The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-11
Veterans Who Had Followed the
Brave Commander on a Hundred
B~attIeheIds There.
STATE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
WILL HOLD BIG CONVENTION IN
TERRE HAUTE, OPENING TO-DAY.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, National
Revolution, Could Not Attend.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, H., Nov. W.-There
was a unique reunion in this city to-day.
Heroes of the civil war gathered to do
honor to a comrade, General George f.
Dick, of Bloomington. Recently at one of
the reunions of the Eighty-sixth Indiana
one of the most famous infantry commands
of the civil war, there was much regret
over the absence of their leader, General
Dick, who was detained here by illness.
A committee was appointed to call upon
him and arrange a reunion at his home
In this city. That gathering was held to-
day. Those who were here from abroad
were General James r. C~arnahan, of In
d%ianapolis. who Is commander-in-chief of
the Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias, of
the world; Major Grimer, Of Williamsport;
Captain Billings. of Petersburg; DIR. J. A.
Barnes, of Prairieville; Perry Anderson, of
Fowler, and other distinguished Indianians.
The day was devoted to a camp fire at the
home of General Dick and indulgence in
"reminiscences of the days of '61-65. Gen.
eral Dick has had a most remarkable mill
tary history. He entered the war as cap
tain in a company of the Eighty-sixth Regi-
ment, of Lafayette, Ind, and served faith
fully in numerous battles and skirmishes
until Nov. !, 1862. He was acting major
of his regiment through the memorable
Peninsular campaign of General Pope, dur
ing which time the battles Of Second Bull
Run and Chantilly were fought. On Sept.
l he was formally appointed major and the
following year, in November, he was APP
pointed lieutenant colonel. Jan. IA, 1863,
he led his regiment in the battle of Stone
river and was then promoted to the colonel
cy, vice .. 5. Hamilton, resigned.
soon after this promotion he was assigned
to the command of the Second Brigade,
Third division ,Twenty-irst army corps.
organization of the Army of the Cumber-
land at Chattanooga. He was In command
of the brigade at the battle of Chicka-
manga. Never did men feel more proud of
an officer than did the Eighty-sixth on the
night of Nov. Is. 1863. when they victorious
ly occupied the heights of Mission Ridge.
In this encounter General Dick particularly
distinguished himself for gallantry. At
Rocky Face Ridge, Adairsville, Cassville
and Pickets Mill, Ca, he displayed the
true qualities of a soldier. On May q, at
but was back at his post of duty after
one months absence. At Peach Tree
creek, Atlanta and Lovejoy Station he was
the same cool, determined. brave COM
mander. March IL, 1866. he was again
honored with the appointment of brevet
brigadier general of volunteers for meritori-
Gus services in the field. June Is he and
his regiment were mustered out. after four
years of severe fighting, probably as bloody
as befell any command of the war. On
Sept. 2, 1863, the ladies of Boone county,
Ind, presented at McMinnisville, Tenn, a
flag to the regiment. General Dick partici-
pated in 105 battles and skirmishes, a record
that was eoualed by few soldiers of the
civil war. He was a leading spirit in
the famous conflicts of Bull Run, Antietam,
Chattanooga, Mission Ridge and others. He
was wounded three times, once in the
breast, once In the hip and once In the
foot. but received no wound that perman-
emily disabled him. The survivors of his
regiment presented him with a gold-headed
cane at Charlottesville in September, 1881.
Since the war General Dick has been one
of the leading citizens of Bloomington. He
was postmaster here for several terms and
trust. No one stands higher in the conf
dence and esteem of the community.