New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-11
ARMY AND NAVY OF THE GULF.
second Annual Meeting.

The Boston Transcript of Friday saws:
The Society of the Army and Navy of the
Gulf. composed Of officers who served dur
ing the war in and about the Gulf of Mex
leo are present to-day in gOOdly Numbers to
participate in their second annual reunion,
and to celebrate the anniversary of the
passage of the forts of Mobile Bay by the
navy under Admiral d. G. Farragut.
The society met in Music Hall at noon. for
business purposes. and was compilmented
at that hour with salute from the Com
mon by the Second Light Battery. under
orders from the State authorities.
In the absence of Admiral Farragut, the
President, who was detained by Illness
Major Genera! n. p. Banks, the ranking
Nice-President, assumed the chair.
Among the noted officers who appeared
were Generals Blanchard. Neahe, Fiske,
Sharp and Peck. and Medical Director
Pineo. About one hundred members were
present.
The proceedings of the first annual meet
ing were read by Col. G. p Halves, the
recording secretary.
The place for holding the next reunion
was discussed at some length and among
the localities proposed were Newport, X. L.,
Utica and Saratoga. n. \. Saratoga was
finally agreed upon.
committee to nominate officers for the
ensuing year, and also to designate the date
of the next reunion. was appointed.
The Recording Secretary made a state
ment ON behalf of the Executive Committee
in regard to the collating of historical and
biographical material for an accurate his
tory of the Department OF the Guit. enlarg-
ing upon the difficulties Ill the way, and
suggesting the appointment OF a committee
of three or five to take the matter in charge.
The suggestion was amended by provld-
ing for the appointment of an auxiliary COM
mittee of one from each State having troops
in the department. and adopted.
The appointment Of an auxiliary committee
was left to the respective State delegations,
and the delegates from the navy were au-
thorized to select three members. vacancies
to be filled by the officers of the meeting.
The Recording Secretary proposed that
the Executive Committee be enlarged and
selected with a view to prompt transactions
of the business of each State. Carried.
The committee on nominations reported
the following list, which was unanimously
adopted:
President. Admiral d.. G.. Farrgut: Re-
| cor,ling Secretary. Colonel G. +. Halves:
| Corresponding Secretary, Captain Z. IL:
| Jacob Sharpe.
| Vice residents-Lieutenant General
Philip H. Sheridan. Rear Admiral L Bailey
| Major General w. H. Emory, Major General
| n. p. Banks. Major General b. +. Butler,
| Major General C. Grover. Major General II.
| E. Paine. Major General Godfrey Weitzel,
! Major General Richard Arnold, Major Cen
| eral E. X. S. Candy, Major General T. W..
| Sherman. Brigadier General c. p. Stone,
| Brigadier General Z. L. Dwight, Major
| General w. b. Franklin
Executive COmmittee-Brigadier General
| George b. Drake, Brigadier General Duncan
| s. Walker Major c. S. Sargent. Major Rob-
ert Watts.
The committee also reported that they
| had selected the eighth of July. 1871. as the
time for holding the next reunion. Adopted
| The New York Tribune special says:
| Among those present at the opening were
| General \. 2. Banks. General Timothy In
| graham. of New Bedford: General Blan-
| chard. of the one hundred and SiXty-second
! New York regiment; General Fiske. of
| Lowell: General Jacob Sharpe: General
| Louis Peck of the one hundred and sew
| enty-third New York regiment: Colonel
| Sargent and Lieutenant Colonel Pope. of
| the third Massachusetts cavalry: Colonel
| Pines of the medical department.: Lieuten-
ant Colonel Durgin, of the fourth WiscOn-
| sin: Major Hall. of the. Louisiana cavalry:
| Colonel Godfrey. of the Maine cavalry:
| Colonel Tracy. of the Maryland cavalry:
| Brigadier General Quincy Lieutenant Colo
| mel Minis. of Minis battery: Captain Rund
| lett, of the thlrty-eighth Massachusetts regi-
| ment, and many others.
| The Transcript says. editorially:
| The speech of General Banks before the
Army and Navy Association. is an indie
pendent and vigorous production. 1t is
| throughout novel and strong in style, con-
ception and execution. 1t contains many
| interesting "reminiscences. General Banks
SAYS that the capture of Nicksburg did not
| accelerate the surrender of Port Hudson
| more than day ortwo. The besieged Con-
| federates could not have long continued the
contest as their powers of resistance were
nearly exhausted. Their numbers in the
fort and its vicinity were $4,000, whereas
the available Union troops opposed to them
amounted to only II 900.
| The address gives good idea of the ma
tive force and peculiarities of its author. 1t
suggests the secret of his great power with
! the people. 1t is exactly adapted to hit the
| popular chord and increase the admiration
| of his friends. Without any attempt at fine
| writing, the address has much choice rhet-
oric Some of the passages exhibit a rush
| of thought and expression eminently be-
| fitting the subject. There are excellent
| personal sketches of renowned officers OF
| the army and navy: and, in not few
| respects, this is one of the most interesting.
| effective and able of General Bank recent
| "a.