The National tribune., 1889-09-26
ARMY oFTHE CUMBERLAND
Reuufea Of Surviving Comrades at Chattanooga

Reuuiea Of Surviving Comrades at Chattanooga,
e. sage Tens.
The Army Of tho Cumberland held It's annual
Reunion at Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. Is, 10 and
90. Gen. Il. j. Morgan opened tho meeting.
the President, Cen Rosecrans being indisposed
Mai. W. J. Colhurn, of Chattanooga, delivered
the address aud was responded to by Gen.
Morgan.
Gen Fullerton. Treasurer Of the society. sub
miitcd his report ms follows: Amount collected
from all sources, s3.45l27; expenditures,
sl,5Gos2 balance on hand, $l.s9Ii5.
Gen. Fullerton announced that at subse-
qnent meeting he would make motion that
tho dues received at the present meeting be APP
piled to the Sheridan statue fund, there being
sufficient on hand TO pay tho expenses OF tho
ensuing year. During the reading Of tho Treas
urcf's report Gen. R0secraus entered. and was
greeted with deafenng applause, while the
band struck up, Hall 10 the Chief" Gen. Cst
reported for tho Committee on Memoirs that
four deaths have been reported since the last
meating.-SeFF't s. w. Cross Col. r. s. Lamont,
Col. Stanley Matthews aud serg't G. s. Mus.
grove.
On the second day, Gen. Mussey presented n
memorial ms TO the death Of Judge Stanley Mat.
thews. The Committee on the Sheridan Statue
reported that only few hundred dollars has
been subscribed TO the fund. Congress has APP
propTiated $4,000 and 50. 900 more D. neces-
hAry. III was requested ttiut DECORATION week
be set apart by the GAR. for the purpose Of
taking collections for this fund. Designs for
the statue have not been advertised for, the
committee being unanimous In the conclusion
that the work be given 10 J. q. A. Ward. the
senlptor, who is an honorary member of the
society. aud who executed the statues of Thomas
and Garfield. II was also agreed that the iuiti-
alton fees OF new members shall BIO applied to
| the monument fund.
| DHi9.ra for tho mo IL
| follows: President, Gen. W. S. Rosecrans Cor.
Sec. Gen. II. NJ Cist Rec sec Col. John NJ.
| Steele; Treas, Cen Joseph s. Fullerton; First
| V.-P., Maj. W. J. Colburn, aud long list OF
| Vice Presidents by States.
1t was decided TO hold the next meeting nj
| Toledo. o., Sept. IL and IL. 1880.
The annual banquet Of the Society was held
on the evening Of the second day, and was a
most brilliant and enjoyable affair Gems
| R0secrans, Grosyenor. Goodloe. Cist. Ham
bright, Maj. w. j. Colburn, of Chattanooga,
| Vice Presidente elect of the Society, aud Maj
Pettibone, were among the speakers Of the even
| ing.
During the Reunion of the Army of the
Cumberland the Chickamauga Memorial Asso.
citation effected permanent organization and
elected the following officers: President, Gen
j. i. Wilder, OF Tennessee; V;P,e Gen. Joseph
Wheaton, of Alabama; Sec, Gen. Marcus J
Wright, of Washington Treas. Gen. J. S. Full.
lerton, of ST. Louis. Board Of Directors from
the Union side, G. G. Rpiffcn q. w. Bishop
Henry ~ Cist, c. ii. Grosvenor, Fred Vande.
yer, S. 7. Thurston, J. S. Fullerton, J. ]. Rey.
nolds, J. j. Wilder, A. q. McClung, A. Bair, s
g. Kellogg, W. s. Roseerans II. V. Boynton
from the Confederate side Joseph Wheeler, G
X. Breekinridge, Jesse #. Fihdlay. II. Hill, T.
NJ. Law, Marcus Wright. Roger Q. Mills, George
y. Wise, Alfred b. COlquitt, James Longstreet
Joseph IL. Lewis, Randall !. Gibson, Charles
Il. Hooker, Il II. Cockrell,