and Paul Czjaka, right, dressed in suits in a room with colorful wallpaper. A table with chairs in in front of them and a doorway to another room is behind them. Zygmunt worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965. Paul took over the bakery in the 1980s and Bogumit helped out during the busy seasons.
Color photograph of the Zygmunt and Wiktoria Czjaka close-up and looking at the camera. Some wood paneling can be seen behind them. Zygmunt worked as a Baker in Poland during the German occupation in 1939-1945. He later brought his family and baking skills to Chicopee and opened Bob's Bakery on Exchange Street in 1965. The bakery remained in business for 56 years and was well known for its Polish baked goods, including the Paczi. The family also owned the building at 218 Exchange Street, where the bakery was located. Zygumnt's oldest son, Paul, took over the bakery in the 1980s and ran the business with his wife, Dorothy, until it closed in October 2021.
Chicopee (Mass.); Cemeteries--History, local
A printed booklet with dark yellow covers, titled The Old Cemetery at Chicopee Falls. Published in a limited volume in 1973 for the Trustees of the Chicopee Falls Cemetery Association, it was printed by the Pond-Ekberg Company in Springfield, MA. At 8 pages long, it is a very brief history of the East Street Cemetery.
Skipmunk : a story of Chicopee 1977 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
Articles on local history, poetry, and art work by local authors and students of Chicopee High School.
Skipmunk : a story of Chicopee 1977 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
Skipmunk: a story of Chicopee 1977 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
Skipmunk: a story of Chicopee 1978 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
Skipmunk : a story of Chicopee 1978 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
Skipmunk : a story of Chicopee 1978 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1979- 1980
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1979-1980 1980 Team: Ellen Soja (C), Laurie Boutin (F), Diane Lynch (G), Sharon Piela (G), Lisa Pasternak (F), Lisa Suckeniez (F), Laurie O’Connell (G), Mary Szetela (G), Joanne Stanton (G), Jane Marjanski (F), Paula Goudreault (G)
Official Scorebook of the 1979-1980 girl's basketball season. Each entry lists the name of the players and the complete scores and coaches notes of the game played between Chicopee and their opponent. The 1979-1980 season was a championship season for Chicopee and the first year coaching the girl's team for Coach Thompson.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1980
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1980 1980 Team: Ellen Soja (C), Laurie Boutin (F), Diane Lynch (G), Sharon Piela (G), Lisa Pasternak (F), Lisa Suckeniez (F), Laurie O’Connell (G), Mary Szetela (G), Joanne Stanton (G), Jane Marjanski (F), Paula Goudreault (G)
A thirty-eight page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1980 championship season.
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1980 season.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team.
Nine original black and white photographic prints from photographer Ed Malley taken for the Springfield Newspapers during the 1980 basketball season.
Michael J. Thompson Collection Finding Aid
Coach Michael J. Thompson and the Chicopee High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team
Finding Aid for the Coach Michael J. Thompson and the Chicopee High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team Collection.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1980-1981
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1980-1981; 1981 Team: Lisa Pasternak (F); Laurie O'Connell; Laurie Boutin (F); Lisa Suchenicz (G); Maureen Johnson (G); Jane Marjanski (C); Maxine Adamczyk (F); Paula Gouldreault (C); Tara Foresburg (F); Lucia Marjanski (C); Diane Bernard (G); Coach Michael Thompson;
Official Scorebook of the 1980-1981 girl's basketball season. Each entry lists the names of the players and the complete scores and coaches notes of the game played between Chicopee and their opponent. The 1980 -1981 season was a championship season for Chicopee and the second year coaching the girl's team for Coach Thompson.
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1980-1981
Skipmunk : a story of Chicopee 1981 (Vol. 3 No. 1)
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1981
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1981
A fifty-three page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1981 championship season.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1981 season.
Seven original black and white photographic prints taken for the Springfield Newspapers during the 1981 basketball season.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1981- 1982
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1981- 1982;
Official Scorebook of the 1981 - 1982 girl's basketball season. Each entry lists the names of the players and the complete scores and coaches notes of the game played between Chicopee and their opponent. The 1981 - 1982 season was a championship season for Chicopee and the third year coaching the girl's team for Coach Thompson.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1982
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1982
A thirty-two page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1982 season.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1982 season.
Two original color photographic prints taken during the 1982 basketball season. One is a full team photograph and the other is of the three senior captains.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1983
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1983
A forty page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1983 season.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1982 - 1983
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1982 - 1983; Patty Parent; Barb Tourville; Tara Forsberg; Lucia Marjanski; Carol Chmura; Diane Benard; Donna Dube; Sue Tardiff; Robin Provencher; Joy Denault; Michelle Breton
The Official Scorebook of the 1982 - 1983 girl's varsity basketball season. The current entry lists the names of the players and the complete scores and coach notes of the game played between Chicopee and the opposing team. The 1982 - 1983 season was Coach Thompson's fourth year of coaching the girl's varsity team.
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1982-1983
Original Photographic Print from the 1983 season.
One original color photographic print taken during the 1983 basketball season of the two senior captains in front of Chicopee High School.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1983 - 1984
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Tean 1983 - 1984; Debbie Matysik; Donna Dube; Sara Szetelea; Chris Grace; Pat Parent; Carol Chmura; Barb Tourville; Robin Provencher; Michelle Breton; Sue Tardiff
Official Scorebook for the 1983 - 1984 girl's varsity Basketball season. Each entry lists the names of the players and the complete scores and coaches notes of the game between Chicopee and the opposing team. The 1983 - 1984 season was Coach Thompson's fifth year coaching the girl's varsity team.
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1983-1984
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1984
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1984
A fifty page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1984 season.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1984 season.
Four original photographic prints taken during the 1984 basketball season. The first image is in color and is of the five seniors on the 1984 team. There is a black and white photograph of Coach Thompson in action surrounded by the team. It is scanned in color and then scanned in Grayscale. The fourth image is a black and white print of the whole 1984 team.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1984 - 1985
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1984-1985
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1985
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1985
A thirty-two page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1985 season.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1985 season.
Three original photographic prints taken during the 1985 basketball season. The first image is in color and is of the 1985 team photographed at center court looking down from above, as if on a ladder. The second and third prints are of the whole 1985 team and Coach Thompson. One is in black and white and is a more traditional image of the team taken from straight on. The other is in color and depicts a less formal moment showing the players fixing their hair and the coach looking over at the team.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1985 - 1986
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1985 - 1986; Paula Vandal; Terri LaPlante; Sarah Szetela; Karen Donnelly; Maureen Muldoon; Sue Cybulski; Susan Jezouit; Maggie Anischik; Sarah Goff; Michelle Sammataro
The Official Scorebook of the 1985 - 1986 girl's basketball season. Each entry lists the names of the individual plaer and the complete scores. Coach notes of the game are provided alongside the game played between Chicopee and their opponent. The 1985 - 1986 season was Coach Thompson's sixth year coaching the girl's varsity team.
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1985-1986
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1986
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1986
A ninety-two page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of the 1986 championship season. This scrapbook is more personalized than the others and contains more photographs. It has been kept intact to preserve the original nature of the item.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1986 season.
This scrapbook is filled with photographs taken during the 1986 season of the team during games. The prints are in color and have been placed throughout the scrapbook. Some are cut and cropped to fit and some are the full 4x6 inch prints. They show different players and the coaches during games. There are also color photographic prints of the three seniors on the 1986 team.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Official Scorebook 1986 - 1987
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1986 - 1987; Maggie Anischik; Trish Kokoszka; Noel Pasternak; Nacy Bazan; Leslie Goff; Betty Sears; Michele Sammataro; Maureen Muldoon; Sarah Goff; Sue Jezoit; Sue Cybulski
Official Scorebook of the 1986 - 1987 girl's varsity basketball season. Each entry lists the names of the players as well as the complete scores. Coach notes of the game are provided between Chicopee and the opposing team. The 1986 - 1987 season was Coach Thompson's seventh year as head coach.
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1986-87
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1987
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1987
A forty-two page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings from the 1987 season.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Offical Scorebook 1987 - 1988
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1987 - 1988; Ronia Kobylanski; Leslie Goff; Trish Kokoszka; Maureen Michon; Deb Green; Nancy Bazan; Elizabeth Sears; Noel Pasternak
The Offical Scorebook of the 1987 - 1988 girl's varsity basketball season. The entry lists the individual names of the players as well as the complete scores. Coach notes are provided of the game played between Chicopee and the opponent team. The 1987 - 1988 season was Coach Thompson's eighth year as head coach of the girl's team.
CPL-CHSgirlsBasketball-scorebook 1987-1988
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1988
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1988
A thirty-nine page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings from the 1988 season including team ranking and final season results. Special attention is paid to the Chicopee/Chicopee Comprehensive rivalry.
Original Photographic Prints from the 1988 season
There are six 5x7 inch prints of each of the six seniors on the 1988 team. There is a small 2x3 inch print of the five starters with the schedule of the 1988 season's games on the back and one 5x7 print of the five starters in a pyramid pose at center court.
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Scrapbook 1989
Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Team 1989
A fifty-two page scrapbook of yearbook photographs and newspaper clippings from the 1989 season including team ranking and final season results. Special attention is paid to the Chicopee/Chicopee Comprehensive rivalry. Also, articles on the departure of Coach Michael Thompson from his tenure at Chicopee High School.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The Greatest Tire Ever Built
Fisk Tire Company print ad reprinting of one ad within another. Larger ad concentrates on the Extra Heavy Fisk Balloon Tire with an image of the tire and text about its safety. The insert of the earlier ad shows an older couple sitting together balling yarn. The older woman, on the left, is wrapping the yarn into a ball while the older man spreads out his hands and keeps the yarn from knotting. The older man's head is slumped as if he has fallen asleep. A small clock on a shelf above the man's head reads 9:00 p.m. and the Fisk "Time to Retire" sign hangs on the wall between the couple.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Swimming Not Allowed
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing an older man in a hat and holding a stick. The man is on the left looking right and at a tree branch with two hats and two sets of adult clothing resting on the branch. The man has a look of confusion on his face and is holding his chin. A sing near the clothes says "Swimming Not Allowed." In the background is a larger sign with the "Time to Retire" logo.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Time to re-shoe the donkey
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a farrier squaring off with an angry donkey. A Fisk Tire ad hangs on the wall between them.
Chapter 23 - FISK TIRES AND THE SLEEPY BOY - Part One
Fisk's advertising legacy includes some of the most interesting campaigns carried out by manufacturers in the sector, bringing together the most prominent artists of the so-called Golden Age of American illustration such as Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell. Many of these artists reinterpreted and gave life to the adorable spokesman of the company, the sleepy Fisk boy in his pajamas, ready to re-tire to rest accompanied by a candle and holding a tire as a teddy bear. This article is an in-depth investigation into the corporate and advertising history of the Fisk Tire Company. It is chapter 23 from the dissertation by Pau Medrano-Bigas presented in 2015 and translated into English in 2018. It includes detailed descriptions of the numerous images that illustrate the text. There are over 500 images, most of which are shown for the first time, that had never been reproduced since they were created and published in the press of that time. This is the first of three parts on the Fisk Tire Company provided by Pau Medrano-Bigas with permission to reproduce and enhance the Chicopee Archives Fisk Tire Company Magazine Ad Collection. This part includes a full description of the history of the Fisk Tire Company illustrated by ads and images from 1900 - 1916. Click here to view the entire dissertation by Pau Medrano-Bigas.
Medrano-Bigas, Pau
University of Barcelona
Chapter 23 - FISK TIRES AND THE SLEEPY BOY - Part Three
Fisk's advertising legacy includes some of the most interesting campaigns carried out by manufacturers in the sector, bringing together the most prominent artists of the so-called Golden Age of American illustration such as Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell. Many of these artists reinterpreted and gave life to the adorable spokesman of the company, the sleepy Fisk boy in his pajamas, ready to re-tire to rest accompanied by a candle and holding a tire as a teddy bear. This article is an in-depth investigation into the corporate and advertising history of the Fisk Tire Company. It is chapter 23 from the dissertation by Pau Medrano-Bigas presented in 2015 and translated into English in 2018. It includes detailed descriptions of the numerous images that illustrate the text. There are over 500 images, most of which are shown for the first time, that had never been reproduced since they were created and published in the press of that time. This is the third of three parts on the Fisk Tire Company provided by Pau Medrano-Bigas with permission to reproduce and enhance the Chicopee Archives Fisk Tire Company Magazine Ad Collection. This part includes illustrations and advertisement art from the history of the Fisk Tire Company from 1937 through the 1972. To view the entire dissertation by Pau Medrano-Bigas click here
Chapter 23 - FISK TIRES AND THE SLEEPY BOY - Part Two
Fisk's advertising legacy includes some of the most interesting campaigns carried out by manufacturers in the sector, bringing together the most prominent artists of the so-called Golden Age of American illustration such as Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell. Many of these artists reinterpreted and gave life to the adorable spokesman of the company, the sleepy Fisk boy in his pajamas, ready to re-tire to rest accompanied by a candle and holding a tire as a teddy bear. This article is an in-depth investigation into the corporate and advertising history of the Fisk Tire Company. It is chapter 23 from the dissertation by Pau Medrano-Bigas presented in 2015 and translated into English in 2018. It includes detailed descriptions of the numerous images that illustrate the text. There are over 500 images, most of which are shown for the first time, that had never been reproduced since they were created and published in the press of that time. This is the second of three parts on the Fisk Tire Company provided by Pau Medrano-Bigas with permission to reproduce and enhance the Chicopee Archives Fisk Tire Company Magazine Ad Collection. This part includes illustrations and advertisement art from the history of the Fisk Tire Company from 1917 through the 1930s. To view the entire dissertation by Pau Medrano-Bigas click here
480 Front Street, Chicopee Massachusetts; Helen Polioudakis Home
From for the first few years of her life Helen lived at 480 Front Street, Chicopee with her parents. They rented in this two family house.
219 Hampden Street, Chicopee Massassachusetts: Helen Polioudakis Home
From approximately age 3 through 8 Helen lived at 219 Hampden Street, Chicopee with her parents. They rented in this two family house.
275 Hampden Street, Chicopee Massachusetts; Helen Polioudakis Home
From approximately age 9 through 17 Helen lived at 275 Hampden Street, Chicopee with here parents. They rented in this two family house.
19 Mellen Street, Chicopee Massachusetts; Helen Polioudakis Siedel House
In 1944 Helen, about 18 years old, moved to 19 Mellen Street when her father, Gregory Polioudakis, purchased the house. Helen became co-owner with her father in 1951. The Polioudakis family lived on the first floor of this two story two family house. Helen lived at 19 Mellen Street for over 70 years.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The Fisk Cord Tire is a Good Investment
Fisk Tire Company print ad line drawing depicting two women in a car talking to a man in a military uniform. He has one foot up on the step at the side of the car and is holding a pad of war bonds. In the background is a cart with a sign that says to but War Savings Stamps. Text compares buying Fisk tires to investing in savings stamps.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Snow Ball Fight
Fisk Tire Company print ad full page image of an older man hiding behind a Fisk Tire sign plastered with snowballs. The man's hat is on the ground in front of the sign with the remains of a snowball on it. The man is carrying a basket and an umbrella.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Stage and Screen Star Clara Bow
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a photograph of Clara Bow waving from the front seat of a Rolls Royce. Below the photograph is a list of Stage and Screen stars that use Fisk Tires.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Mind if I Come Along?
Fisk Tire Company print ad with an updated version of the Fisk Tire Boy kneeling near the back tire of a car holding a candle looking out at the viewer.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - A New Transportation Tire
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a large tire with text describing the new methods that make the transportation tire special. An small photographic image of a transportation vehicle is at the bottom of the page driving uphill within a line drawn landscape.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Scared of a Mouse
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring an elephant shying away from a mouse.
Sports--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Chicopee (Mass.)
This clipping has the date May 22, 1949 written on it in black ink in the top left corner. This clipping shows the WMBA winners for tennis matches. "G. Uklejai" is listed as competing with C. Bizon for the Class C Men's Doubles for $20.00.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Dog Trouble
Fisk Tire Company print ad with an ad within an ad. The full page ad shows a Fisk Cord Tire and text with an insert of an image showing a black dog in a cupboard with a mess all around and on the floor.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Cats and Dog
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a mother cat defending her basket full of kittens against a small dog. The dog is slinking away from the basket under the watchful eye of the kittens. One kitten is hiding under the bottom part of a broom and a shovel that lean against a wall. Next to the broom hangs a Fisk Tire poster with the words "Time to Re-tire."
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Tires for Every Motor Vehicle
Fisk Tire Company print ad with many components showing the variety of Fisk tires available. Top two-thirds of the double page spread are images of the tires, the Fisk Boy logo and the copy. The bottom third is a scene of different types of vehicles, including an airplane, as though they were all traveling on the same road.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - A Touch of Distinction
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a doorman opening a car door for a woman who is emerging from the car dressed in finery for being out on the town. Fisk tires on the car feature prominently in the frame of the image.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk for Commercial Vehicles
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing the different types of commercial tires and the importance of buying Fisk Tires for a fleet of vehicles.
"Halsey Warns Navy Personnel to Treat Japanese with Decency"
The headline of the clipping at the top reads, "Halsey Warns Navy Personnel to Treat Japs with Decency." The text reads, "WITH ADMIRAL HALSEY IN SAGAMI BAY, Aug. 27 (AP)--Before entering Sagami Bay, Admiral Halsey cautioned all 3d Fleet personnel that the Japanese would be treated with decency but any disobedience by the Japanese of surrender terms would be dealt with by force. HE also said there would be no fraternization with either military or civilians. 'Any violators of these measures will be severely punished,' Halsey warned the fleet. 'Let your strength and your decency govern every action in retaliation to the Japanese.'"
United States. Navy--Ephemera; Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier); World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American
A pamphlet given to service members/their families on the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard CV-31, printed for Navy Day on the 27 of October 1945 in San Francisco. The pamphlet includes a list and descriptions of the different departments aboard (air, gunnery, navigation, engineering, hull, communications, supply, and medical), a brief history of the combat record of the ship from its first joining of the Third Fleet Task Force 38 on June 6, 1945, through its recalling from Tokyo on August 15, a poem "Manhattan to Tokyo to San Francisco," detailing the ship's journey with cartoons around it, images and descriptions of daily life on the the ship like meals, entertainment, and religious services titled "The Metropolis Bon Homme Richard: A Complete City," and a dedication to those who died called "Lest We Forget." The back of the pamphlet includes the sentence, "The officers and men of the Bon Homme Richard have been honored by your visit. Good sailing! Good bye!"
Bone Homme Richard Pamphelt, pages 7 & 8
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Chicken Don't Cross That Road
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a mother chicken and her chicks near a busy road. A car is coming down the road in the distance. The Fisk Tire Boy is in the frame talking to the chickens about safety.
Springfield Mutual Association Christmas Party
Office parties--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
The image is the top portion of a newspaper dated December 28, 1951 for The Chemical Division News (page 3). The headline reads, "Springfield Mutual Association Christmas Party," and has a long banner photograph below that showing a large group of people gathered around banquet tables. The caption below this photograph reads, "Mutual Association members were served a full turkey dinner at the Ivy House in West Springfield. Seventy Association members and their guests attended." Below that are two more photographs. The bottom left photograph shows someone in a Santa costume handing a gift over to a woman in a patterned dress and coat. The caption reads, "Mrs. Don Reynolds gets the second prize from Saint Nick. This prize, one of many given was a G-E ship's clock." The bottom right photograph shows a group of people sitting around a table as someone in a Santa costume reaches down towards one woman's place at the table and another man behnid her holds a box in his hands. The caption reads, "Santa (Irv Watson) is presenting the first gardenia of the many given to the ladies. First recipient is Ona Uchtman, Al Tompkin's guest. The men got cigars, here being distributed by Ed Midura."
Springfield Mutual Association Christmas Party Part 2
This newspaper clipping has three photographs with captions underneath. The left photograph shows a group of people sitting at a banquet table and smiling towards the camera. The caption reads, "Three of the bachelors-for-a-night are pinning their absent ladies' gardenias in their own lapels. The "bachelors" are, left to right; Elwin Robbins, Ted Ziegler, and Paul Chrzan." The center photograph shows someone in a santa costume giving a large gift to a man and a woman. The caption reads, "Irv Watson, playing Santa Claus presented the first prize to Mrs. Lena Rodowicz. Pete Rodowicz bears up under the burden, a G-E electric roaster." The right photograph shows a large group of people sitting at tables or dancing. The caption reads, "Ted Lockwood's music for dancing made the after dinner partying a great success. Ted and his group had a number of novelties that kept spirits high."
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Now a Roadster for Four
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a Whippet Collegiate Roadster in motion. In the background are two men watching the vehicle. There are trees and a church in the distance. Fisk balloon tires are featured prominently in the image.
Fisk Tire Company print ad with lots of color showing Times Square at night from above. A piece of a Fisk tire fills the right side of the frame. The Fisk building is in the image at the top left. A large "F" and "I" is located in the bottom right of the ad. This is part of a two page spread. Page two is missing.
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); United States. Navy--Aircraft carrier; Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier)
The title at the top of the clipping is "Carrier Launched At N.Y. Navy Yard" with the text below it reading, "NEW YORK, April 29 (A. P.).--One of its most famous names was restored to the Navy today when the Bon Homme Richard, a 27,100-ton aircraft carrier slid down the New York Navy Yard ways into the East River under a bright April sun./Admiral Ernest J. King, in a message read by Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier, said the $60,000,000 carrier 'will soon be ready to participate in an important phase of our increasing offensive operations.'"
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Free to Any Car Owner at Any Fisk Branch
Fisk Tire Company print ad with line drawings of all eight of the free services available at the Fisk Tire branches. A large hand holds one of the drawings, like a card, at the top left of the page. The rest of cards stack along the left side and along the bottom of the page wrapping the text box in the center of the ad.
Fisk Tire Company print ad in full color across two pages. The Fisk logo and text layered over a scenic vista with winding roads and colorful landscape. Cars and trucks fill the roadways. The main theme is mileage and safety.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Uninterrupted Motor Service
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a U.S. Mail Service truck and a postal worker checking the address of the mail in his hand before putting it in the mailbox. Fisk tires are visible on the mail truck.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Setting the Tire Pace
Fisk Tire Company print ad within an ad. The full page ad shows a Fisk Extra Heavy Cord Tire and text with an insert of a different Fisk ad. The insert image is of a boy showing off his smoking skills to a girl in front of a Fisk Tire sign. Looking over the top of the sign, unknown to the two young people, is an older man holding a switch and waiting patiently.
Statement about Charles H. Tracy's health condition written and signed by physician Nelson M Wood, M.D.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pension Department
Suffolk County (Mass.); Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)
Act granting pension increase to Charles H. Tracy
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Cord Tires
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a tear in the fabric of the page revealing the Fisk Tire Boy yawning and holding a tire in one hand and a burning candle in the other. Around the boy is a Fisk tire and under the image is copy about Fisk Tires.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Bicycle Club Member
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring three boys dressed in various uniforms. One boy has a bicycle and is showing off his Fisk Bicycle Club gear. The other two boys looks on in amazement. Text box in the lower right quadrant explains the benefits of the Fisk Bicycle Club and describes the "Fisk Club News" newsletter.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Preparedness
Fisk Tire Company print ad two page photograph showing the construction of the new Fisk Tire Plant in Chicopee Falls with the word "preparedness" overlaid on top of the image. A text box with a description of Fisk's preparations for the new age of automobile needs is under the larger text.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Appearance Counts
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a couple getting ready to take a trip. There is a driver for the car and a man loading up a bag of golf clubs and luggage into the back of the car. Another man stands in the car watching the activity as a woman, dressed for travel, approaches the car from the left of the image. The view is from the back of the vehicle and the tires, including the spare on the back, all feature the Fisk-O-Cord Tire logo.
Program for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Chicopee Police Relief Association Concert and Ball. Contains a page dedicated to Mayor Stonina.
Replica of Charles H. Tracy's Medal of Honor
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Medal of Honor
Photograph fo Congressional Medal of Honor with accompanying letter explaning why replica medal cannot be provided
Chicopee (Mass.); Alexandria (Va.); Washington (D.C.)
Program for the Third Annual Dance at St. Joseph’s Ballroom. Contains a page dedicated to Mayor Stonina.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The Sleeping Bum
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a sleeping man leaning on a tree stump dressed in old clothes in his meager camp. The Fisk Tire Boy poster is nailed to the tree stump above the man.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - On Sale with all Fisk Franchise Dealers
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a line drawing showing the back of a car with a photo-realistic Fisk Non-Skid Balloon tire in the spare location. The car drawing is centered in a large red circle with the word "New!" located between the two back tires of the vehicle. Text below the art describes the merits of the new balloon tire from Fisk.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Latest Contribution to Supreme Motoring
Fisk Tire Company print ad with an ad within an ad. The full page ad shows a Fisk Cord Tire and text with an insert of an image showing a woman in a red coat standing on scale hiding the results under the watchful eye of a young man carrying a bunch of books.
An invitation to the dedication of the armory of the Heavy Mortar Company C104 Infantry, Massachusetts National Guard.
Newspapers and Clippings Related to Anthony Stonina and to the City of Chicopee
One of two clippings from the Springfield Union, dating June 09-10, 1938. They concern Anthony Stonina’s two-month long trip to Poland and other European countries.
Chicopee Junior High School Certificate for Helen Polioudakis
Black and white graduation Certificate with Principal & Superintendent signatures. Dated June 20, 1941. Helen attended Chicopee Junior High School for 7th, 8th and 9th grades.
Chicopee High School Diploma for Helen Polioudakis
Black and white Diploma with School Committee Chair, Mayor, Principal & Superintendent signatures. Dated June 22, 1944. Chicopee High School included 10, 11 and 12th grades which Helen attended.
A 1/2 page ad comparing the ability of the Chicopee Falls Plant and the Three Point Unit Power Plant of the Model "X" automobile. Photographs of the plant in Chicopee Falls and the Model "X" engine are on each top side of the ad. Text reads: "Each has a tremendous reserve and is equeally smooth in its delivery of power."
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a photorealistic image of a woman at the wheel of a car framed in a circle. The text below references what is known about Fisk tires by the woman, Ms. Or Mrs. Motorist, driving and what is known by Mr. Motorist. There is a photograph of the top portion of a tire at the bottom third of the page.
Affidavit by commanding officer about Sergeant Tracy's battle wound
Disability discharge document for Charles H. Tracy
Surgeon's statement that Tracy was disabled due to "amputation of thigh" signed by the examining surgeon H. Lenox Hodge M.D.
Document filed in Philadelphia describing wound that resulted in disability
Fisk Tire Company print ad with two older men playing checkers with the board held up in their laps. One is looking confident about the outcome while the other is slumped in defeat.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Tires of Long Endurance
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing the back of a car with Fisk Non-Skid tires and a well dressed man about to get into the car.
Chicopee Section of the Transcript-Telegram from August 11, 1966. It features, among other things, the history of Szot Park, with Anthony Stonina’s role in its history given focus.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Says it With Mileage
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing an older print ad inserted into the context of a larger ad. The older ad shows an older man reading a book with a fishing pole in his lap. Hiding behind the sign he is leaning against is a woman reaching around with an umbrella to pick up her clothes after swimming near the spot where the man is reading. The larger ad shows a large tire, with copy and the Fisk logo and Fisk boy logo throughout.
Materials Concerning The Presentation of Six Bombers at Westover Field
Program from the dedication ceremony of six bomber aircraft at Westover Field.
Copy of the script of a radio broadcast of the event that also contains a schedule of the proceedings of the ceremony.
Program for an event held at the Polish National Home. Program contains a page dedicated to Mayor Stonina.
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Group Portrait
A group of 5 adults and 2 children posing for a photograph in Aprox 1930; (Undated)
A portrait of an adult in front of some trees and looking away from the camera. Approx 1930; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Double Portrait
A double portrait of two women looking into the camera while standing near a sidewalk. (Undated)
An image of a street of houses; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Street Image
An image of a road leading down with grass, trees with no leaves, and small houses on each corner; (Undated)
An image of a dog standing on top of a snow filled field. (Undated)
An image showing a large building with a few cars parked in the front, (Undated)
An image of a street showing two houses, with one partially blocked from view by a tree.
An image showing a house in the 1930s, shown with symetrical landscaping and cut grass. (Undated)
An image of a person dressed in a formal 6 button jacket standing in front of
An image of a sidewalk and a church being shown wrapped in ivy. (Undated)
An image of a house next to another house that is briefly cut off, The house in picture seems to be a 3 storied house; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Military Base
An image of a military base filled with many planes, rescue helicopters, and people that walk among the still aircraft; (Undated)
An image of a three storied house that faces the street and is slightly cut off by a tree in the middle.; (Undated)
An image of the same three storied house in the 1930s House Image 4, however it is a new angle, showing the front of the house more and showing the two trees blocking it from the previous photo; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Helicopter Image
An image showing a 1930s military rescue Helicopter landed in a front portrait photo; (Undated)
An image showing a 1930s miltary rescue helicopter in the air flying from a distanc; (Undated)
An image showing trees alongside the road and next to a house. (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Church Image
An image showing St. Josephs Church on the side of the road, and a farm in the distance behind the empty church; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Cemetary Image
An image showing a cemetary and many tombstones varying in shapes and sizes; (Undated)
An image showing a church and it's large driveway; (Undated)
An image showing a river surrounded by trees and with land being seen connecting on both sides; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Apartment Buildings
An image showing two apartment buildings across from each other as well. With their staricases on the left apartment building being shown;(Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) School Photo
A wideshot photo shoing a school building with many people outside standing, walking, or running in the photo; (Undated)
A photo of the front of the house being near a street poll; (Undated)
A wideshot of a sidewalk, showing a local "Socony" Oil store, with a 1930 Cheverlet Coupe parked on the outside of it; (Undated)
A wideshot of a street with a large building being covered by trees; (Undated)
Snapshots; Chicopee (Mass.) Land Wideshot
A wideshot photo showing a large plot of land, with a church and 7 more smaller building sin the distant background; (Undated)
A portrait of an adult dressed in a coat and a US Navy hat, standing on the side of the sidewalk and behind a building staring directly at the camera; (Undated)
A portrait of the Adult wearing the US Navy hat and coat, seated and staring at the camera with buildings in his background; (Undated)
A wideshot of a church with a store on the left and cars parked outside of the large church building (Undated)
An image of a house during the winter time, with a car parked right outside of it ;(Undated)
A wideshot of a hill with a single-storied house resting at the top of it, overlooking a dip in the land; (Undated)
A wideshot of a big industrial building with electric post lined up in front of the building.
A street image showing two houses in between trees and facing the main road. As the shadow of a electric pole illuminates from above.
An image showing a soldier in his uniform in a side profile photo, giving a salute while smiling and holding his hat.
An image showing one tombstone with the name "Patnode" with a large plot of land behind the tombstone showing trees in the distance and flowers in front of the tombstone.
An image showing a large house with four cars parked in the front of it,as well as another car parked across the house; (Undated)
An image of a dog outside of a house looking away from the camera; (Undated)
An image of a house and two other nearby houses all with trees in the front of them.
A wideshot of an apartment building with two cars parked in front of it, and an electric pole and trees slightly blocking the view of the apartment (Undated)
A wideshot of two apartments and small garage facing each other. (Undated)
A wideshot photo showing a cemetary with a large religous statue in the center, with tombstones all over; (Undated)
A wideshot of a street and buldings in the back being buried in snow, with a church in the background as well; (Undated)
A wideshot of land seeming to be near a water stream that is frozen by the weather. Two houses and a farm are seen in the background; (Undated)
A wideshot of a small water stream and trees surrounded and covered by ice and snow; (Undated)
A wideshot of a street with two people across the street overlooking a large building with roof turrents ; (Undated)
A photo showing a street with shops and buildings on each side of the photo facing the street, and cars parked on the outside of the buildings; (Undated)
A photo of the same house in House Image 7, but a new angle showing more of the street, neighboring house, and the parked car; (Undated)
A wideshot of a roadside and two buildings, a church and a house, near a hill and surrounded by land; (Undated)
A wideshot of the same building in Land Wideshot 3, except showing the front of the industrial building more, and getting a look into the work area beyond the gate surrounding the building (Undated)
A wideshot of a one floor house in front a dirt road, and in front of a large plot of land; (Undated)
A wideshot of grassland and trees tilting downhill; (Undated)
A group of 12 adults all dressed in formal wear posing for a picture, and 4 children in the far left corner of the group all seated together; (Undated)
A road showing a large building overshadowing parked cars and making up the center of the street; (Undated)
A photo of a woman posing behind a large crop of corn; (Undated)
A photo of a stream of water and land surrounding it, with no houses, only trees, grass and a fence in the background; (Undated)
A wideshot of a wilderness that is surrounded by trees in the background, and seperated by a trail that splits the land, with their also being a stacking of cut wood in the corner; (Undated)
A photo of a one floor house behind the sidewalk and a dog sitting in the grass on the bottom left corner; (Undated)
A wideshot of bridge being crossed by a car in a large area of land and trees; (Undated)
A wideshot of a land with trees surrounding it with grass all over; (Undated)
A wideshot of he bridge in Land Wideshot 11 being seen from a different angle and with wood materials all around the picture.
A wideshot image of a military cargo plane being surrounded by tourist while on a military base; (Undated)
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Standard of Tire Value
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring three images of the Fisk Tire Boy each holding one of the three types of tires Fisk offers. A scene of traffic and pedestrian activity is at the bottom of the page at the feet of the three figures.
The Fisk Bulletin - Social and Athletic Association
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 11, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 11, 1919. Pages one and two of the first edition of the new volume of the Fisk Bulletin highlight a luncheon for the women of the Fisk Tire Company, the new baseball season starting in April and plans for the weekly Park Night at Fisk Park. Page three features a wedding photograph with Fisk employees, plenty of employees notes and wins all around for the Fisk women's teams. The Fisker Babies column round out page four along with a call for the upcoming pie eating contest and more employee notes.
The Fisk Bulletin - Athletic Association
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 16, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 16, 1920. Fisk Red Tops baseball team tryouts lead page one this week while the bowling league results take the second spot. Page two is a round up of employee notes and photographs. Page three leads with coverage of the Knights of Columbus theater "extravaganza." A photograph of different types of gas tubing anchors the page and coverage of the first shooting tournament completes the news. Dr. Jones' new dentist equipment is shown in the photograph on page four with stories on the new Athletic Association pins and a call for the Non-Skids baseball team bracketing the image.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 18, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 14, 1919. This is a big issue for the inter-departmental athletic leagues. All page one and page two stories are dedicated to the results of the recent contests. Page three continues interdepartmental league play, but also has a feature on "The Making of an Automobile Tire" that explains what each stage is and why its important to the final outcome. Employee baby pictures are also on the page. Employee notes and some coverage of the women's teams makes up page four.
The Anthony J. Stonina Collection Series Description
Detailed series description for the Anthony J Stonina collection.
Scott Barnard - Chicopee Public Library Archives Intern
The Anthony J. Stonina Collection Finding Aid
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 2, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 2, 1920. The big story in this edition is the announcement of extensive renovations to be made to Fisk Park with three new buildings being added. Also, Fisk Hall will close for the season after the Drama Club's big show. And, baseball team tryouts will begin as soon as the weather permits. Page two stories include a fishing trip gone awry, many employee notes and a call for more Fiskers to try out for the track team. Page three brings the week's interfactory basketball league games to life. A healthy sampling of employee notes rounds out the page. The Fisk bowling league matches highlight page four with a photograph of Lillian Francouer in her riding costume providing some art.
Scholarship Award for Term Ending April 21, 1939 for Helen Polioudakis
Center Junior High School Scholarship Award certifies that Helen Polioudakis is on the Credit List in Grade 7 for Term Ending April 21, 1939. Signed by Principal: Mary E. Trumbull
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 23, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 23, 1920. Page one stories cover weather being a factor in the low turnout for the first Red Tops baseball team tryouts, spring and summer entertainment plans at Fisk Park and the Non-Skids Dusty League baseball team tryout schedule. Employee notes appear on page two. Of particular note are the fishing stories of Fiskers Marty Conroy, Gene Kane, Jim Gloster and Pete Partridge. Page three stories include yarns about several weddings between Fisk employees and the start of the quoit matches during the noon lunch hour. Bowling dominates page four with stories about the match between the Springfield All Stars and Fisk Jaspers. The loser, the Jaspers, owes the All Stars team a chicken dinner. A big win for the Easthampton team over the Fiskers and the interleague standings for bowling round out the page.
The Fisk Bulletin - Social and Athletic Association (Special Edition)
The Fisk Tire Company's Special War Bond Drive published on April 24, 1919.
A four page special edition of the Fisk Bulletin dedicated to the announcement of Victory Liberty Loan Drive. This is the fifth year of the drive and the focus is buying bonds to help the government in the clean-up after The Great War in Europe. Letters of appeal from the management of the Fisk Company fill the first two pages. A letter in Polish and one from the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury are on page three. The back page explains the payment plan of buying the bonds. The goal of the drive: $260,000.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 25, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 25, 1919. Page one features include the opening of the Victory Loan Drive, the women's basketball team loss in the title series and the progress on the Park Night plans. Also, the slogan contest for the Victory Loan Drive is open for all employees. Page two is where the page one jumps landed and employee notes fill out the remainder of the space. Page three highlights the Red Tops baseball team win over the Yanks of Camp Devens. And, a letter from Dick Haley of the Cord Tire division on his travels in the Navy in the aftermath of World War I fills the right hand column of the page. Page four stories include one on the successful women's bowling team, one on the Baby Picture feature ending and one on the managers being named for the factory baseball league.
The Fisk Bulletin - Social and Athletic Association (Second Edition)
The Fisk Tire Company's Special War Bond Drive published on April 30, 1919.
A four page special edition of the Fisk Bulletin dedicated to the progress of Victory Liberty Loan Drive. This is the fifth year of the drive and the focus is on buying bonds to help the government in the clean-up after The Great War in Europe. The page one banner headline and subhead announce the success of the drive and that $40,000 over the goal of $260,000 was raised in just 18 hours. Page two and three are thank you letters and encouragements from management about the drive. A photograph of the Victory Drive committee is on page three along with another explainer on the payment plan. Page four is a reprint of an essay from Literary Digest about the sacrifices of war.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 30, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 30, 1920. Spring is in the air for this issue of the Fisk Bulletin. A new dance hall, refinished tennis courts, baseball practice getting started and romance (a Fisker wedding) fill page one of this issue. Page two has photographs of a former Fisker, George Murray, now in the U.S. Navy and Adeline Cook, of the Tire Cutting Department, in her new dress. Stories include one on the excellent safety record for the month of March and another on the split win and loss in bowling to the Easthampton Universals. Page three highlights the new track being built and the prospects of the youth baseball team. Employee notes and the changes to the Athletic Association rules round out page four.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 4, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 4, 1919. A large photograph and story on the 27 Building winning the league basketball pennant leads page one. Also, the Red Tops team finished the season with its best season to date. Page two has a full roundup of the factory leagues. Page three is a mix of team photographs and stories about end of season results. Page four is for the jumps and employee notes.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of April 9, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of April 9, 1920. "Large Crowd Sure To Attend Entertainment," "Ball Diamonds Being Fixed Up" and "Big Fair In Fall Is Plan" are the page one headlines. "New Dental Equipment Installed" and "Hiking Club For Fiskers Suggested" are the top page two headlines. Page three warns "Climbing Telephone Poles Risky Sport" and "Gym Classes Are Brought to Close." Page four headlines read "27 Building Quintet Again Defeats Office," "Cold Spell Delays Tops First Drill" and "League Race Is Clinched By Packards."
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a man in riding gear leading his bicycle toward the front of the frame away from a cheering crowd. He is holding a trophy and is followed by a young man looking on in admiration. Text at the bottom of the frame is about Fisk bicycle tires.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - The class sits outside
Single image of 18 children in a sitting in a circle in the sunshine. Some look at the camera and some do not.
Massachusetts; Hampden (county); Chicopee
View of the Chicopee Public Library from Center Street with cars parked in front and people walking downtown. A women in a hat is in the foreground and city hall is on the background. Two library patrons are on the front steps of the library. The back is labeled in pencil "April 1941." [Given the date, differences in photo paper, and the general era of the vehicles pictured (late 1930s or early 1940s), we believe that this could not have been taken by Gilbert (who died in 1923), although it was donated as part of his photo collection.]
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Club Boys Are Doing Their Bit
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a Fisk Club member saluting a soldier as he hands over a message to be delivered by bicycle. Two other boys with bicycles are in the background. White tents form the backdrop for the scene. Text is about joining the Fisk Club and all its benefits.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 12, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 12, 1920. The Bigelow-Hartfords are coming to town and they are bringing a crowd, or so says page one of the Bulletin. A call is out for all employees to attend the Red Tops game Saturday to show the visiting team who can cheer louder. In other page one news, the Boweman All-Stars lost the first game of the series for baseball bragging rights and the Red Tops have three tough games in a row. Page two highlights include an update and photograph on "Doc" Deroin, formerly of the By-Products Department, and new job in Chicago, a story on Gene Kane hitting a game winning single for the Non Skids and there is a need for more participants in the women's tennis tournament. The August 13, 1920 Park Night schedule and stories on the Red Tops win, the next clash of the bachelors and benedicts and Jack McEvitt's safety record appear on page three. Batting averages, baseball league standings and the quoits league make up the news on page four.
Quit-Claim Deed from V. N. Taylor to J. E. Taylor
Quit-Claim Deed from V. N. Taylor to J. E. Taylor a parcel of land in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 14, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 14, 1919. The next Park Night and the Labor Day lineup are the big stories on page one in this edition. The Red Tops will play the Waterbury Knights of Columbus, there will be a daylight fireworks display and another band concert at the next Park Night. On Labor Day there will two track meets, more fireworks and more concerts. There is a two column photograph of swimmers in the water at Loon Pond in the center top of the page. Also on page one, Lawrence Eakins wins the trap shooting tournament and the Non-Skids continue their winning streak. On page two the story about the Red Tops losing two games on their road trip into Connecticut and New York is the lead. The day shift in the Mill Room leads the night shift in the safety contest. On page three the team of Brassard and Shea leads the Quoits tournament, more employees notes and a sad story on the death of Aloysia Prairie, who worked at Fisk for 15 years. The Park Night schedule appears at the bottom of the page. The Inspections Department baseball team gets a photograph and a long story on page four. The Red Tops have a double header coming up and the tennis tournament was a hit. There is now a tennis tournament scheduled for the women. Finally, the Bike Tire baseball team has been dissolved and all their games are forfeited for the last two weeks of the season.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 19, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 19, 1920. Page one leads with Rowland's Pets taking the first two games with fine pitching performances by Pete Wood and Rube Richards. The Red Tops will play Three Rivers at the Park on Saturday and then travel to Fitchburg for the Sunday game. In other big news, Jimmie Lowe is hosting a clambake at his camp at Hampton Ponds. Page two stories talk about the poor attendance at Park Night on Friday. It was due to the weather. The Non-Skids win their fifth straight and have to play the Milton-Bradley team next. There are two stories on page three. One about the Red Tops shutting out the Tomville Big-Hearts and the other on how 29 departments get through July without a safety mishap. Bewteen the stories is a photograph of Red Tops catcher, Snubber Greenhalgh, tagging out a Big-Hearts player at the plate. The next Park Night scehdule is at the bottom half of the page. Page four is another grab-bag of short stories ranging from the tennis tournament, to the women's swim class, to the attendence at the Tuesday night dance. Dive in.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 21, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 21, 1919. Never a dull moment at Fisk Park, or so says the page one story about the most recent Park Night. Also, a look ahead to the Labor Day Weekend events and the next Mothers' night at the park. And, not to be forgotten, is the "Monster Minstrel Show" being held in the upcoming Fall. Page two is filled with employee notes, The Question Box and the latest Quoits tournament standings. Page three has stories on the Red Tops five game win streak and the Non-Skids continued success. The photographs show three children of Fisker bosses, Rita Langevin, Earl McDonald and Richard Hixon The August 22 Park Schedule is at the bottom. A photograph of the Cord Tire baseball team anchors the middle of page four. Stories include one on the Mill Room day shift leading the Mill Room night shift in safety inspections, a story on the interdepartmental baseball league standings and finally a long piece on the weather's effects on the Old Timer's League.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 26, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 26, 1920. Page one is all about the big plans for the Labor Day Weekend at the park. The track meet will be a big one. The Non Skids will be at the park on Saturday. The Red Tops have games against the Bristolites and the Norton Nine. And, the Stevens Band, with Harry Cook on vocals, will perform. Page two is the usual briefs and employee notes. Page three includes stories on the Non Skids loss and the wild post-game between the Pet's and the Mussers after the game was called on account of darkness. The game with the All-Stars and the Pets is also on page four, along with the Factory League highlights and a wrap-up of the latest Park Night and Tuesday night dance.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 28, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 28, 1919. The Mill Room night shift pulls ahead of the day shift and the story is on page one of this week's Bulletin. Labor Day events, like the addition of a women's baseball game, big tennis matches and an expanded movie card, are the top stories on page one. There is also a call for talent for the upcoming minstrel show. The Question Box returns to this week's page two as does employee notes. Stories include one on the outing held by the Experimental Department and one on the Track Squad getting ready for the Labor Day meet. Page three has more kid pictures. This time its Joseph Band, Blanche and Florence Vaughan and Bernard LaPorte. The Red Tops and the Non-Skids each have stories and the Safety Contest results are in for the week. The August 29th Park Night schedule is at the bottom of the page. The Trucking Department baseball team is featured in the page four photograph this week. The Old Timer's League is the main feature and the crew team and tennis tourney reads bracket the story.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings Labor Day weekend 1919.
A four page special edition of the Fisk Bulletin dedicated to the Labor Day Weekend events at Fisk Park. The headline states "All Set For Mammoth Track and Field Meet at Park on Labor Day." The other events of the day are highlighted in the sub-head. A full line-up of races appears on page two following a story about the planned activities. Page three is full of photographs of the track team getting ready. Page four is the program of events.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 5, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 5, 1920. The mysterious person hunt is back among the featured events at Park Night. The rules and prize are featured on page one. The track team, the Red Tops and tennis matches are lined up for the weekend at Fisk Park, said page one of the Fisk Bulletin. Page two is a mashup of stories about all things Fisk, including an announcement about the checkerboards being ready at the park and the results of the married men vs. the bachelors baseball game. On page three, the tug-of-war team issues a challenge, a women's tennis tournament is suggested and the Non Skids tie in ten innings. Also, the next Park Night schedule of events appears at the bottom half of the page. Page four sends Dot Couch off to her new life with a story and a photograph of attendees. The Machine Shop gains a lead in the factory league race and the pairings of the tennis tournament are announced.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 7, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 7, 1919. As reported in last week's edition, the 104th Regiment Band performed and drew a "whopper" of a crowd. The page one story has all the details. Also, another military band is coming to the park. The Naval Band will perform and the Red Tops will play the Navy baseball team at the next Park Night. In other page one news, the Bead Room wins the safety contest and the also the interfactory track meet and the Tube Room employees have returned from their vacation well rested. After the page one jumps and a slew of employee notes there is only room on page two for a story about the Non-Skids win over the Millers Falls team. Page three has the complete Park Night schedule and stories about C.T. Cunningham leaving Fisk to start his own electrical business in Holyoke and the results of the ongoing tennis tournament. Some employee notes fill in the gaps. On the top of page four is a four column photograph of the safety contest winners' picnic. Stories include one on the Red Tops gaining their eighteenth victory, one on the Inspection team keeping the top spot in the factory league and one on the track team practicing for the Labor Day meet.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 9, 1918.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 9, 1918. Page one stories include an announcement about an upcoming clambake, a story about the Fisk women's acapella group rehearsing in the bathroom and a photograph and story about swimming lessons for "Fisk Mermaids" at Riverside Park. Also, a photograph and story about the Athletic Association leaders' visit to a New York athletic club. Page two contains the jumps from page one. Page three and four contain short news items related to Fisk employees and a longer piece about the send-off for a Fisk employee joining the Army.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of August 9, 1920.
A one page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of August 9, 1920. This special to the Bulletin is dedicated to the baseball supremacy of the entire plant. The two teams are Joe Bowerman's All Stars and Bill Rowland's Pets. Games will be played at Fisk Park. A best-of-five game series is planned and the teams are ready for the biggest inter-factory tournament of the year.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - two children playing in the snow
Two children play in the snow. One, facing the camera, has his eyes closed and is making a face. He is holding a large chunk of snow. The second child has their back to the camera and appears to be watching the boy with the snow.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Children playing on a slide
diptych of children playing on the outdoor slide a the Bowe School. The top image show two children climbing the ladder to the top and the bottom image shows three children. At the top, one child is in motion sliding down the slide while two children, a boy and a girl, look toward the camera as they wait for their turn.
Enlistments in 1864 The following were obtained in 1865, by the payment of an extra bounties, on the part of the town and of the enrolled men, towards the quota assigned under the call of the President, dated Dec. 19, 1864. They were enlisted for nine months in the army. (Term) (Names) (Regiment) One Year Charles Webster 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols “ “ Frederic Williams “ “ S. Forsaith Band, 6th Army Corps “ “ George W. Loake “ “ Edward Matthews Three “ William J. Storey 14th Batter, Mass Vols One “ Edward Muldoon 61st Reg’t Mass. Vols Three “ John Martin 2nd Reg’t Cavalry, Mass. Vols. “ “ John Reefe 14th Batter, Mass. Vols One “ John C. Randall 2nd Reg’t Cavalry “ “ William M. Hubbard 25th Reg’t Inf. “ “ Joseph Wilkinson 5th Battery “ “ James Barnes 14th Three “ Michael J. Murphy 26th Regt. One “ William Mitchell 14th Battery “ “ James Quinn 61st Reg’t “ “ Samuel S. Gibson 4th Cavalry “ “ James Prescott 14th Battery Three “ Caleb S. Gaffum 2nd Cavalry “ “ Joseph Delahanty “ “ Edward Timmette 14th Battery One “ William H. Sullivan 4th Cavalry Three “ George Morkey 24th Reg’t “ “ Patrick Buckley 17th “ “ William Carter “ “ James L. House 38th “ “ William Jackson “ “ Michael Nolan 2nd Cavalry “ “ Thomas Lafe “ “ Thomas Wall 13th Battery One “ Jeremiah Donovan 14th Three “ John Morony 24th Reg’t “ “ Joseph Murphy 31st “ “ John Taylor “ “ Albert W. Cooper Reg. Army Eng. Corps “ “ Alexander Somerville “ “ Joseph Pierce Three Years Joseph Wadleigh Reg. Army Eng. Corps “ “ T.C. Griffin 2nd Cavalry_Mass. Vols. One “ William J. Ahern 14th Battery Three “ John Desmond Navy
Enlistments in 1862 The following were obtained in 1862 by the payment of an extra bounty on the part of the town authorities. They were enlisted for nine months in the army. Levi Miller Charles A. Gay William Woods Henry Sanbrose Thomas Gillillan James Willet Albert Brewer A.L. Cowley The following were obtained in 1864, by the payment of extra bounties on the part of the town and of the enrolled men, towards the quota assigned under the call of the President, dated July 18, 1864. Their terms of service, and regiments are given. (Term) (Names) (Regiment) One Year William Riley 2nd Heavy Artillery, Mass. Vols “ “ George A. Hannum “ “ William D. Hayden “ “ William L. Crosby “ “ Henry Knight “ “ John Markey “ “ Jerome B. Johnson “ “ Lewis Johnson “ “ Leonard Streeter “ “ Michael McMahon three “ Patrick Navin “ “ Cornelius McCarty One “ Misrael Messier 31st. Reg. Infantry “ “ Otis M. Hendrick Three “ Austin J. Crane One “ Daniel Liemey 1st. Reg. Cavalry “ “ Charles Snow 6th Battery “ “ Frederick O. Lathrop “ “ Randolp E. Lathrop “ “ Julius Perry 61st Reg. Infantry “ “ Franklin Colton “ “ Francis Finnegan “ “ Michael Callahan “ “ Charles W. Litchfield “ “ Patrick Barry “ “ Philip F. Nichols “ “ Daniel C. Shay One Year William A. Brown 61st Reg. Infantry_Mass. Vols " " Samuel S. Parker " " Samuel S. Pratt 25th Co. Unattached H. Art'y " " George H. Wesson three " John Buckley 16th One " Albert Walker 25th " " John O'Hearn 18th " " James Taylor Henry Batchelter James W. Olcott William Gatsly One Year Matthew Russell 27th " " Stephen Jennings 2nd Battery Light Cert. " " Charles F. Cook 12th " " Fitz Roy Gregor 2nd " " Simon Slaughter 54th Reg. Infantry three " Sanuel Adair 2nd Reg. Cavalry One " Frank Andrew 4th " " John W. Dyer " " M.F. Fied " " John Sullivan Capt. Charles P. Winslow 1st Lieut John Jones 2nd William W. Fay Blenand Barrill Veteran Reserve Corps Thomas Collins Robert W. Edwards George A. Lindsay One Year Richard Seppeler 2nd Reg. Infantry John Hackett Navy Edward Martell Patrick Dunn Michael Gannon Charles F. Harwood John Farrell Richard Gerry James Morrissey John D. Murray Richard Crowley One Year George E. Baldwin 25th Co. Unattached H. Art'y_Mass. Vols James Burke Veteran Reserve Corps (over)
Non-Resident Recruits The following were assigned, Sept. 20, 1864, by the state authorities to the credit of the town towards the quota under the President’s call of July 18, 1864. These men were colored recruits, obtained by the state in the South. They were all enlisted for three years in the army. Richard Harris 38th Reg. Infantry_U.S. Colored Trooops William Brown “ “ Henry Willis “ “ Daniel Richards “ “ Alonso Brooks “ “ Samuel Davis “ “ James Evans “ “ William Jackson “ “ James Stark “ “ William Statesman “ “ James Brown “ “ Pinckney Jourdan “ “ Lewis Johnson 1st Reg. Cavalry_U.S. Colored Troops Haywood Bushel “ “ Miles Bright “ “ Daniel Corpey “ “ James Foreman “ “ Arthur Harrold “ “ Richard Johnson “ “ Charles Smith “ “ George Spencer “ “ Frank Williams “ “ Randolp Young “ “ Edmund Randall “ “
Naval Enlistments The following-named persons, residents of Chicopee, served in the United States Navy. The time and place of enlistment, and the name of the vessel on which they shipped, are given. (Time) (Name) (Place) (Vessel) Aug. 15, 1862 Henry M. Smith New York “Connecticut” “ “ John Chapin Aug. 16 “ Jacob H. Lowell Boston “Ossipee” Frederick Titcomb “ Jan. 1864 Stephen Driscoll “ “Santiago de Cuba.” “ “ Patrick Moriarty “ “Massachusetts” March “ James Moriarty New York “Brooklyn” Dec. 25, 1862 Andrew Chapman Boston “Minnesota” 1861 William F. Chapman “Hartford” Dec. 25, 1862 Emory Knapp Boston “Minnesota” Feb. 6, 1864 H. C. Trask “ “Osceola” “ “ John B. Harring “ “Massasoit” March 5, Daniel E. Frazier “ “Pasco” “ “ Geroge Taylor “ “Pasco” “ 4, W.H. Smith “ “Cherokee” “ “ Austin d. Sheldon “ June “ Arthur M. Burns “ Sept. 1863 A. Everett Hibbard “ “Niagara” Aug. 15, 1862 Adolphus Maynard New York “Norwich” Sept. 1861 Samuel Huse Boston “James Adger” July, 1864 James Lind “ August, 1861 John Slattery New York “Augusta” May, 1864 Daniel Luhill " “ Patrick Casey “ Aug. 4, 1861 Morris Whalen “ “Gen. Portman” Sept. 30, 1863 Peter Donelly “ “Minnesota” March 27, 1864 Richard Murphy “ “Brooklyn” “ “ Jeremiah Foles “ “ “ Michael Moriarty “ Sept. 1861 James L. Marshall Brooklyn, N.Y. “Wabash” Dec. 10, 1863 John F. Matson Boston May 1864 George Garrity Chicago “Chickasaw” July, 1863 John Sullivan New York “Fort Jackson” Patrick Barry James Mitchell John Moriarty June, 1861 Austin Dow Boston “Kennebee” Dennis Reding The following named non-residents of the town were assigned by the state authorities in 1864 to the credit of Chicopee from the state at large; they were all enlisted in the navy; Justus Buck James P. Knowles George Beeven B.B. Knowlton John Brown Edward Lynch William Bean Albert S. Mosher Alexander J. Bullan Richard G. Neagle John Bell John Nelson David Evans Jacob S. Paulton George H. Edmunds Horace B. Pratt Francis Garrison Richard Proctor Thomas C.W. Gale Edwin Phinney Michael Garrigan Simeon Pickering Frederic Gookin Joseph Petterson John A. Gates Martin Pruden Charles J. Green William Pond John Gillis Levi Pert Isaac H. Gardminer Eubulas Palmer William H. Kitching, Jr. Thomas Patten William Knapp Joseph Pierce Joseph Knight George H. Russell John Reneve James Reynolds Freeman W. Robinson James F. Webb Rufus D. Rogers James E. Walsh William Rose William Wedlig John Willson John F. Wright Charles Wilson Severance Wade Washington A. Worster
The Draft of 1864 On the 20th day of May a draft was commenced at Springfield for Chicopee, and continued subsequently on June 10th, June 20th, and July 9th._The names were drawn in the following order, and the persons disposed of as specified against the several names:_ May 20th Thomas Taylor Died previous to the draft. Isaac Whitney Never reported for examination Patrick O’Connor Never reported for examination Henry F. Appleton Paid Commutation Albert A. Wait Paid commutation Quarters J. Smith Paid commutation Milton M. Kneeland Never Reported for examination Oliver A.H. Pond Exempted for disability James O’Donnell Exempted-(over age) William E. Wheeler Held to service Henry McCann Paid commutation Moses S. Kellogg Exempted for disability Edmund O’Keefe Exempted for disability Martin Newell Exempted for disability Frank Bridgman Exempted-(Non resident) Thomas Mansfield Never reported for examination Joseph A. Carter Furnished a substitute Andrew P. Chapin Furnished a substitute Alpheus Underwood Exempted for disability Henry D. Nye Never reported for examination John N. Sawtell Paid commutation Patrick McCallagan Exempted for alienage Milo Hutchinson Never reported for examination Andrew Stabbins Exempted-(Non resident) Leonard M. Peebles Exempted for disability Albert Woodworth Paid Commutation Dwight L. Shaw Exempted for disability Sidney Clark Never reported for examination Elijah Hayward Already in the service Joseph Johnson Paid Commutation Robert Croke Exempted for disability George Hahn Paid commutation Andrew Miller Paid commutation Calvin S. Dawes Exempted for disability David cottes Exempted for alienage Charles Brown Paid Commutation Edmund Rowley Never reported for examination Daniel S. Stoddard Furnished Substitute George Arms Furnished a substitute Norman Day Exempted for disability Sirrell Taylor Exempted for alienage Charles A. Taylor Furnished a substitute John Fitzgerald, 2ND Never reported for examination Frederick F. Stone Furnished a substitute Albert Slater Exempted for disability Moses S. Younglove Exempted-(over age) Daniel Bothwell Exempted-(non-resident) Jonathan R. Whittemore Exempted for disability James Carrigan Never reported for examination Crawford A. Knapp Exempted for disability William Gerrard Paid commutation John Kirby Exempted for disability Charles G. Bowman Exempted for disability John Price Exempted for alienage Edmund P. Stedman Paid Commutation John Burns Exempted for alienage Jotham D. Woolson Paid Commutation Robert Bercell Never reported for examination Benjamin Wheeler Exempted for disability June 10th Matthew Henry Already in the service George H. Olds Furnished a substitute Sumner Babcock Furnished a substitute Elijah Ellsworth Furnished a substitute Henry J. Churchill Paid Commutation Edward Fitzgerald Exempted for disability Henry H. Green Exempted for disability Michael Sullivan Exempted for alienage Andrew Lucas Exempted for alienage John Lacy Never reported for examination John Reardon Exempted for alienage Michael O’Connor Exempted for alienage Benning Leavitt, 2nd Exempted for disability Michael Gleason Paid Commutation Henry B. Kendall Exempted for disability Hugh McGuire Exempted-(over age) Otis B. Griffin Exempted for disability Benjamin T. Jewett Paid Commutation John Long Exempted for alienage Horace Mann Exempted for disability Joel Church Exempted-(over age) Charles L. Brown Never reported for examination Franklin A. Clark Paid Commutation Chauncy S. Wait Exempted-(over age) David M. Butterfield Exempted for disability John E. Oakes Exempted for disability Patrick Shay Never reported for examination William P. Bellamy Exempted for disability James Casey Paid Commutation George R. Williams Furnished a substitute Edward Lower Exempted-(over age) Lawrence Toomey Paid Commutation George H. Bellows Exempted for disability George W. Ford Exempted for disability Benjamin Massey Exempted for disability Spencer J. Tirrell Paid Commutation Lucas E. Chapin Furnished a substitute Elijah Hanson Paid Commutation Anson J. Jostin Exempted-(over age) William W. Johnson Exempted-(over age) Cornelius Haggerty Exempted for disability June 20th Philip Dundon Never reported for examination George Thayer Furnished a substitute John W. Pronty Paid commutation James Parry Never reported for examination Patrick St. Lawrence Exempted for alienage Elisha H. Snow Exempted-(over age) Amos a. Johnson Exempted for disability William Barry Paid Commutation George W. Robbins Exempted for disability George Strong Never reported for examination Thomas Ganfield Never reported for examination Henry M. Loring Paid commutation Ira Blanchard Never reported for examination George Stackpole Never reported for examination Jesse Porter Exempted for disability Abiezer Jameson Exempted for disability James Blarins Exempted for alienage Eskine S. Bates Exempted for disability James Walls Exempted for alienage Levi Clark Exempted for disability Charles D. Stebbins Never reported for examination Patrick Cronin Exempted for alienage Thomas W. Stackpole Paid commutation Elias W. Johnson Paid commutation Orrin Nickerson Paid commutation June 29th Edward J. Ireland Paid commutation Edgar F. Paige Exempted for disability Joseph M. Wright Furnished a substitute William Dunham Paid commutation Russell Barnard Exempted for disability Hiram D. Pullen Exempted for disability Enoch V.B. Holcomb Furnished a substitute Henry Corbett Furnished a substitute Joseph Merrill Never reported for examination John Hendrick Exempted for disability Chester Cooley Exempted for disability James McDermott Exempted for alienage Horace C. Barnes Paid commutation Moses Cowles Exempted for disability Martin H. Burns Never reported for examination William P. Whittemore Exempted for disability John O’Donnell, 2nd Exempted for alienage July 9th Francis E. Drake Exempted for disability Albert Cushman Exempted for disability James McLaughlin Exempted for alienage David A. Taylor Exempted for disability Arthur M. Burns Held to service Frank Graves Paid commutation George W. Cobb Exempted for disability Orrin E. Darling Furnished a substitute William P. Thompson Paid commutation George N. Herring Exempted for disability George Philbrick Exempted for disability Price H.M. Brooks Furnished a substitute Monroe Anderson Furnished a substitute James N. Thayer Exempted for disability Morton B. Merrill Furnished a substitute George E. Joslin Paid commutation
Nathaniel Child Born in Killingly, Ct._Son of Marcus Child_by occupation a Moulder_Married_At the age of 27 years, on 4 Jan’y, 1864, enlisted in the 13th Unattached Co. Heavy Artillery, afterwards Company “T”, 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery_Mustered 20 Jan’y, 1864_Rank Private. He took part in the expedition to Bermuda Hundred, movement from Hatcher’s Run to Petersburgh, {???} of her up to Appomattox Ct., at the time of his surrender, thence to Richmond_was never wounded. 31 May 1864 was taken sick with fever and ague, and was confined successively in McClellan Hospital, Hampton, Va., and {Millell’s Pt}, N.Y. Ill some seven weeks. {From} latter place was furloughed on {???} sickness for 30 days. He received one other furlough of 20 days from Richmond, Va. During his term of service his Co. was on detached duty as Engineers. He was detailed about 1 Nov. 1864 as Asst. Wagon Master to Pontoon Bridge Train #17; afterwards was on detached duty as orderly to Gen. {Michie}, chief of Engineers, Army of the James. He continue on detached duty till discharge. Discharged {Gallaupe’s} Island, Boston Harbor, 21 Sept., 1865.
Arthur M. Burns Born in Belfast, Ireland_Son of Arthur Burns_By occupation a Plumber_Married_At the age of 28 years on July 9, 1863, enlisted at Boston, Mass., for 3 years, in the United States Navy_Rank Second Fireman. He was first sent to the receiving ship “Ohio”, then lying at Boston, and on her continued some nine weeks. Rom her he was drafted to the Monitor “{Monardarck}”. He served on her during her trial trip and till prepared for seas, after which he was returned to the “Ohio”. From the “Ohio” he was furloughed for four (4) days. Reporting back, he was ordered to the receiving ship “Vermont”, then lying at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. On her he did duty nine (9) weeks. In November 1863, he was transferred to the “{Newbern}”, then at Brooklyn. During the remainder of his term of service he continued on the vessel, which was employed as a {hospital} for the Navy, {???} in {???} different naval stations along the coast. In October 1863, he was promoted to Engineer’s Store-Keeper, and held this rank till discharge. After 7 months service on the “Newbern”, he was sent on account of chronic rheumatism contracted on {???} by the Brooklyn Naval Hospital where he lay for three (3) weeks, or till October 1864, when he received his discharge for disability.
Henry Dickinson Born in Patterson, N.J._Son of Isaac Dickinson_by occupation a Painter_Married_At the age of 29 years on 12th March, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 1st Reg. Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Company “D”. This company, except for a brief period at Newbern N.C., was during its term of service stationed at Ft. Warren, Boston Harbor, doing garrison duty. But part of the company was detached for duty at Newbern with, which, {???} Dickinson went. There is nothing of special {moment} to {???} {???} with Dickinson’s history, it being uneventful. He was discharged soon after the close of the war with his company, though he could not {gain} exact date.
William H. Martin Born in Smithfield, R.I._Son of Wm. H. Martin_Idler at date of enlistement_Unmarried_At the age of 19, on enlisted as recruit in the 15th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Date of Muster is unknown_Joined his regiment at Fortress Monroe_ Was in the 15th {bat} a short time when was discharged for disability_Not long after his return North he enlisted a second time in a Vermont Reg. then forming with which he served nearly one year when he was transferred to an infantry regiment in the Regular Army. While stationed with this Reg. at Harper’s Ferry he was captured on its {???} by Gen. Miles. His Regiment was paroled and was sent west on a campaign against the Indians. Representations against the {???} on the part of the rebel authorities having been made, the {???} of the command was {slayed} by orders of the War Department and it was returned to parole camp where it was held till exchanged. With this command he took part in the final campaign against Richmond. On the expiration of his term of service of 3 years he enlisted for a third time in a Regular Infantry Regiment and {???} July 1867 on the plains serving against the Indians. Note: The forgoing information is as complete as could be got from the {folds} of M. Martin. Dates could not be recalled satisfactorily.
James H. Nickerson Born in Chiocopee Falls_Son of Henry N. Nickerson_By occupation a Brass Finisher_At the age of 24 on 30 Dec’r, 1861, he enlisted for the regiment of Cavalry then forming for service on the frontier, at Readville, Mass., called the “Frontier Cavalry”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes_Term of service for which enlisted one (1) year,_Unmarried. The Frontier Regiment having been filled to its maximum, the remaining recruits in camp of Readville to the number of some four hundred and of {then} Nickerson was {one}, were sent to the field to fill up other commands. Nickerson was assigned to Company “B”, 4th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry, and joined his Reg. at Richmond, Va., in April 1865. The speedy conclusion of the war rendered his term of service very brief. With the exception of the detail with others of his company for special duty at the cavalry {seal} of {Green Co.} Va., for the protection of the freedmen and such other duties as might {???} on a command detached as provost-guard from the 8th August to 31 October, 1865, Nickerson was with his Regiment. Discharged 14 Nov’r, 1865, at Richmond, Va. Mustered out at {Galloupe’s} Island, Boston harbor, near close of Nov’r 1865.
Lyman J. Paul Born in N.Y. State_Son of Mitchell Paul_Unmarried_By occupation a Hostler_At the age of 19 years, in Aug. 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 21st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company “B”_Rank Private. He participated in the battles of Roanoke Island and Newbern. In the fall of 1862, he wsa discharged on surgeon’s certificate of disability for disease contracted through the exposures of camp life. He never recovered his health after discharge and finally died at his home in Chicopee Falls July 28, 28th, 1866. Note No complete information of the {foraging} named men could be obtained.
Mitchell W. Paul Born in state of New York_Son of Mitchell Paul_Married_By occupation a Mechanic_At the age of 25 years, in Aug. 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 21st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company “F”_Rank Corporal. He participated in the battle of Roanoke Island_In the assault on the rebel works, March 1862, at Newbern, N.C., he was killed. He was at first buried on the battlefield but a few weeks after his remains were brought to his home in Chicopee Falls and their interred.
Richard Murphy Born in Ireland_Son of Richard Murphy_Unmarried_At the age of 16, on 28 March, {1863}, enlisted for one (1) year in the U.S Navy as Landsman_{Occupation} at date of Enlsited a {Board-Treer} Was first on duty on receiving ship “North Carolina”, stationed at New York. After two weeks’ duty on this vessel was drafted on board sloop of war Brookly, and on her served till expiration of term of service, taking part in the attacks on defences of Mobile and Wilmington. Discharged on 28th November 1863.
Maurice Phelan Born in Ireland_Son of {Jas.} Phelan_Married_At the age of 25 years on Sept. 1, 1861, enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 3 years. {???} first on board receiving Ship “North Carolina”, thence to Brooklyn Nay Yard, when after a stay of nine (9) days was drafted to gun-boat “Gen. {???}” of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron under Adm. Goldsborough. For fifteen (15) months did duty as coal-heaver on this vessel. Was then transferred to the receiving ship “Brandywine”, lying then in Hampton Roads, on which did duty for six (6) weeks. Then ws transferred to this monitor “{Westwoken}”. In this vessel participated in the first attack on Charleston, S.C. Served on here for eleven (11) months till here foundering near Ft. Wagner in a storm. By this disaster Thirty-one (31) of the {crew} {???}. Phelan narrowly excepted death, having been rescued by a boat of the “Ironsides”. Was then sent on board the “Supply”, on which he remained two (2) months. Then for nine (9) months served on the sloop of war “Pawnee”, after which was sent home by gun-boat “Paul Jones”, arrived in Boston Sept. 6, 1864. Phelan having lost his discharge could no give date for same but is was early in Sept. 1864.
Patrick Donelan Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Donelan_by occupation a Harness-Maker_Unmarried_At the age of 19.
Michael Moriarty Born in Ireland_Son of Morris Moriarty_By occupation a Laborer_At the age of 19 on March 28, 1864, enlisted for one (1) year in the U.S. Navy_Unmarried. Was sent on board receiving ship “North Carolina”, from which he was drafted to the Brooklyn, a first class sloop of war. On this vessel he did duty for six (6) months, after which was transferred to the second class ship of was “{Ossipie}”, on board of which he served about seven months. He took part in the siege of Ft. Morgan, one of the defences ofMobile, while on the “Brooklyn”. This vessel having been disabled during this siege, she was sent to Charlestown Navy Yard for repairs. During Moriarty’s service in the “{Ossipie}” he was on duty in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Nothing of note while on this service {transcribed} in his history. He was discharged on or about 24 May, 1865, after which he returned to Chicopee.
George Croshier Born in Chicopee Falls, Mass_Son of George Croshier_By occupation a Painter_Single_At the age of 17 years, on March 20, 1864, enlisted for (probably) 3 years in the 57th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Date of muster unknown_Company “C” He was killed in the battle of Spottsylvania Court, Va., on or about May 12, 1864, the second engagement of the campaign of that year under Gen. Grant in Virginia, and was buried on the battlefield. This is all that could be learned of Croshier.
Daniel Walsh Born in Ireland_Son of {Thos.} Walsh_By occupation a Laborer_Married_At the age of 28 years, on Jan’y 21, 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 57th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered March 10, 1864, and assigned to Company “G” He took part in all the operations of his Reg. during the campaign in Virginia, under Grant in 1864 and till Lee’s surrender in April 1865. Though constantly on duty with his company, he was never wounded. He was discharged at Worcester, Mass July 25, 1865.
John Houlihan Born in Ireland_Son of William Houlihan_By occupation a Laborer_Married_At the age of 29 years, at the time of the formation fo the Reg. he enlisted for Nine (9) months in the 52d Reg. Massachusetts Vol Infantry. Company unknown. He participated on the several operations of this Reg. till its discharge from the service. On July 28, 1864, he reenlisted, for three (3) years, in the 57th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company “J”. Rank Private, with no subsequent changes. He served with his Reg. in all its operations in the wilderness and till his capture May 9, 1864. No account of his captivity could be obtained. It was supposed that he was paroled {since} he finally appeared at Annapolis Md. There he died of disease on March 20, 1865, and was buried at the Soldiers’ Cemetery, between Annapolis and Camp Parole, about 2 miles from the former place.
John Sullivan Born in Ireland_Son of Thos. Sullivan_By occupation a Laborer_Single_This man enlisted three (3) times. First Enlistment At the age of 21 years, prior to the first battle of Bull Run, he enlisted for two (2) years in the 15th Reg. New York Volunteer Engineers, and was assigned to Company “C”. Rank Private, with no subsequent changes. During the battle of Bull Run, was with his Reg. At Fr. Ellsworth Defences of Washington, but marched for the reinforcement of our troops, and encountered them on their retreat. During the summer of 1861, eas on duty at Monson’s Hill, Va. He participated with his Reg. in the Peninsula Campaign, doing the service peculiar to the engineer corps of the army. After the retreat from the Peninsula the Reg., laid at Fortress Monroe for two weeks, whence was ordered to Ft. Lyon, near Alexandria. Engaged on picket duty for the Defences of Alexandria when the second engagement at Bull Run was fought. At the 1st Battle of Fredericksburgh, laid the pontoons across the Rappahannock for the passage of the {Left} Grand Division of the Army. In this service his Reg. lost heavily in killed and wounded, the bridge having been laid under a heavy fire and after the abandonment of the perilous duty by another Reg., the 50th N.Y. Engineers. Checked at first by the murderous fire, the 16th was ordered to man the boats and {???} across the Regs of Infantry, which duty having been successfully achieved the attempt at fleeing the bridge was made a success. After the retreat from Fredericksburgh, the duties Sullivan {???} his part manfully. Till Burnsides second attempt at a passage, in Feb’y 1863, lay in camp with the Army of the Potomac. In the second attempt, the Reg. lost men though because of unfavorable weather as bridges could be laid. At Chancellorsville, when the 6th Corps were well nigh cut off, the 15th laid the pontoons at {???} by which a retreat was achieved. Sullivan took active part in the arduous and dangerous duties of his Reg. was never sick, was unwounded, was never furloughed, and was always on duty with his Reg. His command was relieved 30 days after expiration of term of service. Sullivan was discharged early in July, and reached Chicopee on 4th July, 1863. Second Enlistment On Aug. 7, 1863, he enlisted as landsman, in N.Y. City, for one (1) year in the U.S. Navy. From the receiving ship North Carolina to which he was first sent, he was drafted to the gun-boat Ft. Jackson. Under Admiral Porter, Sullivan did blockade duty off {Wilmington}, N.C. and took part in many expeditions sent out, such as the destruction of {???}, etc. During the summer of 1864 the “Ft. Jackson” had a {rooming} Commission, and {carried} to the West Indies. Before learning the Southern waters captured a British blockade runner loaded with {???} rifles and two (2) locomotive engines. Many incidents which Sullivan could not recall occurred during his term of service in the Navy. He was neither ill nor wounded. By reason of expiration of term of service he was honorably discharged Aug. 5, 1864. Third Enlistment On Aug. 28, 1864, he enlisted for one years in the 6th N.Y. Heavy Artillery, Company “M”. Joined Reg. at Ft. {Reas}, near Washington, Aug. 31. In the campaign of the Shenandoah, the Reg. participated. Engaged at Cedar Creek Octo. 19th, lost heavily. After this on provost duty in Winchester. In Dec’r 1864, was ordered to Bermuda Hundred. It took part in {Sunday} skirmishes. On the fall of Richmond was ordered to Petersburgh on provost duty; thence was sent to {Lunenburg} Court, for the protection of the freedmen. On duty there a few weeks. Thence came to Pocahontas near Petersburgh where Sullivan was mustered out. Discharged in N.Y. City in July after a career both {excellent} and honorable. Thereafter returned to Chicopee.
Michael Sullivan Born in Ireland_Son of {Maurice} Sullivan_By occupation a {Card} Grinder_Married_At the age of 21 years on 22 Aug. 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 30th Mass. Infantry Vol’s_Mustered in same date and assigned to Co. “E”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He joined his Reg. at New Orleans, La., and participated in the campaign which terminated in the surrender of {???}. After surrender, was on provost-duty in the city till September, when on 19th of that month was mustered out. Discharged at {Galloapes} {Il}, Boston Harbor. Thereafter returned to Chicopee.
William Hatfield Born in Springfield, Mass._Son of William Hatfield_By occupation a Painter_Married_At the age of 30 years, on July 11, 1863, enlisted for 3 years in the 2d Reg. Massachusetts Heavy Artillery_Mustered july 29, 1863, and assigned to Company “B”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes._ Participated in all the operations of his Reg. till discharged. Rec’d a furlough, on account of death in his family, from Aug. 13 to Sept. 7, 1864. On detached duty as Post painter at Ft. {???}, N.C., for nine months and for three months at Newport Barracks, N.C. Rec’d no wounds, was not sick. Discharged 29 Sept., 1865, at {Galloupis} Island, Boston Harbor. Died in Chicopee Falls, April 24, 1905.
William McGrath Born in Ireland_Son of John McGrath_By occupation a Plasterer and Whitewasher_Married_At the age of 44 years in 30 Aug. 1864, enlisted for one (1) year in the 2d Reg. Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Mustered same date and assigned to Company “H”. Rank Private. He served with the 2d Reg. for five (5) months. During that time he took part in {???} (21 reconnoissances), the first to {Rainboro} Bluff, the second to {???}, both in North Carolina. When he joined his Reg. it lay in camp at Ft. {Totter}, Newbern, N.C. Feb. 17, 1865, he was transferred to the 17th Mass. Vol. Inf. And assigned to Company “G”. He fought at Kinston, N.C., in March 1865. He was mustered out and discharged July 22, 1865, and returned to Chicopee July 23. Died in Chicopee November 4 1881.
Patrick Foley Born in Springfield, Mass._Son of Martin Foley_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 22 years, on August 28, 1864, enlisted for one year in the 6th Reg. New York Heavy Artillery Vol’s_Mustered in same date, and assigned to Company “M”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He joined his Reg. 4 Sept., 1864, at Fort Reno Defences of Washington, where it was their stationed. When his Reg. was ordered to the Shenandoah to guard supply {???}, he went with it and did duty in the Valley till the end of Dec’r 1864. Thence and at that time it was ordered to Washington and thence to Petersburgh, or rather Bermuda Hundred where the Command continued on duty till the fall of Richmond, after which he was with the Reg. On provost duty in Petersburgh and afterwards for a brief period of {Larentarg} Court House. Thence it was ordered to Petersburgh where he continued till ordere to New York for discharge. He was discharged at Petersburgh June 28, 1865, and mustered out and paid in N.Y. City July 13, 1865, with the Command.
John Gleason Born in Ireland_Son of Lawrence Gleason_By occupation a Laborer_Married_At the age of 23 years, enlisted for 3 years in the 2d Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry. Date of Enlistment 11 May, 1861_Mustered same date and assigned to Company “B”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_ Gleason has the same general record throughout as that of his comrade Patrick Powers, except that he did not re-enlisted. He was discharged June 4, 1864. Refer page 386 for duplicate entry in part.
Patrick Powers Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Powers_By occupation a Laborer_Single_At the age of 21 years, on May 11, 1861, enlisted for 3 year sin 2d Reg. Massachusetts Vol’s Infantry. Mustered same date and assigned to Company “B”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated with his Reg. in the following engagements: Winchester against Stonewall Jackson, May 1862, Cedar Mountain July 1862, Chantilly, Antietam, Sept. 1862, Chancellorsville, May 1863, Beverly Ford, May 1863, Gettysburgh, July 1863. In Dec. 1863, with his Reg. he was transferred to Sherman’s Army and fought at Lookout Mountain, {Resacea}. He was mustered out May 23, 1864, and having re-enlisted and rec’d his discharge June 4, 1864. Powers re-enlisted on 12 April, 1865, for one year, in Albany, N.Y. sent to camp of rendezvous on Hart’s Island and thence to Washington. He was discharged by order of War Department May 11, 1865. He elected to enter Hancocks Veteran Corps but was never assigned to any Reg.
Frank Thornton Born in Ireland_Son of Frank Thornton_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 21 years on 19 October, 1864, enlisted for one year in the 11th Reg. Maine Infantry Vol’s_Mustered in same date, and assigned to company “C”_Rank Private. He was sent to Virginia to join his Reg. at Chapin’s Farm. The Command was, however, at that date doing duty in N.Y. City during the election of President. He remained in Va. Till his Reg. was ordered back to the field. He took part in the following actions: Hatcher’s Run, April 2, 1865, battle near Ft. Gregg, same day and Clover Hill near Appomattox Ct. April 9, 1865, when Lee Surrendered. Afterwards from 25 April to Oct. 18, 1865, he did duty with his Reg. in Richmond. Discharged 18 Octo. 1865. He was promoted to Corporal June 13, 1865.
Owen Reed Born in Ireland_Son of Leonard Reed_By occupation a Sabre manufacturer_Unmarried_At the age of 19 years, on 18 July, 1864, he enlisted for 3 years in the 28th Reg. Mass. Vol. Infantry, and was assigned to Company “E”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_Mustered 18 July, 1864. He participated in the campaign under Gen. Grant before Petersburgh and was also engaged at Hatcher’s Run and {Locust Grove}, Va. He served till after the surrender of Lee. During his term of service he was never sick or wounded nor ever rec’d a furlough. He was discharged at Readville, Mass. 22 July, 1865, having been mustered out June 30.
Thomas Kennedy Born in {Milleneague}, Mass._Son of John Kennedy,_By occupation a Moulder,_Married_At the age of 22 years, on 14 Octo. 1864, in N.Y. City, enlisted for one year in the 6th reg. New York Heavy Artillery Vol’s_Mustered same dates_Assigned to Company “M”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Company “M” was consolidated with Co. “C” June 22, 1865. Kennedy fought with his Reg. in skirmishes on 22d + 23d Febr’y, 1865; afterwards at Bermuda Hundred, April 1st, From 4 April to 24 May on garrison duty in Petersburg. Thence was sent to {Lunenburgh} Ct. whence returned to Petersburgh where remained till ordered North. Was mustered out and discharged in Washington 24 August, 1865, after which returned to Chicopee.
John F. Stapleton Born in Ireland_Son of {Ino.} Stapleton_By occupation a Tin-smith_Unmarried_At the age of 19 years, on 5 April, 1865, he enlisted for 3 years in the 22d Reg. New York Cavalry Vol’s_Mustered on 10 April, 1865. He never joined his Reg., but remained on duty at Hart’s Island, N.Y. Harbor, from date of enlistment to that of discharge._ May 6, 1865, he was mustered out of the service; May 13th, he was discharged.
Thomas Fitzgerald Born in Ireland_Son of Edward Fitzgerald_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 21 years, on 29 Nov., 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 13th reg. Maine Infantry Volunteers_Mustered same date_Assigned to Company “G”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_ He served with his Reg. at Winchester and {Martonsburgh}, Va. For about six (6) months. On provost and picket duty April 14, 1865, was ordered with his Reg to Washington, where he did picket duty for about one month. Thence was sent ot Savannah, Ga., where remained for three months on provost duty. He was on detached duty with Signal Corps as guard for two months while at Winchester. During this period was stationed at Round Top Signal Station. While in service he was never wounded, was never sick or furloughed. Discharged and mustered out at Portland, Me., 29 Aug., 1865
Michael Shannon Born in N.Y. City_Son of {Timo.} Shannon_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_at the age of 18 years, on 5th April, 1865, enlisted for 3 years in the 22d N.Y. Cavalry_Mustered in 10 April, 1865_Private. He was never sent to his Reg., then probably in the field but was on duty at Harts Island, N.Y. harbor, from date of enlistment to date of discharge. May 6, 1865, he was mustered out of the service. On May 13, 1865, he was discharged.
James F. McElwin Born in Palmer, Mass._Son of William McElwin_By occupation a Machinist_Single_At the age of 16 on the 25 March 1865, enlisted for one year in the 62d Reg. Mass. Infantry Vol’s, Company “C”. Mustered into service about 30 March_Rank Private. Joined the nucleus of his Reg. at Camp {Migs}, Readville, Mass. 28 March. Then remained ill the discharge, or muster out, of the members of the Reg. by special orders War Department, on account of the cessation of active hostilities because of the general surrender of the rebel forces. He was mustered out with his comrade on the 5 May, and at once returned to Chicopee. The Reg. numbered at that date of discharge 462 men. McElwin is the third member of the seven family who came forward at the country’s call. His brother served gallantly through three years of arduous service.
Jeremiah Sullivan Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Sullivan_By occupation a Tanner_Single_At the age of 21 years on Jan’y 26, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 12th Reg. Connecticut Vol. Infantry. Mustered same date and assigned to Company “E”._Rank Private, with no subsequent changes. Took part in the engagement of George’s Landing, La., campaign of the {Teche} and siege of Ft. Hudson. After a service of two (2) years he reenlisted in same Reg. and rec’d the prescribed furlough of 30 days. Rejoined Reg. in Louisianna on expiration of furlough. Took part in the several duties of his Reg. while in theDepartment of the Gulf. Transferred to the Shenandoah, he participated in the battles of Fisher’s Hill, Winchester & Ceder Creek during the campaign under Sheriden. Contracted no illness and rec’d no wounds while in this service. In June and July 1865 was on detached duty at Brigade {Hdqe’s}. After Lee’s surrender with his Reg. he went to Savannah, Ga., where did duty till discharge. Discharged Aug. 26, 1865, by Gen. Orders, War Department. Subsequently he returned to Chicopee.
Horatio P. Chapin Born in Albany, N.Y._Son of Sidney Chapin_Machinist at date of enlistment_Married_At the age of 30, on the 23d March, 1865, enlisted for one year in the 40th Reg. New Jersey Vol’s_Was mustered into the service as Private March 24, 1865_Joined his Reg. 30 March, 1865, in front of Petersburgh, Va. And was assigned to Co. “A” With his Reg. he took part in the final campaign against Richmond and was engaged in the last assault on the enemy’s works in front of Petersburgh. Thereafter he was engaged in the pursuit of Lee’s Army till its surrender, which spectacle he witnessed. After the surrender offer, was on duty in {Backesville}. Thence, was ordered to Danville, with the expectation of joining Sherman at Greensboro, N.C. Arriving at Danville, {Johnson} was found to have surrendered, which rendered unnessesary any march for his {???}. After a stay at Danville for a fortnight, was ordered back to {Backesville}, and thence to Southern {Station}, about eight miles from Petersburgh, to guard the rail-road from destruction, by paroled rebels. Engaged in this duty about three weeks, after which was ordered North. Arrived in Washington early in June, and remained in camp near the city till mustered out. Mustered out July 14, 1865, discharged and paid at Trenton N.J. July 25th Thereafter returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee June 29, 1898.
Daniel McKenny Born in Ireland_Son of Dan. McKenny_By occupation a Butcher_Unmarried_At the age of 18, on 8 Jan’y, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in 40th N.Y. Vols. Infantry_Assigned to Company “E”_ Mustered in 14th Jan._Rank Private with no subsequent changes_ Till 4 March 1864, participated in all the operations of his Reg. when he enlisted in 143d Reg. N.Y. Inf Vols, Company “K”, and participated in its operations under Sherman till discharged. Discharged 27 June, 1865, by Gen. Orders, War Department, Adj. General’s Office
Frederick A. Churchill, Civil War Soldier
Frederick A. Churchill Born in Chicopee. Son of Sylvester Churchill. By occupation a Harness-maker. Single. At the age of 18, on Febr’y 17, 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 25th Reg. N.Y. Cavalry Vol’s, Company “D”. Mustered into the service 19 March, 1864. Rank Private. Having enlisted in N.Y. City, he joined his Reg. while it lay in camp Saratoga, NY._Thence it was transferred to Saratoga, N.Y., where it remained engaged in drill till near close of March, 1864, when it was ordered to Camp Stoneman, Va. While at Saratoga, Churchill rec’d a furlough of four days to accompany the remains of his comrade Sullivan, who died of illness in hospital at that place, to Springfield, Mass at the expiration of is furlough he reported back to his Reg. In the several campaigns of his Reg. in Virginia, he participated {???} with his comrades the glories and the dangers of the magnificent campaign of Sheriden in the Shenandoah in Aug. and Sept’r 1864. He was promoted Corporal on May 1st, 1865. Mustered out and discharged with his Reg. early in July 1865. Subsequently, returned to Chicopee. Refer Page 385. Churchill {???} as per letter.
James Sullivan Born in Chicopee. Son of {Unknown}. By occupation a Hostler. At the age of 20 enlisted on 17 Feb’y, 1864, for 3 years, in the 25th Reg. N.Y. Cavalry Vol’s, Company “D”._Mustered into the service on March 14, 1864. Rank Private._Single. He joined his Reg. having enlisted in N.Y. City, in its camp on Riker’s Island. Thence he moved with his Reg. to Saratoga, N.Y. Here on the 7th March, after having been in camp but a few weeks, he was taken ill and was transferred to the Regimental Hospital. After an illness of three days he died. His comrade Churchill, who enlisted with him, was furloughed, in order to convey his remains to Springfield, Mass. Here they were interred Refer Page 384. It regards dates the difference somewhat from that on P. 384. These statements were {???} by Cap. F.A. Churchill, a comrade of Sullivans.
Theodore Basterdus Born in Chicopee. Son of Ferdinand Basterdus. By occupation a Machinist. Single. At the age of 18, on Jan’y 26, 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 25th Reg. N.Y. Vols. Cavalry, Company “B”. Mustered into service on Feb. 2 1864. Rank Private. Joined his Reg. in camp on Riker’s Island, N.Y. harbor, having enlisted in N.Y. City. Thence he moved with the Reg. to Saratoga, N.Y., where he remained till about 28 Mar. 1864, at which date the Command was ordered to report at Camp Stoneman, near Cavalry Depot at {Giesboro} below Washington. From this date he participated in the several campaigns in which the Reg. took part. He was with his Reg. in the Brilliant campaign under Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in some of the engagements of this campaign. Basterdus was promoted Corporal in his Co. on Jan’y 1st, 1865 and held that grade till his discharge. The campaign in the Shenandoah was the closing campaign of his Regiment. In May 1865, he removed with his Reg. from Berlin, Md. To Winchester, Va. Where the Command lay in camp about three weeks. Thence, about the last of May, it was sent to the Relay House, Md. And thence to Hart’s Island, N.Y. Harbor, where it was mustered out on the 26 June. Basterdus did not receive his {final} papers, though mustered out with his Reg., till July 7th, which date his discharge bears, succeeding his discharge he returned to his home in Chicopee.
Warren Bullens Born in Chicopee. Son of Ira Bullens. By occupation a Harness Maker. Singl. At the age of 17, on Jan’y 26, 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 25th Reg. N.Y. Cavalry Vol’s, Company “B”. Mustered into service Feb. 20, 1864. Rank Private. Joined his Reg. at their camp at Riker’s Island, N.Y. harbor having enlisted in N.Y. City. The camp was afterwards transferred to Saratoga N.Y. on Feb. 12, 1864. There he remained occupied in the ordinary duties of a soldier’s life in camp till about close of March 1864, when the command was ordered to report at Camp {Stoneman}, near {Go’sboro}, below Washington. From this date he took part in the several campaigns and battles and skirmishes in which the command was engaged. In the campaign of the Shenandoah under Sheridan he was present with his Reg. and took part in several engagements. Bullens was promoted to the rank of Corporal in his {Co’y} Jan’y 7th, 1865, and retained that grade till discharged. The campaign under Sheridan in the Shenandoah was the final campaign of his Reg. which lay engaged in the ordinary duties of camp and garrison till ordered home the third week in June. The Reg. lay in camp at Hart’s Island, N.Y. harbor till mustered out on 26 June, 1865. Though mustered out at this date Bullens did not receive his discharge till 7 July. Subsequently he returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee July 14, 1898
John A. Gibbons Born in Chicopee. Son of John Gibbons. By occupation a Student. Single. At the age of 19, on Feb. 20, 1864, enlisted for 3 years in 25th N.Y. Cavalry Vol’s. Co. “D”. Mustered into the service Feb. 20, 1864. Rank Private. Was with his battalion till about July, 1864, participating in one skirmish that of whitehouse landing in Virginia 27 June, 1864. June 29 was taken sick, and was transferred from the field hospital to St. John’s college Hospital at Annapolis, Md., July 1, 1864, was detailed for duty as Clerk for the Surgeon in charge of the hospital. Remained on duty as such till 25 June, 1865. 24 March, 1865 was furloughed for 25 days from hospital of Annapolis. Returned to Chicopee. Reporting back at this hospital in expiration of his furlough he resumed his duties as Clerk in which position he continued till 25 June, 1865, when he was discharged by orders from War Department.
Benjamin Woodhall Born in Harper’s Ferry, Va._Son of Peter Woodhall_By occupation a Gun-Smith_Single_At the age of 21 years, on 27 Dec’r 1864, enlisted for one years in the 13th Massachusetts Independent Battery_Mustered in on service date. He joined his Battery at New Orleans, La., on March 2, 1865. States that he participated in some skirmishes with guerillas in the vicinity of New Orleans_He was on duty in that city till his discharge. Discharged July 28, 1865, at {Galloupis} Island, Boston Harbor.
James Curran Born in Ireland_Son of {???} Corran_By occupation a Laborer_Married_At the age of 24 years, on 8th June, 1863, enlisted for 3 years in the 3d Reg. Massachusetts Heavy Artillery_Mustered June 12, 1863._Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Company “C” Was on duty with his Reg. during his entire term of service at the Defences of Washington, in several of the forts_was in no engagement, was not ill, nor received a furlough. Discharged 29th Sept’r, 1865, at {Galloupis} Island, Boston Harbor.
Henry McElwain Born in Lowell, Mass. Son of William McElwain. By occupation a Weaver. Single. At the age of 20, on 5 Octo., 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 24th Reg. Infantry, Mass. Vol’s, Company “K”. Mustered into the U.S. Service 9 October, 1861, as Corporal. Participated in all the campaigns, marches and battles of Regiment till it went to Florida. Was engaged in the following battles and skirmishes: Roanoke Island, Newbern, {Traitor’s} Creek, {Rawles’} Mills, those of the {Tacboro} and Goldsboro Expeditions and of the siege on Morris Island. On the 23 October 1863, was detailed for duty in the commissary {Dep’t}, at St. Augustine, Fla. His duties in this department were ordnance, and were creditably executed. It was Chief {Headsmen} for the {Sub-Dep’t} of Florida, and as such he was compelled to collect cattle outside of the Federal lines for the {subservice} of the {Wools} {???} {???} devolved this duty of sending the marks or {???} open the cattle so as to enable the government to compensate all owners who would testify to their allegiences by the taking of the oath. On one occasion with 25 men, he went out beyond our lines 250 miles into Georgia, Just beyond the limits of Florida, and collected from the plantation of a M. Barber a head of {3000} cattle which he and his comrades safely brought within our lines, This party surrounded the house of {???} at midnight, so as to {???} the escape of its occupants. M. Barber and son {???} from their house fired upon the party and were instantly killed. Capt. {Scotland}, chief {commy} for the {Sub-Dep’t}, or {???} of Fla, testified to the efficiency and value of McElwain’s services. On the 22 June 1864 he rec’d a furlough of 30 days and returned to Chicopee Having been ordered to report to his reg., he rejoined the Command, then at Deep Bottom, Va., on the expiration his furlough, and continued on duty with Reg. till 6th Aug. 1864, when he was detailed to {???} the slaughtering and {assuming} of cattle for 10th Corps, on which duty he continued till his discharge, by virtue of expiration of term of service, 8 Octo., 1864. McElwain on his detail for duty on {???} Dep’t, Florida, there on his warrant as Corporal. In this {Dep’t} and in the performance of the duties of his position he continued from date of detail to date of furlough 22 {June}, 1864. While with his Reg. before Petersburgh he rec’d a slight wound in the left hand.
George W. McElwain Born in Ware Village, Md. Son of William McElwain_By occupation a Manufacturer_Married_At the age of 25, ion 15, Octo., 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 24th Reg. Infantry, Mass. Vol’s, Company “K”. Mustered into the U.S. Service 17 Octo., 1861, as Private. Participated in all the marches, campaigns and battles of the Reg. with the Exceptions hereinafter specified..Was engaged in the following actions: Roanoke Island, Newbern, {Little} Washington, Those of the Goldsboro Expedition, those of the siege of Morris Island including both assaults of Ft. Wagner, those of Butter’s advance up the James River in May 1864, together with all those while Reg. was part of the Army of the James. An attack of chills and fever precluded his participation in two of the skirmishes of the {Tacboro} Expedition, in N.C., in 1867. Was on duty with his Reg. at St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., in 1863 and 1864, with the exception of the illness alluded to, which was of brief duration, was always well. During his term was never confined in Hospital was never on furlough. In the siege of Wagner, a shell exploded in the Earth work behind which his company was sheltered and so {???} himself and three comrades with {diet} as to make estrication impossible till they {???} dug out. On 3 Sept., 1864, while exchanging newspapers with the enemy’s outposts, within enemy’s lines, was taken prisoner. Was held in custody but 3 {hours} and was then released, the rebel officer in command of outpost, thinking his computer dishonorable. Mustered out of service 15, Octo., 1864. Arrived in Chicopee 20 October.
Patrick McCarty Born in Ireland,_Son of John McCarty,_by occupation a Laborer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols._Company D. Enlisted September, 14, 1861, and was sent to the regimental rendezvous on Staten Island. Rank Private. In November following the regiment went from camp to Annapolis, Md. In April, 1862, ordered to Harper’s Ferry to join the forces under Gen. Banks. McCarty was soon afterwards taken with typhoid fever, and carried to hospital at Strasburg, Va. Died in hospital May 19, 1862._ It is reported by his comrades to have been a good soldier. Promoted Corporal, which rank he held at his death.
James H. Belcher Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Benjamin B. Belcher,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 42 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service on the 25th of September, 1862. He performed his part in all duties and movements of the regiment, and returned to Chicopee with the company, July 21st, 1863._At Whitehall, December 16th, 1862, Belcher acted as volunteer sharpshooter,_Served on the ambulance corps about a month, including the time of the Trent Road reconnoissances. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863 at Springfield, Mass. Previous to the above mentioned connection with the army, Belcher had military experience._He enlisted in June 1847, in the 2nd U.S. Infantry, regular service, and was engaged in the Mexican War. He was present at the capture of the city of Mexico under General Scott, and remained seven months in the city._Discharged from the service on the 17th of August, 1848. When in the summer of 1862, recruiting was commenced for the 37th Massachusetts Regiment, Belcher volunteered, but was not accepted on account of loss of teeth. His subsequent connection with the 46th Regiment showed that his ability equaled his readiness to serve the cause of his country.
James Welch Born in Ireland,_Son of John Welch,_by occupation a Laborer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols._Company D. Enlisted September 20, 1861 and was sent to the regimental rendezvous at Staten Island. In November, 1861 the regiment moved from camp to Annapolis, Md. In April, 1862, ordered to Harper’s Ferry to Join the forces under Gen. Banks. Served in all the engagements in that department during that season. From June to October, 1862, companies B and D were detached from the regiment, and detailed to serve in the artillery. Fought this at the battle of Antietam,_Rejoined the regiment, for cavalry service, at Long Bridge, and remained there through the following winter, on picket duty. The regiment was not engaged in the Battle of Chancellorsville. Participated in the movement up into Pennsylvania, and in the Battle of Gettysburg. Also, in the pursuit of the retreating rebels into Virginia, and in the subsequent movements and engagements in Virginia during that summer and autumn. December, 1863, he re-enlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer, and was assigned the prescribed furlough of 30 days. But two days before the furlough commenced, he was taken prisoner in a skirmish with the enemy near Rapidan Station._Was taken to Richmond, and thence to Belle Island. In February 1864 he was sent to Andersonville Ga. While there he was very sick for several months.
James McGinley Born in England,_Son of William McGinley,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for three years in the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols._Company D._ Enlisted Sept. 20, 1861, and was sent to the regimental rendezvous on Staten Island._In November, 1861, he was appointed Corporal of the company; and in September, 1863, was promoted to Sergeant. In November, 1861, the regiment moved from camp to Annapolis, Md. In April, 1862, ordered to Harper’s Ferry, to join the force of Gen. Banks. Served in all the engagements in that department during that season. From June to October, 1862, Companies B. and D were detached from the regiment, and detailed to serve in the artillery. Fought thus in the battle of Antietam._Rejoined the regiment for cavalry service, at Long Bridge and remained there through the following winter on picket duty._ The regiment was not engaged in the Battle of Chancellorsville._ June 30, 1863, the regiment was comprised and attacked near Hanover, Pa., and suffered considerable loss, although coming off victorious. McGinley received flesh wounds in the left arm and near the left eye. In temporary hospital at Hanover, 16 days._Thence to Baltimore Md. To McKinn’s Mansion Hospital, and there remained till August 10, 1863._Then sent ot “Dismounted Camp” near Alexandria, Va. September 3, 1863, rejoined the regiment at Hartwood Church, Va. Thence the regiment moved to Culpepper, and became engaged with the rebels there,_also, afterwards, at Bealton, Brady Station, Orange Court House._On the retreat of Gen Meade’s forces to Warrenton, Va. The force was surprised by Stuart’s Cavalry, October 19, 1863. McGinley was made prisoner, with many others._Taken to Richmond. In Libby Prison two days._At Belle Island till February 1864._Thence to Andersonville, Ga._While at Andersonville, he was sick about ten days. September 5, 1864, was sent to Savannah, Ga._About a month afterward, was sent to Millen, Ga._There, by paying the captain of the guard thirty dollars, he bribed him to send him, with a large number of prisoners, to Savannah for exchange. Arrived there November 19th’ was paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md. Furloughed from Annapolis 30 days from Dec. 1st, and visited Chicopee._At expiration of furlough, returned to Annapolis. Sent to New York City, and there mustered out of service January 12, 1865._Returned to Chicopee._
James Nelligan Born in Ireland_Son of {Jau} Nelligan_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 19, on 7 Octo, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 28th Reg. Massachusetts Infantry Vol’s_Mustered 13 {Dcr} 1861_Assigned to Company “H”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Took part in the engagements of James Island S.C., 2d Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburgh. In the latter battle was wounded through the right shoulder necessitating amputation. Confined in Mt. Pleasant Hospital, Washington. Rec’d no furlough while in army. Discharged because of wounds 4 April, 1863
Amos Bond Born in Chester, N.H._Son of Amos Bond,_by occupation a Musician,_Married,_at the age of 42 enlisted as Leader of the Bank in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service October 10, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. During his connection with this regiment, he served, by detail, as assistant to the ambulance corps, in the battles of Roanoke Island, and Newbern. August 20, 1862, he was mustered out of service, in accordance with an order of the War Department ot discharge all regimental banks form the service. In the autumn of 1863, he received permission from Gen. Frank Wheaton to organize a band for the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps. Nov. 11, 1863, he was mustered into the service, at New York City, as leader of the band, and proceeded, with the band, through Washington and Alexandria to Brandy Station, Va., where they joined the brigade about the 20th following._Subsequently the band was changed to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Corps. December 31, 1863, the brigade moved through Washington to Harper’s Ferry; remained there till April, 1864; then returned to Brandy Station. The 6th corps participated in all of Gen. Grant’s campaign before Richmond, in the spring and early part of the summer of 1864._In July, 1864, the corps was detached from the Army of the Potomac, and ordered through Washington to join the forces of Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. In the latter part of the year rejoined Gen. Grant’s army near Petersburg, Va. In September and October 1864, Bond was furloughed about a month, and visited Chicopee and vicinity, to secure recruits for the band. January 30, 1865, furloughed 20 days, for a similar purpose. In the final assault against Richmond, Bond was at the front but took no active part {between} the {character} of his duties and was present at the surrender. He continued with his Brigade till its transfer to Washington, at which place he was mustered out of the service {Jan} 28, 1865 After his discharge he returned to Chicopee.
Cornelius Murphy Born in Ireland_Son of_By occupation a Laborer_Single_At the age of 19, in Nov. or Dec. 1861, Enlisted for 3 years in 28th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf._Mustered in_Assigned to Company “H” He served faithfully with his Reg. in several engagements. In the battle of Chantilly in Sept. 1862, he was killed while bravely fighting. No {further} information could be gained. {???}. Enlisted 7 Octo., 1861, and mustered 13 Dcr, 1861.
Peter Sheehy Born in Ireland,_Son of Patrick Sheehy,_by occupation an Operative,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 28th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company H. Enlisted Dec’r 1861_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_ He served with his Reg. in all of its operations till its muster out. He was wounded slightly at Antietam, also at Gettysburg when he was captured, sent to Richmond and for 3 months confined in {???}-On Exchange he reported to his Reg. and continued on duty till its muster out. {???}, Enlisted Octo. 7, 1861; mustered Dec’r 13, 1861
Zachary L. Damon Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Charles E. Damon,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for one year as a recruit in the 3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. And was assigned to Company M. In the latter part of 1864, an order was issued for the raising of a regiment of cavalry for one year’s service on the Canada border. December 31, 1864, Damon enlisted for this service, and was sent to camp of organization at Readville, Mass._It was soon found, however, that more than the complement of men were enlisted, and those in excess were allowed the choice of a regiment already in the field. Damon selected the 3rd Cavalry, and was assigned as above. The record of Damon thence forward is identical with that of this Reg. He took aprt in the march on the {???} and with his Regiment returned east. He was mustered out of the U.S. service on 20th of Sept., 1865, and thereafter returned to his home in Chicopee. He rec’d one furlough during his term of service for {three} days to visit his home.
John Gleason Born in Ireland,_Son of Lawrence Gleason,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 26 enlisted for three years in the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company B._ Mustered into service, May 11, 1861, at “Camp Andrew”, west Roxbury, Mass._
Frederic A. Churchill, Civil War Soldier
Frederic A. Churchill Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Sylvester Churchill,_by occupation a Harness Maker,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 25th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols._Company C. Mustered into service, January 15, 1864, at New York City, and joined the regiment at Riker’s Island, N.Y. Harbor._The regiment soon after moved their camp to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. March 10, 1864, Churchill was furloughed a few days, and visited Chicopee, in order to bring home the body of his comrade Sullivan.
James Sullivan Born in Ireland,_Son of,_by occupation a Hostler,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 25th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols._Company C. Mustered into service January 15, 1864 at New York City. The regiment immediately after moved their camp to Saratoga Springs, N.Y._ Sullivan died, after a short illness, at the hospital there March 10, 1864. His body was returned to his friends, and buried in Springfield.
Patrick Farley Born in Ireland,_Son of Charles Farley,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 18th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K._ Mustered into service August 23, 1861 at Readville, Mass. Where the regiment camped for organization. August 26, 1861, the regiment started for Washington D.C._In that city, encamped two days_September 3rd; crossed the Potomac, were assigned to Gen. F.G. Porter’s division, encamped near Fort Corcoran, and engaged in drilling and working on entrenchments._September 26th, the regiment moved forward with the division and took position at Hall’s Hill, where through the fall and winter they performed outpost duty. In the latter part of the winter, the Government called for volunteers to man the gunboats on the Western rivers. Farley offered himself, and was accordingly transferred, February 17th; 1862. At Cairo, Ill. He was assigned to duty on one of the mortar boats, and in that service participated in several of the important expeditions down the Mississippi. Took part in the sieges at Island No. 10,-fort Pillow, and Memphis. From Memphis he was sent back on a captured rebel gunboat at Cairo, and sent for service on the Tennessee River. In November, 1862, he was sick on board the receiving ship at Cairo. His last letter to his father was dated December 10, 1862. He then wrote that he had been dangerously sick, had obtained a furlough of four months and was trying to reach home when he was robbed of all his money. His father immediately sent him some money, but it was never heard from, and no other tidings ever came of him.
Lorin Graves Born in Leverett, Mass._Son of Walter Graves,_by occupation a Carriage Trimmer,_Married,_at the age of 35 as a recruit in the 17th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Mustered into service March 26, 1862,_ Remained in camp at Cambridge, Mass until about May 1st_Then was sent to Newbern, N.C. to join the regiment, and was assigned to Company D. He had been on duty only a few days, when he was taken sick and was off duty a few weeks. Becoming convalescent, he was assigned to special service as company clerk. November 1, 1862 he was sick, and entered the hospital; remained there till the following February._Afterwards, was on detailed duty in the cook house or hospital till {empty} when the regiment was ordered to provost duty at Newbern; Graves then returned to the ranks by preference. February 1, 1864, at the rebel attack on Newbern, he barely escaped capture near Batchelor’s Creek, a number of the men in the regiment being made prisoners. February 11, 1864, Graves was ordered with eleven others, to proceed to New York as guard to 37 repentant rebels who had taken the oath under the President’s Amnesty proclamation.
William L. Wintworth Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of William E. Wintworth,_by occupation a musician,_Married,_at the age of 23 enlisted for three months in the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols._Company A. Mustered into service April 22, 1861, and was detailed as Drummer. The regiment camped for organization at New Haven, Conn. About the 1st of May following, regiment proceeded to Washington, D.C._Remained there about three weeks. Then was moved forward, and stationed at Fairfax Court House._Participated in the Battle of Bull run, July 1861._Returned about a week after the battle to New Haven, and were mustered out of service. January 4, 1864, Wintworth enlisted for three years as Muscian in the 139th Regiment of Infantry, Penn. Vols._But as he enlisted in Massachusetts, the United States authorities refused to transfer him to the Pennsylvania regiment. After considerable delay, he was discharged from the service, in order to enable him to join the regiment he had desired. He proceeded soon after to Harper’s Ferry, Va. And there, February 27, 1864, enlisted as musician (drummer) in the 3rd. Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps._Sometime afterwards the band was changed to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Corps._He served through Gen. Grant’s campaign before Richmond in the spring and summer of 1864, until in July the 6th Corps was detached from the Army of the Potomac, and ordered through Washington to the Shenandoah Valley. August 28, 1864, he was furloughed 10 days, and September 20th following was furloughed for 15 days, both times visiting Chicopee.
Richard Stapleton Born in Ireland,_Son of John Stapleton,_by occupation a Harness Maker,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlsited for three years in the 113th Regiment of Infantry, N.Y. Vols._ Enlisted in August, 1862, and went in camp of organization at Albany, N.Y. Moved to Washington, and thence to Fort Pennsylvania._January 1863, the regiment was changed to 7th Regiment of Heavy Artillery, N.Y. Vols_and were ordered to Fort Kearney, as a part of the garrison._Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated in several of the battles and skirmishes of the campaign in Virginia in 1861. Jan 16, 1864 was taken prisoner by the rebels in front of Petersburgh and sent to Andersonville, Ga. Where was confined till 28 April, 1865. At that date was released. Stapleton was discharged Jan 23, 1865 He rec’d one furlough which in the service, for fifteen days, from 10th to 25th April, 1864. From date of arrival at Defenses of Washington till May 1864, continued on garrison duty there. 1906 Resides Pittsfield, Mass.
Daniel Dwyer Born in Ireland,_Son of Daniel Dwyer,_by occupation an Operative,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 28th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company H._ Enlisted October 11, 1861, and went to the camp of organization, “Camp Cameron”, Cambridge, Mass._January11, 1862, regiment proceeded to New York, and was ordered to Fort Columbus._Remained there till February 23d:_April 7th, moved to {Dawfuskie} Island, S.C._June 1st: landed on James Island, S.C._On that day and the next, engaged in skirmishing with the enemy._June 16th participated in the attack on Fort Johnson, but were obliged to retreat, with considerable loss._In this engagement, Dwyer’s gun was shattered in pieces by a ball, just as he was ready to fire._ July 6th, regiment evacuated James Island, and returned to Hilton Head._July 14th left Hilton Head, and on the 18th reached Newport News, Va._August 6th disembarked at Acquia Creek, and proceeded to Fredericksburg._During the next three weeks, were engaged constantly in marching, skirmishing, and picket duty near Culpepper, Warrenton, Manassas Junction, and Centreville._August 29th and 30th, the Battle of Bull Run occurred. The 28th took an important part in this engagement._September 1st; in the afternoon, marched to Chantilly, where they engaged the enemy, drove in their pickets, and with the rest of the division, drove them through the wood, and forced them to retreat. Next day, moved towards Maryland, passing through Fairfax, Alexandria, Washington, Leesboro, and Frederick, Md._September 14th; proceeded to South Mountain, where they became engaged with the enemy, supporting a battery through the day, and, being on picket, exposed to a heavy fire of musketry through the night._ In the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17th; were ordered to advance at 11a.m. and were exposed to the fir from the enemy’s batteries, until they were sheltered by a hill on the opposite bank of Antietam Creek. They crossed the creek, and ascended the hill, when they were immediately exposed to a murderous fire of artillery. After advancing about two hundred yards, they were ordered to lie down, the enemy still having perfect range of the regiment, and almost every shot falling in their ranks. They remained in this position one hour, when they were ordered to advance, which they did, driving the enemy before them, until ordered back to the creek by the general commanding. They encamped for the night on that side of the creek nearest the enemy. About October 1st; Dwyer was sick, and entered the hospital at Weaverton, Md._Afterwards was transferred to Convalescent Camp, Alexandria. February 7, 1863, he was discharged from service.
Homer Richardson Born in Athol, Mass._Son of Lysander Richardson,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 25 was drafted at Springfield, Mass._July 17, 1863, for three years service, and accepted by the examining surgeon. On account of sickness in his family, he was furloughed several weeks. The last of September, 1863, eh was sent to Long Island, Boston Harbor_the camp of rendezvous,_and there assigned to the 1st Provisional Guard, Company C._Soon afterwards he was transferred to the Invalid Corps; and subsequently detailed for special duty in the Commissary’s department. December 8, 1863, he was discharged from the service, for physical disability, and returned to Chicopee.
Frank A. Johnson Born in Temple, N.H._Son of Allen Johnson,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 22 enlisted for nine months in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols. Company A. He signed the enlistment roll on the 1st of September, 1862, and went into camp with the regiment at New Haven, Conn. October 22nd, left camp and proceeded to Chain Bridge, Va._Thence afterwards to Falmouth, Va. December 5th he was attacked with typhoid fever, and carried to the hospital, where he died on the 14th._ His remains were brought to Chicopee, and, on the 28th of December, 1862, buried in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Edward S. Fitz Born in Pembroke, N.H._Son of George W. Fitz,_by occupation a Student,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 43rd Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K._He signed the enlistment roll at Springfield, Mass. August 25th 1862, and was mustered into service at Readville, Mass. September 16, 1862. Regiment left camp November 5th, went to Boston, and embarked on the steamer Merrimac, bound for Newbern, N.C._Owing to a severe storm and the need of an armed convoy, they did not leave Boston Harbor till the 10th_Arrived off Beaufort, N.C. on the 14th; but the steamer got aground, and a landing was not made till noon of the 15th_Encamped on Gen. Spaight’s plantation, about three miles from Newbern. Participated in Gen. foster’s expedition to Goldsboro, leaving Newbern, December 11th_During the march of the first two days, Fitz was obliged to fall behind, and was assisted along by the ambulance train. But he afterwards overtook the company, and came into line with them. He served in the engagements at Kinston, Whitehall, and Goldsboro. The 43rd was detached to cut off the rebel retreat at Goldsboro, and advanced within four miles of the town._Returned to Newbern with the rest of the forces. December 21st. January 17th, 1863, when the 43rd went up to Trenton and {Pollocksville}, Fitz was left behind, by surgeon’s order, and performed guard duty at the camp. March 14th he participated with the regiment in a reconnaissance up the Trent Rad, in the expectation of a rebel attack on Newbern. In the afternoon marched about six miles. To Rocky Run, and encamped for the night. The next day moved on about four miles. On the morning of the 16th advanced five miles, formed in line of battle to receive an expected attack; but, no rebels having appeared, they afterwards countermarched, and reached Newbern late at night. April 1st the regiment received marching orders to relieve the garrison at Washington N.C. then besieged by the rebels. During the night of April 7th, they marched to Newbern from their camp, crossed the river, and encamped. Advanced 14 miles next day, and encamped at Swift Creek. At this point. Company K. and another company were detached from the regiment, and ordered to remain in the rear as a guard to the pioneer corps. Afterwards they were ordered to make a hurried march in order to overtake the rest of the regiment. After marching seven miles. Fitz was unable to go further. After resting a short time, he set out to return to a position held by a New York regiment. On the way he was attacked by guerrillas; but, by pretending to have comrades near by, he threw them off their guard, and escaped by a circuitous route through the woods._The regiment afterwards retreated, and Fitz returned with them to Newbern. April 11th the 43rd started again for Washington by boat, but were stopped by a rebel battery on the Far River._On the 13th, Fitz was sick, the next day, sent back to Newbern, and returned to camp. In the regimental hospital one day, and for about a week after, off duty around his quarters. April 27th to May 1st engaged with the regiment in a reconnaissance toward Kinston. June 24th the regiment sailed from Newbern for Virginia; at Fortress Monroe on the 27th. Sailed up the York River, reporting on the 30th to Gen. Dix. At White House Landing. Thence back to Hampton, Va and encamped two days_July 2 went to Baltimore. Immediately on arrival, Fitz was sent to the General Hospital and there remained till the 15th._Returned to Chicopee, via New York and Boston, arriving on the 17th. Mustered out of service with the regiment, July 30th, 1863, at Readville, Mass.
Patrick Casey Born in Ireland_Son of Morris Casey_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 19, on 20 Sept., 1862, enlisted for 9 months in 46th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf., Company I._Rank Private_ He served with his Reg. in its several operations, and with it was discharged in July 1863. Subsequent to his term in the 46th Reg., he served for one year as landsman in the U.S. Navy. Was {???} on receiving ship North Carolina for one month, was then drafted on gunboat Augusta on which he served 6 months. Thence was transferred to receiving ship, Alleghany, at Baltimore, Md. In which he continued for one month. Thence transferred to gun-boat Cambridge, he served on her for some time till hauled up at Philadelphia for repairs occurred by running aground near Savannah, Ga. From this {need} he was furloughed for 15 days, on the expiration of which reported on board receiving ship “{Bienville}”, where he was discharged in July 1865.
Patrick Donelan Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Donelan_By occupation a {housemaker}_Unmarried_At the age of 19, on 20 Sept., 1862, enlisted for 9 months in 46th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf._Mustered with Reg._Assigned to Company “K”_Rank Private. Served with Reg. till April 1863 when he re-enlisted joining a company of Heavy Artillery, probably in 2d Mass. Reg. Note. There is uncertainty as to details of future movements of this man. It is not {Karen} whether he did duty during or after his second enlistment with Heavy Artillery, {Prior}, however, to Nov. 1864 he is found to have enlisted for the third time, in 104th Reg. N.Y. Vol. Inf. He states he served with {his} Reg. for one year. Having rec’d in Nov. 1864 a furlough, he never reported back to {his} Company and Regiment.
Benjamin Wheeler Born in {Uxbridge}, Mass._Son of {???} Wheeler_By occupation a Polisher_Married_At the age of 25, on Sept. 11th, 1862, enlisted for 9 months in the 46th Reg. Massachusetts Inf. Vol’s, Company “D”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Took part with his Regiment in the fight at Kinston + Goldsboro, N.C., March 14, 1863, was taken ill with inflammation rheumatism, and confined in Reg. Hospital for 10 days. Discharged 31 March, 1863, on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability.
Sumner H. Bodfish Born in Chicopee Falls_Son of Simeon C. Bodfish_By occupation a Clerk_Single_At the age of 18, in Sept. 1862, enlisted for 9 months in the 46th Reg. Massachusetts Inf. Vol’s_Assigned to Company “D”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated in the campaign in North Carolina under Gen. Foster through his Reg. was not actively engaged_He received no wounds._ Reenlisted for 3 years 2 Jan, 1862, in the 2nd Reg. Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Company “A”, and received the prescribed furlough of 30 days. Having obtained an appointment as Cadet at West Point, he was discharged 11th Sept. 1863.
George W. Ball Born in Townshend, Mass._Son of Wm. Ball_By occupation a Machinist_Unmarried_At the age of 18 years and 10 months on Aug. 25, 1862, enlisted for 9 months in the 46th Reg. Mass. Infantry Vol’s, Co. “D”_Mustered 25th Sept’r, 1862. Participated with Reg. on the Goldsboro Expedition. 3 Jan. 1863, was taken sick with the typhoid fever and was placed in Foster General Hospital at Newbern on the 14th. 25th April was transferred to the Portsmouth General Hospital, in which receiving, as he says, a care “seemed only to him”, he remained till 21st May when he rejoined his Reg. thence till date of discharge was with his Reg. Arrived at Chicopee 11 July, 1863. Mustered out of service 29th July, at Springfield, Mass.
Warren L. Adams Born in Holliston, Mass._Son of Abner Adams,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 24 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25, 1862. On his return from the Goldsboro expedition, he was very sick, and was carried to the general hospital at Newbern. His disease was pneumonia, and of the most unfavorable character._Although he improved somewhat, he was not able to leave the hospital for about three months. Discharged from service April 24, 1863, and returned to Chicopee. He never recovered from the sickness which he incurred in the service of his country. Died February 26. 1865.
Albert S. Alden Born in Stafford, Conn._Son of Alonzo E. Alden,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 24 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25, 1862, and was appointed 2nd Corporal of the company. He performed his part in all service while the regiment was stationed in North Carolina,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and Gum Swamp affair. In the last named movement he contracted disease, which unfitted him for further service. He was accordingly discharged from service, at Newbern, N.C. June 23, 1863, and returned to Chicopee, arriving on the 30th._ Died in Plattsburg New York May 1907 Burried in Chicopee May 26. 1907
Melzar H. Mosman Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Silas Mosman,_by occupation a Draughtsman,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry,_Company D. Mustered into service September 25, 1862. He took part in all the duties and movements of the company while in North Carolina_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and Gum Swamp affair. While at Plymouth, N.C. he was detailed for special duty as Clerk in the Post Adjutant’s department, and served in that capacity about two months. On arrival of the regiment at Baltimore, he was taken sick, and carried to the hospital. But after remaining there a few hours, he was kindly cared for by some friends in the city, who conveyed him to their home. Returned with the sick and convalescents, via Boston, arriving in Chicopee, July 22nd. Mustered out of service July 29, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Joseph W. Plimpton Born in Lowell, Mass._Son of Joseph D. Plimpton,_by occupation a Student,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols_Company D. Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He participated in all the duties and movements of the company while in North Carolina,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair. In the Maryland Campaign he accompanied the regiment as far as Maryland Heights, but was there obliged to fall behind and to return to Baltimore. From thence, with the sick and convalescents, via Boston, he arrived in Chicopee July 22nd. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield Mass.
Charles C. Littlefield, Civil War Soldier
Charles C. Littlefield Born in Newport, R.I._Son of C.D. Littlefield,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Married,_at the age of 32 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service, September 25th, 1862. He participated in every duty and movement._Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Rad reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp Expedition, and the Maryland Campaign. At Whitehall, December 16th 1862, Littlefield acted as volunteer sharpshooter. He returned to Chicopee with the company, and was mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Robertus S. Stetson Born in Coleraine, Mass._Son of Samuel Stetson,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service, September 25th, 1862. Appointed 5th Corporal at the organization of the company, but on the 20th of March, 1863, he was reduced to the ranks. His only active service with the company after the arrival of the regiment at Newbern, N.C. was on the Goldsboro Expedition. Immediately afterwards he was sick and entered Masonic Hospital, Dec. 31. 1862. On the 16th of February 1863, he returned to the company. He accompanied the regiment to Plymouth, but was unable to endure labor and fatigue. Nearly the whole time afterward, he was in the regimental hospital. When the regiment left Baltimore for the Maryland Campaign, Stetson was left in camp. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd. Mustered out of service July 29. 1863. At Springfield, Mass.
Wilmer W. Johnson Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Henry Johnson,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service, September 25th, 1862. He participated in all the duties and movements,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign._from the time the regiment left Springfield until their return. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, At Springfield, Mass.
Robert R. Gregory Born in Manchester, England,_Son of William Gregory,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Married,_at the age of 26 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K._ He performed his part in all the duties and movements,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign,_from the time the regiment broke camp at Springfield until their return. Mustered out of service, July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry (New Battalion) Mass. Vols._Company L._Mustered into service January 6, 1864. Refer P. 272.
Asa M. Scarlet Born in Tewksbury, Mass._Son of Asa Scarlet,_by occupation an Operative,_Married,_at the age of 21 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company B._ He participated with his company in the Goldsboro Expedition, the Trent Road reconnoissances, and all regular duties until the 15th of April, 1863. At that date, while serving on detailed duty with the pioneer corps, he received a severe axe-wound in the foot. This disabled him for duty, and he afterwards took no part in the movements of the regiment, although not obliged to enter hospital. July 8th, he left Newbern, with several sick and convalescents, and arrived home on the 11th, via Boston, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Russell S. Underwood Born in Belchertown, Mass._Son of Russell Underwood,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 34 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service on the 25th of September 1862. The hard marches and exposure of the Goldsboro Expedition entirely unfitted him to perform further active service. Though not sent to hospital, he remained in his quarters off duty until March 21st, 1863; at that date he was discharged, and he soon after returned to Chicopee.
Frederick Waite Born in Dunbarton, N.H._Son of Augustus White,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. The only important movement in which he took part with the regiment, was the Goldsboro Expedition. Previous to going to Plymouth, he had been sick several weeks with fever, but had so nearly recovered that he accompanied the regiment. At Plymouth about the first of April, 1863, he was attacked with measles. About the middle of April it was decided by the Federal authorities for some reason_probably, apprehension of a rebel attack in force_to evacuate Plymouth. Therefore, on the 18th of April all the troops were ready to embark for Newbern, the sick having been carried into the boats’ cabins. But a countermanding order was given, and the men were returned to their quarters. The sick, however, were carried forward to Newbern. In his low state of disease, Waite was unable to endure the change, and rapidly sank away. He died in Foster Hospital at Newbern, on Monday, April 20th, 1863. His remains were buried in the cemetery attached to the hospital.
Albert F. Blodget Born in Belchertown, Mass._Son of Theodore Blodget,_by occupation a Clerk,_Married,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part with the regiment in the Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, and at Plymouth. When the advance towards Gum Swamp was ordered, Blodget was sick and unable to go with the company. May 28th 1863 he re-enlisted at Newbern for three years in the Heavy Artillery, was furloughed for 30 days form that date, and visited Chicopee.
Harris L. Sherman Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Axel Sherman,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. The only expedition in which he participated with the regiment, was that to Goldsboro. About the 1st of March 1863, he was taken with measles and carried to the hospital. He remained at Newbern while the regiment was at Plymouth, and rejoined his company on their return. Discharged from service June 20, 1863 and returned to Chicopee
Sumner L. Smith Born in Winchester, N.H._Son of Eli K. Smith,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 30 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part in all the important movements, made by the regiment, except the Trent Rad reconnoissances, and the Gum Swamp Expedition. Was sick some five weeks in February and March 1863, also one week at the first of May. On the passage from Plymouth to Newbern, Smith had a fall on the boat, which produced lameness and disabled him for service in the Gum Swamp expedition. Returned to Chicopee with the company July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Hiram C. McIntire Born in Stafford, Vt._Son of Edmund McIntire,_by occupation a Painter,_Married,_at the age of 42 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He was unable to do duty through nearly the whole term of service, so that he did not complete any important movement with the regiment, though he was not obliged to enter the hospital. In December 1862, was detailed as nurse in Foster Hospital, at Newbern. In the Maryland Campaign, McIntire went as far as Maryland Heights, and then was obliged to go back to Baltimore. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Albert M. Moore Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Daniel M. Moore,_by occupation a Silversmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 23 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He performed his part in every duty and movement,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign,_from the formation of the company until their return to Chicopee, July 21st. In the advance toward Godlsboro, he acted as volunteer sharpshooter at Whitehall, December 16th, 1862. March 21st 1863, he was promoted to Corporal. Mustered out of service, July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee Dec 22. 1906.
Monroe E. Kendall Born in Palmer, Mass._Son of Carlo M. Kendall,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mas. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part in all duties and movements with the regiment in North Carolina, except the 1st Trent Road reconnaissance, sharing the fortunes of the company in the Goldsboro Expedition, 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance, at Plymouth, and in the Gum Swamp affair. During the march through Maryland, he went as far as Maryland Heights, but was then obliged to leave the company and go back to Baltimore. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Ezra G. Heath Born in Groton, Vt._Son of Moses Heath,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Married,_at the age of 42 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 3rd Sergeant at the organization of the company. He participated in all the movements, undertaken by the regiment in North Carolina,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, Gum Swamp Expedition, and at Plymouth. Furloughed for about three weeks in February 1863. After the return form Gum Swamp, Heath was sick and under medical treatment till June 23rd; at that date he was carried to Hammond Hospital, at Beaufort, N.C. Left the hospital at Beaufort on the 7th of July, and by steamer S.R. Spaulding, arrived in Chicopee July 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
James A. Kenyon Born in Ghent, N.Y._Son of James C. Kenyon,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 32 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. March 21st, 1863 he was promoted to Corporal. He served in the movements in North Carolina,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and the Gum Swamp Expedition. When the regiment left Baltimore for the march through Maryland, Kenyon remained in camp. Returned to Chicopee from Baltimore, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee March 19. 1905.
Charles B. Lang Born in Waterbury, Conn._Son of Joseph Lang,_by occupation a Book-keeper,_Married,_at the age of 25 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed Orderly Sergeant of the Company at its organization. He performed his part in all duties and movements under taken by the regiment in North Carolina,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair,_and commenced with the company the march through Maryland; but, on arriving at Maryland Heights, he was obliged, through fatigue and sickness, to go back to Baltimore. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Ansel W. Browning Born in Leyden, Mass._Son of John C. Browning,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. He participated in all duties and movements with the regiment, except the 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance. He, therefore, shared the fortunes of the company in the Goldsboro Expedition, 1st Trent Rad reconnoissance, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp Expedition, and the Maryland Campaign, and returned to Chicopee with the company, July 21st. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Albert B. Stearns Born in Rowe, Mass._Son of William L. Stearns,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. At Camp Banks, Springfield, Stearns was detailed as Clerk for Adjutant Smith, and continued to act in that capacity during the whole term of service, thereby being relieved from the ordinary duties. He, however, voluntarily accompanied the regiment on the Goldsboro Expedition, and the Gum Swamp Expedition. On arrival at Baltimore, Md. He was left in charge of the baggage while the regiment went on the march through Maryland. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
James W. Stackpole Born in Dover, N.H._Son of Joseph Stackpole,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 6th Corporal at the organization of the company. He accompanied the regiment on the Goldsboro expedition, and the 1st Trent Road reconnaissance. Subsequently he performed detailed duty, as Captain’s Clerk, for several months, and therefore did not take any part in the other important movements in North Carolina. On coming up to Baltimore, Md._he was sick, and obliged to enter the regimental hospital. For this reason, he did not serve with the company in the march through Maryland. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Martin R. Bartlett Born in Stafford, Conn._Son of Horace Bartlett,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part in every duty and movement of the regiment, including the Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign,_from the formation of the company until their return to Chicopee, July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Frank F. Browne Born in South Halifax, Vt._Son of William G. Browne,_by occupation a Printer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal at the organization of the company. He was always ready and able to do duty, and performed his part in every movement of the regiment, excepting the 1st Trent Road reconnaissance. He participated in the Goldsboro Expedition, 2nd Trent Rad reconnaissance, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign, and returned to Chicopee with the company July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Marcus L. Orcutt Born in Stafford, Conn._Son of James Orcutt,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 37 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He was detailed some six months to assist in the cook-house for the company. For this reason, he did not go with the regiment on the 1st Trent Road reconnaissance. In all other important movements he participated. During the last five weeks of the service he was detailed to assist the Surgeon in the regimental hospital; therefore he was relieved from the common duties during the march through Maryland, but followed the regiment meanwhile. Returned to Chicopee with the company July 21st, and was mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
James Manning Born in Ireland,_Son of John Manning,_by occupation a Laborer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 23 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service October 15, 1862. He participated in every important movement in North Carolina, into which the regiment was called,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and the Gum Swamp Expedition. After the return of the troops from Gum Swamp, Manning with others volunteered to go back into the Swamp and to search for the missing men, who had fallen out there through fatigue, and who were exposed to a terrible death. This brave act was highly, complimented in a General Order, issued by Colonel {Shurtleff} and read before the regiment next day on dress parade. May 28th, 1863, Manning re-enlisted for three years in the Heavy Artillery. Was furloughed 30 days, and visited Chicopee.
William H. Chamberlain, Civil War Soldier
William H. Chamberlain Born in Portland, Me._Son of William Chamberlain,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 30 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part in all important marches and expeditions into which the regiment was called, except the movement to Gum Swamp. At that time he remained at Newbern on detailed duty, as cook. He served in that capacity several months at various times. Returned to Chicopee with the company, July 21st, and was mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
James McCann Born at Sea,_Son of James McCann,_by occupation a Card Winder,_Unmarried,_at the age of 22 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. When the regiment was on the way from Camp Banks, at Springfield to Newbern, N.C._McCann strayed way from this company, and did not rejoin them till the 1st of December, when he arrived at Newbern. He participated in every important movement,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp Expedition, and the Maryland Campaign,_and returned to Chicopee with the company July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Springfield, Mass. July 20, 1901.
Henry M. Dickenson Born in Canton, Conn._Son of Eli Dickinson,_by occupation a Blacksmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 30 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 8th corporal at the organization of the company. From the formation of the company until their arrival at Baltimore, Md._Dickinson participated in all duties and movements,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and Gum Swamp Expedition. When the regiment started on the march from Baltimore through Maryland, he was sick and remained behind in his quarters and off duty. Returned from Baltimore, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
George S. Colton Born in Northfield, Mass._Son of Daniel Colton,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Married,_at the age of 35 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 3rd. Corporal at the organization of the company. He performed his part in every duty and movement,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, gum Swamp Expedition, and the Maryland Campaign,_from the formation of the company until their return to Chicopee, July 21st. Was sick in the regiment hospital at Newbern from March 4th to March 11th, 1863. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Warren L. Brigham Born in Oakham, Mass._Son of John W. Brigham,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Brigham shared the fotunes of the company in all movements, except the 2nd Trent Road reconnoissanc, until April 18th, 1863. He was then attacked with measles, the company, including Brigham, being at Plymouth, and was carried to the regimental hospital. Remained there until the Company returned to Newbern, and was afterwards discharged at Newbern on the 28th of May 1863. During a part of his term of service, Brigham acted as Clerk for Captain Grimes. In Sept. 1863, formed an independent Co. of Mass. Militia organized in Westboro, Mass. This Co. was called out for a term of 90 days for harbor defense, home service, in May 1864. Mustered in May and was stationed at Readville, Mass., during whole time. Brigham was detailed for duty in Adj. Gen’s office of Readville 4 May. Remained there on duty as Clerk till date of discharge of Co. in Aug., when was mustered out. Commissioned as {A.A.G.} with rank of Capt. On 8 Aug., 1864 and assigned to duty as such on staff of Brig. Gen. R.A. {Pierce},{ Comm’d} of {???} {???}, Inspector General, chief of Ordnance, {A 2r. M.} General, Etc. of Mass., in which capacity he remained till
William S. Walker Born in Hatley, Canada East,_Son of George Walker,_by occupation an Engraver,_Unmarried,_at the age of 17 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company G. Detailed as drummer, and was therefore relieved from the common private’s duties. He volunteered to accompany the regiment on the Goldsboro expedition. But he afterwards took no part in the expedition or important marches, and performed his duties at Newbern in camp. Returned from Baltimore, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Charles H. Gaylord Born in West Springfield, Mass._Son of Edmund Gaylord,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He participated in every duty and movement,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp Expedition, and the Maryland Campaign. He returned to Chicopee with the company and was mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
David O. Tilley Born in Granby, Mass._Son of {Orress} Tilley,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. The only expedition in which he took part, was that to Goldsboro. In March, 1863, he was off duty by reason of dislocation of the shoulder, and therefore did not go with the company on the Trent Road reconnoissances, or to Plymouth. From April 6th to June 24th. 1863, he performed detailed duty as teamster. After arriving at Baltimore, he was sick three days in the regimental hospital, and was afterwad transferred to the General Hospital. Returned to Chicopee from Baltimore, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Charles H. Livermore Born in Lowell, Mass._Son of Sidney A. Livermore,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 25 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25th, 1862, and was appointed 5th Sergeant. During the whole term of service he acted as Commissar Sergeant. He performed his part of every duty and movement,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign. On the march through Maryland, he was the only Sergeant that attended the company. Returned with the company to Chicopee, arriving on the 21st of July. Mustered out of service, July 29th; 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died March 19. 1909 {Former} dead in Bed at {Goff} {House}
John P. M. Greely Born in Lowell, Vt._Son of Albert Greely,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. Participated in all duties and movements with the regiment, except the Gum Swamp Expedition, and the march through Maryland. He returned from Baltimore, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving in Chicopee July 22nd, Under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Morris Matthews Born in West Brookfield, Mass._Son of Frederic Matthews,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. During the campaign in North Carolina he participated in all movements,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and Gum Swamp expedition. (*Error When the regiment left Newbern for Maryland, Matthews remained behind, and cam ehome, with the sick and convalescents, via Boston, arriving July 11th, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment.) Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. *Matthews came up to Baltimore with the regiment, but did not accompany his comrades in the march through Maryland. Arrived home July 22, via Boston.
William M. Cooley Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Sumner Cooley,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 23 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mas. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part in all the service with the company, except on the Trent Road reconnoissances, when he was excused on account of sickness, and remained in his quarters. After the return from Goldsboro, he was in the regimental hospital four days. In the Maryland Campaign he accompanied the regiment as far as Berlin, Md.; there he obtained permission to visit his brother in camp with his regiment near by. While he was gone, his comrades moved away,a nd he did not rejoin them on the march, but arrived in Chicopee July 22nd, the next day after the company came. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
George S. Kilby Born in Burke, Vt._Son of Thomas B. Kilby,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 29 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 7th Corporal at the organization of the company, but on the 20th of March, 1863, he was reduced to the ranks. He performed his part in all duties and movements of the company except the Trent Road reconnoissances, and the Gum Swamp Expedition. While corporal, he was put on the color Guard. And on the expedition to Goldsboro he carried th regimental colors. During the last of February and first of March 1863, he was sick and off duty, but did not enter the hospital. Returned with the company to Chicopee, July 21st, and was mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Henry H. Hinkley Born in Belchertown, Mass._Son of Mark Hinkley,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 22 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._ Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. At the time of the Gum Swamp Expedition, he was performing detailed duty, as company cook, and therefore was not called upon to accompany the regiment. He participated in all other movements,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, and the Maryland Campaign,_and returned to Chicopee with the company on the 21st of July. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
John P. Buffum Born in Pelham, Mass._Son of Thomas Buffum,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 26 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. After the arrival of the regiment at Newbern, N.C._Buffum was sick and off duty for several weeks. For this reason when the advance towards Goldsboro was ordered, he was not allowed by the surgeon to join his comrades. But several hours after the troops had left Newbern, Buffum and a private of the 3rd N.Y. Cvalry took the cars and proceeded some distance towards Kinston. Leaving the railroad, they travelled on till they came to a house, some four miles from Kinston, where they found three rebel soldiers, who had run away from Kinston when the fight began. The three rebels were quickly made prisoners and the property were taken back to the Federal lines and delivered up. Buffum and his companion returned in safety to Newbern; therefore he did not go on the Trent Road reconnoissances. Served with the regiment on the Gum Swamp Expedition. In the march through Maryland, he was obliged to fall behind and to return to Baltimore. Returned from Baltimore to Chicopee, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Frank S. Tourtellotte, Civil War Soldier
Frank S. Tourtellotte Born in Charlton, Mass._Son of Samuel Tourtellotte,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant at the organization of the company. He served in all the duties and movements of the regiment, except the 2nd Trent Road Reconnoissance, and the Maryland Campaign. ON the passage from Newbern to Maryland he was sick at Fortress Monroe, and on arriving at Baltimore was carried to the regimental hospital. Returned from Baltimore, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Peter Barker Born in Canada,_Son of John B. Baker,_by occupation a Harness Maker,_Married,_at the age of 25 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He accompanied the regiment on the Goldsboro Expedition, but through fatigue and exposure he was wholly disabled for further active service. January 15th; 1863, he was attacked with typhoid fever, and carried to Stanly Hospital, at Newbern. Remained there till the 15th of May following, when he was transferred to Hammond Hospital at Beaufort. On the 7th of July he left Beaufort, and arrived in Chicopee, via Boston, July 11th, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Alpheus A. Dennett Born in Buxton, Me._Son of John Dennett,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 28 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th. 1862. Detailed as drummer at the formation of the regiment, and therefore was relieved from the ordinary duties of the soldier. The only expedition or important march in which he served, was the Goldsboro Expedition. In that movement he acted as assistant on the ambulance corps. In January 1863, he was appointed Sergeant Drummer, and often afterwards was acting Major Drummer of the regiment. After arriving at Baltimore, Md. He was sick and off duty, but not in hospital. Returned to Chicopee from Baltimore, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Francis O. Moody Born in South Hadley, Mass._Son of Marshall H. Moody,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry. Mass. Vols. Company K. Detailed as drummer, while at Camp Banks, Springfield, and therefore was relieved from the common private’s duties during the whole term of service. He did not participate with the regiment in any expedition or important march, not begin required to do so. His services as drummer were rendered in camp, and at the hospital. Returned from Baltimore, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th; 1863, at Springfield, Mass. In Hartford May 14. 1913 as per letter on file from him.
William H. Hilman Born in New York City._Son of Frederic Hilman,_by occupation a Telegrapher,_UnMarried,_at the age of 22 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He served in all the duties and movements of the regiment, excepting the Trent Road reconnoissances. He performed detailed duty as company cook, during about three months. Returned to Chicopee with the company on the 21st of July, and was mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
William Crowninshield, Civil War Soldier
William Crowninshield Born in Hinsdale, N.H._Son of Caleb Crowninshield,_by occupation a Farmer,_Married,_at the age of 27 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company K._Mustered into service October 22nd, 1862. He served in all the duties and movements of the company until their return on the 21st of July, 1863. On the 1st of December,. 1862, companies A. and K. were ordered to guard duty at Newport Barracks, N.C. and remained there through that and the following month. They then rejoined the regiment at Newbern, and Company K. was thereafter present in all movements. Crowninshield was therefore, absent from the Goldsboro expedition, but hsared the fortunes of his company, on the Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, in the Gum Swamp affair, and in the Maryland campaign. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
James W. Delaney Born in Southampton, Mass._Son of William Delaney,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 24 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He participated with the company in all movements in North Carolina,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair,_and returned with the regiment form Newbern to Baltimore, Md. On the march through Maryland, on reaching Maryland Heights, Delaney was obliged to fall behind, and was sent back to Baltimore, from there he came to Chicopee, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
John A. Finnegan Born in Ireland,_Son of Thomas Finnegan,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. He performed his part in every movement,_Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign,_from the formation of the company until their return to Chicopee, on the 21st of July, 1863. After the return from Gum Swamp, Finnegan was sick in the regimental hospital three or four days. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee Feb. 10, 1884.
George A. Hall Born in West Brookfield, Mass._Son of Moses Hall,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. At the time of the Rent Road reconnoissances, he was off duty; had been sick some six weeks previous with slow fever, but had not been obliged to enter hospital. Hall participated in all other movements of the regiment,_Goldsboro Expedition, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign,_and returned to Chicopee with the company on the 21st of July, 1863. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Michael Meagher Born in Ireland,_Son of Dennis Meagher,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 29 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He served in all duties and movements from the formation fo the company until the arrival of the regiment at Baltimore, Md. July 1st, 1863._He was there sick, and, by direction of Lieut. Knapp, remained on guard at Baltimore, while the regiment marched through Maryland. Returned to Chicopee, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Dennis J. Sullivan Born in Ireland,_Son of Dennis H. Sullivan,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He took part in all service until June 24th, 1863, when the regiment started from Newbern for Virginia and Maryland. At that time, although having been unwell for the last four days, he embarked with the rest; but he grew worse and was obliged to be landed and returned to Newbern._July 7th he left Newbern in the steamer S.R. Spaulding and arrived in Chicopee, via Boston, on the 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Henry H. Blanchard Born in Monson, Mass._Son of Hiram Blanchard,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. From the formation of the company until the regiment arrived from North Carolina at Baltimore, Md. July 1st 1863, Blanchard performed his part in all duties and movements, excepting the 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance. During the voyage from Newbern to Baltimore, he took cold and was sick a few days at Baltimore, but did not enter the hospital. Meantime the regiment started on the march through Maryland, and Blanchard remained to do guard duty. Returned to Chicopee, via Boston with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee Jan 19. 1895.
Joseph P. King Born in Palmer, Mass._Son of Robert King,_by occupation a Gunsmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 22 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He served in all movements of the regiment_Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and Maryland campaign. About a month in May and June 1863, was sick and off duty, but did not enter hospital. On the Maryland march, he was obliged to leave his comrades at Maryland Heights, and return to Baltimore. He returned to Chicopee, via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
George L. Dane Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Dexter Dane,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 23 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. Participated in all the movements of the regiment except the 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance, and the Gum Swamp expedition. In the march through Maryland, Dane was detailed with fourteen others of the regiment, to guard the baggage of Gen. Briggs. Returned to Chicopee with the company July 21st, and was mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
William D. Mosmon Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Dexter F. Mosman,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Participated in all the movements of the regiment except the 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance, and the Maryland expedition. After the return from Goldsboro he was sick with fever and cough, and off duty about a month, though no tin hospital. Again, after the affair at Gum Swamp, was attacked with chills and fever, but could not enter the hospital at Newbern on account of the great number of patients. June 23rd he was sent down to Hammond Hospital, at Beaufort N.C._Left the hospital for Chicopee, July 7th, an darrived , via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, on the 11th, under orders to report on arrival fo the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Thomas H. Prescott Born in West Boylston, Mass._Son of David D. Prescott,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 28 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Detailed as Wagoner of the company._In the Goldsboro expedition he had charge of an ambulance on the hospital corps. On the return he was assigned to special duty as assistant in the Post Quartermaster’s department at Newbern. For this reason, did not accompany the regiment to Plymouth, or on the Gum Swamp expedition. On arriving at Baltimore Md. He resumed his former duties as Wagoner, and served through the Maryland campaign. Returned with the company to Chicopee, July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
John F. Wood Born in Dummerston, Vt._Son of John Wood,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Married,_at the age of 44 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He served in all duties and movements with the company except the 1st Trent Road reconnaissance, and the Maryland campaign. About the middle of June, was sick and off duty; and on arrival at Baltimore was prevented by an attack of jaundice from accompanying the regiment on the march through Maryland. Returned from Baltimore, via Boston, with other sick and convalescents, arriving in Chicopee July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee Aug 11, 1880.
Jonathan Humphreys Born in Carlisle, England,_Son of Frank Humphreys,_by occupation a Weaver,_Married,_at the age of 29 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He participated in all the duties and movements,_Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland Campaign,_from the formation of the company till their return to Chicopee, July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Oliver Taylor Born in Amherst, Mass._Son of Moses Taylor,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 31 enlsited for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. During the whole term of service, from the formation of the company till their return to Chicopee, Taylor performed his part in all duties and movements,_Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and the Maryland campaign. At Philadelphia, on the way home, Taylor began to feel unwell; he grew rapidly worse after reaching Chicopee. When the company was mustered out of service, July 29th, at Springfield, Mass, he was unable to be present. He died of dysentery and camp fever, at his home in Chicopee Falls, Twenty minutes past three o’clock on the morning of Wednesday, August 5th, 1863. His late brothers in arms, members of Company D. and a large assemblage of relatives and friends attended the funeral ceremonies on the afternoon of Thursday, the 6th of August, and his remains were buried, with military honors, in the cemetery at Chicopee Falls.
Andrew Miller Born in Glasgow, Scotland,_Son of James Miller,_by occupation a Moulder,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company d._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. He performed his part in all duties and movements,_Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and Maryland campaign,_from the formation fo the company until their return to Chicopee July 21st, 1863. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee July 8, 1897.
George W. Jones Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Amos B. Jones,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 17 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He participated in all duties and movements,_Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and Maryland campaign,_from the formation of the company until their return to Chicopee, July 21st, 1863. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Alexander Burnett Born in Leith, Scotland,_Son of Andrew Burnett,_by occupation a Cooper,_Married,_at the age of 36 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D. Mustered into service September 25th 1862. He served in all duties and movements._Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and Maryland campaign,_from the formation of the company until its return to Chicopee July 21st 1863. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee Aug 20 1892.
Arthur C. Goff Born at Palmer, Mass._Son of Lucious W. Goff,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 24 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regimetn of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Participated in all the movements of the regiment, excepting the Trent Road reconnoissances, and the Gum Swamp Expedition. Returned to Chicopee with the company, July 21st. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Lewis Osborne Bornn in East Windsor Conn._Son of William Osborne,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He performed but very little active service with the regiment; the only march or expedition he participated in was the 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance, sickness preventing him from the others. He went to Plymouth with the company’ but he was there attacked with measles April 15th. On the return to Newbern he had not recovered, and about the 1st of June, was sick again. June 12th he entered the regimental hospital’ June 17th, transferred to Hammond Hospital, at Beaufort, N.C. Left the Hospital July 7th, and returned to Chicopee via Boston, arriving on the 11th, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Spring field Mass.
Charles E. Burwell Born at Pleasant Valley, Conn._Son of Marcus Burwell,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 35 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Accompanied the regiment on the Goldsboro expedition, at Whitehall acted as volunteer sharpshooter. For about two months after return from Goldsboro, Burwell was detailed to run an engine at the saw mill at Newport Barracks, N.C._Rejoined the company when they started for Plymouth. After the Gum Swamp affair, was sick and off duty, though not in hospital. Returned with sick and convalescents from Newbern in Steamer S.R. Spaulding, arriving in Chicopee July 11th, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment._He was not therefore with the company in the Maryland Campaign. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Renselo J. Gardner Born in Wilbraham, Mass._Son of Christopher Gardner,_by occupation a Painter,_Married,_at the age of 37 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. Participated in all service with the regiment, except the 2nd Trent Road reconnaissance, and the Gum Swamp expedition. Was detailed as pioneer for some time. During the Maryland campaign detailed with others to guard the baggage of Gen. Briggs_Returned with the company to Chicopee, July 21st. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
J. William Belcher Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of John W. Belcher,_by occupation a Moulder,_Unmarried,_at the age of 24 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D. Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Previous to the complete organization of the company, Belcher was a prominent candidate, at the suggestion of his friends, for the office of Second Lieutenant of the company. But he readily withdrew his claims, when the opportunity came to fill up the ranks by a change in the proposed officers. During the whole term of service Belcher participated in all duties and movements._Goldsboro expedition, on the Trent Road reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair, and Maryland Campaign,_and returned with the company to Chicopee July 21st, 1863. Mustered out of service July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Jerome H. Fiske Born in Dover, N.H._Son of Moses Fiske,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. The only active regular service Fiske performed with the regiment was in the expedition to Goldsboro. Sick and off duty at the time of Trent Road reconnoissances. At Plymouth detailed as clerk in the Post Quartermaster’s department, and continue acting in that capacity until after the return of the regiment ot Newbern and the affair at Gum Swamp. About June 1st was sick and entered the regimental hospital. June 17th transferred to Hammond Hospital at Beaufort. Left Beaufort, July 6th, and arrived in Chicopee on the 10th, under orders to report on arrival tof the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
John G. Powers Born in Easton, N.Y._Son of Thomas J.H. Powers,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 28 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service, September 25th 1862. A few days after the regiment arrived at Newbern, N.C._Powers was detailed, November 19th, to build barracks for the regiment across the river from Newbern. Recalled to the regiment, December 11th, and participated in the Goldsboro Expedition. On their return from Goldsboro, he was detailed again, to build hospital barracks at Newbern. Recalled to the company on the 20th of March, 1863, to go to Plymouth. While at Plymouth was sick with dysentery, from which he did not wholly recover before the expedition to Gum Swamp, although he accompanied his comrades._At Fortress Monroe, through fatigue and exposure, suffered from chills and of fever, so that, on arrival at Baltimore, he was unable to accompany the regiment through Maryland. Returned from Baltimore via Boston, to Chicopee, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th 1863, at Springfield Mass.
John Grout Born in Amherst, Mass._Son of Austin Grout,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service, September 25th, 1862. After arrival of the regiment in North Carolina, Grout served in all duties and movements, including Goldsboro Expedition, until the 1st of January, 1863. He was then detailed to work in the Government Bakery at Newbern, and remained there till the regiment was ordered to Virginia and Maryland. From that time he was in the ranks, participated in the Maryland marches, and returned to Chicopee with the company, July 21st. Mustered out of service, July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
John B. Potter Born in Canaan, Conn._Son fo Truman Potter,_by occupation a Blacksmith,_Married,_at the age of 36 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infatry, Mass. Vols. Comopany D. _Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. While the regiment remained in North Carolina, he served in all movements except the 1st Trent Road reconnaissance, and the Gum Swamp Expedition._At Baltimore, Md. On the 3rd of July, 1863, Potter was detailed to assist in the Quartermaster’s department. He did not join the company in the march through Maryland, but staid at Baltimore on duty in the detailed service. Returned via Boston, with the sick and convalescents, to Chicopee, arriving July 22nd, under orders to report on arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
William A. Whitaker Born in Thompsonville, Conn._Son of Calvin D. Whitaker,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 28 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Detailed as drummer at the formation of the company, and therefore released from the common private’s duties._Went on the Goldsboro Expedition, and served in the ambulance corps. Did not take part in the Gum Swamp expedition, as the musicians were ordered to remain at Newbern. On the march through Maryland and Pennsylvania, Whitaker served as one of the two drummers allowed to the regiment. He returned with the company to Chicopee, July 21st, having been ready and able at all times to do duty. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield Mass.
Richard C. Sage Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Richard H. Sage,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry. Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Served in all movements and duties of the regiment during its term of service, except the Goldsboro Expedition, and the Maryland Campaign._Had been sick about two weeks with fever and ague when the advance to Goldsboro was ordered; but, on hearing of the plan, Sage left the hospital in Newbern, and went to the camp of the regiment, declaring his purpose to go with the company. Captain Grimes and the Surgeon, however, would not consent, but sent him back to hospital. When, on the 24th of June, 1863, the regiment started from Newbern for Fortress Monroe, Sage was sick in Hammond Hospital at Beaufort, N.C._Remained there till July 7th, when he went on board the Steamer S.R. Spaulding, bound for Boston. Arrived in Chicopee, Saturday, July 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of the service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Albion P. Soule Born in Freeport, Me._Son of Jesse Soule,_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 40 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. During nearly the whole time he was connected with the regiment after arrival at Newbern N.C., he was unable to perform duty. The only march he made with the regiment was on the second Trent Road reconnaissance, March 15, 1863. Discharged from service on the 26th of March, 1863, and returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee Sept. 6, 1886.
Walter A. Welden Born in New Britain, Conn._Son of Samuel H. Welden,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service October 15th 1862. He participated in the Goldsboro expedition, and in the regular duties of the regiment until January 14th, 1863._At that date he was attacked with typhoid malaria, and was carried to the Masonic Hospital, at Newber, N.C._The disease soon manifested alarming symptoms, and chances of recovery rapidly diminished._He died in hospital, Saturday evening, February 21st, 1863, at 7 o’clock. The members of Company D._his brothers in arms_generously subscribed to meet the expenses of embalming the body and sending it north to the relatives and friends. The remains were buried at New Britain, Conn.
Leonard W. Peebles Born in Smithville, N.Y._Son of James Peebles,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Married,_at the age of 29 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. He performed his duties in all the service of the regiment until March 1st, 1863. He was then sick with fever, but did not enter the hospital. Did not accompany the regiment on the Trent Road reconnoissances,_at Plymouth,_to Gum Swamp,_or in the Maryland campaign. Discharged from the service on the 26th of March, 1863, and returned to Chicopee via Fortress Monroe, and New York, arriving on the 6th of April.
George S. Knox Born in blandford, Mass._Son of Eli Knox,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Unmarried,_at the age of 27 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. Served in all the duties and movements of the regiment, except the two Trent Road reconnoissances, until about the middle of June, 1863._From that time was off duty, but not obliged to enter hospital._Left Newbern N.C. Tuesday, July 7th, in the steamer S.R. Spaulding, with other sick and convalescents, and arrived in Chicopee on the 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
David G. Hale Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Clark B. Hale,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered in service September 25th 1862. He participated in all the duties and movements of the regiment until their arrival at Fortress Monroe, June 28th, 1863. He was then sick with chronic diarrhea, and was carried to Chesapeake Hospital. Remained there twelve days, and then came to Chicopee, via Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, arriving Saturday, July 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
Thomas Kennedy Born in West Springfield ({Mitteneague}) Mass._Son of John Kennedy,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age 22 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service October 15th 1862. He took part in all service until June 24th 1863, when the regiment started from Newbern for Virginia and Maryland. At that time, although unwell, he embarked with the rest; but he grew worse, and was obliged to be landed and returned to Newbern. July 7th, he left Newbern in the Steamer S.R. Spaulding arrived in Chicopee, via Boston, on the 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863, at Springfield Mass
Martin M. Smith Born in Stafford, Conn._Son of Calvin Smith,_by occupation a Blacksmith,_Married,_at the age of 36 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Participated in all the movements of the regiment, Goldsboro expedition included, until January 24th, 1863, when he was specially detailed for duty on the telegraph Signal Corps. The system of Telephonography, or Sound-Telegraphing, invented by Dr. J.B. Upham of Boston, Mass. Was then under experiment at Newbern. Smith and others assisted Dr. Upham to perfect it. The experiments were made in and around Newbern, at places down the Neuse River, at Batchelor’s Creek, and elsewhere in the neighborhood. Smith was also employed in the meantime, at Stanly Hospital in giving the bugle signals and calls, Dr. Upham being surgeon in that hospital. When the regiment left Newbern for Virginia and Maryland, June 24th, Smith was left behind in charge of the sick. Left Newbern July 6th in the Steamer Convoy for Boston’ arrived in Chicopee on the 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service at Springfield, Mass. On the 29th of July, 1863.
Dexter W. Trask Born in Westfield, N.Y._Son of Dexter B. Trask,_by occupation a Baker,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. Immediately after the arrival of the regiment at Newbern, Trask was detailed to assist in the Government Bakery at Newbern. Remained there till May, 1863, when he was taken sick, and carried to Stanly Hosptial at Newbern, where he staid about one month._At the end of that time he re-enlisted in the Heavy Artillery for three years. Furloughed thirty days from that date, and visited Chicopee. He, therefore, performed no regular duty in the regiment during his whole term of service.
James A. Taylor Born in Granby, Mass._Son of Milo A. Taylor,_by occupation a Student,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant at the formation of the company. Participated in all the movements of the regiment_Goldsboro expedition, at Plymouth, Trent Road reconnoissances, and Gum Swamp Expedition,_till the 22nd of June 1863. At that date he entered Hammond Hospital at Beaufort, N.C., and remained there until the 7th of July. On that day with other sick and convalescents started for Boston in the Steamer S.R. Spaulding, and arrived in Chicopee on the evening of the 11th, under orders to report on the arrival of the regiment. Mustered out of service July 29th, 1863.
Charles A. Pattrell Born in Ware, Mass._Son of Isaac Pattrell,_by occupation a Mechanic,_Married,_at the age of 33 enlisted for nine months in the 46th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25, 1862. He was not with the company on the Trent Road reconnoissances, on account of sickness, and for the same reason was left in Newborn when the regiment went to Plymouth, although not obliged to enter the hospital. From March 15th 1863 till the date of his discharge he was off duty nearly all the time, except that he accompanied the regiment on the Gum Swamp Expedition, which left Newbern on the 21st of May. Sick afterwards_with chills and fever, and was discharged from the service June 20th 1863._Left Newbern on the 22nd and arrived in Chicopee on the 25th.
Bartholomew Hayes Born in Ireland,_Son of Patrick Hayes,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted in the regular United States Service, 4th Regiment of Infantry, at New York August 29th, 1859._The regiment was ordered to Oregon, via Panama and California, and there remained on active duty as defence against Indian hostility, til November 4th 1861, when they returned to New York,_Ordered at once to Washington, D.C. and joined to Gen. McClellan’s Army_March 10th 1862, was sent down to Yorktown Va. to take part in the siege. May 3rd 1862, Hayes was struck on the side of the neck by a piece of shell, and seriously wounded._After two days was sent to hospital at Annapolis, Md._Discharged May 27th 1862, and came back to Chicopee Enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D, and was mustered into service September 25th 1862. Promoted to Corporal on the 21st of March, 1863._He participated in all the service and movements of the regiment until May 30th 1863, when he re-enlisted for three years in the Heavy Artillery. Received a furlough of thirty days from that date and visited Chicopee.
Marshall W. Charter Born in Oswego, N.Y._Son of Gaylor Charter,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months, in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. He participated in every movement and duty required of him, from the time he entered the service until he was mustered out. His military record is the same as that of Company D., of which he was a member. Mustered out of service at Springfield, Mass. July 29th, 1863. Died in Chicopee June 30, 1868.
Henry L. Searle Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Rufus C. Searle,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols, Company D._Mustered into service September 25th 1862. Detailed November 19, 1862 at Newbern, N.C. to build barracks across the river. Recalled to the company December 11th, and participated in the Goldsboro Expedition._A few days after the return of the regiment from this expedition, was detailed again to build hospital barracks at Newbern._Being engaged there at the time of the Trent Road reconnoissances, he did not go with the regiment._Recalled again to the ranks on the 20th of March, 1863, and from that time performed the regular duties. He served at Plymouth, N.C._on the Gum Swamp expedition,_and through the whole Maryland campaign._Mustered out of service July 29th 1863 at Springfield, Mass.
Darwin H. Pond Born in Townsend, Vt,_Son of {Jotham} Pond,_by occupation a Carriage Maker,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862. Accompanied the regiment on the Goldsboro expedition. Was sick and off duty at the time of the Trent Road reconnoissances; for the same reason, did not go with the company to Plymouth._Rejoined the company on its return from Plymouth to Newbern._Did not take part in the Gum Swamp expedition_Reenlisted May 29th 1863 for three years service in the Heavy Artillery; furloughed 30 days from that date, and visited Chicopee. Mustered into service Company “C” 4 August 1863. He participated with his Reg. in the engagements in front of {???} N.C. in March 1865 and in the {several} movements of the Command except when on detached duty. From 1 Aug. 1864, for three months, was detailed on picket duty. From 3d July to 5 Sept. 1865, on duty as clerk in Quarter Master’s Department at Newbern and in Provost Marshal’s Office at Arlington. Discharged with his Reg. 20 Sept., 1865.
John C. Shay Born in Ireland,_Son of Morris Shay,_by occupation a Blacksmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D._Mustered into service September 25th, 1862.
David Bronson Born in Suffield, Conn._Son of {Lebina} Bronson_by occupation a Clerk,_Married,_at the age of 34 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass Vols. Company D. When nine months volunteers were called for and the quota assigned to Chicopee, Bronson relinquished his business and rendered valuable assistance in securing enlistments. In accordance with the choice of the Chicopee company, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant on the 2nd of Sept. 1862. He performed duty in all movements of the company, participating in the Goldsboro Expedition, Trent Road reconnoissances, Gum Swamp affair, at Plymouth, and in the Maryland Campaign, and returned with the company to Chicopee, July 21st, 1863. February 6th, 1863, he was appointed acting Quartermaster of the regiment, and served in that capacity during the remainder of his term of service. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Bronson died in Detroit, Mich August 1894.
George H. Knapp Born in Lowell, Mass._ Born of Daniel Knapps, _by occupation a Lawyer,_Married_ at the age of 26 enlisted for nine months in in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass, Vote. Company D. When it was with first proposed to organize a company in Chicopee to be attached to the 46th Regiment, Knapp at once relinquished his profession and rendered valuable aid in securing enlistments. He was elected by the company First Lieutenant, and was accordingly commissioned on the 2nd of September, 1862. Soon after arriving at Newborn, he was appointed judge advocate, which office he held till about the first of March 1863. On the Goldsboro march he accompanied the regiment to Kinston, at one time commanding the advanced guard, as mentioned in the regimental account. Next morning after the battle at Kinston, Lieut. Knapp was ordered by Gen. Foster to return, under cavalry escort, to Newbern with dispatches. Two days after, he went down to Newport Barracks to care for the sick. Rejoined the company on their return home Goldsboro. He participated in the 1st, but not in the 2nd, Trent Road Affair. At Plymouth, he acted as judge of the provost court. Furloughed May 19th, 1863 to June 9th, and visited Chicopee. By reason of this absence, he took no part in the expedition to Gum Swamp. After the arrival of the regiments at Baltimore, owing to the sickness of Captain Grimes and the detail duty of Lieut. Bronson, lieut. Knapp had entire command of company D. He commanded them through the whole Maryland campaign, and returned to Chicopee with them July 21st, 1863. Mustered out of service. July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass. Died in Chicopee April 28, 1883
David E. Grimes Born in Lyndeboro, N.H._Son of David W. Grimes,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 35 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company D._ When about eighty men had been enlisted in the Chicopee company for the 46th Regiment, an opportunity was apparent to fill up the ranks to the maximum number, if Grimes could be made Captain. He accordingly enlisted, was chosen Captain by the men, and commissioned September 2nd, 1862. He was in active command of the company in all its duties and movements,_Goldsboro expedition, Trent Road Reconnoissances, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair,_from the formation of the company until the arrival of the regiment at Baltimore. At the time of leaving Newbern, Captain Grimes was sick and wholly unfit for duty, but he determined to hold out, if possible, to the end. But when the regiment was ordered to commence the campaign in Maryland, he was compelled to relinquish the command to Lieut. Knapp, and himself was detailed to the care and control of the sick and convalescents, belonging to the regiment. With this charge, he left Baltimore, and arrived, via Boston, at Chicopee July 22nd, 1863. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863, at Springfield, Mass.
James G. Smith Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of James M. Smith,_by occupation a Civil Engineer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 27 enlisted for nine months in the 46th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. October 30, 1862 he was commissioned by Governor Andrew Adjutant of the regiment, with the rank of first Lieutenant. He participated in all the important movements of the regiment_Goldsboro Expedition, at Plymouth, Gum Swamp affair Maryland Campaign,_from the time the regiment left Springfield until its return. During the afternoon preceding the expedition towards Goldsboro, Adjutant Smith accidentally received a shot in his leg, from his own pistol. The wound, though serious, did not deter him from accompanying the regiment. Lieut. Col. {Shurtleff} in his report to Col. H. C. Lee, commanding the brigade, wrote_”I should deprive myself of a pleasure of I omitted to call your notice to the fact, that the adjutant of our regiment, James G. Smith, commencing the expedition suffering from a painful accidental shot wound on the leg, still insisted upon accompanying the regiment, and though having double duty to perform, in the absence of one of the field officers, still manfully endured all the toils of the march and the field, and rendered one invaluable service in the management and control of the regiment.” In Feb. and March 1863 was in Chicopee several days on furlough and therefore did not take part in the Trent Road Reconnaissance. Throughout his whole term of service he earned and received universal commendation for his bravery and efficiency. Mustered out of service, July 29th, 1863 at Springfield, Mass.
Forty-Sixth Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. Chronology
Forty-Sixth Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. Chronology This regiment was raised in obedience to a call for 300,000 additional troops for service during a period of none months. The original order of President Lincoln, dated August 4th 1862, required that this force should be raised by a draft; but by the patriotism and liberality of the people, the quota of the State of Massachusetts was filled without resorting to that expedient. The town of Chicopee took early measures to obtain this required number of volunteers, and in public town meeting voted to pay a bounty of $100 to each man who should enlist to fill up the quota. Enlistments were promptly and rapidly made, and in a short time the town furnished one hundred and nineteen men for nine months service. One hundred and five of these were enrolled in the 46th Regiment of Infantry’ their names are appended, together with the letters of their respective companies:_ David E. Grimes 312 Co. D George H. Knapp 313 “ ” David Bronson 314 “ ” Charles B. Lang 355 “ ” James A. Taylor 319 “ ” Esra G. Heath 356 “ ” Frank S. Lourtellotte 342 “ ” Charels H. Livermore 346 “ ” Frank F. Browne 352 “ ” Albert A. Alden 365 “ ” George S. Colton 349 “ ” Charles W. Phipps --- “ ” Robertus B. Stetson 363 “ ” James W. Stackpole 353 “ ” George S. Kilby 344 “ ” Henry M. Dickinson 349 “ ” Alpheus A. Dennett 341 “ ” William A. Whitaker 325 “ ” Thomas H. Prescott 335 “ ” Warren L. Adams 365 “ ” Martin R. Bartlett 353 “ ” John P. Buffum 343 “ ” Ansel W. Browning 354 “ ” Albert F. Blodgett 359 Co. D. Peter Baker 342 “ “ Charles E. Burwell 330 “ “ Alexander Burnett 331 “ “ James H. Belcher 328 “ “ William Belcher 329 “ “ George W. Ball 366 “ “ Sumner H. Bodfish 366 “ “ Henry H. Blanchard 337 “ “ George W. Bassett --- “ “ Warren L. Brigham 348 “ “ Marshall W. Charter 317 “ “ William M. Cooley 345 “ “ William H. Chamberlain 350 “ “ George L. Dane 336 “ “ James W. Delaney 339 “ “ Jerome H. Fiske 327 “ “ Arthur C. Goff 331 “ “ Rensells J. Gardner 329 “ “ John P. McGreely 346 “ “ John Grout 326 “ “ Charles H. Gaylord 347 “ “ Jonathan Humphreys 334 “ “ Bartholomew Hayes 318 Co. D Henry H. Hinkley 344 “ “ Miles R. Huntly --- “ “ David F. Kale 322 “ “ George A. Hall 338 “ “ Wilmer H. Hilman 340 “ “ George W. Jones 332 “ “ Wilmer W. Johnson 362 “ “ George S. Knox 323 “ “ Monroe E. Kendall 356 “ “ Thomas Kennedy 322 “ “ Joseph P. King 336 “ “ James A. Kenyon 355 “ “ Charles Loveradge --- “ “ Charles C. Littlefield 363 “ “ Morris Matthews 345 “ “ Albert M. Moore 357 “ “ James McCann 350 “ “ Michael Meagher 338 “ “ Kiram C. McIntire 357 “ “ Nelson H. Mosman 364 “ “ Lucas I. Metcalf --- “ “ Andrew Miller 332 “ “ William D. Mosman 335 “ “ James Manning 351 “ “ Lewis Osborne 330 “ “ Marcus L. Arcutt 352 “ “ John J. Powers 327 “ “ Joseph W. Plimpton 364 “ “ Charles A. Pattrell 319 “ “ Leonard W. Peebles 323 Co. D Darwin H. Pond 316 “ “ John B. Potter 326 “ “ Albion P. Soule X324 “ “ Harris L. Sherman 358 “ “ John c. Shay 315 “ “ Martin M. Smith 321 “ “ Albert B. Stearns 354 “ “ Dennis J. Sullivan 337 “ “ Sumner L. Smith 358 “ “ Henry L. Searle 317 “ “ Richard C. Sage 325 “ “ David O. Tilley 347 “ “ Dexter W. Frask 320 “ “ Oliver Taylor 333 “ “ Russell S. Underwood 361 “ “ John f. Wood 334 “ “ Benjamin Wheeler 367 “ “ Frederic Waite 360 “ “ Walter A. Welden 324 “ “ Velette W. Van Horn --- “ “ John A. Finnegan 339 “ “ Asa M. Scarlet 361 “ B William S. Walker 348 “ G Robert R. Gregory 362 “ H Patrick Donelan 367 “ K Francis O. Moody 341 “ “ William Crowninsfield 340 “ “ James G. Smith 311 Adjutant Patrick Corey 368 “ I The Chicopee company was called in the regiment company D._as is indicated above. An election of officers was made by the members with the following result: Captain_David E. Grimes,_1st Lieutenant,_George H. Knapp._2nd Lieutenant,_David Bronson._These officers were commissioned on the 2nd of September, 1862 The regiment rendezvoused at “Camp N.P. Banks”, in Springfield, Mass._Wednesday morning, September 24th 1862. Company D. left Chicopee and went into camp at the regimental rendezvous. On the following day they were mustered into the service of the United States for nine months. Thursday afternoon and evening, October 23rd, Company D. received an ovation at the hands of the citizens of Chicopee. In the afternoon a beautiful silk standard was presented to them by the liberality of William Ball, Esq; in the evening a bountiful collation was provided for the soldiers, and every effort was made to render the occasion pleasant for recollection. The non-commissioned officers of Company D. were the following named:_ 1st. Sergenat_ Charles B. Lang 2nd “ “_ James A. Taylor 3rd “ “_ Ezra G. Heath 4th “ “_ Frank S. Lourtellotte 5th “ “_ Charles H. Livermore 1st. Corporal_ Frank F. Browns 2nd “ “_ Albert S. Alden 3rd Corporal_ George S. Colton 4th “ “_ Charles W. Phipps 5th “ “_ Robertus B. Stetson 6th “ “_ James W. Stackpole 7th “ “_ George S. Kilby 8th “ “_ Henry M. Dickinson Subsequently, on the 20th of March, 1863, Corporals Phipps Stetson, and Kilby were reduced to the ranks; and on the 21st their places were filled by the appointment of Albert M. Moore,_James A. Kenyon, and_Bartholomew Hayes. November 5th, 1862, the regiment broke camp at Springfield, and proceeded to Boston. Arriving there, they marched through the city, and embarked on the steamer Mississippi. At midnight moved out about 31/2 miles and anchored in President Roads. Waited there for U.S. armed convoy, as there wer fears of the pirate Alabama, then reported near Boston. On Friday, the 7th, the U.S. gunboat Huron anchored alongside. But a furious storm set in, and it was found necessary, on Sunday, the 9th, to return to the city and land the men. The regiment took up quarters in {Fanswil} Hall, and remained there till Monday afternoon. Then marched to the wharf, and went on board the steamer Saxon. The regiment was under orders to proceed to Newbern, N.C._Sailed on the 10th, had a prosperous voyage, and on the 14th made an anchorage at Morehead City, N.C. (Beaufort Harbor). The next day they landed, proceeded to Newbern, and encamped. December 1st, Companies A and K. Were ordered to Newport Barracks, where they remained two months. The remaining eight companies, on the 11th of December, 1862, joined other forces in the expedition towards Godlsboro, N.C._On the 12th, continued the march._Next day, after an hour’s march, the regiment was detached from the brigade and ordered to support a battery placed to command the approach in front from Kinston. At sundown, moved forward four miles. Company D. was detached to march some fifty yards in advance, and ten men, under Lieut. Knapp, were thrown forward as an advance guard against surprise. The men lay upon their arms all night. On the following day, moved forward to Kinston and encamped._At {Write} Hall, on the 16th, the regiment supported a battery. About fifty men were here detached as sharpshooters, Company D. furnishing a good proportion._On the return march to Newbern, the enemy threatened the rear._The 46th was exposed to an annoying fire, but had no opportunity to engage any part of the enemy’s force._The regiment reached Newbern, no Chicopee man missing, on the 21st, and went to its old camp, where it remained till January 23, 1863, when the camp was changed to a position near the intersection of the Trent and Neuse roads, in Newbern. At this time, Company A. was relieved from outpost duty at Newport Barracks by Company F. and rejoined the regiment. From this time until March 13, the regiment was chiefly occupied in drill, and fatigue duty on the fortifications. About the 1st of March Company D became the color company and remained on through the rest of the service. Upon the 13th of March the enemy commenced what seemed a determined attempt to repossess Newbern, in resistance to which the 46th was assigned an honorable position, being ordered first at Sundown, with two other regiments and a battery, to hold in check a column of the enemy demonstrating upon the Front Road, about eight miles from Newbern. While upon this duty, heavy cannonading in the direction of Newbern announced that the enemy had commenced operations in other quarters, and orders came from General Foster, recalling the main portion of the forces to the city, the enemy having attacked an outpost on the northerly side of the Neuse. Marched back as speedily as possible, reaching camp about noon the 14th of March, and remained under arms till 5 P.M. when they were again sent out upon the same road to reinforce a part of a brigade which had been sent out to occupy the former position of the 46th, but the enemy had retreated. March 23rd Company D and one other company were sent to Plymouth, N.C._The rest of te regiment, except Companies A. and G which were left at Newbern, proceeded to Plymouth on the 26th, in connection with other forces. The whole land force was immediately applied to the work of perfecting the fortifications of the post. Remained here in garrison duty till they were relieved May 7th. Arrived at Newbern May 8th, and went into barracks on the Neuse River, near the first camping ground. Were assigned to the construction fo earth works, and other means of defence. Wednesday night, May 20th, the regiment received marching orders, and at twelve o’clock the line was formed. The whole force, one brigade o finfantry, with cavalry and artillery, was under command of Co. J.R. Jones of the 58th Penn. Vols_the object of the expedition was to dislodge a force of rebels, intrenched at Gum Swamp, eight miles from Kinston, N.C._The march was commenced early on the morning of the 21st and after reaching Cove Creek, 16 miles from Newbern, the force bivouacked. Here the 27th Mass and 58th Penn. Regiments struck off through the swamp to gain the enemy’s rear, starting about 9 P.M., while at rest, including the 46th, were to move up in front. At daylight of the 22nd the force in front began skirmishing with the rebels, who could be plainly seen behind their earthworks. About 9 A.M. (some three hours later than was expected) firing was heard in the rear of the enemy’s intrenchment. An advance was immediately made, when it was found that the 27th Mass. And 58th Penn. were already in possession, the majority of the rebels having escaped to the swamps. One hundred and seventy prisoners were taken._After resting till 5. P.M. a return was commenced. The rebels, having come up from Kinston, pressed on the rear, and attempted to cut off the whole brigade. But by turning off from the road and making a four hours march through a swamp, knee deep in mud and water, danger was avoided. The regiment arrived in Newbern about 3 P.M. on the 23rd, no Chicopee man missing. June 23rd, at midnight, orders were received for the regiment to embark at four hours’ notice, with necessary equipage only for Fortress Monroe. The destination of the regiment was to join the forces of General Dix, engaged in a demonstration on Richmond. Embarked on the night of the 24th of June, leaving behind the sick and convalescents, and their camp and garrison equipage. When near the mouth of the river, the steamer became disabled and a delay of several hours occurred. Meantime Col. {Shurtteff} decided to put back to Newbern for a supply of provisions, and accordingly the boat turned its course up stream. But when within about five miles of the city, they were overtaken by a steamer with Gen. Foster on board. The General imperatively ordered the men to be transferred at once to the steamer Mystic, and to follow him to Hatters Inlet. This was done, and, after a stormy passage, they reached Fortress Monroe, June 28th._Reported to Gen. Foster and began to prepare for the campaign under Gen. Dix.; but their time had so nearly expired that they were refused by Gen. Dix, and ordered to assist in defending Baltimore, where they arrived July 1st. They wree assigned to the exterior defences of the city and station at “Camp Bradford”. Here the regiment was employed in patrol and guard duty, escorting and guarding of prisoners, until July 6th, when they went to Frederick, and thence on to Maryland Height, opposite Harper’s Ferry. Reach the Heights on the night of the 7th_Here, they remained, occupied partly on picket duty on the Sharpsburg road, till July 11th; when they were ordered to join the Army of the Potomac. Starting at nine o’clock at night, and marching night and day, it reached and was joined to the 1st Corps near Frankstown, Md. Went on the 14th to Williamsport, and to Pleasant Valley, where they encamped two days. While about obeying an order to cross the Potomac they were surprised with one countermanding it, and returning them home. Proceeding by the shortest route via Baltimore and New York, it reached Springfield on the morning of July 21st. An immense crowd greeted their arrival at the depot, with a hearty welcome. The regiment was escorted to the City Hall, where after an address by Mayor Alexander and a response from Col. {Shurteff}, they shared a bountiful collation. A week’s furlough was granted; and on the 29th of July, 1863, they were mustered out of the U.S. service by Capt. Gardner, U.S.A., at Hampden Park, Springfield. The sick and convalescents left at Newbern had returned about a week before the arrival of the regiment; while about seventy five, who had been left at Baltimore for the same reason, arrived home, by steamer to Boston, on the 22nd and were mustered out with the rest. During May and June 1863, about one hundred were discharged to re-enlist for three years it the 2nd Mass. Heavy Artillery, ten of these being from Chicopee. The 46th regiment was always a favorite with the brigade commanders under whom it passed, and although it did not participate in any great battles, it came home with an untarnished record for promptness and fidelity to duty in every position to which it was ordered.
Abner M. Abbey Born in Chicopee_Son of Abner B. Abbey_By occupation a Farmer_Married_At the age of 20 years, on 11 August, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in 1st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry_Mustered same date and assigned to Company “F”. Except for four months when he was on detailed duty with the Regimental Quarter-Master, he participated in all the operations of his Command. Was never wounded seriously and received but one furlough, in March 1863, for 10 days. Enlisting with the understanding that he would be discharged on the expiration of service of his Regiment, he was discharged with such {???} as did not reenlist of 31st October 1864. Died in Chicopee May 4, 1877
Charles S. Phelps Born in {Lemisle}, Mass._Son of {Sumner} Phelps_By occupation a {Farmer}_Single_At the age of 34 on 9 Aug. 1862, enlisted the 1st Reg. Massachusetts Cavalry Vols, for {balance} of term of service of REg._Mustered same date_Assigned to Company “{F}”._Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He was taken ill with fever and agui soon after his arrival at Washington, C.C. where the recruits {were} for some time detained waiting for horses, preparatory to joining Reg., then stations at Hagerstown, Md. For 3 months was confined in Emory Gen. Hospital: thence was transferred to hospital at West Philadelphia, Pa. There he was sick with fever and {pneumonia}, Recovering partially, on Mar. 28, 1863, he was sent to Convalescent Camp in which he remained till August following, when he was assigned to the Vol. {River} Corps. While on duty in Washington soon after, he was attacked with {???}-Pneumonia and sent to Campbell Hospital. There he remained till Early on Octo. 1863, at which time he was discharged for disability.
Matthew Ryan Born in Ireland_Son of Dennis Ryan_By occupation a Machinist_Unmarried_At the age of 22 years, on Aug. 8, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 1st Reg. Mass. Vol. Cavalry. Mustered in about one week later, and assigned to Company “G”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He took part in many of the actions and skirmishes of his Reg. till May 5, 1864. On that date in the action of Todd’s Tavern, Va., he was wounded in his left arm above the elbow. This wound was so severe as to necessitate the removal of three inches of the bone, which has probably rendered the arm permanently invalid. On account of his wound, he was confined subsequently at {Armory} Sq. Hospital, Washington, {Sattalee} Hospital, West Philadelphia Pa., and Cavalry Corps Hospital at City Point, Va. Rec’d no furloughs , and was always on duty with his company till wounded. Discharged at Boston Nov’r 8, 1864 Died in Chicopee Jan 29, 1901
Owen A. Lyons Born in Ireland_Son of Michael Lyons_by occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 22 years, on July 15, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 1st Reg. Mssachusetts Vol. Cavalry_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Participated in several of the engagements of his Reg. Re-enlisted July 4, 1864, and received the prescribed furlough of 30 days. Thence till discharge, he was on duty with his Reg. Discharged {June} 26, 1865
Cornelius Keating Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Keating_By occupation a Mechanic_Single_At the age of 22 years, in August 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 1st REg. Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry_Mustered same date, and assigned to Company “G”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_ Joined Reg. at Hagerstown, Md. In Nov’r 1862, and participated in all its operations till discharged. No wounds rec’d. Not sick. Has {on} no detached duty. Discharged with Reg. in Boston in November 1864. Died in Chicopee March 12, 1876
Robert R. Gregory Continued from p. 362 He served with his Reg. for about three months, when he was detached for duty with the 6th N.Y. Battery light Artillery. In {June} 1864, he was transferred to Battery “D” 2d U.S. Artillery, from which he was sent back to his Reg. for discharge. With his Reg. and with the Batteries he participated in {seasonal} engagements. Discharged {June} 26, 1865, at Clouds Mills, Va.
William Collins Born in Ireland_Son of Wm. Collins_by occupation a Laborer_Married_At the age of 23 years on Aug. 7, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in 1st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry in Company “H”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated in all the operations of his Reg. till August 1864, when he was taken ill of typhoid fever. He died in {Harswood} Hospital, Washington, Sept. 19, 1864. Collins was always faithful to duty. Was never furloughed, and never sick till his fatal illness.
David Gleason Born in Ireland_Son of David Gleason_by occupation a Cooker_Single_At the age of 22 on Aug. 5, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 1st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry_Mustered same date, and assigned to Company “H”. He participated with his Reg. in the following engagements: Kelly’s Ford, Aldie, Uppervile, Auburn, {Briolow} Station, {Salphere} {Sthip}, 1st & 2d Fredericksburgh, Kettle Run, and the oeprations in the Wilderness. Was never wounded, was ill four months from {???} {???} by a fall from his horse, during which time he was in the Finley Hosptial, Washington. He took part also in many of the skirmishes of his Reg. Gleason is reported to have been a good soldier. Discharged 7th Novr, 1864. Died in Chicopee June 17, 1894
Patrick Mortell Born in Ireland_Son of Pat. Mortell_by occupation a Laborer_At the age of 19 years, on Aug. 6, 1862, enlisted for such a period as the Regiment had then to serve, in the 1st Reg. Massachusetts Cavalry Vols, Company “B”_Rank Private with no subsequent change {Single}. He joined his Reg. at Hagerstown, Md. In Nov’r 1862, and thence forward participated in all its operations till discharged. Was wounded in the fight at Aldie, Va., {June} 14, 1863, in left arm above the elbow and in the {side} and taken prisoner. Taken to Richmond he was confined on Belle Isle. Was paroled 7 Aug. 1863, sent to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., and in due time returned to his Regiment. Discharged and mustered out No. 7, 1864, by reason of expiration of term of service. Died in Chicopee Jan 25 1875.
Patrick Connor Born in Ireland_Son of Bartholemeu Connor_By occupation a Manufacturer_Married_At the age of 30 years, on Aug. 6, 1862, enlisted for 3 years, in 1st Reg. Cavalry Mass Vol’s_Mustered in same date, and assigned to Company “H”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. In all the campaigns, battles and skirmishes of his Reg. he participated. During his term of service he was never furloughed nor absent from his Reg. and duty from other causes. He did not re-enlist but returned with his Reg. to Boston in Nov. 1864, where he was mustered out on 7th of that month. Died in Chicopee, Aug 10, 1887.
Joseph Lee Born in Williston, Vt._Son of John Lee,_by occupation an Artificer,_Married,_at the age of 26 enlisted for three years as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. till September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington; remained there in camp until November 5th following, when he proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md., and was assigned to Company F. He participated in all duties and engagements with the company until May 1, 1863. On that day occurred the skirmish at Rapidan Station, Va. in which Lieut. A.E. Phillips was mortally wounded. Lee was detailed to Stay with Lieut. Phillips and care for him. He did so, and was made prisoner by the rebels. After Phillips’ death, Lee was paroled by the rebels, but was not fully exchanged until September 26, 18663_He then was ordered to report for duty at the “Dismounted Camp”, at Alexandria, Va., and there served as {Farrier} about two months. December 25, 1863, he re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer for three years, received the prescribed furlough of 30 days ending April 11, 1864, and visited Chicopee.
Howard O. Fiske Born in Dover, N.H._Son of Moses fiske,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 27 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. till September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington; remained there in camp until November 5th following, when he proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company F._ From that time, he participated with the company in the various battles, skirmishes, and reconnoissances until June 17th, 1863._At that date occurred the cavalry fight at Aldie, Va._The regiment became entirely surrounded by a superior force of rebel cavalry, and was exposed to a terrible, galling fire. Fiske was shot through the heart and killed instantly. He died a hero’s death, fighting in the front rank, and his sabre was found by his side, covered with rebel blood. His comrades testified to his braver, fidelity, and patriotism. His body was buried on the field of battle.
Henry E. Ladd Born in Tolland, Conn._Son of Eliab Ladd,_by occupation a Pedlar,_Married,_at the age of 36 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. till September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington; remained there in camp until November 5th, when he proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company F. From that time, he participated with the company in the various battles, skirmishes, and reconnoissances until June 17th, 1863. At that date occurred the cavalry fight at Aldie, Va._The regiment became entirely surrounded by a superior force of rebel cavalry and was subjected to a terrible, galling fire. Ladd was shot through the breast and killed instantly. His body was buried on the field, near the spot where he fell. He died like a true soldier, with his face to the foe.
James W. Armitage Born in Newburyport, Mass._Son of George Armitage,_by occupation a Silversmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 30 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 11, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. till September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington; remained there in camp until November 5th; when he proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown. Md., and was assigned to Company F. From that time he participated in the various movements of the company until April, 1863, when he, with several others, was ordered to {Dumfries} Va. on outpost duty. The latter part of June, the same year, he was ordered to Alexandria, to the dismounted camp; some two weeks afterward went to Washington, and was assigned to the Invalid Corps. From there to Philadelphia, where a regiment was formed. Thence back to Washington and completed his term of service there, most of the time in a provost Cavalry Regiment. January, 1864, he received a ten days furlough and visited Chicopee. But before the time set for his return, he was sick with {varioloid}, and therefore his furlough was extended twenty days more. November 11, 1864, he was discharged from service, at Washington, and returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee Dec. 13, 1873.
John Courtney Born in Ireland,_Son of John Courtney,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols. Mustered into service September 9, 1861._ Taken prisoner by the rebels at Strasburg, Va. during the retreat of Gen. Banks’ division before the forces of Gen. Jackson. Was sick, while a prison, at Winchester, Va._Paroled by the rebels, and discharged from service by direction fo U.S. Secretary of War_June 17, 1862. Remained in Chicopee until August 16th following, when he enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._In camp at Cambridge, Mass, until November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company “G”. He participated in the campaigns under Gen. {Averill} in the spring of 1863. He was present at the following engagements and skirmishes: Kelley’s Ford, March 17, 1863, Strasburg, Va., {Aldie}, Va., June 17, 1863, engagements immediately thereafter for several days with Stuart’s (rebel) Cavalry, James Cross Roads, Md., skirmishes near Newtown, Va. He participated, in brief, in the several operations of his Reg. till discharge. During his tour of service received no wounds, was on no detached duty, received no furloughs and was never ill. Discharged Nov’r 7, 1864, by reason of expiration of term of service. He was in Sheridan’s command when that general recaptured 700 Union prisoners on the way to Richmond.
John Campbell Born in Ireland,_Son of John Campbell,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 24 enlisted, January 27, 1862, as a recruit in the 18th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K. Went into camp at Cambridge, Mass._Soon after at his own request was transferred to the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._About the 1st of March 1862 he was sent forward to Port Royal, S.C. and assigned to Company B. Was engaged in several skirmishes and scouting expeditions. In the Battle James Island, S.C., June 14, 1862, he was struck across the breast by the butt end of a musket. Later in the engagement he was shot through the right hand by a rifle ball._Carried to hospital at Hilton Head and remained there until July 2nd following. At that date he was furloughed and came to Chicopee. His furlough was from time to time extended till the fall of 1863, when he was discharged from the service.
Daniel G. Miller Born in Rygate, Vt._Son of David Miller,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. Mass. Vols._Company E._ Mustered into service in September, 1861._Died March 7, 1877 at North Hampton.
William Miller Born in Rygate, Vt._Son of David Miller,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 39 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. Mass. Vols._Company E._ Mustered into service in September, 1861._ In a skirmish near Rapidan Station, Va., while on a charge, was thrown from his horse, and injured in the shoulder and hip. In hospital a few days._ He participated in all duties and movements with his company until December 28, 1863. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. Received the prescribed furlough of 35 days dated February 13, 1864, and visited his family in Chicopee. ON expiration of furlough, Miller rejoined his Reg. at {Warrenton}, Va. Till May 4, 1864, he was engaged on scout and picket duty. He took part with his Reg. in the eventful campaign under Grant, in Virginia, in 1864 his record being identical with that of his Reg. After the investment of Petersburg was on duty at City Point. From this time for several months was engaged on constant scout and picket duty around the lines of the army. From March till advance of the army in April 1865, with his Reg., was on provost duty for defenses of City Point. He participated in the final campaign against Lee and was present at his surrender. After surrender, with his Reg. relieved to City Point on detailed duty as guard for President Lincoln. As such accompanied Mr. Lincoln to Petersurg and Richmond thence to City Point. On departure of the president, marched to {Backesville} and Appomattox Ct., picking up rebel stragglers. Thence was ordered North. Reached Alexandria, Va., {June} 9, where remained one month, whence was ordered to Readville, Mass. where was mustered out July 24, 1865. Thereafter returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee Dec. 31, 1893
Alton Edwin Phillips Born in Lisbon, Conn._Son of Henry B. Phillips,_by occupation a Brakeman,_Unmarried,_at the age of 23 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. Mass. Vols._Company E. Mustered into service in September, 1861, and was appointed Corporal. October 23rd following he was promoted to Sergeant, and Nov. 29th made Orderly Sergeant. March 7, 1862 he was promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant; and Jan. 16, 1863 was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, which office he held at the time of his death. Though but a Lieutenant, he had command of one company nearly all the time, and not unfrequently of two. In the affair at Pocotoligo, S.C._May 1862, he was assigned to command a body of skirmishers, and handled his men with great skill. For his bravery he received the congratulations of his brother officers, and was promoted to the second Lieutenantcy, his commission being dated back to March 7th._ In the latter part of July following, he was ordered north to recruit. He opened an office in Springfield, Mass. and was very successful in enlisting. In October he was ordered to report in Washington D.C. where he engaged for a time in drilling recruits._Subsequently he had command of a company which acted as body-guard to Gen. F.J. Porter, and afterwards to Ge. Hooker._After the Battle of Fredericksburgh till April 1863, he was employed in picket duty. In the memorable raid of Gen. Stoneman, the 1st Mass. Cavalry was assigned to Gen. Averills’ division. As our forces approached the Rapidan River, Lieut. Phillips was put in command of two companies to clear the banks of the river of the enemy’s sharpshooters, and also to burn a railroad bridge near Barnett’s Ford. On the 1st of May, 1863 he moved forward to the river with his force. Standing on the banks of the river was a house, where his dismounted with a few of his men, and entered. After a few minutes delay, he stepped to the door fronting the river to examine the position and to lay his plans. As he turned partly round to speak to one of his men, he fell pierced in the neck by a ball from one of the sharpshooters. The best surgical treatment was rendered, but it was in vain, as the ball had penetrated the spine. He died on the 4th; his last words to his servant were, “I die a true soldier.” His body was buried near the spot where he fell. It was subsequently recovered by his friends and buried in Maple Gove Cemetery, Chicopee, October 10, 1863. Maj. H.L. Higginson of the regiment wrote to his parents: “He had won the respect and esteem of all his brother officers, high and low, and has done his duty well, as I myself have occasion for twelve months to know, and as is shown by his being twice promoted in a regiment where work and ability, and not simply seniority of rank, are demanded before promotion is given. He is a real loss to us all as an officer, and will make a gap not easily filled.” Col. H.B. Sargent, of the same regiment expressed his testimony “to his courage and conduct as a soldier and to those high qualities which inspire respect of men for their leader, and officers for their companion in danger and glory.”_
Dennis A. Sullivan Born in England,_Son of Daniel Sullivan,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 25 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge. Mass. till Septeber 3, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till Nov. 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company G.
Daniel L. Sullivan Born in Ireland,_Son of Daniel Sullivan,_by occupation a Shoemaker,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. Mass. Vols._company G. Mustered into service in September, 1861,_ At the first of November, 1862, he was detailed to act as guard to the body of Capt. M.C. Pratt of Holyoke. Mass. of Co. E.,_killed at Snicker’s Gap, Va. Nov. 3rd._Sulivan came home with the body and delivered it to the fiends. He partipated in all duties and movements with the company till June 17, 1863. On that day occurred the fight at Aldie, Va._Sullivan was wounded in the right side by a rifle ball. The squadron was on a charge at the time and were fired into on the flank by rebel sharpshooters. Sullivan, however, did not leave the ranks. In the latter part of the engagement he summoned a rebel to surrender. The rebel gave up his sabre, but attempted to shoot him with his pistol. Sullivan turned the shot downward and received a flesh wound in his right knee. The rebel paid hi life for the treachery. June 18th, 1863, Sullivan entered {Governor} Hospital, Alexandria._Furloughed August 21 to Sept. 10, 1863 from the hospital, and visited his friends in Chicopee. Remained at the hospital until March 19, 1864. Then was sent to Camp Stoneman, near Washington, where he staid till July 26th following, on duty in the ordnance department._Thence to Lincoln Hospital, Washington_ Discharged from service September 17, 1864, and returned to Chicopee.
John Shore Born in England_Son of Thomas and Ann Shore_Unmarried_At the ge of 21 years enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Calvary Mass. Vols. Company F. Mustered into service August 9, 1862. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Died in Confederate Prison at Andersonville, Ga. August 23, 1864.
William H. Marsh Born in Chicopee, Ma._Son of Robert G. Marsh,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._Company G._ Mustered into service September 23. 1861._He was appointed Corporal soon after the organization of the Company, and in September, 1862, was promoted to Sergeant. In November, 1862, he was appointed secretary to Gen. F.J. Porter, and afterwards secretary and private orderly to Gen. Hooker, when he took command of the Army of the Potomac. As aid on the staff of Gen. Hooker, he performed many duties of importance and trust. In the Battle of Fredericksburg, December, 1862. (Gen. Hooker then commanding a division) Marsh was sent with an order to Gen. {Fewksbury} on the heights to withdraw his brigade prior to evacuation. The journey was full of peril, and to be made during a rainy night over ground covered with deep mud. He was obliged to crawl on his hands and knees a great part of the way. He reached Gen. {Fewksbury}, delivered the order, and returned unharmed, much to the surprise of Gen. Hooker, who said he did not expect to see him again. When Gen. Hooker took leave of the army, June 1863, his staff was allowed leave of absence. But Marsh preferred to be present at the Battle of Gettysburg, and Gen. Meade at once ordered him to duty as aid at his headquarters. In this capacity he was sent o many of the most exposed parts of the field. July 6, 1863, he took a furlough for an indefinite time, subject to order to return to duty. Remained in Chicopee and vicinity until
Melville Duly Born in Starks, Me._Son of James Duly,_by occupation a Teamster,_Married,_at the age of 41 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. Mass. Vols._Company E. Mustered into service in September 14, 1861,_Detailed as company cook at first, and therefore did not take part in any battles or skirmishes with the company. In South Carolina, he was in hospital 10 days, on account of accidental injury to his knee. July 14, 1863, he was entered for rheumatism at Fairfax Seminary Hospitol, Va. Afterwards he served in the hospital as nurse. March 14, 1864, he was furloughed 30 days, and visited his family in Chicopee. Died in Chicopee August 13, 1880
Stephen G. Folsom Born in Sutton, Vt._Son of Andrew Flsom,_by occupation a Carpenter,_Married,_at the age of 40 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._Company F. Mustered into service in October, 1861._ He was detailed for duty as Teamster, and served all the time in this capacity, connected with the Quartermaster’s department, except immediately after the regiment came up from South Carolina to Virginia. He then served in the ranks a short time, and was engaged in the affair at Poolesville, Md._Sept. 5, 1862._Resumed his detailed duty at Sharpsburg. In the fall of 1863, while driving an army team in a small train, with a few guards from Bealton, Va. to Warrenton, the party was attacked by Mosby’s guerrillas, and all were taken prisoners except Folsom. He jumped from his team, ran a short distance, and hid in some bushes. The guerrillas plundered the wagons and soon galloped away. The Union troops soon came up, and Folsom was relieved from danger. He participated in all movements until December 25, 1863._At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. Received the prescribed furlough of 35 days, dated February 13, 1864, and visited his family in Chicopee.
James Stewart Born on Prince Edward’s Island,_Son of James Stewart,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass.Vols._Company E. Mustered into service in September, 1861._ During the encampment at Readville, Mass. a disturbance occurred between the officers and men. Through some misapprehension Stewart was ordered by Lieut. Col. Sargent to the guard house for 15 days: but Col. Williams, learning the facts of the case, ordered him released and appointed him Corporal. While on St. Helena Island, S.C. he performed special service in taking care of the contrabands, and f his faithfulness was promoted to Sergeant. Accompanied the regiment in all movement until September 5, 1862. At that date occurred the affair at Poolesville Md._The rebel force proving too strong, a retreat was ordered. This was done at full speed. All would have escaped, but the treacherous citizens of Poolesville had piles up stones in the road over which the horses fell and piled the men in a heap. About 30 were taken prisoners. Stewart’s horse fell on his leg; but he succeeded in extricating himself and escaped into a cornfield. He was pursued and fired on several times, but reached the woods in safety. He lay there concealed till Sunday, the 7th, when he crawled out to a brook to get some water. At noon started to find his regiment. Passed the rebel pickets and our own with great danger. Travelled 14 miles to rejoin the company; and after resting four days, took part in a skirmish near Frederick, Md. Participated in the Battles of South Mountain, and Antietam. A short time previous to the Battle of Fredericksburg he was appointed Color Sergeant. During the winter of 1862-3, he was sick and off duty, but not in hospital. February 2 1863 arrived home on a furlough of 12 days. At the expiration of this period he was unable to return. His leave of absence was therefore extended from time to time till the first of April following, when he was discharged from the service. After remaining a few months in Chicopee, and finding that his disease still resisted cure, he went to his father’s residence in {???} {???} Minnesota. Here he remained until February, 1865, when he returned to Chicopee. On the 13th of that month he enlisted for one year in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.
Andrew S. Hunter Born in Princeton, Me._Son of John Hunter,_by occupation a Teamster,_Unmarried,_at the age of 31 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 3, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company E. Appointed Corporal April 14, 1863._He participated in all the duties and movements of the company from the time of entering it until December 28, 1863._At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 35 days, dated February 5, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee._Rejoined the regiment at Warrenton, Va. Continued with his company till the 11jth of May following. On that day, two squadrons, Cos. E and F included, were sent forward about one mile and a half in advance of the brigade, to destroy the railroad station and property, telegraph, {???} at Ashland Station, on the Va. Central R.R._about 14 miles from Richmond. When retiring from the town, after finishing this undertaking, they heard shouting and a few stray shots in the rear. A halt was ordered, and they charged back through the town. But they were fired upon and surrounded by two regiments of cavalry, who had dismounted and secreted themselves behind fences, walls and buildings. Several were killed and wounded. Hunter’s horse was shot, and he therefore, with others, was made prisoner. They were taken towards Richmond, but on account of fears of their recapture by the Union forces, they were taken around in different directions and did not arrive in Richmond till the night of the 13th of May. Hunter was confined in Pemberton Building, opposite {Libly} Prison. He was robbed of all his money and other valuables. On the 8th of June he was started for Andersonville, Ga._where he arrived the night of the 15th_Endured the dreadful privations and cruelties of that prison –pen until September 12th, when he was transferred to Florence, S.C._December 13th, left Charleston, S.C. a paroled prisoner, and arrived at Annapolis, Md. on the 16th. He had been sick before leaving Florence, and on reaching Annapolis he was attacked with typhoid fever._Furloughed 30 days, arrived at his home in Chicopee, December 29, 1864. After the expiration of his furlough, he reported at Camp Parole, Annapolis, and was detailed for duty as clerk in the office of Col. S.E. Chamberlin, command of Post. ON the 25 March, 1865, he was {deplaced} exchanged. From that date to date of discharge, he remained at Camp Parole on duty as clerk. On 7 {June}, 1865, he was mustered out of the service and afterwards returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee March 20, 1884
Joseph E. Stackpole Born in Berwick, Me._Son of Joseph Stackpole,_by occupation an Artificer,_Married,_at the age of 26 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company F. About January 1st, 1864 was appointed company clerk, and was therefore relieved from guard duty. He participated in all duties and movements of the company from the time of entering it until December 26, 1864. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. Received the prescribed furlough of 35 days, dated February 19th, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee.
Benjamin F. Cadwell Born in North Wilbraham, Mass._Son of Stephen Cadwell,_by occupation a Stable Keeper,_Married,_at the age of 34 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. vols. Mustered into service August 8th, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 3, 1862. Thence to Washington D.C. and went into camp. The exposure of camp life brought on, after a short time, typhoid fever. October 7th he entered Emory Hospital. His physician and comrades regarded his case as a hopeful one, but an unfavorable turn in the disease took place and he died at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Thursday, October 16, 1862. His remains were returned to Chicopee and buried in Maple Grove Cemetery. He performed no military duty at all, not having joined the regiment or been assigned to any company.
James F. McCann Born in Ireland._Son of James McCann._by occupation a Shoemaker_Married,_at the age of 39 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 3, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company A. About the middle of December 1862 he was injured seriously in a skirmish near Rappahannock River._January 10, 1863 entered the regimental hospital and remained there four weeks. Afterwards with the company near Falmouth, Va. till May following. Then in hospital at Aquia Creek, thence to Washington, and Philadelphia. In August 1863 sent to the Convalescent Camp near Alexandria._August 21, was transferred to the Invalid Corps, 27th Co._2nd Battalion, and performed guard duty at Campbell Hospital, Washington. Discharged from the service the last of October, 1863, and returned to Chicopee.
James L. Carson Born in Buckingham, Canada._Son of James Carson_by occupation a Gunsmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._ Mustered into service August 11, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 3, 1862. Then to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. and was assigned to Company E. In September, 1863. was sick in hospital at Culpepper, Va. About one week. With this slight exception he participated in all the duties and movements of the company from the time of entering it until December 31, 1863. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. Received the prescribed furlough of 35 days, dated February 13, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee.
Julius M. Lane Born in Suffield, Conn._Son of Comfort Lane,_by occupation a Clerk,_Married,_at the age of 33 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 12, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 5, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 1st following. Then was carried, sick with fever, to {Emory} Hospital. Became convalescent, was detailed as nurse, January 29, 1863, and July following as Ward Master. In January 1864, furloughed a few days, and visited Chicopee. On his return to the hospital, at the expiration of furlough, he was immediately ordered to join his company, which he did at Warrentown, Va. He remained with the company, participating in all duties and engagements, until July 30, 1864, when he was ordered to the “Dismounted Camp”, at Light House Point, Va._his horse having become disabled for further service. During the month of August, he served on detail in the Ordnance department, as clerk, at Light House PPoint. Returned to the company at the first of September, and, performed regular duty during the remainder of his term of service. Arrived in Boston, Mass. with the regiment. November 1, 1864, and on the 7th following was mustered out of service at Boston.
Charles S. Goodman Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Reuben Goodman,_by occupation a Farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 17 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Company E. Enlisted and was mustered into service in August, 1862. In camp at Cambridge, Mass. Until September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5 following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company E._ He participated in all duties and movements with the company until May 25, 1863._He was then detailed to serve in the Commissary department, and continued in that capacity till January 16, 1864. February 11, 1864, he re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer for three years, and received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, ending May 7, 1864.
Francis A. Bushee Born in Newton, Mass._Son of David Bushee,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry._Company F._Mustered 12 Sept. 1861. Was with his command in its several compaigns participating in its battles. During the raid which Sheridan with the Cavalry made from Fredericksburgh towards Richmond in May 1864, at {Huchland} Station, on the 11th day of May, in an engagement with the enemy was shot by three minii balls through the body. He was carried to a house near the {???} of the engagement and died in about one and one half hours. He was buried near the house in which he died. During his term of service he never rec’d a furlough and except in one instance while the Reg. lay in South Carolina was he sick for any long time. Here he was ill two weeks.
Andrew J. Hunt Born in Nashua, N.H._Son of Jacob Hunt._by occupation a Machinist,_at the age of 26,_Unmarried,_enlisted for three years in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Company F. Enlisted September 9, 1861, and mustered into service with the company soon after. In January 1862, he was appointed Corporal. He accompanied the regiment to South Carolina, and thence back to Virginia, and afterwards participated in all its movements, skirmishes and battles until July 20, 1863. At that date he was taken sick, and leaving the regiment at Harper’s Ferry, he was carried to U.S. General Hospital, Camden St. Baltimore, Md._In November, 1863, he was furloughed from the Hospital, and visited Chicopee. About the 1st of May, 1864, he was assigned to special duty in the hospital in care of the sick, and continued in this capacity till September 16, 1864, when he was discharged from service. Returned to Chicopee._
John F. Linscott Born in Jay, Me._Son of Newton Linscott,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 26 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass, Vols. Mustered into service August 14, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. Until September 3, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company S._ Appointed Corporal in April, 1863. In February 1863, while engaged in destroying a railroad bridge near Rappahannock Station, Va. He had a fall, injuring his back. He was not carried to the hospital, but remained about his quarters off duty for a month. In the fight at Aldie, VA. June 17, 1863, Linscott was wounded by a pistol ball passing through his left leg between the two bones. The squadron in which he was, became entirely surrounded by the enemy and was badly cut to pieces. His horse fell, pierced by six balls. Linscott was fired at several times while lying on the ground, but fortunately escaped. At night, the rebels having been routed and driven from the field, he was found and carried in an ambulance 25 miles to Fairfax; thence by cars to Alexandria. After a few days he was sent ot the U.S. Hospital at New haven Conn. Arriving there June 27th. Furloughed from the hospital 8 days ending July 28, 1863 and visited Chicopee.
Eli E. Welden Born in New Britain, Conn._Son of Samuel H. Welden,_by occupation a Carriage Maker,_Married,_at the age of 38 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._ Mustered into service August 6, 1862. In camp at Cambridge, Mass. Until September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington’ remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. and was assigned to Company J. December 5th, 1862 he was sick and entered the regimental hospital. Afterwards he was sent o General Hospital, Judiciary Square, Washington, where he remained till May 18, 1863. At that date he was discharged from the service, and returned to Chicopee. Subsequently, in the latter part of 1863 he offered himself for reenlistment, but was rejected on the surgeon’s examination.
Myron H. Underwood Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of William G. Underwood,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 24 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._ Mustered into service August 14, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. Until September 3, 1862._Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till Nov. 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company H._ Immediately after the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 1862._Underwood went off duty and remained so through the winter, but not in hospital. March 7, 1863 he was discharged from the service and returned to Chicopee.
Livingston Babcock Born in Guilford, Vt._Son of George Babcock,_by occupation a Painter,_Unmarried,_at the age of 25 enlisted as recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._ Mustered into service August 6. 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 3, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company F. Missing.
Watson L. Wintworth Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of William E. Wintworth,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambride, Mass. until September 3rd, 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown Md. And was assigned to Company F._ During the winter of 1864-4. Wintworth was assigned to special duty as orderly on the staff of Gen. Gregg. He participated in all movements, engagements, and duties from the time of joining the regiment until December 26, 1863._At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 35days, dated February 19, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee.
Addison M. Babcock Born in Guilford, Vt._Son of George Babcock,_by occupation a Bridge builder,_Unmarried,_at the age of 28 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols. _Mustered into service August 6, 1862._In camp at Cambridge Mass. until September 3. 1862. Thence to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. And was assigned to Company F.
First Regiment of Cavalry-Mass. Vols. Chronology
First Regiment of Cavalry-Mass. Vols. Chronology On the 3rd of September 1861, Governor Andrew issued an order for the enlistment of the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Massachusetts Volunteers. The call was obeyed with {alacrity} and an excellent regiment was organized without delay. It rendezvoused at “Camp Brigham”, Readville, Mass. On the 9th and 16th of September 1861. December 25th the first battalion proceeded to Annapolis, Md._The second battalion followed on the 27th, and the remaining one, on the 29th of the same month; but these two battalions were stopped by orders in New York, where they remained until January 13, 1862, when they embarked for {Hillion} Head and Port Royal, S.C. The main body of the regiment was rejoined by the first battalion at {Hillon} Head, in February. Eight companies went into camp there, first at “Camp White”, and later within the limit of the fortifications. The remaining four companies proceeded to Beaufort and encamped at “Camp Williams”._Company G., of this last named battalion, was ordered in February to Edisto Island. The following is the roll of Chicopee men who served in this regiment. Those to whose names is prefixed the mark X, were original members and left the state with the regiment; the others were recruited at a later date, mostly in the summer and fall of 1862. X Altom Edwin Phillips CO_ E. X John Booth “ “ X Melville Duly “ “ X Daniel G. Miller “ “ X Willam Miller “ “ X Frank J. Weston “ F X Francis A. Bushee “ “ X Stephen G. Folsom “ “ X Herbert Gamwell “ “ X Andrew J. Hunt “ “ X {Lyins} R. Prescott “ “ X Daniel L. Sullivan “ G X William March “ “ X John Campbell “ B X James Stewart “ E X Arthur Kerrigan “ “ X Frank Chase “ “ Robert Ballon “ “ Sidney Goodman Matthew Higgins Dennis Sullivan Livingston Babcok Co. F Oscar Jewett “ James F. McCann “ A Charles S. Phelps “ Addison M. Babcock “ Andrew S. Hunter “ E W.P. Van Bramer “ F William S. Pease “ D James L. Carson “ E William K. Searle “ Henry E. Ladd Patrick Connor “ K Watson L. Wintworth “ F Joseph Lee “ “ Benjamin F. Cadwell “ Joseph E. Stackpole “ “ Julius M. Lane “ John S. Cowles “ Howard O. Fiske “ Patrick Mortell “ Eli E. Welden “ Cornelius Keating Co. G Matthew Ryan “ “ Dennis A. Sulilvan “ “ John Shore “ F Owen A. Lyons William Collins Henry B. Bates David Gleason “ H James W. Armitage Co. F Abner M. Abbey “ “ John F. Linscott “ A Myron H. Underwood “ H Benton V.B. Brooks Joel Barden John Courtney In May 1862, eight companies of the regiment embarked for {Etisto} Island to take part in the James Island expedition against Charleston, leaving two companies at Hilton Head and two at Beaufort._May 30th, 1862, the two companies left at Beaufort took part in an unsuccessful expedition against {Pocotaligo}, but met with no loss. The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry constituted the only cavalry in the department of the south, and performed all the mounted duty in reconnaissance picket and orderly, in that campaign, but was not actively engaged, being held in reserve in the action of Secessionville, James Island of June 16th. At the end of June, upon the evacuation of James Island, the regiment returned to Hilton Head, and there remained til August 19th, when orders having come for the regiment to proceed to Fortress Monroe, detachments from eight companies embarked on the 22nd expecting that the remainder would immediately follow. Form Fortress Monroe this detachment was ordered to {Acpua} Creek, Va. And thence to Alexandria. The debarkation fo the last of the horses took place at Alexandria, September 2nd, and, acting under positive orders from the War department, the regiment next day, without waiting to unload any of the regimental baggage, or, in the case of two companies, a portion of their arms, marched to {Lannalytown}, D.C. on the way to the Upper Potomac. The regiment formed a part of Brig. Gen {Pleasonton}’s Cavalry brigade during the advance, and took part in the action at Poolesville*, Md. September 5th. And in various other affairs which preceded the battles of South Mountain and Antietam. It was present and participated in these actions. September 14th, and 17th, and the reconnoissances which followed, but was not actively engaged. *(At Poolesville, the rebel force proved too strong. A retreat was ordered. This was done at full speed. All would have escaped, but the citizens of P. had piled up stones in the road over which the horses fell and piled their riders in a heap. 35 of reg’t were taken prisoner.) On the 1st of October, they were transferred from Gen. Pleasanton’s to Gen. Averill’s brigade, and reported to him in camp at St. James College, near Williamsport, Md. October 10th, 11th and 12th Gen. Stuart’s rebel cavalry invaded Pennsylvania. The 1st Massachusetts cavalry participated with other forces in the attempt to intercept and capture them._October 30th the brigade moved to join the advance across the Potomac._November 3rd, a reconnaissance was made through Snicker’s Gap, Va. A Large force of the enemy opposed and a skirmish ensured, during which the Union cavalry charged upon the rebels. The enemy were scatter and driven in confusion across the Shenandoah river. On the 5th of November, the regiment was ordered to Hagerstown, Md. To recruit and procure horses. Here they wer joined by a large number of Chicopee men who had enlisted in August, been in camp at Cambridge. Mass. till September and at Washington thereafter. November 16th, marched to Washington to procure new horses, ordnance and equipments. ON THE 22ND marched to Potomac Creek, Va. arriving on the 25th. February 5, 1863, marched to Rappahannock Station, destroyed the railroad bridge and returned to Potomac Creek on the 6th._March 17th, participated in the fight at Kelly’s Ford._May 1st, engaged the enemy at Rapidan Station on the Orange and Alexandria R.R., losing Lieut. A.E. Phillips of Chicopee, killed._At this time the regiment cooperated with Maj. General Stoneman, in a raid toward Richmond, as far as the Rapidan River, returning by way of Chancellorsville and Falmouth to Potomac Creek, where it arrived May 7th._May 25th, marched to Morristown; 26th; to Bealton, performing picket duty until June 5th; when it went into camp near Warrenton Junction._June 3rd, the pickets were attacked near Sulphur Springs. The same evening a small scouting party were fired into on the Warrenton road, by guerrillas in ambush. June 6th, marched with the division to Hazle River, returning on the 7th._Marche don the 8th to Morrisville, stopped two hours, proceeded to Kelley’s Ford, Crossed the Rappahannock at sunrise on the 9th; formed line of battle and advanced towards Tevensburg, being engaged all day with the division, losing three killed and nine wounded, and capturing twenty three prisoners’ returned at 8P.M. to Beverly Ford. On the 10th, marched to Bealton; on the 11th, went on picket. On the 15th’ acted as rear-guard for the army on the forced march to Manassas Plains, arriving at 10 P.M._16TH, marched to Bull run._June 17th, at daylight started for Aldie, being in the advance of Gen. Kilpatrick’s brigade, arriving at 2 P.M. The regiment charged through the town, and just beyond it met the enemy in force; charged and drove them some distance. As they occupied strong positions, the stone walls being lined with sharpshooters, and as the regiment was not properly supported, the loss was quite severe; but it held the ground gained until other reinforcements arrived, capturing sever prisoners and a rebel battle flag. In this fight H.O. Fiske and Henry E. Ladd were killed, and Daniel L. Sullivan, John F. }Leinschott}, and Cornelius Keating were wounded. June 19th, marched to Middleburg, one squadron being engaged. On the 21st, engaged in the advance from Middleburg to Upperville, having a running fight al day._22nd, returned to Aldie._26th, marched to Leesburg._27th, to Poolesville, Md., crossing the Potomac at Edward’s Ferry, halting two hours and proceeding through Frederick City and Newmarket to Ridgeville, arriving at 10 P.M. on the 28th,_29th marched all day and night to Westminster, halting three hours. On the 30th, proceeded through Manchester to Hampstead, arriving at 10 P.M. July 1st, the regiment with the 6th Corps, marching all night and all day on the 2nd, arriving at Gettysburg at night. ON the third, the command was engaged during the battle on the right wing; at night detached a provost guard. On the 4th, marched with 2500 rebel prisoners to Westminster. Proceeded to Frederick City, arriving on the 7th’ at night, marched for Boonshore, arriving on the 9th._During the 11th, 12th and 13th the regiment was engaged in skirmishing, dismounted, at James’ Cross Roads._14th marched to Harper’s Ferry_15th to Shepardstown_16th, engaged all day, returned to Harper’s Ferry in the night, arriving on the morning of the 17th._On the 20th, marched to Hillsboro; arriving on the 21st._23rd, to Snicker’s Gap, remaining on picket until the 26th; marching thence through Upperville to Middleburg._27th, to Warrenton._28th; to Warrenton Junction._29th’ to Warrenton._30th’ crossed the Rappahannock and went on picket at Amisville. August 4th; made a scout across Hazle River. ON the 7th, marched to Jefferson. 15th, to Warrenton, performing picket duty until the 28th; marching thence to Orleans, on picket, returning to Warrenton September 4th. September 10th, went on scout to Middleburg and Upperville, returning on the 11th._Marche don the 12th with division to Jefferson._13th, to Culpepper, engaged the enemy just beyond the town, driving them two miles._On the 14th, made a reconnaissance to Rapidan Station, in order to develop the enemy’s strength on the opposite side of the river._18th, back to Culpepper._22nd, to Stevensburg._23rd to Culpepper._24th, to Rappahannock Station._25th, to Cutlett’s Station, performing picket duty until October 5th; marched thence to Brandy Station, and returning to Sulphur Springs. October 12th, in the afternoon, the regiment were engaged at Sulphur Springs._13th, acted as rear-guard in the retreat of the army, marching to Auburn. Engaged all day on the 14th in covering the retreat, being exposed to a severe fire of artillery and infantry’ continued to act as rear-guard as far as Fairfax. Tow squadrons were engaged on the 14th, near Broad Run. ON the 16th, went on picket at Wolf Run Shoals._18th, marched to Fairfax._19th to Union Mills._20th, to Stone Bridge. 21st, to Warrenton._From this date till November 22nd, the regiment was engaged on picket duty between Warrenton and Bealton. November 23rd; marched with the brigade._24th; crossed the Rappahannock._26th, crossed the Rapidan._27th, engaged the enemy on the plank road near Hope Church. This regiment being in the advance of Gen. Gregg’s division, fought, dismounted, three hours, driving the enemy back upon thir infantry lines, and holding the position until relieved by the 5th Corps of Infantry._On the 29th, engaged with Stuart’s cavalry. December 6th, the regiment arrived at Brandy Station, remaining until the 11th when it marched to Warrenton. During the remainder of this month, the Reg. was engaged principally in scouting near Warrenton. Jan’y 1st, 1864, Reg. marched with Div. towards Blue Ridge. 2d, passed through Chester Gap and on to Front Royal, where camped for the night. 3d, resume march, and recrossed mountain in Manassas Gap reaching camp on the night of 4th without having encountered enemy during the march. From this date to 21st April, remained in camp engaged continuously in {???} and outpost duties. No marches nor any changes took place in this period saw that the new battalion joined the Reg. on March 24th. April 21st, broke camp and marched with Div. to Three Mile Run, where lay encamped till morning of 29th when marched to and crossed Rappahannock at Kelly’s Ford, and encamped at Mountain Creek where remained till 3 May. That date marched towards the Rapidan, crossing on morning of the 4th, reaching on night of that day {Pair} Ridge, where continued that night. 5th, marched to Todd’s Tavern, where engaged enemy with loss of 3 killed, 31 wounded and missing. In afternoon were relieved by other regiments when fell back two miles and encamped for the night. 6th, on picket in Fredericksburgh Plank Road. 7th, marched to Todd’s Tavern where engaged enemy with no loss. 9th, marched to Spottsylvania Ct. House. In P.M., the column was attacked in rear by Stuart’s Cavalry. In the engagement which ensued, Reg. took an important part, checking the enemy while the column moved on, then following up acting as rear=guard. Losses 4 wounded, 20 prisoners. Camped for night near Beaver {Dam} Station. 10th, marched to {Green} Squirrel Bridge. 11th, made a reconnoisance to Island. Took possession of town and destroyed the railroad, telegraph, etc. Losses 6 killed, 8 wounded, 2 officers {murdered} and {prisoner} and 10 men prisoners. Rejoined Brigade after a night march, on morning of 12th, at Brook’s Church, where engaged enemy. This Reg. participated,supporting batteries and otherwise. 4.30 A.M. of this day, crossed Meadow Bridge, acting as rear=guard. Camped near Mechanicsville. 13th, marched to {Bottom} Bridge, where encamped. 14th, crossed {Chickahoring} and marched to Carter’s Landing on the {James}. Now encamped till 17th, when marched reaching Taylorsville near white house on 18th, where encamped. 20th, marched to {Coal} Harbor, where continued till 22d, when marched to White {House} Landing, where encamped. 23d, crossed {Pamunkey} and marched to {Elliottsville}. 24th to 27th, continued march. 27th, crossed Pamunkey and camped. 28th, marched to Erin's Church, where engaged enemy with loss of 1 officer killed and 3 men wounded. Fell back 3 miles at night and Encamped, remaining till 1st June, when marched to and beyond Coal Harbor and camped. 2d, continued march, engaging rebels at McLellan's Ridge, with no loss. 3d, in camp. 4th, a detachment of Reg. was detailed as guard for {???}-{???}. This body afterwards did much duty as scouts and on outpost duty, and rejoined Reg. 4th July. 5th, in camp. 6th, crossed Pamunkey and marched towards North Anna River. From 6th to 10th, on march towards N. Anna, which {???} crossed on boat named {dols}. 11th, marched to {Trevillian} Station. 12th, marched 10 miles beyond Station, where met enemy and repulsed them. 13th, continued march, reaching Main River on the 14th. 15th, marched towards Fredericksburgh encamping for night at {Guiness} Station. 16th to 20th, still on march. 20th, reached White {Horse}. 21st, crossed Pamunkey and had a slight fight with no loss. 22d, met rebels near St. Mary's Church and engaged their with loss of 1 Killed, 4 wounded and missing. 25th, crossed James River at {whitehall} Landing. 27th, arrived at {???} George Ct. House, where continue doing outpost and scout service till 13th July. 14th, marched at Lee's Mills, where {???} engaged in {???} duties till 26th July, when marched, crossing on that date the Appomatox and on the 27th the James, reaching Malvern Hill on the {morn} of the 28th. Here engaged rebels with loss of 3 killed, 15 wounded and missing. In evening of this day, fell back to Newmarket and encamped. 29th, crossed James, and remained in {???} of battle all day. At night marched towards Lee's Hill. On the 30th, in nearby of Lee's Mills met rebels and quickly {???} there with loss to Reg. of 1 man wounded. From this date to 14th Aug., was engaged in vicinity of Lee's Mills in scouting and outpost service. During part of this time was stationed at {???} George Ct. House. {???} Plank Road and Lighthouse Point. 14th Aug., crossed the James, marched to and engaged enemy at Malvern {HIll}. Loss 1 man wounded. 15th, 15th and 17th, on picket in Newmarket and Charles City roads. 18th, while still on picket, was attacked and obliged to fall back to infantry lines. Loss 1 killed, 3 wounded and 5 missing. 19th, recrossed James, and marched to H.Q. of the army at the {Jones} House, where Command was {Placed}. 20th, marched to Weldon R.R. near {Rivera} Station. 21st, fought enemy at that place. Loss 3 wounded. 22d, on picket and acting as guards to parties destroying rail-road. 23d, attacked. Repulsed enemy. Loss 3 wounded. 24th, picketted {???} Ct. House road. 25th, was attacked by heavy forc and compelled to fall back, whihc was done without loss. 26th, 27th, 28th, on outpost near Waldon R.R. 29th, 30th, 31st, on picket near Perkins' House. 1st Sept., in camp. 2d, made a reconnoissance toward Stoney Pt., returning at night to camp. 2d to 16th, in camp, excepting three days of picket service. 16th, marched toards {Hawkeis-Hill}. Met enemy about thirteen miles out and engaged them with spirit, charging them, dismounted three times through thick woods and a swamp. Fought till two hours after dark, when, being relieved, countermarched 5 miles and encamped. Loss 2 Killed, 10 wounded and 9 missing. 17th, returned to its old camp near {Jerusalem} Plank Road. 18th, in camp. 19th, marched to nearby of Prince George Ct. House, as a support for Kauts Cavalry, who were expecting an attack. In {hour} of battle during day, returning to camp at night, where remained till 27th. That day marched to Prince Geo. Ct. House. 28th, continued march to Waldon R.R. There established a skirmish line and remained for the day and night expecting an attack. 29th, marched to the {Vaughan} road, slightly skirmishing with enemy. Then continued till 1st Oct., where was attacked by enemy. Fighting behind slight breast-works, the loss was small, 2 killed, 3 wounded and 1 missing. 2d, on picket on Wilkinson Road. 3d, in camp near Davidson House. 4th, encamped on {Hyatt} House, where remained on Scout and picket to 26th, when marched to Perkins House {and} Waldon R.R. and encamped. 29th, resumed march towards {Dinwiddin} Ct. House, as rear-guard. Skirmished slightly on P.M. 28th, relieved to former camp near {Westbrook} House. Loss in this march, 2 wounded and 4 missing. 29th, in camp at {McCarn's} Station, on Norfolk R.R., when continued on outpost and picket to 18th Nov'r. At this date, {moved} camp a half mile to Westbrook House, where went into winter quarter. From this date to 1st Dec'r, in camp their, performing the usual {minute} of duties. 1st Dec'r, particpated in raid to {Slimy} Creek Station. Reached camp at 10 P.M. same day. Then lay till 17th, when marched to Sussex Ct. House. 8th, at 4 a.m., resumed the march, proceeding so far as {Jarrett's} Station. 9th, continued march southerly towards {Bellfold}. At {Bellfield} Station engaged enemy. The Reg. changed the works. Major L.M. Sargent here lost his life in the charge. Countermarched 10 miles and halted for night. 10th, continued march towards federal lines. 1th, 12 P.M., reached old camp. 12th to 16th in camp doing customery duties. Till March 17th, 1865, encamped at the Westbrook House, Va., and attacked to the 1st Brigade, 2d Cavalry Division (participated in all its movements). March 17, was relieved and ordered to report at City Point, Va., for provost duty. During the capture of Petersburgh, was engaged in picket duty in rear of 9th Corps. Was soon afterward relieved and assigned to Provost Marshall Brigade, Army of the Potomac. May 27th, relieved, and ordered to report to Maj. Gen. Davies, commanding Cavalry Corps Defences of Washington, for Escort duty, on which it continued till mustered out 2d {June}. 29 {June}, reached Readville, Mass. where it was ordered to {rendezvous} for final payment and discharge. 24 July, {last} man of {command} was {placed}.
Edward Smith Born in Ireland,_Son of {Unknown},_by occupation a Moulder,_Married,_at the age of 29 enlisted for three years in the 34th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company B._ Mustered into service June 22, 1862._The regiment went into camp of organization at Worcester, Mass. August 15th, left Worcester and proceeded, via Norwich, Jersey City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, to Washington._Next day after their arrival, crossed Long Bridge into Virginia, and encamped at Arlington Heights._September 15th, moved to Fort Lyon, where it remained through the winter, being constituted a part of the regular garrison. December 28, 1862, Smith was discharged from the service, and returned to Chicopee.
Dennis Courtney Born in Ireland,_Son of John Courtney,_by occupation an Operative,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 12th Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols._Gen. Butler’s Brigade. Mustered into service in February, 1862, and went into camp at Hartford, Conn._Thence to Ship Island, and after about two months up the river to New Orleans. Afterwards, the regiment moved up the river several miles and encamped. Courtney was sick all the time with fever and {aque} after reaching Ship Island, and off duty, but did not enter the hospital. Discharged from service the last of January 1863, and arrived home on the 10th of February following. Died in Chicopee July 25, 1875
Thomas Kelly Born in Ireland,_Son of Thomas Kelly,_by occupationa Grinder,_Unmarried,_at the age of 25 enlisted for three years as a recruit to the 15th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K. He enlisted August 7th 1862, and joined the regiment on the 7th of September at “Camp Defiance”, near Rockville, Md,_on the 8th, the regiment advanced through Hyattstown to Urbana._The next day, entered Frederick City._On the 14th, moved on, arriving at South Mountain Pass, just at the close of the battle fought there._On the 15th, reached Keedysville. On the 17th of September, 1862_Kelly was killed at the Battle of Antietam.
Richard H. Smith Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of Martin Smith,_by occupationa Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 16th Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols._Company H._He signed the enlistment roll at Manchester, Conn. July 30th, 1862, and went into camp with the regiment at Hartford, about the tenth of August. Broke camp August 29th, and arrived at Washington, on Sunday the 31st._September 1st advanced to Fairfax Seminary, Va._September 7th returned to Washington; thence commenced the march through Maryland, arriving at Frederick City on the 14th._ At this point, Smith was left in the hospital, where he remained till the 24th;_On the morning of the 25th he arrived in Baltimore, and at noon entered the hospital at Fort McHenry. During the month of November, he became convalescent, so that he performed detailed duty in the discharging office. November 30th; 1862, he was discharged from the service; he at once returned to Chcopee.
William P. Ramsdell Born in Belchertown, Mass._Son of Porter Ramsdell,_by occupation a Machiniest,_Unmarried,_at the age of 28 enlisted for three years in the 14th Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols. Company D._He signed the enlistment roll, July 24th, 1862, at Rockville, Conn. and went into camp with the regiment at Hartford. August 25th, 1862, broke camp and proceeded to Washington. Staid there one day, and went to “Camp Ethan Allen”, beyond Alexandria, Va._One week after, the regiment was ordered to proceed through Maryland and to participate in the campaign in that state. September 17th; 1862, in the Battle of Antietam, while the regiment was changing position, Ramsdell was instantly killed by a fragment of shell, which struck the back part of his skull, and literally tore his head in pieces. Two comrades by his side were killed at the same time, and four others wounded. The three killed were buried together in one grave. Ramsdell’s body was soon after exhumed, brought to Chicopee, and buried in Maple Grove Cemetery.
John A. Snow Born in Rutland, Mass._Son of Seth Snow_By occupation a Watchman_Married_At the age of 33 years, about July 1, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company “A”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. While with the Regiment was constantly on duty as Company Cook, and took no part in some of the active operations of his Regiment. At Cherry Run, Maryland, he was taken sick with diarrhea which ultimately assumed a chronic form and in time was sent to several hospitals. He was {finally} after an {???} time transferred to the Paroled Corps. {Unable} as it is supposed to perform the duties of a soldier in this corps he was discharged September 13, 1863, for disability. Note: {???} could {give} no {fallen} dates.
William A. Palmer Born in {Thetford}, Vermont_Son of Josiah Palmer_By occupation a Machinist_Married_At the age of 38 years on July 11, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Rank Private. He participated in most of the campaigns of his Regiment. At one time he was company cook during which period it is presumed he was not engaged_A few days subsequent to the enlistment he was promoted to Sergeant’s place in the battle of “{Opequan}”, September 19, 1864, he was wounded in the left lung and two days thereafter died of his wound in the field hospital. At the time of his death he was Corporal. Note_{???} {???} of Palmer supplied the forging which {???} as complete as she could {for} {much}
Michael Leary Born in Boston_Son of Michael Leary_by occupation a Tailor_Married_At the age of 29, on 11 August 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts vol. Infantry_Mustered same date and assigned to company “K”. Leary participated with his Regiment in all its operations. Was never sick or wounded. In July 1862 was furloughed for 10 days- Discharged July 2, 1865, with his Regiment at Readville, Ms. Died of smallpox in Chicopee, December 8, 1870
Nathan C. Snow Born in Chicopee_Son of Churchill Snow_by occupation a Teamster_Married_At the age of 31 on 20 August, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in 37th Reg. Massachusetts vol. Infantry_Mustered with Regiment and assigned to company “A”_Rank Private. He took part in the several movements of his Regiment till Dcr 1862, having been present at the battle of Fredericksburgh. On Dec’r 1862 he fell ill with diarrhea which in time assumed a chronic form. He remained in hospital till 11 March, 1863, at which time he was discharge on a/c of disability. {???} enlisted on quota of So. Hadley – Died in Chicopee April 17. 1900
Jacob Ungerer Born at West Point, N.Y._Son of Jaboc Ungerer_By occupation a Machiniest_Married_At the age of 33, on 12 July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered 7 September and assigned to Co. “A”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes._ For 20 months he was with his command participating in all its campaigns, during which time he received no wounds or was furloughed_In April 1864, was transferred to the Navy as ordinary seaman, first having been assigned to the {???} ship “Alleghany” then lying in harbor at Baltimore, Md. For 3 months he did duty on board this vessel when he was transferred to the gunboat “{Zouave}”. Three days after the transfer, he was appointed Quarter Master, and as such served five months, during which time the {???} {???} {???} {???} and Norfolk as dispatch boat. Taken sick, he was transferred from the “{???}” to Portsmouth Naval Hospital and there to Brooklyn Naval Hospital from which 4 December 1864 he was discharged on account of disability from illness.
William V. Gibbons Born in Boston, Mass_son of {???} Gibbons_by occupation a Mechanic_Unmarried_At the age of 24 years on Aug. 20, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Inf._Mustered same date and assigned to Company “I”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Took part in the several operations of his Regiment from date of muster to date of discharge. Feb. 8, 1863, while in camp near Falmouth, Va., was furloughed for 10 days, on the expiration of which he reported to his Co. From that time till date of discharge of Reg. was constantly with his Co. and Reg. on duty. Discharged with Regiment July 1, 1865, at Readville, Mass. Died in Springfield, Dec. 25, 1875
William Hayes Born in Massachusetts_Son of Wm Hayes_by occupation a {???} {???}_Married_At the age of 28 years, on 18 Aug., 1862, enlisted for 3 years in 37th Reg. Mass. Vol. Infantry_Mustered 20 Aug. 1862_Assigned to company “K”_Rank corporal; subsequently reduced to Private. He participated in all the operations of his Reg. till Octo. 1863, at which time, while his Reg. was on duty in N.Y., he deserted. Hayes is said by a comrade to have been a good soldier; and is supposed to have deserted because of an {???} ill-treatment at the hands of his company Commander.
John D. McCarthy Born in Ireland_Son of Dan. McCarthy_By occupation a Clerk_Single_At the age of 22 on 19 Aug., 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf._Mustered 20 Aug. and assigned to Company “K”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Soon after enlistment he was detailed for duty as clerk and {???} to his company commander, in which capacity he served till October 1863, at which time while his Reg. was on duty in N.Y. City he deserted.
Edwin M. Cowles Born in Stamford, Vt._Son of Alvin Cowles_By occupation a Manufacturey_At the age of 27, on 21st July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Inf. Vol’s_Mustered 15 Aug., 1862._Assigned to Company “A”_Married_Rank Private_appointd Corporal May 1, 1864 and Color Bearer April 1865. Was engaged in the following battles and skirmished: Fredericksburgh, 13 Dec’r, 1862, {Mary’s} Heights, Salem church, Gettysburgh, {Fuakstown}, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Siege of Petersburgh, Cold Harbor, Ft. {???}, Charlestown, Winchester, Petersburgh and Sailor’s Creek in the closing days of the war in Virginia. w\Was never wounded, never confined in hospital and was never furloughed. Constantly on duty with his Regiment till discharge. Mustered out and discharged 21 June, 1865, at Hall’s Hill, Va.
Edmund D. Fiske Born in Chicopee Falls, Mass._Son of Abel Fiske_by occupation a Farmer_Single_At the age of 24 years on July 14, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered in aug. 15, 1862_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_ With his Reg. he took part in the following battles: 1st & 2d battles of Fredericksburgh and Gettysburgh, Served with Reg. while detached for service in N.Y. City from August to October 1863. Returned to the frontn with Reg., and participated in the action’s at Rappahannock Station and Mine Run, Va., the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Ct, Coal Harbor and in front of Petersburgh. On duty with Reg. at Defenses of Washington in 1864 when attacked by rebel Gen. Early; in the Shenandoah, and in front of Petersburgh when Reg. returned to that part. After having been on duty at Winchester, in the Shenandoah, for three weeks, was taken sick, and was absent from Reg. while operating in the Valley and for some time thereafter, being in hospital at Sandy Hook, near Harpers Ferry, and at Frederick, Md. So soon as able reported to Reg. in the works before Petersburgh and continued on duty till discharged. Discharge at Readville, Mass., Juy 2, 1865. Rec’d no wounds nor furloughs while in Service.
Ezra G. Tripp Born in {Scohaus} Country, N.Y._Son of {Giles} Tripp_by occupation a {Cord} Grinder_Married_at the age of 32 years on Aug. 15, 1862, was mustered into U.S. service for 3 years_Enlisted July 1862 in 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company “A”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. On duty with his Reg. in ints operations in Maryland in 1st and 2d battles of Fredericksburgh, Chancellorsville, Gettysburgh, on detached duty in N.Y. city from 2d Aug. to 14th Oct., 1863. On duty at the front during winter of 1863 & 4. In the battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864, when the Reg. was heavily engaged, he was severely wounded in the right leg. He was taken prisoner at the same time, and left in a temporary field hospital for 28 days, when he was sent to Lynchburgh with other prisoners. Since June 3, 1864, nothing has been heard from hi. Nothing definite concerning his fate is known. It is supposed that he died. Tripp was a good soldier, always faithful to duty. During his term of service he was never sick nor furloughed. Died in service July 1, 1864.
William Shephardson Born in Orange, Mass._Son of Nathaniel Shephardson_By occupation a Boot-maker_At the age of 41 years, on 10 July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37 Reg. Mass. Infantry Vol’s_Mustered in 15 August, 1862, and assigned to Company “A”_Married_Rank Private_Changes in rank corporal Jan’y 1, 1863_Sergeant April 1, 1865_Appoint color bearer June 20, 1863. He took part in all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac during his period of service, and was engaged in the following battles: Fredericksburgh, 13 Dec., 1862, Fredericksburgh and Salem Heights, May 3, 1863, Gettysburgh, July 3, 1863, Rappahannock Station, Nov’r 7, 1863, {Mine} {Run}, Dce 2, 1863, Wilderness, May 5th & 6th, 1864, Spottsylvania Ct., May 10, 1864, {Hatcher’s} Run, Feb. 5, 1865. Petersburgh April 2d & 3d, 1865, Sailor’s Creek, April 6, 1865. He was wounded at the battle o fthe Wilderness by a rifle-ball in the left side, and was confined because of this and intermittent fever for {four} months in Carver Hopital, Washington. He rec’d three furloughs during his term of service, one on account of his wound for 30 days and one to vote at Presidential election in No. 1864, of 10 days, and one on account of the death of his wife, of 10 days. He was on duty as Clerk at the Carver Hospital from Sept’r 1, 1864, To Dec’r 1, 1864. He served on the color guard as color bearer from Jan 20, 1863, to date of wound May 6, 1865. Although severely wounded, he marched after the battle of the Wilderness to Spottsylvania Ct., and was in the battle at that place on May 10th, after which was sent to Fredericksburgh and thence to Carver Hospital. Rejoined his Reg. from confinement because of wounds and {???} in Carver Hopital in Dec’r 1864. Mustered out June 21, 1865, and returned to Chicopee. Died at Chicopee April 12 1867
William D. Shaughnessy, Civil War Soldier
William D. Shaughnessy Born in Ireland_Son of Martin Shaughnessy_By occupation a Mechanic_Married_At the age of 21 years on 22 July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Infantry Mass. Vol’s_Mustered on 15 Aug., 1862, and assigned to Company “A”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He was taken ill about the time of the departure of the Reg. From Pittsfield, Mass., the place of its organization: consequently, did not march with it, but was sent to his home in Chicopee, where he remained till Nov’r following. Arrested at that time on charge of desertion, he was confined for 3 months in the County Jail in Springfield, Mass. Thence he was sent to Ft. Independence, Boston Harbor, where he was confined till April 1863, at which time he was returned to his Reg., then in camp near {Falmonth}, Va. He did not rejoin his Reg. but was in charge of the Provost Guard till the latter part of July 1863 at which time, at Berlin, Ind. He was released and rejoined his Reg. then on march from Gettysburgh, Pa. in pursuit of Lee. He went with his Reg. to N.Y. when ordered thither to enforce the draft in Aug. 1863. Then he was taken ill and was in the Lexington {???} Gen. Hospital till April 1864. Previous to the Virginia campaign of 1864, he was transferred to the Veteran reserve Corps and did duty in Washington till his discharge for disability Feb’y 14, 1865.
Timothy Moriarty Born in Ireland_Son of Thos. Moriarty_By occupation a Laborer_At the age of 22 years, on 11 Aug. 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered 4 Sept., 1862, and assigned to Company “K”_Single_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated with his Reg. in all its marches, skirmishes and battles till the final surrender of Lee. He {one} of the assaults on the enemy’s works in front of Petersburgh, he lost one point of his {firfinger} of the left hand. On this account, he was confined for seven (7) weeks in City Point Hospital, after which he rejoined his Reg. During his term of service he was never sick nor was he absent on furlough. He was mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va., June 25, 1865, and was finally discharged at Readville, Mass., July 2, 1865.
Franklin V. Oviatt Born in Bridgeport, Ct._Son of Daniel B. Oviatt_by occupation a Mechanic_Married_At the age of 35 years, on July 10, 1862, enlisted for 3 years, in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered 4 Sept., 1862 and assigned to Company “A”_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He took part in the campaign of Fredericksburgh, both in the field under Burnside and in the second under Hooker_He was present in the reconnaissance of the 6th Army Corps, under Sedgewick from 5th to 14th June, 1863. He served at the battle of Gettysburgh, and followed up in the pursuit of Lee after this {disastrious} battle to the rebels. He also participated in the following engagements: Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Coal Harbor, and siege of Petersburg, When the 6th Corps was ordered to Washington for its defense, in the summer of 1864, he accompanied his Reg. and fought {early} before that city. He was also engaged in the memorable campaigns of Sheridan in the Shenandoah. In the battle of {Charleton}, Va., Aug 1864, while acting as a skirmisher, he was wounded in both feet by a rifle ball. From the field hospital, he was sent to the Camden St. U.S.A Gen. Hospital, Baltimore, where his left leg was amputated. Thence he was transferred to Gen. Hospital in {???} in Octo. 1864. Thence he was sent to Gen. Hospital at {Chester}, Pa., in April 1865. In June 1865, he was sent to Dale Hospital, at Worcester Mass., where he continued for weeks. After an Eventful military career he was discharged for disability Aug. 2, 1865, and returned to Chicopee.
John Evans Born in Ireland_Son of Thomas Evans_by occupation a Laborer_Married_At the age of 24 years, on 13 aug., 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Vo. Infantry, and was assigned to Company “K”_Private, with no subsequent changes. He participated in the following battles: 1st and 2d Fredericksburgh and Salem Heights. Subsequent to the 2 Fredericksburgh, 3 May, 1863, he was appointed Company cook and in that capacity he continued during the remainder of his term of service. He was discharged July 2d, 1865, and returned to Chicopee.
Timothy J. Cronin Born in Worcester, Mass._Son of Thomas Cronin_By occupation a Laborer_Unmarried_At the age of 24 years, on 11 August, 1862, he enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Vol. Infantry, and was assigned to Company “K”. Mustered in August 19, 1862._Private, with no subsequent changes. During his service with his Reg. he took part in the following battles: Fredericksburgh, Salem Heights, Getysburgh, Rappahannock Station and Mine Run. From Aug. 3 to Oct. 11, 1863, he was with his Reg. to enforce order and quell disturbances which were feared as a consequence of the draft. 19 April, 1864, he was he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, and in this Corps did duty at Washington, {Elmera}, Ft. Ontario, {Oewego} and Buffalo, N.Y. He was on furlough from 14 Dce’r 1864 to 12 Jan. 1865, on surgeons certificate. He was discharged 12 july, 1865
Patrick Daley Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Day_By occupation a laborer_At the age of 18 years on 11 July, 1862, he enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Mass. Vols Infantry_Assigned to Company “A”_Single_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated with his Reg. in the following engagements: Fredericksburgh, Salem Heights, Gettysburgh, {???}, {???}, Rappahannock Station, {Mine Run}, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, {Coal} Harbor, Petersburgh, before Washington July, 1864 – He was with Sheridan in his campaign in the Shenandoah, and took part in some of the battles of this memorable campaign. With his Reg. he relieved Petersburgh in Dce’r 1864. He was present at the final assault on Petersburgh, 2d April, 1865, and followed up Lee, fighting him at Sailor’s Creek . At the surrender of Lee, he was present, after the termination of this daring campaign of the war he was with his Reg. at {Buckeville}, at Danville and {???} Station guarding the Rail-Road, thence with his Reg. he was ordered {peacefully} to Richmond, Washington and Readville, {???}. At the latter place, he was mustered out of the service 2 July 1865.
John O’Shea Born in Ireland_Son of Patrick Shea_By occupation a shoe-maker_At the age of 29 years, on 10 July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in 37th Reg. Mass. Inf. Vol’s_Mustered on 20 Aug., 1862_Assigned to Company “A”_Rank Private throughout entire service_Married. He took part in the following engagements: 1st Fredericksburgh, Salem Heights, Gettysburgh, Rappahannock Station, {Mine} {Run}, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, {Coal} Harbor. He took part in the campaign in the Shenendoah, during which, however, he contracted the fever and {aque}, on account of which on 20 Sept. 1864, he was sent to Jarvis Hospital, Baltimore, from Cedar Creek. Thence he {received} {???} his transfer to {???} Reserve Corps, Dec’r 20, 1864. From this date to time of discharge he did guard duty at Washington. He was discharged 27 June, 1865, by reason of expiration of his term of service.
Barholemew Galligan Born in Scotland_Son of Edward Galligan_By occupation a Clerk_Married_At the age of 38 years, on 25 July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Infantry Vol’s_Mustered on 16 Aug, 1862. Assigned to Company “A”_ Rank Private throughout whole term of service. He participated with his Reg. in the following engagements: 1st and 2d Fredericksburgh; the reconnessence of 6th Corps in {???} {???} the Rappahannock, 5th to 10 June 1863; Gettysburgh 2d and 3 July, 1863. Immediately after this battle, he was taken ill with diarea and was sent to West Philadelphia U.S.A. Gen. Hospital, in which he was confined from 4 July to 27 Nov’r, 1863, when he reported to his Reg. for duty, then near Brandy Station, Va. In the campaign of '64 under Grant, he took part in the following battles: Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Coal Harbor and Siege of Petersburgh. He went with his Reg. and Corps (6th) to the defense of {???} in July, 1864, and was present in the engagement in front of the {works}. In the Shenandoah, he was present in the {???} actions: Winchester, 19th Sept. with his Reg. he remained on provost-duty in Winchester till 14 Dce’r 1864, when was ordered back to Petersburgh. He was with his Reg. during the entire operations against Petersburgh till its capture, after which he followed up in the pursuit of Lee and fought him a Sailor’s Run, 6 Apr. 1865. He was present at Lee’s surrender, 9 April, 1865. He was also in the engagement at Hatcher’s Run in Jan’y 1865. In the grand charge of the 2d Div., 6th A.C., at Spottsylvania, May 18, 1864, he participated. During his entire term of service he was never wounded, neither did he ever receive furlough. Discharged June 21, 1865 at Hall’s Hill, Va._Mustered out and {???} 2 July, 1865. Died in Chicopee April 15 1881
Charles H. Tracy Born in {Jewett} City, Conn._Son of albert L. Tracy_By occupation a machinist_At the age of 29, on Aug. 6, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Inf. Vol’s, Company “A”_Mustered into the service 15th Aug. 1862_Married_Rank Private. With his Reg. he took part in the following engagements: 1st and 2d Fredericksburgh, {Mary’s} {Heights}, Salem Church, Gettysburgh, Rappahannock, {Mine} Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, {Petersburgh}, Winchester, {Petersburgh}. In the engagement in from of Petersburgh, 21 April 1865, he was so severely wounded in the joint of the right knee as to necessitate amputation above the knee. From the field-hospital, he was sent to City Point; thence to {Armory} Square Hospital, Washington; and thence, to hospital at {Chester}, Pa. During his term of service, he was never sick or in hospital till wounded, and participated in all the battles of his Reg. except one, Sailor’s Creek. He was promoted to Sergeant shortly after his enlistment. He was promoted to a 2d {Lieutelancy} 17 May, 1865, but, because of delays in the Adjutant General’s office in Mass., he did not receive his commission till the muster-out of service of his Reg.; consequently, he was never mustered in his new grade. He rec’d three furloughs during his term of service, the first of 10 days, from 5th to 15th March 1862; the second, while on duty in Boston’ the third, from 19 Dec., 1864 to 3 Jan’y, 1865. He was detailed for duty at conscript camp in Boston Harbor July 21, 1863, and remained in this service till 18 Octo., 1863, at which time he was relieved and reportd to his Reg., then at {wincester}, Va. Jan’y 29, 1864, he was detailed for duty in the Pioneer Corps, and remained in this duty for 10 months. He was mustered-out of the service at Chester, Pa., July 4, 1865. Thereafter he returned to Chicopee. Did September 1911 Burried
Michael KilKelly Born in {Kinanar}, Ireland_Son of Michael KilKelly_by occupation a laborer_At the age of 21, Aug 20,1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Inf. Vol’s, Company “K”_Mustered into the service 27 Aug. 1862._Rank during term of service Private_{???}. He was with his Reg. during most of his term of service, taking part in several campaigns and participating in several battles, among which was Fredericksburgh, Gettysburgh, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and before Richmond. In the battle of Spottsylvania, he was wounded in the right thigh. On account of this wound he was sent, on May 24th to {Finley} Hospital, Washington where he lay till 9 June, at which date he was transferred to the hospital at {H. Schayler}, N.Y. Thence, on 23 Sept., he was transferred to Convalescent Camp, City Point {La.}, Whence, after a stay of some weeks, he was returned about 8 May to his Reg. then at Winchester, in the Shenendoah. {???} was a second time wounded in from of Petersburgh, 24 Apr. 1865, in the right shoulder, on account of which wound he was placed in the {Hareword} Gen. Hospital, Washington, where he lay till the date of his discharge. He rec’d a furlough from Ft. {Schupler} Hospital, of 30 days, from 17 June to 16 July, 1864, on account of his {???} wound, and visited Chicopee. On the expiration of his furlough he reported at the Fort. He was discharged on June 8, 1865.
Carlos C. Wellman Born in Lempster, N.H._Son of Jacob Wellman_by occupation a {Sword} Inspector_At the age of 20 years, 6 months, on 27 Aug, 1862, was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant of 37th Reg. Mass. Infantry Vol’s, Company “A”. Mustered 4 Sept. 1862 for 3 years. At date of enlistment, {???}. Was engaged in all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac after the battle of Antietam to May 12, 1864. Promoted 1st Lieut. In Co. “A” 20 Nov’r 1862, and commanded said Co. from 6 June 1863 to 12 May 1864. Commissioned Captain May 15, 1864. Was with Grant in his advance towards Richmond in 1864 and engaged in the {seasonal} battles till wounded in the left fore-arm and hand at the battle of Spottsylvania. This wound took off the mid-finger and left the one and remaining fingers stiff and useless. His wound confined him for a while in hospital at Georgetown, D.C., from which he ultimately rec’d a leave of absence on account of his wound. {Twice} previous to this he had rec’d leaves to recruit his friends. Returned to his Reg. 12 Sept. 1864, and because of disability caused by his wound was discharged from the service 12 Octo. 1864 after which he returned to Chicopee.
George A. Ferrin Born in {Elmarc}, Vt._Son of Nathen {L.} Terrin_By occupation a Farmer._At the age of 18, on 16 July 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Inf. Vol’s, Company “A”. Rank, Private. Mustered into service on Sept. 1862 Participated in the campaigns and battles of the Reg. faithfully during his duty, until the battle of Fisher’s Hill, Va., 22 Sept., 1864, in which he was wounded by a ball in his head. For 3 days he lay on the battle-field {???} for his comrades supposing him dead. {???} {???}been discovered as existing, he was taken up and carried to the {???} Hospital in Winchester, Va., in which on the day succeeding his arrival he died. He was buried at Winchester. In the battle of the Wilderness he rec’d a wound in his arm which, however, only temporarily disabled him. Killed at Winchester, Va. May
Timothy T. Manning Born in County Kerry, Ireland_Son of {Thos.} Manning_by occupation a Book-Keeper_at age of 28 enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Mass. Vol’s, Infantry, Company “K”. Mustered into the service as Private 20 Aug., 1862. Married. Participated in all the marches, campaigns and battles of the Regiment till May 6, 1864. Was engaged in the following actions: 1st and 2d Fredericksburgh fights, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, {Mine} Run, and the Wilderness. In the {Second} day’s fight in the Wilderness, on May 6, 1864, received a gun-shot wound in his left clavicle, and was captured by the rebels. Remained in the field-hospital of the enemy till 3d June when he was transferred to Lynchburgh, Va., where he remained till 22 Sept., at which time he was taken to Richmond. On the 24 Sept. was paroled. Arrived at Annapolis, Md., 26 Sept. and was placed in Camp Parole Hospital where he continued till 26th Nov. From 6 Nov to 15th he was in a furlough of 9 days, and visited Chicopee. On the expiration of his furlough reported back at Hospital Reid {assumed} furlough from 10 Jan. 1865 to 16 Feb. The wound rec’d on May 6, was of such a nature as completely to disable his left arm; consequently, he was discharged from service on 7th March, 1865. Arrived in Chicopee 10 March. During his entire term of service was never sick. While at Camp Parole Hospital performed duty as Clerk in the office of the Surgeon in charge for 6 weeks while in the hands of the rebels, he was treated with considerable kindness. {Friends}, when he found at Lynchburgh, {so much} {relied} the rigors of his confinement.
John N. McClester Born at Hazardville, Conn._Son of {Blank}_by occupation a Tinner,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A. Enlisted July 10, 1862._Made Corporal September 1, 1864. In the early part of 1863 he served on detailed duty at Belle Plain Landing, Va, being employed in assisting the Quartermaster’s department. Furloughed 15 days ending February 28, 1865, and visited Chicopee . Rejoined his Reg., then in front of Petersburgh from furlough, 29 March, 1865. Participated in all the operations of his Reg. till the capture of Petersburgh, and the fall of Richmond. He followed on in pursuit of Lee and took part in the battle of Sailor’s Creek after the surrender of Lee, he remained with his Reg. on duty at its {several} stations. Returnign with the 37th to Readville, he was mustered out 3 July, 1865, and returned to his home in Chicopee on same day. McClester was always faithful to duty in his military career. He was never sick while in the service; and was so fortunate as to escape wounds.
George L. Ballard Born in Lancaster, N.H._Son of William Ballard,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 23 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A. Mustered into service September 4, 1862, and was appointed Corporal. February 20, 1864 he went off duty on account of sickness, and remained at the regimental quarters until April 20th following, when he entered Douglas Hospital_April 28th; he was transferred to the hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. Harbor._June 6th, 1864 he was furloughed for 20 days and visited Chicopee. His furlough was afterward extended 30 days. Returned to hospital July 28th, and thence to the regiment. Up to this date, Ballard bore his part in all service with the company, except in Grant’s campaign before Richmond in the spring and summer of 1864_the time when he was in hospital.
Edward Begley Born in Ireland,_Son of John Begley,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 24 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._ Mustered into service September 4, 1862._ Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Was with his Reg. in the following battles: 1st and 2d Fredericksburgh, Rappahannock Station, the {reconnoisance} to Mine River, Gettysburgh. Went to N.Y. with his Reg. whendetached for duty there in August 1863. Returned with Reg. in the campaign of 1864 in Virginia, took part in the battles of the wilderness. In the action of Spottsylvania Ct., on or about 10th May, 1864, he was killed. Begley was a good soldier, always ready for any duty however severe. He was buried on the battle-field by two of his comrades.
Nicholas Reed Born in Ireland,_Son of Michael Reed,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._ Mustered into service September 4. 1865._Rank Private, with no subsequent changes. With his Regiment, he participated in the seasonal campaigns of the Army of the Potomac and its engagements till wounded in the left thigh in the battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864. May 10 was sent to Fredericksburgh, then, on May 20, to Washington. In the Mt. Pleasant Hospital was confined for six (6) days, where he was transferred to Chester, Pa., to the U.S. Gen. Hospital. There he remained till Dec. 1, 1864, when he was ordered to his Reg., which he rejoined at Petersburgh, Dec 12, 1864. On duty with his Reg. thence forward, participating in several engagements resulting in the surrender of Lee. After this event was on duty at Appomattox Ct., {Ruckerville} and “Danville}, and along {???} Danville R.R. left Richmond for {Hale’s} Hill area Washington, May 24, 1865, where the discharge papaers of the men of the Reg. {???} made {rat}. He was mustered out at Readville, {Ma}., July 2, 1865. Subsequently, he returned to Chicopee. Reed is reported to have been a good soldier.
David M. Donaldson Born in {Ryegate}, Vt._Son of George Donaldson,_by occupation a Manufacturer,_Married,_at the age of 25 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._ Mustered into service September 4, 1862, and was appointed Orderly Sergeant. In November, 1862 he was sick and entered Fairfax Seminary Hospital; was afterwards transferred to Fort {Schuyles} Hospital, N.Y._Returned to duty in the regiment Jan 24, 1863. Except when abscent from his Reg. in account of illness or furlough, or because eo fdetached duty herein after specified, Donaldson participated in the seasonal campaigns of the 37th, being present in the following engagements: Salem Heights, {Mayes} Hill, Gettysburg, {Mine} River, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburgh, Ft.{ Athens}, Charleston, {Opequan} {Hatcha}’s River, Ft. Fisher, Petersburgh and {Saylor}’s Creek. In the battle of {Aopequair}, in the Shenandoah, Sept. 19, 1864, he was wounded through the left side by a minii ball. On account of this wound, he rec’d from the {???} U.S. Gen. Hospital a furlough of 20 days, and visited Chicopee. He took part in the closing campaigns against Richmond. At the battle of Ft. Fisher, Mar. 25, 1865, he had command of a detail of forty (40) men of his Reg. employed on the skirmish line, and because of his good management of the men on this duty, he rec’d the {complimentary} action of the general Commanding. {Aft}. 2, 1865, he {???} directed to recon the {???} which precluded the successful advance of {???}. With twenty men he succeeded in performing this perilous duty. He retained his grade as 1st Sergeant till Nov. 1 1864, when he was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant. May 16, 1865, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenancy in his Regiment. On the 21st {June}, 1865, he was mustered out of service with an honorable discharge, and then after returned to Chicopee. Died in So Hadley Falls 1899
Chester H. Ballard Born in Brookline, Vt._Son of alexander H. Ballard_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A. Mustered into service September 4, 1862. While at camp in Pittsfield, Mass. He was detailed as servant for Lieut. Wellman, and served in that capacity nearly a year. While the regiment was stationed in New York in the summer of 1863, Ballard was furloughed five days, and visited Chicopee. August 20, 1863, he was appointed Corporal of the company. July 1864, he was promoted to Sergeant._November 1, 1864, was made orderly sergeant of his company. Furloughed from February 11, 1865 to March 3rd following, and visited Chicopee. In the final coampaign against Richmond took part with his Reg. participating in the Battles of {???} in front of {Petersburgh} and that of April 6. He was discharged from the service {June} 21, 1865
Oramel W. Kelly Born in Corinth, Vt._Son of Samuel W. Kelly,_by occupation a Student_Unmarried,_at the age of 14 enlisted for three years as Musician in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._Mustered into service August 17, 1862. He served with the regiment in all the duties and movements required of him from the date of his enlistment until near August 1864. Then the regiment was on service in the Shenandoah Valley. During a long march, Kelly , with some other musicians, fell behind the main force, and was captured by a party of guerrillas. This happened on the 22nd of July, 1864; a few days after some of the prisoners found means of escape from the rebels, and returned to the regiment. They reported that the time of their escape Kelly was sick and was carried in an ambulance by the enemy on their way to Richmond. Young Kelly was held a prisoner in {???} {???} and Belle Isle, Richmond,_Salisbury, N.C. and in {???}, S.C. suffering much from hunger and ill treatment. ON March 21, 1865, he was exchanged at Wilmington, N.C., and transferred to the hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. harbor. Here he remained under medical treatment till near the close of May 1865 when he was taken to his home in {Bradford}, Vt., by his father. Here he lingered till the 3rd July where he died another martyr for the cause to which so many give their lives. The Guerilla who captured him was said to have been a party of {???} men. Young Kelly {read} his discharge after his return to Bradford, on 17th {June}, {???} having been transmitted from the Hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. harbor, by the Surgeon in charge.
William Harring Born in {Monson}, Mass._Son of William Harring,_by occupation a Spinner,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry. Mass. Vols._Company S. Mustered into service August 15, 1862. He participated in all movements and duties with the regiment from the time of entering service until the latter part of the summer of 1863 while the regiment was stationed at Fort Hamilton, N.Y._He was sick then and off duty, but not in hospital. The last of January 1864 he was again sick, and entered the regimental hospital near randy Station, Va. February 14, 1864 discharged from the service and returned to Chicopee.
Samuel W. Kelly Born in Portsmouth, N.H._Son of Samuel Kelly,_by occupation a Shoemaker,_Married,_at the age of 40 enlisted for three years as Musician in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company S. Mustered into service August 17, 1862. His special duty as Drummer relieved him from the ordinary private’s duties, though at the time of battles he was assigned to assist the surgeons in the care of wounded. In this capacity served at the battles of Fredericksburg, Dec. 1862_Chancellorsville, May 1863_and Gettysburg, July 1863. He performed all required service until October 9, 1863, the regiment being located then at New York. On the 14th of October he was carried to the Hospital on 51st Street New York, the regiment having left for Washington a or two previous. Furloughed 15 days in Nov. 1863, and visited Chicopee. About January 1st, 1864, he was transferred to the Convalescent Camp on {Bedloe}’s Island, N.Y. Harbor. Furloughed from there January 11, 1864 for 15 days and visited his family in Chicopee. At the expiration of his furlough he was unable to return, and his leave of absence was extended till 27 {June} 1864 on Surgeon’s Certificate obtained every thirty days. On the 28 {June}, 1864, he reported back to {Bedloe}’s Island, where he received his discharge on the 8 July following. During his entire term of service, he continued in the capacity of drummer, though in the battles previously designated he was assigned to hospital and field duty under the surgeon.
Michael J. Houlihan Born in Ireland,_son of Patrick Houlihan,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried,_at the age of 17 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regmint of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._Mustered into service August 15, 1862._Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He took part in all the operations of his Regiment till May 6, 1864, At which time, in the battle of the Wilderness he was severely wounded. He was sent to the Carver Hospital, Washington, where he lingered for two months in much pain and then died. He was buried in one of the Soldiers Cemeteries in the vicinity. Houlihan is reported to have been a good soldier.
Andrew Hopkins Born in Ireland,_Son of Patrick Hopkins,_by occupation a Laborer,_Married,_at the age of 35 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K. Mustered into service August 15, 1862. His record is the same as that of the regiment during the time he was connected with it. He participated in all duties and movements until December 6, 1863. At that date he was discharged from the service, and returned to Chicopee. The cause of his discharge was disability. He re-enlisted 21 Sept. 1864, for one year in the 5th New York Heavy Artillery and was assigned to Company “D”. Same date, he was mustered. He fought at Cedar Creek, {La}., under Sheridan 19 Oct. 1864. Jan. 22, 1865, he was mustered out and discharged from the service, at Harper’s Ferry, {La}. Died in Springfield, Mass April 20 1905.
Raymond c. flowers By occupation a Farmer,_Married,_at the age of 27 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company H. Mustered into service August 27th, 1862. He served in all the duties and movements of the regiment until about the first of December, 1862. At that date he was attacked with typhoid fever, and carried to the hospital. He died January 5th 1863. His remains were brought to Chicopee, and buried, February 1st, in the cemetery at Chicopee Falls.
Thomas W. Fowler Born in Westfield, Mass._Son of William Fowler,_by occupation a Tailor,_Unmarried,_at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mss. Vols._Company a. Mustered into service He accompanied the regiment in its passage from Massachusetts to Washington, participated in the march into Maryland and back through Virginia to the bank of the Rappahannock. Crossed the river with the forces under Gen. Burnside preparatory to the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th 1862, but the 37th regiment was not called into the fight. During the winter, Fowler was carried to the regimental hospital. Discharged about the middle of March, 1863, and return to Chicopee.
(2) James A. Mulligan, Civil War Soldier
James A. Mulligan It should be stated of this soldier that his real name was John Powell. The reason for his alias is to be found in his military experience. Born in Halifax, N.S._Son of George Powell,_by occupation a Pedler,_Unmarried,_was 29 years of age when the war broke out. When Fort Sumter fell, Powell was in Missouri. In a few days he went to Illinois as it was expected that Missouri would secede. Enlisted at Jacksonville, Ill._but the company was disbanded after twelve days, as the Governor thought there would be no call for the troops._Thence went to Springfield, Ill. And served thirty days in the Chicago {Louaves} (formerly Ellsworth’s)_At Chicago May 23rd 1861 he enlisted for three years in Col. Mulligan’s Brigade._Remained at “Camp Douglas” till July 15th. Thence to {Quincy}, Ill,_to St. Louis,_to Jefferson City. September 9th the brigade arrived by a forced march of 140 miles on two days rations at Lexington Mo. And commenced the defence of that place. The siege was commenced by the rebels under Gen. Price on the 12th, and continued with stubbornness of attack and defence for several days. On the 21st Col. Mulligan capitulated. At 4 P.M. on that day the Federal forces were marched out of the entrenchments. They left behind them their arms and {accoutrements}, reserving only their clothing. The privates were first made to take the oath not to serve against the Confederate States, when they were put across the river, and, in charge of Gen. Rains, marched to Richmond, Mo. And the next day to Hamilton, where they were set free. They took cars to Quincy, Il, and thence to St. Louis, where they were discharged. October 17th, by Gen. Curtis from the United States Service._Powell returned to Chicopee. Having determined to go into the army again, and knowing the danger of recognition in breaking his oath, he adopted the name of James A. Mulligan. Re-enlisted August 12th 1862 for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K. Mustered into service August 20th and was appointed 3rd Corporal. Soon after the arrival of the regiment in Washington, he left it on the 29th of September and was sent to the Convalescent Camp at Alexandria, Va._Remained there till February 7th 1863, when he was discharged from the service and returned to Chicopee. Previous to the service described above. Mulligan had had military experience in the United States regular Cavalry. He enlisted at Nashville Tenn. In 1854, under Captain (afterwards General) R.S. Ewell. Served five months at Jefferson Barracks Mo. Under Colonel (afterwards General) E.V. Sumner. At the expiration of that time, the regiment proceeded to New Mexico and was there engaged in campaigns and defence against the Indians during the remainder of Mulligan’s term of enlistment. Discharged in 1859 29 Aug. 1864, he reenlisted for 3 years in the 29th Maine Vols. Co. “B” Rank, private. He served in the fall and winter campaigns of ’64, taking part in the following battles, {Weldon} R. Road, {Hatcher’s} River Dec. 3d, Stony Creek Feb. 6. Having contracted rheumatism he was sent to City Point Hospital, 28 March 1865; thence he was transferred to Army {Sq.} Hospital, Washington, {???}. He was mustered out of service June {9} 1865.
Eli T. Blackmer Born in New Braintree, Mass._Son of Lewis Blackmer,_by occupation a Machinist,_Married,_at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company A. July 24th 1862, he was elected 1st Lieutenant of the company, just then raised in Chicopee, and subsequently received from Governor Andrew his commission, dated August 27th, 1862. Lieut. Blackmer accompanied the men to camp at Worcester, thence to Pittsfield, and on to Washington and Virginia. His military record corresponds with that of the regiment, except in the following particulars. October 7th he was taken and carried to Capitol Hospital. When the regiment proceeded from “Camp Chase”, Va. To Frederick, Md. By raid, he rode out on the cars with them; but on the march to Downsville, he was obliged to depend for conveyance on the ambulance train and the Chaplain’s horse. At Downsville he was off duty most of the time. Moved on with the regiment ot Hancock and Berlin. Thence he went to the Convalescent Camp at Harper’s Ferry; he remained there but a very short time, and then rejoined his company at New Baltimore, Va._Followed the regiment on, though mostly off duty, to Stafford Court House. Served for some time as Regimental Master of Ordnance. Resigned his commission November 20th, 1862, and was honorably discharged from the service.
Jarvis P. Kelly Born in Berne, N.Y._Son of Jarvis Kelly_by occupation a Machinist,_Married_at the age of 29 enlisted for three years in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. July 24th 1862, he was elected Captain of the company raised in Chicopee, and afterwards designated company A. and was accordingly commissioned by Governor Andrew. August 27th, 1862._He immediately assumed command, and at the head of the men went into camp at Worcester and afterwards at Pittsfield. His military record is the same as that of the regiment with which he was connected, excepting the following particulars. Was furloughed ten days during the last of February, 1863, and also the same length of time in the last of April following, and each time visited Chicopee. On his return from the furlough in April. He found that the regiment had left their camp at {Falmouth}, (where he had expected to join them) and had crossed the Rappahannock preparatory to the Battle of Chancellorsville. Captain Kelly was unable to find his baggage and therefore went forward to the company without his sword. A large stick served the prupose instead through the whole fight. During this battle he was quite unwell, and was obliged to ride some of the time. Resigned his commission and was honorably discharged, June 5th 1863 for physical disability
Thirty-Seventh Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. Chronology
Thirty-Seventh Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. Chronology ON the 1st. of July, 1862, President Lincoln called for 300.000 more volunteers for the war; and accordingly Governor Andrew made a requisition on the several towns of Massachusetts for their proportionate number. To the town of Chicopee the quota assigned was Eighty One. By private liberality a bounty of $100. Was offered to each man who would enlist for three years to meet this call. The town authorities and the citizens in general helped on the good work and volunteers readily responded. A request was made to Governor Andrew for permission to form a full company, to be offered by election from the members, and permission was granted. Thursday afternoon, July 24th 1862, in response to the call of the Selectmen, the volunteers met at Music Hall for the choice of officers. The following was the result of the ballot: Captain,_Jarvis P. Kelly,_1st. Lieutenant,_Eli L. Blackmer,_2nd. Lieutenant,_Carlos C. Wellman. On Saturday, the 26th of July, the company left Chicopee for Worcester, Mass. A large number of citizens attended them to the railroad station, and the pacific Engine Company formed their escort ot Worcester. There they remained at “Camp John E. Wool”, about one week and were then transferred to “Camp Briggs”, at Pittsfield, Mass., the rendezvous of the 37th Regiment, in which they became Company A._ Through some disaffection about thirty of the men left the camp on the 6th of August, and returned to Chicopee; they were, at their request, accepted as recruits for the 1st Mass. Regiment of Cavalry, and their places in Company A. were filled by subsequent enlistment. The following are the names of the Chicopee men enrolled in the regiment, together with the letters of their respective companies: Jarvis P. Kelly Co. A. Eli T. Blackmer “ “ Carlos C. Wellman “ “ David M. Donaldson “ “ {Sylvanne} Muller “ “ Joseph Hadfield “ “ Charles H. Tracy “ “ William S. Palmer “ “ William Morrison “ “ George L. Ballard Co._A. George H. Oakes “ “ Samuel W. Kelly “ “ Edward Begley “ “ Chester H. Ballard “ “ Edwin M. Cowles “ “ Patrick Dealy “ “ George A. {Ferrin} “ “ Thomas W. Fowler Co. A. Edmund D. Fiske “ “ Bartholomew Gilligan “ “ Michael J. Holohan “ “ William Harring “ “ John N. {McClester} “ “ William D. Shaughnessy “ “ Franklin V. {Oviatt} “ “ Nicholas Reed “ “ William Shepardson “ “ Peter Stalker “ “ John A. Snow “ “ Ezra G. {Tripp} “ “ Jacob Ungerer “ “ Nathan C. Snow “ “ Lyman Morton “ “ John McCormick “ C. John L. Gaffney “ D. Augustus S. Frost “ G. Raymond C. Flowers Co. H. William V. Gibbons “ J. Lewis Parrent “ “ John O’Shea “ A. Timothy Moriarty “ K. William Hayes “ “ John Evans “ “ James A. Mulligan “ “ Andrew Hopkins “ “ Timothy {J}. Croning “ “ Timothy {L}. Manning “ “ Nicholas Fitzgerald (was not mustered into service) Robert Dellane The regiment left the state, September 7, 1862, proceeded via Huson, New York, and Baltimore to Washington, where it was assigned to General Briggs brigade, and went into camp one mile south east of Long Bridge, Va., at “Camp Chase”, where it remained about two weeks. It was ordered to Frederick by rail, and thence marched to Bakerville. There the regiment was assigned to Gen. Devens brigade. It remained at Downville, near Bakerville, two weeks, when the division moved to Hancock, Md., thence to Cherry Run, Williamsport, Downville, and Berlin. November 3rd crossed the Potomac; afterwards marched to Union, thence to White Plains, and New Britain. November 13th left New Baltimore, and after a two days march reached Stafford Court House. Thence on Dec. 2, moved forward to White Oak Church, and there remained till the 11th._Then marched to the Rappahannock, at Franklin’s Crossing, below Fredericksburg, at which point, later in the day, they crossed to the south bank of the river,_the 37th being the advance regiment upon the lower of two bridges there. Alone, the brigade covered the bridges all the next day, standing to arms through the entire night. On the afternoon of the 13th, the day of the Battle of Fredericksburg, they took position on the extreme left, and were under a very severe shell fire, with, however, but little loss. On the 14th, were in the reserve; on the 15th again took position in front, and during the night covered the retreat of the army to the north bank of the river, the brigade being the last to recross, as it had been the first to cross. The behavior of the officers and men of the 37th; in this, the first time they were ever under fire, elicited high commendation. Remained in camp near Falmouth, Va. Through the winter, without participating in any important movement. The portion of the army in which the 37th was brigaded moved down to the north bank of the Rappahannock, April 28th._A part of the troops crossed and engaged the rebels during the next three days. May 2nd, the rest, including the 37th, crossed, and entered Fredericksburg by the rear about 3o’clock in the morning of the 3rd. The rebels were surprised, and fled to their fortifications on the hills, where they opened their artillery. In the {forenoon} a gallant and successful assault was made upon this strong position, the 37th being one of the supports of the charging column, and following close upon its heels. Moving immediately forward on the Chancellorsville road, the advance division met the enemy reinforced and strongly posted on Sallem Heights. The attack renewed, athe first line of battle was severely repulsed and thrown back in disorder upon the second line, formed by a brigade in which were the 37th, 10th, and 7th, Mass. Regiments. Not a man flinched or faltered; and the assaulting columns of rebels were hurled back, baffled and defeated._Held the enemy at bay on the extreme left of the front line during that night and the next day, (May 4th)._After dark on the evening of the 4th, fell back to Banks’ Ford, and before daylight of the 5th safely recrossed the river. Maj. Gen. John Newton, commanding the 3rd division, 6th Corps, wrote to Governor Andrew as follows: “The 10th and 37th, although under fire in Fredericksburg on the morning of the 3rd of May, rendered their principal service in the afternoon and the following day at Salem Heights. Their coolness under fire and admirable discipline merit the warmest acknowledgments.” May 6th, the regiment returned to the old camp near Falmouth. June 6th, marched to Franklin’s Crossing, and crossed over to the south bank, June 10th. There remained till the 13th, threatening the enemy, then recrossed the river, and took up the line of march, whose northern limit was Gettysburg. The 6th Corps protected the rear, crossing Potomac at Edward’s Ferry, June 27, 1863. At 4 P.M. July 2nd 1863, reached the battlefield of Gettysburg, after a forced march of thirty four miles, marching from 9 P.M. the preceding evening without a half long enough to make coffee. Immediately after arriving, they were ordered on the “double quick” to the support of our left, then hotly engaged in repelling the attack of Longstreet’s Corps._July 3rd were kept moving from point to point of the line of battle. The heat wsa intense, and about twenty men fell in the ranks from sun-stroke. About 3 P.M. the regiment pssed through a most terrific shell fire; in the first two minutes losing twenty three men killed and wounded. But the coolness and steadiness of the men entitled them to the highest need of praise._July 4th., took position in the centre, on the front line, but the rain, falling in torrents, prevented an assault. July 5th: the enemy had disappeared, and, with the 6th Corps, the regiment followed, fighting their rear guard every few miles. July 7th, the direct pursuit having been given up, marched to Middletown, arriving on the 9th:_ The severities of the marches preceding and following the battle of Gettysburg are well attested by the fact that on reaching Middletown, there were one hundred and eighty men in th e37th totally without shoes._ July 10th, crossed the South Mountain range, and on the 13th; had a sharp skirmish with the rebel pickets. ON the morning of the 15th, with the rest of the army advanced to Williamsport. Marched to Berlin July 17th; crossed the Potomac July 19th; continued to march down the east side of the Blue Ridge to Chester Gap, thence to Manassas Gap, and thence marched up and took position in line of battle near Warrenton, Va. July 30th, the 37th was detailed by Maj. Gen. Sedgwick, as one of the best most efficient regiments of the 6th Corps, to proceed to New York on duty connected with the draft. Arrived at NEW York August 2nd; and were ordered to Fort Hamilton. The night before the first drafting was to take place, the 37th was ordered to the city and bivouacked on Washington Parade Ground, with the exception of two companies, which were stationed in the building where the drawing was to take place. After a tour of this duty three days, were relieved and ordered back to Fort Hamilton._September 12th were again ordered to the city, and encamped between Forty Ninth and Fiftieth Streets, on fifth Avenue, doing provost duty, and guard duty in the city. October 14th, ordered back to Washington, and thence joined their old brigade near Chantilly on the 17th._Following up the retreat of Lee, reached Warrenton, October 20th. November 7th; marched for Rapahannock Station; were in the second line of battle in the capture of the enemy’s works at that point, but were not closely engaged. November 8th marched to Kelley’s Ford._Marched to Brandy Station on th e1th._November 26th, broke camp, and moved towards the {Rapidas}, which was crossed without opposition that same night at Jacob’s Ford._November 28th, took position in line of battle near Robinson’s Tavern._November 29th, made a flank movement upon the enemy’s right, in connection with the 2nd Corps. Early on November 30th, took position on the front and left, awaiting all day the signal for a general assault. December 1st, were in reserve, and December 2nd, fell back to the north bank of the Rapidan, crossing at Culpepper Ford. On the3RD; returned to camp near Brandy Station. Remained in camp at Brandy Station till 29 Feb., at which time marched, and in two days, {???} near Madison Ct. House. 2d March returned to former camp at Brandy Station, a distance of 24 miles. From this date to 4 May remained here encamped. On 4 May, left camp, the Command numbering an effective force29 officers and 581 men present for duty. 5th May, took part in 1st day’s fight in the Wilderness. Though not heavily engaged, the Reg. was exposed for a part of the time to a heavy musketry fire, having one officer and Eleven men wounded. Night of 5th slept on battlefield. In the action of the 6th Reg. lay in the thried or fourth line of battle as a support to Reg. in front. When the advance was hurled back in confusion, the 37th stayed, for a time, the progress of the enemy. It {chased} with great gallantry and, on the battle firld, was complimented for its conduct by Gen. Wadsworth. Later on was ordered to retire, which it did in good order. Casualties, 2 officers wounded, 29 men killed, 99 wounded and 8 missing. During night of 6th, formed its Cops (the 6th) on the extreme right of the line. 7th and 8th on march towards Spottsylvania Ct. House, in front of which amassed on 8th. Here Col. Edwards was assigned to the command of the Brigade. From this date to 12th, recouped various positions in the line of battle, with loss of 15. On the 12th engaged with its division (the 2nd) in an assault on the enemy’s {work}. The fight was almost a hand to hand {evenules} and was most desperate, continuing from sunrise to midnight when the rebels abandoned the field. In the battle, the Reg. captured a battle flag from the enemy. Losses 8 officers and 39 men. 13th, was relieved from duty on the front line. 14th, took position with its corps on extreme left of the line and during night threw up rifle-pits. 17th, marched all night and took position in second line in readvance to attack at daylight. 18th, returned to Earth works, the enemy’s work {forming} to {???} to be caused by assault. Then moved to left, crossed the River and bivouacked, there remaining till 21st. from 13th to 21st in the several engagements near Spottsylvania, Reg. lost 81 killed, 24 wounded and missing. 21st, position in front of Spottsylvania Evacuated._ In a three days march crossed North Anna River, arriving near {Pamenkey} on the 28th. 29th marched to {Stancon} Ct. House. 30th, to Peak Station. 1st {???}, to Coal Harbor. While the army lay here, the Reg. Accupied various positions in line of battle, with losses of 2 officers wounded, 31 men killed, wounded and missing. 1th, Lt. Col. {Montegue}, who was wounded in engagement of 12 May, resumed command. 12th to 17th, in march to Petersburgh. 17th to 29th, in front of Petersburgh. 29th, in the expedition to {Reams} Station. After destroying several miles of rail-road returned to its old positions, 2 July. The return of the {???} 10th Mass., found the 31st unexpectively on the 16th an d23 {June}. In the various battles in front of Petersburgh, the Reg. lost 5 men killed and 7 wounded. On the 9th July, with 6th Corps, proceeded to Washington, in which arrived on the 12th. Participated in engagement at Ft. {Stevens}, with slight loss. 14th Reg. was armed with Spencer Repeating Rifle. On the 21st Aug., while acting as a support to the picket line, near Summit {???}, Va., the REg. was engaged in a brisk skirmish nearly all day with some loss. 16 Sept., the {relatives} and {recruits} of the 7th and 10th Reg. were by order consolidated with the Command adding 73 men to the affective strength of the Command. On the 19th the Reg. was engaged in the battle of {Oleguar}, fought under Gen. {Sheriden} it numbered at that date, effective {force}, 296 men. The Reg. did {gallently} in the fight, capturing the colors of Stonewall Jackson’s old Reg. It lost killed and wounded 6 officers and 84 men. Evening of 19th, detailed for duty as provost guard of {Winchester}, Va., and continued on this duty till 13 {Dce} at which date was ordered to report to Gen.{ Halleck} {???}. There is was ordered to Petersburgh, in front of which it arrived on the 16th. There to close ofyear {???} on duty there. The casualties during 1864 are as follows: Officers Men Died of wounds rec’d in action 4 31 Wounded 22 295 Killed in action 71 Missing “ “ 18 26 415 (Incorrect) From {Jany} 1, 1865, to Feb. 5, was encamped in log-huts, near the {Jerusalem} {Plank} Road, about a mile {???} of our rear line before Petersburgh. Feb. 5,{???} camp and marched to {Notteray} Court House in vicinity. Feb. 6, moved to {Hotchis} {River}, where was engaged with the enemy in the afternoon, losing 74 in killed, wounded and missing. This battle is called that of {Dabney’s} Mills, or Second {Hotchis} River. After the termination of the engagement, the {lines} {new} reformed as they {now} {???} to the battle, and were held till the 11th, during which time the enemy’s artillery annoyed the troops much and there was much suffering from the storm of {???} and hail and the cold. 11 {Febs}, command was moved back across the River to a position on the {Vaugnes} Road where the Corps had been assigned to protect the left flank of the {???} army. (Incorrect) From January to April 1865, the Reg. for the greater portion of the {???} was lying in camp. Twice {???} {???} this period was at called {???} camp: {???} in Feb. when as {???} participated in the action at {Dalney’s Mills}; second in the {???} of the capture of Ft. {Stedman}, {???} 25., the command was {???} out, and in the afternoon was engaged in a feint on the enemy’s lines in front of Ft. {Fisher}, in which, at {least} 3 men wounded. April 2, the command participated in the {renewed} assault of the enemy’s lines below {Petersburgh}. The Brigade now formed in columns of attack preceded by a {???} {???} and a heavy skirmish line. In the brigade to which the 37th was attached, the {???} {???} {???} in command of Sergeant {Tracy} and the skirmish line in command of Capt. Robinson, both of 37th. The skirmish line was entirely composed of men detailed from the 37th. The {???} suffered severely while {???} {???} the {???}. Early in the fight Serg. {Mey} was {???} by a ball passing through his leg. He did not leave the field but lying on his side still directed the movements of his men. While {???} engaged a second ball shattered his knee joint. Capt. Robinson charged through the {???} at the head of his skirmishers, but was wounded and had to be {???} back. The colors of {???} 37th {???} the {???} of the division to {???} over the rebel works. There {men} {???} {???} {???}. From the first, the Reg. pushed forward to {his} Southside Rail Road. This Reg. {alone} of the 6th Corps on the next morning entered Petersburgh. Col. Edwards received the surrender of the place. The Regiment pushed forward in pursuit of the enemy, and was engaged at {Saylas} Creek, in which battle at least eight men killed and {thirty} {more} wounded. Capt. Hopkins held command in the {fights} of 2d {???}, {???} {???} and {???} {???}, for the skill with which he directed the movements of the Reg. After the battle of {Saylors} {Creek}, the Reg. followed in the track of his army till its surrender on the 9th {???} 13 april returned to {Ruskesville}. 23d, marched to {Doverlle}. 3d May, marched to {Wilson’s} station, where remained till 18th guarding the rail-road. 18th May, {???} for home. 24th, arrived in Richmond. 21 {June}, reached Washington, where on 22d was reviewed. 22d June left for Massachusetts. 1st July, ,discharged at {Readville}.
Abram Smith Born in Middlesex, N.Y._Son of Joseph Smith_By occupation a Moulder_Married_At the age of 26 on 16 July, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 34th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered 31 July and assigned to Co. “D”_Rank Private_when discharged rank Corporal. Was with his Regiment in all its campaigns till battle of Piedmont, Va., in which engagement he was wounded by a mini ball in the right shoulder. Date June 5, 1864. He was confined {in} {time} in hospitals at {Stanton}, Va., Frederick City, Md., Annapolis, Md. From the latter he was furloughed for 30 days, at the expiration of which being unable to return, he reported to the camp at {Readville}, Mass. Where was confined 20 days, at the expiration of which returned to Annapolis. There was sent in {succession} to {???} Hospital, {???}, Germantown, {???} and chestnut Hill Hospitals, Philadelphia, from the latter of which on 18 May, 1865, he was discharged for disability on account of wound. During his time of service he received two furloughs of 10 days each Smith enlisted on {quota} of {Holyoke}.
George H. Whipple Born in Bethlehem, N.Y._Son of Christopher Whipple_Occupation at date of Enlistment a Machinist_Married_On the 25th July 1864, at the age of 26 years, enlisted for three years in the 32nd Reg. Mass. Infantry Vols, Company “A”. Was mustered into the service 10th April 1864_Rank Private. In the advances of the Army of the Potomac across the {Rapidan}, against Richmond, he took a part in the battle of {Rathasda} church, June 3, he rec’d a wound which disabled him for several months. On {of} of his wound he was sent 1st to the division hospital; there, on the 4th {June}, to the 5th Corps Hospital at City Point, where he remained till the 8th; Then, he was transferred to the {Slough} Hospital, {???}; Here he remained till 13th June, at which time he was transferred to hospital at York, Pa., at which he continued till the 11th July; There, on that date he was sent to hospital at Portsmouth {Groov}, {R.S.} from this hospital he received on the 13th August, 1864, a furlough for 25 days, during which he visited Chicopee. On the expiration of his furlough he reported to the hospital at Portsmouth {Grove}. About the last of {Dec}, he was ordered to reform his Reg., which he did on the 9th January 1865. He was engaged in the final campaign against Richmond, taking part with his Reg. in the battle of Boyden’s Plank Road and Five Forks and followed up the pursuit of their army till its surrender on the 9th of April, which {Grand} {Commenoration} of all the efforts of our forces for four years past he {anticipated}. After the surrender, he with his Reg. was on duty for a short time guarding the rail-road from Petersburgh to {Bucksville} Station. 2nd May, 1865, he marched with his Reg. to Washington, at {which} the Command arrived on May 11th.
Alcott Edgerton Born in Vernon, CT._Son of {Edwin} Edgerton_By occupation a Mechanic_Married_At the age of 24 years, on 17 July, 1863, enlisted for 3 years in the 32d Regiment Mass. Vol. Infantry_Mustered in {Botagast} and assigned to Company “{A}”. He took part with his Regiment in several of the movements having been {forced} in {some} battles and then skirmishes. Discharged by reason of expiration of {oar} on July 13, 1865.
Alonzo Hasty Born in Webster, Me._Son of Rob. Hasty_By occupation a Farmer_Single_At the age of 25, on 17 July, 1863, Enlisted for 3 years in the 31st Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf._Mustered same date and assigned to Company “{E}”_Rank Private He took part in the fall campaigns in {Oct} of 1863, those of 1864 in Virginia till wounded at the battle of Spottsylvania May 12, by a {ball} {packing} through his right hand. Was confined in hositals at Washington, Boston and {Readville}. From {Readville} Hospital, on 25 May, 1864, was furloughed for 3 days, on expiration of which was placed in Mason Hospital, Boston, for treatment. Transferred 5 July to {Readville};{then} on 1 Oct., 1864 reported at {Carver} Hospital, Washington. Discharged Dce. 19, 1864, on {a/c}of this wound.
Stephen Wall Born in N.Y. City_Son of John Wall_By occupation a Hostler_At the age of 24 years, on 5th November, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in 31st Reg. Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was assigned to Company “E”._Rank Private which grade he held while in service. He participated in all the operations of his Regiment as detailed in the Reprint of the Adjutant General of Massachuseets. He received no serious wounds and was neither sick nor in detached service while with the Regiment. He reenlisted Feb. 8, 1864 or about that time for 3 years in the same company and in the same Regiment and did duty with it till discharged. Mustered out 9 September, 1865. Died in Springfield, Mass. November 13, 1905
Patrick Walsh Born in Ireland_Son of Don. Walsh_By occupation a Laborer_Single_At the age of about 22 years, on 5 Nov. 1861, Enlisted for 3 years in 31st Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf_Mustered on 20 Nov._Assigned to Company “E”_Rank Private, subsequently Corporal; afterwards reduced to Private. He took part in the engagement at {Bisbain}, La., in the {Teche} Campaign {under Lauks}, in th eseige of Ft. Hudson and the action of {Sabine} Crop Roads in the spring of 1864. Feb. 8, 1864, reenlisted and rce’d the presented furlough. He did not report on expiration of his furlough. Died in Chicopee Falls March 18 1905
Thomas Morin Born in Ireland_Son of Pat. Morin_by occupation a Laborer_Single_at the age of 19, on Nov. 5. 1861 enlisted for 3 years in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Inf. Vols. Company “E”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He took part in the Teche Campaign, in the siege of Ft. Hudson, and with advances of Red River Country in {???} of 1864. July 1, 1864, reenlisted as a veteran and obtained the prescribed furlough. He did not {rejoin} on expiration of his furlough but disappeared.
Michael O’Connor Born in Ireland_Son of Edmund O’Connor_By occupation a Laborer_Married_at the age of 34 years, on 23rd August, 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Vols. Infantry_Mustered on 8th Sept., 1864, and assigned to Company “E”. Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Joined Reg. at New Orleans, La, Octo, 1864. Participated in the operations of his Reg. on Mobile and did duty with it with the following Exception, {the} discharge. Was sick for two (2) months, and confined in company quarters. Discharged October 9, 1865, at {Galloupes} Island, Boston Harbor, and subsequently returned to his home in Chicopee Falls.
James Sullivan Born in Boston, Mas._Son of John Sullivan_By occupation a Laborer_Single_at the age of 18 years, on 2nd {Mar} 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, and was assigned to Company “E”_Mustered on 10th Dec, 1861,_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Participated with his Reg. in operations under Battle of New Orleans, and, subsequently, in the Teche campaign, Ft. Hudson and Red River campaigns and siege of Mobile. 23rd July, 1864, he reenlisted for 3 years, and received the prescribed furlough of 30 days with the veterans of his Regiment in the {relm} of {Sabine} Crop Roads, La., was slightly wounded in left hand, though not incapacitated for duty. Was sick with {aqua} and confined in hospital at Baton Rouge for three (3) weeks. Excepting this absence was was constantly on duty with his Reg. Sullivan is reported to have been a good soldier, faithful to duty. Discharged at {Galloupes} Island, Boston Harbor, by reason of discharge of his Reg., Octo 9, 1865. Subsequently returned to his home in Chicopee Falls.
Thomas Lyons Born in Ireland,_Son of Timothy Lyons,_By occupation a Laborer_Single_at the age of 18 years, on 30 Octo., 1861, enlisted for 3 years, in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered in 20 {Mar}, 1861, at Pittsfield, Mas., and assigned to Company “E”. He took part in the {seasonal} operations of his Reg. {ammo} which should {be specified” the capture of New Orleans, {Teche} campaign, siege of Ft. Hudson and Mobile and Red River campaign. Discharged at Mobile Sept. 9, 1865. Subsequently he returned to Chicopee
Michael Keating Born in Ireland,_Son of Michael Keating,_By occupation a Cotton Spinner,_Married,_at the age of 24 years on Sept. 5, 1864, enlisted for 3 years as a recruit in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Infantry Vols._Mustered in same date_Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Assigned to Company “E”. Joined his Reg. at New Orleans on or about 9 Oct. 1864. He was on duty with his Reg. at its {seasonal} stations, New Orleans, near Donaldsonville, Carrollton and during siege of {Mobile}, and with its discharge 9 Sept. 1865, when he was mustered out, after which he returned to his home in Chicopee Falls.
James Deady Born in Kerry, Ireland,_Son of {Jas} Deadym_By occupation a Laborer,_Married_ at the age of 24 years on 20 Aug. 1864, enlisted for 3 years in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Infantry Vols._Mustered in Same day_Rank Private with no subsequent changes_Assigned to Company “A”. Was a recruit and joined his Reg. at New Orleans, Oct. 1, 1864. He did duty with his Reg. at New Orleans, Donaldsonville and during the siege of Mobile and until its discharge 9 Sept. {1866} in {May} when he was also discharged. Arrived in Chicopee 30 Sept. 1865 Drowned in Blackstone Mass. June 24, 1885
Sanford A. Hendrick Born in Somers, Conn._Son of {Homer} Hendrick,_By occupation a Machinest,_Married,_At the age of 41 enlisted for 1 year in the 31st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company “E”. Mustered into the service 1st Sept, 1864. Rank Private. He joined the camp of regiment at {Gallouses} Island, Boston Harbor, immediately after enlistment. There he remained engaged in the ordering duties of a Soldiers life in camp till 19 Oct, 1864, when he started for New Orleans at which city he arrived 31st Oct. There he joined his Reg. On 12th Dec., he was detailed for duty as nurse in the Regimental Hospital and in that capacity {select} till April 1, taking part in the {seasonal} movements of his Reg. April 2, he was designated {as Orderly} Regimental Hospital {???}, on account of the {absence} from duty of the board {???} {???}. In this capacity he continued till his discharge though he retained his rank as private. On 31st day of Aug. he was discharged by reason of expiration of term of service, but remained at March till the discharge of his Reg. Some days afterwards with which he returned to Boston. Died in Chicopee Dec 4 1867
James Boland Born in Ireland,_Son of James Bolan,_by occupation a Laborer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 25, February 1, 1862, enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company “E”._Mustered March 3, 1862 at {faland} Head S.C. He took part with his Reg. in the siege of Ft. Jackson, La., in the campaign of the {Teche} District, La, siege of Ft. Hudson, battles of {Cow} River of Mansfield of the Red River campaign, under {Bauks}, in 1864. While on the march from {Pleasant Hill} to {Grand Eine}, 10 April 1864, he was shot in the right foot by the accidental discharge of a carbine. Sent to hospital, his fot was amputated, his leg being taken off fast below the knee on May 10th. He was in hospital at New Orleans till Jan 21, 1864, where he was transferred to the Gen. Hospital at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. where he lay till Dec 6, 1864. On that date, he rec’d a furlough for {30} days with orders to report on the expiration of his furlough to the nearest U.O. Hospital. On expiration reported at the Date U.S.A. Hospital at Worcester, Mas., where he remained till his discharge Oct. 5, 1865. Subsequently he returned to Chicopee. Boland is {represented} to have been a good soldier.
David Murphy Born in Ireland,_Son of Edmund Murphy,_by occupation an Operative,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted, November 5, 1861, for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. appointed Corporal in December 1862. He was always on duty with the company until the early part of May, 1863, when the first advance against Port Hudson was made. He was then left behind sick at Baton Rouge, and did not rejoin the regiment until May 23, 1863. On the 29th of May, 1863, he was shot through the head and instantly killed, while on picket in front of the enemy’s works, and but a few rods from them. Captain Nettleton wrote of him, “He was a brave fellow and a general favorite.”
Lemuel E. Mallory Born in Northfield, {Mass},_Son of {Simon} Mallory,_By occupation a {Carpenter},_Unmarried,_at the age of {Unknown} years, on {no date} enlisted for 3 years in the 31st Regiment Massachusetts Vol. Infantry,_Mustered on {no date} and assigned to Company “E”._ Rank Corporal from which he {was by succession ???} to that of Orderly Sergeant. At the time of his death he {is} reported to have received his promotion to {uniformed officer} though his commission had not been sent. He took part in the {seasonal} campaigns of his command and fell fighting at the battle of {nothing listed} in the campaign of the Red River {under Rauks}. That from his knee and dying {unintentionally he was carried on} the battlefield. His grave could not be identified so as to allow the exhumation of the {???} by his friends. He reenlisted in February 1864 for a second term of three (3) years.
Morris McDonald Born in Ireland,_Son of Patrick McDonald,_by occupation a farmer,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted, November 5, 1861 for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. He served with the company in all its movements and engagements without important personal incident until May 25, 1863._On that day in a skirmish before Port Hudson, he was wounded in the head by a rebel sharpshooter. Remained in hospital till August of same year when he rejoined his Reg. He re-enlisted as a veteran was re-mustered 23 July, 1864 and received the prescribed furlough. While at home was taken sick and was then left on the {column} of the Reg. to Louisiana. Up to 21st May, 1865 he had not rejoined his Reg. after his recovery he reported to the Provost-Marshall at Greenfield, Mass., and was by him sent to Boston where he was mustered out. May 15th {reentered} with order from {day after} to muster out such men as reported {under} the President’s Proclamation, with loss of all pay and allowances.
John Hines Born in Ireland,_Son of Patrick Hines,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 21 enlisted, November 5, 1861, for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. He was appointed Corporal at the organization of the company, July 1, 1862, promoted to 5th Sergeant._June 20, 1863, promoted to 3rd Sergeant_Promoted to Orderly Sergeant, May 19, 1864. April 14th, 1863, the day after the affair at Bisland, he was taken sick, but rejoined the company at {Opelousas} soon after. April 8, 1864, in the engagement at {Saline} Cross Roads, he was shot by a rifle ball through his left wrist._Taken to St. James Hospital, at New Orleans._Furloughed 60 days from June 11, 1864, and visited Chicopee._He had previously reenlisted as a veteran for three years. As Orderly Sergeant, he continued in duty till 25 {Jany}, 1865, when he was promoted to 2nd {Lieuteuaucy} and assigned to Company “A”. In this capacity he was mustered 25 January, 1865.
James Lyons Born in Chicopee, Mass._Son of James Lyons,_by occupation an Operative,_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry. Mass. Vols._Company {G}. Mustered into service December 16,1861._
George L. Jacques Born in Canada,_Son of {Unknown},_by occupation a Saddler,_Married,_at the age of 26 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. Mustered into service December 10, 1861. He deserted from the service while the regiment was in camp at Pittsfield, Mass. {???} 1st May, 1865. Jacques had never {reputed} from desertion. Col. Nettleton after the discharge of his Reg., {order} date 22, Nov. 1865, write that he never {???} {???} of Jacques after his desertion.
James J. Croshier Born in Troy, N.Y._Son of George J. Croshier,_by occupation a Painter,_Married,_at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company K. Mustered into service February 11, 1862 He enlisted at Springfield, Mass. While the regiment was passing from Pittsfield to Lowell. He was on duty with his Reg. till captured at {Dengin} Station on Dec. 16, 1862. Lay in Vicksburgh Jail for 20 days, when was paroled and sent to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. Then he was detained there three (3) weeks, when he wsa sent to Washington to reform his Reg. Reformed Reg. on or about May 10, 1863. Not having been exchanged he took no part in the siege of Ft. Hudson. In the fall of 1863, on duty at Baton Rouge. Participated in the campaign of the Red River. On April 12, 1862, was struck by lightning and disabled for two months. Discharged and mustered {out at} Mobile, Ala., probably at the same time with his comrades, though he specified no date. Note It is questionable how far the {forging record} is reliable. Croshier it is known deserted. The date of his desertion is represented {to have} been after his 2nd enlistment though the {abon} record specifies no second enlistment.
Patrick Moriarty Born in {Operative},_Unmarried,_at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. Enrolled November 2, 1861._ He accompanied the regiment to Ship Island and thence to New Orleans and performed all required duties until June 18, 1862. At that date he was discharged from service on account of “night blindness.” Captain Nettleton, of Company E., said of Moriarty, “We always missed him.” Died in Chicopee Aug 18 1891
Sheldon S. Howard Born in Jamaica, Vt._Son of Judson Howard,_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried_at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. Mustered into service the first of November, 1861, and was appointed 4th Sergeant at the organization of the company. Accompanied the regiment to Ship Island, but on their leaving for New Orleans he was left sick at the island where he remained about three weeks. During this time he had charge of 85 sick soldiers belonging to various regiments. Rejoined the regiment at New Orleans, but was unable to perform the required duties. Discharged from service June 18, 1862, and arrived home on the 13th of July following.
John Henry Born in Canada,_Son of a Mechanic,_Married_at the age of 44 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E. Mustered into service December 24th, 1861. He performed his part in all the duties and movements of his company rom the date of his enlistment until April 8th 1863. That day the brigade, to which the 31st belonged, moved over the {Ohelousas} R.R. to Berwicks Bay, the starting point of the {Feche} expedition, which ended in the capture of Port Hudson. Henry was left sick at Algiers; did not rejoin his company until May 23rd, within a few miles of Port Hudson. On the afternoon of May 25th, 1863, the regiment was ordered into the woods and deployed as skirmishers. The rebels were driven more than half a mile through the woods and {dingles}. In the advance, Henry was shot through the neck and died instantly. Captain E.P. Nettleton wrote of him “He went into the fight bravely and, as I approached him just before he fell, he greeted me warmly.”
Henry Nelligan Born in Canada,_Son of Michael Nelligan._by occupation a Hostler._Unmarried._at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company B. He served with the company in all duties and movements until May, 1863._Then, on account of hernia, he was sent to St. James Hospital, at New Orleans, and stayed there from May 16th to December 9, 1863. February 25, 1864, he was detached from the regiment and ordered to report at the draft rendezvous at Boston, Mass._He was employed in guarding recruits and conscripts._July 5, 1864. He was assigned to the duty of drilling volunteers. He {moved} on {Galleofis} Island, Boston Harbor, engaged in this duty till 5th {noon} 1864, when he was mustered out of service by Expiration of the original terms of Enlistment. He {tried} to re-enlist but was excluded because of hernia {contracted} during the siege of Ft. Hudson.
Amos M. Ramsdell Born in Belchertown, Mass._Son of Porter Ramsdell,_by occupation a Machinist,_Unmarried_at the age of 24 enlisted at Springfield Mass. September 23rd; 1861 for three years in the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols._Company D._Joined the regiment at Staten Island, N.Y._soon went with them to Baltimore Md. And performed provost guard duty there._The next day after Thanksgiving, November 29th, 1861, he was thrown from his horse and received a severe injury in his side. Taken to the hospital at Annapolis, and afterwards to the Headquarters of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Dischargers, January 16th, 1862, on account of physical disability. Re-enlisted at Pittsfield, Mass. For three years in that 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company F_He accompanied the regiment to Lowell. Thence to Ship Island and New Orleans. His record is the same as that of his company given in the account of the regiment with the following exceptions: In July, 1862., he was sick in hospital two weeks. August 25,1863. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in Company B. 91st Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Colored Vols, having been previously detached from the 31th regiment in order to receive the commission. Remained at Fort Pike, La. On garrison, outpost, and scouting duty till August 16, 1864, when he was mustered out of service with severe other {supernumerary} officers._returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee, Mass. August 3. 1899.
Charles K. Dewey Born in Royalton, VT._Son of {Rhodolphus} K. Dewey_by occupation a Clerk,_Unmarried,_at the age of 23 enlisted for three years in the 31st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E._He was enrolled October 30th 1861, and was appointed 3rd Sergeant of the company. Accompanied the regiment until their arrival at New Orleans. During the stay at Ship Island he was sick and off duty. On the 8th of May, 1862, was carried to St. James Hospital in New Orleans_In the last of May became convalescent, left the hospital, and rejoined the company, though he was wholy unable to perform the regular duty. Discharged June 18th, 1862 at New Orleans. Started for the North on the 4th of July and arrived in Chicopee July 13th 1862. Died in Chicopee February 7, 1865.
Edward P. Woods Born in Chicopee, Mass_Son of John Woods_By occupation a Gunsmith_Unmarried_at the age of 23 enlisted for three months’ service in 1st. Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols. Rifle Company A. _Capt J. Howley._He was the first one to sign the enlistment roll of this company at Hartford, Conn._The regiment rendezvoused at New Haven and was mustered into service April 22nd, 1861. About a week after, left by water route for Washington D.C._In camp there a few weeks, and afterwards stationed at Fairfax Court House._Engaged in the Bull Run battle_Returned with the regiment at the expiration of the term of service. October 9th, 1861, enlisted for three years in the thirty-First Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company E._Appointed Orderly Sergeant of his company at its formation, and rendered to his Captain. E.P. Nettleton, valuable assistance in enlisting men to fill the ranks._In April, 1862, at Ship Island, was relieved from his position as Sergeant at his own request, and took his place in the ranks. While the regiment was in garrison duty at Fort Jackson, he acted as assistant to the Provost Guard. About the 1st of February, 1863, He was detailed for duty in the hospital corps; at the battle of Bisland he rendered distinguished service in this capacity, and his bravery on that day was remarked by officers and men. Captain Nettleton, thinking him too regardless of bullets, On the 25th of May when he came up with his men to take off one of the wounded, cautioned him not to expose himself, as his services were of as much value to him as those of a dozen men. Woods replied that he would take care of himself and he probably did._But on the 14th of June, 1863, during the engagement before Port Hudson, he volunteered to take some cordial to Gen Paine, who had been wounded many hours before and lay exposed on the field. Creeping along on his hands and knees, until he came near he threw the canteen, but not quite within reach. Gen. Paine, however, told him that he would be able to get it in a short time, but Woods was not satisfied and returned to the rear for further aid, saying, “I will go to him this time or die.” He moved up with due caution, but before he reached the spot, he fell dead, pierced with three bullets._No man was better known in the regiment for spirit and bravery than Woods. He was fully inspired with Patriotic self-devotion, and the free offering of his life was accepted in the cause of his country. The Surgeon of the regiment, E.E. Bidwell, writing to the mother of young Woods, under date of June 16, 1863, said, “He fell, doing his duty_he died a hero. I can testify to his almost unequalled efficiency as one of the hospital corps, of which he was at the time the chief, and to the courage, skill and fidelity which he always exhibited on duty. I had determined to recommend him for promotion, as soon as the battle should cease, for his gallantry and good conduct on the field. But death anticipated my purpose and he has gone up higher.”
Born in Chicopee, Mass. Son of Alpheus Nettleton, by occupation a teacher, unmarried, at the age of 25 enlisted for three years, in the 31st Regiment of Infantry Mass. Vols. Company E. When Gov. Andrew ordered the organization of the 31st regiment, Nettleton resigned his position as principal of the high school at Chicopee Falls, and issued the following stirring appeal to the young men of Chicopee: "I propose to raise a company of young and active men to join a regiment now being mustered at Camp Seward; Pittsfield. I want men of good habits and sound bodies, men determined not to suffer this ungodly rebellion to destroy the Union because of lack of patriotism in the Northern States. Let us be determined that while we live we will live under the free and noble government of the fathers, and will avenge at any cost the insults heaped on the freemen of the North by the slaveholders of the South." His enthusiastic efforts were successful, and he was commissioned Captain of Company E, February 20, 1862. He performed regular duty at the head of his company in all movements of the regiment until Jan. 27, 1863. At that date he was specially appointed to serve on the Board of Inspectors of all military prisons in that department; in this capacity he served till April 23, following, except that he was allowed, at his own request, ten days absence to accompany the regiment in the expedition down Plaquemine Bayou; there on the came up with the company at Bisland, April 13th. August 22, 1863 he was appointed A.A. Inspector General of the brigade. September 1, 1863, he was assigned as Ordnance Officer on Gen. Weitzel's staff. Afterwards he held the same position on Gen. Emory's staff. January 10, 1864 he was relieved from this duty, at this own request and returned to his company. On retiring from this service, he received a very complimentary letter from Gen. Emory, tendering thanks for the able and prompt manner in which he had performed the duties. In the engagement at Sabine Cross Roads. April 8, 1864, while leading a charge, the regiment having been transferred to mounted infantry his horse was shot under him. Capt. Nettleton was that time in command of the regiment. April 19, 1864 he was commissioned Lieut. Colonel. On the 1st of May, 1864, about 10 miles from Alexandria, La., he was wounded. The forces had crossed the Red River on a scouting expedition, and had gone up on the opposite bank several miles. The regiment had the advance going up, and covered the rear on the return. They were attacked the rebels, and to repel their assault, Col. Nettleton ordered a charge, which scattered the enemy in great confusion. At the moment of recalling his men, he was struck by a rifle ball. His horse was soon after shot. Col. Nettleton was conveyed in an ambulance to Alexandria, where was cared for in a private house. May 23, following he St. James Hospital, New Orleans. June 7th obtained leave of absence. Arrived home in Chicopee on the 21st. August 4th on the arrival of the 31st at Austin in its return furlough, rejoined his Reg. Returned in command of it to New Orleans, 9th Sept. Octo 24th to Feb 28th on detached duty on General Ct. martial. On the 28th he applied to be {unreadable} company his Command on the Expedition against Mobile. In this campaign the Reg. was attached to the cavalry brigade of Gen. Lucas, which brigade was under the direct orders of Gen. Canby. Was present at the action of Mitchell's Fork, Fla., in this campaign, but not actively engaged . 5th April, the 31st was detailed for guard duty at Gen. Canby's Headquarters, and with the General proceeded to Mobile.
Thirty-First Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. Chronology
Born in Lowell, Mass. Son of David W. Buttrick, by occupation a Machinist, Married. at the age of 29 enlisted for three years in the the 21st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company H. Mustered into service August 16, 1861, at Worcester, Mass. Regiment camped for organization at Worcester. August 23rd left camp for Annapolis, Md. Staid there to guard the railroad to Annapolis Junction. Jan 6, 1862 embarked in Gen. Burnside's expedition. On the 9th sailed. Off Hatteras on the 12th-13th, anchored before Forts Clark and Hatteras. Till Feb. 5th, lay off shore on transport, on account of rough weather. Landed on the night of the 7th at Roanoke Island, under cover of the gunboats. Battle of Roanoke Island next day. March 4th, reembarked, and the 11th started for Newbern. Landed on the 13th about 15 miles from Newbern, and marched to within six miles of the city. Battle of Newbern the next day. April 17th moved toward Elizabeth City. Buttrick did not take part in the battle of Camden, but staid on the transport. Arrived in Newbern in return on the 22nd. Remained in camp till July 2nd, then embarked, and on the night of the 3rd anchored off Fts. Clark and Hatteras. Returned to Newbern the next day. July 6th started again, and reached Fortress Monroe on the 8th. Moved to Newport News on the 9th. Buttrick was off duty the last week in July. August 2nd, left camp and reached Acquia Creek on the 4th. Thence by rail to Falmouth, Va. 14th reached Culpepper Court House, and camped near the Rapidan river on the 15th. 19th, marched to Kelly's Ford, north bank of the Rappahannock; thence covering the retreat of Gen. Pope's army through White Sulfur Springs, Warrenton, Manassas, Centreville and Fairfax Court House. August 27th Buttrick was sick and ordered to the rear to follow the wagon train. Continued unwell till arrival of regiment in Washington September 6th. On the 7th entered Harewood Hospital. November 15th transferred to the U.S. General Hospital, at Annapolis, Md. December 13th sent to "Convalescent Camp" at Alexandria, Va. Discharged from service February 4th, 1863 and returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee Nov. 24th 1891.
Michael Shea (From Adt Generals reports) Enlisted at age of 20 years--mustered in Sep 26, 1861. Discharged January 7, 1865 expiration of services.
John Goodwin. Born in Berwick, Me.___Son of John H. Goodwin,___by occupation a Carpenter,___Married,___at the age of 26 enlisted for three years in the 21st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company B,___Mustered into service August 16, 1861 at Worcester, Mass. and soon after was appointed Corporal. August 23, 1861, regiment left camp at Worcester, arrived in Baltimore on the 25th, and went into camp. On the 29th moved to Annapolis.__Remained there on guard duty till Jan. 6, 1862. At that date embarked on steamer "Northener", to take part in the Burnside Expedition to North Carolina. February 7th 1862 disembarked at Roanoke Island in readiness for the battle which occurred the next day. In the battle the regiment behaved with great gallantry. They worked their way under the enemy's fire, through a deep swamp full of underbrush and briars. Having thus flanked the position, they made a brave, steady charge with the bayonet, driving the enemy from their works, and, capturing the rebel flag which was on the battery, they planted in its place their regimental state flag, which was the first Union color in the battery.___After the battle, went into camp on Roanoke Island, and remained there till March 11th following. In the Battle of Newbern, March 14, the regiment took a prominent part. It was highly commended in the official reports, and Gen. Burnside presented them with the first gun taken by them from the enemy. In all the above-mentioned movements and engagements, Goodwin participated. April 17th, the regiment sailed from Newbern to Elizabeth City, N.C.__Landed on the 19th, marched 20 miles to Camden, and took part in a spirited battle. Arrived at Newbern in return on the 22nd.__During this expedition Goodwin remained on board the transport, not being well enough to go on shore. In May, Goodwin was sick and carried to hospital at Newbern. Discharged from the service June 18, 1862, and returned to Chicopee.
George H. Hubbard. Born in Hartford, Conn.___Son of Joel Hubbard,___by occupation a Painter,___Married,___at the age of 22 enlisted for three years in the 21st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Comapny B.___ Mustered into service August 16, 1861 at Worcester, Mass.___ August 23, 1861, the regiment left camp at Worcester, arrived in Baltimore on the 25th, and went into camp.__On the 29th moved to Annapolis.__Remained there on guard duty till Jan. 6, 1862.__ During this encampment at Annapolis, Hubbard was sick and entered hospital. Was there discharged from service and returned to Chicopee. He subsequently offered himself for reenlistment, but was rejected on the ground of physical disability.
George H. Walker. Born in Madison, Me.___Son of Samuel C. Walker,___by occupation a Carpenter,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 21st Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company F.___Mustered into service August 16, 1861, and appointed Corporal. He participated in all the duties and movements with the regiment (for a full account of which, see Searle's record, page 136,) until September 7, 1862. At that date, as the regiment started to take part in the Maryland Campaign, Walker was unable to accompany it, and was taken to Harewood Hospital,___November 11th, was transferred to the Convalescent Camp , at Alexandria. Discharged from service February 4, 1863, and returned to Chicopee. Resides at Amherst Dec. 15 1868
Michael Kennedy Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia___Son of John Kennedy___By occupation a Laborer___Single___At the age of 21 years, on Aug. 5, 1861, enlisted for 3 years, in the 21st Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry___Mustered in Aug. 16, 1861, and assigned to Company "B". Rank, Private, with no subsequent changes. He participated with his Reg. on the following actions: Roanoke Island, Newbern and Camden, N.C., 2d Bull Run and Chantilly, Va., South Mountain and Antietam, Md., 1st Fredericksburgh, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Coal Harbor and Siege of Petersburgh, Va., and in 1863, in the operations of his Reg. in Tennessee. In July 1864 he reenlisted, and received the prescribed furlough. During his term of services though he took active part in all the operations of his Reg. he was neither wounded nor sick. He was discharged July 28, 1865, and subsequently returned to Chicopee.
harles F. Searle. Born in Chicopee, Mass___Son of Rufus C. Searle,___by occupation a Carpenter,___Unmarried,___at the age of 22 enlisted for three years in the 21st Regiment of infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company B.___Mustered into service in August, 1861.__ August 23, 1861, regiment left camp at Worcester, Mass., arrived in Baltimore, Md. on the 25th, and went into camp. On the 29th moved to Annapolis. Remained there on guard duty till Jan. 6, 1862. At that date, embarked on steamer "Northener", to take part in the Burnside Expedition to North Carolina. February 7, 1862, disembarked at Roanoke Island, in readiness for the battle which occurred the next day. In the battle the regiment behaved with great gallantry. They worked their way under the enemy's fire, through a deep swamp full of underbrush and briars. Having thus flanked the position, they made a brave, steady charge with the bayonet, driving the enemy from their works, and, capturing the rebel flag which was on the battery, they planted in its place theur regimental state flag, which was the first Union color in the battery.___After the battle, went into camp on Roanoke Island, and remained there till March 11th following.In the Battle of Newbern, March 14th, the regiment took a prominent front. It was highly commended in the official reports, and Gen. Burnside presented them with the first gun taken by them from the enemy.___After the battle, went into camp at Newbern.__ April 17, sailed from Newbern to Elizabeth City, N.C. and on the 19th, after a forced march of 20 miles, took part in the Battle of Camden.___ Arrived at Newbern in return on the 22nd. May 17, made a forced march, through deep mud and a drenching rain, to Pollocksville, to the rescue of the 2nd Regt, Md. Vols. July 6, 1862, sailed from Newbern, arrived off Ft. Monroe on the 8th, and camped on the 9th at Newport News, Va.___August 2nd embarked for Acquina Creek Va. arrived there on the 4th, went to Fredericksburg and encamped. On the 12th, started to report to Gen. Pope on the Rapidan. Performed goo service during Gen. Pope's retreat, and subsequently on the 29th and 30th in the Battle of Bull Run.___September 1, 1862, the battle of Chantilly was fought. The 21st suffered severely, by falling into an ambuscade in the night and during a thunder storm. Arrived at Washington, Sept. 5th, and on the 7th marched towards Maryland. In the Battles of South Mountain and Antietam the regiment performed its full part. In the battle of Antietam, Searles was not engaged, as his company was detailed to guard rebel prisoners at Frederick City, Md.__ Went into camp at Pleasant Valley, Md. October 27th crossed the Potomac into Virginia. December 12, 1862, crossed the Rappahannock, and on the next day went into the Battle of Fredericksburgh. In the engagement the regiment met heavy loss. Searle had a narrow escape from a bursting shell, which literally covered him with dirt and killed several of his comrades about him. Died at Springfield, Mass
Daniel Manning Born in Ireland___Son of Michael Manning___By occupation a Laborer___Married___At the age of 24 years on Aug. 5, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 21stat Reg, Massachusetts Vol. Infantry___Mustered Aug. 19, 1861, and assigned to Company "B", Rank Private, with no subsequent changes. With this Reg. he participated in the following actions: Roanoke Island, Newbern, Camden, N.C., 2d Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburgh,. During his term of service, he was neither wounded nor did he receive a furlough. Soon after the battle of Fredericksburgh, he was taken sick. Sent to Convalescent Camp he was discharged March 28, 1863, on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. Thereafter returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee November 16 1897.
Jeremiah J. Sullivan Born in Scotland___Son of Dennis Sullivan___By occupation a Factory Operator___Married___At the age of 30 years, enlisted for 3 years in the 28th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry, Company "E".___Rank successively, Private, Corporal, Sergeant Said to enlist in {unreadable} corp. 1st Veteran January 27, 1865 one year 1 yr certificate with others of Mass commuted to Chicopee
Ebenezer Sherman. Born in ?Ware?, Mass___Son of Reuben Sherman___By occupation a Blacksmith___Married___At the age of 39, on 3 October, 1861, enlisted for 3 years, in the 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry___Mustered 17 Octo. and assigned to Company "G"___Rank Private with no subsequent changes__ He took part with his Regiment in the engagements of Roanoke, Goldsboro and Cold Harbor, at the latter of which he was wounded by pieces of shell in the knee and by a {unreadable} ball in the back. Taken prisoner at Cold Harbor, he was confined in Richmond for 2 months, and thence, either discharge or paroled, was sent to Annapolis, where he was placed in hospital. Here he received a furlough and returned to his home in Chicopee where he remained several weeks. He reported on his return at Newbern, N.C., and on account of disability from wounds was detached from Reg. for duty as steward in hospital in that city, in which capacity he served till discharge. He reenlisted with others on the 27th for a second period of 3 years and received the prescribed furlough. Was on detached service as Blacksmith for 3 months in Belger's Battery. Discharged with Regiment July 1865.
Horace H. Acres Was a member of 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry ___ was captured in battle and died in prison in Andersonville. Note. The death of Cook’s wife and ignorance as to the location of those who might further complete the record accounts for the meagreness of the forgoing information.
Roderick Woodville Born in Rockingham, VT ___ Son of Milton Woodville ___ By occupation a machinist ___ Unmarried ___ At the age of 21 on 20 Sept., 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry ___ Mustered same date and assigned to Company “G”___ Rank corporal with no subsequent changes. Was with his regiment in all its important campaigns, participating in the battles of Roanoke Island, Newbern and (?) Richmond. He received no wounds, was not seriously sick, received no furloughs except that for reenlistment of 30 days in Feb. 1864 and was on no details for special service or detached duty. Mustered out June 26, 1865, at Newbern, N.C. Discharged July 18, 1865, at R(?), Mass.
John McGowen Born in Duerden Scotland.___ Son of Michael__ By occupation an Operative in Cotton Mill.___ Single___ At the age of 15, on 20 Sept., 18611, Enlisted for 3 years in 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry__ Mustered ___ Assigned to Company K. Rank Private; ultimately he …………… was with his Reg. in the Engagements at Roanoke Island, Newbern, Kinston, White House?, and Goldston?___ Reenlisted July 1, 1864, and with Reg. participated in Grant’s operations before Petersburg ___ rec’d wounds___ was ill about four weeks of fever and aque___ Rec’d the prescribed furlough on reenlistment_ near Kinston, N.C. Mar. 8, 1865 was taken prisoner, sent to Richmond, confined for a few days in the Libly Prison and there paroled and sent to Camp Parole, at Annapolis Md. From there was furloughed for 30 days, after which returned to his Reg. Discharged by advise from war Dept. July 15, 1865 Died in Chicopee July 22, 1906
William Flynn. Son of Ira Flynn___Born in Ireland___By occupation a dresser___Married___At the age of 29 years, on Sept. 20, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry. Mustered same date, and assigned to Comapny "K".__Rank Private with no subsequent changes. Participated in all the operations of his Reg. in North Carolina and at Drewry's Bluff, Coal Harbor and siege of Petersburgh, Va. When command was ordered back to N.C., he did duty with it till captured by enemy at South Swift Creek, in engagement there, in March 8, 1865. Sent to Richmond, he was confined in Libby prison 17 days, then paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md. Thence he rec'd a furlough of 30 days. On expiration of furlough, reported at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., where he remained till discharged. He re-enlisted Sept. 1863, and rec'd the prescribed furlough of 30 days. He took part in all the operations of the Reg. till his capture__was confined because of illness in 1861, for almost three weeks in Foster Hospital, Newbern. Discharged June 29, 1865. Died in Chicopee Dec 15, 1890.
Dennis O'Connell Born in Ireland__Son of Morgan O'Connell___By occupation a {unreadable} tender___Married___At the age of 35 on 10 Octo, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 27th Reg. Infantry Mass. Vol's___Mustered in on same date, and assigned to Company "G" Rank Private with no subsequent changes. With his Reg., he participated in the attack on Roanoke Island, capture of Newbern, N.C., 14 Mar. 1862. Engaged also in Expedition to {unreadable}, N.C., in Nov. 1862. He also assisted in the repulse of the enemy from Plymouth, N.C., in April 1863, when the enemy besieged that place. In the Gum Swamp Expedition, in May 1863, he took part. He was engaged in Butler's {unreadable} and bloody campaign of the James River in May 1864. Serving the Army of the Potomac in June 1864, he fought at Coal Harbor, and subsequently took part in the siege of Petersburgh. He accompanied his Reg., when transferred from before Petersburgh, to Carolina City, N.C. There he remained till his discharge, or expiration of term of service. On Nov. 1st, 1864, he was mustered out, and he arrived at his home in So. Hadley Falls on 17 Nov., 1864. O'Connell during his term of service never rec'd a furlough nor was he unable to do duty except for two weeks when suffering under an attack of the fever and ague. Because of this he lay in hospital in Newbern for sometime prior to his discharge.
Patrick Gleason. Born in Ireland___Son of Patrick Gleason__By occupation a Laborer___Single___At the age of 21 years, on 14 Aug., 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol-Infantry__ Mustered same date and assigned to Company "G"__Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He served with his Reg. in the following battles: Gam Swamp N.C., and took part in the campaign under Butler up the James River in May 1864. In the attack on the Union lines on the morning of 16 May, 1864, he was captured. Taken first to Richmond, he was confined in Libby Prison for one week; thence he was transferred to Andersonville, Ga., in which prison he lay till about the middle of Sept. 1864, at which time he was removed to Charleston, S.C. There he remained for two weeks. Thence sent to {unreadable}, S.C., where he was confined till the end of March 1865. Thence to Salisbury, N.C., where he lay till his release with many fellow prisoners by Sherman's forces, 12 Apr., 1865. Long confinement having precluded his doing duty with his Reg., he was sent to the General Hospital at Nashville, Tenn. On July 8, 1865, having rec'd orders for discharge, he left the Hospital for Boston. As anticipated, he was not mustered out on arrival in Boston. He returned to Chicopee 13 July, 1865. Discharged July 20, 1865, and returned to Chicopee.
Henry J. Pulsipher Born in Essex County, N.Y. ___ son of Josiah R. Pulsipher, ___ by occupation a Mason, ___ Married, ___ at the age of 24 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. ___ Company G. Mustered in to service October 25, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. He took part with the regiment in the battle of Roanoke Island. At the time of the battle of Newbern, he was left sick on board of the transport, and soon after the battle he entered the hospital, where he remained about two months. In December, 1863, he offered himself for veteran re-enlistment, but was refused by the surgeon. He served in all duties and engagements with the regiment, (except where above stated) until May 6, 1864. At that date he was wounded in an engagement before Petersburg, VA, by a rifle ball passing through his left thigh. ___ He remained one day in the field hospital, and then was sent to McClellan Hospital, at Fortress Monroe. June 11, arrived at David’s Island, N.Y. Harbor. ___ July 4th, he was furloughed for 30 days and arrived in Chicopee the next day. He rec’d an extension of this furlough for 30 days, upon the expiration of which he returned to Hospital upon David’s Island where he remained till his discharge 17 October, 1864. The ball by which he was wounded was never extracted. After his discharge Pulsipher returned to Chicopee.
James Mansfield Born in Ireland,___ Son of Daniel Boland,___ by occupation a Laborer,___ Unmarried,___ at the age of 19 years, on Nov. 20, 1863, enlisted for three years in the Regiment of Infantry Mass. Vols.___ Mustered in 22 Nov, 1863, at Long Island, Boston Harbor,___ Assigned to company “G”,___ Rank Private with no subsequent changes. He participated with his reg. in the fight at Hickman’s farm, near Petersburgh, Hansfield Church, Int Dailing Coal Harbor, and in front of Petersburgh, during the siege of that city, till its capture. Thereafter was on duty in North Carolina. In the action of South West Creek, near Kingston, on March 8, 1864, was captured by the rebels. He was marched to Kingston, then conveyed by rail to Goldsborough, N.C.; then by rail to Weldon, N.C. ; then to Richmond, Va. Was confined in Libly Prison five (5) days. 26th March, 1865, was pacoled and reported at Annapolis, Md. Was there a few days, and there furloughed for 30 days to visit his home. On Expiration of furlough, reported at Camp Parole, Annapolis, whence he was sent to Washington; then to Camp Distribution, Alexandra, where he continued for one month. Then he went to his Regiment in N.C. at which he reported in June 1865. He wa required to to but little duty after reporting. Remained in N.C. while discharges of men of Reg. were preparing. Discharged June 26, 1865 Note Mansfield gave his name as that of his mother in Enlistment, which accounts for the firegoing discrepancy in name.
H Smith Newell Born in Pelham, Mass.___ Son of Lemuel H. Newell,___ by occupation a Clerk.___ Unmarried, __ at the age of 22 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass, Vols. Company G. ___ Mustered into service in September, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. and was appointed 3rd Sergeant at the formation of the company. Afterwards promoted to orderly sergeant. Immediately after the battle of Newbern, he was furloughed six weeks on account of sickness, and spent the time in Chicopee. November 26, 1862, commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant. About the first of July, 1863, he was furloughed and visited Chicopee, returning July 7th. March 15, 1864 he was transferred to company G. __ June 3, 1864, in the battle of Cold Harbor, he was wounded in the right leg, in the ball slightly grazing the bone.__ Entered Douglas Hospital, Washington, June 8th,__ June 12th he was furloughed for 30 days and came to Chicopee.
George J. Alden. Born in Ludlow, Mass.___Son of Jefferson Alden,___by occupation a Mechanic,___Unmarried,___at the age of 28 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company I.___ Mustered into service in September, 1861, and was appointed Sergeant. Participated with his Reg. in the {unreadable} Expedition, being present at the engagements of Roanoke Island, Newbern. In the fall of 1862, he was ill for several weeks caused by sun-stroke. Octo. 6, 1862, he was ordered to Wingfield, N.C., to recruit and to take command of Company "E", 1st North Carolina Union Vols. Dec. 9, 1862, was returned to his Reg. Feb. 17, 1863, was ordered by War Department to report in N.Y. City to Brig. Gen. Daniel Ullmann, to whom the charge of organizing a force of colored troops had been delegated. March 20, 1863, was commissioned as Captain in the 5th Reg. United States Vols. The officers of the prospective force of colored troops were appointed and assigned before the departing of Gen. Ullmann and his corps of officers for Louisiana. After their arrival in that state, recruiting for the force was carried on by the officers in the different parishes in which the Union army held a footing. In one month from the time of landing, three (3) full companies had been recruited, Capt. Alden's being one of the number. May 20, 1863, he was detailed for duty as Engineer before Pt. Hudson, La., and continued in that service till the section lines of works had been remodelled, Jan. 14, 1864. Capt. Alden's regiment was not filled till subsequent to the surrender of Pt. Hudson. He was mustered in 1 Sept., 1863. Jan. 18, 1864, detailed as President of Gen. Court Martial, from which duty he was {unreadable} March 25, 1864. 25 Dec. 1863, was promoted to the {unreadable}. 20 Sept., 1864, he resigned his commission and was discharged.
James O Cole. Born in Braintree, Vt.__ Son of Asa B. Cole,__ by occupation a Machinist,___ Unmarried,___ at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. __ Company D. Mustered into service in September, 1861, at Springfield Mass.___ ON the arrival of the regiment in North Carolina, Vole was detailed as hospital assistant until June, 1862. Therefore, he was not engaged in the battles of Newbern, and Roanoke Island. In September, 1862, he as sick and entered hospital. Died in hospital at Beaufort, N.C. November 14, 1862.
Charles B. Rulofson Born in Carew, N.Y. ___ Son of Daniel Rulofson, ___ by occupation a Moulder, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 22 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. ___ Company I. ___ Mustered into service in September, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. ___ He performed duty with the regiment in all movements and engagements until April 1863. ___ At that time he was sick and entered hospital. He was soon after discharged from service, and returned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee Dec. 5, 1864.
William H Fuller Born in Lee, Mass.___ Son of Thomas Fuller,___ by occupation a Farmer,___ Married,___ at the age of 25 enlisted, August 7, 1862, at Springfield, Mass as a recruit for the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Remained in camp at Cambridge, Mass. about two weeks, awaiting transportation. Joined the regiment at Newbern,, N.C. and was assigned to Company K. In October and November 1862, was sick in hospital ant Beaufort seven weeks.__ Early in 1863, Company K was ordered to Little Washington, N.C.__ During the siege of that place, Fuller received a severe flesh wound in the left leg by a cannon shot, April 1, 1863, about 4 P.M. In consequence of this injury he was off duty and in hospital till the following August. With the exceptions noted above, he participated in all movements and duties with the regiment until January 1, 1864.__ At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, dated February 13, 1864, and visited his family in Chicopee. In the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, he was mortally wounded by a rifle ball, and he died at the hospital the following morning.
Daniel A. Hearn, Born in Ireland, ___ Son of Timothy Hearn, ___ by occupation an Operative,___ Married,___ at the age of 22 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry , Mass, Vols.___ Company G. Mustered in service in September, 1861.___ Deserter.
George S. Lombard Born in Marlborough N.H. ___ Son of Aaron Lombard ___ By occupation a shoe-maker ___ Married ___ At the age of 43 years, on March 31, 1864, enlisted for 3 years, in the 27th Reg. Massachusetts Vol Infantry ___ Mustered in April 1864, and assigned to Company “G”. ___ Rand Private with no subsequent changes ___ Joined Reg. at or near Bermuda Hundred, VA, and did duty with it. Was wounded in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. The wound was in the right shoulder and occasioned either by a spent ball or piece of shell. In consequence of this wound, he lay for some time in the regimental hospital, whence he was transferred to Mansfield Gen. Hospital at Mansfield City, N.C. Chronic diarrhea having supervened he died there on January 29, 1865. He was never furloughed nor sick till his last illness. His remains were brought to Worcester, Mass., and there burried
William J Page Born in Brunswick, Me. ___ Son of Nathaniel Page, ___ by occupation a Mechanist, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. ___ Company G. Mustered into service in September 1861. ___ In the expedition towards Goldsboro, N.C. he volunteered for a special scouting expedition, and the party of twenty captured 22 prisoners and much valuable property. July 13, 1863, he was appointed Corporal of the company. With the single exception note above, he participated in all movements and duties with the regiment until December 23, 1863. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, ending February 15th, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee. Died in service March 9th 1865
Charles. R. Collins. Born in Randolph, Vt.___ Son of Richard D. Collin,___ by occupation a Farmer,___ Married,___ at the age of 35 enlisted as a recruit in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Mustered into service May 14, 1862. Proceeded to Newbern, N.C. to join the regiment, and was assigned to Company “L”. __ Rank Private with no subsequent changes.__ Participated in all the operations of his Reg. up to 16th May, 1864, when in the action of Drewy’s Bluff he was captured. Sent to Richmond he remained there for a few days when he was transferred to Indisponible, GA , where he died, of disease, on or about August 24, 1864, by inhuman treatment induced. During his term of service he was always well, was not wounded, nor did he receive a furlough.
Norman W. Fuller Born in Son of by occupation a Mechanic,___ Married,___ at the age of 29 enlisted as a recruit in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. He enlisted at Springfield August 20, 1862, and was sent to camp at Cambridge, Mass.__ Was forwarded to Newbern, N.C. where he joined the regiment Septemer 8, 1862. Died in the U.S. Hospital October 18, 1862
John Moore Jr. Born in Goshen, Mass. ___ Son of John I. Moore, ___ by occupation a Mechanic, ___ Married, ___ t the age of 31 enlisted as a recruit in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. He enlisted at Springfield August 14, 1862 and was sent to camp at Cambridge, Mass. ___ Was forwarded to Newbern, N.C. where he joined the regiment, and was assigned to Company G on the 8th of September, 1862. About three weeks after his arrival there, he was sick with fever and ague, and remained in hospital at Beaufort about six weeks. In the spring of 1863 he was off duty about two months for the same reason, part of the time in hospital. (During winter of 1862-3 he was at Plymouth all the time with the regiment) The 1st of July 1863, he was detailed as assistant jailer in the Craven Ct. Jail, Newbern and served in that capacity until the end of August, ___ then he was transferred to the Invalid Corps, 13th Company of 2nd Battalion, and sent to New York for provost duty, arriving the 9th of September. October 24th, he was again attacked with fever and ague, and taken to Central Park Hospital. Discharged from service, and arrived home in Chicopee December 23, 1863. Died in Chicopee July 2, 1875.
William L. Wight Born in Gilead, ME, ___ Son of William Wight, ___ by occupation a Manufacturer, ___ Married, ___ at the age of 36 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company G. Mustered into service in September, 1861 During the stay of the regiment at Annapolis, MD, previous to embarking for North Carolina, he was appointed Corporal. ___ February 1, 1863 he was promoted to Sergeant. He served with the regiment in all the North Carolina campaign and thence back to Norfolk, VA. At the latter place, December 23, 1863, he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, ending February 15, 1864, and visited his family at Chicopee. (Sept. 1863, furloughed 13 days and visited Chicopee) He took part in all the operations of his Reg. He later ( ) in the return in front of ( ) Bluff, May 16, 1864. He was confined in the ( ) at Andersonville, GA, ( ) he died in the fall of 1864.
William D. Steele Born in Glasgow, Scotland,___Son of William Steele,___by occupation a Wood Turner,___Married,___at the age of 28 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company G.__Mustered into service in September, 1861.___ In the Battle of Newbern he was wounded in the right hand. Furloughed about six weeks after that engagement, in consequence of the wound, and visited Chicopee. With the above exception, he participated in every movement and duty with the regiment from the time of leaving their camp at Springfield until December 23, 1863. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, ending February 15th, 1864, and visited his family in Chicopee. During his second Enlistment, he participated in the operations at Bermuda Hundred, Drewry's Bluff and in the Engagement of Coal Harbor. In the latter battle, he was severely wounded in the calf of his right leg. He was first placed in Carver Hospital, Washington, where he remained four (4) days; was thence transferred to the hospital on David's Island, N.Y. harbor, from which, after confinement of three weeks, he was furloughed for thirty (30) days to visit his home. His wound becoming worse while at home precluded his reporting to hospital till 28 Nov. 1864. For a month he continued in David's Island hospital, then was transferred to Dale U.S. Gen. Hospital, Worcester, Mass., where he remained till discharge. Discharged June 8, 1865. Received a pension because of wound of four (4) dollars per month. Died in Chicopee April 6, 1890.
John H. Maxfield Born in New Bedford, Mass. ___ Son of Barnabas Maxfield, ___ by occupation a Tailor, ___ Married, ___ at the age of 41 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company G. ___ At the formation of the company, was appointed Corporal, ___ He accompanied the regiment from Springfield to Annapolis MD, thence on transport via Fortress Monroe to Roanoke Island, NC, where he engaged in the battle fought on the 8th of February, 1862. Was Sick with fever on transport from Roanoke Island to Newbern, and therefore was not able to participate in the Battle of Newbern, March 14th, 1862, by reason of disability, and returned to Chicopee. February 25, 1864 he enlisted as a veteran in the 57th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. ___ but on the surgeon’s examination, he was rejected.
George Blasdale Born in Calais, France, ___ Son of Matthew Blasdale, ___ by occupation a Machinist, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company G. ___ Mustered into service on the 20th of September, 1861 , at Springfield, Mass. Took part in duties and movements with the regiment till after the Battle of Roanoke Island. While on board of the transport on the way to Newbern, NC, was sick with chills and fever, and therefore was not landed with the rest of the regiment to engage in the Battle of Newbern. Subsequently he rejoined the company, but only was able to perform his duties in part. He was discharged by reason of disability September 8th, 1862 and immediately returned to Chicopee.
Patrick Hanrahan Born in Ireland,___ Son of John Hanrahan,___ by occupation an Operative,___ Unmarried,___ at the age of 18 enlisted May 19, 1862, at Springfield, Mass. for three years service, as a recruit in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Awaited transportation with others in Boston some three weeks, and then sailed from New York for Newbern, NC ___ On arrival there was assigned to Company G. July 25th 1862, accompanied the regiment on the Trenton reconnaissance. September 9th, went with five companies of the regiment to Newport Barracks, where they remained till October 30th, 1862, when they were ordered to join in the expedition to Williamston and Hamilton. Hanrahan was not able to participate in the Goldsboro expedition by reason of an attack of fever and ague. Returned to duty with the Company afterward, and remained with them till the first of June, 1863. He was then taken to Foster General Hospital, at Newbern, on account of bad cough. Became convalescent, and was transferred to the regimental hospital.___ Discharged on the 23rd of June, 1863, and arrived in Chicopee on the 27th.
Adolphus Porter Born in Canada, ___ son of Jeremiah Porter, ___ by occupation a Harness maker, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company G. In December 1861, while the regiment was at Annapolis MD, Porter was attacked with typhoid fever and was carried to the General Hospital; thence afterwards to Naval School Hospital, at Annapolis. Here he remained till March 1862, when he was discharged by reason of rheumatism and general debility.
Edgar C. Hendrick Born in Holyoke, Mass. ___ Son of Jabez Hendrick, ___ by occupation a Clerk, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass, Vols. ___ Company G. Mustered into service in September, 1861. At the Battle of Newbern he was injured by the concussion of a cannon ball, and therefore remained in hospital three weeks. April 9, 1862, he was appointed Corporal, ___ January 1, 1863, he was promoted to Sergeant. Furloughed thirty days, may 29, 1863, and visited Chicopee. He participated in all the movements and engagements of the regiment in North Carolina and Virginia, except in the following particulars: At Bermuda Hundred, VA May 16, 1864, he was sick in hospital; so was not able to take part in the battle of that day and place, when so many of the company were captured by the enemy. June 3, 1864, in the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, he was struck at once by four balls, one through the ankle, one in the leg, one in the arm, and the fourth through the body. The regiment was charging a battery, and received a volley from a force of rebels in ambush. He was carried to the rear and thence to the field hospital. His brother Private Joel H. Hendrick of the 10th regiment, was immediately sent for (the regiments being only a short distance apart) and tenderly cared for him. Next morning at sunrise he breathed his last, often expressing his readiness to die in such a cause.
Samuel Morse Born in Hubbardston, Mass. ____ Son of William Morse, ___ by occupation a Painter, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 25 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. ___ Company G. Mustered into service in September 1861, and was appointed 3rd Sergeant at the organization of the company. Soon after the Battle of Roanoke Island he was taken sick, and continued off duty till the first of April, 1862; he therefore did not take part in the Battle of Newbern. October 31st, 1862, he was promoted to Orderly Sergeant of his company. Furloughed November 14, 1863 for 15 days, and visited Chicopee. With the above exceptions, he participated in all movements and duties of the company until December 23, 1863; at which date he reenlisted for three years as a veterans volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, dated February 4th, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee. In his return to the regiment at Norfolk, VA, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company G and was commissioned by Gov. Andrew under date of March 1864. (The commission was dated back to Dec. 8, 1863, though not announced or received till the March following.) In the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, June 3, 1864, during a charge on a rebel battery, he was instantly killed by a rifle ball passing through his head. He is said to have been buried on the battle-field.
Thomas Taylor Born in Ireland, ___ Son of John Taylor, ___ by occupation a blacksmith, ___ Married, ___ at the age of 41 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, mass. Vols. Company G. Mustered into service September 20th 1861 at Springfield, Mass. Served in all the movements of the regiments up to the 14th day of March, 1862. At that date the Battle of Newbern occurred, and Taylor was wounded in the left fore-arm while in the act of loading his gun. ___ Was carried to hospital at Newbern and there remained about a month. From there he was furloughed, and came to Chicopee; and after some four months was discharged from the service. He died November 29th 1862 at Chicopee, and his body was buried in the Catholic Cemetery.
Marcellus M. Adams Born in Salem, N.Y.,___ Son of Martin Adams,___ by occupation a Clerk,___ Unmarried,___ at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols,___ Company J. Mustered into service September 20th, 1861, and was appointed Corporal,___ He took part in the movement of the regiment from Springfield to Annapolis, Md.___ Thence to Fortress Monroe, and North Carolina, and engaged in the battles of Roanoke Island and Newbern. In the latter engagement, was wounded about 10 o’clock in the forenoon, March 14th, 1862 by a grape-shot, which struck his right-leg just below the knee, breaking both bones and badly shattering the smaller one. Remained four days in an old building near the battlefield, together with Capt. Swift and other wounded, and was then carried to Academy Hospital at Newbern. About the 20th of April was furloughed at sent home, where he arrived on the 30th.___ September 24th was ordered to report at the Mason General Hospital in Boston, where he staid till he received his discharge, December 24th 1862. Died at Springfield, Dec 24th 1876 age 49 years
John S. Aitcheson Born in Hartford, Conn.___ Son of Samuel Aitcheson,___ by occupation an Clerk, ___ Married,___ at the age of 24 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. October 16, 1861 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Company D. He participated with the regiment in the movements from Springfield to Annapolis,___ to Fortress Monroe__ thence to North Carolina,___ and in the battles of Roanoke Island, and Newbern. In the named engagement, during the thickest of the fight, he was struck on the head by a fragment of some missile and slightly injured, not, however, so as to disable him from duty. July 1, 1862, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Resigned his commission September 16, 1862, and was honorably discharged from the service.
Rob Roy McGregor Born in Long Island,___ Son of James McGregor,___ by occupation a Blacksmith,___ Married,___ at the age of 25 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__ Company K. Mustered into service October 9th 1861, and was subsequently appointed Corporal. At the time of the Battle of Roanoke Island, McGregor was sick onboard the transport and therefore did not take part in the engagement. In the Battle of Newbern he received a flesh wound in the leg. In October 1862 he was sick and carried to the regimental hospital. Afterwards, was several months in the general hospitals at Newbern and Beufort. Discharged from the service and arrived home in June 1863.
Edward S. Pendleton Born in Chicopee, Mass.___Son of Sylvanus Pendleton,___by occupation a Farmer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 18 enlisted, July 24, 1862, as a recruit to the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Remained in camp four weeks at Cambridge, Mass.___Joined the regiment at Newbern, N.C. and was assigned to Company G. In the expedition towards Goldsboro, N.C., December 1862, he was unable to take part. During the month of August 1863 he was sick in hospital ten days. He participated in all other movements and duties until the 31st of December 1863, at which date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, dated February 11th, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee. With his Reg. he participated in 1864, in the battle of Cold Harbor and the siege of Petersburgh. March 8, 1865, at the Engagement of Swift's Creek, N.C., he rec;d a flesh wound in the front of the left ankle. In this battle he was captured by the enemy and taken to Goldsboro, N.C., where he was well cared for by the citizens of the place. Was recaptured from the enemy after having been prisoner but two weeks. Was then taken to Newbern, where, April 10, 1865, his leg was amputated. Was never on detailed duty or sick while in the service. Jan 26, 1865, was mustered out with his regiment. Confined in hospital at that time on account of his wound, he was unable to take his discharge till 23d Nov., 1865.
Michael Kavanagh Born in Ireland,___Son of Thos. Kavanagh___By occupation a Laborer___Single___At the age of 22, on 9th Octo., 1861, Enlisted for 3 years in the 27th Reg. Massachusetts Infantry Vols. and assigned to Company "G"__Ranks Private with no subsequent changes. He served faithfully with his Regiment, and participated in all its operations till taken prisoner at the battle of Drewry's Bluff in May. 1864. From that date no reliable information could be obtained, {unreadable} that he died, Nov. 5, 1864, in the prison at Millen, Ga. Doubtless cruel treatment occasioned his death. Kavanagh was mustered day of enlistment.
Marshall M. Elliott Born at Shipston, Canada East,___Son of Worcester Elliott,___by occupation a Machinist,___Married,___at the age of 27 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company G.___Mustered into service September 20th 1861, and was appointed 2nd Sergeant of the Company. About a week before the regiment left Annapolis, MD. he was taken down with measles, and carried to hospital. But when the expedition was ready to start for North Carolina, he joined his company on board the transport, but was wholly unfit for duty. Was not well enough to participate in the Battle of Roanoke Island, and therefore remained on the transport in the meantime.__In the Battle of Newbern he took part. For several weeks after this affair, was unwell, and staid off duty around his quarters; during a part of this time he acted as a nurse to Cornelius Cone, then sick with fever. On the 20th of August, 1862, Elliott was attacked with intermittent fever, and carried to Beaufort Hospital. Here his health improved, and for several weeks he acted as hospital nurse, transferred to Stanley Hospital at Newbern, sometime in the latter part of October. Discharged from that hospital January 31st 1863, and arrived at his home in Chicopee February 9th following. July 17th, 1863, Elliott was drafted for service in the army for three years, but on examination before the Board of Enrollment he was exempted on account of physical disability. On the 7th of December, 1863, he enlisted for three years in the 2nd Mass. Heavy Artillery. He immediately after joined the regiment at Newbern, N.C. and was assigned to Company G.__He received the warrant of Sergeant and was mustered in at Readville, Mass., 7 Dec'r, 1863. Thence he went to Norfolk, Va., where, at Ft. Roake, till July 1, 1864, was stationed. On that date, was transferred to Plymouth, N.C., and was in garrison at Ft. William till 20th April, when was taken prisoner and sent to Andersonville, Ga. Till 12th Sept., he was confined there, after which for a fortnight, at Charleston, S.C., thence till March 1, 1865, at Florence, S.C., at which date he was released and rejoined our army at Wilmington, N.C. From Wilmington he was sent to Annapolis, where in the Parole Camp he continued till early in June, at which time, June 5, he was returned to his Company, then at Ft. Macon, N.C., at which place he did duty till July 11, when he was mustered out of the service at Newbern, N.C. Thereafter he rerturned to Chicopee. Died in Chicopee Oct 3 1874.
Michael Murphy Born in Ireland.___Son of William Murphy,___by occupation a Laborer,___Married,___at the age of 26 enlisted for three years in the 27th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company G.__ Mustered into service, September 20, 1861, at Springfield Mass. In July 1862, by the accidental discharge of his gun he lost a finger on his left hand, was in hospital five days; then was furloughed 20 days and visited Chicopee. In May 1863, when the regiment took part in the expedition to Gum Swamp, Murphy was obliged to remain at the camp on account of sickness. May 16, 1864, in a surprise attack made by the rebels upon the Union lines, many of the 27th. regiment were captured, including nearly all of Company G.__Murphy was on of the few who escaped. June 3, 1864, in the battle of Cold Harbor, he was slightly wounded in the left hand by a musket ball. With about thirty others, he had volunteered to silence a battery. He had gone forward about 100 yards in advance of the regiment, and was preparing a shelter, when he was struck. He passed to the rear. Afterwards on the same day the field hospital being under fire, he with the rest of the wounded was sent to White House; thence to Washington, to Carver Hospital. After five days, sent to Fort Schuyler, N.Y.__Furloughed from there July 20, 1864, and returned August 5th. following. He rec'd an extension to his furlough and did not report at Ft. Schuyler till 18 Aug. After remaining in hospital three days he was returned to his Reg. there in front of Petersburgh. He served in that locality till 26th Sept., 1864 when with those who did not re-enlist he started for Springfield, Mass. There he with his comrades was mustered out about 17 Octo., 1864.
Edward R. Jones Born in Chicopee, Mass.___ Son of Amos B. Jones,___ by occupation a Merchant, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass, Vols. _ Company J. __ Appointed 2nd Sergeant at the organization of the company. Served with the regiment through the battle of Roanoke Island and Newbern, and also in the expedition to Camden. In the Battle of Newbern, he had a narrow escape from a severe wound. A cannon ball passed close to one of his legs, and tore away a part of his pantaloons. ___ In July, 1862, was detailed for special duty as a clerk in the Div. Surgeon’s Office, and continued there about three months. At the first of October, 1862, he was furloughed to assist in recruiting for the 27th in Springfield and vicinity.___ Ordered back to Newbern to report for duty at the first of February, 1863, ___ On arriving at Newbern, he was promoted to Orderly Sergeant of the company, which position he held till June 11th, 1863, when he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Company K.
Benning Leavitt 2nd Born in Chicopee, Mass ___ Son of Daniel Leavitt, ___ by occupation a Boffin Maker, ___ Unmarried, ___ at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company G. ___ and was mustered into service September 20th, 1861. Served in all the movements of the regiment, engaging in the battle of Roanoke Island, and Newbern until the last of July, 1862. At that time he was obliged, on account of sickness, to abandon a part of his regular duties; and although he was not taken to the hospital, the Surgeon soon became convinced that he was not physically qualified to endure the fatigue and exposure incident to a soldiers life. He was, therefore, discharged on the 12th of September, 1862, and returned to Chicopee.
Cornelius Cone Born in Colchester, VT___ Son of Randall Cone,___ By occupation a farmer, ___ Unmarried,___ At the age of 23 enlisted in the 27th Regiment Infantry, Mass. Vols. for three years, and was mustered into service September 20th 1861,___ Promoted to Corporal of five Company,___ Co. G.____ Served in all the movements of the regiment, engaging in the battles of Roanoke Island, and Newbern, until March 15th 1862, which was the day following the battle of Newbern. On that day, he was attacked with typhoid fever. He was not carried to the hospital for several days, because the surgeons were fully occupied in care of the wounded in the recent battle. The disease, therefore, became firmly seated, and medical assistance came too late for his recovery. He died in the regimental hospital on the 25th of March, 1862, and his remains were deposited in the Cemetery at Newbern. Lieut. John S. Aitcheson wrote of him: “He was one of the finest young men we had in the regiment; he was always prompt on duty, led an exemplary life, and showed in every respect that he was a man of pure heart and earnest Christian faith. The records of this war will have few names more kindly remembered in its list of victims than that of Cornelius Cone.”
R. Ripley Swift Born in Mansfield, Conn.__Son of Earl Swift,__by occupation an Agent,__Married,__at the age of 39 enlisted for three years in the 27th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. When the call for volunteers for the 27th Rregiment was first issued, he at once obtained permission from Gov. Andrew to recruit a company in Chicopee and applied himself to the work with much earnestness.__September 24th 1861 he marched his company, then of about fifty men, to Springfield, and encamped at "Camp Reed", the regimental rendezvous. Commissioned, by the Governor, Captain of Company G. October 16, 1861.__ He performed all the required duties at Springfield, and Annapolis, and bore the part of a brave officer in the Battles of Roanoke Island (Feb. 8th 1862) and Newbern, (March 14th 1862). During the latter engagement, about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, Captain Swift was severely wounded in the fleshy part of the leg by a canister shot. He was soon carried from the field to a small negro hut, a temporary hospital, where he remained four days. Thence entered Academy Green Hospital at Newbern. Left for New York April 21st.__Arriving there, he was carried to the New England Rooms, being too weak to travel firther. Next day went to Hartford Ct. and thence reached Springfield May 1st.__He remained off duty until the next December, being under the surgical care of his father at Mansfield, Ct. and visiting his friends in Chicopee and vicinity. Without waiting for orders and before he had fully recovered, Captain Swift started, Dec. 20th, to rejoin the regiment, and arrived at Newbern, December 31st 1862. He immediately reassumed command of his company. In a few days they were ordered to Washington, N.C. and from there some three weeks afterward, to Plymouth.__He served there about two months as Provost Marshall.__Engaged in several skirmishes and attacks; in one of these he narrowly escaped death from a piece of a shell which passed between him and Orderly Sergeant Samuel Morse, whilst they were talking together. May 8th he returned to Newbern, the company having preceded him the day previous. In a few days, he was ordered to Washington, N.C. for duty in the Subsistence department. August 14th was transferred by direction of Gen. Palmer, commanding at Newbern, and ordered to report at New York. Arrived there September 8th, and was immediately assigned to duty first at Fort Schuyler, and afterwards at Willett's Point, and at David's Island, being replaced in command of a company in the Invalid Corps. About the middle of October 1863, on account of an error in his transfer from the 27th. regiment, he was furloughed and remained off duty at Chicopee and vicinity until March 1864, when he was ordered to report for duty at Norfolk, Va. where the 27th. regiment was located Reported for duty at Norfolk April 1, 1864, and immediately rejoined his Reg. then in camp at {unreadable} Creek, near Plymouth, Va. Accompanied the 27th. in Butler's advance up the James in May 1864, participating in the several engagements of this campaign late May 16th. Early in the morning of May 16th., Heckman's Brigade of which the 27th. formed a part was attacked by a superior force of the enemy, and after {unreadable} engagement was forced to fall back with a loss in capture of parts of 7 Co's of the 27th. Capt. Swift was among the captured. Taken first to Richmond where he was robbed of all his money; then he remained in Libby Prison till June 1st; thence to Macon, Ga., where he lay two months; thence to Savannah, Ga., where he continued nine weeks; thence to Charleston where he was placed in the Charleston Jail under the federal fire; here he was confined three weeks; thence to Columbia, S.C., in which place he was a prisoner 4 1/2 months; thence, on Sherman's advance toward Columbia, he was transferred to Charlotte, N.C., thence to Greensboro and Raleigh, thence to Goldsboro, at which places he continued in aggregate 10 days. From Goldsboro he was taken to a point within 10 miles of Wilmington, N.C., at which he was exchanged. On 1st day of March, he placed foot as he exercises it on "God's Land". After exchange or rather parole he was sent to Annapolis where by virtue of expiration of his term of service he was discharged March 12, 1865. He describes the prison fair as bad and insufficient. At Savannah he experienced kinder treatment from the rebel authorities than at any other place of confinement. After discharge he returned to Springfield.
Twenty-Seventh Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. Chronology
Twenty-Seventh Regiment of Infantry.__Mass. Vols. This regiment was raised in the autumn of 1861, rendesvoused at "Camp Reed", Springfield, Mass. and was mustered into the service of the United States for three years on the 20th. of September, 1861. The call for volunteers in this regiment was readily obeyed in Chicopee, and her sons nobly showed their devotion to the country on many an occasion when bravery and endurance earned the title of glory. The following are the names of the Chicopee men, borne on the rolls of the 27th. Regiment, together with the letters of their respective companies.___ Ripley R. Swift Co._G. Marshall Elliott " " Samuel Morse " " Irving Chapin " " Killed at Cold Harbor John H. Maxfield " " John H. Parker " " Lorenzo Yance " " Henry J. Pulsipher " " Marcellus M. Adams " " George Blasdale " " Cornelius Cone " " Thomas Clifford " " Michael Cavanaugh " " Oscar C. Calkins " " Ebenezer Sherman " " Thomas Sheehan " " William D. Steele " " James Sullivan " " George R. Hunter " " Edwin C. Hendrick " " Daniel A. Hearn " " Roderick Woodville " " William L. Wight " " Thomas Taylor " " Benning Leavitt, 2nd. " " John Ward " " Michael Murphy " " Thomas Nolan " " Dennis O'Connell Co._G. William J. Page " " Adolphus Porter " " Matthew Sullivan " " Patrick Hanrahan " " George J. Alden Co._I. H. Smith Newell " " Edward R. Jones " " Marvin Gibboney " " Willard W. Haling " " James McManara " " deserted Charles B. Rulofson " " William Severance " " Horace H. Acres " " William Wardwell " " William Flynn Co._K. John McGowen " " Rob Roy McGregor " " Joseph Richardson " " John S Aitcheson Co._D. James O. Cole. " " Charles R. Collins " " Thomas Ronan Henry C. Clark G. Ira H. Cook D. John McGrath K. Avery Bryant G. John Moore, Jr. Patrick Gleason Co._G. Martin D. Bryant " G. Edward S. Pendleton " G. George S. Lombard " G. William Fuller Co._K. Norman W. Fuller " James Mansel " G. They left the state November 2, 1861, and arrived at Annapolis, Md. {unreadable}. Next day, went into camp about three quarters of a mile from the city of Annapolis, which they named "Camp Springfield".___Here they remained until the 6th. of January, 1862.__In the meantime they applied themselves closely to drill and a knowledge of field movements, and the duties incidental to camp life, in all of which they proved proficient.__They then embarked on transports and proceeded to Fortress Monroe, where they arrived on the 11th. The regiment had been selected to go on the Burnside Expedition to North Carolina.__On the morning of the 12th., they left Hampton Roads under sealed orders, and on the following day arrived at Hatteras Inlet, N.C. On the morning of February 6th., having remained in the interim on board of the transports, which, owing to the length and severity of a storm encountered on the passage, were prevented from joining each other and the remainder of the fleet, they started for Pamlico Sound, and duly arrived in sight of Roanoke Island. On the evening of the 7th., the gunboats having meanwhile engaged and partly silenced the enemy's batteries on the island, our forces, of which the 27th. formed a part, landed and bivouacked in an open field, in a cold drenching rain. Early the following morning, the regiment, in company with the 23rd. Mass. Vols.__marched to the attack, passing in their course through miry swamps and almost impenetrable thickets, during which they were exposed to a severe fire from the enemy, secured behind entrenchments. They finally succeeded in turning the enemy's left flank, and intercepted a body of the enemy in their attempt to turn our centre column. The regiment occupied advanced positions, and was in the wildest of the fight, until the enemy surrendered.__In this battle, no Chicopee men were killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. February 11th., the regiment was again ordered upon transports, where they remained for about a month, closely crowded on board three vessels; with impure air, the health of the regiment became visibly affected. March 11th., the regiment, in company with the rest of our forces, left Roanoke Island, and on the morning of the 13th. landed and marched towards Newbern, N.C.__Early on the morning of the 14th., they encountered the enemy strongly posted in the vicinity of Newbern, and immediately attacked them. A violent rain storm had prevailed all night, and the men were wet to the skin; but they were in the most cheerful spirits, and seemed confident that they were marching to certain victory. The enemy opened upon them in front with artillery and infantry, being protected by a line of entrenchments, extending from the Neuse River, across the main road, to the railroad, a distance of nearly two miles. The fight was kept up till their ammunition being expended, they received orders to fall back, having been relieved by anothe regiment.___In this engagement the following casualties among Chicopee men occurred: Killed,__Sullivan,___Wounded,__Swift, Adams, Steele, Taylor, McGregor, Aitcheson. The enemy having been repulsed, our forces rapidly commenced the pursuit towards {unreadable} Newbern. Upon arriving in sight of the city about noon, it was discovered to be on fire in several places, also the great bridge which crosses the Trent River. The regiment at once proceeded to cross the river in boats, and encamped on the other side, occupying the camp of the 7th. North Carolina Regiment (rebel troops), about half a mile from the city. This camp they named "Camp Hampshire", where they remained five or six weeks. May 1st., they were ordered to Batchelder's Creek, about eight miles from Newbern, remained there about a month, and then returned to their old camp at Newbern. Here they staid till the last of July, meanwhile perfecting themselves in drill. On the 25th. of July, the brigade to which this regiment was attached was ordered to make a reconnoissance to Trenton, N.C.__Having arrived at Trenton and dispersed a rebel cavalry force, and ascertained that no earthworks or entrenchments were being built, they returned to Newbern, having been absent three days. September 9th., Companies C. I. and A were ordered to Washington, N.C. and the five remaining companies (including Co. G.) to Newport Barracks, the other two companies having been previously stationed at Batchelder's Creek, for outpost duty.___October 30th. all the companies, except the two at Batchelder's Creek, were recalled, and ordered to join in an expedition to Williamston and Hamilton. ___November 2nd, they started on the expedition to Hamilton, upon which they were absent 14 days, daily making forced marches and bivouacking at night, from which they returned without loss, having, in the engagement at Rawle's Mills, been held in reserve. The regiment also took part in the expedition to Goldsboro, N.C.___It left Newbern December 11, 1862, its position being with the baggage train in the rear. They encamped that night on the Trenton road, at eight o'clock.__On the 12th., it marched through swamps, gradually growing worse.__On the 13th. it continued its march, and about noon arrived within a few miles of Kinston, where the advance had met and driven back a body of the enemy, and encamped for the night.__Here two days rations and twenty rounds of ammunition were served out to each man.__On the 14th., moved up the Kinston road, and soon became engaged in battle. The enemy retreated, and the 27th. encamped for the night in Kinston.__On the 15th., marched during the whole day.__On the 16th., they were not fairly out of camp when firing was heard, and they soon found that the advance were engaged with the enemy at White Hall. They were ordered immediately on towards Goldsboro, and encamped at sundown, eight miles below that place.__)n the 17th., the regiment was moved forward in line and behaved bravely through the day.___The regiment, with the other forces, arrived at Newbern in return on the 21st.__ January 4th., 1863, broke camp on the south side of the Grant River, neaar Newbern, and embarked for Washington, N.C. arriving on the 5th. Jan. 27th., Companies G. and H. under command of Major Bartholomew, were ordered to Plymouth, N.C. arriving there on the 28th., Major Bartholomew assuming command of the fort. These two companies remained at Plymouth until the 8th. of May, when they were ordered to Newbern. During this time they performed efficient services in scouting through the various counties bordering on Albemarle Sound. The duty at Washington was unmarked by any incidents of general interest until the latter part of March. The many rumors and threats of an attack that had been heard for some weeks, finally culminated on the 30th., by the driving in of the advanced pickets of the Union forces. General J.G. Foster, then on a visit at Washington, took command of the garrison, consisting___beside the eight companies of the 27th.___of twelve companies of infantry, one company of cavalry, one battery of artillery, heavy and light. The enemy's force was commanded by Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill, and consisted of seventeen regiments of infantry, three regiments of cavalry, with forty pieces of artillery, bringing up the whole rebel force to about fifteen thousand. With these heavy odds against the garrison, the siege of Washington commenced. From the great superiority of the enemy's force, and the peculiar position of the town, (some thirty miles up the river) the enemy were enabled to seize on all points of any value and effectually cut off all supplies and reinforcements. Several bluffs, some miles below the town, were seized by the enemy and fortified, fully commanding the river, where not a mile in width. The garrison were forced to lie in the trenches night and day, strengthening the line of earthworks encircling the town, (one mile and three fourths in length,) and throwing up traverses to protect themselves from an enfilading fire.___April 3rd., fire was opened on the fort and town from a hill which fully commanded the fort. The weather for the greater part of the time was cold and rainy, and the supply of rations and ammunitions short. The behavior of the men was excellent___all that could be desired, though worn down by incessant watchfulness and labor, and insufficient food.___April 10th., Companies C. and I. were sent on the gunboat Ceres, which had gallantly run the blockade the night before, to attack a six gun battery on Rodman's Point. When within two hundred yards the boat unfortunately grounded fast with her broadside toward the battery, to which she replied with vigor, the rebels having opened a heavy fire as soon as they discovered her condition. The troops were disembarked under the fire, landed on the opposite shore, and returned to Washington, having had three men wounded. The rebels evidently designed to starve out the garrison, believing that they had cut them off from all aid; but on the 15th. of April, the Steamer Escort ran the blockade with the 5th. R.I. Infantry, supplies and ammunition. On he 16th. the rebels abandoned the siege and retired to Kinston. The 27th. lost only one killed, and eight wounded, during the entire siege. April 24th., the regiment was relieved, embarked on steamer for Newbern and was ordered to the Fair grounds, "Camp Potter". April 27th., left Newbern for Batchelder's Creek, with three days' rations, and one hundred rounds of ammunition per man; reached the creek at 2 P.M.; left at dark, marched until 12 P.M. in a drenching rain, and then bivouacked; moved at 2 P.M.___After marching twelve miles, occasionally driving in pickets, Companies D and E, who were deployed as skirmishes, suddenly emerged from the woods into a cleaaring, within two hundred yards of the enemy's breastworks. Sharp firing followed until the arrival of the main body, when the enemy were driven from theiir works, with a loss of forty killed, wounded and prisoners, the regiment losing but one wounded. The regiment then returned to Cove Creek, having marched twenty four miles from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M., in a road ankle deep with mud and water from the rain of the previous day.___April 29th., went on a scout of seven miles for guerrillas, returning next day to Newbern. May 7th. went into barracks. On the 8th. Companies G and H rejoined the regiment from Plymouth. On the night of May 20th. the regiment received marching orders, and at 12 o'clock the line was formed. The whole force consisted of a brigade. The object of the expedition was to dislodgea force of rebels, entrenched at Gum Swamp, eight miles from Kinston, where they retired when pursued. Early in the morning of the 21st. the march commenced, and after reaching Cove Creek, a distance of 16 miles, bivouacked. Here the 27th., and 58th. Penn. started off through the swamp, to gain the enemy's rear, starting about 9 P.M., while the 5th., 25th. and 46th. Mass. regiments were to move up in front. After a fatiguing march of 15 miles, taking fourteen hours, through a dense thicket and swamp, through which the pioneers had to cut their way, and where for two miles both regiments marched in single file, they reached the enemy's rear, and opened fire, followed by a charge of companies D, H and I up the railroad track, up which a portion of the 56th. North Carolina were attempting to escape, driving them from the track into the swamp with a loss of six killed and wounded, and about a hundred prisoners, the fruits of the expedition being one hundred and seventy prisoners, one piece of artillery, and five ambulances and ammunition wagons. The enemy rallied, and followed the returning forces to the fortifications, when in a skirmish, Col. Jones, the commander of the expedition, was instantly killed. June 5th., the regiment became provost guard of Newbern. During the month of July, supported a cavalry force in two raids. October 1st., were relieved of provost duty. On the 16th., left Morehead City, on the propeller John Rice, for Newport News, Va. arriving on the 18th. Formed a part of Heckman's brigade.___November 18th., left Newport News for Norfolk and Portsmouth, to serve as provost guard, companies A, D and K at Portsmouth, and the rest at Norfolk. Here 84 of the Reg. reenlisted, and rec'd the prescribed furlough; also 94 recruits of a superior class joined. March 5, {unreadable} 22d Mar., relieved from provost duty, excepting Co. "F" which remained on such duty at Norfolk, till 15 April, and went into camp near Julien's Creek, Va. 12 Apr. took part in expedition beyond Suffolk, was gone three days and returned in a furious snow storm. 26th rec'd marching orders, went aboard steamer "Escort", sailed for and disembarked at Yorktown, in vicinity of which remained in camp till 4 May. Here was assigned to Heckman's Brigade, and Col. Lee resumed command. 4 May, embarked, and, with a large fleet, sailed down the York and up the James River, landing at {unreadable} Hundred on the evening of the 5th. 6th, Heckman's Brigade in advance, marches 6 miles during enemy's pickets. 4 P.M. same day, took part in a reconnaissance to Ft. Walthall, three miles distant, and engaged the enemy quite briskly, fighting till nearly dark, when, because of orders not to bring on a general engagement, retired in good order. Casualties 16. 7th took part in a feint on Ft. Walthall while one division of 18th Corps advanced to the rail-road at another front. Railroad and telegraph lines for several miles destroyed. Casualties 5 slightly wounded. The extreme heat of the day caused many cases of sun-stroke. Object accomplished, Reg. was ordered back to camp. 9th May, took part in the general advance towards Petersburgh; was engaged and aided in repulsing the enemy. Casualties 35. Remained on battle-field under arms during the night. 10th, returned to thelines of entrenchments. 12th, marched towards Richmond, skirmishing nearly all day. Casualties 4. 13th, formed lines of battle and advanced slowly - No casualties. A cold rain storm this day and the 12th was a source of much discomfort to the men who had neither blankets nor overcoats. 14th, advances continued till at 9 A.M. came in sight of fortifications at Drury's Bluff. {unreadable} enemy from first line of works. Enemy's batteries silenced by sharpshooters of Reg. Casualties 14 wounded. 15th, sharp skirmishing all day. Casualties 9. Began erection of breast-works P.M. of this day using for this purpose, in absence of intrenching boots, bayonets, plates and {unreadable}. This improvised system of defense saved many lives. During this and the preceding two days, Reg. expended in skirmishing 80,000 cartridges. Shortly before dusk, Reg. was relieved for rest, and sent to the rear to the right of infantry lines. During the night constructed a frail breastwork of logs, rails and dirt, extending alone nearly the whole front of Reg. Co. "D" was on outpost this night, and was several times attacked. The enemy was heard massing troops on our front. Expecting an attack, this Reg. was under arms nearly all night. 16th, at daylight, during the prevalence of a heavy fog, enemy attacked furiously. Their distinct charges were made on our lines, each a failure. For an hour, the Right line was held unbroken. The ammunition being nearly exhausted {unreadable} was sent for. A partial lull in the action was succeeded by an unanticipated volley from the rear by a brigade of the enemy, which en masse, speedily closed upon the regiment. A portion of Reg. was faced to the rear, but the combined fire on front and rear at the same time was so destructive as to render resistance fruitless. The Cal. Commdg gave the order "Left {unreadable}". The left three Co's succeeded in escaping in a great measure; nearly all of the remaining seven were captured. Casualties 6 Killed,, 30 wounded and 252 captured, including the Col. & Lt. Col. The 3 escaping Co's were again rallied and were under fire the same afternoon. {unreadable} back to the old camp at 11 P.M. The command of the remnant of the Reg. now devolved on Naj. Wm. A. Walker. Engaged to 28th on fatigue duty in the defences and on picket. 28th, broke camp and marched to City Point. 29th., embarked for White House on the PaminKey, which reached on 30th. 31st., marched towards Coal Harbor. 1st June, formed Potomac Army. Under fire nearly all P.M. of 1st though not actively engaged. 2d, part of Reg. on picket and suffered loss of 18. 3d on engagement at Coal Harbor, loss seven, 3 officers killed, 4 wounded; men killed and wounded 54. From 3rd to 12th, lay in the trenches, having 14 officers and men. 12th, marched all night, reaching White House at 5 A.M. of 13th. 13th, embarked on transport; 14th, evening, landed at Point of Rocks on the Appomatox River. 15th, engaged in front of Petersburgh with loass of 11 men; 16th and 17th, held in reserve for the Brigade. 18th, took part in the general advances on the enemy's work, forming the second lines as support to assaulting column. Suffered severely, 45 officers and men being killed and wounded, nearly 50 per cent of them engaged. The Reg. had now but a single officer present for duty. Through the hottest weeks of the summer till Aug. 24, Reg. was in the trenches in front at Petersburgh, each alternate two days occupying the fronmt lines. Casualties during this time 10 men. 24th Aug. relieved and marched to Butler's lines between James and Appomatox Rivers. Col. Lee, who had been placed under {unreadable} at Charleston and was now socharged, obtained {unreadable} to retain all the men whose term would expire before 1st Octo. These, 179 in number, including Col. Lee, proceeded to Springfield and were mustered out 27 Sept. Those remaining sailed on 19 Sept. for Beaufort S.C. 21st, {unreadable} near Carolina City where remained till 28 Nov. 21 Nov., Lt. Col. Bartholomew, who had been socharged, resumed command. 28th marched to Beaufort, S.C., where was engaged as provost guard and on picket till 4 Dec., when sailed for Newbern, N.C. 7 Dec., landed at Plymouth N.C. 9th to 15th Dec. engaged in expedition to Hamilton. Engaged enemy with loss of 3 men. There was much suffering during the march, because of cold and hunger. This was a cooperative movement with that of Gen. Warren on Weldon R. Road and with that against Wilmington and Kinston. The losses of this Reg. to this date from the beginning of its term of service was as follows: Killed 6 Officers 55 Men Wounded 8 Officers 226 Men Died of Wounds 2 Officers 47 Men Prisoners 7 Officers 253 Men Deserted 1 Officer 51 Men Died of disease 3 Officers 128 Men 8th July, 1865, left Plymouth for Newbern where arrived on 11th. Was here joined by the Companies left at Beaufort as formal guard, and assigned to outpost duty about 6 miles from town. 15 Feb. {unreadable} an accession of 30 recruits from depot, 4th March, brigaded with 16th Comp. to form 2d Brigade, 2d Division of the Beaufort District, under command of Col. Upham, 15th Conn., and was ordered at once to march for Cove Creek to report to Gen. Cox, commanding troops in Beaufort District. 5th March, reached Cove Creek. There was assembled the {unreadable} Command, comprising Gen. Ruger's Provisional Division and the troops of the Beaufort District. 6th March, march of the entire force began, the 27th having the advance. The Reg. at the time numbered 8 officers and 178 enlisted men for duty. The enemy having blockaded all the roads, the march was slow and tedious, and by night but eight miles, to Gum Swamp, had been accomplished. 7th March, marched from Gum Swamp to So. West Creek, where enemy was found strongly entrenched on opposite side of Creek. Some skirmishing ensued with no casualties in Reg. During the night, the Reg's skirmishes were advanced to within 75 yards of creek, and rifle hits were thrown up. At this time the Brigade to which Reg. was attached, numbering about 1000 men, was nearly two miles from any support. On morning of 8th March, the Reg. was ordered to the left making a line at right angles with the 15th Conn., to counteract a movement of the enemy. Skirmishes were immediately deployed and uncovered the enemy in the dense under brush, they having fully outflanked the Brigade gaining a position and line directly in rear of the initial line through the negligence of the Cavalry {unreadable}. On discovery they opened heavily with musketry, which was left up on both sides for 15 minutes, considerably reducing the strength of the 27th. At this time by a well directed charge, the enemy forced the Reg. back on both lines with the rest of the Brigade, which at once broke. The 27th continued the retreat in good order for some distance,, when discovering itself entirely surrounded, it surrendered. The entire Brigade, actively engaged, with the exception of a few enlisted men who escaped after the Regiments broke, were thus captured, after with-standing for nearly an hour all of Hoke's Division, 8000 strong. The loss of the Reg. in this engagement was 5 officers and 36 enlisted men wounded and 7 enlisted men killed. Lt. Col. Bartholomew was among the captured and severely wounded. 12th March, Reg. numbered one (1) officer and eight (8) enlisted men and was ordered back to Newbern for guard duty at Foster General Hospital. 15th, 7 recruits joined Reg. from {unreadable}, 1, Regiment numbered one officer and 30 men, was ordered to Camp Distribution, {unreadable}, July 1, started for Readville, Ms., with 7 officers and 132 men. {unreadable} 7th, 19th, {unreadable} disbanded. 4 officers and about 100 men captured. 8th March were discharged in descriptive lists at the North. Casualties for 1865. Officers wounded - not mortally 5 Enlisted men wounded - not mortally 36 Officers prisoners 9 Enlisted men wounded including wounded of March 8th 175 Enlisted men Killed 7 Enlisted men died of wounds 7 Enlisted men died of disease 19 Enlisted men deserted 4 Enlisted men discharged for disability 22 Officers discharged by order, or expiration term of service 23 Enlisted men discharged by order, or expiration term of service 465 Enlisted men died while prisoners so far as heard from 69 Missing in action at time muster out of Reg. 62
Herman A. Cone. Born in Colchester, Vt.___Son of Randall Cone,___by occupation a Farmer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 4th. Regiment of Infantry, Conn. Vols.___Mustered into service in May, 1861.__ May 23, 1861, the regiment broke camp, and proceeded to Hagerstown, Md. Thence through Williamsport, Frederick City, Darnestown, to join Gen. Banks forces. Thence to Washington, and arrived at Fort Richardson about the first of November, 1861.___By order, the regiment was here changed to Heavy Artillery, 1st. Regiment, Conn. Vols.__April 1, 1862 proceeded to the front of Yorktown, Va. and laid siege to that place.___Thence to the White House, and to Hanover Court House.___At this place, were detached for thirty days, and fought in all the battles before Richmond.___ On the return to Alexandria, the regiment resumed the siege train, and went into the defences of Washington. In the last of March, 1863, Cone was detailed to serve in the signal corps near Washington.___Furloughed 7 days from Jan. 30, 1863, and again from April 3rd. to April 10th. 1863,__and visited Chicopee both times.
Patrick Welch Born in Ireland,___Son of John Welch,___by occupation, a Laborer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 18th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company K. Mustered into service August 23, 1861, at the regimental camp of organisation at Readville, Mass. August 26, 1861, the regiment returned for Washington, D.C. __In that city, encamped two days. September 3rd., crossed the Potomac, were assigned to Gen. F. J. Porter's Division, encamped near Fort Corcoran, and engaged in drilling and working on entrenchments. September 26th., the regiment moved forward with the division, and took position at Hall's Hill, where through the fall and winter they performed outpost duty. In the latter part of the winter,the Government called for volunteers to man the gunboats on the Western rivers. Welch offered himself, and was accordingly transferred, February 17th., 1862. At Cairo, Ill. he was assigned to duty on one of the mortar boats, and in that service participated in several of the important expeditions down the Mississippi. Took part in the sieges of Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, Memphis, and arrived before Vicksburg, June 30th. July 26th. came up the river to Helena, Arkansas, and thence back to Cairo, Ill. Discharged from the service, November 26, 1862, and soon after returned to Chicopee. On May 16th., 1863, he again enlisted for three years in the Unattached Heavy Artillery, Company D. for service at the forts in Boston Harbor.
Daniel McKinney. Born in Ireland,___Son of Daniel McKinney,___by occupation a Laborer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 40th. Regiment of Infantry, N.Y. Vols.__Company E.__Mustered into service June 14, 1861. Refer to 406. The regiment served in all Gen. McClellan's peninsular campaign in Virginia, but was actively engaged only in the Battle of Williamsburg and the Battle of Fair Oaks. Returned in season to Alexandria to participate in Gen. Pope's Battle of Bull Run, August 29th and 30th 1862, and at Chantilly, September 1st.__ In the Maryland Campaign, which followed immediately, the regiment went no further than the Monocacy River, and therefore did not take part in the battles of South Mountain , and Antietam. In the battle of Fredericksburg, December, 1862, the regiment suffered heavy loss, being exposed, though only a short time, to a terrible cross-fire. Engaged at Chancellorsville, May, 1863__and at Gettysburg the July following. December 28, 1863, McKinney reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. Received the prescribed furlough of 30 days, dated Jan. 7, 1864, and visited Chicopee.
Patrick Toomey. Born in Ireland,___Son of John Toomey,__by occupation a Laborer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 18th. Regiment of Infantry. Mass. Vols.__Company K.__Mustered into service August 23, 1861.__ August 26, 1861, the regiment broke camp at Readville, Mass. and proceeded to Washington, D.C.__In that coty encamped two days.__September 3rd, crossed the Potomac, were assigned to Gen. F. J. Porter's division, encamped near Fort Corcoran, and engaged in drilling and working on entrenchments.__September 26th, the regiment moved forward with the division, and took position at Hall's Hill, where through the fall and winter they performed outpost duty. March 10th. 1862 marched to Fairfax: 16th., marched to Alexandria; 21st., embarked on transports and proceeded to Old Point Comfort. On 23rd., marched to Hampton, thence on the 25th., to Newmarket Bridge and encamped.___April 5th., arrived in front of Yorktown. From April 11th. to May 5th., they were engaged in the siege of Yorktown. May 26th., reached Gaines' Mills, and went on picket duty.___June 26th., the regiment, with other forces, moved towards the White House, thence proceeded by way of Old Pt. Comfort and the James River to Harrison's Landing, arriving there July 2nd.___ Soon afterwards, Toomey was sent to hospital at Ft. Monroe, and then to hospital at Baltimore.___Discharged from the service, August 7, 1862, and returned to Chicopee.___August 1, 1863, enlisted in the 2nd. Regiment of Heavy Artillery, Mass. Vols. for three years. Mustered into service on the 22nd. following, and assigned to Company D. Died of fever, in Foster General Hospital, at Newbern, N.C. September 23, 1864. His remains were buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery.
George Evans. Born in Ireland___Son of Thos Evans___By occupation a Laborer___Married___At the age of 27, in June, 1861, enlisted for 3 years in the 10th Reg. Mass. Vol. Infantry___Mustered in July 1861___Assigned to Company "E"___Rank Private with no subsequent changes__ He participated in all the operations of his Reg. in the Peninsula and Maryland campaigns, those before Fredericksburg and those of the campaign in Virginia of 1864. Reenlisted in the winter of 0f 1863 and '64 and rec'd the usual furlough at the expiration of which he reported back. On the muster out of the 10th from the services, the veterans were transferred to the 37th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf. Evans was assigned to Co. "K". He {unreadable} served faithfully. On the discharge of the 37th the veterans were transferred to 20th Mass. Reg., there on duty near Washington. Shortly after this transfer the 20th was ordered home. Evans returned with the Reg. He was a brave, faithful soldier and ever ready for duty. He was but once wounded__at the battle of Malvern Hill___there but slightly in the right shoulder. Discharged August 1865.
Charles H. Presbrey. - by occupation a Painter___ ___at the age of enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company F.__ Mustered into service June 21, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. While in camp at Brightwood, he was detailed as Company clerk, and also as clerk of a Court Martial. He performed regular duty during Gen. McClellan's campaign on the Peninsula__in battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and Malvern Hill. Discharged from service, for disability, August 9, 1862, at Harrison's Landing, Va.
Edwin M. Griffin. Born in Tarriffville, Conn. Son of Milton A. Griffin. By occupation a Farmer. Single. At the age of 15, Enlisted 1861, in 10th Reg. Mass. Infantry Vol's, Company "K". Mustered into service at Springfield, Mass., June 21, 1861. Rank, Private. Participated in all the campaigns, battles, skirmishes of the Reg. {unreadable} that of Gettysburgh from which he was absent because of temporary illness. While with the 10th was never ill with the exception alluded to and never rec'd a furlough. Returned from before Petersburgh with his Reg. and was mustered out of service at Springfield, Mass., by {unreadable} of expiration of his term of service 1st July, 1864. Returned to Chicopee. On the 18th January, 1865, Griffin re-enlisted as veteran for one year in the 31st Reg. Mass. Vols.
George B. Mead. Born in Franklin County, New York___Son of Philaander Mead,___by occupation a Watchman,___Married,___at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company F.__ Mustered into service June 2d, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. {unreadable}. At the battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, he was detailed, by order of Major Miller, to guard the wounded and assist the surgeons. The hospital, late in the engagement, was taken by the enemy, and all were made prisoners. They were carried to Richmond, where Mead remained about five weeks. During this time he was on parole within thelimits of the city, still assisting the wounded. After exchange, he was returned to the regiment at Harrison's Landing. With this exception alone, his record is the same as that of the regiment. He took part in all its battles, and performed regular duty through his whole termof service, without wound, sickness, or furlough. Returned with the regiment, arriving in Springfield June 25, 1864, and was mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following. December 31, 1864, he enlisted at Springfield for one year in a regiment of cavalry ordered to be raised for service on the Canada border, and went to camp at Readville, Mass. on the 3rd. of January, 1865.___It was soon found, however, that more than the requisite number were enlisted, and those in excess were allowed the choice of a regiment already in the field.___Mead chose the 3rd. Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols., and was assigned to Company "M". Joined Reg. at Harpers Ferry, Va., 30 March, 1865. On June 5, 1865, the Reg. was transferred to the 10 Estern Department, Gen. Pope. July 15, 1865, the Reg. was ordered to report to Gen. Connor, at Ft. Laramie, Colorado Territory. Mead took part in the march on the plains and its return. Mead was on special duty in the provost guard. Sept. 8, 1865, he was commissioned a 2d Lieutenant same Co. and Reg. With his Reg. he was discharged 18 Octo., 1865 and subsequently returned to Chicopee. There are no facts of special interest connected with his career in this Reg., since it met with no enemy. Mead participated in the several movements of his Reg., and, no doubt, if the fact is a sufficient guarantee, did his duty well.
Joel H. Hendrick. Born in West Suffield, Conn.___Son of Jabez Hendrick,___by occupation a Machinist,___Unmarried,___at the age of 24 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass Vols.__Comapny F.__ Mustered into service June 21, 1861, at Springfield, Mass.___ While the regiment was moving toward Richmond, during Gen. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, he was detailed as a hospital attendant, May 1, 1862, at Warwick Court House. June 25, 1862, he was wounded in the head by a musket ball. He was carried to the rear to the regimental hospital. Next morning, against the advice of the officers, he took his place at the front. Afterwards he was assigned to the care of the sick and wounded in the "seven days retreat", and at Harrison's Landing. Marched with the regiment to Yorktown, and thence proceeded by boat to Alexandria. September 4, 1862, he was ordered by the Surgeon to assist him in the care of the sick during transportation to New York.__Arrived at David's Island on the 6th.__Remained there, suffering with general debility, till November 5th. following.__Then was sent to Fort Hamilton for transportation.__Started on the 8th., and arrived at "Convalescent Camp", Alexandria, on the 9th.__Rejoined the regiment at White Oak Church, Va., December 10, 1862, just in season to participate in the battle of Fredericksburg. From that time until the expiration of his term of service, he was actively engaged in all the movements and engagements of the regiments__including the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and Gen. Grant's Campaign in 1864 before Richmond. Returned with the regiment, arriving in Springfield June 25, 1864, and was mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following.
William O'Regan. Born in Fairfield, Vt.___Son of Thomas O'Regan,___by occupation a Weaver,___Married,___at the age of 28 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Comapny F. Mustered into service on July 21, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. From Camp Brightwood, he was furloughed 10 days in January, 1862 and visited Chicopee. He participated in Gen. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign until after the battle of "Fair Oaks". He was then sick, and sent to hospital at Harrison's Landing._Thence to Baltimore, McKinni's Mansion, where he stayedthree months.__Then was transferred to West Building Hospital, where he remained till January 21, 1864, being on duty as Ward Master the last seven months.__He then proceeded to rejoin the regiment at Brandy Station, Va. From that time he served with the company in all movements and engagements, including Gen. Grant's Campaign before Richmond, until the expiration of his term of service. Returned with the regiment, arriving in Springfield June 25, 1864, and was mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following.
John L. Gaffney. Born in Ireland,___Son of Lawrence Gaffney,___by occupation a Musician,___Married,___at the age of 43 enlisted for three in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company E. Mustered into service June 15, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. On arrival of the regiment at Washington, he was detailed as musician and appointed Drum Major of the regiment. While the regiment was participating in Gen. McClellan's peninsular campaign against Richmond, Gaffney was obliged to enter hospital at Young's Mills, and there remained about two weeks. When the regiment reached Warwick Court House, Gaffney was discharged for disability from the service, and returned to Chicopee April 30, 1862. July 11th., 1862, he re-enlisted as a private for three years in the 37th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Comapny A. About two weeks after the regiment arrived at Camp Chase, near Washington, Gaffney was appointed principal Musician of the regiment with the rank of Drum Major. In March 1863, he received a furlough for 10 days, and visited Chicopee. June 24, 1864, he was sent to hospital at City Point, Va.__After three weeks he was transferred to the hospital on David's Island, N.Y. Harbor, and remained there four weeks. Thence returned to the Camp of distribution at Alexandria Va.; thence to City Point, in expectation of finding the regiment, but it had been ordered to the Shenandoah Valley. Therefore he proceeded to Harper's Ferry, via Washington, and joined the regiment September 16, 1864, three days before the battle of Winchester. Furloughed 15 days ending February 27, 1865, and visited Chicopee. He continued on duty with his Regiment after his return till date of discharge June 21, 1865. Died Chicopee Mass January 26, 1889. Aged 69 y-7 mo-24 days.
Michael H. Moffatt. Born in Ireland,___Son of Bartholomew Moffatt,___bu occupation a Tailor,___Unmarried,___at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company F.__ Mustered into service June 21, 1861.___ Participated in all the campaigns and battles of Regiment till May 6th., 1864, when in the fight in the Wilderness he was shot. He was taken to Chancellorsville and there shortly after died. Moffatt was always a good soldier, gallant in action and faithful to duty. His comrades say that previous to the advances of Grant's army he had presentiments that he would not survive the campaign. He died gallantly at his post knowing no fear (unreadable} that of dishonor. He was probably buried near Chancellorsville. During his term of service he was never except for a brief time ill, and never rec'd a furlough.
George W. Thompson Born in Chicopee, Mass.___Son of Ezra Thompson,___by occupation a Manufacturer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 18 enlisted for three years.
Edgar Clough. Born in Springfield, Mass.___Son of Joseph Clough,___by occupation a Gunsmith,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company E. Mustered into service June 21, 1861.__ During the following winter, while the regiment werein camp at Brightwood, Clough was sick in hospital four weeks. He accompanied the regiment in all movements and participated in all the battles, excepting the Battle of Fair Oaks, when Co. E was detailed for picket duty, until December 20, 1863. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. He received the prescribed furlough of 35 days, dated February 10th., 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee. After his return he was in regular service with his company until May 6, 1864.__On that day, in the battle of the Wilderness, he was severely wounded in the right arm, the muscle being nearly all carried away. Was carried to Campbell Hospital, at Washington. Furloughed from the hospital, and arrived home on the 10th. of June. he died in Chicopee Falls 1866 Died in Chicopee May 13, 1866.
Edward L. Hogan. Born in Pittsfield, Mass.___Son of Edward C. Hogan,___by occupation a Carpenter,___Married,___at the age of 25 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company F.__ Mustered into service, June 21, 1861.__ He deserted from the regiment while it was passing through Washington on its way to embark for Fortress Monroe, the last of March, 1862. Was apprehended, and returned by the provost Marshal to the regiment in the fall of 1863. Remained with his company, on regular duty, till an advance was made to Brandy Station. He was then sent to Sandusky, Ohio, on detail with the provost guard, and there deserted a second time.
Frederic Arbuckle. Born in Ireland,___Son of ,___by occupation a Clerk,___Unmarried,___at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Comapny D. Mustered into service June 21st., 1861,___ In the Battle of White Oak Swamp, before Richmond, Va., June 30, 1862, he was shot through the left hand. Amputation of one finger was performed. He was carried to the United States General Hospital, Annapolis, Md. and there remained till he received a discharge from the service sometimes in the early part of 1863.
Austin O. Grout Born in Pelham, Mass.___Son of Austin Grout,___by occupation a Leather Dresser,___Unmarried,___at the age of 20 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company F. Mustered into service June 21st., 1861.___ He participated in every duty, movement and battle, without wounds, sickness, or furlough, from the time the regiment left their camp at Springfield until their return at the expiration of their term of service. Very few soldiers have so remarkable a record. His military history is the same as that of the regiment. Returned with the regiment to Springfield, Mass/ June 25, 1864, and was mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following.
William J. Sawin Born in Hancock, N.H.___Son of Lervi S. Sawin,___by occupation a Physician,___Married,___at the age of 28 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry Mass Vols.___Company F. Mustered into service June 21, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. While encamped at Brightwood, he was transferred, September 1, 1861, to the 3rd. Regiment of Infantry, Vt. Vols. September 15, 1861, received a contract as surgeon, and entered upon field service with the Vermont brigade. June 20, 1862, commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the 2nd. Vermont Reg't. December, 1862, promoted to Surgeon, and assigned as Brigade Surgeon to the 2nd. Brigade, 2nd. Division, 6th. Corps.___On field service all the time. In February, 1863, furloughed 15 days. In Gen McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, he had charge of all the wounded of the division.__So also after the Battle of Fredericksburg, and after the Battle of the Wilderness. At Savage's Station, Va. he was taken prisoner with the wounded, and carried to Richmond, June 29, 1862.__Remained there till July 26th. following, when he, with one other surgeon, came back to the army at Harrison's Landing, in charge of 625 wounded. The Vermont regiment, to which Sawin was transferred, returned to Brattleboro, Vt., and was mustered out of service June 29, 1864. At that date he resigned his commission.
Samuel B. Cook. Born in Vermont,___Son of Joshua Cook,___by occupation a Manufacturer,___Married,___at the age of 35 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company D. Mustered into service June 21st., 1861.___ During nearly all his term of service he acted as Company Commissary, and was therefore relieved from regular duty except in time of battle. In the battle of Malvern Hill he was not actively engaged, having been previously detailed to guard a wagon train. Furloughed 10 days in February, 1863, and visited Chicopee. In the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864, he was slightly wounded in the head by a splinter. Excepting the above mentioned particulars, his record does not differ from that of the regiment. Returned with the regiment, arriving at Springfield June 25, 1864, and was mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following.
John Pooley. Born in Norwich, England,___Son of Thomas Pooley,___bu occupation a Tailor,___Married,___at the age of 40 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company G. Mustered into Service June 14, 1861, and appointed Sergeant at the organization of the company. January 1, 1863 he was promoted to Orderly Sergeant of the company. In the latter part of February, 1863, he was furloughed ten days and visited his family in Chicopee. He accompanied the regiment in all movements and participated in all duties until December 21, 1863.__At that date he reenlisted for three years in the same regiment as a veteran volunteer. He received the prescribed furlough of 35 days dated February 11, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee. In the spring of 1864, he served with the regiment in Gen. Grant's campaign against Richmond, until May 12th. On that day occurred the battle of Spottsylvania Court House. During this engagement, the 10th. regiment suffered severely. Pooley shielded himself for a time by lying down behind the dead body of a fellow-soldier, and there used his gun until his ammunition was exhausted. Meantime, his blanket, which was rolled up and strapped on his back, was pierced several times with bullets. The rebels soon got possession of that part of the field, and Pooley, with others, was captured. At the moment of capture, he was struck on the head with the butt end of a musket, and knocked into a rifle pit. This act of barbarity saved his life; for otherwise he would have been riddled with bullets from both sides. While he lay in the pit, many dead and wounded fell upon him and nearly covered him.___After the battle was over, he was taken to a point five miles from Spottsylvania, and remained there about a week. He was robbed by the rebels of all his money and other valuables. Thence marched to Gordonsville; by cars through Lynchburg and Danville to Andersonville, Ga. where he arrived May 25th. Remained there in the prison pen and enduring all the horrors inflicted on the unfortunate prisoners till September following, when he was transferred to Florence, S.C.___About the 10th. of November entered the hospital. November 28, 1864, left Savannah, Va.___a paroled prisoner__and arrived at Annapolis, Md. December 4th.___Was taken to the hospital, being very much reduced and feeble, his recovery being very doubtful. His wife and friends were notified of his dangerous condition, and at once visited him. He began to amend, however, and soon after was furloughed 30 days from January 10, 1865; he arrived home on the 12th. Pooley rejoined his Regiment the 37th Mass. Vols., to which he had been transferred June 20, 1864, at Wilson's Creek near Petersburgh. On the discharge of the 37th, Pooley with other veterans of the 10th on June 25, 1865, was transferred to the 20th Reg. Mass. Vols. July 16, 1865, this Reg. was mustered out of service at Munson's Hill, Va., and with it Pooley transferred to Readville, Mass. he was then discharged July 20, 1865, and subsequently returned to Chicopee.
Charles A. Smith. Born in Hadley, Mass.___Son of Rufus J. Smith,___by occupation a Mechanic,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company . Mustered into service June 21st. 1861. While the regiment was encamped at Medford, he was sick with measles and cough, and was discharged from further service. Returned to his home in Chicopee. About a month afterward, having recovered, he re-enlisted, at Springfield, into Company K. of the same regiment, and joined it at Camp Brightwood. During the siege of Yorktown, Va. he was attacked with severe sickness, and afterwards again discharged. He remained at Chicopee and in the vicinity until the autumn of 1862, when he enlisted for nine months in the 49th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company I.___On the rolls of that company his name stands "Andrew C. Smith"; this was his real name, the other, "Charles A.", having been used through preference years before. The 49th. went into camp for organization at Pittsfield, Mass. Received marching orders November 21st., 1862, to report in New York to Gen. Andrews, and on arriving there was sent to Camp on Long Island. Here they remained, doing provost duty in New York, till January 24, 1863, when they proceeded by steamer to New Orleans. From there, sent to Carrollton, thence to Baton Rouge. March 14th., the regiment participated in the feigned advance of Gen. Banks' forces on Port Hudson. Shortly after returned to Baton Rouge and resumed guard duty. About the middle of May the regiment advanced with Gen. Augur's division toward Port Hudson, and May 21st. it participated in the battle of Plain's Store, where it earned high commendation gallantry. May 27th., the regiment participated in the first assault on Port Hudson, in which it met with heavy loss. June 14th., it made, with the rest of the division, a feigned assault on the rebel works. During the entire investment of Port Hudson the regiment was in the front, until the surrender, July 9, 1863.___Immediately thereafter the 49th. was sent, with two brigades, to Donaldsville.___On the 13th. of July they marched to Bayou Lafourche. Here they were nearly cut off by a superior force, but by making a circuit of three miles they succeeded in joining the rest of the forces. Except several short expeditions, the regiment had no further active service. Returned home, via the Mississippi River, arriving in Pittsfield, August 21, 1863, and was immediately afterward mustered out of service. Smith served in all these movements, without wounds or sickness, and performed an honorable part.
John B. Goff. Born in Palmer, Mass.___Son of Lucius W. Goff,___by occupation a Machinist,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company F.___Mustered into service June 21, 1861.___ He participated in all the movements and duties of the regiment until immediately after the Battle of Fair Oaks. He was then attacked with rheumatic fever, and carried to Chesapeake Hospital, at Fortress Monroe. At the end of two months he was convalescent, and was detailed to act as nurse and Ward Master in the hospital. February 20, 1863, he was placed in charge of an engine for pumping water at the hospital, and in this duty he finished his term of service. Discharged from service June 20, 1864, and arrived home in Chicopee on the 25th.___
Horace H. Knapp. Born in Lowell, Mass.___Son of Daniel Knapp,___by occupation a Manufacturer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 18 enlisted for three years inthe 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company F.___Mustered into service June 21st., 1861. He accompanied the regiment and participated in all its deeds until about two weeks after the Battle of Fair Oaks.__He was then attacked with fever, and carried to White House. Thence by a hospital transport, was transferred to the Chesapeake Gen'l Hospital at Fortress Monroe.___Remained there about three months and then was sent on to Washington to rejoin his regiment.__Was delayed three weeks in Alexandria; thence went to Harper's Ferry, and finally rejoined his comrades at White Plains, Va., on their return from the Maryland Campaign in the autumn of 1862. In March, 1863, he, with about thirty others, was temporarily detached from the regiment to guard, and assist in managing one of the army balloons.__Continued on this detailed service till about the 20th. of June following.__Therefore, he was not actively engaged in the battles of Chancellorsville, and Salem Heights.___Rejoined the regiment at Fairfax Station, the ballooning having been abandoned. After this time, he was on regular duty during the remainder of his term of service, and bore his part in all the movements and engagements. Returned with the regiment, arriving at Springfield June 25, 1864, and was mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following.
John C. Adams. Born in Lowell, Mass.___Son of Sylvanus Adams,___by occupation a Clerk,___Unmarried,___at the age of 23 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company F. Mustered into service June 21st. 1861. Remained on duty with Reg. till March 1862, faithfully performing every duty {unreadable} on him as Private, at which time was detailed as Clerk at H.q. Maj. Gen. Couch with whom and the succession Commanders of this Division he remained in this capacity till prostrated by chronic diarrhoea in Feb. 1863. He was with the Army of the Potomac during the campaigns on the Peninsula and in Maryland, also during the campaigns about Fredericksburgh, Va. in latter part of 1862 and in Jan. 1863. January 10, 1863, was taken sick with diarrhoea. Rec'd from Falmouth, Feb. 9, a furlough of 10 days and came to Chicopee. At its expiration rec'd an extension till pronounced able to travel. His disease becoming no better, he was discharged from the service on account of disability 25 April, 1863. Recovery from his disease was so retarded that it was many months before he regained even part of his original physical power.
William Warrillow Born in Canterbury, Conn.___Son of Henry J. Warrillow,___by occupation a Machinist,___Unmarried,___at the age of 18 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Company E.___Mustered into service June 21, 1861.___
Henry S. Adams. Born in Lowell, Mass.___Son of Sylvanus Adams,___by occupation a Clerk,___Unmarried,___at the age of 21 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company F. Mustered into service June 21st., 1861. At Camp Brightwood in December, 1861, he served on special duty as clerk for a Court Martial___January 2nd 1862, was appointed clerk at Gen. Couch's headquarters, which position he filled during the remainder of his connection with the 10th., being thereby relieved from the ordinary duties. He was with Gen. McClellan's army during the campaign on the Peninsula. In August, 1862, Adams was discharged from the Tenth regiment, and commissioned Adjutant of the 41st. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. on the 8th. of September. The regiment was enlisted for three years, and camped at Boxford, Mass.___November 5th. 1862 left Massachusetts under orders to report to Gen. Banks in New York. Arriving there, the regiment was quartered at Park Barracks; afterwards sent to camp on the Union Race Course, Long Island.___Sailed from New York December 4th. and reached New Orleans on the 14th., and disembarked at Baton Rouge. March 9th. 1863, the regiment made an expedition of a few days to the Comite River, for the destruction of bridges.___After their return Adams was appointed A.A. Adj. Gen. by Col. Chickering, then in command of the post in the absence of the main army at the attack on Port Hudson. Later in March, regiment participated in the expedition under Gen. Banks into the Teche district, La. towards Texas, passing through Bayou Boeuf, Brashear City;_at Opelousas May 3rd. acting Asst. Pro. Marshal, and Ass't. Adj. General.___May 13th., with regiment, at Barre's Landing, Bayou Courtableau, Atchafalaya River, superintending the shipment of cotton. The 41st. at that date had been converted by official order into cavalry, and called the Third Mass. Cavalry. When, in June, Gen. Banks called for a thousand volunteers to constitute a storming party for a final assault on Port Hudson, Adj. Adams offered himself and was accepted. But the early capitulation of the rebel stronghold rendered the attack unnecessary. July 9th. Port Hudson was occupied by Gen. Banks' forces___Col. Chickering was ordered to assume the duties of Provost Marshal, and Adams was detailed as his Assistant, both being occupied in paroling the prisoners. Was relieved from duty as Asst. Provost Marshal by his own request and returned to his Reg. August 1863. Thereafter till Nov. 13, 1863, engaged with Reg. in his official duties, the Command being employed for outpost, scout and escort duty at Ft. Hudson. Nov. 13, 1863, was honorably discharged for disability contracted in the {unreadable}. Arrived in Chicopee 1st. Dec'r 1863. Participated in the siege of Pt. Hudson.
Lawrence McGrath. by occupation a Mechanic,___Unmarried,___at tjhe age of enlisted for three years in the 10th' Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company F. Mustered into the service of the United States on the 21st. of June, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. Promoted to Corporal of his company while the regiment was encamped at Brightwood. He shared the fortunes of the regiment from Springfield to Brightwood, thence to Fortress Monroe, and up the Peninsula. In the Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31st. 1862, about three o'clock in the afternoon, McGrath was struck in the left breast by a spent ball, which passed through all his clothing but did not penetrate the flesh. He fell to the ground, completely unconscious. Private W.H. Day of the same company raised him up, and succeeded in reviving him so that he drank some water. But he told Day to go on and leave him, as he could not live long. "Tell mother", said he, as he fell back to the ground, "that I died doing my duty". He was, therefore, left on the field by his comrades, as they believed, to die. He recovered his strength, however, so that he crawled off the field; and late at night, when the company were on the retreat, they were surprised at finding him alive. In spite of the severe contusion which he had received, he rejoined his companions and persisted in performing all his regular duties. In the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1st., 1862, late in the afternoon, during some skirmishing, he was shot through the groin. The field hospital, to which he was carried, was taken by the enemy, and he, with others, made prisoner. The rebels transferred him afterwards to Richmond, where he died in the Libby Prison about a week after the battle.
Lucien Robertson. Born in Chicopee, Mass.___Son of Robert E. Robertson,___by occupation a Manufacturer,___Unmarried,___at the age of 22 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company F.___Mustered into service of the United States, June 21st', 1861.___His military record differs from that of the regiment in the following facts: In January 1862, received a furlough of seven days, and visited Chicopee. During the advance of the army up the Peninsula he was detailed with others as a guard to the baggage of Gen. Keyes. was appointed, or detailed as Clerk for Gen. Keyes, at his headquarters.___Was taken sick with typhoid fever, July 3rd., near Harrison's Landing, carried to Westover Hospital, and died on the 10th. of July, 1862. His body was buried near the hospital, and companions of his boyhood marked his grave with affectionate care. One of his fellow-Soldiers wrote of him as follows: "His loss is deeply lamented among us. He was a young man of excellent character___kindhearted and generous,___ever ready to assist a comrade in trouble, and we feel that we have lost a companion and brother of whom we were proud. I hope you will convey to his parents our deep sympathy for their great loss, and our hope and belief that he has gone where he will reap an ample and just reward for his goodness". Capt. H. C. Lombard, of Company F., also communicated his warmest sympathy for his parents in their great bereavement; assured them that, although their son died not on the field of battle, he died doing his duty and in his country's cause. In March 1866 his remains were disinterred, brought to Chicopee and there buried.
J. Albert Winn. Born in Chicopee, Mass.___Son of Abiel Winn,___by occupation a Gunsmith,___Unmarried,___at the age of 25 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company I.___Mustered into service June 21st' 1861. His military record is the same as that of the regiment until the first of February, 1862. At that date volunteers were called for to man the gunboats on the Western rivers, and Winn responded. He was at once transferred from the 10th. regiment, and ordered to the gunboat Louisville, then ready to start for the attack on Fort Donelson, on Cumberland River, Tenn.___Winn served in that fight, as sponger, and was badly injured in the right side by the dismounting of a gun. Placed in the floating hospital, and carried to Columbus Ky. and afterwards to Island No. 10___Discharged March 7th. 1862, and arrived in Chicopee on the 15th. Re-enlisted, for three years, July 5th. 1862 in the 34th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company D.___Appointed Orderly Sergeant ath the organization of the company.___August 15th. the regiment, then at "Camp Wool", Worcester, Mass. left for Washington. Next day after its arrival crossed Long Bridge into Virginia; performed guard and garrison duty at Alexandria, Fort Ellsworth, and Fort Lyon, (most of the tiome at the latter place,) until May 31st., 1863. Then ordered from Ft. Lyon to Washington for provost-guard duty. July 10th. went from Washington to Harper's Ferry, via Baltimore and Ohio R.R.___Furloughed four weeks ending July 11, 1863, and visited Chicopee. Crossed the Potomac from Maryland Heights in pontoon boats July 14th., drove off the rebel pickets, and guarded the construction of a bridge. They had the honor of first setting foot in Virginia after the retreat of Gen. Lee from before Gen. Meade's advance. From this date the 18th Octo., the Command lay in the fortifications of Harper's Ferry performing the usual routine of duty in garrison. At this date the Engagement of Rippon was fought in which Winn took part. Immediately succeeding this, Winn was detailed for duty as Scout at Gen. Sullivan's Hd-qrs. From this date to 15 May, 1864 he remained on such service, serving under Gen. Sullivan till 17 Jan. 1864 and thence forward to 15 May under Gen. Sigel. During this detached service he penetrated the enemy's lines and enlisted in a company of rebel guerrillas, known as the "Clark Cox Company", then encamped on the banks of the James eight miles above Richmond. He remained with this Co. till the 14 Jan'y, 1864, when he deserted in company company with two comrades, and on the 17th reached in safety the Union Line. 15 May he was {unreadable} to his Company in the 34th He was with his Reg. during the campaigns in the Shenandoah, taking part in the actions of Piedmont, Newmarket, Hamilton, Lynchburg, the two battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill, {unreadable} and Cedar Creek. In the last engagement on the 19th Octo. 1864, he was wounded five times, in abdomen twice, once by the packing of a shell and again by a bullet, in the left leg near the thigh and twice in the left arm. A shell severed his left hand from the arm leaving the latter from just below the elbow down. For ten (10) hours he lay on the field, at one time in the hands of the rebels who took from him shoes, hat and stockings. Taken to the field hospital amputation was performed just below the elbow. From the field hospital he was transferred to Winchester where he lay in hospital two weeks. While there Sheridan visited the wounded men, and as he saw the shattered condition of Winn, he remarked to him "Sergeant if you were not a Massachusetts man I should think you would die". From Winchester he was sent to hospital Philadelphia. Here he lay till 20 Dec. when he rec'd a furlough of 20 days and visited Chicopee. Instead of returning to Phila., he reported on the 29 Dec'r to the Surgeon in charge of Gen. Hospital at Worcester, Mass. At this hospital he remained till his discharge from the service on Feb. 13, 1865. On the basis of recommendations, he was commissioned a 2d Lieut. in Hancock's Veteran Corps on 2 Jan. 1865. He was never mustered nor did he report for duty in his new grade, Surgeon Gen. Dale of Mass. declaring him unfit because of wounds in his abdomen to {unreadable}. Erratum. Winn reenlisted as Private in 34th Mass. Vols and as such served till 5 Aug. 1863, when he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. Died in Chicopee Sept 26 1872.
Joseph W. Blake. Born in Derry, N.H.___Son of William Blake,___by occupation a Blacksmith,___Married,___at the age of 28 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.__Company F. Mustered into service June 21, 1861, at Springfield, Mass. He bore his first part in all duties and movements at "Camp Brightwood", in the Peninsula Campaign of Gen. McClellan___battles of "Williamsburg", "Fair Oaks", "Seven days fight", "Malvern Hill",___in the retreat from Harrison's Landing to Washington, and the advance towards the battle ground of Antietam. Up to this date, Blake's record is the same as that of the regiment. After the battle of Antietam, he was detailed for duty in the Brigade Quartermaster's department, and continued in that capacity during the remainder of his term of service. He, therefore, moved with the brigade, and was not actively engaged in the subsequent battles. Returned with the regiment, arriving at Springfield, June 25, 1864. Mustered out of service on the 6th. of July following.
Duncan McAllister Born in Paisley, Scotland,___Son of Ronald McAllister,___by occupation an Upholsterer,___Married,___at the age of 31 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company F.___Mustered into service June 21, 1861.___ While the regiment was encamped at Brightwood, McAllister was specially detailed for service in connection with the U.S. Coast Survey, and continued in this capacity seven or eight months. In April 1862, he rejoined the regiment after it had entered on the Peninsula Campaign and thereafter performed his share of duty in all marches and battles in which the regiment bore a part. During most of his term of service, he was Cook at the officer's quarters, and therefore was relieved from the ordinary guard and picket duties, but not from participation in engagements. In the latter part of February 1863, he received a furlough of ten days and visited his family at Chicopee. Mustered out of service with the regiment at Springfield, Mass. Reenlisted September 1, 1864 for year in the 31st. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols.___Was sent to camp of rendevous on Gallop's Island, Boston Harbor.___In October joined the regiment at New Orleans La. and was assigned to Company D.
William H. Day. Born at Northampton, Mass.___Son of William Day,___by occupation a Hairdresser,___Unmarried,___at the age of 23 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company F.___Participated in all the marches and engagements of his regiment till July 3rd 1863, except brief interruptions during the Peninsular Campaign. From the times of leaving Williamsburg Va. until the arrival at Fair Oaks, was relieved on account of sickness from his regular duties, but did not go to the hospital. On the 31st. of May, 1862, when the regiment advanced to battle. Day at once took his place in the ranks (although contrary to the advice of the officers.) and was among the last to retire from the fight. During the last three weeks in July 1862, was sick with fever at Marine Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.___Rejoined his regiment at Harrison's Landing, Va. and on the 4th. of August participated in Gen. Hooker's reconnaissance at Malvern Hill. Promoted Corporal, Jan. 1st. 1863.___In the battle at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3rd. 1863, was wounded in the morning by a rifle ball, which passed through the fleshy part of his left leg, carving away a small splinter of the bone. He had been a little in the rear of the regiment, helping along a sick comrade, and by mistake, the regiment having changed its line of march, became exposed to the fire of the enemy's sharpshooters in front of the line of battle. With the assistance of his companion, he succeeded in getting off the field, and out of further danger. At Littlestown, Pa. he slept one night on the steps of the hotel, and the next day took cars for Baltimore Md., where he arrived July 5th. Had his wound dressed in Jarvis Hospital; after a few days was transferred to West Philadelphia Hospital. Received a furlough, July 31st., and visited Chicopee Returned to the hospital the 1st. of December following. He was sick nearly all winter. May 1, 1864, he went to Washington to Clifburn Barracks. He had previously studied at the Philadelphia Military School about six weeks. May 19, he was examined before Gen. Casey's Examining Board, and passed for a commission as 2nd. Lieutenant. He did not, however, accept the commission, on account of disability. Discharged from service, June 22, 1864, and returned to Chicopee.
Alden Porter. Born at Belchertown, Mass.___Son of Abraham Porter,___by occupation a Carpenter,___Unmarried,___at the age of 19 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company F.___He performed his usual duties in the regiment till Sunday, September 29th., 1861. On that day he came out on battalion drill with the remainder of his company, but was obliged, on account of illness, to leave the ranks. The next day (Monday) toward evening he was seized with a fit of fainting, while in his tent. His comrades brought him out into the open air to hasten his revival. Dr. Chamberlain, the regimental Surgeon, being called, directed his messmates to carry him on a litter to the regimental hospital. He remained there two days, and then was transferred to Columbia College Hospital, near Washington. His disease, typhoid fever, soon assumed a threatening character, and his death occurred on Monday, October 7th. 1861. The body was embalmed and sent to Chicopee at the expense of his fellow soldiers. On Friday, the 11th., in the shades of Maple Grove Cemetery, were consigned to their kindred dust the mortal remains of the first martyr from Chicopee to the cause of the country.
George D. Justin. Born in South Deerfield, Mass.,___Son of George K. Justin,___by occupation a Clerk,___Unmarried,___at the age of 23 enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company F.___Sworn into service June 21st., 1861. January 15th. 1862 he received a furlough of ten days, the regiment being then in camp at Brightwood, and visited his friends in Chicopee. With this exception only, he participated in all the movements and engagements of the Tenth until the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1st., 1862. In that contest, during a slight skirmish between Co. F and a rebel company, he received a severe wound in the shoulder, the ball passing down his back along the spinal column, and lodging just above the hips. He attempted to reach his regiment, which had fallen back, but his strength failed him, and he fell into the hands of the enemy. After remaining two days in a barn near the battle field, he was sent by boat to Hospital on David's Island, N.Y. Harbor, arriving July 19th.___From that time he rapidly declined, and died August 22nd. 1862. His remains were brought to Springfield, and buried, August 27th., by the side of his comrade, young Strickland of Springfield, who had died a few days before from the effect of a fatal wound, received in the same battle.
Francis N. Norcross. Born at Lancaster, Mass.___Son of Henry Norcross,___by occupation a Shoemaker,___Unmarried,___at the age of 26 enlisted at Springfield, Mass. February 10th., 1862, as a recruit to the 10th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company C.___Joined the regiment at Warwick Court House, Va.___Served in the ranks about two months, and then was detailed as Cook for the Company. Several days before the evacuation of Harrison's Landing was taken sick, and when the movement of the army commenced, was carried down to McClellan Hospital at Hampton Va. Discharged for disability December 17th., 1862. Returned immediately, via Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, to North Brookfield, Mass, and soon after to Chicopee.
George A. Whitney Born in Greenfield, Mass.__Son of Josiah Whitney,___by occupation an Engraver,___Married___at the age of 23 years enlisted for three years in the 10th. Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols. Company F.___Mustered into service June 21, 1861, and was made 4th. Corporal of the company. Remained on duty with the regiment until Jan. 23, 1862, when he was discharged, at Camp Brightwood, on a Surgeon's certificate of disability, and returned to Chicopee. During the month of June 1862 was engaged in recruiting for the 34th. Mass. Regiment, by the authority of Gov. Andrew. August 26th. 1862, commissioned as Adjutant of the 142d. Regiment, New York Vols._Infantry_and went into camp with the regiment at Ogdensburgh, N.Y.___Broke camp October 6th. and proceeded to Washington, via Rouse's Point, Albany, New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. On the 11th. of October the regiment arrived at "Camp Chase", near Fort Albany, Va. and was joined to Gurney's Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Heintzelman's Corps.___Staid about a week at that camp, and then moved to Upton's Hill, Va., about six miles from Washington, where they remained nearly all winter. About February 1st. 1863, moved to Fairfax Seminary. On the 11th. of February 1863, promoted Captain of Company.___At the first of March the regiment was detached from the brigade for guard duty at Chain Bridge, and Captain Whitney was detailed as Assistant Provost Marshall. About the middle of April the regiment was ordered down to Suffolk, Va., and during the Nansemond and Blackwater engagements was placed in reserve. Soon after, embarked on transports at Norfolk, Va. and proceeded up the York River to West Point. At this place Captain Whitney resigned his commission May 22nd., 1863, and received an honorable discharge.
Chronology (November 13, 1864 - July 8, 1865)
for picket duty; at 3 A.M. 13th was withdrawn, marched to and across Jones' Bridge on the Chickahominy same day; 14th, formed its Brigade and marched to Charles City Court House; 16th, marched to James River, and crossed about disk on pontoons; night of 16th and day of 17th marched, and, towards dusk 17th, arrived within 1 1/2 m's of Petersburgh; at {unreadable} night ordered to support picket line; 18th carried a {unreadable} of rifle-hits on its front gaining about 1/2 mile of ground, and erected strong rifle-hits, loss of 7 men wounded. 19th, Reg relieved, ordered to rrear, and camped near Corps Hd qrs.; 20th while in waiting to receive orders to proceed homeward, enemy opened heavily from their batteries on the opposite bank of the Appomatox. Serg. Maj. Geo. F. Polley was struck and almost instantly killed. This loss created a gloom over the homeward trip begun that day; 21st June buried Polley at City Point, and took boat for Washington, which reached 22d. After numerous delays reached Springfield, Mass. 25th June, where the Command rec'd an enthusiastic welcome. Reg. was furloughed till 8 July, when was mustered out of service after a service of three years and sixtreen days. None can even casually review the career of the 10th without being struck with admiration for the fortitude and heroic gallantry of its members. Though their {unreadable} are common to nearly every Reg. which Massachusetts has sent forth, {unreadable} or of the Western section of the State cannot but feel a pride wholly pardonable in the manly spirit which these our friends, our brothers, our sons, our fathers, so grandly illustrated. It should be a cause of genuine, deep thankfulness, that throughout its career, the Reg. bore a name which was never tarnished Chicopee ought never to forget the names of those who either at the front or in {unreadable} by disease, were stricken down from the cause to which I doubt not each one was ardently devoted. The names of Magrath, of Robertson, of Moffat, of Justin and of Porter, should be held to sacred, because of their faithfulness and heroism, to die out from constant and active remembrance. On the discharge, 8 July, or muster out, of members of the 10th, the regimental organization ceased its existence. The re-enliusted men were merged with the 37th Reg. Mass. Infantry Vols.
Chronology (October 5, 1864 - November 12, 1864)
at the same time in front and on the right flank, the Command suffered a loss of 115 men. The men stood bravely till their ammunition was exhausted, when they were relieved by the 7th Mass. Retiring over the crest of a hill, they supplied themselves anew, and took position for the night. {unreadable} all night. On 6th placed in {unreadable}, and moved on enemy at daylight. Engaged in the action, with loss of 13. After bivouacing for night, were ordered to form into Corps their on extreme right. On 7th took position in Early morning, and threw up works to protect its right flank. On night of 7th marched, and, soon after daylight on 8th, reached Hooker's old position near Chancellorsville.Thence marched towards Spottsylvania, and in P.M. of same day found enemy in strong force on its front. Here engaged enemy with a loss of 8 men. May 9th, Reg. lay within our line of works; 10th, sent out to support a picket line; 11th, supported a charge made by Hancock, in which large captures of men and material were made; 12th, in a heavy rain which fell all day, engaged the enemy fiercely, and fought with its usual determination and gallantry, losing many officers and men; 13th, was relieved and sent to the rear; 17th, made a reconnaisance on enemy's right flank, engaged enemy's cavalry, driving it nearly five miles, and discovering the position of his infantry about two miles from Spottsylvania Court House; returned to camp weary, and rec'd orders to assault enemy's works at 4 A.M. of 18th; marched all night and reached designated point at 4:30 A.M. of 18th; assaulted and caused third line of enemy's {unreadable}, which held for some hours {unreadable} the {unreadable} of its right flank and after the other forces had retired, when was moved to left under a {unreadable} fire and formed Wheaton's Brigade; held this point for some time till by orders were retired. In this engagement suffered much; 19th, moved to a point nearly opposite enemy's right, when threw up rifle-hits; held this position till 21 May, when started for Bowling Green Road, and marched all night; 22d, 23d, and 24th still marching forward; 23d crossed North Anna River marched to and formed lines near Little River, and began fortifying; 26th, recrossed North Anna; marched all night and all day 27th, reaching banks of Pamunkey night of 27th; 28th, crossed Pamunkey, took position and began intrenching, working all night without rations; 29th, marched to Hanover Court House; 30th, ordered to Peak's Station, on La. Central R.R., to find enemy, destroy rail-road and buildings of {unreadable}. Object accomplished with some fighting; night of 30th bivouaced at Phelp's Mill; 31st, marched at an early hour for Coal Harbor, which reached at 3 P.M.; engaged the enemy here with some loss; night of 31st threw up entrenchments; 2d {unreadable} moved to a position on left of 18th Corps, and threw up strong rifle-hits; 2d to 12th constantly under fire, now in front now in rear; 12th, when the army made its flank movement to left, 10th was detached
Chronology (June 23, 1863 - October 5, 1864)
June 23rd, an order was received from headquarters of the army, calling for one hundred and twenty five men to guard a valuable commissary train to Gainesville; a high compliment to the regiment, and the duty important and dangerous, as this was the first train from Manassas Junction to Gainesville for seven months. On the 24th, marched to Centreville. June 26th, marched to Drainesville. Next morning, crossed the Potomac at Edwards Ferry, on pontoons, marched within two miles of Poolesville, Md. and halted for the nighr. On the 28th, detailed as rear guard for the corps, and had to march in rear of the corps trains. Arrived at Newmarket a little past midnight. June 30th, passed through Westminster. July 2nd, arrived at Gettysburg, Pa. and was put into the first line of battle. The next day, was held in reserve, and marched from point to point to strengthen the weak parts of the line; at one time passing under the concentrated fire of over a hundred pieces of rebel cannon. July 4th, was on the skirmish line. July 5th, started in pursuit of the retreating rebels, coming up with them near Hagerstown. July 12th, followed their retreat to near Williamsport. July 14th entered Williamsport. On the 15th and 16th marched to Berlin. On the 19th crossed the Potomac into Virginia. July 24th, was at Manassas Gap. On the 25th, arrived at Warrenton and went into camp. September 15th marched to Sulphur Springs. Next day, marched to Stone House Mountain, near Culpepper Court House. October 1st, were again on the march, and arrived at Bristow on the 13th. Oct. 14th marched to Centreville. On the 19th, advanced to Gainesville, and on the 20th to Warrenton. November 7th, advanced to Rappahannook Station, where the enemy held an intrenched position, and in the battle of that place and date the Tenth was engaged as support for artillery. ___ November 9th, marched to Kelly's Ford. On the 12th, marched to Brandy Station, and camped there till the 26th; when the regiment broke camp and crossed the Rapidan at Jacob's Ford that night. In the eight days campaign in the Wilderness, west of Fredericksburg, the Tenth had some severe marching, lay in line of battle, and December 1st, was put on picket, and left to cover the retreat of the army. On the morning of December 2nd, the Tenth was withdrawn from the picket line, and recrossed the Rapidan; arrived at camp near Brandy Station about noon of December 3rd. {unreadable} remained on outpost, fatigue {unreadable} and the usual routine of camp duty the 27th Feb. 1864. During this time about one-fourth of the Reg. re-enlisted, and rec'd the prescribed furlough of 35 days. 27th Feb., the 6th Corps, to which Reg. was attached, left camp at Brandy Station as a support to Gen. Custer's cavalry force. Marched through Culpepper and Thoroughfair Gap, crossed Robertson's River, and took position on an elevated plain. Returned to camp by 2d March after having suffered considerably from rain and snow. May 4, with the Potomac Army, broke camp, and crossed the Rapidan. On the 5th met and engaged the rebels in the Wilderness. Here, on account of the peculiar nature of the ground and because of a destructive fire
Chronology (October 22, 1862 - June 18, 1863)
distance of thirty two miles, in twenty four hours. October 22nd they marched back to Cherry Run Ford, on the 25th and 26th to Downsville, and on the 30th and 31st to Berlin, Maryland. November 2nd, they crossed the Potomac at the last-named place into Virginia, and arrived November 8th at New Baltimore five miles from Warrenton. November 16th they marched from New Baltimore, and arrived on the 18th at the camp two miles from Stafford Court House. December 11th the Tenth crossed the Rappahannock at sundown, two miles below Fredericksburg. This regiment with four others held the south bank of the river till daylight on the next morning when other forces were sent across, and took the front line. The regiment was not actively engaged in the battle, but was under the severe artillery fire of the enemy, sustaining but slight loss. The morning of the 15th found them in the front line of battle, but the fight was not renewed that day, and the darkness of the following night covered the retreat of the army, the Tenth being the last to recross the river. December 18th, went into camp about two miles from Falmouth. January 20th, 1863, broke camp and marched to Briar Church. Next day, advanced nearly to the river. January 22nd, a heavy rain defeated the object of the campaign, and the night of the 23rd found the regiment again in camp. April 28th, moved down to the river. May 2nd, crossed the river, and about three o'clock on the morning of the 3rd entered Fredericksburg by the rear. The rebels were surprised and fled to their fortifications on the hills where they opened their artillery. The regiment, with several others, was sent off on a detour to the right of the city, to draw the attention of the enemy from the intended point of attack. As soon as the regiment had left the shelter of the houses, they were exposed for a mile to a terrible storm of shot and shell; but the brave heroes stood up nobly, marching on in perfect order. After the heights were carried, the regiment joined the brigade, and advanced to Salem Heights, where the enemy had taken position. The battle commenced about the middle of the afternoon, and the Tenth was engaged over two hours, receiving from Gen. Newton, Com'd'g the Division, high praise for coolness and efficiency. ___May 4th, the Union forces were compelled to retreat across the river at United States Ford. Next day, the Tenth bivouacked near the river, and on the 8th went into camp near the one occupied all winter. June 6th, found the regiment again on the banks of the Rappahannock. Night of the 7th, crossed and worked all night throwing up earthworks, returning at daylight next morning. On the 10th, again crossed the river and relieved the skirmish line. June 11th, went into line of battle, remaining till night of the 13th, when the south bank of the river was evacuated. June 14th marched to Stafford Court House. _ June 15th, to Dumfries. __ June 16th, to Fairfax Station. June 18th, to Fairfax Court House.
Chronology (May 31, 1862 - October 23, 1862)
coolly formed on the ground and became again a perfect regiment, minus its missing members. During the entire afternoon the regiment was actively engaged, and received from Gen. Keyes; the Corps Commander, and Gen. Devens, the brigade Commander, much praise for the gallantry and steadiness with which it sustained itself, in the face of overwhelming odds. This was the Battle of "Fair Oaks", or "Seven Pines". ___ Companies E and K were on picket duty, and therefore not directly engaged in the contest. In the remainder of the regiment, the following-named Chicopee men were wounded:-- Roy, McGrath, Gernard, Rogers, and Trudeau. On the 25th of June they were again called into action, in support of the advance on the left, which was preliminary to the retreat to Harrison's Landing, and participated with the greatest credit in the memorable "Seven days fight" before Richmond. In the last of these engagements, at Malvern Hill, Tuesday, July 1st 1862, the Tenth suffered severely, and covered itself with glory. In the morning of that day they were in front of the line of battle, in support of a battery. About half past two P.M. they were ordered into the open field, and, in connection with the 36th N.Y. Regiment of the same brigade, almost annihilated an entire brigade of the enemy, consisting partly or entirely of North Carolina troops. The Tenth remained on the field till aftger dark, and fired till their ammunition gave out.___ The following named were among the wounded:---Arbuckle, Evans, Boyden, McGrath, Justin, and Atkins. August 16th the regiment commenced the retreat from Harrison's Landing. August 28th embarked at Yorktown for Alexandria, landing there September 1st, too late to take part in the battles in front of Washington at the end of August. On the same day marched to Fairfax Court House and back to the vicinity of Alexandria. The next day, marched to Chain Bridge, crossed the bridge into Maryland on the 3rd and commenced the campaign in that state. September 16th they reached Pleasant Valley. Marched on the 17th to Harper's Ferry and back through Keedysville to the vicinity of the battle-ground of Antietam, which battle was fought that day. The next day they were placed in the first line of battle, but the fight was not renewed. September 19th entered Sharpsburg; on the 20th marched to Williamsport, driving the enemy back across the Potomac at that place. September 23rd they marched to Downsville, Md. and went into camp. October 20th marched to Hancock, a
Chronology (July 16, 1861 - May 31, 1862)
J. Albert Winn {16} Co.---I Napoleon Trudeau {---} " " Austin Cook {---} " " William H. Atkins {---} " " Edwin F. Griffin {44} " " Charles A. Smith {26} " " George Thompson {37} The regiment broke camp at Springfield on the morning of Tuesday July 16th 1861 and proceeded by Western R. R. to Boston; thence marched to Medford Mass, where a temporary encampment was made. On Thursday, July 25th at evening the regiment embarked at Boston on the steamers "Ben Deford" and "S. R. Spaulding", and sailed for Washington, where they arrived about noon on Sunday July 28th. The left wing of the regiment disembarked from the "Ben Deford" at the Arsenal wharf and the right wing from the "S. R. Spaulding" at the Navy Yard. The next day in the afternoon the regiment marched through the city to Kalorama Heights; in camp there eight days, then removed to Brightwood, five miles north of Washington, and there remained without important change till March 10th 1862. Meantime, however, Alden Porter died Oct. 7th 1861 ____ the first Martyr from Chicopee to the sacred cause. When the advance on Manassas was made, the regiment left Camp Brightwood, March 10th 1862, and marched to Prospect Hill, Va.; thence countermarched to Brightwood. Left Brightwood again March 23rd and on the 27th embarked at Washington on transports for Fortress Monroe. Landed April 1st, and marched to Camp Smith, five miles from Hampton Va. April 5th they advanced to Warwick Court House and took part in the operations before Yorktown. May 3d, joined in pursuit of the retreating enemy to Williamsburg, arriving at that battleground on the evening of May 5th, in time to support the right wing in the last part of the battle. May 8th, they commenced the pursuit of the rebels up the Peninsula; crossed the Chickahominy River at Bottom's Bridge on the 23rd, and reached Savage's Station on the Richmond and York River R. R. May 28th, 1862. On Saturday, May 31st, the enemy attacked the advance division, (Gen. Casey's) in great force, compelling it to give way; Gen. Couch's division was ordered up in support, Devens' brigade, (including the Tenth), sustaining the centre where the rebels pressed with greatest impetuosity. The Tenth, though exposed in the very focus of a cross fire, disputed every inch of ground , and, after being broken in pieces four times, it
Tenth Regiment of Infantry - Mass. Vols. Declaration
Tenth Regiment of Infantry-Mass. Vols. 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
Adams, Marcellus M. 91. Aitcheson, John S. 90. Adams, Henry S. 20. Alden, George J. 106. Adams, John C. 23. Acres, Horace H. 114 Arbuckle, Frederic 34. Armitage, James W. 266. Abbey, Abner M. 275 Atkins, William H. Alden, Albert s. 365 Adams, Warren L. 365. Anderson, Joseph H. Allen, Warner A. Atwood, Lyman D. Burns, Arthur M. 427 Billings, George Basterdes, Theodore 404 Bullens, {G}. Warren 403 Bittles, William Blasdale, George 95. Bronson, David 314. Blackmer, Eli T. 186. Babcock, Addison M. 235 Browne, Frank F. 352. Babcock, Livingston 238. Belcher, James H. 328. Bushee, Francis A. 242. Belcher, J. William 329. Ballard, Chester H. 194. Bartlett, Martin R. 353. Begley, Edward 197. Burwell, Charles E. 330. Ballard, George L. 198 Burnett, Alexander 331 Boyden, Charles O. Blanchard, Henry H. 337. Blake, Joseph W. 15. Baker, Peter 342. Bryant, Avery Buffum, John P. 343. Bryant, Martin D. Brigham, Warren L. Buttrick, Edwin A. {X} 140. Browning, Ansel W. 354. Birmingham, Frank Blodget, Albert F. 359. Burnham, George M. Boland, James 164. Booth, John Bates, Henry B. Brooks, Benton U.B. Bardeen, Joel Barry, Patrick Was not sworn into service, though he enlisted in 5 {unreadable} N.Y. Cavalry Blossom, Charles W. Bolar, Dennis Ballou, Robert Black, Robert Bond, Amos 389 Ball, George W. 366 Bodfish, Sumner H. 3{unreadable} Bassett, George W. {Soldier's Record Index (C - D) Tab ABCD (front)} Cone, Cornelius 83. Cook, Samuel B. {X} 31. Charter, Marshall W. 317. Clough, Edgar 35. Crowninshield, William 340. Croshier, James J. 158 Cooley, William M. 345. Campbell, John 264. Colton, George S. 349. Courtney, John F. 265 Chamberlain, William H. 350. Courtney, Dennis 222. Carson, James L. 245. Cone, Herman A. 69. Churchill, Frederic A. 406-385 Collins, Charles R. 100. Cadwell, Benjamin F. 247. Chase, Jonas Chapin, Irving Clifford, Thomas Cavanaugh, Michael 87 Calkins, Oscar C. Cole, James O. 105. Clark, Henry L. Cook, Ira H. Carroll, Thomas S. Cavanaugh, Michael Cowles, Edwin, M. 214 Croning, Timothy J. 208 Connor, Patrick 270 Cowles, John S. Collins, William 271 Chase, Frank Crane, Martin Chapman, James M. Cook, Austin Cooley, Calvin Cohalan, James {2 unreadable Heavy Artilery, unreadable.} Curran, James 398. Churchill, Frederic A. 385-406 Croshier, George J. 420 Cobleigh, Henry E. Day, William H. 13. Dwyer, Daniel 379. Dewey, Charles K. 153. Donaldson, David M. {X} 195. Duly, Melville 255. Dobyns, Thomas Dealy, Patrick 207 Devine, Patrick Dickinson, Samuel Dellane, Robert Dickinson, Henry 426 Dickens, Henry Dane, George L. {X} 336. Donelan, Patrick 3{unreadable}7 Delaney, James W. 339. Daniels, John G. {unreadable give History} Dennett, Alpheus A. 341. Dunbar, Henry D. Dickinson, Henry M. 349. Dady, James 166 Damon, Zachary T. {X} 387. Curran Cornelius Cleary, Michael 217 Casey, Patrick 3{unreadable}8 Chapin, Horatio P. 407 Coates, George W. Cobb, John B. Childs, Nathaniel 428 Carey, Sylvester L. {Soldier's Record Index (E - F) Tab ABCD (back)} Elliott, Marshall 86. Ennis, Dennis Evans, George 46 Evans, John 208 Evarts, Napoleon Eaton, Herman A. Eaton, David L. Edgerton, Olcott 170. First Regiment of Cavalry 223. Flynn, William 112 Fowler, Thomas W. 188. Folsom, Stephen G. 253. Flowers, Raymond C. 189. Fiske, Howard O. 268. Fuller, William H. 104. Farley, Patrick 383. Foster, John W. Fiskel, Edmund D. 213 Ferrin, George A. 201 Frost, Augustus C. Forty-Sixth Regiment,-Mass. Vols. 300. Ferriter, John Fiske, Jerome H. 327. Fisk, Oramel Finnegan, John A. {X} 339. Fullum, George S. Fitz, Edward S. 375. Filer, Charles H. Fisher, Henry Fuller, Norman W. 99. Finn, James Farnsworth, Leonard F. Fitzgerald, Thomas 410 Foley, Patrick 414 {Soldier's Record Index (G - H) Tab EFGH (front)} Grimes, David E. 312. Goff, John B. 25. Grout, Austin O. {X} 33. Goodwin, John 139. Gregory, Robert R. 362. Graves, Lorin 382. Grout, John 326. Gleason, John 413 386. Gardner, Renselo J. 329. Gaffney, John L. 39 Goff, Arthur C. {X} 331. Gasner, George Greely, John P. M. 346. Gernard, Thomas H. Gaylord, Charles H. 347. Gibbony, Marion Gleason, Patrick 110 Goodrich, Caspar Galligan, Bartholomew 205 {305} Gibbons, William U. 215 Gamwell, Herbert Gleason, David 271 Goodman, Charles S. 243. Greely, Stephen H. 395. Garvey, Michael Garrity, George Gurnett, Thomas Guin, Joseph D. Goodwin, James H. Gregory, Robert R. 362 Gibbons, John A. 402 Gregory, Henry A. Griffin, Edwin M. {X} 44 Gassner James C Index {unreadable} Hanrahan, Patrick 94. Hogan, Edward L. 34. Henry, John 156. Hearn, Daniel A. 103. Howard, Sheldon S. 157. Harring, William 192. Heath, Ezra G. {X} 356. Hunter, Andrew S. {X} 250. Hopkins, Andrew {X} 189. Hubbard, George H. 138. Houlihan, Michael 190. Hendrick, Joel H. 42. Hayes, Bartholomew 318. Hunter, George R. Hale, David F. 2nd 322. Hendrick, Edgar C. 93. Humphreys, Jonathan 334. Haling, William W. Hall, George A. 338. Hart, Joseph Hilman, William H. 340. Hines, John {X} 161. Hinkley, Henry H. 344. Houlihan, Michael Hadfield, Joseph Hayes, William 215 Hunt, Andrew J. 241. Horigan, Arthur See {unreadable} Hunter and Asa A. Pease Higgins, Matthew Hearn, James 394. Harkins, James Jr. Hoyt, George W. Hatfield, William {X} 415 Hasty, Alonzo 170 Huntley, Miles R. Houlihan, John 419 Hayward, Elijah B. Hayward, Wesley F. Henry, Matthew Hogan, Patrick Horton, Joseph {Soldier's Record Index (H - J) Tab EFGH (back)} Hatch, S. W. Hendrick, Sanford A. 165 Justin, George D. 11. Jackson, Stephen K. Jones, Edward R. 84. Jandro, Joseph Johnson, Frank A. 377. Johnson, Wilmer W. 362. Jones, George W. 332. Jaques, George T. 159.
This Alphabet contains the names of all those residents of Chicopee who volunteered, or were by draft held, to the military service of the United States, during the years 1861-2-3-4-5 In the latter part of the Record, may be found a list of Naval Enlistments: also, the names of those non-residents of Chicopee who were obtained by extra bounties as volunteers in the army and navy to the credit of the town.
Davis M Martin Died at {unreadable} Sunday {unreadable} 7 1862 Aged 20 years as {unreadable} of {unreadable} Reg NH Vol
Ramsdell. Robinson. {Robertson.} Sanford Hendrick. {Died Dec 4 1867, at Chicopee} Frank Johnson. {unreadable} Martin. Frank Caldwell. Chas. Searles. {Died at Springfield Dec 23 1864} John H. Bartlett. {unreadable} Porter. Phillips.
Ellis G. Kellogg, Son of Moses Kellogg. I was born in Hadley Mass. Feb, 9, 1846 Feb. 23 1864 I enlisted into the service of the U.S. for three years or during the war. I joined the 27 reg. of Mass. vol. March 4 I went to Gallops Island Boston Harbor where I staid untill {sic] the 18, when I started for the reg. Then stationed at Norfork Va. where I arrived the 21 of March. The next day the reg. went to Julian creek where we stayed untill the 26 of April when we broke camp & started on the spring campaign. we went to Yorktown where the division was formed. We were placed in the 18 division commanded by gen. Butler. The fleet left Yorktown May 4 went round by Fortress Monroe up the James river to City Point where we landed the night of the 5. I was with the reg. through its engagements on the James river. May 16 {possibly 10} the reg. was surrounded in a bog & and taken prisoners in a fight at Drury Bluff nine miles from Richmond. We were placed on a gun boat taken up the James river to Richmond, where we were put in Libba prison & stripped of our valuables, & kept on what they called quarter rations We remained there one week untill May 23 when we started for Andersonville geo. We were one week on the road stopping at Danville & Augusta over night. We received rations but three times on the way. They packed seventy of us in a boxcar. May 30 we arrived at Andersonvill & were placed in the stockade where we stayed untill Sept. 13 when were put on the cars, but had not {continued to second page} gone three miles, when the train smashed up, killing & wounding a good many men. We were then taken back to the pen, where we stayed untill Sept. 24 when we were taken to Savannah. There we were kept in a small pen packed full untill Oct. 9 when we were taken to Millen Geo & put into a stockade of forty acres. We were almost the first that went into it, but half of it was soon filled. We stayed there untill Nov 20 when I was paroled, taken to Savannah, & put on the steamer Atlantic & taken to Annapolis after having been a prisoner six months & four days. I was reduced by starvation to mere skin & bones. I had the scurvy in my mouth, my gums roted away so that all my teeth were loose & also in my left leg so that the cords were contracted. The scurvy was the effect of not having {animal} vegetable food. I stayed in St. John college hospital about three weeks when I received a furlough of thirty days & came home. At the expiration of that time I reported to Dale hospital in Worcester Mass. where I stayed untill {about} May 30, 1865 when I was discharged, the war then being over. When I arrived in Annapolis the hospitals were so crowded that I was improperly cared for & as a consequence the chronic diarhea set in which reduced me very low. It was a long time befor I recovered from the effects of my hardships & exposure but I think that I am now as well as I was before going to the war Ellis G. Kellogg
Map of Cabotville circa 1850's. Dwight Mills, Perkins Mills, and dozens of boarding house are visable.
Boarding houses were run by matrons who strictly enforced the rules of the house including a 10pm curfew, temperance, and weekly church attendance. Mill girls were charged approximately $1.25 per week to live in overcrowded boarding houses with as many as six girls per room, which permitted virtually no privacy. Female operatives worked twelve hours a day and earned $3-$5.40 dollars per week. Many of these young women sent their wages home to their families, but some simply saved their earnings for their future nuptuals and household neccessities. For recreation, the factory girls attended reading and writing classes offered specifically for them, joined reading circles, knit, and went shopping.
A photo album of the Carter mansion, formerly located at the corner of Church & Grove Sts in Chicopee. Built by Elias Carter (1781-1864) circa 1837, it was the home of the Carter family including Elias's son Timothy Carter (1809-1890), who helped establish Chicopee as separate from Springfield in 1848. Elias built another home following Timothy's marriage to Eliza Harriet Bayley (1822-1903) in 1843, and Elias moved into the "new" home (not pictured in the album), while Timothy and his new family remained in the "old" house. The mansion remained in the family until 1923, when the property was bought by the Chicopee Falls Elder Council of the Knights of Columbus #927. The mansion was eventually demolished sometime in the 1950s. The album is bound in grey paper, and holds 13 black and white images of the home (interior and exterior), as well as a seated portrait of Timothy W. Carter.
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A sepia-toned image (likely a copy of a postcard) of a horse-drawn trolley on a dirt road. There are several people on the trolley, and the upper right corner of the image has a written note "Chicopee Mass 1887." The trolley has a sign along the top that reads "Chicopee & Springfield," and one on the front reading "Chicopee 81." The back of the photo (not pictured) reads "Chicopee, Mass 1887, corner Exchange & Center St."
A black and white photograph of brick bridge piles lined up across a river, with houses in the background. There is smoke or fog in the right side of the image; given that the piles are for the Chicopee River Bridge that connected West Springfield to Chicopee and burned in 1903, this might be an image of the immediate aftermath of the fire.
Female Cotton Mill Workers at Dwight Mill
The most advanced cotton machinery available at the time, automatic Draper Looms were used at Dwight Mills.
Main Street in Chicopee Falls looking West along the Mitchell's Bakery building. The freight train station is at the end of he block with a men's club in between.
A small black and white snapshot of a horse-drawn sleigh with five passengers. The back is hand-labeled: "Front seat - David Spence + *Elizabeth Spence - grand-parents of Vina Spence Hughes. Back seat - Robert J. Spence + Vera Adams Spence - aunt + uncle of Vina. Baby in front seat - Marjorie Spence (Vina's first cousin) daughter of Robert Spence. White horse - Bess - belongs to David Spence [.] meat market + grocery store - belongs to David Spence - also 2 tenement house at left. Picture taken on Cochran St., Chicopee Falls, Mass. about 1911 [.] *Elizabeth Campbell Spence[.]" Print has been repaired with cellophane tape.
Chicopee Pubic Library at Market Square, circa 1913 (original)
A black and white photograph mounted on ivory cardstock of the "old" Chicopee Public Library at Market Square. This is likely the original photograph that appears in CPL-HistMisc-003, as it is mounted in the style of early 20th-century photography. As described by the MA Historical Commission: "Located on a rectangular lot adjoining the City Hall, and facing Market Square, the Chicopee Public Library is a Classical Revival building constructed of red pressed brick with trimmings of white granite. It rises two levels from a rusticated stone basement to a low hip roof which is covered with sheet copper. Its main facade is dominated by a recessed, ionic columned (in antis) and pedimented entrance. A broad flight of stone stairs leads to the entrance, which in turn is flanked by tall, fully enframed and console bracketed, tripartite windows. Its corners are accented with large quoins and it is encircled by heavy, classicized stone cornice." There is a man standing on the steps who appears to be a workman, wearing a long white garment that suggests he is a painter. There is a car parked in front of the building, and a dirt pile that suggests this was taken during construction.
A small black and white snapshot of three people standing in front of a house and holding a very full line of fish. The back is hand labeled: "Left to right[;] Alice Meeher Spence[;] David R. Spence[;] Agnes Campbell Dalton (first cousin of David)[;] At Dalton Cottage[,] Bridgeton, Maine[;] Circa 1919[.]" A sheet is hung between the subjects and the house, and two ladders lean against the wall in the right side of the image. The word "over" is written on the front right margin in pencil.
Brown leather cover with blind tooled design and Scrap Book in gold tooling. Brown cord along left side.
Tan paper over brown leather cover. In upper right corner is the inscription Miss Gene Noga; 336 Front St.; Chicopee, Mass.
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of Brides; (Undated); Ralph M. Rachele,/Wanda Ann Cesarz; Miss Alice Cesarz ;Mrs Raymond Balut/Phillis Jamroz; Mrs Paul Cygan/Miss Silivia Zawedowski; Miss Theodore Amata/Jennie Dzija; Mrs Michael Kos/Irene Sharp; Mrs Joseph LaValley/May E.Sharp
Scarpbook Page with 7 newspaper clippings of Brides; (Undated); Miss Lena Agnes Luch; Mrs Joseph Manuszka/ Rose Sitarz; Mrs Fred Paluch/ Mary Piechota; Mrs Harold Bateman/Rita Tetreault; Mrs Mitchell Borek/ Alice Mizejewski; Mrs Joseph Sarnacki/ Jane Adamczyk; Mrs Charles Hillios/Ethyl Papinau
Scrapbook page with 8 newspaper clippings of Brides; (Undated); Mrs Thomas Kowalski/ Miss Jane Koper; Mrs Edgar Desroisers/ Miss Sophie Sambrowski; Mrs Ernest Depathy/ Miss Wanda Balut; Mrs Carl Pennington/ Miss Helen Tarnowski; Mrs Stanely Wachala/ Miss Helen Oparowski; Mrs Francis Mills/ Miss Jean Los; Mrs Stanely Gusik/ Miss Elizabeth Kusa; Mrs John Sypek/ Miss Genevieve Nawracaj; Mrs Stephen Bielanski/ Miss Nellie Tryba; Mrs Leo Cebula/ Evelyn Winiarski
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of Brides and one Groom; (Undated); Mrs W. Strzempek/ Violet Trybulski; Mr. Stanely Skibinski; Mrs Stanely Skibinski/ Helen Wiaderek; Mrs Stanely Jubino/ Miss Olga Stefanik; Mrs John Mazzie/ Miss Cecelia Cebula; Mrs Edward O. Gorman/ Miss Helen Pirog; Mrs Walter La Course/ Miss Pearl Tardy; Mrs Walter Sawa/ Miss Stella Kudla
Scrapbooks; Chicopee (Mass.) Engagements
Scrapbook with 15 newspaper clippings of Brides to be; (Undated); Miss Emma Kolodziej; Miss Loretta B. Seidel; Miss Rose Sullivan; Miss Sally Rusinowski; Miss Marie S. Piechota; Miss Elizabeth Kuza; Miss Sophie C. Samborksi; Miss Phyliss Jamroz; Miss Jane Majewicz; Miss Sylivia Zawidowski; Miss Alice Mizejewski; Miss Veronica Zukowski; Miss Mable Radwanski; Miss Mary Ruth Mahoney; Miss Emily Przystas
Scrapbook page with 12 newspaper clippings of Brides to be; (Undated); Miss Alice Tessier; Miss Adele Janik; Miss Wanda Midowski; Miss Kathryn I. Fair; Miss Wanda M. Zbickowski; Miss Jeanne J. Kosiorek; Miss Eileen Kuczarski; Miss Adeline B. Mendrala; Miss Rosemary Wallace; Miss Valeria Bys; Miss Stella Maciolek; Miss Irene Sroka
Scrapbook page with 11 newspaper clippings of Brides to be; (Undated); Deana Derbin; Miss Yvette Gagon; Miss Stefanie Strycharz; Miss Antoinette Czech; Miss Evelyn Ogorzalek; Miss Jeanette Brassard; Miss Lorraine A. Gaboury; Miss Catherine T. Riley; Irene H. Lamoureux; Miss Olga Stefanik; Miss Stella Kudla
Scrapbook page with 9 newspaper clippings of Brides to be; (Undated); Miss Jennie Bragiel; Miss Irene Nowak; Miss Josephine Presnal; Miss Mary R. Bowen; Miss Lottie M. Lukosik; Miss Jeanne Kosiorek; Miss Syllvia Blanchette; Miss Mary Parzych; Miss Jeannie Wojtowicz
Scrapbook page with 2 newspaper clippings; (July/11/1940); Chicopee High School's Graduating class of 1940; Pro Merito graduating class in Chicopee High School
Scrapbooks; Chicopee (Mass.) Local Events
Scrapbook page with 4 newspaper clippings; (Undated); Young Drummer Francis Felbottle of Springfield won the 25th annual convention of the Massachusetts Fifiers and Drummers association; Ted Budnykiewicz, Catherdral Tackle; Polish Alliance Marked their 10th Anniversary; President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins third term
Scrapbook page with 4 newspaper clippings of local Chicopee news; (Undated); Double Funeral for Leo S. Belina and Rudolph S. Kagan that has over 1000 guest and 100 cars were at St. Stanislaus' church; St Laurence Society Choir to mark 10th birthday, under Director Mrs Mary Kochanowicz at St. Stanislaus' hall; Debbie Athletic Associatin plans for a Christmas dance held in Polish National home, Center and cabot streets;
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of Chicopee athletes; (Undated); Benard Midura; Edwin Szydlo; Bob Calhoun; Dew Manning; Steve [No Last Name]; Stanely Bielanski; Gene Sullivan; Babe Lasocki; Gladys Boncek
Scrapbook page with 10 newspaper clippings of local events; (Undated); Al Axtman; Will Senecal; Joe Karkut; Joe Konieczny; Miss Alice Mizejewski; Miss Adele Bradlinski; Miss Helen Partyka; Miss Helen Stonina; Miss Antoinette Pirog; Martin F. Topor; Miss Helen Wojtowizac; Miss Natalie Sydylo; Tryba [ No Last Name]
Scrapbook page with 5 newspaper clippings of local events; (Undated); Henry Gonet; Daniel Salamon; Julia Wegiel; Henry Wegiel; Marjorie Newhouse; Helen Mamas; Barbara Hirsch; Mary Ruhe; Doris Cobb; Virginia Brocket; Peggy Stanwell
Scarpbook page with 9 newspaper clippings; (Undated); Julia Wegiel; Henry Wegiel; Genevieve Noga; George Hicks; Arthur Jones; Thomas Carrol; Emil Souey;Douglas Alexander; Frank Connat; George Desmarais; Stanely Dabrowski; Lawrence King; Edward Ramsey; Joseph L. J. Bergeron; Joseph L. L. Bergeron; Raymond Boucher; Henry Dionne; Robert Gibbs; Gerald Houle; Lawrence Houle; Frank Kania; George King; Francis LaCount; Roland Laurion; Ladislaus Lis; Alfred Morin; Joseph Morin; Armand Thibault; Ernest Tourville; Donald Young; Mary Fitzgerald; Emily Pasternak; Stasia Bednarz; Mona Senecal; Leo P. Senecal; Yvette Senecal; Gladys Kuchta; Anthony Jarek; Ann Mamicki;
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.) Local Events
Scrapbook page with 5 newspaper clippings of Local events; (Undated); George Brown; Yvonne Hartshorn; John LaRochelle; Mary Fitzgerald; Artur Rodzinski; Sylvia Zaremba; Violet Trybulski; Walter Strzempek; Helen Dan; Thomas Nowak; Roger Bishop; Ed Wojtowicz; Seraphin Krupa; Russell Bastian; Robert Gibson;
Scarpook page with 4 newspaper clippings; (Undated); Edwin C. Kisiel; Frances Pue; Virginia Richard; Jane Frodema; Frances Coulter; Evelyn Moriarty; Alice Matras; Clara Zamachaj
Scrapbook; Chicopee (Mass.) Local Events
Scrapbook page with 3 newspaper clipping of Local Events; (Undated); Soldiers of the 104th Infantry; Master Seargant Robert D. Nash;Seargant Robert Beatson; Private Fred Iwanicki;
Scrapbook Page with 2 newspaper clippings;[ 1st newspaper written in Polish] ;(Undated); Genowefa Noga; Deanna Durbin; Vaughn Paul
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings; (Undated) Edward Maley; Capt Edward White; W. G. Greer; Frank Linehan; Harold F. Berry; Mayor Leo P. Senecal
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of Brides; (Undated); Mrs Albert Collette/ Miss Lorraine Gaboury; Mrs Stanely Swol/ Alice Szajir; Mrs Joseph Kostek/ Miss Antoinette Czech; Mrs Edward Stolar/ Miss Stella Konicki; Mrs Edward Rumanowski/ Sophie Maclarz; Mrs William Louis Hughs/ Miss Clarissa Mary Moriarty; Miss Eileen Mercado; Miss Katheryn Moriarty; Miss Helen Hession; Joan Flynn; Miss Margaret Garvey
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of Brides and one Groom; (Undated); Mrs Oral Lamica/ Miss Frances Crimi; Mrs Michael P. Midura/ Miss Mabel D. Wojdyia; Mrs Theodore Strycharz/ Miss Stefania Strycharz; Mrs Edwin Kisiel/ Miss Elsie Janik; Mrs Walter Lentowski/ Miss Mary Cyran; Mrs Stanely Lyko/ Miss Jean Guzik; Mr and Mrs Thomas Rooney
Scapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of Brides and one Groom; (Undated); Mrs Walter Swol/ Miss Victoria Rednarz; Mrs Robert Austin/ Emma Korona; Mrs Max Kapinos/ Miss Jean Curran; Mrs. Stephen J. Wasuta/ Miss Florence Pikula; Mrs Joseph Kuznier/ Miss Anna Strycharz; Mr. Walter M. Soja; Mrs Walter M. Soja/ Miss Jeanne J. Kosiorek
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of Brides; (Undated); Mrs Leon Janik/ Miss Gladys Faber; Mrs Federick F. Parzych/ Miss Adeline B. Niedbala; Mrs Geston St Onge/ Lorraine Grenon; Mrs Frank Stadnicki/ Miss Irene Sroka; Mrs Walter Zukowski/ Miss Valeria Bep; Mrs John J. Noga/ Miss Emily Przystas; Mrs John Minkos/ Miss Lena A. Kapinos;
Scrapbook page with 4 newspaper clippings of local Chicopee news; (Undated); Chicopee High Tennis Team; J. Quirk; T. Szatrowski; J. Jasinski; R. Shea; A. St. John; S. Lamica; F. Miller; Coach J. Racine; Gladys Kuchta; Andria Steffano; Lieut. Gardner Dean;
Scrapbook page with 5 newspaper clippings of local Chicopee citizens and news; (Undated); Miss Stacia Kosiorek; Eugene Galuska; Betty Siebert; Lucy Mierzejewski; Tony Martel; Alice Wegiel; Julia Wegiel; Henry Wegiel; Young Majoret [ No Last name given]; Miss Alma Ezold;
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.) Chicopee Day
Scrapbook page with 3 newspaper clippings of news of Chicopee Day and army soldiers; (Undated); Mrs Everett O'Connor; Mrs Raymond O'Connor; Mrs Cypryana Rec; Mrs Stella Jazab; Mrs Albina Wozniak; Alderman Chester Sztela; Max Schorr; Chester Wojtowicz; Thomas Laramee; William Cannon; Victor Valcourt; Marion Davies; Mrs. M. Callahan; Aphrodite Vlastakis; Michael Vlastakis; Anthony Vlastakis; Philip Goldstein
Scrapbook page with 4 newspaper clippings of Chicopee Day and Local soldiers in the army; (Undated); Corporal Louis M. Miodowski; Edmund Radwanski; Frank Picroski; Stanely Skaza; Raymond W. Saj; Mary Szelag; Walter Papuga; Albert Bunyan; Pvt Joseph Avery; Pvt John Wrobel; Cook Patrick Hawkthorne; Marcel Ladouceur; Albert Wozniak; Mrs Cyprana Rec; Mrs Stella Jazab; Alderman Raymond O'Connor; Alderman Chester Wojtowicz; Col John J. Higgins; Alderman Chester Szetela; Capt. Ladoucer; Frank L. Biernacki;
Scarpbook page with 5 newspaper clippings; (Undated); Venetta Sawyer; Jean Morin; V. Mierzejewski; Lucy Mierzejewski; Babe Lasocki; Kaki Cauley; Bernice Hassett; Peg Arnold; Ken Hjelm; Jim Hogan; Pep Harnisch; Clair Schauer; Beverly Bourbeau; Shirley Bourbeau; Joe Lewanda; Jeanie Banas; Bettie Seibert; Tony Martel; Bill Donovan; John Stefank; Robert Prouty; James J. Weldon; Francis Denault; Mrs S. Rogowski; Mrs B. Matras; Mrs L. Mitera; Mrs W. Waciolek; Mrs H. Derendal; Mrs W. Borys; Mrs A. Gurka; Mrs M. Koziol
Chicopee Cathedral High Athletics & Army
Scrapbook page with 3 newspaper clippings; (Undated); Billy Martin; Art Schlosser; John Houlihan; Carmelo Decosmo; Johny Dwyer; Teddy Budnykiewicz; John Kenney; Izzy Yergeau; John Konicki; Eugene Konicki; Stanely Konicki; Edward Konicki; Edward Stolab
Scrapbook page with 12 newspaper clippings of Brides to be; (Undated); Miss Evelyn Szpara; Miss Lillian Reopell; Miss Margaret F. Parent; Miss Jeanne Plourde; Miss Lena Stefanowicz; Miss Mary Urdzella; Miss Olga Potorski; Miss Ivy M. Hackney; Miss Sally Veighey; Miss Margaret Freyburger; Miss Lorraine Peloquin; Miss Virginia Slachetka
Scrapbook page with 8 newspaper clippings of Brides to be;( Undated); Miss Florence D. Laframboise; Miss Alice Michalski; Miss Alice Archambault; Miss Heanne Lavallee; Miss Marrita A. Bradley; Helen E. Sanocki; Miss Genevieve Noga;
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clipping of Brides to be; (Undated); Anna Radzuik; Nellie Popuga; Miss Statia V. Pudlo; Miss Alice Zabek; Miss Dorothy Mary Tupper; Miss Lillian C. St Marie; Miss Celia S. Gansor; Miss Helen C. Partyka; Miss Lena Kapinos
Scrapbook page with 8 newspaper clippings of multiple Military soldiers departing; (Undated); Lt. John Goddu; Victoria V. Skellings; Lieut John J. Stefanik; Rita Czapienski; Bruno J. Mierzwa; Joseph W. Zawisza; John M. Jedziniak; Leopold Olbrych; Henry Olbrych; Max J. Maciolek; Joseph W. Maciolek; Miss Clara Zamachaj; Miss Nellie Zamachaj
Scrapbook page 10 newspaper clippings of Brides to be;( Undated); Miss Lorraine Grenon; Miss Sophie M. Urdzela; Miss Stella M. Dzija; Miss Gladys Faber; Miss Lillian Plock; Miss Mildred T. Gwozdz; Miss Mildred E. Stopa; Miss Lucille Biernat; Miss Helen V. Skorka; Miss Louise Lepkowski; Miss Doris Talbot
Scrapbook page 7 newspaper clippings of Newlyweds; (Undated); Mrs Rudolph Lysick/ Miss Hilda Padykula; Mrs Alfred Swierad/ Mis Helen Partyka; Pani Fr. Kania/ Janina Noga; Mrs Adam Jurkowski/Anna Mamicki; Mrs Edward Gonet/ Irene Maziarz; Mrs Casimar Lazarz/ Miss Antoinette Lisiecki; Mrs Alphonse Chmura/ Louise Bator; Mrs Charles J. Drozdal/ Miss Frances Furtek; Mrs Walter Grych/ Miss Helen Zdeb; Mr Walter Grych; Mrs Joseph Seipil/ Miss Sophie Sniegowski
Scrapbook page with 8 newspaper clippings of Newlyweds;(Undated); Mrs John Stadnicki/ Miss Sophie Urdzela; Mrs William Senk/ Miss Stella Dzija; Mrs Edward Furtek/ Miss Diana Szwedzinski; Mrs Matthew Zawidowski/ Miss Adele M. Kowal; Mrs Joseph Viturale/ Miss Bertha Gancorz; Mrs Adolph J. Galen/ Miss Mildred Bajak; Mrs Robert Benoit/ Miss Margaet Parent; Mrs Mathew Zawistowski/ Miss Helen Kowal; Mrs Joseph Banach/ Miss Helen Bednarz; Mrs Walter Spiewak/ Miss Wanda Zbikowski
Scrapbook page with 9 newspaper clippings of Newlyweds; (Undated); Mrs James Choate/ Miss Gloria Viens; Ms Giro Biondi/ Miss Helen Valego; Mrs Joseph Niemiec/ Miss Gergeanna st Geroge; Mrs Casimir Tryba/ Helen Popuga; Mrs William Mercure/ Miss Virginia Ciempa; Mrs Mitzie Wyzga/ Miss Anna Silwa; Mrs Clarence White/ Miss Theresa Kalbroski; Mrs Brubo Boucher/ Miss Sylvia Blanchette; Mrs Ralph Ofcarccik/ Miss Cecile Parent; Mrs John Gray/ Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald; Mrs Anthony Giera/ Miss Thelma Dietrich; Miss Setfania Welch
Scrapbook page with 3 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; (Undated); Mrs Walter Guzik/ Miss Stella Kos; Mrs Frank Kania/ Miss Jenn Noga; Mrs Max Dunaj/ Miss Stella Niziankewicz; Mrs Frank Orlowiski; Miss Virginia Szlachetka; Mrs Felix Mokrzycke/ Miss Maria Galica; Mrs Charles Lazarz/ Miss Nellie Papuga; Mrs John Tenczar/ Miss Henrietta Koziol
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; (Undated); Mrs Arthur Lapiere/ Miss Gabriel Roy; Mrs Albert Yeznitsky/ Miss Bertha Skiba; Miss Cecila Lesniak; Mrs Louis Guzik/ Miss Alice Michalski; Mrs Stella Cierpial; Mrs Frederick Kowal/ Miss Stella Kuraziel; Mrs Francis Belanger; Mrs John Polek/ Miss Stella Ustupski; Mrs Theodore Galica/ Miss Sally Veighey
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of Military news and drafts; (Undated); Edward C. Stefanik; Edward Gwozdz; Joseph T. Taborowski; Lieut Paul Kozikowski; Frank Rusinowski; Sgt. Chester J. Posternok
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of Military news; (Undated);Edward Kosiorek; Raymond L. Pulowski; Ralph Cunliffe Jr.; Fred F. Olbrych; John Sniegowski; Pvt John F. Stopa; Sergt Fred Stopa; PFC Mefrad Stopa; Alfred Sygiel; Joseph Dunn
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of a local Chicopee reunion; (June 2, 1940); Edward J. Lynch; Joseph F. Kendra; Edward Janas; Gerard Bourque; Therese Doulliard; Leo Senecall; Mrs John Leszczynski; John Konarski;
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; (Undated) Mr. Joseph Hennessey; Mrs Joseph Hennessey/ Miss Ethel D. Fournier; Mr. George Lynch; Mrs George Lynch/ Miss Alice Zabik; Mrs Charles Niejadlik/ Miss Stasla Pudlo; Mrs John Salvas/ Miss Jean LaValley; Mrs John Zelinski/ Miss Jane Such; Mrs Adam Korabiowski/ Miss Mary Hajec; Mrs Thomas Skiba/ Miss Helen E. Sanocki
Scrapbook page with 5 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; Mr. Charles H. Gray; Mrs Charles H. Gray/ Miss Mary Matilda Hastings; Mrs Edward Kawula/ Miss Mary Rusinowska; Mrs John Padevini/ Miss Rita Stachowicz; Pvt Francis Belanger; Miss Jeanette Brassard ; Miss Henrietta Brassard; Mr. William Belanger; Matha Brassard; Anita Blanchard; Pvt Francis Sullivan; Pvt Stanely Pardac; Pvt George Adams
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; Lieut W. W, Palmer; Mrs W. W. Palmer/ Miss Jeannette Beaudry; Mrs Adolph Midura/ Miss Genevieve Majewicz; Mrs C. W. McCracken/ Miss Eleanor M. Cyran; Mrs William Knapik/ Miss Stella Maluszczak; Mrs Adam Janik/ Veronica Pirog; Mrs Edwin Gavczynski/ Miss Emily Gwozdz; Mrs Francis Lenart/ Miss Molly Klaus; Mrs Walter Kowalee/ Miss Pauline Chmura
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; (Undated); Mrs Delfo Barabani/ Miss Pauline Roman; Mrs Walter Sokolowski/ Miss Gladys Such; Mrs Max Papuga/ Miss Ann Kagan; Mrs Adam J. Ziemba/ Miss Stella Maziarz; Mrs Stanely Stec/ Miss Helen Swierad; Mrs Amable Tanaguay/ Miss Jane Sagan; Miss Adele Kucah: Corp Frank Pac
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.) Weddings and Engagements
Scrapbook page with 9 newspaper clippings of newlyweds; (Undated); Mrs Stanely Drewniak/Miss Florence Kielbasa; Mrs Louis Lajennesse/ Miss Nellie Czerkiewicz; Mrs Henry T. Peters/ Miss Josephine F. Rzeszutek; Mrs Frank Schab/ Miss Gladys Gosciminski; Mrs Theodore Kusnierz/ Miss Loraine Fontaine; Miss Pauline H. Wach; Mrs Henry Gurski/ Helen Brezon; Mrs Stanely Pirog/ Miss Bertha Dubiel; Miss Mary A. Fonfara
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.) Military News
Scrapbook page with 7 newspaper clippings of Military news and sendoffs (November 1940); Corp Martin J. Topor; Clara Zamachaj; Nellie Zamachaj; Estelle Partyka; Walter Swol; Helen Korona; Mrs Mary Taborowski; Sergt Fred Stopa; PFC Medrad Stopa; Pvt John Stopa
Scrapbook page with 10 newspaper clippings of Brides to be; (April 1940); Miss Rose Kasak; Miss Gladys J. Gosciminski; Miss Angela M. Frodyma; Miss Pauline H. Wach; Miss Stella Zdeb; Miss Frances M. Lynch; Miss Marie Galica; Miss Hellen Brezon; Miss Gladys Miros
Scrapbook page with 9 newspaper clippings of Military News; (Jan 1940); Presentine C. Paquette; Alice Nantais; Stanley T. Kusek; Miss Loretta Cichon; George J. Czelusniak; John Raymond Lynch; Mr Leon Gosciminiski; Mrs Leon Gosciminiski; Alfred Lewandowski; Chester K. Pasternak Joseph Skaza; Max Skaza;
Scrapbook page with 4 newspaper clippings of Chicopees war honor roll; (Undated); Mayor Leo Senecal; Capt. John R. Agnew; Col. Frank A. Deroin; Adam A. Jager
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.) Newlyweds & Military
Scrapbook page with 6 newspaper clippings of Newlyweds and Military News; (October 18 1940); Frederick J. Jendrysikk; Chester Jendrysik; Mrs Joseph Cyran/ Miss Katherine Bogdanowicz; Mrs Peter Angotti/ Miss Josephine Robak; Mrs Carl Lubiak/ Miss Stella Kulpa Miss Cecelia M. Guzik; Fred Supczak; Joseph S. Supzak; Mrs Joseph Orzechowski/ Miss Rita Czapienski; Tadeosz Majowicz
Scrapbook page with 4 newspaper clippings of Military Medals Awarded; (Undated); Adolph M. Gawron; PVT Fred Statsiowski; SERGT. Jospeh Stasiowski; Irene J. Strzempek; Ann E. Blow; Florence G. Wood; Myra E. Gibbs; Dorothy F. Brakey; Ellen S. Lovell; Janet Race; Doris Rypysz; Lieut Hannah Jolley
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.) Military & Cards
Scrapbook page with one newspaper clipping of a Military article and an invitation card; (November 14th, 1940); Albert R. Giguere; Raymond J. Giguere; Philip E. Giguere; Miss Antoinette Czech; Mr. Edward Kostek
Scrapbook page with one newspaper clipping of local sons officiating a funeral;( Undated); Julius Kordzikowski; Stanley Kordzikowski; Henry Kordzikowski; Paul [No Last Name Given]
Chicopee Center Street Junior High School Graduation
Scrapbooks; Chicopee(Mass.); Graduations
Scrapbook page with one newspaper clipping of Chicopee Center Junior High School's graduation class; (June 25, 1940); Miss Trumbull; Dr. Samuel Fletcher; John J. Desmond;
Scrapbook page with two newspaper clippings of Chicopee Photos; (March 29th); Raymond Noga; Stuart Murphy; Fred Hopkins; Edwin Swerad; Ruth Fein; Cassimere Moran; John Bower; Max Zawidowski; Mrs Norine Ingraham; Jerome Savaria; Henry Mazar; Janet Stefanik; David Kilpatrick; Rita Elie; Martin Topor; Francis Rutka
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Advertisements
A sponsorship ticket that advertises "The Fruit Basket" a ticket made to promote fancy fruit baskets to order from Albert J. Fober. Located on 66 Cabot Street in Chicopee, Massachussettes. Stamped by the Allied Printers Trades Union Label Council; (Undated)
Digitized by Isaiah Colon, CPL Archives Intern
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Parade Vehicles
A photograph of returning soldiers pushing a vehicle upwards with four people being visible and pushing the car, and a person sitting in the passenger seat; (Undated)
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Parade Participants
A photograph of a crowd standing on the side of the road and watching the horses being ridden by Parade participants trotting down the road (Undated)
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Parade Banners
A photograph of a parade float with the words "Palais D'Or, Welcome Home Vets, Sports Division" Written on the side, as the float has a display of a grasses and a deer being displayed atop of the float. (Undated)
A photograph showing two vintage cars being driven down the road and accompanied by mounted police officers; (Undated)
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Parade Floats
A photograph of a parade float showing a small ceremony atop of the float, all showing an honor roll of names on a monument and some graves; (Undated)
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Marching Bands
A photograph showing a marching band on the Parade road with a large group of marching musicians following the orchestrator; (Undated)
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Military Marches
A photograph showing a line of a marching military regiment all wearing white helmets; (Undated)
A photograph showing a car wrapped in American memorabilia and behind it a truck with a house float following it right behind the leading car, as a child riding a bike rides beside the floats; (Undated)
A photograph showing the Parade road being walked on and a crowd all attending the parade; (Undated)
A photograph showing a parade float with three people sitting in the front wearing very decorative outfits and behind them, a man in a military uniform sitting on a chair, seemingly speaking with someone off camera; (Undated)
A photograph showing two bike riders, riding next to a parade float that is displaying soldiers holding up the U.S. flag while wearing miltary combat uniforms worn during World War II by the United States soldiers.
Photographs; Chicopee (Mass.); Boxing Match
A photograph displaying a boxing match being held during the parade, as two fighters are interlocked and the ring sponsored by Fairview; (Undated)
A photograph of a marching group carrying flags and holding rifles, all in a single file line, with crowds watching from the sides as they walk forward following the flag-bearers.; (Undated)
A photograph showing a float with many people standing on it, and some playing instruments, with a sign below them by the Chicopee Falls Polish Home welcoming home the veterans; (Undated)
Shorthand class test for Helen Polioudakis
A shorthand test on Proofreaders' Marks taken by Helen Polioudakis. Grade B+
A young man in a naval uniform saluting. He is standing outside on grass, with houses in the distant background and trees and a fence in the middleground. Another man is in the background, to the right. Printed on the back of the photo in the top left corner sideways is the number 002.
United States. Navy--Uniforms; Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.); Sailors--Families
A young man in naval unifrom with an older man in a coat covering a suit, with a hat on, standing to his right. They are standing outside on grass, with houses in the distant background and trees and a fence in the middleground. Printed on the back of the photo in the bottom left corner sideways is the number 002.
A young man in a naval uniform with an older woman standing in a fur coat and a hat to his right. They are standing outside on grass, with houses in the distant background and trees and a fence in the middleground. Another man is in the background, to the right. Printed on the back of the photo in the top left corner sideways is the number 002.
A group of three people standing together. On the left is an older man in a suit, with a long coat and hat; to his right is a young man in a naval uniform; to his right is an older woman in a long fur coat and a hat. They are standing outside, on grass, in front of a house, with trees and another house in the background. The face of one more person is in the background, between the shoulders of the young man and the older woman. Printed on the back of the photo in the bottom left corner sideways is the number 002.
Edmund in Naval Uniform Before Deployment
A young man in a white naval uniform, crouched sideways on the ground outside. He is crouched in front of a bush with an American flag in the background to his right. In the background of the photo are houses. On the back of the photo in the bottom left corner is the number c68, originally stamped in ink and seemingly finished off in pencil.
Edmund in Naval Uniform Before Deployment 2
A young man in a dark naval uniform crouching at an angle outside. There are two people in long coats in the right side of the background. The rest of the background includes trees, a fence, and a row of houses. The back of the photo has the number 002 stamped sidways in the bottom left corner.
Edmund in Naval Uniform Before Deployment 3
A young man in a white naval costume, standing at an angle outside. In the background of the photo are bushes, a fence, a street of houses, and a car. On the back of the photo in the bottom left corner is the number 268, originally stamped in ink and seemingly finished off in pencil.
Edmund in Naval Uniform Before Deployment 4
A young man in a dark naval costume standing outside. In the background is a house, trees, and the rest of a neighborhood. The back of the photo has the number 002 stamped sidways in the bottom left corner.
A young man in a white naval costume standing with his arm wrapped around a young woman, at his left. She is wearing a blazer, blouse, and skirt. The two are smiling at the camera. To the right in the background is an American flag and some bushes. A house and telephone poles can be seen along the street in the background. On the back of the photo, in the bottom left corner is the number 059 printed sideways. The number is crossed out in pencil and the number 58 is written in.
A blurry image of four men walking down a street. There are three men waking seemingly together, wearing hats, with one man carrying a paper back in the background. The first (left) and fourth (right) men are looking towards the camera. They appear to be walking in front of a storefront. On the back of the photo, at the top, is written in pencil 51950A and below that 3.
Edmund in Naval Uniform Before Deployment 5
A young man in a white naval uniform standing and saluting outside in front of an American flag. In the background are plants, a fence, and what appears to be a street. On the back of the photo in the lower left corner is some faded ink, an undecipherable number, with 268 written above it in pencil.
Rows of men in naval uniforms standing, looking at a podium in the distance. In the background are cars, a building and, behind them, bare trees. On the back of the photo, the number 593 is stamped in ink.
Two rows of men in naval uniforms are standing in parade rest, looking at a podium. The perspective of the image is from behind, showing their backs. One speaker is standing at the podium they are looking at, others appear to be seated on the stage. Bare trees are in the background, behind the podium, and a building is off to the right. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American
A group of people outside cooking. There is steam or smoke obscuring some of the background, but there is building in the background. A man (left) holding what appears to be a bucket of seafood that has been steamed in a large pot on a fire. A group of young naval officers, wearing casual clothing and their white hats, stand and crouch to his right, looking on. Some hold glass bottles. Many appear to be smiling, laughing, and talking. On the back of the photo, the number 593 is stamped in ink.
In the foreground of the image is a pit of water with a wooden plank over it. A man with a white naval hat on is pushing a wheelbarrow with another person sitting inside of it across the wooden plank as a group looks on in the background, in shadows. There appears to be a building to the right of this group in the background. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
A group of four young men are running towards the camera in the middle of this image in pairs as a group of mostly men (although some women and children are in the background) look on, some of whom are holding glass bottles. Of the four men, the first (left) and third are wearing white naval hats, as are some of the onlookers. The two men have bands tied around their legs, suggesting that this is a three-legged race. On the back of the photo, the number 593 is stamped in ink.
A group of young men standing outside on some dirt. Five men stand in the foreground, and about nine stand in the background. Most are wearing white naval caps. The first (left) and third of the men in the foreground have grabbed the arms of the second man, who is smiling but appears to be stumbling down. The first man is holding a bottle in his right hand as he holds up his friend. The two others stand at the side, one is laughing and holding a bottle, and the other is holding three bottles. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is printed in ink.
The image is of two young men wearing white naval caps. One sits, leaning towards the other and smiling, while the other man lays down on his back, hand behind his head, bottle in his other hand, and smiling towards his friend. They are on the ground in tall grass, right in front of a sign that says "PARKING" with an arrow pointing left below it. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
Women Participating in Hammer Competition
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American; World War, 1939-1945--Women
The image depicts a group of young adults standing on what appears to be a wooden platform, with a log as a sort of rail in the front. Two people stand in the foreground, out of focus. The man on the left wears a white naval cap and is looking at the camera. The man on the right is facing the stage, turned away from the camera, but wears a white naval cap and has his left arm raised with a finger pointed. On the left side of the stage is a man, looking at the others, left hand raised in a point, and mouth open as he is mid-shout. He has a cheerful look on his face. Most of the other people on the stage are young women, holding hammers and appearing to use them to hit the wooden log in front of them. The women on the left has her hand raised and is smiling. To her left, on the right side of the image, is a young man in uniform (with what might be TSMC printed on the breast pocket), with a hat on and hands behind his back. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
The image shows two young men wearing white naval caps grabbing a rope as they attempt to pass through a pit of water in a tug-o-war game. There is a crowd of spectators in military uniforms looking on, smiling, and holding bottles. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
The image shows a group of young servicemen, wearing white naval caps, gathered around a picnic table with a few young women joining them. They are smiling, laughing, and drinking beverages. The background of the photo shows a field of grass with some cars parked and other groups joining. On the back of the photo, the number 593 is stamped in ink.
The image shows a group of young men playing a game, probably baseball or softball, in a field. One person is running what appears to be a sack on the ground as a base, while another is about to catch a ball. There are onlookers to the side and in the background. There are penned-in names with arrows pointing to figures in the photo. On the left margin of the photo, the name "Harry Coccoran" is written with an arrow poining to a young man sitting to the side. The name "Sack Doyle" is written in the top left margin with an arrow pointing to a young man leaning in frame to watch. The perjorative nickname "Jew Evans" is written on the top margin towards the left with an arrow pointing to another onlooking young man. The name "Holley" is written on the top margin in the middle with an arrow pointing to the man running towards the base. The name "Lt. Sivills" is written in the top margin on the right with an arrow pointing to the person about to catch the ball. The name "Exec Clark" is written on the right side with an arrow pointing to a man who is laying on the ground, as if he dove to catch the ball. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
A photograph of two men standing side by side, shoulder to shoulder, in front of a stone structure. The man on the left is wearing a hat and long winter coat and is smiling. The man on the right is also wearing a long winter coat, seemingly over a suit, and is smiling. In the background, on the right side, is an opening from the building they are in with a tree in the background.
The image shows a group of young men playing baseball in a field. In the center of the image is a young man in a white naval cap holding a baseball bat at the end of his swing. The ball is in the air, in the top right corner of the image. Behind the batter is a young man, crouched in front of a wood and net screen, holding a glove as catcher. There is a group of men standing and sitting in the background, spectating the game. On the bottom margin of the photo, in the middle, is the word "Butcher." On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.
A group of two young men and two young women stitting around a table, smiling at the camera. From left to right there is: A young woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a large cross necklace. She is smiling towards the camera. Next is a young man with dark hair, wearing a naval uniform, smiling to the camera. Then there is another young man (Edmund) with dark hair, wearing a naval uniform, smiling to the camera. He has his arm around the woman to his right. Last, there is another young woman with dark curly hair, holding a cigarette in one hand and smiling to the camera. There are several drinks on the table as well as an ashtray and a pack of cigarettes.
Two photographic images printed in a diptych-style format. The left side image is slightly blurry and shows a group of five men in front of a stone building. There are four men in coats standing with one man in a dark naval uniform crouched in front of them. The men have various hats or cloths tied around their heads. The right side image shows one young man in a long coat standing in profile, in front of a stone pillar. He has his right hand tucked into his side and what appears to be a white cloth tied around his forehead, with one end dangling into his face. On the back of the image, the number 031 is stamped in ink.
Two photographic images printed in a diptych-style format. The left side image shows two men standing in front of a stone pillar. The man on the left is wearing a long coat with what appears to be a white cloth tied around his forehead, with one end dangling into his face. He has right hand on his hip and is grabbing his companions hand with his left. The man to his right has his arm wrapped around him and the other hand on his hip. The man on the right is wearing a dark naval uniform. The right side image shows a group of three men standing, each wearing long coats over what appears to be suits and with hats on, with another man crouching in front of him, coat open and without a hat. They are standing in front of a stone pillar. On the back of the image, the number 031 is stamped in ink.
Two photographic images printed in a diptych-style format. The left side image shows a man driving a car with a cigarette in his mouth, holding a hand out of the driver's side window with his pointer and middle finger raised together. The right side image is a miniature of the two men posed in the stone structure from the previous page. On the back of the image, the number 031 is stamped in ink.
Two photographic images printed in a diptych-style format. The left-hand image shows a young man standing in front of the pillar of a stone structure. He is wearing a long coat over what appears to be a suit and has his right hand up, blurred as if he was gesturing mid-photograph. The right side image shows two men standing side-by-side in front of the pillar of a stone structure. The man on the left wears a dark pea coat with what appears to be a serviceman's hat and has both hands tucked into this pockets. The man on the right is wearing a long coat and hat, with both hands tucked into his pockets. On the back of the image, the number 031 is stamped in ink.
World War, 1939-1945--Caricatures and cartoons; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
The image is a cartoon figure, remniscent of Dr. Seuss's characters. It shows an animal (dog?), wearing a striped red and white shirt, khaki pants, red socks, brown shoes and an old-style aviator helmet with goggles. The figure is standing against a blue-green circle and on top of a puffy shape that is a tanned-yellow color, possibly a cloud. The figure stands in profile with his legs crossed. His right arm is outstretched, fingers snapping. His right hand is down behind him and holding a cartoon gun. There is a liquor bottle with three Xs (XXX) in his back pocket. The figure has a red ring around his eye and his tongue sticking out. A faded "OH" in bock letters can be seen on the left side of the blue-green circle, as if shining through from the back or the imprint of another page on top of this image.
World War, 1939-1945--Foreign service; United States. Navy; Waller Army Airfield (Trinidad, 1941-1949)
A large photograph of a group of young servicemen in front of an airplane. The men are in two rows, the back row standing and the front row kneeling or sitting. Many of the men are shirtless. Many are wearing hats. In the top margin of the photo, the word "VF-16" is written in the center. In the bottom margin of the photo to the left is written "Thrinidad [sic] 46/1/29 - /2/14" In the middle-right of the bottom margin is written "Waller Field." The back is labelled "OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF OF AERONAUTICS; Photographic Laboratory USS BON HOMME RICHARD, CV 31"
World War, 1939-1945--Foreign service; Trinidad--photographs
A picture of a few buildings (one slightly to the right of center and one to its left in the background) with what looks like straw roofs. There is a lot of tropical-like foliage and trees in the frame. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "A Home."
A cluster of wooden structures are surrounded by trees. There is a bull or steer tied to one of two wooden carts. There is a person standing in the middleground on the left of the image, dressed in shorts and a tanktop and standing with one food out and a hand on his hip, looking off to the side. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen is, "A Backyard."
The image is of a clearing in a forest. There are a few wooden structures with leaves or straw thatch on the roofs. Some people can be seen in these structures, as well as some farm animals, perhaps cows or horses and a few goats. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "A House and A Barn."
The image is of a beach, with palm trees throughout the photo and a small wooden roofed structure near the water.
The image shows a few buildings with a group of horse-drawn carts gathered in front of them. The background appears to be a body of water with ships in it. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "A fleet of Trucks." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "A fleet of trucks."
The image is of three people. In the middle foreground is a smiling, older man with a hat and shirt. Behind him to the left is the head and arm of a smiling woman, who appears to be waving to the camera. To the right of the man is a grinning younger person with a head scarf. The group appears to be sitting in some kind of wagon or cart with wooden posts coming up from the sides; possibly a hay-cart. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "Going to Town." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "Going to town."
The image is of a paved street with telephone wires and large buildings. There are multiple advertisments hanging from the balconies of the buildings with statements such as "Paramount Photo Studios Upstairs," "Ideal Coffee Sales Division Upstairs," "Davidson & Todd Limited Electrical Store," and "W.Cross & Co. Ltd. The Premier Chemists" and more. There are cars parked on the street, people walking, and riding bycycles. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "Fredrick St. Port of Spain." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "Frederick St."
The image is of a woman dressed in a shift, overshirt combined with a headscarf, and long skirt. She is standing barefoot on a road with grass and trees in the background. The figure is balancing a large platter on her head. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "Selling Roti (an Indian food)." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "Selling roti (an Indian food)." Under the British colonial system, many people from Southeast Asia came to Caribbean countries including Trinidad and Tobago as indentured servants, creating a large and vibrant Indo-Trinidadian population.
The image is of the edge of a field of crops, with a cloudy sky in the background. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "Sugar Cane in Bloom." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "Sugar cane in bloom."
The image is of a man on horseback against a background of a street with houses and trees lining it, and a lamppost shown above the figure. The man riding the horse is wearing a white uniform, hat askew, and carrying what appears to be either a sheathed sword or long gun. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "Native Police Officer," which is repeated on the back in pencil.
The image is of a waterfront with a palm tree shadowed in the foreground, a cloudy sky covering the bright sun, and the sillhouette of several boats on the water.
The image is of several palm trees at the waterside of a beach, with the ocean in the background. On the bottom margin of the photo, in pen, is "A Beach Scene at Manzanilla." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "A beach scene at Manzanilla."
The image is of a grand white building, with a fence, and with several onion-shaped domes on towers (presumably minarets) seen rising above the rest of the structure. There is what appears to be a house to the right of the centered building, with palm trees and grass seen along the street out front. There appear to be telephone wires seen faintly against the sky near the top of the image. On the bottom margin of the image, in pen, is "An Indian Mosque." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "An Indian Mosque." Due to the long history of colonization and slavery in Trinidad, Islam became a minority religion as it was brought over by enslaved Africans.
The image shows a tall white monument with a darker statue of men in military uniforms and holding guns at the bottom of the sculpture above a plaque. There appears to be one soldier standing over his fallen comrade with soldiers sitting or slain off to the sides. A winged figure appearsat the top of the monument, holding what appears to be a wreath in its right hand and what appears to be a stalk of some plant (hay or wheat?) in its left hand. The background of the image is trees and the sky. On the bottom margin of the image, in pen, is "War Memorial Last War." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "war memorial last war." This monument is called "Victory Through Sacrifice" and was erected to honor Trinidadians who fought in World War I.
The image shows what appears to be a roundabout street, with telephone wires, lampposts, and a sign in the middle of the round with the words "Keep left" on it. Along the streets is a fence with trees and vegetation behind it. A few people can be seen walking in the background. There is a clock tower above the edge of the trees in the center background. On the bottom margin of the image, in pen, is "Queens Royal College." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "Queens Royal College."
The image shows a street with people walking and riding bicycles on the sidwalk. There are telephone poles and wires going across the image, with several buidlings along the streets. In the middle of the photograph is a large, grand building. On the bottom margin of the image, in pen, is "Rosery Cathedral." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is "Rosery Cathedral." This building is the Church of the Holy Rosary, located in the Port of Spain and was originally built in 1867.
Trinidadian Religious Building and Figure
The photo is of a white building, with a covered porch. A man in standing on the left side of the building, holding flowers and wearing a white robe. There is vegetation in the foreground and palm trees in the background. The white building has paintings of people with hands clasped, wearing what appears to be religious garb. On the roof of the building is an image of two people in robes holding a child. There are images of birds (potentially peacocks) framing the opening under the porch. On the bottom margin of the image, in pen, is "An Indian Priest." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is the number nine and "An Indian Priest."
Weddings--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); United States. Navy; Military life--American
This newspaper clipping shows a man and woman standing next to each other in front of what appears to be a crucifix. The woman (left) has dark hair and dark lipstick. The man (right) appears to be wearing a naval uniform. They are smiling to the camera. Below the photo is two short columns of text, which read, "Mike and Mae look mighty happy in this picture, taken a few minutes after Radioman Brennan became Mrs. Michael Di Buono. Mech Mike and wife departed for New York after a wedding breakfast given for the couple. Both Yankees, Mr. and Mrs. Di Buono hail from South Boston, Mass., and Elizabeth, New Jersey, respectively."
The image is of the same building and man shown in CPL-UKLEJA-scrapbook-017-02. This photo shows the porch of the building, with stone columns framing it. There is a flower pattern along the archways between columns and around the relief sculptures. The man in the white robe stands in front of the opening doorway into the rest of building, where more paintings can be seen. He is holding more flowers and is barefoot. On the bottom margin of the image, in pen, is "An Indian Temple." Written in pencil, in cursive, on the center back of the photo is the number ten and "An Indian Temple."
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.)
The newspaper has the name Chicopee Falls at the top, with the title "Feted by Friends" below it. Below that is a headshot image of a young man with dark hair, dressed in a suit. Below that is the name "Rioux Bolduc." Following is the text, "Chicopee Falls, March 22--A fare-well party was given last night for Rioux Boldux who leaves for the navy tomorrow, in the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Adonia Bolduc of 90 Waite avenue. Fifty friends and relatives were present, including Victor E. Strycharz who leaves for service the same date. / Entertainment was furnished by Terry Baribault, pianist; Miss Connie Uloheotis, guitarist, and Raymond Lafromboise, Jr., tap dancer. Enter-tainment was also given by Clatyon Bernard, local comedian and mimic. The guest of honor was presented with a shockproof watch by his father. / Refreshments were served by Mrs Bolduc, Mrs Robert Skellings, Mrs Daniel Sheehan and Mrs Frank Duckworth."
A blurry image of four men walking down a street. There are three men waking seemingly together, wearing hats, with one man carrying something (possibly a newspapers or wrapped flowers). The first (left) and fourth (right) men are looking towards the camera. They appear to be walking in front of a storefront. On the back of the photo, in pen, the number 51950 A 3 is written.
Sailors--United States; United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945
A group of four men walking down a street in dark overcoats and white naval caps. Written in the top margin of the photograph is "Baltimore, MD." In the bottom margin (from left to right) the name Blomberg is written under the first man, the name Hille is written under the third man, and the name Proctor is written under the fourth man. No name is written under the second, as this is Edmund himself. On the back of the photo, the number 50981 3 is written in pencil.
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American; Photographs
The photo is of a young man in a service uniform and hat (with the Navy insignia) staring at the camera and smiling. Writen in ink in the bottom margin of the photo is the name "Larry." On the back of the photo is a red stamp for fountain photo service with the date October 27 written on it. The number 564 is also printed in black ink.
A photograph in a clear plastic wrap that shows a young man in a white naval uniform with his arm wrapped around a young woman in a "hula" costume. They are both smiling at the camera and are sitting in front of a painting of a beach with palm trees.
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945; Photographs
A headshot of a young man in a dark naval uniform and white hat staring into the camera with a neutral expression on his face. On the back of the photo is a red stamp for Fountain Photo Service with the date October 27 written on it. The number 564 is also printed in black ink.
A bill for 1 of the local currency issued by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The bill is signed by various people: Goldstein A.C., Nick (Greased Lightning) Holinka, R. E. Arner, Jim Coletti, Hill, Elmer Peg, Him A Schmitt, U M Barrell, Jim Owen , HB Proctor, A. F. Larsom, Blanian AD, Pifel Lolhut, E. Y. Moser, P.O.P. Murray, Rosie the Ribbet, Rinehart, WA, HAY (Duke), Jimbo E. A., Slugger Cohill, Frank J. Migielich, R. O. Gatton, and C. H. Euler
A man in a white naval uniform is standing, smiling towards the camera and clasping a young woman, also smiling, with long, dark hair and what appears to be a "hula" skirt with a flower in her hair. They appear to be standing in front of a mural or painting of a beach with palm trees.
Men--Photographs; World War, 1939-1945--Sailors
Two young men in naval uniforms and hats, with coats over them, standing against a stone pillar in front of a building. The man on the left (Edmund) has his hands in his coat pockets and is smiling towards the camera. The man on the right has his hands, covered in gloves, down towards his side and a more neutral expression on his face.
Brown leather-like material over board cover. Blind-tooled with flourishes, binding tied with brown cord on left side. Centered is a goldleaf title "PHOTOGRAPHS."
Chicopee (Mass.)--Awards; Sailors--United States
A certificate of recognition given to Edmund F. Ukleja from the city of Chicopee for his service. The certificate reads "City of Chicopee. Recogniton of patriotic service is hereby given to Edmund F. Ukleja by the people of Chicopee as a symbol of their gratidude for his his loyalty and patriotism in the service of the armed forces of the United States of America in World War II For the Cause of Freedom." The certificate is signed by Chicopee mayor Leo P. Senecal (who was mayor from January 1 1940 - January 3 1944), suggesting that the undated certificate was awarded during this time. The certificate is decorated with blue ink for the illustrated letter of the R for Recognition, a US flag seal with the words Liberty, Democracy, and Justice in a ribbon above, and a stamped seal of Chicopee. Technically not a page, the certificate is affixed to the back of the front cover.
A young man in a naval uniform with a young woman in a long coat to his right. He has his arm wrapped around her. They are standing outside on grass, with houses in the distant background and trees and a fence in the middleground. Another man is in the background, to the right. Printed on the back of the photo in the bottom left corner sideways is the number 002.
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.); United States. Navy
The clipping has the title "Meet In Hawaii" at the top, with a photo of two young men in white naval uniforms with an arm around one another and smiling to the camera. Below that is the caption "Victor and John Strycharz" and the text, "Chicopee, March 23--Victor and John Strycharz, both machinist's mates, third class, met recently in Hawaii for the first time in two years. They are the sons of Mr and Mrs Joseph Strycharz of 11 Charles street, Chicopee Falls. Both are graduates of Chicopee Trade school and were formerly employed at the City Tool and Die company in Springfield. / John Strycharz, 20, has been in the Seabees for two years, serving in the Pacific, and Victor E. Strycharz, 23, husband of the former Anne Moron of Chicopee, is now in the Pacific with the navy on an aircraft carrier. He has been in service a year."
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Soldiers--Chicopee (Mass.); United States. Army--Foreign service
The clipping has the title "In Italy Action" at the top with an image of a headshot of a man in military uniform below it. Below that is the caption "John S. Strycharz," with the text below: "Chicopee, Aug 8 --Pvt John S. Strycharz, 21, son of Mrs. Pauline Kowal of 56 Wilson avenue, is now servin [sic] in the infantry in Italy. He entered service January 4, 1944, and received 17 weeks basic training in heavy weapons at Camp Blanding, Fla. He spent a 10-day furlough at home before going overseas. He was graduated from Chicopee Trade school and was employed as a toolmaker at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft plant at East Hartford. In a letter home recently he spoke of meeting Lieut-Col Andrew Nowak, brother of Atty Jo-seph Nowack of this city."
United States. Navy--Campaigns--Pacific area; Waikiki Beach (Hawaii);
The photograph depicts a beach with several people lounging in the sand or in the water. In the background is a forest with several buildings. Written on the back, in pen, is "Waikishi Beach. Hawaii."
U.S. Navy Awards and Decorations Card (front)
United States. Navy--Uniforms; United States. Navy--Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
Front: U.S. Navy stamped on top. In the background is a print of the seal of the U.S. navy in blue ink. The text "Bearer is authorized to wear all decorations, insig-nia and campaign stars as listed on the reverse hereof and none other." Below that, on a line, is the number 667 07 40 and Ukleja, Emdund F. Below that is a line for a signiature. There is evidence of some ink there but it is faded.
U.S. Navy Awards and Decorations Card (back)
Back: A two-column table, with the left titled "DECORATION OR INSIGNIA" and the right titled "STARS." The rows are as followed: American Defense service (crossed out in pen), nothing in stars column; America Area, penciled in dash (--) in stars; Asiatic - Pacific Area, 2 stamped in stars column; Good Conducted (crossed out in pen), penciled in dash (--) in stars column; European - African - Middle Eastern Area (crossed out in pen). The bottom three columns are slashed through. At the bottom in a space for Authenticating Officer is a space for RC Goinzuls. (sp?).
United States. Navy--Ephemera; World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American
The card is yellow and stamped in green ink with a border of stylized oceanic images (including mermaids, fish, starfish). The text of the card reads "Imperial Domain of Golden Dragon This is to certify that Ukleja, Edmund F. was duly inducted into the SILENT MYSTERIES OF THE FAR EAST, having crossed the 180th Meridian heading for TOKYO, 27 May 1945, on board the U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD." At the bottom is a signature space, labeled His Servent, A. O. Roale (?); to the right is a space for Golden Dragon, labeled "August Ruler of the 180th Meridian." [The Domain of the Golden Dragon is an informal, unofficial award given to US Navy and Coast Guard members who pass the antimeridian line (International Date Line). The reference to the dragon is for vessels sailing west, into Asian nations. This was a very common 'award' given during WWII and was also available to British soldiers.]
World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Chicopee (Mass.)
The newspaper has a banner with the heading "Schoolboys in Service" with two stylized soldiers bookending the title. Below that is two columns of text (from two clippings pasted together) written by George Springer. The text reads, "There's one thing that has struck a happy note with many of the boys in service who are in contact with this column, and it's the fact that the city has postponed any efforts to celebrate V-day when the fight is over with Nazi Germay. Several letters, a few sentences here and there have borne out the fact that this city's decision to discard victory plans before the Japanese end of the war is over has hit some with ex-high school athletes.///Edmund Ukleja, Enfield High gradaute, has been transferred to Camp Edwards off and on and see some high school foot-ball game. His address: Edmund Ukleja, AMM 3/c, NAAF, Otis Field, Box 65, Operations VF, Camp Edwards, Mass.
World War, 1939-1945--Ephemera; Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier); United States. Navy--Postcards
This is a postcard of an oval seal for the Bon Homme Richard. At the top of the seal are the words "I've just begun to fight!" The seal has images of an older-style ship with sails (likely the first Bonhomme Richard, a Navy ship from 1765); several planes in the air; a WWII-era aircraft carrier (presumably the Bon Homme Richard); the anchor/wings/shield symbol of the Navy; the words "U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD"; and the signature of Mrs John S McCain, who launched the ship in 1944 (wife of Vice Admiral John S McCain Sr.). The post card's address and correspondance on the back is left blank.
Mt. Fuji Seen from the Summit of Mt. Tenran
United States. Navy--Campaigns--Japan; World War, 1939-1945; Japan--Collectibles
The triangular image's top part shows a mountainside view. The characters below it translate to, "Mt. Fuji seen from the summit." This image corresponds to the bottom center photo on the next page. The item has a small yellow tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows an image of a pasture with goats grazing. The characters below this translate to, "Panoramic view of Mt. Tenran." This image corresponds to the center right image on the next page. The item has a small orange tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows two signs in front of a wooded area. The characters below that translate to, "imperial visit monument." Such a label is given to commemorate sites where the emperor has visited in the past. Given the context of the other souvenirs and photos in this section, this is likely referring to Mt. Tenran. This image corresponds with the top left photo on the next page. The item has a small green tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows an image of a stone statue, likely Buddhist in origin. The characters below that translate to, "Arhat statue." In Buddhism, Arhat refers to a devout person who has achieved enlightenment, or Nirvana. This image corresponds to the top right photo on the next page. The item has a small yellow tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows an image of a building of some sort in the woods. The characters below that translate to, "Nounin Temple." Referred to as a temple instead of a shrine, this site is likely a place of Buddhist rather than Shinto worship. There is a small green tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows a view of a snowcapped mountain peak in the distance, with forest before it. The characters below that translate to, "Mt. Fuji seen from the summit." This image corresponds with the center left photograph on the next page. The item has a small pink tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows a bridge stretching out over a body of water. The characters below this translate to, "Iwane Bridge." This image corresponds to the bottom right photo on the next page. The item has a small orange tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows an image of stone steps leading up to a cropping of rocks, with a sign next to it. The characters below that translate to, "Lion's rock." This image corresponds to the bottom left photo on the next page. The item has a small orange tassel at the top.
The triangular image's top part shows an image of trees with a chain-fence and sign in front of it. The characters below this translate literally to, "Horse-hitching pine." This image corresponds to the top middle photograph on the next page. This image corresponds to the bottom left image on the next page. There is a small pink tassel at the top.
A photograph of a two signs, with Japanese characters written on them, with a bird house to the right of the signs. There are trees in the background and posts with a chain connecting them as a fence in the foreground before the signs. The monument stone on the right translates to, "imperial visit monument," indicating a site that the emperor had previously visited. The text on the white sign translates to, "Musashi Province," "Meiji," "Holy vestige place," "Emperor," and "Mt. Tenran." Taken together, this sign refers to the story of the Meiji Emperor visiting Mt. Tenran visiting this site in 1883 to oversee military activities. This was a popular tourist site throughought the twentieth century.
A photograph of a wooded area with a sign with Japanese characters written on it to the left of the image. There are posts with a chain connecting them as a fence in the foreground in front of the sign. Most of the sign is indecipherable; however, part of it translates to "Emperor Meiji." Some of the other characters seem to be telling the story of the rock seen to the left of the sign, which suggests these trees are the "horse-hitching pine" to which shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo once hitched his horse in the twelfth century and/or the story of Emperor Meiji later visiting the site.
A photograph of stone statues, with trees in the background. The statues are perhaps Buddhist in origin. The left statue is a figure sitting crossed leg on top of a pillar. The right statue is of another figure sitting cross legged.
A photo of a snow capped mountain in the distance. There are trees in the foreground and what seem like hills in the middle ground. Based on the memorabilia from the previous page, this mountain is Mt. Fuji, which can be seen on clear days from Mt. Tenran.
A photograph of three white goats grazing in a field. There are a few trees in the foreground and what appears to be a forest in the background. There is a building in the middleground to the left and a building in the background to the right.
A photograph of an outdoor path with stone steps, surrounded by trees. There is a white sign with Japanese characters to the left of the past. The sun is shining in the background of the image. The sign translates to, "Lion's Rock," likely referring to the shape of the stone.
Mt. Fuji Seen from the Summit of Mt. Tenran (2)
A photograph of what looks like a vantage or look out point to a snow capped mountain in the distance with other hills in the middle ground. There are trees and wooden structures in the foreground.
An image of a bridge over a body of water. There appear to be forests on either side of the water's banks.
United States. Navy--Campaigns--Pacific area; World War, 1939-1945; Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier)
A large aerial photograph of what appears to be a large air craft carrier in the water. There are several groups of people gathered on the deck and more on the lower side deck of the ship. The number 31 is printed on the deck.
United States. Navy--Pacific area; World War, 1939-1945--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier)
The title of the article is "Leader of Home-Coming Parade." Below that is the text of the article in two columns, "Under clear skies, a second force of Third Fleet ships came back from the war yesterday, steaming through the Golden Gate to the accompaniment of tugboat whistles, roaring planes and cheers of welcome from crowds on the Gate bridge. The naval parade was led by the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard (below), with her air-craft lined up aft, wings folded. On her flight deck, her crew stood smartly in formation. Behind her came the flattop Yorktown, the light cruiser Oakland and the destroyer Buchanan. Together they brought 3728 discharge-bound fighting men besides their liberty-hungry crews. (Story and pictures of the homecoming on Page 5)." There is a large photograph of the Bon Homme Richard below.
This typewritten scrap of paper includes a line of text that reads, "FROM COMTHIRDFLT comes a dispatch stating that due to limited facilities riding trains between Yokosuka and Yokohama is prohibited for enlisted men."
This is a cartoon depicting contemporary attitudes on American servicemen having sex with Japanese women and/or attempting to bring them to the U.S. as wives. The title of the cartoon is "Bon Homme Willie," and the author is listed in the top right corner with a note, "--By Hall." To the left of the cartoon stands a stern man, frowning in profile with hands on his hips and in an officer's hat. He is looking at a young naval serviceman in uniform holding onto a woman in a kimono. The young man has a text bubble above him that says, "But you said yourself I could bring back a souvenir!" The woman is drawn as a racial caricature, reflective of broad American views of Japanese people--and especially women--at the time, recognized now as racist and offensive.
"Many Local Boys in Japanese Occupation"
United States. Navy--Japan; World War, 1939-1945--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.)
The headline of the clipping at the top reads, "Many Local Boys in Jap Occupation." Below that, the text of the column reads, "The U.S. navy has released the names of a number of local enlisted men serving on ships participating in the Japanese occupation. They include the following: George T. Sullivan of 1025 Riverdale Street, West Springfield and Sargon A. Arslan of 37 Colchester Street, Springfield, on the USS Bennington; Leon R. Clad of 93 Wil-braham Road, Joseph P. Lazzard of 25 Oswego Street, Lawrence A. O'Connor of 156 Garland Terrace, Walter Rosamn of 250 Liberty Street, and Robert J. Smith of 105 Dickinson Street, Springfield, John M. Hesson of 23 Ambrose Street, and Edmund F. Ukleja of 7 Yale Street, Chicopee Falls, all on the USS Bonhomme Richard; Richard A. Boulais of 14 Kelso Avenue and Peter J. Tosoni of 25 Margaret Street, on the USS Chicago; Francis G. Keough, Jr., of 107 Governor Street, Arthur J. Graziano of 29 Marble Street and Thomas O'Connor of 7 Phoenix Street on the USS Ingersoll; Allen A. Mador of 22 Maryland Streeth, on the USS Kimberley; Lawrence R. Ford of 45 Orchard Street, on the USS Southerland; Barry F. Shea of 129 Magazine Street, Edward J. Ahern of 52 Blaine Street, Clifford Martin of 73 Nathaniel Street and Leroy O. Martin of 48 Beauchamp Street, on the USS WASP."
United States. Navy--Japan; World War, 1939-1945--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American
A series of newspaper clippings, possibly from an in-house newsletter of some kind on the Bon Homme Richard, showing various scenes and people from Tokyo. Photos are numbered and there are matching descriptions at the bottom of the page.
Picture is labeled 4 at the top in white. It shows a crowd of people standing on a sidewalk outside of a building labeled "Takarasuka Theater."
Image is labeled 2 at the top right corner in white. The picture shows a woman dressed in what appears to be traditional Japanese garb. The fabric is shiny and has a white flower pattern. The woman is smiling at the photographer and is resting her hand on a stack of fabric.
The picture is labeled with a 1 at the top in white. The image shows a portion of a city. Several builidings in the background are standing, but there are ruins, potentially from a bombing, in the foreground.
The picture is labeled with a 3 at the top left corner in white. The image shows four men in uniform standing on a balcony of a building, looking down at the camera. The caption at the end of the article (not pictured here) identifies them as Captain Frank O'Brien, Admiral J.J. Ballentine, Captain W.F. Boore, and Captain H.F. Fick, and the hotel as the Imperial Hotel, which served as MacArthur's headquarters.
Image has the number six labeled in the top right corner in white. The image shows a group of ten young girls in traditioanl Japanese garb standing/sitting in two rows. The caption (not pictured here) reads "Geisha girls pose for the Americans."
Image is labeled 5 in white in the top left corner. A figure standing on a street with a grand, circular building in the background. A wheel of a car is showing in one corner.
Sailors--Chicopee (Mass.); World War, 1939-1945; Photographs
A young man in a long coat is standing outside in a grass area surrounded by a fence. There is a tree in the background and houses behind that. The man is standing with his arms in his pockets, smiling at the camera. 067Y is printed on the back of the photo in black ink.
A young man wearing a suit is crouched outside in a grass area surrounded by a fence. There is a street and a house in the background of the photo. 067Y is printed on the back of the photo in black ink.
A young man wearing a suit is crouched outside in a grass area surrounded by a fence. There are bushes directly behind him and with a street and houses behind him. 067Y is printed on the back of the photo in black ink.
The photo shows a young man in a suit standing outside a house with one foot on the step. He is smiling at the camera. 042 is printed on the back of the photo in black ink.
Two young men in suits are crouched outside in a grass area surrounded by a fence. There is a tree in the background with a street and houses behind it. 067Y is printed on the back of the photo in black ink.
Six people sitting around a dining table, facing the camera. (L-R) One man is wearing a suit and looking towards the camera, to his right is a young woman in dark clothes and glasses smiling at the camera, to her right is a young man in a service uniform with his arm wrapped around the woman to his right who is wearing dark lipstick, a necklace, and a blouse and standing solemnly toward the camera, to her right is a young man in a naval uniform (Edmund). Edmund has his arm wrapped around the woman to his right who is wearing a white outfit.
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan; Photographs
The photo is an aerial view of a beach with Naval ships deploying troops. The landscape is marked by cars, tanks, and other equipment. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The photo is a side shot of a military ship lapeled 19Z with what appears to be missiles shooting into the air. The sky is dark with smoke in the background. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan; War casualties--Photographs
The photo is a close up of the ground of a battlefield. A body is laid out in the middle of the photo, surrounded by debris. There is smoke covering the upper portion of the image, suggesting that a shot has just landed. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is a side shot of a military ship shooting missiles into the air. There appears to be a second ship covered in smoke in front of it, although that's unclear from the photo. The sky in the background is smoky. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is of a beach where trucks, tanks, and other military vehicles are being deployed. The beach is full of servicemen walking and sitting around, with several bags and other supplies strewn about. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a tank on a mostly empty field. A body is on the ground immediately in front of a tank, about to be run over. The field in the background in shrouded in smoke or dust, but another vehicle can be seen to the right of the tank. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of two vehicles with what appear to be missle launchers on the back. There are a few soldiers next to the vehicles, some of whom are covering their ears as the missles are being launched (and are captured in this image mid-air). The cars and soldiers rest in a dip in the ground, and the background of the image is shrouded in dust and smoke. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is of a beach where various military ships are in the shallows, deploying soldiers who are running onto land. A few palm trees are visible in the background at the top left corner of the photo. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is of a street with two tanks carrying servicemen. Two soldiers carrying guns are on foot in the street. There is a body laying on the ground, presumably dead, in the foreground of the image. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image shows a battlefield full of empty earth and some debris. Soldiers can be seen throughout the image, and there are a few tanks in the middleground. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a dirt path through a wooded area. Some people wearing shorts and light shirts are standing in the foreground. Behind them is a tank with two bodies laying on top it and a man standing above them looking down. There are two other vehicles in the image, carrying soldiers with helmets. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of a battleground, strewn with debris. The trunks of trees can be seen throughout the background of the image, as well as some vehicles (it is unclear if they are cars, boats, or something else). A group of soldiers are in the foreground, laying on the sloped earth with guns pointing up. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is of a battlefield with various soldiers crouched or walking. There are a few vehicles (tanks, trucks) that appear to be unloading cargo. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image looks out onto a beach that is full of soldiers and debris. There appear to be ships in the water in the background. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image appears to be of a battlefield. There are various small planes resting throughout the image. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a section of a battlefield, covered on one side with bushes. Two dead soldiers are in the foreground of the image, with a gun still constructed in front of them. Behind them, in the middleground, stands another soldier looking at the corpses in a posture suggesting exhaustion or defeat, holding what appears to be either a gun or a sword. There are other casualties behind him, and in the brush to his right. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of a corner of a beach. Several bodies are left in the shallow water. A small boat and trees are in the background. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of a section of a battlefield. There is debris piled in the foreground and soldiers walking through a path in the middleground. A truck and more debris is in the background. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a soldier, face shadowed by his helmet, pointing a gun down at two shirtless bodies on the ground. The background of the image shows a destroyed building, with several palm trees in the background. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image shows a pile of bodies laying at the bottom of a hill. There appears to be a wooded area in the background of the image. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is a close up of a dead Japanese soldier. His uniform shirt is rucked up towards his neck and the side of his face is torn open. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of several dead soldiers on a battleground, perhaps a beach. There are two tanks, each with a large star on the top part, in the background of the image. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of a trench on a beach. There are dead bodies and other debris strewn throughout the trench, as one soldier stands in the background with one hand partially raised. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is a close up of two dead Japanese soldiers. Their bodies lay in a partially dug out hole in the ground. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area
The photo shows a group of men, perhaps soldiers, walking through a tall gate. The buildings behind the mesh gate have roofs made out of hay or leaves. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is a close up of someone, perhaps a Japanese soldier, whose face appears to be partially burned off. The man's upper body is shown, and the rest of his body appears to be hidden behind a trench or in a hole. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image is of two bodies of Japanese soldiers on the ground. The body in the background is face down. The body in the foreground is face up, one arm outstreched toward the camera. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
Close-Up of Dead Soldiers on Battlefield
The image is a close up of a dead Japanese soldier, laying face up and arms overhead. There is a man standing in the foreground, gun pointed down, whose legs and hand on the gun are the only parts visible. More dead soldiers are in the background of the image. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
The image shows a photograph of four emaciated, naked Japanese men, possibly prisoners of war, sitting on a beach. There are two Allied soldiers sitting with them. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This image may upset some viewers. By clicking the following link to view the image, users consent to viewing sensitive/graphic content. Click here to view image. (Image will open in new window.)
The image shows the ruins of several buildings. There is a telephone pole in the foreground and a man walking down the empty street in the background. 220 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan; Civilians in war--Japan
The image shows two cattle. The one on the left is carrying a young person and a bag, with another person standing behind them. The one on the right is carrying an adult and two young children and a bag. There are palm trees and a few soldiers in the background. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
World War, 1939-1945; Civilians in war--Pacific area; Women
The image shows four people standing outside a few houses with woods in the background. The person in the left is cut off so just their leg and back is in view. The person to their right appears to be a woman standing in profile and holding a baby in a sling on her back. The person to her right appears to be topless and wearing a skirt. Their stomach is distended and perhaps they are pregnant. On the right stands another figure in profile. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan; Civilians in war--Japan; Women
The image shows three Japanese women in traditional garments with bold patterns smiling at the camera. They are standing in front of an open window and a few buildings can be seen in the background. 220 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows four Japanese soldiers and another (back turned and can't be identified) in an open field. The soldier on the left is resting a white flag on his shoulder. a young person is walking barefoot toward the group from the right with his hands raised as if in surrender. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area
The image shows four soldiers, two of which are wearing naval hats, sitting in an open-top car. The two soldiers in front are smoking cigarettes. The two in the back are turned and smiling towards the camera. "USMC 51689" is written on the side of the car. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
United States. Marine Corps; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area
The image shows a white sign weighed down by what appears to be sandbags against a background of trees. The sign reads, "So when we reach the 'Isle of Japan' with our caps at a jaunty tilt / We'll enter the city of Tokyo on the roads the Seabees Built" with the attribution "Third Marine Div. 2nd. Raider Reg." written in the bottom right corner. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a shirtless soldier standing next to a sign on what appears to be a beach or field in front of a forest. The sign reads, "Bougainville. To our very good friends the fighting marines we dedicate this highway marine drive built by 53rd N.C.B.I. 1st M.A.C." 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
World War, 1939-1945--Occupation currency--Philippines
A bill for one peso with "The Japanese Government" printed on top in English.
A bill for Japanese currency with the scene of a building on the left and a man with a top knot on the right. The arabic numeral 5 is stamped in the corners.
A bill for Japanese currency with a man on a horse on the right. The arabic numeral 5 is stamped in the bottom right corner.
A bill for fifty centavos with "The Japanese Government" printed on top in English.
A bill for Japanese currency with a scene of a building wih a wooden gate and a bird flying in the corner printed on it. The arabic numerals for 50 is stamped in the bottom right corner.
A certificate of recognition given to Edmund F. Ukleja for his service during World War II by the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts state seal is at the top. The certificate is printed in black ink with stamped signatures. The text reads, "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Recognition of the Service of Edmund F. Ukleja in the armed forces of the United States of America Presents this Testimonial of Esteem and Gratitude for Faithful Performance of Duties in World War II," with the signatures for the Adjutant General, William H. Harrison Jr., on the left and the governor, Maurice J. Tobin, on the right.
World War, 1939-1945--Chronologies; United States. Navy--Foreign service; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area
A timeline of events, created by the collector, Edmund F. Ukleja. The page is titled "Actions I Have Taken Part In," and the author line below this title lists Edmund F. Uklejah A.M.M. 3/c. The lists are as follows: June 8 Strikes on airfields of Kyusku in support of Okinawa Operations. ; 9-10 Strikes on Okino Darto. ; July 10 Strikes on airfields and industrial instalations [sic] in Tokyo area. ; 14 Strikes on airfields and industrial instalations [sic] in Northern Honshu-Hokkaido. ; 15 Strikes on airfields in Northern Honshu-Hokkaido, bombardment of Muroran and Kamaishi. ; 17 Strikes on airfields in Tokyo Area. ; 18 Strikes on airfields and Yokosuka Naval Base, Tokyo Area, Mitacho bombardment. ; 24-25 Strikes on airfields and shipping in Kobe Osaka Area. ; 28 Strikes on airfields and shipping in Kyushu, Shikaku, S.W.Honshu. ; 30 Bombardment of Homamatsu. Strikes on Southern Honshu. ; 31 Bombardment of Smimizu. ; August 9 Strikes on airfields in Northern Honshu. ; 10 Strikes on airfields in Nosthern [sic] and Central Honshu. Bombardment of Kamiar. ; 13 Strikes on Tokyo area. ; 15 Strike launched - (recalled)
Timeline of events during service, created by Edmund F. Ukleja
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Men--1940-1960; Recreation
The clipping has the title "'Lab' League Rollers" above a photo of 12 young men in two lines of 6, dressed mostly in collared shirts, ties, suspenders, and holding bowling balls. Below the picture is the caption, "Photo by Herbert C. Nielsen." The text of the clipping reads, "COMPETITION WAXES HOT in the P&WA Materials Control 'Lab' League which rolls at the Morgan alleys. Some of the contestants are, front row, l-r, Savin Zaver-[unclear due to rip], Melvin Davis, Edmund Ukleja, Jules Pinsky, Victor Frankovits, league director; Joseph Cerina; back, John Johnson, Louis Galasso, Larry Synder, Alex Casare, Spencer Deming and Robert Taylor." Ukleja is pictured in the top row, third from the left in an argyle sweater vest.
A group of six young adults on a mostly-empty beach wih a dog, a ball, and a traschan in the background. (L-R) Standing arm and arm is a shirtless young man in swimming shorts, a young woman in a short swim dress, another young woman in a short swimdress, a shirtless young man in swimming shorts, a young woman in a short swim dress, and another shirtless young man in swimming shorts.
A man, Edmund, standing in a light-colored suit smiling at the camera. He is standing in front of bare trees and there appears to be a glare or smudge in the botton thrid of the photograph. 063 is printed in black ink on the back fo the photograph.
A side view of a car parked in front of a horizon line showng trees. 063 is printed in black ink on the back fo the photograph.
A man, Edmund, in a light-colored suit reclining in he grass in front of a bush. He is smiling at the camera, hands clasped, one leg outstretched and the other with a bent knee. 063 is printed in black ink on the back fo the photograph.
An image of a child with a white cap playing in a toy car. The child and car are on the ground in front of porch steps. 063 is printed in black ink on the back fo the photograph.
Three men standing outside in long coats in a grassy area in front of a bare tree. Behind them is a street and houses. Of the men (L-R), the first appears to be Edmund, who has one hand in his coat pocket. Next, is a younger person, perhaps a teenager, smiling to the camera with his left hand in his pocket and the right around the back of the man on right. The last has his right hand in his pocket and is smiling to the camera. 067Y is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Chicopee Falls Man Wins Final Football Contest
Recreation--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Chicopee (Mass.)
A newspaper clipping from the sports page of a local paper. The headline is "Chicopee Falls Man Wins Final Football Contest." Below that, the byline reads, "Henry Ukleja Had Nearest Correct Scores of 19 Persons Who Picked Nine Out of 10 Correct Results; To See HC-BC Game at Boston on Saturday." The text of the article reads "The eighth and final Football Contest sponsored by The Daily News last week was won by a Chicopee Falls man, Henry Ukleja, 7 Yale St., Chicopee Falls. Not a single person was able to name all 10 correct results and only 19 were able to pick nine out of the 10 winners. A check of the scores shows that Mr. Ukleja was the winner, being nearest correct to the actual scores of the games. All Expenses Paid The winner will receive two tickets to the Boston College-Holy Cross football game at Braves Field in Boston on Saturday along with round trip railroad fare for two, plus cash for meals, programs and other incidental expenses. Mr. Ukleja is asked to telephone the Football Contest Editor tomorrow at noon to arrange to pick up his tickets. Call Springfield 2-3112. Other persons who were able to pick nine out of 10 correct results were Larry Augustus, 2654 Main St., Springfield; Ann Raichi, Main St., Hazardville, Conn.; Wanda Nowak, 7 Dowling St., Chicopee; John Fenton, 36 Mattoon St., Springfield; Jane Still, 42 Abby St., Chicopee; Lester W. Clark, 15 Lasalle St., East Longmeadow; Madeline Caron, 941 Chestnut St., Springfield; Everett McVey, 116 Bloomfield St., Springfield; Mario Cocchi, 851 Worthington St., Springfield; Lucy Dupont, 54 Bell St., Chicopee; Edward Dunn, 225 Rosewell Ave., Springfield; Carol Ann Chaderjian, 67 Bridge St., No. Agawam; Alyce Bruso, 27 Washburn St., Springfield; Claire Melnyk, 728 Page Boulevard, Springfield; Norma Wasileski, 7 Dean Ave., Warehouse Point, Conn.; Raymond Knight, Middle Road, Hazardville, Conn.; Chester Smola, 75 North St., Three Rivers; John Foy, 39 Lathrop St., West Springfield. So thus comes to a close another season of trying to pick the football winners. It has been a funny season, funny in that the favorites often went down to defeat and made it all the tougher for fans to figure the same games each week. Seldom during the eight contests sponsored by this newspaper during the season was a person able to get all 10 correct results. It was usually the same as last week, a matter of who had the nearest correct scores. It is the hope of The Daily News that the fans enjoyed these contests as much as the newspaper and the Football Contest Editor did. It may sound a bit strange but there were times during the season when a person had all 10 wrong. To attempt to pick 10 losers is just as difficult as it is to pick 10 winners."
A blurry photograph depicting the open back of a semitruck as it drives on a road. There appear to be bundles of some sort in the back. 721 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Folder is off-white with blue text: "Souvenir of Hotel Taft; New Haven's Foremost Hotel; *; Visit Our New Night Club; Under Management of Craig La Vin, Phone 7-1121, College and Chapel Streets"
A photograph inside a cardstock folder showing 12 men, all in suits, smiling at the camera and sitting in two rows of six each. Edmund is in the top left.
The image shows three people standing in a kitchen. (L-R) A younger man, Edmund, in a white button down, slacks, and tie stands with his hand on his hip. To his right is an older woman in a long dress. To her right is a man in black slacks, a vest, and shirt and tie leaning agains the counter. They all look at the camera. 022K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows the back of a convertible car. A smiling man and woman are sitting in the back seat, arms around each other, and twisted to face the camera. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The back of the car shows the hood ornament that says ALA and the license plate, which is a Massachusetts plate with the number 317-982. The plate shows the car is registered until 1947.
An image taken from above of part of a convertible car. A man in a white shirt and sunglasses is in the front seat, smiling towards the camera. A young couple is embracing in the back seat of the car, also smiling. A corner of another car can be seen in the background. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Men--Photographs; Bartending--Photographs
A large photograph of six men behind a counter. The men are pouring White Eagle into paper cups that are on trays. The first five men are wearing white shirts and some white vests, and the older man in glasses on the right is wearing a dark vest and puring what appears to be a pitcher of water. Edmund may be pictured center, pouring one of the bottles.
Male beauty contests--Chicopee (Mass.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
This newspaper clipping shows three men in suits smiling at the camera, some holding unidentfied objects in their hands. The headline for the clipping reads, "Wins Male Beauty Contest." The text reads, "Chicopee, May 24--Beauty may only be skin deep but to Edward Pietras, above at left, it paid dividends since he was declared the winner of the male beauty contest sponsored by Chicopee Holy Name Society. In addition to receiving the winner's cup, he will receive a free necktie from Balakier's and all the ice cream he can consume at one sitting at the Blue Bell Restaurant. Frank Skibinski, master of ceremonies, is in the center, and on his right is Edward [sic] Ukleja, runner-up.
A woman in a wedding dress standing in the doorway of a house and holding the arm of an older man (perhaps her father) in a suit to her right. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A crowd of people standing on a sidewalk. Pairs of men and women in suits/gowns, holding flowers are walking. Presumably they are the wedding party. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a wedding gown holding a bouquet, holding the arm of an older man (perhaps her father) in a suit, walking together on a sidwalk. A crowd of people can be seen in the background, near parked cars and in front of houses and telephone poles. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a wedding gown holding a bouquet, holding the arm of an older man (perhaps her father) in a suit, walking together through what appears to be a lobby of a bulding. A group of people stand behind them in the doorway. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
This picture shows a wedding ceremony taking place within a church. The bride and groom are kneeling in front of a priest and alterboys. A woman in a gown with a bouquet is kneeling behind them in an aisle. One man is seated in a chair behind the couple. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of five women (four seated, one on the right standing) in front of wall with a painting of a winter scene. Four of the women are wearing gowns with flowers in their hair and hands. The woman second from left is wearing a wedding gown. Presumably this is the bride and bridesmaids. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Bride with Wedding Party Before St. Stanislaus Basilica
Weddings--Photographs; Wedding attendants
A picture of a bride and groom (center) surrounded by the wedding party in front of the entrance to a grand church. Edmund appears to be to the right of the bride in this photograph. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
An image of a man in a suit holding the arm of a woman in a wedding gown walking down the aisle of a church with empty pews on either side. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Pairs of men and women in suits/gowns, holding flowers are walking down the aisle of a church with mostly empty pews on either side. Presumably this is the wedding party. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a suit and a woman in a wedding gown kissing in a doorway, faces obscured. A man in a suit is behind them in the doorway, and the floor in front of them has the words "St. Stanislaus Church" on it. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A picture of the bride and groom with family at a table during what appears to be a wedding reception. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Weddings--Photographs; Wedding cakes--Photographs
A man in a suit and a woman in a wedding gown standing in front of a table with a wedding cake on it. There are framed pictures on the wall behind them. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a wedding gown standing holding the arm of a man in a suit to her right. They are standing in the middle of an open floor with people around them, watching. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
What appears to be a bridesmaid and groomsman (Edmund) standing arm-in-arm in an open floor with a few people standing in the background behind them. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
What appears to be a bridesmaid and groomsman standing arm-in-arm on an open floor with a few people standing in the background behind them. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
What appears to be a wedding party sitting at a long table with table settings in front of them. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
An older woman and bridesmaid sitting at the end of the table with two men and another bridesmaid sitting on a bench behind and to the left of them. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A section of a table for what appears to be a wedding reception, with guests sitting around them, including an older man and a middle aged man sitting with arms around each other looking at the camera. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
What appears to be a bridesmaid and groomsman standing arm-in-arm in an open floor with a few people sitting and standing in the background behind them. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a wedding dress standing arm-in-arm with a man in a suit in what appears to be an open floor in front of a banquet table. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The bride leaning over a table kissing a woman, perhaps her mother or another family member, with others in the background around the table. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Four people sitting at a table, presumably during a wedding reception. There are two women in dark clothes and two men in suits. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of people, presumably wedding guests, sitting at tables arranged aroundan open floor. One man in standing, back to the camera, and coaxing a woman to stand up with him, perhaps to dance. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A photograph of dinner being served during a wedding reception. The bride is standing, walking past the table, and a server is carrying plates. A couple is dancing in the background. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of three men standing at a bar, the two on the right are holding a glass up towards the camera, as if making a toast. One more man can be seen cut off from the photo on the left, and the back of a woman's head is in the right side of the image. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Four men standing at a bar in suits, in the process of taking a shot. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The bride and groom standing at the bar, the bride laughing, as they reach towards something on bartop. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Two men, dressed as waitstaff, in the process of pouring drinks. On the wall behind them appears to be boxing posters. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
An older couple standing in front of a doorway. The woman is dressed in patterned clothes and a cardigan, holding a glass in her left hand a bottle in the right. To her right is a man in a suit and hat holding a glass in his right hand. 064 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a group of people (L-R, three women, a young man or teenager, and an older man) dressed in long coats standing on a sidwalk in front of a parked car on an empty street, houses in the background. Another man is standing on the other side of the car in the background. 064 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The bride leaning over a table kissing a woman, presumably a guest, with the groom to her left and others in the background around the table. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The bride leaning over a table and kissing a man, as a man on her left, presumably the groom, leans over as well. Another man besides the kissee is standing with him and leaning in too. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A close up of the bride as a man leans in and another man in a suit holds his arm as if dragging him away. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A blurry photograph of a smiling couple arm-in-arm, the woman (left) looking as if she is wearing a bridesmaid dress with flowers in her hair. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of five men in two rows (two in back and three in front) on the steps in front of a building. The man at the center of the bottom row has his hands to his sides while everyone else has their hands in the pockets of their coats. Edmund is on the bottom right. 025 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of five men in two rows (two in back and three in front) on the steps in front of a building. The man at the center of the bottom row has his hands to his sides while everyone else has their hands in the pockets of their coats. Edmund is on the bottom right. 025 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This photograph is a slightly different angle of the same photograph above.
Two men in long coats standing outside a building. The man on the left is wearing a dark coat and the man on the right is wearing a lighter colored coat. They stand beside a sign on the building's wall that says "Worden Hotel & Grill." 025 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A photograph of three couples on a dancefloor of the wedding reception. The woman in the front most couple has her face obscured but her dress is lighter colored, so she may be the bride without her veil. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A photograph of four people, (L-R) three women and one man, in formal wear standing in front of a kitchen counter and smiling at the camera. 064 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man standing in the open floor in a light suit jacket, hands up and mouth open, as if he his singing, shouting, or laughing. A man in a dark suit stands in the background to his left. 015 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The view of the back and backyard of what appears to be a residential building with porches, perhaps an apartment building or hotel. The backyard has an fence and what appears to be landscaped bushes or shrubs. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Four people standing at what appears to be the check-out counter of a store. The woman in the front is wearing a sleaveless dress and stands with her back to the camera, hands on hips. To her right is a man looking down to what he is holding, what looks like a miniature elephant or other animal statue. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a bathing suit on a beach, leaning against and grasping four poles arranged in a tent-like structure. There appears to be a boardwalk in the background. A series of numbers, perhaps 1484, is printed in faded black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man, Edmund, in a light-colored suit leaning against the front of a car. He has one hand on his hip and the other on his knee, which is hiked up on the front bumper of the car. The car is parked on a road that has trees to its right. Based on the hood ornament, the car seems to be a Pontiac. 063 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of three people standing in front of the base of a statue. (L-R) The man on the left is wearing suit pants, a white collared shirt, and a tie. He stands with his hand in his pocket an dhte other around the woman in the middle. The woman is wearing a checkered blouse and skirt and is smiling toward sthe camera. The last man is also wearing suit pants, a white collared shirt, and tie, and stands with his hand on his hip. Behind them is a view of a mountain. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
The photo shows a group of people standing outside around some sort of stone structure or fountain. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
The photo shows a man and woman standing in front of a statue of an Indigenous person, clothed only in a loin cloth and headress, standing with his arms outstretched up toward the sky. The man is wearing suit pants, a white colored shirt, and tie, and stands with his arm wrapped around the woman to his right who is dressed in a checkered blouse and skirt. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
A photo of an open field with the word MOHAWK written in stone on it. There are trees in the background. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
Men Posed with Statue of Native American
Two men wearing suit pants, white colored shirts, and ties stand outside in front of a statue of an Indigenous person. Behind them is a woman and a small child, standing arms crossed. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
Group Standing Around Fountain and Statue
A group of people standing around outside near what appears to be a stone structure, perhaps a fountain, with a statue of an Indigenous person and the stone word Mohawk in the background. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
A man smiling at the camera, brows raised, with his foot hiked up on what appears to be the stone wall of a fountain. There are people around the fountain. On the ledge by his foot is a plaque for Plymoth Mass. and Leominster. 006K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. This is likely related to the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway across northern Massachusetts.
A young woman stands in front of a car. She is wearing a dark outfit, holding a string of what may be a balloon, and looks down towards the ground. A crowd of others and more cars is in the background behind her. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a white outfit including a short skirt, white hat, and white open toed shoes, stands with her hand and one foot resting on the back of a car. There are trees and perhaps a house in the background. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a white short-sleeved button down and dark pants stands against what seems like a fenced-in overlook point. He is wearing sunglasses and smiling at the camera. The background shows a forest of trees and perhaps some water. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A photograph of a man wearing suit pants, a white collared shirt, a tie, and sunglasses holding something with what appears to be a balloon with an animal face cut off in the top right corner. The man is resting against what may be cushions or the seat of a car. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A young woman stands in front of a car. She is wearing a dark outfit, holding a balloon, and smiling towards the camera. More people and cars can be seen in the background behind her. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a white outfit and white hat stands in front of what may be a fenced-in overlook point, with a forest in the background. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A shirtless man wearing sunglasses, black slacks, and shoes stands outside next to a car, holding his shirt in his hands. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A blurry photograph of a man and a woman sitting next to each other. The man is wearing a white button down and tie, and the woman has a flower in her hair. She is smiling, head resting on her crossed arms. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Two men sitting, facing one another in the back of what appears to be a truck with benches along both sides. The back door of the truck is open. The men are wearing white button downs, slacks, and ties, and are smiling at the camera. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a side view of a convertible car, parked in a lot with other cars. Two women sit in the car, one in the driver's seat and one behind her in the back seat. They smile to the camera. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A young couple stands in front of what may be a fenced-in overlook site. The man (possibly Edmund) is wearing sunglasses and stands behind the woman, with his arms wrapped around her waist. She is wearing a white headband, a blazer and shorts. The background shows a forest of trees. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows four people standing in a kitchen. (L-R) An older man, stands in a vest, shirt, and tie. An older woman in a long, patterned dress holds a cake, while a younger man in a suit stands behind her. A younger woman with curly hair clipped back holds onto the cake and faces the camera. 022K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a young man, Edmund, in a suit standing in a fenced in yard. In the background, cars are parked on the street in front of other houses. 004K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Four people stand in a kitchen, holding glasses up for a toast. (L-R) A man stands in a white button down, slacks, and tie, an older woman stands wearing a long patterned dress, a younger woman wears a white blouse and skirt, and an older man in a vest, shirt, and tie stands beside her. 022K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A young man in a suit (Edmund) stands on the side of a residential street, next to a car. The license plate number for the car is 465998. There are more parked cars and houses in the background of the image. 004K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A younger man sits, leaning forward, on a bicycle in the yard of a house. Other houses across the street can be seen in the background. The crossed legs and arms of someone is in the bottom right corner of the photograph, cut off. 022K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Young Couple Standing on Fenced-In Overlook
A young couple, dressed in white, stands in front of what appears to be a fenced in overlook site. Edmund is possibly the man in this photograph. They both smile towards the camera and have their arms wrapped around each other. A forest and possibly some water is in the background. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows the view of a forest and a river in the distance. 663 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man, Edmund, is standing on a beach, with his hand on an opened trunk of a car. He is wearing only patterned swim shorts and is smiling towards the camera. 068K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a dress stands, hands fisted and resting on her hips, on what appears to be a balcony. Trees and a few grand buildings can be seen in the background. 740 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a woman in a plaid shirt and shorts, standing on a beach and smiling at the camera. Rows of beach chairs are behind her, and the background of the photograph shows buildings, including one with a sign for "Globe." 740 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man, Edmund, in swim shorts lounging on a towel at a beach. A woman in a bathing suit stands behind him, and several other people are in the photograph, cut off on the right side. There is a building with bicycles lined up in the background. 068K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a boat anchored in shallow water near a beach. "4N-475" is written on the side of the boat along with a long arrow. People can be seen in the background swimming. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows an empty street with a beach and dock beyond it. There are a few trees lining the sidewalk in front of the beach and boats and people lounging on the beach. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man, Edmund, in swim shorts holding his shoes in one hand and a portable radio box in another with a towel slung over his shoulder. He is standing in a parking lot surrounded by other cars and people. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a white dress stands outside in a landscaped yard in front of building. 740 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a suit leans, one hand and one foot, on the rough wooden fence of a bridge. A small creek and forest are in the background. 068K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man, Edmund, in wide slacks and a white button down shirt stand, one hand on his hip, in the doorway of a building. A plaque next to the doorway reads, "Hotel Annapolis." 740 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a person floating, face up in a large body of water. There are a few more people and a few boats in the distance. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man and woman, hand in hand, walking through shallow water on the beachfront in swim suits. A third person, a man in swim shorts and a white hat, is standing in the background near the buoys. A few others are in the water in the background. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in swim shorts, with a white hat and a towel around his neck, sits against a boat or dock, water behind him. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Four men standing on a beach. (L-R) One man is wearing a white t-shirt, swim shorts, and a white hat, another man to his right is dressed similarly, the third (Edmund) is wearing only swim shorts and is leaning one elbow on the shoulder of the man next to him, and the last is wearing a white t-shirt and swim shorts. Other beach-goers can be seen in the background. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a white t-shirt, swim shorts, and white hat stands in shallow water in front of a line of buoys. A sign on a rough wooden pole next to him reads "Danger." There are others floating or swimming in the water in the background. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Four men walking down the sidewalk, dressed in swim shorts. They are holding their shoes. Two of them wear white t-shirts and the other two have towels wrapped around their shoulders. A sign they're walking by says "Hotel Onset." The background of the image shows cars parked on the street and trees. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in swim shorts standing on a beach, hands on his hips. Other beachgoers can be seen on the beach, in the water, and standing on a floating deck in the shallow water. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a white t-shirt, swim shorts, and a white hat standing in shallow water with a young boy in swim shorts. Other people can be seen swimming in the water and standing on a floating deck in the background. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in swim shorts and a white hat sits against a boat or dock, towel beside him and water behind him. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of people on the beach, lounging on top of towels in their swim suits. One man (right) holds a beachball. Other beachgoers can be seen in the background. Edmund appears to be the one on the left. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A blurry image showing a group of three men sitting in what looks like a hotel room, drinking from bottles and smoking cigarettes. 132K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A blurry image of a man standing in front of a vanity mirror, opening a bottle. He appears to be in a nondescript bedroom or hotel room. 132K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A blurry image of a man sitting on a bed with a patterned bedspread. He appears to be holding one foot as it rests on the edge of the bed.132K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in patterned swim shorts and a white hat standing on the beach. Other beachgoers can be seen standing, in the water, and on a deck. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
An image taken from below of a group of people. On the right, a man in patterned swim shorts (Edmund) holds a ball as he looks towards the other people in the photograph. In the middleground, two men walk beside each other, talking. The man on the left is younger and wearing swim shorts. The man to his right is older, is wearing swim shorts, has a towel around his shoulders, and is smoking a cigarette. A couple of other young men can be seen in the background, hands raised or on their heads as if they are about to catch or dodge something. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in patterned swim trunks and a white hat holding a beach ball up to his chest, elbows out, as if he is going to throw it. He is standing on a beach in front of the water. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of four men lounging on a the beach, on top of spread towels, wearing swimsuits. They have what appears to be a portable radio and a ball around them. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Edmund and Friend Lounging on Beach Towels
Two men wearing swim shorts lounging, feet toward the camera, on a spread out towel on the beach. The one on his right (Edmund?) is leaning on his side. A portable radio is behind them. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man is shown, waist up, napping while laying on top of a towel on the beach. Shoes, shirts, and a portable radio box are strewn around him. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Two people in swim wear bending over, gesturing towards the sand on a beach. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A young couple in swimwear embracing on the beach, arms thrown around each other's shoulders. The woman is facing away from the camera, and the man (possibly Edmund) is facing towards the camera. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A group of three people (L-R, a woman, man with sunglasses, and another woman) on a crowded beach, wearing swimsuits and smiling towards the camera. Other beach goers are lounging in the background, and trees and buildings can be seen in the distance. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Two people, a man (possibly Edmund) and a woman in swimsuits, lounge on a beach towel, backs towards the camera facing something on the corner of a towel. Other beach goers can be seen in the background. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows two people (a man and woman) in a small paddleboat, smiling towards the camera. The boat has a large number four on the front. They are in water near the boat dock, which can be seen in the background. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a swimsuit (Edmund) walking on a beach, away from the camera and towards the water. There are other beachgoers in the background and a single cloud in the sky. 065K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows several cars parked on a road in what appears to be a park. The car in the bottom left of the image has a sticker on the back windshield for Niagara Falls. 009 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a group of three people (L-R, a man, a woman, and another man, Edmund) in swimsuits leaning on one another, arms around each other's backs, on a beach. All three are smiling at the camera, and Edmund is posed with one hand on his hip. There is a ledge, trees, and a telephone pole in the background. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a white dress and sandals standing on the edge of a dock. She has one hand on her hip and the other appears to be behind her, resting on one of the posts on the edge of the dock. Water, another dock, and a boat or two can be seen in the background. C41 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a two-piece swim suit sits on a towel at the beach. She leans on one hand, legs curled underneath her, and smiles towards the camera. Other beachgoers can be seen throughout the crowded beach in the background. A47 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a sandy or rocky hill leading up to trees. There appears to be wood and other debris on the hill, and what seems to be parked cars are cut off in the bottom left and right corner of the photo. 009 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows the view from a lookout point, blocked off with a roap-fence. The view below is of a body of water (a river?) surrounded by trees. 017 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph, but this is crossed out in pencil with 009 written on above it.
Weddings--Photography; Wedding attendants
The image is of a wedding party standing in front of a church. The group is mostly what appears to be bridesmaids and groomsmen in matching dresses and suits. There are two doorways of the church seen in the back. "Domum Dei," meaning "house of God" in Latin is engraved over the left door. The engraving over the right is cut off, but "Deget" or "Decet," meaning either "he must" or "it should be," can be seen. is printed on black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man and a woman standing outside in front of the side of the house. The woman (left) wears a patterned dress and has her hair pulled back. The man (Edmund, right) has his arms straight by his sides and is wearing a white jacket and shirt, dark bowtie, and glasses. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby in a diaper, sitting in what appears to be a pram. The baby is smiling up at the camera. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a family of eight people sitting around a table for a meal. (L-R) In the picture is two older women, a young boy or teenager, a man holding a baby, a woman (likely the mother of the child), another woman and an older man. 009 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby standing in what looks like a bouncer or a high chair, wearing a striped shirt, in a doorway. The room behind the baby is mostly in shadow, but there are two potted plants resting on stools behind him. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby standing outside in a grass field. The baby is wearing a striped button down and is smiling at the camera. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby sitting outside in what appears to be a bouncer. The baby is dressed in thick, dark clothes and a hat and is smiling towards the camera. The baby seems to be in a front yard of a house, as there is a street and other houses in the background. There is a dark smudge in the top right of the photo, perhaps the photographer's arm partially obscuring the shot. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby sitting outside in what appears to be a bouncer. The baby is wearing a white shirt and dark overalls, with a dark hat with straps tied under the child's chin. The baby is looking off to the right and smiling. The baby seems to be in a front yard of a house, as there is a street and other houses in the background. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby sitting outside in what appears to be a bouncer. The baby is dressed in thick, dark clothes and a hat and is smiling towards the camera. The baby seems to be in a yard, as the steps to a house can be seen in the background. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby sitting outside in what appears to be a bouncer. The baby is wearing a white shirt and dark overalls, with a dark hat with straps tied under the child's chin. The baby is looking towards the camera. There is a dark smudge in the top right of the photo, perhaps the photographer's arm partially obscuring the shot. The baby seems to be in a front yard of a house, as there is a street and other houses in the background. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man, wearing slacks, a white shirt, and a tie, crouching down, holding a baby dressed in a dark, thick outfit and hat. They are crouched in front of some flowers in what appears to be a back yard. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man in a suit (Edmund), smiling towards the camera as he is crouched down on the ground, holding up a baby in a dark, thick outfit and hat. They are crouched in front of some flowers in what appears to be a front yard, as there are houses and a street in the background. 022 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a naked baby, lying on its front, on a blanket. There is a stuffed animal beside the baby and curtains on the wall behind the child. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man and a baby playing in a body of water. Both can be seen from their head up, and the baby has their arms outstretched. A shoreline with trees behind it can be seen in the distance. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman stands in a driveway alongside of a house, holding the handle of a stroller with a baby in it. She is smiling at the camera as four people, two men and two women, stand in the background looking on. 721 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby on top of what looks like a large stuffed elephant toy, with other stuffed animals, like bears, lined up on the ground in front of them. They are in what looks like the front or back yard of a house. 721 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman wearing a swim cap holds a baby as they stand or float in a body of water. They can be seen from their shoulders up. A shoreline with trees and a house can be seen in the distance. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A baby sits or floats in a body of water. They can be seen from their shoulders up. A shoreline with trees and a house can be seen in the distance. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a corner of a house and its backyard. Clothes are hanging from a clothesline across the yard. There are several figures in the yard. One man is standing, back towards the camera, hands on his hips, in the back corner of the yard. One woman is sitting on a chair, hands rested on her knees, smiling towards the camera. A baby in a stroller or wagon looks towards the camera, arms up, and one more person is cut off in the right side of the photograph. 721 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A baby sits or floats in a body of water. They can be seen from their shoulders up. A shoreline with trees behind it can be seen in the distance. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby sitting outside in what appears to be a bouncer. The baby is dressed in thick, black clothes and a hat and is smiling towards the camera. The baby seems to be in a front yard of a house, as there is a street and other houses in the background. There is a dark smudge in the top right of the photo, perhaps the photographer's arm partially obscuring the shot. 049 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A baby in a striped shirt and shorts stands, arms outstretched, in front of a bush. They appear to be in a back or front yard of a house, as a fence can be seen in the background. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A man in a suit, pictured waist up, stands holding a baby in a striped shirt. They are both smiling at the camera. They stand in front of what appears to be a grand building perhaps a church. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a long striped and polkadotted dress stands, holding a baby in a striped shirt on her hip. They are standing outside, and the woman is smiling at the camera. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
An older man and woman standing outside of a house, with a baby in a high chair between them. The man is wearing suit pants, a white collared shirt, and tie, and the woman is wearing a long floral dress. They both rest one arm on the baby's high chair.
A portrait photograph of Edmund in a suit and patterned tie, smiling towards the camera.
A baby in a high chair with a table and a cake in front of them. The photograph is taken from outside, likely in the backyard of a house based on the open cellar doors of a house in the background.
A close-up of a baby in a striped shirt and shorts stands, arms outstretched, in front of a bush. They appear to be in a back or front yard of a house, as a fence can be seen in the background. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A close up of a cake with floral decorative icing and the words "Happy Birthday Snookiz" on it. 63 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A baby standing in a yard. The baby is wearing a striped shirt and light pants and is looking off towards the side. A fence and side of a house can be seen in the background. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A toddler, bundled up in a winter coat, hood, and mittens, standing outside in the snow in front of a stone building. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Three men in suits (Edmund on the right) standing in front of what looks like a long banquet table. The man on the ride is raising a coffee cup towards the camera, the man in the middle is holding up a plate, and Edmund appears to be taking a shot. All three are smiling towards the camera. There are plates, salt and pepper shakers, napkins, and cups on the table, as well as a beer bottle with a lit candle in it in front of the three men. The arm of another man is cut off on the left side of photograph.
A toddler, bundled up in a winter coat, hood, scarf, and mittens, standing outside in the snow in front of a stone building. Someone in a plaid coat is shoveling snow in front of the steps to the building in the background. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A close-up of a toddler standing oustside in what looks like a yard. The child is wearing a striped shirt and light pants and is looking off towards the side. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A toddler, bundled up in a winter coat, hood, and mittens, sitting in a box on a sled outside in the snow. The box says "36-LB Cans Made in USA. Try Spry." 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A toddler, bundled up in a winter coat, hood, and mittens standing outside in the snow, holding up a snowball. A fence, street, and houses can be seen in the background. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A photograph of six people (3 men in suits, 3 women in patterned dresses) sitting around a table, holding glasses and smiling at the camera. Edmund is sitting third from the left. They appear to be sitting in a restaurant or diner. There is text printed on the bottom of the photograph in cursive that says, "Greetings from Villa Rose Windsor Locks Conn." The photo is stamped on the back with the text: "Arno Photos 1029 Main St. Hartford, -- Conn."
A toddler, bundled up in a winter coat, hood, and mittens standing outside in the snow. They are standing in the backyard of a house. 779 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child in a winter coat, hat, and mittens, crouched on the snowy ground, digging in the snow. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child in a long coat and hat facing away from the camera towards a fenced pen. The child's hand is outstretched, feeding an animal inside a pen. The animal seems to be a reindeer. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A closeup of a child in a long coat and hat facing away from the camera towards a fenced pen. The child's hand is outstretched, feeding an antlered animal inside a pen. The animal seems to be a reindeer. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child bundled up in a winter hoat, hood, and mittens laying on their front in the snow. The child's head is turned away from the camera. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child bundled up in a winter hoat, hood, and mittens laying on their front in the snow. The is looking down owards the ground. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child in a long coat and hat facing away from the camera towards a fenced pen. The child's hand is outstretched, feeding an animal inside a pen. The animal seems to be a goat. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child bundled up in a winter coat, hood, scarf, and mittens laying on their front in the snow, holding some object, perhaps a sled. An older child in a plaid coat is standing behind the child, holding onto their legs. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child in a long coat, hat, and tall boots standing outside near a fenced in pen holding what appears to be a goose. The child is turned towards the camera with a concerned look on his face. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child in a long coat and hat facing away from the camera towards a fenced pen, housing what appears to be a large pig. 751 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A young child sitting at a table that is covered in bowls of snacks and wine bottles. The child is wearing a white outfit with a black vest and has their arms up while smiling. There is a cake on the table in front of them. The wall behind them has a window with patterned drapes. 757 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man in a suit (Edmund), smiling towards the camera as he is crouched down on the ground, holding up a baby in a dark, thick outfit and hat. They are crouched in front of some flowers in what appears to be a front yard, as there are houses and a street in the background. 037 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Woman and Baby with Horse-Drawn Carriage
A woman in a long dress holding a baby on her hip as she shows him a horse that seems to be attached to a carriage. They are outside in what looks like a residential area, as there are houses in the background. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a long dress crouched down on the ground next to a baby in front of a toy cart that says "Fire Chief" on the side. They are in what looks like a front yard of a house, as there is a fence and a street and house in the background. The child is wearing a white outfit and dark vest. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A young child sitting at a table that is covered in bowls of snacks and wine bottles. There is a cake on the table in front of them. The child is wearing a white outfit with a black vest and is looking down at the cake. The wall behind them has a window with patterned drapes. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A woman in a long dress stands next to a man in suit slacks, a white shirt, and tie and who is holding a baby on his hip. They stand outside the back of a house with the cellar doors open behind them. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Children--Photographs; Families--Photographs
A man in a white shirt and tie sits in the back of a single-horse-drawn cart, with his arm wrapped around a child. Another man (seemingly Edmund) in a suit stands in the background behind the cart. The cart says "Eskimo Pie" on the side. 743 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A child bundled up in what looks like a winter coat, hood, and mittens sits on the steps of a house in front of a door and next to a black and white dog. The child is looking down towards the dog. 067 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A closeup of a baby in a white shirt and vest riding in a toy cart that says "Fire Chief" on the side. They are in what looks like a front yard of a house, as there is a fence and a street and house in the background. 757 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Six men in suits gathered around a bar, three standing in back and three sitting on stools. The man in the center of the standing row appears to be Edmund. Everyone is holding a glass or shot either up or to their lips. A man, likely the bartender can be seen crouching behind the bar on the left side of the photograph. 067 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 9 is written in pencil on the side of the back
A blurry image of a man wearing a suit and a white headband around his forehead looking down at his hands, as he sits at what seems like a dinner table. Two men in suits can be seen in the background on either side of him. 006 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 6 is written in pencil on the side of the back
The image shows two men and suits at what appears to be the front of the stage. The man on the right is holding a standing microphone in one hand while his other arm is clasped around the shoulders of the second man, who is standing with his suit jacket open. Behind them is a man that appears to be sitting near a drum set. Part of a piano can be seen off to the left side. There is a banner sign in the top right corner of the photograph, near the ceiling of the stage, that says "Season's Best." 067 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 3 is written in pencil on the side of the back
The image shows a man in a suit with a white headband tied around his foreheard looking to the side and holding what appears to be a suitcase. He also appears to have a lollipop in his mouth. Two other men in suits sit on either side of him. The one on the right appears to be laughing as he raises something towards his mouth, potentially to eat. 062 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 2 is written in pencil on the side of the back
The image shows three men in suits sitting at a long table. The man on the right is standing and wrapping what looks like a white headband around the forehead of the man in the middle. The middle man appears to have a lollipop in his mouth. The man on the left looks on, laughing. 062 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 1 is written in pencil on the side of the back
The image shows three men in suits at a table. The one on the right has his back turned towards the camera, looking at the one in the middle. The man in the middle wears a white headband tied around his forehead and has what apppears to be a lollipop in his mouth. He is looking directly at the camera. The man n the left is sitting in the background, partially cut off by the photograph. 062 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 5 is written in pencil on the side of the back
The image shows a man in a suit and bowtie standing with his hands wrapped around a standing microphone as he smiles to the side. The backs or profiles of two men's head can be seen at the foreground of the photograph, as they appear to be sitting at some kind of music stand. There is a banner sign in the top left corner in the background that says, "Season's Best." 067 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 7 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows at least part of a stage in what appears to be a bar. Two men sit playing instruments. One man is playing the piano, back to the camera, and the other is playing a drumset, looking towards the piano player. There is a banner sign in the background, in the center above the stage, that says, "Season's Best." 062 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 8 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows ten people in a bar. Eight of them are standing, posed for the photograph. Most are standing or sitting at a bar, although one is sitting on the ground, as the man behind him seems to be balancing a drink on his head. A bartender is seen on the left side, behind the bar, and one last man is standing in the back right corner, facing the wall. 067 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 4 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows ten men in suits standing or sitting around a bar. Most of them are holding up a drink towards the camera. 098 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 4 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows six men in suits standing on a stage, clustered in groups of three around two music stands that say "BART" on the bottom. One man sits on the left, playing the piano. The banner sign on the center of the wall above the stage says, "To You Season's Best." 098 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 8 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows a group of four men sitting or standing at a bar, smiling towards the camera, arms slung around each other. Most are holding up a drink. A bartender in a white coat stands behind the bar, on the left side, looking on. A sign behind the bar, near the liquor shelf says, "No ladies allowed at the bar." 098 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 1 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows a man standing in front of a stage in a suit, arms outstretched by his sides. Three other men are at stage, one playing the piano at the left, on estanding in the center in front of two music stands, and one seated at the drums on the right. The banner sign on the center of the wall above the stage says, "To You Season's Best." 098 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 5 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows ten men in suits (six seated, four standing) gathered around a table in what appears to be a bar. Everyone is smiling at the camera, and most are holding drinks. 098 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 2 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows seven men in suits standing or sitting around a bar. Most are holding glasses up as if toasting, and one man on the left is holding his arm out to the side. 098 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph. The number 7 is written in pencil on the side of the back.
The image shows 24 men and women standing outside a building in what appears to be a wooded area. Most are wearing casual clothing and are smiling at the camera. Edmund is standing in the center of the photograph in a striped shirt. The sign above the door of the building in the background says, "Closed Mondays." A sign on the building to the right is cut off, but "CE-- EL--" can be seen. The back of the photograph is stamped with "William Askwith 75 Dwight St. Springfield, Mass." Askwith was a Springfield resident who served in World War II alongside Edmund.
The image shows a parade. There appears to be a marching band walking down the street, towards the camera. There are crowds of people on both sides of the street. Three men holding American flags walk towards the beginning of the procession, with a younger child in front of them. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. There appears to be a color guard walking down the street, towards the camera. There are crowds of people on both sides of the street. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Marching Band and Baton Twirler in Parade
The image shows a parade. There appears to be a marching band walking down the street, towards the camera. What appears to be a baton twirler is in front of them. A sign for De Soto Plymouth is on the side of a building on the left side of the street. There are crowds of people on both sides of the street. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. A group of young girls in uniform are walking down the street with crowds on either side. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Woman in Marching Band Uniform for Parade
The image shows a parade. At the front of the image is a woman in what appears to be a marching band uniform smiling at the camera. There are crowds in the background. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. A man in a suit and tophat is sitting on top of a horse. The side of what appears to be residential street is in the background, with cars parked curbside and with crowds on the side of the street. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. There appears to be a marching band walking down the street, towards the camera. At the back of the parade, a man holding an American flag is in the center of the street. There are crowds of people on both sides of the street. A sign for De Soto Plymouth is on a building on the left side of the street. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. A group of men and women in what appear to be military uniforms walks in the center of the street, four of them holding American flags in the air. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows three women in gowns on a float. Behind them on the float is a sign, mostly covered, with the words "100th anniversary," most likely referring to the 100th anniversary of Chicopee becoming a town. Part of the float behind them has a banner, a view is mostly obstructed, that says "1848" on it. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a young couple, dressed up and standing outdoors in a field with trees in the background. 068K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a float in the middle of the street, with crowds on either side. The front of the float says 1868-1948, and a man stands on top playing the accordion. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows two women in what appears to be fancy historical gowns standing atop a parade float. The woman on the right holds a parasol. The sign on the front of the float is partially obscured, with "ERR BROS" legible. The sign towards the front on top of the float is partially obscured but appears to read "CENTER OP," and 1848 is written on the side of the float. The float behind this one has signs that say "knowledge" and "-ence virtue." 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows ducks in a pond. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image appears to show a parade. Crowds look on as cars drive by, one of which has an American flag spread out on the front of the car. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade float with an American flag on the front and a triangle pattern on the rest of the float. The Float says "Birthday Greetings." 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade float with "St. Ann" printed on the side, perhaps referring to St. Anne's church in Chicopee. The side of the float is partially obscured, but "--God through St. Ann" is legible. On top of the float are actors (a woman and child) depicting what may be a nativity scene. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a float. FIve people stand atop of it, four of whom appear to be women in suits or uniforms. One person stands, as if they are a living statue, dressed in a costume of some sort, wearing what may be a helm or crown and holding some sort of flag. The words on the side are partially obscured, but "Aldenville" can be made out, referring to one of Chicopee's neighborhoods. Similarly, on the side are plaques for "Herve O Briere, USA" "Alphonse Stone," and others. 050K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows two young children standing on the front porch of a home. The young girl, on the left, is wearing a gown, tiara, and holding a bouquet of flowers, and the young boy, on the right, is dressed in a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a group of five women in matching long gowns walking out the front door of a home. They appear to be the bridal party of a wedding. A young boy in a suit and holding a decorative white box stands on the porchsteps next to the women. 076 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph, but this is crossed out in pencil with 36 written above it.
The image shows what appears to be a wedding procession. A car is parked at the end of the walkway, and guests are gathered on left side of the path. At the back of the line, near the car, is a woman in a wedding gown accompanied by a man in a suit (the groom?). One woman stands in front of them in a gown matching the six women ahead of her, who are walking in three pairs, holding bouquets. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image seems to show part of a wedding. Part of the wedding party are walking outside on a paved pathway, away from the street where there are several parked cars. Groups of guests are gathered around them. A woman in a wedding gown and veil walks arm-in-arm with a man in a suit, perhaps the groom. In front of them are two small children, perhaps the flower girl and ring bearer wearing a white gown and suit respectively. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows two young children standing on the front porch of a home. The young girl, on the left, is wearing a gown, tiara, and holding a bouquet of flowers, and the young boy, on the right, is dressed in a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel, holding a decorative white box. To their left stands a man and woman walking down the steps of the porch. The corner of a man's head, showing his left ear and part of his neck, is cut off on the right side of the photograph. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Married Couple and Children Outside Church
The image shows four people standing on the steps of what appears to be a grand buiding. (L-R) A man, likely the groom, stands in a black suit. Next to him is a young boy, also dressed in a suit and holding a decorative white box, likely the ring bearer. Next to him is a young girl in a light-colored gown holding a bouquet, likely the flower girl. Besides her is the bride in a wedding dress and veil. She is looking down at the children, smiling. Behind them, in the doorway of the building, pairs of the wedding party stand, looking on. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a wedding party standing outside in front of a group of buildings. The couple appearing to be the bride and groom stand on the right side of the photo, with the rest of their wedding part on their left, and the flower girl and ring bearer slightly in front of them. Fifteen people are in the image. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows the front hood of a car. The hood ornament reveals that this is a Pontiac, and the top of the license plate reads, "49 MASS." A doll-like miniature of a bride, which looks like a wedding topper, is attached with wires to the front of the car. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Ringbearer and Flower Girl Outside Church
Two children, who appear to be the ring bearer and flower girl of a wedding, stand on the steps of a building, possibly a church. The young boy on the left is wearing a suit and holding a decorative white box, and the young girl on the white wears a fancy dress, tiara, and holds a bouquet. Behind them, coming out of the doorway of the building, are pairs of men in suits and women in matching long gowns, likely part of the wedding party. 036 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a group of people standing in on the front porch of a hosue or walking down the walkway, towards the camera. At the front is a woman in a long gown, wearing gloves and holding flowers. To her right is a young boy in a suit holding a decorative white box. To her left is young girl in a gown holding flowers. Behind her is a woman in a wedding dress and veil, walking next to a man in a suit (the groom?). Groups of people stand behind them. 076 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph, but this is crossed out in pencil with 36 written above it.
The image shows a bride and groom kissing in the doorway of a building, likely a church. Men in suits are standing behind them in the doorway of the building. 076 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph, but this is crossed out in pencil with 36 written above it.
The image shows the back end of a car with a dent on its trunk and rear bumper. The car is parked in front of what appears to be a garage. The car's license plate indicates that it's registered until 1949 in Massachusetts, and its number is 483893. A sticker with "ALA" is in the bottom right corner of the back windshield. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows the front end and bumper of a car. There is damage on the left sides, with a big dent in the hood, grill, and light on the left side. The car's hood ornament reveals that the car is some kind of Pontiac. The car's license plate indicates that it's registered until 1949 in Massachusetts, and its number is 483893. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a side view of the back of a car. There is a dent in the back bumper and hood of the car. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. A color guard walks in front of a marching band as spectators stand on the right side of the street, under a tree. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows what appears to be a marching band walking down the street. A group of three people in uniform, one man flanked by two children, walk at the front as spectators stand and sit on the right side of the street, under a tree. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. This part of the parade is a group of men wearing kilts, uniform jackets, and hats, playing the bagpipes. One at the front has a staff/walking stick. Spectators stand and sit on the right side of the street, under a tree. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
People in Native American Costumes in Parade
The image shows a parade. A marching band preceded by what appears to be a color guard wearing faux-Indigenous headdresses walks down the street. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade float on a street outside. The front of the float reads, "Societe St Jean Baptiste," and the side of the float reads, "Bernadette de Lourdes." The float itself holds several people wearing white robes kneeling in front of a standing figure in a white robe. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph. The Societe St Jean Baptiste is devoted to upholding Catholic devotion, protecting francophone interests, and supporting Quebec's soveriegnty.
The image shows a parade. The main figure in the photograph is a baton twirler, dressed in uniform, one hand holding a baton aloft, the other with her hand on her hip. Spectators stand and sit on the right side of the street, under a tree. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows what appears to be a parade walking down the street. The image is a close-up of a parade float behind a bunch of people walking, in uniform, in the parade. The float is decorated to celebrate Ludlow's Anniversary and is attributed to the Gremio Lusitano club, which is a social club devoted to maintaining and celebrating Portuguese culture (founded in 1922 in Ludlow, MA). The float has a flower arch over the two women standing on top and the two children sitting off the end. The girl and women are dressed in long dresses, and the boy is dressed in a suit. Across the arch are the numbers "1949," and there is a sign reading, "175 Happy Anniversary." The sign on the back of the float, between the two children, reads, "Gremio Lusitaino Women's Club Ludlow Mass." Spectators stand on the left of the street, under a tree. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is a close-up of a parade float outside on a street. The front of the float has text that is partially cut off, but it reads, "Congratulations Ludlow's 175," likely referring to the 175th anniversary of the town's incorporation in 1774. The side of the float has text that is partially cut off, but the word "Polish" can be made out. On top of the float is a sign that reads "175 Years of Progress," and signs towards the back are partially obscured by figures, but read "Religion," "Civ--" and "--tion" (Perhaps referring to "civilization" or "civic participation"). There are several people on the float. One young boy holds an American flag up. A woman is sitting in old-fashioned clothes. A young man holds another flag, partially obstructed but with the word "Marszalka--" (meaning marshall) shown on it. The young man is wearing a white robe with a dark sash tied around his waist. Three figures sit on a bench towards the back of the float, only one viewable (a woman wearing what looks like a nurse's uniform. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a group of people on a stage dressed as pilgrims (some holding guns) and others wearing pseudo-Indigenous clothes with headresses and other costumes. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. The main focus of the image is a girl and boy sitting in a large-wheeled cart pulled by two yoked steers or oxen. The girl wears a white dress, the boy is wearing what looks like an outfit with a wide scarf/necktie and coboy-like hat; a man walks beside the cart, holding a rope attached to the yoke. Spectators stand and sit on the right side of the street, under a tree. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade. The main focus of the image is a a covered horse-drawn carriage labeled "Daylight Dairy Since 1929." Two kids, a boy dressed in a suit and a girl in a dress, sit in the carriage, while a slightly older child dressed in a suit sits out front, holding the reins. A man in a white shirt and straw hat walks alongside the horses. Spectators stand and sit on the right side of the street, under a tree.227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The picture shows a group of people in costume sitting on top of and/or standing around what appears to be a very lightly decorated float. A few bales of hay can be seen on the platform. What looks like a donkey is standing behind the float, being led by one of the costumed people. Some of the people are dressed in old-fashioned clothing, one child is dressed in what appears to be a striped prisoner's uniform. Several appear to have something like clown makeup on. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows the back of a parade float, with several bales of hay and several trophies attached to them. The sign on the side of the float reads "Kamraterna F.C. of Sweden vs. [indeciperhable]. 8:30 P.M. July 8 1949." 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a decorated open-top car with several men dressed in striped shirts and solid-colored hats sitting in it. One man in the back seat is holding an accordion. A sign on the side of the car reads, "Frank's Diner Ludlow." 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a parade float, with several people wearing highly decorated outfits with vests. The float has two levels; several people are sitting on the higher level (in chairs or on the edge), and the others are standing in two lines on the lower level. The outfits might be traditional Polish dancing garb. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows part of a parade. The focus is on a covered wagon pulled by two large oxen. A group of people rides in the wagon, with a young girl wearing a dress being most visible. There is a sign on top of the wagon, which is mostly indeciperhable, but may read "After the Wedding." There are cans being dragged behind the wagon, and a man riding a penny-farthing bicycle is alongside. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows part of a parade. The focus is on a parade float decorated as a multi-layered cake with candles on top. A group of four people with white jacketsare visible, sitting on the float behind and to the left of the cake. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows part of a parade. The focus is on a parade float decorated with paper mache cherubs, and what seems to be a paper mache Mary. A border of flowers is on the edge of the float. The front of the float has a sign that reads, "Christ the King Church." 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph. Christ the King Church in Ludlow was founded in 1948.
The image shows a few birds, perhaps pheasants, inside a fenced pen. The bird in the center of the photograph appears to be all white. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a group of three chickens in a fenced pen. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a baby in a stroller and the back of a man crouched down besides a fenced pen with deer inside. The man has one hand outstretched, palm up, feeding one of the deer on the other side of the fence. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Springfield G-E Challengers Roll Over Holyoke Bowlers
Sports--Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
A clipping of a newspaper with two columns of text and a photograph of 10 men sitting/standing in two rows. The headline of this clipping reads, "Springfield G-E Challengers Roll Over Holyoke Bowlers." The text of the column reads, "Last Friday night at Bowl-O-Drome a challenge match was held between five Holyoke Plant employees and five men fromt he General Electric Company in Spring-field. Sad to relate, the Holyoke boys lost the match by nine points./Representing Holyoke were, in the rear row, Chet Pasek, George Figler, Stan Brach, Ken O'Brien, and Nick Sarro. Bowling for Spring-field were Ed Midura, Paul Chrzan, Ed Ukeje [sic], Ed Rubis, and Emil Knapp./High single for the evening went to Emil Knapp of Springfield with 117; high three to Ken O'brien of Holyoke with 316." Then, the scores are listed with Edmund scoring 104, 112, and 91 for a total of 307.
The image shows a woman in a black dress, with black gloves and a black head scarf (mantilla), next to a man (Edmund) in a suit, holding a baby in a white blanket. The woman is rearranging the blanket. They stand outside on a sidewalk on what appears to be a residential street. 028K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a woman in a trench coat and a man in a suit holding a baby and smiling towards the camera. They are standing outside, in front of some trees. 009 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image is a close up of a sleeping baby in a blanket, held in someone's arms. They are outside. 009 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a woman in a black dress, with black gloves and a black head scarf (mantilla), next to a man (Edmund) in a suit. The woman is holding a baby in a white blanket. The woman is looking down towards the baby while Edmund is smiling towards the camera. They are standing outside on the steps to what is likely a church. 028K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man in a suit holding a baby, who is wearing a white outfit and resting in a white blanket. They stand outside in what appears to be the back yard of a house. 028K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image, while overexposed, shows a close up of a baby resting on a white blanket. The baby's arms and legs are outstretched. 017 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph, but this is crossed out in pencil with 009 written above it.
The image shows woman wearing a dark outfit, standing outside in what appears to be a yard, smiling towards the camera as she holds a baby wrapped in white blankets. 028K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a woman in a black dress, with black gloves and a black head scarf, next to a man (Edmund) in a suit. The woman is holding a baby in a white blanket. They are both smiling towards the camera. They stand outside on a sidewalk on what appears to be a residential street. 028K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a man and woman in coats, holding a baby dressed in a warm white outfit. The woman (left) smiles happily towards the camera, while the man (right) is smiling down at the baby in his arms. They are standing outside in what appears to be the front or back yard of a house, as other houses are in the background. 024 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
The image shows a woman in a black dress, with black gloves and a black head scarf (mantilla), next to a man (Edmund) in a suit. The woman is holding a baby in a white blanket. They are both smiling towards the camera. They are standing outside on a sidewalk in front of what appears to be a park or grassy area. 028K is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
A man (Edmund), seen from shoulders up, in a body of water with a woman in a swimsuit hanging onto his back, arms around his neck. They both smile towards the camera. A shoreline with trees behind it can be seen in the distance. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
A man (Edmund) in profile, pictured from waist up, laughing. A woman stands behind him, holding onto his shoulders and laughing. They appear to be on a beach, with trees behind them. 066 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
Two men sitting at a picnic table in what looks like a covered outdoor pavilion. The man on the right is wearing a white shirt and is smiling at the camera while holding up a Goebel beer bottle. The man on the right (Edmund) is wearing a striped shirt and is looking towards his companion while smiling. There appears to be another man in the right of the background, although he is cut off in the photograph.
A group of people sitting at a picnic table, under a covered pavilion, enjoying a meal. Edmund is sitting, back towards the camera, in the right of the photograph.
A black and white photograph of a small plane, with "Safeway Airways Alaska" painted on the side. The plane has a white nose and white stripe down the side, twin propellor engines, and small pontoons under the wings. The back of the image is labeled "Widgen." Though undated, this was likely taken in 1953 or 1954 during Pronovost's time serving in Alaska.
A black and white photograph of a group of men in uniform posing in front of a single-story building. Most of them are wearing garrison caps, but some are wearing helmets. Seven are kneeling or sitting on the ground in front; ten are standing; and two walk by in the background. None of them are identified, but the back of the photo reads "Guess who?"
A black and white photograph of City Hall, as viewed from Market Square. The image includes the original Romanesque revival portion of the building, as well as the clock tower, and a portion of the Annex can be seen behind the building. There is a car parked along the street in the left of the image.
Framed Dried Flowers Gift from Mayor Kumor to Helen Polioudakis Siedel
Shadow box frame with eleven dried dogwood flowers on stems. Sticker states "an Original" by James R. Hawkins, Springfield Mass. "Keep out of Direct Sun".
The top portion of a newspaper page with the heading "Morning Alert," with subheadings advertising the "Pictoral Section, "U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard," and that it's the "Week Ending 20 October." The headline for this section is "Our Marines Have Landed" wih a side note to the right of "V-J Day at Yokosuka." Below this are two pictures. The left picture is labeled at the bottom, "Sentry Post in Small Jap Village," and shows U.S. military men standing or sitting on a street that has buildings and telephone wires. The right picture is labeled at the bottom, "Headquarers for Major Miller," and shows several men sitting around a table that is covered in papers.
This appears to be a continuation of the previous newspaper page. The clipping shows two photos next to each other. The left photo is labeled, "The Old Order and the New," and shows Japanese men in military dress sitting around a table outside with American military men standing over them. The right photo is labeled at the bottom, "Getting Set for the 'Big Ride'" and shows a group of U.S. servicemen holding a rope that is attached to some sort of pulley.
This is a continuation of the previous two clippings and shows three photos. The top left photo is labeled "The Marine Detachment" and shows a group of soldiers standing outside on a pavillion with a building in the background. The bottom left photo is labeled, "Pictured are the radiomen who were responsible for 'bringing in the news' during our tour at sea" and shows a group of Navy men sitting and standing outside on what appears to be the deck of a ship. The top right side of the clipping has the caption "The Marine Detachment of CV-31 represented this ship as part of the Third Fleet unit which made the preliminary landings in Japan. The account of their expedition begins in today's Alert and will coninue for several installments." Below this is a picture that is labeled, "Officers of the Communications Department" and shows a group of twelve men in Naval uniforms crouching or standing in two lines on the deck of a ship with a body of water in the background.
Article reads: "New Third Fleet Arrivals; CARRIERS, CRUISERS AND DESTROYER BRING 3728 HOME FOR DISCHARGE; The second contingent of the Third Fleet sailed into a fogless San Francisco bay yesterday with 3728 high-hearted men bound for discharge and civilian clothes. In contrast to the thick haze which greeted last week's fleet arrivals, yesterday's weather was as bright as the hopes of the new-comers. Tug whistles grunted hoarse welcomes, and a small, but enthusiastic, crowd lined Golden Gate bridge to watch the fleet units steam in. Leading the parade of victorious American warships was the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard, followed by the famed Yorktown, better known as the 'Fighting Lady.' The light cruiser Oakland and the destroyer Buchanan arrived in that order. Forty-three planes swooped and roared over the ships. They were from the Santa Rosa air squadron. The Yorktown presented a striking picture, as her crew lined up on deck so that their white caps spelled 'Fighting Lady.' Both carriers had their flight decks half loaded with planes, their wings folded. The usual homecoming pennants fluttered from their masts. Overhead, a blimp joined the aerial welcoming party. 'The Fighting Lady,' so named for her heroic war roles and from the stirring motion picture based on her experiences, will play a prominent part in Navy Day ceremonies next Saturday. The public will be allowed aboard her at the Alameda Naval Air Station, while the Bon Homme Richard also will be open for inspection at a San Francisco pier during the celebration. The city of San Francisco will play host to Third Fleet personnel on Friday evening, with a party scheduled at Civic Auditorium. In Oakland, the Chamber of Commerce will honor Captain A. P. Calvert, skipper of the Oakland, at a Navy Day luncheon at the Hotel Leamington. Harold Boyd is chairman of San Francisco's 'Welcome Home' sub-committee, and Harry Ettling, stage manager of the Golden Gate Theater, wil [sic] manage the show at Civic Auditorium. Today at sea, the men who gave their lives for their country will be memorialized when flowers are strewn on the waters from the U.S. frigate Brownsville." The photo caption reads "THE YORKTOWN; Her crew spelled out 'Fighting Lady.'"
The photo shows a man, Edmund, standing outside the side of a house. He has his arms straight by his sides and is wearing a white jacket and shirt, dark bowtie, and glasses. He is smiling towards the camera. 227 is printed in blue ink on the back of the photograph.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of December 12, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of December 12, 1919. Page one is dedicated to stories that preview the upcoming Minstrel Show. Also, one story on the progress of the tennis courts at Fisk Park being turned into a skating rink. Pages 2,3 and 4 filled with short stories about employees and the inter-department athletic leagues.
Chicopee Bar Association program (front), 2004
Chicopee (Mass.); Bar associations---Chicopee (Mass.)
Front cover of a program for the Chicopee Bar Association holiday party, December 15, 2004, held at the Munich Haus restaurant in Chicopee MA. Front cover features a photo of the Munich Haus waitstaff, and reads "Welcome members of the Chicopee Bar Association; Merry Christmas; happy holidays; Frohe Weihnachten."
Chicopee Bar Association program (inside), 2004
Inside spread of a program for the Chicopee Bar Association's 2004 holiday party. Program includes the menu, and a photograph of attending memebrs. Handwritten caption reads "Chicopee Bar Association photo, 12-15-2004, Munich Haus Restaurant, Chicopee." [Members identified by donor as: Seated left to right--Niles Courchesne; James Gelinas; Richard Gelinas; Joseph D'Amour; Archer Battista; Greta LaMountain; James Gregory; Marie Jablonski; Joanne McCarthy; John McCarthy. Standing, left to right--Mary Hurley; Richard Kos; Thomas Murhpy, Jr.; Susuan Phillips; Michael Bissonette; Laura McCarthy; Robert Lefebvre; Thomas Costello; Jeffrey Sagalyn; Unknown; Christine Lessing; Janet McMillan; Ellie Rosenbaum; Eileen Sorrentino; Paul Kozikowski.]
Chicopee Bar Association program (back), 2004
Back cover of a program for the Chicopee Bar Association's 2004 holiday party, featuring a photo of a deer decoration sitting next to an artificial tree.
The Fisk Tire Company's Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of December 19, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of December 19, 1919. Three stories on page one of the Bulletin highlight the bowling, basketball and indoor sports teams of the Fisk tire Company. A group photograph of the women who attend the Monday night exercise class is the main art for the page. Pages two, three and four is a collection of short stories about Fisk athletic and social groups. Headlines include "Mill Room will play Tube Room," and "Skating Rink Well on Way to Completion." The story about the Minstrel Show on page three is the longest story in the publication.
Construction of a new Chicopee Falls Bridge
Construction on a new Chicopee Falls Bridge started in November 1938 and a new modern concrete bridge replaced the older iron truss bridge that was washed away in the September hurricane and flood.
A Black and white photo of several men posed for a group portrait in a restaurant. [Identified by donor as: Chicopee Bar Associaiton, Collegian Court Restaurant, December 1962. Seated, left to right: Walter Trybulski, R. Eugene Blank, Stanley Jorczak, Herman Ritter, Joseph Nowak, John Zaremba, Francis Gregory, Edward Ziemba. Standling, left to right: John Corrigan, Alfred Wojcik, Francis Shea, J. Francis Ogozalek, John Moylan, John Wagner, Robert Gelinas, Stanley Furtek, William Begley, Socrates Geanacopoulos, William McCoubrey, Edward Valego.]
Certification of Completion for Clerical Management Training
Massachusetts; Education (continuing education)
The Institute for Governmental Services of the University of Massachusetts hereby acknowledges the contribution of Helen G. Polioudakis toward teh advancement of Public Service in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Public Servant of Chicopee has successfully completed the Clerical Management course.
Scholarship Award for Term Ending December 23, 1938 for Helen Polioudakis
Center Junior High School Scholarship Award certifies that Helen Polioudakis is on the Credit List in Grade 7 for Term Ending December 23, 1938. Signed by Principal: Mary E. Trumbull C.M.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of December 5, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of December 5, 1919. Page one this week is full of Fisk news. Items include the successful second straw ride, more on the upcoming minstrel show and the Red Tops next two games. Also, the selections for the women's bowling team have been made and they are Mary and Catherine Trumball, Clara LeGrand, Ann Roddin, Nellie Shea and Eveline Beaudry. On page two there are "Who's Who" features of Izzy Schaeffer and Virginia Crevier that read like modern online dating profiles. The Bike Tire team is at the top of the safety chart and gym classes for both the women and the boys get their own stories. There were some major upsets in the women's bowling league and the page three story details the matches of the week. The drama club plan proves to be very popular. Employee notes and a story about the men's gymnastics class polish off the page. Page four promises good basketball at Fisk Hall with games between Rich's Pets and Nolan's Mussers and Water Bag and Schedule. The tickets for the big show are selling fast and there is a three-way tie for first in the men's bowling league.
Letter to friend Jas from Troy, New york
Hand-written letter to Jas from a friend staying and studying in Troy New York.
Chicopee Bar Association, December 1962, Collegian Court Restaurant
Scanned image of a black & white group photograph of six suited men. [Subjects identified by donor as: seated, left to right--Stanley Jorczak; Joseph Nowak; Francis G. Gregory. Standing, left to right--Joseph Furtek; John Corrigan; Alfred Wojcik.]
Chicopee Bar Association, December 1962, Collegian Court Restaurant (2)
Scanned image of a black & white group photograph of six suited men. [Subjects identified by donor as: seated, left to right--Socrates Geanacopoulos; Edward F. Valego. Standing, left to right--Alfred Wojcik; William McCoubrey; J. Francis Ogozalek Jr., John Corrigan.]
The C-6 sets a new standard for the fine motor-car
A Duryea Automobile Company print ad showing a new C-6 motor-car, on the left, driving through a scenic farm-scape with a farmer and his two oxen watching. The farmer is waiting at the gate to the lane leading to the farm. A stone wall lines the road.
A two page Duryea Automobile Company print ad showing a idyllic view of a lake with mountains. Two different styles of Duryea motor-cars are on the road in the forground. One is parked and the two occupants are enjoying the view from the side of the road. The other is driving with the top down and three rows of seats filled with people are visible. Two text boxes describe all the newest features in the design and make of the motor-cars.
The C-6. Why was such a car never built before?
A Duryea Automobile Company print ad featuring the new C-6 luxury car with three rows of seats filled with passangers driving past a mansion set back from the road.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of February 13, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of February 13, 1920. The page one headline this week reminds Fisk employees the third annual dance is being held and a large crowd is expected. Also, the women's basketball team opens its season against Bosch this week and the Red Tops face Adams in a rematch of two top teams. On page two Dr. H.C. Jones, the Fisk Dentist, is asking Fiskers to keep their appointments. A photograph of Viola Landry of the Accounting Office anchors the page. Several employee notes also appear on page two. Photographs from the mens' gym class and a story on safety improvement in 1919 fill page three. Safety award winners for January, G. Rogers of the Sanitary Department and C. Jordan of the Power Department, are pictured on page four. Seven different stories on interfactory league play complete the coverage.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of February 14, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of February 14, 1919. The Page One photograph is of the Fisk Women's Bowling team. Headlines include "Six-A Fiskers Hold Edge on 45-B Cutters" and "Office Men and 27 Building Are Still Unbeaten." Also on the page is a story on the final planning of the "biggest Fisk Dance of all the 1919 season." Page two has a long roundup on the factory league and its many teams, page one jumps and employee notes. Page three highlights a Red Tops basketball team victory, more employee notes, the bowling team schedule and a tobogganing weather update. Page four has the social news column "Friday Flickerings" and two stories on the women's bowling teams.
Scholarship Award for Term Ending February 17, 1938 for Helen Polioudakis
Center Junior High School Scholarship Award certifies that Helen Polioudakis is on the Credit List in Grade 7 for Term Ending February 17, 1938. Signed by Principal: Mary E. Trumbull
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of February 20, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of February 20, 1920. The big news on page one is a story on a big change to the Fisk factory league basketball schedule. A story on the high attendance at the latest Fisk Ball despite the inclement weather and the Red Tops victory round out the news. Page two dedicates a large section on how to avoid getting sick and missing work. Also, extended employee notes and suggestions for how to spend lunch time are in the mix. Page three stories include the women's basketball team opening game and win and several lengthy employee profiles. Page four boasts a list of the Fisk "eligible bachelors." There is also, on page four, news of a renewed interest in the sewing club.
Color photograph of several people arranged for a group portrait in front of a red curtain. [Identified by donor as: Chicopee Bar Association, Chateau Provost Restaurant, February 2000. Front row: Francis DiSanti, Mary Hurley (judge), Joseph D'Amour, Davis Ross (Judge), Christine Lessing Provost, Joanne McCarthy, John McCarthy. Standing, middle row: Richard Gelinas, Gerard DiSanti, Robert Lefebvre, James Gelinas, James Gregory, Paul Kozikowski (Clerk), Stanley Szlachetka, John McCarthy. Top row: Thomas Costello, Robert Nowak, Susan Phillips.]
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of February 21, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of February 21, 1919. Page one highlights include stories on the leaders of the safety competition, the basketball league standings and a feature on the large attendance at the big Fisk Dance. A photograph of the January Safety Award winners is also on the page. Page two has the rest of the season's factory league schedule and a jump from the page one story on the league. Page three highlights the baby pictures of the week, a win over the Holyoke basketball team, the bowling team results, the factory library moving to Office 16 and how the changing weather is bad for the toboggan run. Page four has the Friday Flickerings column, a story on the success of the Valentine party and the women's Bike Tire Department team success. Employee notes and a photograph of the trap shoot tournament complete the page.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of February 27, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of February 27, 1920. The page one news this week includes the installation of new checkerboard tables in the Shelter Room and the Drama Club is moving ahead with its plans. The popularity of the company dentist, Dr H. C. Jones and the women's team loss are the big stories for page two. Employee notes also dot the page. Page three is an assortment of stories on interfactory league matches. The triple tie for first in the bowling league leads page four. Photographs of two Fiskers, Buck Drenman and Ted Dowd, who went off to fight in the War in Europe appear at the top of the page. Other Safety Notes and employee news rounds out the coverage.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of February 7, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of February 7, 1919. In the Safety Contest 6-A has a slight lead over 45-B, plans for the February 20th Dance are in full swing and the Factory League is showing some fast games. Also on page one are photographs of five Fisk employee children. On page two Fred Belden speaks his mind about the card game featured in a past edition of the Bulletin. He wasn't too happy. The Red Tops basketball team beat the Westfield Whips again and the page one jumps land on page two. Ted Stack and Jack Martin have their photographs as young children featured at the top of page three. The Bike Tire women's team is leading the inter-factory basketball league and there are some fine crowds going to the Friday dances. A roundup of the other factory league games completes the page. Page four features a story about the Fisk Administrative Office growing over a 19 year period with a photograph of the office as it was in 1900. The Friday Flickerings column also appears and some sporting notes about the men's and women's bowling leagues wraps up the week's news.
Color photograph of several people arranged for a group portrait, with the caption "Chicopee Bar Association, February 7, 2013." [Identified by donor as: seated, left to right: Ellie Rosenbaum, Gillian Szlachetka Dubay, James Gregory, Amy Bizon-Copp, Robert Nowak, Richard Kos. Standing, left to right: Paul Kozikowski, Stephen Sousa, Christine Lessing Provost, Thomas Costello, Mary Hurley, Jeffrey Sagalyn, Thomas Murphy, Jr."
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 10, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 10, 1919. Page one highlights include two photographs showing the progress of the construction of the Fisk Park skating rink and toboggan slide, with story. The 1919 Fisk Red Tops Men's Basketball team is the subject of one story and the shooting club loss to Holyoke rounds out the coverage. Page two and three are filled with tidbits about Fisk employees and their doings. The "Young Fiskers" photograph column appears again. Also, a short story about the Fisk knitters continuing to knit socks for the Army of Occupation and others stationed overseas and in the service. Page four includes a story about the experiences of John LaFlesh during his time fighting on the front lines in France in 1918. A column on some of the 1918 reminiscences and an announcement for the Fisker's Dance (tickets 35 cents) are given space on the page.
Scanned image of a black & white photograph of four suited men.
Chicopee Bar Association Head is Installed
Copy of a news clipping from January 10, 1961, featuring the photograph identified in this collection as CPL-chicopeebar-004. Caption reads: "Joseph A. Nowak, 'dean of Chicopee attorneys,' was installed as president of the Chicopee Bar Association at a dinner meeting Monday night in the Collegian Court Restaurant. As he was congratulated are, from the left, William K. McCourbey, treasurer; Francis G. Gregory, vice-president; Nowak and Clerk of Courts John P. Zaremba, secretary."
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 16, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 16, 1920. Page one is dedicated to the forming of the Fisk factory basketball league, activities at Fisk Park and a preview of the Red Tops basketball game against the Brooklyn Central Y.M.C.A. Page two provides information about the sign ups for the Fisk Society of Royal Rooters and other stories about Fisk teams and results. Page three highlights a photo-spread on tobogganing at Fisk Park. Headlines include "Girls League Leaders Gain More Ground," "Dramatic Club Names Morton As President" and "Boxing The Biggest Hot On Program." Bowling, wrestling, whistling and gym class are covered in stories on page four.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 17, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 17, 1919. Included in the page one coverage is a story and photographs of the company toboggan slide's first day, details of the "Dance of the Fiskers" and the first game of the company basketball team. Page two is dedicated to stories about safety and page three is general coverage of other clubs and employees. Page four includes photographs of Fisk employee children and additional stories of club and team achievements.
Construction continues on the Falls bridge
Construction on the modern concrete and steel bridge over the Chicopee River in the Falls section of Chicopee continued into january and February 1939.
Shorthand Notebook from Helen Polioudakis
Shorthand; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Steno notebook with shorthand writing by Helen Polioudakis dated January 17, 1955. Manufactured by The Gregg Publishing Company. Helen Polioudakis written on the cover and 14 pages of steno notetaking. In 1955, Helen was working as a clerk at the Westinghouse Corporation in East Springfield.
Stonina, Anthony J. (1898-1974); Chicopee, Massachusetts; Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Chicopee>Chicopee Falls
Materials Related to Miscellaneous Events and Ceremonies around Chicopee. Mayoral Address for 1936.
"Wish you Were Here." The Chicopee Public Library Postcard Collection Exhibit.
Photographs of the Chicopee Public Library Postcard Collection Exhibit.
The Chicopee Public Library Postcard Collection Exhibit is a series of photographs showing the postcard exhibit as it is displayed at the Chicopee Public Library. The postcard collection is a small collection of donated postcards ranging in date from 1900-1950.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 23, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 23, 1920. The announcement of a new Director of the Athletic Association, Mr. H.M. Richardson, is announced in this edition. Also, a Red Tops update, the opening of the factory basketball league, great tobogganing and progress of the drama club's big event fill out the news. Safety records and fire prevention are the topics for stories on page two. Employee notes and the girls' gym class are the other stories on the page. The Red Tops bowling team and a photograph of the Fisk Boys Junior Five basketball squad top page three. Plenty of employee notes make up the rest of the coverage. On page four it is the men's bowling team that tops the page with a nod to the women's bowling team and the planning of the annual ball completing the week's coverage.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 24, 1918.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 24, 1918. Page One headlines are "Red Tops Make it Three Wins Out of Four," "Weather Holds Up Tobogganing at the Park" and "Men's Basketball League Now Organizing." Page two is dedicated to the women's basketball league and bowling team schedule and results. Page Three is filled with employee notes and photographs of employees, including a column on photographs of employees as children. The back page has a story about an employee's World War I experiences, a recap of the year 1918 and a brief of the inter-department bowling league showing the accounting team on top.
Chicopee High School Yearbook Receipt $3.00
Yearbook receipt dated January 24, 1944 for three dollars recieved from Helen Polioudakis to Room Chairman Viola Priog
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 30, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 30, 1920. The Red Tops basketball team and the final three games of the season lead off coverage of page one of this issue. Also, The Drama Club opener is being planned, tickets for the annual ball go on sale and tobogganing at Fisk Park is the best it has ever been. Page two lists all the bachelors of marriageable age and a story about what one Fisk employee would do with a gift of $1,000,000. The answer may surprise you. Employee notes and a safety and accident update fill the rest of the space. On page three, several round-ups of the interleague basketball and bowling teams make the news. Men's bowling and women's basketball are the main stories on page four.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 31, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 31, 1919. "Big Safety Contest On Between 6A and 45B," "Fisk Men's League Opens Next Tuesday Night" and "Right Weather Still Wanted for Tobogganing" are the top headlines for page one of this week's edition of the Bulletin. Page two is for the page one jumps and other employee announcements and news. Page three stories include news of the Fisk basketball team, the bowling team and inter-company women's basketball league. Employee notices and a reminder about the upcoming "big dance" round out page four.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of January 9, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of January 9, 1920. The organization of the Fisk Society of Royal Rooters is the lead story for this edition of the Bulletin. The Red Tops next game against the Lake Torpedo Boat Company and an upcoming series of wrestling matches at the athletic hall make up the supporting stories. The sewing club update and a call for men to attend the skating party make the news on page two as well as a new list of books available at the factory library. The subheads tell all on page three with the bowling team winning their opening match, the interdepartmental basketball league getting organized and the drama club meeting is in the administration recreation room. Photographs of the Red Tops Bowling Team and the Christmas party for the office boys illustrate the page. On page four the news is about the new dentist being ready for patients, boxing becoming a part of the men's gym class and the bowling league update.
Materials Related to Miscellaneous Events and Ceremonies around Chicopee. Mayoral Address for 1932.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 10, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 10, 1919. It's Mothers and Children day at Fisk Park and page one of the Bulletin has a story and the full schedule of events. Plus, a story on the next track meet and one on the Victory Dinner for the July 4th team. Page two has the jumps and a few employee notes. Page three is anchored at the bottom by a four column wide photograph of the Fisk Park recreation grounds. The stories boast the pitching prowess of Frank Maguire, of the Non-Skids team, how "Fisk Night" at the pond is such a success and the Red tops win one and tie one. Page four reviews the Fourth-of-July track meet winners and the crew team's success on the Connecticut River. At the bottom of the page is a graphic with a number of positive headlines and stories from other publications about the success of the Fisk teams.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 15, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 15, 1920. The page one banner headline reads, "Fisk Park in Readiness for Mothers' and Childrens' Day and Park Night Celebration." Page two has employee notes, a story about a triple play made by the Traffic Department and a story about the Machine Shop leading in the safety race. Page three is the full schedule for the opening weekend of Fisk Park. Page four highlights the opening of the Fisk Factory Ball League. Also, there is a brief on transportation to Fisk Park. In addition the page has an announcement about the restart of the Tuesday night dances and a story about the women's baseball team lining up a game for later in the month.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 17, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 17, 1919. Page one is almost all photographs from the Mothers and Children's day at Fisk Park. The lone story on the page says the last Park Night was the largest to date. In addition to all the employee notes on page two there are stories about the Red Tops trip to New York and the Non-Skids winning three games in a row. Also, the Safety Contest is very close between the Bead, Cord Tire, Cutting and Sundry departments. Page three headlines read "Old Timers Are Going to Play Tomorrow," "Red Tops to Play All Games at Fisk Park," "Send Off Dance to Fisk Crew the 28th" and "Handicap Shoot for Fiskers Starts Friday." On page four it is another Mother's and Children's night at Fisk Park, not only that, but every Friday is Mother's and Children's night at Fisk Park. Schedule at bottom of the page.
Robert's Lower Dam, Willimansett Mass. July 17, 1922
Robert's Pond and lower dam after the upper dam on Langwald's Pond burst on the morning of July 17, 1922. The wooden dam on Roberts Pond was built in 1900 and was used to harvest ice for A.H. Langwald's Icehouse. Photograph developed by Guenther's Studio of Holyoke, MA
Langwald's Pond and Dam, Willimansett Mass. July 17, 1922.
Langwald's pond and dam on Willimansett Brook after the dam broke on July 17, 1922. The wooden dam was constructed in 1900 and Landwald's Pond was a popular swimming hole for Fairview residents. Photograph developed by Guenther's Studio of Holyoke, Mass.
Devastation Just Below Lower Dam, Willimansett, Mass. July 17,1922 (Houses)
People surveying the devastation of a house and car caused by the flood of 1922 just below the lower dam in Willimansett . Photograph developed by Guenther's Studio of Holyoke, Mass.
Devastation Just Below Lower Dam, Willimansett, Mass. July 17, 1922 (Truck)
People surveying the devastation caused by the flood of 1922 just below the lower dam in Willimansett . Photograph developed by Guenther's Studio of Holyoke, Mass.
UniRoyal (Fisk Tire) Rehabilitation Program Scrapbook
UniRoyal Rehabilitation Program; Fisk Tire Company; United States Rubber Company; Chicopee Falls;
This item is a 54 page scrapbook of photographs showing the results of a six-month rehabilitation of the United States Rubber Company's UniRoyal Tire Plant in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The project was started in July, 1963 and lastest through Demember, 1963. The scrapbook is divided into departments and the photographs show the machines and work spaces within the plant. There are no people in the photographs. The scrapbook was donated by Charles Mathieu, who worked at the Chicopee UniRoyal plant for 34 years. He retired as Comptroller in 1980.
Charles Mathieu, Fisk/UniRoyal Comptroller
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 2, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 2, 1920. On the center of page one is a two column box listing the Frisk Park rules for the 1920 Summer season. On either side are stories about getting Athletic Association cards for family members and the lineup for the holiday weekend track and baseball games. At the bottom of the page is a brief on the delayed opening of Fisk Park. Page two announces the marriage of Harold Wilson, of Building 6A, and Bertha Pinkos, of Cord Tire. The office team was "snowed under" by the Machinists and the Non-Skids baseball team gets back into the win column. On page three Nolan's Gang makes it past Rich's Pets in an 11 inning dual for bragging rights, we learn who is going on vacation and where they are going and The Red Tops lose to the Bristol, Connecticut Bristolites. Photographs on page three show baseball action from the weekend game and the three latest safety award winners, P.O. Judge, Leo Gendron and Herbert Leab. On page four we learn the track team is ready for their Fourth-of-July meet, the women's swimming class is inviting guests to join them, the Fisk Checker Champ wins 30 matches and the Quoits tournament is on Tuesday at noon.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 22, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 22, 1920. The park is open and the page one headline reads, "Big Crowd in attendance at formal opening of the Park." The story says about 4500 people attended the opening of the park. Photographs from the opening appear on page 3. On page two the main headline is "Traffic Wins Opener from Hard Rubber." Employee notes fill most of the second page and a story about the women's swimming event also appears. On the top of page three two photographs show Fisker newlyweds. Harold Wilson, of 6A Cutting, and Bertha Pinkos, of Cord Tire, are in the left image and Mr. and Mrs. John Smith appear in the right image. Stories about the Red Tops and Non-Skids baseball team wins bracket the images. In other page three news, Vincent Kane was awarded the "Fisk Fair Sex Gun Instructor" medal. Page four has the newest Park Night lineup and stories about the women's baseball team and the success of the Tuesday night hop.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 24, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 24, 1919. Page one leads with a photograph of Fisker children having a Tug-o-War during the second mothers' and children's day at the park. The weekend lineup looks like there will be a special wrestling match, tennis, handball and the Non-skids will play the Holyoke Canoe Club. Also on page one, the Factory Office team leads all departments in the interfactory baseball league and rain fails to spoil last week's Park Night as another record crowd attends. Page two has jumps and employee notes. But wait, that's not all, there is a story on Lawrence Eakins and Bill Haskel leading the four handicap shoots from the last weekend. On page three, the Non-Skids win over the Fiberloids of Indian Orchard and the Red Tops new field proves popular. Also, there is a graphic with three photos of Machine Shop employees Mike Shea, Bill Haggerty and Bill Nolan as young boys. The Park Night schedule is at the bottom of the page. Page four is filled with stories and employee notes. Kitty Scahill is corresponding with a soldier stationed in France that she has never met, the Red Top crew team were guests at a recent dance, the tennis team is forming up, the safety contest is nearing its close and the No. 8 and No. 28 heater rooms are in a hot handball rivalry.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 29, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 29, 1920. Page one banner headline and stories announce the upcoming features for the next Park Night event. On page two you could sign up for a tennis tournament, read about the Non Skids latest win (it took 14 innings), find out about the latest rules and regulations at Fisk Park and read the employee notes. On page three is the Park Night schedule for July 30, 1920. Also, stories about two Fisk baseball team loses, the restaurant being open weeknights and a baseball match between the Polish married men of Fisk and the Polish bachelors of Fisk. The mix of stories on page four go from the Martin-Trembley team leading the Quoits league to the discovery of wild blueberries at Fisk Park to the popularity of the Tuesday night dances.
Scrapbook of the 300th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Chicopee.
The 300th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Chicopee.
One scrapbook with newspaper clippings and original snapshots by Tadesuz Chmura documenting Chicopee’s 300th anniversary celebration. Snapshots include the 300th anniversary parade through the center of Chicopee and events throughout the weekend. Also, each page has a newspaper article related to the snapshot and the event as a whole.
Scrapbook; Photographs; Newspaper Clippings;
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 3, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 03, 1919. "Fisker Track and Field Men Are Ready For Industrial Meet at Forest Park" is the banner headline on page one this week. Other headlines read, "Machinists Give Fare-Thee-Well Party Saturday" and "Pastimers Meet and New League Starts Soon." A large photograph from the machinists dinner stretches across the bottom of the page. Page two has jumps and employee notes. Page three stories include one on the Non-Skids next game, one on the Red Tops games against the Graton & Knight team form Bristol, Connecticut and one on Division B trimming Division A in the safety contest. Plus, a wide variety of employee notes. Page four highlights the inter-department game between the Production team and the Maintenance team. The Production team wins. The senior and junior crew teams will row in a tri-meet and it looks like the Tube Room "has a fast bunch of ball tossers."
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 31, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 31, 1919. Park Night again features strongly on page one of this week's Bulletin. The 104th Regiment Band will give a three hour concert and the Red Tops will meet the Greenfield Tap and Die team in the feature game. The crew team is traveling to Worcester for a big race and track coach Jim Gloster is calling on his team to start prepping for a meet Labor Day Weekend. Page two is for page one jumps and a story on the Safety Contest Field Day for the three winning departments. Page three has the Park Night schedule and stories about the Red Tops win in front of 1200 fans at Fisk Park and the Non-Skids grab a pair of victories and will play the Millers Falls team next. Page four is a grab bag of short stories. They range from one on the big tennis tournament to another on two former Fisk employees, Leonardo Santastero and Francis Moriarty, killed in East Otis while trying to save others in an unnamed tragedy. The Inspection team leads the Factory League and it's a busy week ahead for the Red Tops.
Four Page Letter from one Taylor Brother to Another
A long four-page hand-written letter from one Taylor brother to the other.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of July 9, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of July 9, 1920. Fisk Park is ready to open for the 1920 summer season and page one is totally dedicated to this event. Headlines proclaim the playground is ready for the children to enjoy, the handball courts are in top shape, the factory baseball circuit has six teams and Mother's Day will be the first Friday of the season. Page two leads off with employee notes, a story about a call for tennis candidates, some safety suggestions and the Red Tops win another game. The track team and its feats highlight page three. Photographs from the latest meet stretch along the bottom of the page. On page we four we are treated to stories about the track team eating a full chicken dinner, Ewald Saul swims the Chicopee River for a dollar, the Non-Skids lose in the ninth inning and there will be free skeet-shooting shells for any Fisker on Park Night. A photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson and attendants also appears on the page.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Golf Swing and a Miss
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting two golfers hitting out of the rough. One golfer is in front of a wooden sign board and one is behind and obstructed by the sign. The first golfer is seen from the back as he looks around the right side of the sign board at the other golfer. The only thing visible from the second golfer is the top of the swing and clumps of grass and flowers flying through the air. The sign is covered with a poster showing the Fisk Tire logo, "Time to Retire. Get a Fisk." and the Fisk Tire Boy yawning and holding a tire in one hand and a burning candle in the other.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - June - The Month of Weddings
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring a young couple about to get into their Fisk Red Top equipped Roadster after getting married.
Charles Henry Cushman Parker (1881 - 1940)
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 11, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 11, 1920. The page one headline reads, "First park Night of Season Will Be Held July Ninth; Red Tops to Play Poli Nine." Several stories follow the planning coverage. Bert Nolan's team losses in the ninth inning, according to the page two story, while the Non-Skids game was rained out and have to play on a Sunday. A brief on Elzear Forand, of 6A Cutting, having earned her certificate in safety engineering leads the many employee notes that fill out the rest of page two. Page three is a mash-up of employee notes and small photographs of employees' children. Page four highlights the fast response time of the No.8 Building fire drill. Everyone was out in one minute and 25 seconds and the fire team had its apparatus on the scene in one minute and five seconds, with all its hose laid out and ready in three minutes and 10 seconds. In addition, there is a piece on the best way to keep a healthy mouth, a piece on the opening of the tennis courts and one on the Springfield Track invitational meet held on Independence Day.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 12, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 12, 1919. Following up on many of the previous week's matches and continued rivalries page one wraps up the inter-factory sports theater with stories and colorful anecdotes. Also, news of the Non-Skids team's recent wins and future games finish the page. Page two takes the page one jumps and fills the space with employee notes. Page three is crowded with Fisk news. The juniors team is doing well. Swimming has begun at Loon Pond. Safety contests are going strong. More Fisker baby pictures appear on the page. Page four highlights the Red Tops first loss of the season. Two photographs appear on the page. One is of the Fisk rowing team and the other is of the Office Boys at their Y.M.C.A. banquet table. Finally, the Fisk crew team will be attending and bringing dates to a dance held by the rowing club where the team practices.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 18, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 18, 1920. The track coach is dissatisfied, there are eight teams signed up for the Fisk company baseball league, the Park Night movie lineup has all the big titles and the Cord Tire women's team is looking ready for the season. All this and more on page one of the Bulletin. On page two you can read about wins by the Trucking Nine and Nolan's Gang. The recreation department has a list of vacation resorts for employees and over 100 women signed up for the swim class. On page three the stories include one about the Non-Skids 7-1 win over the Milton Bradley baseball squad. Another story about the Office team beating the Garage team. Also, on page three is a short story about the tennis courts readiness and a brief on the Red Tops fast start in the inter-factory league. Employee notes and photographs, a call for names for a quoits tournament and an update on the Fisk Park work make up the page four offerings.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 19, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 19, 1919. Banner page one headline pits the Fisk tennis champ, Chauncey Allen, against the Springfield area singles champ in big Park Night match. Also, a call for athletes to compete in the July 4th sporting events and the tug-o-war, wrestling and boxing matches are highlighted as being attractions at this week's Park Night. Employee notes and jumps round out page two. Page three continues the Fisker baby pictures feature. The stories include the game details of the Red Tops and Non-Skids friendly game. Spoiler alert: Red Tops 6 to Non-Skids 0. The swimming at Loon Pond continues. There will be special 50 yard dash between department foreman to determine the fastest runner at the next meet. Employee notes round out the page. On page four its the four department tug-o-war story that catches the eye, as well as the six other interdepartment rivalries featured. Exhausting.
Chicopee Bar Association, June 1985 (front)
Color photograph of several people arranged for a group portrait in front of a stone wall/hearth. [Identified by donor as: June 25, 1985, Collegian Court Restaurant, Chicopee, MA. Front row: Richard Lak, John Zaremba, Robert Nowak, Walter Trybulski, Thomas D. Murphy, Edward Ziemba, Edward F. Valego. Second row: J. Francis Ogozalek, Michael Murphy, Thomas Costello, Janet McMillan, Susan Conlon Phillips, Wilfred Conlon, Jennifer Greene, Paul Kozikowski, James Methe, James Gregory. Back row: William Begley, Thomas D. Murphy, Jr., Edward J. Valego, Richard Kos, Francis Shea, Joseph Franco, John Jerzyk.]
Chicopee Bar Association, June 1985 (back)
The back of a group photo, with listed names of subjects. Reads: "seated l to r Richard Lak, John Zaremba (dec. 1990), Robt. Nowak, Walter Trybulski (dec.), Thos. Murphy, Sr., Edward Ziemba (deceased 1989), Edward Valego, Sr.. Middle: Francis Ogozalek, Michael Murphy, Thos. Costello, Janet McMillan, Susan Phillips, Bill Conlon, Jennifer Greene, Paul Kozikowski, James Methe, James Gregory. Top: William Begley, Thos. Murphy, Jr., Edward Valego, Jr., Richard Kos, Francis Shea, Joseph Frank, John Jerzyk."
Boy Scouts of America Certificate of Appreciation to Helen Polioudakis
Boy Scouts of America Certificate, dated June 20, 1961, by The Executive Board of the Pioneer Valley Council, Inc. to Miss Helen Polioudakis for "Her contribution of untiring clerical assistance for the promotion of the Chicopee District, Pioneer Camporee". Signed by Russell G. Exley, Scout Director and A. Lionel Laurence, Council President.
Scholarship Award for Term Ending June 23, 1939 for Helen Polioudakis
Center Junior High School Scholarship Award certifies that Helen Polioudakis is on the Credit List in Grade 7 for Term Ending June 23, 1938. Signed by Principal: Mary E. Trumbull
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 25, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 25, 1920. Page one leads off with the success of the women's swim class and includes a photo-spread below the story. Also, stories about the Red Tops weekend game being cancelled due to the Fisk Park construction and the start of the factory baseball league are featured. On page two there are several employee notes, stories on the final game of the battle for the chicken supper and a piece on the special guns for the women's trap shooting tournament. On page three is a photograph of some of the fans who showed up at a weekend game at Fisk Park.The stories are about the Red Tops win and loss over the weekend, the Non Skids two losses and the Cord Tire team booking two games. Also, on page three, details of the marriage between Louise Coutu and Joseph Soucie, of the Stevens Arms company. Page four stories include a piece about the improvement of the track team, a piece on the planning of the Tuesday night dances at Fisk Park, a piece on the live performance of Alice and Irene Mikus and a piece on the Hard Rubber win over the Office Nine.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 26, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 26, 1919. As the Fourth of July approaches and the Multi-Factory Track Meet nears page one of the Bulletin focuses on the upcoming event. Jim Gloster will be the starter for the dash and the tug-o-war. More athletes are needed to complete the team. The final workouts are scheduled. In other page one news, the night shift won the safety contest and was rewarded with a giant picnic sponsored by the day shift. Page two has the page one jumps. A story about the women's baseball league being formed and a humorous list of questions that the editors found at the last minute before deadline appear. On page three, it's Manager Bill Merrigan and his Office team that are featured in one of the stories. In other news, there will now be a Fisk Night at Loon Pond, the Non-Skids team ties one and wins two and the Red Tops next game is against a very fast team from Marblehead. Page four is a schedule of the next Fisk Night and an explanation of all the new features that will greet Fiskers at the park.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 4, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 4, 1920. The big news on page one this week is about the big plans for the July 4th celebration at Fisk Park. Festivities include a Red Tops baseball game, a track meet and a mammoth field day. Also, progress on the tennis courts continues. The Red Tops will play the Worcester Graton & Knights. The formation of an interdepartmental baseball league is advancing. And, Gertrude Lavalee has married Henry Gingras at the Church of the Nativity in Willimansett. Stories on page two include a piece on the Truckers baseball team win over the flashy Electricians team; The Red Tops drop their first home game and Alex Hackney promotes safety in the 4C Tire Room. Many employee notes fill the rest of the page. The Industrial League season began slowly for the Fisk team, and the page three story has all the details. Also, on page three is a story about the Nimrods holiday shoot at Fisk Park and a photograph of Mabel Peck, Irene Musante, May Whalen and Audry Rosenburg of the Purchasing Department. On page 4 the Nolan families announce their latest feud on the baseball field; Marty Conroy retells an amusing baseball tale; the Traffic department gets a team ready for all challengers and sign-ups for the women's swim class have opened up.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of June 5, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of June 5, 1919. Park night features prominently on page one and leads with the track meet between the Cutting Room and the Tube Room. That gem is followed by stories about the upcoming boxing matches, hand ball and baseball matches and the success of the last Park Night. Page two has the jumps from page one and a picture package of Fisk employees, Onie A. Foote, David Foote and Alice Burdette, when they were very young children. Page three includes stories about the Fisk Salvation Army volunteers being treated to dinner by the Administration Restaurant Manager Brigham, the Office Boys finished their Y.M.C.A. program with a dinner, the Crew team has a workout for the 4th-of-July race and swimming season will start at Loon Pond soon. Inserted into the paper is a Fisk Park night Special Bulletin with the complete weekend schedule. On the back page is a feature about the Fisk Garden Plots being ready for use. Also, the Red Tops won their seventh straight game, the factory league wraps up a series and safety contest has a new leader.
Fisk Tire Company print ad highlighting New York Yankees infielder Joe "Flash" Gordon. The large image if of Gordon at the plate swinging a bat. Several small insert images are drawings on Joe in action and text using baseball terms to describe the new Safti-Flight Tire. Other images on the page include a photograph of the tire and the Fisk Tire Boy.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - There is Only One Genuine Red Top
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a man and a woman sitting near a car at the beach. The woman, facing front, is adjusting her large hat while the man, viewed from the side, is sitting and staring from the left side of the page to the right. The back of the car and the spare tires, all Red Top tires, are visible. The beach is visible on the lower right corner of the page.
A full page Duryea Automobile Company print ad with a framed depiction of the Three-Quarter Limousine and one line of text below the frame. The Stevens-Duryea logo and seal is below that.
Warranty Deed from Celia M. Martin to Joshua Stevens
Warranty deed for a parcel of land on the northerly side of Court St. in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 12, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 12, 1920. The lead story on page one is the Red Tops Basketball team traveling to Akron, Ohio to play for the national industrial league championship. Also, interleague play between the Office and the Cord Tire basketball teams and a photograph of a group of women from the Bike Tire division fill out the coverage. Page two is a jumble of employee notes and various club announcements. Page three features a large photograph of the recently constructed Shelter House, to be used for lunch breaks and socializing. Page four stories are about the factory league teams and the gun club meeting.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 14, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 14, 1919. This is a big issue for the inter-departmental athletic leagues. All page one and page two stories are dedicated to the results of the recent contests. Page three continues interdepartmental league play, but also has a feature on "The Making of an Automobile Tire" that explains what each stage is and why it's important to the final outcome. Employee baby pictures are also on the page. Employee notes and some coverage of the womens' teams makes up page four.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 19, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 19, 1920. In this issue the Red Tops Basketball team wins the American Industrial League Championship. Several other intercompany league matches are also given coverage on page one. Stories about the plans for a checkers tournament and the drama club membership growing are given space on page two. Page three is dedicated to the Fisk women's teams and employee notes. Page four continues the employee notes and announces an upcoming dance class for Fisk employees.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - a boy and a girl
Two children, not looking at the camera, outside on the top steps of the school. An older woman can be seen through one of the door windows.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935-1938 - Children at play
Three children outside the school near the steps. Two young girls looking at each other and smiling with a young boy looking at them from the back right of the photograph.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School Students from 1935-1938 - Children at play
Portrait of a young girl looking at the camera while other children play outside on the exterior steps to the Bowe School.
Two photographs combined on one print of children sitting on the exterior steps to the Bowe School. The children are lined up and some are looking at the camera and some are looking around.
Portrait of a young boy as he looks at the camera while other children play outside on the exterior steps to the Bowe School. Off to the left is another child with an arm around the boy looking at the camera.
A boy looks at the camera while other children play outside on the exterior steps to the Bowe School. Off to the left is another child hugging the boy looking at the camera.
Two children ride a tricycle while others play nearby on the exterior steps to the Bowe School.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 21, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 21, 1919. Interfactory League play dominates the front page with the Salvage team, 27 Building and Cord Tire all winning their games. Fisker Babies is the art for page one and the Bike Tire women's basketball team winning its league championship gets coverage. Factory League Gleanings and page one jumps are on page two. The Making of an Automobile Tire column covers 'The Bead" on page three. Page four is a mash-up of employee notes and photographs.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 26, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 26, 1920. Andrew Phillips, of the 6A Cutting Room, challenges all-comers in the 130 pound weight class to a wrestling match in a winner take all event. Story on page one of this week's edition of the Fisk Bulletin. Also, stories on the call for candidates to join the track team and the trap-shooting team gears up for the summer season. Page two features a preview of the drama club's performance, highlights from league play and employee notes. Page three covers bowling league play and a story on the inspection department leading all departments in the safety competition. Page four has continued coverage of competition in both the men's and women's inter-department leagues.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 28, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 28, 1919. Besides photographs of the February safety award winners the page one headlines are "Cord Tire Wins Thriller From Salvage," "Tops Get Revenge on Turners Fall Team" and "Fiskers Will Have a Crack Baseball Nine." Factory League Gleanings and the page one jumps fill up page two. Page three features the Fisker Babies photographs column, an article on the women's bowling team and an article on a challenge for the accounting candlepin team. Page four has a retirement party story, another installment of the Making of an Automobile Tire feature and a story on the weekend employee trip to Boston.
Roland Pronovost Letter to Anita Gendron, March 29th, 1955
Nuclear weapons testing victims--Correspondence; Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.; Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)
A letter written to Anita Gendron, Roland Pronovost's fiancee, following his second time witnessing an atomic bomb test in Nevada during his army service. The letter reads: 29-Mar-55 Dear Nita, How’s my very own Nita tonight? Your Roland is just fine as always. Right now it’s 9:30 PM + a guy just handed me your fudge. I didn’t get any letters, so now I’m sure of some tomorrow. Last night I got 3 letters, 2 from you + one from Jean Cote. Your fudge is very good as always, I wish you could have put yourself in the box too. That would really be something. Thanks for the fudge + remind me once again to give you a big kiss for that, HA as if I’d forget HA. I just got out of bed about a half hour ago, to write this letter, + then I’m hitting the sack again when I finish. That’s really being lazy isn’t it? But I’m tired as usual, I always have some excuse HA. I got the night off tonight be- [2] cause I didn’t get any sleep at all last night. Remember I told you not to worry about me being near another blast, well well honest, I wasn’t lieing (sic) to you. I never lie to you + I never intend to either. But the way this happened, I couldn’t tell you about it any sooner because I didn’t know it myself. First of all, you remember me saying that Lt. Northrop was suppose (sic) to go back to Desert Rock Mon. + then they changed it to Thursday. Well last night we were in the Las Vegas Police Station pulling our regular duty, + the Lt got a phone call. It was from our CO at Desert Rock + he said that another bomb was going off, + that some Col. in charge wanted Lt. Northrop to witness it. That’s why they wanted him back there Monday in the first place + our CO changed it to Thursday. It was 11 PM + he was given a [3] direct order to go out there. Normally he needed a driver so he asked me. He said I didn’t have to go if I didn’t want to, but he did want me along. I told him I didn’t care to be anywhere near another one of them but I’d take him there anyway. When we got to Desert Rock I intended to stay there + wait for the Lt to come back, but they weren’t sure of what this bomb would do so the [sic] got all the guys up ready for evacuation. When I saw that I said to myself, here’s my chance to prove to myself I’m not a coward. I called the Lt over + said I’d go out there with him. They put us in a trench 3500 yards from ground zero. All the time out there, we weren’t sure if it would go off or not. Then one hour before the scheduled time, they set off a charge of TNT to test their instruments, then we were sure it [4] was going off. We were instructed what to do + every 15 minutes they announced the time over a P.A. system they have set up. The trench is 6 ft deep + about 2 ft wide. They said for me to get down on one knee + not to look up. I got plenty scared as usual + said my prayers. The last 2 minutes they counted off the time second by second. When it went off I was looking at the ground + even in that hole, it blinded me. Some guys had their hands over their eyes + still saw the flash through their palms. The next thing I felt was the heat + I was afraid to move. Then the worst part came. That shock wave hit us. Honest, I thought the world was at an end. It bounced me from side to side of that trench just like a rubber ball + the side of the trench was falling in on us. [5] It only lasted a few seconds, but it was like a lifetime. Afterwards we jumped out of the trench + looked at the mushroom. Its quite a spectacle. Fifteen minutes after the shot we walked out to ground zero to observe the damage. At different distances, they had set up buildings, jeeps, trucks, + tanks, to see what would happen to them. The tires + seat coverings were all burnt to a crisp. A little closer the vehicles were turned over, + on fire. There was nothing left to the building except tooth picks. They had one tank, 500 ft from ground zero, + that was pushed over 100 ft + it looked like a smashed up stock can instead of a tank. Afterwards, we were all checked for radiation + none of us had too much. We got back to Desert Rock about 8 AM + they [6] scheduled an air drop at 10 AM. The Lt had to go see that one too but this time he stayed about 10 miles from it. I decided I had enough for one day so I stayed back + waited for him. Well, now at least I think I could face combat, but I still wouldn’t be brave about it. In fact I know I’d be just as scared. That definitely should be my last blast, + I hope it is. But honest, I didn’t know I was going to be out there until 11 PM last night + I didn’t know I’d be that close until about 3 AM, if I had known, I would have told you, believe me. You know, its amazing to think of how powerful the hand of God is, if humans can do as much with as little as they have. Yet, they say this bomb wasn’t very big, they say it was a smaller one than I witnessed at 15 miles. Now I have something to tell my children HA. [7] Well that was really a long story + I even had to change paper HA. It was 1:30 this afternoon when the Lt + I got back so we both took the night off. When I got up a little while ago ago I was hungry, so your fudge really hit the spot. Man, am I getting a good cook. How can you have so many wonderful virtues + still be marrying me? Your just the “Greatest” thats all. Regards to your folks + take good care of yourself. Love + xxx Roland P.S. I hope you’ll be as happy after we’re married as I want you to be. I’ll try my best, the rest of my life. I’m really lucky getting you + I’ll never be able to thank God enough. How I wish I were with you right now. I love you with all my heart. Good-nite. DIDAHDIDIT [This is the letter “L” in Morse code] XXXXX THANKS AGAIN FOR THE FUDGE XXXXX
The Chicopee Falls Bridge opened to traffic in march 1939, six months after the previous bridge was swept away by flood waters caused by the September 1938 hurricane. The Falls section of Chicopee can be seen across the river.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 5, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 5, 1920. The lead photograph on page one is of a crew from the Transportation Department digging themselves out of the snow. The page one stories are about the Springfield Knights of Columbus inviting some of the Fisk women to participate in their upcoming minstrel show; the second half of the factory league matches and the next two games slated for Fisk Hall. Page two highlights the popularity of the Drama Club and the decline in interest in the women's bowling league. The indoor basketball game attendance leads off page three with the Machinists close game and the selection of the women's basketball team rounding out the coverage. Page four announces the new Athletic Association president, the record setting bowling match and several extended employee notes.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of March 7, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of March 7, 1919. Winners of the Safety Competition treated to a Broadway Show, The Red Tops Basketball team winning streak is broken and the Office team and the 27 Building team to meet again top the stories for this edition's page one. Page two features the Friday Flickerings column, employee notes and a photograph with a reminder to check the "blind corner mirrors." Page three headlines include "Aleck Dalakas is Coming Home," a story about his return from duty with the 325th Infantry Division in France. Also on page three are two stories on the Red Tops women's team doing well and its new team member. Page four is filled with employee notes and pictures of employees when they were very young.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 14, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 14, 1920. The lead page one headlines announce the first call for the track team tryouts and the start of play for the Red Tops baseball team. A quick organizational meeting of the men's choir will happen after work Tuesday. Attendees will not be late for supper. Also, the Repair Department has a fast baseball team. Page two holds a multitude of employee notes and a photograph of Tom Breen. Also, there is a note about the permit for Sunday activities at Fisk Park being granted and a brief about health exams for employment applicants going well. Page three stories include one about the Non-Skids excellent prospects and getting in a real practice, one about Andy Phillips being done with wrestling and another on the challenge put forth by the Tube Room baseball team to all other departments. Three photographs of employees and a few employee notes fill any gaps in the page. If that weren't enough, on page four the lead is about the quoit pits being built outside No. 1 building and the lead art shows three sketches of 27 Building employees, Horace Royal, Albert Ethier and Fred Belden, by Fisk artist Jack Slattery. Other stories include more on the Red Tops team and Joe Meodonka taking a trip to Poland.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 16, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 16, 1919. Page one of the Bulletin this week calls on "Every Fisker Out for Park Night..." The events are set and transportation is available to the park for Fiskers who need a ride. Also, the Sunday races at the Ingleside Boat Club were not hindered by the rain and the chicken dinner was enjoyed by all attendees. Page two is for some of the page one jumps and employee notes. Also, there is a story on the junior Fiskers "snappy baseball team." And, a story on the Tube Room getting to eat and smoke generously at the expense of the Cutting Room. The Tube Room won the latest Safety Contest. Headlines on page three read, "Fair Ones Branch Out Into Big League Ball," "Bike Tire Defies All Departments," "Chance For All Fiskers To Learn To Dance" and "Rivals Combine And Give Dance Party." On page four there is a recap of the Liberty Bonds information in English and Polish. Also, Loon Pond has been chosen as the location of the women's swim club meetings and the Machine Shop resembles Fisk's own League of Nations.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - A girl and a boy share a swing
Diptych of a girl and a boy sharing a swing. The boy is looking at the girl and as the girl looks at the camera.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Two girls and a boy
Diptych of children at play. The image on the left shows Maureen Faurest and Dolores Puc playing in a large pile of sand. The image on the right shows Willie Olejarz standing on top of a hill with his ams streached out questioningly.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Children at play
Diptych of Raymond Picharka playing with a truck in the sand in the left image. Donald Wilson and Mary Jane Jackowski play with wheelbarrows in the right image.
Diptych of children outside: In the image on the left Jane Puc gets a hug from Edward Korzeniowski, Emily Mika stands to the right. A boy gives a girl a hug while other children play in the background.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 2, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 2, 1919. Big Page one story and photographs on the Victory Loan Drive blowing away the original goal and reaching $444,950. Page two continues the coverage of the loan drive but also adds in some employee notes and an announcement about the upcoming chicken roast. Page three covers a dance contest, track and field team tryouts and baseball league planning. Page four headlines are "Red Tops On With Dean Academy," "Old Timers Tire Out Baseball Tops," "Sammy Hunt Honored By Fairview Voters" and "Red Tops In Semi-Pro Alliance."
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 21, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 21, 1920. Page one states Memorial Day weekend is coming and the new locker building is almost done, Chairman Desautels will host the first shoot of the season and the Non-Skids will open their Industrial League season against Winchester Arms. Photographs of the Fisk Park field buildings anchor the bottom of the page. Jim Shaw and his safety record are featured on page two with a short write-up and a head-shot.The Tube Room women form a baseball team and a volleyball court is being planned for outside of No.1 Building. Page three headlines are "Playground For Kiddies To Be Great," "Departmental Ball Teams Start Drills" and "Red Tops Win First Battle On The Slate." An artist's rendition of the new locker building runs across the bottom of the page. Page four is host to a variety of stories including the Tube Room topping the list in safety, the size of the handball board is increasing and Anna Fargo leaves Fisk and heads back to Scotland where she was born. A two-column photograph of the most recent Safety Award winners, Pat Aston, L. Rooney and Bert Nolan, is in the center of the spread.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 23, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 23, 1919. The page one banner headline reads "Over 1200 Fiskers and Their Families Go to Fisk Park on First Park Night." Other stories on weekend events include items on the start of the summer factory league and the first practice of the Fisk Crew Team. A photograph of Francis Sucie and Edward O'Leary, who both received the highest points in the Office Boy's Athletic Meet, completes the page. Page two and three have the continuation of stories from Park Night and a package of photographs from the events at Fisk Park. On the back page is a story on Sucie and O'Leary and the office boys' meet. The dance class held its first session and over 30 showed up to learn the waltz, the foxtrot and the one step. Alice Edgertt, of the Admin Building, was the teacher and Madeline Gendron, of the Factory Offices, was on the piano. The Red Tops traveled to Fort Devens and won their fourth game of the season. Finally, the Salvation Army will be taking donations from Fiskers from 6 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Chicopee City Hall Employees Association Hawaian Party Photo
Black and white photo from the City of Chicopee City Hall Employees Association Hawaian Party which took place on May 23, 1963. Helen placing a few plastic leis around recently retired Civil Defense Director and former boss, David J. Hopkins. He was also Helen's neighbor living at 15 Mellon Street. Hopkins was the current Chicopee Demoractic City Committee Chairman. Two other unknown women in Hawaian dress standing on either side of Helen.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 28, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 28, 1920. The opening of the Red Tops baseball season leads page one along with an announcement that there will be an admission charged for the Saturday afternoon games. Also, it is reported construction work will begin on the new lunch building. Page two begins with a story about the Memorial Day morning shoot and a seperate story calling for candidates for the tennis team. Employee notes and a nod to Lloyd Murray for 16 years of working in the Tire Room without a loss-of-time accident round out the coverage. On page three there is a roundup of the various Fisk women's leagues and also other Fisk interdepartmental team action. On page four there is a story about the office staying open two nights each week to serve the needs of the night crews. It is announced that Rhea Campbell will be in charge of the women's tennis league. And, the industrial league game was postponed due to heavy rains and will therefore be played as a double header the next time the two teams meet.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 29, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 29, 1919. Park night happens every Friday night and the fun is just getting started. This week's page one announces the Old-Timer's Baseball Game as the newest feature to be added to Park Night. Other events include Building 6-A taking on the Tube Room in a track meet and there will be wrestling and boxing bouts on featured Fridays. In other page one news, it was the pitching performance of Frank Maguire, of Building 27, that wowed the spectators watching the interfactory league game at the first Park Night. Page two takes all the jumps from page one. Page three has stories on the Factory League standings, William Whitlock leaving the plant for an extended vacation before deciding what to do next, the Red Tops winning two more games and the crew team making some progress. There is also a photograph of the Fisker eight-seat boat on the Connecticut River. Page four touts the gift-giving efforts of the Fisk employees, proclaims the efforts of the Cutting Room and the latest safety contest, mentions the learning efforts of the beginning dancers and mocks the driving ability Frank Whittaker and his new Ford. It seems he miscalculated the speed on a turn and mistook the brake for the gas leaving a roadside farmstand in a shambles.
The Fisk Bulletin - Social and Athletic Association (Victory Edition)
The Fisk Tire Company's Special War Bond Drive published on May 7, 1919.
A four page special edition of the Fisk Bulletin dedicated to the results of Victory Liberty Loan Drive. This is the fifth year of the drive and the focus is on buying bonds to help the government in the clean-up after The Great War in Europe. Page one has only a photograph of the Victory Drive sign in front of the main Fisk factory building showing the results of a successful drive. Page two has a note of appreciation from the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Victory Drive along with summaries of participation from all 11 divisions within the factory. The photograph on page three shows a small tank brought in for the drive surrounded by Fisk employees. Page four has a photograph of George Fisker and a full list of the Commanders, Captains and Lieutenants for each division.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 7, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 7, 1920. Spring continues to be in the air as baseball and tennis make headlines on page one. The locker building construction anchors the news while the formation of a glee club takes the lead spot. A mountain climbing contest among 27 Building employees, with the last man to the top buying lunch, opens page two. The photograph of Ed Blanchard tells his safety award story. And, as the story goes, the Springfield Court Square Theatre Company put on quite a show for the attending Fiskers. The page three art is a photograph of four Fisker eligible bachelors. Page three stories include a challenge from the Tube Room baseball team to all departments, the new handball courts are under construction and Mae Dowd wins the cheese and olive sandwich eating contest over Snubber Greenhalgh. Page four is a mix of employee notes and safety tips from Safety Jim.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of May 9, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of May 9, 1919. It was Bike Tire and Sundry night at The Broadway and Fisk employees were treated to a night of home movies and revelry. Other page one stories include the upcoming events at the opening of Park Night. The "eats" are ready and Chauncey Allen, of the tennis club, is ready for action. Also, the Rockrimmon Boat Club will be opening a branch with the Fisk Plant and there is a need for rowers to crew a boat and fans to cheer them on. A photograph of six of the Liberty Loan helmet winners is on the bottom of the page. Pictured in the photograph is, from left to right, H.C. Stoutenburg, Nick Jilles, Agnes Sweeney, L. Gemme, Al Strong and Aleck Karoutjis. Page two consists of employee briefs. Page three highlights "Stunt Night" for the women's swim club at the Y.M.C.A., the Red Tops win over the Dean Tech team and their upcoming game with the Schenks of Meriden, CT. The semi-pro Manager's Association met recently ahead of the upcoming season. And, there is a chicken roast on tap for Sunday. Photographs of Fisker children anchor the page. Page four relates the events of the Mussers trip to Conway for basketball and a luncheon. The game's only mishap was when the town hall stove pipe came down and showered Fiskers Tessie Brady, Cecilia Hilldreth, Kitty Burke and Lena Keough with soot. Also, Fiskers made up most of the Falls' Masquerade Ball, the inter factory league baseball season has started and another safety contest in underway.
A Thoroughly Sound Engineering Production
A Duryea Automobile Company print ad detailing the new drive shaft design for their latest automobile. Text fills the center with an image of the drive shaft above. Intricate scrolling and a Duryea logo frame the ad at the edges.
Scribner's Automoiles - Parts and Accessories
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Naturally, You Expect to See Fisk Red Tops
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting two women driving roadsters pulled up next to each other and talking while parked. Fisk Red Top tires are on both cars and as spares on the backs of the cars. Text is geared toward "women drivers" and the free services at the Fisk Tire Center locations.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Flat Tread Cord Tires
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing the Fisk Tire building on Manhattan and the Fisk Tire Boy
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - All-Cord Stands the Grind
Fisk Tire Company print ad in full color. The background is a scenic view of farmland and a country road with farm and transportation vehicles. Over the top of the scene is a close-up photograph of the undercarriage of a truck featuring two Fisk tires and showing the struts and axel. Text talks about the durability of the All-Cord tire under harsh conditions.
Valentine's card - "I can always find a little time to ask you to be my valentine"
V-Mail Season's Greetings from Great Britain
Four typewritten pages recounting anecdotes about Chicopee history, including some about Gad Horton; the first murder trial in Chicopee; and Frank Korkosz, who went on to be the Curator of the Museum of Natural History in Springfield. The final page is numbered "12" and they all show signs of having been stapled multiple times, so there may have been more pages originally.
A 2/3 page Duryea Automobile Company print ad with text and images horses and carriages. In the center is a line drawing of a woman dressed for being out being helped out of the back of a Stevens-Duryea automobile by a man in a top hat. A driver is seated at the wheel of the car and a doorman is waiting by the back of the vehicle. The Stevens-Duryea logo is across the bottom of the ad.
Invitation to unveiling of Congressional Medal of Honor grave marker for Charles H. Tracy
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of November 12, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of November 12, 1920. The Bulletin has moved to a monthly publication for the winter season It will be published on the first Friday of each month. The page one headlines announce cash awards for good suggestions on the betterment of the plant, the bowling season is off to a good start and the Harvest Dance was a big success. On page two the stories go from the upcoming Turkey Shoot to Evelyn Sullivan, of the Garage office, celebrating her birthday. Lots of employee notes fill the rest of the page. Page three headlines are about how few loss-of-time accidents there were in October, 1920, the latest trouble Mickey Shea, of the Machine Shop was in and that the physical exams throughout the plant are almost finished. On page four, Miss Celia Moran will be the head of the newly formed Stenographic and Filing Department . An eye care specialist will visiting the plant to provide eye appointments to anyone who desires one. It is reported that John Collins has a new way of hunting ducks. And, finally, Fred Smith wins the plush baseball bat, whatever that means.
Letter to James Taylor from A.B. Coleman
Hand-written letter from A.B. Coleman to James Taylor concerning a long illness and recovery.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of November 14, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of November 14, 1919. The Red Tops are ready for their opening game against the Waterbury Knights of Columbus and there were only two accidents reported during safety week. Also on page one is a photograph of the safety award winners, J. Chartier of Crude Rubber, Thomas Campbell and G. Rogers of Sanitary. Other news includes the whist club and a sewing class being in the planning stages. On page two the winning story from the boys education class' trip to Lake Congamond is reprinted. Frederick Aggerup was the winning author. The last appearance of The Question Box is this week and it will be replaced with a "Who's Who" column. Also, the Bulletin is accepting want ads to run with the employee notes and names are needed for the Pool tournament. Page three answers the question of who will take on the Water Bag team in basketball. It's Joe Fenton and the Bead Room squad. The women's gymnastic class will start Monday night and the straw trip to Belchertown was a fun time and more will be coming. The cast of the Minstrel Show appears in a wide photograph at the bottom of the page. Page four leads with the turkey shoot and ends with the bowling league wrap-up. In between are stories about Dr. A.L. Stanwood taking over duties at the Fisk Hospital, the minstrel show again and Elzear Forand is taking his talk on the road. He will speak at the Boston Safety Council gathering on November 24th.
Workers use a heavy crane to make repairs to the Chicopee Falls Dam months after the hurricane and flood happened.
Watchman Stanislaus Fabara, 59 Exchange St. Works in cloth room. The day before he gave me his name as Frank Fabara and today said it was wrong. "We give wrong names when we think trouble is coming." Two other boys here acknowledge giving me wrong names. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Andrew Stefanik, (on right hand). (see label 2637). Arthur Asslin, (on left) 118 Front St. Been working here one year. May be 14 or 15. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Group of workers in Dwight Mfg. Co. Stanley Twarog (one of the smallest boys), 81 Park St. Works in spinning room. Tony Sccha [i.e., Soccha], (Shortest boy in front, overalls. Very young. 65 Exchange St. A bobbin Boy in Room 7; has been there a year. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Group of workers in the Dwight Mfg. Co. Sophie Motralske, (smallest girl), 3 Lawrence Rd. Works in spinning room. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Group of girls, adolescents. A young fellow made a very vulgar remark and they all laughed. Next day I heard one of the girls use profanity before all the men and boys. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
A young boy, unable to speak a word of English. Working here. A boy said his name is John Krakowski. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Louis Langevin, 318 Friend St. Works in spinning room #7. Florida St. Cyr, 24 Gray St. Works in spinning #7. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Andrew Stefanik, a bobbin boy, works as spare boy. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
Peter Pluta (right hand boy), 2 Bertha Ave. Works in spinning room. Two years there Henry Fritz (left hand), 56 Cheever St. Has worked in spinning room two or three months. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Dosaliv Loselle, 6 Gardner Rd. Young band boy in 5 and 6; three months there. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of November 21, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of November 21, 1919. Page one lines up the Thanksgiving weekend bill. The Red Tops will play two games and tickets are on sale. Also, tickets are on sale for the Minstrel Show and they should go like hotcakes. And, the drive to prevent accidents continues. Page two highlights include profiles and photographs of two Fiskers, Molly Sears and Pete Partridge, and stories on the next straw ride and the turkey shoot. Page three is a grab bag of stories centered on the women's bowling league, where May Hanifan bowled a 110, and the women's gym class. A photograph of the boys education class is in the center of the page. Also, the team of Brassar and Shea won the quoits tournament. The page four lead story is about the men's bowling league matches. The assignment of all the parts in the minstrel show have been chosen and the sewing class organization has been perfected. Finally, the Water Bag basketball team is the winner of two of the interdepartmental challenges. Go Water Bag.
Correspondence to and from Washington D.C. Concerning the Prospect of a Chicopee Air Base
Series of 23 correspondences, mostly to Anthony J. Stonina, from various officials in Washington D.C. concerning the possible selection of Chicopee as the site for the Northeastern Army Air Corps base.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of November 28, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of November 28, 1919. Page one revisits the basketball challenges and this time Schedule and Trucking will play Water Bag. In other news, costumes are being handed out for the big show and there will be two gym classes for the men, volleyball and gymnastics. There is also a story and a form for people interested in joining a drama club. Page two features two photographs of the Turkey Shoot attendees accompanied by a story. The winner took the top prize by only one pigeon. Rich's Pets and Nolan Mussers go at it again. The boys gym class is moving from the Y.M.C.A. to the Athletic Association building. On page three the men's bowling league gets a story and a photograph. The sub-head reads "Nelson Cerle climbs into second position." Tickets go on sale for the Minstrel Show and graphic showing the auditorium floor plan is included. Also, more women join the gym class, weekly dances are discontinued and Fisk Hall seating capacity has been increased. On page four the Red Tops are ready for the start of the inter-state basketball league, the next straw ride to Belchertown is scheduled and more Fisk employees join in Chicopee politics. Martin Toomey and Dan Harrington join the Board of Alderman. Finally, a women's factory all-star bowling team will be selected after the next round of inter-league matches. This team will compete in the regional competitive league.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Letter to Mayor Stonina from the local Kwanis Club stating congratulations for successfully locating the air base in Chicopee.
A selection of photographs of Bob's Bakery and the owners, Paul and Dorothy Czajka, taken during the week prior to closing the downtown fixture. The bakery was started by Paul's father, Zygmunt Czajka, in 1965 and remained in business for 56 years. Bob's Bakery was well known for its Polish baked goods, including the Paczi. The family also owned the building at 218 Exchange Street, where the bakery was located.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of November 7, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of November 7, 1919. The opening of the Fisk Athletic Association Hall is the lead photograph and story on this week's page one of the Bulletin. Other stories include topics such as Monday nights being women's night, with gymnastics, basketball and dancing, at the hall; the straw ride is postponed to Wednesday night and will include dinner and dancing afterwards; the final lineup for the minstrel show is being organized. Page two stories are about the upcoming turkey shoot and a women's sewing class being organized. Plus, you guessed it, the Question Box. On page three it's the Killarney Roses and their bowling success making the cut, along with a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Velish leaving the church after taking their vows. Also, the Nolan's Mussers take on Pete's Pets in a challenge game and the Bead Room show they way in the safety contest. A photograph of the factory's messengers during Mrs. Lyons' Halloween party is at the bottom of the page. Page four gives the final lineup of the Red Tops basketball team and the bowling league update appears again. In other news, the quoits tournament will start to wrap up, there will be a boys outing on Armistice Day and there is a pool tournament in the planning stages. Also, the Water Bag Department wants to challenge any team to basketball. Maybe they should talk to Rick, of Rick's Pets.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of October 1, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of October 1, 1920. Page one headlines are "No Accident Week is a Success," "Red Tops Ring Down Curtain For 1920 With Brilliant Win," "Former Fiskers Playing Football" and "Five Fisk Girls in Accident." On page two is another story about Mike Ryan and his factory league batting average of .588. There is a story on the Western New England Soccer League. A story about the football team issuing a challenge to other teams in the factory league. Finally, Bert Nolan is taking his Mussers into training early for the winter sports season. On page three the Bulletin has chosen its factory league fantasy baseball team. Rounding out the page is a mix of employee notes and announcements. Page four announces Chauncey Allen as the tennis tournament champion, recaps the Red Tops successful season and reveals H.J. Pratt, Editor of the Bulletin, has gone on a two week vacation, but didn't tell anyone where he was going. On the bottom of the page is photograph of the 1920 Red Tops baseball team.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of October 10, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of October 10, 1919. The Red Tops win! The Red Tops win! Headline: "Red Tops Take Big Series As Final Feat For Fine Season" Page one stories highlight the game, the season, the pitching and the fans. It was a close game with the Red Tops winning 1-0. Arthur Johnson pitched his best game of the season. There were double the Fisker fans over the first game and they were super loud. Oh, and, Fisk Hall will open the fall/winter season with a Halloween party. Page two sees the Question Box return again. Stories on the beginning dance class graduating and the new selection of magazines at the Fisk Library go with stories on Jimmy Spillane going off to college at the University of Vermont and the rehearsal schedule for the minstrel show. Page three shows how they celebrated a victory in 1919 - by vandalism and car burning? No. Photographs show the full stands with people clapping and then having a parade with a band leading the march. Below the photographs are some employee notes and a paragraph on the suggestion of a Duplicate Whist Club. Also, the men's bowling league is forming up and there is another chicken shoot at the park range. Page four has the jumps from page one and other stories on the Red Tops players. Other stories include one on Curtis Moody leaving Fisk and going to the Perfection Tire Company in Fort Madison, Iowa. Good luck with that. Elzear Forand writes about his trip to the safety conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Things wrap up with the Old Timers' League standings and a two paragraph wrap of the quoits tournament.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of October 17, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of October 17, 1919. As the seasons change so does the Bulletin page one. The lead story is a call for jokes (no joke) for the minstrels to use in the upcoming show. The winner of the best joke gets free tickets to the show. Buck Drennan has been chosen as the coach of the Fisk Basketball team and the bowling league has eight teams. Also, there will be a Fisk factory basketball league for women. On page two is a very long Question Box. A story about the American Legion having 188 new members join from Fisk. Also, there is a story on the safety dangers of spitting on the floor. Page three headlines are, "More Men Needed in the Minstrel Show," (Arthur) "Johnson leads Tops in Hitting with .302" and "Reception for Dancing Class All Arranged." A photograph on page four shows the Garage and Transportation employees having their annual banquet. A short story below the picture describes the event. Quoits and Bowling are the topics of two other stories and another telling of the Cleveland safety conference trip wraps up the weeks news.
A mounted albumen photograph of James Taylor when he was nine months old.
Items relating to Westover Air Reserve Base. Letter to Mayor Stonina from William Dwight, Managing Editor of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of October 24, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of October 24, 1919. Page one rings in a new sports season with a banner headline calling for candidates for the Red Tops basketball team. A graphic with five photographs of the most recent safety winners centers the page and stories about the Halloween bash and minstrels practice round out the news. Its page two and the Question Box is there. Stories about the causes of the common cold, the attendance of the boys education class and the quoits tournament also appear. And, it will be Chauncey Allen and Connie Scollard in the tennis final. On page three it is noted the Whist Club will start meeting, the handball club holds its first matches, Walter Harris will take charge of the boys gym class and Lyra Rose was given a most enjoyable (wedding) shower. Plus, Fisk Hall is almost ready for the winter season of events. On page four we are treated to a third article by Elzear Forand on the safety conference. Doctor C.M. Holmes will be leaving Fisk Hospital to open his own business in Springfield. And, the men's bowling league opens with a bang. A grab bag of employee notes rounds out the news.
Scholarship Award for Term Ending October 28, 1938 for Helen Polioudakis
Center Junior High School Scholarship Award certifies that Helen Polioudakis is on the Credit List in Grade 7 for Term Ending October 28, 1938. Signed by Principal: Mary E. Trumbull C.M.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of October 3, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of October 3, 1919. The Red Tops take game one. Photographs from the game and stories take all of page one. Page two features a column on "Facts that new Fiskers should know." There is a call for women basketball players. The American Legion drive was a success and many Fiskers became new members of the group. And, Joe Durant and his safety story lead the employee notes. On page three the stories are about the women's swim class, the end of the Non-Skids season and the third round of the tennis tournament. Other news on the page sees Mary Murphy, of the Cost Department, marrying Edward Harvey and the boys gym class is going well. Page four is filled with the page one jumps and stories on the upcoming inter-factory basketball league, the site of the upcoming minstrel show and the Old Timers' League finally wrapping up. A photograph of the Red Tops baseball team stars is at the bottom of the page.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of October 31, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of October 31, 1919. The page one banner headline lets all Athletic Association members know they get a discount to all Red Tops home games. Plus, Safety Week is the week of November 10-15. Other page one stories include the start of the women's basketball team practice and their prospects in the coming season, the Friday night dance parties will resume and the Rich's Pets and Nolan's Mussers rivalry will resume. On election day the factory will open at 8 a.m. to allow employees plenty of time to vote. Page two has employee notes, the question box and a story about Chauncey Allen winning the tennis tournament. Also, the prospects for the Red Tops basketball team look better than they have in past years. Page three has a half page photograph of the inside of Fisk Hall showing the vast open space of the arena where winter activities will be held. A story about the opening gala accompanies the picture. In other news, Clara LeGrand sets a new bowling mark at 108 in the women's league and plans for a "straw ride" and party are being drawn up. Page four is a grab bag of employee notes and short stories about the boys gym class, the popularity of the whist club and the progress of the minstrel show. Finally, the Chandlers bowling team broke records and improved their record in the bowling league, but the Buicks team is still undefeated and leading the pack.
Chicopee High School Class of 1944 45th Reunion Photo, 1989
Chicopee High School Class of 1944; Chicopee High School; Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Chicopee High School Class of 1944, 25th Reunion. Helen in back row center in white shirt (3rd row 5th from left)
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Putting on a hat
Single photograph showing Raymond Pucharka trying his hat on Paul Giguere.
A typewritten reproduction of a poem titled "The Message of the Chicopee," originally printed in the 1925 Class Day issue of The Spectator by class poet Vina Spence. The paper has been cut into 4 segments in order to fit inside an envelope (also pictured). The envelope contains an additional note referring to a different item in the collection.
Water Distribution on Washington Street, Chicopee Falls
Water is distributed to residents on Washington Street in the Chicopee Falls section of the city. Flood waters washed away the Falls bridge and a 20 inch water main leaving much of the city without adequate drinking water.
Charles H. Tracy's obituaries from Boston Globe/Boston Evening Transcript, Somerville Journal, and Springfield Union
Chicopee (Mass.); Springfield (Mass.); West Sommerville (Mass.); Boston (Mass.)
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Stamina and Endurance Win
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a woman driving a roadster talking to a man wearing football gear on a cool fall day. Fisk Tires are prominent in the scene. Text fills the bottom quarter of the page.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 11, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 11, 1919. Page one this week is a grab bag of features. The lead story is about Elzear Forand being selected to attend the National Safety Congress in Cleveland, Ohio later in the month. After that it's the women's bowling league, the clambake menu and the minstrel show that get stories. But, that's not all. Rube Richards, of the Red Tops baseball team is signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and will start next season. He wanted to finish out this year with the Tops. The Gun Club, the Non-Skids and Friday night dancing also appear on the page. That leaves stories about the winner of the Quoits tournament, C. Krause, and the Red Tops crew team for page two. Also, the Question Box and employee notes fill the rest of the space. A huge half-page graphic with photographs of the Park Night Committee is at the top of page three along with a two column story. The other stories are 6A Cutting is tops in this week's safety contest and the drawings for the men's tennis singles are announced. On page four there are features on the Red Tops being ranked number one in their league, the final summer weekend at Fisk Park and the Old Timers League wrapping up the season.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 17, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 17, 1920. On page one this week is a mix of stories that look at wrapping up a busy sports season for the Fisk Plant. The Non Skids, who placed third in the league, are to play first-place Winchester, with the results not making any changes to the standings. The factory league championship game between the Machine Shop and the Cord Tire division was postponed due to weather with no clear winner and both teams confident of victory. No-accident week will start soon and Buck Drennan, of the Machine Shop, will be leaving Fisk to attend Springfield College. Drennan was the coach of the Red Tops basketball team the previous year. On page two it is reported that the Springfield Republican has chosen two players from the Non Skids team, Marty Conroy and Frank Maguire, to be on the (mythical) Springfield All-Star team. Joe Lombard is the first person to make it to the tennis finals. The final Park Night was held up by rain. All outdoor activities were cancelled, but the dance that night was still held and determined to be a success. And, based on performance, there will five more nim-rods added to the shooting team. On page three the batting average of Mike Ryan, hitting .533, leads and Frank "Mac" Maguire pitching a no-hitter for the Non Skids follows. A photograph and story about the "Shirt-Tail Club" is in the center of the page. Three separate Fisker weddings lead page four with a story on the Friday night dance and one on the Red Tops chances at a league title.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 19, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 19, 1919. Page one announces the Lyman Street (Springfield) Rink has been secured as the home for winter activities for Fisk employees. There will be room for a basketball court and a full dance floor. Also, the Red Tops will play the Hendees of Springfield for the Industrial League regional championship. The page one feature is a story and photograph on the oldest Fikser at the plant, William J. Munroe. He started at Fisk in 1898 and has always been connected to the Tire Room. On a side note, Mike Shea wants Bulletin readers to know it was he and not Mike Kane who bought the soda for Muriel Moran. Love is in the air on page two as the Telephone room is hit by romance and several of the operators will not be returning to work after getting married while on vacation. Page three features a story and photographs of the Fisk Fire Department and their recent training session. Also, the Non-Skids will finish their season against the Athol town team and the boys gym class will reopen at the Springfield Y.M.C.A. Despite the weather the Old Timers League wraps up the season and the story appears on page four. The list for the minstrel show tops 100 names and Kitty Fitzgerald is now Mrs. Kaveney.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Two girls at play
Single image of Barbara McCoy and another girl playing in the sand. Text on back says "Barbaba McCoy can't quite figuere [sic.] it out."
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 2, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 2, 1920. It's Labor Day Weekend and the Bulletin has all the details. Page one tells the story and events of all sorts to suit all tastes are included on the schedule for the afternoon and evening. Page two stories consist of a piece on the sale of English aeroplane cloth available through the recreation department, something on the Red Tops vs. Greenfield Tap and Die and the Non -Skids complete two shutout games. Plus, there is a photograph of the married men's team. They are playing the bachelors team for baseball bragging rights around the plant. Page three news is less jovial. The Tuesday night dance is cancelled, the tennis tournament is finishing up and the Will Rogers movie, "The Strange Border" is the movie of the week. On page four things pick up a little with stories on the final games of the factory league, Rowland's Pets take the title and the tennis team beats the Ludlow team. Also, there is a lineup of the Labor Day Carnival events.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area; United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Capitulations, Military--Japan
The image shows a group of Japanese men in military dress standing on the deck of a boat. A crowd of people is standing on a deck below them. 880 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Mamoru Shigemitsu Signing the Surrender to Douglas MacArthur
The image shows two Japanese men standing or sitting at a table. The one sitting is the Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender document on behalf of Emperor Hirohito. General Douglas MacArthur stands in front of him as the signing is broadcasted. They are surrounded by various soldiers. The ship is the U.S.S. Missouri. The one sitting is in the process of signing a document. 53 is printed in black ink on the back of the photograph.
Water rushes over the Ames Sword Company Dam on the Chicopee River near the center of Chicopee on Wednesday, September 21, 1938.
The 1938 Hurricane and Flood; Reconstruction of the bridges and dams in Chicopee following the flood;
One of two scrapbooks by Tadesuz Chmura that show the devastation of the September 21, 1938 Hurricane and Flood in Chicopee. Chmura was a water department employee for Chicopee and many of the snapshots give a unique perspective of the destruction and reconstruction of the bridges and dams through the following year.
Scrapbook of the 1938 Flood - Pioneer Valley
The 1938 Hurricane and Flood; Pioneer Valley;
One of two scrapbooks by Tadesuz Chmura that show the devastation of the September 21, 1938 Hurricane and Flood in all of Western Massachusetts. This scrapbook contains only newspaper clippings from the Springfield Newspapers.
Letter from University of Massachusetts at Amherst Institute for Governmental Services to Helen Polioudakis
Letter welcoming participation in the Clerical Management training course which was held on Tuesdays starting September 30, 1980 through December 9, 1980 in Springfield, Massachusetts. A three page agenda is included with the letter inside envelope addressed to Ms. Helen Polioudakis.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 26, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 26, 1919. The Red Tops big game is coming up and the Bulletin page one story wants all Fiskers to come out and cheer the team on. Other stories are about the popularity of the boys gym class and the membership drive for the local American Legion. Page two has that pesky Question Box, employee notes, a story on the women's bowling league and something about the meeting for the minstrel show. Also, the Mill Room is the new leader in safety and John Sralecki won the recent chicken shoot. On page three story topics include the Fisker bowling league, an educational class for boys and Fisk Golf Day. Also, the Green Sox, the Fisk youth baseball team, finish their best season to date. Employee notes and the Quoits tourney finish the page. On page four the featured team photograph is of the Administration team. Also, weather is really wreaking havoc with the end of the Old TImers season, the tennis tournament is underway and over 60 women have signed up for the swimming class. A photograph of Lee Stanton and Winnie Gahan watching the Fisk Park athletic events appears at the bottom of the page.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 4, 1919.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 4, 1919. As fall approaches the final Park Night events are coming into view. On page one the headline announces a Grand Carnival to wrap up the season at Fisk Park. In other page one news, the crowd at Fisk Park was treated to a great track event and the winning team was the Fisk team. Also, the Foreman are throwing their annual clambake and tickets are on sale. The inspectors win the safety contest. (What?) And, some of the women in the swim class will compete in a meet at Riverside. Page two. The Question Box is back. The Non-Skids have a tough schedule as they wrap up their season. The minstrel show is not getting very many sign-ups. Greenfield wins the second half of the trap shoot by one bird. On page three is a story about the perils of dropping heavy things. The results are, you get hurt. A photograph of the women's 50-yard dash illustrates the page. The next Park Night schedule is at the bottom of the page. On page four the Red Tops have a pair of tough games before going on the road. The Inspections Department takes the championship of the Old Timers League. The Mill Room Picnic was a good time had by all and there are the pictures to prove it. Finally, the Red Tops Crew team finishes second in a very close race featuring the best teams in the Northeast.
The Fisk Tire Company's Social and Athletic Association events and happenings for the week of September 9, 1920.
A four page newspaper describing the events related to the social groups and athletic clubs of the Fisk Tire Company for the week of September 9, 1920. Fall is coming and the Park Night season is coming to a close. Page one recaps the record breaking Labor Day weekend attendance and previews the big games coming on the final weekend of Park Night. Page two is crowded with employee notes, a story about the Heather Room leading the safety list, one about the married men winning baseball bragging rights and a brief on the tennis semi-final matches. Page three tells us that the Red Tops won in the first round of their playoffs and the final Park Night card is full of fun. Also, the schedule for the final Park Night is on the bottom half of the page. A huge photograph from one of the recent dances dominates page four along with stories about the Machine Shop losing to the Traffic Department, the marriage of Minnie Mortinson and the Pavilion being open Tuesdays and Friday in the fall for dances.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Five children at play
Five children standing in a sandy play area looking around and each other. Text on back reads, "something interesting going on here."
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Thirteen children playing in the dirt
Single image of thirteen children playing in the sand with toys and each other.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Class sits on the steps of the Bowe Nursery School
Single image of a group of 19 children sitting on the steps of the Bowe School. Caption on the back of the print reads, "After a hard day's play."
Workers continue to cleanup the basement of an unidentified business after flood waters closed many businesses and manufacturing along the Chicopee River. The Spaulding Company took the brunt of the flood damage and it took over 100 workers several months to clear away the three feet of sand and gravel that accumulated in the basement of the plant.
Damage visible to a portable building on Academy Street in Chicopee the day after the storm.
The Chicopee Falls Bridge was washed away after flood waters rose above the 1936 flood mark of 70 feet above sea level. A twenty inch water main was also wiped out leaving much of the city without water.
Water rushes over the Chicopee Falls Dam after hurricane rains caused water in the Chicopee River to rise to over 70 feet above sea level. The flood washed away the Falls bridge and a 20 inch water main leaving extensive damage and the city without water.
Water crashes against the Davitt Memorial Bridge in Chicopee Center. The flood came to within 2.5 feet of the top of the bridge. Spectators can be seen looking over the side of the bridge .
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Non-Skid Tires for Farmers
Fisk Tire Company print ad featuring, at the top half of the page, the head and torso of a cow with horns with a Fisk Non-Skid tire around its neck. The image of a farm is far off in the background. Text about tires and its benefits to farmers dominate the bottom half of the page.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Non Skids
Fisk Tire Company print ad about the non-skid tires and shows a gentleman in his car on the family farm talking to two young women. The text reads "Just back from town in his new non-skids."
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fisk Red Tops
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a young woman behind the wheel of a car in a snow storm while pulled into a gas station. Two men talk near the car and four children look over the car.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - The Fisk "Time to Retire" Boy
Fisk Tire Company print ad with the fisk tire boy holding his tire and his candle while yawning. Three other children are on either side of him pointing at him. Text about the Fisk company takes up the lower half of the page.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - One Boy in 1918 in Worth Three Boys of 1914
Fisk Tire Company print ad promoting United States Cycle Tires. The main subject is a boy on a bicycle watching a man in a military uniform riding a motorcycle. In the background is a line of soldiers marching.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Fit For a King
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a reproduction of the Old King Cole painting by Maxfield Parrish made for the Fisk Tire Company. The image shows a king on his throne looking over his glasses at two jesters holding a Fisk Tire between them. The original painting, done in 1906, by Parrish hangs over the King Cole Bar in the St. Regis Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in Manhattan.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Motor Trucks Can Do Their Part
Fisk Tire Company print ad depicting a scene of delivery trucks loading at a train depot for coal. Text emphasizes the importance of truck transportation of coal and the dependence on good tires by Fisk.
Holy Name Science School (Church of the Holy Name of Jesus)
Black and white photograph of a brick building with several trees around it. Image is taken at an angle to the building, showing the corner and two sides. The building was originally the "Science School," and changed to an elementary school in the 1960s/70s. From the MA Historical Commission: "In 1925 a Science building devoted exclusively to domestic, commercial and physical sciences was erected. It is beaux art in style, rich with cast-stone ornamentation. The frontpiece is pedimented with paladian window and open pedimented entrance with classical ornamentation. Today [1978] 3 grammar grades are taught in the building; the Sisters provide an education for grades 1-8 on the site."
Holy Name Science School 2 (Church of the Holy Name of Jesus)
Black and white photograph of a brick building with trees around it. Photo is taken from an angle, showing the corner and two sides; building is the same as CPL-Morrow-001.
Holy Name Rectory (Church of the Holy Name of Jesus)
Black and white photograph of a brick building with several chimneys and bay windows. As described by the MA Historical Commission: "The presbytery, also constructed 1857-1859, is located on the east of the Church on South Street. It is a 3 story brick structure set on a sandstone foundation. Originally hip-roofed, in 1871 the roof was raised and a story added mansard style. The building is rich with wood detailing, eaves are bracketed and punctuated with dentils. Dormer windows are topped with decorative, pointed pediments. The front facade features two double-story bays and an elaborate porticoed entrance added in 1871. There is an etched glass fan window over the door."
Holy Name School & Convent (Church of the Holy Name of Jesus)
Black and white photograph of a brick building with several ornamental features. As described by the MA Historical Commission: "A girls school and convent were constructed in 1866-1868, located to the west of the Church. The school was the first parochial school in the Springfield diocese. Four Sisters of Notre Dame were given charge of 200 young girls. The school is 2 ½ stories with slate roof and decorative 3 story Italianate tower. The school entrance is framed by a pedimented portico trimmed with dentils. Attached to the school’s west facade is the convent. It is 2 ½ stories, brick with a mansard roof and center front-piece, also Second Empire in style. Again, wood detailing ornaments the facade, a wooden cupola tops the front piece and a dentil trimmed portico frames the entrance. The convent was enlarged in 1899, a chapel was added to its rear at that time.”
A black and white photograph of a Gothic-style door set in a brick building, shaded by a tree.
A black and white photograph of a statue of Mary in front of a brick building.
A black and white photograph of Kulig's, a clothing and tailoring shop, on the corner of Spring and Front Streets in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of the front awning for Kulig's, a clothing store on the corner of Front and Spring Streets in Chicopee. Two cars are parked in front of the shop.
A black and white photograph of the front of Kulig's, a clothing and tailoring store on the corner of Front and Spring Streets in Chicopee. There is a car parked in front of the shop.
A black and white photograph of The Elms Building, located on Springfield St in Chicopee near the Springfield & Front Street intersection. Several cars are parked along the street, and Chicopee City Hall's clock tower can be seen behind the Elms.
A black and white photograph of a brick house on the corner of Cabot and School Streets in Chicopee (the Milo A. Taylor House). Several other buildings are partially visible around the home.
A black and white photograph of a Queen Anne-style house with several shrubs and other homes around it.
A black and white photograph of a four-story brick building and an adjacent parking lot with a few cars in it. This is a view of City Hall & the City Hall Annex from Front Street, before the addition of an accessibility ramp.
A black and white photograph of several interconnected brick buildings on a street corner. The buildings are on the corner of Exchange and Center Streets in Chicopee. There are several storefronts, some with awnings, and a few cars parked along the road.
A black and white photograph of a three-story white building surrounded by hedges and some trees, with a sign identifying it as the Lawrence A. Maziarz Mortuary.
A black and white photograph of a three-story building on a corner, with businesses on the lower level. One business is the University Driving School; the other is an unidentified pharmacy/corner store advertising various grocery products and "patient medicines." Though not identified in the image, this building is on the corner of Front and Bell Streets in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a four and a half story brick building with assorted decorative brickwork. The building is on a hairpin corner between two streets, and has a sign identifying it as Ritchott Insurance Agency. There is a woman crossing the street, as well as several parked cars. Other buildings are visible in the background, as well as a sign identifying a business as "Amoco."
A black and white photograph of a three-story building with a business on the lower floor and another house in the background. The business is identified as Chicopee Glass & Mirror Co.. Though not identified in the image, this building is on Front Street in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a single-story brick building on a street corner. The building is identified as Hastings Stationers, Inc., and a factory building is visible in the background. Though not identified in the image, this is in Market Square in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a two and a half story brick building, identified with a sign as St Stanislaus Club, Inc..There are a few cars parked next to the building, and a person walking on the sidewalk. Though not identified in the image, this is on the corner of Chestnut and School Streets in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a street with multiple businesses. Visible in the photo are Evie's Kitchen, Galaska Furniture Inc., and 4 Seasons Ceramics & Gifts.
A black and white photograph of a two-story house on a street corner with a business on the lower level, identified as Hapco Auto Parts. There is another building with businesses in the image, but it isn't clear enough to make out a name. Though not identified in the image, this is at the corner of Perkins and Exchange Streets in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a business on a street corner, with a sign identifying it as W.C. Kosiorek Flowers. The building has a small greenhouse attached to it, and a tree and several shrubs in front. In the background is the Topor Dodge dealership. Though not identified in the image, this is at the corner of Orchard and Front Streets in Chicopee.
A black and white image, with a vertical line through it [likely damage to the photo negative that came through when it was developed] showing China Chef Fast Food Restaurant, with several cars parked in the attached parking lot.
A black and white photograph of a car dealership, identified as Cook's Chrysler Plymouth. Though not identified in the image, this is on Front Street in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a business identified as Ferrara Auto Parts.The building has garage bays along both sides, and a tow truck and a car in the parking lot. In the background of the image are other buildings, and part of St Stanislaus Basilica. Though not identified in the image, this is on Front Street in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a white cinderblock building identified as the Polish American Veteran's Club. There are several cars in the parking lot, and an American flag flying above the building, which is relatively plain in style.
A black and white photograph of a tank parked in a grassy area, with a chain-link fence in the background. The tank is an M5A1 Stuart tank, produced during WWII, and is a feature at Szot Park in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a brick building identified as the Pastime Cafe, with several cars in a parking lot in front of the building. Though not identified in the photo, this was on School Street in Chicopee.
A black and white photograph of a two-story home next to a story-and-a-half brick building. On the sidewalk in front of the home is a daschund, who is most assuredly a very good pup.
A black and white photograph of a home with an enclosed porch or entryway that is under construction. The home is next to a cinderblock building, and there are boards and other materials on the ground between them. The house might be the same as CPL-Morrow-30.
A black and white photograph of a two-story home (the same home pictured in CPL-Morrow-030) with a daschund on the sidewalk in front of the home. The house has a wide front porch, and what might be an addition or enclosed porch is visible on the side of the house. The daschund, looking at the camera, is a very good dog.
A black and white photograph of a two-story home, possibly the same as images CPL-Morrow-30, -31, and -32. There seems to be a tarp or tent set up in the yard.
A black and white photograph of a two-story home (the same home pictured in CPL-Morrow-030) with a daschund on the sidewalk in front of the home. The daschund is standing next to a fire hydrant, and is undoubtedly a very good dog.
A black and white photograph of several newspapers hanging on the front of a china cabinet. The papers are various front pages from the Springfield Union and the Springfield Daily News. Headlines include "Westover Man Dies in Oxford Auto Crash"; "Giant Riot Shakes Africa"; "Greenfield Lawyer to Face Forgery Charges"; "Living Costs in New Leap"; "Civil Rights Bill Backers Win House Test"; "New U.S. Sattelite Fails to Get Into Orbit"; "Court Bars State Project"; and "Three Die as B57 Rams Home After Pilot Parachutes." Though the photo is undated, the headlines place the newspapers in March, 1960.
A color photograph of the Chicopee Falls Dam, taken from the Deady Memorial Bridge. There is a factory building along the bank of the river.
A color photograph of the Chicopee Falls Dam, taken from the south bank of the river. There are several blue plastic barrels floating in the water.
A color photograph of the Chicopee Falls Dam, looking up the Chicopee River. There is a factory building on the left side of the image (north bank).
A color photograph of the Chicopee Falls Dam, looking south across the dam. There are several buildings and a billboard on the south side of the river.
A color photograph of the Chicopee Falls Dam, looking south through some trees. There are several buildings and a billboard on the south side of the river.
Chicopee (Mass.); Hampden Brewing Company (1894-1975)
A black and white photograph of a large brick building along a body of water, with railroad tracks in the foreground. The building is identified near its top as the Hampden Brewing Co[mpany]. A date approximately halfway down the center portion the building suggests it was built in 1894.
Chicopee (Mass.); Manufacturing Industries--Marketing
A black and white image (likely a copied postcard) of an advertisement for Chicopee Falls Works, Massachusetts. Bottom reads "Chicopee Falss Co., Manufacturers in General of Machinery, Saws, Fire-Arms & Hardware." The image is an illustration of four brick buildings of various sizes, one with several smoking chimneys, in front of which are several people and two horses hitched to a cart.
A black and white photograph (likely a copied postcard) showing the entrance to a covered bridge along a brick road. There are several other buildings in the right of the image, as well as several light/telegraph poles with lines connecting them. A handwritten note identifies this as "Chicopee Covered Bridge."
A black and white image (likely a copied postcard) of a small cabin with two very small outbuildings and several trees. Printed on the original image is "Publ. by J.C. Buckley, No. 20--Old Snow House, Chicopee Falls, Mass." Handwritten on the image is "Johnny Cake Hollow."
A typewritten set of notes, possibly in preparation of a talk, about the early industries in Chicopee, by David Spence. There are some corrections in pencil, and some damage that looks like burn damage in the upper left corner. On the third page the text cuts off abruptly, suggesting it wasn't finished or was a very rough draft.
Deeds--Chicopee (Mass.); Colonization--Chicopee (Mass.)
A set of copies of an article titled "An Old Deed to Chicopee," with an image of the set of "signatures attached to old Chicopee deed." The three pages appear to be copies of the same article in different configurations. The article begins with a description of the purported deed between William Pynchon, Wenepawin, Misquis, Secousk, Jancompowin, and Nippumsuit for the land that would become Chicopee; and proceeds to reproduce the language of the deed in its entirety. It is notable that the deed reasserted the fishing rights of the Indigenous people "at the usuall wares [weirs] that now are in use." The article is not dated; the deed it reproduces is from 1641.
A gold card with black type reading: Life Pass[;] This is to certify that David R. Spence by official vote of the Chicopee School Committee is entitled to admission along with one guest at all home games of Chicopee High School Varsity Teams. [signed by] Henry B. Fay[,] Principal, Chicopee High School[;] John L. Fitzpatrick[,] Superintendant." The card is laminated, and undated.
A genealogy labeled "The Campbell Clan," which includes David R. and Vina Spence. The document has hand-painted plaid decorations in the letterhead, and the paper is in such brittle condition that it was fractured along the folds. The second page features annotation, and the two typed pages are accompanied by a handwritten page.
Tin-type photograph of Uncle Ed (Taylor)
A eighth plate tin-type photograph with an embosed paper mount of Uncle Ed (standing) and a seated gentleman named Fred (unknown).
A quarter plate tin-type photograph of an unidentified woman standing in a archway with a gate. She is dressed nicely and is wearing a shawl and holding an umbrella.
Chicopee (Mass.); Stevens-Duryea Company
A typewritten story/article about the purported founding of Stevens-Duryea Automobile Company in Chicopee Falls, MA, related by David Spence. The second page is typed on the back of a "suggested letter to be sent out to prospects" interested in buying a 1960 Studebaker Lark.
Before there were cotton mills and factory girls in Chicopee, the potential for water power created by the unique location of the Chicopee River and the Chicopee Falls attracted wealthy investors from Boston to the agricultural village community of Chicopee. In 1822, the Belcher Iron Works, a small iron manufacturing venture located at the Falls sold a large portion of its land and water rights to The Springfield-Boston Manufacturing Company, the first industrial cotton mill established in Chicopee. The Springfield-Boston Manufacturing Company, soon to be known as the Chicopee Manufacturing Company, incorporated the next year and immediately began building the cotton mill, a dam, a canal, a machine shop, and tenement housing for the hundreds of mill operatives soon to be employed at the mill.
Post Card of Main Street, Chicopee Falls
A color post card showing Main Street in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts looking towards the Chicopee River and the Falls Bridge.
Chicopee Falls Savings Bank; Main Street; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
A color post card showing the Chicopee Falls Savings Bank on Main Street in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts.
United States. Marine Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Men--Photographs
A man, sitting, in a military uniform and hat, smiling towards the camera for a posed photograph. The photograph is printed on thicker cardstock. The photo is unlabeled, but based on the uniform and assorted insignia, he is likely a Marine.
Sailors--United States--Portrait photographs
A headshot of a man, in a black suit jacket, white shirt, and black tie and wearing a white naval hat, looking towards the camera. The photograph has been colorized. On the back of the photograph, in pencil, the number 1-16765-1 is written. The photograph is printed on thicker cardstock.
A man, sitting, in a military uniform and hat, looking towards the camera for a posed photograph. The man is wearing glasses. The number 048 is printed in ink on the back. The photograph is printed on thicker cardstock. The photo is unlabeled, but based on the uniform and assorted insignia, he is likely a Marine.
A man, sitting, in a naval uniform and white hat, looking towards the camera for a posed photograph. He has a slight smile on his face. The photograph is printed on thicker cardstock.
Water rushed past the Grape Street Engine House during the September 21, 1938 hurricane and flood. Fallen trees and two police officers can be seen in the photograph.
Chicopee Weekly Journal, February 23, 1856
Chicopee Civil War Memorials Exhibit Photo
Photo of the Chicopee Memorials Civil War Susquecentennial display case.
Chicopee Civil War Exhibit Diorama Photos
Chicopee Civil War Exhibit GAR Display Case Photo
Chicopee Civil War Exhibit Gaylord Display Case Photo
Chicopee Civil War Exhibit Knights of Columbus Display Case Photo
Chicopee Civil War Exhibit Powder Flask Photo
Streets, Etc., In Chicopee, Chicopee City Directory 1875-76
Streets, Etc., In Chicopee. Abbey, from junction of West, Center and Hampden, to Kimball. Ash, from Center, opposite Chestnut, to South. Bullens, from Exchange to School, between Chestnut and West. Cabot, from Front south to Center, opposite Union Canal. Canal, from Front northerly and easterly to Grape. Center, from Market Square south-west to Stevens. Chapin, from Springfield westward, between South street and Newton avenue. Chestnut, from Exchange. near Depot, and Newton avenue, to Center. Chapman, from Springfield, opposite High, to School. Cross, from Center, between School and Union to Chapin. Davenport Avenue, from Springfield to Hampden, south of Chestnut Grove place. Depot, from Exchange to Front. Dublin, from West to C. R. U.. between .Emerald and Tremont. , Dwight, from junction of Park and Cabot to Front. East, from Springfield, opposite South, eastward. Elm, from Grape, to Maple. Emerald, from West to C. R. R., near junction depot. Exchange-, from Market square to Connecticut River bridge. Franklin, from Hampden to William. Front, from Exchange, following line of Chicopee Falls Branch R. R., to center depot, thence east to Bemis' Brook. Gaylord, from Springfield, near Chapin, to Grant. Grant, from East south to Gaylord. Grape, from Springfield, near South, to C.R.R. Grove, from Grape, near Springfield, eastward. Hampden, from Center, opposite West, southerly. High, from Springfield, opposite Chapman, to Grape. Howard, from Springfield to School, between Chapman and Pleasant. Kimball, from Emerald south to Abbey. Maple, from Front to Elm, east of Wintworth. Market Square, at junction of Springfield, Exchange and Center streets. Miller, from Exchange to School, between Center and Cabot. Monroe, from Springfield east, opposite Chestnut Grove place. . Newton Avenue, from Springfield to Hampden. Park. from Cabot, near Dwight, to West. Perkins, from School, between Dwight and Cabot, to Front. Pleasant, from Springfield to School, near South. Prospect Avenue, from Springfield, south of Davenport Avenue, westward. School, from West, south of Exchange, to South.• Sherman Road, from Springfield south­ east. South. from Springfield, opposite East, to Center. Spring, from Springfield, near Market square, to Front. Springfield. from Market square south to Springfield line. Stevens, from Center north to Wyman. Spruce, from School to Park, between Chestnut and West. Summer, from School to Union. Tremont, from West, nearly opposite Park, to C. R. R. Union, from Center, opposite Cabot, to South Wintworth, from Front to Elm, east of Grape. West, from Exchange to Center, opposite Hampden. William from Hampden westward. Wyman from Center west to Stevens. BLOCKS. Cabot Hall Block, Market square, corner Exchange street. Bullens Block, corner Exchange and . Cabot streets. Exchange Block, corner Exchange and Miller streets. Grandfield’s Block, corner Perkins and' Exchange streets. Kent’s Block, Exchange street, near Center street. Kendall's Block, west side Market Square. Leavitt's Block, Exchange street, near Center street. Shaw's Block, Center street, near Exchange street. Union Block, corner Exchange and Cabot streets. White's Block, between. Center. and Miller streets.
Chicopee, Chicopee City Directory, 1875-1876
CHICOPEE AS once a part of Springfield proper, and now so closely allied to it in its business and social relations, as to still make it substantially a. prominent branch of the growing family which cling to "the old folks at home." It has, nevertheless, a name and fame of its own, most worthily won, and in point of industry, enterprise and intelligent thrift, ranks among the first New England manufacturing towns. We append a brief sketch of many of its prominent industries and business establishments THE DWIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. OF the manufacturing interests of Chicopee, the Dwight Company is the most important, occupying seven large mills, and furnishing employment, at the present time, to 1,500 operatives. It was organized about 1833, with a capital of $1,200,000 which has remained unchanged to the present time. The first mill was begun July 15, 1833; the last one, June 8, 1844. Originally, there were three separate corporations, but these were early combined in one. The total number of spindles, now in operation, is 110,000, of looms, 2,671. The stock is nearly all owned in Boston, as it has been from the first, and the avowed policy of the management is to allow the outside world the least possible knowledge of their affairs. John A. Vernon of Boston, is president, Charles W. Freeland of the same city, treasurer, G. W. Bedlow, agent, and Minot, Hooper & Co. of Boston and New York, are the selling agents. THE AMES MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Second in magnitude of its operations, though first in public interest, is the Ames Company, located on the Chicopee River, just above the Dwight Company's mills, and close by the Center Depot, on the Chicopee Falls branch. It was organized in 1842, with a capital of $30,000, James T. Ames and N. P. Ames, of Chicopee, and J. K. Mills, Edmund Dwight, founder of .the Dwight Manufacturing Company, and Ignatius Sargent of Boston, being the principal Stockholders. Mr. Dwight was its first president. Its early history shows a steady growth and repeated enlargement of its capital, until in 1850, it reached the sum of $250,000, its present figure. During the war, from 1500 to 1600 hands were employed, and large supplies of cannon, swords, and projectiles were furnished the government. In 1867, a change in the management occurred, Messrs. Emerson Gaylord, T. W. Carter and E. 0. Carter, of Chicopee, securing, with Mr. James T. Ames, a majority of the stock, and transferring the headquarters of the Company from Boston to Chicopee. Mr. Ames, who had previously been the Company’s agent, now became its president, and held the position until January, 1872, when Emerson Gaylord was chosen ashis successor, and held the place until last January, when, a majority of the stock having been previously purchased by Clifford Arrick, of Washington, D. C., and Mr. A. C. Woodworth, son-in-law of Mr. .Ames, there was another change in the management, and Mr. Arrick was chosen president, Mr. Woodworth agent, A. G. Bowles, of Boston, treasurer, and Messrs. Arrick and Woodworth, with Nathaniel Hooper, of Boston, A. G. Dexter and James T. Ames, directors, 'with E. 0. Carter as clerk. A short time before his death, Hon. Samuel Hooper, of Boston, purchased a large interest, his stock being subsequently bought by Messrs.' Arrick and Woodworth. The new president will be remembered for his sharp contest with General Dyer, two or three years ago, and is· best known in military circles as the owner of the Eureka projectile which is now being tested by the ordnance department at Washington; so far with very satisfactory results. Should the government approve this projectile, its manufacture will be brought to these works and insure-a material increase of the present working force of 350. At present the Company is manufacturing bronze statuary, for which the works are· widely noted, fancy swords of which from 50 to 10_0 per day are produced, machinists' tools and special machinery. The whole history of the Company has been a prosperous one, the dividends from January, 1847, to April, 1871, aggregating 432 per cent. During the war and immediately after they ranged from 20 to 35 per cent. THE GAYLORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. The Gaylord Company, manufacturers of cabinet locks and malleable iron castings, are located just above the works of the Ames Company. Their corporate existence dates back only from 1863, but their business dates back to 1856, when Emerson Gay­ lord, who for fifteen years previous had been employed as a workman and contractor for the Ames Company, bought out its interest in the manufacture of military accoutrements; fire hose and leather belting, and set up for himself, employing only three or four hands. In July, 1859, he received the contract for the construction of all the mail bags used by the general government, a contract renewed in 1863 and again in 1867 and this at once gave a great impetus to his business. At the opening of the War the government called upon him for supplies, a new mill was erected, the working force increased to 400, and every nerve strained to meet the demand. Growing out of this came the organization of the Company having a capital ·stock of $100,000, with Emerson Gaylord as president, Jerome Wells as treasurer, and Messrs. Gaylord, Wells, T. W. Carter, James T. Ames and E. N. Snow as directors. Like most institutions of the class they reaped a rich harvest from the war, and after it was over were in good shape to undertake the manufacture of cabinet locks, a difficult and rarely successful work, but one in which their success was all that could be wished. They now make over 2,000,000 locks per year, in 350 styles. The Company has undergone few changes. Sereno Gaylord, brother of Emerson, succeeded Mr. Wells as treasurer in 1864, and was succeeded by A. F. Gaylord, son of the president of the Company, in 1870. The firm at present employs about 60 hands. James L. Pease is agent of the corporation. S. BLAISDELL, JR. & CO. A business wonderful in its growth, and remarkable in its prosperity, is that of S. Blaisdell, Jr. & Co., whose modest office is close by the Chicopee Junction Depot. Its origin dates back to 1863, when George Mattoon and Andrew Hubbard engaged in the Cotton waste business, at Chicopee Falls. Mr. Hubbard died not long after, and in 1865 It was removed to Chicopee, and Mr. Mattoon continued the business alone, untill868, when S. Blaisdell, Jr. joined him, the firm name being Mattoon & Blaisdell, and so continuing until Mr. Mattoon's retirement in May, 1872. At the time the new co- partnership was formed, the firm had a capital of $10,000, and did a yearly business of from $30,000 to $50,000. In less than two years; this was increased over 100 per cent, and the two following years saw it again doubled. Since that time, its growth has been even more rapid, and during the twelve montl1s ending April 30, 1875, the sales aggregated more than a million of dollars, those for the last three months of it reaching the sum of $350,000. The capital stock is now $150,000. The freight bills of the firm for the year, were upwards of $37,000; their telegraph bills, 75 per cent of the total business of The town. The cotton waste business has long been one of secondary importance, their trade being principally in cotton itself, which they receive direct from the cotton sheds, through every port in the South, from Norfolk, Va., to New Orleans and Galveston. They make a specialty of supplying extra fine cotton to manufacturers of fine under· wear, and deal largely in fine waste, to be mixed with wool for spinning purposes. They do likewise a considerable business in paper stock and paper, and anticipate, for the coming year, a trade largely in excess of anything hitherto. The firm at present consists of the three brothers, S. Jar, Charles M. and George A. Blaisdell. CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING. Half a mile west of the Chicopee Junction Depot of the Connecticut River Railroad, and in plain view of it, is the extensive carriage manufacturing establishment of Edison Clark. The business was started about twenty years ago, in two buildings; one sixty feet in length, and two stories in height, and the other sixty-five feet long, and a story and a half high. The works at present occupy four separate buildings, two and three stories high, and respectively, one hundred by twenty-five feet, ninety by twenty-five, eighty-five by twenty-five, and sixty-five by thirty-five. About thirty men are employed, and the business done exceeds that of any other carriage manufactory in the State, outside of Boston, amounting yearly to something more than $40,000. All sorts of light work, buggies, carryalls, etc., are built, and nothing is allowed to go out which is not in every respect first-class work... Most of the workmen are employed steadily, year in and year out, instead of being discharged at the close of the busy sea· son, insuring a reliable force of competent men at all times. In the same line is the establishment ·of W. H. Gilmore, at the intersection of summer and Cross. Streets, just outside the business section of Chicopee. A single small building, now used as a wood shop, sufficed for its beginnings in 1842, since which it has been three times enlarged, and the two or three hands, at first employed, have been in­ creased to from eighteen to :twenty-five, according to the demands of the season. Formerly Mr. Gilmore as engaged largely in building heavy wagons, his goods having the very· highest reputation, and being sold largely at the South. Recently he has confined himself principally to lighter work, his sales some years reaching $10,000 or more, but has never sacrificed his reputation for perfect maternal and honest work. His goods are mostly marketed in this vicinity, though occasional sales are made at the West and South, and some have been sent as far off as California. BYRT & BULLENS. Byrt & Bullens, tanners and curriers, do business on the bank of the Connecticut river, opposite the Chicopee Junction depot, and have been so occupied for the past twelve years, employing from five to ten men and using from 100 to 200 sides of leather weekly, mostly' calfskins, their business being principally in harness and suspender leather. BOBBINS. B. Leavitt is one of the oldest, if not the oldest manufacturer in Chicopee, now actively engaged in business, having occupied his present location between the establishments of the Ames· and Gaylord manufacturing companies, for more than forty years, his yearly business varying from $5,000.00 to $20,000.00. He formerly made both bobbins and shuttles, but for some years past has confined himself to bobbins, supplying the home demand and something beyond it. ATTORNEYS. At the head of the local bar, is George D. Robinson, for nearly twenty years a resident of the town, a practicing lawyer for the past nine years, and for a like number Previously, principal of the High School. Mr. Robinson was a member of the Legislature of 1874, and was last fall a candidate for a second term, when he ran largely ahead of his ticket, but failed of an election. His office is in Cabot Hall block. In the same block is the office of Luther White, for the past five or six years a successful practitioner. He is a young man yet, and has held no public office except that of school committee. L. E. Hitchcock, who has his office in Kendall’s block on Market Square, was admitted to the bar about a year ago. Jonathan Allen, a graduate of the office of E. B. Maynard, of Springfield, has been in practice in Chicopee about eighteen months. He has just opened an office in Burke's new block on lower Exchange Street. H. L. Sherman is also a late comer. His office is with Mr. Robinson. BAKERY. Chicopee's only bakery is that of W. C. Wedge & Co., who have been in business for the past fourteen years on Center street. As patentees and manufacturers of Wedge's rotary oven, the firm has a reputation far beyond its local limits. BANKS. The First National, formerly the Cabot Bank, has a capital of $150,000.00, with a large surplus. The following are its officers: President, Jerome Wells; cashier, F. B. Doten; directors, Jerome Wells, T. W. Carter, Emerson Gaylord, Erastus Stebbins, and E. 0. Carter. The Cabot Bank was instituted March 1, 1845, John Chase being its first president. The Chicopee Savings Bank was organized in 1854 with Jerome Wells as president and Henry H. Harris as treasurer. The latter has held his office ever since. Mr. Wells retired at the close of last year. The present official board is constituted as follows: President, George D. Robinson; vice-presidents, E. 0. Carter, A. G. Parker, Emerson Gaylord, G. H. Chapman; secretary, George V. Wheelock; treasurer, Henry B. Harris; trustees, Benning Leavitt, J. A. Dennison, George S. Taylor, N. Cutler, John B. Wood, C. M Kendall, E. Stebbins, Lewis M. Ferry, John Dixon, George V. Wheelock,. A.S. Hunter, A. F. Gaylord. The present location is in Kendall's new block, opposite the Town Hall, to which it removed in December last, having previously been kept in the same building with the First National Bank. It has at present 1,250 depositors with an aggregate of $4:43,266 deposits. BOOKS, NEWS AND STATIONERY. E. M. Alden, Merchants' row, is proprietor of the only bookstore in Chicopee, combined with which is an extensive circulating library, and large stationery and newspaper department. Mr. Alden has been engaged in his present business, which he has built up with much energy, since 1870. He is, and has been for many years, the local agent of the American Express Company. J. Stackpole, an old and esteemed resident of the town, opened about a year ago a· news and variety store on Center street. .Mr. Stackpole makes the sale and repairing of clocks something of a specialty. He l1as lately taken a partner, the firm at present being J. Stackpole & Co. BARBER SHOPS. Three barbers do the legitimate shaving for Chicopee people, Charles H. Blackmer, who has prominent and attractive quarters in Temple’s block, R. A. Page and T Cronin? BOOTS AND SHOES. Prominent in his line is Mr. W. L. Blackmer, who came to Chicopee in 1861, and after four years' service in the employ of the Gaylord Manufacturing Company opened a fancy goods store on the site of the Masonic Hall block. This he sold· in 1869, and entered upon his present business on Exchange street. Mr. Blackmer does a large custom business in men's fine work. 445 Farther down Exchange street J. O'Donnell is doing a considerable business in boots and shoes. Other prominent dealers are Chapman & Folsom, S. W. Parshley and W. P. Beals. COAL. Carlos Allen, the popular coal dealer, has his office in Temple's block and does a large business. A. B. Abbey, R. W. Bemis and Jolt Dixon are also engaged in it. CONCRETE PAVING. Messrs. Mead & Richards are engaged in the business of putting down the popular concrete paving, and will respond promptly to orders from any part of the country. CUSTOM AND READY-MADE CLOTHING. In the line of custom clothing, Chicopee bas something to be proud or in the establishment of J. P. Buckingham, who has been engaged in the business there over 20 years, sometimes, as at present, alone, though more frequently with a partner. He formerly kept a line of ready-made clothing, but now limits himself to custom work and furnishings. Mr. Buckingham usually employs from twelve to fifteen hands. J. M. Lane and B. Moffit are engaged in the same business. Hitchcock & Hosley is the only American house engaged in the ready-made clothing business. The senior partner, Harvey Hitchcock, started the business about twelve years ago at the stand now occupied by the firm, and in May, 1866, were joined by Mr. James E. Hosley. They deal to some extent in boots and shoes, and are located in Bullens' block on Exchange street. DRUG STORES. Chicopee's three drug stores are all of long standing, but the honor of seniority among the present dealers belongs to W. W. Johnson, who has been engaged _in the business in Cabot Hall block, on Market square since August, 1861. Mr. Johnson has been a resident of the town for 40 years, and was postmaster during the administrations of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan. Warren Smith has occupied his present stand on Exchange street for the past ten. years. He has been a resident of Chicopee most of the time since 1853. Hooker & Co. are later comers, occupying the Exchange street store where Dr. Rou­ Roudiez was previously located. DRY GOODS. The house of Warren S. Bragg & Co., the Company consisting of Jerome Wells and F. B. Doten, cashier of the First National Bank, is confessedly the leading one in the dry goods trade in Chicopee. Located on the corner of Exchange street and Market square, on the site where it was first established by Mr. Wells nearly forty years ago, it occupies three large and commodious stores in Cabot Hall block, one being devoted to dry goods, the second to the carpet trade, and the third to the hardware business. From a yearly business of $40,000 in 1865, the firm showed one of $110,000 in 1873, and now count safely upon one of $100,000 or more yearly. A. J. Jenks was formerly with Bragg & Co., but went into business for himself on the opposite side of Exchange street, about three years ago. Later he bought out Hale & Oakes and removed to the stand in Bullens' block on the same street, formerly occupied by them, where he is now carrying on a large and prosperous business. John B. Wood, whose dry goods establishment is located on the corner of Exchange and Center streets, is one of the old business men of Chicopee, He came here in 1850 from Holyoke, having served his apprenticeship in a country variety store in Ireland Parish, and was for thirteen years engaged in the grocery business, after which he entered upon his present line of trade. In both he has been very prosperous. For the past ten years Mr. Wood has filled the office of tax collector. C. H..Merrick on Exchange street, is the only other dealer of note. 57 446 CHICOPEE DIRECTORY. FUR ITURE. The furniture business in Chicopee is limited to the spacious warerooms of Lafayette Temple in Temple's block on Center Street. YEars ago the business was carried on by Josiah Whitney, and afterwards passed into the hands of Hosley & Co., Mr. Temple being the junior. member of the firm for nine years, and for the past four months sole proprietor. He carries a stock valued at from $12,000 to $13,000, and does large undertakers’ and picture frame business. The establishment has always done a safe and fairly remunerative trade. GROCERIES. The Bullens family was the pioneers in the grocery business of Chicopee, and is identified more than any others with its mercantile history. As far back as 1838, the business was established by the four brothers, E. A. I, I. M., on the site now occupied by Isaac Bullens & Sons, on the corner Of Exchange and Cabot streets. Their business was immense for those times, amounting to $100,000 a year, and they were reckoned the largest retail grocers in the State outside of Boston. Later the brothers separated, each taking a separate line of the business. The junior members of the present firm of I. Bullens & Sons, are I. Newton Bullens, who has been associated with his father for some twenty-three years, nod Lewis C., who was a1lmittell to partnership about four years ago.· All the American grocers in Chicopee were trained in this store. Dullens & Sons do a large business, and carry a considerable line of crockery. C. A. Bullens, representing- another branch of the family, also conducts a large grocery business nearby, and is proprietor of Exchange Hall, which has a seating capacity of about 400. Carter & Spaulding at present do the largest grocery business in Chicopee, their location on Market square being one of the best in the town, and their business having increased every year since they first opened. The present firm dates back ten years Mr. Carter having been in the business alone for three years preceding. Other prominent dealers in this branch are P. Rourke, corner of West and Emerald streets, and Lankton & Pond, on Exchange street. HOTELS. The Cabot House, kept for the past eleven years by W. H. Dickinson, is located on Front street opposite the Town Hall, and close by the Center depot. 1t is well kept, and has a good feeding stable connected with it. The Chicopee House, kept by Merrick Abbe, is near the Junction depot. JEWELRY. C. F. Kent, near the head of Exchange street, carries a well selected $10,000.00 stock of watches and Jewelry. Previous to entering on his present business, Mr. Kent kept a drug store for fifteen or twenty years. E. A. Gallupe occupies a portion of E. M. Alden's store on Market Square, and carries on a watch repairing and general jewelry business. LIVERY STABLES. W. E. Wheeler has carried on a large livery business at his Exchange street stand for the past ten years, and for a year past has combined with it a considerable trade in harness and trunks. He also supplies brass foundries largely with sand for cores, his tra1le in this line reaching from Montreal to Philadelphia. ,V, II. Dickinson's stable, near Mr. Wheeler's, is also an old and prosperous stand as are those of R Corey in the same vicinity, and Merrick Abbe who is located at the Chicopee House near the Junction depot. MEAT AND FISH. The oldest meat market is that of J. A. Denison & Co. on Cabot street, where it has been established for thirty years or more. Mr. Denison himself withdrew from the business in 1873, leaving the firm name to the present proprietors John D. White, W.P. Ferry and A. E. Jones. J. U. McClench is also one of the veteran marketmen of the town, having been for many years on Center street, and lately in his new block on Exchange street W. S. Wood has lately started the business on Center street, where he is building up a prosperous trade. Stoddard & Stedman have been in the same line for five or six years. The fish and oyster business is carried on by Quimby & Beckwith who, not long since, bought out George Barrett's old stand on Exchange street, and by N. Cleveland who opened last September on Center street, near the head of Exchange. MILLINERY. Misses A. & A. McQuade have not been long in the millinery business, but are building up a large and prosperous trade at their establishment in Dixon's block on the corner of Exchange and Dwight streets. Other millinery houses are those of Mrs. A. B. Bagg, Miss A. J. Fuller, John Colby, Mrs. I. F. Connor and J. & M. Follis. PAINTERS. W D. Manchester & Co., Center street, do all kinds of painting and decorative paper hanging. Mr. Manchester has been engaged in the business for eight years, most of the time without a partner, and has prospered. Frank 0. Dayton has opened a shop this Spring on Exchange street. He was, for about two years with Mr. Manchester and pursues the same general line of business. PHOTOGRAPHER. The only established picture gallery in Chicopee, is that of W. S. Butler, on the corner of Exchange and Cabot streets, an old and prosperous stand. PLASTERER. Few men of any station in life, are more highly esteemed than the veteran, Michael McDermot, who resides on Spruce street, and is responsible for a great many firs t class jobs performed during the past ten or fifteen years. PRINTING. G. V. Wheelock, the only job printer in Chicopee, is located in Cabot Hall block, does good work, and keeps two men steadily employed. RESTAURANT. The need of an up-town restaurant has been met by Mr. C. N. Manchester, who has just opened on Center street, nearly opposite Temple Block, the most finely fitted up dining-rooms the town has yet known. STOVES AD TINWARE. H. Cogswell has been for the past six years located at the old stand, on Exchange street, where William G. Bliss, for a quarter of a century previous, carried on the stove and tinware business. .Mr. Cogswell came originally from Keene, N. H., and before going to Chicopee, had charge of the work department of D. B. Montague's Establishment at Springfield. He manufactures tinware extensively, and does a large business otherwise. A. M. Moore, successor to Southworth & Moore, is located, in a handsome brick block, on the north side of Exchange street, and divides the stove trade with Mr. Cogswell. This establishment, like that of the latter, dates back a number of years, though it has passed through several changes, Mr. Simon G. Southworth retiring from the firm about a year ago.
Thirty-Seventh Regiment Mass. Volunteer Infantry
page 777 of infantry list showing Tracy and listing two Medals of Honor
Eight handwritten pages of Charles H. Tracy's genealogy
Two trimmed photographs of Charles Tracy and William Chapman Tracy, Charles Tracy's brother
Roy Belliveau Scrapbook
The scrapbook and photographs in this collection were taken by Belliveau during his time in the army while serving abroad and in Europe during World War II.
Roy Belliveau joined the United States Army on February 7, 1941 and was assigned to the 57th Signal Battalion, 121st Radio Intelligence Company. He spent the next five years training and getting ready to join the war in Europe. In 1942 he trained in Iceland, then was sent to England in 1943 where he spent over a year training. In October, 1944 he arrived in France and from there took part in campaigns in Belgium, Holland and Germany before coming home to Chicopee, Massachusetts. Belliveau was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on April 15th, 1919 and grew up in the Willimansett section of Chicopee. He returned to Chicopee after World War II and married Claire Gosseline, also of Chicopee, on November 26th, 1946. Belliveau became an accomplished artist, photographer and illustrator and spent his working career as a professional commercial artist, winning numerous awards for his artwork. Belliveau returned to Europe in 1956 with his wife and toured many of the same places he saw during the war.
School Photos - school activities; Group Photos - school activities; Group Photos - children
A diptych of children at play outside. The image on the left shows Willie Olejarz playing with a toy truck., The other image shows Tommy Golba, Grace Marie McLeavy, Eddie Stefanik, Eddie Zdon, Freddie Olejarz and Willie Olejarz playing in the dirt.
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School Scrapbook
Monument at the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery showing the monument and the surroundin g landscaping.
Matted albumen photograph of the Chicopee High School class of 1939 taken in front of the school.
Brown Studio, Springfield, Massachusetts
Matted albumen photograph of the Chicopee High School class of 1931 taken in front of the school.
Bosworth Studio, Springfield Massachusetts
Matted portrait of Mr. C. Hill, Principal of Chicopee High School from 1902 to 1904.
Judd Photographic Studio, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Team photo, 15 players with coaches, "Mascot"/ball boy and game ball
Snapshot of crowd and aircraft at Westover Air Force Base.
Market Square Hotel in the Kendall Block after fire on June 3, 1976
Market Square Hotel roof after fire on June 3, 1976, mill buildings on the Chicopee River in the background
Market Square Hotel-the Kendall Block after fire on June 3, 1976
Wagner's (exterior) in the Kendall Block after the fire in the Market Square Hotel on June 3, 1976
Interior hallway in Market Square Hotel after fire on June 3, 1976 showing charring of walls, floor and ceiling.
Interior room in Market Square Hotel after fire on June 3, 1976 showing extensive charring of walls, door and floor
Interior room (top floor?) in Market Square Hotel after fire on June 3, 1976 showing extensive destruction of walls, ceiling, floor and furnishings
Market Square Hotel interior hallway door
Interior hallway door in Market Square Hotel after fire on June 3, 1976 showing charring of door and wall
Interior staircase in Market Square Hotel after fire on June 3, 1976 showing charring of walls, staircase and door
Cabinet card of a young woman and a young man (marriage photo?)
W.J. Wood, photographer, Chicopee Massachusetts
Cabinet card of a group (wedding party?): a woman and man to the right, with two men and two women in attendance, each wearing floral arrangments
H.M. Judd, Art Photography, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Cabinet card of two men before a rustic villa backdrop
A.L. Charpintier, Ludwic Studio, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Cabinet card of a family group: a man and a woman each holding the hand of a boy
E. Graham, 235 Exchange St., Chicopee, Massachusetts
Cabinet card of a family group: a man seated holding infant, a woman stands to left with her hand on the back of scrolled wicker chair
Excelsior Studio, 87 Main Street, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Cabinet card of a man seated holding a violin and bow
Richardson & Packard Photo Studio, 164 Main Street, Lewiston, Maine
Cabinet card of a man standing among drapery
Buckholz Family Portrait Studio, Springfield, Massachusetts
information on back indicates the following are pictured: Mr. Albert Taylor
Holiday Party at the Library: a man and a woman
A man and a woman seated at a holiday party table - library stacks in the background
Holiday Part at the Library: Two women and a Man
Two men in conversation with a man and a man and woman in the background
A man with a bowtie and a woman in a fur coat - two others to the side
Holiday Party at the Library: four women
Assistant Children's Librarian Mrs. Dulude
Mrs. Dulude, Assistant Children's Librarian, working at her desk
Al Page, Library janitor, leaning on the stacks in the Children's section
Al Page, Library janitor, standing behind the stacks in the Children's section
A man (Library staff) standing in front of periodical stacks
Three women standing behind Library desk
Seven men on the review stand in front of City Hall, including Congressman Charles Clason and Mayor Edward Bourbeau, and one man in uniform (Air Force?)
East Main Street - Chicopee Falls: a man and a woman
Pat and her husband-to-be Armond on East Main Street, Chicopee Falls, with a motorcycle and sidecar
Kendra Family: Grandfather (?) and grandson
Family photos - grandparent and child/children
Joseph Kendra (grandfather) (?) and Peter J. Kendra (grandson) in Chicopee
Kendra Family: Caroline, Joseph A. and, Barbara
Family photos - parent and child/children
Caroline standing outside family home by the family car, holding Joseph A., with Barbara, and 3 other boys (Richard standing?) in the background on Bill St. Chicopee
Kenneth beside a hobby horse inside Bill St. house
Richard and Peter A. standing with family car in front of the house at 4 Bill St., Chicopee
Caroline seated far right at Burbe Shower, with one man and three women, unidentified
Kendra Family: Caroline, Richard, Peter A., and Barbara
(l. to r.) Caroline, Richard, and Peter A. holding Barbara
Joseph A. standing by Peter J. seated in a toy fire truck "near the mills in the center of Chicopee M
Gerber Photo Dept., Gerber's Jewelry Store, 1558 Main St., Springfield, Massachusetts
colorized black and white photographic print
Kendra Family: Peter A., 2 women, and John Winieski
Peter A. Kendra, 2 women, and John Winieski (?) as part of a wedding party
Wedding Portrait of Mary Winieski Nelson
Kendra Family: Peter A. and Caroline wedding
Group wedding portrait of Peter A. and Caroline, at center, with five groomsmen, five bridesmaids, a flower girl and ring bearer
Joseph A. being held by unidentified military officer
Alden Photos, 94 Astor Sta., Boston, Massachusetts
Kendra Family: Portrait of Josephine Kuszinas (?)
Wedding Portrait of Josephine Kuszinas (?)
First Communion Group including Peter J.(2nd row, center?) and 67 others
Kendra Family: Peter A., Caroline, Peter J. and a dog
Peter A. , Caroline and Peter J. standing before fruit trees with a dog
Kendra Family: Caroline, Richard, Barbara, Joseph A. and Peter J. in the yard
Caroline, Richard, Barbara, Joseph A. and Peter J. standing next to the family home on Bill St., Chicopee
Caroline (on Foss Av., Chicopee?) with enormous pine tree on flat-bed truck in background
Kendra Family: Marriage Portrait of a man and a woman
Unidentified man and woman on the occasion of their marriage
Cabinet card of a woman (Victoria Kendra?), dressed in dark silk dress with a brooch at her neck, leaning on scrolled wicker chair
John Warchol, 87 Main St., Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Kendra Family: Peter J. graduates - M.C.R.D., Parris Island, SC
Peter J.(2nd row, second from left?) graduating class - U.S. Marine Corps, Platoon 356, Third Recruit Battalion, M.C.R.D., Parris Island, SC
Class of 1947 - Chicopee High School - 40th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1947 - 40th Reunion, attendees listed on accompanying sheet
color photographic print with accompanying identification paper
Class of 1884 - Chicopee Falls High School, Church Street, Chicopee Falls, MA
Group Photo of Chicopee Falls High School - Class of 1884, in front of the school building on Church Street, Chicopee Falls, MA, including Row 1: Alice McFarlain, Sadie Hawyard, Florence Fay, Ruby Rich, Nellie Cavenaugh, Minnie Russell, Elsie Newell, Nell Houghton, Lydia Graves, Effie Blake
Row 2: Ruby Blaisdell, Eva Olmstead, Ella Holt, Emma Morse, Annie Crowther, Helen Howe, Carrie Chapin, Ella Fuller, Gertrude Flagg
Row 3: Charlie Whittemore, Jennie Taylor, Gertrude Bigelow, Levi Huot, Frank Bigelow, Nellie Taylor, Lillian Chapin, Mildred Batchelder
Row 4: Mr. Eldridge (Janitor), Frank S. Taylor, John F. Woodhull, Principal, Eddie Page, Frank Mathewson, Fannie Wells, Assistant Teacher, Nellie Mash, Carrie Clark, Minnie Hinkley
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1941 in front of the school building
Class of 1947 - Chicopee High School - 60th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1947 - 60th Reunion
Class of 1956 - Chicopee High School - 10th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1956 - 10th Reunion
George W. Atkinson 46 Ames Avenue, Chicopee, Mass.
Class of 1956 - Chicopee High School - Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1956 - 5th Reunion?
Class of 1945 - Chicopee High School - 15th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1945 - 15th Reunion
Class of 1958 - Chicopee High School - 5th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1958 - 5th Reunion held at The New Schine Inn, Chicopee MA
Class of 1957 - Chicopee High School - 5th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1957 - 5th Reunion held at Collegian Court
Class of 1951 - Chicopee High School - 15th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1951 - 15th Reunion
George W. Atkinson, 46 Ames Avenue, Chicopee, Mass.
Class of 1945 - Chicopee High School - 25th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1945 - 25th Reunion
Class of 1950 - Chicopee High School - 10th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1950 - 10th Reunion
Class of 1952 - Chicopee High School - 10th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1952 -10th Reunion
Class of 1950 - Chicopee High School - 15th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1950 - 15th Reunion held at Collegian Court (with negative)
Class of 1948 - Chicopee High School - 15th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1948 - 15th Reunion
Class of 1946 - Chicopee High School - 20th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1946 - 20th Reunion
Class of 1945 - Chicopee High School - 20th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1945 - 20th Reunion at Highpoint (with negative)
Class of 1939 - Chicopee High School - 25th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1939 - 25th Reunion held at the New Schine Inn, Chicopee MA
Class of 1946 - Chicopee High School - 15th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1946 - 15th Reunion
Class of 1944 - Chicopee High School - 20th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1944 - 20th Reunion
Class of 1927 - Chicopee High School - 40th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1927 - 40th Reunion at Cavalier (with negative)
Class of 1955 - Chicopee High School -10th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1955 - 10th Reunion at Collegian Court (with negative)
Class of 1935 - Chicopee High School - 30th Runion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1935 - 30th Reunion at Highpoint (negative only)
Class of 1957 - Chicopee High School - 10th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1957 - 10th Reunion at Collegian Court (with negative)
Class of 1952 - Chicopee High School - 15th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1952 - 15th Reunion at Cavalier (with negative)
Class of 1942 - Chicopee High School - 25th Reunion
Group Photo of Chicopee High School - Class of 1942 - 25th Reunion at Highpoint (with negative)
Flag Football team: Gaudette Homes and Meyer's 66, 21 players and 2 coaches (with negative)
Flag football team: VFW 625, 26 players and 1 coach (negative only)
Flag Football Team: KC (Knights of Columbus?), 25 players and 1 coach (negative only)
Fairview Falcons Flag Football Team Photo - 1966
Flag Football Team photograph: The Fairview Falcons, coached by David Litwin, top right. Also named is Kevin Fleury, third from the left in the middle row. (negative only)
Flag Football Team: F.B.C., 28 players and 3 coaches (negative only)
Flag Football Team: AJAC, 22 players and 2 coaches (with negative)
Flag Football Team: DARA, 24 players and 2 coaches (with negative)
Flag Football Team: St. Patrick's C.Y.O., 14 players and 2 coaches (negative only)
Contact sheet - 20 photos of Chicopee High School Prom (?), women at home, and Library and staff
color photographic prints from negatives
Contact sheet - 20 photos of Chicopee High School performances (?), Chicopee High School Prom (?), Library Staff, and women at home
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of Raymond Godin
Senior Portrait of Raymond Godin, Chicopee High School Class of 1949
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of John Granfield
Senior Portrait of John Granfield, Chicopee High School Class of 1949
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of Jeanne Landry
Senior Portrait of Jeanne Landry, Chicopee High School Class of 1949
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of Arthur LaPierre
Senior Portrait of Arthur LaPierre, Chicopee High School Class of 1949
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of Margaret Logston
Senior Portrait of Margaret Logston, Chicopee High School Class of 1949
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of Charles Olejarz
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portait of Alfred Pinciak
Senior Portrait of Alfred Pinciak, Chicopee High School Class of 1949, signed on front lower right corner: Ike "49"
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of Jean Porowski
Senior Portrait of Jean Porowski, Chicopee High School Class of 1949, signed on lower right front corner: Always, Jean "49"
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Senior Portrait of William Van Derpoel
Senior Portrait of William Van Derpoel, Chicopee High School Class of 1949
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - A baseball game
In the stands at a Chicopee High School baseball game: Neal Robitaille goofs around with Margaret Logston (?)
John Granfield (?), 2nd from left, and Charles Olejarz, 2nd from right, on the bench
Neal Robitaille and Margaret Logston (background) in the stands with other fans, visible behind Charles Olejarz's head
Charles Olejarz (?), far left on the bench
Neal Robitaille, center front row in the stands (dark sweater)
Chicopee High School Class of 1949 - Graduation
five young men in cap and gown - Chicopee High School Class of 1949 graduation
Chapin Mausoleum Chicopee Street Burying Ground - exterior
Chapin Mausoleum Chicopee Street Burying Ground - interior, looking out
Chapin Mausoleum Chicopee Street Burying Ground - interior, stained glass window
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Parade Grounds
Color Guard on the Parade Grounds, Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Base Buildings
Base Hospital - Water Tower - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Base Hospital - Water Towers - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Buildings at Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Nurse, an officer, and a horse
Nurses Quarters, Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Interior of Dining Hall, "a bum (?) picture of our dining room" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - two women
two women seated in the grass behind a building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Culinary Staff
Base Culinary (?) Staff, one man and four women, Water Towers in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Lieutenant on a horse
Lieut. Heer (Wisconsin 32nd Div.) mounted on horse "Prince" outside base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Lieut. Heer (Wisconsin 32nd Div.) mounted on horse "Prince" outside base building, beside four nurses - Erle, Hudson, Reed, and Baker - seated on building exterior stairs
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Nurse and a horse
Nurse Linda C. Baker (?), creator of the Collection, standing with Prince, the horse, outside base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"Might have been a good picture of Prince & me if camera had behaved!"
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A nurse
Nurse Ida Kelchner stands outside Nurses Quarters - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"a good likeness of my room-mate Ida Kelchner"
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A nurse, an officer and a horse
Nurse Reed stands with Prince, the horse, outside base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Officer (Lieut. Heer, Wisconsin 32nd Div.?) mounted on horse, base building (Red Cross Convalescent House?) under construction in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - a woman and two horses
A woman stands between two horses, base buildings in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - an officer on a horse
Officer (Lieut. Heer, Wisconsin 32nd Div.?) mounted on a horse - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Lieut Heer (Wisconsin 32nd Div.) on Lady, a horse, - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Lieut. Heer (Wisconsin 32nd Div.) "whispering to 'Lady'", base building (Red Cross Convalescent House?) under construction in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"Miss Erle and Lady" building (Red Cross Convalescent House?) under construction and Water Towers in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse Erle and Lady (the horse), building (Red Cross Convalescent House?) under construction and Water Tower in background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Officer mounted on a horse, base bulding in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse Linda C. Baker (?), creator of the Collection, with a horse (Boy?) - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - a lieutenant and a nurse with two horses
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - a crowd at the airfield
crowd watches aerial demonstration over Rich Field Army Air Base Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
base buildings and Water Tower - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Red Cross Convalescent House - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Spanish Flu
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Landscape
Waco, Texas landscape south of Camp MacArthur - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Picnic
"The Picnic on Macgregor Road in the big white car" Lt. Heer, Lt. Flannigan, four Nurses - south of Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
"The Picnic on Macgregor Road in the big white car" three Nurses and one officer - south of Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - nurses on the steps of the Red Cross Convalescent House
13 Nurse standing on exterior steps to Red Cross Convalescent House - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Spanish Influenza
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Two nurses
2 Nurses standing outside Isolation Ward - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Spanish Influenza
Nurse standing outside base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Three nurses
3 Nurses standing on exterior steps to base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Nurses, patients and soldiers in the hospital ward
interior of base hospital ward, 2 Nurses, 2 officers, 6 patients - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A nurse, soldiers and patients in a hospital ward
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - a soldier
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Two lieutenants
2 officers - Lt. Heer (?), left, and Henry L. Banning (?), right - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
2 Nurses - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse standing in front of a Firestone Tire roadside sign - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Doctor and a soldier
Doctor evaluates an officer at base hospital - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A woman and a dog
a woman and a dog standing on the exterior steps of a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a nurse standing outside a base building, "Sweetness" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Group Photo of nurses, women and an Officer
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Group photo of women
18 women in civilian dress, base building in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
18 women in civilian dress, base building and Model T in the background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Nurses in the hospital ward
interior of base hospital ward, large group of women - some nurses, some iin civilian dress - "Farewell Party given at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, on April 22nd, 1918 Ten "going away" nurses Potter, Ross - May 16, Groom, Stegner, Kuntz, Hogle, Lee - May 16, Boyce - May 16, Bechtold - May 16, Arturism (?)
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - three soldiers
3 men in military uniform - "Wm. R. Stall, 55 Inf Co. I, Camp McArthur, Reed City, Michigan" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Nurses
9 nurses standing outside base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Two Patients
2 patients shaking hands outside base hospital building -" Protzman & Morningstar from Ward 10" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a man in military uniform - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Waco, Texas - World War I - a little boy and chickens
De Da & Daddy's chicks, Oct. 1918, Louis Wm. J. Remanap, 2 yrs. - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a nurse standing on the exterior stairs of Building 14 - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a nurse standing on the exterior stairs of a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A man in costume
a humorous photo of a man dressed in an overstuffed patient's garment with crutches and a beanie standing outside a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Patients in costume
a humorous photo of 2 men dressed as patients, one leaning on crutches, the other carrying a baby doll and wearing a beanie, outside a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A soldier and a nurse
a man in military uniform and a nurse, standing outside base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Patient in costume and a nurse with a baby doll
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Soldiers
10 men in military uniform, standing in front of a tent, holding mess kits and hats full of fruit (?) - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Patients and a soldier
7 men in patients' garments and 1 man in military uniform, sitting on exterior stairs of base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
8 men in patients' garments and 1 man in military uniform, standing outside a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Patients and a nurse
8 patients and 1 nurse, standing outside base hospital building.
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Patients
7 men in Patients' garments standing outside a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A patient
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A patient and a soldier
a patient and a man in military uniform standing outside a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A Patient and a kitten
a patient stands outside a base building with a kitten on his shoulder - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a patient stands on the exterior stairs of a base hospital building - "Walter Ditmarr, Braymer, MO" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
4 patients and 1 man in military uniform stand on the exterior stairs of a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a man in military uniform outside a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Four women and a Model T
a nurse stands outside a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Seven Women
7 women in civilian dress at rest on a rocky cliff, landscape from atop a rise - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Two soldiers
2 men in military uniform, target practice - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Base hospital buildings, water towers under construction - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Eight women
2 men in military uniform, 2 women in civilian dress, visible through vegetation, standing atop a rise - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Lakeshore
view of the shore from the water (Lake Waco?) - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Three soldiers, three nurses, three doctors, and eight patients in a hospital ward
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Four soldiers play craps
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - A nurse and a patient in the hospital ward
interior of a hospital ward, a nurse caring for a patient - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Base buildings and Water Towers - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a patient sits on the exterior stairs of a base hospital building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Base buildings and surrounding landscape - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I - Two nurses and five patients
Nurse Linda C. Baker (?) - creator of the scrapbook- with 1 nurse and 5 patients, outside Hospital Building 6 - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War 1
1 man in partial miliatry uniform, 1 man in military uniform, sitting on a pile of bricks outside a base building, "Ernest H. Johnson, Parkville M(issouri?)" - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Nurse Linda C.Baker (?) - creator of scrapbook - stands with 1 nurse, Water Towers in background - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
a nurse stands with a horse beside a base building - Camp MacArthur - Waco, Texas - World War I
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938
Raymond Pucharka tries his hat on Paul Giguere
Barbara McCoy "can't quite figuere [sic.] it out."
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Five children
Five children - "Something interesting going on here."
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Thirteen children
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Six children
6 children playing in the school yard, St. George Church in the background
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Eight children
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Three children
two photos of a girl and a boy sharing a swing
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - A girl
Grace Marie McLeavy tucks in a baby doll
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Nap time
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Nine children
9 children tie their shoes after nap time
two photos: one of 2 or 3 boys with a tricycle, and one of a girl riding a tricycle
two photos: one of 3 children rolling can down a hill, one of 2 children sharing a can to roll
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - The Class Photo, and a girl
two photos: the class photo on the steps of the Bowe Nursery School, and Charlotte McCoy takes off her snowpants and snow boots
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - The Class outside
The Class - 18 children in a circle in the sunshine
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Easter 1938
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Easter Party
20 children sit on the steps of the Bowe School - "After a hard day's play."
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - a boy
"Paul Giguere falls asleep on a full stomach"
two photos: one of Maureen Faurest and Dolores Puc, one of Willie Olejarz
two photos of children at play outside: one of Willie Olejarz, one of Tommy Golba, Grace Marie McLeavy, Eddie Stefanik, Eddie Zdon, Freddie Olejarz and Willie Olejarz
two photos: 5 children play around a rope climb pole, an a girl and a boy share a swing
two photos of indoor activities: one of a boy on a slide, one of a girl at a piano
two photos of a girl (Dorlores Puc?) on a swing
two photos: one of Emily Mika digging in the sand, and one of Emily & Walter Mika digging in the sand with 1 boy in the background
two photos: Raymond Picharka plays with a truck in the sand, and Donald Wilson and Mary Jane Jackowski play with wheelbarrows
two photos: Jane Puc pulls on her jacket outside, and Emily Mika plays with a truck in the grass
two photos of children outside: Jane Puc gets a hug from Edward Korzeniowski, Emily Mika stands to the right, and a boy gives a girl a hug, other children in the background
4 children play in the snow, an adult (a man?) looks on in the background
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Children at play in the snow
8 children play in the snow, a woman looks on, an adult (a man?) in the distant background
two photos: "Willie" Olejarz digs in the sand, and Willie Olejarz tips his cap with 2 children in the background
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - toys
2 teddy bears, a wooden train, and other toys - "Dorothy's Playthings"
two photos: Willie, and Freddy & George dig
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - 2 children
two photos: 2 children on the outdoor slide, and 3 children on the outdoor slide
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - boys climbing trees
2 boys climbing trees behind the school building
a boy and a girl leave school at day's end
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - 3 children
children play outside the exterior steps to the Bowe School
two photos of classmates sitting on the exterior steps to the Bowe School
two photos of 11 classmates sitting on the exterior steps of the Bowe School
Patrick E. Bowe Nursery School - Students from 1935 - 1938 - Classroom
2 children in the kitchen play space in the Classroom
6 children at play in the Bowe School play yard
16 children at play in the Bowe School play yard
6 children at play on the steps to the Bowe School
Outside the Bowe School, Jane Puc gets a hug from Edward Korzeniowski, Emily Mika stands to the left, George Frederick stands on the hill above
12 children at play on the snowy hill behind the Bowe School
15 children standing on the snowy hill behind the Bowe School
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff
exterior of the original building from the grounds behind the school, "Rear View 1949"
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Lunchroom staff
Lunch Room Staff: "Alice Guzik - Jane Krason - Rita Roy - Mrs. Osetek (Head Cook)" and Stella Grynch, and one unidentified women.
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Addition Commission
Bowe School Addition Commission: Marlene Midura - Betts Budenkevicz - Stanley Pirog - Ann Janulevicz
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Construction
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Viewing the construction
School Building Commission Vice-Chairman Bob Janulevicz shows Sue Granfield, Laurie Speare, Sue Janulevicz, and Russ Trask the construction
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - view of construction
Exterior of addition in the early stages - landscape view composed of two photos mounted side-by-side
Exterior of addition constuction - rear view
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Commemorative plaque
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Completed exterior view
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Cafeteria
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Library
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Stage in cafeteria
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Library fully outfitted
Library fully outfitted with books, shelves and tables
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Library in use
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Bi-lingual Program
Miss Powers and 3 children in the bi-lingual program in Conference Room C4
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Teacher and students
Miss Lach and 3 students - worksheet drawing 3D blocks - Conference Rooms
Patrick E. Bowe School - Building Addition, Advisors and Staff - Gymnasium
Gymnasium - Girls play volleyball in gym class
Library Reference Section in use by 8 young patrons and a Librarian - "Return to Marlene Midura, Bowe School - Patrick E. Bowe School Library"
Library in use by 6 young patrons at the card catalog
School exerior - landscape view from 2 overlapping images
Valentine School - First Grade Class 1929-1930
Valentine School - Grape and Elm Streets in Chicopee - Miss McNeil's First Grade Class 1929-1930
Calvary Cemetary Grave Marker - Reverend Frederic Bonneville 1861-1928
Unidentified Family: ( Cousins?) Sarah, Maria, Becca, Laura
Sarah, Maria, Becca and Laura on the covered porch - at Easter?
Unidentified Family: (Cousins?) Becca, Laura, Sarah, Maria, Kelly
(on the couch) Becca, Laura, Sarah, (on the floor) Maria, Kelly - at Easter?
Unidentified Family: Sarah, Kelly, Grampa, Becca
Sarah, Kelly, Grampa and Becca on the couch
Unidentified Family: (Cousins?) by the couch
(on the couch) unidentified girl, Kelly, unidentified girl, Maria(?), unidentified girl,(on the floor) unidentified boy, Laura (?), Becca, Sarah holding a dog
Unidentified Family: (Cousins?) Becca, Maria(?), Laura, Kelly, Sarah
(on the couch) Becca, Maria (?), Laura, Kelly, and Sarah holding a dog
Belcher Elementary School, Chicopee Falls
reprint of black and white photographic print
Desk and chair used by Edward Bellamy in the Bellamy Home, donated by Joseph Morrow 3/29/79
Hiram Downing, Caretaker Fairview Cemetary [sic.] 1873-74
Cabinet card of "Hiram Downing, Caretaker Fairview Cemetary [sic.] 1873-74"- "1 col tonight Spfld Union Merrill, Caretaker at Fairview Cemetary [sic.], Hiram Downing of Chicopee 1873-74, NorthamptonHolyoke & Chicopee directory"
H.C. Moore's Studio, cor. Main & Bridge Sts., Springfield , Mass.
Holy Mother of the Rosary Church - Bell St., Chicopee MA
A Chicopee Cotton Mill - spinning room - 3 men, 12 women on the production floor
A Chicopee Cotton Mill - spinning floor - 3 men, 12 women on the production floor - "woman on right is Agnes Meyer, B 1882-D 1943
Chicopee Public Library at Springfield St. and Center St.
Chicopee Public Library interior view of stacks and circulation desk
Chicopee Public Library interior view of reading room
Chicopee Public Library - 4 boys consult materials at the Reading table
Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetary [sic]
"Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetary [sic.], Chicopee, Ma. - Donated by J. Morrow - 12/29/77"
Chicopee Comprehensive High School - Speakers' Platform Dedication
"Comprehensive High School Ceremonies" "7-Photo-N.D. Education.Schools.Chicopee Comp. High School Speakers' Platform dedication - Project #1019 63, item #30"
Rear Admiral Frances T. Shea, "Biogrpahy.Shea, Admiral Frances T., #3 Color photo of Rear Admiral Frances T. Shea"
"Rear Admiral Frances T. Shea, Sworn in at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Navy, W. Graham Clayton, jr., on June 29, 1979 as Director of Naval Nurse Corps. Photo donated by John E. Shea" "Biography, Shea, Admiral Frances T. Shea #5 Photo of Admiral
The Ames Mansion - corner of Front St. and Grape St.
Chicopee High School Class of 1897 - 16 men and 16 women - "Class of '97" plaque
black and white photographic print of a black and white photographic print
"Chicopee High School Class of 1919 - Graduation from George S. Tatler School while present Chicopee High being built - Joseph Morrow between two boys (third row, far right) - 10/1990"
black and white photographic print/reprint
3 photos: top and bottom image - Assumption Drum Corps, Chicopee Mass
center image - Unidentified Drum and Pipe Corps (Pittsfield, Mass.?) on a stadium field
Chicopee Centennial Celebration - Blue Ribbon Committee Banner
The Chicopee Centennial Celebration - Blue Ribbon Committee Parade Banner - crowds line the parade route
Chicopee Centennial Celebration - Ames Sword Co Float
The Chicopee Centennial Celebration - Ames Sword Co. Float - Civil War/Union soldiers theme
Chicopee Centennial Celebration - Traditional Polish dancers bearing image of the Holy Mother
The Chicopee Centennial Celebration - 5 women and 4 children in traditional polish dance attire carry an image of the Holy Mother
Chicopee Centennial Celebration - Parade
The Chicopee Centennial Celebration Parade - balloons - crowds line the parade route
4 photos: Abbey Reservoir (Hogan's Pond) - Willimansett Reservoir - Dana Reservoir - Settling Pond (Fuller Road)
reprint of black and white photographic prints
3 ship's officers, 7 men and 6 women, lean against the rails of a cruise ship
Davitt Memorial Bridge - Springfield St. looking toward Granby Rd.
Flooding along Granby Rd., looking over the Chicopee River at Mill Buildings
Flooding across the Ferry Lane Section,rear of the Chicopee Provision Co. Inc., 19 Sitarz, visible in the left foreground
Flooding across the Ferry Lane Section, Dominican Nun Monastery in West Springfield visible in background right
Flooding across the Ferry Lane Section, looking from the rear of the J.G. Roy Lumber Co, 861 Meadow St., railroad tracks visible in the foreground
November 1927 Flood - Ferry Lane Section
Flooding in the Ferry Lane Section, looking at the rear of the J.G. Roy Lumber Co., 861 Meadow St.( from Roy St.?)
Flooding in the Ferry Lane Section, looking at the rear of the old Bobbin Factory, 84-88 Chicopee Street.( from Roy St.?) in front of a variety store, one man visible in an upstairs window
Flooding in the Ferry Lane Section, looking at the rear of the J.G. Roy Lumber Co., 861 Meadow St.( from Roy St.?) in front of aresidence, a variety store, one man visible in an upstairs window, with 3 men in a rowboat
Anthony J. Stonina - campaign flyer 1933
Campaign flyer/card in Anthony J. Stonina's campaign for re-election as mayor of Chicopee in December 1933
Anthony J. Stonina - postcard of City Hall
Natural Color Cards, Inc., Bridgeport 3, Conn.
Anthony J. Stonina - installed in City Hall Mayor's office
Mayor Stonina at his desk in City Hall, unidentified woman (assistant) to the left of the image - 21 former mayors pictured behind
Anthony J. Stonina - standing with others on the steps of City Hall
Anthony J. Stonina stands (front row second from right) with 15 other unidentified men
Westover Air Reserve Base - War Dept. U.S. Engineers Office
the entire staff of the War Department United States Engineers Office, Westover Field Area, Providence District, and visiting dignitaries pictured in front of the building
Anthony J. Stonina shakes hands with a member of Women's Army Corps on the tarmac at Westover ARB with a car and a Crescent Caravan transport plane in the background - "Not For Publication - Credit Line Must Read 'Official Photo U.S.A.A.F. Westover Field Mass.'"
Westover Air Reserve Base - on the tarmac
a member of Women's Army Corps on the tarmac at Westover ARB with a car and a Crescent Caravan transport plane in the background - "Not For Publication - Credit Line Must Read 'Official Photo U.S.A.A.F. Westover Field Mass.'"
a member of Women's Army Corps and two members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve on the tarmac at Westover ARB with three cars and a Crescent Caravan transport plane in the background - "Not For Publication - Credit Line Must Read 'Official Photo U.S.A.A.F. Westover Field Mass.'"
Westover Air Reserve Base - community and dignitaries welcomed to the Air Field
Viewing stand at Westover ARB Field, 5 officers and other dignitaries, together with communitiy members - "Official Air force Photograph, 1600th Air Transport Wing, Westover Air Force Base, Mass."
Viewing stand at Westover ARB Field, 5 officers, another dignitary, together with communitiy members - "Official Air Force Photograph, 1600th Air Transport Wing, Westover Air Force Base, Mass."
Westover Air Reserve Base - from the air
Westover ARB Field on community day, seen from the air - "Official Air Force Photograph, 1600th Air Transport Wing, Westover Air Force Base, Mass."
Westover Air Reserve Base - the road to Westover from the air
The road to Westover ARB lined with cars on community day - seen from the air - "Official Air Force Photograph, 1600th Air Transport Wing, Westover Air Force Base, Mass."
Westover Air Reserve Base - a meeting of command officers and civic leaders
2 command officers and 7 civic leaders listening to a speech by a command officer - "Official Air Force Photograph, 1600th Air Transport Wing, Westover Air Force Base, Mass."
Anthony J. Stonina has a casual meeting with 3 officers and 6 other civic leaders - "Chicopee Herald 65 screen 3 col Crop as shown 17-2"
Anthony J. Stonina - General Motors Parade of Progress
Anthony J. Stonina sits in a convertible car, talking to 2 other unidentified men, at a General Motors Parade gathering
Anthony J. Stonina - with the General Motors Parade of Progress bus
Anthony J. Stonina stands (fifth from left) with 16 other unidentified men beside the General Motors Parade of Progress bus
Anthony J. Stonina - dinner meeting with Air Reserve officers
Anthony J. Stonina meets with 6 Air Reserve officers over dinner, The Don Curtis Band plays in the background - "Chic. Herald 3 col cul 65 screen 63"
Anthony J. Stonina - speaks at a dinner meeting
Anthony J. Stonina speaks at a dinner meeting with 5 men and 4 women (unidentified) - "Chicopee Herald 65 screen 3 col cul crop as shown Paper copy 14.3"
Anthony J. Stonina sits behind his desk - flying ducks desk set and trophy
Clay Wilson Photographer, Starzyk Bldg. Chicopee, Mass
Anthony J. Stonina meets with an unidentified man. A large pile of documents is on the table in front of them.
Anthony J. Stonina - 36th Anniversary Award
Anthony J. Sronina receives an award for "36 Years of Faithful Service" through A.J. Stonina, Inc.
Anthony J. Stonina - with another former Mayor
Anthony J. Stonina poses with a seated former mayor in City Hall (?) - "1-3-56 Messenger Photos 2 col Chicopee Former Mayors 56"
Anthony J. Stonina - dinner meeting with Air Reserve officer
Anthony J. Stonina meets with an unidentified Air Reserve officer over dinner
Frank C. Usin, Rotogravure Photographer, Springfield Republican
Anthony J. Stonina - receives a certificate of appreciation from U.S. Air Force
Anthony J. Stonina accepts a U.S. Air Force certificate of appreciation from an Air Reserve officer
Anthony J. Stonina - welcomes representative of Polish Airlines
Anthony J. Stonina, together with 7 unidentified men, 2 undientified women, and the Traditional Polish Dancers (out of frame), welcomes a representative of Polish Airlines and an interpreter (?) with gifts, upon the occasion of a visit by Stanislaw Trepczynski, United Nations General Assembly President
Anthony J. Stonina - welcomes representatives of Polish Airlines
Anthony J. Stonina welcomes representatives of Polish Airlines and an interpreter (?) with gifts, upon the occasion of a visit by Stanislaw Trepczynski, United Nations General Assembly President
Anthony J. Stonina - with Massachusetts and International Leaders
Anthony J. Stonina with Stanislaw Trepczynski, United Nations General Assembly President, Thaddeus Buczko, Massacusetts State Auditor, and other - "Tony, Best Wishes, Thaddeus Buczko"
Wallace J. Trapilo Photography Center, 112 Stoughton St., Dorchester, Mass.
Anthony J. Stonina - Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Mayor Anthony J. Stonina Plaque
Anthony J. Stonina receives the Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Plaque in his honor from an unidentified man and woman - "Holyoke-Chicopee AM 11/23/68 3 col x 6 1/8 Plaque"
Anthony J. Stonina - receives award of appreciation
Anthony J. Stonina receives an award of appreciation with 5 other unidentified men
Anthony J. Stonina - recognized for "Half Century of Business"
Anthony J. Stonina, recognized for a "Half-Century in Buisness" with unidentified man - Back of photograph says "Sun Rep 3 col cut Ret to Chamber "Half Century in Business Doesn't Stop-"
Anthony J. Stonina with unidentified woman at a civic celebration
Casino, Vaudeville and Dancing Pavilion at Cedar Point on Lake Erie
Casino on risers in Lake Erie (?) with Vaudeville and Dancing in Sandusky OH(?)
A winter scene in Cabotville by Dwight Mill Worker Housing
Two men in a Winter sleigh (to the left center) pass through Cabotville section of Chicopee, past Dwight Mill Housing, two women stand on a stoop to the left, four men stand to the right.
Blocks of mill housing for the Dwight Mill
Looking between blocks of mill housing for the Dwight Mill in Cabotville section of Chicopee, Two men stand on opposite corners to the right.
Inside the Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Mass.
One of seven original albumen prints showing the inner workings of the Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Mass.
est. in 1834. The time period is possibly during the American Civil War when the Ames Manufacturing Company was the third largest producer of edged weapons for the Union. The foundry also produced many cannon and artillery pieces during the war.
Anthony J. Stonina - A.J. Stonina Inc. Lot
Buildings - Commercial; Vehicles - Automobiles
A.J. Stonina Inc. -67 Exchange St., cars on the lot
Chicopee Public Library Photograph Collection Cover Image
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Ready to Run
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - For Extra Safety on the Road, Ride on Fisk
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a boy, on the left, stumbling on roller skates wearing boxing gloves, knee pads, a helmet and a large pillow belted around his back. On the right, facing the boy, is the Fisk Tire Boy and a word bubble that says, "That's playing safe." Below is copy and other logo art for the Safety-Stripe Tire.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Little Man, What's New
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing original Fisk Tire Boy holding a new style tire and text describing the latest in tire technology from Fisk.
Fisk Tire Company print ad Fisk Tire Company print ad showing the Fisk Tire Boy and his dog slipping and falling in the rain. The umbrella he is holding has collapsed in the wind. A Fisk Town Car Tire is shown to the right of the boy. Text at the bottom of the ad is focused on the Town Car tire safety.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Announcing the New Fisk
Fisk Tire Company print ad with a framed print of the classic Fisk Tire Boy with his candle holding a new style Fisk Tire.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Mothers Always Put Safety First
Fisk Tire Company print ad showing a mother cat carrying a kitten near a busy road. The Fisk Tire Boy is in the frame talking to the cats about safety.
Fisk Tire Company Print Ad - Leader of a Great New Line of Tires
Fisk Tire Company print ad full page spread with text, photo-realistic images, and logo art about the latest safti-stripe tire from Fisk.
Stonina, Anthony J. (1898-1974); City of Chicopee School Department;
Annual report of the City of Chicopee School Department for 1931.
Dennison's Meat Market; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on orange mounting board showing Dennison's Meat Market on Cabot Street in Chicopee Center.
Exchange Street; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on green mounting board showing a view of Exchange Street from Cabot Street looking toward Market Street in Chicopee Center.
Holy Name Church; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on yellow mounting board showing the East side of the Holy Name Church in Chicopee.
Cabot and Exchange Streets; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on green mounting board showing the corner of Cabot and Exchange Streets in Chicopee Center.
Dwight Manufacturing; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on yellow mounting board showing the interior of the Agents Office of Dwight Manufacturing.
Black and white Stereograph on pink mounting board showing the interior of the Dwight Manufacturing Packing Department with workers at their machines.
Chicopee Junction; Chicopee Center; Chicopee Massachuetts;
Black and white Stereograph on orange mounting board showing the exterior of the Chicopee Junction Railroad Station. The building was destroyed when a train jumped the tracks and crashed into the waiting room and set the building on fire. No one was injured or killed in the accident. Date unknown.
Black and white Stereograph on green mounting board showing the crew and interior of the Dwight Manufacturing Finishing Shop.
City Hall, Chicopee, Massachusetts; Grand Army Reunion Day;
Black and white Stereograph on yellow mounting board showing the Grand Army Reunion Day event on the steps of Chicopee City Hall, July 3, 1890.
Black and white Stereograph on yellow mounting board showing the interior of the Masonic Hall.
Ames Manufacturing Company; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on purple mounting board showing an exterior view between buildings with employees of the Ames Manufacturing Company.
Cabot Hall Building; Cabot and Exchange Streets; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on yellow mounting board showing the Cabot Hall building and other businesses along on Exchange Street.
Universalist Church; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on pink mounting board showing the decorated interior of the Universalist Church on Children's Sunday June 15, 1879.
Black and white Stereograph on pink mounting board showing decorated interior of the Universalist Church Alter on Easter Sunday, 1878.
Congregational Church; Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Black and white Stereograph on yellow mounting board showing the exterior of the Third Congregational Church on Springfield Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Black and white Stereograph on green mounting board showing an interior scene of the Third Congregational Church on Springfield Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Chmura 300th celebration scrapbook image
Spectators watch the parade from windows and roofs in the center of Chicopee.
Military delegations from Springfield, Holyoke, West Springfield and Chicopee marched in the parade.
Military delegations from Springfield, Holyoke, West Springfield and Chicopee marched in the parade, often with musical organizations associated with their group. At times Center Street was so crowded it was necessary to delay the parade until the line of march was cleared.
Thirty drum corps and bands marched along a seven mile route.
Springfield Police Department motorcycles and patrolmen.
Fire Department new Hose Division demonstration.
Westover Air Force Base Scrapbook cover image
P47 Collision at Westover Air Force Base
Two P47 aircraft collided on the WAFB tarmac causing damage to both planes. One of four images of the damage photographed by a base photographer.
Two P47 aircraft collided on the WAFB tarmac causing damage to both planes. Second of four images of the damage photographed by a base photographer.
Two P47 aircraft collided on the WAFB tarmac causing damage to both planes. Third of four images of the damage photographed by a base photographer.
Two P47 aircraft collided on the WAFB tarmac causing damage to both planes. Fourth of four images of the damage photographed by a base photographer.
300th Anniversary Parade Scrapbook Image
Yearbook for the class of 1942 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1943 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1944 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1945 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1946 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1949 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1950 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1951 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads;
Yearbook for the class of 1952 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1954 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads
Yearbook for the class of 1955 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1956 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1960 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1961 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1962 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1963 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1964 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1965 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1966 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1967 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1968 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Yearbook for the class of 1969 of the Chicopee High School. Includes class photographs; individual senior portraits; clubs; sports; faculty; class will; casual photographs of students; dedications and sponser ads.
Fairview Elementary School 6th Grade Class 1960-61
A class photo of the Fairview Elementary School 1960-61 6th Grade class made up of small individual headshots arranged evenly on the page. "School Life 1960-1961" is printed at the top middle of the page. On the bottom is "Grade Six," "Fairview Memorial School, Fairview, Mass.," and "Darling Studio."
"Scenes Familiar to most Bon Homme sailors"
"Scenes familiar to most BON HOMME sailors who made the liberty in TOKYO are shown here as expertly captured in photographs by J.W. Sipe, PhoMac. The scene looks towards Ginsa Square, picturing the ruin that was TOKYO. (2) A "Tokyo young lady" (3) Captain Frank O'Brien, Admiral J.J. Ballentine, Captain W.F Boore and Captain H.F. Fick, on a balcony at the Imperial Hotel, General MacArthur's head-quarters. (4) Movie line in front of the Takarasuka Theater; (5) Street scene; (6) Geisha girls pose for the Americans. Additional scenes by Stipe will follow in another Morning Alert picture page soon."
Chicopee Public Library Librarians-- Chicopee (Mass.)
Made by a teen here for me, which I will always treasure. -Corrina [A bee made of small perler beads, in the style of Minecraft (read: squarish). The bee is striped brown and yellow, with little wings and antennae. It is very cute and a marvel of perler engineering.]
Found in a desk organizer without any memory of how they got there. -Corrina [Three finger puppets of horse heads, one white, one brown, and one black. Their eyes are haunting.]
A collaborative art project that reminds you to never let your guard down. -Corrina [It is a lovely day in the Library, and this is a white goose holding a knife in its orange beak.]
She used to be a pen topper from the Thunderbirds “Pink in the Rink,” until her ink dried up (at least not the rink!). You can still find her at the Fairview Library giving all a smile and positive vibes! -Barbie [A smiling pink creature with fuzzy pink hair, giving a thumbs up.]
Circa 1923-1933. -Tara [A vintage blue glass Ball canning jar, with glass lid, rubber seal, and metal clasp.]
This was a gift from my mom. -Tara [A small metal truffle, the top removed to show a heart nested in the lower half.]
⟟ ⏃⋔ ⏃ ☌⍀⟒⟒⋏ ⎎⍀⟟⟒⋏⎅ ⎎⍀⍜⋔ ⏃ ⌇⎍⋔⋔⟒⍀ ⍀⟒⏃⎅⟟⋏☌ ⌿⍀⍜☌⍀⏃⋔ ⌰⍜⋏☌ ⌰⍜⋏☌ ⏃☌⍜. (Translation: I am a green friend from a Summer Reading Program long long ago. And. I am cute. -Anne [An inflated green alien, arms extended in front of it.]
I started using reading glasses about 10 years ago. My first choice of readers was kind of boring. One of my best friends told me “Stop wearing those glasses that make you look like an old shushing librarian!” (She’s the kind of friend who infuses her commentary with kindness.) I overcompensated for the boring glasses by replacing them with a multitude of glasses in lots of colors and shapes. They’re way more fun and I never feel bored or boring when I wear them. -Anne [A pile of glasses with very colorful frames.]
Circ’s most prized possession, ready for its close-up. -Circulation [A very large, multicolored rubber band ball sitting atop a clear square base.]
Carol Lynne made this as a prototype for an embroidery program we were planning for the library. -Brigitte [A small embroidery hoop with embroidered images of a fern, an unspecified plant, and some autumn leaves.]
Kenneth Marshall makes much appreciated, regular deliveries of chocolates wrapped in his artwork. This is a drawing of characters Johnny and Spug from his graphic series Happy Land. -Brigitte [A colorful drawing on brown craft paper of an orange cat and a person, both looking a bit like there's some chaos happening.]
Brent printed these tiny flaming dumpsters with the 3-D printer as a token of solidarity and reminder of the pandemic. -Brigitte [A 3-D printed image of a flaming dumpster. The entire thing is bright pink.]
You dress up as Kakashi a few times for work, and before you know it family and patrons have covered half your desk in his likeness. -Brent [An assortment of figures of the same character (Kakashi) sitting on top of a desk.]
A selection of library- and book-themed stickers on a wall.
A jedi I love so much, I named my cat after him. He says, The Force will be with you, always. -Erin [A large action figure of a Jedi knight in partial armor.]
Our mascots. We love the books so much that Erin acquired the plushies and now they live in our office. -Children’s Room [Four stuffed figures of Tea Dragons; colorful dragons with an extra dose of whimsy, including little flower horns.]
One of Brent’s first 3D printer experiments, lovingly named after Bruce Campbell's character. Found in the library without any arms in the fall of 2015, they now have a range of printed prosthetics. - Children’s Room [A green plastic dinosaur (I suspect a T-Rex, but I'm an archivist, not a paleontologist) with a belted-on chainsaw for an arm.]
Made him for a Halloween craft one year. I liked him, so he stuck around. -Children’s Room (Erin) [A puppet made out of a paper shopping bag; the puppet is a wolf whose tongue is sticking out between its great big teeth.]
A glass jar filled with buttons that have been stacked by color.
This is a piece made by my clever and talented father. The wood block is a single, solid piece of wood that hasn’t been cut or glued in any way. How did the nail get there? I keep this on my desk to remind me of the delight my Dad takes in creating these types of puzzles and oddities. -Laura [A single piece of wood cut into the shape of a capital E, but with an extra stem. There is a nail going through the two middle stems; it is unclear how the nail got there without damaging the outer stems.]
Assorted critters who live on the window sill in my office. -Laura [A rubber duck reading a book; a small figure of Roosevelt; and a very large (compared to Roosevelt) otter.]
Desk detritus, mostly because they’re pretty. -Laura [Two glass orb paperweights, one pink and one blue.]
Gift from Elizabette Batista to Rachel Zarvis. His name is Houston; he’s from San Antonio. -Rachel Z. [A very colorful ceramic cat, whose tail is going straight into the air.]
I helped a family make a “lost cat” sign. A few days later they left me this thank you card informing me that “Tiger” had come home. -Rachel W. [A card with multiple cartoon cats and dogs, all saying "thank you."]
Did you know that you can buy approximately 250 tiny resin ducks online for a very low price? I started by bringing in a few at a time and leaving them in the windowsill, and of course denying any knowledge of their origins. Then someone started moving them and arranging them into little vignettes. This one reminds me of Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery.” -Kate & CPL team [A circle of tiny resin ducks in the style of rubber ducks. One duck is in the center of the circle. RIP.]
The ducks are having a storytime! Or, if you’re a little weird like me, maybe your first thought was that the ducks have found religion. Either/or. -Kate & CPL team [A rubber duck wearing a Sherlock-style cap and reading a book sits on top of a coffee mug. Around it are several tiny resin ducks paying rapt attention.]
There’s a patron who regularly brings us chocolate (you know who you are), and the packets are always decorated with really cute illustrations, often featuring this orange cat. I have an orange cat at home, so I especially love the doodles. -Kate [A drawing of a large orange cat howling at a full moon, drawn on brown craft paper.]
The top image is a printed copy of a photograph from the early 1900s taken by local photographer Russ Gilbert. The back reads “‘What did you wake me up for?’ Asks the cat.” The bottom image is another piece of cat art from our chocolate-bearing patron. -Kate [A black and white photo of a cat, sitting on a small ledge above a drawing of an orange cat taped to a wall (the picture is taped, not the cat).]
Kate Ouimette; Kenneth Marshall; Russ Gilbert
Benjamin was a gift from a friend, and he’s perfectly sized to fit in a pocket. The hedgehog is from my mom, and is one of at least a hundred hedgehogs I’ve been gifted over the years. I used to get paper bouquets for my grandmother, and she passed right before I came to the CPL—my first library job—so this is my way of keeping her memory with me; she was thrilled that I was going to library school and would have been excited that I landed here. -Kate [A hedgehog made from pinecone-like material holding a mushroom; a small stuffed Benjamin Bunny from the stories of Beatrix Potter; a small paper monstera plant.]
A little paper gingerbread house to decorate for the holidays.
A colorful ceramic cat, sitting atop the framed image of it used in the exhibit.
An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images include: Pinky!; Cat Howling at the Moon; Kanan Jarrus, Jedi Knight; Vintage Ball Canning Jar; Glasses; Goose with Knife; and Jar of Buttons.
An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are Breakroom Ducks: Storytime; and Breakroom Ducks: Sacrifice.
An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are: Benjamin Bunny & Co.; Embroidery; and Three (3) Horse Head Finger Puppets.
An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are: Sticker Collection; Minecraft Bee; Cat Life; Glass Orbs; Cat Art; Big Bad Wolf Puppet; and Rubber Band Ball.
An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are: Ceramic Cat; Alien; Wood & Nail Puzzle; Collection of Kakashi Figures; Cat Thank You Card; Flaming Pink Dumpster; Pewter Truffle; and 1BR/0 Bath, $2k/month.
A sign with a purple-ish background, reading: "Special Collections: The (Not Entirely) Secret Desk Ornaments of Librarians. Exhibition by Kate Ouimette." On the sign are small images of assorted items, including a small white cat, a hedgehog, a painted rock, and a chameleon tape dispenser.
Special Collections: Creator's Statement
A purple-ish sign with text reading: "This exhibit came to me in a dream. No, really. I was asked to put together an exhibit for January, and I agreed knowing that I’d have a few months to figure it out. I’m prone to stress-dreams; they usually take the form of: 'it’s the end of the semester, you signed up for Advanced French [I don’t speak French], you never attended class, and now you’re failing and there’s no way to fix it.' Super fun. After I agreed to put an exhibit together, I immediately had a dream that it was suddenly January, I’d forgotten about the exhibit, and now my coworker and I were scuttling around the Library with burlap sacks, stealing the tchotchkes off coworker’s desks to put on display. It was very cartoonish and honestly hilarious, and out of that dream (and sharing it with coworkers), this very real exhibit came to be. Librarians are fun people. We’re a little weird, and we also tend to collect things. The things on our desks not only enliven our spaces, but also tend to have stories attached to them. Some were gifted by patrons or friends, others were acquired in the wild and brought in. Whatever they are and however they came to be on our desks, we hope you enjoy them as much as we do. This was a collaborative project in every possible way, and it couldn’t have come together without the help of everyone at the Chicopee Public Library—especially Chuck, who mediated between myself and the printer. Thanks, y’all, for going along with my deeply silly idea."
38 pages of handwritten notes regarding the Billings family genealogy.
Chicopee (Mass.)--Speeches, addresses, etc.
A scrapbook created by David R. Spence, Chicopee teacher, historian, and lecturer. The scrapbook contains materials related to Spence's activities in the early part of the 20th century, including poetry, letters from organizations he was involved in, and numerous newspaper articles advertising his lectures. The scrapbook also contains several loose-leaf pages with lecture notes and drafts of articles.
David R. Spence Digitized by Kate Ouimette, CPL Archivist
Nuclear weapons testing victims; Nevada National Security Site (Nev.); Veterans--Chicopee, Mass.
Images of an exhibit at the Chicopee Public Library from December 2024-July 2025.
Exhibition created by Kate Ouimette, CPL Archivist