The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-08-27
~ Maine Heavy Artillery.
pooiment That Narrowly Escaped
A fsh'iH' .rnibilation in 1864.
- tbered in Odd Fellows hall,

A fish'D'S Arnihilation in 1864.
cstbered in Odd Fellows hall,
There gaI Friday, Aug. 21st, the surviv-
aampden' First Maine Heavy Artillery, a
AS Of the hat is said to have lost more of
rsgimeAll ' . single charge at the battle of
Is men III Ia a f fban any other Maine regi-
Petefsouiss lining the loss of big MAORI
rent, suS'a 'nen Twelve hundred First
" Of ~ , ;,,, were ordered to charge
maine SON. 30 qb'rreastworks. 1t was certain
the hep nut they advanced across tne oul,
dsatn' nt field and before the command
let s|sp't was given over 700 OF the boys
to reItVSe s1 fallen. The First Maine was
/ in blue NO. Io' Known as the Eighteenth
Origlnsli3a fantry and later became the
Nan, :, line Heavy. The murderous as
| fbs M" pl.atersburg occurred SO years ago
the lo'p ,s ", Andrew S. Sawyer of Ban
/ Pf5Slg,,5 at this meeting and there
| cor s,loo4 attendance of veterans, with
vas sy yss and members of Hampden
tnelT W. orders, including the Women's
Ffs sH"R Relief Corps, committee OF which
s's sa,6,slv provided entertainment for
tlrsitiug veterans.
The With Via Cahill, daughter of Lowell
ME-. Stevenson of Hampden, one of
Mars. ,ysnson brothers to enlist in the
t0aI Maine from Hampden, gave the
Frs " If welcome and extended a
sllls' gre-tiug to the soldiers. She re-
toFlia n fns fact that from four homes
teF Ls.,o-o. not far from each other,
u nata so hers for the First Maine, and
tall' ,-ro "A Name made more patriotic
~ .oo,se TO the call of Abraham Lincoln
.S S.[ did Hampden,;- =,
tO S:. r Horace H. Shaw of Portland
LIE n, the address of welcome, and
fss?rwel some Of the incidents of the
r 1.S ,g,r He IS a native of Hampden,
w" ra6rhad for the stirring patriotism
@' t.t f.Nn at the time of Lincoln's
VI The civil war, he said, was the
y. rspubican form of government,
WA S .r+1ongh the nations of Europe were
Sa w. =tap in and divide our territory,
s''i t.r, >,ldiers proved that this re-
m5.c yl eaidre.
'I A. .ac8rs around the walls of the
I'll 4sr. tae names of the battles in
a a,4 -7e FIRST Maine took part, namely,
w., r G-1 Boydton Plank Road,
1sI--s &unn. Squirrel Level Road,
;..wg -ry Plains, Weldon Road,
Sao. -aei-, Spotsylvania, North Ann,
Sn 1r~ of Lee, Totopotomy Creek,
~" Har.or. Petersburg, Weldon R. R.,
H5sr Bo.5om. strawberry Plains.
Al Wis were elected as follows:William
rT.rp lampden, president; William
| + Mason. ice president; Rev. S. c. Whit
~nt Bangor, chaplain; G. j. House,
| sacnsr4. secre tary treasurer; executive
, a~s Fred I. Hall, Bangor; Mel
IT, ,erson and Golf M. Blagdon.
nn.-- VAS provided by the Women's
mts Relief corps, and camp fire was
s.3 u -a- afternoon, when stories OF
[ht-.4e and camp were told and re-
mr Martial and patriotic music was
vsr6iN raylded by the Carmel Mill
tar. aa.l. A H. Homestead, leader.
Gser-tal c. J. House read the NEGRO
5gr .> lows:
Ds.,ns m he First Maine Heavy Artillery
rg5-ea ace August Il, 1913:
fr~ts Narcellus L Fisher Co A, died in
Ksl.ssssag. Maine, October %, 1913.
F-s. eut Warren A Huntress, Co A, died
Ilt
s.ifeer Ionn R Morrill,, Co A, died in Brew
En- 8are March S. 1914.
?vyat firam d Raymond, Co A, died in
Epe, lt.'re, April 10, 1914
Ss,r- FarHuaud Burr, Co B, died in Brew
| Il Name. december 20, 1918.
Private deGry Curtis, Co b, died in Milo,
| Mani March IS 1914,
tryate lanes f Osgood, Co C, died in Hiram,
! Eae March IA, 1914.
pry4le John A Rodick, Co C. died in Eden,
{ Maine February 10. 1914.
Private " His Stanley, Co C, died in Holden,
&Ge Apf-i Il, 1914.
Mpors, George E Johnson, Co D, died in
iolsts l- Maine, March 6. 1914.
| PFya.e George E Ball, Co E, led in Exeter,
Name october 20. 1913.
/ Segoa. Lieut. Albert w Chaplin, Co E, died in
lasou, Maine. March "a. 1914.
.ofor9 " liam H. Smart. Co E, died in
El.st1a Mass, January 10, 1914.
HWat -arles Freed, Co F, died in Levant,
| Name sil
g's -.lr John N Batchelder, Co F, died in
hIOut LASS.
Sgg- taphen S Sawyer, Co F, died in Hamp
'M Maine August 28 1913.
aa-serEl George P Clark, Co G, died in
@Fy d-ae, February 9, 1914.
Hsgar Aired Condor, Co G, died in Surry
za1. Way s. 1914.
Pr'aa Charles W. Fogg, Co G, died in
! 8ltl 49, M4ne January Is. 1914.
.H'a' Howard NJ. Gilley, Co G, died in
&s's.4 Name, February 81. 1914.
FfG4'e Josiah M Gowdy. Co G, died in
Sas11E g.. q c, July g. 1914.
fF'a's Jorge Il Lathrop, Co G, died in
@cAtCr el0ugs, Maine, 1914.
HFats oGz1 Libby, Co G, died in Pittsfield
421' March Is, 1914
fyafe lomas Page Co H, died in Milbridge,
name. -yt.aaFy p, 1914.
MUSICIAN Gilman P Smith, Co H, died inBan-
90. Aa'ne July Is, 1914.
yoFpyral Robert L Wiley, Co H, died in
~etHbed Maine, April 26, 1914.
fLiyale William ) Averill, Co l. died in Oro
Do Main May 49, 1914.
fHVa'. theodore II GRAHAM, Co /, died in
ali9d Maine, June 9, 1914.
Fa[ate Hiram Farley, Co K, died in Dennys-
'-e, Maine. January Is, 1914.
inVste George Il Hayward, Co K, died in
DsnysWAe Maine, September 2, 1918
~ @f2ept Edward B Kilby. Co K, died in
'S'nlHgtoa u C, November 5, 1918.
VoIPofa Hiram Smith, Co K, died in Bos-
We, Mass. January, 1914.
fFyate Isaac Watson, Co K, died in Port
1l 4 Maine. May 8, 1918
vtl'rs Rufus Z Paterson, Co L, died in
'%'aPaTl Maine, October 6, 1918.