Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-11

man III the parade was Lieut. George
| w. Hubbard of Oakland, 50 years oil
age. The oldest member of the as
ISOLATION is Capt. Isaac w Comery
of Waldohore. SO years of age. He
was present at the 1911 reunion but
was unable to be present, this yeae
Two men came from the Pacific coast
to attend the reunion, Hamden FL
Noble of San Francisco and Charles
l.. Lombard of Oakland. Calf.
When the old regiment was in
camp near New York, a prominent
merchant of that city became ae
quainted with them. His son, John
V. Jewell, a well-known New York
banker, came clear to Augusta to meet
with the old regiment and brought
with him a box of fine cigars for the
veterans of the regiment, which were
distributed among them by Adjutant
Woodward
Those Who Were Present.
Those present at the reunion We're:
Adjutant Joseph T. Woodward, Sid
ney; Sergts. Washington Bornheimer,
North Waldoboro: Frederick w
Young, Fitchburg, Mass; Privates
Elisha f. Creamer, Waldoboro; Am
brose Hoch, Waldoboro; oliver Hoff-
ses, Brooklyn, n. Y; Otis NJ. Kaler,
Somervile, Mass, Co. A; Sergeant AL
len c. Goodwin, Oakland: Privates
John III. Avery, Fairfield: Henry A.
Bowden, Oakland: Ambrose Morrow.
Waterville; Alfred X. Nelson, Hinck-
Icy; Hamden III. Noble. San Francis
co, Calf: Edward F. Nye. Cambridge.
Mass; Everett "a. Penney, Oakland;
Joel Richardson, Oakland; Samuel j.
Thayer, Oakland, Co. B.; Corporal
Charles II. Matson, Marshfield Hills,
Mass; Musician Eden S. oliver,
Greenwood, Mass; Privates James II.
Cox. Topsham; Charles S. Croker,
Bowdoinham: Leonard Flint, Cumber-
land Center; Nelson Gould, Farming
ton; Timothy Leighton, Readfieid;
William 3. Melcher, Portland; Well
ington Preble, Winneganee; Dexter w.
Ridley, Bath; Martin V. White, Bath,
Co. c.; Sergeants Alfred B. Perkins.
Hallowell; George w. Cushman, Wa
terviile; Corporals Charles f. Collins,
East Vassalboro; Oliver p Robbins.
Augusta; Privates William A. Austin,
Augusta; Hiram N Brann, Vassal-
bore; Charles s. Crowell, Lewiston;
Richard o. Emery, West Georgetown;
Norman III. Fossett, Augusta; Charles
l.. Lombard, Oakland Calf: Charles
e. Low, Augusta; Charles II. McIn-
tire. Small Point; George Pye, Small
Point: Charles w. Shaw, Winthrop.
Co. D.; Sergeant Augustus L. Smith.
National Home: Corporal Robert A.
Cony. Augusta: Privates Charles H.
tsf,f 5rl Y DO
Lynn. Mass: Abram Choate. Augusta;
Daniel H. Jones, Randolph; Melville
Merrill, Augusta; Charles F. Tibbetts,
Augusta, Co. E.; Capt. Augustus n.
Linscott. Thomaston; Lieut.. George
A. Russell, Readfield; Sergeants Oak
man f. Glidden, National Home;
Charles Fl. Dunton, Augusta; John NJ.
Williams. Readfield: Corporal Alonzo
L. Farrow, Razorville: Privates Os-
car w. Boynton. Whitefield; Sam
uel ]. Brookings, Shediac, n. b.;
William H. Hunt, Augusta: Robert E.
Knight. National Home; George
B. Putnam, Gardiner; William a.
Rhodes. Augusta; Gustavus Smith.
Readfield, Co. r; Corporal Albion AL
len, Hope; Privates Francis G. Jane
son, Friendship: William II. Maxcy.
Rockland: james McCarter. Thomas
ton; Fernando S. PhiIbrook, West
Rockport; William B. Taylor, Nation
al Home, Co. G.; corporals Granville
r. Sibley, Waterville; Simon G. Has
tings, Augusta: Musician Austin
Bragg, Watervile; Priyates Charles
H. Davies. Augusta; Edwin Freeman.
Eas. Winthrop: cyrus w. Foster, Pal
my nj
McGaffigan, Florenceville. y. B.: Jus
tin A. Sawtelle, Oakland; David f.
shea, Gardiner; Alden E. sherman,
South Newcastle; Leavitt Thayer. Au-
gusta; Nathaniel Webb, Schenectady.
n. Y, Co. II; Lieut.. George w. Hub
bard. Oakland Corporal William II.
Mari, Wiscasset; Privates Thomas n.
Aver, Alma; Charles F. Baker, Alma;
Ed 3in S. Benner, North Noblehoro;
William Nash. Portland; James e.
Nichols, George w. Prentice. Round
Pond; Vincent r. Taylor, South Cush-
ing. Go. 1 Lieut.. Ozias Z. Bartlett.
Winthrop, Mass; Corporals Truman S.
Bigelow, Mercer: Howard Burgess,
Skowhegan; Augustus Crowell, Skow-
hogan; john G. Drake. Windsorville;
Mark J.. Rollins. Chelsea; Henry A.
Varney. Skowhegan. Co. X. The at
ten lance was the largest for many
years.
+ literary program was a feature of
the afternoon exercises and included a
reading, The Little Brown Button
by Mrs. A. p. Perkins, Hallowell; rec
itation by Mrs. Florence Wallace of
East Vassalboro. secretary of the de-
partment of Maine, Ladies of the G.
A. r.. and Comrade Charles l.. LON
bard of Oakland, Cal.
The remainder of the afternoon and
evening was passed socially and plans
are made for sightseeing trips for
Wednesday, the closing day of tho
reunion.
History of 21st Maine.
THIS organization consists of the
survivors of the 2lst Maine Infantry.
which was raised in the then 3D. Con-
gressional district of Maine. The regi-
ment rendeZvoused at Augusta, Sept.
|, 1862. was assigned to the Ranks ex-
petition and later became the 1st reg
iment of the LIST brigade of the LIST d.
vision of the 10Th army corps.
Mrs. Ida S. Raymond.