The Portland daily press., 1891-07-04
ALL IS QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC
While Veterans Who Fought by Its
Banks Recall Old Scenes.
Gen. Butte rfIeld Elected President of
Their Society at Buffalo.
Col. hamlIn to Write History for the
Eleventh Corps.

| BUFFALO, N. Y, July 3.-There wer
stirring scenes at Music Hall this morning
when the several corps of the Society of tn
Army Of the Potomac held their reunion
simultaneously. Colonel Henry o. Clark
of Milton, Vermont, In the absence O
Secretary Of War Proctor, called the Firs
Army Corps to order. The election Of officer
resulted as follows;
President Col. Ira M. Hedges, Haverstraw, n
Y;
Major Wight, Cleveland; Gen. w. +. Rogers
Buffalo, Col. Henry o. Clark, East Orange, NJ j..
Lieut.; Wilbur. Rochester.
Staf-Gen. Joseph Dickinson, Washington,
Recording Secretary-Capt. J. M. Andrews. Sa
ratoga.
Corresponding gsecretary-Thomas NJ. Cutting
Buffalo.
Treasurer Capt A. II. vanduren, Washing
ton.
Hstorian-Maj ]. H. stine, Washington.
Gen. Butterfeld was the choice of thu
corps for President Of the Society of tn,
Army of the Potomac. The Second Corps
elected these officers:
President-Orville ID. Thatcher, sergeant Co
L, First Minnesota, Washington, d. @.
Vice Presdents-Col. John Bynes, 155th New
York, Buffalo; G. j. II. Miller. 1O6th Pennsyl
vania, Philadelphia; Capt. Willard Lincoln, 19tI
Maine, Boston Col ]. H. Horton, 141st Penn
Secretary and Treasurer-Dr. Chas W. Scott
(re:elected), 28th Massachusetts. Boston.
Executive Committee-Dr. W. w. Potter, Buffa
10; Capt. W. L. Ross, Gath New York Volunteers
Boston; H.. L. Fassett, Lieut. Col. Gath New
York, Franklin, Pa.
Gen. Daniel Butterfield was selected as the
choice Of the corps as President of the SOcie-
ty OF the Army Of the Potomac. In the Fifth
Army corps meeting, Gen. Butterield pre-
side0, and Gen. Locke acted as secretary.
THESE officers were elected:
Presldent-Gen. Fitz John Porter, New York.
Vice Presdents-Col. A. M. Clarke, New York
Major Fred W. Simon, Baltimore.
New York.
Executive Committee Gen. ]. L. Chamberlin,
H New YORK; Capt. Nathan Appleton, Boston |;
!, The Sixth Army Corps Society elected
these officers:
President-Col. Redfield Proctor (Secretary of
War.
Vice Presidents Sergeant Thomas d. Man, 2l st
Andrews, Assistant Surgeon Second E. b. A. Buf-
fal0; Col. George b. Selkirk, buffalo.
Kecording secretary-Capt. George B. Fielder,
Corresponding Secretary Lieut. F. L. Bucka-
lew, Jamesbury, N. j,
Treasurer-Col. Samuel TruesdelI, New York.
For vice president of the Army of the Poto-
mac Sergeant 81. Q, Larr0ve of New York
was recommended.
The Ninth Corps elected these officers
President-Gen. o. B. Wilcox.
Vice Presdent-Capt. Henry Pratt, treasurer
OF the Michigan Central Railroad.
Barney
Corresponding secretary-Col W. H. Harris,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Eleventh Corps elected:
President-Gen Carl Schurz, New York.
vice PresidentS-Col +. w. osborne, New York !;
capt. j. Alexander, New York; Col. T. A. Dodge,
Boston.
:, Corresponding secretary-Gen. I. A. Lackman,
Recording Seeretary-Francis Irsch, New York.
Treasurer-Wm. Bolster, New York.
Historian-Col. A. Hamlin, Bangor, Me.
The Twelfth Corps elected;
President-COl. Wm. Reikern, Franklin Pa.
First Vice President-C. w. Boyce, Buffalo.
, second Vice Presldent-Gen. Geo. X. Collins,
Syracuse.
Secretary and Treasurer-John j. II. Love,
N. j.
The Tenth and Nineteenth Corps and Cav
airy Corps met but did not elect officers.
The public exercises were held at the pub
lie hall this avaninG- Main. .Rishop made
Gen. Geo. A. Marsden. Gen. FL. w. SlOcum
read the Grafton. Other addresses followed.
When the public meeting closed the society
went into business session and elected the
following officers:
President-Gen. Daniel Butterfield.
recording Secretary-Gen. King.
corresponding Secretary-Gen, Geo. Sharpe
Ireasurer-Gen. Samuel Trusedale.
, Resolutions Of regret were passed at the
ueatn Oh Gen. Sherman. Scranton, Pa, was
cnoSen as the next annual place of meeting.