New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03
THE LOYAL LEGION AT DINNER.
COLONEL FREDERICK d. GRANT TELLS OF
HIS BOYISH EXPERIENCES AT
VICKSBURG.

Four hundred or more members OF New-York
Commandery Of the Loyal Legion last night s'ormed
| the breastworks which Tammanys Street Clean
Ing Commissioner has piled up in the various
thoroughfares OF the city, and early In the evening
began carving their way through the commissary
department OF Delmonico's. After the feast came
the song and the veterans of the Army and the
Navy who nred the hearts OF the friends OF the
Union cause when they won victories. and fired
Into the hearts Of the enemy and quenched the
visionary hopes of the Conederates at Fort Fisher,
Mobile Bay Hampton Roads on the Mississippi at
Vcksburg. Richmond. Chattanooga. Lookout Noun
tain. Antietsm. Dam No land many other num-
bers OF dams on the Potomac). showed that they
had not lost voice Nor did they exhibit the loss Of
patriotic v!gor they gave utterance TO the melo-
dies OF Tine Loyal Legion" Marching Through
Georgia." and other ballads relating 10 the civil
War Then came the feature Of the evening. tho
address Of Colonel Frederick d. Grant, on "A Boys
Experience at Vcksburg.
General Grenville NJ Dodge presided, but there
was "A vacant chair at his table. that which has
seldom been vacant in the last three years II was
the occupied by Rear-Admira Daniel L.
Brane. who died on sunday. Admiral Braine was
one OF the limited few remaining of the members Of
the Arctic expedition Of 1873. the first expedition
toward the Pole in which Lleutenant-C Commander
George w De Long and Lieutenant Charles w
Chip had their first experiences In the land Of the
everlasting ice and SHOWS. But there have been
many chairs Of the conlmandery made vacant by
deaths In the last few years, and the scythe OF
Father Time continues to swing in this body OF war
veterans But there yet many of the men
who commanded In battle on and land In
the years between 1861 and 1866 and among
those who seen around the tables last
night were Generals o. o. Howard Alexander
Shaler. Henry T. Noyes. A. NJ. Curtis. Ralph e.
Prime Wager Swayne. T. Langdon Ward and
Horatio c. King. ex-Mayor Edison Lewis OF Mount
Furey George Wilson. George De +. Barton
and W. II. II. Williams, Chief Engineers J.
II. Chasmar, George Magee, Benjamin c. Bamp-
ton and William w. Wood. Colonels Benjamin F.
Watson. William J. Carleton Joseph Pool and
Frederick d. Grant Lieutenants William II. Wiley,
John c. Kafer, Henry f.. Rhoades Thomas II. Bar
rett, Aaron Vanderbilt and h. J. Mott. Colonel
Charles y. Swift. Frank c. Loveand and William
Joseph s Land, II. a. Wlkin. James II. Story, Asa
Bird Gardiner. John S Roster and Charles Roberts:
Alfred Cooley Frank VI. Clements. Kiaen Van
Rensselaer, James Parker Joseph H. Barker; VIII
ard and Loyal Farragut; Surgeons Edward 5. Bo-
CART, Robert Watts and II, Eugene, Smith; Civil
Mckay. Lieutenant-C Commander L. T.. Chenery.
Thef E1snssr 1Ghn Miller and s n
women In the gallery. among them being Mrs.
Joseph Pool, Miss GARRISON. Mrs. James McNamee
The address Of Colonel Grant was one, full Of IN
fathers campaign at vicksburs, with here and
there bits of humor that called forth shouts OF
laughter Throughout there was modesty in the
treatment OF the whole subject that brought CIT
strong commendation. Special reference was made
the bravery and the loyalty OF Generals Sher-
man. Logan and others who were In the siege Of
Nicksburg. Afterward an address was made by
General q. y. Howard. which aroused great en-
thusiasm lie paid warm tribute to Generals
Grant and Sherman. and rejoiced that the sons Of
the Army and the Navy heroes associate
members OF tho Loyal Legion and could give
much to the history OF the Civil War after the
veterans had passed away General Howard was
In the best Of humor and incidentally referred 70
many interesting anecdotes OF the Army and Navy
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The following were elected 10 membership last
night: Colonel Sanders II. Bruce. Lieutenant- Colonel
William Sinclair. Major John r. Myrick. Captains
William II. Oliver and John T. slavery Chaplain
EnOch G. Cline. Lieutcnsnts John II. Nugent Theo-
dore W. Aston John Crane and John c. Fisher
and Graham Lusk Richard W. Meade Harvey h.
Mclean and Madison Grant