Evening journal., 1894-08-31
BOYS OF THE SIXTIES MEET.
REUNION OF THE VETERANS or THE
FIRST DELAWARE BATTERY.

Survivors Of This Gallant Company Ex-
change "Reminiscences in Mahafy,s
woods-EIeetion of Omcers aud Speech
making Features Of the Day.
The annual reunion Of the First Della
ware Battery was held yesterday after
noon in Mahaify's woods, just beyond
Shellpot Park. About forty Of the
seventy-fve or eighty survivors of the
company were present as was their old
commander, Colonel, then Captain, Benia.
min Nields. The company when it was
mustered In August 1862, had one hun
dred and fifty-nine men and thirty four
line and staff officers Nine men lost
their lives by disease The battery was
mustered out Of service ut Deval's Bluff.
Arkansas, on June 28, 1865, by Henry r.
Newcombe
There was large attendance Of
veterans, their wives, daughters and
friends, and fine dinner was served in
ths woods by the women folks, to which
ample justice was done Old friendships
made on the march, and ia camp, were
renewed and stories Of the days that
tried mems souls and soles, were ex-
changed II was a red letter day for the
boys OF the First Battery sAs one Of
them said to an EvEEINa JOURNAL
reporter: 1--WE are growing old and no
longer the boys we were back in the
sixties when we went out to defend the
grand old flag. Many Of us have
answered the last roll call and have been
mustered ont by the Great Commander
Another year will End many more Of us
gone, and in but a little time none of US
will be here TO answer to our names Bat
we Gre boys to each other all the same
and these reunions are very pleasant to
us"
In the afternoon speeches were made
by Colonel Nields, Charles w. Talley,
J. w. Husbands, Samuel II Bsynard and
others An election OF officers was also held
at which Robert Liddell was chosen
president; r G. Turner vice president !;
William B. Adams, secretary; G. L
Jefferis, treasurer; John B Kelley,
chaplain. The veterans present we're
Colonel Benz Nields, LieutenRnts
Amos Shsrpless and William Lss, Pri-
Yates John Brear, John L Boyd, William
Bringhurst, William A. Bowman, Abra :
ham Boys, E. T. Bratton, Joshua r.
Blythe, Jackson w. Cox, Henry Il. Clayton,
Lewis G. Clayer, Bayard Daley, Mich
ael Dockerty, James Fisher James Gar
vine, Neal Gibbons, James L Hawkins,
George P. Hall, Wesley j. Husbands. A.
w. Jones, w. o B. Johnson,
w. J Johnson. s P. Johnson, G.
L Jefferis. Robert Kerr, ]. B
Kelley, w. W. Lackey, Robert
Liddell, Barney McCsfferty, Joha Mo
Cafferty, Perke Mason, Henry Massey,
John McCullen, William McCreay, Frank
Massey, z r McKinsey, Lewis Negen-
dank, Frank s Pierson, A ] Rumford,
Benjamin Richardson, William Fl Scott,
Robert g Turner, William A Talley,
Charles W Talley, w. Willmot. Town
send Fl Walter, H. w. Zimmerman
John s. Talley.
The refreshment tables were In charge
Of the Womon's Auxiliary of which or
gsnizAtion the following were present
Mrs. Benjamin Nlelds, Miss Elizabsth
Nields, Miss Lea, Mrs Charles W.
Talley, Miss Talley, Mrs. James L
Hawkins, Mrs. William B Adsms,
Mrs. William H. Scout, Mrs John
Brear. Mrs William j. Lsckey,
Mrs w. W. Lackey, Mrs. R G. Turner,
Mrs. G L Jefferis, Mrs Wnllsn McCraa,
Mrs O. Jones, Mrs Frank Mason, Mrs.
Psrke Mason. Mrs J. Fisher, Mrs. Heury
Massey, Mrs. Brannon, Mrs. Robert Lid
cell, Mrs Shepard, Mrs. Pierce. Mrs.
| Stout, Mrs. M. Butler, Miss Kirk and
Mrs Fl w. Zimmerman. of this city
Mrs Il. Stuart, Mrs s. Cornell and Mrs.
| Charles e Reel, Of Washington