The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-05
TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY JULY s. 1888

Louis Railroad, on September 18th, 18th and
18th. Everything will be done to make it a
grand affair and all the old soldiers of Indiana
and Kentucky are invited TO attend.
Comrade P. A. Joray, Ligonier, Ind, writes
US that Stansbury Post, No. 125, of that place,
which was organized December 80, 1852, with
twenty-six charter members, now has sixty,
and the indications are that the number will
shortly reach one hundred.
Comrade Joseph Mcpherson Commander of
C. L. Durham Post, No. 40 Cortland, Ind,
writes us as follows: jackson county, Ind, is
now the banner county Of this Department, and
Ellsworth Post, No. 20, takes the cake"
and Commander John a. Goodale is now in
the lead, and is bound to capture the banner
for organizing the largest number of Posts.
Seven have already been mustered through the
efforts of this young and energetic Commander,
and other places to hear FROM The Posts are !:
c. l.. Durham Post, No. 10, Cortland; Post No.
136, Houston; Gordon Tanner Post, No. I57,
Brownstown; Post No. I53. Frcetown; Post
No. 1885, mustered June Goth, by Commander
d. j. Cummings, of Houston Post, and Post
No. 1874, mustered on the goth, by Commander
Goodale and Commander W. r. Boyalt, assisted
by comrades of their respective Posts, at Clear
Springs on the 22d. Commander Goodale has
Post started at Crothersville, He is forward
in the work, and "weuns here in this strong
uolU VI benoCidCJ, DIS our ndlle Implies, SeuU
2,400 Democrats to the front. Martin and
Brown counties are doing well with five Posts.
The Freetown and Houston Posts celebrate by
barbecue, July 4th. This county gives a
grand Reunion, October 3, at Brownstown. Col.
S. I. Wells, late of Fiftieth, Lieut. Col T. B.
Boyalt, of Fifty second Indiana, have matters
in charge. After that is held, we will capture
every veteran in Old Jackson. l send you the
roster of my Post and the others:
(,yrus I, Dim ham Post No 10 Cortland 4.
Post Commander, Joseph Mcpherson; S. V. c.,
L. ID. Hooker; j. V. c., Geo. Finley; Adj't,
Jesse l.. Dowden; @. NJ, Joel f. Nelson Chap
lain, VIM. Crutchfeld O. d., VIM. Penock O.
g., Leander Granthum s. NJ, George Greaves
O. M. s., j. B. Brown. We mustered June %,
Comrade Jesse Day, 70 years of age, the old
est soldier in Old Jackson. We number now
eighteen members.
The roster of Houston Post No 1856, is:
Post Commander, DIR. d. j. Cummings; S. ".
c., G. W. Thompson J. V. c., r. M. Cross !;
Chaplain, Thos. Pruitt; Surg, ]. I'll. Berry !;
O. ~, Jas. Smith; Adj't A. w. Nelson; 0. D.,
Z. F. Thompson; o. g., VIM. Hill S. NJ, A
d. Thompson; @. NJ. s., VIM. Able.
The list of officers of Freetown Post, No. 1885,
are: Post Commander, r. W. Hudson; S. V. c.,
B. +. Harbaugh; J. V. c., Dickson Hayes ;
Chaplain, Levi NJ. Cross Surg, J. E. Lucas ;
Q. NJ, Samuel Ready; Adj't, Isaac Smith; o.
d., Eli Bower; o. G., John Brock S. NJ, VIM.
Acton @. NJ. S., G. NJ. Lucas
These Posts talk of merging into one. The
Major Gordon Tanner Post is named in honor
of the major of the Twenty-second Indiana,
Gen. jeff G. Davis regiment, first field-officer
of the State, killed in the rebellion. Their
roster is: Post Commander w. L. Boyalt; S.
v c., Frank Farsold; J. V. c., ID. B. Vance;
Chaplain, T. B. Boyalt; Surg, DR.. J. L. Still
WELL Adjt, w. L. Hancock; o. d., c. A.
Knight; 0. G., Phil. Gossman; S. NJ, J. D.
Clark; Q. NJ. S., Hugh A. Burrell.
Ellsworth Post, No. 20, Seymour. was organ
lied three years ago, and has some seventy-fve
memberc who are the pioneers of the work in
southern Indiana Their roster is Post Com
mander, John A. Goodale; S. V. c., Lewis
Jones; J. V. c., Ben. +. Scott; Chaplain, James
Nicholson; Surg, DIR. ]. w. F. Gerrish @. NJ,
T. B. ridden; o. D., Joseph McNally; Adj't.
j. F. Blythe; S. NJ, VIM. II. Sweeny @. M. S.,
VIM. H. Duckworth; O. g., John NJ. Short.
Under later date, Comrade Mcpherson adds:
Commander John A. Goodale, assisted by Com
rades of his Post and Commander w L. Boyalt,
of Gordon Tanner Post, mustered the Newton
Ray Post, Medora, Ind, June %, with twenty
two comrades enrolled. Their roster of officers
installed is: Post Commander, Elias McAlter
S. V. c., Silas NJ. Mullen; j. ". c., Lewis G.
Good; o. D., Jacob Woods; &c. w. FL. We'd
dell; Chaplain, F. FL. McHargue Surg, Will
liam Dougherty; @. NJ, George w. Croucher;
@. M. S., Abraham Gillion.