The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
THE SIXTEENTH MAINE.
Regimental Reunion at Rumford Falls
Yesterday.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.l

laumford Falls, August 1.-THE 10th
Ma inc Regiment Association began their
two days annual reunion at this village
tod ay. Notwithstanding drilling rain
the attendance was fully up to the ave-
rage. Several veterans were accompanied
by their wives and daughters. AS there
is no Grand Army post here the veterans
on their arrival at the station were met
by q committee of the local board of trade
and escorted to the smaller Odd Fellows
hall, which had been assigned as their
headql, arters during the reunion, and
decorab ed with regimental colors. The
earlier part Of the day was devoted to
social intercourse, the revival of war re-
collectio rs and the preliminary work for
business meeting and banquet.
Among the more prominent officers
present were Sergt. A. B. Adams, Will
ton; Gen. C. W. Tilden, Hallowell; Capt.
John Arkett, Bryant's Pond; Sergt. War
rem Seward. East Vassalboro; Corp. Orriel
Brown, Auburn; Lieut.. u. L. Warren,
Portland; Lieut.. R. Powers, Easton
Sergt. Geo. w. Haskell, Lewiston; Lieut..
Geo. D. Bisbee, Rumford Falls; Sergt.
VIM. Finley, Bar Harbor; Corp Charles
Il. George, Hebron; Segt. Otis f. Mitch
ell, Otisfeld; Corp. Amassa Gregory
and Corp. Aratus II. West, Madison
Corp. H.W. Campbell, West Quincy, Mass.
Se'rgt. Luther Bradford Woodfords
Sergt. Geo. Fl. Fisher, East Winthrop
Capt. E. f. Davis, Castine; Lieut.. Frank
Wiggin, Bangor; Major S. Clifford Belch-
er and j. B. Dow, Harrington. The
Oldest veteran present was Gideon Tuck
err of Steep Falls, the youngest John w.
Webster of Newport.
Major Belcher is the only original cap
tain living and lived through one of the
worst. wounds of the war, bullet in his
brain II days.
The business meeting was called to or.
der at p. N. by President A. B. Davis
of Wilton. These officers were elected:
Frank Wiggin of Bangor, president; H.
A. Ever of Vassa lboro, first vice presi-
dent; WIG. Foster of Clinton. second vice
president; Luther Bradford of Wood
fords, secretary and treasurer; directors.
Bray Wilkins of Boston, W. G. Water
house of Hudson, Mass; G. H. Parlin
of Canna2oelle, Fla. ,D.L. Warren of Port
land and J. G. Lamb of Lisbon.
The place for the next reunion will pro-
badly be Newport.
The banquet in the evening was given
by the citizens, headed by the board of
trade. 1t was held in the wigwam, the
largest hail. which was we'll filled with
veterans and citizens. 1t proved an &C.
casion of unusual pleasure. The long
| tables were literally supplied with choice
foods and fruits, and fine music and sing.
ing was interspered between the speeches
Hon. Waldo Pettengill, vice president
of the board of trade, delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. Response was by Gen
G.. W. Tilden, colonel of the regiment.
| There were no toasts and responses OF
set speeches, but short remarks were made
by Major S. Clifford Belcher of Farming
ton, Hon. George d. Bisbee, president o.
the board of trade, A. e. Stearns of this
village, Frank Wigging, vice president
of the association and D. L. Warren o.
Portland.
This regiment was mustered in at Au
gusta in 1862 and served three years in th.
Army of the Potomac, participating il
almost all the battles from Antietam tx
Apponlattox. 1t occupied prominent pc
sitions at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg
and suffered heavy losses. Owing to it!
brilliant record it was termed the fight
ing 10th. Tomorrow the veterans viii
inspect the many interesting objects fol
which this locality is widely famed.