The times., 1897-08-29
National Command,
Union Veterans Union,

Union Veterans Union,
Washington, d. c., Aug. 20, 1897.
In accordance with the resolution of the
National Command in encampnlenL- assem-
bled d SpnngIleId, OHIO, August 20, 1887,
/ desire to express TO the Mayor Good
and the citizens OF Springfield our ap-
pTecia tiOn of the royal manner in whicn
the veterans or our order were entertained.
" We snail ever remember with pleasure our
twelfth annual encampment.
To Gen. James A. Dicus, commanding
the Department OF Ohio, L V L., the order
Is largely indebted for the great eXecU-
tive ability displayed in arranging for
and making THIS twelfth annual encamp-
ment a success. TO him the heartfelt
THANKS OF the Union Veterans Union are
extended.
To our comrades OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic, Department or 0iiU, " ho
so noby stood with US shoulder TO shout
der-as in the dark days of the war-we
Can only express our Iceling Lfat 1t made
our visit to Springfield the more pleas
anuy to be remembered.
In compliance with instructions of the
twelfth national encampmcnt of our order,
held at Springfield, ONO, August 20, 1897,
tue provisional department of Washington,
d. C., is hereby discontinued.
The commands located In the District of
Columbia will report. through Jhe.r respec-
tive colonies, TO Major Gen. Thomas j.
Cannon, commanding the Depar ment of
the Potomac, headquarters at Baltimore,
Md, (1510 w. Mulberry street. without
delay.
So much of general orders, No. 1, head
quarters national command, U. V. u, dated
at Worcester, Mass, September l6, $50,
as delegates TO Past Second Deputy Com
mander p. q. Harshbarger, super vision or
authority over any of the commands IF the
III 10 Fasar ntaTr ,ul
duties in connection with the Union Vet
erans' Union cease from this late.
The Departments OF Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and
Wisconsin will constitute division over
which Deputy Commander-in-chief Gen.
George n. Mead, of South Camden, Mich,
will have supervision under the direction OF
the coIunlander-in-chief.
Gen. George n. Mead Will designate a COM
rade whom lie desires appointed as assistant
adjutant general on the staff of the con-
mander-in-chief, who will he assigned 10
duty with Gen. George N. Mead.
The Departments OF oho, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Alabama Will con-
stitute a division over hich Second Deputy
Coinmander-in-chief Gen. E. II Hobson, of
Louisville, Ky, viii have supervision under
direction OF the coInmander-in-chief.
Comrade Charles b. Seidel, Depart
ment of Kentucky, is hereby announced as
assistant adjutant general on the staff of
the commanderin-c chief, with the rank
of colonel. He will report for duty without
delay with Gen. E. H. Hobson, seconddeputy
national commander.
CoInr ade Edward NJ. WILCOX, Department
of Illinois, is hereby announced as in
spector- general OF the national command
The following comrades are hereby an
nounced as assistant chief mastering Of
ficers, with rank of colonel, and will re-
port, without delay, as designated:
S. w. Baxter, report to Gen. Thomas ] .
Cannon, Department. of Potomac; L. C..
Paine, report to Gen. George N. Mead,
deputy national commander, l.. T. Thomas,
report to Gen. ames A. Dious, Department
of Ohio; c. w. SEQ ut, report to Gen. s. &.
Barnes, Department OF Pennsylvania.
The following comrades of the Depart.
ment of Potomac are hereby announced
as aides de camp on the staff Of the COM
mander Chief:
John Middleton, W. Pierce, Charles
Howell, M. j. Deponai, William Irving,
A. H. Beck, Hugh Dunning, Thomas
Broderick, W. c. Talley, j. j. Snod-
grass, George o. Burk, W. H. Prescott
W. A. Whitney, H. H. Brewer, j. +.
Meacham, Charles S. Hart, R. F. Con-
over, E. A. Fenton, II. E. Challis, f. s.
Harding, A. Cooper, A. NJ. Legg, Frank
T. Howe, r. d. Goodman, James Saun-
ders, S. s. Yoder, s. s. Bond.
The following honorary members OF the
order are hereby announced as aides de-
camp on the staff of the commander-in-
chief, with the rank OF colonel: Hon. Walter
L. Weaver, of Ohio; John Kinnane, of Ohio;
James w Hughes, Of the District of CO.
lumhia: E. G. Bell, Of the District of
Columbia.
The comrades announced will imnedi-
ately procure their rank-strapS from the
quartermaster general, national commau nd
Department commanders will, as soon as
practicable, forward to these headquarters
the names of two comrades from each COM
nand in their departments for appointment
on the staff of the commander-in-chief as
aides-de-camp.
All comrades, members of a command of
| the Union Veterans Union In good stand
| ing, who make applica ton through the
| commanding officer of their precinct COM
| mand, for any informa ton, prosecution or
| filing of their pension claims in the Bureau
| Of P tensions, at Washington, d. c., or any
| widow or orphans claim indorsed by the
| presiding officer of the Womans Veteran
| Relief Union, or the commanding officer of
| precinct command are hereby Informed
| that their claims, w hen so pres ented, will
be prosecuted without cost or expense Of