New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-09
REUNION OF VETERANS.

| PLEASANT MEETING AT HARTFORD. COSN.-MASr
DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS PREsENT-THE CITY
| DECORATED AND CROWDED IN HONOR OF TIN
OCCASIONAL NOTABLE SPEECH BY GENERAL
| SHERMAN.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac met al
Hartford. Conn, yesterday. There was large at
tendance Of noted officers among whom Gem
era VT. Sherman There parade, and meet
ings Of the various corps associations were
held. General Sherman made an address, in
which, after complimentary illusions TO tho
Army Of the United States he replied 10 some OF tho
statements understood be found in the recent book
by Jefferson Davis.
SHERMAN REPLIES TO JEFFERSON DAVIS.
THf NECESSITY OF Az ARMY-THE ARMY or THE
UNITED STATES MADE or GOOD MATERIAL
DAVIS on THE SURRENDER OF JoHNSTON-GEN-
ERAL SHERMAN CoRRECTs pAvIs's MssrArE-
MEN1s ABOUT THg BURNING or COLUMBIA, 5. C.
| HARTFORD, Conn, June S.-This city was
gay With decorations to-day f. honor Of the meeting Of
the Society Of the Army Of the Potomac the streets
crowded with people Of the city the
try TO witness the parade Of veterans General sherman
arrived early IN the morning and AZ reviewed tho
Is Regiment Connecticut state Militia Governor Bige
! low accompanying him.
procession formed AZ the state Capitol soon after
noon and marched in the following order:
First Dirision-lst Regiment Of the Connecticut Ma
! toual Guard Colonel Barbour First Company ~ the
Governors Foot Guard Tibbitts Veteran Corps of Troy,
! Y Post No . g. A T.. ~ Philadelphia Nathaniel
Ivon Post NJ .. Of Hartford: Wilcox Post Of Spring
h'd. Mas veteran Soldiers and Sailors mass lied.
N,copd DrisiOn- Army and NAVY club ~ Connecticut,
General william B Franglin president Society of tho
Army 81 The Potomac. General III q Wright. president
Thrd Dirisi0n-tirs Company Of the Governors
IIor.c Guards. e-cortine Governor Bigrlow and stan
i' S,cr"nr, - War and General sherman Governor
Irhld ~ Rhode Island. and saG Governor 'Iog', of
Pcun-ylyania and staff; Governor Paisted of Maine,
and stan, and other guests IN carrases
The rnenler ~ Tho So,istr ~ tho Army ~ tho poto-
mac, FAR possible preserved their corps orsanza-
ton- in the procession. Generals Burnside. Wright,
Franklin, Davenport and Others marched IN he ranks
with "the boys" all Of them being enthusiastically
cheered by the people along the route.
MEETING or ARMY CORPS ASSOCIATIONS.
Several ~ the Army Corps Associations held meetings
az the Capitol building this forenoon for business Tho
First Corps president WAS Grn,r ]. C. Re- niu,on, Of
N-w-York vice ce.prrsidcrtJ J ". Hoffman: and secre-
tarr aud treasurer. Captain J. y Burr Of the Second
Corp. Coio.rl George Hooper OF Ne'y-Y0r, ,rt as
prr-idcnt. sprrch made by General Niles Thero
q good attendance and The following Officers were
erctcd: General 3. y Couch. Of NorHaik.
pre- -idrnt; General J. b u. Billings. of Cam
h1d-~ Miss, secretary and treasurer: Cen
cra France A. Wal'r. of Ncw-fIaycn historian.
Executive C1mmitfec-Grncra J. cur'i.s. Canaan.
aarua. y y GenC-al 6 EIh.; n3rtfori r9.oncI mel
/ font Philadelphia; Captain b. H. chilli. Providence;
vi'c-prrs,icnt,. General Nelson 4 Miles. l. : ~
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Afic .i,t, r,rps meeting tho ATTENDANCE wa ler-e
General Charles Dc,en- presided and delivered triet
-,. NJ fh , rdsrni Of Rr,,,kign to ", ar tlr ~ish
Cori.- had-r and resolution passed that % copy u
the report be -,nt to the Colonel " that regiment and
fh, Nuftnt General of Ncp York The follow olli
rer- wrr. rlecicd pre-i,!rui. General GETTY. \;
vice p:'shirnfs General ". " Henry 81 vermont;
co~ cor i' - o., yr % Hayou W see sccryfarv Mafor ivan
TAI q Ns ~ YORK; treasurer Colonel sa""el True''
/ maj Corps -tieu,onsni Thomr4 II. Fcarry. N Now
YORK pr si'"nt y" business "a7 done ekc"pt 10 ,ct
rrprc-"utage ~ Vice president OF the Army OF the
presidents. G~n,-,l.s " crnwford anL J. J. ,lilham;
| s,crrfar md tr"asirrr = + Prake ,... ~.
! ident Cir,rg, l. T'a'e ~ the Ioth Maine Hceimenf
Yir president. Co"rel George y chapman. ~ The jth
C"nu''' ut secretary surgeon J. H. Love oi TIDE -Vih
The l1rl corps meeting prc.le over hy General
/ Pr'stlcnt general Her. ~ Philadelphia -.~.reiarv
| .r,aon J. l. yelling, treasurer General |orlnm l."
The nctne ~ the ninth Corps wa ono ~ rho largest
b.d t.rcr,l burnside presided and al lrc.~-s we're
made The cicrtinn ofonlcr rrsulted D, foe-: Pres
dent General \ T. Burnside; yire-prr-irht General A.
! q g. Spr,gue secretary. General II: BriucT: ir'hs
nrcr Colonel y u Inrnel yic' president ~ tlc Army
| of fhc P"foulr. General 7 W -"ift
urc,iur wa- largely ATTENDED. The fol.o~i, iiccrs
wcro c'cc'ra ',r ~, .n-uine year Prr.l.ni Ucnry y
D,,is. r prc-idcnt-. Gcn"ra William Vii. colonel
! J r D h.''h"N. General J".m liamin"nd, G,n~al T.
Hlalr.l',. General J y. M'Iniosb. G'n"ril VI 10
| Hutch: Treasurer. General Ir,m" Whitehead
rruftc ENFncIsrs AT rnr OPERA House.
The public rNrrr.r- this afternoon were hrii al mo
opera House which d'r-oly crowded The body ot
the hou-, was occupied by Tho veteran soldiers md
guests and the galleries hy rti.cns. nc.lin. many
ladies' over the stage Wa representation % military
camp with tcnfs. Calling guns, hIgs. etc The proceed
ingS syerc opened with airr-s hy MAYOR Buikcy,
witch WA briefly responded 10 by General H. O.
Wri.ht president ~ the -ocicty. poem ~ by
Colonel : p slmncr. Of bridgeport. The or,'i"n by
Daniel pouchcrty. 0f Philadelphia was r","iy'i with
enthusiastic applause SECRETARY Of War Lincoln arrived
too ate 10 oin IN tine procession. hut be- occupied post
uon "n ilc-'i r ln Toe vpti ii",,r'i ii' j. E ,..
of Post No. . e. X ~ Phlladelphit wa also %" tho
STAG, with the battle flIs "f P'nns'Nau' regiments;
Snrruan secretary ~ var Lincoln General Iafn-de,
Franklin lia@lry -cAe.. p.''n' and s'oenm and Cow
A. tlc business meeting officers were chosen a. '9'
| lows: President General Charles nrvtns - Lowell,
MAJ; We pr'ienv ~ t-t '" ,'''t s, cor,.
drn, rnird Corps. chaplain }. n T~h.asu.
ro1a n'@' chsr@. DGns '' spsr%' ' rliaSpth y J.:
nnh Corps. General J. M.lhan, New lork -iNih
,ri1.rai F. S% Dcirou Eicyrnib corps General
\. B Underwood. Bo-ton Twelfth Corp. colonel
Gcor,c y CHAPMAN. Iiirti"rl Conn Gcncrl OF -'nn'
General y. u. Wlcy: Worce-ter: Gayalr S"r-; Major
General John b. Nclni9,h Ncw.lrnn.wick VI ; MI
Corp. Captan IIoweatc. United ssntcs Army record
s ss,rr"ir, Colonel George II sharpc kings
ton. y. y; trc.isureT General VI. l. McM'h"h' Ne"-
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committee was appointed to arrange f'r general
reunion ~ the soriccs ~ t' yrral armies lIr next
meeting " the .nrrty viii Doe hrd Ia Detroit next year.
ADDRESS or GENERAL ". T. SHERMAN.
I'm response to the toast " To the Army and Nayy,"
General sherman spoke In part A. follows:
m special interest n the younger officer. 'ike Cen
cral t~ly of our volunteer who are hk J., I" -ryiye
u- rrrti-. write pur ci1taph-. do not pro-
fs-. o. ambitions ~ hi- epoch ~ tine. r' r-rtaiuy
.upa. f- with Hamlet u hi- ,ytug appeal ,o h~ od
cnufi.lr. " Iorstio. / dead Thou lly-t l.rqorL
mr aud tlt olu-,' ar KIT to the uusatIsned'
l.u now tsll, 20 tlr -ter.0tf pei and e0U'HE9t
fofs s Artlt tr.l of ir