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The Walpole Historical Society has announced the release of their newest publication, “Civil War Soldiers - Walpole, Massachusetts” by Susan Anderson and Charles Hardy.
This 503-page book serves as the first comprehensive resource of all the men with ties to Walpole who fought in the U.S. Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. The book, which took more than five years to write in collaboration with many contributors and editors, features biographies of more than 300 local soldiers and many maps, photographs, regimental histories, and battle histories.
Many of the men from Walpole fought in important battles, including Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and others. Some men died in battle, others in captivity or from war-related illnesses; many survived the war. Their names - Allens, Boydens, Fales, and Hartshorns, just to name a few - remain well known in Walpole today. The soldiers from Walpole, and later veterans residing in Walpole, were all defenders of the Union, except one, a Confederate soldier who traveled north to become a lifelong resident of Walpole. Many of these men led unique and interesting lives and have interesting anecdotes from their lives woven into the book.
The 35-page index includes soldiers’ names, and more than 110 entries of other Massachusetts towns connected to Walpole, 17 other states and Canada.
The book is now available in time for the holidays.
Soft-covers are available for $50, and a limited selection of hardcovers are available for $60. Books can be picked up at the Walpole Historical Society’s headquarters, the Deacon Willard Lewis House, at 33 West Street. The Society will be open on December 16 and 23 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., and December 11, 14, and 18, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for holiday purchases. The authors will be available to sign copies on December 16.
The Deacon Willard Lewis House has been decorated for the season. All are encouraged to stop in for a visit.
