Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-30
ARMY OF CUMBERLAND
Proceedings Of the Veterans Of West
ern Battles in Annual Reunion
az I~ndianauolis.

indianapolis. Sept. 23.-To the bugle
notes of Assembly the gray haired
veterans of the civil war assembled i'm
the Ciaypool auditorium for the exer-
cises which marked the first days ses-
sion OF the tw~enty-fifth annual reunion
berland.
General III. Ct Boynton OF Washing
ton, president, called the meeting TO
order. Judge Daniel w. Howe well
coined the visitors. General John IL.
Wilder OF Knoxville responded.
General Boynton read q letter from
President Roosevelt as follows:
Oyster Bay. N. ri. Aug. 80. 1904. My Dear
General Boynton: Permit me, through
you, to extend my hearty good wishes 10
the Society OF the Army OF the Curnher
land at ITS reunion In indianapolis. ( only
The record Of the Society 81 the Army of
the Cumberland Is indeed noteworthy.
Three Of it's members We're presidents OF
the United States-Grant GARFIELD and
Harrison. Four commanded the army aft
err the civil war-9rant, Sheridan, Sher-
man and Scofield. Two reached the SUI
preme c~ourt-Mathews and Harlan. You
the senate and In the house OF representa-
tives. One OF them, General Kiefer. be-
coming speaker OF the house.
For this exceptional record you are en-
titled to the respect and admiration OF
your countrymen; but, after all. the great
claim, the undying claim tina you have
upon all the people OF this nation. rests
! upon the fact that all OF YOU. from the
major general TO the private. did yourSfull
part In that great brotherhood OF men
who formed the union army from 1861 to
1866. and who during those four years REM
dered not only to u people. but TO all
mankind. the greatest service which II
was given to any men OF the nineteenth
century to render. The men who served
In the great civil war left their children
and their children's children, unto the re-
hottest generation. not merely a reunited
country, not merely the sense OF belong
Ing TO a nation which has before X q fu-
lure, so vast that even It's most loyal sons
can hardly venture to anticipate II; but
you left to theTl also the memory OF tho
way IN which that formidable army Or
fighting men, when once the war WIS end
ed. turned forthwith 10 the pursuits OF
peace and showed themselves good cfti-
Gems at home, just as they. had shown
themselves good soldiers ~ me 'front.' III
any great crisis OF war this nation must
rely mainly upon Its volunteer soidiery,
and the veterans OF the civil war have
left us forever the model OF what such a
generation owe you a debt greater than
we can ever pay, alike for the lessons you
taught In war and for the lessons you
With the heartiest regards. and with
every cordial wish for the success OF your
reunion, believe me, very faithfully yours.
Theodore Roosevelt.
The committee on time ana place Tor
annual meetings reported the selection
OF Chattanooga as the permanent meet
ing place OF the society. The time for
annual meetings was changed to the
middle OF October. TIL nominating
committee made its report during the
afternoon, announcing the following Of
hcers.
President, General Henry ". Boyn.
ton. Washington, -. Ct; corresponding
secretary, Major John Tweedales United
States army, Washington; recording
secretary, Colonel John w. Steele,
Oberlin. o.; treasurer, General Frank
q. Smith, United States army; histor-
ian, Colonel g. c.. Kniffen; also an ex-
ecutive committee of eight members;
vice presidents, General ID. B. Hender-
son, Iowa: Captain G. O. Tannehill.
Kansas. General r.. Al. Carman, Ne
braska; General III. g. Corbin, Philip
pines.