Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-26
WAR TIME NEWS OF 50 YEARS AGO
Recruits Received at Norwich Provost Office Gen Sedg wicks Sword Sent the State of Connecticut mester Sergeant Henry Hovey Given Appointment in Adutant Generals Office at Washington

The week in Norwich fifty years ago was an active one in army circles as a number of men were received at the provost marshalls office, were exam ined and accepted. Quartermaster Henry Hovey received an appointment Washinston and the revenue cuteer Campbell departed for New London after passing several days in Norwich during which time the oH1cers ana men were favored with a visit from the governor. News arrived from the reached Strasburg and that the rebels were fleeing before the Union men while 1t became known in this city that Price with an army or several thousand men had crossed the Arkan- sas river on a tour of invasion, The following are extracts of the Bulletin flles of '64:
 Monday, September 1a-Second Lieutenant L. F. Morton. 14th regi- ment has been court nartialed and dis missed by Gen. Meade for cowardice.
 Recent casualties in the 10th reg iment:, killed, Lawrence Lawless, Co. H.. Wounded-Sergt. John D. Locke, P. leg severe; Sedgwick Curtis, A, confusion and side; Daniel Correct, D., hand, severe; Lorenzo D. Mitchell; /; confusion in leg; George Monroe, hip, slight; Drake Studwell. I, foot, severe. Gen. sedgwiek's Sword. Miss Emily Sidgwick, sister of the late Major General Sedgwick, has sent | to Gov Buckingham the sword of that able and distinguished son of Connecticut. that it may be present ed to the state through the next gen. eral assembly.
 Released From Richmond Prison. The following Connecticut soldiers released from prison at Richmond are at the Naval School hospital, Annap- | olis, having arrived in August: Geo | M. Evans, Go. D., First Cavalry, o1 Burnville, captured at Ashland sta- | tion, June l. Samuel c. Gallup, C.. | Eighth or Eightheenth of Putnam | Spaulding, E.; Eleventh, captured al Fort Darling. Max Is. on furlougll
 Henry Currie, F.,sEeventh, Montreal captured at Charles City, May 18th;
 Francis Challer, F., Seventh, of New
 Haven. captured at Deepbottom, Au- gust 18th; D. L. Williams, l.. Egh-
 teenth, captured at Stanton, June l Sth.
 1 Dog Fights On Franklin Square. | Tuesday, Sept. a0-Frank Counihar
 for persisting in fighting dogs ii | Franklin square on the Sabbath wal
 fined $10 and costs for breach of tht
 peace.
 The draft passed off very quietly a the provost marshalps office on Mon.
 day. All the towns in the distric
 having filled their quotas save Can. terbury and Ashford, the draft wal
 only from those two towns.
 l The sentiment of our captured mel lis that they would rather endure thcil | sufer1ngs as prisoners than that tn, 1 rebsI& should fill up their ranks witt 1 ss 900 or 10000 fresh men by exchang,
 as if these men understand that this Il | tie only source of strength to tn
 rebel armies.
 Appointments in Washington. Wednesday, Sept. 1-Quartermaste | Sergeant Hsnry Hovey, 18th Connec ticut Volunteers has received an ap
 po.ntrnent in tLe Adjutant General l 1hice at Washington,
 &n elegant American flag bearinl
 the names of Lincoln and Johnson ha 10 hall and the Waureqsn