. Storia della città di Hingham, Massachusetts . husetts wasstated una parte del suo tempo a Newport News, e una parte atHampton, da cui l'ultimo posto è tornato alla Fortezza Monroeon la scadenza del suo mandato di arruolamento. Raggiunse Bostonil 19 luglio, ed entrò nel campo di Long Island. Il 23d theLincoln Light Infantry, avendo con il resto del reggimento arrangiato fuori servizio, procedette a Hingham, dove fu givena formale accoglienza pubblica. Una processione che consiste in un distacco del secondo Battaglione di fanteria, una compagnia di HomeGuards, il dipartimento dei vigili del fuoco, una cavalcata

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. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . achusetts wasstationed a portion of its time at Newport News, and a portion atHampton, from which last place it returned to Fortress Monroeon the expiration of its term of enlistment. It reached BostonJuly 19, and went into camp at Long Island. On the 23d theLincoln Light Infantry, having with the rest of the regiment beenmustered out of service, proceeded to Hingham, where it was givena formal public reception. A procession consisting of a detach-ment of the Second Battalion of Infantry, a company of HomeGuards, the fire department, a cavalcade, and a large number ofcitizens, was formed upon the wharf. Subsequently Cobbs LightBattery headed the escort. In front of Lincolns Building aservice of thanksgiving was held, and addresses were made.At the close of the exercises the procession proceeded to theTown Hall amid the ringing of the church bells and the firing ofcannon ; here a collation was served, and the men returned to thehomes which they had left so suddenly three month? before.. Military History. 343 The subsequent history of this company was uneventful; itmay as well be briefly related here. Feb. 17, 1862, Joshua Morsewas elected captain, vice Luther Stephenson, Jr., honorably dis-charged. May 26, 1862, the company, then numbering forty-twomen, was ordered to report to Boston for active service, but wassent back to Hingham on the 28th. June 23, Captain Morsehaving resigned, Peter N. Sprague was elected captain. Sep-tember 29 of the same year, the company was disbanded. May 3, 1861, President Lincoln issued his first call for volun-teers to serve three years. Elijah B. Gill, then a resident ofBoston, but a native of Hingham, enlisted in Company I of theFirstMass. Volunteers, and was made lieutenant of the company.Lieutenant Gill was mortally wounded July 21, and buried atCentreville, Va. He was the first Hingham man killed in thewar. The following also enlisted in 1861 : — First Regiment. John William Gardne

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