New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-01
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
SOME INCIDENTS OF DECORATION DAY.
BLANK TO BE FILLED BY VETERANS NOT

A BLANK TO BE FILLED BY VETEHhNo NOi
COUNTED IN THE LAST CENSUS.
The thoughts and energies OF the survivors OK th'
war; their descendants and friends were concentrates
| during last week the duties and ceremonies o
| Memorial Day. The important features OF the o0
servance of this universal National holiday IN this CITY
aud neghborhood, with its splendid column Of mOvint
patriots, composed Of Grand Army Veterans ard
Sons of Veterans, escorted by the National Guard anf
| detachments Of the Regular Army and Navy OF tht
! United States; its ceremonies at the graves OF th'
heroic dead where the last resting Of ustrfous
| leaders and humble soldiers in the ranks were alike
strewn with flowers In accordance with the touching
ritual Of the order. and the appropriate exercises
| which closed the day. were graphically described In
| The Tribune of yesterday. Herewith given a
complete detail of the formation of the parade and
lists Of the posts, associations camps and other Or
ganizations, with the Of the officers command
ing, the staff, aides marsbals of divisions and proua
nent officials generally who participated.
The only omission noted was the guard OF honor
10 Grand Marshal Clnppell, consisting OF two COM
rades from each New-YorK post, as follows: j. f.
Strassburg j. S. Sheridan, Post No. g. Alfred Wagsaf
J. A. Ruffer, 49, F. C. Hughes, Z. NJ. Tower, ~
George Refs, Henry A. Krans, 81 Henry G. Buruett
J. J. Demarest IS Louis p. Delmore Richard Smith,
AZ; w. l.. Frew, J. Mlrand a. NJ. Mcclure, Charles
w. o. Cornell, 60; Charles H. sheppard j. Z. RonK,
rs; r. II. Birmingham, John Mulligan, 77 J. A.
NukcnO, D. ftuSScll, 1nOuldS II. DshiOVo, ~ 49,
Rensselaer,, 1O3; f. F. OConnor, @. W. Wingate
1885, George Heating, George NJ Post 40; Ed l..
Bulls, L. L. Denning, 1872; A. Flesshheim, NJ L.
Jordan, CO. Charles Campbell, +. selech, 1855, D.
Echsteln, o. Kirvin, 233; Thomas B. Spratlcy, E. T.
Brown, o55 L. G.. Bloomngtale, $50; Henry Gunther
John Unger, 264; L. P. D Cesnols Marlin F. Hatch
3O7; Palmer stark Ira d. Hamburg, 3l3 Joseph
HaAfeld, Thomas F. RuM, 800; p. Collean, J. A.
Van Cleave, 4O2; J. W. Hamilton 427; william d.
Lawrence, c. ii. Mccall, 436; NJ. Hoffman, j. F. Beck,
452; c. Donatoe, 456; Robert Edwards, J. NJ. John
son, SIC; b. J. Cunningham II. Canter, go; Charles
Maclzey, A. E. Phillpy, $50; Thomas ii. c. Kncade,
T. L. Grogen. 638.
A pathetic Incident of the day occurred ut the
Trinity Cemetery, Onehundred and fifty hfth-st. and
Amsterdam-ave., where John A. Dix Post, No. 1875,
decorated the grave Of General John A. Dix. Among
those who took part in the ceremony the Rev.
Dr. Morgan Dix rector OF Trinity Church. only Of
The great General whose patriotic devotion to his
country shone out brightly In all the dark periods
of the struggle to maintain the Union. At the close
Of his address, Dr. Dix called TO his side his son,
bright and handsome boy, ten years old. and In
troduced him to the assembled veterans as John A.
Dix, jr. the Generals grandson and namesake.
Patriotic tears dimmed the eyes of many gray headed
soldier as the manly little fellow bowed mOdestly In
The presence of his grandfathers eOmrades-in arms.
Many of them In the lad n marked resemblance In
figure and manner to his famous progenitor.
The bighearted citizens of Detroit In pleasant
frame of mind the veto by the Governor Of
Michigan of the bill apprqpriang 100000 toward the
fund required for holding the National Encampment
In that city in August The people of Detroit say
that the nggardliness Of the state Government shall
not interfere with the of the National Encamp
ment for if the state fails appropriate the money
needed they will do 1t themselves. There Is an
earnest desire the part of the loyal people Of that
city that all who can come TO the encampment will
do So Ample arrangements will be made for their
entertainment.
Colonel L. NJ Dayton, who was with General Sher
man In all his marches and battles, including his
march to the sea, died recently In Cincinnati. He
was about prepare for publication In book form his
"reminiscences of General Sherman and His Battles"
But he followed his chief in his march beyond the seas
and the world has lost his valuable recollectiOns
Several posts went out of town for Decoration ser
vices. Alexander Hamilton Post went 10 Washington,
Arlington and Mount Vernon; J. L. Rlker Post TO
Gettysburg, and Stenwehr Post TO Albany.
The following blank is printed in The Tribune by
request OF the superintendent OF Census for the pur
pose of obtaining, through this journal, detailed in
formation respecting the military services of such
survivors of the war OF the Rebellion were over
looked or have reason to believe they were over
looked by the enumerator last June. All such per-
sons are requested to I'll out the blank In pencil put
IL I'm stamped envelope and forward TO Washington,
d. c. addressed to the Superintendent of Census