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��THE GRANITE MONTHLY.

��which appeared in the Atlantic, a icw translations from the French, and many magazine and newspaper arti- cles. Shortly after her father's death, she wrote an interesting portraiture of his life for her private diary, a copy of which she kindly loaned to the writer, and which he has freely used in this paper.

Mrs. Sherwood has had six sons : I. James Wilson, born Sept. 9, 1S52. He was a bright, intelligent lad, and was already an interesting companion of his fond parents, when he died quite suddenly April 2S, 1865, in his thirteenth year. 2. Samuel, born Dec. 8, 1853, a graduate of Harvard Uni- versity. 3. Arthur Murray, born Aug. 20, 1S56. 4. John Philip, born Sept. 15, 1858. 5 and 6. Edgar and Fred. Randolph, twins, born Dec. 28, 1864; Edgar died Feb. 18, 1865, and his mate Feb. 23, 1865, The third and fourth sons were born in Keene, the others in New York.

The second daughter, Annie Farns- worth, is the wife of Francis Skinner Fiske, Esq., whom she married Dec. 14, 1858, and resides in Brookline, Mass. Mr. Fiske was Lieut. Colonel of the Second New Hampshire Regi- ment in the beginning of the war. In the battle of Bull Run, after Col. Marston was wounded, he took charge of the regiment. Col. (afterwards Gen.) Burnside, in his official report of the action, says : " Lieut. Col. Fiske ably directed the advance of the regiment." In another report, the

��same officer says : '• The regiment un- der charge of Lieut. Col. Fiske con- ducted itself most gallantly. Botlx officers and men deserve great praise." A dangerous illness which nearly cost Col. Fiske his life, obliged him to^ leave the seat of war shortly after, and the country was deprived of the serv- ices of au able and gallant officer.

The children of Mrs. Fiske are ::

1. Mary Wilson, born Nov. 15, 1859.

2. Edith Annie, born Nov. 25, i860,.

3. Reddington, born July 11, 1863.

4. Robert Francis, born Dec. 19, 1864,. now a student in Harvard University.

5. Elizabeth Lawrence, born Nov. 2,. 1869. The first two were born in Keene, the others in Boston.

The third daughter, Charlotte Jean^ married Frank Lothrop Taintor, Oct^ 5, 1864, and now resides in Keene.

Mrs. Taintor has three children :

1. Giles Frank, born Jan. 22, 1866.

2. Eleanor, born Sept. 15, 186S. 3. Charles, born Oct. 23, 1871. All were born in New Rochelle, N. Y.. The writer is under obligations to both Mrs. Fiske and Mrs. Taintor for many courtesies in the preparation of this, memoir.

The only surviving son of the Gen- eral, James Henry Wilson, was a grad- uate of Harvard, in the class of i860.. He was a popular man in his class^ and was one of the class-day mar- shals. He learned easily and pre- pared for college in less than the usual, time. He is now in a manufactur- ing business, and resides in Keene.

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