Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-07-29
THE MCPHERSON MEMORIAL.
A Bright Day In the history OF clyde.
A nation uonoring tho Dend Conn
mRndor OF the Army OF tho
TcnnchrCe.
EuIly $4,000 People Present.

lion. The day proved TO be n pleasant one,
Notwithstanding the heavy fall Of rain that
asted nearly the whole of the night pre-
vious. This no doubt kept thousands
away, but il did not dampen the nrder OF
the old soldiers, when once under march
ing orders.
For distance OF % and 80 miles the
people drove In town from a thickly pop
ulatcd country, and trains came in from
| all directions with 20 and % passenger
coaches attached, and loaded TO the brim.
Great care was taken and we heard Of no
accidents during the day by train or dur
ing the formation or moving Of the man.
moth procession. 1t was the grandcst gath
ering OF veteran soldiers in this part of the
State since the war, md many were the
happy greetings of comrades that have
not met since they marched side by side TO
the music of the union.
For list Of the distinguished persons
and OF the ex.Soldier and Military organ.
izationH present, we are indebted TO Assist
ant Adjnlnnt General Garfield, who fur.
nished the same to the Sunday Journal rs
| follows:
Ex-President II. B. Hayes, President of
the Day.
Gen. II. p. Buckland, Grand Marshal OF
the Day.
Gen. w. 7. Sherman, Commander United
States Army.
Gen. W. b. Hasen, Chief Signal Officer
of the United States.
Gen. NJ. +. Force, of Cincinnati, who de-
| livered one of the regular addresses.
Gen. W. e. Strong, OF Chicago, formerly
| of McPherson's stuff, who delivered the
other regular address.
Gen. W. w. Belknap, Ex-Secretary OF
War.
Gen. w. II. Gibson, late Adjutant Gen.
eral OF Ohio.
Gen. NJ. ID. Leggett, ex.C commissioner Of
Patents.
Gen. ]. Warren Keller, Member of Con.
gress.
Hon. Chas. Foster, Governor of the State
and his personal staff.
Gen. John S. Kounlz, Commander OF the
Department of Ohio, and his personal staff
Gen. Chas, l.. Young, Senior Vice Com
mander-in-C Chief of the G. A. R., and aide.
Louis I. Robisso, the artist who pro
duced the statue.
Mrs. Mcpherson, the venerable mother
of Gen. Mcpherson, and several OF his sur
vivlng relatives.
Chaplain Rev. Robert McCune, Toledo.
The military present comprised the fol
lowing
Fourth Ohio Battery, Toledo, Capt o. ]
Hopkins, commanding. who furnished th'
salutes OF the day.
The 10th Regt. o. N. g., Col. ]. D. Nor
ton, with Milverstedt's Regimental Band.
The Cleveland Grays, Cleveland, will
the 9TH Regt. Band.
Toledo Cadets, Toledo, Capt. w. V. Nc
Maken, commanding, with the Cadet Band
The Cleveland Soldiers and Soldiers So
ciety of Cleveland.
THE q. A. r.
The Department Comma nder and person
al staff we're on the ground at an early hou
in the morning to hear reports and al
range the Posts ms they arrived. The ros
ter shows the following present
Gen. John S. Kountz, Department Com
mander.
Col.W. M. Cake, M. d.. Medical Director
Col. w. II. Gibson, Chaplain.
Sei i o. ~ ia, Shna," ,so;, ,,,s'"H "f a"u o. W..
Soi' "eo' 'hee's' 0ou"cii oi Auh'inis'f'
''oh' sn,,,
STAFF
Col. Geo S. Garfield, A. A. G., and Chic
OF Stat;
Col. w. II. Carpenter, A. q. nj. Genera
Col. =. IL. Jones, Inspector.
COL j. ii. Grove, Chief Mastering Office
Besides these there were thirty Aides d
Camn inclndinp Iieu,. CABS 8 SC,n6eI,
!, Dr.. 90. wv n -, =,
H. bl"ck' q. orimes' w. ". Iierrick' d. "
Smith and j. S. Luck, OF Wood county.
During the forenoon the following Pos,
renorted with strength given and in III
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