Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-09
Tn. Nineteenth Maine In History.

| The Nineteenth Maine In History
We have received from the complers a hand
somely printed volume of l44 pages, comprising a
history Of the Nineteenth Maine Regiment. The
volume clp,an- 40 account of the reunions Of the
Nineteenth Maine Regiment Association; com
prsing also the record of the Field and staff and
of the companies of the regiment at the time OF
| their musterout; extracts from army letters; a
chronological summary of events familiar to the
18th Maine; and full list Of the battles and Skin
| mishes of the War of the Rebellion.
These statements give but faint idea of the
interesting and historical character of the volume
which has b. en- compiled with great care by COM
rades of the regiment. 1t actually contains com
paratively complete history of one of the hest Of
the noble regiments that went fr, IN Maine to
serve at the front dnring the war. Its compila-
ton has been labor Of love by AIDES desirous
of presenting volume reditsble to the regime nt
which bears in its list of losses the notable names
of twenty-f -four important battles of the late war.
Briefly summarized the contents of the work are
| a. follows:
| Following the title page is q brief account of
| the first reunion, at Portland, in 1873, when the
| association was formed, by the choice of board
| of officers.
With the account of the second reunion. at Bath,
is given 1.-The Voluhteer's Story" by Col. Joseph
| w. Spaudng, which is an admirable chronicle of
the campai gns and services of the Nineteenth
Regiment from the time it left Bath in 1862 until
it returned to Maine for out at the end of
the war.
The third reunion at Belfast, occupies several
pages; Gen. Conner gave the Grafton, all the
other speakers are mentioned and list Of the
comrade, present is given.
A list is also given of all the Nineteenth Maine
comrades pi esept at the fourth reunion at Port
land, when the association joined with the com.
rsdes of other regiments in a grand reunion on
Little Cbebes gue Island.
A complete account is given of the fifth reunion
at Augusta. including list of the comrades pres
en', an abstract Of the speeches on the occasion
The sixth reunion at Richmond occupies thirty
pages beside. list of The comrades present. the
Grafton of Col. VIM. H. Fogler i. given in full,
aud also the poem bv Capt. Charles +. Nash en-
titled Rem iDiscences Of the Nineteen Maine"
the latter is accompanied by numerous footnotes
and is supplemented with sixteen solid pages of
extracts from army letters referring to the Nine
,centh Maine from the time it reached the scene
of Until the Wilderness Petersburg cam
psign, written from the field Of action.
The reunions followed bv summary of
events familiar to the Nineteenth Maine with the
date of their occurrence. fiom Aug 25 1862 10
June I, 1866 when the Regiment was di charged
from service at Augusta.
record of the regiment is given, comprising
the name and snte-w residence of every mem
-. IT. .,I - r.
facts opposite each name the compIlers have
been able to obtain from the Adjltant Generals
office and elsewhere. The name Of every man
ever borne the rolls of The regimen, is present
ed in this record.
The volume closes with list of the battles and
skrnisbes Of the rebellion With the date of each
one, from the bombsrdment of Fort Sump'er
April IL, 1861. TO Kirby Smiths surrender of The
trans Mississippi army of the Southern Coufed-
eracy, May 20. 1865. In most cases, the result of
the battle is stated. whether a Union or Rebel
victory, and in MANY of the important battles the
Union losses officially reported, are stated. No
similar list of the battles of the war has ever
been published, and this alone will render the
hook for which it was especially compiled, vsus-
bic to every library.
MS is the most complete history that has vet
been published of Maine Regiment. and every
living Comiade of the Nineteenth Maine Regi.
ment and anv Of the friends Of Comrades not
living. will gladly welcome and seek to possess it
The number Of copies of the book is limited
to defray in part the cost of printing. it has been
thought proper to offer copies for sale to the pub
lie through the bookstores first giving the COM
rades of the regime ut good opportunity TO be
supplied. Applications for copies may be made
to w. ii. Fogler. b, lfast; or to J. w. Spaudng,
Richmond or to Chss Z. Nash, Augusta.
The work was printed at the Office of the Ken
nebec journal.