History of Hadley, (Hampshire County) Massachusetts United States of America

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Parsons Cooke, clergyman, was born in Hadley, Mass., Feb. 18, 1800. He was graduated at Williams college in 1822 and studied theology there under President Griffin, 1822-26. He was ordained June 28, 1826, pastor of a new church at Ware, Mass., where he remained until early in 1836, when he removed to Portsmouth, N. H. He returned to Massachusetts in the fall and was pastor of the Congregational church at Lynn, 1836-64. He edited the New England Puritan, afterward united with the Recorder, until his death. He was married to Hannah Starkweather of Williamstown, Mass. He received the degree of D.D. from Lafayette in 1848, and from Williams in 1849. His published works include: The Divine Law of Beneficence; Modern Universalism Exposed (1834); The Marriage Question (1842); A History of German Anabaptism (1846); A Century of Puritanism and a Century of the Opposites (1855); Recollections of the Rev. E. D. Griffin (1855).; and Second Part of Cooke's Centuries (1855). He died in Lynn, Mass., Feb. 12, 1864.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Frederic Dan Huntington, first bishop of Central New York and 93d in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Hadley, Mass., May 28, 1819; the youngest of seven sons of the Rev. Dan and Elizabeth Whiting (Phelps) Huntington; grandson of William and Bethia (Throop) Huntington and of Charles and Elizabeth (Porter) Phelps, and a descendant of Simon Huntington, who was born in England in 1629, settled with his mother in Massachusetts Bay colony in 1633, and was one of the founders of the town of Norwich, Conn., 1660. His father (born Oct. 11, 1774) was a graduate of Yale, A.B., 1794, A.M., 1797, and Williams, A.M., 1798; tutor at Yale, 1796-98; Congregational minister, subsequently Unitarian; published "Personal Memoirs" (1857), and died in 1864. Frederic Dan was graduated at Amherst as valedictorian in 1839, and received his A.M. degree in 1849. He was graduated at Harvard Divinity school in 1842; was pastor of the South Congregational (Unitarian) church, Boston, Mass., 1842-55, and the first preacher to the university and Plummer professor of Christian morals, Harvard, on the Plummer foundations, 1855-60. He was chaplain and preacher to the Massachusetts legislature one year. In 1860 he retired from the university, and in March of that year was confirmed in the Episcopal church, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in Boston in September, 1860, and priest in March, 1861. He was called as rector of Emmanuel parish, Boston, on its organization in 1861, and was rector there until consecrated bishop of Central New York, April 8, 1869, by Bishops Smith, Eastburn, Potter, Clark, Coxe, Neely, Morris, Littlejohn and Deane, after having declined the bishopric of Maine in 1866. He organized the Church Monthly with the aid of Dr. George M. Randall in 1861, and was president of St. Andrew's Divinity school, Syracuse, N.Y., from 1877. Amherst conferred upon him the honorary degrees of D.D. in 1855 and LL.D. in 1887, and Columbia gave him that of S.T.D. in 1887. He was married in 1843 to Hannah Dane, daughter of Epes Sargent, and sister of Epes Sargent the poet. Their son, James O. S. Huntington, founded the "Order of the Holy Cross" in New York city, 1881, and became known as "Father Huntington." He was rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, New York, and was a' missioner and conductor of retreats in various parts of the country. The headquarters of the order was removed to Westminster, Md., in 1892. Another son, the Rev. George P. Huntington, D.D., was rector of St. Paul's church, Malden, Mass., and St. Thomas' church, Hanover, N.H., and professor of Hebrew in Dartmouth college, also joint author of "The Treasury of the Psalter." Bishop Huntington was the first president of the Church Association for the Advancement of the Interest of Labor. He is the author of: Sermons for the People (1836; 9th ed., 1869); Christian Living and Believing (1860); Lectures on Human Society as Illustrating the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God (1860); Elim, or Hymns of Holy Refreshment (1865); Lessons for the Instruction of Children in the Divine Life (1868); Helps to a Holy Lent (1872); Steps to a Living Faith (1873); Introduction to Memorials of a Quiet Life (1873); The Pastoral Letter of the House of Bishops at the General Convention of 1883 (1883); Forty Days with the Master (1891) and of occasioned contributions to church periodicals on timely topics affecting the interests of the working-class.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Charles Dwight Marsh, biologist, was born in Hadley, Mass., Dec. 20, 1855; son of J. Dwight and Sarah L. (Ingram) Harsh and grandson of Jonathan and Harriet (Warner) Marsh. His first ancestor in America, John Marsh, immigrated to Hartford, Conn., in 1636, and removed to Hadley, Mass., in 1660. Charles prepared for college in Hopkins academy, Hadley, and was graduated from Amherst, A.B., 1877, A.M., 1880. He taught in high schools and academies in Massachusetts, 1877-83; was professor of chemistry and biology in Ripon college, Wis., 1883-89, was made professor of biology in 1889, and became dean of the faculty in 1900. He was a member of the county board, 1896-98; and secretary of the board of commissioners of the geological and natural history survey of Wisconsin in 1897. He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1893, and president of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in 1897. He was married, Dec. 27, 1883, to Florence Lee, daughter of Charles and Emily B. (Johnson) Wilder. He is the author of: papers on fresh-water capepoda, and numerous other biological essays.ge Perkins

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Joseph Hooker, soldier, was born in Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814; son of Joseph and (Seymour) Hooker. He was taken by his father from Hadley to Watertown, N.Y., was graduated at the U.S. Military academy in 1837, number twenty-nine in a class of forty-nine, and was commissioned 2d lieutenant in the first artillery. His first service was as subaltern in the Seminole war in Florida. He was then stationed with his regiment in Maine pending the settlement of the disputed boundary question. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, Nov. 3, 1838; adjutant of the U.S. Military academy, July 1, 1841; and adjutant of the 1st U.S. artillery, which latter position he held till May 11, 1846, when he was assigned to the army of occupation in Mexico. He was attached to the staff of Gen. Persifor F. Smith and was afterward transferred to the staff of General Hamar. In 1847 he was aide-de-camp to General Butler and in 1847-48 served as assistant adjutant-general to General Fellow and distinguished himself in the operations of General Taylor in the siege, assault and conquest of Monterey, which gained for him the brevet of captain. His subsequent action in the march from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico, including the National Bridge incident, won for him the brevet of major, while for Chapultepec he was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, thus gaining three brevets during the war with Mexico. He was also mentioned in the despatches announcing the victories at Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Roy and the capture of Mexico city. He was promoted captain, Oct. 29, 1848, but vacated the position to hold the office of assistant adjutant-general to the sixth military department of the division of the Pacific, which he held, 1849-51. He was on leave of absence, 1851-53. He resigned from the army, Feb. 21, 1853, and engaged in farming in Sonora county, Cal., and in superintending military roads in Oregon, 1858-59. He was colonel of California militia, 1859-61, and when the civil war broke out he hastened to Washington to offer his services to the government. He received little encouragement from General Scott and was about to leave the city when he called upon President Lincoln, to whom he spoke of his want of success in obtaining a place in the army in which he had held the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Speaking to the President of his having witnessed the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, he remarked: "It is neither vanity nor boasting in me to declare that I am a better general than you, sir, had on that field." Mr. Lincoln says: "I was impressed with him, and rising out of my chair I walked up to him and putting my hand on his shoulder, said: 'Colonel, not Lieutenant-Colonel Hooker, stay, I have use for you and a regiment for you to command.'" Hooker found the regiment to be a brigade of New England troops at Camp Union, Bladensburg, Md., where his discipline soon converted raw recruits into trained soldiers. His commission as brigadier-general was antedated to May 17, 1861. In the fall of 1861 he commanded the approaches to Washington and his brigade was enlarged to a division and he was stationed at Indian Head, Md., opposite Dumfries, Va., until ordered to the peninsula, April, 1862. He led the second division, third corps, in the siege of Yorktown, where Gen. Philip Kearny commanded the first division. After a battle in which the divisions became somewhat intermingled, to distinguish his men thereby, Kearny ordered them to wear diamond-shaped badges cut from red flannel cloth, while Hooker used a similar badge cut from white flannel. In this was originated the corps badges afterward so generally used. Hooker's division, with that of W. F. Smith of the 4th corps, opened the battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, in front of Fort Magruder, and held back repeated onslaughts of the combined Confederate force until reinforced by Kearny and Hancock. The loss in his division was heavy, being 1575 out of an entire Federal loss of 2228 men, the balance being sustained chiefly by Kearny's division. Hooker's report of this battle says: "History will not be believed when it is told that the noble officers and men of my division were permitted to carry on this unequal struggle from morning until night unaided, in the presence of more than thirty thousand of their comrades with arms in their hands; nevertheless it is true." His commission as major-general of U.S. volunteers dates from May 5, 1862. His division regained the ground lost by the advance Federal line, and on May 25, reached Oak Grove, about four miles from Richmond, and the nearest point reached by McClellan's army. He took part in the battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, May 31 and June 1, 1869, and as McClellan's army fell back on Harrison's Landing participated in the engagements at Malvern Hill, and Frayser's Farm or Charles City Cross-roads, and then withdrew from the peninsula and reached Alexandria, Aug. 26, 1862. He was ordered to report to Gen. John Pope, commanding the Army of Virginia, and his prompt arrival and successful engagement at Bristoe Station, August 27, where he resisted the attack of Ewell's division, restored communication with the National capital. He fought in the second battle of Manassas, August 29, and at Chantilly, September 1, turning Lee's victorious army from the direction of Washington to the Upper Potomac. In reorganizing the army after the disastrous campaign of Pope he was assigned to the command of the first corps, and at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862, his timely arrival secured a victory for the U.S. troops. At Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, he led the right wing in the flauk movement against "Stonewall" Jackson's old division at the Dunker church, Sharpsburg, which was the feature of that battle. He was severely wounded in the foot during the engagement, and while his corps was pursuing the fleeing Confederates, he was carried from the field. On Nov. 5, 1862, McClellan was removed from the command of the Army of the Potomac and General Burnside assumed command, Nov. 9, 1862. General Hooker was assigned to the command of the center grand division, his command including the 3d corps under Stoneman and the 25th corps under Butterfield, and after the army was encamped about Warrenton, Va., he took possession of Falmouth on the Rappahannock river preparatory to an attack on Fredericksburg. In the disastrous battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, Butterfield's corps covered the withdrawal of the Union army in the face of the guns of the victorious Confederates. On Jan. 23, 1863, General Burnside prepared an order, dishonorably dismissing General Hooker from the service and at the same time dishonorably dismissing three other general officers, and relieving five others from duty. He submitted these orders known as No. 8 to the President, and asked that they be approved or his own resignation accepted. The President relieved General Burnside of the command, Jan. 26, 1863, and placed the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Hooker, accompanying the order with a letter of advice, which that officer received with due consideration and at once acted on. He set about to reorganize the army and to overcome the spirit of insubordination among the officers, and that of disregard to discipline apparent everywhere among the men; and abolished grand divisions, making each corps commander personally responsible to the commanding general. He also consolidated the scattered cavalry regiments into a corps composed of three divisions, all under command of Gen. George Stoneman. He completed and instituted a system of carps, division and brigade badges, and in the spring of 1863, had an ary that was beyond question the best that had ever been marshalled under an American soidier. He forced the enemy to attack him at Chancellorsville, which was done with unexpected vigor, and Jackson's flank movement. May 1, 1868, turned Hooker's right, throwing it in confusion on the center, General Hooker, while directing the battle from the portico of the Chancellor house, was leaning against a pillar, which was struck by a cannon ball and he was so stunned as to be for a considerable time senseless. He did not recover his judgment sufficiently to transfer his command, the while General Meade commanding the corps was awaiting the arrival of Gen. Darius M. Couch, his ranking officer and commander of the 2d corps, then in a distant part of the field, the army was virtually without a commander. The Confederates took full advantage of the situation to strengthen their position and push the retreating columns of the Union army, which, nevertheless, held their position for two days. Upon the arrival of General Couch to assume command. He withdrew the Federal forces to the north bank of the river and the two armies marched in parallel lines northward. Hooker, who had recovered and resumed command, provided for the safety of Washington and Baltimore while Lee directed his march toward Chambersburg, Pa. General Hooker prepared to evacuate Harper's Ferry, in order to render available the force of General French, who had 11,000 men at that place. When this was refused by General Halleck, General Hooker asked to be relieved if he could not command his own army in the face of the enemy, and the President accepted the alternative, and placed Gen. George G. Meade in command, June 27, 1863. In a few days Harper's Ferry was evacuated and shortly afterward the army under General Meade fought and won the battle of Gettysburg. Congress recognized General Hooker's services in a resolution thanking him for "the skill, energy, and endurance, which first covered Washington and Baltimore from .the meditated blow of the advancing and powerful army of rebels led by General Robert E. Lee." He retired to Baltimore, Md., and on Sept. 24, 1863, was assigned to the command of the 11th and 12th army corps, subsequently consolidated as the 20th corps, which troops he transported by railroad to relieve General Rosecrans at Chattanooga. He met and defeated the enemy at Wauhatchie, where their best troops made a night attack hoping to turn the Federal reinforcements back at the last defile by which Rosecrans' army of the Cumberland could be reached. He marched into Lookout valley, Oct. 27-28, and thus reopened a line of communication with the provision steamers on the river. On November 24, he was directed to make a demonstration with Geary's (division against the fortified heights on Lookout mountain, while the main army, [p.330] including the remainder of his corps, operated against the Confederates at Missionary Ridge. This demonstration General Thomas turned into a victory. With his little army reinforced by Osterhaus's and Cruft's divisions, Hooker scaled the heights and fought "the battle above the clouds," after which Sherman and Thomas drove Bragg's army back in confusion from Missionary Ridge. General Hooker then joined Sherman's army in the pursuit of the Confederates into Georgia and fought the stubborn battle of Ringgold on Nov. 27, 1863. When the expedition against Atlanta was planned, General Hooker was retained as commander of the 20th corps, and he fought at Snake Creek Gap, May 8, 1864, Rocky-face Mountain, May 9, 1864, Resaca, May 13, 1864, Dallas, May 27-28, and Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864. At Snake Creek Gap the 20th corps, under the personal direction of General Hooker, carried by storm the two Confederate redoubts. Howard was appointed to succeed McPherson as commander of the Army of the Tennessee, by order of General Sherman and against the wishes of President Lincoln, who telegraphed Sherman to appoint General Hooker. Thereupon Hooker, at his own request, was relieved of the command of the 20th corps, and President Lincoln made him commander of the Northern department with headquarters at Detroit. General Hooker was married, Oct. 3, 1865, to Olivia Augustus Groesbeck, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was known in the army as "Fighting Joe." He died at Garden City, Long Island. N.Y., and his remains found sepulture at Cincinnati, Ohio, after an imposing funeral in New York city. The date of his death is Nov. 2, 1879.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor