, 1869-12-16
MILITARY REUNION.
ANIMAL Reunion Of tho Array Of the

%unQEX4RG0 Al t4nu4Annp0lk0A
ISplAxAro11r, Dec 15.-The meeting Of the So.
ctetY Of the Amy Of the Cumberland convened
u the Academy Of MoEc At .. N. General
Ktmball Chairman Of 1ne Executive Committee,
called lie meeting TO order.
Prayer WEI offered BY Rev, E. 2. InXer1o1t, Of
TIE Congregational church.
Colonel TTeselef, ~ho had been appointed 10
deliver the welcome address, being absent, Cen
eral kinbaI! made the addre<s, ~ iolows'
CoxRAprs: To smother val assigned the duty
Of welcoming {ou on This occas!ou, nut u Chatr-
l1ngeInants for this meeting OF the Army OF the
Cumberland, the d1tJ dtyolEes upon mo 10 make
the address Of welcome 10 thls an emily. When
look around me here, my feArt to too full for
utteEence, because see faces that ! veil knew IN
the hour Of ltial a1d OF danger and because thete
sTs esss Tscans n Res aeGeo &C.
Battles wa With us in that day Of Trial. He hAs
been vita III tlDce, and Oh msJ lie be With u
forever!
Comrades, Indianapolis, the capital Of the a7ea,
Hoo.icr Stale. th1, rontrlbuted 50 largely to svel
the ranks Of the Army ol the Ohio, to.dny bids
you welcome. and hearty Cod bless you, Zap
lead Of the gallant Ho6ecrnua tchecrsl. who Ets
Oh nJ right, and under The LEAD Of the
nnder the lead of trose mel, By the Messlnst q
God could fight, and tho men could 1ght With
me ichecEs1; ard BaY TINT Indlaua8 heart u Win
TnloD, Vim tne army and the nary of tue Uaited
states OF America. fApp!arse1 II ne Atood BY
the 1ag hen % Te stang By II to-da;, and 70 vii
1tAAo - - ~ sV0A - %A4AlG AAo4 NC klSEA 12-
Comrades, 1!thout deta,nins you longer. tats
tG T. 5op se
Sheridan. who will preside over the deliberations
Of The socetr IN the absence ot,-wAl you pardon
ne COT Gande1s md consaaes. y say ia ,ne a..
the greasest tnnp. permit ma to eay, on God'l
toetstooi, y The army q the United states Of
p. 81 f5S 51e re . ssnal
these gallant men, but while honor them my
Thos .,
q lnia society, Indianapolis 40. ta1ns II oveI %
your command, ard naJ you and every member
pleasant it is for ofsthren to dxe1 together ID
you say that i va Ws sood d fos u 10 be here. COD
Gere9al Sheridan approached The chair. aud vas
quiet va restored be sald: .,
aary. II was not ny good fortune to be with Iou
heretofore a lne mecl,ngn o. your society but
sntction for tne Army Of the Cumberland th1a lor
any other army, md, s!thooxh was not
ss. s;9 ,2sa saa Z sso pefsRRe :sp.s IN
manifested II yoal proceeding. fos it was = tn3s ~
myself regret the ansence 81 ouF old commander,
9@o ,ssa l. Ms y h :!
Other duties hare prevented him from coming.
En- b, X sse CO as m.aaer snds WON hays
pel w inscribed tns n.ns, Army ot ne Cum
ne to desczihe the tnarcbes We made under his
command. II Ia no use TO describe tie sznGulnaIy
a pnas e se
alTays felt towards him: tAppansel
Lo1t aaa repcaied ca!l. KaFe made u over the s
tcb 5, aese1. weeu he .pose
de1k. He WAS understood to say: ~ Ate not able
t. he !. ff a Z a.s fenf vi ss
but little. Nothing Hould have given me more
pleasure than to have been Win Jou 1t former
e. sssn Gn seoa liz nea
to end myself With Joo, I render homage
e. 'h. "hsa s1q;.n, ~. maze
consp.cuoas COZ among the aTmics Of The Iniea, sui
thai cnl1acter,suc oi the Army OF tho Cutober-
saa IL z 81 ss ssss
them. 1earaesay c*'n1ratu!sts you upou u, and
congratulate Jou the more, and feA proud oi
Army of the Cumberland and Of Inc Ohio. But,
comrades, you must excuse me from trying to
make speech, aud let me aay y.thas with at ny
= member 81 The Army Of the Cumberland, ne
matter whether he serEed In the rauks OF hsa ths
star Of General, snAn greet him most cordially
Geeerals Wood, senooeid, sud Sesley were
loudly called on, and made short speeches, afte,
| which the Chairman announced the regular orhtl
Of business-neadpG tho SecretaEys and Treas
urers report, and hearing reports from the va
| nous co1umit,ech
TIE Treasurer report shows = balance IN ths
Tten.ury, after paying all e1penses for the year
a letter VI. read -, from ,, ,S,s Ssns1. =
| be II the Feonou. which ~Aa greetei WITH mp
| r.lauRe. The Prcsident WAS authorized to com.
] 1unicate the segaEda Of The society 10 General
TtoInaz by telegraph. \ letter waa also tesd
t nom GcLeta! Garfield. lArRe number OF Ctnef
letter. were IN The hands o! the Secrct4y+ but 1ht
| reading OF them vas postponed until after ths
| i committee, consisting ot Generals Fullerton,
t;rose, and Slbner, Colonel T. A. Harris A1d NJ
| jor pridgce, we're appo!nfed 10 report plan 10
| The investment Of tue fund.- Of aGe society, Ant
| also to suggest meGn1 fot the further Increase
the fu1ls. Committees were also appointed U
| kelect the next place OF meeting, TO provide 10
the ne1t annual address, and 70 nominate oiilcer
for the ensuing year. with Instructions 70 repot
| 1t the urbt session tomorrow.
4 ftsoluNon changing the anntTefsaJ 70 ~
| 18th of September vas referred 70 he commute
| 10 Relect the pe1t place Of meeting.
| Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-DoztpE.
General Neg1eJ Will deliver the annual addrtt
70 fnosro. aI,efnoon. ~ Tne @ eap9ast ost VIII &c he
| 1NpfASArt1IIs, Dec, la-AMon9 the nu6erou
letters reoetycd, but their reaktng poetpoue.1 u
| thpst OF the Secretary Of War, SEGftafJ or U
| Navy. AimltHls FAI11Eut anf Porter, General
| Coz Meade, Hooker, Hancock, Mcclellan. Pops
! Terr!, and Hover, Vice PteAdtnt CouAx, Hon.
r. Morton, md Hon. T. A. HendnskA