The Republican journal., 1900-02-15
Our Revolutionary Heroes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: l
from the pen of Our George relative to
General George Ulmer that appeared in
The Journal several weeks ago. As a
member of the Waldo County Veteran AS
socation l consider it a duty devolving on
us Gnasmuch as there is no organization
of the sons or daughters of the Revolution
in our county, to do what we can to rescue
from oblivion the name not only of this
gallant soldier but the names of all Revo-
lutionary horoes who died here. To this
end began to make search for more light
in relation to the matter of Gen. Ulmer.
l have made inquiry of the oldest and best
read men in this vicinity, and thus far have
who had ever heard of him until they
read Mr.. Quimby's article in your paper.
As for myself, did know that he was a
Commander of a division of the Massa-
chusetts Militia during the war of 1912
and 1915 and was encamped with his di-
vision near Belfast when the British had
charge of that town in 1914. | now am
fully cognizant at the truth of the state
ment made by Judge Williamson, the
Belfast historian in his History of Belfast,
which is as follows, as near as can recol-
ect.''
''Time's etfacing fingers are ever busy
upon the tablets of such scattered his
torical material as we possess and will
soon wear them SMOOTH
took steps to gain further information
in relation to Gen. Ulmer, with the inten-
ton of placing the matter before the
Waldo Veteran Association, with the view
to having the neglected condition of his
last resting place looked after by that as
ISOLATION. l wrote to Mr.. Quimby for
further light, and he replied that he had
given all the knowledge he possessed in
his article in The Journal. l then wrote
to Judge Williamson of Belfast and
promptly received a very interesting
letter from him. In that letter he in
formed me that Mr.. Quimby was in error
in his statement that Gen. Ulmer was a
General in the war of the Revolution, for
he was only private in that war, but a
very gallant one and served all through
the war. He was with Montgomery at
Quebec, participated in many important
battles, was at Saratoga, and was Sin at
the DEATH at Yorktown. He also in
formed me that some twenty years ago he
wrote biography of Gen. Ulmer which
was printed in magazine published in
Bangor. l have other testimony that he
was but private, for recently came into
possession of a list of the names of all the
Revolutionary soldiers whose names were
borne upon the pension rolls from Waldo
county under the laws of 1918 and 1884,
and in that list appears the name of
! George Ulmer, private, receiving a pen
sion of 500 per year. 1t is but proper to
add that he was General in the Massa-
chusetts State militia, and had command
of the 10th division, and was encamped at
either Lincolnville or Belmont while the
British held possession of Belfast, in Sep
TENDER, 1914.
To my mind, he, and such as he, are as
much entitled to honor and reverence
from us as though they had been officers
of the highest rank; for then, as now,
battles are won by the men behind the
guns. But l am surprised and saddened
to learn how little is known of the Revo-
lutionary heroes who have died in this
vicinity within the past sixty years; sur
prised to find that some of them have
great grandchildren now living who dc
not know that their great grandfathers
helped to build the foundation of this
great Republic at the risk of their life
blood; and l am saddened to think that
perhaps fifty years from this the names Of
us old veterans who saved the fabric ou1
forefathers builded for us, and that we
have preserved for future generations
will also be forgotten. To quote again
from Judge Williamson: