Daniel Jackson 6 BIGELOW
Proprietors Burying Ground; Portsmouth, Rockingham County, NH.
Known family of Daniel and Adeline ( Morrill ) Bigelow, all born Portsmouth, Rockingham county, NH:
16C11.31 Catherine Lotwyck Weldten, bapt
19
Feb 1826; d 15 Apr 1902 (aged 75–76)Boston, Suffolk County, MA;
16C11.32 James Read, bapt l6 Mar 1828; d 09 May 1897 (aged 68–69) (see below)
16C11.33 Daniel Jackson jr., bapt l0 June
1832;
d New York City 10 Sep 1872 (aged 41–42), apparently a bachelor.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.358;
church records, Portsmouth, NH;
1850 census MA;
NY Times, obit, 14 Sep 1872.
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Report of Cal. William Blaisdell, Eleventh Massachusetts Infantry.
HDQRS. ELEVENTH REGT. MASSACHUSETTS VOLS.,
First
Brig., Hooker’s Div., Camp near Williamsburg, Va.
SIR:
I have the honor to report the part taken by this
regiment in
the
engagement before Williamsburg on the 5th instant:
I
arrived with the regiment in front of the enemy at fifteen minutes
before five in
the
morning, and was ordered by General Grover to ad-
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Embodied in return, p. 450.
476 THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN,
VA.
[CHAP. XXIII.
vance and
deploy
to the right of the Second New Hampshire Regiment
as
skirmishers. As soon as J became unmasked my right company
engaged
with
the enemy’s skirmishers and reserve. A couple of well-
(directed
volleys from Company E, Captain Bigelow, sent the enemy
back in
double-quick.
On moving farther to the right, unmasking the
whole regiment, I fon
nd
a large force of the enemy’s skirmishers, and
immediately
ordered Companies E, Captain Bigelow, and I, Lienten-
ant
Robertson
commanding, to deploy as skirmishers and engage the
enemy
at once, which was promptly and gallantly executed, the men
advancing to within 300
yards of the enemy’s works, driving all before
them, and
holding
that position until 9.30 o’clock, when I withdrew
my
men,
having received an order from General Hooker to penetrate
the woods
to
the right and rear to ascertain if there was any enemy
between us and General Sumner, andy if so, to wipe them out. I
obeyed this
order,
and returned to my old position. after communicat-
ing
with
General Hancock, and reported that there was no enemy in
that
direction.
At
this time I saw the enemy’s cavalry threatening our artillery
stationed on my
left
and rear. I fixed bayonets and put the regiment
in position to
repel
any attack, and sent Adjutant Currier to General
Grover,
informing him of the re-enforcements of the enemy passing
from
his left and center to his right.
At
abont 3.30 o’clock I was ordered by General Hooker’s assistant
adjutant-general
to march the regiment back to the left of the moad
and support
the New Jersey brigade, which 1 obeyed as soon as pos-
sible,
and on arriving on the ground I became immedi8tely engaged
with the enemy, who was
endeavoring to turn our left ilani -, continu-
ing to hold them in
check
until I was ordered to retire across the road
in order that
fresh
troops might occupy our place. Up to this time my
regiment
was
well in hand, maintaining their organization complete,
with scarcely any
stragglers, obeying the orders given with l)rOmpt-
ness and alacrity,
doing
their duty nobly after so hard a march and ex-
posure
to the severe rain.
While
the regiment was engaged on the left of the road, at not more
than 50 yards, a rebel
officer
displayed a white flag, crying out, “Don’t
fire
on
your friends~” when I ordered “Cease firing,” and Private
Michael
Doherty,
of Company A, stepped forward to get the flag, and
when near it the
officer
said to his inei~, “Now give it them.” The men
obeyed,
firing and severely wounding Private Doherty, who immedi.
ately returned the fire,
shooting
the officer through the heart, thus re-
warding
him for his mean treachery.
I
would here state that I was most ably and gallantly sustained
throughout the
day
by my field and staff officers. Lieutenant-Colonel
Tileston was sick, but still did
not
leave his post till the action closed;
Major Tripp and
Adjutant
Currier did their duty faithfully and nobly;
Quartermaster Coy
acted in a manner deserving of great praise, forc-
ing his way
to the front over almost insurmountable obstacles with
ammunition
for
the First Brigade; Surgeon Foye performed his duties
in a faithful and
skillful manner, dressing more than 150 wounds with
his own hands. I cannot in
justice
particularize the line officers where
every one
(with
two exceptions) behaved so admirably. I must, how-
ever,
mention
Captain McDonald, who, though suffering intense pain
from a severely-scalded
foot, nevertheless led his company through the
entire
day in the most gallant manner.
In conclusion, I will state that the officers amid men of the
regiment
behaved bravely and coolly,
ol)eying
every order to the letter promptly,
and if there was any fault in the conduct of the regiment it lies
entirely
with myse1f~ and not
with
the men, and it is my intention at the first
opportunity to mentioii
several cases of privates in the regiment whose
gallant
conduct in action deserves particular commendation.
I
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WM.
BLAISDELL,
Colonel,
Commanding Regiment.
Lient.
JOSEPH HIBBERT, Jr.,
Act.
Asst. Adjt. Gen., First Brigade, Hooker’s Division.
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