Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-07
Army of the Tennessee to Hold
Its Reunion at Home of
Gen. Dodge
COUNCIL BLUFFS THIS WEEK
Meeting Comes to Iowa as a compIi
ment to General Granville M. Dodge
Vice President Of tho Society -
Dodge's Splendid Military Record -
General Iowa News.
Special to lmes-Repupllcan.

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| Council Bluffs. Nov. 6.--l)n Thurs
| day and Friday OF this week Council
Bluffs will have the pleasure OF enter
| tanning at the reunion OF the Army OF
| the Tennessee, the gathering of the
veterans in this city being largely as a
compliment to General Grenville M.
Dodge. a vice president OF the society,
who has made his home here since the
war.
| Among the members OF the Society
OF the Army OF the Tennessee mono is
| more honored and loved than General
Granville M. Dodge, president of the
| organization. General Dodge was first
elected to the society on the death
OF Its then president, General w. r.
Sherman, in 1891. It Is the custom Of
the society to continue to re-elect an
nually Its old officers as lVrlg as they
live.
OF his military career ami achieves
ments. Major S. Fl. III. Byers has said:
There were some military names that
stood out SO pre-eminently III the state
as to attract even national attention
Among the generals who led in the
fierce struggle for Atlanta there was
only one whose military genius and
striking military successes reflected
additional luster on the name of Iowa."
General Dodge's career, since the
war days, has been one Of great bus
mess and political Importance. His
home is still in Council Bluffs, tho a
large portion Of his time iy spent in
New York, where he is sought by cap
italists and organizers"
The Society of the Army OF Ten
nessee has been reduced irl numbers
since its organization in 1885, at RAJ
leigh, N. c., from 5000 to 400 mem
bers, each year witnessing notice.
able thinning of the ranks Only Of
flcers who served with honor In the
Army of the Tennessee are entitled to
membership. The history of the Army
Of the Tennessee is a remarkable rec
ord of a remarkable army Beginning
Its historic career on the banks OF the
Mississippi below Carlo at the little
battle Of Belmont, with Grant In COM
mand it swept down the valley, drove
the confederates from every strong
hold and opened up the great valley
of the Mississippi to the union; 1t
crossed Tennessee and helped drive
the confederates out of the mountain
fortresses followed them into Georgia,
took Atlanta and marched ESQ miles
to the sea with column forty miles
wide. turned up thru the Carolinas,
leaving a blackened trail Of ruins, and
finally reached Washington to be mus
tered out. having marched, since leav-
ing the Tennessee, a distance of 81
900 miles. All this done in a contin-
nous series Of battles and victories
a forward advance that during period
Of four years never knew defeat.
From the number of prominent Wis
itars and among chose who have been
assigned to places on the program are
Gen. Granville M. Dodge, Gen. Johu
C. Black, Gen. C. 0. Howard, Gen. Fred
D. Grant, Senator Warner or Missouri,
Mrs. John A. Logan ana Colonel
Stibbs. Others who will appea on the
program are Governor A. B. Cummins
Archbishop Ireland, Hon. John N.
Baldwin, Father Thomas Sherman
| Major McCrae, Maj. T. G. Richmond
and others.
| Most elaborate preparations have
| been made for the comfort and enter
| tainment of the visitors. In addition
| to the members Of the society an in
vitation has been issued to veterans,
members of the rank and file of the
army In addition also, there will be
| present a large number who were at
! tached to other divisions of the army.
The detailed program which has been
completed by Major George H. Rich
mond, covers two meetings, the mass
meeting at the new theater next
| Thursday evening and the banquet at
the Grand hotel next Friday evening.
At the two sessions prominent COM
manders who served in the Army of
the Tennessee and others who were
leaders during the civil war, will
speak A communication from Pres
ident Roosevelt will be read in re-
spouse to toast at the banquet Fri
day evening and many interesting ad-
dresses will be made. The annual adj
dress Of the reunion will be delivered
Thursday evening by Gen. Smith D.
Atkins. Mrs. Mary e. Latey and Mrs.
John A. Logan are the two ladies who
are members of the society and they
will appear on the program at both
meetings. Bishop Samuel Fallows Of
| Chicago has written that he expects
to attend the reunion with the COM
rades with whom he served as chap