Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-29
Touch Elbows Again and Fight
Over Their Battles.
REUNION OF THE FIFTEENTH AND
NINETY EIGHTH REGIMENTS.
Big Dinner, Big Crowd, Camp Fire, Etc.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES.


in Belmont county, with Captains Askew
Glover and Holloway, respectively. Thi!
regiment saw very hard service, and par
ticipated in some of the blOodiest battle:
of the war, among which were Shiloh
Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission
Ridge, Reseca, Kenesaw Mountain, At
lanta and Nashville. The Fifteenth Ohio
was the first to reach the summit of Mis-
sion Ridge on the day of that memorable
battle, and Captain Glover's company lee
the regiment.
On the expiration of their term of ser
vice, the original members, except veter
ans, were mustered out, and the organic
alton, composed of volunteers and re
cruits, retained in service until November
2l, 1865, when it was mustered out by or
der of the War Department.
The Ninety-eighth Regiment was or.
ganized at Camp Mingo, near Steuben-
vile, August 20 and q, 1862, to serve
three years. Its first Colonel was George
Webster, who was killed at the battle OF
Perryville. He was succeeded by Chris
tian L. Poorman, and he by John S
Pearce. Companies B, E and G were en-
listed in Belmont county, with Mitchell
Cordner and Ferguson respectively as
Captains. Among the battles in which
this regiment took part are Perryville,
Chickamauga, Reseca, Rome, Kenesaw
Mountain, Atlanta, JOnesbOrO and Ben
tonville. The regiment saw extremely
hard service and suffered very heavy loss
at Perryville, the first battle in which it
was engaged. 1t was mustered out of
service June 1, 1865.
A beautiful morning dawned and the
sun appeared in a clear sky on last
Wednesday, to welcome the old soldiers
of the Fifteenth and Ninety eighth Regi-
ments o. V. 1. to the joint reunion of
these gallant and war-scarred veterans.
Early in the morning the "bOys" began to
arrive, and hearty were the hand-shakes
and cordial and glad were the greetings
of the old comrades, many of whom had
not met since they were "hOnOrably dis
charged" at the close of the great con-
flict.
AS the old soldiers met and talked,
incidents called to mind by meeting the
actors, were related, and the stirring
times of the war were lived over again in
the Imagination of the men, most of
whom, when the great struggle was on,
of glory, or through their hearts pulsated
the rich blood of vigorous manhood, but
are now bent with years, or at least
streaked with gray, indicating that they
are approaching the downward slope of
life.
After some time had been spent in
pleasant conversation and social enjoy
ment, at about II o'clock Colonel j. F.
Charlesworth, of the old Twenty fifth,
and the Chairman of the day, called the
assembly to order on the square at the
east entrance of the Court house, and
introduced J. w. HOllingswOrth, Esq,
who delivered an eloquent and cordial
address of welcome. which was respond
ed to by Captain R. H. Cochran, of the
Fifteenth Ohio, of Toledo, on behalf of
his regiment, and by Erasmus Wilson, of
of Pittsburgh, on behalf of the Ninety
eighth Both gentlemen made very pleas
ing addresses, and kindly thanked the
people OfSt Clairsville and vicinity for
the hearty reception rendered them.
After the Etnaville Cornet Band, I'M
der the leadership of Prof Meister, and the
Harrisville Drum Corps, which had inter
spersed the exercises hitherto with stir
ring music, had rendered another piece,
the men were formed in line under the
command of Colonel Charlesworth, with
Captain Amos Glover, of the Fifteenth,
and Lieut.. B. NJ. Loper, of the Ninety
eighth, as aids, and marched westward to
Marietta street, and then countermarch=
ed from thence to the Fair grounds. The
order of procession was as follows: .Et-
naville Cornet Band, survivors of the
Fifteenth Regiment, survivors of the
Ninety-eighth Regiment, Harrisville
Drum Corps, ]. T. Updegraff Post of G.
A. R., of Mt. Pleasant, ShepherdstOwn
and st. Clairsville Drum Corps, members
of DrummOnd Post not members of the
two regiments, and other soldiers-about
250 veterans were in line.
AT the Fair grounds, three long tables,
loaded with all the eatables of the season,
had been set. and the "boys" quickly
gathered about them, and did ample just
ice to the bountiful feast and rich dain- |
ties placed before them by the hands of |
charming women and fair girls. All on
the ground were fed, and every one was
loud in his praises of the ladies who pre-
pared and served such a dinner, and es-
peeial thanks are due them.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent in
social enjoyment and the peals of laugh
ter emerging from little groups gathered
here and there indicated that mirth and
gladness were present. Thus the time
soon passed, and the supper hour was
near at hand, when it began to rain,
which drove many to shelter. but some
remembering their life in camp, braved
the storm and ate their supper in the rain
1t was intended to hold campfire" in
the evening, but this had to be abandoned
on account Of tbs rain, and the exercises
were held in Court Hense Hall, which
Was well filled
On motion of w. A. Hunt, Col Poor
man was chosen Chairman of the evening.
rhh liOlOnel made a sneach dWallinn on