New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-09
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
DELAY IN THE MEDALS FOR THE PORT
HUDSON FORLORN HOPE.

REPORT OF THE coMMITTEE-HIsToRY OF NEW
YORK REGIMENT IssUED-ADDREssEs OF
COMRADES WANTED.
A hill IL pending in Congress- introduced oy sena-
Tor Henry Cabot Lodge. OF MASSACHUSETTS 10 coi
fer medals of honor upon the volunteers III '"e '
Hudson Forlorn Hope. Veterans who Responder ~
the call OF General Banks. when II was in'e"ueu ~
storm Port Hudson, wondering what 10 tue
cause OF the delay in passing the bill 1t Is not
grave financial matter and there is no potcs ID IT,
Practically the same measure has peeh lawn do''
reported on in previous Congresses by INC p.'pe
committees A Union soldier VINO was one Vi ~
500 or 800 men Of the 10Th Army Corps VINO s'eppeu
forward to offer his services to meet the emergency
asks:
az II he the opinon Of the LIVth Congress OF ''c
United States that when their soldiers having pal.
tlcipated IN two bloody assaults ike that at io''
Hudson May 30 and June H. 1905 volunteer i0i
storm column to head another assault unoer 'ne g.
press promise In General Orders OF meuais WIZ
n,bor considerations and perform their whole duty
under the circumstances, are entitled 10 'ne iO
ment Of the promise, why this long dela! - 49,
trary opinion exists let Il be expressed ny '"o'. va"
entertain It, There need be no hes'a'io" %.
count of the merits of others whch are nv 49,
consideration from the fear of a troublesome pie'e
A.. 10 medals arc bestowed the Port huuso'
rr,orp Hone as there Is no other claim ike theirs
In the war; ~ -, tho
The Senate Committee in its summing up OF the
case saws: Ordinarily, the fororn nope 10 0"
for or ordered almos; on the spur OF inc nio'".,
vhen the participants in 1t arc filled with 'he a'uo
"a ,,s,,r,tior Of battle and have little II any
,r,e 70 ue,eh the additional personal risK-cer'a'is
no knowledge as to the immediate cause u -
sitv OF the movement But the PORT HuuSo'' ''0
ing party was of a very dinerent chai"e
every member knew its object. ana hao a''p'e In
and onportunity TO consider all chances oeIore ue
hfa dntV
tod thu gravity OF his action when taKen' Eet. i"
tac. thereof and Of the general depression iheuen.
IN the disastrous failures OF the Assaults " S.,
ond June a. near.y thousand men o"e'. -
lives II need were to insure the success Vi 'e
st,ack: made all preparations for the worst VIC
or,d,v effects: wrote farewells to kin ana
s,,.,as and for weeks while in momentary eXpec'a
,ion dav and night Of the order to ieao 'he au
vance. underwent mental strain anu a""'e'
and wearing beyond expression Inc Soep'"'e
coming more trying every day iou' .0".
,,itt.e believe that the character ana lnscrip'o va
tho medals can be safely left to the Judgment Vi w
So.r.tarv of War and that the issue OF such meoas
viii only be a Just recognition or the ga''ai' so
diers who volunteered for the hazardous ,,
marty and lay in hourly expectation anu 80
for the assault so long and so oraNei!' am
prevented by the surrender from the ac'ua assau''
and report the bill pach u INC ~
mend its passage"
GALLANT REGIMENT.
history Of the 57th New-York Volunteers re-
-, issued gives some interesting details regaio-
ing one of New-York Citys most gallant resiii'ens,
colonel Samuel X Zook. the first comliaiue, We"
sonn promo;ed to Brigaiier-Generai anu D''
Maior-Ceneral, and lost his He IN the o''''e "
ccttvsburg The regimen; reached Ndsii''s' ~
Nov. a. 1861 and in less than week "as "a 49,,
i,ia hrigaded under General French in the Secohu
Army Corps. The boys" OF the '''n So
the Peninsula campaign al Antie'ah' '
burc Charlottesville. Gettysburg, the "lue''''
cd pe,srshnrg and on December - lS'f' "e'e
mustered out as regiment. ana the ne"'S e' .,
- ,.hose term had not expired were TRANSFERRED
% the clst New-York Volunteers wnich leen'e
had been commanded by General r T. ballo" aa'
General Nelson A. Miles. now coinn'a"u''e ~
United States Army. The two senior sulN'i"s "
ecers Of the regiment are Colonel }. W. BTU no"
- ~ yowyork Custom House, and Brevet Coio-
nei Orlando f. Middleton. senior vice-coni.'a'ie
~ Alexander Hamilton Post. No ls2 ire lo'io""s
Ia roster of the surviving comr1oes INNS "
Tea.-york CITY: A. p. Fisk DIR. r. v McAim'
Ioseph T. Commas. H. H. Mott hugh iass'
~ w TavIor Dennis Farrell. George Hamii-
,n William n I.eaIny. John Morrissey Lorenzo
pusseu Harvey Hamilton. John Mccarthy Ai''oiiy
do Forge p Kehoe John Mucahey james Mango
George Foss William A. Nicholas. Richard :. ~,
cote Thomas Goodman. Cornelius Moore. >. -
paine. Thorndyke Saunders. Stephen Bridge j. D.
Cr,,,mons Charles B. Curtis and Edward German.
charles H. Van Hise the well-known hangman Oh
New-Jersey was good fighter IN TINS regiment
Admiral Meades lecture before Lafayette Post on
the Venezuelan boundary question ana the s'ruese
for Cuban independence which was given al |"oh-
- tI,u last Wednesday evening, was largely
,,.raed The Admirars stalwart American IDEAS
and his declaration in favor of Intervention IN 'e
case of Cuba, were heartily cheereo- 'o'''au "
c,ano Conterno's new military march. enutieo La
faye,te Post March,. was played 10Y dhe his' nm.
q, the occasion of Admiral Meades iec'uie AZ
Hall nd mo
The general order Of Rear-Admiral Samuel AMMAN.
commanding the National Association OF Ne'" >e'-
erans has been issued, converting the annual COZ"
yention and reunion in this city on July haE"'
narade of large proportions Will introduce 'he re-
union. Many vessels have been chartered Tor 'he
occasion. .
At a meeting held at the home OF Colonel r. j.
Mitchell Yonkers ". Kitching Corps, an auxiliary
TO Kitching Post was formed The olcers CHOSEN are
Mrs John W. Pentresth. president Mrs r. H.
Paulding senior Vice president: Miss Mary McCaul.
Junior yice-presdent: Miss Mamie Mitchell. secre-
tary: Miss Lizzie O'Mara. treasurer; Miss Minnie
Jackson chaplain: Miss Lille Yerkes conductress;
Miss Kate Hooley. guard Miss Anna Carroll as
sistant guard.
Accommodations can be had at the different hotels
In Utica during the holding of the department en-
campment at rates varying from 81 to 81 day.
Comrades desiring Information on the subject may
address David Jones chairman of the Committee on
Reception and Entertainment No. 20 Arcade, Utica,
n. Y.
TO OPEN ON SEPTEMBER g.
The thrtieth annual national encampmen; will
open at ST. Paul Mimi, on Thursday Septe mber 3.
The grand parade will take place Wednesday.
The railroads have pledged a uniform rate Of one
cent mile to and from st. Paul during the encamp-
ment, return tickets TO be good for one month.
Justice Truax. in the Supreme Court. on last Mon
day granted q writ of mandamus compelling Street
Commissioner Warng to reinstate Henry C. corsa
a district inspector In the STRENGTHENING Depart
inent Corsa dismissed August s. 1885, with
out hearing for neglect Of duty. Corsa is a vet
eran of the Civil War and was entitled a hearing
on charges
The First Mounted Veterans Colonel William p
Walton commanding will have dinner nd recep-
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