The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-26
LAST
National Convention OF Mex.
ican War Veterans
Win Probably Occur Next
Year
Precious Records Placed In
Vaults Of State
columbus Dispatch.)

BOWED Win the weight OF more Jndn
three score years and ten, but with
patriotic fervor undiminished, three
heroes of the Mexican war, who also
fought in the Civil war, Thursday
morning committed to the care of the
great state of Ohio the precious rec
ords of the National Association of
Veterans Of the Mexican war.
These records now repose in a
strong box in the Office of the adiu
tant general at the state house, where,
for all time to come, they will re-
main in the archives of the state.
These records tell of Monterey, in
September, 1846, when 6,625 brave
American hearts put to utter rout 10,-
600 Mexicans; they tell of Buena Wis
ia, where, led by Scott, Taylor and
ether distinguished generals, the boys
in blue, by their great bravery and
sighting qualities, won great victory;
they tell of the Alamo and the valor-
Gus deeds of those who fell there.
The three grim warriors who placed
these treasured records in this final
resting place are Captain George 7.
Barney of Elkhart, Ind, aged SO years,
who is president Of the national asso.
citation; Captain John A Fisher of
Granville, aged S6, who is second vice
president, and Captain William Mallin
of Columbus, who is member of the
national executive committee.
They were accompanied by Colonel
w. i. Curry, United States pension
agent for Ohio, who was elected mar.
shal of the organization. Colonel Cur.
ry prepared a history of the veterans
and always attends their meetings.
So pleased were the veterans with
the treatment given them by Governor
Harmon, Colonel Curry and the adju'
tant generals department, that they
promised that the next and perhaps
the last meeting of the veterans as q
national body would be held in Colum
bus. This win be next year
There are less than 800 Mexican
war veterans living There were S2f
living when the annual reunion was
held In June, but since then 20 ol
more have died There are about II
Survivors in Ohio and 65 in Indiana.
The national association was formed
at Washington, d. c., in 1873, by Col
onel Alexander NJ. Kennedy. Nearly
every Mexican war soldier enlisted II
the Civil war on one side or the other
They secured for this country, Ariz
oHa, Nevada, New Mexico, California
Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, more
than 100000 square miles, and abou
.0ae-third of the area of the Unite,
States. This, exclusive of the cost o
the war, was obtained for $4,000
Captain Barney, the national pres
ident, although in his ninetieth year
is one of the most active of the sur
vivors. He enlisted in an Ohio regi
ment at Cleveland for service in tn
war with the "greasers"
my grandfather was Revolution
airy war veteran, and my father was
veteran OF the war of 1872 and so VIII.
shouldn't be a soldier?" said he, 50
marched from Vera Cruz to Mexic,
City and saw every little battle tina
was fought enroute. We took no pris
oners. We captured hundreds AM
thousands OF men, disarmed them
burned their arms and then sent then
marching on ahead, with orders tina
II we caught them with arms agail
we would hang them, but this threa
wan never carried out but once, whe'
we overlook an armed force OF 30 re
leased prisoners and strung them up.
Captain Barney will remain In &c
lumbus until Friday. He and his con
rades were entertained at dinner b
the adiutant generals department a
noon Thursday. The three veteran
are making the Norwich hotel, Stat
and Fourth streets, their headqua'
aers.
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