The National tribune., 1883-06-21

/ S., ]. A. Baich. At Lake Mills our chaplain
/! found an old comrade of his old New York regi-
ment, and their greeting and meeting lent
/ additional interest TO the meeting. The even
ing session was very interesting and impress
| sive and little before IL D. we closed in
! form. Good-byes were spoken, the soldiers
| hearty grip exchanged, and we boarded the
homeward- bound train, feeling that Sully Post
and its muster would be long remembered by
our whole delegation with pleasant recoilec-
/ tions
On Monday, June 4th, I visited Plainfeld,
| Bremen county, where / mustered q NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE Post of twenty charter members, to
be known as Captain Folks Post. We held
| afternoon and evening sessions, and the services
were impressive and interesting. Kind COM
| rades from GAINESVILLE and Nashua Posts came
many miles to be present with me at Plainheld,
and to volunteer their timely and much need
ed assistance in the services, and | hope hone
| of them will regret the visit, which seemed SO
/ pleasant to all concerned. The good Metho-
! dists of Plaintield threw wide open the doors
/ of their beautiful church to the Post, which
kind action should be duly appreciated. The
! officers of this Post were installed as follows :
/ Commander, L. d. Ford; s. V. c., E. H. Tyler;
| j. V. c., VIM. IL Haviland; Adi't, J. w. Emp
! son; Surg, n. Knapp; Chap, IL. S. Scott; e.
| NJ, VIM. Folks; o. d., J. T. Brown; O. e., T.
Mitchell; s. NJ, Peter White Comrades of THE
| TRIBUNE, what do you all think of North
|
! our work? You just hold year breath bit
and see. Captain Folks Post has chosen Com
radc ]. p. Brown as its TRIBUNE correspondent
| We are glad to know Governor Sherman. Of
Iowa, has appointed our correspondent commits
ry-gcneral of the State.
Comrade Cyrus Mckay, of Annett Post, No.
12f, Spencer, Iowa, writes us IS follows: Among
the graves which were decorated on Memorial
| Day was one of a soldier whose career / wish
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storm on the evening of the 10th of October,
1880, about three miles east from this place.
He was found dead the following day, and his
body was taken in charge by the local author
| tiles After the inquest his remains were
placed in n common box and buried in the
Potter's field, where they now lie. His name
was Peter Bergamini as shown by his certif-
Gates of discharge, four in number which /
now have in my possession. Three of them are
for the term of five years and one for the
| term of three years, a total of eighteen years.
They show that he served out his full term of
enlistment except the last. One of the dis
charges is dated Fort Keogb Montana Terri
tory, July 81, 1880, and signed by Nelson A.
Miles, colonel Fifth u. S. infantry; one dated
July, 1871. aud signed by Gordon N. Granger,
colonel, Fifteenth infantry, commanding, and
one dated August %, 1876, at Fort Leayen-
worth, signed by A. G. Weldrich, captain, Third
| artillery, commanding. The. fourth discharge
| is partially iliegible, and ] cannot make out
| the officers name but on all of them are in
| dorsed the words: Character good; excellent
| in every respect" Now, the question arises,
| Shall soldier whose record is thus Endorsed
be permitted to remain in an old box in Pot
ter's field2 Is he not entitled to some consid-
Grafton at the hands of the Government for
which he gave eighteen of the best years of his
| life am sure that an appeal to the comrades
of the Grand Army must elicit enough small
To ifnhf Int tha
cemetery and good substantial casf1et for his
| mouldering remains, so that even at this late
| day he might receive decent burial. Our Post
is a new one, aIr consequently not very strong
in numbers or in means, else we would under
take the task at once ourselves. | write this
in the hope thati it may catch the eye of some
relative, friend or comrade in the Fifth or
Fifteenth u. S. infantry.
Comrade Thomas w. Meers, Adi't of John l..
Bashore Post, No. 122, Centervile, Iowa, writes
us as follows: Pursuant TO special orders from
Department headquarters, Comrade III. II.
Wright, of our Post, was detailed as M. o. to
muster in a Post at Seymore, Wayne county,
Iowa, and on the eth inst. he proceeded TO carry
out his instructions. A coed delegation from
John L. Bashore Post accompanied Col Wright,
and the result is that VIM. Kellogg Post is in
existence, and starts off with twenty-eieht
comrades aboard and the following officers ::
Commander, G. S. Gaddes; S.V. c., C.. II. Conger;
J. V. c., r. 5. Lowery; Adj't, N. C. MichelS !;
Surgeon, William Ware; Chaplain, w. J. Man
| ming; Q. NJ, w II. Earnest; o. D., K. Z. Nor
rison: O. G., J. N OdelI; S. NJ, W. A. Iowerv:
Post a foraging committee returned with eat
| ables, and splendid singing and remarks fol-
| lowed. Col. Wright occupied all his time for
| THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, telling the new
comrades that when he gets his paper Satur-
days. he eats it all, for fear some one would
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every member taking copy, assuring them
that if they did not the Post would " bust"
The colonel is strong advocate of The TRIB-
UNE in this section, and he honestly remarks
that if he was placed in such position as to
compel him to pay $50 per year for his paper,
instead of 81. he would pay it, and then would
feel guilty of having cheated somebody. TRIB-
UNE, call on him for SO and give him clear
conscience receipt.
Comrade J. L. Billings, Peoria, Iowa, writes
us that Shiloh Post, No. 126, of that place,
mustered last January, with seventeen charter
members now has double that number. The
comrades are about to build hall. Memorial
Day was observed at Peoria by Shiloh Post and
Alloway Post, No 106, of Lynnville. All the
| graves in the neighboring cemeteries were
visited and decorated and appropriate services
| were held. number of speeches were made.
About 800 people-the largest assemblage
ever collected together in Peoria-attended the
exercises in the M. E. church in the afternoon.
Comrade E. E. Russell, Bedford, Iowa, writes
us that Sedgwick Post, No. Id, of that place,
was recognized on the 9Th inst by Col. Fry, of
| Atlantic, assisted by Captain Hick and COM
rades of J. A. Rawlins Post, of Creston, with
thirty-seven members and the following off
GERS: Commander, w. F. Evans; S. V. c., P. C.
King; J. V. c., S. Pratt; @. NJ, r. B. Rock
WE'LL @. NJ s., T. NJ. Beall; o. D., A. G.. Berkey
Ct. G. Weirer; Surg, J. W. Guthrie; Chap, J.
f. Huston; Adjt, William Cobb S. III, J. NJ
Patrick. The Post promises to be strong one
Comrade e. III. c., Vinton, Iowa, who sends
us new subscriber, writes that the Com
mander, accompanied by thirty comrades of
P. NJ. Coder Post No. 9S, of that place, on the
9Th inst. mustered Post at Laporte, Iowa,
with thirty charter members. Coder Post has
III members and is in a lourisling condition.
Seven recruits were taken in at the last meet
] ing.
The Memorial Day exercises at De Witt,
! Iowa, were under charge of Howard Post.
Owing to rain the speaking took place in the
/ G. A. e. armory in the courthouse at D. M
Rev. d. Nicoll was the orator of the day. Later
a procession was formed and the graves of sol
diers in the Catholic, 0akridge and Elmwood
cemeteries We're decorated.
Comrade E. e. Colcord, yinton, Iowa, who
has sent us four subscribers, writes that the
| Post at that place mustered sixteen recruits on
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