Telegram-herald., 1889-09-26

MEMORIES Of TIE CAAP aSD BATTLE.
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answered t4e cali loE the Feu1-on "
Sac "rtoneHa4 Regiment, tnc seven
tee4ta M.ca. g4u infantry, ned "a lAis
e.ty yesterday. fho sgeaSeE ot the
day. Hoa. JuAds q. burrows, made An
e.84aent 4tiress - the assembled COM
rt4es - tne AlLcgAooA 4L Hartmann >
H4A.
The following officers were elected
Tor tAe ensuing year. President
In0m4s Matthews, ~ Oswego, y. y
slce-pfesldeAt. N H. BTeadeys OF De
tIo.t- secretary ald treasurer, Austin
0.0rzr. 0f fpsl4ntl Ine next re-
Uulou Will h. hSld 4t lpsiituu Ia sep
LsAbrr. l,90. lne date j. 60 De here
alter selected By the Executive Conn
llLtte. A collection MAS taken up Tor
tae benefit OK the Reno Monument
ilud and go - was donated. There
ale as nearly a. can Dc a.ccrtalns0 10
Survivors Ol lhe reg imeut Of 1879 ineu.
COmrade G. u. COsles, OF Lansing,
Wao was elected recording secretary
81 the regiment for life, Is busy
ll periectng the statistics OF the req
mcnt. Those known u have persisted
Ia the var uum0or ZsJ and tins leaves
so, whose Whereabouts remains 10 be
ascertalaed. lie urgently requests all
who can do 80 10 give nln information
.n regard % the comrades Wn0Se uaInes
aad addresses are not yet upon the
roster.
Ia the evening the comrades assem-
bied ln the dining nall Of the Eagle
Hotel and s4t down % a banquet.
When the tables had been cleared Pres
ident William Vinegar called upon
General Wilmington 10 act a. master o.
ceremonies. lne general responded %
the call and said ne was grateful for !
the compliment paid him and said !
there was great advantage IN being IN |
command, ne could cali upon ms sub |
Ordlnates 20 Co the work. No program !
OF exercises or tOasts aad been fur |
nlshed hm aud the exercises would |
necessarily be Informal. H then told |
his recent visit 10 the old battlefield |
ot south Mountain, where he mad been |
70 attend tie unvelllng and dedication |
OF tire Reno monument. which stands |
upon the spot where their commander |
received MS death wound. He |
called upon Comrade James Van |
kleck. OF Bay City, who responded |
with a short address, and reminded the
boys OF their experiences IN the old
Lutheran Church Hospital. COmrade |
IRWIN :. Shepard. who IS now principal |
of the WnOna Normal school IN Mn |
nesota, related his experiences IN visit |
10 Knoxville a short time ago, and re- |
minded those present Of Fort Saunders |
and their hard fighting done IN IT'S Vi |
entity lie mad asked some of the |
young people of the school % send him |
some ol the relics OF the war they had |
picked up, and had received = large
Consignment after hc had returned
n0ne. Among other things was
bag OF bullets, and he
divided these among the comrades.
H. said the most impressive moment
OF hl- life was when the hrst shell
plunged INTO his company and It's ex-
p.os.0n killed a number IN the ranks
He was panic-strgck, but seeing ten
eral Wilmington sitting unmOved on ms
horse. be felt himself nerved by the
generals calling out, steady, men.
close up aud hls courage did not fail
h.m again that day.
t0mrade Breariey said ne had visited
the scene OK the battle three times,
and was intensely interested in
al rs surroundings lie spoke
Of the persistent patriotism of
ore Of their number, Alexander
Mccoy. who mad come o. JOIN the regi-
meul after the number was hlied.
Unable O. got Ia be followed as - civil
ian, 90 10 duty as an opportunity was
Afforded, and finally was aole 10 JON
Eroar.ey company taking the place oi
ole 0f the number who became SICK.
lle vas the frsJ man Suled. There
wa. -reat anxiety among the boys 70
get nt1 the battle Ut >0utn Mountain,
ant Is vas hard to uud anyone tO guard
GU. baggage. Alter tlat battle they
re .ot sJ anxious.
l1n-r.--al.I B KNAPP was present.
aa invited guest. Ile s.t-d
he was member 81 the
lwcotF-hrst regiment, aut BE know
ct fae sa..4atle,dsot Tine seventeenth.
tle Nls just .r0m tle attt.c-utiis bout
Htfttsoo-a and nai VISITED the places
Di a'-tetc interest A'pit taefe- tr
met 10000 Confederate soldiers holding
grand barbecue there and smoked
81. ppe of peace WITH them. me WI
nFn>e t1o south to q new ana better
iHf. 1nd tney are gai the Union was
served. inat Ne are not q divided
h-tiun tne % tAe uid soldier.
tipt NraH vas present ana in
h9liJ interesting and ofisiAal mannef
to.d an inedent oi tne war. N9ine
caliit had peen Sitd' put tne Fco'i-
were Pa position thas hiade it . Fttt
body wanted the 100 ~ gong after it,
pas hns',y s9idier named Urls ~a.l
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