The National tribune., 1902-10-23

Mass, Sd Wis, 9th Ind, 7th Ohio, 5th
Conn, 10th N. Y, 2Sth Pa, and other
equally famous crack regiments. The
Twelfth Corps was organized Sept. IL,
1862, and Mai. j.-Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield
assigned to its command. At Antietam,
where Gen. Mansfield was mortally
wounded, it entered the fight early in the
morning and fought its way to a position
near Bunker Church. At Gettysburg,
said the speaker, the 18th Corps distin-
guished itself by its gallant defense of
Culp's Hill.
Addresses were made by Rev. Father
Elliott, Capt. John Foering, Capt ]. B.
Molyneaux, Lieut.. J. r. Rankin, Capt E.
A. Kriedler and Maj. Theodore Fitzgerald.
FIFTH CORPS REUNION.
The survivors of the Fifth Corps held
| their Reunion in Sheridan tent, Tuesday
evening The opening exercises included
and the roll-call by Comrade George Z.
Corson. Music was furnished by the
Burnside, Octet, accompanied by an Or
chestra. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain,
former Governor of Maine, was the first
speaker. He is the only living division
commander of the Fifth Corps. He gave
glowing description Of the prowess of
the old corps, and was given three cheers
and tiger"
Hon. w. e. Andrews, Auditor of the
U. S. Treasury, prefaced his address by
saying: You, each Of you, made this
United States the land of the free-that
IS, free from ocean to ocean and from the
Gulf to Canada. You gave us reunited
country forever. In 1861 there were 3d.
100000 persons in this country divided.
Now there are more than 81 900 600 of us,
and we stand as & Union that cannot be
conquered"
Gen. Henry II. Merriam, U. s. A., re-
tired, spoke along patriotic lines, and the
announcement was made that Gen. Ell
Torrance, who was expected to address
the meeting, could not be present, owing
to press Of other engagements. After
singing wartime songs and the sounding
Of taps" the Reunion came to close.
PRISONERS OF WAR REUNION.
rors Of war doubly-on the battlefield and
in the prison pens of the South-the ex-
Prisoners Of War, held their Reunion
Tuesday evening in Farragut tent, which
was crowded to the limit. Col John Nc
Elroy, Past President of the Union ex-
Prisoners Of War, presided. He was pre-
sented by j. ID: Walker, of Pittsburg, Pa,
President of the Association.
In his opening ADDRESS Col McElroy
said u 900 Union pr ,Oners died in South
ern prisons during the war, and that 2OO,-
600 more were made physical wrecks by
the priyations and hardships suffered.
Seven times as many men perished in the
prisons of the South as have died in the
Philippines. He added that "the deaths
and sufferings Of these men constitute the
greatest tragedy in American history, If
not in all history. 1t is not to be won
dered at after the sufferings of these men
that they feel closer together than others
Of the army"
The next speaker was Capt. 1. N. John
tl<,
men who dug the tunnel through which
lO9 men escaped from Libby Prison. He
related several interesting incidents of his
escape and arrival in the Union lines.
Maj. l.. p. Williams, during his re-
marks, referred to Libby as "the palace
of prisons Of the South" but nevertheless
it was full Of horrors. Gov. Bliss. of
Michigan, told of his experience in several
Southern prisons and Of his efforts to es-
cape, and how he finally reached Sher-
mans army at Savannah in a starving
condition.
"The Government can never do too
much for those who were in prison." said
Governor Bliss In closing. 1--WE should
work for the interests of those men, I
believe the time is near at hand when the
Government will do more for the ex-
prisoners Of war. The boys in blue have
made this Nation what it is today. The
ofhcers Of the army could have done moth
Ing had it not been for the men behind the
guns"
National Chaplain ]. g. Ferguson, Of
keokuk, Iowa, also spoke, and vocal and
instrumental music was rendered by Com
rade e. w. Mcintosh.
REUNION OF THE SIXTH CORPS.
There was a goodly gathering of the
veterans, with their relatives and friends.
In Sherman tent, Tuesday evening, at the
Reunion OF the famous old Sixth Corps,
the programme for which had been prepar.
ed by the Associated Survivors of the
sixth Corps Of Washington, d. c. Com
rade Howard NJ. Gilman presided, and
the opening prayer was pronounced by