The National tribune., 1883-10-04
TIE SOLDIERS DAY,
How Our Veterans Are Turning Out
at Their Annual Reunions.
A Mammoth Reunion at Davenport, Iowa.

Inc gran0 keuDlOn OF SOlQleTS al DaNcHpoiV,
Iowa, began on the 18th ult., and continued
three days. The first days meeting, like the
| others, was largely attended. Early In the day
delegations began arriving by rail and river,
all of whom were cordially received.
The following regiments and Posts arrived
on the first day: Company Z, of Wilton First
regiment of Muscatne county veterans, Captain
L. f. Creitz in command, with First Lieutenant
H. III. Morgridge and Second Lieutenant A. III.
Covling. They were accompanied by the Will
| ton Union band and the regiments martial
band. The special from the southwest division
of the c., r. l. and P. brought j. ii. Hoyt Post,
No. s, Washington, Al. Dewey, Commander;
| company F. Second regiment Iowa National
| Guard, Captain Samuel III. Mccoy and Lieuten-
ants G. l.. Van Auckers and j. W. Wilson;
members of Muscatine county veteran regi
| ment, to the number of 100, with Colonel Il.
| W. Robinson in command. Two trains on the
| Maquoketa line and two on the main line of
the c., NJ. and st. P. brought N. B. Baker Post,
of Clinton. Colonel Milo Smith, Commander;
| Fred Steele Post, No. 4, Anamosa, Jas. Lamp,
Commander; A. W. Vrips Post, Maquoketa, j.
| NJ. Hoag, Commander; II. Robinson Post, No.
| 242, Oxford, George Walz, Commander; COM
pany A, Sons of Veterans. Clinton, Joseph
| Owens, captain, with c. G. Roberts, first lieu
| tenant: n. B. Howard Post, Dewitt, D. g. But
terfield, Commander; William Beaver Post,
| No. llO, Upton, /. @. Prescott, Commander;
]. @. Wilds Post, No. 1G9 Stanwood, j. n.
Bowling, Commander; Ben Paul Post, No. 130,
| Wyoming, A. M. Loomis, Commander. The
steamer Josephine brought Chauncey Lawrence
| Post No, 107, Sabula, Harvey Reed, Com
mandcr Schofeld Post, No. 16S, Miles, jack
son county, Dr. William Emies. Commander;
Iuka Post. No. lG3 Sabula; Sabula Society
of Union Veterans Captain Ben Van Steen-
| burg, Commander The Sabula drum corps
and the Dewitt band were with the dele
cations BY trains. The companies of Iowa
National Guards that arrived were re-
ceived by company B, Captain Ed. S. Cameron,
and escorted to their quarters while the Grand
| Army Posts and Veteran Societies were re-
eeived by August Wentz Post No. 1, and es-
corted to camp.
| Several of the Posts wore the blue uniform
and carried muskets as they marched through
the streets, which were gorgeous with national
colors, brilliant insignia, waving flags, deco
rated banners, and other grand patriotic orna-
mentations
Baker Post, of Clinton, brought brass
| field piece, nine-p FOUNDER, that was captured
near Atlanta by an Iowa regiment, and pre-
sented il to Adjutant-General Baker, who in
/ turn presented it to the Clinton veterans.
Captain Robinson's battery, of the Muscatine
veteran corps, was there. The soldiers monu-
ment was beautifully decorated with flowers
and flags. The camp was laid out in real army
| style, and comprised 22o tents, which viii ac-
commodate eight men each. Major NJ. L..
| Marks was commissary, with August Reimers
as assistant. The officers in camp were: Gen
eral III. II. Benson, of Davenport; Colonel w.
| S. Robertson, of Muscatine; Lieutenant-C Colonel
| Charles Robinson. of Dewitt; Major G.. l..
| Young, of AnamoSa; Adjutant L. &. Prescott,
| of Upton; Quartermaster d. w. Trump, of Ma
| quoketa; Surgeon A. B. Bowen, of Maquo-
keta. and Chaplain d. Nicholl of Dewitt.
On the night of the first days meeting the
members of the First Iowa held their Reunion
| IN the opera house-the first since they were
mustered out DIR. Lathrop, the regiments
surgeon, had the medicine chest he carried
with the regiment through its term of service,
with several of his hospital reports. On the
wall was portrait OF Colonel William Tor
| renee Of Keokuk, who went ont as captain of
| A, served more than year, and was appointed
colonel of the Thirtieth infantry. He was
killed at Vicksburg His widow and daughter
| Miss Matte, who reside in Kansas City, were
at the Reunion.
SECOND DAYS JUBILEE.
On the second days Reunion occurred the
| grand parade. There were more than 200
! soldiers in line. Among the distinguished ar
rivals on the day was General John A. Logan,
accompanied by Hon. Frank Palmer. Their
reception was most cordial at the Kimball
Major James Beardsley, of Rock Island, gave
| the General in charge of WentZ Post with ap-
propriate remarks, and the trust was accepted
fer the Post by Hon. j. w. Green in speech
brimming over with good feeling and happy
references TO the manner in which Iowa and
Illinois stood side by side during the war
Reception addresses by Major Claussen and
John Green, and the response by Commander
Benson were the chief features of the second
days programme.
During the second days Reunion the First
Iowa cavalry organized and elected the follow
| ing officers: President, Adjutant o. A. Kerr,
of Keolle; -presidents-first, Lieutenant
| II. S. Heberling, of Marion; second, DR.. ~ B.
Cochrane, OF Davenport; secretary, E. J. Bab-
cock, OF Davenport; treasurer, Captain Shaffer,
OF Homestead; executive committee--William
Goodwin, company A; G. t. Hopkins, company
B.; Lieutenant c. NJ. Turner, companyC; Geo.
NJ. Walker, company ID; E. Patterson, company
| l.; Cany r. Smith, company +; L. S. Forbes,
company G.; A n. Mccormick, company II !;
John A. Donald, company L; John Fitzsim-
mons, company K; Allen G. Essen, company
l., and A. II. Darwin, company III.
The regiment was rendered public recep-
tion during the evening" at which addresses
were made by Mayor Claussen, Colonel ?. Gadd
Ryan, Governor Kirkwood, General w. S.
Relknap, and others. DIR. NJ. B. Cochrane read
a most interesting history of the services of the
regiment, interspersed with pathetic and anus
ing incidents
At night the city was ablaze with light and
beauty IN honor of the veterans. The streets
were georgous in their varied illuminations
and thr0nged with interested spectators, who
cheered the Respondent scenes along the walk
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS
On the third day most eloquent address by
General Logan was cut short by a rain storm
The annual business meeting was held on this
day, at which the following officers were
chosen: General w. S. Robertson, of Musca-
tine; Colonel, f. G. Prescott, of Cedar; Lieu
tedant-Colonel, j. B. Morgan, of Davenport;
Major, p. S. Bannister, of Clinton; Second
Major, j. NJ. Hoag, of Jackson; Adjutant, j. NJ
Loomis, of Jones
This Reunion was the most joyful one ever
held in Iowa. Muscatine was unanimously
chosen as the place for next years Reunion
The Reunion closed with sham battle, at
which most shocking casualty occurred
Peter Wiehl, one of the participants in the
battle, had his right hand torn off, his right
eye shot out, and his arm and face terribly
mangled. There was much sympathy for this
unfortunate man, and a liberal subscription
was Immediately taken up for his benefit
Reunion of the Army OF West Virginia.
The Reunion of the Army of West Virginia,
at lronton, Ohio, began on the 10Th ult.,
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