The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-18
SHOT AND SHELL.

Nashville, Tenn, wants the encampment in
1890.
The Sons have their annual at Paterson, N.
j., in September.
GeorgeW. Peck, of Peck's Sun, is chairman
of the press committee Peck is a comrade
and his Bad Boy will make lively Son when
he gets in with the juniors.
Indianapolis is looking for the encampment
next year 1t is good time to harvest Indi-
ana honors.
Col C.. K. Pier, secretary of the general
committee, was an Army of the Potomac
man. He was lieutenant colonel of the Thir-
ty-eighth Wisconsin, First brigade, First di-
vision, Ninth corps, in 1854.
Wisconsin did not send contingent of her
national guard to the centennial, but she has
a guard and will parade it at Milwaukee
The reunion of organizations will bring up
some long forgotten names. The army of
the Frontier" heads the list. This was Scho-
fields Army of Missouri and Arkansas, in
1862.
Washington wishes the encampment in
1890. The hundreds Of thousands of COM
rades who rally to the encampments will
certainly wish to see Washington again. If
Washington fails in the bid this time, the
scheme Will Aeep.
Wisconsin had four 'swar governors
Alexander W. Randall, Louis P Harvey,
Edward Solomon and James T. Lewis. Lewis
served in 1864 and 1865, and the others each
one year. Governor Solomon was the brother
Of Frederic, the western general.
Applications for reunions and quarters were
made for 500 regiments of infantry, forty of
cavalry and about thirty batteries the first
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forty-nine regiments on the list, Illinois
thirty-nine, and Ohio sixty. Besides the as
sociations of survivors Of organizations,
there are two score at least Of general sssn-
Citations, such as army, corps, d1V1slon anu
special class associations.
Wisconsin sent to the war four regiments
of cavalry. one of artillery, twelve batteries
and flfty-three regiments Of infantry. Her
quota furnished was over 10000, and her roll
of honor, died in service, was over R,OO0
Her Grand Army roster shows strength
about equal to her death List in the war.
Among the well known army names that
will be placarded for reunions at the encamp-
ment are: Berdan's Sharpshooters, Klpat-
rick's Cavalry Division; Marine Brigade and
Mississippi Ram Fleet, Merrilrs Horse Squad
ron, Sturgis Rifles, Sykes Regulars. Vermont
Brigade odd, Tyler's Separate Brigade.
Some of the general associations are: Grip
pied Union Soldiers association; Engineers
Reunion association; Illinois Veteran Reunion
association; Independent Scouts; Missouri En-
gineer corps; National Service Pension aSso-
citation; National Association of Veterans;
Signal Corps association; Secret Service and
Scouts Reunion association; Sixth Army
corps; Second brigade, Fourth division, Sew
enteenth corps, and Zouaves.
Among the meeting places provided for
reunions are, beside camps and general halls,
a cathedral, several school houses, a gymna-
SUM or German Turn hall, an armory, doc
tors office, an art studio, music hall and a
Jewish temple The hours for the reunions
are arranged so as to accommodate several
societies during the encampment, though
Kilpatrick's men are bulletined for their
quarters ''all the week"
The entertainment offered to visitors at the
encampment does not rest solely upon the
military element. The season august is
one for vacation outings, and social moralists
say that outings are now within the reach
of all" and ought to be enjoyed. The Grand
Army committee embraces the department
of public comfort, and in the line of its d.
ties announces list of summer resorts near
Milwaukee, and promises to aid visitors in
finding them. Some of the names of the re-
sorts are attractive in themselves: Wauke-
sha, Whitefish Bay, Lakeside, Oconomowoc,
Pewaukee, Elkhart Lake, Cedar Lake, Ma
shota, etc., etc.
The beginnings of an encampment are
quite as difficult to manage for those in
charge as the ac-