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THE MAINE BUGLE.
First, Tenth and Twenty-ninth Maine Regiments
HAVE THEIR ANNUAL REUNION.
The survivors of the First, Tenth and Twenty-ninth Maine
Volunteers wound up their annual outing in their attractive
association building at Long Island, Portland Harbor, August
eighth and ninth, with their annual business meeting and a
review of personal war experiences. Hardly a man in that
building but was wounded in some form by the rebels in our
late war. The struggles of the color guard in some of the battles
to keep the colors flying at the front laid many a Maine boy
low and sent many another to the hospital. The names of those
who so fell, as well as others, were once more recalled by their
former comrades in arms. Dr. D. VV. Bland of Pottsville, Penn.,
who went to the front with the Ninety-sixth Pennsylvania Reg-
iment, and whose position under various general officers brought
him in close contact with Maine regiments, where he made many
friends, was by invitation of this regiment present at their
annual dinner.
Maj.-Gen. Schuyler Hamilton of New York, was another
notable guest of this organization. Among other officers pres-
ent were Gen. George L. Beale of Norway, Gen. George H.
Nye of Natick, Mass., George W. West of Washington, D. C,
Dr. H. N. Howard of Washington, D. C, Capt. E. M. Shaw of
Nashua, N. H., Maj. John M. Gould and Maj. W. P. Jordan of
Portland, Maj. Alpheus Green of Providence, R. I., Adj. Chas.
W. Roberts of Portland, Captains C. C Graham and Hebron
Mayhew of Westbrook, E. Nelson Greeley and Herbert R.
Spencer of Portland, Harry R. Willett of Boston, Charles H.
Pettingill of New York City, Lieuts. Harry McKeen of South
Paris, and Benj. F. Whitney of Gorham. The following other
members of the association were also present: