The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-01
One Of Saturdays Veterans Meet
ings in Detail.
THE THIRD RHODE ISLAND
The history OF the Rhode
Islands War Governor and its Pres
snt Governor Address the Command
The Omcers and Reports.

Bay. Last Saturdays reunion at Rocky
Point was the latest but not the last.
This regiment was the second TO leave
Che State under the first call for three
years troops 1t departed for the seat OF
war Saturday, Sept. z, 1861, under COM
mand Of Lieut.. Colonel Christopher
Blanding. It's first camp was in Warwick
on the Brown farm about two miles ne
low Pawtuxet, and from this camp it
started on its first march for PROVIDENCE
on the day of departure for the war. Its
services were of most varied character,
being first organized as infantry and at
= latter date being changed TO
an artillery regiment OF oomnse,ss tweiss
A aud @ were batteries of light artillery
The other ten companies were heavy
nrtillery and their service in the batteries
on Morris Island, S. c., were very
arduous. 1t remained in the service as q
regiment until the close OF the war, ana
following was placed upon its flag:
Fort Pulaski, Ga, Honey Hill, s G.,
Petersburg, Va, Morris Island, s. c.,
Fort Sumter (seige), Pocotaligo, S, c..
Fort Wayne, S. c.. Laurel Hill, Va, Fort
Burnbam, Va, Cloustee. Fla, DeyeauS' ;e,n <
g. It was engaged In forty different en-
counters with the enemy dating from
Nov. 4. 1851 to Jan. IS, IL. 1865.
Notwithstanding the excessive 'heat OF
Saturday morning. over 100 former. mem
bers of the regiment responded to the CIR
cular mailed them by the secretary of the
association and assembled on Exchange
place &C A. M, for the purpose OF partic-
mating In the reunion. Headed by the
National Band a short march was taken
TO the steamer Thomas. A. Morgan, that
was to transport them TO Rocky Point.
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where the meeting was to be held Presi-
dent John Hackett called the assembled
coYnrades to order The secretary's re-
port Of the previous meeting was read,
approved and ordered placed on file The
report gave information of the death OF
the following named comrades since the
last meeting Thomas Hargrave, Co. G;
s. M. Bushee, Co. B Second Lieut..
Thomas Fidler, Co. G.; Henry Garlin. Co.
O.: William j. Barber, Go. /; G. L.
Goggeshall, Co. A; Augustus Blanchard,
CT A.: John Coyle, Co. 1; n. L. Esty,
sergeant, Co. B.
for the past year los, expenditures,
&s4 S. Cash balance on hand, s2j. Is.
The association is clear OF debt, having
during the past year liquidated all of its
former indebtedness
Secretary Turner stated that several OF
the notices had been returned and asked
Tor information In regard to the address
Of the following comrades: stephen +.
Broadhurst. Co. b.: Thomas d. Melville,
Co. X. Erwin +. Mann, Corp. A, George
A. Peaver, Corp. D., William Carter,
Co. H.. John A. Williams, GO: M John
Ws,ch sr CO a. o retrlGs Gsorse we'6n Foeos SG w
bee, Sergt Co. B., Walter A. Wheeler,
Arst sergeant Co. X, Samuel A. Cooley,
drummer 90. r.
The secretary read several letters from
comrades unable to attend, as follows:
Capt. J. J. Comstock, Sergt. William
James p. Mullihan, Benjamin Morris.
Patrick Quigley and John f. Penthouse.
After these letters had been read the sec
xetary read another letter from the Rev.
John johnson, Charleston, 6. O., for
merly major Of engineers in the service OF
the letter states. that THE years as they
roll by are rnellowing all sounds OF the
war. trust and pray, all enmities and
bitterness of thought and feeling" The
reading OF the letter was listened to with
much interest and attention. Mr. John
son is the historian OF most interesting
ton Harbor, lS63-1S65"
The following named comrades were
elected to fill the official positions for the
ensuing year; President, Lieut.. John Hack
EFT; vice president, Corp. James A. Abbott;
secretary and treasurer, sergt: George NJ
Turner; executive committee, Lieut.
James A. Seaver, Corp. Patrick EagAn,
Major John M. Barker, Col Charles X.
Brayton, Lieut.. Charles n. Williams;
general reunion committee, Col. Charles
X. Brayton. After the election of officers
Corp. James A. Abbott OF Battery read
paper frorn Capt. Martin 5. James Civ
ing . very interesting account of the part
the battery took in the engagement of
DYury's Bluff, Va, May 16, 1854 A vote
of thanks was extended to Capt James
and the secretary swas instructed to for
ward communication to the captain
conveying the same.
During the afternoon the meeting was
honored by q visit OF the governor of the
State, ID. Russell Brown, who was intro
euced by President Hackett to the COM
ksdes. Gov. Browns remarks were re-
Deiyed with applause.
Dept. Com. Dept. of r. I. G. A.. II.
David 5. Ray male remarks and called
the attention OF the association 10 the
eoming celebration of the discovery of
America and the part the school children
were TO take in the same. also the patriotic
position the veterans Of the late war had
taken In regard to our public schools.
The war Governor of RHODE ISLAND,
William Sprague, and Adj George G.
Gorton, Sergt. Benjamin Il. Davis, Capt.
Hugh Hamill, President John Hackett,
Vice President James A. Abbott, Secre-
tary and Treasurer George NJ. Turner of
the association, made remarks; also
Capt Carlos A Hart Of the Twenty-Third
Massachusetts Infantry and Corp. Pelcg
Macomber of the same regiment Com
rade William N. Davis of Arnold Post
No. 4 Of the g. A. X, gave two recita-
tions, "The Graud Army Boys" and
"Hancock's Charge" This was the close
Of the twentieth annual reunion of the
Old Third.
Gov. Brown accompanied by ex-Gov.
Sprague and other guests also made a
tour of the grove and visited the meetings
Of the other seven regiments which were
holding reunions at the same time. The
Governor was received with great courtesy
aud responded whenever requested w ith a
Jew words Toe meetings of the eight
different commands at the same time and
place. and the numbers Of comrades
present. was a remarkable event in the
history Of the veterans of RHODE ISLAND,
aud will he long remembered as a most
pleasant occasion.
Blue Coats Catch Fish.
Sergts. Rowe aad Boss, Officers Hunt
lev, Pioneer and Blood went on a quiet