The National tribune., 1896-09-10

Arkansas guerrillas bushwhackers and other
irregular Confederate organizations. In one
eugssement with QuantrelPs Ruerrilas. near
Baxter Springs, Ark. in the Fall Of 1853, ono
mpany Of the Sd Wis. was almost completely
wiped out.
Members of the 18th o. s held meeting at
the homo of T. A. Koch, 365 Goodhue street,
Wednesday and Thursday.
The 44th Wis. met in Room 6. Courthouse.
A rsgimeutal organization was formed. OF
which Col. Oliver c. Bissell was chosen Prssi-
dent.
The Reunion of the 33d Wis. was held in
Courtroom 6, Tuesday. Maj. @. r. Frank. OF
Muscoda. Wis, was tho senior officer present,
and called the meeting to order.
The 1st Wis. battery was represented Tues
day by As grizzled soldiers. who shook hands
with each other in the jury room adjoining
Courtroom 3. Francis Downs, OF Santa Fe, N.
NJ, is the President Of the battery.
The Reunion Of the survivors OF the 18th
Wis was one of the most successful and enjoy
able ever held since the regiment was mustered
out in 1865. store at 26S East Sixth street
was secured for headquarters, where i41 sur
vivors of the regiment reported. Addresses
were made By comrades. fine gold-headed
cane was presented to Col. o. G. Bissell by
members of his old Co. /. Col. Bissel was
elected President of the Reunion Association
George w. Hale, of Chicago, Vice-President,
Oscar L. Ray, Lake Mills, Wis. Treasurer, and
John w. Laffin n, of Milwaukee. Secretary. The
Sixth-strect headquarters were kept open dur
ing the Encampment.
Mai. E. NJ. Van Duzee, Of st. Paul, presided
at Reunion of the 18th Iowa in Courtroom
No. 5, Wednesday. About so veterans. some of
them accompanied by their wives, were pres
ept. The meeting was informal.
Co. A, Cd u. S. Sharpshooters. company
composed Of Minnesotans, held Reunion in
,A.~ nj
members were present. Capt. Francis Feteier'
of Minneapolis the first Captain of the COM
pany, and afterward Lieutenant Colonel OF the
regiment, was present.
The first Reunion of the 1lth Mimi. took
place at the City Council Chamber Tuesday,
nearly 200 of the Survivors being present, most
of whom had not mot since muste.-out at the
close of the war, over 80 years ago. Members
were present from Texas, California. and other
far-of States A permanent organization was
effected. and the following officers elected !:
Pres, Milford C. Wilson, Minneapolis; w,
A. III. Beldng, Caledonia Sec. and Treas. Ben
iamin Brock, st. Paul. Executive Committee
one from each company Otto Bereau, Brew
ster; James Shannon, st. Paul; Peter Myers,
Wolsey, s. d.; Chas. McKillop, Faribault; W..
n. Jones, Window; A. G.. Jacques, Crystal;
John II. Layaque. Duluth; A. j. Chase, Pine
Island; E. v. Harrington, Preston; A. ID.
BeldiD1, Caledonia. Delegate to State Vet
erans' Association, Calvin r. Fix, Minneapolis.
Forty-eight of the former members OF the
lst Wis. battery met in Room No. 1. Lieut.
Ed Stewart and OrderlySergeant Sam -.
Blake were among those in attendance. The
battery was recruited at La Crosse, and Capt.
]. r Foster was its commander. 1t served in
Tennessee, Mississippi, and the Department. OF
the Gulf The 9Th Wis battery met in the
same room with the 1st. Perhaps 20 OF the
members attended. The 9th Wis. battery met
in the room with the 9Th. with 80 men.
The 14th Ill. Cav. held two days meeting
in the room of the Park Board, 30 Of the men
being present. This regiment had somewhat
singular experience. Its companies were
never assembled at time. Each company
served independently during its term, in sepa'
rate localities and engaged in different duties.
The Western Association of the celebrated
lst " Y Dragons held its fifth Reunion at its
Headquarters at the residence OF d. Z. Jener-
son. on Summit avenue, Wednesday. Mr.. JET
ferson was a member of this regiment during
the war and made its members his guests dur.
ing the Eucampment. The regiment maintains
= large organization in New York, which holds
large Reunions every year; but the western
Association includes simply those who cave
removed to the West, with such others as may
be in attendance at the National Encampment
when held in the West. Capt. B:undage the
President. in calling the association to order,
made short address, congratulating the mem
bers on the large number present. Several let
tiers from absent comrades were read, and then
the association proceeded to the election OF offl-
GERS. r. c. Jefferson, of st. Paul. was elected
President by reclamation. G. NJ. Havens. oil
Detroit, was elected Vice President in like man.
ner as was also ]. H. Agen, of Superior, Secre-
tary. A resolution expressive of sincere graft
tude to Mr. Jefferson for his hospitality to the
old regiment was adopted by rising vote. Mr.
Jefferson responded in a few fitting words. A
resolution was adopted providing for the ap'
pointment of a committee of three to arrange
with the New York Association for Reunion
OF the entire regiment should the Encampmenf
be held in Buffalo next year. President Jeffer-
SON appointed Capt. Leach and Capt. Brundage
as the committee.
The SD Ill. held Reunion Wednesday al
1913 Robert street, in the office of JW. Straight
Capt W. r. Lyon, of Co. /, was made Chairman
and l.. Ii. Prosser, Secretary. Fifteen members
of the reg ment were present at the Encamp'
ment. Tho 33d Ill. was known during the wal
as the Normal Regiment because Co. A, the
nucleus of the regiment, was Differed by the
professors of the Bloomington Normal School
and the rank and file composed of its students
The Reunion was an experience meeting and
chiefly reminiscent in nature.
An informal meeting of the 18th Wis. was
held in Court Room No. 1, Wednesday, with an
attendance of $50 members. Col. ID. j. Dill, Of
Prescott, presided.
Survivors of Co. I, 5th Iowa Cav, which later
| became Brackets battalion, Minnesota Cavalry