The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-18
PRELIMINARY.
the Procession and the Business Meeting
Reports and Routine Business.

the Procession and the Business Meeting
Reports and Routine Business.
CLEVELAND Oct. 1.-THE sixteenth annual
reunion of the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee began to-day, with large attend
ance of members. General Grant who was
said to have arrived last night, is not pres
ent, but is expected to-day or tomorrow
The society formed at the Kennard House at
1890 this morning, and marched in process
sion, about 200 in number with band of
music, Major Howe and Captain Barber car
rying the society's colors, and Generals Sher-
man and Leggett, arm-in-arm, at the head OF
the column, to the Ontario-street Tabernacle,
where business meeting was held. Cen
eral Sherman. president of the society, on
calling it to order rendered congratulations
on the large attendance, the apparent
good health of the members, and
the suspicious circumstances surrounding
the beginning of the reunion. Though
eighteen years have elapsed" said
he, since we ceased using arms and took up
the pen and the tongue, this is one of our
largest reunions. The original date for the
meeting was fixed for Oct 4, the anniversary
of the extraordinarily brave and gallant de-
tense of Corinth, in 1862; but 1 was obliged
to go on long trip in the far West, and the
meeting was postponed on my account, for
which feel profoundly grateful, as it ena-
bles me once more to meet with my old COM
rades in arms. General Rosecrans said he
was exceedingly anxious 10 be here, but was
prevented by illness of his wife, He COM
missioned me, personally, to apologize for
his absence. General Gresham, too, is kept
away by pressing business. General Grant
has just telegraphed that hehopes to be here.
The weather is beautiful the people see m
pleased to see their old war heroes, and am
truly glad to see so many of my old COM
rades in this beautiful city"
Committees were appointed to select Off
GERS, orator and place of next meeting. The
annual reports were submitted, and other
routine business transacted
Letters of regret were read from Generals
Hancock, Crook, Prior, Harrison and Others
The committee to consider the question of
holding the next reunion IN Yellowstone
Park reported that satisfactory arrangements
had not been made with the railroads, and
the matter was recommitted.
A resolution to wear uniforms at reunions
and society badges at all times, was tabled by
cisive vote.
A telegram was read inviting the society
to meet at Cincinnati next week with the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland.
General Sherman in reading the telegram,
said it would be impossible for him to be
there, but he hoped all who could would at
tend and represent this society. He said
that the two armies were closely related
were almost Siamese twins.
Colonel Dayton, the secretary was in
structed by vote to telegraph the sympa-
thy of the society to General Rosecrans.
Among those present are Generals Sher-
man, Logan, Leggett, Hickenlooper, Fellows
Fairchild, Noyes auckland, Fletcher,
Hutchins Pease, Walcutt, Baldwin. Poe,
Belknap, Strong, Chettlain and others. The
members of the society went this afternoon
by special train and carriages to Lake View
Cemetery where they visited Garfeld's
tomb and the site for the proposed monu-
ment