The Portland daily press., 1886-06-26
THE FIFTH MAINE.
Their Excursion to peaks island.

The Fifth Maine, yesterday, with their
guests, took the steamer Express at a. M,
and proceeded to Peaks Island Here they
marched to the beautiful tent. which was
presented them by Mrs. Goodwin, widow OF
Captain H. B. Goodwin of Company B. Up
on arrival they found the tent handsomely
furnished and the furniture was presented to
them by the same lady in the following re-
marks:
Members ofthe Fifth Maine Regiment As
socidti0n:
| am honored by being present with you,
and by being member OF this associatlon.
In addition to the tent you have SO kindly
named Camp Goodwin | ask you to accept
as further token of my esteem, the furn1-
ture which you see here; and now, COM
rades, allow me to take this opportunity of
expressing in person my appreciation of the
honor you have conferred on him whose
name your camp bears; and of my personal
wish for your continued prosperity and well
fare as an organization, and as individuals
whose deeds and services in common with
your comrades everywhere are appreciated
by our whole country.
Mrs. Goodwin's remarks were received
with great applause and responses were
made by Gen. H. G. Thomas, Col. Fl. r. Mil
lett, 1t. w. E. Stevens, and Rev. James
Crosby, on behalf of the association.
A number of interesting letters were read
from j. M. Lovejoy, secretary 121St N. \.
Regiment Association Lieut.. N. Past, 121st
N. Y; Liut. j. M. Loyejoy, 12lst N. ",
Capt. f. G. Sanborn, 9TH Maine, Hopkinton,
N. H.; Col. Mark FL. Dunnell, Dwight G..
Kilborn, secretary I'd Regiment Conn. 81. A.
Association Maj. Gen. Ii. w. Slocum, Gen.
j. J. Bartlett, c. A. Wells, secretary 9th N.
Y Regiment Association; David S. Ayers,
secretary 95th Penn. Regiment Association;
Gen. Fl. G. Wright, Chas. S. Baker, 9th N
Y. Gen. j. K. Tyler. VIM. A. WEIGH, 9TH
Maine From among the letters we publish
the following:
4o5 CLINTON AVENUE,
BROOKLYN, N. Y. May 49, 1886.
Dear Sr-Your favor inviting me to the reunion
of the 9Th Maine has been received. l should
gladly accept it, but for the fact that shall not
be in the country at the time. l shall leave for
Europe this month. / remember with great pleas
ure my meeting with your regiment last year, and
l sincerely hope you will have as pleasant reun-
ion as you then had.
H. W. SLocUM.
Geo. E. Brown, Esq
1903 N. STREET, N. WI
WASHINGTON. June 2, 1886.
My Dear Sir-It would afford me the greatest
pleasure to meet the survivors of the Fifth Maine
of the 25th anniversary of their muster into the
United States service but unfortunately for me
my arrangements for the summer months, long
since made, are such as to make a visit to Port
land at the date named well nigh impossible.
must, therefore, forego the pleasure it would
give nae to meet on that occasion the members of
a regiment which won for itself so enVable rep
utation on SO many bloody fields, and which not
only myself and the grand old 9Th Corps, but al
the Army of the Potomac held in such high eSti-
nation for its exceptional galantry and soldierly
qualities.
ings to your comrades of the regiment and believe
me,
Very sincerely yours,
H. G. WRIGHT.
George E. Brown, Esq, Secretary 9th Maine
Regiment Association Portland, Me.
After these letters were read the regiment
adjourned to the Peaks Island House, where
an admirable dinner was served.
After dinner the business meeting was
held, Gen. S. H. Manning presiding, and the
following officers elected:
Presidents. H. Manning of Pennsylvania.
Vice Presidents-W. E. Stevens, D. b. Ham
mond E. H. Dolan.
Secretary and TreaSurer-James Crowley.
Quartermaster- H. Holman.
Committee OF ArrangementS-R M. Stev-
ems, HI. r. Millett Frank Goss, Alonzo Ackley, g.
p Barry H. G. Thomas John French
Votes of thanks were passed to Lieut. Col.
Shannon, for donation of $50 to the associa-
ton; to Thatcher Post G. A. R., for use of
hall and other courtesies to the committee OF
arrangement. Comrade j. Cole, band
reader, wasrequested to collect as many of the
former members of his old band as possible
for the next reunion.
Capt. E. J. Dolan of Company G., 9th
Maine, and A, LIST Maine Veterans, related
some interesting memories and exhibited
some silver plate some q by inches in size,
bearing the inscription, Presented to His
Excellency John Tyler, President of the Uni
ted States, by his most obedient servant, the
artist, E. Plumbe, Jr.' taken from John Ty.
ler's house on the James River, by the cap
tain