The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-07
THEIR FIRST RENuIoN.

The Veterans OF the First Delaware
Battery Hold Their First Meeting
Since the Close of the War.
The survivors Of tho First Delaware
Battery held their first reunion In the
parlors of DUPONT Post, No. 2, q. A.
H., yesterday afternoon and evening,
when the following tbirty-three mem
bers were, present; Maurice b. lIennis,
james l.. Hawkins. Frank s. Vernon.
Robert Turner, John i. Kelly, Robert
Liddell, Ii. W. Zimmerman, C. l.. JEFF
ferries, A. j. Rumiord, Abraham
Boys, T. Il. Mcklnsey Charles q.
RumfJrd, William b, Adams. William
Bringhurst, William Lea, William ii.
Grantland. George ii. Robb, Joseph
b. Foster james Fisher, William Will
mot, Isaac Jewell, John Brear, Charles
W. Talley, Lewis Negendank. John
McCuilen, W. NJ. ii. Johnson. Edward
4. Bratton, Barney McClallerty, owen
Macllin, W. W. Lackey, Neal Gibbons,
Joshua L. Blythe ana W. II. Scout.
This battery was recruited in this
city, and mustered into the United
States service August 80. 1862, with 6
guns and lao men. 1t was iminedi-
ately sent to the front In the army of
the Potomac, and afterwards sent to
New York to assist in quelling the
draft riots. When that work was ac-
com plshed. it was transferred to the
Department OF louisiana, where un-
der General Banks 1t took an active
part in the memorable Red river cam
pGign. .=. ...
1t is thought that there are still
al out sixty meml ers living, but the
secretary was unable TO obtain their
address TO notify them of the meet
ing. There were very few gray heads
present last evening, which goes to
show that these men must have been
young when they enlisted. Some Of
these veterans have not met before
since they were discharged in 1868,
and it was an affecting sight as one
after another came in, to see The bond
OF fraternity that still exists.
| Some had changed SO much that
they scarcely knew each other, but the
warm, cordial clasp OF the hand in that
fraternity that was formed mid scenes
Iof fire and blood, soon brought back
Iold recollections, and the twenty etght
years that have passed away were
bridged over. and again they were
comrades as in days of yore.
The boys had SO much to talk
about, and so many Old recollections
TO 70 over, that IL was fully . O'Clock
before the business meeting was called
to order. At that time Robert Liddell
, took the chair and the meeting WAS
Opened. The committee on banquet
reported that they had attended t.
their DUTY.
IN election Of officers was then held
land resulted as follows:
III sideut, Il ebert LIddell; Vice-pr esi
dent, Il. u. Turner; secretary, William
Il}. Adams; treasurer, c. j.. Jellerios
chaplain, John Is. Kelley 1t was dc
= Itided to lave a midsummer meeting
: in his u.t on August Both.
1ne meeting then adjourned, ant
proceeded to Farra'5 dining rooms. No
) 81 Market street. where IL banquet wa
served. Alter full justice had beer
done TO the good things, 'the feast o
. reason and the flow of soul was i'll or
n der, and President Llddell called upol
lieutenant Charles q, ltumlUrd Wit
made an excellent speech. ii. Win
norman followed with u song, TIN
1 american STAR after which Nils
4 ISmedley read in very effective man
i 'nel' "lhe Old Caute"n,'
Brief speeches were made by Lieu
tenant Lee, Sergeant laiey, sergean
Turns and comrades Maurice Il. Hen
his William y. Adams. Alfred J. Rum
lOfu, y. l.. 10 bflt7 JdlntS IL. 1ldW
4 Gins, john Kelley, John brear ana I'D
ward liratton. As some OF the mem
!; lbors were from Philadelphia and o he
lplace9, the meeting broke up aDou
Z 10 o'clock, and after grand hand
y shaking the guests took their depart
I Hre. The reunion was a grand sue
i cese, and the greatest credit Is du
/ Robert 14ddell and William b. Adams
/, who conceived the idea OF bringing
!. tine survivors together.