Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
THE GRAYs.
THE GRAYS.  The Coming Rig CeIebration-Target

The Coming Hfg Celebration-Target |
 Shoot SFo.day-Tribute to Captain | ' Brown. ssk5gW
 ;sTheEG GEays will hold a rifle practice shoot to-day at the sQuinnipiaca range. tis ex- pected that sixty-eight members will report for duty. ''S' =, -, =.
 The general committee of arrangements for the seventy fifth anniversary. of the ,Grays' association report that the affair promises to be great success.
 The company will hold special drill on Wednesday evening in order to be in good trim for the celebration. The general and sub-committess of arrangements will hold a special meeting this evening in room 5, Masonic building, on Chapel street.
 The Connecticut Guardsman of Septem- Der 1 gives an admirable portrait of Cap tain B. E. Brown of the Grays as front ispiecs and accompanying is the appended feer, who, by the way, it is learned, has also this additional honor to his credit, iviz,,s that. during his administration thus far the company has been recruited to it's full Imitsw1th first-class men, while about ,$1, ,000 of old indebtedness has been paid off and $1 ,500 has been raised and paid for the handsome improvements made in the company room. Says the Guardsman: Benjamin E. Brown, when but youth of seventeen, was mustered into the ser vice of the United States as drummer in Company E, Twenty seventh regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. Although very slight for his age, as is evidenced from the fact that at his enlistment he weighed but seventy-ive pounds, he participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Charlottesville and Gettysburg. and took part in the long march that preceded. .thelast named battle. On July 22, 1863, he was mustered out of the service. The Twenty-seventh regi- ment was 8 nine months regi- ment and numbered S29 men, rank and file. Its colonel, ieutenant-colonel and adjutant were. New HavenGrays: The Grays also furnished two companies for this regiment The casualties of the regi- ment were: Killed, wounded and death by disease, 1S1 prisoners, 2S7; total casual 1 ties,s s468. Nearly all of the regiment were captured at Charlottesville. It went into | the battle of Gettysburg with seventyfve men, losing eleven killed, twenty-five lwounded and four prisoners; total, forty. So much for the regiment and active ser vice. Six months after being mustered | out, re-enlisted for three years, but could | not pass the surgeon on account of small size.
 He joined the New Haven Grays, Com pany F, Second regiment, Sptember 8, ] 1866, serving seven and ene-half years. Was promoted by election the first year to l be corporal, and the third or fourth year
 reached second sergeant, and declined further promotion, although strongly pressed to accept commission. He ac-
 cepted, after consideration. the captaincy
 of Company F, January 9, 1889, unde, \ strong .. pressure from the prominent \ veterans of the company, represented
 by 8 committee consisting ot
 General s. E. Merwin, General E.
 Bradley, Sergeant Smith of the actives
 and others, and & unanimous call from tht
 active company. In civil life Captair
 Brown is highly respected and has beer
 honored with the following offices: Al councilman and alderman he has served
 two years each, during which time he wa
 member of the board of finance ano
 many important special committees. Cap
 tain Brown is true soldier, a courteou
 gentleman and credit to the Second regi
 ment. To his efforts is due the presen
 condition of Company F, New Have7 Grays.