, 1876-10-16

Approaching Reunion Mt swaaI,ington-We

faction. Whilst the army still hoveved around
| tho forttncatIons At West Point and al Fishk11,
in 1888 aud prior to their leaving for their homes,
| Gen. Knox and few others originated "The
| Society Of The Cincinnati" to perpctuate tho
| friendships Of the deid, and provide mode Of
| meeting and Keeping track Of eseh other OF
| this Society Gen. Washington became and con.
ttnucd President 90 long "a be lived; and
the Society continued to meet together
] until the last had passed away. Whilst the
arm!cs commanded BY Sherman were htil| In the
1ell ut Raleigh, near tho close Of their grand
march, and the successful terminus of all thetr
great work. officers, under the same Inspiration
which governed those of the Revolutionary OIL.
| GERS, formed tho Society Of "The Army Of the
Tennessee" The other Armies Of the Cumbcr.
land, Ohio, and Georgia. which had been chiefly
carved out OF tho Army Of the Tennessee, also,
Tor greater convenience, originated separate So
ctctcs, though these, us those Of the East, were
bound by ono common brotherhood Of fccl!ug.
The Army Of the Tennessee was composed al.
most exclusively Of officers from the States west
Of the mountains. Since the grand review at
Washington at the end aud the departure Tor
their several homes but verv few have been
back to tie Cap1ta1.and rerv few have srcn their
original commander, Gen. u, 8. Grant,
TIE ANNUAL MEETING or THE socIEry
Is this year at Washington, ON the 10th itlst.,
and ls onc'whicl, for all the officers. aud more
especially 10: all Of those who have been gradu.
atea OF West Point, possesses unusual interest,
aud also, with very many Of the latter, causes
sincere regret. II NIL this great West, from
every city and village, thero will hasten to
Washington tome ot!scr Interested In the pro-
eeedlngs. Tic Societies Of the Tcnncssce and Of
| the Cumberland are engaged IN ereuting statue.
TO tue memory Of their great deceased cum.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Thomas, the former
Of whicl, IS about to be unveiled and presented
70 its Society. It's not simply the officers Of
tic Tennessee who will gather there, but those
Of tlic other great armies Of the West aud VI
the Potomac, which have been 80 successfully
| commanded 4 by the President
II is not either simply the mere annual meet
'ng OF the Society, or tue mere 1nyctling Of the
statue, which gives to this meeting ut WnsE[ng-
ton Unusual interest, but # is because tAorc
they al VII meet md tae official Leave o. their
the Army Of tho Tennessee, opened to II It's
glorious career, and .gavs hope to the Govern
nent, Ae WIS Fho, g Il irere, sprang from
an e es essn epoysa ft a1s !. IN sss s en
1901, aud who las risen through afl grades
ot o., rank n,S,,. upward nIa, SO as to attain
tic tic peepe s IL n'tosg s' conssasnaer s
and as President, ias done NIL things with faith
fulncss and honor, rejecting glory on thc army
be commanded glory tn which eaelo!l'cer and
soldier in all these armies participates. It ia
commander Of the same armies, tho friend and
succcssor of Grant, who began with them ut The
beginning and remained ever with then, to the
GEN. THOMAS AND GEN. MpuERsof
arc well worthy OF tho monuments which the
ARMY Of The Cumberland md tho Army OF the
Tennessee, are crcettug to their memories, fur
a., fft5er osfra of o eyef e,sys somSo an a
himselt around Tie inner affections
OF officers and soldiers, whilst they
conadcd In his sltll. What tic death of
Mcpherson in the field caused to be said Of him,
could with equal juitlce be snil OF Thomas.
Gen. Grant, fn urging tho promotion Of Gen.
cphcraou. .{wlon before Vicksburg). designated
him to tho President rs 'sone Of the abIcst Of
engineers and most skillful Of Generals"
grandmother, Grn. Grant said. Every ufl{ror
and sodIer who served under your grandson
folt the highest reverence for lis patriotism,
bis zeal, bic great ana almost uneqnllGd ability,
can endow q, commander" Again, in Marcel,
1864, when Gen. Grant was leaving the Army Of
tue Tencssee TO So to tue Potomac "a Genera'of
tho armies Of tho United stntos, III handIng over
rank IN farewell letter 10 thu latter, he most
tatned by all the oHtcers Of Ills command, bit
referring more especially to the way Den. 5Aer-
him. Saii h". II want '' tn.Yntnss VIII, III.
tLunks to yon aud Con. Aicrlerson, rs ihc ric1 lei
Whntcvnr huvo had ~ s,,ricss e' fcc 1T III
tbn gra,ltuin lila ictt"r won,d c,nrcss III. ~
i",, tnn ,H"at iuttorsH ny, !,
TnEcsn rihutc "a s snv shnsn scora T'n,an.
an misS t.phnrsn 1n'T :" In nrt,u nv 4ois hma
snwn thon, H. bovar:y v, rero,.I ~ nu"gts tt,
1nnnv thns n,,c p1snd ,oon,',nnnt ca nat ,y oy
nc1 .rut. ~ nj thns" %,no, s'uu u,,i uut s
,,' ,sa d,ad ~ M M ~. an'o1 Ho ~ofsy
,xona Nv disca.na "a ron,r,es"d thsr' y, tro
thr1r names c",i Svt, hse irsrr|hc w "nd "s thIr
enrics nernetuated IS was dan. INV ar ,nnsr iMe'
g..o aIa ~ H., ~. ~ Mua pot a1r tnose
Ss 1T s,s s wv "I1 ~ aSsm n ,} y .he anaians
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p.1." ~ ~ ,,hrn,'n ~ ehsu s, as LOU
sasu . ~ 'o ,s.teSS ho,h o, VI snr ofayg aoeas:
1"eEer ~, n,usn " s"s uo,a anonaa 1 aaa Me.nsfson
u, 9,, 1"elo ~, "G'o & sst WHY ty WIN ss,vea taith.
!u'iy anu .e! @ oaave'y Wnuse memosles l uessrve
oss - W forever oofne Ia remembrance as wei ~
tlose tWo.
AfinN M ripIsEA YsAMs or COS cosTiNuors ssavicE
tGsn - u" eo, as ~ . ., s aiss f any,
eh t ~ enaeF saa, p1 " army y ~" tno navy ot
Lnt UGlt1u states. ". H. Atlilt Will, Gro another