The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Birney's zouayes C2sd Pa.

Reunion of this old command was held
at Odd Fellows Temple, Philadelphia, Pa:
its survivors, with their wives and others OF
their families, making 4 party of 165, after
on Informal reception, sat down to the ban
quct table, presided over by their old Colonel,
John +. Glenn. After the coffee and cigars,
Col. Glenn. the tOaEtmGster expressed his
congratulations upon the gOodly attendance
and invited everybody present to make them
selves at home, as it was proposed to make
the event family reunion. Songs were sung
by Tom Kay, that inimitahle entertainer, the
Stengle Brothers, and old JOS Mckinney
recitati0ns by Miss Taylor, daughter of Capt.
Frank Taylor; speeches and laughable Incl
dents were made and told by Gen. Fisher,
Francis b. Allen, VIM. ]. Wallace, Jr,
George North, Capt. Frank Taylor, and Sec
music by Prof. Carbonnittls Orchestra and
pianist Geo. II. North. About IL p. III. the
President closed the banquet and invited all
to participate in a dance; and with waltz
cotilOn and Virginia reels the happy and
very enjoyable affair closed In time to take
the midnight cars for home. The 23d Pa.
was Philadelphia regiment, the first to
leave that city fully equipped on the first call
for troops for the front in the three months
service. 1t re-enlisted for three years Aug
3, 1861, 1,50O strong. -Four of It's companies
regiment. the 61st, when the War Depart
ment reduced the infantry regiments to
1000 ms the maximum. 1t participated in the
campaigns and battles of the Army of the
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Division, and when the old Sixth Corps was
organized became part of the Third Division,
and when the old Third Division was broken
up 1t became part of the First Division. IL
was brlgaded with the SOD and 61st Pa, Goth
n. Y. the "Chasseurs'D, 9th n. Y, the 1st
l.. l.. and 122d \. Y, which was commanded
by Gems. Pike, Graham, Abercrombie, COch-
ran, and shaler. Its casuItes were 139
killed. 500 wounded, sc died. The average
age Of its men at enlistment was ~ years
OF its old battle-fags one hangs In the
fpt 'tar gtE,VNrs
room, Philadelphia, and one in Post IS
room, Philadelphia.
OF the 273 known survivors 137 reside In
q States, one In Peru, s. A., one In France
like others Of the returned volunteers, struck
out for other sections to begin the life battle.
The following were present:
0ol. VIM. J. Wallace, Mrs. Martha MeCarter,
lace, lace, Jr.; Henry E. Wallace, wife and son
lace, ;;;ist back from three years, service liz
Pfeiffer, Robert h, Watmough, Lucius 1.
Robinson, Miss Laura j. Robinson, Dr. Mary
Macvean, James Masland and wife, Heiny
HOllw0rth, James Duross, Fred P. Simon and
wife, VIM. ii. Bantom, wife, daughter and
sons; George L. Simpson and son. Camden,
n. j.; VIM. X. Clement and wife, Thomas J.
Chadwick and wife, Chas. Huber, wife,
brother and sister; Capt. Frank Taylor, wife
and daughter Of Mt. Holly, n. j.; James
SOISaH ana WIG, ROBERT Ebnef, James f.
Gibson and wife, James Hanna, George
Palmer, Neill McFadden, Robert Boyd, WIN.
@. Rutherford, Frank Peile and wife. VIM.
Finley, Daniel Graeber and wife, Charles
Hogg, Jos. stOkley, Charles Smallwood and
wife, II. A. Biting and WIFE James Robin
son, Gee. Kerr, Mrs; Craig. Mrs. Parsons.
James Henry, Christian G. Simon and wife,
Jacob Todd, Port Deposit, Md; Samuel Dus,
wnld. Joseph Mckinney, wife, daughter and
granddaughter, VIM. Farren, wife and
daughter Francis b. Allen, Hartford, Conn;
VIM. Ii. Neale and wife, VIM. Rodgers, VIM.
d. Thomas and son WIN. d. Thomas, Jr,
George Fl. North, Mrs. Lawrence North.
Lewis +. Speakman, Berwyn, Pa; Il. A.
L0bb, Gen. Benjamin Il. Fisher. John Hen
ders0n and wife, Miss Maggie kincadc, John
Boyd, Philip Steng,e, Philip, Jr., Wn and
Jacob stenge; VIM. BARLEY and wife, John
Sexton, VIM. DOugherty, Mrs. Anderson and
daughter, VIM. J. Wray and wife, Albert
serwick Wray, Winfield Scott Wray and
Walter Hickey Wray. m
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Pres, Col. John f. Glenn; V.
P's.. Col. VIM. ]. Wallace, Fred J.. Simon;
Rec: Sec, Thos. l. Chadwick; Cor. Sec. Wm.
j. Wray; Fin. Sec, John Henderson; Treas,
VIM. II. BantOm; Chap, Rev. JAS. q. Shnn,
and 10 members of Council of Administration.