The National tribune., 1899-11-09
RENEWING OLD TIES.
Fighting Days Recalled at Happy
Meetings.
CONNECTICUT.

tniS meeting, on motlOn OF Iipt. JanieS
N Cole resolutions were passed rendering
! Capt Bliss the sympathy of the Assocla
ton on the death of his son, Charles A
Bliss, an honorary member of the society
DELAWARE.
The 3Sth anniversary of the regiment
| departure from the State was celebrated 10y
the survivors of the 1st Del. at Wilmington
Del, Oct. 20. Samuel l.. McAlestcr pre-
siding. These officers We're chosen: Pres
Capt. II. Cavenall; V. P. S. T. ID. &. Smith
| Frank Neeley; Rec.-Sec., John NJ. smith
Treas, B. ID. Bogia: A committee was
appointed 10 confer with representatives ol
other Delaware regiments with a view tC
arranging joint Reunion. Fifty com
radeS and friends attended the banquet II
the evening, when speeches were made by
a number of prominent comrades. In
every particular the meeting was a success
ILLINOIS.
The 18th Annual Reunion of the S9th ILL.,,
and of the 300 fighting regiments. occurred
at Aurora, H., Sept. 20. About 80 com
rades were in attendance. 1t was most
interesting and pleasant meeting. Many
letters of regret were read from absent COM
rades. The following deaths were re-
ported: Lewis Perry, Co. d; Mrs. c: T.
Hotchkiss, wife of Gen. Hotchkiss. The
following officers were chosen: Pres, Gen.
c. L. Hotchkiss; V. p, W. Il. Ward; Sec
Treas, A. d. Curran, Bristol, Ill. The
next Reunion will be held i'll Chicago the
first day of the National Encampment III
1900. After the business meeting ban
quet was served; then followed an address
of welcome by Mayor Put Howard. Short
talks were given by Col. Geo =. Plttenger,
Hon. Geo. Cobb, Aaron Boomer, Jos and
Mrs. Buckley. Gen Hotchkiss, W. +. Ward,
Mrs. S. K. Mccullough, and others. Com
rade c. b. Knox presented Nice-President
Jason Wallace with "A care.
Survivors of Bottoms Chicago Battery
met at the Briggs House, Chicago, Oct. IL !,
when the following answered to roll-cali:
c. II. FELTON,, c. f. Smalc, j. +. Ryan,
Tapey, NJ. S. Tapley, j. o. Rich, }. Collins,
Madison B. Mum, W. G. Brown, Chas. NJ.
Gagcr, III. NJ. Fox and DIR. Geo. Dale. A
permanent society was formed, with c. III.
FELTON,, Chicago, as President; c. +. Smale,
Secretary, and Allen Reynolds, Treasurer.
This battery was organized at Camp Doug
| las by Capt VIM. H. Bolton. and was
mustered in Feb. 2S. 1862. On March IL,
1862. it moved to Benton Barracks. Mo,
and on April 8 to Pittsblrg Landing. Tenn.
1t was assigned TO the Fourth Division,
Army of the Tennessee, Gen. ;. A. Hulbut
commanding, and participated in the ad-
vance upon Corinth Miss. was engaged i'll
various movements in Tennessee and
Mississippi until the battle Of the Hatchle,
Oct. 5, 1862, at which place the battery
captured a four-gun battery and stand OF
colors from the enemy. On Nov. 26 II was
transferred to the Third Division, Gen. Jno.
A. Logan commanding, and was engaged
in the advance upon Tallahatchie. Dec. =,
1852; also, with Grant at Vicksburg, Miss,
during the siege, and various movements
after the siege till mustered out.
A pleasant feature of the Reunion OF the
9th Ill. at Neoga, ILL.,, was the presence
of Gen. Victor Vifquain, of Lincoln, Neb.
mander of the 9th ILL.,, and also served in
the Spanish-American war as Lieutenant
Colonel in the I'd Neb. The attendance
was good, and many of the old officers took
part in the proceedings. Fred Y. Lewis
was elected President, VIM. Burchfield
Vice-President, and Il. r. Hancock. OF
Neoga, was again chosen Secretary and
Treasurer.
J. Garfield, Secretary of the I'd Iowa Cav.
Association, writes of the Reunion re-
Gently held in MarshalltOwn: Over 15o
survivors We're present, and with then
wives and daughters made the total at
tendance something over 200. The happy
meetings of old comrades the hearty hand
shakes, and fearful eyes told of the true
comradeship that exists in the heart of
those who stood elbow to elbow during the
long years from 1861 to 1865, and many
y
the lips and hearts Of the boys. All Ell,
joyed the two days session. The W.R.C.
of Thomas Post served a banquet to the
veterans and their families, and for three
hours the visitors were entertained with
patriotic songs and speeches. The next
! Reunion will be at Clear Lake, Iowa, in
| September, 1901"
The survivors Of the 10th Iowa were
royalty entertained by the citizens of Rich.
land on the occasion OF their 18th Annual
Reunion, Oct. II and II. One of the pretty
| features of the parade was 200 schoo
children and their teachers carrying flags
| and next to the veterans they attracted
most attention. DIR. J. w. Morgan de-
livered the address. Every company ex
cept III was represented. John Bowen was
elected President; J. ID. Taylor, Vice-Presi
dent; Capt. +. w. Cozad, Treasurer. and
A. f, Rayburn, Montezuma, Iowa, Secre-
| tary.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Every one Of the 10 companies of the 25tll
Mass We're represented at the Annual Re
| union in Worcester, Oct 18. These officers
were elected: Pres, Gen. Josiah Pickett
V. P.'s, Capt. j. Waldo Denny, Capt Jos
b. Knox, Serg't Leonard d. Hadley, Eli
Sawyer, Serg't H. Arthur White, Secretary
Treas, Glare w. Putnam, Worcester;
Chap, j. Calvin Spaulding.
MISSOURI.
Fifty-seven survivors attended the Re-
union Of the 11th Mo at Olney, ILL.,, Oct. 5.
Sixteen deaths were reported. w. j. Akin.
Secretary, Billet, ILL.,, has the addresses of
over 300 members of the regiment and
wishes to hear from other survivors, that
their names may be enrolled.
NEW YORK.
The 137th n. Y. survivors TO the number
Of $50 gathered at Binghamton, Sept 21
Comrade b. j. Bayless presided. Secre-
tary JOS b. Abbott read an eulogy on Maj
Gen. Geo. ). Greene, and resolutions were
passed by the Association on his death.
Geo. Douglas was elected President and
Chas. A. Conley, Thos. Summerson, John
b. Jones, John Barnard, Chas. A. Tomp-
Oliver, Geo. Let's, Ebenezer Miller and Ira
Preston Vice-Presidents.
The proceedings of the Annual Reunion
Of the 10th n. Y, at Buffalo, and a roster
of survivors have been printed by the
Association, and can be obtained by men,
bers from II. +. Stambach, Secretary,
Buffalo, n. Y.
OHIO.
The Annual Reunion Of the 39th Ohio
took place at Xenia, O., Oct. 4, the ami
| on Corinth, Miss, in 1862. These officers
were elected: Pres, Thos. b. Gadds; V. p,
$. Packet; Sec, Frank Noble; Treas, G. b.
Miller, Lynchburg, o. Lynchburg was
selected as place Of meeting in 1900. Con.
| gratulations were telegraphed the Add Ohio
then in session at Mt. Vernon; the 63d Ohio
| at Chestervilie, and to Maj. Smith of Cleve
| land, to be read to the 9th Ohio These
four regiments formed Fuller's Ohio Br