The Republican journal., 1914-09-17
s.einsntal Reunions.
.,;ne and s1st Maine Meet
u" in Bangor.

;,os Of the 18th and slst Maine
,srsal'lvare held in Bangor Sept. 9th,
gents ~s attendance showed the
bs de = ,be ranks. The 18th Maine.
ping Oh NO of the largest regiments
, vas w." Union Army. including on
be @no'' t;me or another q total of
pIIs at one ont I had smaller attendance
1000 men, n the case in several years,
bss been ecu If If the dead was noticeably
be roster r y, lost SAG men in
!. 1al 52l Of disease, a total of 77O:
/. and va teayiest losses sustained
d The q oaks, May 81, 1852. when
at fs,l killed: Bermuda Hundred,
,sa ' seTe u men; Deep Bottom, Au-
3 l lssi 4 Is men; Deep Run, August
u lSo I'm - men; and Appomattox.
49, ~. lyV at the very close of the
9. lop'' When it marched down
50 nf asrJy in 1862, $50 strong, a
leay nswspaper remarked that lit
Yofh ~ ~ the spectators realize that
ID any ~; ~ inmbermen would be deci-
sll h s., November. At the PENN
d helol .9 lived on hard bread and
Ia ne NV i've weeks, owing to the in
sacy u a.ttle of Fair Oaks, G. E.
ne abo was present at the re-
STe5 VII three times during seven
/, a ssrg and kept on all that time.
HgD..'tb 5Ilet wounds in the foot,
pee yea sbdomen, and said he would
ldeF a a, at the reunion if the bullet
Da'e '1Tr..balf inch nearer his spire.
hg'15 Knox of Orono presided at
D. rassrings in the morning and
PES ' AMI n the evening there was
no(sa a.. IN The banquet room, to which
aP,llip mra and allied bodies were
4 u'fo the Spanish war veterans.
10 ~,,' continued over Thursday,
, ''ss as devoted to general good
. S S&esrs were elected as follows:
,v,rieIi of New York city, presi-
= A- N Thompson, Saco, first vice
IT,. = Nj Johnson, Newport, Sec
fls'. o,resitent. T. 7. Tabor, Verona
'F .ssrstary and treasurer; George
T.. Nv Sfonlagton, chaplain and musi-
-s he members present were
pp I. low, Eastbrook; DR.. J. H.
6tono. P. H. Andrews, Flint,
ri Kenney, Eddington; George
sasgrey Augusta; S. B. Haskell,
E.Im 5. T. Salter, Minneapolis,
IT, rbo sad he came all that distance
|. ' % OF his old soldier friends; c.
E.rriG. Lee, AIonzo Carver. Hamp-
H IN n Johnson, Newport; R. A. F.
/ OIsnd. c. A. Varney. Dixmont;
pcrsrdson, East Newport; M. F.
| sejfsst Joseph F. Stevens, Old
ETH Girrell. East Corinth; Capt.
L., Flank. Augusta; H. G. Herrick,
E.T P Smart, Sebois; Charles
Ems, Ellsworth; D. W. King, Brad
/ Touas Smith, Corinth; Jason
\ If ,hs END Massachusetts Re-
Fl Bangor and R. H. NOVEL;,
Em Ssrg John A. Bracket, Law
!. Mas Il. V. Totman, Bar Mills;
4 n.1sco Ellsworth: Samuel Russell
Fmt. Sophia A. Savage, daughter
|rsnber, Egypt; Judson L. Young,
M Capt. Albert Maxfield of the
Egs Of Manhattan, New York city;
\ Staple Bangor; Reuben Gross,
Em. Haskell G. Herrick. Bluehill;
I'll. Cote. Berlin, N. H.; Edgar A.
In. c.. A, Bartlett, N. H., and
h. Eief, Co, G, Mt. Desert Ferry.
!. F of those who have been re-
E:rsi curing the past year follows:
HI P Sr.Jh Co. C: Eaton H.
Ia to. K Chas. F. Bickford, Co.
b. r og, CO. B; Sergt. BENZ. b.
h ca e Albion A. Bangs, Co. B;
II Brggs Co. B; Herrick 3. Nash,
Ezra ] PbiIbrook, Co. D; Lyman
kiigdor CO. D; Rufus d. Stanley,
jonr Jiau, Co. D; Chas. w. Lam
Ia E, Herman J. Dill, Co. F;
ILL., Norris, N. C. S.; Edwin M.
EN 10. F George P. Clark, Co. G;
h Rogers Co. H; Chas. B. Sawtelle,
EHar;weB Z, Stowe, Co. H; Nathan
RoS9ns, 20. |; James N. Perkins,
Thomas Clifford, Co. l; VIM. H.
Eetl Go. /; John Manville, Co. l;
HM Jordan, Co. |; John Sullivan,
Augustus D. Locke, Co. K; John
Sss.C Co. K Waldena F. Peters, Co.
stehef h. Leighton, Co. K; Benz.
aTs, Co. A Levi N. Orr, son of G.
hph : Psisted, son of Gen. H. M.
ia9Tl.FI8SI MAINE REGIMENT.
RueGt C. J Noble of the Thirty
Maine r-glmental association, was
ehan at the reunion of this asso-
Min G A R. hall at 10 o'clock.
Beginner has the proud distinction
ping lost large percentage of its
Mn th- war. only one regiment in
FhoIs United States army exceeding
ftentage secretary John Goldth-
a Bangor gave his annual report,
n' remainder of the morning was
N ransact1g business.
Y l6e engaE ements in which the
look pant, perhaps the siege of
SaFg was the most notable. This
@isa cat for many months, and
occasion, company of soldiers,
N been Pennsylvania miners, I'M
% dig an underground mine to
'afFss IRON the bank of a ravine.
Succeeded in this difficult and peri
W and finally got 5000 pounds of
TsaPF llfectiy under the fortress.
.IOn army planned to blow up the
asnd then make one grand dash
rebels al The same instant. The
H was halted for a short time be-
Wy Tram Of powder fire was stop
S'aanp place away in the tunnel.
.'oc Sergeants volunteered to GO
N laRnel and relight the train, do
ii the peril of their lives, but
~ y =, enormous charge of powder
u, VII The explosion was so terrible
u, Su Armies were dazed at first, and
N Of the Union army may
0e accounted for by the fact
l, N, thought the rebels were done
%aaey We're not. A crater 80 feet
rI Il, wide and 200 feet long. was
@e earth. The Confederates
@.seuIickly and concentrated their
=, sHcl'yeIy that when the 31st
NJ part Of the brigade, made a
sN 0l u runs, they were nearly an