The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-01
RECEPTION OF THE VETERANS.
Arrival of the Veterans of the War
of 1928 at PerrysbuTg.

Our readers have for some time been appris-
ed of the fact that a number of the survivors
of the war of l8I2-'13, who served in the cam
paigns in the Maumee Valley, proposed to
visit the battle fields once more to look upon
the places where their lives were periled and
where so many of their comrades fell.
The citizens of Perrysburg and Maumee
City united in arrangements for giving these
old heroes hearty welcome. 1t was under
stood that the party would reach Perrysburg
Yesterday afternoon in a special car assigned
to them by officers of the D. g. NJ. Road
Hon. NJ. R. Waite, of this city, and COM
mittees from Perrysburg took the noon train
and met the Veterans at Columbus Grove, ac-
companying them from thence to Perrysburg,
where they arrived little before o'clock p
NJ. At Perrysburg they were met by large
concourse of citizens, with the band, and es-
corted to the Exchange, where comfortable
quarters had been assigned them. There are
the following veterans in the party:
Col. Chas. S, Todd, Aid to General Harri-
| son in the war Of 1912, Minister to Russia
from IS4l to 1S46. Col. Todd now resides in
Owensboro, KY, aged 10.
Mai Jere. Duncan, Bourbon Co., Ky aged IS.
Gen. E, Pendleton, Clark Co. KY, aged 81.
Col. VIM. Hamilton, Nicholas Co. KY, ,ag'd IS
A. B. Crawford, Clark Co., KY, aged so.
Peter Bonita, Bourbon Co., KY, aged rs.
w. T. Foster; Grant Co., KY, aged 70.
Francis MLeer, Fayette Co., KY, aged 81.
! Leonard BeaL, Clark Co., KY, aged "A,
Nelson Bush, Clark Co., KY, aged So
| VIM. C. Berry, Clark Co., aged so.
Thomas Jones, Bourbon Co., KY, aged 81.
Elisha Sturgeon, Grant Co., KY, aged 81.
Henry Cashier, Cincinnati, aged 50.
Sanford Branham, Scott Co., Ky, aged Is.
Thos. Lindsey, Fayette Co., KY, aged 81.
VIM. c.. Keas. Mt. Sterling, Ky, aged 75
nr Alva Curtis Cincinnati a0ed "a
Joseph Zinn. Grant Co., KY, aged IA.
B, P, Menifee, Kenton Co., Ky, aged 81.
Geo. Williams, Grant Co., KY, aged so.
John Jolley, Campbell Co., KY, aged 81.
T. A Grimes, Bourbon Co., KY, aged 73.
VIM. B. Davis, MArthur, o., aged 70.
HIM. Davis, M'Connelsville, O., aged II.
VIM. Shaffer, Middletown, o., aged 81.
Samuel BOnneI, do do aged a.
David M'Chessney, do do aged u.
Joseph Stine, Pendleton Co., KY, aged "a
Samuel Dewese, Wood Co., O., aged rs.
The following persons accompany the Vet
Grams as an escort:
B. F. Pullen, Mayor Of Paris, Ky.
John G. Craddock, editor Of True KeHttck
f F. L. MoChesney, editor of the Citizen Par
is, Ky.
Thos. B. Davis, M'Arthur, o.
The oldest of these veterans, is Mr.. Shatfer
of Middletown; who has reached the ripe ole
age of 81 years. The youngest member OF th'
party is - years old. 1t is seldom, indeed
that thirty-one persons are found in one group
the Youngest of whom is 73 years old.
The MiddletoWn Veterans brought witt
, them an old battle flag which belonged to Col
} Twins command
The preparations for the reception and ell
: tertainment of the Veterans by the citizens 0
PeTysbUrg and Maumee are ON hbera
scale. At nine o'clock this morning process
, sion will form and escort the old soldiers on
/, to Fort Meigs, where appropriate exercise
will be had, after which they will visit Mau
} NEE City and Dudley's battle ground, and par
) take of the hospitalties of the place.-Ioied
!. Commercial.