Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-08-23

i. A. Conant,
Co. K.
7. $. Staples, Belfast
u. W. Billings, SWanville
Henry Crockett, Frankfort
Philip Holmes, Salem, Mass
y. {, Ntekols, Key West, Fla
j. !; w "; B Httt. searsport
J.. NJ. Sargent,
ID. :. simpson, Everett, Mass
IL. +. Mari, SwanVllle
Joseph =. Martin, Albion
A. ;. Nickerson, Swanville
ii. kneeiand, Searsport
Honorary Members.
G.. y. Holland. IIampden
w. II. Sanborn, Belfast
II. r. Dawson, Monroe
Samuel stevens, Belfast
u. NJ. Chase, Swanville
f.. =. Rowell, Montville
James 5. Crockett, Frankfor
DINNER.
At noon dinner was served in the ban
quet room OF Odd Fellows hall, which was
the regimental headquarters for the day.
Over 80 were fed.
The dinner was an excellent one. There
was food to spare, and all prepared as
only Ellsworth cooks know how The
women OF the relief corps and others rem
dered invaluable service in the dining
room.
So abundant was the food, that there
was enough left for supper at o'clock
and for public dinner served by the
women OF the relief corps at Grand Army
hall Friday noon.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
After the dinner there was a concert by
Monaghan's band in front OF the hall, and
then he exercises OF the afternoon were
opened. The band was stationed in the
hall, and furnished music during the ex-
ercises.
President Whitcomb, OF the association
presided. The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. ID. l.. Yale, acting chap
lain.
Col. Whitcomb then introduced John
b. Redman, of Ellsworth, who gave the
address of welcome.
Mr.. Redman said in part:
Mr.. President, and survivors of the 18th
Maine regiment; In behalf OF the officers, and
all the people of this municipality, greet you,
and bid you most cordial welcome.
l can recall distinctly the sorrowful day when
company 2Gth Maine regiment marched away
from Ellsworth. l say sorrowful day because
the struggle had advanced to such Il stage that
old and young alike had come to know what
war meant and realized that the bones of some
of your number must of necessity bleach and
whiten Ia southern soil or upon southern fields.
Again It was a qualification to me to be pres
ent at the banquet in the old "kenniston" re-
pository when those of your number who sur
vived the battle of Irish Bend. the siege Of
Port Hudson and the malaria OF the South re
turned to the normal pursuits of life, and left
behind you conflicts of horrd war.
Many of the soldiers of els who went
forth to do battle for their country's honor and
their country's flag, had coursing In their veins
blood from which the hardening influences OF
the soldiers life could not eradicate, OF drive
out the good blood corpusles therein implanted
which Will ever tell, and mark with unerring
accuracy the Unborn characteristics of the
thrifty man, the law-abiding citizen, and the
courteous gentleman.
Whether or not at Irish Bend you ever
quaiIed whenShe Confederate blllets were fall
ing thick and fast around you, and fully thirty
per cent. of your regiment bit the dust, and laid
uOWn tntiE lives III tNe uticHCt VI itcuoHl anu
the Union; whether or not you were good fight
ers at the front, those of your number with
whom have come In contact since those day
have met well your responsibilities. and tough,
well and manfully the business battles of your
several vacations.
do not intend to talk of your battles at the
'front.' of your great leaders-Grant Mcclellan
Sheridan, Hancock, Mead, Sherman or others
l.f.,,
have found a record In the pages OF the nation's
history, but the historian may not have re
corded the fact that In the midst of the siege OF
Port Hudson your terms OF enlistment expired
and not a man left his post, but fought on fol-
days, weeks and months, and almost year,
until that stronghold had fallen.
| The historian may not have recorded all oil
| the distressing and narrowing incidents of the
Red River campaign when day after day with
Banks, the bobbinboy general. as your leader
| your advance was marked by thirty or more
milestones. While these facts will never be
forgotten by those of you who participated in
that terrible conflict, II IS we'll that We who are
| living to-day and enjoying the fruits of your
! victory, should he reminded of the trials, suffer
iugs hardships, and sacrifices of that dark and
| gloomy period OF cur national life.
| But as have said. do not intend to speak OF
| your battles at the front. shall speak briefly
of the successes of your number with whom
| have come In contact in the business world II
| the past third of Il century.
! While | may not be able thus briefly to out
line the career of all, 1t may be fitting anC
proper to mention the fact that one of YOU
number is the head of one of the largest manu-
featuring lumber companies in eastern Maine
employing many men. and while he will tel
| you that in the lumber business one can never
know what a day may bring forth, lumber Il
selling well to day, and he could present eacl
one of the survivors of the 26th Maine regimen
with a land warrant of 100 acres, and still have
| thousands of acres left.
| The name of another member stands at thu
head of the agricultural society OF this county
and he could supply every officer of your reg
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