Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-06
Woodetock n M clvil War.
address By James L. Bowler, Co. H. 1Ath
Maine volunteers, Woodseock CentenniaIs
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August Is. 1851
The town OF Woodstock bore an honoI
able part In that terrible war, which son
Q thrill OF sorrow through the entire NJ
tion, LISTING for four long years OF oai
mage and bloodshed.
OF the twenty three hundred thousant
men enlisted In the Federal army durln
the war, fraction over twenty hundre
thousand were twenty-one years OF age
or younger, at the time Of their enlist
ment. So, ladies and gentlemen, yo'
understand that It Was tho boys OF on
own town, standing shoulder to shoul
der with the young men Of other town
and other states, that carried our nation
al banner, the grand old stars and stripes
In triumph through oil those blood!
battles from Sumpter to Appomattox.
At the FIRST call of Abraham Lincoln to-
seventy. five thousand men, seven OF on
Woodstock boys were the 6rst to enlist
viz: Charles W. Farnum, Thorndike
Fl. Sawyer, Lewis q. Stevens, william
F. Jewell, Nathan G. Knapp, Co. D
Charles q. Bowksr, Co. F, and Charles
P. Jackson, Co. z, 1st Maine Volunteer
Infantry. Jackson later enlisted In Co.
r, 18th Maine, and gave up bis life or
the bloody field of Gettysburg.
Arson w. Bowler served In tho ID
Maine Regimental Band.
George w. Bryant had the honor to
serve In that famous 1st Maine Cavalry,
which had the enviable record Of taking
part in more battles than any other regi'
ment In either the Federal or the Con.
federate armies during the war.
Philip Abbott, Caleb Bessey, Jr..
George W. Kicker, Ezra Ridlon, Fessen.
den Swan, Cyrus Thurlow, Enoch Whit.
temore, Jr., A. NJ. Whitman and George
L. Berry all served In the 9Th Maine. A.
N. Whitman, for whom our G. A. 4,
Post was named, was taken prisoner and
died In Anderson Prison. Cyrus Thur
low and George L. Berry were both kill
cd In action.
Randall Jackson served In the 7th
Maine, Andrew Jackson and William
Wallace Leavitt In the 9Th Maine Volun.
teers.
Levi L. Proctor, Sumner G. Farnum,
Charles G. Perkins, Freeman L. Wyman
and Atwood Young served In the 9th
Maine. The last named, Atwood Young,
was killed in an engagement at some
place In South Carolina.
On the rolls of the 10Th Maine, We find
the names of Horace G. Berry, Luther
Briggs, Henry F. Cole, Joseph w. Cum
mings, Aaron D. Cotton, Amos s. Bry-
ant, Alpheus Fuller, William q. Fuller,
Levi D. Jewell, Isaac r. Lapham, Fes
sender Swan, Edward z. Young, James
L. Perham, William b. Pearson, John A..
Buck, Eben A. Kimball and John g..
Littlefisld.
Connected with the 18th Maine, We
find Byron Y. Bryant, John r. Abbott,
Charles D. Rowe, James Russ aud James
P. Russ. The latter, James p Russ, dy-
ing In the service.
Samuel Robbins and Leander Swan
served in the 18th, James L. Bowker and
John Lunt In the 14th, and Gilbert NJ.
L. Whitman, John Arkett and James
Libby In the 10th Maine.
In the 18th Maine, We find Lemuel b.
Carter, Hiram Andrews, Luther B. Far
mum, William r. Harding, Alvan 81.
Mari, Dustin B. Kicker, George w.
Whitman and Barnet Thorn.
James w. Powers served In the 18th
Maine and was later transferred to Rick.
ett's Regular Battery.
Then in order We come to that grand
old regiment, the 10th Maine, under the
lead rsbip OF Col. Chamberlain, whol
with his regiment, stood like q wall of
steel upon the crest of Little Round
Top, beating back the legions OF Lee,
and planting the regimental colors on
the very spot, which has been acknowl.
edged BY all military critics to have been
the key to that great battlefield OF
Gettysburg. Upon the rolls of this
splendid regiment we find the names OF
Amos 8. Bryant, George d. York and
Caleb Bessey.
John L. Noyes, Gallon G. Bowker,
Joseph q. Davis, William r. Jewell,
Gilman A. Whitman, Consider F. Farrar,
Albert Green, Henry Jordan, Jr., Robert
B. TAYLOR, Thomas j. Whitman, William
B. Lapham, Aurestes 8. Perham and
Freeland Young served In the 23d Maine.
Stephen L. Etheridge served In the
9th and Robert 81. Doughty In the 3Oth
Maine.
Charles q. Chase, William F. Jewell.
Nathaniel d. Fuller, Charles W. Farnum,
Oscar F. Whitman and John z. Lapham
In the 32d Maine.
On the rolls of the 9th Battery, We find
the names of Cyrus A. Andrews, Samuel
W. Benson and William q. Proctor; 7th
Battery, William B. Lapbsm, Alfred b.
Briggs, John N. Bryant, Lorenzo Bill
liogs, Charles NJ Bixby. Alpheus Fuller
Levi D. Jewell, James B. Mason, James
n. Pratt, Albert Billings, Ezra Ridion,
Jr., Francis r. Stevens, Luther Briggs
and John F. Laphsm.
Charles B. Bessey served IN the Let
Maine Sharp Shooters. Charles b. Berry
and Scott Leavitt In the Coast Guards.
Among the Woodstock boys serving In
out of state organizations, we.dnd James
M. Lapham and Francis Hammond 10
Massach usetts regiments; Napoleon b.
whitman, Otis r. Chase, Andrew j. Rob
bins, Otis A. Cotton and Leroy 8. Chase
In wisconsin regiments; Edwin Bracket
and Samuel b. Ordway In New Hamp'
shire regiments.
Making In all about one hundred and
ten men furnished tho Government BY
our own little town at some period dur
ing the war.
And then, after the last shot had beer
fred, and the last bugle call had beer
sounded, these men returned to theil
homes taking their places In the civi
walks Ct life, and working together WIZ
you, In building up that great nationa
prosperity which has been the wonder
and admiration of the civilized world.
And 80, my friends, as those men o.
81 65 fought and kept In place every
star upon our national emblem, ana DO
livered to you q country undivided, q
would She men of the present time, ane
the generations to come after. 60 fortf
to fight just 40 bravely for the honor, th'
glory, and the perpetuity Of this grea
nation, the best on which the pure sun
light OF God has ever rested.
Miss Olive G. Hatch.
After a very short illness, Miss DIV
| C. Hatch died Friday forenoon ut th'
home on Main Street, Norway, wher
she and her brother, Stephen g. Hatch
coust ituted the household. Miss Hatcl
was the daughter Of John and Emma b
| fGreenleaf) Hatch, and was born 10 New
Gloucester Jan. 8, 1885. In 1855 be
fathers family moved from New
Gloucester to Norway. From 1880 e e