Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-02

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Maine took the leal - the division. and
When the trooE- saw that they crt"i Out,
Plight today. boys. the fist Names In
the advance
Gregg dismountel hi- men AMI built
rude brastworks. and then the Maine men
opsne,i the fight and sndci II. using both
oarbine. AMI rvyOlyens
Though order,i To rvtir,. the men did -
slowly. turning at every ridge AMI fence
and clump % tr,es Tor one more Volley. ~
they held on till battery came to their
aid, and they helped 10 defend that when Il
ran out % ammunition. Of the 5O men
engaged n were Killed and - wounded
Hampton Was held up until the wagon
train was l-yOni rcach Sheridan left the
Army % the Potomac Aug I, isJi, but
Gr,ggs division remained t-hlnd at Peters
burg. following the FORTUNES ~ Ilancork In
his expeditions on the Confederate tanks
The regiment added four battles 90 IT, list
during August, and In September was ~
enforuei by eight COMPANIES % Mains
truof- Transferred from the firt District
% Columbia cavalry. The strngth va
about 51D with thi. incvase ON Oct. "a,
At Boydton Road. 10 wer killed. AMI -
woundoi In savage light with Wade
llampton's mounted fOrco.
The Firt Maine At that time bslongcl
to a brigade COMMANDED by Col. Z. III.
smith. it, former leader. who was q cap
tain In the regiment IN l-ii Cilley. the fr~t
r-crult aud the hrst man wounded, had
grayitAtci % the top anil lei the regiment
The highest casualty list % all was at
Dinwiddie Court Ilou-s. March ~, the pre-
limlnary u Five Forks Sheridan's cavalry
was foroed TO give grOund all day AMI At
length smith. brigade was callc'i upon to
defend q creek cru~sing against heavy osidS
The fir-t Maine dismOuntssi anil advanced
In deplOyed line 10 meet charging cavalry.
They opened FIRE with SPENCER and Henry
riile-, Z and 10 shooters. and the COnfoier'
ate column tymblssi, waSer~i aud parted
night and left, soon 90 melt away In form.
le~. wrvck of dead horses and men. In this
lght the first Maine. l0.~s was "a killed
and al wounded
Al Appomattox, fnith- brigade WAS
placed in the last gap .Opsnei Ia Lee, the
l.ynchburg road The Sighting on Sunday,
April y, that endel In Ire. sure netrr,
began on the front of the firt Maine. and
lts los there was killci and 10 wounded
The total los of the regiment killei and
mortaliy wOunde,i wss - offioe- and -
men, the highest suffered by any cavalry
regiment In the Union army
The fir-t Maine was organized and led
throughout by volunteer officers. IL la~s
colonel, majors and q captains killed In
action. AZ ~, MAry's Church its colonel.
lieutenant colonel and a major were
wOunded
And all this noble reoori was made by
average men The twin -srzeants, who-s
pioturcs from photographs taken during
The war accompany this sketch. would Dot
stand out on an artists canvas - graDdly
~ do some of the Uhians and Dragons
that rode at Groyellotte AMI SEDAN, bat
they are types of the first Maine troops.
for whom there can he no grsndsr eulogy
than the simple rvoori of their persistent
daring. Another thing. have stated that
the regiment was lei by volunteers Early
In its CAREER q cast Iron rule u sntiprofAn.
ity and total abstinence was promulgated
at headquArters. This may not signify
anything. but some wagr would have 10
that for troopsr In the field there wss no
r>issming vfcs ieft ercept fighting, hencs
The thirtystx iatties on the fi>s NAinsS
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