Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-28
ARMY OF The TENNESSEE
Twenty-Nnth Annual Meeting of societ!
Opens in Milwaukee,
MANY NOTED VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE
Rev. Thomas Ewing sherman Delivers
nm Eloquent Addrcss--Thc Cream
city Warmly Welcomes the
Old soldiers.

MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 27.-The Society OF the
Army Of the Tennessee received a warm
welcome at the hands OF the citizens OF
Milwaukee at public meeting which was
held at Plymouth church tonight. Mayor
william G. RauchenbergeT delivered Mil
waukee's address Of welcome. and General
Grenville VI. Dodge responded on behalf of
the society The main feature OF the pro-
gram, which contained several musical num-
bers. was the annual Grafton Of the society.
which was delivered by Rev. Thomas Ewing
Sherman, son Of General w. T. Sherman,
who spoke on Wisconsin In Our Army"
The speech in uart is as follows:
ITO stand where | stand tonight the rep
resentatiyc Of the Army Of the Tennessee,
here In the metropolis of a loyal republic,
chosen to lay on enComum OF praise. a gar
lond OF bay on the broW of this great sister
OF four and forty states, bound by the blood
OF her sons In sacred seal OF eternal union,
this is privilege of which any man might
woll be proud. But in addition to that have
the loug coveted opportunity OF coming face
TO face with the men whose deeds of high
eprise were a household word In the home
where was reaied, to bear sons testimony
to fathers loving and enthusiastic apprc-
clation to weave together the garlands of
Wisconsin and of the dear old Army of the
tennessee, this, gentlcmen raises the present
occasion to one of those where poetry is
Justice, bold truth is oratory, because both
are the voice, the expression OF the patriot's
right to nations praise"
WISCONSIN IN THE WAR.
He then touched upon Wisconsin's position
durlnG the ten years of political agitation
which preceded the war for the union The
speaker reviewed the part Wsconsins sol
diers took In the battles of shiloh Vicks-
bufg, Chickamauga and Shermans famous
march to the sea, giving a graphic descrip-
tion of the different encounters and paying n
glowing tribute to the Eallantry Of Wiscon-
sins sons who fought for the union cause in
the armies of the Tennessee, Ohio ana Cum
berland. what was said of WisConsin's S
Valor In these four battles may be repeated
with reference to the 300 or more engage
ments of the civil war. in nearly all of which
Wisconsin participated with marked renown.
Nor need we feel surprised that Grant and
Sherman loved, warmly, the Army of the
Tennessee; an army so brilliant in execution
80 quick to catch nay, anticipate the spirit
and desire CT the chief; an army that needed
no red tape because all were in touch all
had one mind and heart; the mind and heart
of a gallant Macpherson when corps divi-
siOns brigades, regiments are as the joints of
the fingers Cf one hand then all work as one
end what they grasp they never lose. Grant
and Sherman learned to WELD them so
to trust them. And how they have loved
and trusted in return"
The Rev Mr. sherman culogized the women
OF Wisconsin who contributed to the union
cause by patient and tender nursing
and in thousands of ways. He closed with a
reference to the number Cf men Wisconsin
gave to the army-9OOO 900 cut of 800 100, or
one in nine to our army.
You nCrYcd the arm and steeled the
hearts of men as great as Lincoln, Grant and
Sherman" concluded the speaker, therefore
your states name is high on the crest Of the
nations greatness and we hail you as the
Sparta of the West
VETERANS CONVENE.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of til
of the Tennessee convened this morning in
the Academy OF Music building. Over 90
members are in attendance, prominent anon.
whom are General c. NJ. Dodge, presiden
of the society; General Wager Swayne. p. 4
sherman, Colonel f. d. Grant, General Georg
G.. Ruggles Major II. l.. Swords. Cap!ail
John Crane, ColCoel Hoatio l.. King an,
others.
General Dodge called the meeting to ordel
at 1890 and we coined the members to the
meeting and to the northwest.
Secretary Hickenloper of Cincinnati ther
made his annual report, showing a loss il
the membership of the society of eleven
caused by death. AS the death roll was rea,
the gray-haired veterans and the womer
present rose in body and remained stand
Ing.
The report of General F. NJ Force, treas
urer of the society, gave the amount o
money in possession of the society as $3.50
in United States bonds and $l059 in cash
BY unanimous vote the following resolu
ton pissed:
of the Tennessee reafiirms and emphasize
its endorsement Of the bill now pendint
in congress to establish national militar.
park to commemorate the campaign, sieg
and defense OF Nickshurg
Resolved, T1at the committee named a
the St. Louis meeting to promo,e the pas
sage of this bill be continued and hereb
instructed to make every effort to insure It
passage at an early date during the al
preaching session.
Resolved, That the corresponding secre
tary be and is hereby instructed to SEN
copy OF these resolutions to Comrade
William Mckinley, president of the Unite
States; Thomas b. Reed speaker of tn
house OF representatives; Joseph II. Haw
lev chairman of the senate committee o
military affairs and John a. T. Hull seCrC
tary of the house committee on mlitar
affairs.
The members of the society were enter
tanned this afternoon with a carriage driv
about the city. President Mckinley an
General Russell A. Alger who had been in
vited. were unable to leave Washington.
Omaha will probably be selected tn
next meeting place,