, 1888-10-25
Sedgwick Post Number Eight,
of Spokane Falls.
Its Eighteen Charter Members
and Present Membership.
One Hundred and Fifty-seven who
states whence They Served.

Thanks to Almighty God This Terri.
bic War is Over" were the words spoken
by E. M. Stanton, ON the day that Rich.
mond fell. One afternoon in the spring
of 1865, the secretary was seated at his
desk, near that of the writer hereof, when
little boy rushed in from the adjacent
telegraph room. and laid before him
brief dispatch. Hastily reading it, he
seized pencil and quickly wrote few
words. and handed the slip of paper to the
youth who fled back whence he came
Stanton then closed his desk, took off his
glasses and reached for his hat, but be.
fore it was on his head there was heard
the tremendous salvos of all the heavy
artillery in the three tiers of Notifications
that then surrounded the outskirts of
Washingt City. At once all in the city
was excitement. "Was 1t q great victory
for the union arms, or had General Lee
made an attack upon the cityp" was the
equivocal question in the minds of all.
Thousands at once gathered in front of
the war office. and called for Stanton, and
when he appeared in the portico, the
words first above written were what he
first uttered.
He raised in his arms the little tele-
graph boy who had delivered him the dis.
patch, amid the loud cheers of the multi
tudo.
Another crowd accumulated in front of
Vice-President Andy johnson . abode at
the house of Montgomery Blair, and list
ened to his congratulations on the APP
preaching cessation of the hostilities.
At the steps of the state department "Bil-
ly" Seward, as he was familiarly called by
everyone, addressed another assemblage in
language most forcibe. He told them
what he would then say to France about
Maximillian's occupation of Mexico. and
what he would say to England. That was
day Of utmost enthusiasm on one side,
and deep detection on the other, in this
great country, now happily at peace for
ever.
But to the subject intended, the Grand
Army of the Republic: To continue the
fellowship engendered on the tented field,
soon after the close of the war, this order
was founded. Its tenets set forth that it is
"an organization of the soldiers of the
Union army and navy, who aided in main
tanning the honor, integrity and suprema-
cy of the national government during the
rebellion" Its further object is set forth
to be, Ito preserve and strengthen those
kind and fraternal feelings, which bring
together those who united 10 suppress the
rebellion, and to perpetuate the memory
and history of the dead" 1t has no po.
litical feature, and debars everything of
that nature. Otherwise it is much the
same in its rules of order, as all other
fraternal societies.
The post in Spokane Falls is named
Sedgwick Post No. 8, department OF
Washington territory. 1t was organized
October 13, 1888, and named in honor of
Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, commander of
the Sixth army corps, army OF the Poto-
mac, who was killed May 9, 1864, at
Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia. Its
Sweeny, f. ]. Webster, I. s. Kaufman, H.
l.. Post, r. w. Forrest, John j.. Stage,
Frank E. Howard, Benjamin b: Pott, Ira
w. Bower, Walter France, Il. w. Shule,
W. II. Wiscombe, Josiah S. Brown, h.
Johnson, Joseph E. Candy, George 4.
Be!den, G. G.. Bradshaw and William
Griffin. From this few, it has grown dur.
ing five years to number l57 members,
and their names and the regiments they
served in are as follows.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Nichols, J. W., First infantry.
ARKANSAS.
Wimpy, r. III. First cavalry.
NEW JERSEY.
Hickey, John, First infantry
RHODE ISLAND.
knight, s. r. First infantry.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Bennett, John O., Ninth infantry.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Fowler, w. o., Second infantry.
MARYLAND.
Brollier, Franklin, Third infantry.
AtAsa Tra prre
Hamblen, Charles E., Thirty eighth in
fantry.
Short, A. ID. First cavalry.
Weger, John W. First infantry.
NEBRASKA.
Odell, 0. F., First cavalry.
Slighton. Henry, Second cavalry.
KANSAS.
| Clark. M. b., Fifth infantry.
Woodward Joseph -. Ninth cavalry.
THE NAVY.
| Campbell, A. g.; Johnson, f.. Keenan,,
John. Scott, X. Is.
TENNESSEE.
Curry. A. p. First infantry. (See Iii.
| nois.)
Cartwright, T. j. Thirteenth infantry.
VERMONT.
Huntoon, j. w. Fourth infantry.
Ide, G. d. Twenty.fifah infantry.
Macomber, John II. Eleventh infantry,
CALIFORNIA.
Crane, Robert, First cavalry.
ChaIl les, James, First infantry,
Gibson, Andrew, Seventh infantry.
Howard, Frank e., Second cavalry.
Spoor. George T., Seventh cavalry.
MAINE.
Brown, Josiah g., First infantry.
Edes. Charles r., Sixth infantry.
Lyons, John. Eleventh infantry.
Marsh, Albert, Second infantry.
Robbins, Charles H., First heavy artil-
lorv