Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-09-02
THE TOWNSEND RIFLES.

Third Annual Reunion OF Company
G, Seventh Regiment, @. v.-Praise
of the Drummer Boy-Photographs
of the Company Presented TO Cap
tain Tow nsend-omcers Elected.
The third annual reunion of the Clown
send Rifles" Company G, Seventh regi
ment. @. ", was held at Fleming & Pick
ett's cafe, $50 Chapel street, last evening.
Covers were laid for thirty. After an elsb-
crate banquet served in Caterer Fleming's
best style, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
E. E. Stevens of New Haven; vice prssi-
| dent, Z. L. Moore of birmingham, Mass. !;
secretary and treasurer, Virgil r. Mcneil.
| After the election of officers President
Stevens called on Captain James II. Town
send, who equipped the company when
they started for the front, and sent them
constantly many delioacies, and in whose
honor the company received it's name, the
Townsend Rifles. In his remarks he said:
"But when we gather at our annual re-
unions let us not dwell on the things
which make us sad. LIST us speak of those
who have passed away from our midst, as
We would wish our survivors TO speak of
us.
"Ay boys, I tell you, you have reason to
be proud of yourselves. You were one
hundred picked men, culled from the very
flower of Connecticut manhood"
Captain Townsend also told many inter-
esting anecdotes and items of his personal
experience, which were greatly enjoyed by
his listeners.
Major Benjamin E Brown was then call
ed upon. He said in part:
I'VE went out MS nine months men and
were baptized in blood from the beginning
to the end. At Fredericksburg we lost
many men. and at Charlottesville Stone
wall jackson captured all of our men but
seventy-6ve and afterwards our force was
reduced to twenty eight. This is, think, |
a pretty good record for a nine months |
regiment.
81 do not think that history has done
justice to all who served In the army, and
the drummer boy especially has escaped |
comment"
Major Brown happily spoke of the drum
mer boys part In the service and conclud- |
ed with feeling remarks pleasing to the old |
comrades.
L. E. Norton of Lakeville then told how
the fifteen men from Litchfeld county /
came to enlist under the lamsnted Captain /
Hitchcock, whom he described as his beau
ideal of a soldier.
Captain Moore then made few remarks,
and was followed by Captain Coe, COM
msnder of Admiral Foote post, G. A. R. /
He told of rebel who said that one of the
regiments which was opposite him In one
battle was the Seventh Connecticut, and
that the "Yanks had some guns they
loaded up Sunday and fred all the week"
Virgil f. Mcneil was then called upon
and he spoke a few words, after which he
tainment he furnished at the afternoons
Jerry Bradley and David R. Ad-
AIMS then each spoke few words.
L. K. Peck then presented Captain Town
send with the photographs of large num-
Der of the members of the company. He
had collected them with considerable diff
,ulty during the past three years, and the
gift was gratefully acknowledged by Cap
tain Townsend. 1t was decided to hold
The next reunion in this city at some time
10 be decided upon.
Caterer Fleming's service was most high
" spoken of by all present.
Those who sat down to supper were: E.
D. Stevens, Virgil F. Mcneil, L. L.
Moore, Captain Coe. L. E. Peck,
Charles B. Stannsrd, John Guesson,
Fred T. Yale, George T. Culver, Frank
Jones, William 81. Corsa, T. L. Norton, 8. |
w. Glenny, Morris Parmalee, Charles F.
Alling, George Beanning, George W. Ma
one, w. 81. johnson, Henry Page, Lean
Ter Parmslee, Benjamin E. Brown, David |
r. Adams, Jerry Bradley.