The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-07-20
Many Members Of Twenty-sixth
Wisconsin Volunteers Attend
Reunion inKenoshaSunday
TRIBUTETo FALLENCOMRADES
Many Well Known Members OF the
Regiment Deliver Addresses Prais-
ing the Valor of the German
American Soldiers.

The tri-ennia1 reunion of the sur
vivors of the Twenty-sixth Wisconsin
volunteer infantry, which was held at
Scheud's park IN this city on SUNDAY
afternoon, drew together one OF the
LARGEST bodies of survivors of the reg1-
r1ent since the civil war. Fully 40 OF
I fine members of the famous regiment
came from different cities ana spent
the day in Kenosha.
The city accorded to the veterans
and their wives a cordial welcome.
The visitors we're met at the railway
station by the resident members
of the regiment and by the mem
bers of Fred S. Lowell Post OF the
Grand Army and,the Kenosha chapter
of the Deutscher Krieger Hammered
schaft. To the strains of martial
music the old veterans marched to the
park, and all along the line OF march
the homes Of citizens had been deco
rated with flags and bunting,
At the park the roll call OF the sur
vivors was made and it showed that
nearly fifty per cent of the survivors
were present. Added to this, many
of those who had not been able to be
present had sent letters OF traternal
greeting, which we're read amidst the
hearty cheers of the comrades.
The exercises at the park were
opened with short address by G. F.
Stemm, who represented the henosha
committee in charge of the entertain
meut of the regiment, and after this
Frank eraser, the president of the
common council, spoke welcoming the
veterans to the city.
In response, Collector Henry Fink,
one Of the best known members otthe
regiment, spoke of the loyalty that the
Kenosha comrades had shown during
the war and declared that there was
no more loyal city than Kenosha IN
the state or Union. Mr.. Fink then
spoke of the long service of the reg1-
ment in the war of the rebell1on,' he
dropped a tear of remembrance on the
graves of the brave boys who had been
left dead on the battlefield, and re-
called many happy incidents OF camp
and army life.
The next speaker was Charles Door,
finger, of Milwaukee, who spoke es-
pecia1ly to the German soldiers OF the
regiment. He spoke of the loyalty OF
the German Americans and the great
service they had given during the war
of the rebellion. He spoke Of the
bravery of the Twenty-sixth at Chan
ce11orsvi1le and Gettysburg, and re-
ferred with pride to the fact that the
Old banner had never been surren-
dered. Several times during his
speech he was interrupted by pro-
longed cheering.
The set program closed with an ad-
dress by Anton Evans, of Milwaukee,
the president of the association. Mr..
Evans spoke of the events that had
transpired since the last reunion and
of the comrades who had fallen by
the wayside since that time.
At noon a great dinner was served
at the park in honor of the visiting
veterans and in the afternoon the
members of the different companies
met and held company reunions.
Later on another campfire was started
and prominent members of the regi-
ment were called upon to give little
incidents of army life. The visiting
members of the regiment returned to
their homes late in the afternoon.
The members of the Twenty-sixth
who we're present were: Aug. Beitz,
Henry Mueller, H. Baumgarten, Chas.
Rooster, Bruno Benin, Christ Sarnow,
Henry Bremser, Aug. Schaefer, Chas.
Doerhinger, Phil Schlosser, A. G.
Ewens, Ferd. Scholz, Henry Fink,
Herm Seutz, Frank Fischer, Jacob
Stauf, Frank Terry, Racine; And.
Spahr, Racine; John Berries, Racine;
John Steffen, Sheboygan; G. w.
Jones, West Bend; Fred Stemm, Theo
Wirfchem, George c. Limpert,
and Charles Vo1lmer, of Kenosha;
Theo. Flentze, Vim. FRANKIE, Albert
Guette1, ]. L. Gross, Martin Hahn,
VIM. Hughes, Henry K1inker, Theo.
Koerner, Aug. Krieger, z. Kuechen-
meister, Joil Lasche, Henry Lorch,
Fritz Luscher, Louis MANI, Fred
Uppmann, Chas. Trapschuh, Henry
Uhrig, Albert Weber, Math Weber.
j. Wincklemann, Michael Walz, VIM.
Gross, Jos. Zeiger, D. zeiher, H.
Perlewitz; Jos. Reith, Racine; Al
Schneider, Racine; John Wemmert,
Racine; Peter Lerch, Racine;
officers Of the association: A. C.
Evans, president; Phil ]. Sch1osser,
treasurer; Fred Scholz, secretary.
The reunion was the most success
full reunion ever held by the regi-
mental association.