Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
TROJANS EVERY ONE.
Troy Ablaze With Army Of
Potomac Demonstration.
President Mckinley Was Among Dis
tinguished Guests Present.
Parade One Of tho Largest md Finest Ever
Seen 10 that City.


years the new generation of Americans
fought for the Republic preservatio,
in the sixties, it must have been dis
sipated, today. at least in the hearts
and minds of those who witnessed the
celebration of the 2Sth reunion Of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac,
From one end to the other this city is
gay with bunting, with flags and with
all the emblems indicative of the great
victorious struggle in which the men
who marched. today as guests, were
active participants.
Public buildings, corporate stores
and private dwellings, bid a welcome in
a mass of loyal coloring. From the
earliest hours of the morning there
was the martial tap OF the drum and
the blatant welcome OF the trumpet, rs
the hosts of National Guardsmen and
the smaller assemblage OF SCARED and
aged veterans came in on the various
trains as the city's guests. Troy had
made ample preparations for them.
Every public hall. and in some cases
private buildings. had been turned into
temporary armories for the accommo-
dation of the visiting hosts; and by
noon time fully 5000 participants in the
celebration had Joined with hundreds
of thousands of spectators from the
surrounding cities in filing the streets
with enthusiastic celehrants.
The arrival in the city during the
early hours of the morning of Presiden.
Mckinley was the first feature of the
day that attracted attention.
Following closely upon the arrival of
President Mckinley, the various army
corps composing the Army of the Po-
tomac met independently at head
quarters heretofore established lor
them, and held their business meeting.
The corps. comprising the Army of tn.
Potomac were the Sd, I'd, 18th, 9th. 5th.
18th and 9th, differed as follows:
Third corps-Capt. Isaac p. Gragg of
Boston. president; General Railing of
Trenton, N. j., vice Mesident: secr--
tary. Colonel e. L. WeIling of Benning-
ton, N. j.. and the off1ue is permanent
one. The treasurer is Major William p.
Shreve of Boston.
Second corps-President, General
John B. Brooks, U. s. A.; vice presi-
dents. General r. NJ Batchelder, U. S.
A.; General John Gibbon and Colonel
Thomas H. Barker; secretary and
treasurer Colonel Charles w. Scott:
historian, General Francis A. Walker;
executive committee, Captain Gustavo
Magnitzky. Colonel W. r. Driver, Cap
tain A. Sweeney. Major F. C. Lowe.
Colonel S. p. Corliss.
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Boston, president; c. w. Boyce of Buff
falo, vice president; surgeon, John J..
II. Lowe, Montclair, N. j., secretary
and treasurer.
Ninth corps-Colonel Andrew d.
Baird of Brooklyn, president; General
II. G. Thomas. vice president; Major
l.. G.. Bracket of New York, secretary
and treasurer
Fifth cOrps-President. General Fitz
John Porter, U. S. A, retired; first vice
president, General A. p. Martin, u. 5.
A; second vice president, Captain r.
Burnet Smith. late U. S. A.: secretary
and treasurer. Brevet Lieutenant Col
onel A. M. Clark, u. S. w.; executive
committee, Captain John c. White, u.
S. A., retired; Brevet Major L. N.
Tucker, 18th Massachusetts, Volunteers;
Private George A. Sawin, 22d Massa-
chusetts Volunteers.
Eleventh corps-General Louis p. III
Cesnola of New York City. president;
Captain Herbert digger of Luray, Va.
Captain A. B. Searles of Pawtucke.,
r. l.; Captain Charles A. Paddock of
New York City, vice presidents; Cap
tain Francis Irsch, New York City, Sec
rotary; Colonel A. c. Hamlin of Ban
gor, Me-, historian.
Sixth corps-Major A. H. Valentine
of Bennington, VT, president; Captain
A. M. Beattie of Lancaster, N. H
Captain James H. Love of Jersey City,
and Colonel Robert L. Orr of Philadel-
phia, vice presidents; Sergeant Henry
c. Larowe of Brooklyn, recording sec
rotary; Captain George E. Brown Of
Portland, Me-, corresponding secretary:
Colonel Samuel Truesdall of Brooklyn,
treasurer.
The parade in honor of the President
and the Army of the Potomac, was one
OF the largest ever seen in Troy; nearly
800 guardsmen were in line and about
1000 survivors of the late war. The
three National Guard companies of
Troy acted as escort to the Presidential
party and Governor Frank S. Black
and staff.
The National Guard companies TAX
ing part in the parade were the 10th
Battalion of Albany: the 21st, 9Th and
18th, seperate companies, of Troy; the
7th Separate Company of Cohoes; the
sd Separate Company of Hoosic Falls;
the 9th of whitehall; the 18th of
Kingston; the 18th of Glens Falls; the
18th of Catskill; the 33d of Hudson:
the 21st of Mohawk: and the 46th Of
The Grand Army por-
ton of the column was formed as fol-
lows: Troy Cadet band, Lew Benedict
Post, No. 5, Albany, IS men; G. L. Will
lard Post, No. "a, Troy. 100 men; Will
liam B. Tibbits' Post, No. 141, Troy, 70
men; John McConihe Post, No. IS,
Troy; John A. Griswold Post, No. 1888,
Troy; band; L. M. Wheeler Post. No.
", Saratoga Springs; Walter A. Wood
Post. No. 294, Hoosick Falls; Patrick
Kane Post. No. 312. Watervliet; Henry
Ensign Post, No. 56S, Cropsevil; WA.
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