, 1881-04-07
Reading Of I3riof Biographical
Sketches Of tho Deceased
Members.
Gen, Sherman Presents O Sketch of
tho Battle Of Pittsburg
Landing.
Some Interesting Incidents In Conncc.
tion with Tint Memorable Eli.
gagcment.
dwelling the Statue Of the Bravo and
Lamentad Gen. MCPHERSON.

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Gen. 1rtckeu]ooner. corresponding Score.
tarv. reod brief Ioaranl[cnl sketches of the
members 1eccased since the Inst ncptluy:
Col. John C, Aucerr,cd, at Washington: Col.
r N. SIoorc. Mt Cincinnati: Cot. John j.
Palmer or tfe Fnrty.fIftl, 1ltinois: DR..
rhomns l.. IIarper. Mt Cincinnati: md Mini.
4 n, Simnaon. nj 81 Tou1s.
Treasurer Gen, NJ, i, Force rca,l n report
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manent 1ahu' S''l".' "'tto ecneta' i"''a'
Committees wcrc appointed on permanent
officers, oration, and t'mva,m place Of next
reunion n..,.,,,o
Gen. Sherman read sketch Of tho battle
of Pittsburr Landing, illustra,ctl by mans
nnd charts distributed nn,on0 tno manlrrs.
s saia to neiu,,nt oc ~eoc wsro u l'uu satisfied
Win tlle accounts OF Inc battle written on
the spot,-sH': at l'atIncal anu Calfo; alla lio
corrected some mistakes.
1t was not his purpose to giyo n narrative
of the cycnt. nor tn rerIya controyprsies to
WHICH INIT gie'!t n"l@le i!as Rt'e'' Ftse' bslt
simply to Illustrate some OF the hlinor phases
Of the battle: From his very extensive read.
Ing about this battle, md
fnuM ni' ~" rH'savs.A', wv, onot.'.s 'e41oS'
nc cohelndeti that 9en. na"ean's cohaehsea
account iii his military history was about rs
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staha ps, oeihg the exact 1r'1ll from Ills
stand point
He tnen nassea 70 [eeountlng . nnMoer oi
incidents of tho bnttlc, ono Of which lie Ind
on the first tlny, +" ordered n Colonel to ,,c-
ctlDy n w0oticd rayinu to Keen tho etlcmyu,It.
Tho Colonel lid not quickly catci,
tho 1ncunIup or know Inv In
execute exc tie movement, >H Wien Col. T. W.
Styceny, Of nj, Illinois regiment sotti ii
Know What yoi, whit and cail dv It.' aid he
occupied tlls rayimc.' '' ~ - - ' ''0
tlni hn lid to n,ly 'u NJ tl,n nI,,t!frG slnaie
nclinye1ents whicl1 ho Ind sincr jrurti
navel tho Iay, lit rceiteI his cnc0llil-
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eli there. Ills oniy Reference to ihe plan nj tno
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