The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-31
THE GALLANT
TWENTY-FIFTH
Veterans Of the Famous Regi-
ment Observe the 40th Ami
versary of Departure For War
With a Reunion
MAYOR O'CONNELL
THE GUEST OF HONOR
Charge on the Rations Served
by Caterer Yeaw Led by Gen.
Josiah Pickett The Regiments
Record in the Rebellion Re-
viewed by Gen. ABB. R. Sprague

Record in the Rebellion Re-
viewed by Gen. ALB. R. Sprague
Forty years ago this month tho
Twenty regiment, Massachusetts
Volunteers left Worcester for the
scene of strife in the South. Thirty
4 six times the survivors of that ia
nous fighting regiment have gathered
in reunion and yesterday, the meeting
was commemorative of the 40th an
niversary of the departure of the COM
mand for the front.
/ The grim hand of the reaper has
made many inroads into the member
ship Of the Twenty fifth Regiment AS
sociation during the past year and
yesterday the following names read
out by Gen. Josiah Pickett were of
those who have during the past year
/ gone to answer their last roll call:
/ David Chase, Pawtucket; Perley Nc
Intire. Fitchburg; George s. Sea-
graves, Pontiac, Mich; T. A. Noreross,
/ Philadelphia; Benjamin G. Knowles,
! Worcester; c. N. Johnson, Northamp-
ton; Henry Knox, Worcester; G. w.
Adams, Worcester; Benjamin Bracket
man, Northampton; C. Winter, Clin-
s ton.
/ The reunion was held in Horticul-
tural Hall and it was not until II
o'clock that Gen. Pickett raped for
order He made a short speech in
which he complimented the veterans
on their appearance and closed by re-
marking they were the best looking
body of men he had seen since the last
reunion.
c. w. Putnam, secretary and treas
urer of the association. made his re-
| port, showing a balance of $34,08'in thu
treasury The receipts for the year
were $196.5S and the expenditures $162
| so. After the report of the secretary
had been read and accepted Capt. J.
B. Knox of Worcester, Chaplain j. Cal
vim Spaulding of Fitchburg and c. w.
Wilson Of Worcester were appointed to
| bring in a list of officers.
The committee reported as follows:
| Pres, Gen. Josiah Pickett, vice resi-
dents, Emerson Stone of Co. K, New
| ison Stone of Co. G., Christian Glass OF
| Co. G, Harvey A. Clark of Co. F and
Oscar D. Tourtellotte of Co. d; sec
rotary and treasurer, Glare w, Put
nam; chaplain, j, Calvin Spaulding OF
Fitchburg; executive committee, w. O.
Wilder, Theodore N Gates, Charles w
Wilson, Samuel H. Putnam, George S
Campbell all of Worcester.
Letters of regret were read from
Gen. William H. Draper, Arthur P
Forbes of st. Louis, c. F. Barnard Of
New York, Moses P. Brown of 4 Aton
e. c. Cowles of Deerfield, F. b. Pol
lard of Dunkirk, N. Y, r. S. Crane o.
Parksfeld, Cal, Charles Morton O
Rome, N. Y, Capt. John Anderson O
Amherst, j. Fl. Thompson of Olean N
Y, Naham Nixon of Leominster, l. ]
S. Child of Wilsonville, CT, ]. G. Nc.
Garter of Boston, John Hartshorn OF
New London, CT, j. P Moulton OF
Washington. ID. O.. Walter s. Clark OF
Hartford, CT, Charles S. Bartlett OF
New York
Gen. Pickett told his comrades they
should elect a new president of the
association but his remarks were met
with loud cries of mo, no." and he was
| obliged to accept the position again.
| The list of officers brought in was
/ unanimously adopted.
At 1890 o'clock Gen. Pickett gave the
command Fall in" and the line head
ed by Mayor Philip j. O'Connell and
Gen. Pickett marched from the main
hall to the banquet hall above where
a spread was served by Caterer C. S.
Yeaw.
] There were $50 members and invited
guests seated about the tables, and 1t
was 2 o'clock before Gen. Pickett, in
the capacity of POSTMASTER, called up
on Mayor Philip ]. OConnell as the
first speaker
Mayor O'Connell extended the well
come of the city to the veterans, and
said he felt proud to be the guest Of
such distinguished organization,
formed entirely of great fighters of the
Rebellion. He dWelt upon the record
of he eriY1 in tho civil n I'D y
pressed a wish that each and every
member might live for many years to
come. Mayor O'Connell was given an
ovation when he arose to speak, and
when he closed.
Gen. Fred w. Wellington was the
second speaker He was delegated by
Gov w Murray Crane to represent
him at the banquet. Gen. Wellington's
address was short, and he closed by
presenting to Gen. Pickett section of
the flag carried by the Twenty Fifth
Regiment during the Rebellion. The
historic souvenir was presented Gen.
wellington by Gen Pickett at the close
of the war and Gen. Wellington has
retained ownership of it since. Gen.
Pickett made a short speech, thanking
Gen. Wellington for the souvenir.
Gen. A. B. R. Sprague responded for
the Twenty Fifth Regiment. He said.
Just across the Common from where
we assemble, today, or the 5th of Sep
TENDER, 1861, few comrades, recently
returned from the three months ser
vice, met at my office on Park Street,
and began a movement which resulted
in the recruiting of the Twenty fifth
Massachusetts Volunteers. Among
those present We're Pickett, Moulton,
Hardness and Sprague of the Third
Battalion of Rifles, and Denny of the
old Sixth Regiment. Fourteen of the
original officers of the Twenty-fifth had
served in the Third Battery Rifles,
commanded by Major Charles Devens.
Special Order No. 439, issued from
the office of the adjutant general of
Massachusetts, authorized Edwin Up
ton and A. B. r. Sprague, to raise
regiment of volunteers for the service
of the United States, and Governor
Andrew said to us: I'll give you just
six weeks to raise IT" Suffice 1t to say
that in Just five weeks we were ready
fer service.
Especial Order No. AIS, dated Sep
TENDER rs. 1851, directed that the fol-
lowing named persons (who were sub
seauently commissioned captains). be
ordered to report with recruits, to the
officer in command at the camp in
Worcester: Josiah Pickett, Orson
Moulton, Thomas O'Neil Charles H.
FosS, j. WALDO Denny, WIZARD Clark,
Albert H. Foster, Louis Wageley, Cor
nelius G. Atwood and Veranus P.
Parkhurst. OF these. General Pickett
and Captain Denny are sole survivors.
our camp was on the grounds of the
Agricultural Society, and was designat-
ed Camp Lincoln in honor of ex-Gover-
nor Levi Lincoln.
"The original field and staff consist
ed of Colonel Edwin Upton, Lieuten-
u d a
Matthew J. McCafferty, Adjutant
Elisha A. Hardness. Quartermaster
William o. Brown, Surgeon ]. Marcus
Rice Assistant Surgeon Theron Tenn