Daniel was found in the “Report of the Committee Appointed to Revise the Soldiers’ Record.”
https://archive.org/stream/reportofcommitte00danver#page/8/mode/2up/search/clough
Daniel, mentioned on page 8/10 of the book noted above, is also in the JCGS database as follows. He is the 5x great-grandson of John Clough of Salisbury. His father was Daniel Prescott Clough and his mother was Lucy Bray Rust. He had five siblings; Albion Berry Clough, Orion W. Clough, Lucy A. Clough, Lucy Clough and William H. Clough.
From the “Reports” Introduction:
The task of compiling a complete and accurate account of the Soldiers of Danvers, is an impossible one, but careful and effective work has been attempted by your committee in the hope that their report will be received as a fair testimonial of their services, and as a lasting memorial to the brave men who have claimed Danvers as their home.
That two years should be needed to prepare a report such as this is, is not to be wondered at, when it is considered that nearly if not quite one thousand letters of varying character have been mailed, that but a very small percentage of the persons addressed have paid any attention to the questions of the committee, and, that in the records of the State and National Departments exist errors innumerable.
The records of the town have been carefully consulted for information leading to any suggestions of error on the records of the adjutant-general’s department”’. at the State House, and whenever such have been found, from any source, that department has willingly and promptly requested information from Washington, which has as promptly been supplied. By these means many errors and omissions have been corrected at both those offices. That mistakes should have occurred was unavoidable. It is strange that they were not found in greater number. That there are numerous instances in the report we make to you is probable. Cases will be found where men were credited to towns entirely without their knowledge, and so erroneous is the record of bounties that the committee have omitted that item entirely in the printed report, but the amounts can be examined by any proper person, in the original manuscript.
The greater part of the expense contracted by your committee is. of course, accounted for by this report, and we pride ourselves that it has been so slight, considering the variety, remoteness and miscellaneous character of the records consulted.
The committee has held twelve regular meetings at each of which except upon rare occasions, all of the members have been present. Several informal gatherings of the committee have been held, and throughout our existence as a committee the utmost harmony and combined effort has prevailed. The greater part of the labor of preparing the record has fallen upon the chairman, who from his profession and knowledge of the sources of information was selected to collect and arrange the material, which, however, has been carefully inspected in detail by the several members of the committee.
It was thought best. to add as an appendix some account of the soldiers of Danvers in other than our late war* (see below), and we have endeavored to present a record of our men in the Indian and French wars, the Revolution, the War of 1812, Mexican war. and some account of our early and present militia organizations.
A feature of this report is the preservation of the family records of our soldiers. Here we may have made some errors and crave your indulgence, but that in the generations to come, the same honor and veneration will be paid to the men of 1861 as is now paid to the heroes of 1775 is undoubted, and our descendants and successors will thank us for placing on record some account., however fragmentary, of the families and lives of the soldiers. It is earnestly hoped that every person having knowledge of any soldier born in or credited to Danvers will inspect this report, will note the various records, mid send to your committee, or to the town clerk, all corrections and omissions. however gross or slight, that, as nearly as possible, a correct record may in time be obtained by the town.
We cordially extend to all of the many persons who have contributed aid and information, our grateful acknowledgments; to the great interest exhibited by a few, is, indeed, due the accomplishment of our task.
Danvers has had in the past a great history mid has given birth to a race of warriors. She has had no occasion to be ashamed of her men ; an intensely military and patriotic spirit has always influenced her citizens, as the record will show. It behooves us to place upon record both in print, and on stone and brass, memorials to those of her citizens who have fought for and guarded the nation.
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN PUTNAM
WALTER S. LOVEJOY
JOHN W. PORTER
MALCOLM SILLARS
ANDREW NICHOLS.
*The number of enlistments in the Union Army was 660, of whom 552 were native born. The places of nativity of the men as far as can be ascertained are as follows: Danvers, 125, of whom born were of Irish parentage; other towns in Essex, 118, of whom one was of Irish parentage; other places in Massachusetts, 30, of whom three were of German parentage; New Hampshire, 43; Maine, 45; united States, 202, of whom eight were negroes, and thirty-five of Irish parentage (probably many in this division are Danvers born): Canada, 30, of whom twenty-seven came from the Maritime provinces: England, 15; Scotland, 13; Ireland, -17; Germany 9.
There were at least thirty-seven Danvers men in the naval service, and forty-nine additional records are appended, of men who have lived or died in Danvers. Thus the records of 790 separate individuals, who served in the Rebellion are printed.
We have gathered information relating to 130 French war soldiers in addition to the names given in the historical sketch; and some 300 Revolutionary soldiers in addition to an equal number of Lexington Alarm men. Mention will also be found of others who were probably in the service for longer or shorter periods.
Over 1800 names of soldiers or sailors born or resident at some period in Danvers are printed in this report.