Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-19
THE G. A. R REUNION.
Kansas Ola Soldiers Rect In Topeka In
Annual ReunIOn-UaIts3 States Regu-
lar Soldiers From Forts Leaven-
worth and Riley Participate,
The Proceedings OF the VVeek-The Camp
fires. the Reunions, thu Parade and
Display Of the Regulars. Etc
Plumb and yVaraer.

the reunion grounds OF the regular soldiers
from Fort LeavenWOrih, under the com
troops of cavalry, one battery of artillery,
four companies of infantry, and the COM
mandsr and his staff, thus constituted:
A. d. McCoOk, sixth infantry, breVet
major general u. S, A.; adJutant, Ldeutsn-
ant B. A. Byrne, sixth infantry; quartsrmas-
ter, Lieutenant A. NJ. Heth6riu; sixth IN
fantry surgeon, n. S. Jarvis, u. 5. A.; SER
geant major, Charles DeVeraux; Quartermas-
ter serge n, John Q. Daily; hospital stew
ard, John Watson.
General McCook and his command
reached Topeka at L o clock from Le3V5n-
worth, from wheDc5 they had marched over
land. Thousands of Topeka people, who
were expecting them, Witnessed their arri-
val and march up Kansas avenue to the
camp. General MCCOok Is one Of the most
distinguished soldiers of the war, and was
warmly greeted throughout the week by the
old soldiers IN attendance at the
union, many of whom had fought with
him during the war. The generals march
from LeavenWOrth was in full military dis
cipline. The route was arranged by charts.
The march was scheduled from the first.
and If 1t should happen that the command
was few minutes late it would be urged
forward into a more rapid march.
Not very many old soldiers came to the
city Monday though Monday evening quite
a number arrived. The incoming
trains on Tuesday brought in a great
many. The chief feature of the forenoon,
4
ular soldiers which took place at the reuu-
ion grounds. About ? o'clock p. m. four
troops of the Seventh cavalry, regular army,
came IN from Fort Riley, Major Samuel
Wh1tesIde being IN command. These troops
marched all the way. The Seventh IS the
crack cavalry regiment in the army. 1t
earned Its name for daring and brilliant
achievements under General Custer.
Wednesday a meeting of the veterans took
place at Exposition hall (the reunion was held
on the state fair grOunds) IN the afternoon.
Judge John Guthrie delivered the address Of
welcome, which was responded to by Senior
Vice Commander Booth, acting department
commander, IN the absence of Commander
FeIghan. At shutdown the first dress parade
of the regulars took place, the cavalry, in
fantry and artillery participating. The pa
rade was witnessed by thousands from the
grand stand and was g novel and beautiful
sight. The campfire at the pavilion began
at o clock. 1t was presided over by Law
Hanback,, OF Osborne. Mr.. Hanback, ID ads
a speech and was followed by others, in
Guiding Colonel Allen Buckuer. who com
mRnded the 5 eYenty-ninth Illinois during
the war. Colonel BuckEe. is known as the
fighting par5Ou.
Among the posts registered up to Wednes-
daylight we're the following:
Post No. 60, Olathe, 3. 2. Diehj, com
mander; post No. 40, L9Oygne, A. w. Car
man, commander; post No. 33), Blaine, H.
7. Mann, commander; post No. 297, Culver,
). B. Thompson, comm 3nder; post No. l67,
No. 593, Vine Greek, +. S. Winaus, com
mander; post No. I, Lincoln, Topeka, i. j.
3 Webb, commander; post No. 2G4, Blue
Mound, e. l.. FairChild commander: post
No. POT, Silver Lake, j. L. Holister, com
mander; post No. 239, hincaid, Abram Don
lea, commander; post No. 439, Thayer, Geo.
3. Pars ms, commander; post No, 50, Jewell
City, II. y. HeInecke, commander; post No.
$50, Meriden, w. j. Taylor. commander;
post No. 3I4, LebO G. Chalmers command
er; post No. II, Sedan. O. M. Ellis, COM
mander; post No. 10, Baldwin, II. @. Jay,
commander; post No. 81, Carbonate. r.. +.
Playf0rd, commander; post No. 1914, Stock
dale, Jesse White, commander; post No. $50.
THOMAS Brennan, Kansas Bcanch National
Soldiers home.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the pa
rade took place. 1t was headed by the reg
ulars, who presented a very war-like
spectacle, marching up the streets, the cav
airy with their sabres in hand, tho infantry
men with their guns on their shoulders, aud
the artlllerymen with their cannon. Next
followed the old veterans marching accord
ing to posts, of which there were twenty-five
or thirty represented in the proc 8ssiOn.
There Wers also several camps of the Sons
OF Veterans, the boys of the reform school
IN uniform and the following bands: Fort
Military band, Marshau's Military band,
State Reform School band, National Sol
diers' Home band, Western Star band, Mer-
lden- cornet band, Wes5moreland cOrnet
band, Ellsworth COrn5b band, Ellsworth
Military band and Hope Despatch band
The Lincoln post drum corps we're in the
procession, as also a number of the o q vet
Grams from the LeavenWOrth Soldiers
home. After the parade and the return to
the camp tho veterans who we're in line
headed by Lincoln post paid their resp cts
to General McCOOk, who delivered an i'm
rprOmptu speech.
The grand reunion was held in The after
noon at O'Clock. Colonel W. r. Cloud
presided, in the absence of General c. W.
BAR, who had been selected. General T..
b. Hamilton, of Kansas City, Kan, deliv-
cred the address Of the day, which was very
happy one. COmFade j. G. Waters. of To 3eka,
recited an original poem referring to the
funeral OF General Sheridan, aud Captain
Dan Wyatt sang Marching IerOugh C4eOr-
gia." At 3 O'Clock the mounted cavalry
drill took place, a beautiful and interesting
spectacle. After that the battery drill took
place, which was pronounced the graudest
military display of the week.
The Kansas cOnmandery of tho loyal ls-
giOn held an interesting meeting Wedues-
day evening.
Among the disting ujshsd gentlemen pres
ent were Gen. John Mcneil, or Missouri:
Gen. T. Z. Taylor, Of Hutchinson, and ex-
secretary Of the interior, John p. Usher, of
LincOln's cabinet. Appropriate resolutions
were passed referring to Sheridan's death.
An address was made to the COmmandery,
by Mr. Usher, IN which he referred, with
much feeling. to the old days
The reglmeutaI society OF the eighth Kan
sas held It's annual mseuing during the after
noon, electing Governor John A. Martin
president; Lieutenant David Baker. Yics
president; S. NJ. LanhaIn, secretary, and
Captain Milton Rose, ire 3sureE. Tt was de-
cided to hold the next mae ing of ths soci-
ETY. at AtchIsOn, on the 18th and z5th Of
September, 1888 that being the tWsnty-siZsh
anniversary Of the battle of CliCamagua. in
which the regiment lost e5 per cent. of its
force. There we're ifIF-si ght mem bsrs DFss-
ent at the nesting, and hfsy-tWO of them aft
ierward paid tnCla- respects In q body TO Gen
teraI McCOok, their old corps commander
1.-THE 20th) at ChicamaGga and stone river.
: Junior Vice Commander W. IL Young
presided at Wednesday evenings campfire.
colonel ". F. Cloud was the orator Of the
occasion. Marshali's military band and the
soldiers home band Furnished the instru-
mental, and the Nodes, who wer5 called to
sing again and again, the vocal mu-