The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-27
l4TH. CONN. VOLS. SURVIVORS PLAN
 ANNUAL REUNION
Gallant Lieut.. Bartlett Was Officer in Famous Fight
 ing Regiment.
Local Sons of Veterans Camp Named After
 Him.

When the surviving members of the
 Fourteenth Connecticut Regiment
 Connecticut Volunteers, meet in the G. AR hall in Milford on September
 IT, for their 50th annual convention,
 only about 100 survivors of the 996
 members who marched proudly to the
 front when called by President Lin- .coln, are expected to be, in attend ance. 4~
 There are about 146 of. the mem bers of the gallant regiment still liv- i ing. Of this number seven live in
 this city, while the others are scat 1 tered throughout the state and coun- ttry. Many of those now living are. not expected to attend for age has played heavily upon them Those living in Bridgeport and who will att tend the convention are Russell Glenn, 1 62 George street; Frank A. King, PAY Wells street; G. E. Lover, J. w. KnoWlton and B. A. Thesher. Be- cause of the deep inroads into their 1 thought that Frank P. somers and Fred B. Hawley will be unable to be present.
 It was for a gallant member of this regiment, Lieut.. Franklin Bartlett of this city, that Franklin Bartlett camp No. II, Sons of Veterans of this city was named. Lieut. Bartlett, when | only 19 years of age and the ranking officer of Company A was killed in
 the battle of Hatcher's Run, Va. At the time, of his death a commission as
 captain was on the way to him from Washington. The -14th Conn. was in 1 the thick of the fight at }Hatchers Run. The regiment had no entrench-
 ing tools and had reached a rather exposed position when the men were told to lie down preparatory to form ing to charge the enemy.
 E TieI1f RarfIeff STot e
 breast Russell Glenn, then first
 sergeant of the company carried Lieut. ! Bartlett from the firing line and to- ward the field hospital in the rear. As
 he picked him up and started back
 from the danger zone, Theodore G.
 Harris, then~colone1 of the regiment
 called out: 'fWho is that leaving the Hne?''
 .sIt's me co1onel,' answered. Lieut.. Bartlett, ttIrn wounded, Pm wounde .''
 Those were his last words. Shortly
 afterward he lapsed into unconscious
 ness and died before the surgeons could probe for and extract the bullet that had struck him. Lieut.. Bartlett was one of the most brilliant young officers of the Army of the Potomac
 He enlisted as private in Company A and was speedily made a. sergeant and later first sergeant because of his
 excellence in teaching the manual of
 arms. He was commissioned for gall l la.ntry in action.
 Two brothers, Frederic A. Bartlett,
 prominent attorney and Republican
 politician and Elmer Bartlett, a build
 CT, and two sisters, EsteIle G. Bartlett and Florence N. Bartlett of this city
 survive him. Col. Know1ton com manded Company B of the 14th Conn.
 at the battle of Hatcher's Rurl
 Milford is making preparations to extend hearty reception to the vet erans during their stay in the city. and an extensive program. is being ar raigned. Officers are to be elected
 MT Knowlton has served three terms as president, and Russell Glenn once
 The honorary members Of the regi- ment who will attend are William E. Glenn, R. A. Glenn Mrs. Mary A. Glenn and Mrs. J. W. Knowlton