The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-09-02


Second Lieutenant.
Company E.-Eben G. ingalls,, Sullivan,
Captain; Mahlon Z. Witham, Charlestown,
Massachusetts. First Lieutenant; James +.
Connors, Sullivan, Second Lieutenant.
Company F.-Andrew +. Clark. Captain;
William f. Brown, First Lieutenant; William
E. Norwood, Second Lieutenant; all Of Camden.
Company G.-AnseI Wadsworth, Belfast,
Captain; John =. Perkins, Palermo, First
Lieutenant; Edward +. Fletcher, Lincolnville.
Second Lieutenant.
Company H.-Rufus b. Bickford. Brooks
vile, Captain; John r. Gross, Orland, First
Lieutenant; Thomas S. Osgood, BIuchill.
Second Lieutenant.
Company I.-Frederic Barker. Captain;
Charles Baker, First Lieutenant; LleweIlyn
ID. Woodward, Second Lieutenant; all of Bel
fast.
Company K.-William II. Black, Swanville,
Captain; Freeman Goodhue, Stockton. First
Lieutenant; Gorham Il. Hastings, Searsport,
Second Lieutenant.
The several companies with their officers
We're mustered into service October eleventh,
and the field and staff on the eighteenth. The
time between arriving at the rendezvous and
muster in was occupied in company and bat
TALON drill in which good progress was made,
uninterrupted except by the attempts of re-
cruiting officers, with the permission of the
governor. to recruit men for three years from
the company organizations. This policy proved
organizing some of the companies.
The regiment left the State, October twenty
third, and arrived in Washington on the
twenty sixth and Immediately encamped on
Arlington Heights, Virginia, where it was
brigaded with the Twenty-second, Twenty
fifth and Twenty-seventh Maine. under com
mand of Col. FeSSenden of the Twentv-tifth
Maine, and remained till November sixteenth,
when they embarked at Alexandria for Fortress
Monroe there to report to Gen. Banks, to
accompany his expedition to Texas. as they
supposed, for which there was general desire
among both officers and men. The General
not having arrived and the expedition not be-
ING ready, permission was given to disembark
at Newport News, the regiment holding itself
III readiness to re-embark at a moments warn
ing. December second they re-embarked on
steamers Pocahontas and MatanZaS. Sealed
orders We're given to the commander of troops
on each vessel, to be broken only when abSo-
lutte necessity required it by being driven by
storm away from the fleet. On the fourth the
fleet left Hampton Roads, each following its
leader. 1t was grand sight to see the double
column steamng out to sea. The first night
gale was encountered off latteraS, which
separated the fleet, driving some vessels an
hundred miles to \ general breaking of
''seal>" ensued, disclosing hip Island as the
rendezvous i'll case of separation. The third
day out of small poN was reported on
the Matanzas, which for Il few days created
considerable anxiety. On the twelfth most of
the transports had arrived at Ship Island. and
many. without dropping anchor. We're ordered
to proceed to New Orleans. The Matanza>
having contagious disease on board was placed
in quarantine, seventy miles below New Or
leans. The six companies ON board this steam
er remained III quarantine ten days awaiting
the appearance of new eases of disease, and
feasting somewhat at the expense of the orange
orchards then laden with ripe fruit, in that
vicinity. No new eases having appeared, this
of Il
to Camp Chalmette, the Old battle ground of
Jackson and Packn@ham, five miles below
New Orleans. Here it remained till January
eighth, eighteen hundred and >iNty-hrce, when
It was ordered to proceed to Baton Rouge to
join the other wing of the regiment which had
arrived there December seventeenth particle
pating in the skirmi>h in gaining occupation of
that town. The regiment united after six
weeks separation. was brigatled with the TWcn-
ty-ifth Connecticut and others, under com
mand of Col. Payne, Fourth Wisconsin. After
breaking camp several times, fortirations
meantime having been thrown up by this and
other regiments. about Baton Rouge, a re-
organization took place and the Twenty-SiXth
was brigaded with the Thirteenth and Twenty
fifth Connecticut and One Hundred and Fifty
ninth New ork, under command of Col. II.
w. Birgc Of the Thirteenth Connecticut. This
organization, which was made January twenty
second, remained permanent. Now began the
dull routine of camp life. nothing of especial
interest transplring except now and then
view until the ninth of March when orders
We're issued for all the forces to he placed in
light marching order and held in readiness
with three DAYS cooked ratious, TO advance ot
4 moments warning. In this state We're the
forces Kept until the thirteenth, when at four
O'Clock p. NJ, the army was in motion on the
road to Port Hudson. Early on the morning
OF the fourteenth. the forces We're under way
and at three p. NJ. had arrived within three
miles of Port Hudson where n halt was made
and the several bripades placed i'm nosition far
immediate use. The object of the rvnr,tion
seemed to he unknown, but the general i'm
preston was that A combined I,nI nnd naval
attack was TO be made Uour followed hn,r
until eleven O'Clock at night when fine roar nf
the heavy runs from the fleet v,s hn,rl
rapid fire was kent mn bv tbr mortar Lnnt. and
gumboats for an hour or more when thr r.,
Election of a fire was seen unou the clou,ls ovar
the river MANY speculatinns heran tn tln,t
but the unpleasant fact soon hecame known If
the war steamer Nljssissipu bain~ on fire. and
floating down river Her maraz zinc tnol ILL.,
about two oo'clock in the morninf ,nJ sc,ttor,.I
the fragments of the unfortuu,te vessel ,hrn,,,,,
the air like leaves in the Wbirlwind. At the
same time came orders to he in readiness tn r,,
treat. AS the object of the eyneditinn bal haan
ACCOMPLISHED, Which proved TO he tbe u,sSin,r
of the FLAG shin Hartford and tho AIhntrnSx ~,
Port Hudson. At three p NJ on tha tiftnontL
the forces uuietlv left the yiriuity of pnrt
hudson, MOVING miles dawn tln riy
and there encainpino for several Javs ,ftar
which they retired 10 Baton Rouor on III
twenty-cirhth orders were received for tha
Twcntv-sixth with other REGIMENTS 10 stritn
tents and embark on the river steamer 81
Maurice This was completed at sunset and
during the night fine steamer dronnpJ lawn
the river to DonaIdsonvilIa Sivtv mia hol,,r
Baton Roune. Nearly MI of tha fnrc.s frn,n
Baton Rouge came here and on the +hirtvtirst
took up the line of march for Tbihodnauv if
bpinu thirty-six miles ,ynSt of tha ni.v;s.i,,,,i
and Rayou n Fourbe Fron, tbnn.a tha .,,.,i, ~.
was TRANSPORTED by rail tn Rr,Shaar i'it,!
Arriving at the LATTER nl,re Anrij ninth i. re..t
of two davs was granted. and on thr Eleventh
Growers division of whirb the Twnntys;yth
was n part. was ordered to rml,rk ,EJ ,,rn-
ceed to Irish Bend above Franklin on d r,nI
Lake, to cut OF the retreat of the ,nnfr,,nr,tas
whom the other part of the Union army Wa
driving On the mornin" of thn thirtnantL
IA they approachcd the shor.. tn l,nI !. fnur
shots from a section OF a rebel hatfnrv ,v,r.
received without la,na,re tn which th. ,,,,u
boats replied with Shell and scattered thr snail
force of rebels at once Tho troo,. ,,or,, niI
landed early in the mo,niu,r onl t,lan tbrnu,.h
the woods TO Bayou Tecbe (,hout one milII
with lut LITTLE onnosition nnIy t,yo h.;n,, III
iured. The force of the rnL.is n,,mhnr;n,,
:bout two bunlred rotrn,tnJ t,n,orI' Era,,i7
in. DRAWING aftrr them omr forc"S n',n,,ar;,,,
ahout six thous,n1 with tbren L,tta,;as EiLt
came. on With couds which rnInI al ,ftan7't.
at further pursuit Ar fnur o,,In,L noyt n,,,r,-
inc an advance was ordered Hiryn.. Lr,a,I.
tokiuU the lead tbrn,vin~ o,t +hn ,Tuont,E7;f,L
Connecticut As skirmjshnrs Nt .ix o,.I1.ll ,s
the skirmish line WAX ,nnrn,chin,, H.. slirts "f