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382 THE MAINE BUGLE.
in the next reunion of the First Maine Cavalry, and indeed at any other reunions, you
would ask whether there was not some member who would donate these pamphlets to
the library. I should further be very much gratified if you would blow a blast on your
Bugle inviting attention to the fact that this library will be greatly pleased if the
author of any military pamphlet will send a copy here, where it will be gladly received,
promptly acknowledged, and put on our card catalogue, so that its existence will be
known and its contents available to every student. On receipt of a postal card from
any individual having military literature to donate, a penalty frank will be forwarded so
as to save expense of postage. Among Maine war papers in this library not mentioned
in your list are " East Maine Conference Seminary, War Record; pp. 54, Boston,
1877 " : and " Portland Soldiers and Sailors; pp. 56. Portland, 1884."
MORE TO FOLLOW. EXPECT A BIG TIME AND A GOOD FIGHT.
Sidney W. Clark, Sergt. Co. A, First Maine Cavalry, of Masardis, Me., writes
I forward you to-day a sketch of my early service during the rebellion. I will soon
send something more, in regard to the Racoon Ford affair, also the hrst guide which
took us from Gaines' Cross Roads to Kee's Mills, seven miles, which has not been cor-
rectly represented. I secured the first guide myself, by order of Lieut. -Col. Boothby,
and know the facts on that particular point. Comrade Augustus Lord, in the April
Call, 1894, gives the impression that old man Gaines was our first guide, but it was a
colored man, as I will fully state in my next communication, which I will furnish soon,
as I wish to give in proper sequence what I write in regard to Company A. I am very
busy at present, as I am with my other work drilling a company of comrades for the
sham battle at our G. A. R. reunion at Ashland, the last of August. We expect a big
time and a good fight.
MILITARY INSTRUCTION IN OUR SCHOOLS.
Henry T. Bartlett, First Mass. Cav., of New York City, writes
Like yourself I was prevented at the last moment from attending Concord reunion,
but not on account of sickness. Bugler C. F. Dam of Portland, Me., informs me that
he has succeeded in getting an appropriation to equip one hundred and fifty High
School boys, to begin with, and I learned last evening that the city of Bennington, Vt.,
had adopted military instruction in her school. My friends in Scranton, Pa., are about
to petition the " Board of Education " to the same purpose.
always GOT there.
Luther Tibbetts, Co. I, First Me. Cav., of Limerick, Me., writes
I thought that the last Bugle was never coming, but it got here at last— just the
same as the old regiment, for you well know that the First Maine always did " get
there " when it started out. So did the Bugle. I accepted its apology for being late.
the air of MAINE WOODS.
Rev. James F. Smith, of Co. K, Ninth Maine, of Lowell, Ind., writes
To-day I am almost longing for a breath of the air of Maine woods. But as I can
not get that I enclose a money order to pay for the Maine Bugle for 1894 and the
back numbers of the Bugle for 1893.