Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
SIXTH CORPS.
Addresses by Generals Latta, Keifer,
Seward and Others.

STIRRING speeches before a highly interest
ed audience were made last evening in Sher-
man Tent, Camp Roosevelt, at the reunion
OF the 9th Army Corps. Or. Charles v.
Petteys Of this city delivered the address OF
welcome General William II. Seward Of
New York rehearEed the history Of the
corps, and felicitous addresses were made
by General ]. Warren Keller of Ohio ana
General James M. Latta OF pennsylvania
The large tent was well filled with veterans,
and at Intervals throughout the evening a
brass band discoursed the music of patriotic
airs.
The meeting was held under the auspices
of the Associated Survivors Of the 9th Army
Corps of Washington, D. c., and was called
to order shortly after O'Clock by Captain
Howard M Gilman. chairman Of the 9Th
Corps reunion committee. Rev. William c.
Davenport offered the invocation. DR.. Pet
teys, president of the local association, eX-
tended hearty welcome to the veterans, as
surfing them Of the warmest feelings 81
friendship and affection. He paid graceful
tribute to the yalor Of the American yoiun-
teer and lauded his good citizenship after
the trying scenes Of war were past.
General Latta aroused the enthusiasm Of
his auditors by picturing the course Of the
Union troops toward the close of hostIlities.
Discipline In war IS quality measured by
endurance Of loss under fire." re quoted, and
went on to say that the federal soldiers
showed superiority over their antagonists In
from the first battle on the Potomac to the
last wresue on the James. He related
many pleasing "reminiscences Of the war
times and interspersed the serious part of
his address with numerous witticisns.
General Seward appeared before the CORPS
amid rounds of applause. His purpose was
to give historic sketch of the Organization,
and he introduced his remarks by likenine
the yaiOr of his comrades to that of the
legions Of Caesar and the armies of Ma
poleon. The 9Th Corps never knew sur
render" he declared. The first campaign
was that Of the peninsula, where the men
threaded through the swamps, caught the
fever. fought, bled and retired sullenly from
their positions according to orders" He
traced the course of the corps through nu-
merous fights and dwelt especially on the
operations about Petersburg, where the d.
vision of the body occurred-a part going
to Washington to defend the capital under
the eye Of President Lincoln against Gem
eral Jubai Early. Following the corps in
its jubilant march from Manchester through
Richmond to Washington, he concluded by
exclaimins-
'Oh, the wild charge 1t made,
When can its glory fade:
Noble 9Th Corps"
General Keller Of Ohio. former speaker of
the House Of Representatives, next took the
platform. He laid emphasis On the work
Of the 9th Corps at Petersburg, and later.
when 1t struck the retreating army of Gem
eral Lee and captured 10000 men, In the
ing similarity between the Spanish-Ameri-
can war and the war between the states, In
that both were waged for the interests Of
humanity and civilization. He closed by
saying that his comrades should die happy
for their glorious record.
1t was respectfully announced that several
solos on the program would have to be
omitted owing to the sickness Of Cemrade
George H. Ldlifbridge, who had been ex-
pected to sing. General Adam e. King of
maryland, whose name was on the program
for an address. was not able to be present.
The reunion closed with the singing of
America" all present taking part