Heard, Mary, “Our Old Church”,Prepared 1920 for Unitarian Church, refers to several Town Characters. Published for theWayland Historical Commission, 1981. Privately printed.Ĭopies of both in Grout-HeardHouse, Wayland Historical Society.Įmery, Helen Fitch, ThePuritan Village Evolves. Ĭutting, Alfred Wayland, Old-TimeWayland, 1926. William Schouler, A Historyof Massachusetts in the Civil War (2 vols.,Boston, 1868-'71) Volume 2 is on Mass. Dean (compiler) GARCivil War Veterans, Department of Massachusetts1866-1947. Raymond, Samuel The Recordof Andover (MA) during the Rebellion. This study contains an excellentbibliography with many references on Massachusetts that relate to all thecities and towns. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1997. O’Connor, Thomas H., CivilWar Boston: Home Front and Battlefield. Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War. The Military Historyof Medway, Mass 1745-1885. Patriotsof Salem (MA) Officers and Enlisted Men during the late Civil War. Hingham, Town of (Massachusetts) The Town ofHingham in the Late Civil War. Grand Army of the Republic, Department ofMassachusetts. Rare Book Check in Boston PublicLibrary and historical society libraries, university inter-library loan forthis and other regimental histories. Originallypublished in 1884, at Boston, Massachusetts. Family history, photographs and memorabilia (localhistorical society, regional museum, genealogical sources)ģ5th Massachusetts, "The History of theThirty-Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865, with aRoster," by a Committee of the Regimental Association. Portions of a journal one soldier wrote upon return,based on his letters home, were deemed so valuable that 60 pages of it areprinted in this memorial book, which not every town can duplicate.ġ0. Personal writings, anecdotesenliven their stories. In the case of Wayland, the town determined to honor its men bywriting a memorial book about those who had served, which made it possible togain insights into the characters and their actions. Most communities paid tribute totheir soldiers in some way after the end of the war, mainly with ceremonies andstatues. Community celebrations/memorial re soldiers who served inthe Civil War Photographs of Civil War (local through historicalsociety, museums general - photo albums of national collections, Matthew Bradye.g., in public libraries, online sites listed below).ĩ. HistoricalSociety, American Antiquarian Society etc. Newspapers, cartoons, local, state (local at historicalsociety county, state, national Public Library, Mass. County histories (local and regional libraries)ħ. D, and a weblink to a summary ofits activities and digitized summary of sections from its history are includedin the Bibliography.Ħ. Many of Wayland's first (1862) quota of 19enlisted men served in the 35th Regiment, Co. Timelines of all of theMassachusetts Regimental actions are online and regimental histories areavailable in major libraries. Regimental histories (military history section ofregional and state libraries) Census: National (1860) and state (1860, 1865) (local,state and national archives)ĥ. Military Records arealso held at Adjutant General’s office in Worcester, 01609, c/o Office of StateQuartermaster, Archivist.Ĥ. State Archives at Columbia Point Boston, 02125. In Massachusetts weare fortunate that excellent civil and military records of the Civil War exist.A Guide to the Collections ofthe Massachusetts Archives, Civil War Records contains annotated references to the Massachusetts public records held at theMass. State records on requirements of towns/cities to meetquotas etc. In Massachusettsaround 1876, the time of the centennial of the nation, many local historieswere written, which contain information about the recent Civil War and aboutleading townspeople.ģ. Local History: (library, historical society)Įvery community has its own writtenlocal history (secondary source) that can lead students to primary sources thatwill help them learn about townspeople in Civil War times. Town/city meeting records, valuations, and annualreports, directories of street listings (town/city archives, public library,historical society)Ģ.
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