The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-11-10

NON EMDEh III, 1910.
W. Fl. Penn, Des Moines, Iowa; Treas,
A. w. Guthrie.
The survivors of the 18th Iowa chose
Maj. NJ A. Higley President, Capt. 5.
Rynearson Vice President, Mai. III. c.
Macarthur, of Colorado Springs. Colo,
; Secretary.
Officers of the 10th Iowa are; Pres,
Sec, John Hayes, Red Oak, Iowa.
Kentucky.
The first Reunion of survivors OF the
9th Ky. was held in Munfordviile, Oct.
%, with Col. John III. Ward in the chair.
Judge I. n. McBeath, of Leitchfield,
acted as Secretary c. j. Walton, Sur
geon, 2ist Ky, delivered the welcome
address, and Col. Ward responded. Stir
ring speeches were made by Judge NC
Beath, Capt. III. b. Grant, Capt. Fisher,
capt. II. c. Martin, Judge Macy and
others. The next meeting will be held IN
Elizabethtown on the first Wednesday
and Thursday in October, 1899.
Maine.
W. S. Hasty, Secretary, Waco, Me-,
writes: "The annual Reunion of the 9th
NJ! Me. Association occurred at Alfred, Aug
| y, and was one of the red-letter days IN
| the history of the Association. Some 300
| of the comrades and their friends were
present a bountiful collation. was served
by the citizens. The day was perfect.
Lieut.. Col. Stone and many Of the Cap
tainS and Lieutenants were present, and
were cordially greeted by their old COM
rades. Speeches were made by Lieut.
Col. Stone, Lieut. NJ S. Hurd, Capt.
Getchell, Commander Burbank. Mrs. j.
T. Mason, Hon. Amos l.. Allen and
others. It was decided to hold the next
Reunion at Peaks Island Portland Har-
Dor.
MARYLAND
Charles A. Foster, Secretary, 5th Md,
Wilmington, Del, requests that survivors
of this command send their present post
office addresses.
Michigan.
At the Reunion held at Milford, Oct. 6, |
the 8th Mich. Cav. elected the following
officers: Pres, VIM. C.. BOuck, New LO |
throp; V. P's, G. S. Wormer, Detroit; |
N. S. Boynton, Port Huron; Jas. B. |
Sutton, Pontiac; j. w. Hiliker, Traverse |
City, and l.. Fitch, Lapeer. Thos. w. |
Mckee was reelected Secretary and
Is of the members were present. The
next Reunion will be held in Saginaw in
September, 1899.
Minnesota.
Many sons of veterans of the old 10th |
Mimi. are in the volunteer army of the |
Spanish-American war, and the reading
of letters from the boys formed an in
survivors of the old regiment at st. Paul.
These boys have followed the footsteps of
their fathers, and are in Manila, Cuba and
Porto Rico. One gray-haired old veteran
remarked at the Reunion: when mother
begged me not to let John go to the war l
put both my hands on her shoulders and
said: Mother, you know you told me after
| got back that you wouldn't have mar
ried me if | hadn't gone to the war, and
don't you think we'd better give John a
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boy, and he's over in Manila now with
Gen. Merritt. God spared him to us in
the charge over the enemy's breastworkS,
but l would have bowed my head and
said, His will be DONE; if it had been
Vice President T. J. Hunt presided at
the business meeting in the absence of
President r. N. Leavens. The deaths OF
David Blair, John Brenlach, Peter f.
Olson, William Garfield, David Winter,
|. E. Eggleston, Ole Johnson, L. III. Case,
A. C. Flanders, James NJ. German, Jas.
Harper, John Linnet. These officers were
chosen Pres, Charles Kittleson; v. p,
Benjamin c. Sanborn; Treas; NJ. n.
Prendergast; Sec, III. A. Mcconnell, North
st. Paul; Chap, Rev. Z. II. Lathrop.
Missouri.
President d. w. Pollock, of st. John,
NO., presided at the recent meeting of the
18th Mo. Association, at Unionville, where
many of the survivors of this gallant old
-egiment assembled to renew wartime
Besides members of this
hundreds OF veterans Of other
regiments were present and added
much to the enjoyment of the occasion.
Capt. Louis Benecke, Lieut.. Elias
Perry, Lieut.. Charles Grabosch; Treas,
Henry S. Wells; Sec. Isaiah c. Sell; Asst
Sec, Christian Howard.
The AID Mo. met at Unionville at the
same time as the 18th Mo-, and elected the
T. p, Perry Wyckoff; Sec, G. W. Hous- f
on. Executive Committee, Jas. Thomp-
on, D. W. Snyder and j. W. Young
Gomrade f.. ID. Phelps, of Mountain I
Jew, Mo-, has been of great service to
lis comrades of the 9Th Mo. Cav. by
resses, deaths, etc, among members of
he regiment. This work has invo. we'd
much correspondence and has required I
much time.
Recovery of Standard.
This years Reunion of the It'll n. Y. H.
l. marked the return of the tattered battle
lag of the regiment which was lost in
he bloody fight before Petersburg. and
yaS this year recovered by the survivors
trough the efforts of State Historian Hast a
ngs. The history of the 7th III. A. is r
ecord of hard fighting and heroism. From
he day it was mustered into the service
ntil the handful of survivors was mus
cred out it was in the thick of the struggle.
n the memorable charge OF June 10, 1851
ust at nghtfall, six Color -Sergeants were :
hot in succession, and the strife for the
olors became desperate. The regiment
uttered heavily in killed and captured,
md when the remnant of the regiment as ,
embIed later that night the loss of the flag
vas not noticed. Many changes were
made in the regiment and sight was lost of J
he flag. Years later, when the Society
vas formed, the question was asked what i
lad become OF the regimentaI flag. In
luiry was made at the office of State His
orian Hastings when it was ascertained