The Portland daily press., 1892-08-12
1.lO.29 MAINE
Have a Grand Reunion at Long
Island.

Major Gould Narrates Some Valuable
History-A Very Large Party Partakes
of the Annual Dinner-A Full List of
the Veterans Present.
The 1st-10th-29th veteran association
held their oath reunion at their hall
Yesterday. The weather was fair and
warm, and there was an attendance of
nearly 200 of the soldiers and as many
more visitors and ladies.
Chandlers old band turned out IA
members and gave the old-time tunes to
delighted audience who encored and
cheered again and again.
Hon. Hartwell S. French, captain of
Co. K, goth Maine, presided at the bust
ness meeting.
The following officers were chosen for
the coming year:
President-Granville Blake, Auburn.
Vice Decentralization l.. Goss, Lewiston;
VIM. F. Jordan, Portland; Josiah II. smith,
ray B. Watson, Auburn; Henry II. Millett, Bos-
Historian, Secretary and Treasury-John M
| Surgeon Josiah F. Day, Alfred.
| Chaplain-Rev. freedom Starbird, West Farm
| ington.
| Executive Committee Rensselaer, Greedy, Ed
ward N. Greedy and Chas. Ii. Frost Portland.
| A gift of IS elegant photographs of the
| battlefield of Antietam was announced
| from Oliver Cromwell Gould, the artist.
They have been framed and hung around
| the hall.
Capt. George E. Brown of the Fifth
| Maine was present at the reunion and
| took several views of the company.
| Major Gould as historian, reported his
progress in learning what Confederate
force opposed the 10th Maine in the bat
tie of Antietam. A very long and extern
sive correspondence with their former
| euelny has resulted in learning that the
Fifth Texas and Fourth Alabama of
Hood division and one company each
from Colquitt's five regiments, were in
| East Woods at the time the 10th Maine
were fighting, and were opposite the 10th
Maine and the Union force next to the
right
/ Major E. M. Shaw gave formal notice
of the death the past year Of Gen. Ma
thaniel j. jackson, the first colonel Of
the regiment. He offered the following:
Nathaniel j. jackson was born in
| Newburyport, Mass, July 2S, 1918. At
the opening of the war of the Rebellion,
he was mechanical agent of the Hill
| mills of Lewiston nd captain of the
| T :..I.4 Hl,ic
nv was among the first of those compa-
MES that first responded to the call of
the President, and Immediately on going
| into camp at Portland he was elected
| colonel of the First Regiment of Maine
volunteers. This regiment returning to
Maine on completion of its three months
service, Colonel Jackson was appointed
colonel of the 9Th Maine regiment. Of
| his military history it is superf1uous to
speak. 1t is we'll known to many of us
personally. This, however, may be said
of him, that he was by nature and edu-
cation soldier. He took prominent
part in many of the campaigns of the
Rebellion. He was in advance on the
| march in the early part of 1862.
He commanded his regiment at the
battle of Westminster and through
out the Peninsular campaign, in which
his regiment bore an honorable part.
Leaving the Peninsular after the cam
paign, he proceeded to Alexandria and
moved the brigade, of which he was in
command as senior officer, out to Bull
Run, but too late to participate in the
battle Following this was the campaign
in Maryland. September "a, 1862, he
was made brigadier general and or
dered to report to General Slocum. He
was with General Sherman in his cam
paign through Georgia. March IS, 1865,
he was appointed brevet major general
and was mustered out of service August
"a, 1865.
1 After the war he was engaged in bust
ness in New York City. Afterwards he
went to Dunkirk, where he established a
large coal business in connection with
his sons. His health has kept him from
active business the past few years. In
October last he was stricken with paraly-
sis and has been helpless ever since.
He was then at the home of his chill
dren, by whom he received the tenderest
care. He died at jamestown, New York,
April 20, 1892.
So one by one our old comrades are
falling He had his peculiarities, OF
which many of us who served with and
under us well know. While some OF
them we might not covert, yet as bust
| ness HAL HIS luGCSlIty uCNCI Wdo LII
peached nor his loyalty ever questioned.
We'll may it be, for every one of our chill
} dren, should they possess these qualities.
Let lis remember his virtues and seek to
emulate them.
Major Shaw also gave notice of the
death of Colonel Charles Fred King OF
Somerville, Mass, formerly captain OF
Company D. He offered these resolu-
tons:
Whereas death has removed from our midst
WHO served as our two successive
csoed That it is with sincere sorrow S, we
cherish. His cheerful companionship will
never fade from our rec.olleetion we - vii
and devotion to his country teach us. The
place made vacant by his death will never be
filled.
Today we drop the tear of affection for. one
we loved as brother and by still tenderer
To his family we would extend the sympathy