The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-22
~ CONSERVATIVE n SOLDIERS
MEETING Last NEGHT+
A Mistake About the Time OF
.grg8f-ro Meeting. 30 -
SOME GOOD "FIGHFING MATERIAL''
fs..st.-# OUT. haa8

According to previous announce
mept, the so called" Conservative
soldiers met at the Court House last
night. At the hour for the meeting,
there was not man In the house
but little later the following .distils-
9uiished soldiers and war-worn vete-.
rams entered: DIR. r. A. Arnlstead
DIR. John Maginnes, DR.. Catch,
Major J. B. Cox, Major Jesse w.
Walker, DIR. Isaac Casselberry, Mr..
10. Forth. Ben. Stinson, George
w. Shanklin, Billy Conant, Cap.
tain Nathan Willard. Captain James
Fitzwilliams, and Sergeant Leroy
Williams. OF Sfrgean, Williams as
a soldier, we have but little to say.
As a." fightest be was success,
as will appear. from the following !:
He entered the service as a drum
mer, and remained with. his
regiment for the protracted period
of about four months. At the end
Of that time he managed to fall to the
- -#t ID
rear, where he remained for period
of. time, then returnedto the regiment
again, and, after a brief stay, fell to
the rear once more,l taking quarters
in bakery at Mqmfordsville, doubt
less with an eye to soft bread n - At
that point he made application fer
a commission in negro regiment,
signing himself Sergeant. His appli-
cation was, forwarded through the
regular channel, and reached depart
ment headquarters, from which it was
returned to his company commander,
with an endorsement asking for the
accommodation of his company com
mander. The company commander
returned the application with an en-
dorsement that he. had no such Ser
geasst inghis eompapyrbut that he had
a private soldierof that name, whom
/ he would be gladsto have returned to
the regimentyi if the department COM
mander had knowledge of his where
abouts..- This is ore of the conserva-
1--we fighters of the meeting last night.
Quite as interesting chapter can be
drawn from the records Of others IN
attendance, which we have not time
!. to give at this writing. It will be OBJ
! served that a large number of M. d. 4
were in attendance, whose services
will no doubt be needed before the
, campaign closes. ssasaa Hal 1s1zya
After waiting for a considerable
time, Major Jesse w. Walker, dis
; tingutsAed "fightist " aud Bar-worn
veteran, called the meeting to order
and moved that DIR. Casselberry be
called to the Chair, which motion
prevailed. The Doctor then stated
that. owing to mistake in the publ
cation Of the call, the attendance was
not as large as was expected; where
upon he took his seat.
Maj. j. b Cox then arose and
stated that, owing to that mistake OF
blunder, made BY the Courier, il
would be best. he thought, to post
pone or adjourn the meeting until an
other time. when a full attendance
/ could be had, and named Tuesday
night Of next week. The motion
being put, was carried unanimously
so the Conservatives /" adjourned
We shall see what we shall see OF
Tuesday night of next week. The
soldier record Of many, of those
4 in attendance last Bight,rsas dustin
gutshsd :. Fighting material" would
be rich reading indeed. Their re
cords would look aoeu in print, but
we have not space to print them this
morning. 1t will afford US a grea
deal of pleasure to do so, at a future
meeting OF the Conservatives"
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