Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-20
The Marietta Daily Leader.
REUNION
OF the Seventy-SeVenth Regiment Survivors
Organization,

The Survivors Organization of the
seventy-seventh Regiment, Ohio Vol
unteers in the War of the Rebellion,
was held in this city Wednesday.
At $50, the time set for the meeting,
large number of the veterans and
their friends had gathered in Buell.
Post Hail, where the reunion was held.
Some time was spent in renewing
old acquaintance and by the time the
Secretary of the organization, Capt. l..
j. Cutter called the meeting to order,
the hall was well filled.
Capt. Cutter said that he was pleased
to introduce to the assembly, the son
of one of their comrades, who had
served with the regiment through the
four long years of bitter struggle be-
tween the North and South, a com
rades son who now occupied the posi-
ton of Mayor of Marietta.
At the close of his remarks he called
Mayor Sykes to the stand, and in a
most appropriate speech, the Mayor
welcomed the survivors of the Seven
ty-Seventh, his fathers regiment, to
the city. and bade them make them
selves at home while here.
Col. A. w. Mccormick, of Cincinnati,
responded to the address of welcome,
on behalf of the regiment.
Following the response the roll OF
the organization was called and sever
al of the members were reported as
having died since the last reunion.
The remaining hours Of the forenoon
were spent in a social way and at 1870
the meeting adjourned for dinner,
which was given by Capt. Cutter, at
the st. James Hotel, in honor of the
survivors. This was one of the most
enjoyable features of the day.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
About sixty members of the organi-
zation were present, but only about
half of them registered during the day
The officers for the preceding year
were reelected as follows:
Col. A. w. Mccormick, President.
]. c. Goldsmith, 1st V. P.
G. j. Lund, I'd V. P.
l.. j. Cutter, Secretary.
John W. Brabham, Treasurer.
John Morris, Chaplain.
Executive Committee-John w.
Brabham, G. ]. Lund. Fred Schlicher,
C. w. Athey, John W. Athey.
On motion, a committee was ap-
pointed to make the selection of de-
sign for a regmental monument en-
Shiloh battlefield. Col. Mccormick, c.
W. Athey and Capt. H. C. Pugh are
the committee.
Reports from various sources were
TO the effect that death had claimed
since the last reunion, the following
members of the organization:
Lieut.. VIM. NJ Atkinson, Conrad
BOIL, Ed Coleman, E. R. Dale, Samuel
Thomas, Frank Mcknight, Cornelius
Archer, Martin V. Clutter, John G. Nc
Mahon. Benz. Mcknight Thomas Gar
rett, A. Pettinger, VIM. Wright; James |
Hickman, Co. G, February, 1899; ia
cob Harris, killed by railroad engine at
Cambridge Dec. 4, 1899; Weldon Coon |
Co. G. Dec, II, 1899; Hezekiah Athey,
Co. B, Dec 20, 1899; John Parker,
Co. C, August, 1899; Thos. Cline, Co.
l. November, 1899; VIM A, Day, Co.
G, August, 1899; James Hail. March
10, 1900; Chas. Ogg, Co. F., Feb. .,
1900: Thos. b. DeLong, Co. D., Janu-
ary, 1900; John Herman, Co. A, May,
1898: Andrew Huber Arson Smith,
John H. Rogers Michael Beaver, John
Mullenix, Robert VanWey, Miles Ell
lis. Thos. ]. Parks, Thos, Twaddle,
John NJ. NARROW, William E. Day,
Isaac Ward.
On motion Comrades L, ]. Cutter,
]. C. Goldsmith and Fredr SchIiche
were appointed a committee to draft
resolutions of coincidence on the death
Of the above named comrades. They
offered the following resolution:
Whereas, our late comrades in arms
above named and who have died since
our last reunion, who touched elbows
with US in the line of march, stood
shoulder to shoulder with us in line of
battle, who shared the hardships of
camp life, the torture5 of rebel prison
pens, but lived TO see a prosperous ma
tion, reunited people, under one flag
as the result of their personal sacri-
fees have now answered to the last
roll call of cur Grand Commander of
the Universe, and flags now mark their
last resting places of these beloved
comrades.
Therefore, be it resolved, that while
we drop a tear in loving remembrance
of these brave comrades, and cur
heart strings are stirred, we tender
the families in mourning this express
sion of profound sympathy. May the
Great Healer bring to them surcease
Of sorrow which human sympathy can
not control.