The remainder of the day was spent in visiting with friends and recounting incidents connected with the two year’s campaign. During the morning, a number of the Regiment, who had been taken prisoners at Salem Heights, arrived from Annapolis, and participated in the generous hospitalities. Twenty-five of the wounded, who returned with the command, were likewise most of them present.
CHAPTER XXXV.
Splendid Ovation at Canandaigua.—Speeches and Address by E. G. Lapham, J. P. Faurot, and the Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Chaplain of the Regiment.—Return of the Regimental Banner to the Ladies of Canandaigua.—Parting Exercises.—The Thirty-third passes into History.
On the following Monday, May 25th, the Regiment proceeded to Canandaigua, where a splendid ovation was received at the hands of the citizens. The most extensive preparations had been made and the people flocked in by hundreds from the surrounding country to welcome home their own “Ontario Regiment.” The train, consisting of ten coaches, reached the depot at nine o’clock, where an immense crowd of people were assembled to catch a first glimpse of the heroes of Williamsburg and Marye’s Heights. After a brief delay, a procession was formed, under the direction of the Marshal of the day, in the following order:
Marshal—William Hildreth.
Band.
Committee of Arrangement.
Speakers.
Assistant Marshal—M. D. Munger.