The National tribune., 1892-09-29
ENCAMPWENT
PERSONALS.
Chat About Individuals Conspicuous
in Washington.


of handsome gold medal presented 10 him b.
Q. A. Gilmore, Major-Genera. for gallant an'
meritorious conduct Duiing The charge mad
on Fort Wagner, July is. lS63, Serg't Carne.
found the National colors unguarded on th
field. Seizing the colors Carney bore linen
aloft carried them TO the froni 4md placed then
on the ramparts of Fort Warner. After ihi
he was wounded, but he never lie; go the Gag
Creeping on his hands and kaccs. he kept til,
colors secure until he reached a remnant "i th
regiment, who had retreatrd. Seeing th'
colors safe within their ranks his conirade
cheered to which Carney rr;l:ed: ." Boys.
have only done my duty. The old flag ncre
touched the ground"
At the Reunion of the Army of the Tennessee
Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge commander oi tho
Sixteenth Corps, told of an incident whicl
happened to him during recent trip to Nor
way. He was making his way toward a home
and was sick, and after having travelled lons
distance he reached town snd Was directed
to the best hotel there,
"Driving 70 the hotel" said the General, 81
shook hands with the proprietor and asked him
If be could accommodate me for few days.
Why, Gen. Dodge, / am an old soldier ol
yours; come in and make yourself at home
was the greeting. i told him that | was on my
way TO Washington to attend the Encamrment,
and he said he would give anything in the
world to greet his comrades once more and so
you see that is one evidence of the satisfaction
q man has who has done his duty to his coun-
try"
Scared and crippled by many shot and
shell, Comrade John b. Cooke, Co. e, 95th Pa
lGosline's Zousves), was present at the En-
csmpment as the representative of the Depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming. He has been
an active and prominent member of the GA Z.
for many years, having served on the Depart
ment and National Stats, and has represented
the Department of Colorado and Wyoming Tor
the past two years in the National Council of
Administration. He enlisted in August, 1851.
and served continuously until discharged on
July Is. 1865, for disability. His regiment is
numbered by Fox as among the crack fighting
regiments of the war, being particularly noted
for its loss of officers, having lost five Colonies
Comrade J. Polk Medley, Co. g, 1st Il. Y.
Vet Cav, member of the Veteran Guard of
the California Guard GAR. and Lincoln Post
], of San Francisco, crossed the Rocky Monnt-
aims for the purpose of meeting his old COM
fades at the Encampment.
Capt. John Milton Ray, Adjutant of the
l40tb Pa, was in Washington last week at
tending the Encampment. Capt. Ray is a
member of Dnauesne Post. 259, q. A. r.. of Pitts
burg Past Colonel of Eucampment No. 1,
Union Veteran Legion. and member of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of Penn
sylvania.
J. J. Boon. Co. E, 10Th n. Y, who was at
tending tue Encampment, went on Thursday TO
Fredericksburg to visit the battlefield. There
be met Mr.. MCGEE. who lives in the vicinity.
The latter accosted him and said that 10 years
ago while digging post holes nc had found a
medal, which he displayed. On one side was
the inscription, War of 1861, Joseph Charles
worth, Sergeant Co. C. Gath \. Y. V" Mr..
McIee gave the medal TO Mr.. Boon, and upon
the latter's return to this city he went to the
of 4 Oh
regiment belonged, aud at tho Reunion of the
Corps he asked if any man belonging TO that
regiment was present. Capt. C. F. Jones, Of
this city, responded, and when he saw the
medal he informed Mr.. Boon that he had just
left Mr. Charlesworth at Willard's. They at
once went ia search of Mr.. Charlesworth, and
finding him gave him the medal which he had
lost SO many years ago. Mr.. Charlesworth
was much affected at the sight of this relic,
which was associated with SO many recollec-
tons of the war.
John Galbreth. an old soldier from tho
Hampton, Va, Soldiers Home, who has been
quartered on Grand Army Place during the
Encampment with q party of comrades, who
are making a protracted stay at the Capital.
cut his hand very severely on the top of q
tin can OF corn which he was opening on Sun
day, Sept. % he was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where the wound was dressed.
Over 100000 people visited the White House
last week. The squad or six officers, under the
supervision of Serg't HARRISON, of the Third
Precinct, and Capt. Dinsmore, of the White
House force, admirably managed the continuous
throng, however, and there was not an accident
Of any kind.
One of the most beloved of the old CON-
manders is Gen. Granville w. Dodge who
visited the Encampmeut and held open house
at Wizards As soon as ii was learned that
the General was in town, thousands of his
comrades anxiousiy sought after him, eager to
extend their greetings. The fame of Gen.
Dodge as soldier is widely known, and there
were few greater Generals than he At the
outbreak of hostilities he entered the volunteer
army as Captain Of the 4th Iowa, ending his
military career as Major General. In what
was known as the Army Of the Northwest
organized by Gen. Samuel II. Curtis in 1861,
he commanded brigade. and at Pea Ridge,
where he WAS badly wounded, his skill and
courage converted what threatened to be q
serious disaster to Gen. Curtiss army into a
signal Union victory. He was afterward as
signed TO duty at Columbus. Ky, and rebuilt
the Mobile * Ohio Railroad. Gen. Halleck
made him Commander of the Central Division
of the Mississippi, and Gen. Grant subsequently
appointed him 10 the command of the District
OF Iorinth. As preliminary TO the movement
on Chattanooga. he rebuilt the railroad from
Decatur 10 Nashville, and in the great battles
for Atlanta he led the Sixteenth Corps of Gen.
McPherson's army, doing prodigies of valor
and effective service.
Standing in front OF Willards' on the day of
the great parade was Capt. Geo. p Edgar, now
Adjutant Of the famed Lafayette Post of New
York City, which is credited with having in
Its ranks the fnest-looking men in the Grand
Army. He related some of his experiences
during the war, the most interesting of which
was in regard TO his arrest in the lobby of
Niliards' ia March, 1861, for arguing on the
Union side. Ii was just after the Inauguration
OF President Lincoln, and il appears that ex-
Senator Wigfall entered the lobby and nosiiy
declared tia. Abe Lincoln would be supplanted
IN less than 30 days by JEFF Davis Capt. Edgar
could not stand this and be Immediately
pitched into" Wigfall and used some very
severe language toward him. Wigfall sneaked
away just as policeman entered. and Edgar was
told TO leave the hotel, and not enter it again.
Being invited into the hotel the next day he
entered and was immediately arrested and
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