The National tribune., 1883-03-01
THE sKIRMISB LINE.
How New Pests are Springing Up
Everywhere.


son county; No 3h5. at Slippery Rock, Butler
county; No. 305, ut Girard Depot, Erie county :;
No. 3i0 at Hoytvflle, Tioga county; No 81 at
Tidioute, Warren county The Department
! Commander and staff have been invited to ac-
company Post As on their visit to Post 8, of
Trenton n. j., on March 18th.
Comrade n S. Rogers, Newport Center Vt,
sends us an account OF the mastering in Of T.
. b. Alexander Post at that place on the 18th
/ ult. The Post, which taxes its name from q
beloved comrade who was killed by an accident
/ last December, was mustered by NJ. g. Sargent
Past Commander. and +. &. Bates, present
Commander of Baxter Post No. 81 with
twenty-eight charter members and at a special
meeting on the 10th ut. another recruit was
mustered. The officers are As follows : Com
mandcr, o. j. Adams; :. Y. c.. j. q. Stickncy ;
J. V. G., d. J. Perkins Adj't, J. B. Wightman; !;
Surgeon, c. l.. Erwin, VI. D.; Chaplain, \. s.
Rogers; q. NJ. IL. l.. Smith; o. D., William h.
IIoyt; o. c., Nyc 0. Blake; s. NJ, Geo Percy;
q. VI. S, Fred. Riley; Guard, l.. A. Page
Comradc c. $. Moulton was appointed Color
Bearer and requested to solicit funds outside
of the Post to procure flag for the Post. OF
the members, thirteen are subscribers to THE
/ TRIBUNE, and Comrade Rogers adds: eve
have reason to think The TRIBUNE has been
great help in starting Post here
On February 9th, District Mastering Officer
1 Lieutenant J. u. Van Nest, of Wooster organ
! lied Swan Post, No. 296, q. A. r., mt OrryiIc
/ Ohio, with large number of charter members
The following officers were elected and duly
! installed to serve for the ensuing year: Com
mander, James A. Hamilton; S V C., s. n Gee
J. V. c., J. b. Hetelman; Adj't. N. s. Brice :;
/ O. NJ, Adam Engel Surg, T. b. Myers: Chap
! lain, NJ. f. Shank; o. D., B. f. Zell; O. Co.
! G. w. Brown; s. NJ, George w Mccormick ;
| O. NJ s., Martin Zell; Post Inspector, james H.
! Hall.
District Mastering Officer, Lieut. J. p. Van
! Nest, of Wooster, Ohio, mustered G. w. Hughes
! Post, No. 295, G.. A. r., at Nashville, Holmes
! county, on Tuesday evening, February 90
with fifty-one charter members. The follow
! ing officers were elected and duly installed To
serve for the ensuing year: Commandcr. Mai
II, w. Liggett; S V. c. W. C. Sullivan; J. V.
| C., l.. ID. Bell; Adit, John Jalley; Q. NJ, j. l..
! Hughes; Surgeon, Daniel Miller; Chaplain,
/ Rev. +. J. Mccartney; o. d.. J. Essex; o. g.
! J. G. Baling; s. NJ, Cyrus I.iggctt; @ NJ S, H.
J. Shrcve; \. l., H. II. Wachtci. After the in
! stalation ceremonies, Hon. J. J. Sullivan, mem
! her of Pomcrinr Post, No. 2j0, OF Miicrshurg,
/ Ohio, who was present, was called upon and
made a ringing speech setting forth fully the
/ objects of the G. a. r. His speech was re-
ccived with storms of applause from his old
/ comrades in arms.
Comrade John Gcnnebeck, OF Ru5S:avile
Indiana, writes us as follows: On the 18th of
! February Henry c. Coulter Post, No 1884, Of
/ this place, was .qnuStcred by Commander
! Josiah Stanley ana nice comrades nf Thomas
! J. Harrison Post ko:s:io, kokomo Ind Cap
/ tain Lewis Sims sh,d comrades from Post No.
| 12I, of Middle Fork Indiana, were present and
gave their assistance in The installation of Off
/ GERS of the new Post The following comrades
were elected officers foYthe year: Commander,
/ w. I. Seward; S. VIC, G.. W. Haun; J. Y. C.,
/ J. r. Pollock; Chaplain, David Johnson; o.
! d., John Genncbes,k 81. G.. William A. Gra-
/ ham; Surgeon, J. n. SHELTON; q. NJ, A. c. Mer-
rick Adi't, Elisha Eudaiy; Serg't Maj, John
, Newton; Q. NJ. Selgt, NJ. +. Hann. After the
| installation of officers ssevera speeches were
made. The new Post starts out with thirty
members and expects to have sixty during the
year g. s
Comrado W. II. Mctiuirc, of McCunc, Kan
writes us that Usage Post of that place which
was mustered at that piicc on the 18th OF Jan
uary, now numbers thirty members and will
probably attain a membership of fifty. The
officers are rs follows Commander, w H. Nc
Guirc; 5. Y. C., G. w. Wilson; J. Y. C., ". T.
Gwyn; Adjuant, |. G. McKibhin; Q. NJ. Il. O.
Harris; o. d., c. ". Heap; Surgeon, j. w
Roberts; Chaplain, John Bachelor; o. c., \.
p. Minarae; Scrgt Mai, G. C. Seriacc; q. NJ.
Sergt, Frank Witt.
Comrade s. Il. Smith, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
writes us that Captain john NJ Adair
Commander of Stephenson Post. No. 30, of
Springfield, Illinois, has mustered Lincoln Post,
No. lS2, with fifty charter members. The fol
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: James Hill, Eleventh Ohio battery Com
mander; j. b. Paisley Twenty second Illinois
infantry, s. V. C.; J. C. Wallace. Tweuty-cighth
Illinois infantry, J. Y. C.; ,IoAn Q. Smith, One
Ilundrcdth and Fifty second Ohio infIutyy. q.
NJ; &. H. NUrrcd, Seventh Illinois cavalry.
Surgeon Jerry Simpson FoHrh ohlo cavalry,
Chaplain: William j. Petit, One Hundred an.
Sixth Illinois, o. d.; j. G.. Y0nn". Tenth iil-
nois cavalry, O. G.; Sol Il. Smi.t, Eighth Ohio
battery, Adiuant. The Post starts out with
bright prospects for the future.
Department Mastering Officer W H. Har-
rington has mustered in Mcpherson rost. No.
i, at Murdock, Ainn. The following are the
officers: Commander, J. X. Grover; S Y. c.,
G. \. Stork; j. V. G., J. Schaaf. ST; AdIt. O.
+. Hoguc; .. NJ, S. J. Geiser; surgeon, Harris
Lcntcst; Chaplain, d. l.. CIcmmcr; o. d., NJ.
j. Roman; o. c., Terrence MCG0vcrn: ). NJ.
August Neil: q. NJ. s., J. Johnson. The Post
starts cut with Il fair prospect Of proving sue
cess III every particular and il IS hoped that
every old soldier will come forward and lend ii
/ helping hand in this lauiable work.
Ringgoid," SalineviIIc, O., writes us that
Sergeant Thompson Post, No. 2:15 was mustered
on February 2Ist by +. ". Webster, of Salem
o., ID. NJ o., with twenty-five charter members
The following officers were installed: Com
mander II. L, Yingst; :. C, s. :. Carnahan;
}. Y. c., Lew Whimore; O. NJ, W. w Mc(iilI;
Surgeon, Marion Carman; Chaplain, j. J. Me
Fadden; o. d., Robert Gold; o. c., Alexander
Stitt jr; Adj't, John w. Manning; 5. NJ, J. c.
White; q. Nj. s. s. NJ. Sexton. The Post opens
under favorable circumstances, and the pros
poets are good for number of new recruits at
an early day. In speaking of the two terrible
/ campaigns of 1854 which virtually crushed the
rebellion, he says they well remembered.
but few know that more Union soldiers died
i'll the rear Of the rebel lines than were killed
in front OF them The prison gates of Ander-
Sonvillc, Belle Isle. Danvillc, Florence, Column
bia, CahaWba, Castle Thunder, Libby, Pember-
ton and Salisbury to great many opened only
into eternity"
C0mrade William II. Bca OF Ormas, Ind,
writes us that English Post. No. l35, was cs-
tabished at that place on the 10th ult. with
twcnty-nine charter members. The Com
mander is b. +. Cooper.
Comrade A. II. Mundt, Farbury, H., on the
10th ult, mustered Post lS5, ut Chenoa, ILL.,,
with thirty-three members and installed the
following officers: Commander, +. {. Silliman;
5. Y. C., +. NJ. Pike; J. V. c., Jos. Mcfarland;
AdJt, j. +. Howard q. NJ, Frank Whiting;
Surgeon, JAS. Forder; Chaplain, DIR. Thomas;
o. d., Thos. Y. Horvy; O. c., Jno. c. Aaron;
5. NJ, JAS Golfer; q. NJ s., Jas. H. Tarlton.
Comrade S. G. Parks Du Quoin, H., on the
9th ult., mustered Sparta Post No. 49, Sparta,
ILL.,, and installed the officers, who are: Com
mauder JAS Battoru. : Y. c. J. L. Alcyan-