The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-26
Reeimental Reunions.

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THE 18th MAINE. The annual reunion
of the 18th Msine Regimental Associa-
ton. was held at the Moulton House,
Dunstan. Aug. 18th. This is Gen. Mat
tocks' old regiment and in that regiment
were a number of Portland companies.
The 18th was one of Names fighting
regiments and was made famous by the
gallant midnight charge at Chancellors-
vile, besides which it took part in many
of the hardest fought battles of the
Civil War.
THE oath AND 18th MAINE. The an
nual reunion of the Oath and 18th Regl-
mental Association was held in Water
vile Aug. 18th. Nineteen veterans of
the Oath Regiment were present and two
of the 2Sth. The names Of Is members
who died the past year were read. These
officers were elected: Edwin Totman
of Richmond, president; Alden Powers
of Litchfeld, Alden Gilman of Wilton
and F. Y. Locke of Pennington, vice
presidents; Cephas Walker of Madison,
chaplain; George R. Foster Of Lisbon
reunion will be held at Auburn during
The 18th MAINE. The following Of
ficers were elected at Bridgton Aug.
18th at the annual reunion of the 18th
Maine Regimental Association: w. D.
Randall of Pennington, president; L. T.
Hall of Lowell, Mass, M. l. Milliken of
Scarboro and j. M. Thompson of Saro,
vice presidents; 7. L. Eastman of Frye
burg, secretary and treasurer; 5. Knight
of Brighton. chaplain; F. W. Kendall of
Biddeford, W. W. Watson of Waterford
and J. F. Plummer of South Paris, ex-
ecu,ive committee. A dinner was serv-
ed by Farragut Relief Corps, after which
speeches were made by Hon. l.. F. Mo
Kinney and Maj. H. A. Shorey of Bridg-
ton.
THE Sd MAINE. The 41st annual re-
union of the Third Maine Regiment was
held in Augusta Aug. 18th. The meet
ing was held in G. A. R. hall and Mayor
Viles extended welcome to the surviv-
ors of that fighting old regiment. Col.
Francis S. Heseltine, president of the
association, presided at the business
meeting ard the social which followed.
Dinner was served by the women of
Maine was wholly product of the Ken
rebec valley and was mustered into SER
vice on June 4, 1861. The late Gen. O.
0. Howard was the first commander of
the regiment. Other colonies who COM
manded the regiment during different
stages of the war. were Col. Henry G.
Staples and Col. M. B. Lakeman, both
of Augusta.
The 18th MAINE. Gen. Neal Dow's
old regiment, the famous 18th Maine,
enjoyed its annual reunion Aug. 10th in
Bosworth Post G. A. R. hall at Portland,
and there was good attendance. Cong.
D. J. McGillicudy and Postmaster Mean
der bennett of Lewiston were guests.
There were about 40 present and fea-
ture was the dinner served by members
of Anna A. Gould Tent, D. of V. Dur
ing the forenoon "the boys" lived over
again those stirring days of 81. At II
O'Clock Col. Francis S. Heseltine, presi-
dent of the association, called the bust
ness meeting to order and the following
were elected for the ensuing year:
James Witherell, Whitman, Mass. ,presi-
dent; Charles B. Thurston, Portland,
first vice president; Abner A. Cole,
Portland, second vice president; Miss
Evelyn Thrasher, Portland, secretary
and treasurer; Horace Greeley, E. S.
Burns, A. A. Cole, DR.. S. C. Gordon, E.
Stuart, W. H. Mccain and Henry S.
Thrasher, executive committee.
The 18th MAINE. The 18th Maine
Regimental Association held its 10th
reunion at Bosworth Post hall, Portland,
Aug. 18th, with fairly good attendance
OF the veterans, members of their fami-
lies and honorary members, several be-
ing present from distant States. This
was Gen. C. w. Tilden's old fighting
regiment, which gained the sobriquet of
"the bloody 10Th" at Fredericksburg,
where over one-half of the command
fell during brilliant charge upon the
enemys stronghold. The regiment
fought in all the battles with the Army
of the Potomac from Fredericksburg to
Appomattox sustaining heavy losses.
There are now only 278 survivors left
out OF over 1000 that were on the rolls
during its three years service. Gen.
A. B. Farnham of Bangor was its lieu
tenant colonel. At LIS dinner was
served in the post dining hall, gotten
up by the Daughters of Veterans and at
D.. free banquet was given members
OF the association, members of their
families present and honorary members.
This was followed by campfire in the
evening with large number of invited
guests and speakers.
The 4th MAINE BATTERY. The 33d
annual reunion of the Fourth Maine
Battery, which was mustered in at Au-
gusta on Dec 81, 1861, and relieved of
service in June, 1865, was held Aug.
18th in Grand Army hall, Augusta. The
roll call showed that 10 of the veterans
of the Battery were present. The sec
rotary in his report stated that six of
the members had died during the past
year. City Clerk Burleigh Martin de-
livered the address of welcome in tie
absence of Mayor Blaine S. Viles. Lieut..
Hamblen F. Eaton of Oaks, North Da-
kota, was called upon to preside by Sec
rotary James A. Jones of Gardiner.
Lieut.. Eaton, Nestor Holway of Fair
field and Secretary Jones made remarks.
The ladies of Seth Williams Independ-
ent Relief Corps served dinner to the
veterans. In the afternoon the dele
gates attended the Colonial Theater as
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