Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-30
Eli strlla neo II s
A Millionaire in the Ranks.
BY JANIS PARTON

No army, | sup osc. ever contained sucti
IA >alicty al characters and conditions as
that Of the United states ddfihy the late
Mtr. There N,lc iuvn IN 1t ol almost tN
cry race, aud e"Ior hien oi every rank
from French prInces lincaiiy descended
no u Henry " to the plantation slave ;
men of every degree vi moral worth and
unWottIiin, ~s-ir"m the patri"t-hcro gir
IA. his lir Iur his country. to TIL. p,under
lng .uountN jdu,pcr, wno has sliicc lonnd
"a sutaDlu i.u4ac III IA State PriSon.-
Anon. o her ciiaractcis. the stiaIigrst. per
iHips. "ds private soldier vii" sbtdiucd
an income nj TWO hdndtrd III usand dol
lars ii year Upon the stItts of lliaJof
-eHei;tls and al the head oi rrStintuts There
were several hiIii"iiattes ami soiis "l ihi'
IondiIcs, but thr Srhtlc.iian oi Mhoin We
81. aA Ellas iInWc. Jr.-tiie lnNcnto. ol
tile sewing niaenlnc-sGrN cd III the rdfks
ot the l7tn CONNECTICUT, and refused every
oiier OF II c"luiHissluu. alleging as II reason
that he Was ignorant oi military aitaiis
aud could render no effective service TO Ills
country except as Il private. Having had
occasion recently To gather Information re
spcctin. the origin and progress oi the
sewing nlachnc, / heard the story ot Mr..
Howe enlistment and service from tie
officers oi his regiment.
He enlisted IN July, loG2-the second
year oi the war. the country, as Nc ali
remember had put forth prodisl"us efforts
tu repair the Calamity at buii Rul. An
inlne.,e arm. had been assembled on tile
hank. If the Potomac. which after u long
winter s;uut IN urganizlug ANA drilling II.
hal been swi.tiy c"nre,cd to Virginia and
:, ccrs,,uin ltndcd near IOi Oiktown. laat
ray.u E., ne the end ol lis success. St"p-
n,, tor "A month at Yorktown. until R'ch
.nond was ready TO withstand II. that
mirlty host of devoted mvu came Within
sight Of the stctpics oi the Confederate
Capital, whence, alter IL succession OF mis-
naps. revcls.s, aud defeats, It Vas driven
bach to the Jarn,s, and Mas soon alter or
d red back 10 It's old position on the Poto'
u.ac Nothing III the history ot the w'r
seems to ne 50 remarkable as tile high
sprt aud unstakru resolution OF the pcu
pie alter disasters ~ terrible. So uncXPect-
cd, aud 50 peculiarly calculated I" aisi!e.tft.
cn ii nation unused TO war.
1t MAS July. icu2. The army was still
on the james, protected 10y the gunboats ot
The navy. \ new levy ot tioops was or.
delcd. Unui tins tihie men had not hung
D..ck, and new Regiments Had conie IN
anout Al. last as hey could he equiPpcd.-
BUT IN july oi tins Year, When The fipeii
niy nurN,.l cullrd idrmers to their hclds.
al.,. .hr udln9s "i deieat gave pause to
luose Incitueu 10 enlist. the fornInS rrSi
nIcilts nl,d ,lGnly, and there were vague
iuuuis IN the air oi possible dfa't'-
hru 1t was that 1t occurred 10 some gen
t.ca.cu ul B,idscvur., CONN, 10 raise IL
c0ulfty IrgI"vnt. ,nc several companies OF
nulvi snodld nc codIpuScd OF tfcnds and
nctsh h0ols Ii Was ai excellent and trutt
tdi t,ou.ut. / nr sane,Iol oi Guy. Buck
~. l,l.. nas outalu, u, aud pubnlc lnre.ing
.as c,Licd Tor Ju! lIln, 10 Dcgn the
nulk.
Ilc public anxiety AS w,ll as the patri
ol IN, psoPtc ol Bridgeport caused
tn,s 10 be uuc oi lnc iaug, 81 aud most eal
nest e\ri hvld IA the tuNn. Mr. Howe at
/, ndcu II. and sst up on the platform as
uiic ut the Vice Presidents. W hen the
meeiins had been or.aIlzrd. 1t VAS AL
utcssru uy several speakers, who raised
,llr enthusiasm uf Ihcclowd To the highest
,,ulil. Money was literally subscribed Tor
,uv cAp-nsrs III the proposed reSIlncnt-
,lessis Nnrrltr Il " ilsou heading the
ust mitn i've thousand d,ilars, aud Eilas
iioNc ioiio"ing with one thousand. The
wuol SUN raised Was twenty tivct to0usand
d,..a,s. THIS W as encouraging, and 1t WAS
lnrn 10 be seen liow the citizens OF Bridge
port would respond 10 the call for ser
wees mure periIuus and more necessary
than tie subscribing OF money.
WAe the tl,,ie Game for inviting men to
en s., NJ, HoWe-to the astonishnent of
ms ilienis. tar he had never before ad
dressed public neetins-rose to his feet,
and spekc somewhat as follows:
AT such d tiile as this every man Is
called upon to do what he can for his conn-
try. don tknow what can do unless II
10 emil aud serve us IL private in the un-
ION army. | want no position. In tact,
know nothing of military matters: but
am willing to lc ri and to do what | can
with amusket. AT any rate | mean t" go.
have in my hand IL piece of paper for the
names OF tl.osc who wishto enlist tonight.
and my name is at the head of 1t.
With these words. he laid the paper up
ON the chairman's table. The excitement
produced by this announcement can nel'
ther be inlnmgincd nor described. Mr..
Howe was known to every one present as
beipg one of the wealthirst men IN the
Stat,, whose residence at lranstan Was as
pleasant and attractive a scene AS could
anywhere be found and to exchange this
for the privations Of camp seemed t" the
audience, as it lcdS. most rcniarknble eV-
idence of patriotic principle. Cheer upon
cheer expressed and relieved the feelings
of the excited multitude
The next incident that occurred was one
in which the comic and pathetic wers
blended. The eoachmau who had driven