Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-20
Col. Blackington
Resigns Clerk Post

IN the hospital here for the past
seven years, has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect Dec. 31st. The
Colonel has been faithful employe
and his many friends will regret to
learn that he intends to sever his
! connection with this institution. He
has been a resident of Augusta for
the past 40 years and a clerk in the
Pension Office for many years until
this was transferred to Washington,
ID. @. He was a fox hunter of note
and always kept q fine dog. good
guns and equipment.
He has an enviable war record,
enlisting from Rockland June Is.
Hiram G. Berry which regiment
after a thorough drilling and dis
ciplining proceeded to Centreville,
Va, for duty. Col. Blaclington was
in u battles including Bull Run;
Siege of Yorktown, Williamsburg.
Fair Oaks, Oak Grove. Seven Days
Fight, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Bris-s
toe Station. Second Bull Run, Cham
tilly. Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
vile, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Pc
River, Spootsylvania, North Anna,
Totopomoy. Mine Run, kelly's Ford,
Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg,
Antietam and Port Hudson. He was
wounded at Fredericksburg.
Enlisting as a private. he was pro-
NOTED to corporal on Nov. /, 1861,
to fifth sergeant on Aug. q, 1852,
to sergeant major, March Il, 1868.
Sept l, 1863 he was granted a dis
charge from this regiment to accept
n commission as Captain of Co. +,
81. U. S. Colored Troops. He was
made a major Feb "a. 1865 and a
Lieut. Colonel on Dec. II, 1860. He
was made superintendent of recruit
ing Aug. 8, 1864. He was finally
discharged Nov. 80. 1866 having
served ) years, II months and days,
having the longest straight service
of any volunteer in the Civil War.
He; was married at New Orleans.
La, Nov. 10, 1865, to Miss Matilda
w. *Worrell of, Frankfort. Pa. OF
this union four children were born
and two are living, son, Cyrus H.,
Of Newton, Mass. who served in co.
+. 1.yMe. Inf, Spanish War, and
daughter. Mrs. Helen S. Athoe, of
LIMERICK. Conn.
Col. Blackington has been comman-
der of Seth Williams Post, No. 10, G.
4. r., of Augusta; S. V. c.. of the
New Orleans Post; chairman board
of registry Parish of Natchitoches;
a member of the City Council OF
Roekldnd and was for some years
connected with the Maine National
Guard.
OF the H. Colonies from Maine,
only two are now living, Col. Black
ington and Col. G. Morrell Of Dexter
who was in the First Maine Cav.
There were five brigadier generals
and three major generals of whom
none are living.
Col Blackington has letter from
Major Wickham Hoffman, which
reads as follows: Lieut.. Col. o. n.
Blackington, commanding S1st L. S.
c. Inf / am directed by Brcvet Ma
ior General Timothy w. Sherman to
say that he has the pleasure to state
that the condition of your regiment
is superior to any Volunteer regiment
he ever inspected and in many i'm
portant points it is equal to that OF
the best regular troops.
These important points arc as fol-
lows: general cleanliness and care
of arms and clothing; life and spirit
on the part Of the field and company
officers in their personal movements
and in conveyance of their orders and
commands, thus inspiring the rank
ad file with high degree of interest
in their duties and gaining their res
pcct and confidence.
The maneuvers with but few eX-
captions were made in that prompt
well connected and shoulder-to-
shoulder manner that must have been
pleasing TO every soldier present.
Tho General congratulates the
Lieut.. Colonel commanding upon the
success in the training of his regi-
ment and hopes that it may be re-
tanned in the service as an example
around which may rally large num-
| Der OF this description of troops"
The Colonel kept his records so
we'll that in the final muster-out and
settlement, he was only Is days in
getting his clearance from the War
Department., filing his papers on De-
/ ccmbcr IA, 1856 and being paid off
on the 30th