The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-10-25
18TH VOLS Glad REUNION.
Continued from First Page.
pany D.


Col. Campbell, being greeted with
cheers. Spottsylvania and other bloody
battlefields were spoken of, especial
mention being made of Sheridan's Shen-
andoah campaign, in all of which TIE
10Th was at the forefront. In closing
the speaker paid feeling tribute to the
late Chaplain Haines and mentioned the
fact that one of the members present
wore blue badge, signifying that he
had taken part in every engagement
participated in by his regiment.
Frank Eaton, always a favorite with
music lovers in Morristown, sang with
much expression "The Deathless Army, .
by Adams.
DR., F. w. Owen. lieutenant-c colonel of
the 3Sth N. Y. Volunteers, was then
happily introduced by Col. Davis. DR.
Owen, who fain would have spoken
from his corner, was greeted with cheers
as he stepped to the platform. He
called to mind the significance of annual
regimental reunions, tenderly referring
10 those who had answered the long roll
on the battlefield or during the years
since So. closing by paying homage to
the regiment whose reunion was being
celebrated, and to whom could not be
given too much praise.
The old qaartette and Mr.. Eaton were
again called to the front, when the old
battle song Marching Through Georgia
was rendered with zest.
The next speaker was introduced by
Col. Davis as the fighting chaplain of
the 46th N Y. Volunteers, the Rev.
Albert Erdman D. D. DR.. Erdman who
is always particularly happy in his
remarks at gathering of veterans paid
high tribute to the grand record of the
10Th, which he said was we'll stated as
extending from the first Fredericksburg
campaign to Appomattox. The speaker
called attention to the fact that at Little
Round Top,-Gettysburg, in which
struggle it was his good fortune to par
ticipate, his brigade commander did
not feel sure of holding the hard
fought for possession until he was
assured that the 9th Army Corps to
which the 10Th belonged was backing
his force in its grandstand which
was really the key to the Gettysburg
fight DIR. Erdman said that he was
glad the 10th was on record as still
''going on for he had learned that there
was one of its old veterans present with
nine children, and it was a goGdly
heritage to leave posterity su III record
as belonged to the old Ri teenth. In
response to a request very generally
made Mr.. Eaton sang '1'wo Grenadiers''
by Schumann.
Chaplain Mccormick, formerly of the
First N. j. Volunteers referred to the
stirring days of the early war and
created considerable laughter when he
spoke of his first battle, DIR. w. S.
Ward of the end Vermont Regiment a
guest of the day and who had been
elected an honorary member of the
association told of struggle his regi
ment had engaged in with the veterans
of the 10Th, as TO sheep and dogs at
White Oak Church, when it is needless
TO say in the end the Yankees got the
better of the Jerseyites.
The reunion which the old vets said
was the best yet held, in that more
opportunity was afforded the old COM
rades to get in touch with each other
and indulge in "reminiscences of the days
never to be forgotten. After singing the
Doxology, the favorite hymn of the late
William Mckinley, Nearer My God
To Thee" was sung more as a prayer
than hymn. thus bringing to an APP
propriate conclusion the 22nd annual
reunion of the 10Th N. j. Veteran Volun-
teers Association.