Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-10
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. AUGUST 1o 1907
OLD SOLDIERS MEET
Veterans of inc Gallant Fifth
 (. V. at Savin Rock.

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 The forty-first annual reunion of the Fifth regiment, Connecticut Vol unteers, was held at the Sea View hotel. Savin Rock. on Thursday and Friday of this week. About forty attended and registered at the camp fire held in the parlor of the hotel at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Colonel w. w. Packer presided, and and the gathering was one of the most enjoyable in the history of the organization. Most of the time was devoted to renewing old acquaint- ances and talking of the days of strife and turmoil when the boys were young and ready to dare and do and did do all in their power to maintain the honor and glory of the stars and stripes. The regiment has a special interest for Waterbury be- cause it numbered a great many boys from around home. most of whom have long since been called to their reward, and 1t goes without saying that these were not forgotten in the talks which took place around the camp fire at the Sea View house. The late David B. Hamilton and Ed ward Rice of this city were officers in the regiment and quite a few who took part in the marching and fight ing are still with us and are active in one way and another in the business affairs of the community.
 The regular meeting of the asso- ciation was held Friday, about sev- enty of the comrades being in at tendance. Addresses were made by Colonel Packer, Colonel Coggswell and James Stewart of Yonkers, N. Y., Comrades Meade, Hallock, Linds- ley and Woodruff. The Waterbury members present were James H. Min tie and w. L. Elton. At the close of the business session the association, with the wives and children of com rades, sat down to an excellent ban quet. About 100 covers were served.
 The date of the meeting was se- lected in memory of the battle of Cedar mountain, which was on Au- gust g, 1862. The regiment suffered heavy losses in this engagement, al- most all of the Waterbury boys being killed, wounded or captured. The only two survivors from this town who were there at that time being MT Mintie and MT Elton. The Wa terbury men who were picked up dead on the field after the smoke of the battle had cleared away were Daniel Hawthorne. John Bricker, Lorenzo Held. John Hill. The wounded included John Mccormack, Joseph A. Garfield, Anon Norton and William Higgins. Wounded and taken prisoner, Eugene Sugrue. The following were taken prisoners: J. H. Mintie, Elisha Buck, Fred Rix- icker and Hugo o. Benedict. The last mentioned died on October g, 1906. The regiment was on the firing line most of the time so that it will thus be seen that it played an important part in the memorable battle at Cedar Mountain, where so many human lives went out Indeed 1t might be said that it was active from the opening of hostilities until the last gun of the confederate army was silenced and peace assured to all the inhabitants of this country. The boys can tell interesting remin- iscenes of war times and know more about Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Me Burnside, Hooker, Meade, Meagher and other daring officers than half the historians who have written books about them. They have very vivid recollection, too, of Lee, Jackson and the rest of the generals and are gen. erous to admit that while they f1nal- ly got the upper hand of them, yet they were trump cards and for time led them good dance.
 James H. Mintie is a veritable en- cyclopedia on these matters and has 3 very distinct recollection of the heroism displayed by some of the boys from Waterbury while the rumpus was on. He rarely ever talks of the subject but he has a word of praise for Eugene Sugrue md if he had his way he would give David Altman, the old gentleman rou see about the streets so frequent y, the best home that could be pro- Tided and a servant to see that his | every want and whim were catered l o. The following is short sketch | ,f the regiment: