The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-10-28
EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.
They Are Waking Up All Over the Country.

They Are Waking Up All Over the Country.
JOHN McELRoY, President NATIONAL AS
ISOLATION EX-UNIoN PRISONERS OF WAR: At
our Congressional District Reunion we formed q
District Association of ex-Prsoners of War.
Twenty Joined but Of course there are many
more in the district who will come in. We
adopted the name of "The Association of ex-
Prisoners of War of the Fifth District of Kan
sas," and elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Capt. o. III. Smith, Clay Center; Treas,
John holland, Oak Hill; Sec, John ID. Wells,
Oak Hill. The following is list of the members
enrolled: Sebastian Glamer, Co. +, 32d Ohio;
John ID. Wells, Co. A. 3ith Ohio; Amos Hill,
18th u. s.; III. X. Sturdevant Co. ID, 111th Pa;
John w. Lockridge, 11ith ILL.,; ID. +. Miller,
Co. II, 9th Mo-; J.W. Wilcox, Co. III, 95th Ohio;
David Shields, Co. III, 4Sth Ohio; M. Dolsby.
Co. g. SD Ind; ]. ID. Allen, Co. L, 9TH ILL.,;
John holland, Co. J., 10th Ill. Cav; o. II.
Smith, Co. X, 9th Iowa; Charles Hamilton, Co.
+, Sd Ill. Cav; ID. H. Morrey. Co. 4, 18th ILL.,;
Capt. Henderson, Co. q, 9th Kan; ID. McNeal,
Co. II. 9TH Mich; C. ii. Fisher, Co. L, sth Ind;
w. A. Pugger, Co. ], 9TH Ill; s. p. Bernell, Co.
X, 10th MINI.
INFORMATION WANTED.
VIM. r. Davis, Warrendale, Lake Co., Ill,
wants TO know if any comrade can give any in
formation regarding Felix Werstein, who
served in some New York regiment, and was
daughters, who are very anxious to get infor-
nation concerning him.
KENTUCKY.
Attention, ex-prisoners Of war resident In
Lewis and adjoining Counties Department Of
Kentucky, GAR: Yod are cordially and ear
nestly invited 10 report either in person or by
letter, at the regular meeting of Croxton Post,
No. 9, Kentucky GAR, on Saturday, Nov. 6,
1885, at 3 o'clock p. M, in Concord, for the pur-
pose offorming local organization 10 be known
as the Lewis County ex-Prisoners of War Asso-
citation and TO be attached at once TO the Ma
tional Association, Washington, ID. c. Measures
vital to our honor as well rs pecuniary inter-
ests are now pending in the National Congress,
and the watchword is "Organize"-S. g.
HILLS, Chairman pro tenn; THOMAS Il. GUTH-
RE, and Others.
p. S.-Comrades reporting by letter will be
careful to give full name, company and regi-
ment, date Of capture where confined, when
parolled or exchanged, all plainly written and
d9tes given correctly.
MEETING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AssocIA-
TIoN.
The annual meeting of the Massachusetts,
Survivors of Rebel Prisons Was held in Nestry
Hall, fremont Temple, Wednesday, the Goth,
President ]. G. b. Adams in the chair, and
Acting Secretary Davis in his chair. The re-
port of the late Secretary, COmrade James G..
Bovey, was read and accepted. Comrade Adams
then spoke feelingly Of the late Secretary, Com
rade BOyey, and how manfully he fought for
life, but was conquered at last. He also spoke
of the late member, Col. +. J. Trull, and the
loyalty of Burnham Wardwell, former men,
Der of the association. He then said that the
Robinson pension bill, allowing 81 per day to
every man who served in rebel prisoners dur
ing the war, was in fair position to be reached.
One hundred and ninety-six thousand soldiers
and sailors were captured during the war
$4,000 were confined in prisons; of that num-
Der about 10000 died in prisons, and nearly
10000 are now living.
The following officers were elected: Pres,
J. q. B. Adams; V.-P., +. w. Billiard; Sec
and Treas, @. q. Davis; Chap, 4. @. Curtis.
Executive Committee-Dennis Linehan, b. A.
Phillips. ID. J. Ford, George ii. Patch, G.. w.
Bliss; Delegates 10 the National Convention,
J. G.. B. Adams, George w. Creasey, George ii.
Patch, @. S. Davis, W. A. Maginnis.
AT o'clock the survivors sat down to the
annual banquet. There were present, among
Others, Col. Baldwin, of the lst Mass, who was
held as hostage for rebel privateers whom the
United States Government proposed 10 hang;
Comrade Creasey, who lay out Of doors upon
the ground at Columbia, S. c. Lieut. Maginnis,
Of the 18th Mass, whose rolicking DISPOSE
ton kept life and hope in many poor fell
low in Andersonville; Mai. Geo. w. Bliss of
the LIST T. i. Cav, who was captured at Aldie
after his horse had been shot down, and recei we'd
a cut from a rebel saber; COmrade Dennis
Linehan, whose arm was smashed at Ream's
Station by a Confederate minie-ball and had
his arm cut off by Confederate Surgeon, and
a comrade from Providence who secreted
another comrsde under an cid board fence and
learned afterward of his escape and subsequent
recapture, with his arm torn by bloOdhounds
that had pursued him.
This latter comrade was also present, and for
the first time since they were in prison together
the two grasped hands and the meeting was
joyful one. There were in all 90 convicts {"
from Libby, Belle Isle, Andersonyille, Milen,
Macon, Columbia, Charleston, and others Of the
10 Confederate military prisons of the South.