The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-09-19
INCIDENTS.

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The next encampment will be held in
Louisville, Kentucky.
INCIDENTS.
The parade on Tuesday was grand
success, there being over 10000 veterans
in line and about half million people
viewed it from the sidewalks and house.
tops.
Visiting veterans 10 Pittsburg, you have
grown so stout and good.looking that we
hardly recognize you, but the handshake
is the same as in 1861.
General Pearson, of Pittsburg, was the
first Grand Army comrade In Pennsyl-
yania and is now IS years of age.
The following were in line with their
respective Posts: War Governor Pier
pont, of West Virginia, Corporal Tanner,
Congressman Stone, General Sickles, Gen.
eral Butterwortb, Governor Mckinley,
and Past National Commanders Rea, Fair
child, Warner, Wessart, Beath, Wagner,
Alger and Burdett.
The Mary Logan Cadets, of Columbus,
Ohio, were present at the encampment
and took part in the parade, carrying
muskets, under the command Of Sadie
Chapman. They were applauded all
along the line.
Wilkinson Post, Of Buffalo, N. Y, was
accompanied by the Continental Drum
Corps, the members of which wore cock
ed hats and the quaint Revolutionary
dress. The youngest man in the corps is
70 years and the oldest so years OF age
There were fifteen in the corps.
Commodore Foote Post, of Cincinnati,
was accompanied by the Burnett Drum
and Fife Corps of twenty pieces, CON-
posed of youngsters, the oldest being only
IA years of age.
Rear Admiral Coburn Post were accom-
panied by Miss Daisy Little, of Cincn.
natl. The little lady was attired in O
sailor uniform and carried her cutlass as
proudly as the most doughty officer in
tue line.
The comrades from Louisiana carried
sugar-cane, topped out with cotton.
The mascot of Post 81, of Pennsylvania
was little Frank, grandson OF Quarter
master lowering, of Pennsylvania, who il
only four years OF age. He is well verseo
in the manual OF arms, and wears a com
plete regulation uniform of the G. A. r
and a miniature badge.
A little girl, dressed in red, white ant
blue, leading her father, veteran, accom-
panied Post /, of Philadelphia.
New Jersey, with her fine banners an
tattered battle flags, received much ap
plause along the line.
One feature of the parade was the silen
army of 900 deaf veterans.
Wells Post, of Columbus, Oaio, carried
large cantecn, on the sides of which wa
inscribed, "We drank from the same can
teen from 1861 to '65.
Post 2, of Philadelphia, had It's firinl
squad in line, wearing white coats ant
shakos, and carried rifles and twenty bat
tie flags.
Post 80, of pnsylvania, had in lin'
an cid field piece of the War of 1912
drawn by twenty comrades.
Post 67, of Pennsylvania, had in Lin,
an old horse now 80 years old, captured
from the rebels 10 1868.
Columbia Pest, Of Chicago, had 15t
comrades in line, carrying rifles and wear
ing bucktails 10 their hats.
E. M. Stanton Post, OF Steubenvile
Ohio, carried large picture of the lat
Secretary Of War.
Bishop Post, No. %, of Defiance, Ohio
carried red, white and blue umbrellas.
T. NJ. Lee Post, No. 5, Of Camden, N
j., carried five tattered battle flags.
A Kansas Post wore sunfowers in th
buttonholes OF their coats, while one o
the comrades was covered with large sun
flowers, a large grasshopper and ears G
corn.
The Florida veterans carried stuffel
alligator and several small palmetto trees
The Texas veterans carried immens
steer horns.
The California comrades carried fruit
OF all kinds 10 line.
David Fl. Wilson Post, OF Mifflintown
Pa, had cannon loaded down wit
peaches. which they distributed along th
line.
Rockford Post, No. l, of Illinois, th
first Post organized in the United States
was in line over fifty strong.
The Keystone Zouaves, of Pennsy lvanis
sang in chorus at their reunion, +" Han
Hoke Smith to a sour apple tree, II Gre
yer don't send him to Georgia"
$4,000 men enlisted in Pittsburg durin
the war; 70, AGO sick and wounded WEI
cared for, and 1907 soldiers were fe
there on their way to and from the from
aud for the hospitality shown the vetel
ans Of the twenty. eighth National encamI
ment too much credit cannot be given I
the citizens Of Pittsburg, and their far
well to the veterans was that they migl
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