The worlds worst bounty jumper

Worcester Massachusetts Spy, Aug. 20, 1862

On Aug. 7, 1862 Stephen Williams of Worcester enlisted in the 21st Regiment. On signing he received $139.00 bounty and sent to Camp Cameron. He deserted the first night and went home. On Monday the 18th he attempted to wound his hand to get out of service & almost cut off three fingers. With proper care it was believed his fingers could be saved. At this point he was arrested & sent back to Camp Cameron. On Wednesday he deserted again. The very same night he was arrested again in Worcester. Officer Sawtelle found him hiding under his bed. The next day Sawtelle & his prisoner boarded a train for Boston with the promise he would cooperate if he was not handcuffed. When they reached West Needham he jumped off the train at 20 MPH. The train was stopped and Sawtelle recaptured his prisoner. On arrival in Boston Williams was delivered to Col. Day who put him in a cell to await orders.

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Description of Civil War Camps

This comes from "My Days and Nights on the Battlefield" by Charles Carleton Coffin, s Civil War era journalist.

"but there is activity everywhere. Drums are beating, men assembling, soldiers marching,and hastening on in regiments. They go into camp and sleep on the ground,  wrapped in their blankets. It is a new life. They have no napkins, no table-cloths at breakfast, dinner, or supper, no china plates or silver forks. Each soldier has his tin plate and cup, and makes a hearty meal of beef and bread. It is hard-baked bread They call it hard-tack, because it might be tacked upon the roof of a house instead of shingles. They also have Cincinnati chicken. At home they called it pork; fowls are scarce and pork is plenty in camp, so they make believe it is chicken!
There is drilling by squads, companies, battalions, and by regiments. Some stand guard around the camp...

Clarke S. Edwards, Maine 5th, 1861?

http://www.amazon.com/Founder-Travels-Aboard-Commanded-Gettysburg/dp/B00NZE5U6M

I found this link to a letter that sold on Amazon. It shows Edwards at "Camp Cameron No. Cambridge" with an unknown number of men.

The details in the letter do not fit with the history of the Regiment. I assume he was sent home to recruit replacements for the regiment and this is his bringing them to the front. The letter is undated but the seller assumed it was in 1861.

Pvt. Edward Houghton Mass. 28th Regiment.

North Cambridge Catholic Cem.

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Cambridge, MA Cemetery Civil War Monuments.

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Arthur Buckminster Fuller's Grave

Arthur Buckminster Fuller's Grave, Mt Auburn Cemetery.

Fuller was the Chaplain for the Massachusetts 16th Regiment and the younger brother of Margaret Fuller.

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16th Regiment CO "C" From Groton at Camp Cameron

Groton H. S.
Descriptive Book
CO “C”	16th Reg
Last	First	Rank	Age
Nutting	Henry S.	1st Sergt.	27
Stiles	Milan A.?	2nd Sergt.	26
Gould	Warren	3rd Sergt.	25
Cummings	Charles M.	4th Sergt.	22
Chandler	Marcus M.	5th Sergt.	22
Bond	Nathaniel	Corporal	19
Harris	John	“	19
Rand	Miron	“	22
Hersey	William S.	“	29
Davis	Granvil G	“	32
Parker	Gerome S.	“	38
Litchfield	William F.	“	22
Spaulding	Marcus M.	“	21
Wright	Morton G.	Private	18
Sherbourne	James G.	“	21
Lawrence	Eben N.		20
Bond	Phineas S.		25
Butterfield	Joseph A		19
Hunter	Joel A.		20
Dow	Thomas E.		21
Ingalls	Albert P.		19
McDonald	John		22
Gradam	Christopher		23
Smith	John		23
Wilson	Thomas E.		18
Willis	Andrew L.		21
O'Connell	William F.		18
Hutchinson	George		22
Nolan	Timothy		25
Hardy	Charles M.		22
Wheeler	William H.		20
Morley	John F.		22
Lynch	George		18
Armstrong	James	Private	19
Sibley	Alfonso		26
Buker	William H.		19
Bond	Charles A.		18
Graham	James A.		18
Estes	George C.		19
Young	James G.		21
Murray	Patrick		18
Falls	George S.		19
Killburn	Joseph A.		31
Callahan	Patrick		26
Clark	Joseph L		19
Sawtell	Albert A.		27
Adams	Rosewell G.		21
Bicknell	Nathan D.		24
Gardner	Charles H.		32
McNally	Patrick B.		20
Ames	Albert A.		21
Sheen	Patrick		21
Gardner	George B		19
Irish	Joseph		19
Richards	John F.		21
Evans	George S.		33
Bostwick	Julius G.		44
Brooks	Jonathan		23
Bowley	Joseph P.		23
Lawrence	Joel A.		29
O,Neil	Nicholas		19
Rand	Joseph A.		19
Wells	William T		21
Elderidge	Joseph W.		18
Litchfield	George M.		18
Serles	Charles P	Private	24
Fairbrother	Cyrus G.		26
Hartwell	Albert L.		20
Coughlin	Michael		21
Stevenson	G.		18
Blood	William		18
Tillitson	Eugene		19
Allen	Adoneriam E. ?		22
Newell	William		18
Lawrence	Alfred		25
Galligan	Frank		21
Brooks	Asa W.		41
Norcross	George E.		18
Robbins	Daniel W.		18
Lawrence	Winfield T		18
Claffey	John P.	Musician	18
Flint	James F.	Waggoneer	42
Bicknell	A.	Private	18
Mannining	Edward		27
Denton	Jefferson		18
Blood	John N.		21
Claffin	Harrison G	Teamster	40
Butcher	John	Private	30
Sweetser	Atkins		45
Walker	Samuel		21
McAuley	Matthew		39
Clark	Matthew		21
Campbell	Michael		35
Baker	John		21
Atherton	Walter M.		21
Cox	Michael		33
Houghton	Albert C.		18
Nourse	Oliver L.		20
King	Leander	Capt.	31
Hinds	William H. H.	1st Lieut.	40
Metcalf	William	2nd Lieut.	40
Barnes	George A.	Private	20
Graichen ?	Frank		27
Hoyt	Daniel N.		19
Read	John H.	Musician	43
Isaac	John	Private	24
Hoyt	Otis	Capt.	23

Otis Hoyt was actually in the Waltham company.

This is a list from the descriptive book of the company. It lists men at Camp Cameron and can be found at the Groton historical society.

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