Peter Nichols Sprague (1826)

Born 16 Dec 1826 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Lincoln (Corthell) Sprague — married 8 Mar 1849 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Peter was born in 1826. He was the son of Peter and Martha (Nichols) Sprague.^[1]

He married Sarah L. Corthell.^[1]

He lived on the paternal homestead on Pond Street in Hingham.^[1]

Postmaster at Hingham Centre.^[1]

Peter was a sergeant in the war between the states. ^[2]First served in Lincoln Light Infantry. 2d Lieut. Co. A, 55th Regt. Aug. 20, 1864. 1st Lieut. May 15, 1865.^[3]

"The Fourth Massachusetts was stationed a portion of its time at Newport News, and a portion at Hampton, from which last place it returned to Fortress Monroe on the expiration of its term of enlistment. It reached Boston July 19, and went into camp at Long Island. On the 23d the Lincoln Light Infantry, having with the rest of the regiment been mustered out of service, proceeded to Hingham, where it was given a formal public reception. A procession consisting of a detachment of the Second Battalion of Infantry, a company of " Home Guards," the fire department, a cavalcade, and a large number of citizens, was formed upon the wharf. Subsequently Cobb's Light Battery headed the escort. In front of Lincoln's Building a service of thanksgiving was held, and addresses were made. At the close of the exercises the procession proceeded to the Town Hall amid the ringing of the church bells and the firing of cannon ; here a collation was served, and the men returned to the homes which they had left so suddenly three months before.^[4]

The subsequent history of this company was uneventful; it may as well be briefly related here. Feb. 17, 1862, Joshua Morse was elected captain, vice Luther Stephenson, Jr., honorably discharged. May 26, 1862, the company, then numbering forty-two men, was ordered to report to Boston for active service, but was sent back to Hingham on the 28th. June 23, Captain Morse having resigned, Peter N. Sprague was elected captain. September 29 of the same year, the company was disbanded.^[5]

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol III, p.183
2. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol I, p.341
3. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol I, p.358
4. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol I, p.342
5. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol I, p.343

Bibliography

• History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893)