The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-10
PERSONAL.

After remaining silent for over 80 years,
during which time he was supposed to be dead,
Jeremiah Hickman has written to his wife in
Williamsport, Pa. Hickman enlisted at the
breaking out of the war, and when his letters
suddenly stopped coming it was supposed that
he had been killed. His wife mourEed for
years. and finally married again, and is living
now with her second husband.
Ex-Gov. Nathaniel S. Berry, who recently
died at Bristol. N. H.. is remembered By many
New Hampshire soldiers. During his term of
office as Governor, from June, 1861. to June.
1868, Is regiments of New Hampshire troops,
commencing with the 3D. were enlisted, seven
d Iring the first and eight during the second
year, and he signed over 700 officers commits
sions. He took a deep interest in the comfort
aud welfare of the soldiers and gave much
personal attention to their needs. He was one
of the % Governors of Northern States who
met in the famous conference st Altoona, Pa
in the Spring of 1862, at which an address to
the President was prepared and then taken to
Washington and formally presented Gov
Berry being selected to make the presentation,
which he did in simple, strong and straight
forward language. He has been an aggressive
champion of the temperance cause for nearly q
quarter of century. Since retiring from the
Gubernatorial chair 80 years ago he has, as ever
before, taken q lively interest in all public
affairs.
Gen. Horace Porter was elected Commander
of the Loyal Legion at meeting in New York
last week. More than 400 votes were cast the
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Capt. Joseph v. Miller; Treas, Acting Assist
ant Paymaster n Noel Brakeman, late O. s. NJ;
Recorder, Brevet Maj. Thomas B. Ode; Regis
| trar, Capt. Luis F. Emilio; Chap, Michael j.
Crsmer. The candidates for the post of Senior
Vice Commander were Brevet Brig. Gen Chris
tian T. Christensen, Brevet Col. Horatio C.
King, Col. Edgar NJ. Cullen. and Lieut.-Co
| James Barker. None of the candidates having
| obtained a majority the post was not filed.
| There was banquet after the election, at which
| Gen. Wager Swayne presided. The table on
which Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox,
| and which is owned by the widow of Gen. Gus
| ter, was exhibited as a war relic. Commander
Porter and Admiral Benham made speeches.
The War Department has caused to be erected
at Appomattox number of iron posts, bearing
| a plate upon which is inscribed the location of
troops, and one marking the spot where the
| house stood in which Grant and Lee negotiated.
| All of these posts and plates are of the same
dimensions. They were placed some time ago
and are completed and in place now upon the
| field. The old house has been torn down, and
is to be removed to Washington. but is as yet
| on the field, and the iron post marks the spot
| from which il was moved.
Col. Henry s. Bunker. of Toledo, o., has 40
I copied an invitation from his old friends and
comrades at Cardington, o., to deliver the Me-
| mortal address at that place on May 30.
Gen. o. o. Howard spoke in DR.. Adams's
Church, Brooklyn, last week, in the course of
lectures to the school children of the city on the
war of the rebellion. The subject of his lecture
was, "The Campaign of Gen. Mcdowell, includ-
ing the battle of Bull Run" Most of the chill
dren had note books and wrote down the salient
points in the story which the lecturer told. The
exercises were opened by the singing of one
verse of the hymn America" by the audience,
and then Gen. Howard commenced to talk.
He eulogized Gen. Slocum at some length,
and then proceeded with the subject Of bis