William H. Thayer to Leonard Chase, 28 November 1865
Shawmut, Pa., Nov. 28, 1865.
Lennard Chase, Esq.
State Councillor, Concord, N.H.
Dear Sir,
I am able at last to send you the list you desired. The following men and officers of the 14th regt N.H.Vols fell at Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864, and were buried together on the field, on the spot where Col. Alexander Gardiner fell, mortally wounded:—
Company
Capt. Wm H. Chaffin I Comp.
" Wm A. Fosgate B Corp. Moses Allen F
1st Lieut. Henry S. Paul A Priv. Walter A. Scott "
" " Jesse A. Fisk K Corp. George W. Hazen G
Sergt Chs. A. Wilson A Priv. Lucius Parker "
Priv. Nathaniel Wyman " Sergt Matthew Macurdy H.
" Sidney H. Young " " Albert A. Baker "
" George Periga B Priv. Otis A. Barrus "
" George L. Wetherbee " " Silas Waters "
" Frederic B. Andrews " Corp. Sylvester Tasker I
Sergt George W. Felch C Priv. Hazen O. Baker K
Corp. Nathl P. Rust " " Donald J. Cameron "
Priv. Henry L. Haynes " " Daniel W. Phelps "
Corp. Derwin W. Chase D.
Priv. Aaron E. Boyd "
" Charles L. Homan " (over) /
" Melbourne Marston "
" George T. Souther "
Seven more died of their wounds in the field hospital of the 2d div., 19th corps, two miles in rear of the battle ground within the three days following the battle & were buried near the hospital, where their headboards may now be found. They are
2d Lieut. Artemas B. Colburn Co. B.
Priv. Willard Lawrence " B.
" Richard Varney " H
" Luther G. Merrill " H
" Horace F. Brown " I
Corp. Oceanus Straw " K
Priv. Geo. Cofran " K
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The remaining wounded were all carried to Winchester, where others died in the 19th Corps Hospital & the Sheridan Genl Hospital, in the course of the next two months—2 were buried in the cemetery in Winchester, with headboards. Some of the bodies of these last were afterwards removed to New Hampshire.
If I can aid you further in the way of sharing the grateful recollection of the State of those who gave up their lives for the public good on that brilliant but bloody day, I shall be happy to do so. My regiment lost in killed & wounded one third of its all present in that battle—and that was its first battle. Of 21 officers present, 13 were killed or wounded. My address in "Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa."
Yours Very Respectfully,
Wm Henry Thayer, late Surg. 14th. N.H.V.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3430) | DL1090 | 79 | Letters | 1865-11-28 |
Letter from Surgeon William H. Thayer, 14th New Hampshire Infantry, November 2, 1865, Pennsylvania; re: losses at the battle of Winchester, list of men and officers killed and buried on the battlefield
Tags: Death (Military), Duty, Hospitals, Injuries
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
William H. Thayer to Leonard Chase, 28 November 1865, DL1090, Nau Collection
