Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-18
Sixteenth Maine
Volunteers Held
Reunion Thursday

! commended for conspicuous gallantry
in action, he was commissioned by Gov.
Washburn as lieutenant colonel of the
18th Maine. He resigned as captain and
returned to Maine to share the for
tunes Of the 18th, which was mustered
into service Aug. IA, and on the 10Th
started for Washington, Col. A. w.
Wildes of Skowhegan, commanding.
Col. Tilden led the 18th Maine in
the following battles: Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville, Gettysburg, Wilder
ness, Spotsylvania, Laurel Hill, North
Anna River, Tolopomy. Cold Harbor,
Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatch
ier's Run. White Oak Road, Five Forks
and Appomattox.
He was wounded several times and
twice captured. That General Tilden
had the love and veneration of his men
was attested in the spring of ga when
he made his sensational escape from
Libby prison through the famous Rose
tunnel, after seven months imprison-
ment and rejoined his regiment on the
Rapidan near Cedar Mountain. On the
morning after his return the enlisted
men of his regiment presented him
with a handsome black horse costing
$500 and saddle costing 500.
After his second capture on Aug. 1s,
"a, he made an exciting escape two
days after his capture.
At the close of the war he returned
to Castine, where he remained for IA
years. being interested in the brick
and later in the Granite business. He
moved to Hallowell in 1879 to become
secretary of the Hallowell Granite Co.
In politics he was a Republican and
served as treasurer of Castine, treas
urer of Hancock county and served in
the Legislature. He was secretary of
the Maine Senate for 10 years and
served as inspector general of the Ma
tional Guard under Gov Connors and
Davis. General Tilden was twice mar
ried, first to Julia Osborne of Belfast
and later TO Lucy Emma Osborne. sis
ter of his first wife. He was a Mason
and member of the Loyal Legion
In faith he was Universalist His
oft expressed wish that he might live
to attend the 50th anniversary of Get
tysburg was gratified and he then
stood with his surviving comrades OF,
the identical spot where the 18th
Maine made their supreme sacrifice.
He lies buried beside his ancestors in
the cemetery at Castine.
A touching feature of the reunion
was the tribute paid to Comrade Gus
tavus Moore, late of this city, by Com
rade Wlssln 1t was at the request of
Comrade Moore that the reunion be
held this year in Gardiner in the hope
tnat he would be able to attend or It
least receive the calls Of his COM
rades. A higher power decreed il 9TH
erWise and Comrade Moore has an
sWered to the call Of the Roll on High.
AT O'Clock a bountiful supper was
served to which full justice was done. Ir
the evening came the campfire Maio,
John w. Berry gave the welcome to the
city, after which interesting remarks
were made by number of the comrades
Miss Mildred 3. Wadsworth and w. |
Guild rendered several vocal selections lr
very pleasing manner.
Among those present were the follow.
ing members: Lieut.. NJ c. Wadswortn
Gardner; J. G. Land, Lisbon Falls; X
N. Potter. Lewiston: c. A. Jordan, Au.
gusta; c. E. bearing, Gardiner; M. l.
Quimby. Pennington Falls; Seth H. AL
den, Livermore; NJ. c. Spear, Gardiner
Daniel Small, Lewiston; Col. Thomas Fl
Hopkins. Washington. D. c.; A. H. Pal.
mer, Pembroke; Amasa Gregory, Madi.
son; John f. Haley, Cherryfield; Luke
Emery, North Arson; BENZ. F. Poole
Winslow: Roderick Powers, Fort Fair
field; Erastus Hayes. Ridlonville; George
w. Gardiner, Gardiner: Abram Tyler
Fryeburg; G. w. Patten, Pittsaeld: L. F.
Clifford. Pennington; E. c. Folger. Au-
gusta; Henry r. Clark. Augusta; Albion
Bailey, Portland I. J. Monk, South Paris
]. G. Felker, Carmel: c. ~ Adams, Will
ton: Francis Wiggin. Portland; B. F.
Farrar, Lewiston; c. H. George, Hebron
Thomas Nary. Whitefeld.
Among the oldest comrades present
were Albert n. Palmer Of Webster, who
has reached the advanced age of 80 years
and is still hale and hearty He can see
to read without glasses as we'll as he
ever could. He was born in Belvidier
VT, and enlisted in Co. 1 on July q, So
and was mustered out at the Lee hospl-
tai Philadelphia, on June -, '65. He was
prisoner four times. but my legs were
good,' he remarked Thursday.
c. H. George is another old comrade
being SO years old. He entered the SER
vice in August, so, and was mustered on,
the next February. being wounded in the
right shoulder at Fredericksburg on Dec
10. He was operated upon on the field
four inches of bone being removed from
above his elbow.
NJ. L. Quimby OF Pennington Falls is
also 50 and enlisted in Co. G in April. 90
from Skowhegan. He was wounded at
Fredericksburg and was mustered out of
service in March, 'sS, after being in the
hospital for three months.