The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
ENCAMPMENT OF THE G. A. R.
KATHERINE OF THE VETERANS AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
Annual Review Of the National En-
campment-COl. j. p. Adams of
Massachusetts Elected Commando
5-er-in-Chief-Repor Read.

indianapolis, Sept G.--The stronghold
eof Hoosierdom has capitulated before the
onslaught of the boys who wore the blue,
and with flying flags and keeping step to
the same old strains that led them
through valleys and over mountains three
decades ago. The veterans marched IKE
victorious army up and down the prln-
cipal streets amid the plaudlts OF
multitude of enthusiastic spectators. Ihe
line of march was so arranged as TO
take in both fashionable residence quar-
ters and the business district, starting
from Seventh and Meridian streets, going
south to New Xork, thence to Pennsyl-
vania, thence to Market, east to New
Jersey, south to Washington and west
to Tennessee, a distance of between
three and four miles. Maj. Gen. John
II. Carnahan, who has gained fame by
his magnificent communicating IN UNI
formed ranks, knights of I'ythias, was
chief marshal of the day, and he was
surrounded by experienced assistants III
the persons of Gen. N. r. Ruck1e, as
chief of staff; Eli f. Ritter, the prohlbl-
ton advocate whose reputation is ma
ticnal. At 1890, the designated hour, the
firing of a fifty-pounder gave the sig
nal that all was in readiness to move
The boys from Illinois, by virtue Of
following Immediately after the chief
marshal and his staff Following the Ill
inos division came the detachment from
the keystone State, and behind these
large and creditable representation of
the veterans of Ohio. Connecticut was
sandwiched in between New York and
Massac husetts, and after the latter the
departments followed each ether in this
order: New Jersey, Maine, California,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire. Potomac,
Virginia and North Carolina in one de-
partment; Maryland, Nebraska, Michi-
gan, Iowa, Colorado and Wyoming in
another; Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia, South
Dakota, Washington and Alaska COM
bined. Arkansas, New Mexico, Utah,
Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi in
one department.; and Florida, Montana,
Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Alabama, North
Dakota. Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
The rear Of the column was brought up
by the department Of Indiana, which
comprised nearly one-half of the entire
number of veterans in line. The vets
were reviewed by Commander-in-Chi
Weissert. Ex-President Harrison stood
on his right and Generals Lucius Fair
=. child of Wisconsin and Lew. Wallace,
both of whom marched in line until the
stand was reached, on his left. Each
vet saluted the con:mander-in-chief and
the ex-president as they passed.
Officers Elected.
Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. I. - The Of
ficials and delegates of the national
Grand Army encampment were regret
fully compelled to allow pleasure to give
way to business, and Invitations to re-
unions and dinners and other social
courtesies We're put aside for the more
serious matter of. government of the
sorder Tcmlinson hall had been gorgeous
ly decorated in honor of the encampment
and presented beautiful appearance
The regulations by which only members
of the order are permitted to be present
as spectators were rigidly enforced. 1t
was not until nearly IL o'clock, an hour
after the appointed time, that the dele
gates appeared in sufficient numbers to
Warraot Comman.l,r-i n-Chicf Weissert in
declaring that the twenty-seventh annual
encampment was formally opened. Ow-
ing to the delay Of several of the depart.
1ncnts in submitting their reports the
commander-n-chief had been unable to
complete his annual address until within
an hour OF the opening of the proceedings
and it was therefore submitted to the en-
canpmenr IN manuscript inctead of the
usual pamphlet form. The report OF
Adjt. Gen. Gray showed that the orde,
had gained 56,36S members during tn,
year and lost by death, discharge and
;suspe1 sion 59,O25: the total membership
in good standing is 397, 223 Thirty-ive
lhousend veterans We're suspended fol
various causes. '"The death roll call ex
'ceeds that OF any previous year. Seven
thousand end two comrades have Joined
the right wing of the Grand Army q,
the Republic, which has gone into cam,
across the river" During the wear thu
order has disbursed 1857 900 in charity.
The three following officers were elect
co. proctlcally without opposition: Johr
j. u. Adams of Massachusetts com
mander-in-chief; COL I. N. Walker n
Indiana senior vice commander. md r
e. Bigger of Texas, junior vice com
mander. The new commandments
John j. G. Adams, or ''Jack" Adams q,
he is called at home, is one of the mos
popular veterans in New England. II,
has record that any man may b,
proud OF. In 1861, before he was TWEEN
w years OF age, he enlisted as a privat,
IN the battalion which became the neu
'clus OF the Nineteenth Massachusetts
He served throughout the war. r;s;n,
step by step to the rank of cantain
When not disabled by wounds he nartic;
pated in every march and in every battl,
of the Army of the Potomac, in which hi.
regiment took part. At Fredericksbur.
he saved the regimental colors from
capture after eight color bearers had beer
shot down. He was severely wounded II
the second days battle at Gettysburg
and second time before Pittsburs
where he was captured and suffered tn,
horrors of a southern prison. Not in
frequently the old wounds take him Il
bed with pain for days at a time, He 80
a member Of Lander post at Lynn, Mass.
the second IN membership in the country
= Next Year In Pittsbure. 800
Indianapolis, Sept. S-The annual en-
campment came to close last nigh
with great pageant. This pageant wa.
one of the memorable things Of thu
twenty-seventh annual enca mp,nent
and preparations for making it a success,
had been going on for many weeks. L
REPRESENTED the military history Of til,
Tinted States and oo11 :,