Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

4uNr vent Oh t0e utt0 CORPS yeSler0ay. Inc
, survivors OF ten regiments registered during
the day. and regimenta reunions are fixed for
every hoar OF .ne day until the close of the en-,
campmeat. The general reunion OF the fifth
corps will be held in Grant tent at O'Clock
Thur day M orniny. Judging from the number
OF veterans registered today who served in this
corps the reunion promises 70 be ons OF the
largest that viii be held during the week.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES.
The Pennsylvania reserves, as the first, Sec
ond and third brigadss of the sixth corps are
called, will hold their reunion at Tenle ytown
"Wednesday afternoon. These brigades were
among the fi-'. troops to arrive in Washington
in 81 After the tvs. battle of Bull Run they
were camped at Ienlevtown and built and oecu-
pied Fort Reno. Their reunion will take place
Mt the scene of their former camp and the after
noon Will be spent in looking over the
rounding ground, made historic and endeared
70 these men by their occupancy OF it during
the early DAYS of the war. In the evening the
reserves will banquet at the Willows, plea SAINT
and spacious road house.
The reserves have the distinction OF having
won the first decisive battle in which the Army
OF the Potion nc participated. namely Gaines
vile, Va, December 81, 1861. Generals Meade
Reynolds and Ord were their respective brigade
commanders the division being under com
mand Of Gen. Mccall
REUNIONS OF THIRD CORPS
- A-NAA~Si Va 'SsSAoiS, Va tuc tulru
corps, registered at the headquarters tent yes
terday afternoon. The regimental assignments
for the week are: Tuesiav-Seyenth New Jersey,
73o p. H.; one hundred and twenty-fourth
New York, clock one hundred and first New
York. p. m: eighty-sixth New FORK, 2 p. M.
thirty-seventh New York, 10 a. m.
Wednesday-Fortieth New York, 2 p. M, and
one hundred and fourteenth Pennsylvania,
4 p m.
Thursday-One hundred and fifteenth ana
one hundred and fifth Pennsylvania, 10 u NJ,
and first Massachusetts, Heavy Artillery, p. m.
Friday-Seventeenth Maine infantry. p. m.
and nlnety-ninth Pennsylvania. 7:30 pm.
The general reunion of the corps will take
place in the Meade tent Wednesday evening at
7:3O ON. Yesterday afternoon Gen. Sickels
visited the corps and was accorded royal well
come. The general surrounded by the
gle to grasp the hand of that dashing COM
mander, The comrades about Headquarters
we're grouped about Gen. Sickels and photo
grnphed.
ARMY OF THE JAMES.
There seems to be considerable confusion in
the minds Of the veterans as to the composition
OF the Army of the James Adjutant General
Judson holds that the survivors of the follow
ing corps and other commands were at meeting
held some time previous to the encampment
consolidated for reunion purposes and only
organized consist of those who served in the
tenth, eighteenth, twenty-fourth and twenty
fifth corps; Peck's division Of the fourth corps,
Army of the Potomac; the naval brigade; the
northern and southern blockading squadron;
all troops which served in the Depar tment Of
the South under Gen. Gilmore; all the forces Of
the Department of North Carolina under Gen.
John G.. Foster and Gen. E. s. Palmer: all
troops Of the Department Of Virginia, which
comprises the forces stationed at Norfolk and
Suffolk, the garrisons Of For: Monroe, Point
Lookout, Newport News and other Virginia
troops not actually engaged in field operations
against Richmond.
ENGINEER CORPS.
The engineer corps have spacious tent near
the southeastern corner of Grand Army Place.
and their headquarters were thronged ali day
with visitors. The committeeman in charge are
particularly DESTROYS that every man who
served in the engineer branch of the service
should come to tho headquarters to register.
This corps will hold their reunion Wednesday
Sheridan tent.
VISIT TO NORTH CAROLINA.
c. N. d. Meade company, third New York
cavalry, has notified all members Of Heckmans
brigade that an expedition will be made into
North Carolina after the encampment closes
1t is the purpose Of Comradc Meade to make
up party to revisit the battlefield, in North
Carolina Oh which Hecknan's brigade fought.
CAVALRY REUNIONS.
The cavalry corps will hold their reunion in
the Meade tent Thursday. the 22d. at 8 o'clock.
Among the noted soldiers who will be present
and deliver addresses arc Gems. Gregg and
Nettleton. The cavalry veterans are here In
great numbers, in fnct they very numer-
GUS bat one is led to believe that tna query.
VINO ever dead cavalryman?' could
have only negative answer,
Tho cavalrymen who served under Gen.
Gregg will hold u reunion at the headquarters
tent Thursday morning after the general re-
union of tkt,corps.
The third cavalry division, Gen. Clusters old
command, have chartered the steamer Louise,
and invites all visiting cavalrymen to accom-
pany them on a pilgrimage to the tomb of
Washington at Mount Vernon. The steamer
will leave the 18th street wharf at $3.50 AN. 81 p
TENDER 90.
REUNIONS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
The brigade headquarters of the sixth corr 8