The Republican journal., 1909-09-02
The 10th Maine Reunion.
Three Score Comrades Present at the
Meeting. Will Meet in Camden mex,
Year

which was decorated with flags for the
occasion. Nearly all of the stores anc
business places displayed flags in honor
of the soldiers. Sessions were helc
throughout the day and evening.
The morning business session was
opened at 10 o'clock with Vice President
]. L. Merrick of Waterville in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Chaplain Rev.
George R. Palmer. Secretary Sergeant
Silas Adams read the records of the pre-.
ceeding meeting, which were approved
by the meeting. A committee was then
appointed to obtain roster of all pre-.
sent. On this committee were P. S.
Head, E. Wilson, w. H. Emery, J. w.
White, A. Stinson, Arson Turner, F.
Cowan, S. Abbott, Calvin Vinal and A.
M. Holbrook. The committee reported
60 comrades from the companies present.
The question then arose regarding the
next reunion and it was decided to hold
the 39th annual reunion in Camden.
A nominating committee was appoint
ed and the following list of officers was
brought before the meeting and they
were elected:
President, E. 7. Wilson, Camden.
list Vice President, Peleg Wiley,
Camden.
End Vice President, W. S. Vinal, Vim
alhaven.
Secretary, Silas Adams, Waterville.
Chaplain, Rev. George R. Palmer,
Falmouth.
Executive committee, Brainard Arey,
c. Vinal, Welder Irish
Secretary Silas Adams of Waterville
was elected for the Both year which he
has served the regiment in that capacity
Sergeant Adams was one of the first to
enlist in his nations cause. A vote of
thanks was extended to him at the meet
ing for his untiring work as secretary.
The feature of the reunion was the ap-
pearance of the History of the 10Th
was compiled by John Day Smith of
Of the regiment. Comrade Smith was
the regiments history. He has been
two years in compiling the history and
eight years in gathering the facts. A
the meeting and distributed. The work
was keenly appreciated by all the mem
bers of the regiment, and much praise
was showered upon Comrade Smith for
his work in compiling a book of such
nature. The book contains about $50
pages, with a full account of the regi-
ment from the time it was mustered in.
Throughout are photographs of many of
the officers. A resolution of thanks was
extended to Comrade Smith.
A history of the 10Th Maine Regiment
was discussed in the reunions of the
Regimental Association more than 20
years ago. Efforts were made from
time to time to have history of the Or
ganization written and printed. Ser
geant Silas Adams, the long time secre-
tary of the association, began to speak
and work for the history many years
ago. Some five OF six years ago it was
decided that history should be prepared
by the different members of the old Or
ganlzation. Certain periods of the army
service were assigned to different men.
A very few of those assignments were
some of the men who were to I
write died before completing their work
and some were too busy to undertake the
task. The author was appealed to and
urged to take the contributions, fill up
the gaps made by the missing assign
ments, make the necessary corrections
and prepare history. The author then
went to Washington, where he spent
large amount of time in looking over the |
war records. Many Of the men who
were njustly reported as deserters the
author has traced into Confederate pri-
sons, where some of them died
The regiment was mustered into the
United States service August Is, 1862,
oy Capt. c. j. Bailey, 18th United States
Infantry, for a term of three years.
The regiment numbered at the time of
The muster, 80 officers and 500 men.
They went almost directly from Bath to
Washington and were Immediately put
n service. During the terrible struggle
he 18th Maine participated in 81 of the
leavlest engagements, among them be-
ng two-day's fight at Gettysburg. The
9th was the only Maine regiment to be
n this battle for more than one day.
The reg ment broke ranks on June 7,
S65.
During the day dinner and supper were
served by the Ladies' Relief Corps of
clinton and large amount of money was
aised, which is to be devoted to the pur-
'hasing of Soldiers monument.
In the evening came the usual camp
ire, with speeches and stories from
nearly all present. 1t was the wind-up
# delightful occasion. Music was
furnished by the Clinton Cornet Band.
groups Of old comrades could be seen in
III parts of the town, talking overthe
'lden days which meant so much to the
Welfare of the country. whats the
Use of going to the hall and hearing any
me man make a speech" said one Of
he soldiers. II take more enjoyment
,etting into crowd of several and tell
ng stories. One thing brings about
another and we could talk all night
Those present were: Co. A, B. B.
Wells, Norridgewock; P. S. Head, Wat
'rville; C. A. Smith, Richmond; S. B.
Sylvester, Belmont Corner; Co. B, E. T.
Wilson, Camden; L. O. Cilley, Brooks;
John Williams, Liberty; Co. c, S. A.
Maxim, Waterville; W. H: Emery,
G. P. Dunbar, Turner; A.
Lewiston; E. F. McIntire,
Fairfield; Oliver Bessey, Shawmut;J J. D.
Emerson, Skowhegan; Edwin Garcelon,
Troy; Reuben Rhoades, Troy; J. L. Mer-
tick, Waterville; Nathan Libby, Unity;
Co. D, Levi M. Poor, Augusta; Jacob N.
Waldo;J W. White, Ban
COR; Co. E, A. Stinson, Monroe; H. T.
Cribner, Searsport; F. S. Cookson, Burn
ham; Lieut.. A. E. Williams, Swanville;
Co. F, Sergt. Silas Adams, Waterville;
Rufus P. Maxwell, Litchfield; Horace L.
Smith, Weymouth, Mass; Capt John
Day Smith, Minneapolis, Mimi; Arson
Turner, Litchfeld; Thomas Rose,
Greene; Calvin Keene, Turner; W. c.
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