Statistics Of The Expense To Hampton and Citizens
For Bounties and Other Public Costs,
For the Civil War
[Furnished by Jacob T. Brown, Chairman of Selectmen, in 1865]
| In 1862 | The town of Hampton furnished 16 citizen volunteers for army and navy, for three years, giving to each a bounty of $250, amounting to | $ 4,000.00 |
| Also, 19 men for nine months, at $200, | $ 3,800.00 | |
| In 1863 | Under call of July, 12 citizens were drafted, and each received a town bounty of $300, | $ 3,600.00 |
| In 1863 | Under call of Oct. 16th, 16 volunteers were procured by J. F. Williams, recruiting agent, at bounties, varying from $525, to $590, amounting in the aggregate, to | $ 9,310.82 |
| In 1864 | Under call of March, 6 reenlisted soldiers each received a bounty of $250, | $ 1,500.00 |
| Under same call, 4 citizens were drafted, and each received a bounty of $300, | $ 1,200.00 | |
| In 1864 | Under call of July, 4 enrolled citizens furnished substitutes, each receiving a bounty of $300, | $ 1,200.00 |
| Under same, 3 volunteers each received a bounty of $300, | $ 900.00 | |
| Under same call, 17 citizens each received a bounty of $600, | $10,200.00 | |
| In 1864 | Under call of Dec. 16, enrolled men each put in a substitute, and received a bounty of $300 | $ 4,800.00 |
| Total town bounties paid to 113 men, | $40,510.82 | |
| The town agent was paid for military purposes, in 1863, | $ 30.00 | |
| The town agent was paid for military purposes, in 1864 | $ 242.02 | |
| The selectmen were paid for services occasioned by the Rebellion, in 1863, | $ 57.00 | |
| The selectmen were paid for services occasioned by the Rebellion, in 1864, | $ 255.00 | |
| Total cost to town, | $41,094.84 | |
| The town also advanced, for the United States bounties, due from the United States Government, $3740. | ||
| The 12 drafted men, under the call of July, 1863, each put in a substitute, at an individual cost, varying from $100 to $110, amounting in the aggregate, to | $ 1,250.00 | |
| Three of the drafted men, under the call of March, 1864, put in substitutes at a cost of $300 each, | $ 900.00 | |
| The four men, under the call of July, 1864, who put in substitutes, were at an individual cost, in the aggregate, of | $ 865.00 | |
| The 16 men, under the call of Dec., 1864, who put in substitutes, were at an individual cost, varying from $100 to $110, amounting to | $ 1,878.00 | |
| Total cost to individuals, | $ 4,893.00 |
The four enrolled citizens, who, not being drafted, furnished substitutes, under the call of July, 1864, were:
| Jacob T. Brown John A. James |
Jacob T. Wallace James P. Williams |
The sixteen enrolled citizens, who, not being drafted, furnished substitutes under the call of December, 1864, were:
| David A. Bean Albert D. Brown Harvey Brown Horace Brown John Brown, Jr. Aiken S. Coffin John H. Fogg Edwin J. Hobbs |
Horace Hobbs Washington H. Hobbs John P. Hoyt Morrill M. Lamprey Samuel J. Philbrick Thomas Philbrook Christopher G. Toppan Samuel A. Towle |