The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-04
Corps after their meetings at a bountiful
cnraod

COTpS dIteI Inelr meetings at DountIul
spread.
Fifth Corps.
Among those present were Gen. Chamber
lain, Gen. Roberts, Gen, Oliver. Gen. Locke.
Gen. Porter presided and the following off,
GERS were elected:
President-Gen. Fitz John Porter.
First Vice President-Paul A. Oliver.
Second Vice President-Major b. f. Ritten-
house.
Executive Committee-Gen. J. L. Chamberlain,
Capt. Nathan Appleton, Capt r. B. Smith.
Secretary and Treasurer-Gen. Fred S. Locke
For Vice President Of the Army OF the
Potomac, Capt. Nathan Appleton was recon-
mended
A resolution was passed that members fur
nish information to Col. Caswell Mcclellan,
Who is writing the history of the corps.
Sixth Corps.
Tn spite ofTSie rain yesterday morning a
pondiY nnwhar NJ SnSs the Sixth corps gathered
at Thste6er Post nan marched to Long
Wharf who're thav % %eSSarked for Peaks
Island At the meetine Memorial Hall
tho seiieSei.Ass afisAA-s sAsx9nn !alfs~Nso, N N
President--Gen. l. A. Grant washlngc Wand an T. !:
Vice Presidents-Capt. G. X. Brown, POrss~
j. S. Ogden. Elizabeth, n. j.: Col. Char -.
Wells, New York.
Recording secretary-Capt. Joseph Fletcher.
Corresponding secretary-Lieut. F. L. Buck
alew, JOhnsburg.
1redSurer-COl. Samuel IfueSQdle, N. Y.
Vice President for the Society Of the Army Of
Potomac Colonel Redfield Proctor.
Dinner was served at the Peaks Island
House
Ninth Corps.
Col. r. II. l. Goddard presided and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Major O. B. Wilcox.
Vice Pres!dent-Maj0r ID. f. Wright.
Secretary and Treasurer-Maior @. II. Barney.
n a ri Of "a on
the part OF this society-Brig. Gen. F. W. Swift.
This was one of the largest meetings ever
held. The report of the committee on Reno
monument said the monument was erected
last year at the spot in South Mountain
where Reno was killed and dedicated Sep.
tember 13 Steps were taken in reference to
the erection on the site of Fort Sanders at
Knoxville of q suitable monument in men,
ory Of the action at that place in November,
1868.
Tenth Corps.
Meeting called to order by Capt. VIM. j.
Carleton, 4Sth New York, who was elected
chairman, and Adjutant James Z. Shepard,
9th Maine, was made secretary.
Bvt. Col George Burton Dyer was elected
as vice president to represent the 10th Corps
Of the Army of the Potomac. The subject OIL
a reunion Of the 10th Corps sometime during
third week Of the GAR. convention ~ Bos-
ton was discussed and it was the unanimous
voice Of all present that such meeting was
desirable and the following namsd gentle
men were made committee to make the
necessary arrangements:
Judge Advocate Charles Cowley Lowell Mass.
Col. Charles Brayton. Providence, r. j.
Capt. Daniel Eldridge. Boston, Mass.
Major harles u. Parsons, Red Bank, N. Y.
EMaIor II. NJ. DaIrymple, Morr1stown, N. Y.
Col. George B. Dyer, Boston, Mass.
Capt. W. j. Carleton. New York.
Adjutant James L. Shepard, Lawrence, Mass.
b.. X.
Twelfth corps.
At IL o'clock the society Of the 18th Army
Corps was called to order in the Superior
Court room and as Col. William +. Fox was
absent, Col. Lewis II. Stegman of the 102d
New York had the chair. There were pres
ent, so far as the book showed: Captains O.
A. Hopkins of Brookline, A. nj. Matthews Of
Orange, New Jersey, +. Irsch, and A. III
Purinton who commanded a company Of col
ored infantry; Messrs. James w. Cook and
f. Ii. Harris; and for Portland men Messrs
Charles A. Sloman, Albert 5. Spaulding and
w. ii. Pennell A few other comrades who
did not register were also there.
Letters of regret were read from Col. VII
liam +. Fox of Albany, Captain G. p. Keech
of Pennsylvania, Lieut.. +. A. Merrick (ol
Hampton's Battery and j. X. Millerson oi
Philadelphia.
Captain f. Irsch and other members of the
1lth Corps were invited to join the society In
its meeting.
Tie regular reports were accepted and the
following officers were chosen:
President-Col. Lewis r. steGman, 1o2d New
York.
Vice Presldent-Capt William fl. Lambert, $50
Secretary and Treasurer-John j. IL. Love.
To Represent the Society as one of tn,
Vice Presidents of the Army of the Potomac
Captain Herbert X. Sargent, 10th Maine
The customary vote Of thanks to the com
mittees and to the city were passed.
The secretary reported that the materia
for history of the corps has been prepared
for the printer. Then the secretary was in
structed to communicate with the officers o
the regmental organizations of the corps Il
ascertain the number Of copies of the history
that they will take.
An invitation from the organization Of thu
members OF the 18th and 18th Army Corps
residing in Portland. to go on an excursion
to Long Island July 9TH was accepted.
The annual dues were fixed at one dollar.
Nineteenth Corps.
The Society Of the 10th Corps met in thu
Supreme Court room at IL O'Clock under thu
presidency Of Colonel Richard i. Irwin
Among those present were Byt' Col. IL. Q
Conrady; Bvt. 1t. Coils. John ). Robinson
o. w. Leonard, Eugene +. Sanger OF Bangor
who wa, medical dirfrctoE OF tne l9sh Corps
Mai. j. Langdon Ward of New York, Capt
w. +, Jacques Of Boston, Lieut.. E. w
Thompson Of Cambridge. and Messrs. A. M
Michael of Albany, Alfred M. True o
Bethel, Robert Sweet Of Canton, Charles A
Sloman of Portland, and NJ. E. Simpson.
The following officers were chosen;
President-Col. Richard B. Irwin.
Vice President for the Army OF the Potomac
Gen. George l.. beal.
ist Vice President George L. Andrews.
I'd Wee President-Col. o. w. Leonard.
3rd Vice Presldent-Capt. John w. Hanuren.
4th Vice Presdent-Mai j. LangdOn WuI' -
Chairman of Executive COmmittee-~Gen' n. w
| Day. -,
Treasurer-Capt. William ii. Jewell.
Secretary-Maj. Thomas b. Oden.
Major G. +. Ulrich acted as secretary, yes
| terday in the absence Of Major OdelI VINO i
Thanks for hospallty were voted to tht
city and county officers and to the commit
| tee.
The invitation of resident members of tn,
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