Civil War

Letter from William Maloy, Jr., dated April 7, 1865 asking if he can draw State aid from his father without going to Warwick. William Maloy, father of William Maloy, Jr., enlisted on Dec 19, 1864 and was counted on the quota of Warwick in the 30 Regt Mass Vol Co E.

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

From City of Worcester, to Town of Warwick, 1874, stating that the guardian of Frank Lincoln Nelson has been paid on account of Lafayette Nelson.

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Document specifies the duties of Commissioners and how they are to be carried out.

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Specified that credits were to not be allowed to those men already mustered into service.

Located in Civil War Records, left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Specifies that the draft be suspended for ten days, to allow the rapid recruitment of the Second Cavalry Regiment, the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Light Artillery Companies, and the Third Heavy Artillery Company for Fort Warren.

Located in Civil War Records, left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Petition to the Board of Selectmen to call a meeting and act on the following article to instruct the selectmen to procure recruits sufficient to fill the quotas necessary for any further calls previous to a draft being ordered and to authorize selectmen to borrow money for the draw. Petition signed by Edward F. Mayo, Charles R. Gale, Philip Young, Jacob Gale, Samuel Reed, Jasper Gale, Henry Jillson, James Stockwell

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Tells that certain towns upon their petition with good reasons, can have certain names of men stricken from the list of enrolled militia, and specifies other ways men may be exempt from service.

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Royal Stimpson, Seth Woodward, Peter Dyer, Albert Newcomb, Emery Gould, Joseph Joseph Sawyer, Andrew Curtis, Charles Randall, William Dorgan, James Cunningham, Harry Crowley, George Adams, John Chatham, Henrey Manning, Joseph Adams, Amos A. Taylor, Sumner Lincoln, Alfred Partridge, Andrew Norton, William Hickey, Jairns Hammond, Alfred Naughton, Amos Taylor

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Two Civil War kepi caps, marked "Bent & Bush Boston" on inside crown. One cap has black leather brim, the other is missing brim. Both caps are black wool with red velvet strip and gold braid. Two embossed gold buttons on either side of cap read: "Mass Volunteer Militia". Underside of buttons reads "Hobinson Makers"

(cap with brim temporarily on exhibit in room 1a, glass-topped display cabinet)

Specifies that the Commissioners, appointed under Order No.43, draft in their own counties a sufficient number of men to serve for nine months in military service to fill the quota left by those who volunteered in that town.

Civil War Records, left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a