New-York tribune., 1896-11-23
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
CANDIDACY OF COLONEL A. S. WOOD FOX
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER.
HIS GOOD RECORD-BRiLLiANT hE'hr iiO'> vi
LAFAYETTE PosT-DEATH OF C. E.
ARSAIL.


ment Commander at the next State Encampment Is
saiJ to he assuming extended proportions. Comrade
Wood possesses a first class record, both IN mlta.F
and civil life and his post. OF which he II P"''
commander IS solid for HIM
Iro enlisted in the l3sth New-York Volunteers IN
August 1892 and at the muster-in or MS res''e"'
~. entered the service as first lieutenant of Com
panv d. The regiment was organized for htah'r!'
but soon after its acceptance by the Government "
was .r,nsf,rred TO the artillery ard became the
9th New-York Volunteer Artillery Comrade " ooc
was its first adju'ant, and served In that capacity
until he was promoted to . cap'aincF. lie ser'o'
as chief OF pioneers and also az judge-ddVoc"'e vi
the staff of the Third Division. sixth Army 'orpS'
untu advanced TO major. IL wIs In every engage
men. in which the SIKH Corps took Iart' from inc
North Anna to the end OF the war and was preve'-
t,o lieutenant colonel for gallant and mertorioos
services before Petersburg.
,onradc Wood was twico elected 10 the Assem-
blv bv the Republicans OF nis district ara 'o' e'o
wears he was Deputy secretary Of State. ana was
me candidate Of his party Tor secretary vi "'a'N
in 1885 In a circular letter sent out oy hees'ar
Post indorsing MIN for Department Commander
signed by Comma ndcr +. ". Newberry ana AdJu-
tant c. h. Fitch, 1t IL said OF him: 'oihraue "oo'
is n good all-around comrade. whose conpe'en.'
and fitness for the place no ono VIII question: we
take Measure in soliciting for him your active sup
port -.
ThirtN-tnrpe
battle of Missionary Ridge. and drove oacK 'ne
forc.e of General Bragg which had for two months
occuried Lookout Mountain ard inenac'd 'hat'"-
nocca II was Grants first battle atter aSsu''"s
command Of the joint armies or ne 'u''oe' ",'u
and the Tennessee. under 'ehe'ai '"''so IL
Thomas and General william T. Sherman respec-
tively. The State OF NcwJersey Will to-day de'i'-
a, , handsome monument OH orchard Knob In
r,omory of th. services Of the 18th and SD New
Jersey reeimonts in tina; battle Orchard KNOB Is
oss than leo feet from the spo, where were "e"'''
Grants Headquarters during the night
The shaft cost $500 appropriated by the New
Jersc;. LEGISLATURE The size and design were se
lected by Judge Francis Child. Of Morristo"n' anu
ox-Sherir Joh J. ToGey. of Jersey city. the mon
rno.n Is of gray granite from quincy, Mass. IL u
f,-,v foe, high surrnou1ted by figure represent
ing , Federal soldier nine feet hish In raisen ie'-
crs on the four sides are Inscriptions 'he S"'
bears the words "New-Jersey: on the Opposite i
recorded: Erected by the State OF New-Jerses'
is.s" Tho third side bears the lines 'rhirty-third
New-Joreev Volunteers. First Brigade. Second III
vision. Eleventh Army Corps" ON the fourth sac
hore l. an inscription to the l5th New-Jersey Kesi-
mcnt.
IT COUNTS FOR SOMETHING.
,ssociate membership counts for something IN
Hrooklyn L. $ Grant Posl No 81 gave on Tues
day c,crirg iis seventh annual corplmen'ar! uli-
ner for it's associate members a th" Montauh ''uo'
Colonel George \ Prize presided, and said that 'he
next meeting would be aed on April q on the
occasion cf the unveiling OF the Grant monument
colon.l William II Miller commander Of the post.
.aid that the post had membership OF 32 which Is
within three Of the limit mat ms 1een s~,. act
rino,hv f. Woodruff Mayor Wurstor. ci: service
Commission" Ludwig Nssen, ne rev p.: c,,. ;,
lr.chaft Professor William :. Feltcr ana Siias y.
Dutrh.r among thos. at the tables were Mayor
+ " Wase coonel GeprsT waod,grd a rg,si smo'h sas +
i,,u,rrcy " If LYON Colonel y. + Sprague. Cecil
ua.tings charles r White. the Rev Dr, r. =.
isi.hari Henry W knight General William G. G.
nennctt Erncstus Gulick congressman r. II. WI
Sjmiwrii senator Gcorfe W. Brush b. F. Blair
Gonercssman D. NJ. Hurley; Andrew Jacobs Mar Mar
shall T Davidson. Noah Tebbetts. A. 6 Sguler' Sge,,
LEONARD Moody b: 7. clayton. Alexander BaCon'
Charles T.; Tcaie pom,rcy Hur,o,. iiehty a. a f;w,l
i'm John K sutton Police Superintendent wslsS Wi h
M:keyGy a5sn M- NyRR"a wlam = q crs Horace E
rrs.nr John McKson. Miles O'Reily. John
Macellar. H. aSh JsssS Johnsqn aeoiro s;rorrc E
crosby. Edwin Ktowlcs and Henry bristow c,,-
pSS gt'f tcRi"f T1sGdeqs carkson Of Ne
hrnska and Department Commander James , IRA
nal was as usual with mat post brilliant "tap grom
rhilaGclnha jersey Cny. New-Iiaven and other
pac" wore pr sent am were desn'1S w,im dmirp r
r. " Meade comsnder Of ,he pGsti CSmmsnagrd ns and
others were wo received Among 'i'e su'Sns, ,~ -
Coreressm9n rhp T. ow pSs, SSsImqS ScnaInr War pl
Alexander
ncr Miller Major H. A. Whkins Major btaok"usi oI"ns
paymas.er G. dc r Barton. l.; 5; ~. ana 'o'ohe'
1rSr IMMORTAL and Executive Committee OF Brook
lyn ard tho post commanders Of that city nave
rams under the new Greater N,w-iotk charter
The commanders considered rcsoiution pfUpossr,,'
hv ,'omradr Mortimer e. Earl Of Post NO lNo. d'-
rcc:lng tho Committee on Law and lesislation 10
confer with the Commission on me nIs.lsr NV Wv
hr e In 'n'T soiers is ' and sailors in the @
.. GI he net
their retention in Office resolution was adopted.
authorizing the Law Committee 10 laSe & surn o; n,o,H.
i"s ,, srom r1r The Mrmo:al Committee OF the Grand
Srny ,T' o9 Inc Rcpubic and also that Generals Nc
I.r.r Cl,lin and Woodford be added to the com. com
mcS It wa decided IA %sS ,% ySsk the
The lat" Sergeant, Charles f. Pearsall. the po&pu, &
viceprsdC% 9t t the xSSsnFe M OF dsd
At his home. No. 49, Hancock st. Brooklyn last
svenns MSi Ills body was buried in the family plot in
Greenwood. The members OF the wosIuIg" ,s us, ss,
attended in Sns sGS wsnrs nrm were sne
n + Iiebenau. Colonel Z. p. Dougherty. Captain
A"SrsM q SoPS PWydc %us sersca"i O. w. Beokwi.n
rorporal s. /. Sentis, Comiade j: H. Sleeman com
nors, ras u Danle m Kcys. Comrades j. F. Ward John T
Mct lane and Sergeant f. ID. Averi. charles ~.
many H. list Regiment. and during the Civil war
served with distinction In that company he was
Great admirer OF the late Colonel A. S. Nosburgh
snd one ~ the organizers of the Vosburgh Veter-
ans The members OF tho vosourgh veterans OF , me
American Guard list Regiment will hold special
me. ting on Wednesday evening at their headquar-
tcrs The Canteen. No o. Thrd,aye TO take action ACTOR
I'm respect TO the memory or their late vce-presi-
dent Sergeant Pcarsal.
COMMANDER BARD AMONG THE GUESTS.
Commander Rodolphus Bard OF George s. Daw-
son Pest No So. Albany. has been In the city for
several days business. and was one OF the guests
OF Lafayette Posts reception on Friday evening.
Comrade Bard is graduate OF Hiram College,
Ohio with which General Ga fields name is inds-
solubly linked. and served through the war In tho
regiment which Garfield raised among his neighbors
ahd friends Commander Bard is the author OF the
beautiful verses entitled "Our Flag the stars and
Stripes" a poem extremely popular In Grand Army
posts and In public schools. where 1t has been In
troduced.
The publication Of a letter from the NewYork
Memorial Committee to Police Commissioner A. d.
nndai