Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-27
OF
GAR. BRINGS
ARMY N0TABLES
CAPITAL IS WELCOMING EARLY AR
RIVALS WITH RECEPTION GOWN
OF FLAG C0LORS.
MANY FAMOUS SURVIVORS OF THE
CIVIL WAR TO BE PRESENT AT
LAST GATHERING.

washington sept. 1t ldd M a re-
ccpticn gown nj rcd. white aud blue. the
capital rity j. W~cicomiu. the early ARR
walls of the semi centennial cncampmcnt
If the Grand Army Of Che Republic. The
time worn survivors of the once power
ful l~c.innS If Grant aud Sherman and
Meade aud Sheridan are arriving in
small groups. Stopped with the years
and white haired. yet b|unynut with the
hopes That they will pass muster" in
the reproduction W thn Grand Review of
fifty wears ago. The veterans are being
welcomed With open arms n.y. the Pc pie
w This city. They are being tucked away
in ctzv hotels and BONES. with all the
comforts that Washington holds. and
The entire public i~ at their service.
Ia the hurry bnriy of patriotism dur
ing the coming week viii be many con-
S|picuuu> characters VT The greatest war
III the preceding century. col John MCEl-
ROY. past commander. who a. regarded
bt his comrades a. n ycritlblc living en-
|cyrlupriia uf ihc Civil War. lis men and
events. has complied 4 roster If the no
ted figures NJ tLc sixties who are cN-
pcrtcl tu attend me bic cucampmcut.
The tWu surviving corps commanders Of
the war. Ma. Gen Granville Nj. Dodge
uf Council Bluffs. Ia. and Mai. Gen
James VI. Wilson NJ Wilmington. bel.
are cNprtcd to bc present. Gen. Dodge
commanded the noted Sixteenth CORPS
Gen. Wilson commanded all the cavalry
between the Allegheny mnuutIir~ and
tH. At-lt-afnr.r DE-. anal f tr.- IA.
tail ga his troopers who swept down and
captured Jefferson Davis.
81 thr head Gf thc list of division
commanders IL Mai Gen. Peter Joseph
O>tcrhau~. Who has been living for
many wears in Germany. Ilc i~ the guest
of his 4lu. Admiral Hugo O>trrhal>. III.
=. M. and viii greet his old comrades oi
fifty wears ago. Gen O~tcrliauS stood
among the splendid German officers who
came e. this country~1o serve IN the war
and acquitted themselves with glory.
Another noted division commander
who IL expected at the cucampmcnt H.
Mai. Gcn. David NJ. Gregg. who IN audi
tor general of Pennsylvania. lie com
nandcd with great credit D of Shcri
dams cavalry divisions. Mai. Gen. Abel
bert Amc> NJ Massachusetts. WIN rom
mandri " division and distinguished
himself at Fort Fisher and afterwards
hr anne Governor nj Mississippi and In
Ter senator from that state. viii I'm
douhtcdl, ~ greeting friends here.
Other uutablyS are Admiral GcOrg,
Dewey. Who WAS one uf F"Jrragaut>
Young officers gaining distinction in
the attack upon Port Hudson: Mai
.Grn. Nelson Al. Miles. who viii be mar
shall of thr great parade next Wed
uc>day: Admiral COLBY VI. Chester y
Young officer of Firragut'S squadron.
Lieut.. Gen -. MI. II. Young. who ro>,
from WIN enlisted man to colonel and hrr
vet h%rigadirr general Ilc il now COVER
nor uf the soldiers lf me at Washing
ton.
Col. John ". Clrm. QuartermdStcr
Corps. thc last survivor pf Ihr Civil War
uu thr active li>t WIT thc army. who was
retired uult " few ututh> ago. Will hc
uu hand fur thr reunion. Cul. Glenn WA.
baptized in thr fire uf battle I'm a drum
mcr hoe md shiloh. Ilc had MANY thrill
ling experiences and because uf his Val
or. iu inc hornets nest %t Chirka
manga. I;u~r-rau> bestowed mon hin
the title drummer buv MT Chirkamau-n-
which hr proudly wears to this day.
Another drummer bow nl the war viii hc
present iu thr person nf .\hram Spring
>irr,l. who VAS only ten years old when
hr entered service. IIr viil have chara,
WI W drrtu. htc. Htl iU.Ir corps WI nv.
sons ANA 4rlul~ru~ uf Union veterans
thc Grand Review next week.