The National tribune., 1884-07-03
REUNIONS.
Veterans Celebrating the Days of Auid Lang
Syne.

Veterans Celebrating the Days of Auid Lang
Syne.
Twenty-three years ago. June %, 1861, the ID
n II. filed out ofthe rope walk barracks at Ports
mouth on their way to the seat Of war. On the
10th uit, on just such pleasant June day it held
its Reunion. AT / o'clock the assembly was
called to order at the City Hall, and Gen Mars
ton was elected president Of the day. Mayor
Putnam then delivered the address ofwelcOme,
after which the parade took place. At3o'clock
the column marched to the Hotel Windsor,
where a banquet was served. In all 100 vet
erans were present. After the dinner, speeches
were made by Ex-Governor Smythe and Col.
M. A. Harper, NJ. G.. from that district, read
letters of regret from Gen. Sckles, Mai Gen
Graham and Gen. Jos. P. Carr of N. Y; Chap.
Parker, of Dartmouth College, ON. Shute, of
New Orleans and others. A briefspeech by Capt.
Jos. B. Clarke concluded ahe exercises. At the
opera house in the evening there was an i'm
mense attendance A. r. Simmons presided.
and among the speakers were Hon. Martin A.
Haynes and Col. E, L. Bailey, the latter deliver
ing an eloquent description of the part taken
by the regiment at Gettysburg. Among the
other speakers were Miss Harriet p Dame, the
well-known army nurse, and Orren B. Stokes,
the veteran drummer, who gave the long-roll
upon the same drum and using the same sticks
on which 1t was beat in 1861, and Comrade
Patch, of the 10Th Mass.
The annual Reunion of the 4th Mich. took
place at Hudson on che 9th ult. The regiment
was mustered in June 20, 1861, at Adrian.
numbering 1,025. and was engaged in 81 en-
gagements and lost 13 officers and 200 men,
The old 4th served three years, and was en-
gagged in the terrible battle before Petersburg,
June 20, the day their service expired at noon
The record of the regiment shows 25o to 260
members of the regiment now living The
regiment lost in service three commanders
Woodbury., Lumbard, and Jeffreys. The veter-
ans assembled at the Opera House at o'clock
p. ~, and were welcomed by A. A. Sprague,
commander of Degolyer Post, of which they
were the guests and responded to by Judge o.
A. James, of Hillsdale, vice president of the as
sociation. followed by speeches from Hon. ]. K.
Boies III Merrifeld, of Union City DR. Brown
OF Spring Lake, and others. At the close of these
proceedings business meeting of the assoeia-
tion took place. and the following We're elected
officers for the current year Pres, o. A. James !;
V. F., j. I'll. Hewitt, Capac G. n Burnett,
Jonesville; c. 2. Brown, Spring Lake; Sec,
Geo. Kinney, Hillsdale; Treas, c. S. Yawger.
Charlotte; Historian, Robert Weir, Hillsdaie
Jonesvile was selected for holding the next
Reunion, June 10, 1885.
May 18 Darlington was gay with decorations.
the occasion being the annual Reunion of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Veteran Association
q. III. Legate Post Mineral Point and the
Platteville Post and drum corps assisted in the
entertainment of the visitors. Among the
prominent persons present were Department
Commander Phil. Check, Jr., and Gov. Rusk
At tue business meeting the following officers
were elected: Pres, Capt. c. Il. Baxter. of Lam
caster; V. p, DR.. J. I'll. Vivian, Mineral Point;
Commander-in-Chief, Col. g. W. Stevenson
Wiota; Asst CON-, Capt. A. N. Randall Brod-
head; Adjt-Gen., Capt Thos. Priestlev, Min
eral Point; Asst Adj't-Gen., John Meehan,
Darlington @. NJ, 0rviIle Strong, Dodgevilie; ;
Asst @. NJ Capt. r. Carter Dodgevilie; Drum
Major, G. A. Wannanaker, Platteville.
The first Reunion since the war of the sur
viving members of the I'd n H. was held at
Manchester June 20 The meeting was called
to order by T. B. Little, of Concord, president
OF the Second Regiment Association; Chaplain