The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-20
OLD TINE SONGS.

addresses.
OLD TINE SONGS.
One of the most enjoyable numbers
on the programme was a solo by Ben
jamin Evans. who wds called upra
for a song and in answer responded.
with familiar lailrd WiiCh he ha
sung many time at cam. fires, while
the battery was waiting lL'i,rtly out
side tl!e fortiticatiDT' &C I'e, ,eisbure
As the well known air was heard. the
| old soldiers st.ni2h:ancG Themselves
| up and beat martial time until the
| chorus, when one and all ioired in the
| refrain, and though some of their
voices were weak, and others may
| hap, a trihe high. the effect was su-
| perb, and only equaled during the day
| by the fervor with which "Schooley's
| boys" later thundered forth the in
| spring words of the star SpdnSlad
! Banner"
| Among those present at the reunion
We're: Lieutenant and Mrs. William
Gee, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan j. Eggleston,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barnes. John Tench, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Stanley Crooks, Mr. and Mrs
Evan j Evans, M and Mrs. George
| chamberlain, Mr.. AM Mrs. jams Orr,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. Evans, Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Daniel Howell, of Pittston: c. F.
Bryant, of New York; Mr. and Mrs
Merritt Tompkins and David Smith
of Clark's Summit; Mr.. and Mrs, John
Huth"r, oi WatsOntown: joseph AL
eXander and F. G. Hughes. of Car
| bondale; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles San
ders, of Avoca; Washington Spangen-
burg and John Stone, of Dunmore:
Byron Mott of Holisterville; Henry
LaBar, Of New Milford: Mrs. William
| Tinklepaugh, of Phoebus, Va; l.. H.
Wint, S. 5. Wint Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
y. Quick, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Davis,
of this city.
Besides these there were also pres
ent a number of ladies, whose hus-
bands, now deceased, were members
of the battery. Among them were: :
! Mrs. Emigh, of Pittston, whose hus-
band was a lieutenant In the provis-
ional; Mrs. George Hill, of Moosic.
and Mrs. William B. Phillips, of this
city.
HISTORY OF THE COMMAND.
The battery was originally organ
lied in PittSton as an Independent
command but was later merged into
Company NJ of the Second Pennsyl-
vania artillery, and was mustered into
the United States service Aug. 10, 1862
The first officers were Captain David
Schooley; first lieutenant. w. s.
Cook, of New Milford; second lieu
tenant, William Gee, of Pittston. Cook
died at Fort Delaware before the bat
terry saw any service and his place
was taken by A. p. Barber, OF Pitts
ton, who later became captain, when
Captain Schooley was made major
Before his death he was we'll known
merchant in this city.
From October, 1862, until the spring
of "a the regiment saw no service
being stationed al work on the de-
fences north and south Of the Potomac
and at Washington. The provisional
command was formed and Joined the
Ninth corps, Army of the Potomac. a,
Spottsylvania, and served in the Rich.
mOnd campaign.
The original command Joined the
provisional in June al Cold Harbor
and afterwards was assigned to the
Eighteenth corps, which served
through the Richmond and Petersburg
CdiipdlSHS' uHueT bfdHt, ana earned
Itself reputation for reliability and
daring.
Battery NJ lost heavily during those
two terrible campaigns, at Chapin's
farm Confederate shell killing two
members of the battery and woundins
fifteen. Allan j, Egglestone, one OF
those who attended yesterdays re-
union, had one of his hands cut of
| H. n.vt., T,y 4.
There were one hundred and forty
men in the battery when 1t was mus
tered in, drawn from Scranton, Pitts
ton, Carbondale. and other places IN
the vicinity, but there are now only
about seventy left
The regiment saw service at Bowlinf
Green, Cold Harbor. White Hous,
Landing, Petersburg, the seventy-thre
| nf a.