The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-10

The following items are taken from the Niles
Republicans report OF the recent soldiers
and sailors reunion in that city:
Del Cummings, OF Paw Paw, who enjoys the
pleasant reputation of being the best Iifer in
southwestern Michigan, played with the st.
Joseph Valley Drum Corps during the Reunion
last week, and played splenddy. He has been
engaged for the campaign and will be with that
corps on all important occasions.
1t is gratifying to know that, with the thou
sands OF people in this city during the Reunion
there was but little drunkenness, and but one
Of all the crowd had to be calaboosed.
Thursday night was Jolly one IN camp
Every soldier imagined himself first class
singer, and each man went to work with all his
lung power to serenade his neighbors. After a
time Capt. Thos. Botham, OF st. Joseph, organ
lied the cavalrymen into gee club and made
the grand rounds, visiting every tent, exchang
ing friendly greetings and dong the old war
songs. There was a general jolly. good time
kept up nearly all night. Some of the men
went to bed, but 1t was no go, they couldn't
stand the racket, and rolled out to m:ngie with
the jolly, rolickng ''boys" who we're determ-
ined to have all possible of the fun and merry
making.
Lieut.. George T. Nash, OF Marcellus, former
~ OF the famous Looms Battery, was ono Of
the notable characters at Camp Blair, during
the Reunion. He served throughout with that
renowned battery, and earned commission by
good service 10 the field, and Is now toe only
surviving officer OF the battery He brought
with hlm the sabre that Gen. Loomis formerly
carried and which the General presented TO
him. The section OF the battery in tire coiumn
on Thursday was one OF five guns captured by
tho rebels at Chckamauga. Some OF the guns
were retaken the next day but this gun was
not recaptured until three months later, at
Mission Ridge. The Lieutenant made brief
talk to the battery boys in camp OH Friday
morning, and they responded with hearty cheers
and escorted him TO the city. Lieut.. Nash says
he proposes TO attend all the reunions OF thus
Association, and we hope he may live 10 attend
many.
Fifty-sour Michigan regiments and batteries
were represented at the Reunion, aud 270 reg-
ments and batteries from other States The
cavalry OF this State was represented as fol-
lows: 1st regiment, 90 men, I'd, q; 81, IL !;
4th, II 9Th, 2; 7tb, Is; sth, 4; 9th, o. 10th, !;
11th, IL; total, 122. The different artillery
companies had 10. The infantry was repre-
sented: 1st, g. I'd, Il; 3D. and 7th. ? escn !;
4th, 10th, 22d and 27tb, each 9TH, 8; 6th, 50;
sth, nth, 10th and Goth, each; 9th, s.; lltb,
%; 18th, 1853; 18th, IS; 10th, Z: 18th, IS; 10Th,
80; Gath, II; 25th, 81 Goth. o. 2Sth, IL. Sharp
shooters, 1s; engineers and mechanics, 16; u.
5. colored troops, 102, and of miscellaneous
enough to run the roster up to 1902
The following is from the Niles Democrat;
In looking over the Niles papers 1 find no
mention Of the ST. Joseph Valley drum corps,
which gave us the creme de Ia creme OF music
Gust such as the old soldier likes to march tor
during tho reunion. / expected to see mention
of 1t in the Daily Republicans camp items, and
being DISAPPOINTED in this, thought best to give
the boys a little lift and some praise as they de-
serve. wish TO say for myself, as we'll as the
old Vets, that 1t was the boss music and took
the socks off of all other bands--the only soul
| stirring music during the reunion, as martial
music gives vim aud renews the memories
camp life. Their 6fer, Mr.. Del. Cummings, OF
Paw Paw. is a little fellow, but he IL chuck full
of wind and can ill the fife TO perfection. The
fife he uses Is old relic of the war aud bears
tie marks OF old age. We hope to hear it again
as we'll as the drum corps, and doubtless will
. during the campaign, as such music will be
needed to enliven the boys to good sold work.