The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-28

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judged from the fact that the regiment
went into the fight with twenty officers,
three acting officers and three hundred
and fifty rifes, and, In two hours of fight
| ing, had one officer killed, two MORALLY
wounded and I've wounded 90 - 10
disable them for duty. seventeen enlisted
men were killed outright and one hun
dred and five enlisted men wounded, only
two being reported as missing In action.
being q loss Of over one-thlrd OF the entire
command. Out Of the Color guard, In
GLIDING the two color sergeants, Sergeant
Lorine, who carried the state color was
Instantly killed. and his color was there
upon seized BY the national colorbearer,
Lake, who Immediately after wards passed
it over 70 Corporal Merrill, who was In
turn wounded. The killed and mortaliy
wounded were four, three were wounded
and disabled, and three only escaped un,
scathed, . loss Of seventy per cent In the
color guard.
The total loss In the nth Maine rsgi-
two hundred and eight, and IL seems al
most marvellous that Captain Moore
escaped uninjufed. for he participated
with his regiment In the following battles
and skirmishes: Fredericksburg. The
CedArs, Chsncellorsville, Mapping
Heights, Auburn. Kslley's Ford. Locust
Grove Mine Run, Fredericksburg Pike,
North Ann River, Tolopotomy, Gold
Harbor, Petersburg, Jerusalem. Plank
Road, Deep Bottom and Boynton Plank
Road.
Besides thess engagements he was many
times under fire during the siege of
Petersburg and while the regiment was
behind Its earth works and In Its so-called
forts, the most famous of which. was
Fort Sedgwick, better known at the time
as Fort He'll"
While Col. Moore was member Of the
legislature largely through his efforts
a bill was passed establishing the
Gettysburg Commission. board OF
ex officers Of Maine regimen and bat.
Gettysburg. The act carried with 10 an
appropriation OF $4,000. afterwards In.
creased TO $50, coo, for the purchase OF
land and the erection OF o monument up
on the Gettysburg battlefield TO CON-
memorAte the services Of each Maine or
ganiEstion participating In the battle.
This commission finally succeeded in
erecting the monuments provided for and
at the dedication OF the 18th Maine regi-
ment's monument October 10. 1888, Col.
Moore delivered n very able and interest.
ing address describing at length the part
taken by his regiment In the great battle.
Col Moore's "history Of the Third
Corps" Q brief sketch prepared by him
in 1895, Is one Of the most accurate pub
lished records OF the deeds Of that famou US
corps
Col. Moore was repeatedly honored by
his soldier friends. he was among the
first mem bers OF tbs Grand Army of the
Republic and Military Order of the Loyal
Legion, and was member Of the knights
of PythiaS He was vice president OF the
Army of the Potomac and president OF
the Third Corps Union, an association
formed In 1853 and the oldest military or
ganizatton growing out OF the civil war.
General Sickles, the gallant commander
Of the corps. being the first president OF
the association. General Sickles was very
near the 18th Maine when be was
wounded at Gettysburg.
The immediate cause Of Col. MooIe's
death was cancer of the liver, but his sys-
TEN had been for years suffering from the
results Of malaria contracted in his oam-
paign In Virginia, which he had been I'M
able to eradicate, although he had been
treated by several very eminent
During his last Illness his fortitude and
patience were marvellous. Under advice
of physicians, neither he or they knowing
his real condi ton, he had decided to sub
init to surgical operation. Even then
while he had no fears for himself, he
long hesitated as he told the writer u I W
weeks before his death, because he dreaded
to cause the shock TO his dear wife which
would be the natural result OF her fears
as to the results of an operation. Fear
less for himself. he was tender OF the feel
ings Of others. 1t Ia ever thus:
THE bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring"
The operation was unsuccessful because
ID revealed u cause Of sickness which
conld not be removed.
Col Moore left surviving him de-
voted wife, an only brother. Lemuel q.
Moore of Deering, and q half brother.
William A. Golden, Of Portland
Grave heart, high mind and noble soul,
Farewell, until we come to thee.
Rich was thy joining to the goal,
And great thy bliss and state shall be. 1"
Q. y. NJ.
ELLA MAE FULLER.
Miss Ella Mae, oldest daughter of
Annie c. and Albert A. Fuller, died at
he. home on Green street, Tuesday morn
ing, after two years of suffering. borne
with patience and great fortitude. She
had endeared herself to many people by
her pleasant, sunny naturs and genial
disposition. And all who have visited
her sisk room during her long illness
have come away strengthened and helped
by her sw setness and patience.
The funeral occurred at her late resi-
dence ut Q 80 Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Wilson
of the Free street Baptist church, oftici-
ating
The floral tributes were many and beau
tiful, including pillow with Ella" in
the centre, from Charles Leon Gill; star
from Mrs. E p. johnson and Mrs. Cool
broth; crescent from Harry and Willie
Fuller; 81 white rosebuds from Lena NJ.
Fuller: 81 pinss from Mr.. James Belts
81 pinks from MIR and Mrs II. B. Fuller
81 pinks from Miss Grace Virgin; largo
bouquet from Hook and Ladder No. 81;
II pinks and cut flowers from Mrs. J. W..
Jordan; bouquet from Miss Staokpole.
Mrs. W. 5. Grant. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Horr, Mrs. Mary Hanscomei bouquets
from Miss Caddie Hendricks, Miss
Blanche Cram. Miss Louise Longfellow.