The Detroit times., 1908-09-01
(From a STAFF Correspondent

(From STAFF Correspondent
TOLEDO, O.. Sept. 1.-The Michi-
ganders who answered the call to
arms In the early Sos are a conspic-
uous feature OF the forty-second an
nual encampment Of the G. A. R.,
now being held in this city. The
Michigan headquarters Is in the Body
house, which is lavishly decorated
with national colors. Within and
without this place are seething masses
OF veterans and civilians. Headquar-
tiers of different states are establish
ed In the Body house, and, as the
aged soldiers arrive, they wend their
way to the headquarters OF the state
In which they enlisted.
These headquarters are the scenes
OF pictures that can be depicted only
by groups OF soldiers-some crippled
and blind, who have come to register,
perhaps, for the last time at a nation
al encampment. In the Michigan head
quarters all day Monday aged soldiers
chatted and enjoyed "reminiscences OF
the conflict OF over two score years
ago. II Is interesting to note the wide
stretch of territory that now separ-
ates the homes Of these Michiganders.
But at each national encampment they
find the headquarters of the state
which they represented during the
civil war and meet old comrades.
A Touching Incident.
Captain S. t. White, Twenty
eighth Michigan Infantry, Co.-"an-
nounoed a veteran as he entered the
room. Immediately he was surround
ed by a group of former comrades
who shook his hands and recalled the
interesting scenes Of long ago. Capt.
White now lives In Duluth. Mimi. AS
each veteran entered the room he reg
istered and a survey OF these regis
tratlons shows some of the soldiers
who went TO the front from Michigan
and their present home addresses:
Franklin Hoover, Twenty-seventh
Infantry Co. d, Hillsdale, Mich; A.
Hiram Northway, Twenty-flfth infan-
Twenty-third Infantry, Co. B.. Mason,
Mich; Riley Rice, Twentythird In
fantry, Co. b., Waterville, o.; G. w.
Wilson, Twenty-second Regulars, Co.
D., Puyallup, Wash. J. B. Thomas,
Twenty-second Infantry, Co. F., Du-
18th, Mimi; James ODell, Twentieth
Infantry, Delta, Pa; Manning Drake,
Second Infantry, Co. l., Grand Rapids,
Mich; Francis Brenet, Second Infan
try, Co. l.. East Saginaw, Mich; Ed
ward Boulter. Second Infantry, Co. l..
Washington. D. c.; N. p. Jacobs, Sec
ond Infantry, Co. d., Ann Arbor,
Mich; S. B. Vaughan, Second Caval-
ny, Co. L., Rugby, N. D.; s. J. Law
renee. Fourth infantry, Co. D., North
Vile, Mich; S. X. Clark, First
Engineers. Co. G., Lyons.
O.; c. NJ. Bickford. Fourth Cavalry,
Co. z, Helena. Okla; b. K. Spear,
Seventh Cavalry COZ Battle Creek,
Mich; c. w. Hooker. Ninth lnfan-
try, Co. c., Detroit, Mich; Alex. S.
Smith, Fifth Cavalry. Co. A, Saginaw,
Mich; Gilbert G. WinDai. First Light
Artillery, Nashville, Tenn.
or the brave soldiers who fought |
in the civil war going to the front
from Michigan, there Is one who is
In Toledo today In spirit but not in
person. He Is Henry ]. Darman, the
oldest soldier of the civil war, who
was born In Steuben county, New
York, in 1893, enlisted as a private In
Co. f. Seventh Michigan Cavalry, In
1863, and served till the close of the
war. Mr.. Darman was wounded at
Yellow Tavern, Va, and went to Mis- |
souri, 40 years ago. His present adj !
dress rs zibefai,- Barton county Me. |
The centenarian Is in rugged health
and Is a member Of Post No. 5l5, de-
partment of the Missouri.
Another Michigander who fought In
the civil war is Thomas Loughney, the
soldier of the civil war. Mr..
Loughney's home address is Salt Lake
City. He is in Toledo today, meeting
old Comrades. Mr.. Loughney was born
In Canada, April 4. 1853. and enlisted
In Detroit on May IA, 1863. He was
rejected three times by Col. Smith, OF
Detroit, but finally was permitted TO
enlist He became known as the
baby bugler.' OF Co. L., Seventh
Michigan cavalry, and served through
the war in Clusters brigade In the
army OF the Potomac.
He was bugler and orderly at Gus
ter's headquarters the winter OF 90
and was taken prisoner at the desper-
ate cavalry fight at Fravillion station.
Va. June II. 1864; after capture some
OF the rebel cavalry gathered about
Mr Loughney and shouted: \'Here,
bows. we all have captured baby In
the Yankee cavalry" Mr.. Loughney
was semitic Libby, then to Anderson
Vile, and then 10 Florence and saw all
the horrors OF those prison pens. and
is the youngest ex.prisoner OF war OF