New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NO1H0'
ECHOES OF THE GREAT MEMORIAL IA /
PARADE.

Marshal Van SNACK, CH'th"''" 80
o,,cr officers of the New-York Memorial =. .
. w. cro,. succes, o. Saturdays paraoe' '.'
enar or more satisfactory display has pee" , m"1
IN this city on any May % in recent year ., 49,,
SO many posts deserving OF pr"iSs, =, ,Ooc
he invldious TO discriminate. Memorial D"' 49,.
will long be a bright one in the calenunr "a @
Grand Army Of the Republic IN New -'o'" -
Similar commentator should be me'eu o"' ~
prooI,,y, comrades who also covered 'he'-'Ss''e
-,S ,inr, on ,ba ,wenty-eighth anniversary OF the
FIRST observance OF Memorial Day ins''"
Comm ander-in- Chief john A. Logan
TIE prcrNENTAI BAND AND THE COLONE'
pro,,ot Tlsrtenont-Coonel Henry Keieltas' l. .
.ho diod ot his home IN this cty, No - d.
Nor,,,, place on MAY 23 was one Of the oest KNOW"
mon IN the Army Of the Cumberland. ne W."
CAPTAIN in the 18th United states lhl"".''
every officer and soldier Of the Regular ID
and in Rousseau's Division knew tAe ga''a"'' ~
ing Keteltas At Chcsnauga ana MISSION rug.
be commanded his battalion. being the ra'Ai''s
officer While the Army OF the Cumberland IA. ~
camp at Murfrcesboro after the pa't-e oi o'o n'',
AWAITING General Rousseau order to move OF u'-
,akoma an incident occurred which iurh'S"eo ,"
for the campfire. The 18th Infantry hao =. .'
the Grest regimental band In the ARMY anu "
often in requisition to furnish music at the nead.
quarters Of prominent generals The muslca'
tastes OF Generals Buell. Rosecrsns. Thomas. NC
Cook, Crittenden, Sheridan. Ncsiey' "oo" 'o"
seau Palmer Brannon and others Of high rank
were often grati1ed with serenades from the io'"
Infantry Band General Lowell II. Rousseau. the
bravo KcntuckIan who commanded the divislon'
IN which the regulars were brigaded. was parucu-
larry fond OF the bands artistic playing ana wheh
he had visitors in camp he would SEND req"es'
TO the comma ndng officer Of the 18th Tor th' pres
ecce of the band. One day General Rousseau was
entertaining sc.ne guests from his home IN Louis
ton on CnDtain
Keteltas asking him to send the l5th's band UP to
c,,,slon heainuarters. II was raining hard at the
lime caotan Kc.eltas proud OF tie banc.
End was Jealous Also of the fine Instruments WIN
which It was equipped which were the properly
Il the officers Of the regiment. as they had been
bought by personal contributions OF the officers
'Presert my compliments to General Rousseau.
eaid the captain In response to the a'de-de-cnmps
message 'and say to him that don't care TO have
the band out IN such weather as this. on any fair
6ay or evening as heretofore. the General is well
come 10 their services"
General Rousseau's headquarters were IN house
situated en.nence overlooking the cam? OF
the regular brigade. and great distance from the
ten. OF Captain Keteltas. In less than htcen NM
u,es back came the sten offlce- with peremptory
o- Ter from Rousseau that tie bard should report
without delay a. the Generals headquarters. ke-
tel,as. as commander OF IN. l5th promptly ooeyed
the order but ne instructed the band leader 10
leave all his Instruments behind. Solemnly the
band members were marched u? In the ram 70 inc
Generals house. and rarged in front OF MS stoop.
but without sorn or drum. Word was carried
70 the General. who had assured his guests that
they were going have some splendid music. in
forming him how Captain keteitas had opeyed MS
order.
General Rousseau was n naughty as wei as a
brave man AMI the captains action filled him with
both aulazernent and wrath He sent an order t"
Kete!ias requiring him TO appear al division hesd'
quarters forthwith { ID expr!n his conduct hetei-
tas calmly declined to 80 in person. but he sent
an explanatory message 20 the General. informing
him that while commanding ot1cer OF the d.
vision he could order the OF the band where
he pleased the Instruments belonged TO the officers
OF the regiment. and were not subject TO MS au-
,hority The General. bursting with rage. sent an
officer for Captain Ketelfas's sword. and put him
under arrest.
But tie trouble soon blew over. In a few days
the Army got ordes 20 break camp and march
southwark. Ketclias was too valuable soldier FOR
a place in the rear truce patched mp and
the charges agans' Kete,.as were Withdrawn. On
the morning OF June %. 1862 the day on which
Rosecran, began his strategic march against
Bragg Captain Keteitas resumed command OF the
eth and after receiving the congratulations OF toe
officers Of the regular brigade started IN the ad-
vance toward Hookers Gap.
trAI-iIRNi NNNrsr'N
Colonel Ke,eltas was born in this city in 1888
In the first Bul. Pun he was private In the list
Regiment OF New-York militia He was appointed
bv President Lincoln n captain IN the 18th Infantry
In ,urus. 1851 was severely wounded nj Shiloh
and served with distinction in other battles OF the
Army OF the Cumberland and In the Atlanta cam,
paign He resigned from the army IN 1901. anu
returned 10 this city, wlere he hau ia'se P''p7''
Ills last Illness was long and painful one and
81. nd rhaf ha
~" Loyai Legion. George Washington Post. G, A.
ara AZ, the ne y rnon L@arGe club His mother was
Miss Gardiner. ard ne inherited VaIunoie estate
morning AZ 10 o'clock. and was conducted by Bish-
op Potter and the Rev. DR.. Huntington Tne burial
was In the family vault at Woodiawn
THE MEMORY OF BEECHER
A touching incident of Memorial Sunday in
Brooklyn was witnessed in city Hall Square. where
services were he'd around the bronze statue o.
Henry Ward Beecher The plaza. the square. the
city Hall steps and the streets adjacent were
thronced Mr.. Beecher's favor!te hymn. Lord
Divine all Love Ex xcelling." was being sung. when
a closed carriage was driven 10 the square Grand
Army comrades IN uniform sprang forward ana
opened the door OF the carriage ard an aged woman
with silver hair led through the dense crowd.
Slc was plainly dressed She moved slowly. bent
and frail until she stood before Beecher's statue.
lis base was wreathed in flowers. She looked up.
brushed them hastily away. The singing became
only an echo. Women looked eagerly forward men
dof;ed their hats General Isaac 8. Catlin ana the
Rc- pr Lyman Abbott FASTENED down the Ciiy
Iau steps and Mrs Henry Ward Bcecher. with
her sweet and mothcrly face uplifted TO the great
throng took her the platform.
THE WAR HORSE OF PHIL" SHERIDAN
General Sherdans famous war horse. Winchester.
"a he stands In the Governors Island Museum.
fine specimen OF the taXiaermsts art, was decor
ated with flowers by old soldiers OF the Army on
Saturday II Is the custom OF survivors Of the
Shenandoah campaign who remember the services
o, the superb animal that bore Sheridan safely
through forty-seven battles. to honor him every
Memorial Day with noral testimonials. When
sheridan gave the stuffed body Of Winchester 10
the Museum, he wrote this biography of the horse:
Winchester OF Black Hawk blood, and was
foaed al or near Grand Rapids, Mich. late In the
fall OF 1859 according to the best OF my information.
H. iptn hc al ~ no