Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
IRON BRIGADE REUNION.
Points In Regard to the Famous Brigade, Whose
Fourth Annual Reunion will be Held In
this City August rs, 1854.

this City August IS, 1854.
As readers of The HERALD have been
informed from week to week, arrange
ments have been makingi for the re-
union of the famous Iron Brigade in
Lancaster the latter part of this month.
A paper containing the call was sent
to about 600 members of the association
in May last. In calling the reunion at
Lancaster, General Bragg was guided
largely by the fact that six companies
of the brigade were recruited in Grant
and adjoining counties. The people of
Lancaster have entered heartily upon
the work of making all needed prepa-
retions for the comfort and pleasure of
the association. Capt. A. r. Bushnell.
in letter to the Secretary of the Asso-
citation, August 4, says:
I'VE will arrange for badges. Our
hotels agree to entertain the boys at
from 81 to 81 per day Horstman
House, 81; Mansion, $1.25; Lancaster,
Sl.25; Wright, $500. We are adver-
Using, and will furnish hall, music, cor
net and martial bands and singing, and
will decorate. Committees are appoint
ed to see that everybody who comes has
place TO stay. Our hotels are all
good, clean, well-kept country hotels.
We want all the Iron Brigade boys to
come, and expect the largest gathering
OF the survivors of the brigade assembled
since the war. Our citizens are all
united and anxious to do their part"
From the Milwaukee Sunday Tele-
graph, that champion of soldiers inter-
ests,we learn, that the Chicago, Milwau-
kee Il St. Paul, Chicago & Northwest
ern, Wisconsin Central, Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore & Western, Green Bay,
Winona & st. Paul. and the Milwaukee
u Northern, will carry members of the
association-and the wives, mothers
and daughters are honorary members
| of the aSsociation-at q fare and fifth
for the round trip. Pay full fare going
and on the certificate of the secretary,
fifth, returning. Brigade badges will
be furnished at Lancaster Probably
most of the members will reach Lam
caster the evening of the 9th, and that
evening will be devoted to Brigade
Campfire, General Bragg command
ing. The programme for the 28th will
be such as to make every member glad
he was present. General Gibbon will
be present if he can leave his duties.
Generals Bragg, Fairchild, Allen, Rich
ardson and Calls will be present.
Others who will attend are Congressman
G.. w. Woodward, III. B. Harshaw, j.
II. Marston, j. B. johnson, Col Tom
Kerr, Bona" Rogers, j. b. Webb,
Fred. Phillips, Hugh Lewis, jeff Daniels,
Capt. Billy Jones, Phil. Cheek, Col d.
b. Daily, Doc. Aubery, the Brigade
newsboy, and his daughter Hattie, Maj.
Ed. Whaley, Harley Sprague, c. X.
Dean, DIR. L. G. Armstrong; Captains
Henry NaeGley, Henry Schildt, Otto
Schorse, John Stahl, Lloyd G. Harris,
NJ. Mangan, Robt. Montieth, and host
| of others.
The Brigade was organized at Kalo-
rama Heights, near Washington, in Au-
/ gust, 1861. 1t contained the 2nd, 9th
and 9th Wisconsin, and the 10th Indi-
ana, with Brigadier General Rufus King
commander. Late in September
while at Camp Lyon, near Chain Bridge,
the 9Th Wisconsin was assigned to Gen.
Hancock's brigade and the 9TH Wiscon-
sin took its place. In September, 81.
right after the battle of Antietam, the
24th Michigan joined. The following
| named officers commanded the brigade,
King being first and Kellogg last: Cen
erals Rufus King, John Gibbon, Sol.
Meredith, l.. Cutler, f. S. Bragg and
John A. Kellogg, Col. w. w. Robinson,
of the 9TH, and Col Henry A. Morrow,
of the oath Michigan, commanded, tenn
King, Cutler, Meredith and Kellogg are
dead. General Gibbon is a colonel in
the regular army, as is Morrow.
General Bragg has a national reputa-
ton AS lawyer, statesman and politi-
clan. The brigade participated in many
skirmishes and the following important
battles: GAINESVILLE, Second Bull Run,
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericks-
burg, Fitzhugh, Crossing, Chancellors-
vile, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilder
ness, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, North
Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, We'll
don Railroad, Hatcher's Run, Gravelly
Run, Five Forks and Appomattox.