The National tribune., 1899-09-28
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5Sth Ohio. 437 East High street, Salem
o., sends an interesting letter from Oliver
Coonrod. Co. II, addressed to the Survivors
Association while i'll session in Continental
| Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa, during the Ma.
tional Encampment. Comrade Coonrod
| to be present, says: Our regiment pre-
vented the escape OF the rebels at Fort
Donelson and insured the capture of about
! 1900 prisoners. At Shiloh we showed
| our grit. AT Chickasaw We did all that
| mortal men could do. We helped to take
| returned down the Mississippi, passing
through the jaws of the rebellion while
running the batteries mt Vicksburg. We
then turned around and cut the Confed-
eracy in two. Our bayonets bri, tied on the
battlefields where nearly 10000 prisoners
We're taken"
Comrade Frederick Aesch. Secretary
Salem, o.. desires the addresses of all sur
vivors of the 5Sth Ohio.
There We're in attendance at the annual
Reunion of Battery C, list Ohio l.. A. at the
old fair grounds. &c survivors and six
honorary members. This battery num-
bered in all 263 men, and 145 of these are
reported living. Secretary K. King am
nounced the deaths of Comrades o. a.
Dolph, Melvin Farmer. Walter Bidwell.
Clay Robinson. Edwin Galpin. J. Il. Stev-
ems was elected President, and X. King,
tn;tf8On. secretary.
9th Ohio Battery-at Bedford, o.. Oct. IL
20. PENNS YIyANIA.
The 10th Annual Reunion of the sur
vivOcs of the 10th Pa. was held Sept. g at
1926 South Sth street, Philadelphia. in the
hall of Gen. John f. Reynolds Post, II,
with an attendance of about SO members.
After thc usual congratulations of TIE old
boys of; 1S61-65, the meeting was called to
order by the President of the Association.
t1tx - x,f L., I 4 l,.
motion of II. NJ. e. Shaw. of Altoona, Pa,
the old officers We're reelected. "A number OF
short speeches were made and the meeting
adjourned until 3 O'Clock. Dinner was
served ny wives and daughters of resident
members of the Association. The after
noon was spent in speech-making. Tie
next Reunion will re held Oct. 80, 1900; at
Bellfonte, Pa, .,'the former hore of the great
war Governor, Andrew &. Curtin, ex-Govs.
Beaver and Hastings. At O'Clock D., III.
the Post room was crowded with the mem
beTs of Post IL, the visiting members of the
10th -and,a goodly number Of lady friends,
who hadsbeen invited TO attend Campfire
III honor Of the survivors of the 110th, a
number of which are active comrades of
POst71. F. y. Stewart. SG11 Irving Pla oe,
Washington, ID. c., is President, and Geo.
W. Buck, Altoona, Pa. Secretary
Con:rade r. A. Reid, Co. g., 4Sth Pa,
POttSvllle, Pa, sends us an interesting
sNCOullt III ifie hetafIlO't Oh l.ic 4Stu Ia. dJ
Odd Fellows Temple, Philadelphia, during
the National Encampment. Conradei o.
c. Bosbyshell called the meeting TO order
and abOnt $50 survivors answered to roll
call. Prayer was offered by Rev s.: A
Holman. President HosL ins then took the
chair; Comrade Philip Richards, of Phjla-
delphia.s read Letters from memhers who
We're unable to attend. These officers were
elected: Pres. g.. Fame. MinersvilIe; Sec,
X. A. Reid, PottsTilie; Treas, Daniel Do6ne,
Palo Alto; Chap; Rev. S. A. Holman.
Comrade VIM. Auman formerly Co. G.,
4Sth Pa, now<Majo jor, 18th U. S. Inf. was
received as he entered the DOM with 4 rising
salute, and at the request of members rtes-
ent told the story OF the storming of San
Juan Hill i'll very thrilling manner. He
was followed by Capt. Winlack, Co. T.;
Comrade Davis, Both Mass; DR.. Black
wood. 18th Pa; Maj. Jas. Wren. Comrade
Joe HOskins and others, each telling of the
brave deeds of the regiment. On motion of
Capt. Led, of Harrisburg, it was resolved
to hold the next Reunion at Pottsvillc.
Comrade Philip Richards, Co. A; Maj. JAS.
Wren, Co. b; Maj. Daniel Maggie, Co. d;
Jno. McElrath, Co. E; Z. II. MOnahan, Co.
r; Clay w. Evans, Co G., Capt. F. Leid, Co.
III; Capt. Porter, Co. !; and d. Branson, Co.
X, were appointed members of the Execu-
tive Committee. There were also present
Capt; Clark, of Co. G, and Lieut.. c. Sheets,
Co. G, both of whom were heartily greeted
by their comrades. The 4Sth Pa. took part
in every engagement of the Army of the
from the Wilderness to the Weldon
Railroad, and it is claimed was never
flanked or repulsed, and at three different
battles s3Spottsylvania, May u; front of
Petersburg, June II, and the Crater, July
30-it captured or destroyed more of the
enemy than it had men engaged. The
members of the command We're from the
anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania
and a harder or braver lot of men never
wore the blue.
121st Pa, at Franklin, Pa, Oct II. S.
I. Borland, Secretary, Fredonia, Pa.
18th Pa, at Punxsutawney, Pa, Oct. -.
r. p. Scott, President, Butler, Pa.
VERMONT.
Survivors of Cos. b and +, 5th VT, met in
Reunion at Bristol on Sept. 16, that date
being the anniversary of the regiments
muster into the United States service
Thirty members answered to roll-call. and
the following officers We're elected: Pres,
Jas. Sneden, Vergennes; First V. P,
Wallace Newton; Second V. p. l.. Delong;
Sec.-Treas., S. Chandler, Ripton, VT
Comrades E. Rogers, W. j. Rose and f. p
williamson We're appointed Committee on
for the next Reunion, which
t was decided would be held on the banks
If Lake Champlain. The boys will then
go into camp for three days.
Black Swan of Australia.
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