Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-30
VETERANS MEET.
,,on Of Co. ID, First Maine Cav
- veteran Association.

~ ID
.,.,ion held its annual reunion at Els
18th last Wednesday. Ellsworth veter-
W. members Of VIM. H. H. Rice post
.nd relief corps assisted in entertaining
$40 visiting veterans.
'D u.,.hers of Co. d present were A. r.
.a,x Iamoine; Lewis Prescott, Phil
n Hartman, w. b. Grant, East
nf,ard. E. NJ. Higgins, Mt. Desert; Isaac
richardson, James F. Clark, Bucks
~. Abuer K. Gray, Prospect; Nathaniel
p p'.dsn North Biuehill; w. H. Ayers,
D..r,otte: 8. E. Grimm, West Pembroke.
ua.orarv members, B. F. Gray, A. W..
Curtis and NJ. s. Smith.
shadow was cast over the meeting by
Aha r.cent death OF the president OF the
..sociation, Warren A. Jordan, OF Bangor,
10 was killed on Sept. IA by fall from
scsfold.
crapd Army hall was decorated for the
..ossion with flags and cards bearing the
n,r,es OF los battles and engagements
~hich Co d had the proud distinction Of
LING in. The First Maine Cavalry saw
.,ore fighting than any other cavalry regi-
ment in the service.
The regiment was organized in the fall
., 1851. 1t was State regiment, the COM
raues being appointed among the differ
ant counties, the larger counties being al
lowed company each, while OF the
smaller countiestwo were allowed COM
pauy. Company D was raised in WASH
;nuton and Hancock counties.
The regiment went into camp at Au-
eus,a, where it spent the long severe win
ter Of 1857, living in Sibley tents banked
with snow and heated only by q little
stove hung on q hollow iron pole which
served for both tent pole and stove pire.
Many died from exposure during the win
ter.
In March the regiment went to Wash
|'iurton, and in few days began active
campaigning in Virginia. It was steady
seht for the First Maine Cavalry from
that time till the end OF the war. The
regiment has the proud record of having
been allotted more battles on its flag than
any other regiment in the grand old Army
Of the Potomac and OF having lost more
men killed in action and died from wounds
than any other cavalry regiment.
Twenty nine battles-three more than
any other regiment in the army-were
borne upon its fsg by general orders from
headquarters issued March II, 1865, and
si1 more were added during the last cam
paign in the spring OF 1855. These were
all engagements worthy the name OF bat
portion OF it was under FIRE more than 100
times. 1t was close-rsnge fighting, too,
with carbine, pistol and sabre.
There were 2,47 regiments in the Union
army. OF these, 800 whose losses exceeded
100 killed or mortally wounded are design
sted as the 800 fighting regiments. Maine
sent into the service thirty-five regiments,
and Of these the Third, Fourth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Sixteenth, Seven
tenth, Ninteenth,, Twentieth, Twenty
first, First Maine Heavy artillery and First
Maine cavalry, arc In the fighting 800.
The First Maine Heavy artillery lost
more men than any other regiment in the
army, while the First Maine cavalry lost
more men than any other cavalry regi-
ment.
1t is no wonder that the boys who have
seen these trying times together find their
greatest enjoyment when they get to-
sether in recalling army days. The dinner
and the business meeting are incidental.
The dinner here was excellently served
by the women OF the relief corps. The
business meeting in the afternoon was
called to order by the secretary, A. R. Dew
ereux. Comrsde Nathaniel Bowden, OF
North Bluehill, was elected president pro
tenn.
The secretary, read the report Of the last
annual meeting in Bucksport, which was
accepted. Officers were then elected as
follows:
Nathaniel Bowden, North Bluehill,
President; S. E. Griffin, West Pembroke,
first vice-president; Abner K. Gray,
Prospect, second vice-president; William
B. Grant, Orland, third vice. president; A
R. Devereux, Lamoine, secretary; Isaac l.
Richardson, Bucksport, treasurer.
Irving Osgood and James Hamilton
were elected honorary members.
1t was voted to meet in Ellsworth again
next year, the date to be fixed by the
President and secretary.
A vote OF thanks was extended to VIM
Il. h. Rice post for use of the hall, to the
relief corps for dinner, and to speakers and
citizens generally for the interest shown
IN the meeting. Among the speakers out
side the company were Rev. w. F. Emery
Rev. j. P. Simonton and Mayor F. F
simonton.
The following resolutions were adopted
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, Our highly esteemed comrade and
President Warren A. Jordan, of Co. ID, First
Maine Cavalry Veteran association. has an
swered the bugle call and gone on that Ions
march from which there is no retreat; there
fore be it
Re.oiVed, That in the death of our com
faae our association has lost a true and pat
fiotc member. AS soldier and citizen he
was brave, honorable and respected.