History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

114 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1745.
tion." Enlistments were speedily effected, and tlie army
was gathered and embarked in less than two months. Sev-
eral companies were raised in Hampshire County, two sailing
with the first fleet, and another going later when reinforcements
were forwarded. In February, Seth Pomeroy
of Northampton (then Major), as Col. Stoddard says, was
" beating up for men in the upper part of the county," and
in a short time he had enlisted a company of fifty men,
though Stoddard says that he was "provoked (when we
mustered) to see how few appeared after so much pretension
to List." In this company were fifteen men from
Northampton, nine from Hatfield, six from Deerfield, three
from Hadley, two from Northfield, and twelve whose resi-
dence cannot now be determined. To make up the number
named above, three names are wanting ;
undoubtedly
they failed to pass muster.
Hampshire County The 4"' Massachusetts Regiment, to which
Officers. the Hampshire Company enlisted in this
section was attached, was commanded by
Col. Samuel Willard ; Seth Pomeroy held the office of
Major as well as that of Captain of the 3'^ company ;
Thomas Chandler was Lieut. -Colonel and Captain of the
2*^ company. Gen. Joseph Dwight of Brookfield was ap-
pointed Brigadier-General and had command of the 9'^'^
Regiment. He was Colonel of a train of artillery, of which
Joseph Hawley^ of Northampton was Chaplain.^ Another
company enlisted from the frontier garrisons by Capt. William
Williams, which was sent to reinforce the army, but
did not arrive till the city had surrendered, contained the
names of a number of Northampton men on its muster-
roll.
An Anti-Catholic Relieved by the people to be mainly anticrusade.
Catliolic in its design, the expedition was
regarded as under the especial protection of
Providence. Hence in every hamlet and town prayers
were constantly offered in its behalf. Northampton was
not behindhand in this pious fervor, nor were her soldiers
1 Perry's Williamstown, p. 94.
2 Mr. Hawley's commission as Chaplain is dated March 23, 1744.