Connecticut western news., 1913-09-11

The Second Connecticut Heavy Artil lery regiment, whose survivors meet in Canaan today for their 18th annual re- union, was originally the Nineteenth Connecticut regiment of Infantry. but was changed to u heavy artillery regl- ment in November, 1868, by order of the War Department.
 The regiment saw des perate service during the war. It had l47 men killed in battle, 95 mortally wounded, making total of 243 shot to death; 427 wound ed without mortality, and l52 died Of disease while in the service.
 The history of the regiment was graphically summarized by the late Judge A. H. Fenn, who was captain of Com pany O. and whose left arm was shot of in the battle of Cedar Greek. At the unveiling of the monument in honor of the Second Heavies, at Arlington, in October, 1896, Judge Fenn made the principal address, in the course of which he said TX .'1z.. -, 4 z ,,%
 The Nineteenth Connecticut Infantry was the response of Litchfield county to the call of the President fo- additional troops at the close of the penlnsular campaign in the summer of 1862. It sprang armed and equipped from the Joins in the people, and joined full voiced in the answering cry, i've are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thous- and strong" Our first service was under and in slough. To be the scavengers of Alexandria did not seem very glorious, but it was like the path of glory in this. that 1t led many of our dear comrades to the grave. Call not such details untimely, or too early.
 Then came our detail in the forts. long continued, fully occupied, arduous - in many ways, useful to the country in all ways, resulting in our transference to another branch under the name of the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and fitting us to better perform the signal service waiting for us in the field.
 Then came the l7th day of May. 1864, and from that time forward I shall here only say, wherever the history of the deeds of the Army of the Potomac, under Grant and Meade, and of tho Army of the Shenandoah, under Sheridan, in that last year of the war, from the Wilder ness through Gold Harbor to Petersburg. back to Washington. to Winchester. Fishers Hill Cedar Greek. Petersburg again, Hatcher's Run, Sailor Greek to Appomattox. shall be inscribed, pointing with proud finger to that record every surviving member of our regiment may say, "All of this | saw, and part of 1t ! was." So much the living may say. But what of the dead who strewed it's pathway everywhere? They died that the nation might live. And thanks be to God the nation lives, and they have their reward
 Soldiers who went to the war from Canaan, most of whom served in the "Second Heavies," were as follows:
 Rev. James Deane, Isaac F. Daboll, Edward s. Roberts, William Twiss, Edward D. Lawrence, Albert P. Briggs. Miles H. Day, Amos L. Ives, Edward H. Roys. Samuel s, Beach, Henry Sims, Sidney Hart. Frank A. Cummings, P. O. Cummings, Eugene Decker, John Rodemeyer, Philander Emmons, Wm. German, Bennett Hines. Patrick Mo- Grath, Thomas Noonan, Edward D. Norton, Alexander Waters, Allen B. St. John, James Keith, General H. Morgan, Charles Thompson, John Warner, Samuel T. Rowlson, James Mullen, John W. Coon, Walter D. Hoag, John Lemley, John Carroll, Abram Ooons, William Linnehan. Henry Root, Ensign Butts, Fred Refill, Robert Gardner, Alfred June, William Hart, Heman H. Ooons, Charles Long, Neziar Demars, James Linnehan, Charles Morris, James Refill, Ira O. Bailey, Burton E. Evitts, John Hillyer, Edward Fuller, Jacob Steamer horn, James F. Bigelow, M. D., William H. Morris, Lorenzo Light.
 The program for today, as printed for the occasion, is as follows:
 9:15. Concert on Town Hall Green, by Canaan Citizens Band while veterans are arriving.
 1O:45. Assemble at depot to meet comrades arriving from the east, and shorC parade headed by the band.
 Address of Welcome by Rev. E. O. Gillette, on arrival of veterans at the Hall.
 Response by Secretary D. O. Kilbourne, of the regiment.
 Business meeting, election of officers, etc.
 Automobile ride for veterans, around Twin Lakes.
 Dinner in Social Rooms of Pilgrim Church, served by the church ladies.
 200. Assemble for Campfire exercises in Town Hall.
 Patriotic Songs by Glee Club.
 Greeting by Hon. E. s. Roberts, presi- dent of the Reglmental Association.
 Remarks by Veterans and Citizens, nd patriotic songs.