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FIRST MAINE BUGLE.
Entered at the Post Office, Rockland, Me., as Second-Class Matter.
CAMPAIGN II: OCTOBER, 1890. CALL 2.
" The neighing troops, the flashing blade, 'The Bugle's stirring blast."
PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR, AND WILL CONTAIN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE YEARLY REUNIONS OF THE FIRST MAINE CAVALRY, 1 - MATTERS OF HISTORIC VALUE TO THE REGIMENT, AND ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST . TO ALL THE MEMBERS.
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REUNION AT EASTPORT,
August 12th and 13th, 1884.
EDITOR, EDWARD P. TOBIE, PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Published by the First Maine Cavalry Association.
ADDRESS J. P. CILLEY, Treasurer, ROCKLAND, MAINE.
INTRODUCTION.
COMRADES OF THE " FIRST OF MAINE ": The first call of the First Maine Bugle was " Reveille." This call is " Stable Call ": -
" Come, come to the stable All you that are able, And give to your horses
Some oats and some corn.
For if you don't do it
The Colonel will know it,
And you then will rue it, As sure as you're born."
It is a question of forage. The First Call of the Bugle cost more than was expected, and the comrades did not wake up or pay. I was in hopes that some members who were amply able, but who could not attend our yearly reunion, would pay dues, and thus help out; only one comrade thus responded, Sergeant John E. Crawford, of Fort Jones, California. Only one comrade made a gift, and that was Fred D. Lynn, of Soldiers' National Home, Togus. One comrade who forgot to pay his dues at Boston, Aug. 12th, 1890, paid them. Consequently, your Treasurer got mad - I mean simply " fighting mad," and determined to make the First Maine Bugle a financial success as well as a pictorial and literary success.
In this communication, and, in fact, in every communication I make to you, comrades, I intend to say just what I mean, with soldierly directness and soldierly frankness. If a tinge of command inheres in my words, it is because, and only because, I feel and know that I voice your own wishes and your own good judgment. Back of me I feel the throbbing hearts and will- ing hands of a thousand men from Maine, loyal to the grand old regiment.
I want every mother's son of you to take a copy of the Bugle, and pay for it. No matter if you are halt, lame, and blind, and discouraged, you will prize each call you receive, the more. It will be your own, and will be more refreshing and invigorating than medicine. It will add ten times its cost to your own courage and your own happiness. Don't get homesick and crawl into your boots among the led horses. Don't leave the financial fight- ing to the magnificent line of men that stand in front of this association, rendering it the wonder and admiration of every similar association in the land. See what gifts have been made for the history ! What other regiment can equal our multitude of pictures ? What other comrades have feasted on a Sr.ooo banquet? Have your lot and parcel in this grand company, and each January, April, July, and October "rain in " your twenty-five cents, and receive each of these months a page of the countenances of your old comrades, alone worth twenty-five cents, and seventy-five to a hundred pages full of the life and memory of the First Cavalry from Maine.
I wish to go further ; I call on you, Sons of the " First of Maine," to fill the constantly recurring vacancies in the ranks of those who rode at the front, over a quarter of a century ago. Some of you, like the son of our good. gruff old Dr. Stevens, the son of our doughty Col. Douty, and the missionary sons of Deacon Cummings, Sergeant, Company I, have made their mark, and are doing good in the world.
The widows of our departed comrades should not be forgotten. Let us remember them. Let each member, whom fortune has favored or whose heart is large, subscribe and send copies to those whose conditions and addresses he may know. In some cases he may thus discharge a duty he owes to a deceased comrade who drank from the same canteen years ago.
I have little desire for, and less faith in, subscriptions from members of other regiments. In my efforts to sell the history outside of the regiment I have wasted more postage stamps, more ink and paper, than such efforts were worth. Like the old farmer about to die, who called his sons around his bedside and told them that "There was gold hidden all over the surface of his farm, not a foot from the top, and if they would only dig for it, they would obtain it." Year by year, with plow and spade, they turned over the soil of the farm, and soon the increasing crops explained the meaning of their father's last words. Comrades, it is in your memories I wish to plough, and your hearts I wish to dig into, to make our Bugle, indeed, a golden one.
I have many things more I want to say, but am restricted by time and space. I urge that the comrades in each city, or in central places in each county, and also in other States, form associations, and hold stated meet- ings to keep the fires of loyalty to our regiment alive and burning.
One thing more, I want your picture and the money to have it appear. The next call will be " Roll Call," and will contain the names of every per son who belonged to the regiment, and the address of members as far as known. I desire for this number a page with the portraits of Gen. Gregg and staff for the centre, and six officers or men around it. To obtain these six, I have worked a month, and written some thirty letters, and have re ceived only one picture, Major Hall, and a partial promise of two others
I want the comrades to realize, emphatically and fully, that the portraits in the history and Bugle are the best that can be made in the whole world A steel engraving may attract you more at first, but these portraits show the man just as he was in the service, or as he appears now. The more you study them, the more they grow on you and attract you. The true linea ments, features, and expressions come out as they actually were, or now are I repeat and shall repeat as long as I have power to breathe, that it is your duty to appear ; that you cannot afford to be left out. I tell you more, that this Bugle is going to blow till the last reverence and love for the grand old regiment passes out of the hearts and lives of men. The countenances o our sons and daughters shall adorn its pages. They will then hold ou future, and take
"Our oath, that till manhood shall perish, And honor and virtue are sped, We are true to the cause that they cherish, And eternally true to the dead."
Now if you will each do his duty as you did over twenty-five years ago and take a copy of the history you need and want, and respond to each cal of the Bugle as it reaches you, we will have an accumulated fund, sacred to the publishment of our records, and a picture gallery extending down the long avenue of time.
With military meaning, I am,
Your obedient servant,
J. P. CILLEY.
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THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REUNION
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FIRST MAINE CAVALRY.
The thirteenth annual reunion was held at Eastport, Tues- day and Wednesday, August 12th and 13th, 1884. The com- rades gathered Tuesday forenoon from various parts of the State, and even from Massachusetts, from Rhode Island, and from Connecticut, until about seventy-five were present. Among those present may be mentioned Gen. Charles H. Smith, who went from Eastport as Captain of Co. D, rose to the rank of Major and Lieutenant Colonel early in 1863, and to the rank of Colonel in June, 1863, commanded the regiment until June 24th, 1864, when he was wounded in action at St. Mary's Church, and on his return was brevetted briga- dier and major general, and commanded the brigades in which this regiment served till. the end of the war, his brigade hold- ing the position of honor in the engagement at Appomattox the morning of Gen. Lee's surrender -the last fight of the Army of the Potomac. Since the war, Gen. Smith has served as colonel in the regular army, being at present colonel of the 19th Infantry, stationed at Fort Clark, Texas. This was the second reunion Gen. Smith has attended since the war, and the greetings of his old comrades were warm indeed. Gen. J. P. Cilley, lieut. colonel of the regiment and its commander during the last campaign, was also present, as were Major HI. C. Hall, Capt. A. HI. Bibber, A. A. G., of the Third Brigade Second Cavalry Division (Gen. Smith's brig-
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ade), Lieut. O. S. Haskell, Lieut. Edward P. Tobie, and Assistant Surgeon A. M. Parker.
All the forenoon the comrades gathered, the headquarters being in Grand Army Hall, until the steamer arrived from Portland and Boston, at noon, which brought a score or more .. Then the comrades proceeded to the skating-rink, where a glorious army bean dinner, prepared under the auspices of the Meade Post No. 40, G. A. R., was served by the ladies. Divine blessing was invoked by Rev. Mr. Whitcomb, of the Washington Street Baptist Church. Dinner was heartily enjoyed, of course, the comrades taking to baked beans and hard tack as readily as they did on their return from Stone- man's raid.
THE BUSINESS MEETING ..
Dinner over, the comrades roamed at will until 3 o'clock, when a business meeting was held. The President of the Association, Capt. A. H. Bibber, called to order. At this time, there were sixty or seventy comrades present. In the absence of the secretary, Lieut. Edward P. Tobie was chosen Secretary pro tem.
Gen. J. P. Cilley, treasurer, presented his annual report, showing a small balance in the treasury. This report was accepted.
Sergeant W. K. Ripley, Hospital Steward E. T. Getchell, and Sergeant Henry Little, were appointed a committee to select three places from which to choose the place of the next reunion. This committee subsequently reported the names of Canton, Gardiner, and Skowhegan, and Canton was selected by the association as the place of the next reunion, with the provision that the officers shall have discretionary power to change the place of meeting if necessary.
Comrades A. Edgecomb, of Co. A, S. W. Palmer, Co. B, Charles E. Hill, Co. C, Silas Leach, Co. D, Tristam Andrews, Co. E. L. Toothaker, Co. F. D. W. Gage, Co. G. A. F. Bick- ford, Co. II. Charles E. Moulton, Co. I, F. B. Newbegin, Co. K, A. L. Ordway, Co. L, F. J. Savage, Co. M, and A. M.
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Parker, of the field and staff, were appointed a committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year. This committee subse- quently reported the following list of officers, which report was accepted, and the officers, as named, elected.
President, CAPT. ISAAC G. VIRGIN, Canton.
Vice-President, . LIEUT. H. F. BLANCHARD, Augusta.
Recording Secretary, PRIVATE M. F. RICKER, Portland.
Treasurer, GEN. J. P. CILLEY, Rockland.
Corresponding Secretary, LIEUT. ORIN S. HASKELL, Pittsfield.
Gen. Cilley submitted a report upon the monument to be erected next October at the locality of the cavalry fight on the right flank at Gettysburg, to the effect that $244 had been subscribed; that the amount asked from this regiment was $200; that he had pledged himself that all subscribed over 8200 should be placed in the historical fund, but that the Monument Association had asked for $25 more, as the sub- scriptions were not full. After some consideration of the mat- " ter, it was voted that $25 more be added to the monu- ment fund, making the amount furnished by this regiment $225.
Gen. Smith called attention to the importance of some one. from each company furnishing the historian with a record of every man in the company, to complete the roster of the whole regiment for publication in the history. This brought out some questions and some facts of interest concerning the prog- ress of the history.
After the business meeting, the boys roamed at will, some crossing over to the foreign shore ; others going fishing, through the courtesy of Mr. James Shiels, who considered nothing too good for the ex-soldiers, and who placed everything that he had at their service, without money and without price ; others visiting friends, and others remaining at their quarters, to talk over again the experiences of nearly twenty years ago.
THE BANQUET.
About 8 o'clock in the evening, "local time," the line was again formed, and escorted by Meade Post No. 4, G. A. R., the
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Frontier Guards, Capt. C. H. Hodgdon, and the Leavitt Guards, Capt. J. M. Sweat, and accompanied by the Eastport Brass Band, the comrades, under command of Gen. Smith, marched again to the skating-rink, where the banquet was served. The scene, as the boys entered the rink, was a pretty and inviting one. The rink was prettily and tastefully decked with flags and streamers of bunting in different colors, under the direction of Capt. Bibber; the immense hall, with the exception of the space occupied by the banquet tables, was filled with the good people of Eastport, ladies and gentlemen; scores of pretty young ladies, dressed in white and tastefully decked with flowers, were in waiting to serve the guests with the banquet prepared by the ladies of Eastport; baskets of flowers and cages of canaries were hung in various places ; on the further wall were displayed the names of more than one hundred battles, skirmishes, and important movements in which the regiment took part, and, draped in emblems of mourn- · ing, the names of the officers of the regiment who gave up their lives that the nation might live. The comrades and their escorts were soon seated, and the large hall was com- pletely filled.
In due time, Capt. Bibber called attention, and ordered the cavalry men to draw forks, and the infantry men to fix bayonets, and all to charge on the foe before them. This was n't, however, until after Rev. T. G. Moses, of Franklin, N. H., had invoked Divine blessing. The order was obeyed, and never before were the comrades served more promptly or by handsomer ladies.
When eating was no longer a pleasure. Capt. Bibber again called to attention, and introduced N. B. Nutt, Esq., Collector of Customs, who welcomed the comrades to Eastport in words substantially as follows :
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
"Mr. Chairman, and members of the First Maine Cavalry : A few years ago an expedition, composed largely of young men, left our doors for the frozen regions of the North. They
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went there, knowing well the dangers that lay before them. They knew the privations and dangers to life that beset them on that long journey, and knew that they left behind them civilization and all the comforts of life and home and friends. They went there to add something to the world's knowledge. They took upon themselves all these privations for the sake of adding something to the world's knowledge. Within a few weeks, some vessels of the United States have returned to our shores, bringing back that party of young men, or a portion of them - some of them living, some of them dead - the larger portion of them dead. For the past few days the nation has been paying honors to the dead and the living of this expedi- tion. Why has the nation paid honors to these few men who have been brought back from those icy regions of the North ? Because the world honors heroism, always bas, always will. Whoever has earned honor that is worthy, the world stands ready to do him honor -- to him, if he lives, to his memory if he dies. So the world is to-day doing honor to these men.
Some twenty years ago, you members of the First Maine Cavalry left your homes, your friends, and happiness - left them behind you at the call of your country-not only to add to the world's knowledge, or the world's happiness, but to perpetuate the best government the sun ever shone upon. For this you encountered privations in the camp, and dangers on the battle-field. After the struggle, a portion of you returned home. Some of you are here to-night -- only a remnant. You went forth to perpetuate free institutions. An attempt was made to destroy this government, and divide it up into petty states. You fought for this government. These northern explorers went forth to decide the question of whether or not there is a polar sea. You went forth to solve the question if this govern- ment should stand. You decided that it should stand, and to-day it stands better than ever before in its history. For this rea- son, and for the same reason as the northern explorers are hon- ored, you members of the First Maine Cavalry, the citizens of Eastport meet here to-night to do you honor, and in behalf of our citizens I give you a very cordial welcome to our town.
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We expected to see a larger number, but to those who are here, in behalf of the citizens of Eastport I bid you a hearty and cordial welcome."
REMARKS BY GEN. SMITH.
The band rendered Auld Lang Syne, after which Capt. Bibber introduced Gen. Charles H. Smith, the long-time pop- ular and efficient commander of the regiment, who was greeted with cheer after cheer, and who addressed the assemblage as follows : -
" Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, and comrades of the First Maine Cavalry Association: This assembling of a few survivors of the First Maine Cavalry has a meaning that relates to others rather than themselves, and to another time rather than the present. These few veterans, only little more than a half hundred, represent twelve hundred, who, in 1861, banded themselves together by a solemn oath to defend their country in its greatest peril. They represent not only twelve hundred, but twelve hundred depleted and depleted, recruited and re- cruited, till the roll of honor contained about three times twelve hundred names. That body of men from our own State of Maine constituted a regiment, and made a record, that had no superior and but few equals, in the great War of the Rebellion. I do not make this statement upon my own judgment solely, because my relations to it were too intimate and too interested for me to be an impartial judge. But I make it upon what I know was the judgment and knowledge of our superiors, expressed and recorded too many times to ever be reversed. I make it upon what I know was the uni- form opinion of our equals, regiments associated with us in scores of marches and battles. If, however, I were to make any qualification at all, it would be in favor of that regiment of glorious record, the Sixth Maine Infantry.
"I do not say this as a compliment to that regiment, be- cause it does not need any compliment from me. I do not sav it as a mere compliment to Eastport either, which recruited and furnished one of its companies. But I make the statement
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upon no less grounds than the well known opinions of Meade, Sheridan, and Hancock ; I make it upon even more impressive testimony, that of yonder monument in yonder graveyard, whose evidence no one will question. But I was saying in general terms, that the First Maine Cavalry took the cake, and as I stand here in the presence of these few comrades, I am overwhelmed by a flood of memories that comes rushing upon me, and I regret that I have not the gift nor time to give them suitable expression. I must content myself by telling-a few stories, and stating a few facts.
" Early in the war, while I was a captain, my company was on picket duty in Chester Gap, Virginia. In due, time we were relieved, and, while returning to camp just before nightfall, Private Leach fell out, and left the company in dis- regard of orders. Now Leach had been master of a vessel, and more accustomed to command than to obey, and had not been a soldier long enough to become wholly imbued with martial discipline. After getting into camp, I was sitting in my tent thinking how I would treat Leach's absence so as to preserve discipline and not have to resort to any very unpleas- ant measures. While I was thinking of the matter, Leach appeared at my tent, with a tin plate heaped up with honey, a part of the trophies of his absence, and a solace I suppose to his outraged captain, and respectfully requested the captain to accept it. A nolle prosequi resulted, and the case was dis- missed. I am happy to state, also, that Leach survived subse- quent gallant services and the war, and is one of our number here to-night.
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