The Portland daily press., 1898-08-06
TIE GETTYSBURG BOOK.
An Interesting and Notable Addition to
the Historical Literature of the State.

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form handsome volume Of six hundred
pages. The word report" is misleading
in this connection, since the volume con-
stitutes ono of the most interesting
historical works pertaining to the State
OF Maine. Our state had three hundred
officers and over four thousand men in
the Union lines during those three
memorable days of July, 1868, when the
fate of the Union was decided on the
hills of Gettysburg. Of these 225 gave
their lives in the conflict. In 1887 the
legislature of Maine appropriated $751; 900
subsequently increased to s25, 900 for the
purchase Of sites and the erection of
monuments to mark the positions held by
the regiments from tine state, and these
monuments were dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies on October B, 1889.
The commissioners determined to make
their report history of what the Maine
troops did on that day, and during the
years which have passed since the dedica-
ton, have been collecting their material
with great labor and care. In this way
they have produced work of great in
terest and value. In the first place they
have given in brief general sketch of
the battle, and then have given the part
Of each regiment in its connection with
the events of the battle. Excellent maps
illustrate not only the general positions
of the contending forces, but the positions
of each Maine regiment. We know of no
NH rIIhlip2tioo hi ut
gives as clear an idea of what It's troops
did as does this report of the Maine COM
missioners. There is also included q
sketch Of each participating regimental
organization; and, most valuable and
laborious work of all-the names of all
the men and officers of the organizations
who were present at the battle. The col
lection and verifcation of these pa1nes
has been matter of great care and labor.
The work OF preparing the book has
been under the direction of the executive
committee of the commission: Charles
Hamlin, Greenleaf T. Stevens, Sidney W.
Thaxter, George W. Verrill and CHARLES
e. Nash. Besides these the following
oontri butors have assisted: s John ID.
Beardsley, S. Clifford Belcher, Edward
p. NJ. Bragdon, Joshua L. Chamberlain,
Charles A. Clark, Henry F.. Cole, Selden
Conner, Clark S. Edwards, John M.
Gould, James A. Hall, Asher Q. Kinds,
Charles j. House, Charles o. Hunt,
Hannibal A. johnson, Moses B. Lake
man, Samuel L. Miller, Gustavus Q.
Pratt Howard l.. Prince, Abner r.
Small, James +. Tarr. Charles W. Tilden,
G. K. Tilden, Edward P. 1'obie, Adelbert
B. Twitchei1, Elijah Walker, George L.
Whitmore, Edward N. Whittier and
Francis Wiggin.
The commissioners have not only given
the names OF all those in the regimental
lines who participated in the battle; but
have also included list Of other Maine
men who participated IN the battle. Some
of these men bore very distinguished
parts in the battle. The list are: Major
General Oliver o. Howard, commanding
Eleventh Corps; Brig. Gen. Albion P.
Howe, commanding Second Division of
Sixth Corps; Brig. General Rufus
ingalls,, quartermaster Of the Army of the
Potomac; Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames,
commanding First Division Eleventh
Corps; Brig. Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres.
commanding Second Division Fifth
Corps; Brig. Gen. John c. Caldwell,
commanding First Division Second
Corps; Lieut.. Col. Joseph S. Smith, staff
of General Hancock; Lieut.. Col VIM. II.
Owen, chief quartermaster of Fifth Corps;
Major Charles HaInlin, adjutant general
Second Division, Third Corps; Major
Freeman MoGilvery. commanding First
Volunteer brigade Reserve Artillery;
Major Charles Fl. Howard, on staff of
General Howard; Captain John Marshall
Brown, staff of General Ames; Major
Edward B. Knox, 44th N Y. Vols. !;
Surgeon John A. Douglass, 18th Mass.
Vols; Captain Charles II. Flagg, Acting
Inspector General Third Division First
Corps, killed July Sd; Capt. Stephen II.
Manning, chief quartermaster, First
Division Sixth Corps; First Lieutenant
VIM. II. Mills, 14th U. S. Inf First
Lieut. Edward'A. Ellsworth, 18th o. S.
Inf First Lieut.. Lewis Fl. Sanger, 18th
U. S. Inf. First Lieut. YIN. H. Cham
berlain, 18th U. S. Inf, killed; First
Lieut.. VIM. Harmon, 1st MINI. Inf.
First Lieut.. VIM. Stone, 18th Mass.
First Lieut.. Ira W. Trask; Assistant
Surgeon Samuel Adams, sth q. S. Inf !;
Second Lieut.. Michael c. Boyce, 10th U.
S Inf, mortally wounded; Second
Lieut.. Harry L. Haskell, Adjutant
W illard's brigade.
The volume includes the addresses de-
livered at the dedication at Gettysburg, a
history of the work Of tho commission,
and other desirable and interesting
matter, including fine illustrations of the
monuments.
The commission have two thousand
volumes to distribute They intend to
give one volume to the nearest surviving
relative of each of the 225 Maine soldiers
who fell in the battle. The remainder
they expect to distribute to the various
regimental associations at their reunions
this year. The state will also have over u