The National tribune., 1899-10-19
RENEWING OLD TIES.
Fighting Days Recalled at Happy
Meetings.
CONNECTICUT.


| About 60 survivors of the 10th Conn.
besides many wives and daughters O
comrades. attended the Reunion at WeS
Haven. Sept u. Gen. f.. D. Goodyear
lof North Haven, was chosen President
Ben j. Wright and John l.. Dutton Vice
Presidents. and w. +. Whitte!sey, of New
Haven. Secretary. The next Reunion vii
be held in Hartford in September, 1900
Secretary Whittelsey reported the deaths
of Walter G. Hovey Chas. 4. Burrell, A
ID. Harvey, Alexander Brute, w. =. Thomp
son, Chas. Fl. Brown, James f. Welles
James Burnes, :. H. Chandler. David T.
Weaver. Joseph Kitche Joseph Dayton
Floyd PugsIey, W. 4. Potline, Elisha S
Miles. and Henry +. Catzeng. Speeches
were made by large number Of veterans
ILLINOIS.
The veterans of the fO0th III. held theil
Reunion at Plainfield, ILL.,. Sept. 21, and
during the day were royalty entertained
by the Methodist Society. The day was
pleasant. and all the business houses and
many private residences We're decorated
in honor of the occasion. Speeches were
Garnsey, Lieut.-Col. A. n. Waterman. J.
G.. Elwood, W. H. Cain, j. G. Lang, and
others. An interesting feature of the
meeting was the reading of letters from
| comrades who are now scattered through
out the country. Five deaths Were re-
| pOTteu. SOhTd1e ApeOTpe 1lchei. JOllet,
ILL.,, remains Regimental Secretary.
INDIANA.
| 23d Ind, at Salem, Ind, Oct. 10 and 20.
A banquet and Campfire will be held on
the evening of the 10Th. John j. Hardin,
President, Salem, Ind
The Reunion of the 18th Ind. Cav. at
South Bend, Sept 81 and %, was a rousing
success, 43 survivors of the gallant old
command coming from outside the city,
and being joined at the meeting by many
resident survivors, mostly members of
Co. H. jerome Shamp, of Lincoln, Neb.,
presided. These tofficeTs were elected:
Pres, Lieut.. c. L. Andrews, Plymouth
V.-P.'s w. NJ. Wood, +. L. johnson, c. l..
Taylor, J. n. Carpenter, T.. J. Deviney,
James Walklin, Fred Castle. W. p. Har-
man. Valentine Nye, L. j. Bovine, S. c.
Calvin, B. W. Cowley; Sec, d. N. Dressler,
South Bend; Treas, J. NJ. Grouse. Ex-
ecutive Committee, Col. Joseph Turnock,
VIM. White, and V. Nye.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Boston, Oct %. Eli A Smith, Secretary,
7 Oakland Ave. Somerville, Mass.
NEW YORK.
"Scotts 900" 9th N. Y. Cav. Associa-
tom, at Peekskill, n. Y, Oct. 10, in G A. r.
Hall. Thomas w. Smith, Secretary, 300
Third ave, New York City.
OtiO.
The 43d Ohio Reunion at Mt Vernon, o.,
Oct ), was well attended both by members
of the command and other veterans. Col
j. II. Rhodes was chosen President John
Ralston Vice-President, and Capt. NJ NJ
Murphy, Mt. Vernon, o., Secretary-Treas-
urer. A pleasant Campfire was held i'll
the evening.
The proceedings Of the 14th Annual Re
union of the 18th Ohio Cav, at Columbus,
Sept. and q, have been printed III pam
Dhlet form by the Association. j. A
Soliday, Fort Wayne, Ind, is Secretary.
A joint Reunion of the Sd and sd Ohio
was held at GAINESVILLE, O., Aug. p. The
Mayor of Banesvile delivered the keys of
| the citv to the veterans, and the citizens
opened their doors and hoSpita bly, enter
tained all vino came. Many of the boys
brought their wives and some their sons
and daughters. Beside those OF the two
regiments many comrades of other regi-
mentS were present to cheer and encourage
the gray-haired veterans, their comrades on
many fields. The Sd Ohio had present ~
members. These We're the men who stood
so bravely before the terrible fire of the
Confederates at Perryville. KY, and showed
such courage at Stone River, but whose
brilliant career was ended in the Col
Streight raid when the regiment was
captured.
The SD Ohio are known in history as
"McCooks Avengers" and their history
covers from August 1862, to June, 1866
Perryvilie, KY; Chickamauga, Mission
Ridge, BuZZard Roost, Resaca, Bruce
Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree.
Jonesboro; then with Sherman to the sea
and through theCarolinas totWashington,
when Averysboro and Bentonville, n c.,
were added to its list of battles. Forty-twO
men answered to rOll-call. Four deaths
were reported. OF these AZ men, three had
lost an arm, two had lost leg and several
others bore honorable scars-all were men
who had seen the enemy, when in the midst
of smoke and fire they looked for him along
the glistening gun-barrel. They had with
them the old tattered and SCARED flag they
had so honorably followed and so devotedlv
upheld. The SD Ohio will Reunion at
Chicago, ILL.,, at the time of Encampment.
at which time they expect to meet the old
Third Brigade, Second Division, Four
teenth Corps, which was composed of the
lS5th, seth, 125th Ill. the 22d Ind, the SD
Ohio, and Battery l. I'd Ill. Art.
Comrade IL. G. Miller, Secretary, 1st Ohio
II. A, sends us very interesting account
lof the recent meeting of the Regimental
Association at Gallipolis, which on account
of lack of space we cannot publish. The
Reunion, however, was one of the best ever
held by the society, and was well-attended.
At the business meeting these officers were
chosen: Pres, Hon. ". S. Matthews; V. p,
Hon. Lot Davis; Set;sTreas., III. G. Miller,
Columbus, o.: ChaIS Rey. G. b. Taylor
| IHe ueililS Oh IMelSJie COWQTy, W m. B.
Baker, Henry C. Garter, Alderson Boster,
Jordan Bray, ana Daniel Faulkner We're
| reported. Y Y
| AT the 23d Annual Reunion of the 18th
Ohio, at Cambridge, o., Sept. II, 95 sur
yiyors registered, among the number being
Col. Frank Askew, of Kansas City, Mo-,
Gen. r. b. Brown, and Thomas Evans, Co
! A, st. Joe, Mo. The subject of a regi-
mental roster was discussed and an effort
| will be made to secure the address of every
| survivor. Col. Samuel Bachtell, Capt A
| Cope and Jos. w. Cordner We're appointed
| a committee to consider the advisability of
publishing a regimental history Capt
| Peter G.. Gardner, Capt. S. Hiiles, and
John NJ. Richardson were appointed COM
mttec on next meeting place. The death
John IL. Herdman, Lieut.. David S. Adams,
Alexander Wylie, and Charles Hall. Gen.