The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-17
CHICAGO.
Further Proceedings of the Military
Grand Adiournment.

the ties which bind in good-fellowshlp
those who have experienced the HARD,
ships and triumphs of four years nara
service.
The Army of the Cumberland met s ~
McVicker's Theatre at 1881 Sc,ooH 80 Sn
morning, General Thomas IN tne o o" on
General Whiteman. of Ohio, Teau al
epitome of o work prepared py ntt +Sa
the dead soldiers of the army VI tns
GnmharIanS and the collection and
burial of their remains: RI, oo.,,
'T M lS q eneral Butterfield, Of the 2Oth
oarrs was named as the orator TO
s tLe annual meeting, and General
Nerlev, of the 14th corps, as alter
nate. .bo oor,o,r;c.-
tom from the army of the Ohio, pro-
posing a joint committee to arrange
for the consolidation of the society OF
the army of the Cumberland with THAI
of the Ohio.
Colonel Nth. Anderson moved that a
committee consisting of the President
and Vice President be appointed for the
purpose designated. Carried.
General Brooks, from the committee
on Permanent Officers, reported for
President Major General George II.
Thomas, and seventeen Vice Presidents;
Corresponding Secretary, Major General
William B. Whipple; Recording Secre-
sary, Lieutenant Colonel George q.
Waterman; Treasurer, Brlgadier Gener-
al John S. Fullerton. The committees
report was adopted.
General Henderson, speaking by
authority of General Thomas, moved
that the complimentary resolutions OF
Yesterday, demanding that the statue
of General Thomas be put on the national
monument at Washington, be eXpunged
from the record.
General Barnum declared that the
resolutions were superiority, az Inc
managers of the monument association
had already expressed their determlna-
ton to place General Thomas statue on
the monument. After some remarks
from General Ducat and others, the mo-
ton of General Barnum prevailed.
General Barnum then moved that the
whole matter be eXpEnged from the
record.
Carried amid great confusion.
The Army of the Tennessee met this
morning at Crosby's Music Hall, Cen
eral Giles A. Smith presiding. The
committee appointed to nominate OH,
GERS presented RawliDs for President and
five Vice Presidents; Recording Secre--
tary, Lit. Col. L. NJ. Dayton, of General
Sherman's staff; Corresponding Score
tary, Brig. Gea. A. Hickenlooper, OF
Ohio; Treasurer, Brevet Maj Gen. NJ. f.
Force, of Ohio. The report was adopt
ed by reclamation. A communicated
was received from the Army of the
requesting the appoint
ment of committee to confer with one
from that association on the subject OF
a consolidation of the societies. A com
mittee was appointed and instructed to
tako 70 action tending to the extinc-
ton of the Army of the Tennessee as a
distinct organization. Letters were
read from Admiral Farragut, COmmo
dore Foote, and others. General Sher-
man and others spoke in regard to the
proposed Mcpherson monument, and
other entertaining business was trans
acted.
The members of the society OF the
Army of Georgia met at the Sherman
House at ~ O'Clock this morning, Gen
eral SlOcum presiding.
General Barnum, chairman of the
on Constitution and By
Laws, reported for adoption the consti-
tuition adopted by the society OF the
Army of the Ohio on Tuesday, with a
few notifications.
A communication from tue society OF
the Army of the Ohio stating that that
society had adopted the following reso-
luton, was read:
Resolred, That Il committee be appoint
ed to confer with the several societies
of the western armies, relative to the
time and place for holding tho next re-
union, said committee consisting OF the
and vice presidents OF this
society present in Chicago; AID Lo con
fer wi, societies Of the Armies of the.
Tennessee and Georgia,
relative 10 the union or consolidation OF
the who" into ono society.
Tie proposition was agreed TO by the
Army of Georgia, and General SIocum
OH the oOmmittee on Consol-
idatiom and Time and Place.
On melton of General Whittlcsey, the
and thanks Of the So
well for his address at the Opera House,
on Tuesday evening.
on motion of General Whittlescy, it
was
Peso}re4 That in case = consolidation
he not effected. the President and En-
ccubive Committee cause to be printed
iiy, .uuarc,. comics OF the Constellation
AMI 1,y-l.ws. to.ctaug with tho pro
rsr,i;o,,s nj tlc riect;ag preliminary to
+j,+ - ,be said ronm;t-ec. tomothar
with tic President, bc lott the tiNIng Of
the time and lace OF the next session.
lie also moved that it be made thc
du:y OF In, committee 10 cause his.
-or,. Of the armv.oG Georgia t. be pre-
Jared. ADOPTED.
Tho army OF Ohio met at twelve
O'Clock 1T tho Briggs House, General j.