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For the first time, Haynes’s unpublished writings circa 1776, Liberty Further Extended and his poem, The Battle of Lexington, are presented herein as very possibly having been composed in Granville, MA where precepts of ‘Liberty’ seemingly existed as…

Henry Soule Family Top Picture (L-R): Henry Soule; Frances Maria Soule; others unidentified. Date: Unknown Second Picture, Aug. 20, 1911 (L-R):Front Row Seated: Frances Maria Soule (1843 - 1929); Henry Willis Soule (1843 - 1926), Civil War Veteran,…

An article that appeared in the Springfield Union in 1965 recounting the return of Union soldiers at the end of the Civil War. Focuses on the 37th Massachusetts Infantry which included many Granville soldiers, as well as the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry…

Portrait of Calvin P. Dustin (1820-1885). He is buried in the West Granville cemetery.

Milo Holcomb Cooley was born in Granville in 1837 and served in the 27th Mass. Infantry, Co. F during the Civil War.

He was taken prisoner in 1864 and spent time in several prison camps including Andersonville. Although he survived the ordeal, he…

According to Granville legend, Granville's Dr. Fenn (first name subject to research) was the final owner of "Old Joe," the famous war-horse ridden by Colonel Burnham during the Civil War. Burnham named the horse after Brigadier "Fighting Joe" Joseph…