Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-17
GRAND ARMY.

Clad in reception gown OF Ted,
white and blue, Washington, ID. G. will
welcome the time-worn survivors of
the once powerful legions OF Grant and
Sherman, Meade and Sheridan at the
forty ninth annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the
view, the week beginning September q.
Noted Men To Attend.
Col. John McElroy, past Senior Vice
chief of the G. A. r.,
is compiling a roster of the noted fig
ureS of the sixties who are expected
to attend the big encampment 1t is
interesting to note in this connection
that the two surviving corps COM
manders of the civil war, Maj. Gen.
Granville M. Dodge Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa. and Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson
of Wilmington, Del, are expected to
be present General Dodge commanded
the noted sixteenth corps. General
Wilson commanded all the cavalry be-
tween the Allegheny mountains and the
Mississippi river; details of his troop
ers swept down through Alabama and
Mississippi at hte close of the war and
captured Jefferson Davis.
The Division Commanders.
At the head of the list of division
commanders is Maj. Gen. Peter Joseph
Osterhaus, who has been living for
-
At the time of the encampment of the
G. A. R., he will go to Washington to
visit his son, Admiral Hugo Osterhaus,
U. s.. N, and will greet his old COM
rades of fifty years ago. General
Osterhaus stood among the splendid
German officers who came to this coun-
try to serve the cause of the Union.
Another noted division commander
who is expected to greet his former
soldiers at the encampment is Maj.
Gen. David Men. Gregg, who Is audi
tor general of Pennsylvania. He COM
manded with credit one of Sheridan's
cavalry divisions.
Maj Gen. Adelbert Ames. who cam
manded a division Of the tenth corps,
distinguishing himself at Fort Fisher
Mississippi, and later Senator from
that state, is living in retirement in
| Massachusetts, and is expected to come
here during the encampment.
Admiral Dewey on Roster.
Others who are on the roster of pros
pective visitors are Admiral George
Dewey, who was one of Admiral Far
raguts young officers, gaining distinc-
ton in the attack upon Port Hudson;
Maj. Gen. Nelson "A. Miles, who en-
tered the service as first lieutenant and
became colonel of the 61st New York
Volunteers. and who as a brigade
commander delivered at Sunderlands
Station, Va, the momentous blow that
cut General Lees last railroad con-
nection and compelled the surrender
of Petersburg and Richmond; Admiral
Colby NJ. Chester, a young officer of
Farragut's squadron; Lieut.. Gen. S. NJ
B. Young, who rose from an enlisted
man to be colonel and brevet brig
adler general. and then entered the
regular army being retired in 1904
with the rank of lieutenant general.
He is now governor of the U. S. Sol
diers Home at Washington.
Drummer Boy in chickamausa.
Col. John L. Glenn, Quarterrnaster
Corps, u S. Army, the only survivor
of the civil war now on the active list
of the army, is stationed at Wash
ington. and is taking a lively interest
in the arrangements for the 49th en-
campment of the G. A. r. Colonel
Glenn was baptized in the fire of bat
tie as q drummer boy in the sanguinary
contest at Shiloh. He had many thrill
ing experiences, and because of his un-
daunted valor in the hornets nest''
at Ch1ckamauga, Generals Rosecrans
and Thomas bestowed upon him the
title. Drummer Boy of Chickamauga,"
Prior to the battle of Chickamauga he
wore the cognomen. Johnny Shiloh"
Another drummer boy of the rebell-
ion who will be present is Abram
Springsteen. who was but 10 years of
age when he entered the service. He
will have charge of a drum fife and
bugle corps of 100 sons and grandsons
of union veterans in the Grand Review
at the g. A. r. encampment.
Maj Gen. ]. Warren Keifer of Ohio,
has promised. to attend the encamp-
ment. He wore the double stars of
his rank in two wars, and is still active
He commanded a brigade and division
in the fighting sixth corps in the civil
war, and was commander of a division
of the seventh army corps in the war
with Spain. General Keifer served
several terms in Congress and was
one time speaker: of the House of Rep
resentatives. He declared recently
that he is ready and willing to go to
war for Uncle Sam If his services are