Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-01
. STATE HOUSE.
\ Visitor and the Captured
Confederate Flags.
Important Matters for This Weeks
Council Meeting.
Confusion Over the Law for Improving
Highways.


n connection with the visit to the Cap
tai. last week, OF Lieut.. John w. Gulick
[ the artillery corps who is stationed
Fort Williams, Portland harb0r.
lieut.. Gulick read a paper before the
chOOl of instruction, and while looking
Yer the Capitol came across the case in
he private office of Acknowledgement
richards which contains Il dozen or
nore tattered and faded battle flags
Confederate regiments captured by
fame troops during the Civil War.
lieut. Gulck is a North Carolina boy
nd one of the flags upon which his
yes fell was that of the eth North Car
Iina regiment, under which his father
.ad fought and suffered wounds in the
auSc of the South. OF course, it was
lis first sight Of the flag and it is easy
o conceive that it aroused many emo
ions in the breast Of the manly young
-outl.ecner who is justly proud of his
jrave fathers record. Lieut.. Gulick is
cot Il West Pointer, but was an officer
# the North Carolina militia. and since
peiug in the regular service has been in
'Iba aud the Philippines winning his
present rank by his worth and devO-
ion to C.Gty.
The flag in question fell~into the
lands of the 9Th Maine volunteers
Trough the fortunes of war at Rappa-
lanrOck Station. Formerly with the
nner captured battle flags. it was dis
jlayrd in the Capital rOtunda, but for
several years they have all been kept in
| glass case in the private office OF the
Adjutant-General. away from the view
If the general public. There is little
Ioubt that some day these flags along
With all such captured flags in north
,rn capitals. will be sent back to the
south where they will be cherished by
he sons of those VINO fought under
hcm.-GOilS now us loyal to the Union
IS TIE fathers We're to the cause they
believed was right. 1t will be enough
| that in our oWn Capital are kept the
| battle ll:l::S Of the Maine regiments, a
| spectacle to inspire tie patriotism of
| Zach succeeding generation: and with
| hem. framed and displayed upon the
| ases. the immortal poem of Moses
| owen on "7rhe Returned Maine Battle
| Flag which no stranger visiting the
state House fails to read with quick
ming pulse and kindling eye. And it
|
| nection with having the Maine Guard
take part in encampmentS and maneu-
vers elsewhere than in Augusta that it
| is not possible tos assemble them as
| formerly, first one regiment and then
| the other, i'm the BEAUTIFUL rOtunda Of
1.-The Capitol where these emblems of the
valor and sacrifice ofelrler Maine SOL
jdiers look down upon them, and where
| they can be addressed.as BELTS such an
occasion by their colOnels. chaplains
and others.
| Lieut.. Gulick made a most favorable
impression upon the officers of the
Guard and i'm turn thoroughly enjoyed
meeting them. and felt that he as we'll
as they had protted from the sessions
of the school of instruction. In these
respects he was like the other regular
army officers present for Major Burns.
and Captains SymOnds and Hersey all
expressed themselves as much i'm
pressed with the appearance of
Maine officers. their earnestness in
their work. their Intelligent under
lstarding of their duties and the spirit
with which they entered the discus
siOnS of the school. With the eXcep-
ton of Captain Hersey it was their
first meeting with our Maine officers
land the meeting seems to have been
lmutually Pleasant ana profitable. Lieut..
W. r. Harrison of the artillery corps
who was to read 4 paper at the school
WAS unable To be present, being de-
tanned in Portland by an attack Of
rheumatism. Lieut.. Harrison is III
charge of the Portland recruiting sta
! zion.