The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-09-24
NEW JERSEY.

The IO.u Reunion OF the First n T. Prfcqde CCien
kearucy. 81 was held 0t The home OF Gen. T.. Burd
Gruhb, CiZcwIte-, " j., at the invitation OF Gen.
GruhH. Il. = Minister % spain, who came home
from Madrid, spain, 20 ioiutE To his speech Of
welcome be- =aii: 81 came feoO miles to be with
you, AMI would have come I'D times ~ far rather
than not 10 have been with you to-day" IL was
the ami vcgsary % tNs battle II Champions Pass
where the Urig4as distinguished itself % years
ago. The brigade came on special train from
jersey City, and numbered some 400. Tables were
spread under fine trees on the banks of the river
to- 900 The dinner vas P'staEcn Of at p NJ, after
which the business meeting was held, which WIS
presided over hy Capt Is. st. Matthews, of Orange,
y. j., Letters OF regret were read from number
who could not b. present among them one from
Gen. Thomas $. NuHfaTt, of LynChhurg, Va, who
commanded a. Confederate Brigade in front Of the
ia -. ). UJ Champions Pass. Five thousand dol
lars was subscribed by The brigade for monument
To Gen. Russell 80 Winchester. Tie following Oti-
GERS were elected. Pres, Rev John Morris, Tuck
ertJu; Treas, Co. Geo, g. Brown, Elizabeth Cor.
Sec Sumner s.. ASp.uwg.l Newark; Rec. Sec,
Wan. n. Williams Newark. The brigade selected
Camden Tor the llth Reunion. the brigade then
adjourned after a vote Of thanks and cueers for
Gen. Grub.
The ninth annual Reunion OF Co. F. 1IllE Ohio.
was held 40 Farmer, o. Nug. -, 1891, - members
and RO0diy attendance of cX-suidler7 aud citizens
being present. Edwin T. Hail was elected Prssi-
Secretary and +. y. Horton Treasurer. A feature
OF the occasion was the presentation By Capt. Hall
Of an ebony cuEe Eo.d-Headsd, % their resIucutal
commander who fought lu upwards OF 81 battles.
The cane bore this inscription: Aug %, 1861.
Gen. l. T. Sherwood, BY Go. j, lllth Ohio Our
correspondent says. TO was worth q long journey
60 see the bows meet. Tncir fsicadship has stood
Fire and their devotion to their noble Gen. SIer-
wood was manifest iu the dim eyes as they followed
him over the buttetaids OF the past. he held his
audience spe.ibouui for nearly two hours, an" the
yuI0g Of the IIIth Ohio will never be better given
than by their grand commandcr. The wives and
mothers. daughters and sons cad their best To mtse
al "a success and an felt 10 was good 20 be there"
The Nth Ohio participated ia the John Morgan
campaign; Burnside East Tennessee campaign,
r|# Hrr .I.a =. D. Nn.rfH l.a 81
tile Atlanta campaign; the battles Of Franklin and
Nashville, uud tue North Carolina campaign. Co.
was one OF the s,Ducii idrmer-boy companies, and
their Reunions are always naEniueCus success.
The annual Reunion OF the SIN Mass. was held 40
Lawrence. Mass. sept. j.. They We're warmly
welcomed By the Mayor of the City and their Old
comrades Of CO. who had prepared q steamer trip
~ th. Ncrruac Eiycr 10 Pine Island, where q
generous dinner WAS provided. The following
officers were elected. Pres, Capt Hiram e. Alden,
Randolph. sec. and Treas, j. Elmer IHiDot,
S;oueEtou II was voted % hold their next Re
union 40 The old camp ground OF '63, LaSevlie,
Mass Much enthusiasm was manifested and the
The survivors Of Go. c. 12sth Pa he 4 their first
Reunion at Allentown, sept. H. ia memory Of their
frs. baptism of blood at the battle Of Autetam, iu
which the company had four killed and is
wounded. The meeting was called 90 order at I'D
h. No. when au interesting business meeting was
held aud permanent organization eHccted.
Twputv-ufne answered to the rolEcJiI, some of
whom had not met since the war. After the Dusi-
nose u,rrfint- the members went ia a body to the
Irut0l Veteran Legion HIit, where the ladies' of
Allen Circle No. 3D. Ladies' Of the q. H., who are
ALWAYS ready and willing 10 assist The CXsJldler-
had prepared an elegant banquet, 10 which iu'l
iu-t.cs was done by uu who were present. At 2
~, lock the comrades formed and marched 20 the
residence Of Samuel smith. whO was unable 20 at
TEND From there they took tTlp over the electric
ruilroad aft Ter " hich they marched 10 ArmOvy Hail.
where merchandising and refreshments were IN
Gulred in. THIS brought the first Reunion 10 a
close To meet st SIatciugton next year The fol-
l0viu officers were elected 90 serve for the ensuing
wear. Pres j. l.. EOueyi Sec. w. a. GOrauu0;
Treas VIM T.. Ecichagd.
L. j. williams President, Jackson: Reunion 56th
Ohio al WeLstou Oct .. All comrades are requested
To attend 10y order of the committee.
Wus splitter, secretary, McAlstervile; Reunion
IIOtU PA al Roaring Springs Oct. IS. Those wish.
ing to get orIerslor excursion can do so by writing
to the secretary.
NEW YORK.
Stcubcu Chcmung, Yates and Schuyler COun-
ties Veteran Reunion. 10 - estimated that nearI Y