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Henry Wilson was
born February 16, 1812 in Farmingham, New Hampshire. He moved to
Natick, Massachusetts in 1833. In 1840 he was a members of the
Legislature and was generally known as "The Natick Cobbler," in
reference to his humble occupation. He was in the State Senate
in 1844, 1845 and 1850, a candidate for Governor in 1853 and
chosen to the United States Senate in 1855. He was continuously
in the Senate until 1872 when he was elected Vice-President of
the United States. He died in office on November 22, 1875. He
was the first colonel of the 22nd Massachusetts, serving from
September 2 to October 29, 1861.
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Jesse Gove was born December 5, 1824 at Ware, New
Hampshire. He was educated at the Military Academy at Norwich,
Vermont. In 1847 he was appointed 2nd lieutenant in the 9th
United States Infantry, served in the Mexican War, and was
promoted to 1st lieutenant. At the close of the war, he took up
the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. From 1850
to 1855 he was Deputy Secretary of State for New Hampshire. In
1855, he was commissioned captain of Company I, Tenth United
States Infantry, and was on frontier duty until the outbreak of
the Rebellion. He was then ordered to Washington and succeeded
Colonel Wilson in command of the 22nd. He was killed in action
at Gaines Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862.
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Charles E. Griswold was the first
lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-second, and on the death of
Col. Gove, was promoted to the command of the regiment. During
the greater part of his connection with the Twenty-second he was
in poor health, and he resigned Oct. 16, 1862. When the
Fifty-sixth Regiment was raised, he was commissioned its
colonel, July 14, 1863, and was killed in action May 6, 1864, at
the age of twenty-nine.
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William S. Tilton was born in Newburyport,
Massachusetts on February 1, 1828. He was commissioned 1st
lieutenant and adjutant, September 12, 1861 and rose through the
ranks until he was appointed Colonel of the 22nd in September
1862. He would eventually receive the brevet rank of brigadier
general. He was shot through the right shoulder at the Battle of
Gaines Mill and was taken prisoner. He was paroled in July 1862
and returned to the 22nd in September to take command in place
of Col. Griswold.
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 Colonel Mason W. Burt was born in
Taunton, May 19, 1839. He was first sergeant of Company G, 4th
MVI, in the three months campaign, and was in action at Big
Bethel. He joined the Twenty-second as captain of Company C,
which was color company. He was promoted major, Oct. 2, 1862;
brevet colonel, Oct. 4, 1864. He commanded the regiment during a
large portion of its latter term of service. Colonel of Third
Regiment, MVI, 1866 - 1868. He now [ 1887] resides at
Steubenville, O.
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