The true northerner., 1900-08-10

REoIMENrAL REUNION AT LAwroS, WE'D
NEsDAy.


The 9Th Michigan infantry held a re-
union at Lawton, Wednesday. The fol
lowing comrades, baldheaded and gray
and bent with the weight of years, were
in attendance: U. C. Case, Fulton; Har
rison Soule, Ann Arbor: A. H. Cogswell;
Geo. Blashfield, Tekonsha Anson Mat
thews, Robt. Payne, South Haven: L. ..
Sweet, Lawrence; r.. Nj. Chilson, Deca-
tur; Alfred Turner, Decatur; q. III.
Smith, South Haven: T. NJ. Sears, Cass-
opolis; John Robb, Paw Paw; Lucius
Lyon, Vicksburg; Robert johnson,
Schoolcraft; G.. Il. Surdan, Grand Ledge;
j. S. Buck, Paw Paw: j. Is. Stoddard,
Concord; A. Il. Day, Chicago; L. b. Hill,
Paw Paw Thos. Low, Stanton; G.. III.
Shedd, Rolling Prairie, Ind; c. A. Lam
berson, Colon; G. Howard, Schoolcraft;
q. r. Heath, Horseshoe; y. V. Finch,
Lawton; &. w. Haskins, Naomi; W. III.
Lake, Schoolcaft; James Stewart,
Diamond, Ohio; S. w. Mcbride, Allegan;
A. w. Larabee, Hoytville; VIM. Broad
well, Bangor; Milton Chase, Otsego.
The meetings, or campfires which were
of an informal character. but very en-
joyable, not only to the old soldiers, but
To all who were present, were held in the
town hall, which had been kindly placed
at the disposal of the veterans.
The Lawton w. r. G. took charge of
the entertainment and served both din
ner and supper in @. A. r. hall. The
boys were loud in their praises, saying
hax ha1 -, nla ,uha
they were so handsomely treated. The
next reunion of the regiment will be
held at South Haven, the date to be fixed
by the officers of the organization. The
old officers were reelected as follows:
Harrison Soule, president; j. b. Stod-
dard, vice president; Milton Chase, sec
retary and treasurer.
A pleasant incident was the presenta-
tion by Major. .Soule, to Mrs. G. Nj. Nor
rill of Lawton, of purse raised 10y the
comrades. Mrs. Morrill, was their old
army nurse and the boys took that way
of showing their kindly regard for her.
The lady was all broken up, but sue
ceeded in gracefully returning her thanks
for the unexpected remembrance.
) The 9th infantry rendezvoused at Kal-
amazoo and was mustered into the u.
S. service on the 20th day of August,
1861
The regiment consisted largely of men
from southwestern Michigan, the several
companies being designated as follows:
"A" Berrien County Rifles, Niles, Capt.
Eli A. Griffin; "B," st. Joseph Volun-
teers, st. Joseph, Capt. VIM. w. Wheeler;
&C." Schoolcraft Lightguards, School
craft, Capt. G.. j. Splitter; ID" Dowagiac
Light Infantry, Dowagiac,, d, Capt. Chas.
f. Clark; "E," Wolverine Rife Rangers,
Marshall, Capt. JAS Winters; "F," Sa-
line Sharpshooters, Saline, Capt. John
Gordon; "G," Littlejohn Lightguard,
Allegan, Capt. c. j. Bassett; "H," Eaton
Rifles, Charlotte Capt. S. w. Fowler;
81" Albion Rife Rangers, Albion, Capt.
Harrison Soule; *" Beardsley Light
guards, Niles, Capt. David Bacon. Its
first field and STAFF was as follows: f..
w. Curtenius, Kalamazoo, colonel; Thos.
S. Clark, Monroe, lieutenant colonel;
Edward Bacon, Niles, major; Chas. ".
Mottram, Kalamazoo, surgeon; S. 5.
French, Battle Creek, assistant surgeon
G. w. Kilborn, Kalamazoo, adjutant:
LeGrand w. Pierce, st. Joseph, quarter
master; Elizur Andrews, Niles, chap
lain.
The regiment, under command of Col.
Curtenius, left Kalamazoo for the Poto-
mac army, August 30, 1861. The regi-
ment was at Baltimore and in Virginia
until the next spring when it went
by sea to Ship Island, in the gulf of
Mexico, and after remaining there about
a month proceeded to the mouth of the
Mississippi and up the river to New
Orleans, being one of the first Union reg
iments to occupy that city. The regi-
ment was engaged in all the Union oper-
ations along the lower Mississippi, includ-
ing the siege of Port Hudson and of
Vicksburg and rendered most efficient
service. Almost its entire service was in
: the extreme south. During its service
it met the enemy at Sewell's Point, Va;
, Fort Jackson, La; Vicksburg, Grand
Gulf and Amite River, Miss. Baton
Rouge, Bayou Teche, Pontchatoula, Bar
atraria, Tickfaw River, Port Hudson and
Tunica Bayou, La: Ashton, Ark; Fort
Morgan, Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely,
Fort Huger, Fort Tracey and Mobile, Ala.
July, 1863, by order of Gen. N. p.
Banks, the equipment of the regiment
was changed to heavy artillery.
Its total enrolment was 1907 officers
and men. Its total death losses, in bat
! tie and from disease, was 542.
The regiment was mustered out at
Jackson, Mich, September ., 1860, its
term of service having been little more
, than four years.