Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-06
COMMANDER DYER
Exceed BY G. A. R. sen fer
The Ensuing Year.
,1mna, tsr in.Cllti Palnsf Present
end Royslly g1tsitallsd.
Other Officers Elected and Closing Up
Of Business.

SIS: Isaac Dyer. coz mtndsr, Skosh' =
zsp; A Z. NiCssrsou, senior vice cem-
asna,r. srsn9nt; Jesbro Fl sweu, JaL-
II VIC cJmnAr Der. X gtegy R-v. C. A
80 h.Jt, chSj lain 81. Aloses; Z ).
. az, nsaica dlre ctor. Auburn.
TIE f,,lewing fel gs.ss TO Tbs national
ncsmrm- at we're ch5scn: K, prgss ntstive
& lstss-H. 3 M-lcher. Portland alter
sse--Cssiles H.mfh. Bangor; represent
.iive.-C. s. CrO~el Ls,lst,n; Jsmes
IL Tssyrr. F0IGroft; A b. Ru sell, Weld /;
2. +. Gi more, Dedhsm; Wn Wiley
Gi4rr ner; ~. Moutgem~ry. Boothbsy, Z
D Fisher. BewdCiahsn; Z H1~sri V4ne,
'slsl., j + Day, Spiagvale; a. Soust
ard, Bedford.
The New Commander.
Gen. Isssc Dyer, the new commander of
the Msine d. partUahT, vas bora al Skor-
hegAa, Nov !, 1920 He was educated ss
Ssowh gan pabne schools zrd Bloom fl ID
Acsds ny. He bad sister sra fve oroii-
RS; two o. The brosheis are noe living
HIS early life WIS spent upon the farm
He hs. always lived 81 Sko~bs gan and for
'nir'y- hree years carried on successful
irug business
Gen Dyer was mustered into the Uai;ed
States army as lieutenant colonel Of the
lj.h Maine regiment in 1861, which left
he : s'e Ia March, 1862, for Ship Island
50 engage in Gen. Batlrr's Ne~ Orleans
expedition At Csmp psrspe. he was pro
motsd 10 the command OF the regiment
Den. Neal Dav btlng ordered 10 report for
iuty On the Missippi, Col. Dyer succeedei
him 10 commaad Of the district Of West
FioIiis THIS ccmDand he retained uutii
wss ordertd 10 Ne. Orleans In
June, 1868. VIXEN hs wss ordered with
10 rsgmert to re enforce Col. Csbiil at
Ls F.urchs CrostiHg, La. to assist IN de-
'endug The OpelonsGs cGuntry sgsinst n
r,idirg patty under Inc rebel Cen. Msgru-
der. On returning 10 Comp Parspet, as
he senior ffi,er, Col. Dyer assumed COM
msnd Of the ferr which be retsined, excep,-
~ sh' r interval until the reg ment went
10 New Orleans for provost duty.
At The bs:'le OF ssbins Gross Roads, il
common ~i'h Emory's division. Col. Dyef's
mmsnd bore the trunt Of that sharply
eDLtetied battle Al other battles Col.
Dyer vas constantly il command, shar
Tx with lis men their fortunes ard re-
verses while at Bermuda Hundred, CJi.
Dyer was ii command cf the I'd brigade,
l,t DIV sion, l9th army corps. Slbse-
qlep,ly h. ~es plsced in command OF
ne ? brigade, Ia jane 1865 Col. Dysr
sa4 plscs IN command OF the Is susd s.
~ ct If the eastern military district Of So
Caroline, in ~hiCh lie remsir ed until The
10. .ddle Of August. when he succeeded
,te n B al in the mm.Dc Of the military
lis Iiof oi 5 18th Csroiin>,
In msreb, 1865 he vas promoted to
b gsdi,r genera Tor meIi o'ious conduct
For Lumber Of years he was first Sc
lee nna1 OF the town He was nemb !
~ he STATE senate in 1867 ard SO He
vas inspe ctor gsnaTGi oA Governor Dag |
- sieff for two yssrs
Thursdays Business.
The hu.neos IT tie lhulsdsy sfteEuoo |
InclU'ed the selsction IF =
mm;t'ee. CO sisGoQ Of conr4ds from |
sue prsf in -sch cDuot,, who Vas elected
% mrste del, gate SuG siternates TO The |
gst 0, Al ,nosWpUent, IS lows:
AH6rosc gsia clunty t hs les s. Grow
Ii, Post No
Arou-to. .B-Ez.s NJ eGlsughio, Past 1913 |
Gum -erlsnd-B l. ID rnissn Pc %
F5s5kiiH-Al5,z Sylvester, Pos 25
Hs cock--p 7 q imore. Post 1856
kenrebeG--A W. Met auslsni, Post 6
* ok P. Gi!eY, Pc, l6.
Liacnla-A. L Hilton, Pos; 1856
Qxfprd--A W. Belc0er, Plst $50.
Peuc bscat-R ?. Peak Post IL
Pscs;sq1.s-Ds. E a Thompscn, Pest
20
S.sslsbcc-E o. Fisher.
~omeI.et-F F NJ Wilsi5s, ? ct 50.
9sidr-George Il. Fi,h-r. Post "a
Wspbire e.on-J. p. Nesgle. Post 1856.
York t'lm1'hy EGot, P1st ~
Atter The nsnsscu, n Of some routine |
7uslnes-, lot Of general public interest,
IA escsmpment sc journsd to 8 A. 81
Fldsy
T.. enrsrrainmeat by ,ha ladies Of Barn
slce .iqf Cor,s in @ A, Il. hal ~ss a.
aouuCsd
Thursday evening the Grand Army and
ReGSf Corps visitors were splendldiy en- |
s~rsped Mt G. A. Hall on hlsin sIeet |
CoT msnder Miller sDd ssS -ere ihsre ard |
..i the vets rams and tbsi: ladies who could |
crowd inside the doors,
Numbers OF the FIRST Msir Cavslry in |
sttendauce up the encsmpuent. were |
- t4r'si Ell Tpucsdsy eveni5g by Henry
Litle, Z q, al lis , I'll e 90 C0u;s street, |
auburn,
Tie following Comrs3e Of Ills noted |
stmy otgsrizsIIon ee'e present: Gen. J |
? tii,y, R9cklsnd; W. y. Be se, Lew
i,ton; Capt ]. CAr.on. Nj Vrrnoa: c |
E MoultJn. Auburn; Usleb N Lang, |
P,rti.Bd; Samuel Bsun-s, Wsidoooro;
Chss, smith, Sknwhessn; George |
GoedSin, Sko~hegsu; M. Z. Ricser, Au-
turu; ". X, Ripley, Canton;
J II C,fii', Auburn: A. NJ. Wsrrsr. |
+ . d yer, B Z L,well, Lewiston |
JusIus Webster. Ch, stsrvilis; Hun o. S. |
Hs,keil, Pt.Aeld Postmaster A. z. |
Dsv reOx, E ls~Ur'h: Gso. L Fssset,
Lewiston; GEO L Dasiin, Album A. |
so u'e, Lewiston; VIM Mslonr, Auturn |
K Iscoe G. Brsles, Turner. 1hs infantry
we're Represented by Comrades Geo. b.
). e ,ra AID L. Anderson of Skowhegsn.
Resolutions.
The f.llowibg resolution Of the commit
tee on The des'h Of Hon hannibal Hsmlin
was adopted by ri.iig vote