, 1870-09-01
THE IOWA SOLDIERS REUNION
Twenty Thousand Veterans tsnths
crs'd al 11s-s .aol.ls.~ -Sse1rusntt. Nd"
sarr.s Of s:uxrpnas Nrrelil-ttEHtian
by Srcrtanty IsrtRnaf,.

oral tM!ktiar. t'laIFH ui'"s' Ci-..i.:..
sa,s ,.a,1.ui.c rotrs. lIascr " tn,lle'n.
(;tvrf1ur Merrill t:,:u 4ir.I, I'd tie following
address ul W.ie'n,r:
Sa,,lENs ~ Ins..: In ! laH ~ thf I.H'c.ce =!
thr STATE VII. .rt'tf x'H !" Sts.s
i,nyr e!a, -t s,11r. tu1 t.hs a~'dc the GaN!atnts
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c1,tnt W.th fhs eXtss siiiun " i ioinls Meraius
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tx, fvw months twu ts,r i ..a.t'..t 1T lie rnlyu
f,Gr y one t1ls' th: !a ,t.;. ::her ujau the sea,
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n'sr,nse sou t*v,' II str !, iav1r invitation to
a~senalrir IL tl.l> r~u..'t- :.Ic,-ns u tne
Army q: IT, I,"n"sA', saa caiFsr lie
i,s:llcs, anil the - iitc-. q: lunE campaigns
tvr. t... :f1l'::s II; tie ',rr- ri thr South,
frun. the CHIC II '':*' l'7:,s. ;'rl snsl w*:l-
cont:. l'si+ss nt fhr ttlH- ii th.' t;uli. wnns.
.isetls ri ta'r Easr i.;i'- IN ur The Mtaat~- tr,
BEt Et?tU:,'t ~ ta' L "a tisc States uf III:
Ssr':!wr-:. ,aa: t'H', ar+ v"l''ae- ssi'::ers who
ftIKf: lit ih'. Shal .tsli1 with *lrl
ttaa Nhgn :h' I:' nj rlct.'y w.* turu-.i aai the
eneE, s:.. t',re, tt:H IN i: Valley. hearty wei-
c.'In. give ',s1 h:sv' ,asn ~ tae arms. Il
ncatiEx %as u III. ;'tt' iar M.i- wclcu'ue
hc1e- 1Hu. r+s,. All !, IT. LII" ". teru rla1!sa,
rari II :rht bs:l:c lii 1a".s 'tsa:e i.h,: a,li
SnH NlGsc -tfE1 .tit ar.nsf YEATS chIia h!.
i1aEr.E. hi ~'lt":". httrrs Of cEezr
army 1Bt II cSr.r ar,n II ttt- servtt,r. nU:
ouy Of luwa, bur Of ey..rt state rrprescntts1
ffn
x0rz t.,r11s, yuuT Hs1-. aud t"tis shsis@ ~ nrci
aI.aia cvAra.cs !"t. par s'. - iass ~ Tue hau1
i!tatt. ;lnd hy uhuse sitr ,"a saw oEhrr coHi-
rA,:cS ILL! " lil lhi. IT RENE. a! rrstvl:t ASH
cIatts II rte past. wrrt':nr. TT: !"v"l5 ca;!-
II. l,ai~ sial acIt. .E ts.'Eise wish yau a1ltl,l-
uit 1r;ctty+ May liz T.'e4l.St.:'ls !!rfc srsltf,
tleir u Eistsirltc.i rcts. r,r.ut-!, the 1lceI!n;
n, :e hj.y, III s1res.,aet, IN. .,s N your waF-
Ds.te 1r1ca:-kip, s.ni -slt'ar - srur heIt.1 yr!
froic the rsarnl'nwra''h u .tA.f tH'snr H:nl the
Il4titil yp1E sis.lEart t.l save
This vas fo1lowc,t ny smother snng.
tirtrrni la.iknap wsR then introduced, aud
deli, cr.4t the following. uratsya:
$EtHE1AIA BELksAf'- AuDKEsA
NJ greeting II more Ii as1;e:s t's.:n ssdcr irf1
IL sa':scr After >entsn1 ~tasa:h'1: ne Clasp OF
TIE Ea..,l IL given With flfsA.s .sisp .hAh wicE
rrHfa'1t's Us stst:rs as1 ts!Ala aud marches rr-
nrw 1h, friendships I'll alas= ~lltch tr.e.i stut
ttaEtA aE tied irue iilrs! fu !teE as VIII! baf'Is
OF eie IN, words evt fat fT...n tips with warmer
ws its1,s- tAaA thse wr!rA t-is nf tu. recognition
ri fIce Ii that Ut ,,ue With '*s.t il ours In
s$l{tEa!f-A-
III the lew IoIet't.s Nnlcn tlIue hha given, as IL
waA thu1i, lisits El-r ltE!rhfy will. at
nnrard anct.ti"n ~ fnsmcs yea.s than ih0ee
OF I~f+fan+ nln.4s. quick g!1ilce1 reveal ut
anc. liz. marital ls.r.. .shl.:h clrh Look
rails ;HFth. nu I1tL:itats It'll 81 sslIch ~ Ill
tAt T. 'is'l'at:. tst':.tt''. ASH bFase, as taose
WHICH hrsng itt,,t!sr c"n'ian:Hs ath peril.
t'flnr: aEaii. asler tEr l4f;s: vi yc1:a and nsa.
n.stM, w,rl., s battles whi. have Etyec tLet-
pa; /" :st.sy. yt.la* b; So greetings are Ksrra,
f-.s1x titsst hasts civ lhi; au1 Al tut l1t uls
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