Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
Iowa Veterans to Celebrate Anni-
versary Of Battle of Winchester. 4
MEET At lOWACITY SEPT. 10 AND 20
The Twenty-second, Twenty-Fourth
and Twenty-Eishlh Regiments
OF the Iowa Brigade ofthe
Army of the Potomac.

be the .'mustering" at iowa City OF
the Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth and.
Twenty-eighth regiments, on the ami
versary of the battle of Winchester.
September 10 and 20. r.
/ These three regiments from what
may be. justly termed the Iowa brigade
of the army of the being the
only Iowa regiment that served in that
army during the rebellion. They, alone.
of Iowa's gallant 10000, saw General
Early flee from the wrath of Little
Phil" atfWinchester and Cedar Creek,
where. in the desperate efforts of the
confederate army to stem the irresistiti
BILE onrushing tide, General Fitzhugh;
Lee and General Jno. B. Gordon We're
wounded.
These three regiments lost more men
in the war than any of the Iowa regi-
ments that served a longer time.
They fought on the four corners OF,
the confederacy, and under the three
great commanders - Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan. 4
Commencing in Missouri, they pass
ed to Nicksburg. then to, Banks in the.
army of the Gulf, saw the Rio Grande,
then, sailing around the confederacy.
landed at Washington. under Sheridan
in the valley, and finally again sailed
south to Sherman in Georgia.
Their marches and campaigns by
land and by water carried them a dis
lance of about 10000 miles-a record
of travel of which any military organ,
ization might well be proud.
Most important. however, We're their
services in the great campaign and
Siege of Vicksburg, where now the
government of the United States is es-
tablishing a national park, commemor-
ative of the event that will ever remain
a monument to the vaIor, heroism and
endurance of the American soldier.
At the meeting of the committee to
outline the program of this reunion
held as we have hitherto noted. AT DR..
Shrader's Office, Thursday night. was
present, among others. Capt. w. r..
Rigby, of the Vicksburg National Park
commission. 1t was decided to make
this a reunion memorable in even this
era of reunions by presenting to the
public the services of these regiments
in the. campaigns of Yicksburg. and
Shenandoah.
On the 10Th, the anniversary of Win.
chester, the Twenty-eighth Iowa will
give a history of Winchester and Cedar
Creek. On the afternoon of the
goth the Twenty-fourth Iowa will por-
tray as wildly as words may the. start
ling and sanguinary events of Port
Gibson and Champions Hill.
Then on the evening of the Goth the
Twenty-second Iowa will offer the evil
dence of eye witnesses to the story of
the battle of Black River bridge and
the siege and capture of Vicksburg.
supplemented by the story Of the great
charge of the 22d day of May. from the
confederate side, by Lieut. Gen! Steph-
en- ID. Lee, chairman of the Nicksburg
National Park commission whose
brigade confronted these Iowa regi-
ments during the charge and siege.
General Lee is now engaged in the
work of establishing the park. which
contemplates the restoration of the
Notifications approaches and earth
works of both Union and confederate
lines as they were at the time OF The
surrender and to be mounted with the
identical guns used at the siege.
General Lee is invited. and Capt.
Rigby assures ns,he desires to. and viii
undoubtedly be present, as he may
gain thereby from living witnesses
facts of Importance in locating troops,
lines and works.
This story. told by the participants
fp.f,tr l., l..
interest.
We are also to- hear Past National
Commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic. General John S. Kountze.
For the rest of the program. Cover.
nor Leslie NJ. Shaw will be asked to
welcome the boys" and their invited
guests to the city, and there will be a
response on behalf of the visiting com,
rades by = soldier who viii interest all.
Capt. Jack" Stibbs whose wit and
wisdom always appeals to the old soil
diers and everybody else, WILDE asked
to ill up the gap in the ranks of enter
tainers with pits of his inimitable
work.
Music. the best quartette in the
state, will carry us back to Old Vir-
ginia Shore" and "'Way Down South in
Dixie.
Each regiment will hayel a, separate
hall for regimental business meetings
to be held on the afternoon of the 10th
and forenoon of the Goth.
The time will be filled chuck full.
of good things. from the train on Your
arrival until you cali for your reduced
rate ticket to go home.
The rousing meeting that organized
all this good time coming was attend
ed by numerous members of each of
the regiments, who appointed the fol-
lowing well known soldiers as their eN-
acutive committee TO carry out the
plans:
j. L. Jayne, Twenty-fouth Iowa.
C.F. llubner, Twenty Iowa.
~ Walter Lee. fwenty-second Iowa.
u. c. Switzer. Secretary
When the committee on reduced
railroad fare is able 10 report. mem-
bels OF The regiments will be notified
OF the rate and manner of Obtaining
The same.
This coming mastering will prove a
historic reunion and will record
events and incidents hitherto unpub-
lished that are part OF the history 81
the most eventful period OF the ma
ton.