The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-10
GENERAL SHERWOOD
Addressed the Veterans Of the Sixty
Seventh o. WI

Addressed the Veterans Of the Sixty
Seventh o. v. I.
swanton, O., Sept S.--One Of the
most enjoyable and successful reun'
ions held since the war by the veter-
ans Of the Sixty-seventh o. v. !. was
held at swanton yesterday. The citi-
zens turned out enmasse, including
the children of the schools, and the
women of the Relief Corps gave the
veterans an elaborate dinner. over
one hundred veterans Of the regiment
were present and at least q hundred
more from Northwestern Ohio regi-
ments enjoyed the reunion. The
campfire the night before was held In
the shaded park under the big trees
and the grounds were lit up by big
bonfire OF logs, after the style OF the
real campfres during the war OF the
rebellion. The night campfire was
probably the best feature of the re-
union, as all the old boys had
chance to make short talks and the
Swanton boys drum corps enlivened
the night with martial airs. The an.
nual address was delivered by Gen.
Isaac Sherwood. Of Toledo.
At the campfire at night, In the
blaze OF the bonflres, Gen. Sherwood
made talk, saying this campfire
was more like the real thing than any
he had ever attended since the war.
He drew lurid picture of the last
great campfire Of Sherman's army, in
the old North state the night after
the news came that Lees whole army
had surrendered. He said that camp
fire had never, gone into print, al
though more than 43 years had pass
ed since that thrilling night in the
clearings OF the piney woods OF North
Carolina. That was the most joyous
night OF campfire light the army OF
the republic ever saw, or any army
anywhere ever saw. We had fought
the good fight, we had kept the faith,
and we could see the dawn OF peace,
through the glare Of the bonfires. or
all that great. army OF veterans who
saw or Joined in that great campfire,
none will ever forget 1t while memory
lasts. In clearing In the piney woods,
the pine logs were piled up and tur-
pentine from the turpentine watts was
poured over the heaps Of pines and
when set on fire great volumes OF
flame shot skyward for 100 feet. The
soldiers made a dancing floor Of the
wide and high taIlboards OF the army
wagons and Gen. Strickland's military
band and the drum corps OF
various regiments, furnished the mu-
sic. And there for hours under the
eternal stars, major.generals, ana
brigadlers, and colonels, and majors,
and captains and lieutenants and SER
geants, and corporals, and privates,
danced to stirring national airs. while
banked against the lurid sky, and sur
rounding the circling generals and
colonies and privates, were more than
ten thousand other soldiers, aiding the
hilarity Of the weird surroundings
with the battle songs Of the army
John Browns Body Lies Moulding In
the Grave; Marching Through Geor-
gia, We Arc Coming, Father Abraham,
Three Hundred Thousand More, Glory
Hallelujah, Who VIII Care for Moth
er Now? and others OF the great war
lyrics that the boys of '6l and 80
used to sing on the march and around
the lonely bivouac fires at might.
One OF the thrilling features OF the
campfire was Jig danced to the music
NJ the drum corna by Cen lack Case-
ment, OF Ohio. who commanded bril-
gade In Gen. Cox's division, and Gen.
Strickland, of Nebraska, who COM
manded the Third Brigade Of tho Sec
ond division.
In this presence tonight, in the glare
OF these bonfres. how the old mem
ories come back.
Cyclone Strikes pes Molnes.