Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-16
WORKING HARD FOR RECRUITS
Norwich Was Striving 70 Do Its Part Furnishing Men
for the CiviL War, Fifty Years Ago-Honorabe Dis
charge Of H. l. Reynolds

A half-century ago the past week
interest was centered in getting re-
cruits for the several regiments which
were being formed in the state. Parts
of several companies We're secured
here and there was citizens meeting
for the purpose of deciding what could
be done to help the work along 1t
was decided that fifty per cent. of
the patriotic fund should be devoted
to that end 1t was claimed that
Norwich should furnish six or seven
companies, one of which had ALREADY
gone and two are forming, with parts
of several others recruited. Colonel
Harlan1 was busy with the affairs of
The Eighth regiment, which, by the
way, on this very day is holding its
reunion in Hartford. where it went in
to camp. c. M. Colt gave UP the
treasuTership of the Chelsea bank TO
become adjutant of the regiment.
During the week word was received
from Washington of the honorable
discharge of H. L. Reynolds from the
charge fo5, which he was Arrested here.
The large three-story brick building
in Franklin street was being Complet-
ed by the Union Machine company, it
afterwards becoming the Hopkins "
Allen plant and was destroyed. by fire
ten years ago, on the site of which
the present Hopkins & Allen factory
is.
Preparations for the seventh annual
fair of the county agricultural associ-
alton Were under way, despite the war,
with indications of a big impro7em ent
over previous years.
Interfered With Recruits.
The following are items taken from
The Bulletin of 1861. corresponding 10
the past week:
Sept. II, 1S61-Captain Dennis COM
plains that through the interference of
a citizen of Norwich, from whom pct
ter things might be expected, he mas
lost two men who had signed the
muster roll of his company. The per-
son referred to labored earnestly with
these men to dissuade them from GO
ing
Notwithstanding the hard times we
are glad to learn that the prospects for
a successful exhibition at the New
London county fair grounds are IN
usually good.
Lewis G. Cook of this city left for
Washington last evening, having re-
ceived an appointment as master 5
mate in the navy.
How General Lyon Was Killed.
Sept. IL, 1S61-George H. Moore of
this city has been appointed sutler
of the Eighth regiment by Colonel Har-
land of this city Lucius E. I'LL ac-
ilnent goes into camp at Hartford this
week.
It is said that the Fourth regiment,
c. V, has formed itself into a temper
ance society, and the officers and men,
headed by Lieut. Colonel White, have
taken the pledge.
Of the death of General Lyon, whose
funeral took place last week and who
was killed in battle in Missouri, DR..
G. G. Lyon origadier general, who was
with him, says that General Lyon had
been wounded in the heel had received
a shot through the flesny part of the
thigh, and a shot had cut open the
back of us head to the skullbone and
when he saw him riding between the
Kansas and Iowa regiments to lead
lem 10 the charge, he begged him to
retire 10 the rear to have hiss wounds
dressed. General Lyon replied: INC;
these are nothing and went forward
and was killed by Mimic bullet which
went through the heart. He fell into
the arms of Lehman, his body servant
saying, Lehman. I am killed; take
care of my body"
Two Regiments Ready.
Sept IS, 1ss1-Dr. Edwin Bentley
of this city, brigadier surgeon of vol
unteers, CHARTERED at Frederick City