The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-09-15

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generosity, whenever the occasion requires il
and doubtless at all other tines
We accepted the compliment for our ladies
: and felt that it was deserved.
After dinner, the crowd moved about tn
Z speakers stand to listen to the address. Tn,
9 assembIage was called to order by Hon. E. F
Dickinson, who introduced Hon. Home
Everett who delivered the address of welcom,
which we give in full:
ADDRESS BY Mr.. EvERErr
Brave menl by request it becomes at ono,
my pleasure and my duty to welcome Won :,
the hospitaiities OF Fremont Living nes,
Fort Stephenson, cur people have learned Il
revere patriotism and to express gratitude to
! wards our defenders of liberty and the TTnion
You, survivors of the 30 and 10Th Ob;o cs,-
airy, and Of the Sth, 49th and I'D InfantTv ar,
here to receive the thankofferings of a ulstefn
people. But there are many absentees-
not absent from duty, but by brave disebaTge
Of it. Those Of your regiments who disd T.
and by the war, though not present. ave sill
like you, entitled to our gratitude; some ex.
pired from disease; some from wounds received
IN battlei others perished on the field and went
gloriously in the storm of battle. Hovvave7
he died, the soldier who died for Union and
liberty, died well, and deserves our thanks no
less THAI the living heroes here TODAY. We
cannot here offer them meat and drink. nor
take them by the hand in token of our obiiga-
tions; but whatever we can do to honor fbe sb
ssnt dead, should be done. [ Therefore SUGGEST
| moments silence with uncovered heads and
folded arms, IN honor of the dead heroes 'of
OF your respective regiments.
ou, brave men os vaS Third Cavalrvi are
remembered and hCnored here TODAY for vonr
skill and daring III saving the trains OF BneIl's
army, In your gallant engagemeutat the battle
| OF Perrysville Tor recovering the ammunition
train OF Gen. McCook from the forces of the
Of the rebel Gen. Bragg, calamity Withstand
ing the enemy's onset and taking l40 prisoners.
and many other brave and noble acts during
/ your service
And you, braves Of the 10th CavaIrgI we hon
or for long service and many brave deeds On
''the march to the sea-" you were more fre
quent engaged than the other regiments, from
the fact that some way you had fashion OF
using the sabre oftener than the gun. On the
march, from Jonesyille to Savannah, scarcely
a pay passed without your encountering
Wheeiers or otger rebel cavalry. You were
largely instrumental in achieving the victory
at Lovejoy's Station. On reaching the Gull
Railroad, you opened communication with the
| Union feet, from Kilkenny Bluff; and Gen.
/ Fitzpatrick pronounced you the best charging
regiment under his command.
You, brave survivors of the Sth Infantrvl
are honored here to-day, because You pobiv
and brayely fought for US in the battles Of
Winchester, Harrison's Landing, Antietam.
Bristow Station, tredericksburgh, Chancellors
vile, Mine Run, Gettysburg, Cold IIarbor
/ Spottsylvania, and the battles of the wilder
ness in Grants campain against Richmond
50 brave and faithful In long and arduous SER
vices, that when your term of service expired.
you had left only u men and officers.
You, braves OF the 49thl are honored he
cause you were the first organized regiment
to enter Kentucky. You were the first "a
cross Green River and push back Terry with
his Texas Rangers. Under Buell. VOC went
into the fight at Pittsburgh Landing, on the
9th Of April, where you stood firm under fire
from IL A. NJ, till P. NJ, nor did you cease or
Baver in the fight until the army were in full
retreat. In this battle you twice performed
the hazardour feat of changing front under
fire. You were at Corinth and Bridge Greek:
from Battle Greek, Tennessee, you marched
under terrible sutferings, after Bragq's ARMY.
then threatening Louisville and Cincinnati
You went out on the Frankfort Turppike
through Shelbyville, driving the enemy before
you; you dispersed the rebel troops gathered at
Frankfort. You skirmished your wav to Nash
vile, and did glorious work. You there
Joined that magnificent bayonet charge which
retrieved the fortunes Of the day before and
gave glorious victory to the Union army.
You were the first to plant the Stars and
Stripes on Mission Ridge. You were In that
terrible march for the relief of Burnside's
forces at Knoxville; 1t was January and al
most without clothes, or shoes or rations, YOU
patiently endured all priYations, leaving the
blood Of your lacerated half-frozen feet upon
your bracks as you hasten to meet thetfoe In
/ the battle of Nashville, on the second dav, 100
Of your men were storming the enemy's works
on OYerton's Knob, where your flag was rid
died; and 49 of the 40 persisted in It's defense.
/ Taking the old flag, the speaker referred to
/ to Capt. Pools heroism In its support, and
pointed to the mark in its staff made by the
ball that carried away the Captains thumb)
/ At Plckets Station 400 of your number went
the fight, of whom 70 were killed and 1876
wounded, 80 of the latter suffering amputa-
tions. But cannot further particularize, your
battle tattered flags testify to-day that the 49th
was brave and faithful in duty.
And you, brave men of the 72dl we honor
you to-day with particular pride, because as it
were you are bone of our bone and flesh of our
flesh. You, without having ever been under
/ fire, bravely met the first shock of battle at
/ Pittsburg Landing, and withstood the fierce
onset Of three successive rebel lines, although
forsaken by brigade on the left; and YOU
| firmly held your ground. You were constant
| ly in front. On the next day, april 7th,) YOU
most gloriously participated in the Grand
charge that swept the enemy and sent his ar
my flying from the field. You bore a con-
/ splcuous part III the siege of Corinth. You
gallantly participated in the battle of jackson
Miss, and IN the assault Of the enemv's works
at Vlcksburg, on the 18th and Doth of Nav.
and aztec that bore gallanfly the Iabors of the
seige. At TupeIo, you gallantly repulsed the
attack of Bells Brigade OF Forests command,
charged the enemy and drove him from the
field Many other instances OF bravery suffer-
ing and devotion to duty testify to the renown
Of the I'D, but time viii not admit of further
particulars.
We welcome you, soldiers, one and all, of
each organization. Thank God the days OF the
hard tack, bad meat, parched corn bare feet
bayonet charges and battle strife and death,
are over. We bid you welcome to the cheer
that has been set before you by the same hands
that sent you shirts, and socks and lint, and
baDdages, when your were In the field MAY
you enjoy the feast, and be happy as we are
made happy by your presence to-day.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Everett's address,
Gen. Frank Sawyer was introduced, and in
his eloquent happy manner, spoke as follows;
COL. sAwYER's SPEECH.
Patriotism is one of the first duties of a citi-
zen. And think that no soldier who is here
to-day, and looks back upon the hardships
rendered In the service of his country, when he
realizes how well, how abundantly he is ap-
pTeoiated by the good people of Fremont, VIII
regret a single hour or a single moment spent
In the army. When we reflect upon the con-
dition that our country was IN in the spring of
1861, when Senators, members of Congress,
Supreme Judges, and generals of the army it.
self, had doubted the republic, and enlisted
under the reasonable banner of the South
when it was proclaimed that we were cravens
and cowards-When it was said that one of
their chivalry was equal to five men Of the
north-When it was asserted that our govern
ment was rottonness itself, that the republic
had absolutely terminated the Rebel
/ lion held the shores of the Chesapeake to the
very Wharves of Washington, the Mississippi
in its entire length from Cairo to the Gulf of
Mexico, and disputed with US the possession of
1 the Ohio 70 Pittsburg- our arsenels plundered
our military supplies destroyed or stolen--a
| proclamation was issued for 10000 troops. The
north became one vast camp. Fremont turned
out its two companies to the old Eighth. There
came regiment after regiment-the 49th, the
I'D, up to the l9S-With regiments OF cavalry,
and artillery, too numerous to mention.
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