The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-15
WHEN THIS CRUEL WAR Is OVER.


Thrilling Scene at the Annual Reunion of
the IL 1th o. v. LA Soldier Left for
Dead on the Battle Field Turns Up ~
Years After.
(From the Toledo Journal.)
The annual reunion of the 1l1th Ohio
regiment at Perrysburg, Tuesday, was
one of the most enthusiastic and sue
cessful gatherings of old soldiers held
this season. This was distinctly fight
ing regiment, one whose casualty list
was upwards of 400 killed and died
from wounds while in battle. Besides
this number over 200 were discharged
for disability resulting from wounds
suffered in action. This regiment lost
more men than any other in OHIO, save
one,-the 7th Ohio. The 1l1th's casual
ty list was one-third as large as that of
the entire United States army in the
great Mexican war, that made two can
didates for president, (Scott and Taylor
and elected one of them. The 1l1th was
purely a fighting regiment,and furnish
ed material for its record on the field of
action and not in the halls of Congress
after the close of the war, having fur
nished no distinguished public men
since the war. The 23rd Ohio was the
regiment that has made grand show
ing of men in public life, having fur
nished two presidents, (Hayes and Gar.
feld) one United States Senator, and
one Chief Justice of the United States,
STANLEY Matthews,) besides one Lieu
tenant Governor, (Lyon,) member OF
the Kansas legislature and the present
republican candidate for governor OF
Ohio. VIM. Mckinley.
Gen. !. r. Sherwood commanded the
111th regiment and was present at the
reunion and delivered grandly patri-
otic speech to the 100 surviving mem
bers of the regiment present The
chaplain, Rev. Ambrose HolliDgtoD
formerly pastor of one OF the Methodist
churches here, (now Of Delaware, Ohio,
was also present, as was member O.
the regiment from distant Colorado.
At the reunion there was present ;
comrade named Jas. Gould, of Clyde
| o., who was shot down within ten fee
of Gen. Sherwood, the minnie bail pierC
ing the shoulder, went through the neck
and striking the jaw bone was deAectet
upwards, passing through the tOngu
and coming out of the left eye, tearing
that orb of vision from its soCke
Hours afterward Gen. Sherwood saS
the suffering comrade on the field an
noting that life was not yet extinc
ordered him removed to the hospita
where his wound was dressed and tn
man eventually recovered, though il
such poor health that he had neYe
before attended a reunion of his regi
ment.
Generol Sherwood had never seen Q
heard of the man since the war, but i
the midst of his speech his eye fell lupo
him and instantly the awful picture G
that battlefield came yividly before hir
aud he related the incident. at il
close the shout went up "Where's th
comrade! We want to see himw l
response comrade Gouldi took a posi-
ton by the side Of his old commando
and amid cheers and shouts and wavin
of handkerchiefs mingled with many
tear, an incident of the cruel days We
lived over again. Another conrad
was present, who was afterwards hosp
tai steward, whose coffin was made an
prepared for him by John McLain, no
of Grand Rapids, o. The poor fello
was so near deaths door that Generi
Sherwood ordered cOmrade McLain I
provide the necessary coffin, which wa
done