The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-30
ARMY OF CUMBERL AND
Proceedings Of the Veterans of West
ern Battles in Annual Reunion
AZ Ind

Indianapolis, Sept. 2S.-To the bugle
| notes of Assembly" the gray haired
veterans of the civil war assembled If
| the Claypool auditorium for the exer.
clSes which marked the first days ses.
sion OF the twenty-fifth annual reunion
OF the Society of the Army of the Cum
berland.
General H. c. Boynton of Washing
ton, president, called the meeting to
order. Judge Daniel w. Howe vel
coined the visitors. General John II,
Wilder Of Knoxville responded.
General Boynton read a letter from
President Roosevelt as follows:
Oyster Bay. n. Y. Aug. 80, 1904. My Dear
General Boynton: Permit me, through
you, to extend my hearty good wishes 10
me society of the Army of the Cumber-
lana a its reunion in indianapolis 1 only
The record of the Society of the Army or
the Cumberland is indeed noteworthy
lhree OF It's members were presidents Of
the United States-Grant Garfield and
Harrison, Four commanded the army aft AFT
er the civil war-Grant. Sheridan, Sher-
man and Scofield. Two reached the SUI
Preme court-Mathews and Harlan You
nave had many members in the cabinet, in
me senate and in the house of representa-
tives. One Of them, General Kiefer be-
coming 4 speaker Of the house
For this exceptional record YOU are en-
tltled to the respect and admiration of
your countrymcn; but. after all, the great
claim, the undying claim that you have
upon all the people of this nation. rests
upon the fac: that all of YOU from the
major general to the private did your full
part In that great brotherhood of men
1 Who formed the union army from 1861 TO
1860, and who during those four years rem
dered not only to our people, but to all
mankind. the greatest service which it
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
ing to nation which has before it flu
ture so vast that even it's most loyal sons
can hardly venture to anticipate it; but
way in which that formidable army of
fghtlng men, when once the war was end
ed. turned forthwith to the pursuits of
peace and showed themselves good citi-
Zens at nome. just as they had shown
themselves good soldiers at the front In
any great crisis of war this nation must
rely mainly upon it's volunteer soldiery,
left us forever the model of what such a
soldiery. should be- We of the younger
generation owe you debt greater than
taught in war and for the lessons you
taught in peace.
With the heartiest regards, and with
every cordial wish for the success of Vour
reunion. believe me, very faithfully yours,
theodore Roosevelt.
The committee on time and place for
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. The nominating
committee made its report during the
afternoon, announcing the following Of
fcers:
President. General Henry V. Bovn-
ton, Washington, D. c.: corresponding
secretary, Major John Tweedale. United
States army, Washington; recording
secretary, Colonel John w. Steele,
Oberiin. O.; treasurer. General Frank
G. Smith. United States army: histor
ian, Colonel G. c. Kniffen: also an ex-
ecutiVe committee Of eight members;
vice presidents, General D. B. Hender-
con. Iowa; Captain c. O. Tannehill,
Kansas; General E. A. Carman, Ne
braska; General II. c. Corbin, Philip
pines