Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

their friends TO the number Of about 400 |
adjourned to the Town Hall, where they !
partook of a substantial dinner prepared |
by our citizens.
After dinner, Col. Rowland again called
the Nssemblage to order from the speakers
stand, after which the minutes OF the last
meeting were read and approved.
On motion, Captains LucKEY, Terry
and CULVER were appointed committee
to select place and time of holding next
reunion. Committee reported Elmore,
and time, Sd Wednesday in August, 1873
After some discussion report was adopted
with the announcement that Captain
LUcKEY would hare to foot the bill.
The TreOsurer's report showed $2l so
credit, and expenditures $l4 rs, leaving
balance OF Sc 81, with some unsettled
bills. A collection was taken among the
members present resulting in S44 So.
Next order of business was the nomin-
alton and election of officers, for ensuing
year, resulting as follows:
Prcsidcnt-Capt f. NJ CULVER.
| secretary L. -. Jerry.
Cor. Sec'y.--Capt. j. B. LUcKEY.
Treasurer--Capt. PAUL DEAL.
Executive Commttee-Cnpts. LUCKEY,
TERRY, e. f. WILLIAMS, and w. VAN
HoRN, A. D. DAY.
On motion of NJ. J. LAWRENCE, Com
mittee OF three were appointed to draft
Constitution and bylaws for permanent
organization Of regiment, and report at
next meeting. Mr.. LAWRENCE, Capt. CuI-
YER and Capt. o. Rowland were appointed
said committee.
This closed the business meeting, and
Capt. CULVER, in his happy vein Of
thought, introduced Gen. GIBSON, who, he
said, could talk, and he had ''hired" him
to come here and speak for him. Gen
GIBSON eulogized the regiment after the
style of Gen. GIBSON. He then went into
the "unwritten work" OF the regiment. He
thought if the Government had cut the
regiment loose when it crossed the river ut
Louisville into Kentucky, that it would
have stolen the Confederacy within six
months and closed the war. This foragihg
for something to eat was the comedy OF n
soldiers life. Notwithstanding the boys
were good eaters, they were equally rs
good fighters. But this was war.
Sergeant THOMAS CRoFTs, of Co. &C."
then read the following poem, dedicated to
the relatives OF fallen comrades:
Again we meet! Another year
Is marked by Times unerrinR pen.
We meet our friendship to renew,
Aud grasp each others hand again.
And as we rally round our flag,
Each squadron in Its ranks again,
We will, for this one day at least,
Be "Third Ohio Cavalry" men.
But as we gaze along the line,
Our meRgre ranks their stories tell,
OF camp, aud march, and food, and field,
Where brave men fought and fell,
We think OF the time when we marched away,
Our column a mile and quarter long,
And on the muster rolls the names
or a regiment twelve hundred strong
With waving banners and cleaning steel,
Proudly we marched away,
Mid the deatening cheers of the throng,
Assembled their tribute to pay,
For four long years we fought for the flag
The Starry Flag" of the free
Till il waved in triumph DER every State,
From the sea coast unto the sea.
Then we furled our banners and sheathed
our swords,
Al the welcome call Of peace,
Rejoicing that the day had come,
When war and strife ght cease.
But where is our regiment to day.
Hundreds sleep meath Southern sky,
And from the Ohio to the Gulf,
In every State our comrades lie.
Nobly contending for the flag that they loved
In the tbickest of the fight they fell
Where steel crossed steel, a nd squadre ns met
Midst rifle shot and bursting shell.
Our noble dead in memory dear,
They are enshrined to-day;
We drop for them the silent tear,
To them our hearts best tribute pay.
Following this, EDDIE O'CoNNoR, Chap.
lain ROBERT McCUNE, and Major j. I
PRICE were called for and responded witt
brief and appropriate remarks.
In order to remind US OF the costs of wa
Mr.. PRICE gave few statistics from hi
. records rs paymaster. He had paid th'
Sd Cavalry three times, during the latte
part oil the war, as follows
From Oct. 81, '63. to April 30, GA. 5 80 053 O.
From April 80, ga, to Oct. 81, '64, 1872, ,362 j
On muster out at Columbus, Aug.
IA d 10, 1865, .....''... 259.940 i
The total amount paid by Major PRIcl
to the regiment, from Oct 81, 1868, unit
mustered out in August, 1865, was $500,
, 9l2 Glover half million dollars.
On motion, thanks to the ladies, the com
: mittees, and especially to Capt. FRAN
$ WETMoRE, was responded to by thre
} hearty cheers from the boys.
On motion, the Secretary was instructe
to furnish proceedings to Perrysburg an
Toledo papers for publication.
A motion thea prevailed to adjourn t
! meet at Elmore, Ohio, on the thir
, Wednesday in August, 1873.
) There were 125 members Of the Sd reg
iment present, several of whom brougl
their wives, sisters, and sisters OF othel
i along, besides there were quite number
representatives from other regiments.
e The Arion Band gave a. ball in the Tow
9 Hall at night which was fairly attende
r from members of the Sd, their friends fro
y Toledo and our citizens.
T The weather was delightful and ever,
thing passed off as pleasant MS could |
II desired.
!, NEW ADVERTISE EN- ENTS
Ohio State FaiI,
u will take place at co LUMBUS, Septemb
J. 10th to l4h. Railroads terminating ia Uolun
f bus will carry TX hbitors' freight T,ee ana vi