New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-12
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
ACTIVITY IN ALL THE POST ROOMS.
hustle OF PREPARATION FOR THE
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT. No"

,h,s CITY which resound with preparations ~, '4o
great National Encampment OF 17'-' 70 y. ~ hoen
Washington next week. Nothing Ike 1t Ia Ia, ,,,
-, .i.hin tho memory OF the Oldest Gran" ANN
man Similar preparations are belhg in"uo ~ ,d
NJ the army corps. division, bi1saue' 'Vt'' inca, cab,
,..or o,canizations The reunions WHICH VIII '
,,,aco oro among the most Interesting Ol tn7 ~
Incidents The Executive committee al "e =,
hov. s,cured as a place for such reunions VINO"
,~ou,p as the White Lot but which VIII hc'e'''7'
tnorn az Grand Army Place located o"e'"s ,,,
q, the White House grounds. op- inns spo' '0"S ,
y, c,,d for The purpose OF cIiabling each oreaihAd
zion 10 hold its meetings and reunions ou'i"s Wv
campmcnt and every facility VIII De iur"'S'o" io ~
success OF this purpose A separate space W." "
allowed each corps and the position OF each orsi
zion will be designated by It's proper nag Inc io'"
tion Of each organization will be maze hho"h !" any
inouIrinC comradc by guides appointed for TINS purpose
from the sons of Veterans REGISTERS VIII oc iO"''
at the brigade headquarters to enable every "e,"O0'
10 record his name address, Old command anu III,
ouarters in the city. BY this means, members anu
old friends Will be enabled 10 look up ana hho c"'"
other Badges will be furnished at the corps hcl"
quarters. III, hold
The Cavalry Corps Army OF the Potomac, VIII holo
its reunion on september % at . H. H. "eI'e'"
Pleasonton Stoneman. Merritt, David McM' "I'es'
wilson Avenn, Davies, Mger Capehart ChaHes H.
Smith and other surviving generals OF the coIP'' IL"
been especially invited and are expected TO D.
Tbe Ninth Army Corps X. through the committee Vi
ARRANGEMENTS. preparing for reunion 10 oc '"' "o'
complete and successful In the twenty seNe" ,
since the corps diSbanded. All SuINHi"e
comrades are urged 10 be- present Inc JONI
ID, Reunion Committcc-of the Eleventh. Twelfth
and Twentieth Army Corps has issued hVl'a'loils Al
their reunion on >eptemiAr 20 and IL
Elaborate preparations have been ii"ue O
fourteenth annual reunion OF the SURVIVORS " u"
d. Dandy Nfih,7 the New-iork ON Ie"'I N'i''ts
{. called II was one OF the largest regiments Ill
nd Ut
h.on scrt out giving full particulars OF "h"' i
expected to take place AT the reunion oi inc
Association which wih be held nj CLARK > Ill "''
Tv.cntv-thrd-st on october H. Columbus Day !"
the pamphlet referred to Is compete mS'ois Vi
,oofmcnt from November, 1861, to July, l7oo' Inc
,adou,rters Of the 18th during the week OF the
Notional Encamp,nont at Washington VIII be estaO
u,bcd AZ No 1904 PennSyvania-aVe' OoH'f'u'@
honid address all letters OF inquiry to Lieutenant
Josenh H. Barker, secretary and treasurer Vi 'no
association No. 80 Front4st, New-Iork' Inc
ricors are Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Johh H.
Graham nresdent: Comrade Charles Mount hIo'
,cn,oedent Lieutenant Edgcr J. Mott, second wee
,r..id, nj: Comrade William II. McMannuS' tifu wee
president: the Rev. William " barhes' ch'pN'in'
Lieutenant Joseph ii. Barker, secretary ara u'a'
Lrcr. $50 80. .re
High Private writing from Albany says IL
v,u want 70 see busy men just step into Department
Io,douaIters. The Assistant Advertisements INC
Acting Assistant Adutant Generals ana 'hc |N
Oro1termaster. General have no time they can can
their own Letters coming by every MAIL anu
olthouch full particulars were published III s'"o'''
oilers from time 20 time, there is stiL some co"au
vim wishes information this point or mat INC
Assistant Onarermase General is busy ali the uie
Cling orders for supplies, and noting ne "'ueiS o'
"mounts" for september 20 since u'e P"'. |
borces has becn reduced to Us each the demand mas
been fast and furious. over sevehtE-iVe HoiSeS ""
already been engaged, and still they coW''
From present reports the Department OF New"
yorr will have the largest number in line she mas
ever had before or ever VIII AGAIN oh' Vi 'o
features of the NewIork Division VIII DC Tue e'l'""
who are IN ride at the head OF the New-forK coiuh"
lore will be Generals @. O. Howard oloc"h' 0''
Ncuabon Carr Porter Parker, Shaler o"a'"e'
sbarpe Curtis. Ketchum MacDouSll sgel, Robins H.
Hus,ey. Seward, Rogers, Greene and KeFhoNS' nv
are 10 10 escorted by the department Co"iiaiu'' "N
stat ,,,
bcadouarrers. at which Department Commander rooe,
Adjutant General Wallace, Chief Ade bra'Hcu "'~
others were in conference for arranging the fofmauoh
OF the New York division and designating 'nc SUI"
in which the different brgades are to assemOic' WI"
,rl order No. viii be issued 10 the posts Aoo"t "'
middle Of this week. Department COMMANDER focc
Inns hreu doing great work throughout the department
1is simmer and if his command docs not do ilseh
proud a, the coming cncampment ii VIII not be MS
fault without doubt New York will have l:ooo men
in line at Washington on september 20
he
ION are complete. Past Commander 7. = Bgln ciIa!r
,ua, = the committee Oh arrangements, and Com
,nander Charles BrIchN ede have been interchangeable III
their labOrs Of preparation. Tie post VIII suTI Vi
the evening Of September -, al midnight Oh the rem
syvania Ealio Dad. Ii expects 10 have about lou com
r.des in line. Comrades OF other posts who lh'cNd 10
20 provided their posts do not 60 III bodN) are
cordially invited to 70 with old Reno The next Ell
aapnlent Of III, post will be held at Brev0oil Hail.
No l5a East Fifty iourtlst, morrow evening" wien
Anal orders will be Promulgated.
The Official naval veteran Train carrying the com
handing officer and san Of the National Association
Naval Veterans L. ;. Of a., Will leave here Oh
Thursday morning, September 10, By the . d. i"
train by way OF the Baltimore and ONO hahroau
from foot OF Libertyst., New lork. Members oil me
IalIugu Naval Veteran Association, u Ne"-lofA'
Monitor Naval Veteran Association, oil BroohSH'
central NeW-lork Naval Veteran Association, oil Am
s,.rdam y. y; state of Connecticut Naval Veteran
Association: Naval Post No $40, and all naval vele-
I4ns and hipmates wio desire 10 60 Oh oy THIS tran"
VIII report at Lbcrtyst. station at ~ a. H.
september II, TO receive their tickets
Major Joseph Forbes, Of the Destbnown Grand
Army laen Ia this dty, died on Tuesday at Asbuy
lark ~ j. and Mas buried al Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Oh thursday. Major Forces was one OF the first men
10 respond The call of the President In April loGl
and went to the front In New York regiment. lie
WAS aiterwaId transferred to the Forty third United
states Coloed Infantry as commissioned oihcer, ana
before the closed reached the rank OF major lie
was gallant sOdIcr and served with credit until
,,ace was declared. Major Forbes WAS at the terri
ule mine po>iOn at Petersburg, Va. and partlcl
matted In MANY noted engagements. After his return
10 civil life the MAJOR appointed United states III
,uector OF Customs under the Administration OF Gen
er.l Grant lie removed for political reasons by
the Cleveland Administration, but was reinstated
under President Harrison and held the once unll his
death. MAJOR FoIbts one OF the original Grand
ARMY men OF New York, aid the founder Of
Abraham Lincoln Post, No. 10 lie several terms
IL, commander and also Assistant AdJutan cherdl OF
the Department of New Ork, and was AdJuiant Gen
,, and Chief Of stan the Grand Marsha! few years