The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
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The personnel of the company was as
follows:
Members OF the Association. and
veterans of the First Maine Cavalry. f.
j. Savage, Fairfield; A. f. Bickford, j.
II. Wyman, Geo. +. Goodwin. Zenas
Vaughan, Sewall Smith, DR.. ;. A..
Patten, II. j. Narney, Charles Smith
Dcnuis Murphy, I.lewellyn Goodwin all
of Skowhegan; Honorary members of
the Association and veterans of other
Maine regiments. Geo. b. Stafford, +. Il.
Buck, Mark IIarvillc, +. l.. Walker, Il.
d. Savage, +. f. Fairbrothcr, J. o.
smith, all of Skowhegan; invited guests,
A. G. Blunt, j. A. Dealey, &. 4. Mars
ton, II. L. Patten, Geo. ID. Arnold. f. ;.
Cairns, G.. j. Dow, &. ID. Miller. james
Lumsden all of Skowhegan; c. T. ak
er, Lewiston; Daniel W. Ames, Ambrose
Leighton, w. +. Campbell all of Port
land and Wellington Sprague of Bath.
After the feast President Savage
gracefully discharged the duties of mast
er of ceremonies, making his details for
remarks and stories in such manner
that those called upon could not resist
and the responses were general and
happy.
In his preliminary remarks the toast
master alluded to the fact that but of
the First Cavalry present, happened to
be at AppomattoX on the evcntful day,
20 years ago. At meeting at his own
home within few years men who par
ticipated in that event were present
These meetings of veterans are not
without purpose and effect. They are
enjoyable to the veteran himself and
serve to instill in the minds of the Young
lessons of patriotism.
George +. Goodwin was detailed to
tell the story of Appomattox. He said
to do justice to the subject it would take
him nine days, but. in as many minutes,
he gave graphic account of what he
saw and experienced that eventful sun
day morning that was highly entertain
ing and differed in many particulars
from book accounts.
George B. Stafford alluded to the sac
riiices, hardships and dangers incident
to the services of the Boys in Blue and
to the generous treatment accorded to
the captured army of General Lee BY the
great soldier. L. ). Grant. He said to
the rebel soldier take your horse home
with you, you will need him To the
Union soldier the government in sub
stance said, you can take the horse you
have become so strongly attached to, to
your home nv paying $50, or the muskct
you have carried so long that it seems
almost Il part of you, by paying $3.50.
A. f. Bickford related his experience
in making his way with % others from
the hospital to the front and to the camp
of the First Maine Cavalry, arriving too
late for the final fight at Appomattox.
DR.. ;. \. Patten was glad to be in the
company of veterans of the First Maine
Cavalry. IL is good SOCIETY. Their
work was done upon earth but their
deeds We're recorded in heaven. He al
luded to the wonderful growth of our
country, its almost boundless resources
and immense population, for which he
thanked God aud every Union soldier
He said he did not share the theory. adj
vanccd by some, that our people will
ever permanently do injustice to veterans.
The war was no ordinary event. Our
citizenship is a far greater honor than was
that of the Roman citizen of old.
Sewall W. Smith related an instance
of meeting soldier of Fitz Hugh Lees
cavalry in Washington at the meeting of
the Grand Amry there in 1892 and the
story he told him Of the ice business
Forth, but not having Brooks Savage