Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-05

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Reunion Of 49th Regiment, P. Y.
LE~isrowS, Dee. g, 1878.
To 4 large number of the citizens Of
this place to-day has been an occasion
of deep interest-it having been desig-
mated according to previous arrange
menf, as the time for the FIRST Reunion
Of the 49th Regimen, P.-v Regi-
menf having one of the rost glorious
records of any that ever marched out
FROM our State during the late civil
war a
At IL O'Clock A. NJ, those Who had
arrived on the previous day and early
this morning, formed in a line on Main
street, and, headed By fine Band of
music, escorted those who then arrived
in the train, to the Town Hall. where
the process Of organization was carried
out by the election of colonel Wom-
! bdChct a. itcctucut, oiSt tcu iSc
Presiients-one to represent each Com
psny in the Regiment. lu addition to
this Lieut.. Deemer was elected Secre-
tary, with Lieut.. Glass as assistant.
Lieut.. Wallace Bratton was appointed
Treasurer, and William Fl. Earnsha~,
Chaplain.
The organization thus completed was
declared BY unanimous vote to be '.The
Association of the 49th Regiment,
p. "" TO the membership of which
every hoRorably discharged member of
the Regiment is eligible simply upon
bis own request for said membership
being made to the Secretary, Lieut.
Deemer, whose p. o. address is Holli-
day sburg, Pa.
The Association then adjourned until
r. NJ, when they re assembled at the
Town Hall, formed in procession, and.
being kindly and courteously escorted
by the "Logau Guards"-Co. G-and
headed by the Baud, marched to the
Court House. and occupied sittings re-
served for their use. The large hall
was filled to its utmost capacity by the
Teacbe,s ef the county and the friends
Of the Regiment.
At the opening of the exercises the
President briefly stated 10 the friends
present the object Of the Association,
also that they proposed to publish an
accurate and complete history Of the
Regiment, as we'll as to erect suitable
monument in some central location.
The meeting was then opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ross, a former
Chaplain of volunteers, aud this was
followed by an intensely interesting
GRAFTON by Chaplain Earnshaw, former
ly the Chaplain of the Regiment, and
now holding that position in the L. s.
Military Home at Dayton, Ohio. 1t
would be impossible to depict the thrill
ling and social effect resulting from this
mastery address. 1t is rarely that SO
much tenderness and martial spirit can
Re so happily blended as on this occa-
sior.
Responding to frequent and hearty
calls, Lieut.. Ritner, row astor of the
Eleventh Baptist Church of Philadel
phia, then came forward aud delivered
brief address, for which be was hear
tIly applauded at its conclusion.
the exercises being over, the Regi-
ment was then escorted by "Ce g"
along the principal streets, and closed
with dress para6e.
In the evening an adjourned and final
meeting was held in the Town Hall,
opened with prayer by Rev. |. n. Rit-
ner, after which it was decided to hold
the next Reunion in Huntingdon, at
IL a. NJ, on November 4, 1876. After
interesting addresses by Gel. Won
baeker, Capt. j. L. Barton, Lieut.. l.
Newton Ritner, Lieut. r. Davidson and
others. The meeting then adjourned,
and with the tenderness of a trotherly
affection seldom surpassed, these com
rades in arms bade each other adleu,
until Nov. Z, 1876.
There were about seventy members
present, one of whom had cone about
900 miles, another one about 400, and
several more than 100 miles, so strong
was the attachment to the old Regi-
ment. JUNiATA.