Wilson (Joseph) Burial Ground
Location: Quaker Meeting House Road near the Stop & Shop By Bill Daley There is a little-known gravesite of a black civil War soldier, Joseph Wilson, who is buried in Sandwich in a wooded area off of Quaker Meeting House Road near the Stop & Shop. In 2012, [...]
A Very Special Memorial Day
William Eaton and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Memorial Day , 1911 By William F. Daley (Click for larger view.) Over 100 years ago, the town of Sandwich celebrated a very special Memorial Day. On May 30, 1911 William Eaton, a wealthy business man from Brockton, donated a [...]
New Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque Now in Town Hall
Bill Daley inspecting the new Civil War plaque. The Historical Commission extends its highest praise and appreciation to Bill for spearheading this important project. The Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque has been delivered and it now hangs on the wall of the first staircase case landing at Town [...]
Sandwich & The Civil War
By William F. Daley The Sandwich Guards – 29th Regiment, Company D On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began with the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shelling rapidly escalated into a series of actions including President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops to put [...]
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