Military Involvement


William B. Lapham of Bethel, ca. 1863

William B. Lapham of Bethel, ca. 1863
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Bethel Historical Society

William B. Lapham enlisted on September 18, 1862 as a commissary sergeant in the 23rd Maine and was later commissioned as a first lieutenant in the 7th Maine Light Artillery Battery.

He was promoted to captain in March 1865 and mustered out in October 1865.

A historian, he later wrote, "Every call for troops was promptly met, and Bethel soldiers took part in all the battles of the army of the Potomac and in the department of the Gulf."

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