Stamford's Civil War: At Home and in the Field
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Committee appointed to raise funds. Hon. James H. Hoyt, Isaac Quintard, Charles Brown, William Skiddy and Albert Seely members. A sum of $4500.00 pledged.

Provision made for the raising of a National Flag.

Company addressed by Rev. P.S. Evans of Baptist Church and Rev. Weed of the Methodist Church. This group of recruits became Company F, 3rd Connecticut Volunteers.

Resolved: By the inhabitants of the town of Stamford, in special town meeting, legally warned and assembled on this 4th day of May, 1861, that a tax of one and a half mills on the dollar, of the assessment list of this town last perfected, be and is hereby levied, to be forthwith collected and paid into the treasury of this town, to constitute a fund to defray the expenses in the foregoing preamble; also to provide pecuniary aid and relief to the families of such volunteers as have gone or may go in company or companies organized in this town, during the absence of such volunteers.

Stephen B. Provost, Andrew Perry, Jr., M. Hall, Josiah Smith, and William Todd form a committee to audit the bills of expense incurred and dispense aid to volunteer families. Each wife at $3 per week, each child under 15 at $1 per week, each widowed mother dependent on son for support at $3 per week.

Woman of Stamford begin to organize patriotic efforts and relief through their churches. Woman give a banner to lead Company F, 3rd CT Volunteers.

Creation of Stamford's Home Guards for those who could not go into the field.

Presidents of the Soldiers' Aid Society included: Mrs. Theodore Davenport, Mrs. Truman Smith, Mrs. Mary E. Miller and Mrs. H. B. Starr. Vice President: Mrs. E. Francis; Corresponding Secretary Miss C. Tomlinson; Secretaries: Miss Catherine Aiken and Miss A. Lowell. Treasurer: Miss Laura E Porter.

The Board of Management included: Mrs. Ann Ebbets, Mrs. M. F. Merritt, Mrs. G. A. Hoyt, Mrs. J. W. Hubbard, Mrs. James Warner, Mrs. J. H. Carrington, Mrs. R. E. Rice, Mrs. James Betts, Mrs. C. E. Warren, Mrs. J. L.Lockwood, Mrs. Mary E. Miller, Mrs. Woodford, Mrs. C. Weed, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. E. Webb, Mrs. William Hoyt, Mrs. Albert Seely, Mrs. H. Weed, Mrs. Dr. Hurlbutt, Mrs. H. M. Humphrey, Mrs. J. B. Knapp, Mrs. William G. Betts, Miss Sarah Hall, Miss Susan Daskam, Miss Mary Lockwood, Miss Imogene Macien and A. Crom.

Society sent supplies to David's Island and others in hospital. Mrs. Truman Smith organized regular visitations to the Island.

National Festival Committee includes: Hon. M. F. Merritt, William P. Jones, G. K. Riker, J. A. Candee, James H. Olmstead, Edwin Bishop, James W. Daskan, Andrew Perry and Samuel Lockwood. Hon. Charles Hawley appointed President; Hon. William T. Minor, Hon. Truman Smith Stephen B. Provost, Hon. James H. Hoyt, William Skiddy, Robert Swartwout, J. W. Hubbard, Joseph B. Hoyt, William R. Fosdick, J. W. Leeds, Charles Pitt and Theodore J. Daskam, Vice Presidents. Addresses were made by Hon. Charles Hawley, Rev. William C. Hoyt, Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, Rev. R. R. Booth and Rev. P. S. Evans.

A patriotic poem was read by Rev. Walter Mitchell and the Star Spangled Banner sung by Theodore Lockwood, Sands Seely and Isaac Wardwell.

"Books for subscription to the National Loan were opened Tuesday in this place by John W. Leeds, Esq., agent for the government, and in two days $34,000 were subscribed. This is in addition to subscription heretofore made by the Stamford Bank $65,000 and the Savings Bank for $45,000."

July '61 - February '62: $6476.18 had been collected and dispersed, much spent on materials for clothing.

Meeting called for following Thursday, July 24.

George Elder, Esq. presides; Vice Presidents: Charles Hawley, Truman Smith, A. N. Holly, George A. Hoyt, Stephen B. Provost, William T. Minor, Oliver Hoyt, William Sklddy, Welles R. Ritch, Isaac Quintard, Joseph B. Hoyt, Theodore Davenport, John Ferguson, Smith Weed, Charles Williams, H. K. Skelding, John B. Reed, Charles Pitt, J. B. Ferris, E. P. Whitney, Thomas Crane, Charles Hendrie, William R. Fosdick, Charles H. Starr, Morgan Morgans, James H. Hoyt, James B. Scofield, Oliver Scofield, Thomas Gardner, Seymour Hoyt, N. E. Adams, J. H. Carrington, J. W. Hubbard, J. D. Weeks, Alfred Hoyt, S. B. Thompson, T. S. Hall, J. B. Knapp, G. F. Nesbitt, Lyman Lockwood, John Hecker, and Charles H. Scofield. - Secretaries: D. H. Clark, F.R. Leeds, George E. Scofield, and F. M. Hawley.

Addresses made by Hon. William T. Minor, Rev. Walter Mitchell, Col. William H. Noble (of Bridgeport), Thomas G. Ritch, Esq, and James H. Olmstead, Esq. A total of $2,500 pledged, from $500 from Stamford Manufacturing Co. to $5. By the next week the pledged amount rose to $3,000.

"I send herewith a list of the volunteer company which will leave today for camp at Bridgeport. It is a list of which we may well be proud. The first name was entered on the 18th of last month, and the last on the 11th inst., making 109 names enrolled in twenty four days."

Brady was aided in raising the company by Lts. Charles A. Hobby and Marcus Waterbury.

At 1:00 PM a farewell ceremony was held in front of Seely's Hall. Prayers were offered by Rev. Walter Mitchell.

On this date a meeting was held with addresses given by Hon. James C. Loomis of Bridgeport, Cyrus Northrop, later Professor in Yale College, and Mr. Leeds.

Stamford Soldiers' Aid Society (already at work for a year providing clothing and other necessities for soldiers) collects donations for the 1500 Union Soldiers recently arrived to the hospital on David's Island, NY. Members go to the facility to minister to the sick and wounded.

2nd Lt. Philip Lever is presented with a sword given by his friends and also by a seven shooter given by Mr. Judd of the Phoenix Company.

PM: George Elder and Oliver Hoyt pledge to give $25 additional bounty to every man in the company.