Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-01
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In McmOriam.
con fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents spread,
And glory guards, with solemn round,
Tho bivouac of the dead"
Saturday was one of the few delightful
spring days with which we have been favored
this season, tie air being cool and bracing,
and there was an absence of dust in the streets
Business was generally suspended, the pro-
prietors of stores, manufacturing and other
establishments giving those in their employ
an opportunity to join in the ceremonies of
| this day, which has now been legalizad by the
state government as sacred public holiday
In Augusta,
The Memorial exercises were under the
auspices of Seth Williams Post No. 10, G. A.
r., who had made the most complete ar
engagements for the proper observance of the
day, all the various details being attended to
by special committees who did their duty
promptly and fully.
The members of the Post assembled at their
| hall at nine o'clock Saturday forenoon, and
squads were detailed who proceeded at once
Mt. Vernon, Catholic, Forest Grove and Mt.
| Pleasant-where they performed the sacred
| and solemn duty of decorating with flowers
| the graves of their fallen comrades. The
| graves were marked by miniature flags. The
following is as full list of fallen soldiers and
| sailors buried here, as we have been able to
obtain and is believed to be quite accurate
| Asst. Surg. DIR. c. c. ITutchins.
| Sergt. ii. ID. Fisk, Co. c, 10th Me- died in Saul3
bury Prison.
Col. Thomas Hight, LIST Me. Cav. and 3lst Me.
| sergt. Eben Packard, Jr;, Co. b, 3D. Me-:
died Mar. a. 1866.
Geo. l.. Fellows, Co. 1, Sd Me. Regt killed at Get
| Hiram a. Mosher, LIST Me- Heavy Art, died NOV.
| 0, 1862.
| wounds received at Gettysburg.
Geo Lynch, Co. a, 1lth Me.
samuel ii. Gage Co. b. III Me Kegt, died Feb.
| 10th, 1868.
Noel Byron Phillips, 4th Me. Bat, killed at &c.
John Clark, Sd Me Regt
| Alonzo Kmball, 3D. Me. Regt.
/ Flank Pierce, California Regt.
| John p. Wells, 3lst Me-, died Jan. II, lS'ii.
stephen IL. Prescott, 9TH Me. Bat, died July -,
Wm. Brick, I'd Me. Cavalry.
/ Capt. Sturgs, U. 5. Navy.
l Amos Merrill Co. +, 2lst Me.
Chas. Powers, Co. q, 10Th Me, killed at battle OF
1t James Thompson, Co. c, 9th Me, wounded
| at Cold Harbor, June ), 1864 died June 10, 1851
l +. \. Tiffany, 10Th Me, killed at Pleasant Hill.
l June 10, 1868.
VIM. NJ. Sabine, Co. d. Sd Me. Regt, died 1867
Everett Boynton, 3lst Me, died June Il, 1854.
Henry Young, Co. l, I'd Me. Cavalry, died Jan.
Nv. Murphy, 2lst Regt.
Ellsworth Bower, I'd Ne Bat, died Jan. 81, 1862
Ghas. A. Libby, Co. D, 18th Me-, died Jan. 5. 1862
1862.
.nas. II. Boyce Co. A, 18th Me-, died Jan. 49,
VIM. II. Berry, Co. D. sth Me- died at Point Look
out. Md, Aug: 3, Isti; 49,, -, ,,..
| Horace sylvester, LIST Me. Cavalry.
Capt. NJ. Williams, Co. Z, 3lst Me-, died of
III. Robinson, Quartermaster 18th Me- died June
sergt. DanI B. Morey, Co. c, 9th Me-, died July
Chas 5. Avery, Co C, slst Me, died Dec :, 1861.
Chas. {. Rdeout, Co. c, 3lst Me.
| John Webb, Co. G. sd Me.
| A. II. Reed Co. +, SD Me.
John III. Gardner, Co. +. Sd Me-, killed at Fair
| Oaks.
John II. Breen, Co b, I'd Me. and Co. a, Goth Me-
color corporal in latter regiment. died May, 1862
Charles F. Real, Co. F. LIST Me. Cavalry, died in
| Georgetown, ID. c.
Capt. Archibald Clark, Co. f, llth Me. Regiment
John Mahony, Co. b, eth Me.
Nathan II. Call, Sd Regt. Me. Vols, died May l..
1867, of wounds received at Getty sburg,
| David Mcfarland, Co. l, 18th n IL. Vols, starved
VIM. A Campbell, Killed at battle of Deep Bot
Ed Edward Baker ist Me- Cavalry, died at Balti
| more July Is, 1865,
John Mains, 7lh Co. unassigned Me, Vols, died
Henry W. Williamson, LIST Me. Cavalry.
Col. Samuel Dana, Paymaster U. S. A.
1862.
serg. Asa G. Rowe killed at Gettysburg.
Nathaniel Wentworth Co. b, Sd Me. Regt
Frederick Benn, Sd Me, Vols.
Charles simmons,
VIM. Morton Brick.
VIM. o. Tbbetts, LIST Lieut. 3ist Me. Vols.
George Taylor, died Feb. 2, 1874.
Calvin Burden, Co. b, 3D. Me.
Sergt. Boyd, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Emerson Remick, Co. b, Sd Me.
Chas. f. Gannett Sd Ne. Vols.
Foster Clark, U. S. Navy
TIC. Wendenburg, eth Unassigned Infantry.
Merrill S. Buck Co. X, lst Me. Cavalry.
Henry w. Getchell, Co. ID, sth Me.
Hugh Burns, Co. Z, Sd Me.
| Edwin Ladd, Sd Me.
Besides these, the graves Of sixty "Un-
known" soldiers, lying side by side in Mt.
Pleasant, were decorated, making in all 1872
graves that were decorated. We are glad that
the notice of the city council has been called
to the propriety of taking measures to reclaim,
if possible from oblivion, the names of the
| unknown soldiers.
The offering of flowers was unexpectedly
large, when it is considered that the season is
backward in Maine, and even if it were ad-
vanced it would be much too early for garden
flowers here. So the contributions came
mostly from private Conservatives, and there
seemed to be willingness to respond. Therd
was large number of crosses, made of ever I
green, and twined with flowers, that wera
very pretty and suggestive. Garlands of
exquisite flowers were also formed; and ind
deed the material for decoration was not al
wanting. Those having the matter in charge
are greatly indebted to those parties who So
promptly, and at considerable sacrifice, re-
sponded to the call for flowers. They werd
furnished in great profusion. No grave wa
suffered to remain undecorated. Several
contributions of money were also thankfully