Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-10
TALKED
Over Incidents of
the War.
Buckley Post Held a
Rousing Camp Fire.
Good Speeches and
Lively Music.
Suggestion Made For Securing
New Quarters.

Buckley Post held camp nre FIJI
day evening, instead of the regular
session Of the Post.' Comrade n. l..
Glover. chairman of the Executive
committee, presided in his usual able
manner, interspersing the program
with remarks, and anecdotes relating
to the Civil war.
Mrs. s. M. e. Battels was introduced
first. She gave very entertaining
and descriptive talk ON "The Battle
Fields of the South" and her recent
visit to old Dixie Land" She said
that Andersonville, in a sense, was
the greatest battlefield of the Civil
war, as there were sleeping in the
beautiful city of the dead, $4,000 of
the bravest boys who wore the blue,
and who were so loyal to their coun-
try, that they voluntarily gave up
their lives in the most horrible and
loathsome manner, rather than turn
their backs upon the dear old flag
they loved so well. "This constitutes
true h roism," she said, land we have
some of the comrades In this audience
tonight who passed through this
terrible ordeal" The speaker also
spoke of the battlefields and cemeter
les at Chickamauga, Gettysburg, Shi-
loh, Corinth and Pittsburg Landing,
and closed by exhibiting part of a
tree trunk from the battlefield of
Chickamauga, which although only six
feet long and 10 inches in circum-
ference contained 13 bullets and
pieces of shell. She said when she
saw the trees of that historic battlefield
80 riddled by bullet and shell, she
could not help but wonder how so
many of our boys came home
The next number was by a quartet
composed of Mesdames s. S. Haynes
and E. p. Otis and Messrs. N. L..
Glover and w. 9. Findley, who sang
in their usual beautiful manner, "a
Gypsy Life" by Schumann, and were
accompanied by Miss Glover.
MI. Glover, i'm introducing the next
speaker said that no G. A. r. Post
in the country could boast Of having
had as many Department Command
ers as Buckley, five of her comrades
have served the Department Of Ohio
as Commander, namely: Gen. A. G.
Voris, Capt j. II. Seymour, Col. ID. w.
Thomas, Col. A. l.. Conger, and intro
duced the fifth and present Depart
ment Commander, Major 70. f. Tag
CART. The Major spoke very entertain
ly and held the closest attention of the
good-sized audience. He said in part
''No other State in the Union, accord
ing to population, furnished as many
men during the War of the Rebellion
as Ohio, and she Is also at the
head in her leaders, among them be
ing Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheri
dan and Mcpherson, and of her sol
diers there became Presidents of thu
United States, Hayes, Garfield ant
Mckinley" He spoke of the two fin
homes for the care of her soldiers
erected in Ohio, and paid a glowing
tribute to the mothers of the boys VIII,
fought for the flag, and the noble wo
men who served their country as arm.
nurses. He also gave a graphic AM
entertaining account of his recent visi
in the South. Speaking of the Gran
Army he said it was an association
of which every honorably discharge
soldier of the Civil war should be
member.
Mrs. Battels here made suggestio
that prompt action be taken to secur
for Buckley Post the ground floor
the prospective City Library building
ms the comrades were becoming ever
year more feeble and should not b