The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
HAYES
CROOK

tie with jackson in the Shenandoah valley
and when General John Pope organized
the Army Of Virginia to fight Lee anO
Jackson at the Second Bull Run the sam,
West Virginia army, under General Franz
Sigel, marcksd to the plains of Manassa-
and made a gallant fight in defense oi
Washington.
During the invasion3 OF Maryland and
Pennsylvania in 1862, 1868 and 1864, the
West Virginia troops held their lines on
the flank of the Confederates as they
marched up and down the valley of Vir.
ginia, harassing the Confederates and a,
times giving him damaging blows.
The troops that from time to time
formed the forces in West Virginia repre-
sented many states. In the early battles
West Virginia and Ohio regiments were in
the lead. As the field grew in Importance
and the armies there were strengthened by
thousands and tens of thousands. Other
states were represented, and at the battle
of Cedar Creek Oct. 10, 1864, Crooks army
of West Virginia, when it helped Sheridan
''clean out the valley" included New
York, Massachusetts and Illinois regi
ments, together with many from Ohio and
West Virginia.
IHS DfOHlu6uO BtHtTdlS WHO lOuRnJ IN
West Virginia besides Mcclellan, Rose
Grams, Fremont, Sigel and Crook were
Generals r. B. Hayes, J. D. Cox, B. f.
Kelley, w. H Powell r. H. Milroy and
Robert C. Schenck OF these, Generals
Hayes and Powell will attend the reunion
at Huntington.
The programme for the occasion will be
a universal "how-de-dO" and "shake" on
the first day, Sept. Is; grand industrial
parade in honor of the veteran visitors on
the second day, to close with speeches,
songs and other campfire merrymakings,
and on the third day parade of the veter-
ans in their old company formations, as far
as practicable, escorted by uniformed mil
itary societies, secret orders and fire COM
panies. A pavilion holding 5000 people
will accomodate the veterans for their
campfire exercises, and the fifteenth meet
ing Of the society promises to be a success
in numbers and in social enjoyment.
For the comfort of the crowds of veter-
ans from distance the hotel and boarding
house accommodations of the city will be
REINFORCED by a camping ground provided
with tents, and cots will be supplied TO the
boys who prefer them to bed on the bare
bosom of old Virginia sod.
The society's officers for 1891 are located
as follows: President, General r. B. Hayes,
Fremont, O.; vice presidents, General w.
II. Powell, Belleville, Ills; General l. H
Duval, Wellsburg, W. Va; General W. II.
Enochs, Ironton, O.; Van Fl. Bukey, Par
kersburg, W. Va; Colonel D. d. johnson,
Long Reach, w Va; Colonel John A.
Turley, Portsmouth. o.; Colonel Thayer
Melvin, Wheeling; Major B. NJ Skinner,
Pomeroy, o.; James B. Botsford Youngs-
town, O.; Captain II. G. McWhorter,
Charleston, W. Va; Captain n. r War
wick, Cincinnati: Captain T. H. Mckee,
Washington; Captain C. L Irwin, Wheel
ing; Captain James Barnes, q. S. A. Wash
ington; Captain J. w. ". Bottom, Fair
mount, ". Va The executive COMMITTEES
in charge OF reunion affairs for the season
consists Of George A Fielding. Sam Gideon
and Mark Poore, of Huntington
Since the last reunion General B. F.
Kelley and Colonel ". B. Curtis, vice pres
idents Of the society. have died. General
Kelley was from first TO last one OF tns
most energetic organizers and command
ers of West Virginia troops that the Union
cause had in that region He was wound
ed at PhLlippi and sftsTwsrd exercised
important commands Along the Maryland /
and West Firzluis borders,
GEORGE 7. HuwEa