Greetings,
As some of you may be aware, family members of Pvt. Jewett Williams have stepped forward. As a result he will not be interred at Togus National Cemetery on the 17th. They will still be conducting a ceremony as planned but it is not the finale so to speak.
On Saturday September 24th the ME PGR will be escort Mr. Williams to his hometown of Hodgdon ME to be interred at the Hodgdon Cemetery along side his parents. Not only will Mr. Williams be interred along side his parents but he will also be interred along side some of his fellow 20th Maine brothers.
I, along with my wife, plan on riding up to Augusta and joining the final leg of this historic escort to Hodgdon. Since I’ll be taking the ride I am putting it out to you, my fellow NH PGR members, to gauge the interest in those that wish to join me.
The following is a basic itinerary to give you an idea of what the mission will entail. Please keep in mind all times and locations are for reference only at this point and may be subject to change, this is in no way set in stone. All escort details and arrangements upon arrival in Augusta will be at the direction of the ME PGR.
Staging: Irving, 2470 Lafayette Rd Portsmouth
KSU: 0545 am
This will put us into Augusta at approximately 0730 am if we do not make any stops along the way (1hr, 45 min – 110 miles)
The plan on the ME end is for KSU at the ME Veterans Cemetery at 0845 with 2 stops along the way to Houlton ME with an ETA of 1 pm. Services in Hodgdon are slated for 2 pm.
Total travel time for the day not including the return trip is just over 300 miles, and about 5 hours of riding time not including stops and not including your starting location in NH. My personal plan is to stay the night in Maine on Saturday night and make the return trip on Sunday.
If you are interested in joining me for this trip or if you have any questions please feel free to contact me, Please keep in mind that all travel will done via interstate at interstate speeds so we will not be flying tall flags, if you want to bring them for the short section from Houlton to Hodgdon that is up to you but we will not be flying them prior to that.
Nick M.
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