Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-19
E t OF VETERANS.
Men Who Followed the Old Flag
to the Halls Of the Mentezumas.
A Pleasant ReusiOn-Plan Of Per.
manent Organization.

lie notice given by Mr.. Dan A. Johnston,
Of 4A Main street, a number Of the sur
vivors of the Mexican war aud their
friends assembled at bis residence last
evening at half past seven o'clock. Only
q small number was present, as but few
Of the men who passed through that
war Of thirty years ago are left among
us, and of this few there are some who
could not venture cut in the night air
even to participated so pleasant and in
teresting a meeting as this. After an
hour spent in becoming acquainted with
each other, relating incidents, personal
and general, of the Mexican war and in
practicing what little Spanish they could
recall, the meeting was called to order
for business. Captain James Blackman
moved that Captain j. L Sharp take the
chair. Carried. CsptaiR Sharp stated
that the object Of the meeting was to
bring about a reunion and a better ac'
quaintance among the few survivors Of
the Mexican war, and to effect a perma-
nent organization, such as exists in other
cities, for social and business purposes.
Upon motion ]. Harvey Mathes wns
requested to act as secretary and L. G.
Haynes was chosen as corresponding
secretary. Neither Of these gentlemeH
cut a very large figure along about the
time Of the Mexican war, but they &C.
cepted the responsibility all the same.
The following roll was made out of
those present:
j.. Sharp. first lieutenant, Company
*" Fourth Illinois volunteers. Ad-
dress, "a Front street.
James Backman, sergeant, Company
A." Fifth Indiana volunteers, and as.
s~istant quartermaster sergeant, Memphis.
Peter Engles, private, of Captain R.
G. Fosters company, Campbell's First
Tennessee regiment
Edwin C. Carroll, private Company
&C." Second United States dragons, a
native Of Tennessee, but resides at st.
Louis.
S. B. HolliHshead, private Company
"a" Second Mississippi volunteers, re-
: sides No. G Manassas street.
: W. NJ. Hutton, private Company &c"
First Tennessee cavalry, &c Jefferson
{ street.
Henry Noll, private Company ~"
. Fourth Louisiana volunteers, Memphis
: S. Strauss, private Second Tennesses
. Haskelrs regiment, lOs Monroe street
u H. Seessel, sr private Company IL
First Kentucky cavalry, 24l Poplar
street.
4 Dan A. Johnston, private Compan!
*" First Tennessee, 444 Main street
The naTe of Mrs. N. McWilliams, wh,
= wal present, was also entered, as he
!. former husband, Lieutenant Miles h
Clark, of the st. Louis Mounted Volun
= teers, served in the war.
- Mr.. Haynes stated that Gen. Pillow de
i sired to send his kindest regards to al
his old comrades in arms who might b
present; to assure them of his heart,
sympathy aud cooperation in WhateVe
4 they might do. Captain j. a.. Leno7
also sent a similar message, and tn
names of both were enrolled as member
10 of the meeting and Of whatever associE
Re ton might be formed.
10 Mr.. Noll moved that q committee 9
L., three be appointed to devise and repoI
back at a future meeting q PLAZA Of pei
manent organization. This carried, an
the chair appointed Messrs. Noll, Bach
mann and Johnston as such committee
II Mr.. Haynes was afterward added to tn
ly committee.
" 1t was agreed to prepare a roll bool
to be left at 444 Main street, where a
ic the surviving soldiers of the Mexica
n war living in Memphis and the surround
IA ing country are requested to call an
-. register their names. The importanC
" of this will be understood when it
I'd stated that a move will be made in COZ
10 gress shortly to secure pensions for th
m veterans Of that war, and that earneI
TT cooperation is essential to success. Th
press Of the city was requested to publis
the proceedings, and a vote of thanl
was rendered the chairman and seer
taries. AT the close of the reguli
proceedings those present were i
vited down to an elegant suppe
where they were introduced to Mr.
50 Johnson and her daughter. To this So
. per it is almost unnecessary to say tn
y the veterans did ample justice. The a
re petites they brought home with the
ny. from Mexico remain u~nimpaired al
in good as new. There was abundance
everything to tempt the appetite, and
hour was spent at the table that won
have repaid for a weeks mar,
through the chapparel of Mexic
The veterans are not a broken dow
set of old men by any means. Mo
of them appear to be in the priu
!. of life. They laughed and joked, al
,uy told stories last night with as much re
,tul and spirit as any dozen men who eau
ard out of our more recent war. Some