The National tribune., 1882-10-12
A BOOM IN INDIANA.
The Department Musters 1O5 Posts, and Still In
CreasinG Rapidly.


| creasing Rapidly.
| Special Correspondence National Tribune.
WINAMAC IND, Oct. 4-Grand Army affair
and military matters in this Department ar
| booming. The work goes bravely on in the in
crease of Posts and the gathering in of the " boys
! under the starry banners of the Grand Army 0
! the Republic" When wrote you last the mum
| Der of new Posts mustered had increased to 90
now there has been jump to No 105 at ROches
! ter, Ind, which was mustered fortnight ago b,
| Commander Trout, of Denver Ind, and tn
| comrades Of this "BoSS Post" who have alread,
organized two others, are getting up anothe
| at Rowan, Ind.
Post visitation being speciality of minc, anC
the military hobby" am constantly among
! the boys" 1t has been a great pleasure TO
me to visit the distinguished Winamac Post
No. AZ, in this Department. This Post manned
after chief Of the POttowattOmie tribe of In
| dians) was organized in January, 1881, by the
great organizer" General J. r. Carnahan
Adiutant General State of Indiana and Depart
mcnt Commander, who found Il Vets at roll
call as charter members. Now there are
so Boys in Blue. Among their officers are
Commander Edward r. Brown, late of Co
c. Twonty-seventh Indiana, and S. Y. C
John f. Yarnall late of Co. A, Fifty-third
Illinois; other officers are J. Y. c., n. r. Ben.
nett; A. j., j. n. Brown; @. NJ, W. w. Agnew
Surg, II. Z. Patterson; Chaplain, J. E. Keiser
Q. D., I. B. Hodge; O. c., J. James; @. NJ. S.
Z. Parrott. They meet semi-monthly, and arc
getting along finely. Among other features Of
the place is a fine military company, 80 strong
and hardy young men accustomed to the use OF
fire arms from early youth" They are all
good shots" John T. Yanall is captain, A.
keyes first lieutenant, and W. B. Taylor second
lieutenant.
Another company recently organized and
mustered by General Carnahan, named Carna-
han Guards, raised by Captain Moses NJ Carbon,
Commander Of the II. S. Tuno Post, rs, is
composed of the same material, including a few
Vets" This company bids fair to be rival
of she "WinamaCs." Both took part in the
Reunion held at Rensselaer,, Ind, on the 9th,
2Sth and Goth ult., under the auspices of Nc
PhersOn Post, No. 81, apartment of Indiana
John J. Waterbury, acting commander. Gen.
Phil. Sheridan and staff came from Ieaven-
worth, Kan, remained two hours and shook
hands with the boys" Post No g. of LAFAYETTE.
accompanied him. COmrade f. Il. Brown. of
the WlnamaC Post, is president of the assOcia-
ton, comprising the veterans of five counties,
meeting annually. Going from Winamac, l
met some of the comrades of Post II at Logans-
port. Post No. 10, at New Wayerley, one of
the oldest in the Department. and most novel
Posts anywhere, organized August 81, 1850,
numbering fifty strong, have built little
barracks thirty-three by twenty, and own
thcir G.. A. r. hall. p. c. d. J. Forgv, late
Co. B, Forty-siXth Indiana donated the ground,
logs for lumber, etc; the money was raised by
subscriptions; d. G. Jennings, late of Co. K
Forty-siXth Indiana, and Surgeon l.. L. Quick,
Sixteenth Indiana battcry-this trio are the
strong pillars of the Post. Their hall in the
interior is a thing of beautv-a perfect gem in
appointments, beautifully and systematically
arranged in true soldierly style They have
q fine stand of arms, and a pretty stand Of
coors Above them, at Peru, Indiana, is the
already noted ". B. Reyburn Post No. S.
which are making their mark as q live
and progressive Post, from the fact that
they rank now about fifth in numbers have
III enrolled, and mustered seventeen re-
cruits moro on the evening of the Sd
inst. They have abundant material, as no
less than twenty-five different companies were
raised irr this town of 1000 inhabitants during
the war. prominent lot of soldiers still
survive: Captain Ira B. Myers late Co l,
Ninety-ninth Indiana, now the postmaster,
and prominent citizen, is the father of the
Post and its adiutant. Lewis g. Fulwiler,
editor Of the Peru Sentinel, late Co. A, TWEEN
tieth Indiana, who lost leg in the Seven
Days fight before Richmond, the Commander.
Captain VIM. Wallacll, late Fifty fist Ind, to
whom was entrusted the work of digging the
tunnel in Libby Prison, whereby Colonel
A. d. Streight and over 100 Union officers
escaped, is the Senior Vice. Welcome Rice,
Major Forty eighth Ind, J. "; @. NJ, w. w.
Lockwood; Chaplain, Rev B. F. Cavins; Sur,
S. S. Marsh; o. D., JnO F. Ream; o. c., w F.
DAILY; S. NJ, w. II. IL. Spaulding. Comrale
Tom Ream, late of the Phil. Sheridan Post,
No. 7, Los Angeles Department of California,
and a worker for the Order, has been quite a
help to them, acting Officer of the Day fire.
quently. They are all doing finely in grand
work for good cause. Expecting to visit
other Posts, will report progress for THE TRIB-
UNE which seems to be the favorite soldier
paper number ask for it. 1t will become
the leader in G. A. K. affairs in this section.
Yours, in T., G. and L.,
"VERITAs."
Co. H., 18th Ind.