The National tribune., 1902-10-23

the 18th w. Va. during the war, said,
among other things:
You stood by the flag when you were
needed in the struggle and when it needed
protection. Now it is all over, and we
are going to stand by you. Whatever
to the sacrifices Of our comrades of the G.
A. r. in 1861"
Others who addressed the meeting were
Capt. Fl. b. Case, B. III. Warner, Chair
man of the Citizens Committee; A. G.
Moore, Gen. Van II. Bukey, Col. Angus
Campbell, and Col. John McElroy.
FIFTEENTH CORPS REUNION.
Sherman tent was filed Wednesday
evening with veterans of the Fifteenth
Corps, Army of the Tennessee, and their
friends. 1t was stated that this Corps
consisted of SO regiments and 20 battal-
ions, and was made up of men from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The
speakers at the Reunion were Gen. Green
b. Raum, Col. w. II. Warnock, Repre-
sentative from Ohio; Capt. Joseph E.
Hart, L. T. Shoemaker, Barry Bulk!ey,
itors were Col. John McElroy and Col.
j. III. Stbbs, of the 18th Iowa.
Gen. Raum, who commanded a division
Of the Fifteenth Corps, during his re-
marks paid high tribute to Gen. Sher-
man, "the soldier, the leader, and the
man." Referring to Gen. Logan he said
he was the greatest volunteer officer of
the soldiers of the Union Army" The
veterans Of the Fifteenth Corps, added
Gen. Raum, saw service equal to that of
any soldiers in the army.
Col. Warnock spoke of the tattered bat
tlefiags carried in the parade of Wednes-
| day, which was six hours passing a Civ
en- point. at was what those flags stood
for that the people cheered," he said.
You, my comrades, taught the world
that the Declaration of Independence
meant freedom for all human kind"
REUNION OF THE FOURTEENTH CORPS.
The survivors of the Fourteenth Corps
assembled in Meade tent Wednesday even
ing to hold their Annual Reunion. Capt.
Ii. A. Castle, Sixth Auditor of the Treas
ury for the Post Office Department, pre-
sided, and music was furnished by the
Soldiers Home Drum Corps. Justice
John M. Harlan, of the United States
Supreme Court, who served as Colonel Of
the 14th KY, in the Fourteenth Corps, re-
viewed the history of the organization in
the famous campaign of the West and
related several war stories. Justice Har-
ian decried the statements Of false pro-
phets who declare the Republic is beset
| with many dangers, and gave it as his
| opinion that the law-abiding spirit is
stronger in the American people TODAY
| than ever before
Other speakers were Capt. A. II. Reed
OF Minnesota, and Lieut.. Chamberlain, of
the same State: They spoke in eulogistic
terms Of Col. Bob" McCook. Gen.
Thomas, Gen. Steedman, Col. King. Gen.
Vandeveer, and other officers of the Corps.
NAVAL VETERANS DOG WATCH.
>, The Reunion Of the Naval Veterans in
Farragut tent, Wednesday night, was re-
ferred to by all the old Jackies as their
dog watch. The big teEt was crowded
when the assemblage was called to order.
DIR. William b. Mabrey was the first
| speaker. He told the story of the Amer
lean Navy in the war of 1916. Judge f.
w. Collins told Of the navy in the war of
1872. while William II. Michael related
the deeds of the navy in the war of 1851
to 1868. He was followed by DIR. Frank
M. Bristol, whose subject was "The NAVY
| in the Spanish-American War" and Rev.
ID. }. Stafford, who spoke of the navy as
peace.maker. The meeting was an en-
thuslastic one and high tribute was paid
| to the American sailor of all wars.
REUNION OF THE THIRD CORPS.
Standing side by side on the speakers
PLATFORM IN Farragut tent at the Reunion
were Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet. late
OF the Confederate Army and Gen. Daniel
e; Sickles, of the G. A. r. The cheering
which greeted the two commanders of op.
posing forces as they clasped hands. rolled
from the big tent in volumes and reached
to the furthermOst corners of the camp.
A gray-haired, age-bowed veteran in
front seat arose after the cheering had
subsided and said: Comrades, that sight
tcn.' "As
Chairman A. H. G. Richardson called
the meeting to order. The speakers in
cluded Gen. Sickles, Gen. Byron r..
Pierce; Gen. HOratio G. King, and Cor
porai Tanner. Amid a whirlwind Of ap-