The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-12
THE FARMER: OCTOBER 12,~ 1910

Ind. James A. Favor, eighty, Com Pany E, Fifth Indiana; St. Paul, Ind samuel Lessor, eighty-one, Company E, Fifth Indiana; St. Paul. Ind. l. Milnor, eighty five, Company D, Fourth Kentucky; Indianapolis. Sidney Bry- any, eighty-three, Company B, Fourth kirk, eighty-two, Company B, Fourth Indiana; GOsport, Ind. Gen. Thomas A McNaught, eighty-four, Third In diana; Spencer Ind; Marion Sher- man, eighty-three, Company c, First Indiana; Camden, Ind. Knosman Pat rick, eighty-seven, First Kentucky; Harrison, o. J. B. Fox, eighty-tWo, Third Infantry; Harrison, O. James H. Carr, eighty-f1ve; Greenfield, Ind
 The association was founded in Washington in 1873 by Col. Alexan- der M. Kennedy, who issued his call to all the surviving American soldiers, sailors and marines who had served in the war with Mexico. The object was to organize the Scattered veter- ans throughout the United States into a national body upon the broad pr1n- cip1es of equally, fraternity and char ity, for the purposes of social inter- course good fellowship, and proper assistance.
 After the close of the Mexican war mum erous organizations had been formed among the men who took part in the struggle, and they hourlshed vigorously until the breaking out of the Civil war. Among these were the Aztec club, formed in 1847 in the City of Mexico month after the capltula- tion and numerous state associations. Among the very oldest of the state associations was the Scott Legion Of Philadelphia and the Palmetto Reg irnent of Charleston, $. c. The Scott Legion was founded in 1848 by the survivors of the First and Second metto Regiment, quite naturally, dis banded during the Civil war ana all further activity was discontinued.
 READY FOR ANOTHER WAR.
 Nearly every Mexican war veteran enlisted in the civil war on one side or the other, Col. Kennedy organized the Veterans in 1866. Removing to wash ington six years later, he began an ac- tive campaign in the interest of na. tionaI association. He was aroused over what he termed the unjust dls- elimination against some of the Mex ican war soldiers in pension matters because those veterans who lived Tn the South had cast their lot with the Confederacy For six consecutive years the association met in Washing ton for the purpose of arous1ng 1nter- est in Congress in the organization Inm ediately after the meeting in 1878 bill was drafted and introduced in Congress asking for service pensions for old and needy Mexican war vet erans It was long struggle to ob- tain any aid from Congress, but final ly, after fourteen years, Mexican war veterans were admitted to pensions at $8 per month.
  tiona1 association last week approving a movement to place monument over the grave of Gen. Thomas L.. Hamer, who commanded the Ohio troops. Gen. Hamer died at Monterey, Mex, on De- 1, 1846, from disease resulting from wounds received in battle. His body was taken back to his old home in Georgetown, O., and his grave has never. been marked by more than a simple stone slab, from which the in scrfption was long ago nearly effaced by corrosion. Gen. Hamer volunteered as a private, receiving next day, July l. 1s46 the commission of brigadier- general. He distinguished himself at Monterey, and commanded his division after Gen William O. Butler was wounded. While in Congress, Gen. Harner nominated Ulysses s. Grant to the Military Academy at West Point.
 LAST MAN TO LEAVE
 According to army tradition Capt N. Fl. Stevens was the last American sol dier out of the City of Mexico in June I848, when Gen. Scott's army began it's northern march. The story as he re- Lates it, is as follows:
 T was in Dancan's battery, the oldest battery in the service, and we were about two miles out of the city, l