New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-05
A RMY EUNIoN.
The December Meeting Of the Armies of the
Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia and Cumberland
ADDRESSES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Ot the Armies Of the Cumberland
Tennessee ohio and eorgia
s-,..-,, Chicago, N vember %.
beriand the Ohio, and Georgia;
The regular annual meeting of the SOL
diers of the Cumberland and Tennessee
has been called to meet at Chicago on the
Sixteenth and sixteenth of December next;
and Lieutenant General Sherman in his
letter of April 20 has invited the officers of
the armies of the Ohio and Georgia to as
semble at the same time and place, in order
that those who SO long fought side by side
may unite in general reunion, and &C.
ment more closely the old friendship on
the field, and TO revive the recollections of
those years which must always claim place
and precedence amid the tanner recollec-
tions OF a lifetime.
Assurances have been received tina. the
commanders of each OF these armies, and
many of their most distinguished officers.
including Generals Grant, Sherman
Thomas and Sheridan. Schoield, Slocnm
aud Howard, and most of the corps, diyi-
sion and brigade commanders will be
present
Local committees, representing each of
the armies, have been appointed and a
general executive committee organized,
which is making all necessary preparations,
The rendezvous Of the rmy of the Ten
nessee will be at the fremont House; of
the Armies of the Cumberland and Geor-
gia, at the Sherman House: and of the
Army of the Ohio at the Briggs House,
Officers now in the service are requested
to appear in their Uniform: others in citi
zens. dress wearing the badges of their
respective armies and societies.
ARRANGEMENTS ha co baa,
which all The railroads centering at Chic
cago, with their connecting lines, will con-
vey those attending at reduced rates. To
assist IN decoration, all who have corps
division, brigade OF regimental colors. are
requested to forward them by express To
Major w. L. B. Jenney, Chicago.
Daring the DAYTIME of the fifteenth and
| sixteenth the different societies will. hold
their separate meetings in halls provided
for the pdrpose.
On the evening of the fifteenth the adj
dress Of welcome by Lieutenant General
Sherman, and the addresses to the different
societies by the appointed orators, will be
pronounced in Crosby's Opera House be-
lore the united societies.
On the night Of the sixteenth the general
banquet will be given in the vast and
beautiful Board of Trade Hail. which has
been kindly rendered for the purpose. The
difficulty OF providing banquet suen as
this for SO large body of gentlemen, in
entire uncertainty beforehand Of how many
will be present whether one thousand
or three-will be apparent to all, and
the committees, unwilling to incur the
risk OF any shor-coming, feel the ueces-
sity of asking every one who Intends to be
present, and who wishes to attend the ban
quet, to forward at once his application for
d ticket, accompanied by his name, rank
and command. The names will be entered
for tickets as received, and those who do
not apply must not feel sggrieved if thev
are not provided for at the banquet.
The committees are assured that this
will be by far the most notable assemblage
of soldiers that has occurred since the war.
1t may be the only opportunity we shall
have OF meeting SO large body of our
former companions in arms and ali entitled
to membership in either OF the societies are
cordially invited to come aud live again,
for few brief hours, bright us brief ia the
glorious reeollections of the past.
F. I. SHERMAN, Chairman,
A. 9. MCCLURE,
A. II. B0YDEN,
Local Committee Army If Cumberland,
- JOHN MACARTHUR, Chairman,
JOHN NJ. C0RsE,
JOSEPH STOCKTON,
W. f. STRONG,
JOHN MASON LOOMS,
D. II. GILES,
Local Committee Army of Tennessee.
X. w. SMITH, Chairman,
W. SCOTT STEWART,
W. W. WHEELER,
Local Committee Army Of Ohio.
A. Q. McDLURG, Chairman,
Z. S. SALOMON,
]. D. MORGAN, nlino 5.
WIN. C0GSWELL, Massachusetts,
II. A. BARNUM. New York,
W. H. BUCK, Ohio
Committee Army of Georgia.