The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-10
VETERANS REVIVE WAR MEMORIES Fifth Connecticut Volunteers Capture Savin Rock for a Day of
 Feasting.
 ] ~LIGgEi BEST REUNION
 IN TEN YEARS ]. Atwood Linsley of Bran ford Elected President j of the Associa- }
 tion.

Celebrating their forty-frst reunion, the Fifth Connecticut Volunteers, Nflose regiment was the first to enter the conquered city of Atlanta at the head of Shermans army on its march ito the sea, seventy of the living mem bers yesterday captured Savin Rock for a day of feastlng and jollity.
 A camp fire on the night before was the first sign of the army encampment, and was enjoyed by the veterans, with their wives and widows to the number of twenty-five, making total of 100 at tending the meeting of the associa- ton.
 Among distinguished guests called upon to speak at the banquet held at the Sea View hotel, were Colonel War ren w Parker of Mystic, Captain Stewart of Yonkers, N r., Lieut.. Col William & Cogswell of Jamaica, L, l., Lieut. Walter Burns of Boston, and Lieut.. George F. Sellick of Boston.
 The veterans desire to publicly ex- press their satisfaction with the enter tainment received at the hands of the committee and from Landlord Cameron They have also voted to hold their re- union next year at Savin Rock begin ming on the evening of the 10th of Aug ust and includig the following day in 1908.
 J. Atwood Linsley of Branford was elected president for the ensuing year.
 Vice-President-G George Barnes of New Haven.
 +o +,so-o ia c. Marvin of Hartford.
 Assistant secretary and treasurer Charles F. HalIock of South Norwalk.
 Chaplain-Rufus Mead of Orange, N. J.
 The committee on arrangements was reelected for their fifth continuous year, because of the regiments satis- faction with their work. Those respon- sible for the good times are Captain J. Woodruff of New Haven; J. Atwood Linsley, Branford; George Barnes, New Haven; George Sellick, Union City; and Thomas K. Benedict of New Haven.
 The expressed opinion was that this was the most successful affair for the past ten years, with special mention of an excellent dinner.
 Forty-f1ve years ago occurred the most disastrous battle of the Civil war to the Fifth Connecticut regiment when 280 men were lost in the battle at Cedar Mountain, and but two line officers came through the ordeal with out being killed or seriously wounded Among those killed were Major Blake of New Haven, Lieutenant Dutton of New Haven and Adiutant Smith of Hartford
 The mortuary list for the present year was eleven, first of whom were Colonel George D. Chapman of Mid prisoner just forty-five years ago Fri day. The others: H. D. Baldwin, Co. D, Baltimore, Md; Levi G. Clark, Go. B, Hartford; Hugo Obrempt, Go. D, Hartford; Francis Donnelly, Co. c. New Haven; Louis ", Hatch, Go. I; Henry McCadden, Go. l; Lieutenant Isaac Weldon, Go. c; James Church, Go, F; John Adamson, Southington.
 The boys of forty-five years ago are bald headed men to-day but they de- light to recollect that the Fifth regi- 1HeIlk was Wlln LIl6 dIlly OI Lil6 HOLO- mac until after the battle of Gettys- burg, and was then ordered west to Chattanooga to reinforce General Hooker, Later under Sherman they marched to the sea and remained with him for the rest of the war. ending with the grand review in Washington the 2d day of May, 1865.
 During the war one of the bravest acts was that of James Hewison of New Haven who, as color sergent, bore the state flag In the battle of Cedar Mountain he was shot in both legs, but refused to give up the flag. Tearing 1t from the staff he wrapped 1t about his body, and concealed it when captured. The next night he es- capped and up to a couple of years ago the old state flag was proud family possession. It is now the possession of the Fifth Connecticut Volunteers as scciation through the kindness of the widow of the hero.