Roswell Farnham [SEP] position held
Roswell Farnham
Roswell Farnham (July 23, 1827January 5, 1903) was an American politician of the Republican Party, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a lawyer, and the 38th Governor of Vermont.
Biography.
Farnham was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, son of Roswell and Nancy Bixby Farnham. His father was in business and moved to Haverhill [Essex County], Massachusetts, where he began manufacturing boots and shoes until 1839. The financial downturn ruined him.
Co. G
- Bradford Guards, Co. H
- Saxton's River Light Infantry of Rockingham, Co. I
- Rutland Light Guard, Co. K
Colonel Asa P. Blunt, previously of the 3rd and 6th Vermont regiments, was selected to command the regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham and Major Levi G. Kingsley had held commissions in the 1st Vermont Infantry, along with a total of 65 officers and men.
The regiment went into camp at Brattleboro on September 25, 1862, and was mustered into United States service