Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-09
POTOMAC VETERANS.
Joyous Demonstration in their Honor
In Hartford.
The Boys in Blue Fish Their Battles
Over Again.

Hartford, Conn, June 8. The weather
cleared, partially cloudy this morning. in
season for parade and demonstration in
honor of the veteran soldiers Of the Army
of the Potomac. The streets are crowded
with people to witness the parade. The city
is gay with decorations, the State House,
City Hail, Opera House and other prominent
buildings being profuseiy decorated.
Gen Sherman arrived the early train
this morning from Washington, and at noon
reviewed the first regiment of the Connect
cut militia. Gov. Bigelow and staff accom-
panying him The Tibbetts' Corps of Troy,
y. Y, arrived on the early train this morn
ing, and was received by the Governor.
Foot Guard. Post No. >, G. A. X. of Phila-
delphia. arrived two or three hours latter bv
boat, and was received by the Robert o.
Tyler Post. G. A. r., and the Governors
Guard. Wilcox Post G. A. r., of Spring
field, and was received by the Nathaniel
Lyon Post of this city.
The procession formed at the State Capitol
soon after l. o'clock, and marched in three
divisions through the principal streets in the
following order: LIST division-frst regiment
Connecticut National Guards, Col. Barbour,
first company Governors Foot Guard. lib
belts veterans corps, Tracy Post No. G. A..
r., Philadelphia; Nathaniel Lyon Post, No.
=. of Hartford; Wilcox Post of Springfield,
Mass. veteran soldiers and sailors unassign-
ed. I'd division-Army and Navy Club of
Connecticut, Gen. VIM. B. Franklin. Presi-
dent Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac, Gen. II. G. Wright, President. Sd d.
vision-lst Co. Governors Horse Guards and
escorting Gov. Bigelow and staff. Secretary
of War. Gen. Sherman, Gov. Littlefield of
Rhode Island and staff, Gov. Hoyt of Penn
sylvania and staff, Gov. Plaisted of Maine
and staff and other guests in carriages.
Great crowds of people along the line of
march greeted the veterans with cheers Of
hearty welcome.
Members of the Army of the Potomac So
ciety, as far as possible preserved their corps
organizations in the procession. Gems. Burn
side, Wright, Franklin, Devins AMI others.
marching in the ranks with the boys" all
being enthusiastically cheered by the people
along the route.
| Several of the army corps ass ISOLATION held
meeting at the Capitol building this fore
noon. Officers of the first corps: President,
Gen. J. c. Robinson, New York; Vice Pres
ident, J. w. Hoffman; Secretary and Treas
urer, Capt. j. n. Burritt; second corps, Col.
Geo. F. Cooper of New York, President.
| A speech was made by Gen. Miles. There
was a good attendance and the following
officers elected Gen. G. Conch of Norwalk,
President; J. ID. Billings, Cambridgeport,
Mass, Secretary and Treasurer; Gen. +. A.
Walker of New Haven, Historian Executive
Committee, Gen. j. Il. Curtis of New York,
Gen. T.. G. Ellis of Hartford, Col. Geo. +.
Cooper of New York, Col. Brewer of Belle
fonte, Capt. Is. Child of Providence; Vice
Presidents. Gen. A. Miles, U. s. A., Col
Nathan Church, Utica, Col. j. ii. Sleeper,
4 tyft hn OFT W.
large. Gen. Chas. Devins presiding and de-
| livering "A brief address.
! Col. Plat made report concerning the
right of the 23d New York Regiment of
Brooklyn to wear the 9Th corps badge, and a
resolution was passed that copy OF the re-
| port be sent to the Colonel of the regiment
| and the Adjutant General of New York. The
officers elected were President, Gen. Getty.
L. S. A.; Vice Presidents, Gen. w. w.
Henry, Vermont Gen. Francis 4. Pinto,
New York; Gen. George w. Ford, New
Hampshire; Secretary, Major 1. Van Tate,
of New York; Treasurer, Colonel Insdell,
of Brooklyn.
Signal Corps. 1t. Thos. Feeny, of New
York, presiding.
No business was done but to elect repre-
sentatives as Vice Presidents of the Army
of the Potomac.
l.
James McQuade.
Public exercises were held this afternoon
at the Opera House which was crowded.
The body of the house was occupied by the
veteran soldiers and guests and the galleries
by ladies and citizens. The stage resembled
a military camp with ten gatling guns, flags,
etc. The proceedings were opened with an
address by Mayor Buckley which was re-
spouded to by Gen. G. Wright, president Of the
society. A poem was read by Col. S. ID.
Sumner of Bridgeport. The Grafton by Dan
iel Dougherty of Philadelphia, was re-
ceived with frequent enthusiastic applause
Secretary Lincoln arrived too late to join
the procession but occupied a position on the
stage in the opera house. He is the guest of
Edgar Wells, son of the late Gideon Wells.
A detachment of Post No. ., G. 4. II. OF
Philadelphia, occupied a position on the
stage with the battle flags of the Penn
sylvania regiments.
At a banquet, tonight Gen. Sherman made
an interesting speech, reviewing the valorous
deeds of the army of the Potomac. He en-
tertained high estimation of army societies
as calculated to smooth the ascerbities of
war and welcome the last addition to our
stock of military in Badeaus. military his
tory ofGen. Grant and of Davis S." ;"rise and
fall of Southern Confederacy," as fair sub
jects of criticism and comment. The general
arose from a pursual of badeaus work with a
high estimate of the army of the Potomac
Concerning Davis book he thought that
judging from the brief extracts he had read
that in stating facts beyond the reach of his
vision or understanding he ought to have ap-
proximated the truth even as to his enemies.
Gen. Sherman was very severe in his de-
nunciation of the statements contained in
Davis book.
Speeches were also made by Secretary
Lincoln, Gems. Burnside. Franklin, Hawley.
Sickles, Devens, Slocum and Gov. Bigelow
of Connecticut.
At business meeting, officers were choos-
en- as follows: President, Gen Charles
Devens, of Massachusetts, Vice President,
First Corps, Col Hooker, Vermont; Second
Corps, Gen. Mitchell, New York; Third
Corps, Chaplain Twitchell. Hartford, Conn. :;
Fourth Corps, Col. Sugden, New Jersey
Fifth Corps, Gen. Millham, New York ;
Sixth Corps. Col. Plat, Brooklyn: Ninth
Corps, Gen. Swift, Detroit; Eleventh, Gen.
Underwood, Boston: Twelfth Corps, Col.
Chapman, Hartford.
General Staff, Gen. ID. ID. Wiley. Wor-
cester Cavalry Corps, Maj. Gen. Mcintosh,
New Brunswick, New jersey: Signal Corps,
Capt. Howgate. L. s. A.; Recording Sec'y,
Col. Horatio c. King; Corresponding Sec'v,