The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-23
The Glorious Reunion in Grant
Tent at Washington
ON TUESDAYNIGaI, THE 10Th INST
Gen. II. q. Hayes Ringing Speech TO
tho Eighth Corps Reunions of
Other Divisions and corps.-A Grand
Good Time chat Followed tho Mag
ninccnt Revlow of Tuesday--Ex-
Governor Picrpont Present.

the old Eighth corps warmed to the oc-
casion, as they shook each others hand
and recounted the deeds Of Leestown,
Maryland Heights, Smokers Ferry,
Kernstown, Winchester, Fishers Hill,
and Cedar Greek. The platform was
full OF hcrocs. Ex-Prcsidout Rutherford
r. Hayes, himself as gallant q soldier as
wore tho blue, was on hand TO welcome
tho non who had fought with him in
his old Kanawha division. He is pres
ident OF tho Army Of West Virginia,
and will be rs long as lie lives.
Then there was Ex-Governor Pier.
pont, tho loyal governor OF West Viz
ginia; General Rosccruns, Gen: W. II.
Powell, OF Bellevil!c, ILL.,, who dug
out Of Libby Prison, and whom tho
Coniedarates once sentenced to be shot;
Gen. Vim ii. Bukcy, vino commanded
tho Eleventh West Virginia Infantry;
General Enochs, now congressman
from Ohio, whose regiment was pro-
nounced by General Hayes the best
drilled and disciplined in the whole
army; Col. Theodore +. Lang, OF BaIti-
moro, who led tho Sixth Most Virginia
Cavalry; Col. Il. S. Northcott, OF the
Twelfth Infantry; Capt. Thomas J.
Spencer, OF LOOMS Battery, that were
the first guns TO cross the Ohio river;
Col Alex Moore who was in command
OF tho Twenty-frst Light Artillery;
Cant. d. W. Classic. OF the battery that
bore his name; Capt. I. II. Mckee, Col.
Louis Markbreight, Of Cincinnati; Capt.
J. B. Allen, OF the Thirtieth Ohio; Capt.
I. S. Hersey, OF the Twelfth West Fir'
ginia; Capt. J. B. Botsford, who was on
General Crooks staff; Dr. e. s. Weilons,
OF Ohio. and many othcrs.
Two ladies in deep mourning were
also on the stage, one tho elderly widow
Of Gen. b. i. Kelley, the hero OF Phillip.
ri, and tho other the widow of that
famous fighter. Gen. Crook. The hus-
bands OF both had at different times
) commanded the army OF West Virginia,
and Gen. Crook was president OF the So
cietv from its organization till his
death. Webb Hayes, son OF the ex-Presi-
dent, was also an interested spectator.
For some time it looked rs though the
reunion was not going TO materialize in
any formal way. Many had been drawn
of by the pyrotechnic racket outside,
but when Colonel Lang called the as
semblage to order and in q neat speech
introduced ex-President Hayes the big
tent was full of people. They set up
lusty veil for "Comrade" Hayes, who,
though he had occupied the highest
Office in the gift Of the American people,
had not disdained to march on foot that
day with his old associates. General
Hayes delivered bright, catchy and
popular talk of quarter OF an hour,
full OF patriotic and eloquent sentiments.
He did not 20 into details Of the diff
ferences between the north and south,
but contrasted the ideas OF great ma
ton, with one flag, with the southern
scheme Of the sovereignty OF the states.
But the two sections we're unit now,
and the combination could humble any
unfriendly power on earth.
The happiest result OF the war was
that the believers in the union had got
all that they started out to accomplish.
They had won every point that they
had contended for ut the outset. and
now every square foot OF land in this
wide Union owed allegiance to but one
fiag-the Stars and Stripes. Never
more would state try TO war against
the nation. The liberation OF the
slaves was another blessed result. But
the war was a blessing, too, for tho
south; tho yictors did for the southern
people more than they had done for
themselves, for the south had gained
freedom aud enlightenment by the
In Concluding General Hayes paid a
high tribute to some OF the veterans
about him, particularly General Powell
and Ex-Governor Picrpont, the former
for his services with Sheridan, tho lat
ter for his loyalty to'the Union. Then
General Hayes said To had spoken long
enough, and though the crowd begged
him TO 90 on, he forced General Powell
10 come to the front to address them.
General Powell made q ringing talk
90 full OF patriotic fire that din OF ap-
plause followed nearly every sentence.
Before no concluded the lights in the
tent went out, but his hearers sat con-
tentedly enough in the darkness, which
put no damper on the speaker.
Following is tho list Of tho officers OF
tho Society OF the Army of West Vir-
GINA elected for 1893:
President, r. B. Hayes.
Vice presidents. Gen. W. II. Powell,
General H. F. De Vol, OF Missouri; Gen.
: /. H. Duyal, of West Virginia; Gen.
Van. Il. Dukey, Con. W. II. Enochs,
Mai. B. N. Skinner. Maj. ]. L. Botstord,
Capt T. H. Mckee, DR.. ]. I. Booth,
Gen. R. S. Northcott.
Secretary, Ed. G. Grant.
Chaplain, George W. Collier.
The place OF next years reunion was
referred to q committee, and will DO an
nounced later.
Tho reunion OF Shields division in
the Meade tent last night was unique in
It's character and totally different from
any OF those which have been hold in
this that it was participated in by men,
beEs Of the Confederate army. 1t was
sort Of an informal affair, but was en-
loved from tho start by the hundreds OF
old boys whocould get within tho sound
OF the voice OF tho speakers. Shields
division has tho credit Of being the
only CORPS that ever whipped the brave
sons of the south who were under the
command OF that leader whose intrepid
courage gave him the title OF "Stone-
wall" This victory was won at Kerns-
ton, Va. Friday morning the mem bers
OF that division willleaveat 7:S0 o'clock
TO mako trip to that spot, where they
will be received by the hospitable peo-
pie OF that town and given arousing re-
ception.
At the reunion last night Gen.
Nathan Kimball made an address that
was applauded time and again to the
echo. Gen. Kimball was in command
when the division won its great victory.