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

cessful. In this many officers and men diStin-
guished themselves for bravery Finding it
impossible to penetrate the rebel works. they
advanced to within twenty feet of them and
sheltered themselves for the day under the
steep bluff on which they We're built. Lieut..
Brown of company f, was wounded, two pri-
Yates killed and several wounded in the
sault. Subsequent to this assault and until the
surrender of the works the regiment guarded
section of the Twentyiirst Indiana heavy ar
tillery. within muSket range of the rebels.
On the eighth of July the rebel garrison sur
rendered. and on the tenth the time of service
for this regiment was ended. Preparations
were soon made for the journey home. On the
tWcnty-lfth having gathered up the sick and
wounded, all went on board steamer and We're
taken up the river to Cairo, thence by rail to
Bangor, where they arrived on the ninth of
August. On the seventeenth the regiment was
mustered out of service by Lieut.. f. +. Cross
man. seventeenth United States Infantry, hav
ing served eleven months and seven days, from
date of enlistment. This regiment did as
much service as any of the nine months regi-
ments, and as much as any of the regiments in
the Gulf Department while there. The short
period that it remained in the South was hard
ly sufficient to acclimate it, hence climate dis
eases made the effective force usually quite
small. Many died of disease, but few of
wounds. The mortality of the regiment from
all causes was not far from two hundred.
a vote of thanks was given Secretary Wal
liCt lOG HIS report, ana Int report
was ordered printed.
John O. johnson, of Liberty, and Russell G.
Dyer, of Belfast, veterans of the United States
Navy, were unanimously elected honorary
members of the 26th Regiment Association.
II. q. Dyer. l.. c. Morse and }. W. Black
were made a committee to prepare and print,
in pamphlet form, the proceedings of the meet
ing.
Messrs. Haney, Billings, and Stevens were
made committee to select officers for the
suing year.
AT p NJ. dinner was announced and tile
l23 veterans present sat down to Il rcpast of
fish chowder. hard tack, crackers, cheese and
coffee. Chaplain Bowkcr said grace.
Three cheers were given Capt. Charles Baker,
who announced that the Belfast comrades
would settle all bills for the dinner. Chaplain
Bowker then made brief address recalling
many stirring "reminiscences of the regiment
and was loudly chcercd.
The veterans then formed H. line on the
street in front of the hall, and marshalled by
Capt Baker marched down Church street, up
High to Main, up Main to the hall. The line
was lead by Henry Wcbbcr, drummer and
Albert Miller, tifer, and made handsome
appearance.
The committee on nomination reported the
following officers for the ensuing ycai who
were unanimou>l y elected:
). W. Black. Scar>port, President
AnScl Wad>worh, Belfast; Thomas :. o.
good. Buehl: Jesse Cook, Jackson. Vice
President.
l.. c. Morse, Liberty, Orator,
Samuel Bowker, BaliaSdvalc, Mass, Cha; ;,lain.
II. $. Weber. Monroe. Secretary.
II. &. Dyer, Belfast, Corresponding Scrrr-
tary.
G. W. IIancy, Belfast, Treasurer.
Charles Baker, Isaac \. tonant and W. j
Bailey, Belfast, Samuel Morse. Liberty, and
Jefferson Ncaley, Monroe, Executive Commit
tee.
The following are the historians and nccrolo-
g>tS of their respective companies 4. Jesse
III. Cook; B.-Lcwi> B. Morse; c. William
Mcdonald; D.-Edcn l.. Maddox: E.-,Iamr>
f. Connor>: F. Franklin Start 20. An>cl Wad>
worth; ll.-T. ;. O>good; Id. F. Palmer;
k.-Daniel Billings.
1t was voted that the next annual reunion
be held at Belfast, Friday, Aug. 26, lSS1.
\ vote of thanks was given the Executive
committee for the admirable manner in which
the entertainment was condllcel
The Executive committee was instructed to
procure Il ltcgimcntal Badge cost not to exceed
30 cts.
The Executive committee was given power
to attend to any business overlooked by the
organization.
The comrades lhcraIly responded to Il call
for funds to pay expenses for printing pro
ccedings.
The organization than adjourned well pleased
with their first reunion.