Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23
OLD TWELFTH VETERANS.

A Large Number of Veterans Of the
 old Regiment and Their Friends
 hold . Jolly Reunion at the Lucas
 House, West Haven.
 A jolly crowd of veterans and their friends was that which enjoyed the twenty third annual reunion of the Twelfth Regiment, Infantry of the Connecticut volunteers, at the Lucas House, Savin Rock, yesterday. About ninety of the veterans were present and with them many ladies and friends. This old regiment is known as the 'CharteI Oak regiment. It was recruited in Hartford in the fall of 1861, with Mayor Henry c. Deming, of Hartford. as it's colonel and Lsd- yard Colburn, of Derby, as lieutenant. colonel. In 1862 Frank H. Peck, of New Haven, was its major and was killed at Win chester, Va.. The regiment served in Welt zel's brigade during the first three years of the war in the department of the gulf, and were in the following engagements: Georgia Landing, October 27, 1862; Pattersonville, La., April 13, 1863; siege of Port Hudson, La, May 25 to July 9, 1863. After that 1t was transferred to the department of Shen- andoah Valley then under command of Gen. Philip Sheridan, and were in the engage. ments of Winchesters, Fishers Hill and Ce- dar Creek. The regiment was mustered out August 12, '65.
 A big canvas tent was standing on the lawn of the Lucas House ready for the veterans. Within were tables loaded with fine repast. At o'clock the party sat down to most en- joyable clambake. Seated at the head of the table were Captain William Berry of Hart ford, president; A. 0. Hendrick, vice presi- dent; Lieutenant Henry Futile, secretary Captain Samuel Grannis, Sergeants s. E. Whiting and A. s. Hull, executive commit. tee.
 After the eatables had been thoroughly tasted the speech-making began. Those whc spoke wore Chief Hendrick, Colonel J. G Healy of the Ninth Connecticut Volun. teers, Captain J. E. Smith of Hart. ford, Captain L. A. Dickinson of Hart- ford, Captain Berry of Hartford, L,eu- tenant Ball and many others. Resolu. tions were read on the death of General Philip Sheridan and Col. Ledyard Norton. Mrs. 0. B. Peck, mother of Col. Frank H. Peck, killed at Winchester, was invited to be present but was absent from New Ha- ven. The treasurer reported that the regi- ment was in a fiourishing financial condition. Letters of regret were received from Henry Clapp, of the G. A. R. headquarters in San Francisco, Chaplain J. H. Bradford of the pension office at Washington; Judge Fred M. Grant, of Canton, Ill.,, who was lieutenant of the regiment; Chaplain Madison Davis, of hichneld, Conn., Major J. w. Detorees of New Haven, Conn.,, and others.
 The present officers of the organization, which were reelected, are President, Cap tain William Berry of Hartford; vice presi- dent, Captain 40. Hendrick of New Haven; secretary, Quarfermaster Lieutenant Henry Futile of New Haven; executive committee, Captain Samuel A. Grannis of Wallingford, Sergeant s. E. Whiting of Southington, Sergeant A. s. Hall of Bridgeport, Quarter. master Color Sergeant Hiram Edwards of Hartford.
 Among those present were N. 0. Dil- worthy of Philadelphia, Captain s. 0. Hen- drick, Henry Lyons, Charles K. Williams, Lieutenant Henry Tuttle, Comrade John- son, Comrade Russell B. Porter. Thomas Twitchell, all of New Haven, and Captain s. A. Granniss of Wallingford, Captain J. E. Smith of Hartford, Lieutenant Gibbons of Middletown, Captain Wm. Berry of Hartford, Captain l.. A. Dickinson of Hartford, Com rades Beaumont of West Haven, James Tho mas, Thomas Telford of New York, Henry Maynard, A. J. Fish, G. w. Gowdy, Perry M. Twitchell of Wallingford, John Kelly, L.. M. Bigelow, s. E. Whiting, F. A. Adams, A. D. Scott.