Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
Bethel Items.

greatest enthusihsm, ON iu'~u"y w '"e'
week. During tho day. elections Of officers
wers held IN the thrco different military
companies 10 town. under the direction OF
Major Frye. Of I.-~h,on The soldiers hav'
ing been briefly addressed BY Gen. Howard
from the piaIra Of the Bethel House. The
officers Of the Wet Bethel company arc
Elbridge Wheeler. Captain; Milton Grover.
LIST Lieut.; Z. l.. Richardson, 81 do: T..
Bean. I'd do: I. Il. Hammond. Ith do. In
the central company, Moses Foster. Capt;
=. p. Gibson. LIST Lieut.; s. ID. Twitehell.
"a do: A. S. Twitehell, 30 do; A. $.
Chapman. Ith do. East Bethel Company.
John ID. Hastings. Capt: I. q. Kimball.
it Lieut.; NJ Kimball, lido; G. Walker.
81 do; Sewell Lane, 4,h DO.
In the evening, though raining. Pattecs
Hall was crowded TO listen to Gen. Howard.
DR.. n. I. True was called TO the chair.
Rev. Mr. Garland made prayer, when the
chairman stated that he had never been able
to distinguish himself on the battlefield. but
that be bad made oue honorable charge
tha, Of tuition. in year, gone by. against
one who needed no culoSism from him. and
no would therefore simply introduce to them
Gen. Howard. The General was greeted
with . storm Of applause. and though sni.
feripg considerable pain from his wound. he
KEEP, the audience spell bound rs he por.
tray,d the condition OF our army and the
want. OF our country. lie was constantly
interrupted with applause from The audience,
and succeeded in inspiring In oil agrcater
love OF country. Maj Frye. Of Lewiston,
then made an eloquent speech, during which
two large nas. ~Src brought into tie room.
The eAcc, wa. electric. Il secmcd Us though
every body was ready to heh, Tor II and un.
der IL. and the MAJOR made mos, happy
impression upon all M the eloss OF his
remarks. committee OF seven wa. chosen
TO aid the Sanitary Commission; ID. b.
Brown, Chairman.
Subscriptions will DO raised in town TO
give fifty dollar. to every one who cnli',s
under tho present call OF ,hc President. in
addition to ,ba, furnished by the STATE.
Gen. Howard spoke in tho highest terms
OF the discipline OF the Bethel soldiers on tho
Potomac. and of the iai,h.ulne.s Of Captain
Edwards in tho discharge Of HI. duty.
Cheers were then given for tie speakers, for
tie Union. for the soldiers who have gone
from Bethel. for the President, and General
Mcclellan. when the meeting aljoGrned. IL
wa. the mos, enthusiastic meeting ever held
in Bethel.
Recruiting i' gong on successfully. Tho
town Of Bethel will soon have her quota OF
men rcady. though she has already sent up
ward. OF one hundred men 70 the war. The
town hold u meeting, on wednesday. for
the purpose OF giving a bounty 10 the vol.
uniecrs.
Mr.. Isaac Twiichell has returned on "a.
role from Richmond 10 hi. friends in Bethel.
lie enlisted IN the LIT Minnesota Regiment.
and was in the ho,,c., part OF the battle at,
Boil Run, where he va. severely wounded
and made prisoner. From him We have OBJ
tanned more vivid description OF that mem
orablc fsh, than from any other source.
H.. regiment was on the extreme right, and
wa. engaged in h;h,ins from seven o'clock
IN the morning till half pa, four in the az
,erpoon The regimen, lost more men dur.
Ing the frat two volleys than during the res,
Of the day. The field officers and many Of
the lane officers were seen among the missing.
and the men Tough, pretty much on their
own hook, collecting together in squads OF
from five 10 iiiy men. without much order.
lie wa. in the rear rank, and tho man in
front Of him received FIVE bullets, anI lived
twenty day. after the battle. ~ II o'clock,
no received two bullets and buek'hot in biz,
thigh. one Of the bullets struck the ,hi gh
bone. breaking i, badly, and going through
the thigh. Ono bulle, lodged in his thigh,
which hs could feel with his hand, and
pushing II back through tho wound DO sue
ceeied in extracting Il. lie fired upward.
Of twenty rounds after he was wounded. A
battery came up to their support during the
fight. when il va, attacked by the rebels,
and carried by an overwhelming force. and
standard planted on one Of the guns.
Abou, fifty re-olu,o men rallyins. made
charge and re.,ook It. lie saw tina, gun
taken and c.hken Eve or six times during
the day. lie describe. the fight at thu.
point q, terrible. Probably no 80 close
fighting has occurred during the war. About
800 Of ,hi. regiment were hunters and trap.
pers. who fought like tigers, and had TO DO
fairly driven from the field when ordered to
retreat. Mr.. Twi,chell walked some dis
lance. when no tainted. Seating himself by
q tree. he remained all night, during a
drenching rainstOrm. Tor 81 hours. when he
was taken and carried to Richmond. Ills
wounds remained undres.ed from Sunday
till wednesday. Ito is now rapidly i'm.
proving
a freight train. with passenger car at.