Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-30
NUMBER 20.

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The names of Thos. McMahon, Ben
Salzmann, Z. l. Kidd, C. H. Wanne-
maker and ID. Schreiner were then pro-
posed in the order given and each was
unanimously chosen to serve on the COM
mittee. The meeting then adjourned.
Previous to the formation for review
the
VETERANS OF THE 'IRoN,BRIGADE.
headed by the drum corps and led by
Ex-Governor Fairchild and Capt.
Young, visited the residence of General
Calls to give the old veteran another
round of cheers. The General smiling
and looking in better health for the
excitement and pleasure of meeting so
many old comrades and being thus
kindly remembered, stepped to the front
and said: Gentlemen, | would like to
know what this means
Governor Farchild replied, 1--WE
have come down here to give three
cheers for General Calls, and we only
hope he may live long and be happy"
The cheers, led by the Ex-Governor,
were then given with will. As the
wild "tiger" died away Gen. Calls
said: Gentlemen, / wish YOU had
given me more time to prepare, but
am just as glad to see you as though l
said more. Now propose three cheers
for Gen. Fairchild." The response was
prompt and efficient followed by cries
of ''Fairchild'' '.Farchild,n in res
ponsc to which the General stepped up
on the porch and said;
''Boys | had rather have your cheers
than the cheers of any other body on
Gods green earth. There is no talk
with us, it cannot be done. In all other
times, in all the different parts of the
world there was never body of men
whose hearts were welded together as
were those of the boys of the old Iron
Brigade. 1t was our fortune to be in
many hard fights, to lose our comrades,
and some of us came home only one
our fortune To love each other as never
man loved man. l say the feelings
which draws us soldiers together is
strong, and the older we grow the
stronger it grows upon us, and it is a
good sign that this is so. 1t is pleasant
to meet, to march and occasionally to
swap pretty large stories, but If the
boys do exaggerate sometimes it is
probably because they have forgotten.
(applause) Gen. Calls we are glad to
see you and hope your legs will inn
prove"
Three cheers and tiger for Gen
Fairchild were given, followed by
another round for Capt Young and still
another for Marshal Oakley, with loud
calls for that gentleman, who stepped to
the front and said. Gentleman | am
very much like Gen. Calls, | have no
speech written but l delight to meet
here with you and see so many old
friends, and | think these reunions
don't come often enough. They ought
to come every three months" Three
cheers were then given for the speaker
followed by calls for''Colonel Watrous"
who was heartily cheered as he stepped
up to the front. The Colonel said:
For the life of me | can't see WHY
you should call me out, but if it is talk
you wish, | should like to entertain
you for about two weeks right here.
But if / was to talk should hesitate to
follow Gov. Fairchild, for he has a
way of touching the heart that is hard
to beat, and | should not be surprised
if bye and bye he has chance to touch
the hearts of everybody, and then they
will think this nation is troubled with a
cyclone, (applause.) But L came down
here to see General Calls, and | know
it has given us all pleasure to see the
good, old, wounded comrade; pleasure
because it does him good to see US.
With another ringing cheer for the
wounded general the column filed off up
the street to take its place in the line
for review
The line was formed on Madison
being formed of armed veterans, and
the third and fourth divisions of I'M
armed veterans. The first division was
under command of Capt. Farquharson,
with Lieut.. Thos. Barnett second in
command. This division was composed
almost entirely of old members of the
Twenty-iifth. The second division was
under the command of Capt. TRADER,
and the third and fourth divisions were
under the command of Capts Buchner
and Geo. Carter respectively. Pre-
vious to the review the veterans were
drawn up on two sides of a hollow
square, facing south and west, and were
there presented with handsome silk
flag. The flag, six feet square, was
made of the finest quality of silk. and
mounted on handsome staff A silver
plate four inches below the flag on the
staff, bore the following inscription
presented to the Grant county soldiers
and sailors association, Aug. %, 1883,
by the citizens of Lancaster. The pre-
sentation was made by Mr.. X. G. Orr,
in behalf of the citizens in the following
felicisious speech:
Mr.. Commander and Gentlemen Of The
Grant County Veteran association:
The people of Lancaster, being anx-
ious that your organization should con-
tinue, and knowing the difficulty with
which you have TO contend, in procur-
ing accommodations for so many, have
thought il proper to procure for you
these tents, and have requested me, for
them, 70 present them to you this morn
ing.
Through all the ages past, wherever
men have been marched in martial ar
ray, whatever the occasion, whether it
be for the purpose of riveting the chains
of oppression upon the down-troddcn,
or whether it be the desperate effort Of a
people struggling to betree, everywhere,
since the dawn of authentic his
tory, they have borne aloft some
device as banner, to symbol
ize common purpose and intent
AN ensign to stimulate valor and en-
thusiasm. When our ancestors estab-
lshed this government, ''of the people
and for the people," with the intent
that all men within its borders should
be protected in all those rights which
the Creator of the universe had en-
dowed them, they chose our national
flag, drawing from the heavens a con-
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