The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-04

nihcent success, and there was q very general
determination expressed to have such gather
ings annually. At the afternoon meeting splen-
did life-size portraits OF Coils Oakford Wilcox
and Albright were presented and also large
photographs view Of tho Geld OF Antietam in
front Of the I32d Regiment after the battle.
These pictures were presented by Col. Wilcox,
and elected great applause.
The 26th anniversary Os the battle Of Shso.
herdstOwn. Va was celebrated By the 81 sur
yivoFs Of the 1lSth Pa. Corn Exchange Rsgi
meut). with banquet, on last Thursday nigh
at Shuster,s Cafe Philadelphia. After gract
By Comrade William NJ. Read an address wa
made By President John L. Smith. Toasa
were responded 10 as follows: Shepherds
town" By Thomas J. Hyatt; The Old Third
Brigade" by Col Sellers " First Michigan"
/ by II. IL. Hodges; Commercial Exchange"
by Harvey X. Hinchman; "OuF History"
/ by Joseph Thomas, VI. d.; " Co. II, First Regi-
ment," Capt. c. T. Kensil. The t0asts were
/ interspersed with songs by Comrades George
/ Kimball, III. I. Ashton and Sylvester Cr0ssley.
/ Col. Wendell p. Bowman was unable to DO
/ present to respond to the toast, The National
| Guard of Pennsylvania"
/ The annual Reunion Of the Survivors Of the
/ Pennsylvania Reserve was held at Lancaster
/ on Sept. Is There was quite a large attend
! ance. 4 street parade was held, after which a
visit was paid TO the grave Of Gen. John f.
I Reynolds, where J. Hay Brown, Of Lancaster,
delivered a fitting Grafton to the dead hero.
The following officers were elected: President,
/ Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, Belefont; V-Ps,
Serg't John /. Feller, Carlisle; John r. Tag
CART, Philadelphia; Gen. II. G.. SieSel, Phila-
deIphia; Sec, John Taylor, Philadelphia; Cor
Sec, Willis Collins, Philadelphia; Treas, w.
ID. Stauffer. IL was decided to ask the State
| Legislature TO appropriate sufficient funds to
/ permit the erection Of q Memorial Hall at Get
! tysburg instead Of erecting separate mOnu-
ments for each regiment. A Campfire was
beld in the Courthouse in the evening, az
which there were a number Of prominent
speakers. The next Reunion VIII DO held at
West Chester.
The survivors Of the 10Th Pa held their an
nual Reunion at West Chester on Sept II.
There was q Campfire and banquet, and an en-
joyable time was spent. Regimental assOeia-
ton officers were elected as follows: President
Col. Jos. w. Hawley; V.-P., Capt. @. w. Rob
erts; Sec, Charles p Keech, West Chester;
Treas, Joel H0llingswOrth; Chap, Rev. Jos. s.
Evans Historian, G. D. NJ. BFOOmhall; Exeeu-
tive Committee, E. F. James, g. B. Underwood,
Joel Hollingsworth, E. II. Eewlin and B. F.
| Hfrst. Wilmington, Del, was selected for the
next Reunion, on Sept II. 1889.
The Reunion Of the survivors Of the both
Pa. on the Antietam battlefield on Sept H. the
anniversary Of the great battle between the
forces OF Mcclellan on one side and Of Lee and
Jackson on the other, was an epoch in the lives
of these men in happy contrast with the awful
L
lette farm 20 years previous. Although the
, / rain descended in torrents, and the streets Of
ShaFpsburg were creeks, yet the veterans, true
/ to the call for Reunion, the first they had
ever held, turned out 20 the number Of about
300. In consequence Of the rain the ceremonies,
instead Of being held on the field, were, by the
| kindness of Antietam Post No. II, GAR, De-
partment Of Maryland, held in Good Templar'E
Hall. AS Committee on Permanent Organi-
ZatiOn the following were appointed: Lewis E.
: | MasOnbeimer, G.. K. Scheuberger, Capt. 7. B.
+ Griffith, ]. K. L. Mackey, DR.. S. 81. Whist
) Ter. Lieut. NJ J. French, J. G. Haibert, B. F.
| Hover. Samuel c. IIgenfritz and DR.. B. f.
, legislative halls of Washington, it became nee
essary to take a 10 minutes recess for cheers,
handshaking and congratulations. In the
meantime the committee announced the follow
. ! ing officers on permanent organization: Preal-
dent Col Levi Mash, York; Vice President
Capt John S. Low, Carlisle; Sec, DR.. 8. 81
, | Whistler Bainbridge; Treas, E. ". Spangler
York Col Maish then delivered lengthy ad-
! dress of thrilling interest interrupted by fre-
z | quent applause, after which Adi't John Hays
: followed with an elaborate analysis Of the bat
| tie in which it was shown that French's Di
!. vision sustained, in proportion to the number
of men engaged, greater losses than any Othel
= corps engaged in the fight. Patriotic, regi
: mental aud historic addresses were also made
by s. c. ugenfritz E. w. Spangler, S. M
Whistler, Capt. A. ]. Griffith, and others.
vote of thanks was rendered Dr. Whistler fo
i his efforts in bringing about so successful Re
q union, a vote of thanks was also rendered Al
! tietam Post No ID for Inequalities shown
, Tuesday morning. the 18th, the clouds having
it departed, hundreds of comrades, some on foot
Others in carriages started on q tour of inspec
ton over the old field, the scene OF so muel
a bloodshed a quarter Of a century ago. Th
r next Reunion viii be held at York on Sept. IL
} 1859.
VERMONT
10 The Reunion of the Sd Vt, which was TO hsv
n been held at St. JOhnsbury Oct. 3, has beel
postponed until Oct. 10, by order Of the Exec
utiye Committee.
E. MISCELLANEOUS
a At the Reunion of Gen A. J. Smiths Diva
iOn Thirteenth Corps, held az Columbus, U
Sept. IL, at which q large representation wa
Il present, Col Albert III. Brown, 96th Ohio, pre-
"a sided, and Seth L. Hoover, of Columbus, We
n, n made Secretary committee was appoi1te
n to promote the organization of society Of sal
- division and of the Thirteenth Corps, consist
- ing of Comrades John l. Boakes, SD Ohit
= Cincinnati, o.; DR.. w. Ii. RaynOr, 23d Wis
- Milwaukee, Wis; Henry W. Crosier, 18th Obi
battery; John Merriman, 9Th Ind, Columbui
y Ind, and Robert F. Bartlett, 96th Ohio, Gov
= ington, o. The committee organized BY cleo
;, ing the latter Chairman and Comrsde Seth
= Hoover, Columbus. Secretary. By motion. dul
passed, each Reunion association OF regiment
= batteries and detachments OF said division We
= requested to send to the Secretary the name
IS one comrade to serve on said committee, Whte
=. is to report at the Reunion Of the division c
40 corps at the next National -EnCampment. 4
= a meeting held at Columbus Sept. IL at Oh
- Headquarters of the Department Of Missouri
Gen. John E Phelps, of Springfield, No., VS.
duly elected President of the Association
to the Thirteenth Corps, and Robert F. Bartlett,
Id Covington, O., was elected Secretary and eae
regiment battery and detachment OF said corr
be was requested to select and send TO the Corr
lis Secretary the name of one cOmrade for Vie
of President of said association. The Seeretal
ae of the corps association was authorized 70 T
ed ceiVe bids for the manufacture of corps badge
It's and subscriptions from comrades for badges.
MI Better than Pension.
Sc We have several times spoken Of the gre.
a collection of real war photographs taken at Il
IL front during the war by the Government PHI
h tograpers, and now solely owned by COmrad
J. Taylor & Huntington, No. 2, State ST., HaF
of ford, Conn. 1t was from these splendid phot
a. y.AyEs r-aaTF Instr