Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

I is a monument on the battlefield and |
stones mark the separate graves. A
number of old cannon still remain on
the field. The battle was fought Nov. |
! >. 1911 and Mr.. Sawyer tells Of the !
dedication of the field in 1911. Mr.. |
Sawyer went to the front with the
regiment under Captain Thomas X
Bates. He enlisted from Woodstock
Will Use Eighth Corps Badges.
| 1t was voted to use the Sth army
upon motion of Comrade BabSon. This
| badge is in the shape of a six pointed
| star surmounted by an eagle. Charles
| H Lynch of Hartford said he would
give the association a cut of the
badge. Mr.. Lynch has been an en-
gineer in the plant OF a big printing
house in Hartford for the past 80
years. He takes much interest in the
G. A. r.
Cigars from Ex-Mayor Osgood.
! Secretary Hovey announced that 100
good cigars had been presented the
reunion by Former Mayor F. L. Os-
| good. repeating his gift of last year.
| a vote of thanks was passed in rec
| ignition of Mr.. Osgood's kindness
Deaths Since Last Reunion.
The list of deaths received since the
| last reunion was read as follows by
Secretary HOvey: Ralph W. Earle, Co.
F, Jan %, 1914: Henry Robinson, Co
| u. T. "A. h,
| e. April "a. 1913: Henry c. TORY, Co.
| d. Aug. %. 1914; Martin Cragan, Co.
| 3. Aug. % 1914; John d. Wells, Co. G,
Sept. Is. 1914: Benjamin P. Weeks, Co.
G, Sept. q, 1914; George c. Setchell.
| Co a, Oct. s, 1914: Miner A Robbins
Co. l. Oct. 80. 1914: Henry Frink, Co
l, Nov. so, 1914; Lucian A. Taylor, Co.
| B, November. 1914: George w. Warner
| Co. G, Nov. -, 1914; Daniel A Botham,
Co. F. Dec. 19. 1914: Joseph o. Lath-
4 Tnn
Coomes. Co. b. March Is. 1915; Will
| liam H. BOyden. Co. H, March 81. 1915;
| Andrew Washburn. Co. G, April 20,
! 1915: Charles Robinson. Co. C., June
%. 1915: William H. Buckingham, Co.
J II, July s, 1915; Asa F. Wood. Co a,
July 10. 1915: George E. Comins, Co.
| c. June Is 1915: Charles s. Miller, Co.
| l. May 21: Gilbert Letcher, Co G, May
%: Harrison o. Bemis, Co. Z. July "a;
/ William Goodell. Co. h, July %;
1915: James Fl. Griggs. Co. D; Joseph
| Kenworthy Co. H.
| Relief Corps Served Fine Dinner.
| After the business had been cleared
| Up. upon motion of Mr.. Hovey, ad-
| journment was taken and there was
u brief social time before dinner was
| served by the ladies of the Relief
corps A large basket of handsome
flowers. the gift of Miss Hannah l.
/ Ripley Of this city, occupied place
at the head Of the table Blessing was
asked by Comrade Green. McCord's
orchestra furnished music during the
| dinner and the Washburn Show band
and steam piano rendered popular airs
in front of the Memorial. A vote of
| thanks was rendered Miss Ripley for
/ her floral gift.
Those Who Registered.
The comrades present were as fol-
| lows:
! Company A. C Greene John H
Tefft. John Phinney, Robert Kehr, S
F. Gibson, John Service. Horace L.
Sherman, Peter Campbell
| Company B-CaIeb Blanchard. Hen
K Could Calvin H. Richmond, Samuel
Arlington. d. D. Danielson, Hugh
| Mclaughlin
| Company C-Orvando Lombard. Ed
win White. l. a. Manning, Charles H
| Lynch William A Wetmore, Gilbert
r. Burdick, Henry T. Clark, Charles
F. Geer James H Avery, Henry Orms-
by. Benjamin B. Brown.
Company D-William Gould, Frank
| Converse, T. J. Leonard. Oscar CO.
man. Nathan Chase. George Young.
Fox, George Keigwin, William c.
Tracy, George Parkinson. Marvin
| Tourtellotte. Samuel Reynolds.
| Company F-Capt- John E. Wood
ward, George w. Blake. Roswell But
Ter, William L. Davies, Timothy Sui
| Company G+Peter Geroux. Joseph
Smith, Charles Burrows, Lowell Will
cox. Walter T. Fox. Frederick W. Red
head.
Company H-william Caruthers,
| Thomas D. Spencer, William Dean,
James Haggerty.
Company Harvey L. Auzzey. Ed
win Spalding, Capt. ]. H Morrison.
James Tucker, Andrew Dean, Capt s.
R Knapp. Palmer Green. James Btge-
low
Company K-H. w Babson, r. r.
James, W. H. H Leavens, Thomas T.
Bates. Maxcy Young, D. P. Jordan,
| Prosper Kelley. an associate member.
| The casualties of the regiment in
the war were as follows: Killed in bat
tie Sc, wounded 246, died of wounds
while prisoners IS, died of disease
while prisoners %, died of wounds
and disease so, discharged prior to
mastering out 32S, missing at muster
ing out II.
| Back from California.
In addition to the list above, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Kerr were present
They have just returned to Springdale,
their old home, after passing five years
in California. Mr.. Kerr is a former
president of the association and
| Greeneville boy. Captain ]. E. Wood
ward of New London, formerly of
| Norwich, was warmly greeted by his
comrades. James Haggerty of Will
| mantle, joVial and popular with the
vets, was among the youngest appear
ing of the old soldiers. Charles H
| Lynch of Hartford displays a suffers
| check that was used as money at the
front. 1t proved very interesting and
| served as the signal for story tell
| ing.
To Secretary HoveyNis due much of
the credit for the success of the re-
| union.