Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-10
CELEBRATED LEES SURRENDER
;edgyvick w. R. C. Gave Campfire for Local G. A. R. Lewis Thornton of Jewett City, Appomattox Veteran, Was Present-Commander and Members of New Lon- don Post Were Guess-A. H. Brewer, Costello Lippitt and L. O. Smith Made Stirring Speeches.

until o'clock the next morning when they halted and prepared to bivouac for while. They had just about got their fires lighted when they heard firing off to the right and got orders to move on the double quick. When they had gone about a quarter of mile they came upon Clusters cav airy, which had dibnounted. and was engaged with the Confederates. Nov ing by the flank, the Tenth swung around to get into position to attack the enemy, when MT. Thornton said they heard more firing off to the right. firing that sounded different from what had gone before and seemed to be passe da1ong that Lee had sent in ask ing for the herms of surrender and the attack the Union forces were about to mako was halted.
 The location, said MT. Thornton, into which the Confederate army had been as he looked around toward the hills in all directions he could see long lines of Union soldiers moving in from every side.
 train came up, the rebel army was given three days rations, and the tired Connecticut Tenth was glad to drop O to sleep and know nothing more of what was going on for several hours. George kampf at Petersburg. George Kampf of Sedgwick post. who was in Co A of the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery before Petersburg on April Sth was called upon to speak and in the course of his remarks said that the battery of which he was in charge l fired 240 shells from it's 10 inch mor- tar in 8 month. He also referred to his service in the navy on the Hart ford, whose fgurehead now is in the | state capitol, and spoke feelingly of | hn Hocy irC ir an old soldiers breast by the stand ards treasured in the flag room. | How Norwich CeFebrated. Commander Stetson spoke briefly ot l the bonfire celebration in Franklin | square on the night that the news oi | Lees surrender was received here and how it was followed by a larger fire when the old court house on Jail hil was burned to the ground that night l Commander Geer of W. W. Perkins post, told something of the jubilatior | in New London.
 l Citizens Corps Speakers.
 Members of the Citizens corps, whc delighted and entertained with theil earnest words in praise of the service l which the old soldiers rendered tc their own country and to the world were A. H.. Brewer and Costello Lip pitt.
 Was at Port Hudson.
 L. O. Smith, formerly a member O
 Meade Post, No. 1. in Philadelphia also spoke entertainingly. expressing
 admiration for what the Relief Corp
 does in support of the post, and men tfoning that he was in the Twenty sixth Connecticut which was given tn
 post of honor to receive the surrende of Port Hudson.
 John s. Noland of New London, wh
 was in Co. B of the Second Connec ttcut and was first sergeant of Co., of the Twenty sixth Connecticut, spok
 with enthusiasm when he was ca1le
 upon, telling of how they tied dow the whistle cords of engines and rat tied the window glass with the dis
 charges of small cannon in celebrat , ing the surrender.
 The W. w. Perkins post member
 present at the campfire were Com , mander Geer. Senior Vice Departmen Commander L. W. Starr, Chaplai John s. Noland, John James, Joshu } IT, Enos and Sylvester J. Jerome.