The Portland daily press., 1885-06-22
First Cavalry,
COLONEL JOHN GoDDARD succeeded by ALLEN,

First Cavalry.
COLONEL JOHN GODDARD; succeeded by ALLEN
DOUGHTY, (killed), and CHARLES H. SMITH.
This fine regiment, which did as much for the
good name Of cur state as any we sent out had
one Portland company, composed in fact, Of men
from almost everywhere. As the war went on
many recruits were sent out, of which Portland
contributed her part. Late in 1868 and early in
1864, eight companies Of cavalry were enlisted
in Maine and called the First District of Columbia
Cavalry. After many vicissitdues, especially
after being nearly all captured in raid, which
rejected greater credit %! on the rebel General,
command Of the ID. G. Cavalry they were trans
ferred to the First Maine Cavalry. First and last,
therefore, there were men enough In the regi-
ment to make respectable brigade.
The officers from Portland, in both regiments,
including those who have taken up their resi-
dence here since the war, were:
Lieut. Col, Stephen Boothby.
Major, Sidney W. Thaxter (Bangor),
Adiutant, Jarvis c. Stevens,
Quartel-naSter, Edward Nj. Patten,
C0nnmissary, EuStis G. Bigeow,
Asst. Surgeon, George j. N0rthrop,
Captains, G, Andrew Nj. Benson (OldtOwn, LIST
d. CD +, Nathan Mayhem; F. Wolstein Philips;
g. Charles 9. Chase DIST d. C); l, Thomas c.
1st LieHts., d, Edward P. Merrill; e, John Ii,
Goddard; f, William Harris; II, James Mcclure;
X, Charles w. Ford Q3risto).
I'd Lieut.. f, Lorenzo White.
Boothby Phillips and Harris were killed. The
regiment was engaged in thirtysix battles, and i'll
many of them there was fighting Of the kind that
was Al IN e Vsey sE fnss Sa
retreat May 1862 1t was against infantry and
artillery, a thing unheard Of in those days. At
day to be remembered. Eight days later at Aide,
Col Doughty fell After these hard battles the
foot-soldiers had confidence in the cayalrymen
not enjoyed before.
In 1864, under Sheridan at Ground Squirrel
church, another terrible day was passed during
which our own brave BOothby was MORALLY
wounded as was also the rebel General J. E. B.
Stuart In truth from 1862 to 1865 there was
plenty of marching, skirmishing and hard figt-
ing for this well trained command. They earned
the name of being among the best in the service
Second Cavalry.
COL. wooDMAN.
The Second Cavalry had few Portland names
DR.. Rodolph l.. Dodge was the only officer from
Portland; serving there as I'd Lieut..
First Maine Artillery.
col. CHAPLIN.
The First Maine Heavey Artillery known at
first as the Eighteenth Infantry, and called the
First Heavy for short had hardly a Portland
name except that Of Lieut.. Colonel Thomas ii.
Talbot well known i'll our city before the war but
not residing here since. Lieut. Colonel Zimro A.
Smith who was for number of years one of the
editors of the Portland PRESS and now editor Of
the Boston Journal, served the entire term Of the
regiment.
First Battery.
CAPT. THOMPSON.
OF the seven batteries OF mounted artillery all
but the First belonged in the Army of the Poto-
mac The First was raised in Portland Here
Albert w. Bradbury, at that time hailing from
ended in his being made Brevet-Colone and Chief
of Artillery of the Nineteenth Army corps of which
corps the First battery was part. Portland also
furnished thirty-one of the original members Of
the battery and about as many more recruits at
various times.
Second Battery.
CAPT. TILLsoN.
The Second battery had six original members
that hailed from Portland including I,euts SamIl-
ell Paine and Samuel Fessenden; the last was the
younger brother Of Gems. James d. and Frank
and one of the most geniel and open-hearted
young men that ever wore blue. He fell at the
second Bull Run.
Third Battery.
CAPT. SWIFT.
Not single Portland mans name appears on
the roll of the Third battery until March 10th,
1864, when George L. Skillins comes in with a
I'd Lieut.'s commission and he is soon after pre-
have had taste for commissions
Fourth Battery.
CAPT. ROBINSON.
The Fourth battery, likewise, gives no hint of
the existence Of Portland except though Gus"
Maine who starting as Corporal rose in time to be
Second Lieutenant and chung to IT. from first to
last There were also Lieutenants Lucius NJ. S.
Haynes and Henry 9. Haynes, brothers, who lived
in Portland many years when boys, and received
proper castigaton at the hands of .'Craney9
Jones, their scho0maSter, in spite of their being
Fifth Battery.
CAPT. STEVENS.
The Fifth battery had eighteen original MEM
bers from Portland, including Lieuts. William f.
Twltche and Ezra Clark, ir.,. Dr.. Charles 0.
Hospital, was Second Lieutenant of this battery
Captain Leppien is also credited to Portland,
though he was not citizen of Maine at all. Lep-
pien was one of the finest soldiers ever commits
stoned from Maine, and he disciplined the Fifth
battery till there was nothing better either in the
regulars or Rhode Island. He fell at Chaneellors-
vile, and Twitchell at the Second Bull Run.
Sixth Battery.
CAPT. DOW.
The Sixth battery had thirteen Portland names
on the Nov. 90 muster roll. Here again we see
the penchant of our folks for commissions.
Capt, Edwin b. Dow.
1St Lieut., Samuel Thurston,
I'd Lieut., Oryille W. Merrill
William H. Gallson.
John G. Deane.
STERLING Dow also came within one of a COM
mission, getting as high as O. NJ Sergeant
Seventh Battery.
CAPT. TwITcHELL.
The Seventh battery organized in 1864 had ten
or dozen Portland men in it. 1st Lieut., Loren
e. Bundy was the only officer that we can claim.
Ihey were in the Ninth corps
War Vessels Built Here.
d -Four T var vessels were built here during thu
launched Oct. 8, 1861. The contract time was
one hundred days: Built by the late Joseph W.
Dyer Dyer, at Ferry Village. Engines furnished in
The double ender" side-wheel steamer Aga
wan twelve guns, 974 TONS launched April 21st,
near whore the Forest City Sugar Refinery now
stands, Engines built by the Portland Company
The double ender Pontoosuc, ten guns, 874
wan Engines furnished by the Portland Com
pany.
TT The s light ,dTaught lro9-claa monitor wassuc,
Two guns, GA tons, launched in 1864. Built by
WI