The National tribune., 1910-09-22
1st Me. Cav.


1st Me. Cav.
The Reunion of the 1st Me. Cav at
Thomaston, Wednesday, Sept. IA, will
be one of much interest. Two of the
regimental commanders were Thomas
ton men. By General Orders of War
Department, No. 10 0865). the regi-
ment is entitled to enroll on its flag the
name of three more battles than any
other regiment in the Army of the Po-
tomac. and it's losses of killed and NOR
tally wounded were 10 more men and
one more officer than any other cavalry
regiment in the entire Union army.
This is the 50th year of the existence
of that organization. Thomaston was
its birthplace, the first enlistment being
Sept. 3. 1861. The President of the
Association. who celebrated his 39th
birthday at Appomattox Court House
April Q, 1865, where the regiment lie
athwart Lees line of retreat and a
quarter of mile from the court house
during the midnight of April till 8
o'clock April 8. will greet you with his
four score years and four. He is a
Thomaston man. Thomaston will pro-
vide a good dinner Wednesday for the
sum of so cents and supper which
will cost nothing to the members. In
the afternoon there will be an autOmo-
bile ride covering quite a portion of
Thomaston, Rcckland and Camden. If
the day is unfavorable. the electric cars
|of ROckland and Camden may furnish
an equivalent. In the evening music
songs and brief remarks or acknowl-
edgments of good comradeship from
100 members and their wives at Watts
Hall
OF the Is field officers of the regi-
ment only one survives OF the 12
Medical staff. Commissaries and Chap
lains all are dead Of the IL Adjutants
and Quartermasters three only are liv-
Ing. The ranks of Captains, First and
Second Lieutenants show similar va
caucies.
Now. comrades, write me fully in re-
gard to yourselves, give names and
dates Of members who have died in
your town and to your knowledge, and
finally give me a full genealogical ac-
count of your family, names of children
and dates of birth and marriage and
grandchildren, for use in the final roll
call to issue some time in the future,
and which will be his last work for the
preservation of individual history. Ell
bridge Burton. President; ]. P. Cilley.
Corresponding Secretary, Rockland, Me.
Sd n. j. Cav.
Less than 100 OF the original 1,135
members of the Sd n. ]. Cav, which
covered itself with glory in the battles
of the rebellion, met on Aug. IT in the
William B. Hatch Post room, Camden,
n. ]. Former gallant cavalrymen from
as far West as Spokane, Wash, sat to-
gether in the little Post room, and
fought again the battles for the free
dom of man. Three of the members
have been mustered out during the
past year. 49,. ..-
The story of the famous battle of
Cedar Creek, in which these sons of
Jersey had so bravely fought and in
which many of their comrades lad
fallen, was told and retold. Comrade
Smith, of Spokane. recited the poem
The Battle of Cedar Creek" Nothing
could have been more impressive. One
after another the old veterans stood up
and recited pieces that were dear to
their hearts. The speech of President
Smith was greeted with tremendous
cheers, and every word of it was a thrill
to the hearts of the old men.
The next Reunion of the Sd will
be held in Ocean City, n. ]. The off,
GERS elected for the coming year are:
Treasurer. Robert Bell. Trenton; Secre-
tary, Leonard Rurey, Camden.
Battery Reunion.
Battery C, 1st Ohio. held its Reunion
at Perry o., Aug. % and &c. Thirty
TWO answered 10 roll call. Deaths were
reported as follows: Soil Moore, Fred
Brown, John Carmichael, r. ]. Mason
and George HicoX. Friends of the bat
terry prepared very fine lunches for
them, and the campfire speeches were
of great interest. The next Reunion
will be held at Perry the last Thursday
and Friday in August, 1911, when they
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
their enlistment.
9th n. Y. II. A. Reunion.
At the Reunion of the 9Th N. Y. H.
A. held at Cold Spring, Putnam County,
n. Y, on Labor Day, the following off,
GERS were chosen for the ensuing year:
President. Capt. John Smith. Jr.; Vice
Presidents. Maj. H. B. Hall, Capt. Geo.
Borland, Lieut.. @. s. Adams. Glass hIc-
Nair. Josiah Ferris; Secretary George
r. Hendrickson; Treasurer, Capt. Wat-
son Vredenburgh. I. w. Parker, r. F.
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