Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-01

Conner Cadets.
seth il.iams Post No. 10 G. A.
and other cA-sodiers.
National Home Band.
Cutler Post No. ~, &. A. r.
Carriages IN the following order
Orator, Poet ard President OF the D,y
Governor and STATE Officers.
Augusta City Government.
Augusta Clergy.
Officers National Soldiers Home
tOmmandaat kennebec Arsenal.
Officers Insane Hospital.
Citizens.
The Ialowell Cornet Band Of TWENTY-FIVE
pieces, led by Mr.. Davis, were arrayed in their
elegant new uniform. The music by this band
will compare well with that furnished by any met
ropolitan musical orgsniz itioa. The CAPITAL
Guards, Capt. Ii. f. Blanchard, turned out some
fifty muskets. The Guards performed escort duty
IN their usually excellent manner. Ten soldiers
IN the artillery uniform of L. 5 regulars, formed
tile detachment flon the L. ). Arsenal The
Conner Cadets. Capt Fred Lally, mustered forty
young men The officers were in Uniform as ale
portion of the men in the ranks. The neat uni
form viii soon be completed and distributed to all
the members of this promising company. Seth
Williams Post turned out sixty men in the uniform
OF the Post, each bearing bouquet or wreath Of
flowers Next came the Home Band, of twenty-
two pieces, come ted with the National Home at
Togus, and led by Prof Wales. The performar-
of Ibis musical or.auiz .liDn, boln on the
streets, and III the hall, the sub ct of general
remark and admiration. Tuis Was closely followed
by sixty five veterans from Culler Post at the
Home, wearing with the inform OF the Post that
also Of the army Of the United States, ami each
bearing flowers for the grave, OF comrades. Tie
disabled heroes who could not walk. were con
n8al in It. 4 tt !!
under his command, who cheerfuy took part in
the exercises, aud also to MAJ Farley are or
people indebted for large portion OF the fine dis
lay. The military pageant, in uuiform, and
bearing banners, was the fncst that partci-
pated IN Decoration service in this civ IL wa,
followed by a long line of carriages, containing
orator. poet, military officers, clergymen.
members OF the city government, aud citizen
Following the route previously Indicated, the
procession moved through streets thronged with
people, and halted at the GENE terics filed with t G
waiting multitude. Here, omit,in! anv formal
preliminary ceremony, while the bands were rlay-
ing dmges, the beautiful service elaboration took
place. There lack of flowers the gal-
dens throughout the city having contributed their
richest treasures, and leyies having been made on
Conservatives outside the State. Every mound
where rested the remains of person who Lad
died on the field Of battle of wounds or SICK
ness received or contracted while in the service,
received a liberal contribution of flowers. We
have several times published the list of soliie,s
buried here, whose names were positively known
and these need not be repeated now Since
the decoration last year, the records at various
places have been overhauled, sld We no lon. er
have to lecord the decoration OF graves of the
unknown" Those SO regarded have been res
cued from oblivion and the graves of the follow.
ing soldiers, hitherto reg ,rl led as uqkao,rn were
decorated on wednesday:
THE NO LONGER UNKNOWN"
Augustine H. Corliss, Co. F, Me. lily. Arty.,
died July 81 lo6i
Tnoma, &, Morrill, Co. &, Both Me-. died Mar.
john {. Litlehae, Co. b, 30lh Me-, died Feb.
), 1864.
John Rice Co. b, 10Th Me-, died July 81.
William Day, Co. l., 2 e aud lily. Arty., died
Aug. |.
George II. Smith, Co. E, 2lst Me. died Aug. Is,
1863
Warren n. Dill, Co. F, 18th Me-, died May 20,
1861
Edwin Dillingham;, Co. G. ID Me. Cav, died
June 5, 1864.
IL. A. Scott, Co. G, 3lst Me-. died July A, 1864.
Alphens c. Dixon, Co. f, u Me. Cav. died
Nov. 49, 1864.
John s. Bates, Co. F. 81 Me. Cav. died JAN 4,
1851
William Mitchell, V. r. c.. died Jan 10. 1864
Sumner a. Gleason, V. H. c., died Jan 10, 1864
Albert ). Green, Co. b, "a Me. Cav, died Jan.
26, 1864
John IL. Knox, Co. G, 29th Me-. died Feb A..
1864
John E. Buckingham, d. C. Cav died Fet.
%, 1864.
A. Il. Reynolds, 10Th Me, died Mar. 2, 1854.
Albert Tuomas, 10th Me. lied Dec. 3d. 1864
&. WiuslnN H. Mo ieJ An;
Peter l.uz, lst T. s. S. s., died Dc. 6, 1864.
James Harmon Co. a, lst U. S. S. s., died
Nov. D. 1864.
Sylyanus >. Lincoln, Co. X, lst Me. Hy Arty.,
died July II, 1861
Patrick Foley, Co. F, 56lh Mass, died July II,
3, nj. F. Young, Co. E. 18th Me-, died Feb g.
1866.
Emerson Child, 32lh Me-, died April 9th, 1864.
William Murphy Oh Me-, d led April 10, 1864
Charles Young, Co. ., lst Me. lily. Arty. died
July l6
Danlel Anderson, Co, G, 9th Me, died Dec. 2,
1864.
Harrison r. Friend, Co. F, lst Me, lily. Arty.,
died Aug, 8, 1864.
Hugh McCurdy, Co. d, LIST Me. Cav died Aup
%, 1864.
John Hibbard, Co. E, lst Me. lily. Arty., died
Sept. l3, 1864
James Z. sullivan, Attn Me-, Battery, died Dc.
%, 1864.
John Byrne. Co. X, LIST Me. lily Arty, died
March 6, 1865.
Chandler Reynolds, CO. G, 3lst Me-, died April
IL, 1864.
o. Abraham Norton, Co. r, 32l Me-, died April 81,
Nathan Packard, Co. d, 2sth Me-. died Aug "a,
1868.
- Geo; W. Tappan, CO. II, 2s,h Me-, died Aug.
+. Cole, Co. II, 9TH Me-, died July 81, 1863.
, Nathaniel Il ECKER, Co. A, 2Sth Me-, died Sept.
!, 1868.
Eoen Sawyer. Co. c, 2Sth Me, died Sept 2, 1868.
Ephraim Andrews, Co. &, 2Sth NJ, died Sept.
2. 1868.
81 Ephraim Rowe, Co. C, 2sth Me-. died Sept 81