The Republican journal., 1907-10-24
COL. LORENZO D. CARVER.

Last week brief mention was made
of the death of Col. l.. D. Carver, Oct.
18th, at his home in Rockland. The
Rockland Courier Gazette gives the fol-
lowing sketch Of his life:
Col. Carver was born on North Ha-
ven, Sept. 2S, 1925, and was the son of
Melzar and Joan Snowman Carver.
When he was I years of age the family
moved to farm in MontVille. where
the youth OF Col. Carver was passed in
attending to the work incident to farm
life, and attending the village school in
the short intervals between harvest and
planting. He resided in Montville until
he was is, when he went to Belfast and
worked in a shipyard for Joseph Rolf
son. This was in 1914. From that time
until 1883 he followed the trade of ship
carpentering in various places, working
III Searsport and d number OF other
towns in the State.
In 1S49 he came to Rockland and
worked in Sanford Starrett's shipyard
until 1858, when he commenced ship
building for himself, constructing three
vessels, a brig and two barks. The brig
was built where the Five Kilns now
are, and the other two vessels just
north of Tillson wharf, where the NAL
lett blacksmith shop was. After con-
structing his third vessel he, like many
others, was compelled by the great de
preston in business to give up ship
building, and he never followed the
business again, although he was con-
Sidered an expert builder.
From that time until the breaking
out of the war he engaged in trade.
fhn anll 70 In
was one of the first to enlist in 1861 and
put down his name as private, but
Colonel afterwards General Hiram G.
Berry, gave him papers and requested
him to recruit a company, which he did,
and Co. d of Rockland, with Captain
Carver at its head, took its place in the
gallant Fourth Maine.
The regiment went out i'll June, and
the next March Capt. Carver was pro-
NOTED to lieutenant-colonel for his eff
ficiency and brave conduct. The regl-
ment at that time was at Alexandria.
Col. Carver continued with the regi-
ment in active service at the front un-
til he was discharged for sickness, after
2 1-2 years of continuous and trying
service. During that length of time he
was with the regiment in every engage
ment except Gettysburg, making a to-
tai of twelve battles in which he bore
an honorable part.
Since the war Col. Carver had held
| various positions of trust and RESPONSE
bility. He served Rockland we'll as city
| marshal two years, he was for time
depot master of the Knox & Lincoln
Railroad, was janitor of the Q. S. Gus
! tom house and post Office for six years
and was foreman of the wood work de-
partment on Hurricane Island doing
work on the St. Louis post office job.
In matters pertaining to the Grand
Army he had always borne conspicu-
Gus part, had been foremost in all en-
| terprises and movements that had for
their object the good of the organlZa-
ton, and his robust form, hearty hand
grasp, exhaustive fund of stories and
CHEEKY words frightened many a gath
ering Of Grand Army veterans.
Col. Carver had been Assistant Quar-
| termaster General of Maine Depart
ment, and was delegate from Maine to
! the San Francisco National Encamp,
ment, and in addition to this hShad
attended the National Encampment ID
Portland, Boston and Detroit.
In the death of Colonel Carver there
passes a citizen whose prominence IN
| the community madehim widely known.
AS commander Of the Department OF
Maine, G. A. r. in 1896, he gave the
order decided boom, and was most
welcome visitor to the various Posts.
The geniality which he exhibited at the
campfires extended to his every day life
and he frightened the pathway OF all
with whom he came in contact.
| He is survived by one daughter, MIS-
M. S. Austin. A son, William, dled III
Milford, Mass, in 1894.
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