“May 16, 1826, the commander, Col. Winthrop (1821), made a detail for an artillery detachment, which met at the gun-house of the Boston artillery, on Boston Common, Thursday evening, May 18, for the organization and drill.  Major Lobdell (1821) was appointed to command.  The detail was as follows:… Mr. Horatio G. Ware (1811) Capt. Winslow Lew (1821), Mr. Daniel L. Ware (1811) Maj. T.J. Lobdell (1821)…”

Reference Data:

History of the Military Co. of Massachusetts, Vol. 3, by Oliver Ayer Roberts, 1898, page 259