Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
Corps Made Up Principally From
"Bloody Seventh" Ohio.

The Meade tent at Camp Roosevelt was
the scene this morning of a reunion which
was at the same time glad and sad. 1t was
the meeting of the LIST Brigade of the I'd
Division Of the 18th Army Corps, which
includes the old 18th and 18th Corps. The
corps is made up principally of the bloody
18th" Ohio Regiment, which in 1861, was
the pride of the city of Cleveland and
which was cut to pieces more disastrousIy
perhaps, than was any regiment in the war
The 7th started out 1880 strong. 1t now
numbers less than 400
The minds of the few who responded to
the roll call this morning We're focused on
the past They saw the score of battle
fields where they had fought, and it was
good to them to relate and hear their com
rades recall, incidents, name old command
ers and recount the orders given Gen
Charles Candy, who was colonel of the Goth
ONO infantry, recounted the scenes of the
battle of Port Republic, when the Goth was
desperately pressed by the Louisiana
Tigers, and when he appealed to General
Tyler for aid, the general shouted the or
ders for the reinforcements Come on
boys; look over there at the Goth hanging
on like bull pups he touched the respond
ing heart throb of the reunion.
Dr. Wilson of this city told of the marker
in the way of a bronze and granite tablet
which the brigade had erected on Little
Round Top at Gettysburg, and move
ment was started whereby the members of
the 7th Ohio will visit the battlefield and
view the tablet before they return to their
homes.
Known as the "The Roosters.o
The 7th Ohio has a local organization In
Cleveland, known as THE BOOSTERS" and
the speeches of cordiality and "Reminiscences
at today's reunion all touched with loving
compliment on this name
The meeting was called to order at 10
O'Clock by Comrade j. T. Brightmore, prest-
dent or the association. In doing So he
remarked that this was the smallest re-
union ever held by the organization. but
accounted for the fact by the attractive
program Of the local citizens committees
Whlch Kept the members on the street The
routine business of the association was
transacted with dispatch. The minutes of
the last meeting in Cleveland a year ago
were read. Touching reference was made
TO the Buffalo tragedy, which had just &C.
Cured The list of deaths during the year
IN the TIN numbered eleven. After the
routine business had been transacted the
old officers Of the association were elected
in a body and with one unanimous ave the
motion to this end being made by Comrade
Spencer of Arkansas.
Colonel Mollfnaux arrived at the reunion
direct from Gettysburg, where he had in
spected the tablet on Round TOP He told
of his trip in company with others of the
regiment, and of the splendid work done
by Comrade Wilson in erecting this marker
other "reminiscences were given by COM
rades present, and after an hour spent in
this manner the formal meeting was ad-
1ourned and the reunion proceeded on in
formal lines. Comrade met comrade per-
sonal experiences in later years were told
and here and there a battle tale was told
with good effect, but in 1t all enthusia SIN
Tor the 7th Ohio was the binding cord