Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-11-09
The Soldiers Union Of AlTagany
County,

meeting of the soldiers of lSG1 and 1862, wal
held in this city on Thursday evening last
The Baltimore Union having called for State
Convention, to be held IN that city OF. the frs
Wednesday in December. and requested dele
gates TO be sent from each county, on motion
Tuesday, the 2lst daycf Novenber, was f1ed
for County Convention of the soldiers, o1
tAncgsny, to meet 10 the Court House, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, ard to which each District is
urged to send Delegates, for the purpose OF
selecting representatives to the State Conven-
ton. The following delegates were. chosen
to represent Cumberland in the County Con-
vention -
District No. 6.-Lloyd II. Dowden, Levi
Shaw, Jr
Dis'r,ct No. 13.-George T. r. Knorr,
Wa s. Shuck, James NJ Hitecbew.
| On motion, the following gentlemen were
elected to honorary membership in the Cum
bcrland Soldiers Union Col Jas G. Lynn,
Lieut.. S., I. Little, Capt. John Weir, Lieut.
q. NJ, William II Lowdermilk, and George
I. .Knor,'.
The annexed proceedings of meetings il
other Districts of tie County, were read -
SELBYspoRT DIsrRIcr.
AT meeting held in Selhysport, on Satrt-
day, October 2lst. 1865, for the purpose of
sending representatives to Cumberland, to
nominate delegates to We sent to Baltimore fpr
the benefit of the discharged soldiers of 1851
and 1862 the following officers were elected:
President-WM. u FRIEND
Vice Presidcnt--Wm j. Frantz.
,Secretay.-E. t' Friend.
Assistant .Secretuy-W II Friend
Tyeoswer-RobinSon Savage.
+. NJ Friend and David Kent were elected
as Delegates, when the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted -
Hhercas, We tho citizens of Selbfsport
District of Allegany County. when called
upon By the President of the United States,
in 1861, did most chcerfully leave our homes
TO respond to said call, and having shared the
dangers and privations of our late comrades
in arms in putting down the rebellion, We now
bind ourselves in the organization of the Sol
diers National Union. Therefore, be it
Resoloed. That we, the discharged soldiers
of Selbysport District, in the County of Al
legany and the State of Maryland, who par
tcipated in the late civil war, do proudly re-
ceye the recommendations of the public press
and our fellow- soldiers in arms from other
States, also from Cumberland, to organize a
National Order for the benefit of all who have
been honoratl3 discharged. The Soldiers
pledge we ask us the foundation of said Order.
Resolred, That we believe it to be the duty
of the next General Assembly of Maryland
to appropriate the same local Bounty for the
soldiers of 1891 and 1862, for each year they
had to serve, is they did to the recruits and
drafted men of 1864 and 1865, from the fact
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their homes and their families to fill the Pre-
6idents call fol- the gloomy term of three
years, at the low rates of S13 per month and
sl0O bounty, when the latter got SIG per
month and $3.50 bounty, and only had to
serve one year or less.
Resolred, That VIC cooperate with our late
comrades in arms in other States for the pur-
pose Of memorializipg the next Congress to
appropriate and set spart for the soldiers who
participated in the late war on the side of the
Union fair quota of the public land, tie
property Of tie General Government.
Rcsoired, That we, the discharged soldiers
ef Selbysport District, do hereby express our
heartfelt regret for the death of our late Pre-
sident Abraham Lincoln.
Resotred, That jeff. Davis has caused the
blood of thousands Of innocent men. to ta
shed and sent them to an untimcly grave, and
VIC believe it to be the duty of our Govern
ment to hang him by the neck " Until he is
dead, dead" 49,.
Rese1eeh, That these resolutions be 81 gncd
y 'D' VIM. b. ffnlHsD, President,
e. M Friend, Secretary.
FL'vrsToNE DIsrnIcT.
Az a meeting of the volunteers Of 1861
and 1862, held at Gilpirtown, Oh inc Dad dov
of October, for the purpose ,,f anno;ntiuo n
delegate to the Soldiers County Convention.
THoIAs Il. DAVIS VS. appointed Chairman,
and d. r. rue" elected Secretary. The fol-
loving rcs'. .ations were adopted =
bh.reas, Our fellow soldiers Of Allegany
County have called upon us t. icin with them
in forming Union in connection with the
National Soldiers Union, therefore be it
Resoiced, That we, the honorably dis
charged soldiers of Flntstene District, Coun-
ty of Allegany, S.its of Maryland, do accept
the recommendation of our brethren with
whom we fought eide by side against the arm
Ell foes of our country during the late rebellion
and do organize in this District the Third
National Soldiers Union of Allcgany County,
Reso'red, That we heartily endorse the re-
aoluticns adopted by the Union in Cur ber-
land. in relation to memorializing Congress.
etc, and that We elect delegate to attend
the County Convention to be held in Climber
land.
Rcsolred, That Aaron ID. Perdew be ap-
pointed to represent this District in the Coun-
ty Convention, and that these proceedings be
signed by the President ard Secretary
Thomas II. DAVIS, Preside nt
b. L. FILLER Secretary