The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-08
From the Daily Courier Of Sept. ID.
The Reunion.

war, . Society Of the Army Of the
Tennessee was organized, and later
othor army organizations followed
auit andt those sooieticghsy6 bseh
holding annual Reunions' ever since
In the very nature Of things,
these Society Reunion's have been
limited in their scope, and or
ganisation, until they had become To
be regarded by many a. exclusive
affairs, devoted to the giorifoation Of
ex-oAacers Of the army.
II remained for tho patriotic and
able Governor Of Iowa, aided materi.
ally BY Adjutant General Baker and
General W. W. Belknap, now the
distinguished Secretary Of War, and
other soldiers of Iowa, to inaugurate
! Reunion Of all the gallant men irs-
spectiye Of rank, who served in Iowa
Regiments, and that Reunion has
just concluded, and it il the verdict
ofall, that IN all It's details, it has heen
tho most magnificent and unqualified
success that the most ardent ever
dreamed of. 2 a'ia
With unparalleled iiberslity the
Railroads Of the State agreed at tho
outset, to carry all enlisted mon To
and from the Reunion, free,. and OK.
officers at half rates. and these con-
siderations added to the desire Of an
the men to again meet their COM
rades Of many sanguinary fields, put
1000 veterans into tho city Of Dea
Moines on the morning Of August
3Oth, one day before the Reunion was
to commence. On the evening Of
the same day $4,000 were drawing
their rations, and on tho morning Of
the 3lst ultimo, fully 10000 war
worn heroes of the rank and file
were on the ground, while before
noon OF that day, enough spectators
and friends Of the soldiers were on
hand to make the crowd number in
the opinion Of experts, fully 100000
Early on this morning, an impromtu
tepee was given to General Sherman,
on the steps of the State House, and
the rush of his old men to shake the
hand of their. .idolized leader, was a
fearful thing to contemplate.
At ten o'clock q. M, the immense
and innumerahle shrong was called
to order by Governor Merrill, in an
eloquent and appropriate address Of
welcome, after which Major General
w. w. Bclknap, Secretary Of War,
proceeded to deliver an address,
which was received with unbounded
applause, and which adds to his repu,
tation Of being not only one Of the
finest soldiers OF the western arni N
but also one of the nations most
eloquent and accomplished orators
Belknap's great Grafton at the
Chicago Reunion, and hiss still greater
one 10 the Soldiers Of Iowa, will
place him in the well deserved posi-.
tion, as among the foremost orators
of the country.
We clip the following of the march
and parade which occurred on the
afternoon Of the first day, from the
Bulletin
The Formation for the March.
At half past two tho signal for the
formation of this Grand Army of
Iowa's sons had been given and the
regiments formed on. East Walnut
street to tho foot bridge, across the
river, up Front to Court Avenue, up
Court Avenue to Fourth, and M
Fourth to Walnut. At tho Saveryy
House the column was reviewed bv
General Sherman, the Secretary 81
| War, Governor Merrill, Gen. N. B.
Baker, Gen. Augur, and other promi.
nent military men. After the review
tho command marched down Walnut
crossing the river ut the new abut.
ments, and up Walnut to the camp,
The divisions were formed into
brigades, in tho following order, and
commanded as stated:
Major General G. M. Dodge, com.
manding Reunion Army.
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tart 4 At Hu1l Anc
Cant. ]. =. stone 4 n q
Col. g. i. Godfrey, A. D. G.
UaPs' Y. =. Leonard, a. 9. ..
p. =. Murray, a. Dc.
Cavalry Division.
| Gen. CYRUS Bussev Commana;nc
Ist Brirado--Col' d w f,nldvafl
Commanding composed Of Ist. Coj d,
McOneen 600 men. al a, Hortor
500 men I'd. Colonel Noble 900
| men-total 1900,
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