{"id":12761,"date":"2021-10-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dotcw.com\/?p=5419"},"modified":"2021-10-07T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T04:45:08","slug":"david-l-day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/david-l-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI suppose we are now stuck for three years -unless sooner shot.\u201d\u2013Diary of David L. Day."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 8. Col. Upton assumed command of the regiment today, and will at once set about perfecting the organization and discipline. The officers are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Field and Staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\">Colonel, &#8230;. Edwin Upton Fitchburg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\">Lieutenant Colonel, . Augustus B. R. Sprague, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\">Major, . . . Matthew J. McCafferty, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\">Adjutant, . . . Elijah A. Harkness, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\">Quartermaster, . . William O. Brown, Fitchburg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\">Surgeon, &#8230; J. Marcus Rice, M. D., Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>Company A. Captain, Josiah Picket. Worcester. 1st Lieutenant, Frank E. Goodwin, Worcester. 2d Lieutenant. Merritt B. Bessey, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>Company B. Captain, Willard Clark, Milford. 1st Lieutenant, William Emery, Milford. 2d Lieutenant, William F. Diaper, Milford.<\/p>\n<p>Company C. Captain, Cornelius G. Atwood. Boston. 1st Lieutenant, James Tucker, Boston. 2d Lieutenant. Merrick F. Prouty, Spencer.<\/p>\n<p>Company D. Captain, Albert F. Foster, Worcester. 1st Lieutenant, George S. Campbell, Worcester. 2d Lieutenant, George H. Spaulding, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>Company E. Captain. Thomas O&#8217;Neill, Worcester. 1st Lieutenant, William Daly, Worcester. 2d Lieutenant, Henry McConville, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>Company F. Captain, Charles II. Foss. Fitchburg. 1st Lieutenant, Levi Lawrence, Fitchburg. 2d Lieutenant, J. Henry Richardson, Fitchburg.<\/p>\n<p>Company <em>G. <\/em>Captain, Louis Wagely, Worcester. 1st Lieutenant, Henry M. Rickster, Worcester. 2d Lieutenant, Frederic M. Weigand, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>Company H. Captain, Orson Moulton, Worcester. 1st Lieutenant, David M. Woodward, Worcester. 2d Lieutenant, Nathaniel H. Foster, North Brookfield.<\/p>\n<p>Company I. Captain. Varanus P. Parkhnrst, Templeton. 1st Lieutenant, James B. Smith, Royalston. 2d Lieutenant, Amos Buffom, Templeton.<\/p>\n<p>Company K. Captain, J. Waldo Denny, Worcester. 1st Lieutenant, Samuel Harrington, Paxton. 2d Lieutenant, James M. Drennan, Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>Most of these officers and many of the enlisted men have done military duty either in the state militia, or as three-months men around Washington. So we are not an entirely green crowd. The officers are a fine looking body of young men, and I think, with a little flattery and catering to their vanity, we shall get along nicely with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 8. Col. Upton assumed command of the regiment today, and will at once set about perfecting the organization and discipline. The officers are: Field and Staff. Colonel, &#8230;. Edwin Upton Fitchburg. Lieutenant Colonel, . Augustus B. R. Sprague, Worcester. Major, . . . Matthew J. McCafferty, Worcester. Adjutant, . . . Elijah A. 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