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Fifty First Week, Saturday's "Medfield Historical Minute"
Thank you to Richard DeSorgher for sharing an abundance of Medfield Historical Minutes with all of us!
A Medfield Historical Minute...
Although the Coronavirus is still part of our daily lives, there is hope on the horizon that we will not be isolated too much longer as vaccinations are now taking place. Medfield Historical
Minutes were Richard's way of"giving you a little break during this time of boredom during
isolation" by sharing his knowledge of Medfield history.
These daily postings have been a huge hit with Patch readers, however as we approach 364 pieces of historical information shared, these "little somethings" as Richard called them will come to an end after Week 52. A huge thank you to Richard DeSorgher for his time and
dedication to sharing the history of Medfield with our community for one full year.
This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
"On the evening of April 19, 1861 news was received of the attack on the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore, as it was making its way to Washington, D.C. on the call for volunteers by President Lincoln. A flag staff was planted and a flag was raised that evening. The next morning, Alan Alonzo Kingsbury, the first volunteer from Medfield, started for the city and enlisted in a Chelsea company. During the year 17 others enlisted from Medfield. By the end of the Civil War 84 left Medfield for the war with 14 paying the ultimate sacrifice."