Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-05
WAR NEWS 0F lIfTY YEARS AGO
Twentysxth Connecticut Suffers Port HudsonStates $1,000000 Bond Issue Taken at 112 to 115-Frst News From Gettysburg Tells of Checking of the Con- federates.

After six days of suspense this week fifty years ago. while the telegraph was flashing northward fragmentary details of the advance of the rebel army in Pennsylvania, the week end ed with news that was hailed with jubilation in the papers in recording the fact that the invading Iegions had been momentarily checked in the first clash of arms that preceded the great general engagement that was inevita- ble.
 The following are extracts from The Bulletin in Gettysburg week fifty years ago:
 Wounded at Port Hudson.
 June 29. 1S63-Few letters were re- cefved by the last steamer from New Orleans and we have no definite re- turns from the 26th regiment since the repulse at Port Hudson on June 14th We understand. however, that Lieut.. wounded in the knee Adjutant Stephen B. Meech was shot twice in the knee. Another bullet struck a testament which he carried in his breast pocket, tore off the cover. and glanced off through his coat sleeve.
 Letters have been received in New London announcing the death of Lieut.. Joseph Strickland, Go. F, Thirteenth Conn. Vols. He was shot through tie head while leading his company to the third charge at Port Hudson on June 14th. While on the charge they as cended a single eminence and on gaining its summit Lieut.. Strickland turned around and while in the act of waving his sword and cheering on hts men a ball struck him in the temple and he fell dead.
 Dr. Charles M. Carleton returned on Saturday from Baltimore where he has been engaged in gleaning particulars with regard to the fate of members If the Eighteenth regiment, most of the names we have already published.
 Rebels at Portland, Maine.
 The U. s. revenue cutter Caleb Cush- ing was cut out of Portland harbor Me, Friday night by a party of 23 rebels from the priVateer Tacony. but recaptured about 12 miles down the bay by two union steamers, the Chesapeake and the Forest City.
 Harrisburg dispatch says that the rebels have occupied York, Pa. and there was a skirmish at Sterritts gap eighteen miles from Harrisburg. The rebel general Johnston's division en- 5000 to 10000 strong. The last If Longstreet's army corps passed through HagerstoWn, Md, on Saturday morning. Gen. Lee also passed through Hagerstown.
 Meade Succeeds Hooker.
 June 30, 1S63.-Gen Hooker has been succeeded in the command of the Army of the Potomac by Gen Meade. No body doubted Gen. Rockers ability, but in the present crisis there has existed in the public mind an undercurrent of uneasiness lest some rash movement might result in a heavy disaster Gen. Meade has glorious future before him if he succeeds in defeating the rebel army under Gen. Lee.
 The enrolment in this congressional district is between twelve and thirtSen thousand names. The number of those in the first class-all between 20 and 35 and unmarried men between 5 and 45-is 1857.
 New Norwich Line Boat.
 The City of New York. Capt. Jewett. having been thoroughly repaired re- stunned her place on the Norwich Line Monday night. The City of New Lon don makes her first appearance in this harbor today.
 Major PeaIe Writes.
 A letter from Major Peale says that the prisoners taken at Winchester have been sent to Richmond. He says that Norwich may be proud of the Eighteenth regiment for they stood up to their work like men and were the last to. have the battlefeld-a fact which accounts for their great loss Tn prisoners.
 Saved the State Flag.
 A correspondent gives an account of how the state flag was saved at Win