The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-07

butte TO the Memory Of the Late Colonel
Hicks.
CINCINNATI April 9, 1871.
The Society of the Army of the Tennessee met at
ten O'Clock to-day, in Pke's Music Hail. General W.
7. Sherman In the chair. About 200 members
ted with evergreens, flowers and battle nags. on
the right OF the stage is a stack Of arms, while on
the left Is plough and agricultural implements.
On either side Of the platform is long list Of bat
ties, beginning with Belmont and ending with
Raleigh. In the rear OF the stage, in canopy OF
nags, Is handsome copy Of the badge Of the
society now adopted, being q combination of all
the corps badges IN use during the war in the Army
OF the Tennessee.
The reading OF the minutes of the last meeting
having been disposed Of General Sherman an
nounced the following Committee OF Business
General slack, indiana; General Macarthur, Illinois;
General kimball Indlana Colonel Cadle Alabama
coroner w. ,. Jones' ono. Also committee on the
nomination Of officers.
The annual report OF Colonel T. NJ Dayton, re-
cordiDg secretary, was read and adopted and the
tnanks OF the society returned to nm for the able
manner IN which he had discharged the duties.
General A. HleKenooper, the corresponding secre-
tary, read his annual report, which was accepted.
General NJ. +. Force, the treasurer. also read his
report, showing balance in the treasury OF $500
in government bonds and 1857 81 in cash.
Amolg the correspondence read by General
Hlickenlooper was one from the wiuow Of Colonel
HICKS, OF salem, Ill.
General sherman paid handsome tribute to the
sterlng solderl qualities of Colonel HICKS, and
spoke Of the valuable services rendered by him nine
years ago this day, when he gave Colonel Hicks, in
person. an order to execute q movement, which was
handsomely carried out checking the rebel LEFT. In
this Colonel Hicks had an arm shattered. At Pa.
dncah ne repulsed Forrest handsomely with but a
small force. General sherman hoped Colonel
Hicks would be remembered IN some suitable way
by the society.
Letters were received from absent members, in
Guiding Generals g. NJ. Dodge, l. T. Ross, E. II.
Webster j. +. Hill, II. ). Tuthl J. NJ. HendrIck, L.
II. Evarts II. j. Ogesby, Charles Brlsbln, William
F. Wheeler, P. Sharp, c. Gobrecht.
member called for o report Of the Committee on
the Monument to General Rawlins.
member or the committee said no formal report
mad been made out. No money had been collected
General sherman thought the practice OF building
expensive monuments by the society would have
TO be abandoned. II cost too much, We were dying
too last. II seemed to hln that plain tablet OF
moderate cost, simply to show the society claimed
and respected its dead members, was better.
No acton was taken on the matter, and the meet
ing adjourned until half past seven this evening"
Among the members or the society and others who
were present were the Acknowledgement ". w.
Belknap. General r. p. Buckand, General sherman,
General Pope, General Meade, General Ed. McCook
Admiral Porter, Commodore Porter, General Gre
sham, General Strong. Colonel MARYLAND, General
Murray. Maor G. w. Scho1ed, General Thayer, Gen.
eral Wolcott and General Lew Wallace,