The National tribune., 1899-11-02
OLD TIES.
Fighting Days Recalled at Happy
Meetings.
CONNECTICUT,

CONNECTICUT.
The 33d Annual Reunion of the Sd Conn.
H. \. was held at Winsted. Sept. %. Capt.
r. \. Potter presided. Just 163 survivors
| answered to roll-call. The Historian read
| the names of 21 members of the ASSOCia-
ton who had died during the year These
officers We're chosen: Pres, Capt George
| w. Mason: N.-P., George II. Bates; Sec
Hist, Capt. Dwight c. Kilbourn; Asst
Sec. VIM. f. Dishrow. A letter was read
| from Mrs Rosa Wright Smith. daughter
| of Gen. HOratio G.. Wright. the beloved and
| fearless commander of the Sixth Corps. 10
which this regiment was attached. Mrs.
| Smith wrote feelingly of the high regard
which the General had expressed for the
regiment, and touched upon the efforts
which have been made to dctract from the
honor due the distinguished commander
| for his services at Cedar Creek Comrade
A.G. Bliss reported that Mrs. Smith has each
| year beautifully decorated the monument
| of the regiment at Arlington, Va. Com
| rade w. f.. Disbrow was appointed to com
| pile a roster of survivors. A committee
was also appointed to select permanent
| badge for the Association. On motion
| of Capt. James \. Cox resolutions were
passed rendering Capt. Bliss the sympathy
| of his comrades on the death of his son,
| Charles A. Smith, an honorary member
| of the society. After the meeting the
survivors joined those of the 18th Conn.
| at a banquet served by the WR.C The
2d Conn. III. A. served in the glorious old
Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac. 'FoX's
Regimental Losses gives the total number
| killed or died of wounds in this command
| as II officers and 242 men. The total
KILLED at Cold Harbor was 129. Two
officers and III men died from disease and
in prison, etc. The total number of deaths
in the regiment from all causes was 427.
ILLINOIS.
AT the recent meeting Of the I'D III.
at Springfield the following officers We're
chosen: Pres, r. r. Randall; V.-P., Wes-
ley Long; Sec.-Treas., ID. f. Lawler, Green
Valley, ILL.,; Historian, w. H.. Newlin;
Surg, Geo o. Pond; Chap, /. J. Under
wood. Sixty survivors, besides a large
number of wives and daughters of members,
registered. An interesting feature of the
meeting was the old army calls rendered
on her cornet by Miss Kate H. Newlin.
Miss Newlin was elected Bugler of the
tanooga, Tenn, delivered the annual ad-
dress, the subject being the battle Of Mis-
sionary Ridge. The Majors part in that
battle, his long residence at Chattanooga,
his patient, persistent research ard investi-
cation of the official records, and thorough
acquaintance with all parts of the battlefield
and adjacent country especially fitted him
for dealing with the subject. Resolutions
We're passed approving of Commander-in-
Chief Shaw's action i'll demanding the
position Of honor for the GAR. in the
Dewey parade.
| INDIANA.
Eighty-three survivors of the 34th Ind
(Morton Rifles), 10 Of whom were accom-
panied by their wives, attended the Re
union Of the regiment at South Whitney,
Oct u. Fourteen deaths We're reported. as
follows: Lieut.. S. c. GaShom, j. +. Camp
bell. j. S. Bitner. Capt. J. J. Jones. Can't.
D: NJ; Black. Jeff Rowland, Jesse Douns,
VIM. Pugh, Geo. Henson, j. A. Pugh Jas.
Ellington, Jerome Kennedy, A. NJ. Castor.
The next Reunion will be held in Kokomo,
Ind, in October, 1900. These officers were
chosen: Pres, j. A. Keller; V. p. Joe III
Clark; Sec, c. Il. Porter, Lincolnville, Ind
Several comrades We're present and met
with their comrades who had not seen each
other since the war. The following com
miSSioned officers were present: Mai Head
ington, Portland. Ind; Capt. Wilmington.
Grand Rapids, Mich; Lieut.. Geo. Plaster
Mt Etna, Ind; Lieut.. Lee Martz. Bluffon,
Ind; Lieut.. j. b. Harris, Majenica Ind
| Eighteen survivors of Co. a, 42d Ind
held Reunion at the home of Comrade
Jas. W. Nickery, Evansville, Ind, Oct O.
The date was the 3Sth anniversary of the
company's muster into the service. The
deaths of Comrades Fred Sell and George
Wund were reported. .Jno. Albecker was
elected President and A. j. McCutchan
Secretary. The meeting Of 1900 will be
held at the home of John Barnes.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Just 125 survivors attended the 10Th
Annual Reunion of the 4Sth Mass, re
Gently held at Newburyport. Comrade
&. X. Todd presided. These officers were
chosen: Pres, j. Scott Todd; V.-P s
James w. Hervey, Edward Southwest
and James S. Walsh; Sec, Perkins Merrill
Salisbury, Mass; Treas, Samuel Brook
, ings. Robert &. Kimball, of Essex; f.
Moody Boynton, and Representative c. p
, Mills, of Newburyport, were elected hon
orary members. A committee was an
pointed to prepare a history of the regi
: ment.
The I'd Mich Cav. in session at Hillsdal
=, Oct. Is, elected o. f. Lackhead, of Flint
President, and Albert Durham, of Ian
, sing, Secretary.
7 The 2Oth Mich Association at its Re
n union at Chelsea, Oct. Is, elected A. A. Val
e Cleve President and c. S. Wortley Secre
r tary. Both are residents of Ypsilanti
:, where the next Reunion will be held.
e Survivors Of the 1st Mich. S. S. met a
I Hillsdale, Oct. Is, and elected |. Henr
u Stevens. of Lansing. President; Jos. SteI
II ems. of Buffalo, y. Y, Vice-President, an
s +. G.. Stone, of Detroit. Secretary. Mex
u years meeting will be held at Lansing
s Twenty-seven veterans of the 10th Micl
L met at Flint, Oct 20. Capt. Algoe. ,
Flint, was elected President; Watso
Beach, OF Lexington, Nice-Presdent an
l. c. +. Foote, Of Flint, Secretary. Thi
= famous old regiment participated in 36 er
,e gagements from 1861 to 1865, and was wit
N Sherman on the march to the sea- Its mes
1t meeting will be at Lexington.
0, At the Reunion of the 7th Mich. survivor
is at Lansing, Oct. ~, w. II. Fisher. of d.
j. troit, was chosen President, and Bartle
y Griffin, of Saginaw, Secretary. A Vic
d President was chosen from each COMPANY
10 Battle Creek will be the next meeting plac,
IL The 9th Mich. Cav. will hold a Reunio
e, at Ionia, Mich, Dec. II.
NEW JERSEY.
II Thirty survivors answered to roll-call {
the 2Sth N. j. at Perth Amboy, Oct.
is President VIM. NJ. Appleby occupied til
he chair. The deaths of Geo. p. Bash, C. {
n. Budd, Samuel Merryott, G. H. Tenbroecl
iy pr Simeon Farote,. Ezekiel Perrine, JOS /