Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-14

ASSEMBIYmAN MAY BE G. A.
r. COMMANDER
FRONTIER BOYS REUNION
Battle of Prairie Grove Again Lived
Over by Participants-Next De-
partment EncamPment to Be Held
at Sheboygan June 10 and 20
Capt. Lovejoy and MIR. Kelley Ill.
Madison, March II.

Madison, March II.
| Among the veterans visiting a
| Grand Army headquarters in the CAPT
toll the past week were Gen. Earl NJ
Rogers of Viroqua, ex-Gov. VIM. H
| Upham of MarShfield, Albert Solliday
! of WATERFOWL, quartermaster genera
of the state, who served in the civil
war in the Hath Ohio infantry, and in
the Spanish-American war as colonel
Of the 1st Wisconsin regiment; Major
A. j. Cheney of Oak Park, H., who
served in the 40th and 49th Wisconsin
regiments; 4. S. Hearn. editor of the
Dodgeyille Chronicle. who served in
the 1S0th Ohio infantry; VIM. E.
Anacker of Ft. Winnebago, who served
his country in the civil war in the
23d Wisconsin infantry, and Phil
Cheek of Baraboo, who always prides
himself on the part he took in the
war of the rebellion while a member
of the famous iron brigade.
The campfire at Beloit lSIt Tuesday
evening was a great success and an
y
of the Madison veterans went down as
were expected. Department Com
mander James and Assistant Adjutant
Genral McFarlin were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H GrinneH while
there.
A remnant of the army of the front
Ter had reunion at headquarters last
Friday, when the members exploited
again the many incidents of
the battle of Prairie Grove.
Those present were Senators
William O'Neill of Washburn, ex-Sen-
ator P. J. Clawson Of Monroe, William
White of Mt. Hope and Capt F. A.
Bird of Madison, all members of the
Goth Wisconsin infantry.
The next department encampment
is to be held in the city of Sheboygan,
June 10 and 20. There was some talk
of holding it in May, but the COM
mander and council of administration
during the past week definitely decid-
ed on the above date.
The only candidate so far for the
next commander is Capt. Allen H. De
Croft of Nelson, Buffalo county,
Captain De Croft was brave and he
role soldier in eX-Goy. Rusk's regi-
ment, the 18th Wisconsin, being with
Sherman on his. march to the sea; and
he also represented Buffalo and Pepin
counties in the legislature of 1894
He has also been town clerk and
IF e
was selected as chairman of the board
of supervisors of Buffalo county for
three terms. He is a jolly, whole
sOuled cOmrade with a large fund Of
army stories and songs, a favorite
song being his Little Black Bull,
which will be pleasantly remembered
by his Madison comrades. He will
have the enthusiastic support of
Lucius Fairchild post.
The officials at headquarters re-
ceived an acknowledgment the past
week from Col. Chas. B. Peck of
Houston, the department commander
of the G. A. R. of Texas, for S368.+5,
the amount sent by the Wisconsin de-
partment for the relief of the Calves
ton flood sufferers. Lucius Fairchild
post contributed $40 toward the fund.
Thus far this year there has been
no deaths to record in the ranks of
Lucius Fairchild post, which keeps its
up to 119. Last year
this post lost six members, Comrades
Henry Harnden, A. r. Jones, Patrick
r q q MI Trac
Jones and E. w. Howe
Capt. Harry w. Lovejoy is still con
fined to his home at $50 West Wash
ington avenue, but he is improving
somewhat under new treatment 1t
will be interesting to know that Cap
tains Lovejoy was honored by Gov.
Lucius Fairchild in 1866, by being
brevetted in recognition of con-
spicuous gallantry by him before At
lanta, Ca, August 10, 1854, when he
volunteered to make a chevaux de
frise in front of 12-gun battery and
remained steadily at work
after his comrades had re-
tired behind the works to escape the
fire of the sharpshooters, and until
shot through the head, from which he
nearly lost his life and is permanently
disabled" This document is also
signed by Thos. S. Allen as secretary
of state and Jas. K. Proudfit as adju-
tant general. The captain was also IN
the Crogan guards in the Mexican war
in the years 1S46-47-48, serving in the
4th Ohio volunteers regiment, and was
wounded in the leg. The captain is
bearing up cheerfully with his present
ailment and has the sincere sympathy
of his comrades and host of friends.
Another worthy old veteran, Patrick
Kelley, is still compelled to keep to
his bed, where he has been more or
less for the past ten months, the re-
suit of ailments consequent on the
loss of a leg at the battle of Peters
burg, while serving his country as a
member of the eth Wisconsin. He re.
qeires the constant care of his wife
and daughter, and is living in hopes
Of soon being able to go about on his
clutches again.
MOWERS ARE EXEMPTED.