The Newtown bee., 1906-07-13

mark in life. Feeling that a Tiff work like that of Rev MT Upson's S rich in results should be properly re viewed, the editor requested the priv ilege of an interview. With his char acteriStic courtesy and consideration 1 for others MT UpsOn granted the same although he was reluctant to be par ty to any self-adulation. A study O. MT UpsOn's ancestry causes no surprise at the sturdiness and dignity of char acter which has been so prominent 1T his life. He was one of 13 children bis parents being Thomas UpSOn anc in WOlcOtt and died in Berlin in 184S at the age of 63 years. His mother passed away in 1864 at the ripe age O 75 years. They were married at tho age of 2l and IS years and began life on rough farm in Wolcott on which there was not building standing When they left Wolcott in 1888 to set tie in Berlin, there was farm we'll equipped with buildings and cleared of stone and brush. Of Thomas Up son it was said that he was a
 MAN NOTED FOR DIGNITY AND AU
 THORITY.
 Along with his farming, he taught school. It was indeed a remarkable family that this couple reared, II boys and two girls, and the average age at death was 68 years. Henry, the sub ject of our sketch, is the sole survivor.
 Of the children, II became members of Congregational churches, and three, Samuel, John and William, were chOS- en deacOnS. A brief sketch of the members of this family will be of in- terest. Charles Hopkins Upson was a merchant and resided at SouthingtOn. He was blessed with six children. The home of Gustavus Upson was in Der lin. He was farmer, was twice mar ried and reared four children. Rus. sell UpSOn was merchant and passed most of his life in New Haven. He married and had six children. Jen- nette Upson married Minor and lived in Cheshire. Two children were born to her. Isaac Upson was hat ter by trade. He had six children. Samuel Upson was merchant and carried on stores in SouthingtOn and Berlin. John UpSOn was merchant in Berlin. He was married but was not blessed with offspring. Samuel was sent to the Legislature from Southing. ton and Berlin. William Upson was a resident of Berlin. He was a farmer. Five children were born to him. Am brose Ives Upson was merchant. He was also interested in the American Cap & Flash Co. He had two chill dren, both of whom survive him. Seth Peck Upson retained the family home stead in Berlin. He was a farmer, but remained bachelor. Harriet Ara bella Upson, the twin sister of Henry, was unmarried. She died at the age of 25 years. This brings us to Rev Henry Upson, the youngest of the family.
 WITH SUCH STURDY ANCESTRY,
 it is not surprising that strong traits were manifested in the life and char acter of our friend. Beginning life as farmers boy, he had the experience of toll such as the early farmers knew so we'll. As young man he worked for a time in drug store in Southington. He had passion for taking care of sick people and the ex- perience he had later stood him in good stead in the army. While in New Haven MT Upson attended two courses of medical lectures. When he began to it for college his aim was to be medical missionary. Entering Yale college in 1855, he graduated in lSCS. 11C UdukAU oCuOOl lOl d oCdoOu, entered Andover seminary for year and later entered Yale theological seminary, where he was when the wal fever was at it's height. The chaplain of the 18th Connecticut regiment hay. ing resigned, Prof Porter recommend. ed MT Upson to Governor Bucking ham, who appointed him at once. MT UpsOn utilized church organization already formed in his regiment and the communion service was celebrated once while in camp. In this cOnnec. tion the editor was much interested in perusing the pages of the "History of the 18th Conn. Volunteers" Or Pages IT and IS we read: ''To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chaplain Salter, Rev Henry Upson, of Berlin, Conn.,, then theological stu dent at Yale, was commissioned or the 16th of June, 1862. In
 HIS CARE FOR THE SOUL HE DID NOT
 FORGET THE BODY.
 He was not only an eloquent and faithful preacher, but good fOrager potatoes, and the like, brought into camp and distributed by him to the half-starved soldiers, bore abundant witness. At the battle of Irish Bend he displayed great courage, and ren dered invaluable service by cUmmuni eating orders, and by dispensing re treatments and consolation to the WOunded.'
 Again on Page 94, we read: ''For { week or two after our arrival at Caml l Stevens, we suffered for want of Sutfi cient food, and our new chaplain, Re' Henry UpsOn, conciliated the goOt will of the soldiers by foraging exten sively on these plantations for the benefit of the hungry. There was ; vein of fun in his composition, thu solemnity of his look and demeano adding greatly to it's effect. On, morning, he and Adjutant Grosveno were blowing up sweet potatoes fO the half-Starved soldiers: GrOsveno held the blow, d negro drove the mule and the chaplain walked alongside picking up the vegeta bleS and mOraliz ing, The course of the blow was any thing but straight, and the adjutan finally becoming impatient at tn awkwardness of the driver, ejaculated "Where in h. are you gOing:' Th' chaplain discontinued his religion discussion for a moment, looked ul gravely through his spectacles, eye' the African and the crooked furrow, and said slowly, "Perhaps under the circumstances, that is
 very proper question:.
 Again on page lO5, we find these in teresting facts: "The Twenty-fiftl Connecticut were close beside us They alone, of all the regiments, man aged to get little coffee, part o
 which they generously distributed t, other sufferers, though some of thei
 men drove some of the Thirteenth
 from their fires. A few of our sol diers, going about 40 rods and gropin
 in the darkness, cOntrived to get
 poor supply of wood, and after a tim
 we had two fires blazing: but ther