The National tribune., 1893-08-17
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
ARIZONA

| bEPA L WIS.
ARIZONA
Negley Post Tucson, has 70 members; their
average length of service is years, months,
and ~ days; IL served years and over; "a
served years; IA served years; 10 served
year; ii served less than year. Several of
those who served less than year were dis
charged for disability. Their average age is a
little over 50 years are between 40 aud As (;
% between do and so; % between so and 90 !;
II between So and go; between 60 and 65 ;
4 between 60 and 20; and 3 are between 20
and rs.
Where enlisted-First enlistment, in Califor-
MIA 10, Pennsylvania g. Ohio 6, Iowa 5; Wis
consin, Massachusetts,, Michigan and New York,
A each; Kentucky, Missouri. and Colorado 8
each; Kansas Maine and Illinois, 2 each :;
Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and Indi-
ana, L each; U. S. Army, a; u. s. Navy, To-
Total, 7o. Five now live in Soldiers Homes !;
"a enlisted twice, and one enlisted three times.
| Total enlistment 104; deduct one fourth, leaves
| 70. The same proportion would give about
100000 men in the Union armies during the
war; 81 members served in the infantry, 20
| 10 the cavalry, in infantry and cavalry, 2
In infantry and artillery, in artillery, in
navy. and 1 in Quartermasters Department.
Where born-In United States 81, foreign "a;
IL in New York, each in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, 3 each in Illinois, Maine and Indiana,
each in Michigan, Kentucky Massachusetts,
| Maryland and Virgil MIA, 1 each in New Jersey.
| Tennessee, Wisconsin. Delaware and Vermont.
| Total a. Eight in Germany, in Ireland
! each in England and France, New Bruins
wick, each in Chile and Greece. Total "a.
CALIFORNIA
George II. Thomas Post, g. San Francisco,
| recently appointed a committee to investigate
/ and report upon the correctness Of q statement
| in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE of June 22
| ascribed to L. G. Masteller, Assistant Adjutant-
General which read to the effect that of the zoe
| graves in the United States National Cemetery
| at the Preside but small part were those of
men who served in the civil war, many being
of those who were born. enlisted in the Regular
| Army, and died since the war closed. The
| committee found that the graves in the ceme-
terry contain the bodies of 621 known officers
] and soldiers, and 334 unknown; total of ESQ.,
| Of the known dead belonging to the volunteer
force, and not including Regular soldiers who
served in the civil war, there are $50. The
remains of GIT persons were brought to the
| Presidio Cemetery from abandoned army posts
that were garrisoned during the war by vol
| unteers. Most of the unknown dead are from
this class. and it is safe to say that two thirds
| of the unknown soldier dead served in the civil
war; which would make 222 more. This leaves
the graves of BIT Regulars whom we have not
! yet accounted for. The first Regular troops
| that came to this coast after the war during
! the latter part of 1865, were the 1st Cav, I'd
| Art, and 18th Inf, numbering AZ companies
| 100 strong, total 4, 500 men, nearly all of whom
| had served in the civil war; and most of the
| recruits received during the next five years,
! from 1o65 to 1870. were men who had seen
service in the civil war; therefore it is safe to
| say three-fourths of these dead Regulars were
In service during the war-ssy 252, which
would give total who served in the civil war
and were buried there of $780, They believe
therefore, they are safe in estimating that more
/ hon Trun-t hrrTo NJ oil
ninths of the soldier graves at the Preside
Cemetery are the resting place of men who
served from 1861 to '65. The committee con-
siders this conservative estimate especially
as there are buried here "a Regular officers and
IL volunteer officers, total of 40. of whom all
but three served during the civil war; In
conclusion, it states it as belief based upon
the official records that there are nearly eight
times as many soldiers who served during the
civil war buried at the Presidio than are buried
at the GAR plot in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
FLORIDA
The Department Commander congratulates
the comrades of Florida that of the 25 Posts
that now constitute this Department not one |
is upon the suspended list, and he trusts the |
future will show no delinquent Posts on the |
consolidated returns. The consolidated report !
of the Assistant Adjutant- General shows a net |
gain of % per cent. during the six months |
ending June go 1893 The badge to-day is |
superior to any conferred in any country, no |
matter what its intrinsic value may be. Let |
every worthy member your rolls be re- |
iDstated, and give them another chance to be |
with US.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Maj. Howe Post a., Haverhill, intends |
holding fair some time in November to in |
crease its available funds. |
Wash Post 20 S0uth Rnsfnn will oiv |
picnic at Downer's Landing on Aug. %.
MISSOURI
The ninth annual Campfire of Stambaugh |
Post. $780, Austin, will b. held one and one half |
miles northwest of Austin in Clark's Grove, on |
Aug. %, "a and 25. There will also be Re- |
union of Cass County veterans at the same |
place and time.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Department Commander in recent Or
ders says that the Department train, consist
ing of Wagner sleeping cars, will leave Provi-
dence Saturday, Sept 2. at 5:45 p. IN. and 60 /
through to indianapolis without change. The
train is due at Indianapolis Monday, Sept 4,
at a. The fare for the round trip will not
exceed $23.50; this does not include berth,
the price of which is $780, or $11 for a section
each way. Tickets to indianapolis are good
from Sept to 5. The time for returning has
not been definitely decided upon but we are
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be the same as has been given to the Grand
Army of the Republic OH previous occasions
For the benefit of Department officers dele
gates and others entitled to seats in the Ma
tonal Encsmpment. it is hereby announced
that during the Encampment the Headquarters
of this Department will be at the Hotel Denison
1t has come to the notice of the Depart
ment Commander that a man calling himself
James McManus, and representing himself as
comrade of Charles E. Lawton Post, 5, of New
port, is soliciting assistance in various places.
He is not member of the above-named Post,
and is without question fraud and an i'm
poster, and comrades are requested to be on the
lookout, and not to assist him in any manner.
The reports from the Posts for the term end
ing June 80, $685. show loss in the Depart
ment. This is to be regretted, and it is
hoped that every comrade will do all within
his power to show an increase at the end of the
present term. Reports from % Posts were re-
ceived at Headquarters July 8. Thanks are
returned to them for their promptness. If the
other four Posts had been as wide awake in
regard to their duties, it would have enabled
the Department to rank higher at National
Headquarters