The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-09-22
Communicated.
REUNION OF TIE FORTT-EINTHl
A Glorious Turn Cut and Grand Time.

A Glorious Turn cut and Grand Time !
The surviving Usterdns Of the 49th
Ohio held their reunion at FOstOria,
on Monday last. Over two hundred
/ SCARED heroes, formedin line, march
ed through the streets, bearing their
battlefront banner, and cheered by
words Of command from Gen. w. H.
Gibson, their old leader in many a
bloody conflict. The people'Of FostO-
ria, and the surrounding country, were
out en- masse, and lined the streets,
greeting with smiles and cheers the
survivors Of that Regiment, which
first bore the Union banners to Lou
isville, in neutral Kentucky, and
wrote its honorable history IN blood
ON every battle field Of the Army Of
the Cumberland, from Green river
to the heights Of Nashville. Ming
liLg in the throng were scores of aged
fathers and mothers, widows and or
phans, whose sons, husbands and IA
thers had died on distant fields, fight
ing under the torn banner now borne
by their surviving comrades.
Liberty Hall, decorated with
wreaths and flags and flowers in pro
/ fusion, was filed with tables that
groaned under the weight of good
things, contributed eheerfuIly and
freely by the ladies Of the town and
country. The boys Of the 49th have
been the recipients of many enter
tainments, but this dinner surpassed
all, in the taste Of its arrangements,
the abundance Of its Iuxuries, and ia
the good cheer attending its distribu-
ton. The ladies and gentlemen
Wed with each other ia attention to
theirguests; conspicuous amOngwhonc
were the jolly eountenances OfCharley
Foster and his excellent wife. The
"boys" enjoyed the rich repast, and
then retired from the Hall, which was
quickly filled by the widows, wives,
and children Of the soldiers. 1t was
remarked that such a crop Of babies,
from one month to five years old,
never was gathered in the county be-
fore.
FOstOria surpassed its former re-
nOwn inits ample preparations for this
entertainment, and round upon round
Of laundering cheers, in Hall and
streets, for the ladies and people.
showed that their kindness and at
tentiOn were appreciated by the "sol-
dier boys"
In addition to the martial music,
the bugles Of DebOlt and Wemer, that
had so often rallied the boys in battle,
again sent their shriIl notes among
the throng, and the superb Band of
Mr.. Boos, from Tiffin, furnished such
music as no other band in Ohio can
furnish.
After dinner the Regiment marched
to the grove in the schOol-yard, at
tended by muItitudes of people. After
music, the boys, with shout, con-
tinued the officers Of their association
for another year, and resolved to join
the Sth, I'D, and other Regiments in
grand reunion at Fremont, Septem-
Der Is, 1871. Professor Oaks, of the
Union School, repeated in grand style
a thrilling poem descriptive Of the
victories around Chattanooga, and !
was greeted with cheers. Then came
speeches from Langworthy Tyler,
Hsrtsock, Cook and Gibson, and good |
words from Greer, Stewart, Harper,
Norton, Miles and others, whilst a
few Of the officers, fearing call,
+" kept dark" and the roaring calls
for Harry Spayth, Belding amt others
found ne response.
And thus from II o'clock to SOiclock
the exercises were constant and in
teresting. The boys cheered, as in
battle, for the old flag, their old
and beloved commander, Col Gibson,
and made the welkin ring with shouts
for "Ella," daughter of the Regiment,
and their old commanders wife, who
were both present to participate in the
festivities.
The greeting among old comrades
was often affecting. Strong men, who
had braved a score of battles, wept
like babes at meeting old mess-mates
after five years separation.
Everything passed off without acci-
dent, disorder or confusion. The good
order and sObriety of the crowd was
by all, and all present went
away happy with the days enjoy
ment. V.