The Portland daily press., 1891-08-26
THE NINETEENTH MAINE AT RICHMOND.
Annual Meeting and Reunion of Con-
nor's Fighting Reaiment.
Section OF the Eastern Yacht Fleet
at Boothbay.
TWO Suicides In One Day at Lewiston
and RockIand.
Especial to the Press

Especial 10 the PreSSl
RICHMOND. August 25.-The 10Th Maine
Regiment held its annual reunion at Rich
mond today. 1t being the 10Th anniversary of
the organization as the regiment. One hun
dred and forty responded to the roll call,
many OF them being accompanied by their
wives. They came by steamer and train.
The forenoon was passed by the veterans
in friendly intercourse and exchange of
stories such as the boys in blue are wont to
indulgein.
The business meeting was held in the
afternoon at which the customary business
was transacted, and the following officers
chosen:
President-B Wedds, Norrldgewock.
Vice Presidents. II. Bagley, Lewiston.
Secretary-Silas Adams, Bowd0inham.
Executive Committee-W. II. Emery, tSkowhe-
Eneke @ Bath Egs 6pSa@ sausus M sgsSS ass s. H.
- Chaplain-W. Il. Wood. .-
surgeon-A. J. Billings.
Orator OF 1S92-A. j. Billings.
1t was voted to hold the next reunion at
Norridgewock.
At 6 O'Clock in the evening the veterans
and John Merrill Post, GAR, formed ia
front Of GAR. hall, and headed by the
Richmond Band. marched to the Opera
House dining room where they attacked the
groaning tables with their old-time vigor.
AT later hour all gathered in the hall be-
low, where they were Joined by many of our
citizens. and the hall filled with large audi
eDce: Following is the programme for the
evening:
Music-Departed Days..................... Band
Address of Welcome. .........F. J. Buker. ESQ.
Reagonss a Wacdm Saa Miss Alice Farria
SoDg-That Melody Divine. Mrs. A. b. Haley
grafton ......-........Co .Comrade Rev. G. r. Palmer
Singing Male Quartette
Then followed campfire. during which
several comrades made short speeches, inter-
spersed with music by the band.
Among the comrades present were Colonels
L. w. Starbird of Boston and Foger of Be-
last, former commanders of the regiment.
This is the second time the reunion of the
regiment has been held here.
The 10Th Maine Regiment was made up
principally of men from Sagadahoc, Kenne-
bee. Somerset, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo
counties. 1t was rendeZvoused at Bath, and
1hfganized thgs ,G.e August 20 1862 Two days later
where they arrived the 29th They were
hrst under fire during a reconnaissance to
Charleston, Va, Oct. 18th where they acted
creditably. Their first battle was Fredericks-
burg where they received yeritable baptism
OF hre, and from there to the close of the
war the regiment saw real and active service.
The regiment bore an honorable part In the
following battles: Fredericksburg, Chancel-
I0rsviile, Brlstow Station, Gettysburg,
Wilderness, Mine Rum, Spottsylvania, Po
River. Toloposomoy, North Anna, Coal
Harbor, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Ream's
Station. Strawberry Plains and BoydtOn
Road.
The regiment lost, killed in action, lO4;
died Of wounds. SO; died of disease, 150, and
missing in action, 20.
The original members of the regiment
were mustered out of United States Service
at Baiey's Cross Roads, Va, May 81, 1866,
and were paid and discharged at Augusta,
Me-. June 4th. The other members, whose
time had not expired, were transferred to
the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery.
:. The 18th was commanded at different
times by Colonels Frederic d. Sewall of
Bath, Francis E. Heath of Waterville, ,Selden
Connor Of Fairfield, James w. Welch of
Augusta. Isaac W. Starbird of Litchfield and
Lieut.. Col. j. w. Spaulding of Richmond.
Richmond furnished "a or more members,
most of whom went out In Company A. j.
w. Spaulding was one of the latter, being
first lieutenant OF that company when it left
for the front.