Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-08
crossed the Atchafaiaya on the bridge of

but defeated Marmaduke at Old River Lake
Ark. and. reaching Memphis Tenn. march
ed out to Tupelo. Miss, and in a three days
battle defeated Forrest, flushed with his re-
cent destruction of the Union army under
Sturgis. Again they crossed the Missis-
sippi followed Price into Missouri and as
sisted in driving him out. making a forced
march from near Little Rock to Cape Girar-
deau Later they arrived at Nashville, and.
with A. }. Smith in command OF Thomas
right wing. took large part In that great
battle and victory. Then they reached the
gulf, and were in the siege of Mobile and
the assaults on Spanish Fort and Fort
Blakely.
'HThe left wing under Granville M Dodge
| marched wit. Sherman to the relief of Chat
| tanooga- but was left at Pulaski, Tenn
| TO guard the Nashville and Decatur rail-
road. II had Fought at fernando. Cold
water and Old Town Creek Later Ii took
part in the Atlanta campaign, and from
Chattanooga to Atlanta. May 1 to Sep
| TENDER 1854. fought many battles, not
| ably Snake Tree Gap, Resaca. Lays Ferry,
Rome Cross Roads, Dallas Big Shanty
Kenesaw Mountain. Rufus Mills. Atlanta
Ezra Church, Jonesboro' and the siege Of
Atlanta. Its members. transferred to other
| corps. Joined In the march to the sea and
| in the grand review.
''On reaching home they resumed the
varied occupations of private life, and now,
after thirty-eseven years OF the nation S
great progress and expansion, its survivors,
| in company with all others of that great
patriot army, are invited to visit the ma
| uonaf capital in an official way. march
! over part of the line of the grand review.
| be reviewed by the President of the United
| States. and see The historic city where Lin
| coin served and died.
Proposed Reunion.
''It is part of the program of the encamp-
| ment to hold corps reunions the fifty
| acre lot south of the Executive Mansion,
| named in honor of our soldier President
| Camp Roosevelt. There will be the
| spacious tents in which the reunions will
| be held, and around them many large
| tents, one for the headquarters of each
| corps and other smaller ones for the use
of brigades and regiments if so desired
| The reunion of the 10th Corps will prob
| ably take place in the Sherman tent,
| Tuesday afternoon, October Z, 1902. and our
| old and beloved corps commander, Gen.
| Granville NJ. Dodge, one of the few re-
| naming ones, will be present and address
| you. as will also others of the noted COM
| manders and members of the corps.
| 1T only remains for us who now IN
| Washington to invite our comrades of the
18th Corps to come and unite with the @.
| A. r. in it's greatest national encampmcnt,
to be held in this city October Gil, 1902.
This cal goes out to any comrade who
| at any time served in the 10th Corps.
please notify us of your acceptance.
when you arrive report at once at
Camp Roosevelt at the corps headquarters
tent which will have for its sign the corps
The committee on reception will meet
and greet you, and you will be given
warm welcome.
1T will De our pleasure to assist you in
securing added information about your old
command and to contribute in every wdv
we can 70 your comfort and pleasure while
| with us. particularly in securing reunions
with former comrades who may be mere
| and will. like you, register on our books"
Commands of Second Corps.
Wy Wy .gr
| cular similar in form to the Survivors Of
| the LIST Army Corps enrolled in the follow
| ing separate commands:
Indiana-Cavalry, Sd (detachmenO; artil-
lery. 10th Battery; infantry. 7th and 10Th.
Maine-Cavalry, list; artillery. I'd, Sd. 5th
| and 9Th Batteries; infantry, 9Th and 10th.
| Maryland-Artillery, Battery A. infantry.
| LIST. 4th, 7th and Sth.
Massachusetts-In 18th. 18th and
| 39th.
| Michigan-Infantry, oath
New mDShire-Artillery, LIST battery.
| New York-Cayalry. LIST and ID: artillery,
| Batteries c, E, F, II, and L list Light;
| infantry, 18th tEngineers), 10th, 18th, 2lst.
ODD, 23d. 9th, 26th, 9th, Both, 31st, sd.
| j5th. 5Oth engineers, 10th, Soth Goth
| Militia, SD 10Th Militia). Sith Oath Brook
| lynn 9th. 95th. 9th. 104th, 10th 147tn and
| list Battalion Sharpshooters.
New JerSey-Cavalry, list; artillery. LIST
| Battery; infantry, LIST, ID, Sd, 4th, 22d, 23th
| Both and 31st.
Pennsylvania-Cavalry. LIST: artillery
| Batteries A. B, F and G Qst Light and
c and D independently; infantry. LIST, I'd
| 3D. 4th 9th, 9th. 9TH. Sth, 9th. 10Th, nth,
| 18th, 18th or list Rifles CReserves), 5ith,
| s4th. Ssth Goth, 95th, Goth, 107th, 10th,
121st, 135th both, 13Tth, 1i2d, 143d, 149th,
| 150th and 151st.
Rhode Island-Cavalry. LIST; artillery,
| Battery d Qst Light.
United states-Artillery, Batteries D t2d).
mn r q (Sthl Sha
! I'd.
vermont-Infantry, 18th 18th. 18th, 18th
| and 10th
Wisconsin-Infantry I'd. 9th and It'll.
West Virginia-Infantry, list.
Army and Navy Union.
At the regular meeting of General Will
lam F. Barry Garrison, No. &c, Army and
Navy Union. held in its hall, No. 719 9th
street, September 3, committee of seven
was appointed by Commander Hackett to
make arrangements to give a grand recep-
ton to all members of the Army and Navy
Union who will visit this city during the
encampment of the G. A. r. Quite a num-
Der of G.. A. r. men are members of the
Army and Navy Union. Severai national
officers Of the union are expected here
also, including the national commander, the
junior vice national commander, adJutant
general and others. The members of Barry
Garrison are preparing to give them
rousing reception.
Applicants for Accommodations.
Applications for accommodations have
been entered as follows: Grand Army post
of Saginaw. Mich. quarters for 100 men,
bers; Mansfield Post. No. %, of Bayonne,
N Y, forty veterans, assigned to Mrs. w.
S. King, 719 sth street northwest: Buckley
Post No. T. of Akron Ohio, quartered with
Mrs. H. O. Hicks, 211 East Capitol street;
G. A. r. Post No. GA of Cincinnati, Ohio,
accommodations for forty veterans; Bos
worth Post No. 2 of Portland. Me-. with 100
members assigned to Mrs. A. d. Cullens,
201 East Capitol street; Post No. "a of
Coatsville, Pa. forty members assigned to
Mrs. Harrison, 22S East Capitol street. and
the same number to 401 G street northwest;
department headquarters for New Je! sey
located at 514 13.n street; Department OF
South Dakota for the G. A. R. and w. r.
c. located at Elsmere House, 140S HI street.
Committee meetings have been scheduled
for this week as follows:
Monday-First division, Sd Corps. Captain
A. f. Dinsmore, president, at encampment
headquarters 1405 New York avenue north
west, at o'clock. The committee on