The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-24
THE sECONp CAVALRY.
First Reunion of the Veterans Since the
War.
Special to the jersey city re,os


War.
Special to the JERSEY City Nelcs
TRENTON, Feb. "a, 1s9l.-Friendships of
twenty-six years ago were yesterday re-
newed when the veterans OF the Second
New Jersey Cavaly met for the first time
in reunion since the war. From all parts
OF New Jersey, from New York and
Brooklyn, from Philadelphia and other
cities of pennsylvania, aud even thirteen
hundred miles, came the veterans o
meet once more, to clasp the hand and to
recount the actions OF the past and the
changes that have come since last they
met. Comrade Charles H. Gardner left
MS home in EmDoria, Kan, last Thurs
day. in order to be present yesterday.
There are between three and four hun
dred survivors of the regiment, but only
about 124 of those who composed the
original organization. There were pres
ent yesterday over hundred. and many
Of them had not seen each other since
they parted IN 1865.
Tne Second New Jersey Cavalry was
recruited in the Summer of 1868. The
headquarters of the regiment was estab-
lished at Camp Parker. near this city,
and authority was issued to iudividu ais
In different parts of the State 20 receive
recruits. As soon as the companies were
raised, they were Immediately mu ustered
into the service. Company A was mus
tered In August IL. The strength of the
regiment was forty-four commissioned
officers and ], Jos non-commissioned Off
GERS and privates. This number was af-
terward largely augmented by recruits
and substitutes. The regiment left the
State October 8, 1868, and proceeded
to Washington, but shortly after
crossed into Virginia and went
into camp near Alexandria. being as
signed to General Stoneman's divis-
ion of cavalry. Army Of the Potomac.
The colonel was Joseph karge, now of
Princeton College; Lieutenant colonel,
Marcur L. w. ketcnam; majors. Fr ed. B.
Revere. ?. Jones Yorke and Peter
Vroom, Jr.; adjutant, j. Lacey Pierson;
quartermaster, James M. Baldwin; com
missary. Wolfgahg Mosse; surgeon. Fer
dinand V. Dayton. The captains OF the
differ ent companies were:-ComDany A,
Frank B. Allibone; B, Peter G. Van
Winkle; q. Edward p. Mount; ID, Charles
n. Pelouse; E, Will lam V. Scudder; +.
Philip L. Van Rensselaer,; G, Gust ave
Won Brausen; H, Michael Gallagher; /,
p. Penn Gaskell; X, Morris H. Stratton;
1, Enrich Won Pannwitz; NJ, Charles +.
Fernald
The regiment was first attached to
Brigade, SGoneman's Cavalry Division,
Army Of the Potomac; then TO First
Brigade, First Cavalry Division, Army of
Tennessee then to First Brigade, Seventh
Division Cavalry Corps, Military Division
West Mississippi. During service the
regiment took part In thirty-four engage
ments, the first being at Fairfax, Va,
October 17th, 1868, and the last ut
Manningham. Ala. April 23d, 1865
The hardest battles in which they
participated were at Okolono, Gun
town, when the fighting was very
heavy and the regiment were frs6 IN the
fight and the last out and were three
ri ha inf try
rived. In this battle Lieutenant A. S.
ApplegeJ of Hightstown, was taken pris-
oner and was held for five mouths, when
he made his escape. At Ripley and Grand
Gulf; and at Egypt Station, where fort
was captured; at Spanish Fort, where
4 600 prisoners were taken, and at Wald-
ron's Bridge. where six officers We're
taken prisoners, and the battle was
fought into the night.
The meeting yesterday was called TO
order by S. G. Schureman, chairman of
the meeting held in November, and A. S.
Hill acted as secretary. The committee.
consisting of one member from each COM
pany except Company G, which was not
represented, reported tn nominations
of officers
These were the officers elected:-Presi-
dent. Lewis Rainear, Company L, Ocean
Grove; vice presidents, ,. =. Schurenan,
Company A, Jersey City; Peter A. Har-
mour, Company B, Jersey City; Adrian ).
Appleget. Comp ny C. Hightstown; VIM.
Peoples. Company d, Millville; Frank A.
Pulleu, Company z. Trenton; William H.
Arndt, Company F, Mauch Chunk. Pa;
Herman Buck, Company II, Stockton;
Alexander Yard. COMPANY 1, Freehold;
James C. Blackwood, Company K, Cam
den; William Wagner, Company l.; Evans
G. Lake, Company NJ, Someryille; Vice
Presidents at Large, Colonel Joseph
Karge. Professor of Languages at Prince
ton College; Lieutenant-Colonel Yorke,
Point Pleasant; l.. w. Ketcham, Orange,
and Major p. D. Vroom, Inspector Gen
eral .. 5. A., of Washington; Secretary
aud Treasurer, Alphonso S. Hill, Trenton;
Chaplain, Judge John Jeroloman of New
York; Sergeant-at-Arms, +. A. Pullen.
After appointing committees on con-
stitution and bylaws, the veterans adj
journed to the United States Hotel, where
banquet was served.
AT the closing session there were in
teresting addresses by Judge John Jer-
oleman, OF the Eighth Judicial district of
New YORK, Lieutenant A. S. Appleget
ana Alex. Yard.
The next reunion will be held in this
city February %. 1892.