The Portland daily press., 1894-08-22
THE OLD SEVENTEENTH.
Delightful Reunion at Cushing's Is
land Yesterday.


land Yesterday.
Veterans Who Were Present-Speeches by
Governor Cleaves, Generals Chamber
lain and Mattocks, Ex-Governor ROBBIE,
Colonel Walker and Colonel Moore
Stirring "reminiscences of the War.
The reunion of the Seventeenth Maine
Regiment at Cushing's Island yesterday
was one Of the most enjoyable and in
teresting of the many gatherings of old
veterans in Portland harbor. The occa-
sion brought together several distin-
guished soldiers, some mem bers of other
regiments. and men prominent in civil
life since the war. The old battle flags,
given to the regiment by the business
men of Portland as it set out for the
front, 80 years ago, and brought home in
glorious tatters, were borne with loving
care in front of the survivors yesterday,
and next to the old ThirdCorps diamond
which was on ever badge, were the most
conspicuous material evidences of the
once military character of the gathering.
The veterans of the regiment who
were present, with the companies to
which they belonged, were: Gen.
George W. West, Col. Edward Moore. Ma
jor W. H. Green, G, Captain JIG. Perry.
d, Lieut.. J. M. Stafford, F, Quartermas-
ter Sergeant G. W. Richardson, Ait.
Charles W. Roberts, Captain George W.
Ferrill, Gen. Charles p. Mattocks, Lieu
tenant d. E. Duncan, Captain G. Spar
row, B, Lieutenant Newell Written, u,
Lieutenant J.L. Hobbs, Fl, George Cd.
Soule, E, J. P. Babp, H, Sergeant S.H.
Cannon, D. T. W. Emerson, I, F. D.
Seabury, A. D.. Seabury, E. Corporal
M. II. Sawyer, A, S.H. Waldron, B., A.
H. P cry, g, Isaac Rounds, D, Sergeant
Cherry Perragard, E, John Doughty, B.
John O.Rice, B, Chas. H. Fabyan, B,
jig. Elder, H, Uriah Cobb, H, Sergeant
Alpheus 4. Grover, B, E. f. Morse, F,
D. d. Hannigan, g. M. L. Babb, B,
George A. Whidden, Fl, Luther Gore,
CA. Morrll, 6, JIG. Scott, H, Manuel
Thomas, H, George l.. Norton, B. Ser
geant Samuel Bishop, B. Charles W.
Sanborn, H, Edwin f. Waite, I, Thomas
G. Bradbury, I. sc. Donnell, H, Robert
Hamilton. A, George S. Jordan, E,
James Fl. Anthoine, Melvin Morton, F,
E g. Thorn, B, Orlando Hooper. B. J.H.
Hennigar, G, Thad Noble, H, C.S. Tuck
er. F. Sergeant Owen Stacy, I, Henry
GRAHAM, c, J.W. Jose, I, John Hale, I,
A braham Deane, C, Charles Hoyt,
Charles H. Greeley, E, VS.. Hodsdon, 4,
Henry S. Trickey, b, James A. Mills, e,
D. B. Meserve, c, Musician A.W. Sawyer,
d, IN. Cannon. A, Simeon C. sHowe,
B, William ROM Dis, l, CHI. Parcher, I,
Cyrus Chaplin. Il, Jabez Mariner, H,
Thomas H. Jordan, H, George A. PEN
nell, H, John Charleton. B. William
Dodge, D, H. W. Stewart, Fl, Sergeant S.
C.Paine A, 6. c. Pratt, D, Sergeant
William H. Gore, E, Lewis W. ombard.
E, Andrew Leighton, E, Sergeant Thorn
as Brand, /, Sergeant George F.. Small,
E, A. J.Nebers, B, E. H. Brown, F, Cor
poral Seth B. Day, c, Charles H. Foye,
g, NC. Merrill, A, Corporal John F.
Totman. A, O.G. Curtis, f, E.E. Han
son, F, Henry Chamberlain, B, j. W.
Flynt, A.
At the business meeting in the fore
noon. the following officers were elected:
observation-disclosures W. Verrill.
Vice Presidents-Charle A. Morrell,
Newton Written.
Secretary and Treasurer-George o.
D. Soule of Portland.
Necrologist-George W. VerriIl.
Directors-Charles W. Roberts c. War
rem Richardson and Samuel Fl. Cannon.
The event of the day was of course the
banquet which was served about q 80
in the pleasant and spacious dining
room of the Ottawa.
Besides the veterans were man J ladies
and other invited guests. Prayer was
offered by ChaplainEmerson after which
the banquet was enjoyed.
After cigars had been lighted Presi-
dent Verrill began the exercises by in
Producing Cover nor Cleaevs.
I'VE have at this tablen he said, the
present governor, the next governor and
two ex-governors; we have here generals
who commanded divisions and generals
who commanded brigades. The regiment
must consider itself honored by this at
tendance
GOVERNOR CLEAVES.
was introduced as the first speaker, AT.
ter being most cordially received, Gov
ernor Cleaves said that he was always |
prepared to say word for the State of |
Maine, especially to such men as the
veterans of the old Seventeenth. He was |
proud to bear to this grand organization |
the thanks of the seven hundred thou |
sand people of the state, who recognized |
with grateful appreciation the services
of the regiment on many famous fields. |
Governor Clevaes referred to General |
Cham berlain as one of the bravest sol
liers who ever went from Maine. and |
;hen proceeded to refer briefly to the
of the regiment, and the
glory which it had won.
ZEN. JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN
vas called upon next, and received with
much applause. He congratulated the
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