The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-09-29
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLA
Il Holds Its 32d Annual Reunion in Indianapolis
Letters from the President and Whieaw Reid-A Grand
Decentralization of Officers.

ceased. The committee reported unani
mousiy the selection of Chattanooga as the
permanent meeting place Of the Society.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The time Of annual meetings was
changed to the middle of October. The
Nominating Committee made its report
during the afternoon session. The follow
ing officers were chosen:
President, Gen. Henry V. Boynton
Washington, D. c.; Corresponding Secre'
tary, Maj. John Twesdale, U. 8. A., Wash
Steele, Oberlin, Ohio; Treasurer, Cen
Frank G. Smith, q. 8. A.; Historian. Col
g. c. Kniffen; Executive Committee, Cen
James Barnett, Cleveland, Ohio, Chair
man; Gen. G. III. Grosevnor, Gen. }. u.
Parkhurst, Capt. Fl. s. Chamberlain. Capt
J. w. Foley, Private Orlando A. Somers,
Gen. Smith D. Atkins, and Maj. j. NJ.
Nj. II. Fitch Connecticut, Col. A. w: Phil-
ipps Delaware, Gen. James II. Wilson ;
District of Columbia, Gen. J: c: Brecken-
ridge; Georgia, Maj. George S. Davis; I'LL
nois, Mai. Matthew H. Peters; Indiana,
Col. c. E. Briant; Iowa, Gen. D. B. Hen
derson; Kansas, Capt. c. o. Tannehill
Kentucky, Capt. John Speed; Maine, Gen.
Francis Fessenden; Maryland, Col; ~ F.
Taylor; Massachusetts, Col. H. n: Fisher
Michigan, Gen. III. NJ Dufield; Minnesota,
Gen. j. w. Bishop; Missouri, Col. John
Conover; Nebraska, Gen. E. A. Carman ;
New York, Gen. John ]. McCook; Ohio,
Gen. James Barnett; Pennsylvania, Capt.
r. d. Elwood; Tennessee, Maj. w. ]. Col
burn; Wisconsin, Capt George l.. Robin
son; Philippines, Gen. II. c. Corbin.
resolution recommending the use of
the word Union" instead of Federal,
when speaking of the soldiers of the United
States who fought during the civil war, was
defeated.
INSCRIPTIONS ON SHILOH MONUMENTS.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That copies of the letter Of
the Hon. Whitelaw Reid, of Sept. ID, 1901,
to this Society be forwarded by the Core
spending Secretary to the Governor of Ohio
and the Secretary of War, and that Hon.
Myron Il. Herrck, the Governor, be, and
is hereby, most respectfully requested to
take measures to test the accuracy of the
inscriptions, as to times of entering the
engagement at Shiloh in the second day,
upon the monument to the Ohio regiments
and batteries erected by the State of Ohio,
through its Battlefield Commission on the
Shiloh National Park Commission, to COM
memOrate the services of these Organlza-
tons in the Army of the Ohio, commanded
by Gen. d. G. Buell., and inform the So
ciety of the result of his inquiries.
Resolved. That the Secretary of War
be requested to take cognizance Of this
natter"
Col John J. McCook was selected to de-
liver the next annual grafton.
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were appointed
for the year:
Auditing Col. Greenclay Goodloe,
Chairman; Gen. E. A. Carman.
Chickamauga Park-Col. Archibald
Blakely, Chairman: Capt. Y. C. Patten,
Maj. W. f. Goodspeed, Capt. Milton Gar
rigus, Capt. III. S. Chamberlain, Gen. ].
T. Wilder, Col. G. w. Steele.
Historieai-Gen.-. ID. A.. Carman, Chair
man Gen. Gates p. Thornton, Gen. James
Fl. Wilson. Gen. J. g. Breckenridge. Lieut..
Edwin w. High, Col.M. Fitch, Serg't
Henry J. Aten, Capt. c. A. Cadle, Capt.
]. III. Sharrott, Capt. G. w. Patten, and
Col. s. w. Fordyce.
CLOSES WITH A BANQUET.
The Reunion closed with banquet at
the Claypool Hotel in the evening. Smiley
N. Chambers was POSTMASTER. The set
toasts were responded to by Gen. John ].
McCook, of New York; Congressman
Charles B. Lands, of indiana; Congress
man Charles III. Grosvenor, Of Ohio Maj.
William Cumback, of Greensburg, Ind,
and Capt. W. A. Ketcham, of Indianapolis