The National tribune., 1888-09-20
TRIBUNE:

and shook hands with tens of thousands of the
old soldiers. Toward the close of the week she
was rendered formal reception at the Illinois
camp, and for hours received a perfect ovation
at the hands of the veterans who had served
in the Army of the Tennessee and various or
CARNATIONS, not only from Illinois, but from
every other State in the Union. Her son, John
A. Logan, jr., was with her. and the soldiers
took great pleasure in pointing out his resem-
blance to their old leader-his father.
The camps were as fine in every particular as
were ever seen in this country. The tents were
upon high and dry ground, and provided with
every comfort. The main tenting- ground was
Camp Neil, divided into two parts, designated
as north and south Camp Hayden was smaller,
but also afforded comfortable quarters for the
visiting veterans who thronged into the can
vas. rooted city and lit their fires as of old
For those who did not care to make their own
coffee and fry their bacon, vast eating-houses
were ready, seating 5000 at one time. The
Society of the Army Of West Virginia had a
spacious tent that would have been a credit to
Barnum, being capable of inclosng under its
dome $4,000 men. The camps accommodated
100000 men.
On Friday evening the last Campfire was
held in the big tent of the Army of West Vir-
ginia, at which there were from 8 900 to 10000
people present. Miss Daisy l. Little, of Cincin-
NATL characterized as the pet of the GA. r."
gave two Rotations, one of which was enti-
tied :" Send Back the Battle6ags." Miss Jen-
ME ONeil Potter, Of Minneapolis, reeited
Our Folks so well that she was given a dou-
bic encore Gen Fairchild made an address,
and Col Vernon, Of Baltimore, introduced a
series of resolutions thanking Columbus for
its magnificent reception and entertainment of
the Encampment, and denouncing the state
ments made in a Cincinnati paper to the effect
that Columbus had proved unable to take care
of her visitors.
Gen. Sherman, or & Uncle Billy" as the vet
Grams call him, could not appear anywhere
without cheer from loyal Threats, aud the
manifestation of universal desire to shake
hands with him. He told the boys that he was
getting too old and must quit shaking hands
lie thought just as much Of them as ever, but
he had come to the conclusion it was task
physically impossible, and he might as well
quit trying to please all in this particular. The
General seems to feel lonely in the reflection
that Grant and Sheridan and Thomas and Lo-
gan are gone, and that he stands alone in the
list of the great commanders of the Federal
army. He rarely spoke without abiding to
this circumstance, and although he seemed in
good spirits, yet there was tinge of melan-
choly about his utterances quite foreign to his
nature. He was evidently impressed with the
presentiment that this might be the last time
he would meet the Grand Army in its great
gatherings although he said that he expected,
as long as he lived to be present every year at
the annual greeting of comrade with comrade.
While the Encampment had glorious weather
throughout its session. it did not close a day too
soon. Saturday, the last day of the week,
when the final remnants of the organizations
were bidding farewell to Columbus, a copious
rain began to fall, and all that night and the next
day, most of the time, there was a deluge of
water from the heavens which, if it had come
six days earlier, would have made the splendid
camp grounds place of misery instead of en-
thusiastic Campfres