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 2go HASKELL. HASKELL. He received a common and high school education in his native city, and then adopted the profession of journalism, en- tering the office of the " Gloucester Tele- graph " in 1859. On the 28th of September, 1861, he en- listed in company C, of the 23d Massachu- setts volunteers. While at Annapolis, Md., in December, he was ordered to special duty with the signal corps of the Burnside ex- pedition, then fitting out. His first engage- ments were at Roanoke Island, Newbern (where he was slightly wounded) and at Fort Macon. July 5 he was ordered to the army of the Potomac, then on the James River ; and immediately afterward to the army of Virginia, under General Pope, and participated in the engagements EDWARD H. HASKELL. at Cedar Mountain, Kelly's Ford, Rappa- hannock Station, Manassas Junction, Bull Run and Chantilly, and was at the side of (leneral Kearney when he fell in the last named battle. From September, 1862, to September, 1863, he was an instructor in the camp of instruction of the signal corps at Georgetown, D. C. While on duty there he took part in the short campaign of Generals Buford, Kilpatrick and Custer, against the rear of Lee's army in Maryland. He next saw service under General Burnside in the East Tennessee campaign of the winter of iS63-'64. Early in June, 1864, he was ordered to report with a de- tachment of the signal corps under his command to General Schofield, then with Sherman in Georgia, and participated in that exciting campaign. He narrowly es- caped capture at Altoona, and was almost continuously under fire at Kennesaw Moun- tain, Lost Mountain, Marietta, and in the investment of Atlanta, which closed his military service. Leaving Georgia in Sep- tember, he reported at Knoxville, and was mustered out of service October 4, 1864. On his return to Gloucester he resumed the profession of journalism, but after- wards became interested in the paper busi- ness, Boston, as manufacturer and dealer, in which pursuit he is now successfully engaged, with his residence at Newton. Colonel Haskell has been prominent for several years in public life. In 1878 he represented his native city in the House of Representatives, serving on committees on printing and on mercantile affairs. In 1880 he was appointed assistant adjutant-gen- eral on the staff of Governor Long, and served in that capacity for three years. In 1879 he was elected secretary of the Re- publican state central committee, and ren- dered efficient service in the memorable political campaigns of the three years fol- lowing. The perfection of the organiza- tion of the Republican party during these years was largely due to his able and in- telligent direction. In 1880 he was elected delegate to the national Republican con- vention, Chicago, and in 1884 was again selected for that position, and served as one of the secretaries of the convention. In 1882 Colonel Haskell was elected as an executive councilor to represent the 5th district, and was associated with Gen- eral Butler during his incumbency as gov- ernor of the State, serving on committees on pardons, prisons, harbors and public lands, and military affairs. In 1884 he was a member of Governor Robinson's council, and served on committees on par- dons, charitable institutions, railroads and Hoosac Tunnel, military affairs, and ac- counts. Colonel Haskell was married June 27, 1866, to Hattie J., daughter of William and Sarah (Higgins) Munsey. Of this union were four children : Edward A., William Asaph (deceased 187 1), Marion R. and Edith L. Haskell. HASKELL, Edwin Bradbury, was born in Livermore, Androscoggin county, Me., August 24, 1S37. His father was Moses Greenleaf Haskell, and his mother,