Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-19
TWENTY SIXTH REGIMENT
HOLDS ANNUAL REUNION
Forty sixth Gathering Held at Golden
Spur-Election of Officers, Mortuary
List and Reports.

The members of the Twenty sixth
regiment Connecticut volunteers. held
their forty-siXth annual reunion on
Wednesday at the Golden Spur in
East Lyme. at which there We're about
seventy members in attendance. and
delightful day was passed, Norwich
having a good sized delegation there.
The business meeting was held at
11.35 O'Clock with President Chauncey
Morse of Putnam presiding. He well
coined the comrades in cheering words.
The report of Secretary and Treasurer
n. Douglas SEWN of this city was read
and approved, the treasury having
balance of S193.70, while the monument
fund has S349.11.
tary Benjamin F. Gates of New London
was approved as read. The deaths re-
ported during the year number ten, as
follows:
Dyer Copeland Co. G. murdered at
New London. Sept T. 1908.
Christopher Clapp, Co. G, died at
Worcester. Oct .. 1908.
George d. Buddington. Co. D, died at
Plainfield, Nov 81, 1908.
Benjamin c. Douglass. Co. d. died at
Wonewoc. Wis, Sept 16, 1906.
David O'Neil, Co. F, of Plainfeld
Oct "a, 1907.
Edwin G. Whitmarsh, Co. B, at Nor
Wlch, March 3, l9O9.
Dwight S. Burrows. Co. H, at Moro
ton. May 3, 1909.
Lucius NJ Kinney, Co. K, at Nolun-
town. June 5. 1909.
Calvin B. Ravens. Co. c, Noroton,
Nov. H. 1908.
Daniel Dart, Co. c, died a number of
years ago.
The election of officers then took
place, resulting as follows: President,
81 IL q,
president, J. P. Case, Wakefield. r. l.;
second vice president, Francis r. Beck
with. Norwich; third vice president,
Joseph Peabody. Waterford; secretary
and treasurer, n. Douglas SEWN. Nor
wich corresponding secretary Ben
iamin F. Gates, New London. The COL
lection for the expenses amounted to
S15. The place for the reunion next
year was left with the executive COM
mittee, which includes the officers of
the association.
There were 81 members who regis
tered and at the dinner there were IS
in attendance, dinner being served at 1
o'clock in the Spur dining rooms. The
afternoon was delightfully."- spent in re-
newing old acquaintances and stories
of the rebellion
The regiment was organized in Sep
| TENDER. 1852, ten companies assem-
bling at Camp Russell in Norwich,
coming from New London and Wind
ham counties. From this date until
| Nov. IL the regiment remained in
| Camp Russell. busted in drill 1t broke
l-eamp Norris, embarking on steamer
| Cpmmodore-for New York.
Disseminating at Brooklyn, it was in
camp at CenteTXillA race course until
Dec. 4. putting to sea Dec. G under seal
| ed orders. The regiment formed part
| of an expedition with orders to rem
devious at New Orleans under Major
General n. P. Banks.
After experiencing all the delays at
taching to war preparations. the Twen-
| y.sixth had its first real baptism at
Port Hudson. 107 of the regiment being
reported dead or wounded at muster
| The regiment continued in active SER
vice from this period until after the
surrender of Vicksburg, after which it
had a period of guard duty at Port
Hudson, finally returning home to Nor
witch Aug. 7, where a big reception was
rendered to the soldiers. On Aug, 19
| the regiment again assembled in Camp
Russell and was paid off.
| Because of the excellent work of the
| Twenty-six it was selected as one OF
| the ten regiments to receive the sur
render of the4fort at Port Hudson on
July Sth and given the left of line the
second post of honor, from among the
| fen reoifOPOtc