The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-30
TALKING OVER WAR DAYS.
Yesterdays Reunions of the Survivors
Of Four Indiana Regiments.
Comrades Of the Thirteenth Infantry, and
the Fourth, Eighth and Ninth Cavalry.
EnjoyabIy Spend a Day Together

The veterans of the Thirteenth Indiana Infantry, a
regiment with history of service from the earliest to
the last days of the war; met in the Circuit Court
room hundred of them answered to the roll-cal
and many accounted for themselves through let.
ters or friends. Ladies, too present. manifest
ing the closest interest in the proceedings Decora
tons in flags plentiful and about the walls hung
relics of soldier life. Suspended from chandelier
were the navy and sky blue uniform George Lowry
wore when he came marching home after veteran
service. In the front of the hung large United
States flag that represented the loyalty of Virginia
family 1t waved over the valley home near North
Mountain of Peter Fl. Cookus 1t was a menace to
rebels. who tried again and again to capture it. Fl.
nally to save it. Miss Cookus rode away on cyisson
with moving artillery. She wore the flag as petit
coat The rebels attacked the party and almost got
possession of the treasured bunting by tearing the
lady from her position. The flag caught the caisson
and was badly torn.
Captain kirkpatrick presided and George Lowry
acted secretary until the new officers were elected
This occurred early in the meeting resulting as fol-
lows:
President-Dr. D. G. Scull Lebanon
e-president-Michael Roam Peru
Secretary-Frank Ingersoll, Indianapolis
IreasuTer-(ieorge Lowry, Indianapolis
Executive Committee-Captains Kirkpatrick, Gin
The business of the meeting of little public in
terest but among the of letters and kilograms
from absent friends or two had special signif
cance John g. Hutchinson, of Manchester n. H.,
and former member of the Fourth Regiment of that
State, sent greetings by WIRE saying; II shall
forget the gallant Thirteenth" A. O. Mitchell of
Richmond, telegraphed, Among other incidents
olect that ten of charged upon and captured
twenty five rebs at Chapins farm" The adutant of
the regiment, G. II. Ross sent paper "Our Scout
After Wat Cool"
The Thirteenth veterans take great interest in aid
ing their members to get pensions At every reunion
they expect to be called upon to identify COM
rade who wants to apply for pension. George
Lowry called attention to John Kirk one of the reg
ment cared for in the poor-house. lie is crazy
from disease contracted in the service but has hard
time in getting pension because his mind fails him
as to the requisite proof. Vicepresident Ream told
of another almost as distressing The base
drummer of the regiment Charles Tupeer appledf for
pension in 1879. A year or two afterward he died.
and since then his widow has been waiting for the pen
sion. She received notice the other day from the
PensonO stating that Tupeers Identification as to
service and discharge must be made by the command
ing officer of the company in which he enlisted. Cap
tain Shields is that officer, but his whereabouts are
unknown. The attorney to whom Tupeer gave his
papers and application will not return them. Routine
committees were appointed several Incidental mat
tiers looked after. and the association adjourned to
meet here in State fair week nextyear.