The true northerner., 1886-07-22
Reunions.

A pleasant time is anticipated at the re-
union of Co. &c" Sd Mich. Cav. and Co. "G"
10Th Mich. Inft, at Four Mile Lake on Thurs
day and Friday of this week. We have pre-
pared a muster-roll of Co. &C.. containing
the names of 1877 persons who were members
of that organization and the roll is still in
complete. One of the desirable objects TO be
accomplished at the meeting will be q COM
pletion Of this roll and obtaining as nearly
as possible. the address of all surviving
members. so that we may keep track of al
our old comrades. Let no member of either
OF the the above companies remain away, if
it is possible for him TO be there. Come ont
boys. and bring your wives and babies. II
you have none. borrow some for the coca
sion. All who can should bring tents. Let
this our first reunion, be one long 70 be re-
membered.
The following general order No. 3 l." has
been sent to us by Ren. Barker of the Reed
City CldriOH, secretary of Co. D." 66th
Ills. 1t will be interesting to the members
of that company and their friends. large
number of whom live in this county and its
vicinity.
Comrades Pursuant to the provisions
of general order No. ,, promulgated from
these headquarters July 4th, 1885. all mem
bers of Co. I'D" Goth Illinois Western Sharp
Shooters. and all other members of the regi-
ment, will hold themselves in readiness TO
rendezvous on the farm of Comrade Prosper
Bowe, on the banks of Paw Paw Lake, near
the village of Watervliet, in Berrien County,
Mich, on Wednesday and Thursday. August
18th and 9Th, 1886. You are therefore cor
daily invited to attend this, the Sd annual
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pany which will be the best of any that has
yet been held. As many as can, are re-
quested to be present, land bring tents,) as
early as possible the first day to assist in
putting up tents, erecting tables, etc. Din
ner at o'clock p. M. After dinner visiting.
story telling and general good time. Sup
per at 6 o'clock p. m. Campfire at 7:30 p.
M, when every member of the company
will be required to participate, either in read
ing, speaking, story telling or song singing.
Second day AT 6 a. M, breakfast. At a.
m, guard mount At 9 a. m.. business
meeting and election of officers. At 10 a.
M. trial of Will Draper for Recruiting"
without orders. At II M, dinner. At l p.
m, an address by q distinguished speaker.
| Aftor which camp will break for one year
The bay mare owned by Comrade Murdock
Randall and known as "baby," will be pres
ent. The mare is now % years old she
was captured by Comrade Randall who rode
her home and has owned her ever since. At
| the first annual reunion of the company
your secretary was elected historian. We
could have written up history of the com
pany before this, but it would not have been
complete. Hence, in order to make this
work more "full and complete" your his
torian demands that every living member OF
the company furnish to your secretary, either
in person or by mail, at our 3D. annual reun
ion, some incident, scene, march, or some
thing pertaining TO his army life. We
therefore, especially appoint A. ID Cheney
John Randall Pros. Bowe, Geo. Bliss, Henry
Phelps and Henry III. Ogden, TO furnish
special papers on their capture, marches.
Imprisonment, army life, etc.
Your ranks once full, but decimated
through the clash of arms and the fatal ac-
compartments of war, are now fast being
depleted by old age, wounds and natural
causes. Therefore, let every surviving com
rade feel again the touch of elbows, and
fan the ever glowing spark of soldierly af
fection. Comrades unable to attend will
please respond by letter to "Ren." Barker.
Reed City, up to July 30th, after that date
to watervliet, Berrien County. Every COM
rade that knows of the address of member
of the company, or any address that is given
wrong in the company roster, is requested
to notify these headquarters at once by post
al card, so that we can correct IL and send
him a circular. Watervliet is on the Chicago
& West Michigan II. r., in Berrien County