The National tribune., 1898-01-13
RENEWING OLD TIES.
Reunion of Veterans Who Stood Shoul
der to Shoulder in the Dark Days.
Michigan

hlIcnISan.
The annual Reunion of the 2lst Mich.
was held at Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 81,
with large attendance. Capt 4. G. Stew
enson, Ionia, was elected President; Mai.
A. B. Morse, President; Eber Rice,
Secretary and Treasurer, and DR.. John A..
Avery, Orator. This regiment was in
Steedman's Brigade, Sherdan's Division,
Fourth Corps At Bentonville IA men were
killed and Is wounded. 1t lost during its
service three officers and so men killed or
died of wounds, and three officers and POI
men from disease and other causes.
The 9th Mich. Cav, gallant fighting
regiment of Clusters Brigade, Fitzpatrick S
Division, Cavalry Corps, held its annual
meeting at Ionia, Mich, Dec. 81, with IS
during the year. Col. j. II. Kidd, Ionia,
was elected President; j. ii. Dennis Hast
ings, Secretary; Levi II. Bernard, Treas
urer, and j. 0. Probasco, 0. S. Tower, and
q. w. Barbour, members of the Executive
Committee. A banquet vas held. This
regiment stood fourth in point of losses
among the Union cavalry regiments, haV-
ing had 135 men killed or died of wounds.
It's greatest loss in any single engagement
was at Falling Waters, Md. where a squad
ron Of four companies under Mai. Peter A.
Weber made one Of the most gallant cav
airy charges of the war. A division of
COnfederates retreating from Gettysburg
mac to cover the retreat. The outer line OF
works was carried, but the cavalry was
obliged to retire, losing Maj. Weber and two
other officers killed. In this action IS were
killed or mortally wounded. At Hawes S
shop the command lost Is killed or NOR
dismOunted. During SheTidan's cavalry
campaign, from May to June 30, 1864 the
regiment lost 20 killed, go wounded and 6i
missing.
The annual Reunion of the survivors of
Co. H. 115th Ohio at Salem, was well at
tended. Many members of other COM
panies of the regiment were present and
took part i'm the exercises. David BuShOng
was elected President; Milton Whitmer,
President and David Havil, Secre-
tary and Treasurer. The next meeting
place is C0lum bus.
Pennsylvania.
The 10th Pa. was one of the 300 fighting
regiments, and made its reputation on IL
dozen hard fought fields with heavy losses
At Salem Church it lost 10 killed, "a
wounded and 3S missing; total Of 122, out
of a little over 400 taken into action 1t
took part in the famous bayonet charge at
ItappahannOck Station, capturing the
cnemy's works and large number Of
prisoners. Col. Peter C.. Ellmaker, Of the
18th Pa, commanded the brigade in this
action. The regiment lost seven killed
and 81 wounded. Col, Fox says: "The
regiment was hotly engaged at Spotsyl-
vania, being one of the picked regiments OF
Upton's storming party on May 10; on the
18th it participated in the bloody contest at
the Angle where Maj. Truefit and Capt
Warner, the regimental commandants, were
killed. The loss at the Wilderness and
Spotsylvania-May 5 to 12-was 231 killed
and wounded, out of about four hundred
af1 a RAJ
also suffered heavy percentage of loss in
the Shenandoah Valley, it's previous casu-
alties having left few in line" The regi-
ment's total loss in the service was nine
| officers and 1872 men killed i'm action and
one officer and II men from other causes.