The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24

I'VE very gladly give the following signiG-
cant circular place in these columns. II
will completely explain itself to every MEM
Der of The Army of the Guilt
To the Officers of the Agnay aud May Of the Gulf.
AT preliminary meeting OF Officers m %, Of tn the
partment OF the Gulf held at Delmonico's,
New York, March 10, 1863, the undersigned
were appointed committee to prepare ar
Iangements for grand reunion Of all the Of
fcers ofthe command In compliance with
such appointment, your COMMITTEES take pleas
ure in stating they have attended to the duties
assigned them, and announce that the first
annual Reunion and Banquet of the Society
will take place at the Stetson House. Long
Branch, New jersey, July 9Th 1869, the ami
yersary OF the Capture of Port Hudson. The
reception Committee consisting of Generals
Christensen, Drake and Hubbard, and the
treasurer Major Clarence T. Barrett will be
in attendance at the Astor House, New York
on the 9th, 9th, and 9TH days of July, to re-
ceiye officers arriving in the city.
July S:-Oficers wishing to attend the re-
union will meet in the parlors of the Astor
meeting will be held. At one P. M. the So
ciety will proceed by special steamer to the
Stetson House, Long Branch. In the evening
the annual Grafton will be delivered by Major
General VIM II. Emory, U. S. A., former
commander Of the 10Th Corps. Poem by Col
A, J. Duganne, 10th New York Vols. Ban
quet at which there will be responses by prom
inent officers of the Department Admiral D
e. Farragut will preside, =,
July "a meeting at 10 A. NJ, to take
measures Tor collating historical and bioeranh-
icai material for an accurate history Of tRe be-
partment At T. M. special Steamer for
accommodation of the Society will leaye far
return trip. BY this arrangements the com
Il.eee nave secured a desirable place for
summer reunion at less actual cost than #
held In the city. Privileges Of different C.luh
Houses of the city have been obta;nad for
members Of the Society during t,,e;rstav stava 'o-
tickets including hanaps.t and fare 70 and
tained of the Raeas.. ~" - $8 which can be OBJ
above narod ION Committee on the days
fenelo~, re requested to send their address.
n sing So. initiation fee), to Col. G. L:
-awes, 20 Nassau st. N. Y, or to Gen. Geo. ID
Drake, 15 India Wharf, Boston, Mass, either
of whom will give any further information tnat
NAV be desired. Officers are further request
ed to state if they will probably be present at
the reunion, that provisions may be made for
them. =
Arrangements which will be announced
hereafter, are being effected by which mem-
bers of the Society can procure excursion
tickets at half fare, by the different routes
leading to and from New York. X sHia
All the following named officers who could
be heard from have accepted an invitation and
will be present.
Major Generals Butler, Banks, Candy,
Franklin, Sherman, Weitzei, Grover, Hurlbut; !;
Brig. Generals Fessenden, Paine. Washburn /,
Shepley, Sergeant, Birge, Fiske, Davidson,
Macanly, Lee, Bowen, Stone, Roberts, Beck
with, Thomas, Alexander, j. G. Wilson,
Beale and others, both Of the Navy and Army
The Committee trust that no officer who
served in the Department will fail 10 report at
this first gathering ofthe Society. smi n
BRvT. MAJ. GEN. Il. l.. MoLIEAUx, ,.a
BRIG. GEN. G. @. DWIGHT,
q. L. CHRISTENSEN,
GEO. b. DRAKE, ihs
DUNCAN s. WALKER, aI9l
tff WIN. WILSON, 44leillf ttattI
MAJ. Ell. LAWRENCE SHELDON.
tsl EyecutiUe Committee :
Col. GRANVILLE p. HAYES,
Secretary.