Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-10-15
9Sfii Osiio tseuniOn.

BccOrding to previous call, the first
reunion by the 9Sth Regiment o. V. L.
was held in Cadiz on Wednesday, Sep
tember 30th. About two hundred and
t eDty-tiye members responded to roll
call. The meeting was held in the
Court House, which was filled to over.
flowing with the surviving members
lof that gallant regiment, citizens of the
town, and many who had relatives and
friends i'm that command.
The meeting was called to order at
10 O'Clock A. NJ, by Col. John s. Pearce,
Chairman of the Committee of Ar.
rangements, who greeted the boys in q
few friendly ond appropriate remarks,
after which it was announced that the
regiment would form in line in front ol
the Court House, march through the
principal streets, after which they
would be assigned to the different no.
tells for dinner. An adjournment of the
meeting was then had until half-past
one O'Clock P. NJ.
AT the appointed hour the members
of the regiment re-assembled at the
Court House. The meeting organized
for business by calling Surgeon Major
DIR. Henry West to the chair, and the
election of Erasmus Wilson, of com.
pany E, and w. A. Pittenger, of COM
pany G, as Secretaries.
Col. John S. Pearce was called upon
to state the object of the meeting. The
Colonel said that this was the first re-
union of the regiment since the war,
and it was of course only a prelimina-
ry meeting, the object being to form a
permanent organization for annual re-
unions hereafter.
/ Col. Pearce then moved that COM
mittee of one from each company be
appointed to report permanent officers
for the Association. The motion was
adopted, and the Chairman appointed
the following membeas to constitute
the committee:
Capt. b. n. Lindsey, company A; J.
C. Patterson, company F; John Welch,
company d; Lieut.. Robt. MeGonagIe,
company /; James Moore, company C;
R. F. Kane, company II; E. Wilson,
company E; Lieut.. John Butler, COM
pany K; Nathan Sim, company G; Jno.
Patton, company B.
After an absence of a few minutes,
the Committee on Permanent organiz-
alton reported the following:
IiColNCut-SOl. JUN
2 Vice Presidents-Capt. F.. A. Parish,
of Tuscarawas county county; Albert
Quigley, Harrison county; Capt. Geo
G. Porter, Jefferson county; Major d.
NJ Roach, Carroll county; DR.. Henry
West, Belmont county.
Secretary-J. E. Judkins, of Belmont
county.
4" Corresponding Secretary-J. Moore,
of Harrison county.
/, Treasurer-George Jepson, of Bel
mont.
Quartermaster-Dr. F. w. McCauley.
Assistant Quartermaster-Joh Blat-
ter.
The report was unanimously adopt
ed. it7t4;t a.siH
Shortan interesting addresses were
then made by Col. John s. Pearce.
Chaplain Rev. A. Swaney, Lieut.. J. F.
0glevee, Capt. B. N. Lindsey, Capt. A.
P. Lacey and others. All were listen
ed to with the deepest interest and
closest attention. During the course of
Col. Pearce's remarks he proposed the
sentiment: "TO THE NOBLE
DEAD OF THE 9STH OHIO" Following
the announcement of the above senti-
ment there was a deep silence in the
room for five minutes, and tears of
grief mOistened the eyes and cheeks of
many in the room whose loved ones
went out to battle with the 9Sth
but never returned. AT the close of
this deep silence, the Colonel paid
beautiful and glowing tribute to the
noble dead of the regiment.
Letters were read from Gen. John G
Mitchell and Col. John A. Norris, re-
GREETING their inability to be present.
A vote was then taken for the pur-
pose of determining the time and
place of the next meeting. 1t was re-
solved to hold the next meeting in the
city of Steubeaville, on the first day of
1876.
Rev. w. T. Meloy, of Cadiz. wus
then called upon to lead in prayer, af-
ter which the meeting.