, 1866-02-16

Organization Of the Indiana state so1-
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c1ai Record of CRauultfes TO Indians
Soldiers During tho TTur.
Especial Despatch to The Chfcseo Tr1bune-l
1SD1AsApoI1s, Feb Is
The Indiana Statr Soldiers Association met a:
II o'clock a. IT,. the hall of the ousa ol Repre-
seutnsiYeh, and was called to order by Gen. George
y. Wagner.
4 temporary organization was effected by the
choice Of Gen. Cnas. Crutt as president and Col.
William u. sehlater secretary. onmo'ion adjourn
cd till o'clock p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The president calIed the Convention to order at
half past two o'clock. About one hundred dele-
catef representing, snrfops portions Of the State
were present. The Executive Committee. through
i1e chairman. Gen. Wagner, krhm4tted report Of
plan Of permanent Organization, which Was quite
toL Keith aak,ns who were to be considered
sn q .se a Gsn sse or AaSt w.
have been honorably DISCHARGED from the army Or
navy Of the United States, and all who are still in
that terstcs but none who le The service o. their
Secinn Of lie artieles Of The Assoeiattop, which
fo!b!ds The ASSOCIATION from being perverted 70 po
ltslcnl Or tect1fsaN pf>0ses, can=eu much debate.
chaplasn loz1ez offered as an amendment the words
e1eept tor purlose- not foreign to the objects and
finally laid on the table
The article. Of association we're then taken up.
read ty tcc.fons> and adopted substantially Al re-
: A rero1ui!on, introduced by Col. Hobtneou WIS
unanimously adopted, RECOMMENDING support BY
the stae Legislature as taxor provision by law for
Sodiert' and seamenfs Home.
Ou motion ol t'en. Wagner. Committee Of one
nominate officers Of the Association for the ensuing
year under the proyte1ons Of the Consultation Just
adopted. .o., >. -. .op.n,,,..
wns Unanimously rasined: President, Ten Nathan
kimhall; Flcr rresldeDte-1st District, tol. Jsmcs
G. Jones: 70, Gen. Walter G. Gresham; Sd. Col
Thomas " Bennett; 6tb. Gen. john Cohul1; ID,
col John r: BAIRD sah, Col samuel Kirkpatrick;
hh, Col. Isaac c. B. sunlan; 10th, Cot. q r. Oak
ley; lib, Col. ~. y. kob1usuD; Secretary, Col.
". II. Schlater Of Iadtapspotis. Treasurer, Gen
Geo F. MeGinnfs of Indianapolls.
Gen. Kimball. On aetuming TIE Presidents chair,
Keaolntions Il iayor Of an equalization Of bonn
Ties, the enactment Of q National mlhtia law, and
directing the executive board Issue sddress to
the soldiers ofthe State ttalng lbs objec! ot the
association. were adopted, aud the association ad
"ur nni the st hyy e sspte19sr
Committee.
The nltter cold weather which has prevailed for
Wq sb Ell hs % ha.
cd that large attendance Of delegates which would
otherwise have dis.tngulshel tho OCCASION. The
mercury has ranged during the day irom SIX 10
Twelve degrees below zero.
An official record in The Adjutant Generals office
shows the following statement or casu1iltes
&C., in Indiana regiments during the wAr: Total
catua1ttes Of all kinds thirty seyeu Thousand five
hundred aud eighty fonr men, Of which three thous.
and eight hundred and seventy scre otlcers ind
The remainder enlieted men: the total number ol
deaths from wounds. disease, &c, IS feen thona.
and one hundred and fottyseven, Of which SIX hun.
dfcd and fourteen were officers.