The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-01-12
The 10th Maine.
EXTRACTS FROM ARMY LETTERS FROM THE
'FRONT.'

NO. 5.
With ranks thnned and weary we fell into
line and marching back into Old Virginia. found
Lee and captured his rear guard before they
could cross the river. Our line Of march oc-
cuped several days to the old battlefield of
Antictam, on the northern edge Of which we
again found the enemy. We then followed
Fitzpatrick to Falling Waters, but nothing was
gained except Lees rear guard. The next day
we reached lIarpcr's Ferry, thence proceeded |
down Loudon Valley again to Manassas Gap.
where the third corps met the enemy and |
drove them across the river. We reached War
relton junction on Sunday afternoon. Since
leaving Falmouth we have marched more than /
400 miles in the heat of July and driven Lee in |
to his old hiding place. This campaign is ack /
nowlcd-ea by all to be the hardest one of the
war. and also the most profitable. Eleven !
months age the 18th Maine WIS 1000 strong.
To-fa! il, ranks number 80. Some who We're
with n> then are reposin- on the banks of the (
Rarralanrock. Others are asleep on the sta
ed aud ever memorable field of Gettysburg. |
Only few aro left. Perhaps il will not lie out /
OF place 10 give the names Of Il few BOYS from |
Waldo county who cave their lives. and of those |
who to-day suffer from wounds receive! in the |
late battle of Gettysburg. | might begin with |
W b.: sor-t Leroy ". Scott. Of Belfast, (the
writer remembers seeing him after the 2ntl !
LAY, -ht. shot through the bowels and suffer
i:l@ almost beyond enIurancel who died of his |
wounds; Edwin A. IIowes. of Liberty. killed |
Jull 81; Willard X. lIard:. of Sear>mont: |
-tbia' Turner. nf Palermo: ira Bennett. of
iiont,iilp: Frank Coffin. of Thorndike; Vii |
liam Curtis. Of Monroe; Cha>. ii. Chandler,
Co. d.. Belfast; Geo. l.. Starky (wounde,D:
John Merriman. Morrill,: Alfred p Water |
man: Jesse y. Wilson, Frederick II. Wymau;
Robert I. Newell; Alden Cunningham; Alden
il. Curtis: Richard f. Flanders; Harry Ros-
well; Louis \. Kelley: James Robbins: Hos |
Dean: has. Il. Hamilton: Benjamin @. Lear:
q has. \. Murch. Go. E.: Enoch c. Dow, of
Prospect. The latter was as brave boy as
ever gave his life for his country. He received
4 flesh wound in the head, but still refused to
leave the field. Being urged hard to 90. and
suffering from the loss of blood he decided to
90, bui when few rods from the regiment |
cannon bail manged his legs. The writer saw
him after the fight of the second day and help |
Cd lui him under the ground. Nahum Downs
Of SWanI lille. as jolly fellow rs went to the |
war. gave up his life OF that day. A bal enter
81 hi lip joint His leg was unio:.:.d. but he
could NOT be saved. speak of these two boys
because | wa. 80 well acquainted with them
before they Went into the army. Others We're
Frank y. Patterson: ChaS. f. Hartman
" illlm II. Low: Collins McCarty: Jas. :. |
Morse: kl!c E:ckrrson and Edward sheldon. |
would like to recall here the death of Lieut..
Gee. H. smith. of RockIand. AT that time in
command Of Go. |. The writer in returning
from tlle field hospital on the evening Of the |
second day Of the battle fell in with Capt. VIM. |
II. Fo-lcr As he WAS returning to the regiment. |
y we reared the battlefield groan came from |
a small clamp Of bushes ,ear an Old stone wall. |
We folihd from whence il came, and whom |
should il he but Lieut.. Smith, who bad crawlcd
there himself or had been carried there by |
>ome comradc and left to die alone. He was
morta.iy wounded and diving alone and away |
from friends and home. BY the light Of a |
match CAPT. Fogier bent over and recognized
/ him. think Capt Foglcr took some memcn- |
Toes for those at home. As his life had almost |
ell.el ou ee covered him up with his blanket |
and left him to die. Such is the fate of a sol!
dlcr in war; Til, may seem to lie a small matter,
'ui those times tried mems souls. If this
statement is not correct will not Col Fo.lcr |
correct i. for take it FROM memory and it is
more than quarter of a century since this
took place.
Now again to the Old 18th. The army is en-
JOY ng rest and il !. very much needed The
2nt corps i back within two miles Of the Rap
pahannock river. Our picket> join the 18th
corps. The Johniie> have put in an appearance
On The opposite bank of the river. The swell
term. August sun beats down upon Us during
the day. but the evenings are cool ard the
troops are in good health and spirits and are
rapidly recoFt ring from their late hard-hip>.
HIRE the md Division. comprising the 10Th
Maine. was called upon to witness one Of those
melancholy sights which are sometime, nccc>-
say to tie stern discipline of an army. \
uHtmi,cr OF Eo.-rl>t pcEm> ylvala Volunteers
having !,cn convicted by a court martial of
'!,>eriou Na~ shot dead by his comrades He
met hi fate tonipo>edly. although at the first
voiiey lie Wa only wounded. such punish
lnrnt for dc>eriion is severe but Just. This i,
the first Execution ti!Gt has taken place in the
Iron ~! i>ion. Tie regiment to which he be
l"n-el is the one once led hi the lalnented Col.
Baker. who fell at Balls BLUM. 1t is composed
of ienn>y lNanian>. but is frequently called the
1T California in honor Of the memory of Col.
Baker. This regiment belongs to the "a brigade