Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-06
Army of the Tennessee to Hold
Its Reunion ut Home of
Gen. Dodge
COUNCIL BLUFFS THIS WEEK
Meeting Comes to Iowa as a compli.
ment to General Granville M. Dodge,
Vice President of tho Society -
Dodse's Splendid Military Record -
General Iowa News.
Special to Tlmes-Republlcan.

Council Bluffs, Nov. 6.-On 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 none is
more honored and loved than General
Granville NJ. Dodge, president OF the
organization. General Dodge was first
elected to the society on the death
OF its then president, General w. T..
Sherman, in 1891. 1t is the custom Of
the society to continue to re-elect an
nually its old officers as long as they
live.
OF his military career and achieves
ments, Major s.. H. II. Byers has said:
There were some military names that
stood out SO prs-eminently in the state
as to attract even national attention.
fierce struggle for Atlanta there was
only one whose military genius and
striking military successes reflected
additional luster on the name of Iowa.
General Dodges 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 is spent in
New York, where he is sought by cap
italists and organizers"
The Society Of the Army of Ten
nessee has been reduced in numbers
since Its organization in 1855, at Ra-
leigh, N. c.. from 5000 to 400 MEM
bers, each year witnessing a notices
able thinning OF the ranks. Only Of
f1cers 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 remarkable army Beginning
it's historic career oA 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
VI lIlo NlSSlSolupA W ZIG 0hAOat ~
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 a column forty miles
wide, turned up thru the Carolinas
leaving a blackened trail ct ruins, and
finally reached Washington to be mus
tered out, having marched, since leav-
ing the Tennessee, a distance of g.
900 miles. All this done in contin-
uous series OF battles and victories
a forward advance that during period
of four years never knew defeat.
From the number of prominent Wis
itors and among those who have been
assigned to places on the program are
Gen. Grenvllle NJ. Dodge, Gen. john
c. Black, Gen. C. O. Howard, Gen. Fred
d. Grant, Senator Warner of Missouri,
Mrs. John A. Logan and Colonel
Stibbs Others who will appear on tho
program are Governor A. B. Cummins,
Archbishop Ireland, Hon. John N.
Baldwin, Father Thomas Sherman,
Major McCrae, Maj. T. c. 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 large number who We're 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 a toast at the banquet Fri
day evening and many interesting adj
dresses will be made. The annual adj
dress of the reunion will be delivered
Thursday evening by Den 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
lain. e
CORNER STONE LAID NOV. 26.