Brookline Substitutes

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Brookline in the Civil War

The whole number of men furnished by Brookline in the war was one hundred and four (104). Of this number, seventy were either residents in town, or natives residing in other towns at the time of their enlistments, and thirty-four were substitutes furnished by the town and its citizens individually.

The following list compiled by the Rev. T. P. Sawin gives the names of those who furnished Substitutes, and also the names of the substitutes furnished by each. Table, showing a list of substitutes employed by Brookline to put down the Rebellion of 1861. Also the time of enlistment of each.

Names of Principals.	Names of Substitutes.	Time of Enlistment.	Remarks.

Cleveland, Eli	Felix Montacine	Aug. 16, 1864
Coggin, Charles H.	William Longfield	Sept. 1, 1863	Died of wounds received May 14,64
Colburn, Frank P.	John McCabb	Sept. 1, 1863
Colburn, Newton W.	William Rowman	Aug. 18, 1864
Daniels, Onslow	James Elwin	June 9, 1864	Mis'g at Pop. Gr. Ch Va., Sept. 20, '64.
French, John E.	James Dorr	Sept. 1, 1863	Mis'g at Olustee, Fla., Feb. 20, '64.
Gilson, Henry S.	Louis Duble	Oct. 11, 1864	Deserted Oct. 17, '64
Hall, Edward T.	George Jackman	Aug. 16, 1864
Hall, Joseph A.	Henry Robson	Aug. 15, 1864
Hall, James Henry	Louis Wilson	Aug. 20, 1864
Hobart, Joshua J.	William K. King	Aug. 20, 1864
Lawrence, Silas	Daniel Glaughlin	Oct. 10, 1863
Lawrence, Simon	George Boyemat	Oct. 10, 1863
McDonald, Luther	Daniel W. Smith
Parker, James Clinton	John Kelly	Aug. 20, 1864
Peabody, John	George Thomson	Aug. 19, 1864	Deserted Oct. 12, '64
Rockwood, William Brooks	Dennis Burke	Dec. 16, 1864
Russell, Rufus G.	Robert McDonald	June 20, 1864	Deserted en route to regiment.
Smith, William J.	John Mcguire	Aug. 17, 1864
Shattuck, George J.	George Roda	Aug. 15, 1864
Shedd, John C.	Martin Muldoon	Aug. 20, 1864
Stiles, Charles H.	John McDernett	Sept. 1, 1863
Towns, Darwin	William Johnson	Aug. 20, 1864
Wallace, Laroy A.	John Fenis	Oct. 10, 1863
Willoby, Charles L.	Thomas Redmand	Oct. 5, 1863
Wright, Frederick	James Murphy	Aug. 20, 1864
Wright, William	Dennis Barry	Aug. 18, 1864
Town of Brookline	James Sweeny	Nov. 18, 1863	Deserted March 19, 1864
Town of Brookline	William Driscoll	Nov. 24, 1863
Town of Brookline	Alulford Noodal	Dec. 24, 1864
Town of Brookline	Hugh Robertson	Nov. 18, 1863	Died of dis.at Hampton, Va., Nov.13, '64
Town of Brookline	Allen Dean	Oct. 11, 1864	Deserted Oct. 16, '64
Town of Brookline	Isaac Wetherbee	Dec. 24, 1864
Town of Brookline	John Noonan	Dec. 24, 1864

Source: History of Brookline, New Hampshire (1914) by Edward E. Parker, Transcribe by Fred Kunchick

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