New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-17
HARRIS LIGHT CAVALRY.
THE SIXTH ANNUAL REUNION OF THE
VETERANS TO BE HELD IN PEEks-
KILL TO-DAY.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GALLANT RIDERS WHO
WERE AT THE FRONT IN MANY BATTLES AND

l.. pprr-r HISTORY OF THE GALLANT RIDERS WHO
WERE AT THE FRONT IN MANY BATTLES AND
LEFT MANY DEAD ON BLOODY FIELDS
1,.Lu, will no alive with patriotism to-day. and
the Stars and Stripes will be seen In every part Oh
,h,s village The decorations will be In honor OF
the veteran soldiers, such of them as composer
The % New-York Cavalry, better known as inc
"lIarris Light Cavalry To-day the Harris iAsh'
Cavalry Survivors Association will hold It's sixth
annual reunion. and for the thiro un'e Ill i'' ''
tory II will be held in Peekski
Tho association was organized In Passaic, ~ D.
a, go, and the first annual reunion was held there
In 1892 the second reunion was held AT De'!sou'e'
where the association had erected monument u
honor the regiment and dedicated IL t"' !e'i'
Eugene T. Travis. of Peekskill. mace the oeui-
ca,orv address and there were great many
Peekskill veterans and citizens present. Inc 'h'ru
reunion was held in Pcekskin In lsS the 'our'"
Glen IN Peekskill in 1894 the last year In syria
cpse and to-day Peekskill. which has always been
q favorte with the Boys In Blue. Will be again
honored.
There is no formal programme OF exercises i"e'e
never is The members OF the association VIII reao"
town one by one and in squads during the morning
A number from a distance came last night ihe'
will no met a, the station by welcoming commit
tees ard their comrades. At l o'clock they VIII
rendezvous at the Eagle Hotel. and stages VIII De
taken to the farm Of Eugene i. Travis where the
afternoon will be spent in transactinG the resu'ai
business 4 speech OF welcome by Franklin Couch
will come first with response by the presiuen' VI
tho association Then the minutes of the last met
ing will be read committees appointed ana last
wears committees will report ana 'heh the e'o0-
ton OF officers and other routine business ia.ei
there will he chowder and an outdoor 1eas', win
sneeches by Peekskill citizens and veterans WISH
will be made TO Keg Mountain. from the ooserVd-
tory OF which of the finest views ioi io'''
miles around IL TO be enjoyed.
In the evening at o'clock. in Liberty Hail. there
will be a banquet A large numoer Oh guess ~
sides the members have been invited stephen ~
Horton the president of the village. Will weicome
the veterans and extend the freedom OF the Niase'
David c. Montross. the president OF inc aSso'ia-
-,on will respond After the banquet there Will be
speaking by Peckskin clergy. citizens ana veteran"
and others from out Of town. General Nhi''eNo'
will be one of the principal speakers ana Mrs'
Custer widow Of General Custer 10 whose coin-
mand the Harris Light Cavalry belonged a' one
time. Is expected TO be present. This reunion was
orginally set for September 10. the anniversary Oh
Sheridans campaign in the valley. but on account
of that date coming on Saturday was 'iioub"'
best 10 have 1t on Thursday the lIth the ai'ii'e'
sarv OF Antictam. because four companies VI "o
Harris Ligh, Cavalry took part In 'ha' ne''io' "'e
engagement. . nc
follows: President. David G. Mon'ross. of Peeks-
kill: secretary, c. NJ. Hatch. of New-fork oi'y
Joseph l. MaSOn Of fesKik, George
e. STANLEY Of Batavia william B. shansr HatcS
yn adrian Norman FTsd OF New-York
City. and Robert r. Iouden. Of Trout River hR
Rose Rose brooklyn: ] u RAYMOND, Nsw.YoTk CITY
Kensie Of West Troy. There are 2l7 members on
president is Of Pesks ssIH,sr bs s,s esSR
year as Collector Of Taxes of the town. an elective
se and Sd h ,nd secoed ds xTs5 is ser
ng his seventh year as collector Of school taxes in
ssh0ol B'TS OF the harris Light cavalry
c56se hs'S %ns Sf The Davies
July & ISL to recruit regimenss OF SaEary Wes e
Chester County between Ausus, and October ,hs
l Hsr f0F 1 5a5fG c Sssf Ssi @
Albany, then United states Senator on 0 eCo
n SSsT e 3 the W ha M
When the regiment was turned over to the state ate
I'd Regiment of New-York Volunteer Cavalry; on
battslIon Of four Companies composed Of ve,er
sb nR IN hs 0ne sSR
the battalion 70 resime1tal OrsanEzatiOn, 1ea,n
field ae Dawes. Colonel Judson fitzpatrick Colonel
Henry f. Davies Colonel Otto Harhaus. Colonel
Walter G Hun KILLED at Cedar Creek) and Colonel
Aanson NJ. Randall. They are now all dead The
regiment took par n u.s. 81 VINCE
ing 10 the same records the aggregate losses in
battle killed wounded and died. were 81 IN
Guiding the missing. the total loss was 92S. The
greatest loss at Aide. Va. June H. 1863. when
II reached fifty The records show that In all
these gements only seven officers and sixty
seven enlisted were killed. The regiment
first engagement near Goose Creek. Va. Oc-
tober 81 1861 and its last one was at Suffolk. Va.
March 3. 1855.
This village furnished ffty-two men for Company
T There are to-day fifteen of these men still liv
ing OF that number, nine are living in Peekskill
and they are the whose untring efforts In
entertaining the veterans in the past have resulted
in a desire TO back to Peekskil again and
again for the reunions.
This evening at the Reformed Church there will
be a meeting Of the local union Of the Young Peo-
pies Society Of Christian Endeavor which includes
the societies Of the Reformed Church. the First
Presbyterian Church. the Second Presbyterian
Church. the First Baptist Church. the Annsville
Christian Endeavor. the Yorktown Christian En-
deavor and the Montross Christian Endeavor socie-
ties. Arrangements will be made for the coming
county which will be held In this village
Mrs. Anna Glassner. the story Of whose arrest for
fraud in using United States mails detailed in
The Tribune yesterday morning formerly lived in
Peeksk In her letters 10 whom she wished
10 entrap she gave her home No lib Spring
Peekskl. She did live OF that number for while
with her husband and six children About four
weeks ago she and her family moved TO Newburg
YONKERS.