New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
FOUR VETERANS DINE
CLASS OF '6I, VEST POINT.
Generals Recall CiUI Far Memories
at Second annual Reunion.

Four graduates of tie Class Of 81 at west
Point sat down TO their second annual class re-
union last night in the Nimrod rooms at the hotei
Astor Three were generals and one colonel IN
the Civil Var OF soon after. All Of them are De
tween seventy and sevsnty-tvo years OF age
Last year there were six survivors at the din
rer This year only four out OF a total or twelVe
known be living could come to New YORK on
the anniversary. These were General ]. w Bar
low Of New London Conn; General J. F. Kent,
from, the watervNet Arsenal: General a. r. Buff
ington Of Madison N J.. and Colonel E B. Beau
mont OF Wilkes Barre. Penn Those VINO conIo
not come, but had been expected. were TeneIhl a.
Ames OF Lowell. Mass. and General H T. Has
brouck, Of Newburgh
All of the diners are veterans &C many battles
in the Civil War and of numerous Indian fights
afterward. All were retired from active service
than six years ago.
Ours was the first class to take the oath OF
allegiance TO the United States government.
said General Barlow, after their dinner. The olo
soldiers had drunk silent toast TO their absent
comrades and were sitting together fighting their
schoolboy and manhood battles over again.
Not long before Sumter was fred upon, con-
tinued Genaral Barlow. "oUr class. foTty-fVe men
was called to take that oath. It was solemn
event Afterward FIVE Of OUT number resigned ana ana
went 10 their homes IN tho Southern States. sun
later six more vert TO the Confederacy' Ore VI
these was General T. NJ. Rosser-
Our class SGT UP petition asking the 0ecre-
tsrv of War TO secure our graduation at once 10
enable us TO the country from the beginning 3
Of the war On May we left the academy ana
forty-fve OF us started for Washington TO serve
as drill masters.
1T was our first battle" said Colonel Beaumont
'aThey made It hard for TO join that war.
so they did" said General Barlow, and all 'he
sturdy white haired warriors laughed at the recoI
lection The Mayor Of Jersey City saw US gong
through his town and sent word 20 the mayor OIL
Philadelphia that we were a lot OF Confederates
who had been buying arms in New YORK "eH'
we had our swords and musket or two perhaps
and when we got off the train at PhladeipIia
there were two cops for each cadet, and we were
marched off 10 prison in old Independence Hall
Next day the Mayor gave US a dinner at the CoIi''
mental Hotel and the freedom of the CITY
we went TO Washington on duty without fur
Tough or graduating exercises, and we oloh seI
our diplomas till later.
General Kent was wounded four times IN lne
Civil War He was in command of the First d.
vision of Skaters army at the battle OF Sahuaso
and ordered the charge of the Rough Riders Colo
mel Beaumont was a celebrated Indian hShter aIIeI
the war and commanded Fort Bowie when General
Iawton took Geronimo there after his capture
Other survivors of the class are Senator Du Foil''
of Delaware; Major Wright Reeves, Of "ashine-
ton; General J. B. Rawles. of San francisco; Gen
eral John 1. Rogers of Brooklyn; Captain Charles
@ Gibson of Philadelphia, and General 1hoiilaS
NJ Rosser Of the Confederate army
A poem by General Barlow recalling the names OF
all the members OF the class was read. ana also
letter rom Clarence c. Owens. commander or the
Army of the Tennessee, Sons of Confederate Net-
Grams speaking Of book he had written IN Which
the photograph Of John Pelham member 0i o.
is reproduced