Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-04-15
The Return of Col. Tilden to
his Regiment.

this article, and who so lately escapet
from the Libby Prison at Richmond
would be eagerly perused by your numer
Gus readers, propose briefly to RECORD
the doing," connected with the noble
and hearty reception extended to him by
his regiment, the 10th Me-, of which
acknowledge myself proud to be a
member.
Col. Tilden, it will bo remembered
was captured together with most of his
regiment,in the FIRST days fight at Gettys-
burg while covering the retreat Of the
ID division lst corps, and nobly obeying
the orders of the General commanding
to stand till the last moment need
not recount the sufferings endured by him
during nearly eight months Of captivity,
or the story of his escape to Gen. Buffers
lines, but will proceed at once to describe
the manner OF his reception and the
festivities accompanying it, which have
made the 2Sth and 29th days Of March
1861, memorable in the history of the
regiment, and never to be fogotton
by any who participated in them.-
oar Df'sa0e lies at -iI'cheii ola'lor'
or IN otAef WORDS at the extreme
front, where we can plainly see the
camps of our neiehhors, the rebels, about
.hfee mics away on the othef sue OIL 'Ae
Rapidan. One train Of cars runs to
Mitchell's Station daily arriving at about
I9af O'Clock l. VI. knowing that Col
I ] - II Il,
iitden was to arrive on the ZSth, the
fe2l'nent was formed on 'he Fafaae gfouhu
niue before 'he time 'ae tram was aue'
ana 'H'P"uehliy awaited 'ae appearance
o. tAe returning nero ana, "he'i' escort
ed BY ~. LeaVitt ana AaJntant small
our ,ohs absent Colonel rode up III front
of the regiment lei ~ LIT. Col / arm
nam' we burst tofth IN three ot IN;
iouiett' heart'est, aud most Whole-soa.ed
cheers taat ever poured i9fta IRON SIX
haa4Fed tar ats at oae Time ooI; 9aen'
"Ao.e ueaft' as one eale'r remarked " Is
as b'S as i nfe-P'aee' was 50 an ,e'e1
tnat ne e9qii Only eA press hls th1AAs al
tAs PROOF ei affection he RODE along
the line an took eteA oIitef by the htni'
aaflHs Whiea time tue oAni Fiaye1 sever
al airs F." appropriate u 'Ae ofe2S''n, Ia
tae evening 02'. ttaeh was @eItonta 1y
tue oh'sas oil tAs bfi! 'de' at ofi9a9s =
headquarters "aete IN the gfee'I"5' OF
tao9e VITA "aom he had shared tue
dancers ot the oattiea1't' ne received
.f5Sa proof O tae respect an e>.esm l"
"hicA ne IS hs'd BY ht' brother csh;efs
~ ha't past "'"e Oh lIl'0'y morning. 'a5
- 'ae e9l-eoA',tiesi2usd eiA 'sf' ana
PTiEafa, ten ln' ana na'er the direction
OIL tAe 0ffse ,H' N4}ef' "'reaed TO ff2'-
meAta! head quarters ana presenter 10
Coi. Aden N3'end'l morse, s"l'''e ana
ofI1'e' the |ho'e costa! taFee huHafe4
aud seventy do''ArS. y most overcome
by rs emol0its' tAe G9l: III ef9Heh words
eA pressed his thanks, aud Whea tAc C1aP-
la 'fe?Pet t5ftA ana III a snort earnest
aAi al l'o,'f! t1e prayer, 'Al'Ael "'1 !Q'
preserving the ''ie aHi returning sally
to Us out beloved co'n"'n!er' bHt ie"
could fe'@if from taars' ne Colonel
thea reqd tine Old members OF the
regiment, t4ose vita whom ne mad m'reh-
cd, @Ih whom he hai laced death on the
ted oil oatt.e' AM part Oh "4om h4d
heen captured vita nan, to step 10 the
front that he nuEAt t4Ne each ny tae
hand. las s"tiettin5 scene none who
witnessed Will ever forget, HE presen-