The National tribune., 1886-09-16


the war.
The Reunion of the 10th n. Y. battery was
held at Ross Park, Binghamton, on the LIST inst.
Gen. Robinson was present and made an eiil-
cient and stirring speech. He was followed by
Lieut.. T. B. Smith, who talked right from the
shoulder, and was listened TO with great at
tention Can't Hitler arrived after the
speeches were finished, to the regret of the
boys, who would have been glad to hear from
him. The former officers Of the Association
were reelected: President, K. V. Bogart; w.
p, s. L. French; Treas, ID. w. Stevens; Sec,
G. n. Balloon.
The Reunion of the 10Th N Y. was held at
Pottsdaui on the 9th, 7th and Sth inst, and
was one of the most successful and interesting
Reunions ever held by that excellent regiment.
Speeches were made by Judge Tappan, Gen.
Curtis Gen. Davis w. W. Thompson and 9TH
ers. The attendance was unusually large.
Marsh Post. of Pottsdam, rendered great assist
ance in helping the comrades 10 have good
time. Their Headquarters were used as sleep
ing rooms. and they contributed in many ways
to the comfort of the guests. The banquet was
a most delightful affair, and was rendered
doubly so by speeches. songs and hand-shaking
of the old comrades, who had not met for so
long.
The Reunion Of the 10Th N. Y. was held at
Clayton on the 4th inst, and was attended by a
large concourse of veterans. The meeting was
opened with prayer by the Rev. ID. b. Harris,
of Gloucester, and was followed by music by
the choir. At the roll-call lis comrades an
swered to their names. The officers were
elected, rs follows: President, Lieut.-Col.
James s. Kiger; V.-P's., James White, Samuel
Tomlinson. Joseph Bassett and III. NJ. Avis (;
Rec. Sec, Florence Bleyler; Cor. Sec, Arthur
Stanley; Treas, Charles A. Weidemann
Chairman of the Executive Committee, Lieut.
Col. III. L. Chew.
hn R,.uninn halI och xuaat at OSwaUo
Falls, Posts were present from Oswego. SYRIA
cusc, Baldwinsville. Wayne County. Fulton,
Serbia, Hannibal, COnstantia, New Haven, Pal
ermo Phoenix, Sand Bank, Pulaski, Orwell,
Williamstown Redfeld, Mexico, Cleveland and
Amboy.
OHIO
The Reunion of the Society of the Army OF
West Virginia and the semi-annual Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of Ohio, was held at
Portsmouth on the Sth 9th and 10th inst. The
little town was gay with bunting and ever
greens. Arches were erected at many places
over the main streets. Visitors came pouring
into the city Oh the first day by stage,
river and rail, and by noon there were
not less than 5000 strangers in the little
| city. Gen. George Crook arrived OH an
early morning train and was greeted by deaf
ening cheers The tents Of the veterans of Ce-
dar Creek, Fishers Hill, Lewisburg, South
Mountain, Antietan, and Winchester were
| pitched on a plain about two miles from Ports
mouth, and were arranged in excellent order
! The grounds at night were brilliantly lighted
by electric lights and presented most inter
esting appearance. Each morning the camp
was awakened TO life and activity by the peal
| ing of trumpets. On Tuesday morning the ex.
crcises at Camp Turley, named after Mayor
Turley, veteran Colonel, opened with patriotic
! selections by the 14th Regiment Band, followed
| by prayer and a stirring address by Col. A. L.
Conger, Department Commander, GAR. Mrs
Rebecca Siedman McCann, daughter of the
regiment" and daughter of the gallant Gen
Stedman, delivered spirited address on Gar
| field as a military man, and her remarks were
enthusiastically cheered by the crowd, among
which were hundreds Of the men who had fol
lowed Garfield through all his campaigns. Ex
| President Hayes, Gen. w. III. Powell and wife
ex-Gov. Pierpont, Maj. b. M. Skinner, Gen. V
ii. Bukey. Gen. ID. T. Kelly, and Capt. j. NJ
Rife were on the stage and heartily eheered
Tho exercises in the evening were presided
over by Col. f. +. Ewing. Gen. c. II. Gros
| venor delivered a mastery address on the pri
vate soldier and Gen. NJ. II. Powell followed
with paper entitled First Session of Wes
| Virginia Veterans" and Capt. Walker read q
! graphic sketch of the work OF the 9th w. Va
The crowd yelled like Comanches for Crook
and he was compelled to present himself. The
gallant General is the idol of the old soldiers
/ ABOUT mere, dlu "a very nauusOiDc Ul1N-SuOTL
| 5ristly, brown hair, combed up from a broad
tanned forehead; bright brown eyes, twink
ling beneath lightly arched eyebrows; silken
tawuy beard that hung over his gold laced col
lar. and spread in disorder over the gold cords
Of his blue coat composed a military ensembl,
that made his old troops make the welkin rim.
until it echoed. Matt Lyon, quaint old vet
eran. with clarion voice and one eye. sang al
old fashioned topical songs of the biyouac, ant
then the crowd yelled as Gen. w. S. Rosecran
was seen being pushed to the front of the plat
form. He wore plain business suit of blue
and the ribbon of the GAR. and the acorn
of the Fourteenth Corps were pinned to hi
coat. Rosy made a small speech. telling tn
crowd that it was his first visit in A
years, when he had gone up the Sciot
from Portsmouth 10 Columbus in a flatboat
When Gen. Phil Sheridan made his appearance
the crowd was unanimously enthusiastic
Little Phil I" aud Gems. Crook, Kelly ant
Hayes sat near the front of the great stage
which was crowded with distinguished men
military and civil. Gen. Hayes, gray bearde'
and quet-mannered, received an ovation o
admring yells from the old soldiers and tn
crowds of civilians. When the tumut hat
somewhat subsidized, Gen. Crook, in q graceful
and effective little speech, introduced Gen
Sheridan. 1t was hardly necessary. as he wa
; known TO nearly every one long ere Ger
Crooks voice could be heard Gen. Sheridan
said no was very much pleased to once agail
meet the veterans of the Army of West Vii
ginia. He was glad to be once again anon
the men who so calamity fought beneath tn
Stars and Stripes Oh the fields of Antietan
South Mountain. Fishers Hill and the othe
hard-fought fields of the war, in which Oh
Army OF West Virginia had made such glor
Gus record. The next day was most agreeabl
passed in visiting, carriage drives IN the vicin
ity of the city, speech making and music. L
the evening reception was rendered Gen
, Sheridan and Hayes ut the residence of Nj
John q. Peoples, and was a most dclightfG
! affair. The day following the Reunion man
comrades still fingered in the town, but mos
of them left late on the night previous.
John NJ Booth, Hartvile: 1t will go with
out the saying that the Reunion of the 36t
Ohio Crooks Pets was an occasion long to
a remembered by the surviving " Pets" as al:
a the immense throng of friends who aetende
the eOnvocation of the vets ut Jackson, o., Sep
| z, 1856. Words of mine can carry but an II
h definite idea of the event. IL certainly mari
an epoch in the lives of those present, as al
q ! i'm JacksOn's history. The town was bedeckt
: | with bunting, long streamers of ii were fyir
from caves and lintels of Jackson's beautif
e homes, each vying with the other, until the
was hardly homo in the city that was N
effectively decorated in honor of and in we
I. come to the brave boys who had stood as soil
!. walls between those homes and the enemy
r. the hour Of peril. The citizens hospitality W
/. unbounded. On Monday evening" the 9th, al
n on the morning of the Reunion, train aft
train poured out its load at the depot, viii
10 the near resident veterans and their famili
and friends hOcked into the city fro
all points OF the compass. Ma. -Gen. &c
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