The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
Survivors of the Fifty-SeCOnd Regi-
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Meet in This City.

| Pa; Steward John d. Colvln, Parsons,
| Pa; Quartermaster Smith B. Mott, Scran-
| ton, Pa.
Musicians-silas Leach, shickshinny,
| Pa; Joseph Bristley Scranton; Leader
of Band Fred Wagner, Scranton.
Company A-Wlliam Ward, Yostvile,
| Pa; o. NJ. Delaney. Brooklyn, Pa; ID. W..
| Holly, Berwick; w: l.. Milhan, Wilkes
| Barre; William II. Frace. Wanamie, Pa. :
/. IL. Finch, Wilkes-Barre, Pa; George 5.
Pierce, Wilkes-Barre; Francis Il. Car
man, Wilkes-Ba s. w. Taylor and j..
NJ. Taylor, Harveyvillc, Pa.
Company B-Captain r. w. Bannatyne,
Tunkhannock, Pa; George L. Kennard,
j. B. Maxwell, John l.. Cole, c. l.. Low,
Lieutenant L. NJ. Barr, all of Meshop-
pen; A. II. Frear, Lake Winalo, Pa. /;
Abram Rinker, Wyoming, Pa; William
II. Furman, Mehoopany, Pa; John f,
Miller, Sayre, Pa; A. l.. Tiffany, Comp
ton, Pa; ID. l. Doty, Waverly, Pa; Thos.
GrifTths G.. \. Eirln, of Scranton, Pa.
Company G 49, Torrance McCloskey,
| WiAes-Barre, Pa; Utley Turner Fac
| toryville, Pa.
Company Drank stapeton, shamo-
kin Dam, Pa. r. ID. Ransom, jackson, Pa.
Company E-W. c. May, Towanda, Pa. /;
+. j. Stratton, Union Center, N. Y.
Company F-Charles e. Britton, Erie,
Pa; Andrew Singer, Clark's Green, Pa. /;
George Knight, Parsons, Pa; II. r.
Lindley, Factoryville, Pa; C. S. Halsteai,
Avoca, N. Y; c. w. Kittle, Green, ~ Y;
Alison Secor, Dunmore II. n. Mott,
C!arks Green, Pa; DIR. Halleck, Keyser.
COMPANY G.
Company G-Henry Rush, Wilkes
Barre, Pa; L. E. Rozelle, Brooklyn, Pa.
A. II. Rush, New York city; James w.
Evans, Berwick, Pa; Edward Miller,
Noah Adams, Pittston, Pa; Samuel Lilly,
Wyoming, Pa; joseph A. Sinner, Wilkes
Barre, Pa; a. A. Locker, "A. Bumbach,
Scranton, Pa; John Swartz, Glenwood,
Pa; w. S. Stark, Plainsyille, Pa.
Company H-Captain II. r. Peckins. Ply
mouth, Pa; Captain John j. Fish, Scran-
ton; Captain c. c. Battenberg, Archibald,
Pa; II. c. Miller, Kingston, Pa; c. NJ.
Appleman, w. w. Archer, Nelson La
Rose, Joseph Nash, s. z. Hull. w. S. Hop
kins, Anthony Long, John l.. Hull, of
Scranton, Pa; Henry Greiner, Prompton,
Pa; j. r. Roberts, Falls, Pa. +. Snedicor,
u. Traviss, Frank Pickering, Joseph G.,
Bell, William Doyle, of PeCkvile Pa.
William NJ. Smith, Newton, Pa; Peter B.
Walter, S. s. Ferris, Factoryville, Pa.
! Conrad Gret, Archibald, Pa, II. j. Cole
man, Herrickviile, Pa; Simon Rhodes,
| Scranton.
Company Is. B. Williams, Peckville,
Pa; Thomas \. Edwards, Edwardsville,
Pa; T. W. Hunter, Clifford, Pa; Ed
Smith, j. II. Schlager, James jeremiah,
Edward Howell, David Evans, Fred Full
Ter, William J. Jones, Scranton; Patrick
Honoigan, Wilkcs-Barre, Pa; Joseph F..
a. Sewers, ShamoSin. Pa; William d.
Jones, Carbondale, Pa. Sergeant W. A.
Harris, Wilkes Barre.
Company K-N. c. Lanning, Shick-
| shiny; Edward Jones, j. T. Roberts, Alva
Dolph. CarbOndale, Pa; C. L. Morrison,
| Oneonta, N. Y; G. w. Millard, PcckNiltc,
"a INyng 4
Scranton, Pa; H. p. Forsman, Buffalo.
n. y; William Scott, Binghamton, n.
Y; A, b. Evans, William McClave, l.. H.
Hackett, Scranton, Pa.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Jo-
seph X. Dixon, pastor of the Penn
Avenue Baptist church, and "Amer-
lea" was sung by the members, Pro-
fessor Haydn Evans leading the sing
ing and Miss Rose playing the accom-
| paniment on the piano. Then took
place the roll CALL in which responses
were heard from those whose names
| appear in the foregoing.
Major Lennard then delivered a
most timely address, which was re-
ceived with no little applause. He
| said:
I PRESIDENT LENNARD'S AID
DRESS.
Comrades of the Fifty-second regiment:
We assemble today for the third time
| in this thriving city of Scranton for the
purpose of holding our tenth reunion
| From the interest manifested by your
| local committee and citizens generally it
| Is evident that we are Scranton's well
| come guests. Invitations have been eX-
| tended to all known survivors of our old
| regiment scattered as they are in near
| ly every part of our country Except
| Alaska) and perhaps that distant land of
| gold and cold may be included at our
| next reunion.
| Comrades,we are extremely happy today
| from the fact that we have our old col
| oncl with us for the first time since his
| muster out of service now more than
| thirty years ago. He comes from his
| New England home to grasp once more
| the hands of his old comrades. Colonel
| Dodge, we are more than glad to have
the privilege of giving you a cordial well
| come; We hope you may be spared to
| answer roll call at many future reunions
| of the survivors of your old command.
And that this may be to you an occa-
| sion of especial pleasure and gratifica-
| tion.
| Comrades, let us for n few moments
| briefly recall the stirring events from 81
to 'Gj. Your memory may be treacherous
| in many respects. but you will never for
| get the day april u, 1861 when Edmund
| Rutin, a Virginian, fired the first shot
from Fort Johnson upon Fort Sumter, the
| shot that indirectly opened the way to
| the freedom of three millions of slaves.
| News of the assault spread rapidly
| throughout the northern states. The eX-
! citement that prevailed can never be
fully realized by the present generation.
| The drum and fife calling to arms was
| heard 1,o
gan at once in every city, town and ham,
let and the call for volunteers for three
months service was promptly met.
During these three months it was made
plain that both the North and the South
We're in earnest. The South was deter
mined to secede, and the Nortn was de-
| termlned to maintain the integrity of
the union, but neither side counted the
cost of money or the noble sacrifice of
| human life that would ensue. The Fif-
| ty-second regiment was one of Pennsyl-
Vanias quota of the sixteen regiments
raised under the call of President Lin
coin in July, 1Se1. Governor Curtin (Aug.
lst') authorized John C. Dodge, jr., to re-
cruit this regiment and he was appoint
ed colonel. Henry NJ. Hoyt, late governor
or pennsylvania, was appointed lieuten-
ant-colonel, and John B. Conyngham
major Company was the nucleus of
the regiment, 1t being the first to report
| "t lamp Sui NH Win lull company OF
one hundred and one officers and men.
| Within few weeks the reglmental or
| ganization was complete
camp me was new experience to all
except those who had already been In
the three months service. Fun and
harmless sports Of many kinds prevailed
and you boys with your practical Jokes
had good time generally. This was a
huge picnic compared with what fol-
lowed but you did not realize 1t at that
time.